’ ny ™ ‘Wan } ie aid / wt ‘ 1 ‘ it ; * WAR ah tp h it F Aye ah wie ‘ JAN . ety Wy ‘ 1 ‘ Time is Money The rapid cutting File is the, economical File Files Branded ae Welded Boom Chain: American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western a5z, {More _ 950, (More ~ 257 {More Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith (Weld fee ah \Wear Sheared Toggle rad Bar Hook Two. Sheared Forged Toggle are Tapid cutters made by and Ring and Link * Toggles - and Ring NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed Port Hope, Ont. McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Save 20 to 40 per cent of your Transmission Losses Install U. G. Hanoers (made in Can.) and Skelko Ball Bearings (made in Eng.) They require no rearrangement of a They insure the most sturdy, highly plant already installed nor departure efficient and economical method of from well established mill practice. line shaft power distribution. The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria New RAILS Relaying en — __ eae Saul 12 to 80 pounds per yard. ae? eee bat LOGGING CARS || “Site 2S Pumps J no. J. Gartshore ne | a orm 58 ale St. West, Toronto. The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, "ccc" THE STRONGEST ee IN THE WORLD “ Weldless - ; Fe Steel Chain” Photograph of 7/16-inch Weldless Steel Chain broken with a test load of 9 tons, 3 cwts. (20,496 lbs.), or fully double the Admiralty breaking load for iron chain of this size. Note the elongapion and reduction of area at the fracture. CAN YOU BEAT ITP WRITE FOR PARTICULARS B. J. COGHLIN CO., Limited .. | ae ~ MONTREAL Alphabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 62 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 54 Kd off Théroughly Waterproof Oak Tanned “ ae AMPHIB —_— Made in Canada Leather Belting Despite the many substitutes offered, leather belting is still the most efficient medium of power transmission and likely to remain so indefinitely. _ To drive your machines that are producing ‘‘Made in Canada’”’ articles you should use “Amphibia,” ‘‘Made in Canada’’ belting. “Amphibia” belting is made from the best hides selected for their suitability for belting. They are given a special waterproofing tannage in our own tannery under intelligent supervision. “Amphibia” belting resists exposure to oil, water or heat generated by pulley friction. When ordering “Amphibia” belting state where the belt is to run. Write us for prices. Cadlert ana Tanners and Manufacturers MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN,N.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 511 William St. 38 Wellington St.E 89 Prince William St. Galt Building 27 Columbia Ave. X (Cee a CNIKT PTE: | EG TN PINTS Te Te Ta Te 1s trmers AAS SS I> January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER View of logs in Sturgeon River White and Norway Pine Dimension Timber 6 x aD 25,000 10 x 10—12/16, 65,000 6 x 8—12/16, 50,000 - 10 X 1020/24, 52,000 8 x ~§—12/16,- 25,000 WO x T2=-16", 45,000 Ox. 8420/24. 38,000. 12x 12—11/14, 34,000 on Bee e 710), 22,000; . 2 [2x 12-16, . - 105,000 8 x 10--18, 16,000 12 xX 1220/28, 40,000 8 x 10—20/28, 13,000 [2 x 1220/28, 28,000 Rant 2— 16 ; 5,000 ) When you want the best n WHITE and NORWAY PINE, write or wire us for prices. Dressing Done on Short Notice. George Gordon & Company Limited CACHE BAY : - ONTARIO 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 AC REDWOOD WW ur big specialty. The versatile wood. You have read our previous messages and know what this wonderful and economical wood is. BIG TIMBERS our hobby. The bigger the better. RAILWAY TIES our big line and everything in lumber. Second to none. ‘TRY OUR QUALITY GOODS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. Canada Lumber Sales Co., Limited 145 St. James Street, Montreal Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9 ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 14%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. | 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. . We specialize in timbers—lengths 10 ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. Send us Rohiges inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. pina CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | oe FEROS \ can Our Wish to the Trade 38) A Happy and Prosperous New Year ‘ For 1915 a } , tijd The Long Lumber Company = Ke = a Ale) HAMILTON, ONT. yy as . | J You simply can’t beat the unvarying good quality of Hocken’s Hemlock. We can make any size shipment—prompltly. Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Otter Lake Station, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 4, 1515 The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada at | Lumber - Lath - Shingles : 10 : - Cedar Poles and Posts Watson & Todd, Ltd., Ottawa, Ont. | | Railway Ties - ee Piles 6/4 x8 - 6/4x 8/10 - ee Fraser Bryson Georgian Bay || Lumber Co., 1a Wholesale Lumber Dealers L u m b e r C O & Selling agents for Fraser & Co., Manufacturers Limited Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa Waubaushene, Ontario eS ee rae White Pine Manufacturers of High Grade Red Pine Lu mb er pak a and Lath a Laths ~ JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-Presid Sec.-T: Office, “Sfwease? Ottawa, Can. “a GILLIES BROS. seasne oul WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway \ . , , January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment, Dry Merchantable Quebec Spruce, Culls Laid out. 2 x 3% 8/16 ft. 24,432 ft. 14%x3x 8/16 ft. 13,687 ft. 2x4x 730,640 ft. | Iyx4x-‘ 92,735 ft. AS ab D> ase 400,000 ft. US. ie i 17,094 ft. 2x iOKa,*" 148,000 ft. tx 6x.” * 14,093 ft. or x, :* 14,000 ft. 2, ee 3,369 ft. 2%8'x 3" 40,000 ft. Iyx8x ‘* 67,238 ft. We can dress and match to order, shipping straight or mixed cars. Write us for quotations. We have a large stock of Jack Pine and Norway Pine in good shipping condition. Your enquiry will receive prompt and careful attention. Bromley can submit attractive prices. Real choice red and white pine stock. Odd lots go at bargain prices. William Miississaga reserve timber—my stock. H Largest orders filled promptly. Bromley Pembroke Ontario Canada Every board carefully graded. You should get my wholesale prices. i 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 FIR TIMBERS FIR FINISH Fir Casing, Base, Interior Finish and Mouldings RED CEDAR SHINGLES CEDAR BEVEL SIDING E. H. HEAPS & CO., LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. Mills at Ruskin and Vancouver, B. C. : meee Vancouver, B. C. Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele F r a S e r i ] Mm ] it e d The Gres Falls Company Fredericton, N. B. Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel. Lumber Co., Limited SELLING AGENTS FOR Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited . Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Cabano, P. Q. Manufactur Spruce and Pine Lumber sed Ground Wood Palp Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co; Lane The Largest Manufacturers of MANUFACTURERS OF California BX 7 Redwood Spruce Lumber in the world. . . Rough and Finished Used for every purpose oe — a soft wood is adapted. Furnished in any width and thickness. ; e 5 Manufactured ‘cas . all kinds. pees Shingles, Lath, Piano John D. Mershon Lumber Company | | Sounding Board Stock, etc. Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 1657 Monadnock Bldg. : - Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS As All Other Concerns Combined 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling- any reasonable order promptly. 7). Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always Striving | to merit a still larger increase. Our salaried salesmen receive credit for aie orders. Try us. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY Hibernia Building New Orleans, La. Jecuaiye ois | CANADA’ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE OAK FIR WHITE PINE Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK YELLOW PINE NORWAY PINE Lumber EASTERN AGENTS TIES _ Lath NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited POLES se Shingles MILLS AT ~ = BARNET, B.C. POSTS. ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. Canada Pine Lumber Co. OF PENETANGUISHENE 5E Limited CANADA Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. HeEMLock BitisturF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. - Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. . All stock sized or matched if required. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber California White Pine California Sugar Pine een and Arizona Soft Pine White Pine ‘4st LOUIS WUICHET Lumber Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS “Head Office, Hamilton, Ont : ’ 2 Mills at Kearney, Ont. F. N. Wa pre, President. R. S. WatpiE, Vice President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of ‘Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. : Sabaa WHEAD OFFICE, East, LORONTO, ONT. 10 Jonn MoKrrncow, W. K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : 46 Elgin St. Montreal Office: 759 Notre Dame St., W. WHOLESALE DEALERS SPRUCE 13 Foot and 16 Foot Lath and White Cedar Shingles CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and soft wood slabs cutto lengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posis. Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN, Wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER bie ol Honwey Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oa idings s, Doors, Sashes and inde edar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Mall Work, NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. @ iiexagonal Lumber rayon No.9) STAONAL LUMBER CRAYONS Waterproof Permanent Will not wash or rub off. SUPERIOR MFG. CO., LIMITED 39 Church Street, Tercnto BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.60 Canada Lumberman - Toronto Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER: Lumber Good Grades Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red Jack Pine All grades and sizes. Right Prices Prompt Shipments Get in touch with us for prices C.G. Anderson Lumber Company, Limited Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Dealers in Lumber : 206 Manning Chambers Toronto + : | ea January 1, 1915 We Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Marle, Norway Pine, Short and Long Le f Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Bircn, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manutacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo The ~ Rimouski Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, Ltee.) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James _ Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. \ January 1, 1915 James W. Sewall "TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. Technical Training Thoroughness Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine Send Us Your Inquiries - 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard at Prison Point Cable Address ‘‘Hobco Boston.” The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands ? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youas they have to many large Banking ~ and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United Statesand Canada, Whether you want to buy, bond or sell I can be of service to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- sion, etc: Guessing wants to know what heis buying, selling, or operating. Our estimates furnish depend- able information not only as to quantity but also quality and accessibility of timber and advice as to most efficient operation. Write for particulars, Munson-Whitaker Co. i Consulting Forest Engiaeers | Chicago, a Cont. and Comm. BankBldg. New Yor oston _ | 470 Fourth Ave. 622 Tremont Bldg. Pittsburgh, 900 Arrott Bldg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale . 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 100,000 Ft. 5/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood Zee a G/4- ? = 2,500 “ 16/4 “ ac “4 12,000 “ 8/4 | Ist and 2nd Soft Elm 17,000 “ . 4/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 22,000 “ 8/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 50,000 “ 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch 13,000 “ 3x8 to 16’—10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash 13,000 “ 2x 6 and up—I0 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House 9 Broad St., E.C. (Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘““Trctona,” Glasgow Ai and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England For Sale by Owners B. C. Timber Lands Go. .P: ‘three C.N. R. New Railroads P. G. E. E. THOMAS 578 Richards St., Vancouver, B. C. Located on [ Order To - Day Ship Tomorrow Gulf Cypress Kiln - dried North Carolina Pine, Long Leaf Timber, White- wood, Cypress Shin- gles. From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. 12 CANADA’ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; January 1, 1915 Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of _ We invite correspondence re ‘‘Dalhousie’”’ Brand N. B. Cedar Shingles 21,3, Special Prices for shipment to All Ontario Points Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, New Brunswick Agents for Ontario R, Laidlaw Lumber Co., Limited Toronto WM. E. HILL COMPANY KALAMAZOO MICH., U.S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF SAW MILL MACHINERY Dimension Timber also on Dressing in car or mixed lots 1”,2” and 3” to customer’s specifications. Write us for particulars **The line that is imitated.’’ Kelly Steam Kicker, or Log Unloader The purpose of this machine is to push logs out of the log trough. The cut shows a machine for a double mill. For a single mill one ‘side only would be used. We can furnish these machines with any number of arms and with cylinders from ten inches to eighteen inches diameter. Time and use have proven these machines thoroughly practical and satisfactory. Send for our Catalog. January 1, 1915 Highest Grade | Extra Clear XXX B. C. Red Cedar Shingles in Transit If you want quick delivery write, wire or telephone C. A. Larkin Lumber Co’y., Limited TORONTO, ONTARIO 32 Church Street, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers MEMPHIS, - TENN. MIXED CARS of Pine and Hardwood Lumber ; PROMPT SHIPMENTS SPRUCE PILING We can ship immediately, in good sized lots, Spruce Piling, 30 to 60 feet long, 6 to 8 inches at small end. Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. Confederation Life Building, Toronto FOR SALE—1913 CUT 36,000 ft. 1 x 4, 6/11! Com. & Drsg. White Pine 50,000 ft. | x 4, 12/16' Box & Com. 120,000 ft. 1 x 4/7, 10/16' M. R. 8,000 ft. 2 x 5, 10/16'D) M. R. Red Pine 6,000 ft. 2 x 7, 10/16' iM. R. Red Pine 12,000 ft. 5/4¢x 4e& up, 10/16'M. R. Red Pine 14,000 ft. 6/4. x 4 & up, 10/16'M. R. Red Pine 50,000 ft. 1 x.10/12, 10/16' M.C. White Pine WE WILL MAKE PRICE TO MOVE-THIS STOCK. The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Limited 18 Toronto Street Tel. M. 5584 TORONTO, ONT. White Pine Red_Pine JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. PILING Our Specialty We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and Tamarac Piles, 25 to 50 feet in length. We offer for immediate shipment Dry Spruce—2 x 4, 2x 6 and 2x 8. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 We Have for Immediate Shipment:— 300,000 1” No. | C. & B. Birch 60,000 2” No. | C. & B. Maple 60,000 2” No. | C. & B. Elm 50,000 2” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 20,000 1” No. 1 C. & B. Maple 150,000 1° No. | C. & B. Elm 100,000 1” Cull Elm This stock was cut early, is dry, and was taken froman excep- tionally good run of logs. We are quoting attractive prices on this lumber for prompt shipment. SPEARS & LAUDE Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers ¢ 501 Kent Bldg., TORONTO 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%." Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak - Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. Loans on Timber Lands For Long Periods of Time in Amounts from $25,000 and up L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. - - DETROIT, MICH. T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. We have been in the lumber business for over half a century. We now control and operate a number of mills. We also loan money to lumbermen. It will be to your advantage to deal with practical men who know the requirements of the lumber trade all over Canada. Our business is to know the wants of the Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, lumbermen and to meet them. eg ee Short Leaf Finish a. Melton, La. ° Pe a Wang, Tee et Ne Ontario Bond Corporation Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material of Canada, Limited HAMILTON, ONTARIO Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Manufacturers of CORRESPONDENCE & SOLICITED 7 St. Pacome, Que., Canada Lumber Lath Pulpwood oC ee Fanuaty 1, 1918, -‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 HARDWOOD LUMBER United States Manufacturers and Wholésalers seeking Canadian Business Hoffman Soin Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana oo hE a OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER iy Yards at Nashville, Tenn. 1/20” SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU to : 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: Qt UARTERED WHITE OAK | 6 # mos Garis! Wontna, "Box Saturn’ Ox One® E> WM.RITTER LUMBER. COMPANYS We take this opportunity of wishing all of our friends and patrons The Season’s Best Greetings A nd A Happy And Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly — POPLAR We can furnish all thicknesses and grades from 5/8 to RED OAK 4/4 firsts and seconds, 2 cars. 5/4 firsts and seconds, 1 car. 6/4 firsts and seconds, 1 car. \ WHITE OAK 3/8 firsts and seconds, 1/2 firsts and seconds, 3/4 firsts and seconds, 4/4 firsts and seconds, 5/4 firsts and seconds, 3 6/4 firsts and seconds, 8/4 firsts and seconds, No. 1 ee we can Yurnich in all thicknesses from 3/8_to i CHESTNUT Can furnish all grades and thicknesses from 4/4 to 8/4 in Chestnut. BASSWOOD Can also furnish any grades in 4/4 that you require. Prosperous New Year The above is a list of dry stock which we can ship promptly. All our own manufacture, band sawed and thoroughly dry, D not place your order before writing for prices. oe } John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. | {hi +a sacl . Ludington, Michigan, U.S.A. \e = (on) a ©) oe x oe) jaa fxd ey zi = = ) Canada’s Big Hardwood Market There is an increasing demand in Canada for Hardwoods and Veneers. The special- ized woodworking industries of this country are away the best managed and most : progressive industries. They have a world wide market for their goods. Reach the lumber and veneer buyers of Canada’s woodworking plants through this ‘paper, the recognized authority in the field. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto, Ontario rc 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor-~Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS or TOW 100 BOOM -STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS ~ Fort Frances, Ont. Read & White Wholesale. Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods Hemlock & B.C. Timbers 818 New Birks Bldg., MONTREAL The Saw-Mill Owners Sales Co. ) Representing 22 Mills - 6 Branches Not altogether what we : What about a mixed car of mouldings, turnings, say but what users say doors with shingles and sidings. ‘*We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- Send for our latest catalogue. ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- , 2 sider them indispensable to lumbermen ou waters of It will pay you better than making them yourself. French River or similar streams.” Lumber of all kinds. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, os in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. Your correspondence solicited. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. Head Office: Coristine Bldg., MONTREAL The Rat Portage Lumber — Ltd. With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. Harrison River, B. C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont.. ~ Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling etc. Gan oe ee Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited - Winnipeg, Man. D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. “January 1, 1915 | “CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CoO., LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Edward Partington Pulp and Paper Co., Limited Head Office, St. John, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of Bleached Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths Hardwoods Heavy Fir Dimension Is Our Particular Specialty The Heavier it is the Better we like it We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is positively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A”’ Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Eastern Agents, Gull River Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. Lumber Co., Ltd., Lindsay, Ont. <0 ek ce ~ A CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © Vasusig 1915 interesting the contracting and lumber using trade of e re your locality in the use of Arkansas Soft Pine Short Stock. We are telling them how to secure the very best. quality of lumber at the very lowest price. Here is" one response : I have read your Soft Pine advertisements. Does it come in 5 and 6 foot lengths, 4 and 6 inch widths and 4/4, 5/4 and 8/4 thicknesses? I would like to know about using it for window frames, as short lengths can be used for that work. interest your trade. It will be a great advantage to you You Can to be able to give your customers exactly what they want, | the very best. lumber in the form that can be used without waste. @ Try this panel ceiling advertisement in your local papers. An electrotype of the engraving will be furnished without charge. Use the text given. Order your next car of Arkansas Soft Pine end loaded with Short Stock. Ky Mi Include short ceiling, drop siding dimensions and finish. The remainder of the car will reach you in better condition. The end-loading will prevent shifting of the lumber. Your Porch Ceiling Need not be a dreary stretch of uninte est- — ing boards carelessly nailed in place. Inspect From our stock of Arkansas Soft Pine Short Lumber Arkansas Lumber Company,. - - Warren, Ark. and without increasing the cost, PANEL IT. Cotton Belt Lumber ( mpany, - - Bearden, Ark. Every contractor wil appreciate the working advantage ‘of Crossett Lumber Company, - - Crossett, Ark. this style of ceiling. Eagle Lumber Company, - 4 Eagle Mills, aot Every lover of the beautiful will appreciate its attractive Sidsae Lome’ Careuaets Wesson, Ark features and the fact that adds to the value of the home. Gee = : ’ . ; Construction Hints.—The “beams” may be painted white or Fordyce Lumber Company, 5 Fordyce, Ark. French gray; the panels should be stained forest green or russet brown Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, - Millville, Ark. and varnished. By blocking down the beams the depth of the “panel” Gatés. Lumber:Company. =>). > Wileer Ack may be increased with practically no addition to the cost. ? , e Southern Lumber Company ‘ ee ene eS We are specializing in good. materials with which to build. : ; Not one of them is more worthy of your attention than Stout Lumber Company, - - Thornton, Ark. Valley Lumber Company, - - Reader, Ark. Arkansas Soft Pine ! | | | | | | | | ‘“‘Git aplenty while ye’re gittin’”’ . . | | | | | | | | Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Land and Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. (In repro.ucing this advertisement slightly larger and heavier type should be used on account of the difference in the quality of the paper on which it will be printed. | January 1, 1915 Machinery and Timber For Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands; mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, -Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. Te Fiavd) Machine! for. cutzef saws, 1 8-block right hand steam feed coeeeae 1 Lap Grinder. fitted with steam set works, made ; Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- steam feed cylinder. 3 ber of second-hand band, gang, edger 1 pouble cylinder steam nigger, right andustasietable! saws. hand. 2 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. P OWER PLANT 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. Pumps. 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 lbs. steam. 1 Log-loader. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two / ‘ kickers complete for right and left 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. hand mills. 110 hp. Engine. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. 1 left-hand steam nigger. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, 1 rele ee for ripping dry lumber, not in- made by Diamond Iron Works. stal 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers,. rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM _ 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. D.C. band saws. . 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band saws. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 30 light arc generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and achinery, with tools necessary for repair werk, All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. Parry Sound Lumber Co. 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SP for Bark Peeling, fills a long felt want. Made of Forged Steel with sub- stantial Sockets uniform in size. Prompt shipments in any quantity desired. Thies Laughlin Company Portland, Maine, U.S.'A. We also manufacture a large line of CONTRACT- ORS’ SUPPLIES and MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS. If a dealer, ask for our 450 page catalogue. For Packing High pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 200 Medium Pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 446 Low Pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 333 Worn or Scored Piston Rods Use Garlock Style Number 336 Cold Water Piston Rods Use Garlock Style Number 99 Inside Packed Plungers Use Garlock Style Number 260 Shot Gun Feeds Use Garlock Style Number 445 Outside Packed Plungers High Pressure Cold Water Use Garlock Style Number 960 Outside Packed Plungers High Pressure Hot Water Use Garlock Style Number 1907 These Packings are Guaranteed to give Satis- factory Service under the above conditions. Write for our new catalog. The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches :— Toronto Winnipeg 19 20 } CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. White and Norway Pine _ Penetang Sawn Lumber is Famous. Let it Make You Famous. C = | T S The Choice of Lumber- hisel Tooth Saws. menintwo Hemisphere More than 80,000 of these saws are now in use in all parts of the world. Hoe Chisel Tooth Saws are backed by 86 years’ experience in the manufacture of saws. They are made from the finest steel, evenly tempered throughout. Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are supplied for sawing hardwood. We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO). 504520 crand Stree, NEW YORK CITY Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. QUEBEC & ST. MAURICE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, Portland, Maine January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 4 eee et fe: Pointers are now used by the leading Lumber Manufacturers and Driving Companies throughout the Dominion. They offer advantages which every lumberman should enjoy. — They do the work of alligators and tugs at less than half the expense. Write for catalog and blue prints. Adams Launch & Engi ine Co. PENETANG, ONT. Nee are eo ss Se 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 onds Say, " CANADIAN MADE Principal Factory in Montreal. Shops in St. John and Van- couver. Just added to our Montreal plant a very large three-storey substantial brick building, al- most doubling the plant’s capacity. That's what we do for Canada. You can count on us for Saws or Planer Knives of any kind or size. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. MONTREAL, ST. JOHN, N.B. << Maximum feed through the heaviest cuts with the DISSTON Chisel Tooth Saw The large throat-room secured in the Disston design insures easy running. Choking down is practically impossible even under the heaviest feeds—insuring the greatest possible output per horse-power applied. The extra large chambering capacity in the Disston chisel tooth saws in connection with perfect side-clearance, highest grade material and workmanship adapts these saws to the manufacture of lumber from the log in any class of wood. 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Single copies 15 cents. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- sion by its readers. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manufacturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- rected to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. Authorized by the Postmaster General for Canada, for transmission as second class matter. Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- falo, N.Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. 35 Toronto, January 1, 1915 No. 1 Ontario’s Compensation Act Now Sag In Force The Ontario Workmen’s Compensation Act comes into effect with the opening of the New Year. Its provisions are of the utmost im- portance to the lumbering industry of the province, and lumbermen should make themselves as thoroughly conversant with the situation During the past year we have published a number of articles analyzing the Act from the lumberman’s point of view, and reporting the course of events in connection with the passing of the Act and the arrangement for putting it into effect. Some of the points which were explained may be briefly mentioned once more. ‘The bill provides that compensation for injury must be paid to an employee regardless ‘of questions of negligence. The compensation is to be ad- justed by a government appointed commission, the fund being raised by a tax upon employers arranged in groups in accordance with the estimated hazard in connection with the different industries. The amount of compensation is based upon certain schedules and percent- ages fixed by the Act, the maximum being 55 per cent. of the injured man’s former earnings; which payment is to be continued during the period of disability, and if necessary for life. In cases of death, certain fixed monthly payments are to be made to the widow during her life, or to other dependents for varying terms. ~ Manufacturers, lumbermen, builders, etc., are placed in schedule 1 of the Act, which requires them to contribute to an accident fund in such a manner as to furnish insurance for employees, paid for by employers and administered by the commission which has charge of the carrying out of the Act. Farmers and employers of domestic servants practically form a separate class, largely unaffected by the Act, although probably sub- ject to it, in so far as the farmer may be considered as engaged in _ manufacturing. There is apparently in the bill a great vagueness in a, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , 23 out of his bush might be classed under the group of manufacturers, lumbermen, etc., in case his farm hand or servant were injured while taking out the logs. The injured man would thus be entitled to com- pensation coming from the fund contributed by this class, although the farmer had never been formerly grouped in this class. The farmer would, of course, be called upon to pay his premium, but a great number of other farmers similarly situated could not be got at unless accidents happened to their farm hands in a similar manner. Thus the large manufacturing employers would be paying for insur- ance to benefit these men who, to all practical intents and purposes could not be reached for the payment of the premium. ' Apparently an effort has been made to overcome some of the dif- ficulties arising out of this situation by the recent passing of an Order- in-Council placing various specified industries and lines of business under definite clauses of the Act, and excluding various lines of busi- ness from pait one of the Act. According to this Order-in-Council, lumber yards (including the delivery of lumber) carried on in con- nection with sawmills and the creosoting of timbers are added to class one of schedule one, which already included lumbering; logging, river-driving, rafting, booming; sawmills, shingle mills, lath mills, the manufacture of veneer and of excelsior, and the manufacture of staves, spokes, or headings. Another provision of the new Order-in-Council places lumber yards (including the delivery of lumber) carried on in connection with planing mills or sash and door factories, and the manufacture of matches and shade rollers in class 4 of schedule one.’ This class already included planing mills, sash and door factories, manufacturers of wooden and corrugated paper boxes, cheese boxes, mouldings, win- dow and door screens, window shades, carpet sweepers, wooden toys, articles and wares or baskets. Cooperage, not including the making of staves or headings, is also added to this class. An interesting clause of the new Order-in-Council is one which says that, subject to any other regulation of the Board, every under- taking which consists of work or service (for example, the delivery of goods), for which no direct charge is made and which is incidental to an industry under Part I. carried on by the employer who per- forms such work or service, is added to or included in the class in which such industry is included. When such an industry is incidental to an industry not under Part I. it is excluded from the operation of Part=%. From the above outline it will be seen that the lumbering in- dustry, practically in its entirety, including the retail trade, is placed under Part I. of the Act, which requies that its employers shall contri- bute to a common fund, from which shall be paid, according to the pro- visions of the Act, and the findings of the Board, compensation to employees for injuries which they may sustain. The most important fact in connection with the whole situation, up to date, is that the rates charged to different employers, notices of which have recently been drawn up and distributed, disclose a situation suggestive of chaos in the matter of classification. Such ratings as the following are fre- quently reported:—A machine shop was rated at $1.50. The same rating was given to a cold drawn wire works business, and another cold drawn wire works of exactly the same character, just across the street was rated at $2. A third company carrying on the same busi- ness in the same city has been rated at 80c. Moreover, such informa- tion as we have been able to secure, up to date, indicates that this is not an accidental situation, but the general rule. The rates really indicate that the liability, as considered by the Board, is fully as drastic as the employers had feared; and that the proposal is, not merely to pay the compensation as it becomes payable, but to set up large reserves in government funds against future payments, a policy directly opposed to the chief principles upon which the employers based their advocacy of this’ kind of a compensation system. In connection with this subject it is interesting to note that the lumbering industry in Ontario is already taking steps to organize for the purpose of encouraging the prevention of accidents, and that a similar movement has been started in connection with many other important lines of industry. Seven or eight industries have now secured charters with this end in view. A report of the movement for the formation of a Lumbermen’s. Safety Association will be found elsewhere in this issue. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ls es Ve te St a arn oe el es + f PN ai? phe” Perey © ae - a. woe January 1, 1915 Lumber to be More Systematically Advertised If there should arise, during these dull days, a man among the lumbermen who could set forth in a few definite words a practically certain method of inducing the consuming public to buy stocks in normal quantities, he would be heralded abroad as a man of genius. He might, as one of our contemporaries suggests, name his own sal- ary, even choose his own employer. The difficulty in finding such men, in order to employ them is, that they do not remain as em- ployees for any length of time; they soon join the employers. The attention which the lumber manufacturing and selling world is giving nowadays to the problem of increasing, or even sustaining the volume of consumption is the one outstanding feature in connec- tion with the whole industry. Trade conditions in all parts of the United States and Canada have lately been affected by a contageous fever, the symptoms of which are chiefly, anxiety about the attacks of substitute materials upon the lumber consuming public, and curi- osity as to how these attacks can be met. Many prescriptions for the trouble have already been drawn up, and they have now resulted in a combined plan for holding a great meeting of representatives of all branches of the lumber trade at Chicago during the present month. Whether this meeting will pass a fine lot of resolutions and appoint some standing committees who will achieve very little in the end, or whether it will result in the creation of a vigorous institution under some such name as a Forest Products Federation (which has been suggested), which institution will conceive and put into operation a practical scheme for placing lumber before the consuming public in its well-merited light, remains to be seen. The important point is, that the great volume of discussion which has taken place upon this subject during the last few years, has developed into a concrete movement in the direction of co-operation on the part of all classes of lumbermen, with the object of finding a workable scheme for mak- ing the consumer take more lumber in the future than he has in the past. We believe that the meeting will result in agreement upon a plan for spending money to be raised from all those who are repre- sented, upon some proportionate basis, and to be devoted to the pur-’ pose of publicity for lumber according to the methods most approved of by a special committee to be selected from among those in attend- ance. It will be the duty of this committee to give effect to the wishes of the lumber trade in this connection and we hope that it will be an exceptionally strong committee, for it will have to solve about the most difficult problem that has ever been presented to the lumber trade, upon the solution of which will depend a great deal of the future prosperity of the lumber industry. The committee will have for inspiration, the success which has followed the efforts along the same lines put forth by the Cypress Manufacturers’ Association, which is so well pleased with the results already secured that it recently decided to make an increased levy upon its members for advertising purposes. followed similar plans with conspicuous success. movement is likely to secure considerable support. The British Col- umbia shingle manufacturers have already expressed their hearty ac- cord.with the movement and their willingness to share in the expense. It is to be hoped that other bodies of Canadian lumbermen will recog- nize that the work which is thus being planned in the United States can be rendered equally effective in Canada, and that they will give their enthusiasm and thought to assist in its success. The public has been prompt to forget nearly everything that it once knew about lumber and its uses, and it is the belief of those who are most active in this movement that education regarding lumber will do much to revive interest in it and to increase the consumption until it approaches something more nearly commensurate with the country’s capacity for production. It is along these lines that improve- ment of trade conditions must of necessity travel. Curtailment in production is all well enough in its way as a temporary expedient for preventing loss, but curtailment involves an increase in the percent- age of overhead expenses,-which eats up profit in an alarming manner. Under present-day conditions, this profit has been reduced to the van- ishing point and consumption must be stimulated if we are to avoid extensive loss. The method under consideration is one which has worked successfully in connection with practically every other form of industry and there is no doubt that if it is applied to the lumber industry in a persistent and business-like manner its results will be encouraging and worth the effort. 4 Personality and Alertness in Salesmanship Talking of present trade conditions and their importance from the salesman’s point of view, a few days ago, a wholesaler told a little story to illustrate a humorous situation which he had come across. In addition to its humor, however, the story was illustrative of some- thing of more importance to the trade. It contained, in fact, a little sermon regarding salesmanship which is too good to be lost. A trans- action was under discussion between this wholesale salesman and a large consuming firm which was in need of a certain class of stock to be used in the manufacture of a product much needed by the War Office in Great Britain. The salesman had a sufficient quantity of this stock of specially good grade, and it was rather scarce stock else- where. The transaction depended solely upon prices and the two parties were within a small amount of agreeing upon this point. After a little further discussion the consumer invited the salesman to take a couple of dollars off his price, by way of a patriotic contribution. _ “This is a patriotic affair to some extent,” he said, “and you should let the War Office have the benefit of your contribution.” For the moment the salesman seemed to be in a quandary, but he was a man of considerable experience in the handling of difficult selling proposi- tions and he came back with the following reply: “that is a good suggestion all right, and I am a good patriotic Canadian, but you know I really prefer to make my contribution direct.” The answer was a simple enough one apparently, but it changed the situation between these two men and the sale was made at the salesman’ S price, after both parties had enjoyed a good laugh. One may take several meanings out of the reply of the salesman, but knowing him, as we happen to know him, there is only one mean- ing to be had, namely, “our goods are the right quality and we do not need to cut the prices in order to make a sale. When it comes to a question of patriotism we are as loyal as the next man and are doing ~ our share in connection with the promotion of patriotism in our own way without any desire for advertising our generosity. Moreover, we know that you will get the best possible value for your money if | you buy this stack.” It seems like a great deal to have said in such a small sentence, but it was all there, and was put so pointedly that it left nothing further to be said. The greatest asset in connection with the equipment of the sales- man is illustrated in the above incident. He must be quick to seize upon the exact moment and the exact remark to clinch a deal, and in doing so he must seek each fleeting opportunity for displaying the elusive quality known as “personality.” It is alertness that enables one to make a deal and it is to impress his customer in such a manner that the deal may more easily be followed by other deals in the future. There is nothing so highly appreciated by the important purchasing consumer as these elements in the salesmen who call upon him. The one man who stands out in this manner among the long line of those who call will always — be remembered, and the consumer will have a natural leaning towards him when he has in mind the purchasing of stock. If a man has to spend money upon stock of any kind he always likes to have it sold to him by a quick-witted, bright and interesting salesman. daily experiences in the buying of those things which we require. We naturally form a liking for a particular salesman in a store and go to him with our trade whenever possible. So it is with the salesman in the lumber business. Every consumer has his particular friends from . ‘ Other associations have — In Canada, this — “personality” that enables him It is a- natural tendency which all of us put into even the most trivial of our _ ‘& > thy Ae € a ee ig “OD ot oa . a eet “om 4 , g - Ch Sea y ee / January 1, 1915 whom he prefers to buy; largely on account of some such incident as the one above reported. We might cite many similar occurrences to substantiate this idea, and almost every salesman could cite some case where he has not been quick enough to come out with the remark that would turn the trick. Another interesting point in connection with this matter is the fact that clever salesmanship is not so much the result of brilliancy as of ability to size up a situation; something which can be developed by perseverance. It depends more upon a clear head than even upon CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 experience. Every man on the road knows that the salesman who systematically keeps his head clear for business is more successful than the man who does not do so. Such a man naturally acquires at an early stage an optimistic outlook on business life, which will in itself be an additional factor in his success. In short, the whole mat- ter of personality and its effect upon business is an illustration of the cumulative effect of persistency and conscientious attendance to work. These are the chief factors in “personality” and they can be cultivated by any man who has an ambition to do so. A Significant Failure of “‘ Fireproof” Construction One of the most remarkable fires that has ever occurred on the North American Continent and one which contains a very pointed lesson in connection with the fire-proofing of buildings occurred at West Orange, N. J., recently, when the large plant of Thos. A. Edison Inc., was destroyed. Thirty of the 35 buildings of this great manu- facturing plant were completely destroyed, involving a loss which, Mr. Edison stated, would amount to $3,000,000. The interesting fact in connection with this fire, from a lumberman’s point of view, is that the plant was supposed to be the latest thing in fireproof con- struction, as conceived by Mr. Edison himself. Twelve of the build- ings, in particular, were looked upon by architects as models of fire- proof construction. Nevertheless, these 12 and 18 others, out of a total of 35, all believed to be fireproof, were destroyed in a few hours, by a conflagration which became so fierce as to baffle entirely the efforts of the firemen. : Added importance is given to the lesson furnished by this con- flagration by the fact that-Mr. Thos. A. Edison is acknowledged to be the greatest inventive genius of the North American continent and one of the most successful inventors in the whole world today ; yet Mr. Edison, standing by the blazing ruins, under conditions which induced him to express the uppermost thoughts in his mind, made use of the following dramatic lament :—‘As great an inventor as they say I am, I failed to invent anything that would prevent this.” In the face of such an admission of failure coming from a man of attain- ments so widely recognized, it seems as though the last word has been said for many years to come, in regard to the unsubstantiated claims of the manufacturers of fireproof building materials. A still further element of dramatic interest comes from the fact that prac- tically the whole loss falls upon Mr. Edison personally. Even he, a man thoroughly conversant with the qualities of the materials which had been put into his buildings, made an error in estimating their fire- resisting nature. He carried no insurance, feeling personally con- vinced that insurance was not needed. “I took a gambler’s chance,” he said, in explanation of this, and like many another gambler he has found that the risk was infinitely greater than he estimated it to be. Fortunately, for Mr. Edison and for the great industry which he built up, he had not failed to make arrangements financially which would prevent a complete loss. He had put aside, out of the profits of the company, $2,000,000 to be used for reconstruction in case of fire. The great industry therefore will be re-established as quickly as possible, Mr. Edison having stated, while gazing at the ruins, that he intended to commence immediately upon the work of rebuilding. It will be recalled, by many readers of the Canada Lumberman, that the Edison plant was given great publicity by the press through- out the United States and Canada, on account of the claim that it was practically fireproof. The buildings were of extra heavy reinforced concrete construction. Nevertheless, when the fire had reached its height, “great chunks of the superstructure fell to the ground to be shattered to thousands of fragments.” When the fire was at last under control, at about midnight, the ruins were -a smouldering and red hot mass. Such a fire is one of the most difficult and dangerous to fight. Four firemen were seriously injured and the police and firemen had the utmost difficulty in keeping the crowds of onlookers out of the wide danger zone. A featiire in connection with the ruins of this plant, which is generally overlooked by people who are con- sidering the construction of a plant, is the great comparative cost of removing the debris after the fire. Great masses of moulten and twisted metal and huge chunks of concrete cost a great deal to re- move. When, apparently, they give no better protection against fire than buildings constructed largely of timber, this is a feature worthy of much attention, because the cost of clearing away the debric from a building of mill construction will be many times less than in the case of a building of so-called fireproof construction. Knowing the undaunted disposition with which nature has en- dowed Mr. Edison, the fact that he has now admitted an enormous failure in regard to the fire-resisting properties of reinforced con- crete construction, it will be interesting to see what kind of construc- tion he uses in putting up his new plant. _ Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers The Board of Trade of the city of Toronto held the formal open- ing of its new quarters on the 19th and 20th floors of the Royal Bank _ Building, corner King and Yonge Streets, Toronto, on Tuesday, De- -cember 29th at 3 p.m. The occasion was of special interest to the lumbermen of the city, most of whom have joined the Board, with the intention of forming a lumbermen’s section. An informal recep- tion was held by the president, Mr. W. P. Gundy and Mrs. Gundy. Music and refreshments were provided and a large number of prom- inent business men and their ladies attended. After the reception, addresses were delivered by his Honor Lt.-Governor J. H. Hendrie, Hon. W. H. Hearst, Premier of Ontario, His Worship Mayor H. C. Hocken, and Mr. Hugh Blain. Subsequently, the guests made an in- spection of the premises, which were universally admitted to be ex- cellently adapted to the requirements of the Board. Dr. Alfred Thompson, member of the Dominion Parliament from the Yukon, who is active in the development of the district which he represents, makes the announcement that railway communication be- tween northern British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska will follow the completion of the Canadian Northern Pacific and the operation of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railways. It is Dr. Thompson’s belief that the next great railway to be-constructed in Canada will be from a point on the Grand Trunk in British Columbia through the northern part of the Province and the Yukon to connect with the system which is to be built by the United States Government in Alaska. This will open up a vast territory in northern British Columbia and southern Yukon, and give railway communication from Sydney to the bound- ary line of the Yukon on the one hundred and forty-first meridian west, making it possible to take a train in Vancouver and ride to the shores of Bering Sea. This will_make an empire tributary to the cities of British Columbia, with Vancouver as the railway and com- mercial centre. The Yukon has large areas of fine agricultural land, and the gold production of the territory for the last year is estimated at $6,000,000. The plan of the United States Government to spend $35,000,000 in railroad construction in Alaska will give impetus to the building of connecting lines in British Columbia and Yukon, and will result in opening and developing much valuable territory rich in natural resources, 5 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _- Se Jantaryeapaias TE Sg RSS 0 Sel ier hs 2 ee i er es ; Yen it Important Addition to Midland Mill Manley Chew’s Plant Now One of the Most Efficient on the Georgian Bay— : Compact and Well Equipped [DLAND, Ont., has been known for a great many years as M one of the most important lumber manufacturing centres in eastern Canada. It has, in fact, occupied an almost unique position as one of those interesting places, the early establishment and growth of which have been practically the sole outcome of the lumbering operations carried on by important manu- facturers. Midland was by nature one of the most suitable points up- on the Georgian Bay for converting into lumber the vast invaluable timber resources of the great Georgian Bay district . Prominent among others who have taken a leading position in the production of lumber at Midland, and have been responsible for much of the subsequent growth and prosperity of the town, have been the Chew family, of which Mr. Manley Chew is the present-day repre- sentative. Mr. Manley Chew’s mill at Midland is now one of the most efficient and complete upon the Georgian Bay. During the past year he has made many important additions and improvements to the plant, so that it now stands in the front ranks of the many splendid mills in this district. The accompanying illustrations represent the mill as it stands to-day and show that it is compact and well equipped with yarding and shipping facilities. The history of Mr. Manley ‘Chew’s mill at Midland goes back to 1899 when mills were erected at this point by Geo. Chew & Son, Midland, the company being com- posed of the late Mr. Geo. Chew, and his sons, A. G. Chew and Man- ley Chew. Mr. Manley Chew has now been the sole owner and man- ager for the past thirteen years. The Mill and Equipment The present mill building is 65 x 125 ft., with a new cement boiler house, 44 x 46 ft., which has been designed in a most modern manner with boilers fitted with Dutch ovens and fed with self feeders. In addition to the erection of the new boiler house Mr. Chew has also installed, during the past year, an additional engine, thereby making it possible to effect a considerable increase in the output of the plant. The sawing equipment includes two double cutting band saws and a gang edger, lath and picket mills and all the minor parts of an up-to- date sawmill plant. The daily output is about 110,000 feet, depending of course on the size of the logs. On some logs the mill will make a much larger production than this. The average for the past season has been about 115,000 feet per day. The shipping facilities in connection with the mill are very com- plete, including both water and rail. The yards contain piling room for about 15,000,000 feet. The dock for water shipment will hold about 5,000,000 feet of lumber and 3,000,000 lath. It has a depth of water of from 14 to 30 feet. The mill gives employment to from .90 to 100 men, and Mr. Chew has also three or four camps in the woods each winter. This year, on account of the peculiar trade conditions, he has reduced his operations in the woods to one camp. The Latest Thing In Fire Protection One of the most interesting features in connection with the plant A leading Georgian Bay plant—Manley Chew’s mill, Midland, Ont. A view of yards, showing excellent shipping facilities—Manley Chew’s plant, Midland, Ont, is the excellent fire protection system installed. It includes four hy- drants across the yard between the mill and where the lumber starts. Pipes are strung under the full length of each of the trams, with four 7 or five connections. At every connection throughout the yard and under the trams, fire hose have been placed. By this means, in one minute, water can be directed against any outbreak of fire on any part of the yard. This, Mr. Chew believes, is the most efficient system that he has ever heard of.. _ The output of the mill consists of red and white pine, 90 per cent. being white pine. During the past few years most of this stock has heen sold in Ontario, but on account of the falling off in the demand during 1914, the greater part of the past year’s output has been sold in the United States, in such markets as Buffalo, North Tonawanda and Detroit. Mr. Manley Chew is one of the most prominent citizens of Mid- land. He is widely known throughout the lumber industry as a man of business ability and one who believes in giving all possible assist- ance to the promotion of the best interests of his town. Both as a business man and as a public servant he has given valuable assistance to his town and county. For the term of 1908-11 he represented the riding of Simcoe in the Dominion Parliament. ’ : The season of 1914, according to the officials of the forest service of the United States, carried greater danger from fire to the national forests than any year.since their establishment. To meet this emer- gency and to prevent great loss of public property, the amount appro- — priated for fire protection was all spent and a deficiency of $349,243 Plan of mill and piling grounds—Manley Chew’s plant, Midland, Ont. = = ~ ha r January 1, 1915 > ell See ee Sa as Ae ee eee Sat eT Ce Gs TL eee Pe ee eae ee A SRR Ce et apn oine a e+ + 2 * > : 2 z | te aa Sie aa tat ¥ ~ * ‘ aia * incurred. The conditions of drouth and other factors of forest fire - hazard were said to be worse than in 1910, when the disastrous Idaho fires occurred. ‘The total number of fires during the season of 1914 which threat- ened the national forests and which had to be handled by the pro- tective organization of the forest service were 6,112, or about 1,000 more than occurred in 1910. Of the entire 6,112 fires which threat- ened the national forests, 81 per cent. were extinguished by the pro- tective organization before they had covered ten acres. The percent- age of fires that burned over more than ten acres was smaller than in any previous year. A preliminary estimate shows that the loss of merchantable timber will probably not exceed $400,000. In 1910 the corresponding estimate of loss was nearly $15,000,000, but later estimates materially reduced the amount Duty Still Collected on Moulded or Beaded Stock The situation in connection with the importation of beaded and moulded lumber into the United States is still in doubt, according to latest reports which have been received from Washington. In the Canada Lumberman of December lst, we published a decision by the that novelty siding and beaded lumber were entitled to free entry. The decision was to the effect that beaded lumber is produced by a planer. Therefore the claim for free entry of beaded lumber, as well as novelty siding, was maintained. Now it is reported that the trea- sury department has taken an appeal from the decision of the Board of General Appraisers in connection with beaded and moulded lum- ber, which it claims should pay a duty of 15 per cent. The Treasury Department states that pending a decision upon this question, col- lectors are authorized to assess a duty of 15 per cent. on novelty sid- _., ing or other lumber when it is moulded or beaded. Af 5 Lumbermen Form Safety Association Will Seek to Prevent Accidents in Accordance with Provisions of Ontario Workmen’s Compensation Act A meeting of a number of prominent lumbermen of the province of Ontario was held at the offices of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, Traders Bank Building, Toronto, recently, for the pur- pose of discussing a proposal to form an accident prevention associa- tion, as provided for in the new Workmen’s Compensation Act. Those © who-were present were:—D. W. Chamberlin (representing The Pigeon River Lumber Company); D. McLachlin (representing McLachlin Bros., Limited, Arnprior) ; A. G. Rose (representing Estate Jas. David- son, Ottawa) ; L. M. Dougherty (representing Hocken Lumber Com- pany, Otter Lake) ; S. C. Thompson (representing W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited, Ottawa) ; Frank Hawkins (representing Canadian Lumbermen’s Association) ; W. B. Seaman (representing The Sea- man Kent Company, Meaford); H. I. Thomas (representing J. R. Booth, Ottawa) ; Eben James (representing Trenton Cooperage Mills, - Limited) ; W. J. Lovering (representing Lovering Lumber Company, Toronto) ; W. W. Carter (representing Fesserton Timber Company, Toronto) ; Walter C. Laidlaw (representing The R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Toronto); A. McPherson (representing Longford Quarry Company); W. E. Bigwood (representing Graves, Bigwood & Com- pany, Toronto) ; G. Shortins and Robt. Booth. -Mr. H. I. Thomas occupied the chair and called upon Mr. F. W. Wegenast of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association to explain the subject under consideration. Mr. Wegenast briefly outlined the ad- visability of forming a lumbermen’s safety association to carry on the work of accident prevention for the insurance group under the On- tario Workmen’s Compensation Act which includes the lumbering industry, and to supervise generally the interests of lumbermen in connection with workmen’s compensation. Provision is made in the Act for the formation of such an association, which is empowered, if it sufficiently represents: the class, to draft rules which are binding upon the whole group, and to appoint inspectors whose salaries may be paid out of the group funds collected by the Workmen’s Compen- sation Board. - After considerable discussion, the meeting came to the conclusion ~ that it would be advantageous to form such an association. This opin- ion was expressed in a motion presented by D: McLachlin and second- _ed by W. J. Lovering. The motion also included the names of W. E. Bigwood, Mr. Beck, F. N. Waldie, Manley Chew, W. J. Bell, Senator George Gordon, J. B. Smith, R. G. Cameron, D. McLachlin, J. S. Gil- lies, Gordon C. Edwards, J. R. Booth, Sir Henry Egan and W. J. Shep- pard as a committee to take the necessary steps for organizing a _ lumbermen’s safety asosciation. It was further resolved that Messrs. McLachlin, Bigwood, Booth, Sir Henry Egan and Senator Gordon be asked to act as applicants in taking out a charter for such an association. This application has been made to the Government and states that the objects of the asso- ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 ciation are to promote and carry on the work of prevention of acci- dents in the industries comprised within the insurance group in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, including lumbering, sawmilling and like industries, and generally to represent employers and employees engaged in such industries, in connection with the administration oi the said Act. The association is to have no share capital and is not to be carried on for the purpose of gain to its members. Any profits which may accrue are to be devoted to the promotion of its objects. The other industries which have already secured charters of a similar nature include the manufacturing of furniture, textiles, jewelry and implements and vehicles. Many other lines of industry are well on the way towards taking similar steps. C.M.A. Criticizes Ontario Workmen’s Compensation Situation The coming into effect of the Workmen’s Compensation Act for Ontario on January Ist, and the form of the Act as amended by the Board, induced the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association on Decem- ber 22nd to send a circular letter to its members, dealing strongly with the subject. The circular letter requests members of the association who may have any exception to take with respect to their classifica- Board of General Appraisers of United States Customs to the effect—tion or rating under the Act to communicate with the association so that these exceptions may be combined and have more weight than they would have individually. It states that the association approved of the general scheme of having the assessment of premiums and the adjustment of claims handled by a government commission, provided ‘that certain principles were fotlowed which were of the utmost import- ance to employers. The Association had condemned the excessive scale of compensation embodied in the Act. No ofher Act had ever proposed to pay to injured workmen compensation as high as $22 a week for life, and no rational scheme would pay compensation for, the loss of a finger in the form of a pension. Objection is taken now also, to the plan of assessment adopted by the Board. The plan laid down by the Act was unworkable and has been abandoned. The plan adopted by the Board is considered by the association to be unjust. They had recommended a plan like that of the State of Washington, where assessments are made monthly, or at longest quarterly, with an adjustment at the end of the year, the amount of the dssessment being based on the requirements as shown during the course of the year. The plan which has been adopted by the Ontario Board takes the money from employers, the association asserts, whether it is needed or not. : Strong exception is also taken in the circular letter to the classi- fication and rating of some of the industries, which is characterized as utterly unfair. Some employers, it is said, will pay too much, others too little. The classification embodied in the Act was one which had been prepared by the Association at the request of Sir Wm. Meredith, who drew up the Act, but “only as a draft.” This classifi- cation was included in the Act as presented and no opportunity was given to correct even the most glaring errors, to say nothing of redis- tributing the industries in accordance with the results of fuller inves- tigation. In some cases, the circular letter says, the rates are out of all proportion, even to the drastic liability imposed by the Act, except on the supposition that it is proposed to Iay up, in the form of reserves, large amounts of money not now needed for compensation, which should be left in the industries of the country. The circular also calls attention to the importance of employers taking up actively the work of the associations which are being formed to encourage accident prevention, and generally to represent the inter- est of the employers of the various groups. A report of the movement for the formation of a Lumbermen’s Safety Association, along these lines is published elsewhere in this issue. Legitimate Business Fundamentally Sound I am glad to be able to say that from the reports which reach me from all parts of the country, legitimate business is fundamentally sound. While trade generally is quiet, and in many branches restrict- ed, especially those dependent upon construction work, there is com- pensation, in a measure, by activities in others which provide the vast supplies required by the war. A general suspension of new undertakings is apparent. Agri- culture—the backbone of the country—continues prosperous, not- withstanding a shorter crop yield, owing to the high prices being paid for grain and other farm products. The great increase in the number and value of live stock in the Northwest is especially gratifying. Farmers are preparing to increase the average of land under crop,, and manufacturers are taking advantage of the situation to extend their sales where foreign competition, for the time being, has been eliminated. There is, moreover, an undiminished confidence inthe future which is an asset of no little importance. Considerable unemployment exists, but the extent of it is prob- ma overestimated —H. V. Meredith, President of the Bank of Mon- treal. simply a case of take what you can get, ‘and be thankful for it. We are all sinners more or less in this respect, though not all willingly so. Much more o- bas be said Bett here, but what’s the use? it Of a wandering, aimless ramble, Quite a story we could tell; Of devious, doubtful, downward footprints ; Wanderer Stop ! ! ! They lead to hell. With the hope that some interest may be aroused to prevent the lumber business from being dragged further down this blind trail, I have spent considerable time and given much effort in careful re- search and study. Having occupied positions on the coast for a num- ber of years, as well as in the east, where I have had every oppor- tunity of studying and gaining information, I have watched the ave- nues of loss and gain closely, “and as a consequence I am not forced to base my calculations upon theory alone, but have confined myself to actualities, and as a result, I have the following figures to place before you, omitting small decimals. I expect that these figures will be criticized, and in fact I hope that they may be, for we cannot cri- ticize well wthout getting down to facts and figures, and we cannot produce facts and figures without having been benefitted unless we use borrowed data, and this of course a lumberman would not do. An Analysis of Production Costs “Consider” in the time of adversity, says our philosopher-friend, and if we consider this question as we should we cannot fail to. be benefitted. I repeat that | hope my figures may be criticized, and that ‘hey can be proven to be too high, but if this be attempted I would ask that details of just how figures are obtained be given, so that we may be the better able to understand the facts connected with the case, because it can hardly be expected that the same figures that ap- ply in one or two cases will apply in every case. These figures apply only to coast mills, and more particularly to mills cutting from two to three million feet per month, and running ten months in the year. I believe that they will be found too low by nine mills out of ten, in spite ol the fact that we have not realized an average of $16.00 per M. for the product. If any one can show that he can manufacture for less than these figuers indicate, then his position is an enviable one, and I am sure he will be listened to with interest. When he comes to dig around though for his details of costs, he may find things which he has classed as minor, which really have more to do with a cost sheet than he ever imagined. What could be more reasonable to expect than that each part of the lumber business—each line handled—should at least bear its own costs, and who is to blame if they do not? It’s a long way to Tipperary, an’ faith an’ it’s true; but the divil the bit fudther is it by half than it is to our Picadilly in prospective of three years ago, and begorra it looks now as if we had been run- ning backwards ever since three years before we started, an’ so it does. A Basis of Cost for British Columbia Coast Mills* Cost Items. ... 30% 25% 15% 30% 100 $ cts $-ets. Sicts. Sucts.( S.tte A.—Power ... . oe .20 125 20 .26 23 8.—Boom and Saw Mill . A gs Lada). eed ne ) oho eed C.—Saw Millto Kilns... .. .... gat bie .70 oh Di—Kilns: to Planer... os ofc. bose Seige ae 50 By be J¢«—Planing and Finishing . .... .85 85 1.50 a i i.—Sorting and Piling .. ee eae 9.6, 1.40 YA Gi OMI eh VE. ae .60 “bey, el. O 1.40 1.00 (Co ye) nigel Gade 5 ok emer bs f SL Axa 11.—Saws and Saw Bits .. 106; 5.° 06.5; «06:5 “06. 5) "eS 1.—Machine Shop Work ... .08 mol abd 14 aed J.—Power Supplies ... ... .03 .04 04 .05 .04 K.—Belts and PoaCMthe -< 5... Fa. sO4.5:> 104.5 Oo ee a 0 Se) LL.—Oil, Grease and Waste 04 .05 .05 .06 .05 M.—General Supplies .. .06 .09 .09 a 4 .09 N.—Emery Wheels and Files .01 .02 .02 .03 .02 O.—Furnace Repairs ... . .03 04 .04 .05 04 P.—Knives, Bits & Sand- OSL 2, GS .O1 .O1 .02 .O1 aD) 47 47 59 .47 jh oR hire Wer ree acGo: /-a.AS a8 Age Overhead charges Be te. 1.9% b9F. AZO Bat) i Aete 4.85 Fees 10.63 * 7eae PRE nT ah Sc yen oe « OU 9.50 a5 9.50 >. 9°50 14.35 559 » 17125. 20.19°. hae *In the above table of figures the first column represents 30 per cent. of 30 output as merchantable and lower sent direct from the saw to the cars, wagons, or barges. The second column represent 25 per cent. of output as merchant- able and lower, sized or otherwise planed green, and sent direct to cars. The third column represents 15 per cent. of output as merchantable and lower, sized or otherwise planed green and piled in the yard before shipping. Column four represents 30 per cent. of output as clear or other lumber sent through the dry kilns, and then through all the other processes necessary to finish it into the _ various kinds that will come out of it, and then piled in the sheds before ship- ping. Column five gives the average cost. .It will be noted that I have not figured logging in the above connection, but have considered buying upon the open market, as many of the mills do. I have put logs in at $9.50, as that is about what logs that will cut out the grades indicated can be bought for in normal times. It is a well-known fact that the above percentages do not al- ways obtain, but that they are sometimes more or less diverted from one chan- nel to another, but this does not hinder us from following them. A to G represents labor only. H to P—Supplies and repairs only, with the exception that both labor and material are considered in furnace repairs, while in the item of “Overhead Charges” are in- cluded Head Office charges; Interest and Discount; Insurance on plant, stock and liability, together with the amount written off for depreciation of plant, and lumber used for repairs. We know of course that the small mill, situated in a convenient block of timber can get logs much cheaper than I have herein figur- ed, and as these mills as a ‘general rule do not go very heavy to over- head charges, they are able to produce the commoner lumber in the rough at a lower cost than are the heavier, and more expensively de- signed mills on the coast. When it comes to our American. friends though, who are similarly situated to ourselves, then I say that if it ‘be true, as some seem free to admit, that they can manutacture and sell lumber more cheaply than we can, and at the same time make a profit while we make a loss, then I think we should learn their secret - form? by all means, for if it be true, then how can we hope to compete with them in the open markets of the world, either at home or abroad? Some think that sentiment should play an important part for us, but sentiment as applied here is at best a kind of charity, and even if it were not, we all know how far sentiment, patriotic or otherwise is carried into business, and why should it be? Why should we not, if placed upon equal footing with them, manufacture just as cheaply as they can? I maintain that we can. There are capable lumbermen at the head of affairs in British Columbia, and it woutd indeed be deplor- able if that were not so, but the trouble ‘seems to be that they are in the minority, and how can they be expected to establish a system when the majority are ready to knock it to pieces even before it takes If, however, a cost system were followed out properly, and it can be done; so that the management could know just what the profit or loss as the case might be, amounted to on the different ship- ments, it might help to lessen the expense of manufacturing, and it certainly would fix a base for the readjustment of the principle of ‘uring in competition with one another, and with ourselves. Competing in the Foreign Markets Regarding Australian trade, as also any trade that may come from the war zone now or later, this is a matter which is occupying the minds of capable men already, and I have no doubt but that some scheme will be evolved whereby we can be made participants in this trade, but it will not be preferential, but only on competitive lines. I believe that capable representation should be in the field, where the conditions could be studied, and our products and facilities held be- fore the prospective purchaser at such close range that they wouid see and understand that there are other people in the lumber business on this North American continent besides those of our good friends to the south of us. I believe that,any representatives that might be sent should be sent by the lumbermen themselves, and not by the government. The latter might endorse the policy, if any such guar- . antee was deemed necessary, but beyond this, I believe the lumber- men are capable of working out their own salvation. They should at least be better able to undertake the task than any one else, and I see no reason why they would be considered as a combine, as has been suggested, for even if the Lumber Association should send represent- atives to those countries they would only represent the mills of British Columbia, and as long as there are others bidding against us, I do not see where the combine is. The greatest questions to be settled are, in my opinion, the questions of transportation, freights, and the profitable disposition of low grades. With these properly disposed of, I believe that business will come in good time. That these are abnormal times, and that great stress prevails none can deny, and we meet all kinds of pessimistic individuals from the common crank to the religious alarmist, who predict all kinds oi dire calamity ; still, God is in heaven, the sun rises and sets as usual, and Brittania Rules the Waves. . A Lady “Lumberman” sum- ‘med it up thus, a few days ago in speaking of trade conditions: “We are so inter-dependent that what affects any one part of the world af- fects all of it.” She might just as well have said that the “Heart” of the world is affected, and as a consequence the pulse is abnormally weak and very irregular. Put what interpretation we may on this, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER stronger, if indeed there are not such indications already. January 1, 1915 © it is true nevertheless to a greater extent than many ever dreamed ol. We know now where our heart is—a thing which some probably did not know before. We understand the system better now, and we know that the “Heart” is still strong, and that none of the arteries have been severed and soon we will find the pulsations growing It is our duty to be ready when the time comes. I might mention that in the foregoing calculation I did not con- sider any over-run on logs, neither have I dealt with the cost of sell- © ing the lumber. My reason for this is that both are to some extent at least an unknown quantity in a sense, but the former should take care of the latter. I have asked it to do nothing more. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. Decrease of Over Thirty-four Million feet in Montreal Exports The following is a complete comparative return of the exports of lumber to Great ‘Britain, the European. Continent and South Africa from the port of Montreal for the 1913-14 seasons: . Watson & Todd Limited .. 26,165,790 34,596,642 R> Cox" Company, was. os « 11,336,151 18,326,191 J. Burstall & Company ... 6,708,937 8,905,256 W. & J. Sharples’... 6,296,006 13,571,128 E. M. Nicholson 5,284,731 7,695,305 EE, etiag oo 2 3,339,582 3,522,941 Dobell, Beckett & Company . Seger 2,677,768 3,527,700 Cox. Long & Company ... 474,818 1,878,741 Railway Steamship Lines and ‘small shippers Bt ah 9,117,618 13,795,180 71,401,401 105,819,167 Decrease for 1914 ... 34,417,766 The destination of the lumber was under: Feet B.M. South Africa . af 1,543,053 Great Britain and Continent . 69, 358,348 During 1913 101,543,392 feet were > sent to Great Britain and the Continent; 4,011,701 feet to South Africa, and 264,074 feet to Aus- tralia and ‘New Zealand. Lachine Canal Shipments of Lumber, Pulp, ete; Official returns of the traffic on the Lachine Canal for the past season indicate a considerable decrease in the lumber trade with the United States. The total from Ottawa, for United States ports, by — American canal boats was 14,368 tons, or 8,620,800 feet board mea- sure, as against 23,311 tons, or 13,386, 600 feet in'1913. One hundred and seven rafts with 5,000 lineal feet of lumber each, totalling 535,000 feet in all, went through the canal. There were also 15 rafts of square — timber comprising 354,722 cubic feet. The trade in pulpwood and pulp shows a decrease of cargoes to Canadian ports and a very large increase to United States ports. The pulpwood up the Canal to the former totalled 22,740 cords, a falling off of 1,702 cords, while that to American ports going up the canal was 119, 651 cords, a gain of 17,155 cords. With regard to pulp, 1,600 tons were sent up to Can- adian ports, a decrease of 1,131 tons. On the other hand, 36,012 tons was sent to American ports, which is 25,643 tons above 1913. The net increase in pulpwood shipments through the canal was 15,453 cords and of pulp 24,512 tons. The largest cargo tonnage to western points was in pulpwood and pulp, this being 464,785 tons—the com- bined total tonnage of these two commodities through the canal. Reduction in Cut On Upper St. John Reports from Van Buren, Me., late in December, stated that the total cut on the Upper St. John River in Maine during the present win- ter will be about 25 per cent. less than it was a year ago. Compared with the average cut it will be far below normal. In past seasons, over 100,000, 000 feet has been taken from this section during one win- ter. During the present winter the total will probably be a-little less . than 40, 000, 000 feet. Operators commenced work later than usual this fall, but have had excellent weather for cutting and yarding. La- bor is plentiful and wages are from $3 to $5 per monte lower than a_ year ago. Woodsmen are getting from $26 to $32 a month. In past seasons they have been paid from $32 to $38 a month. The amount of lumber going from this section into St. John market will show a de- crease of about 25 per cent. as compared with last year. Among the operations being carried on in the State of Maine on the Upper St. John waters are “the following :— Arthur L. Noble, of Fredericton, N.B., on the Upper St. John above Seven Islands, 6,000,000 feet for the St. John market, going to — Stetson, Cutler & Company. Albert M. Currier, of Seven Islands, Me., on the St. bohn River, 7,000,000 feet, for the St. John market, to Stetson, Cutler & Company. Ilavien Chouinard, of St. Pamphile, Que., on the St. John River, 3,000,000 feet, for the St. John Lumber Company, Van Buren. Nazaire Pelletier, of St. Francis, Me., on the St. John River, 1,- ae d _ January 1, 1915 Ghat Ae < Sh ok , 500,000 feet for the St. John market, to Stetson, Cutler & Company. Charles E. Jones, St. Francis, Me., on the Little Black River. 4,- 3 000,000 feet for the St. John Lumber Company, Van Buren. W. H. Cunliffe’s Sons, Fort Kent, Me., on the Allegash River waters, 7,000,000 feet, for the St. John market, Stetson, Cutler & Com- pany. Joseph T. Michaud, Houlton, Me., on the Allegash River in the vicinity of Long Lake, 5,000,000 feet for the St. John Lumber Com- pany, Van Buren. Robert J. Potts, Hartland, N.B., on the Allegash River, 5,000,000 feet for the St. John Lumber Company, Van Buren. Alan E. Hammond, who erected a large mill at Van Buren, is cutting about 5,000,000 feet on the Fish River waters for his mill. Mr. Hammond also has operations in northern New Brunswick on the line of the International Railroad, hauling to St. Leonards, N.B., opposite Van Buren, on the St. John River, by rail, and thence across the river by log-hauler to his plant. Will Form a Forest Products Federation The mass meeting of lumbermen called by the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association at Chicago on December 17th was largely attended. A great deal of discussion took place and a number of interesting addresses were delivered, all of them haying a direct bear- ing upon the importance of taking steps to educate the public more extensively in the proper use of lumber and forest products. A com- mittee was appointed to prepare a plan of organization and brought in a resolution which was adopted, to the effect that a mass meeting of lumbermen representing associations of all branches of the trade, -_ and of like interests, should be held in Chicago to form an organization to be known as the Forests Products Federation, whose purpose should be to educate the public in the proper use of lumber and forest products; also that a committee of five should be appointed to have charge of preparing a programme for a mass-meeting, with power to appoint a secretary and sub-committees to prepare information and data for the general meeting, and to invite individuals to make ad- dresses. \ _ After this resolution had been passed, a discussion took place as to the date for holding the meeting and it was finally decided to select Wednesday and Thursday, February 24th and 25th. The Committee of five, named by the chairman in accordance with the above resolution, was as follows :— R. H. Downman, New Orleans, La., president National Lumber | Manufacturers’ Association. Gordon C. Edwards, Ottawa, Ont., president National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association. L. W. Crow, Chicago, president Lumbermen’s Association of Chicago. . Julius Seidel, St. Louis, Mo. J. R. Moorehead, Kansas City, Mo., secretary Southwestern Lum- bermen’s Association. Hardwood Manufacturers’ Meeting January 28 and 29 ~The annual convention of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation will be held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 28th and 29th, and a large attendance is expected. The programme makes provision for a general discussion of business conditions in which all will partici- pate. There will be no resolution passed, or concerted action taken, the idea being to develop a free and open discussion of the situation so as to bring out individual views. An address upon “Cost Account- ing” will be delivered by L. V. Estes, of Chicago. Chief Forester H. S. Graves will speak upon “Present Day Forest Problems” and an ad- dress will also be delivered by a well-known financial expert, upon “The New Banking Law and its Effects on General Business.” National Lumber Manufacturers Form Insurance Departmen An important step has been taken by the National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association résulting in the formation of an Inter-Insurance Department as recommended at the annual meeting of the Associa- tion in 1914 and 1913. The new department will be known as “The National Lumber Manufacturers’ Inter-Insurance Exchange” and it is expected that it will be ready for business at an early date. A com- mittee was recently appointed by the president to inaugurate the work. This committee met recently and made the necessary arrange- ments. The work will be under direction of an advisory committee. Over 100 of the members of affiliated Associations have promised their support. Mr. Charles F. Simonson, Chicago, has been engaged as manager, and will occupy offices adjoining those of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association in the Otis Building, Chicago. Mr. Simonson has had a long and successful experience in the insur- ance business. The members of the committee believe that the National Exchange will not cause any material competition with ex- isting Inter-Insurance Associations, as it is evident that there is more business to be placed than all combined can carry. The influence of i Wa - + CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 the National Exchange will be exerted towards the reduction of fire hazard in sawmill plants. A schedule’ of basis rates will be prepared as nearly on a basis of rates made by existing Inter-Insurance Asso- ciations as possible, and the business to carry its risks alone with safety. No policies will be issued until powers of attorney have been signed representing at least $2,000,000 of insurance. This amount has already been promised on approved plants. Subscribers will not be confined to members of the affiliated associations of the National Manufacturers’ Association alone. Risks will be accepted upon a basis of physical condition without regard to Association member- ships. The work of the manager will be under the direct supervision ot the executive committee of the advisory committee. Lumber Insurance Company Retires The officers of the Lumber Insurance Company of New York an- nounce that, after the expiration of its outstanding liability, the com- pany will be retired. The Lumber Insurance Company of New York was organized in 1904 and was merged subsequently with the Adiron- dack Fire Insurance Company, a company controlled by the same in- terests. It has a capital of $400,000. The company has confined its operations in a large part to lumber and woodworking risks, being un- der the control of interests prominent in the wholesale trade. Since this company was formed the extensive operations of mutual and pro-)." fit-sharing organizations specializing in insurance on lumber and woodworking risks has so far restricted the demand for stock company insurance that the volume of business obtainable in the specialty in which the Lumber Insurance Company was dealing did ndt seem to justify the proportionately large investment of the stock-holders in capital and surplus. The Lumber Insurers General Agency which has built up an extensive connection with the lumber trade in the class of risks in which the Lumber Insurance Company has largely specialized, will continue the handling of this class of business. $ Buffalo and Tonawanda Receipts During 1914 Buffalo receipts of lumber by lake for November were 9,029,000 feet, and for the season to December 1, 66,630,000. For the corres-_ ponding period of 1913 the receipts were 108,929,982 feet. This is a decline of about 40 per cent., The receipts of shingles for November - were 63,860,000. For the lake season to December 1 there were 599,- 295,000, as compared with 789,238,000 in the same period of last year, a decline of about 24 per cent. The lake season at the Tonawandas was closed with the arrival of three cargoes during the second week of December. The season’s receipts by lake at the Tanawandas amounted to about 250,000,000 feet, which is about 72 per cent. of the amount brought in last year. In spite of the smaller receipts this year, the Tonawanda yards are well supplied with lumber, on ac- count of light business. Buffalo to Become Aeroplane Centre Buffalo is likely to become a centre for the manufacture of aero- planes, as Glenn H. Curtis has announced his intention to locate his’ main plant there, and to remove the one at Hammondsport, N.Y. He has rented quarters and it is expected that a good many machinists and other expert workmen will be employed. Buffalo is regarded by Mr. Curtis as a favorable location on account of the nearness to Can- ade, permitting easy export arrangements; and because of the possi. bilities afforded by Lake Erie for trying out hydro-aeroplanes and other air machines. Plans are being made for constructing a new trans-Atlantic machine of greater size than any yet built—a new America, which will be 100 feet across the wings from tip to tip. Big Railway Tie Order Was a Myth British Columbia lumbermen, especially those at Cranbrook, B.C., were recently considerbly alarmed in connection with reports’ to the effect that the Imperial Government had let a contract in Alabama, for 10,000 000 railway ties. In order to find out whether there was any truth in this report, Mr. R. F. Green, Dominion member for: Kootenay, was requested by lumbermen and others to communicate with the Minister of Trade & Commerce in order to obtain a report upon the matter. Mr. Green received a telegram from Hon. R. L. Borden say- ing that he had just received a cablegram from Hon. G. H. Perley, acting High Commissioner for Canada, which was in part as follows :— “I have definite verbal assurance from the Board of Trade that no such order for railway ties has been given or contemplated by the Im- perial Government. Subsequently I approached the railway executive committee. No orders have been given by them, but they state that English railway companies, in view of the closing of ordinary sources of supply, are looking around. in case necessity should arise to draw upon new terrritory. It would be well to have lumbermen forward fullest particulars available of Canadian supplies, to the secretary of the railway executive committee as early as possible.” or ' 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER eA a January 1, 1915 Providing Food for Camp Employees Modern Motads Used by de Sita 9 In the early days of lumbering operations in Michigan, the mat- ter of feeding the men was governed by about the same policy as governed the feeding of foremast hands at sea in the days of the bucko mate. In fact, more than one phase of handling men in the lumber woods bore a striking resemblance to their government at sea when men were shanghaied aboard outbound ships and worked within an \ inch of their lives, But with the passing years the old order has changed both at sea and in the lumber woods. The feeding of men in the woods at the present time more nearly resembles the feeding of an army in war. We have made the discovery that men both fight and work better on a full stomach; but that stomach must be full of the things which build bone and muscle and furnish the energy to move them. In other words, the ration must be, as in war, a balanced ration con- taining the different food ingredients in correct, proportion and in the most economical form. In other days it was thought that pork and beans, “red horse,” ‘sow belly,” soggy bread without butter and muddy coffee without sugar or milk, if furnished in sufficient quantity, ought to satisfy the most exacting lumberjack. But whether it satisfied him or. not, that ‘was all he received day in and day out. No attention was given to variety or palatability. It took all the stamina of the shanty boy with his ostrich-like stomach and constant outdoor exercise in the health-giving pine woods, to survive such a diet. Now, both beans and pork rank high in food values, but when eaten constantly, day in and day out, they lose their food values through sheer unpalat- ability. You remember what happened to the children of Israel when they were fed on a constant diet of manna. They loathed the very sight of the God-given food and their stomachs revolted against it. The classic wager, that you can’t eat a quail a day for a certain num- ber of days was based on this idea. The shanty boy endured the deadly monotony of this unchanging diet because the resinous breath of the pine tree gave him the ravenous. appetite which enabled him to do so: The shanty boss of other days would be scandalized could he read over the menu of the modern lumber camp. It bears a wonderful resemblance to the card handed the traveller at a modern two-dollar a day hotel and, in many cases, it is far more palatable and nourishing. - It conforms to the scientific idea of food values and its basis is econ- omy. Like the ration of the soldier, it is a means to an end; it is - fuel for the human engine. It is strictly balanced as to protein, fat, carbohydrates and ash, so as to secure the maximum of driving power with the minimum of weight. ; The Stearns Salt and Lumber Company, of Ludington, Michi- gan, have introduced thoroughly modern methods in their camp food management. The accompanying illustration shows their camp quar- _ ters, all on wheels. A sample menu as used in the camps of the com- pany shows the following as a Sunday dinner: Cream of Tomato Soup (relish). Roast Beef (strong in protein and fat). Mashed Potatoes (strong in carbohydrates). Bread and Butter (strong in carbohydrates and fat—medium pro- tein ). Pickles (relish). Bread Pudding (strong in Siehisich koee eee ee Cookies. Tea (mild stimulant). The above is the Sunday mid-day meal filled with energizing carbohydrates and fat, and sufficient protein for the day. It is a pal- atable, nourishing meal and is varied from Sunday to Sunday so that it does not pall. The lumberman has discovered that the amount and kind of fuel he feeds to his human engines is just as important as the ‘amount and kind used in the fireboxes of his steam engines. As one steam boiler may have a larger fire box than another so one man may, and often does, have a larger food capacity than another, so there must be enough. If there is any loss it is not in what the men eat— it is in what they waste. This is taken care of through instructions to the cook which’ are rigidly followed. [or instance, if one of the men wants another helping of meat he will invariably select the largest piece on the plate, even though he does not expect to eat all of it; therefore, the cook is instructed to cut all meat into small pieces, or slices. Before adopting the present comissary system the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company was sensible of considerable loss through waste in food. Through the waste from the tables of 125 men, twenty-five grunting, contented porkers were living in luxurious fatness and at -a time when the pork market was in the dumps. This waste has been stopped to a great extent by the new system. It is the duty of one A camp on wheels—Stearns Salt & Lumber Co., Ludington, Mich. man to look after all come backs; to prevent waste from the tables. Every device which simplifies the work and makes for economy: has been installed, such as steam coffee urns and modern hotel ranges. In the three camps of the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company there are five cooks and fourteen helpers. The entire camp outfit, with the exception of the stables, is on wheels, in one solid train which follows the fast diminishing forest, eating into it persistantly A train — day after day. The cars are 40 feet long, and 16 feet wide. consists of 12.to 15 cars and will accommodate nearly 200 men. All cars are lighted by electricity and heated by steam. A train is made up of sleeping cars, foreman’s car, store, dining, cook, pump or power car, blacksmith, machine shop and filing cars. The cook and dining cars are necessarily joined to each other and.the food is served on a receiving table which passes from the din- ing car to the cook car from which it is taken by the waiters and passed to the men. The old tin dishes have disappeared and the men eat from porcelain. modern hotel dining room are in use here. The fact that it requies 2,920 pounds of coffee for brea only, 20,800 pounds of butter, or nearly 10% tons, and that 80 tons of meat were purchased for use in the camps last year will give a very good idea of the amount of food consumed by the men and the chance for an enormous amount of waste which is ever present. The pre- sent system, installed by an expert, has saved the Stearns Salt and Lumber Company thousands of dollars and provided an appetizing and satisfying table for the hands. , Aside from the muscle and energy produced by this improved commissary there are other phases of the matter which are entitled to consideration. The old-time shanty boy earned an unenviable repu- tation for the amount of bad whiskey which he could and did consume. The whiskey of the old lumbering days seldom cost the vendor more than ninety cents a gallon and it was said that one glass of the stuff would make a jackrabbit spit in a bulldog’s face. How much of the tremendous consttmption of this liquid damnation was due to poor food in the lumber camps has not been scientifically ascertained but that it contributed largely to the cause can not be doubted. The effect of good food on the mental machinery of a normal man must not be overlooked. There is nothing quite so stimulating as the knowledge that a solid and palatable meal awaits you at the end of the day. It is a spur to labor, makes for content among the men and is, after all, justly due them as a reward for a day’s labor well done. A good meal softens the heart, mellows the thoughts and makes a man well disposed toward his fellows. The first vessel to be loaded at Portland, Oregon, with lumber for Great Britain, since the outbreak of the war has been chartered to take on a cargo in February. The rate has not been made public. After the bulk of the surplus grain crop has been moved it is believed that lumber exports to Europe will be renewed on something like their former scale. A log raft containing one million feet of cedar, said to be the largest ever floated on the Pacific, recently made the trip from nee Columbia to Puget Sound. It was 100 feet long and 70 feet wide; stood 15 feet out of the water and 20 feet under. In fact, all the conveniences and comforts of a o~ ‘N “which recalls the by-gone days of sailing vessels of this class. January 1, 1915 The Calendar Crop for the Coming Year The Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Canada, are early in the freld this year with their New Year’s calendar. As usual, this company has selected a large and attractive form of calendar containing the days of the month in large type, which makes it very suitable for office use. A fine illustration of the plant of the Waterous Engine Works Company is shown, together with six small views of their products. The River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Company, St. Pacome; P.OQ., manufacturers of spruce lumber, lath and pulpwood, have sent out a large office calendar with a handsome colored illustration entitled “A _Fair Barrier.” The picture is reproduced by colored photography from the original oil painting by Carl Kahler and represents “A pretty ‘girl, a beautiful dog and a horse of mettle keen” standing at a gap in “a rail fence. The McGibbon Lumber Company, Penetanguishene, Ont., manu- facturers and dealers in lumber, lath, wood, etc., have selected a very attractive picture entitled “Hiawatha’s Wedding Journey” as the de- coration for their New Year’s calendar, which they are sending out to their friends in the trade. The picture is a beautiful colored repro- duction of a painting by J. L. G. Ferris. The calendar is mounted on light red board and framed in white in a very handsome manner. ' The Atlas Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (J. C. West president), have sent out an attractive calendar decor- ated with a handsome colored photographic illustration representing a peaceful forest roadway. The calendar is tastefully mounted and will be welcome to those who are fortunate enough to be among the company’s friends. A large and very practical type of office calendar has also been sent out by this company containing large bold type and decorated with a photographic illustration representing the com- - pany’s band mill and dry kilns at Pickens, West Virginia. The Wilson Lumber Company, Portland, Maine, wholesale deal- ers in Gulf cypress, and North Carolina pine, have sent out a hand- some calendar to their trade friends. The picture decorating the calendar is entitled “The World’s Highway” and is a very fine repro- duction of a marine painting by John J. McAuliffe. The picture shows a full rigged three-masted sailing vessel scudding before a stiff breeze; Lhe coloring of the picture is very delicate and rich and the whole calen- dar is one of the choicest that we have yet had the pleasure of re- ceiving. _ The Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Company, Limited, Montreal, .P.Q., and Drummondville, P.Q., have again selected a large office type of calendar as a new year souvenir for their friends in the lumber trade. The figures are 'printed in large type and the calendar is decor- ated with an attractive colored picture entitled “Safe.” It represents a large elk standing in the water after being chased by a pack of wolves which have come to a halt at the water’s edge. The exhaust- ed animal has at last escaped from the dreaded attacks of its enemies. The picture is conceived and carried out in a manner to convey this impression with much force. The Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company, Limited, Ottawa, Ont., selling agents for Fraser & Company, have selected one of Philip R. Goodwin’s splendid paintings of logging scenes as a decoration for their 1915 calendar. The picture is entitled “Where the Big Pines Grow.” It represents a couple of timber cruisers breaking camp in the early morning. One of the men is folding up the camp dunnage while another is extinguishing the fire upon which the breakfast has _ been cooked, The bark canoe is close at hand in a little bay, ready for the day’s journey. The picture is, like all of Mr. Goodwin’s pictures, an excellent composition carried out in very attractive colors. It is handsomely mounted on white board with a buff colored frame. Wood Still the Principal Material Great as the advance in fireproof construction has been during the last ten years there has been no let-up in the use of lumber, and both architects and builders find themselves so dependent on wood today that they are compelled to admit that the forests of the country are likely to be the chief source of building material for many years to come, says a recent bulletin issued by the United States Forest Service. “The use of cement, terra-cotta, brick and stone, with a frame- work of steel, will make it possible soon to do away with wood en- tirely,” is a remark often heard, and, indeed, when one stands on lower Broadway, New York, and looks up at the towering skyscrapers, the statement seems to contain much truth. As a matter of fact how- ever, the popular idea that fireproof materials will do away with the need of using lumber in a comparatively few years is a very errone- ous one. All of the various fireproof materials going into the ap- ‘proved construction of the more substantial buildings are used in greater quantities now than the world dreamed of a few years ago, yet the heavy demand for lumber continues. That wood predominates is shown by the annual building records. Of the permits used for buildings erected last year, approximately 61 y g Pa, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 per cent. were constructed:of wood, and the remaining 39 per cent. of fire-resisting material, according to a report issued by the Geological Survey on operations in forty-nine leading cities of the United States. These figures are the more significant when it is realized that they only represent the building activities in the largest cities. They do not take into account the construction of dwellings, stores and other buildings in the thousands of small cities and towns scattered over and not included in the forty-nine cities on which the reckoning is made. In towns and small cities wood is usually the predominating building material and it is safe to say that, if the statistics had in-- cluded figures for all places of whatever size, the percentage of wood- en construction would have been much greater. These figures, as a rule, are only for the corporate limits, and the suburbs of these cities have each very large amounts to be added. The cost also, is relatively higher in these cities than in towns nearer the base of the supply. Shingle Exports Increase Shingle exports to the United States from all Canadian produc- ing districts ran heavier in September than in any previous month of the year, bringing the total for the first nine months of 1914 well up toward the billion mark and the value of the shingles exported well over the two-million-dollar mark. ‘The following tabulations show the details of shingle exports irom Canada for the first nine months and also month by month, to- gether with monthly and total values: Shingle; Pes. Value EL ES, AUR ces Gen 9 ea cee Ar ees eR 42.706,000 $ 99,845 February 57,700,000 134,000 March 81,771,000 195,987 April Se ete beau vatalicis <> La ZO000 260,084 UY easier tee et ye ye Aoi sd whl einige LO! SO OIOWO 267 739 June 116,761,000 274,014 2 A) ae eer 114,222,000 270,555 August ... 121,109,000 274,706 September 130,796,000 276,854 Total 896,423,000 $2,053,884 Other forest products imported by the United States from Can- ada for the month of September included 105,068,000 feet b.m., valued at $1,973,834. In September, 1913, the Canadian exports to this coun- try totalled 95,881,000 feet b.m., having a value of $1,799,256. Exclusive of shingles the exports of forest products from Canada to the United States for the first nine months of 1914 totalled 658,- 052,000 feet b.m., valued at $12,651,273. For the same monthis in 1913, the exports ran 647,910,000 feet, valued at $11,824,065. lor the same. nine months in 1912 the exports amounted to 694,462,000 feet valtied at $11,882,298. ; Liverpool and Manchester Stocks . John £. Moore & Company, Limited, St. John, N.B., furnish the follow-- ing report upon Liverpool and Manchester stocks on December 1st: Spruce and Birch Month Ending, 30th November, 1914. Liverpool Import Consumption Stock LOZ, 1913: 1914. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1912. BE 914. N.B. & N.S. Spruce ees & Pine, Stds@.. “W120 1570 2,120 2,390 2,170 3,060 4,820 9,140 -6,340 Birch Logs, Loads 180 0 360 80 60 1,040 400 2340 Birch Planks, Stds. 261 15 ~, 308 3340 158 261 776 = 8818S 606 Manchester SPEUCEN StdSi oa. &. 800 60 1,840 5,000 6,030 5,500 8,250 20,320 11,010 Birch Logs, Loads 80 0 40 20 40 120 500 240 740 Birch Planks, Stds. 24 121 42 170 97 121 582 625 740 Stocks in Manchester and Liverpool Combined Spruce 1910. L911. 1912 1913. 1914 Manchester See 15,460 16,950 8,250 20,320 11,010 eigeroaGlect ps2: 7,740 5,930 4,82 9,140 6,340 23,200 22,880 13,070 29,460 17,350 Stds. ‘ Birch Logs Manchester ... 100 180 500 240 740 Liverpool ... .. 20 660 1,040 400 240 120 840 1,540 640 980 Loads. Birch Planks Manchester ... : 491 145 582 625 740 Biverpools...5 4... 321 491 776 818 606 812 636 1,358 1,443 1,346 Stds. Lambert Taylor, a well-known lumberman of Williamsdale. Noses was accidently killed recently when his horse suddenly took fright and holted.. Mr. Taylor was thrown from the carriage and almost instant- ly killed. The late Mr. Taylor was well known throughout Cumber- land County. ; , 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; The Settler and His Pulpwood January 1, 1915 FIRE CONTROL AND MARKET. ING COSTS FROM THE HOME. STEADERS POINT OF VIEW. Contributed specially to the Canada Lumberman by a Northern Woodsman PART II. In a previous article on this subject attention was called to the fact that settlers along the line of the Transcontinental Railway are at present showing unwonted activity in the cutting of pulpwood on their lands. The question arises as to how long this activity will continue and whether, if the experiment does not prove as successful as they anticipate, the situation will not revert to that which has hitherto existed, namely, the burning of huge quantities of spruce and balsam every year, instead of its being shipped away to the mills for manufacture into pulp. When the settler first enters into possession of his land, and sur- veys the enormous quantities of magnificent pulpwood at his dis- posal, his first impression generally is, “There is a fortune in this. There is money in every stick of timber here.” To the non-practical man that is a very natural conclusion to arrive at. As it stands it DOES look to be worth a small fortune, but the settler’s dream van- ishes when he comes down to practical business, and finds that although at the mills the fine array of stately trees which surround him on every side would net him a big sum, yet after he has done the chopping, and paid for the cost of hauling, loading and trans- portation, all he gets out of it is meagre wages and nothing, or prac- tically nothing, for the value of the material. He usually decides that it is cheaper to burn what he has chopped than to cut it into proper lengths and trim it ready for shipment. The writer, in visiting a number of settlers in the vicinity of Cochrane recently, called upon settlers who at one time boasted of the fine pulpwood they possessed. To the question: “Are you cutting ‘any pulpwood this winter?” they have replied with absolute glee and _ triumph: “Pulpwood? I haven’t any pulpwood now. The fire went through it last summer and destroyed it all. It’s the finest thing that could have happened. It has saved me fifty per cent. in the cost of clearing my land.” That is the general view of the settler in regard to the pulpwood question. He no longer contemplates the bush fires with dread, but hails them as a positive Godsend. Whilst the fires are actually raging he may feel anxiety concerning the safety of his shack and its con- tents, but if he can save his little home, and the fire travels all over his land, leaving nothing but a forest of ugly blackened tree trunks, he reviews the situation with rejoicing, and enters upon his home- stead duties with a lighter heart than ever before. One is continually hearing the remark “It is only by a series of good big bush fires that this country will be cleared and converted into agricultural land.” So long as this is the attitude of the settler, and so long as he continues to regard the pulpwood on his land as a‘positive obstacle to him, rather than as an asset which will help to pay the cost of clearing his land so long we may expect to find the north country ravaged by big bush fires every year. Each summer, the settlers will be setting fire to the cut timber on their homesteads. If the conflagra- tion were confined to the limits of the particular homestead, the mat- ter,might not be serious, though even in that instancé it seems re- grettable that so much valuable material should be destroyed for lack of adequate means of shipping it away to the mills. The trouble is, _ that there is no telling where these settlers’ fires end. Many home- steaders exercise every care when they start a blaze and never leave it until they are convinced that everything is safe, but, too frequently, the fire gets beyond their control, spreads beyond the limits of their holding, and travels for miles, burning itself out, no one knows where. Or if the settlers keep the flames well in check, they are satisfied everything is safe when only a few smouldering patches remain. Therein lies the danger. The writer last summer saw: half the’ town of Hearst destroyed by.a little smouldering mass, a few inches square, which, in the morning was so insignificant as to excite no attention, but which, in the afternoon, fanned by a gale of wind, assumed pro- portions which “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men” could not subdue. Too frequently it is the little smouldering patch which causes the damage, for when once a fire eats its way into the soil it is wonderful how long it will remain burning and be a menace to the surrouding bush. An instance as to how long a small fire in the bush will remain burning: Towards the end of last October the writer passed a certain spot where he noticed a small patch of smouldering muskeg. That night a torrential downpour set in and continued for twenty-four hours, flooding the recently-cut government roads. It was a down- _ pour such as one would have thought would have extinguished the fiercest blaze. But the day after, that little patch of muskeg was smouldering away as merrily as ever. Two weeks later the writer again passed the same point, after another deluge of rain, which, in the night had turned to snow, of which there was a sufficient depth on the ground to permit of toboggans being drawn with ease, but the little patch of muskeg was still emitting small volumes of smoke. Instances of this kind could be quoted ad infiinitum. There seems to be a need for the Provincial Government to adopt some new policy on the whole question.. Their. desire is, no doubt, to conserve the pulpwood supply as far as possible, and at the same time to get the land which they are selling for homestead purposes cleared as quickly as possible. They have the whole line of route of the Transcontinental Railway patrolled by fire rangers each sum- mer to guard against fires which may be caused by sparks from the engines of contractors’ trains, yet they pay no attention to the big con- flagrations deliberately started by settlers. The amount of pulpwood which the homesteaders destroy annually, rather than go to the trouble of shipping to the mills, is considerable, but it is a mere baga- telle when compared with the thousands of acres destroyed by the fires which they start, and which sometimes travel many miles be- yond their homesteads, to regions where there is no settlement, and where there is not likely to be any settlement for years to come. The main thing is to get the settlers interested in the pulpwood business, so as to induce them to ship their spruce and balsam away to the mills. They need some sort of education in the matter, and the Government would do well to issue a few simple instructions as to the best methods of cutting, piling, loading, hauling and handling pulp- wood generally. Few of the settlers are experienced bushmen, and adopt methods which would never prevail in a lumber camp. In the. cutting of roads, for instance, they frequently show a lack of discre- tion, with the result that they have a road which will not permit any- thing like a full load to be drawn over it. ; Of course, one of the greateSt drawbacks at the present time is the high charge which the contractors demand for hauling the pulp- wood over the Transcontinental Railway into Cochrane. When the line is in proper operation these charges will be greatly reduced, and this will afford that extra margin of profit to induce the settler to ship away his pulpwood rather than consign it to the flames. How- ever, if the vast timber areas north and south of the railway are not to be wholly destroyed some more effective steps must: be taken for their conservation. ; The Fuel Value of Various Woods The fuel value of two pounds of wood is roughly equivalent to ‘that of one pound of coal.. This is given as the result of certain cal- culations now being made in the forest ‘service laboratory, which show also about how many cords of certain kinds of wood are required to obtain an amount of heat equal to that in a ton of coal. + Certain kinds of wood, such as hickory, oak, beech, birch, hard maple, ash, elm, locust, long-leaf pine, and cherry have fairly high heat values and only one cord of seasoned wood of these species is required to equal one ton of good coal. It takes a cord and a half of short-leaf pine, hemlock, red gum, © Douglas fir, sycamore, and soft maple to equal a ton of coal, and two cords of cedar, redwood, poplar, catalpa, Norway pine, cypress, bass- wood, spruce, and white pine. Equal weights of dry, non-resinous woods, however, are said to have practically the same heat value regardless of species, and as a consequence it can be stated as a general proposition that the heavier the wood the more heat to the cord. there is very little difference between various species ; the average heat for all that have been calculated is 4,600 calories, or heat units, per Weight for weight, however, kilogram. A kilogram of resin will develop 9,400 heat units, or about twice the average for wood. As a consequence, resinous woods have a greater heat value per pound than non-resinous woods, and this — increased value varies, of course, with the resin content. : The available heat value of a cord of wood depends on many dii- ferent factors. It has a relation not only to the amount of resin it contains but to the amount of moisture present. Furthermore, cords vary as to the amount of solid wood they contain, even when they are of the standard dimension and occupy 128 cubic feet of space. A cer- tain proportion of this space is made up of air spaces between the sticks, and this air space may be considerable in a cord made of twist- ed, crooked, and knotty sticks. Out of the 128 cubic. feet, a fair aver- age of solid wood i& about 80 cubic feet. It is pointed out, however, that heat value is not-the only test of usefulness in fuel wood and since 95 per cent. of all wood used for fuei is consumed for domestic purposes, largely in farm houses, such fac- tors as rapidity of burning and ease of lighting are important. Each DW A oe we Oe oa ce pee. 4 eather *4 yp Boe Wy « 4 A f t . . > Lag a . ‘ b. ‘January 4, 1915 section of the country has its favored woods and these are said to be, in general, the right ones to ues. Hickory, of the non-resinous woods, has the highest fuel value per unit volume of wood, and has other ad- vantages. It btirns evenly, and, as housewives say, holds the heat. The oaks come next, followed by beech, birch, and maple. Pine has a relatively low heat value per unit volume, but has other advantages. It ignites readily and gives out a quick hot flame, but one that soon dies down. ‘This makes it a favorite with rural housekeepers as a simmer wood, becatise it is particularly adapted for hot days in the =. ~ kitchen. x The fuel qualities of chestnut adapt it particularly to work in brass foundries, where it gives just the required amount of heat and it is therefore in favor. Coastwise vessels in Florida pay twice as much for Florida buttonwood as for any other, because it burns with an even heat and with a minimum amount of smoke and ash. The ‘principal disadvantage of the resinous pines is their oily black smoke. Ventilation of Dry Kilns By N. Greener “The ventilation of dry kilns is one of the most important of all things connected with the proper kiln drying of lumber. Can you realize that on account of improper ventilation is 90 per cent. of the dry kilns used to-day there is 15 to 30 per cent. of the lumber being reduced in grade? You don’t believe this but you will if you will do as I have done, stand by your grader on the green chain, see that he grades the lumber right and marks each piece as it should be, then you, see that this lumber is stacked on the cars. Mark each car so you will know them, put them in the kilns and when they come out you stand by the grader 6n the dry chain and watch him change the grade mark. You will be convinced that there are conditions existing that you were not aware of. You may have brick kilns, you may have con- crete kilns or wood kilns. but if your ventilation is not correct you had better not have any kilns. Ventilation in dry kilns is somewhat different to that of the office or the home. At the office you ventilate to expel the foul air, intro- ducing that which is pure. In the dry kilns we ventilate to remove the moisture which is forced from the green lumber by the heat penetrating into the lumber through the pores. When the lumber is heated to the maximum tem- _ perature a portion of the water from the lumber is generated into a vapor. This vapor must be removed as fast as it accumualtes and at a point that will not interfere or reduce the temperature of the interior of the kiln. In removing this.vapor or moisture, it must be replaced with air and not cold air but with air which is the right temperature to prevent the lumber from being chilled. Should the lumber be ex- posed to cold air you will find that checks will appear. A properly constructed ventilation system will prevent checks and the lumber will come through the kilns as good as it was before it went in them. Some of the lumber manufacturers are figuring to get the lumber through the kilns to get the minimum weight. This is all right, but there is a limit. You can get lumber too dry. You may save 50 cents per M on your weights, but look out you don’t cause the lumber to be degraded in milling, therefore losing more than you would save on the reduced weights. Look after the ventilation, have the lumber taken out of the kiln when it should come out and the weights wiil take care of themselves. _ For several years I have been making experiments on ventilation for yellow pine dry kilns and have obtained some very excellent re- sults, some of which I am going to give you for your information, and if any have given this matter any thought I am sure it will be of in- * terest to them. On the first nine cars, [ give you below, each car contained 4,000 feet and on the last one 2,200 feet ; these cars-were perfectly dry when ; they were pulled out of the kilns and were not taken down for several hours after, being allowed to cool off. . One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled out after being in kiln 30 hours; in taking down and regrading, we found two pieces 1 x 6, 16 which were reduced to No. 3, temperature 240 degrees. One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kiln 27 hours; in taking down and regrading, we found one piece 1 x 8, 16, and 1 piece 1 x 10, 16, which were reduced to No. 3 common, tempera- ture 242 degrees. -_. One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kilns a 30 hours; in taking down and regrading we found two pieces 1 x 12, x 14 which were reduced to No, 3 common, temperature 246 degrees. One car No, 2 common, | x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kilns 28 hours; in taking down and regrading we found one piece 1 x 8, 16, and oné piece 1 x 10, 14 which were reduced to No. 3 common, tem- perature 240 degrees. . . One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kilns _ 27 hours; in taking down and regtading we found two pieces 1 x 6, 12, * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 and one piece 1 x 10, 14, which were reduced to No. 3 common, tem- perature 244 degrees. One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kiln 30 hours; in taking down and regrading we found one piece 1 x 8, 18, which was reduced to No. 3 common, temperature 240 degrees. One car No. 2 common, | x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kiln 32 hours; in taking down and regrading we found three pieces 1 x 10, 16, which were reduced to No. 3 common, temperature 238 degrees. One car No. 2 common, 1 x 6 to 1 x 12, pulled after being in kiln 38 hours ; in taking down and regrading we found two pieces 1 x 10, 16, three pieces 1 x 8, 14. and two pieces 1 x 6, 16, reduced to No. 3 com- nion, temperature 240 degrees. This car was in the kiln at least six | hours longer than it should have stayed. One car 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4, B and Better finish short-leaf pulled alter being in kiln 52 hours; in taking down and regrading we found two pieces 5/4 x 6, 16 reduced to No. 1 common, temperature 240 de- grees.. On several cars B and Better kiln dried saps 3 x 6 to 6 x 12, 12 to 16 foot lengths pulled after being in kiln 72 hours; in taking down uone degraded, temperature 240 degrees. Personal Notes of Interest to Lumbermen __ W.E. Kelsey, of W. E. Kelsey and Son, North Tonawanda, N.Y., visited Toronto about the middle of December, on business relating to the purchase of stocks from Northern Ontario. Sir Thomas Skinner, Bart., of London, Eng., has been elected a director of the Laurentide Company, Limited. He is also a director of the C. P. R. and Governor of the Hudsons Bay Company. . Mr. William Mason, of Mason, Gordon & Company, Montreal, has just returned from a business trip to the United Kingdom, partly in connection with the sale of pit props for use in British mines. Arthur H. Campbell, of the Campbell MacLaurin Lumber Com- pany, Montreal, spent Christmas with his father on the latter’s large fruit farm at Bronte, Ont. On his way back to Montreal Mr. Camp- bell favored the Canada Lumberman with a visit. Mr. H. W. Racey has resigned as general manager of the St. Law- rence Pulp and Lumber Corporation, Chandler, P.Q., the construction ~ of whose plant was recently finished. Mr. Racey, however, at the request of Messrs. Chandler Bros. & Company, Philadelphia, will re- tain his connection with the corporation in an advisory capacity. Mr. C. G. Atkinson, who recently resigned from his position as assistant manager for the Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, Millville, Ark., has taken the position of sales manager for the Stout Lumber Company, Thornton, Ark., and the Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. The two mills are modern in every respect. The Stout Lumber Company’s plant is turning out Arkansas soft pine at the rate of 60,000,000 feet annually. The two mills are owned by the same in- ~ terests. Their output will give Mr. Atkinson the sale of about 80,- 000,000 feet annually to superintend. { - Hindus Will Import Hardwood Into B.C. With the object of importing valuable hard woods from the Pun-. there, a joint stock company has been formed by a number of Hindus. The leaders are Kapoor Singh, Hardit Singh, Inder Singh and Baga Singh. The new company will be capitalized at $250.000, composed of 25,000 shares of $10 each. Kapoor and Hardit Singh have returned to India to make arrangements at that end. The company proposes im- porting teak, mahogany, ebony, and other valuable brands of hard-~ wood, and establishing a sawmill in India to cut the wood into square timbers to be shipped to British Columbia. It is stated that hardwood can be landed in New Westminster for $70 per thousand, and that when manufactured into the finished product as polished hardwood, Getting Out a Record Lumber Order During the season of 1914 nearly four million feet of Douglas fir ” timber was shipped from Genoa Bay, B.C., to Toronto, for the great harbor improvements going on there: Active preparations are now under way for logging and sawing the requirements for 1915, the quantity needed for the coming year being approximately six mil- lion feet. It is gratifying to note that this large contract is proceed- ing satisfactorily despite the generally adverse conditions. It is esti- mated that upward of thirty million feet of. Douglas fir will be re- quired to complete the Toronto waterfront. The timber for the work is being furnished by the Empire Lumber Company from their im- mense holdings at Cowichan Lake, where the company has a log output capacity of sixty million feet and upward a year. The logs are delivered to the mill and sawn into lumber and timber at the rate of one hundred thousand to one hundred and twenty-five thous- and feet a day of ten hours’ run. jab Valley in India into British Columbia for sale to manufactories. * _ ¥ € ‘ 36 Inventory Time and Its Duties In the last week of the year, the attention of the retail lumber dealers is concentrated on the business of invoicing and everything else for the time being has a minor interest. Everybody works to his limit during these days, and the owner or manager has to bear the brunt of it in the physical and mental overtime he puts in at the work. The men unloading lumber or coal have an easy job compared with it, for when their day’s work is done they go home and eat their supper and get a good night’s rest. But those who are doing the invoicing, after working from daylight to dark in the yards as hard as they can, extend the day till midnight, working in the office at the hardest kind of mental labor in extending the board measure and figuring the cost prices of each item. After a few days of such grilling experience, a man feels as though something has gone out of him. Very often, too, the weather is so severe as to add greatly to the discomfort and length of time in doing the outside part of the job. On such days the man who is tallying can manage to keep going no matter how cold it is, but the one who keeps the tally has the worst of it. To facilitate the work, preparation should be made beforehand in putting the stock in perfect order for rapid counting. The molding and battens can be counted several days previous; the coal bins and the brick piles, if these products are handled can be trimmed and counted, and several other things may be done that will shorten the time. I have gone into yards to invoice when nothing had been done of this kind and it took the greater part of a day longer because of hav- ing to straighten things out as we went along. It is not only the work of doing this, but it is annoying as well and makes the work harder in consequence. Those who are line yard managers have doubtless had this drilled into them and are ready for the auditor when he comes. If he finds the yard in applie-pie order and the stock nicely arranged for counting, it will be several points in your favor and will serve to keep him in good humor during the job. When an auditor comes to - invoice a yard, he wants to tackle the work and get it back of him as ‘soon as possible and anything the manager has done to lessen the labor and time for him is greatly appreciated for, whether you know it or not, there are few men who have a harder job for the next two or three weeks than a line yard auditor. He not only has this invoicing work to do but he has a certain degree of responsibility to account for in the returns from the yards under his supervision. He is required by the owners to look after the managers during the year and see that they obey the rules and meet their requirements. So when figuring- up time comes, he naturally feels more or less anxious about how things will pan out in the final footings of the year’s work. Therefore, I would suggest to you to make it as easy as you can for the auditor in this invoicing job. You are working in the business for the own- ers and you will gain better results for yourself if you work with the auditor in obtaining the best results for the yard. You see him every little while but you see the owners very seldom, and they only know you by name and your daily reports. The auditor is the personal con- necting link between you and them and if he is a competent man for his position, what he says of you goes with your mutual employers. You will find that his good opinion of you and your ability is a pretty handy thing to have when you make up your mind to “hit” the owners for an increase of salary, and I suppose some of you have got that idea running through your mind at this particular time. If this is the case, you too, will feel solicitous about the outcome of the year’s business of the yard.’ This is something that the manager is not supposed to be entitled to know. There is one thing sure, however, if the results are not satisfactory, he will be more liable to know of it than if they are. You Will Learn Then When you get to running a yard of your own and employing men you will understand better the attitude of a yard owner in this respect. You will feel when you have had a good year, that if you let your employees know it, it will act as an encouragement to them to try for a raise. If it has been a poor year, you don’t mind letting them know, for the tendency it will have to restrain them from asking for more wages. They will be more satisfied with what they are getting and thankful if they are not asked to take less. I consider though, that the manager of such a business as that of _a lumber yard is rather more than in the position of a hired man. If he is competent and makes a success in conducting the yard, he is more of an associate in the business than the hired man with no more responsibility than is connected with his day’s work. The more com- petent a manager is, the closer is his affiliation with the ownership of the concern. - He is practically a branch of it, and being this, it is therefore natural he should feel that it was his due to be informed as to the results of his year’s efforts to make the business a success. A manager of this class is a good business man and a knowledge of this encourages him to make it better. Being a good business man he will know if he is getting the salary that the business will warrant. With his ability and mastery of the business he is able to forma pretty close estimate of what the yard profits are and distinguish the difference between a large volume of business and a profitable business. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER vie hy ; re > 5 ‘ ea January 1, 1915 The mistake is often made by some yard managers that if they are — selling lots of stuff and making a good aggregate showing every month, the profits must be correspondingly large, and they wonder why, with such a good showing every year, nothing is said to them about an increase of salary. I have had a chance to look over the'year- ly summing up of the results of a good many yards and seen the dii- ferent percentages of profit. In a number of cases, I noted that some yards showed a larger amount of protfis than other yards that had done a much larger volume of business. I supposed at first thought, this was owing to a difference in the character of the competition. On inquiring, however, I learned that the conditions in this respect were practically the same. I’ve no doubt but every line yard concern has similar cases among their yards. It is illustrative of a well-known principle in business that it is one thing to sell goods but another mat- ter to get an adequate profit. .A line yard man told me in a conyersa- tion this summer that they were paying several of their managers larger salaries than they did to some who were doing a larger busi- ness. He said too, that the common fault of most managers was to make sales at the expense of profits. The manager who can roll up a good volume of sales and make good profits out of them is a man that is being sought for and can command the top-notch salary. I have spoken of these things at this time with the object of their bejng sug- gestive to you in your work of the coming year, by helping you to keep in mind the fact of your being valuable to your employers only in proportion to the amount of profits you succeed in making for them out of the business. To make profits, therefore, is a problem that*is” incumbent on you to study and continually watch for its application in every sale you make, for on it largely depends your business suc- cess. ’ Volume, But Not Profit I think that one of the best lessons I ever learned was along in the early ’80’s when I was a manager of a line yard. I had been but five or six years in the business and I had lots to learn although I didn’t realize this at the time. I had what I thought was a whopping good year’s trade. I was ambitious and worked hard to roll up the volume of sales and when I figured them up at the close of the year, I was patting myself on the back in anticipation of a salary raise that 1 had been working for. My surprise and mortification were great when one day, a couple of weeks after invoicing one of the owners came out to see me. I thought he didn’t appear very cheerful and I didn’t feel that way either when he informed me that although the yard had done a good business in the amount of sales last year, it didn’t show much _of a profit. Then he told of what some of the other boys had done and that made me feel worse than ever, for I hated like the dickens to “husk the down row” in anything. This was before the days of daily reports and so we went over the books together and I was shown the ~ mistakes I had made in selling stuff on too close a margin and some other things I had not been aware of. It was a cold day, I remember, but I perspired in going over the work I had done. I was given an- other year’s trial at that yard with the same old salary, and I did some hard studying during the rest of that winter and by it I got a new view of business principles that I had previously ignored because I had not understood them as I should. The result for that year was that I did about the same amount of business with a resultant profit that gave me a 20 per cent. increase in salary. ever afterward I was among the head of the class. From this, I have formed an opinion that every manager who is ~ competent to be one should be intrusted with the knowledge of a fair idea of the net results of his year’s work, and if he is worth anything at all as a manager, it will have a beneficial influence in his next year’s management of the yard. It is not necessary, of course, to tell him the exact amount of the profit the yard has made. I don’t think the right sort of a manager cares to know this, but he does care to know. whether he has been successful or not. Require a Change of Scene it There are many managers who are in the wrong place, for their own and employer’s good and a change of position to another town would work to the berefit of both. The profits of a yard depend a good deal on the degree of harmony existing between the manager and his local competitor. In many places where there are discordant — relations, it is not always so much on account of the natural competi — tion as it is the difference in the personal temperament of the two men. They simply can’t get along together becaues they dislike each other in a personal way, and when this feeling exists there cannot be any fair competition between the two. When I was working as a boy on the farm we had some horses that were always kicking and biting when hitched together, but hitch them up with other horses and they would work together in peace and harmony. and I’ve noticed this is a good deal the same way with humans. Met Saley used to call this the “imperfect meshing of cogs.” You will understand this better, those of you who have to do with the working of machinery. several instances of shifting yard managers from one town to another which proved to be a benefit all around. I have known of two dealers who were managing yards in the same town and the two yards were I have seen . I learned my lesson well and ~ ot ee SSR 0D ED at i aS a a te tn pa ae . ’ - ¥. : A he oi sate. or 4 Lares tg x > ai¢ : ; : / ‘ ; : ' ‘ 7 / January 1, 1915 "whe owned by the same concern, yet these two men couldn’t get along to- ‘gether without scrapping and cutting prices to get the business. A change had to be made of course. One of them was sent to run a yard in an adjoining town where there was a real competitor. Fortunately the new man found that he harmonized with the other dealer and the two got along together without scrapping. This is a matter which I believe should have consideration by owners of line yards in their placing of men at different places for the personal equation is something that cannot be left out of anything pertaining to business relations, and I would say to you managers who are in places where you can’t get along harmoniously with the “other fellow” that you owe it to yourself to seek a change to some place where you can. If you have had a good business this year and the yard didn’t pan out in profits as it should have, because of un- friendly relations between you and your competitor, something is the “matter with your personal temperament. You don’t like each other, as we say, on general principles and therefore the business principles in the running of the two yards have to suffer because your “cogs don’t mesh.” On the other hand it may be that you are not well enough acquainted in a personal way with each other. You have kept aloof and shunned meeting one another and this has had the tendency to ereate a false personal dislike between you. The thing to do, there- fore, is to find out through closer acquaintance if you won't like him better in knowing him better. It is often the case that as we become better acquainted with a man our adverse opinion of him changes. I believe this is a common experience with us all in our personal rela- tions with individuals. In view of this fact, don’t you think that it might be well for you to give it a trial in your relations with the man over in the other yard who appears to you to be irreconcilable in his attitude towards you? It may be that if you cultivate his acquaint- ance he will prove to be a different fellow from what you thought he was. Warm up to Him Don’t you think now, if you two could harmonize better, that it would be money in both your pockets, to say nothing of the added pleasure of doing business? Well then why not be sensible and act sensibly in doing your part to make this possible? Lay aside your own pride and stubbornness of disposition and make the first move in going half way and a considerable distance on his half if need be to a better understanding of him as a man. Do it for the sake of your business if nothing else. If he is repellant in his way the first, second and third time you meet him don’t be discouraged but be persistent, and in time, you are bound to thaw him out. You may perhaps have heard of the old fable of the contest of the Sun and the Wind as to-which could make the traveller take off his cloak first. The Wind had the first try at it and he blew the hardest kind of a gale but it only had the effect of making the traveller hold on to his cloak all the tighter. The Wind gave it up and subsided to a calm. The Sun then took a hand and blazed away. Ina little while those silent burning rays of his impelled the traveller to unloosen and lay off his cloak for relief, you can see the moral of this without my pointing it out. I read this fable when I was a boy, and it made such an impression on me that I believe nothing has influenced me more in my handling of men. ; I shall never forget either the instance, at one of our convenitons, several years ago, of a dealer telling me in a confidential way of his bringing his competitor along with him and payine his expenses to and from the meeting. He was a tight-wad, cantankerous disposition- ed sort of a chap and hard to get along with, but my friend conceived - the idea that his liking for getting something for nothing would incline him to accept the offer on those terms and so he came, saw, took in, and went back a different man. Some months afterward I received a letter from the wise dealer in which he stated that everything was going on nicely, and his investment had been worth a thousand dol- lars. You will perhaps see the moral of this too, without my pointing it out and if you choose to apply it in a similar case there is no doubt in the least but that it will pay you a big interest on the investment if nothing more. ; . _ A Good Start for the New Year . Applying this common sense treatment that I have been talking about to those of your competitors who are not in accord with you, wiil _be a mighty good thing for you to begin the New Year with. Just go out in the corner of the yard and dig a hole and bury your old grudges and forget them and start out on the New Year with the determina- tion to make friends of your competitors. no matter how cantankerous they may be. Get all right yourself in feeling and attitude towards them for this is the first essential thing to do and the rest is a matter ef tact and patience in application. There are many ways in which you can work with a competitor instead of working against him. It used to be a common idea with dealers that no matter what a com- petitor was doing the thing to do was to be against him. If anything was heard to his discredit, to spread it around was the policy pursued. The idea was to down him in a social and business way wherever pos- sible. Such a policy could result only in creating personal feelings of i— CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 dislike and rancor to the serious detriment of the business interests of all the dealers in the town. When you come to look at it from an en- lightened, intelligent view point it is a crude and barbarous policy and unworthy of the intelligence of to-day. The developing of a higher standard of business dealing is eliminating a good deal of this old time notion that a competitor had no business rights that we were bound to respect. Our associations have done a good deal in educating lum- bermen to discard these primitive ideas, and the retail business is on a higher level in this respect than it used to be and they will do more as the work is going on in an ever broadening measure. At the end of the year you closed your books for the year that is now but a memory. If you will turn over their pages and study them: you will see many ‘evidences of the results of being unfriendly with your competitor. There are accounts that he could have told you were risky to make but in your ignorance of this, you were pleased in taking that trade away from him. There are records of bills sold at lower figures than need have been, because the parties had lied to you about the figures offered by your competitor, when, if you had been on good terms with him you would have done differently and obtained more money for them. And you might ask yourself, “What doth it profit me in being on unfriendly terms with my competitor?” Just run over your last year’s business and calculate approximately, the amount it has cost you for this. Is it wise? Is it sensible? Is it. good business to continue working under such conditions when the remedy for them is as practical to apply as the cause is that produces them? If you found out that you were losing $500 a year from some other cause than this, you would not hesitate to take measures to stop it would you? Well, scrapping with your competitor costs you as much if not more than this amount of money.in profits every year that you continue in_ . this policy. In view of this, don’t you think it would be worth your while to change it for one that will save you what you are now losing? 1 know of course there are many who read this to whom it won’t apply for they are getting along with their competitors in a sensible way and’ saving all this loss I’ve spoken of, for themselves. But there are many more who have not yet learned the value, in money, of good will and forbearance towards their competitors. It is to those I am talking, and urging on them the business importance of getting rightly adjust- ed their relations with the man in the other yard and this holiday sea- son is a good time to make the move to bring it about. Price Fixing Unnecessary _ Understand, if you please, I am not suggesting any such thing as the “fixing” of prices. Dealers can work together without doing this.., With a harmony of action this matter will regulate itself. You don’t have to have a special agreement with a friend to keep him from knif- ing you and just so in this case, working together you can keep down the amount of accounts on your books. You can govern better your credits and collections. You can make it harder for the “dead beats” and make the slow pays loosen their hold on your money. You can collaborate with your competitor in creating and developing more business for you both, and the competition between you will resolve ~ itself into an emulation of purpose as to “who best can work and best agree.” The emulation in service and creating business is taking the place of the old cut-throat competition with the intelligent and pro- gressive element in the business world, and the retail lumbermen should get into line iri adopting it and throw into the discard all of the old unprofitable methods of doing business.—C. H. Ketridge, in The Mississippi Valley Lumberman. Measured in terms of annual production of wealth the lumber in- dustry both in British Columbia and in the Northwestern states ranks high above its nearest competitors—agriculture, mining and fisheries. | In British Columbia of every dollar in the pocket of the wage earner, merchant or financier, 33 cents is from the forest. In Washington, Oregon and Idaho the lumbermen are still more productive—42 per cent. of the public wealth of Washington, 45 per cent. of the public | wealth of Oregon and 31 per cent. of the public wealth of Idaho is de- rived directly from the logging camps, saw mills and other forest oc- cupations. It is unnecessary to state here that the wealth brought into the country by the lumber industry does not remain in the hands of the lumberman. The lumberman’s dollar is one of the world’s best travellers; of every dollar, 40 cents goes to transportation companies, 35 cents to labor directly employed in the industry, 15 cents to mer- chants for equipment and supplies, 10 cents for interest on capita! invested. ' The lumbermen of this forest region may pay directly each year to transportation companies $80,000,000, to wage earners $70,000,000, to merchants $30000,000 and for the use of borrowed working capi- tal $20,000,000. This money is later ‘circulated into every portion of the community and forms an important factor in the livelihood of those few people who do not come into direct contact with the lum- ber industry.—H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester of British Columbia, before the Western Forestry & Conservation Association, 38 Methods of Billing and Factory Routine There is to be found a great variety of methods of billing in wood- working factories, some being good, some bad and some almost worth- less. In this article I will mention one or two as not being good, and will trv and describe another, which I consider a good system. In con- iection with the billing, I will describe the system of factory routine in connection with same, says I. D. C., in the Wood-Worker, Indiana- ‘polis. As I write this, I call to mind a small mill where, up to less than a year past, there was no system of billing that insured anything like accuracy, even if one man was in charge all the time. To make matters worse, they were changing foremen and managers every two or three months. None of the owners had any practical knowledge of mill work. The senior partner as president and general manager, was try- ing to run the little mill and do a general building and contracting busi- ness by using the three sons—the four constituting the members of the company. His method was to have one or two of the boys on the building jobs (which business was run separate from the mill), while the other one stayed in the mill as foreman and sometimes manager. When booking an order of mill work for a complete building, they would list the items in the order book, and would not have all the items -in the estimate listed on the same or adjoining pages. When the items were billed out for working, they made no check to show what was bill: ed, and made no attempt to keep the shop orders after the items were finished, When shipping an order, they would take everything in sight _ that was supposed to belong to the job, making no attempt to check up and see if they had everything which was ready, or were getting the right material. They would then make out the bills of lading and in- voices from the order book, checking off the items which they thought were finised and sent out. In some cases they would fail to check out ‘items which had been shipped. By not checking off the items when bill- ed to the shop, they would sometimes get out an order the second time, and sometimes would not have everything finished when the job was shipped. They were almost constantly in correspondence. with an outside man, offering him a position as manager with a fairly good salary, on condition that he make the business pay. Sometimes they would get a man there to take the job, would take him through the machine room (which was equipped with about the most complete line of scrap iron ‘to be found), show him the lumber shed, go back to the office, show him the order book (which at first appeared to be filled with unfinish- ed orders), and tell him to go ahead. - After he had worked two or three days ora week, trying to find out what was out and what was not, the “old man” would inform him that his services would no longer be needed as foreman, but if he wish- ed to remain as a machine man, at the same pay as the other men, he could do so: Occasionally they would get a pretty good machine man to stay on for a while by that method. They had at least half a dozen men to take the job in a year’s time, only to turn them down after a few days, with the customary offer of a job as a machine man. It got to be a habit with the boys in the shop, when a new man went to work as foreman, to predict that he would lose out in a few days, and the prediction always came true. Another method of billing which I have seen in use, works out all right until it gets to the factory. In this factory they only make sash, doors, blinds, frames and cabinet work, all moldings being gotten out at another plant a few hundred yards distant. The billing here ‘mentioned applies particularly to sash, doors and blinds. The orders are sent to the factory from the main office and are of a very good form. The part which does not work out right is in making the cutting bills. The billing is done by each man doing a job of work, as he takes an - order for, say a lot of sash, and does all the work (except the cutting) and sometimes puts the sash together, finishing them up ready for glazing. When a man finishes a job, he is given an order, just as it comes from the office, .and makes out a cutting list and gives it to the cutter. He then sets up the different machines to be used on the job, and il the cutter has not cut any of his order, he has to wait or else go and help cut it—and they already have about twice the number of cutters they, need, if things were properly managed. When one man gets in good headway on a job, it often occurs that another man will be given a job requiring the same machines and the same set-up on all of them. For example, each man will be given a lot of 13¢-in. sash, with regular stock sash sticking. With some of the machines they have two of a kind, and each man sets up a separate machine. In that way the work of one man does not often conflict with that of another. However, if they had a good system of billing and one man to lay off all the work, it would not be necessary to have so much money tied up in machinery. A system of billing which proved fairly successful for one mill (a small one employing twenty to thirty men under one foreman) had its objections, not due, however, to the system of billing, but to the fact that the foreman would not always check the items on order sheet when he made the cutting list. All orders were entered on the order book in the same rotation that they occurred on the estimate sheet. ry CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . The shop order was copied from the order book and made in dupli- cate, the shop getting the original and the shipping room the dupli- cate. All cutting lists were made by the foreman and all sash, doors and blinds laid off by him. The frames were laid off by the man doing the frame machine work, and all cabinet and stair work by the head bench man. In another place, I saw a system in use which I consider a good one. It was in a fairly large factory, having four or five departments under separate foremen. Each department is numbered and receives its orders on paper of a different color from the others, and all orders are made on uniform sized sheets. All items on a job are billed on white paper and sent to the shipping department. At the left hand edge of this sheet is a column in which the number of the department furnishing the item is written, so the shipper can tell at a glance where ~ the different items are to be made. This is quite a convenience in looking up the different items of a kind, say the doors included on a large job. The whole order is then rewritten, the items sorted for the differ-~ ent departments and written on their respective colored order sheets. As soon as the foreman gets an order he makes a cutting list, with a duplicate copy. The original is sent to the cutting department and the duplicate kept by the department to check and lay off the work by. The cutter is required to make on one piece of each size, the size January 1, 1915 ~ s as listed in his cutting order, the number of pieces and the order num- — ber, also make a mark on each end of piece for convenience in locating - it in case it should get turned over or mixed with the others on the — truck. There is a rule in force throughout this plant which requires the keeping of all pieces of a kind and size stacked together. When load- ing trucks, the material is laid along the full surface, one layer on top of another, instead of being stacked up in tiers to any height which — miay suit the loader. The latter method is one of the greatest causes for mixed sizes of which I know, and requires a lot of extra work in sorting out. I have seen mills where the stock was piled promiscuous- ly on trucks at the bill saw. When it got to the man who was to lay out the work, he would sort it out, lay it off, and promptly mix things up again. In passing through the machining operations it would be sorted and mixed again at each machine, and when it got to the assem- bling bench would be worse mixed than at any other time. With the better system in_use, each man handling material is re- quired to keep it sorted for the next operation. The man who lays off the work, selects the piece with the marks put on by the cutter. After laying off the piece, which is called the pattern, he marks on the side opposite the one to be used for the facé (all work is stacked face down, therefore the marks are always on top) the purpose for which the piece is intended. the number called for in the original order, also the order number. For example, if he has on his list an item calling for five windows, 28 x 34, 2-light. 13¢-in. check rail, he will mark on the pattern for the bottom side: “Bott. Stile 5 wds., 28 x 34, 2-Lts., 13s C. R., No. 3287.” The top stiles are marked the same as the bottom, except he marks top instead of bottom. Only one rail is laid off, always the top rail. The width of bottom rail is marked on the pattern and if there are any bars to be worked to the same length shoulder, he marks on rail pattern the number of bars to be run and the finishing size. None of the machine men use an order sheet on sash or door work, but are guided by the instructions on the patterns. Each man hand- ling the work sorts the parts requiring different operations in the next process. For instance, the sash sticker man sends all pieces which are finished on his machine, to the assembling bench. All stiles, rails, etc., requiring mortises for bars are sent to the hollow — chisel mortiser, and all rails to be relished are sent to the relishing machine. When a machine is set up, everything that is ready and can be run on that set-up, is run before the machine is changed. To some, this system may appear to result in lots of material being lost or left behind; but it is seldom that anything of the kind occurs. Everything: is kept in such order that orfe can, in a very few minutes, find any of the pieces, no matter how many hands they may have passed through. The man at the assembling bench is furnished with the list used by the layout man, to guide him in putting up the items. When sash or doors are assembled, one or more of a kind and size — is marked on the edge with the number, size, style and order number. — When they are finished, and just before sending to the next depart- ment (panel doors to shipping room and glass doors and sash to glaz- ing room), they are listed on a memorandum checked off from the — department order (also memorandum), and both dated as to date fin- ished. This system of checking saves a lot of trouble in looking up any of the items for future reference. When all items are checked off the department.ticket, it is de- hivered to the shipping department and attached to the shipping ticket. By this means the shipper can tell at a glance which depart- ments have finished everything belongng to them. In case it is neces- sary for the department to hold some of the work back, notices are sent to the shipper when certain parts are finished. For example, when starting on a job of frames, as soon as the basement frames are > x vs . 4 r eal January 1, 1915 CANADA finished there is a memorandum sent in, reading: “No. 3287—base- ment frames ready to ship.” All tickets on which some of the items have bee shipped during the day, are sent to the office with signed bills of lading and dray bills, to be checked off the book and invoices made. Tickets having only a part of the items checked are returned to the shipping room, and those that are all checked are kept in the office and filed alphabetical- ly. At intervals of two or three months they are placed in holders, the backs of the holders being dated as to period covered by the tickets contained in them. These tickets are preserved from year to year, so that anyone wishing an order duplicated can get it by stating the year in which the order was filled, and the order number. ‘Machinery Arrangement—Handling Material While there can be no fixed rule for the arrangement of factories for the different lines of work, there can be many good arrangements far better than some of the factories have, says. F. E. Jackson in the Wood-Worker, Indianapolis. For a planing mill we might arrange a planer at the entrance of the mill, directly from the kiln-dried lumber shed; this should be a double surfacer to avoid carrying the material back behind the planer to be run again. The lumber shed is another thing that often needs rearranging, in order that it may be reached easily. Behind the planer, about 24 ft., and about 1 ft. to the right, should be a self-feed rip saw of a modern type, speeded so that it will tutn out the material at full capacity. To the rear of the rip saw about 24 ft., and to the left, it would be well to set the sticker, which should be not less than an 8-in., four head machine. The swinging or slicing saw should be about 20, and not more than 30 ft. to the right of the molder. Thus, when a truckload is brought from the dry kiln shed it comes directly to the double surfacer and falls at the right place for the rip saw man. He passes it through the saw, and if it is molding it is drop- ped directly behind the molder, and the molder operator can pick it “up as easily as from a truck, and much faster than the machine will take care of it. If the material to be ripped is to be sliced, it is drop- ped on a truck and taken to the cuttér, which is near the rip saw. Meantime the man who tails the rip saw throws the refuse to his left and back, so that it will be to the right of the man feeding the machine, and if he can use some of the smaller pieces they are in the right place - for him to get with the least effort. One of the main things in handling material is to see that it is kept together, so that the man who asesmbles it does not have to hunt the whole shop over to find all the stock. In cabinet work there are usually many small pieces, which will admit of closer arrangement of the machines, and closer observation on the part of the foreman to see that the material is kept together. Upon taking charge of a certain factory I was surprised to. find that a truckload of stock would be brought to the cabinet room, accom- panied by probably a half-dozen bills, more or less, and not a mark on any of the material to indicate which bill it belonged to or what item on the bill. Consequently the cabinet maker would take nearly as long ‘to sort out his material as it took the cutter to cut it in the first place. Each piece had to be measured, both for width and length, and he didn’t mark them either, and would probably check them over several times before placing the material. This did not last long. Now, when a truckload of material comes to the cabinet room it must contain every piece that is on the bill or there is an excuse attached for the reason of the shortage of certain items. This excuse is written on the back of the billing sheet and is checked out only when the stock is ' gotten out. : This arrangement gives the foreman a chance to see immediately if there is any piece short, and make arrangements for it before the cabinetmaker is in absolute need of it. I would like to ask if any of the readers have any idea of the time saved per cabinetmaker per year, be- tween the “happy-go-lucky” way of handling material, and handling it where each piece is numbered as to item and lettered as to sheet where it belongs? For instance, we start billing and the first sheet is lettered A, the next B, and so on down the alphabet. If there are twenty items on the sheet the first is 1-A or 1-B and so on. If this is attended to and ‘placed on every piece entered on the bill, when the material reaches the cabinetmaker he can check it out very quickly, and without taking his rule from his pocket. If he wants to know if a certain piece on the plans and details is out, he looks to the bills, finds the item number, goes through the pile, and picks it out without measuring it. In one factory, where I was employed, there were about ten or twelve foremen of the different branches of the work. These men were called into the office every Saturday morning and held a meeting (the manager acting as chairman) and conversed on the happenings of the week and the progress of the work. They could always tell just i _ how far a job had gotten; suggestions were made and decided on by the majority present. The principal reason for meeting on Saturday _was to talk over the happenings of the week while they were fresh in their memory. The company gave the men credit for the hour and was ‘ We hs s ¢* ee ee Br ea _Stereoptical lectures on the manufacture of steel products. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , 39 always well repaid. It kept the foremen interested, and they felt an obligation placed upon them to become thinkers. Some factories use what is termed a suggestion box. In many in- stances it is a very good thing, but there are some difficulties that often arise with its use. The box is placed at some convenient point, and each man in the mill is allowed to make suggestions and place them in the box. At the end of each week the box is unlocked, the suggestions read and decided upon, and those accepted are paid for. While there are many good ideas secured by this method, there is always a con- fusion as to what they are worth. Again, some men constantly have good ideas and ate paid for them, while others, somehow, do not make suggestions which are accepted. and it causes jealously among ‘the men. Therefore I would not advise the use of the suggestion box, al- though it might be handled in some places. We often hear of red tape, and what might be termed such by some would be termed system by others, and what might be termed system by some would be termed red tape by others. But system is what we need, with concentrated principles, elimination of unnecessary work or movements, and the establishment of shorter routes and pro- cesses to accomplish the best results in the least possible time. It should be the duty of the manager, superintendent and all foremen in charge, to give part of their time to thinking and planning for these ad- vantages. Practical experience, together with theoretical ideas, often figure out many wrinkles. Some men have had the experience but are not theoretical, but it requires a man with both talents to establish a system that will enable his company to meet competition. Many managers are still laboring under the idea that their old system is the’ best, and often will not submit to any changes being made. They would rather rely on a system that has been tried out, than to try to establish one themselves, and often make the remark: “That system might do for that shop, or that line of work, but not for ours.” This is so often repeated that it has become an old saying, but if the factory is not paying, why not try another system? : Most mills that have been in operation a long time have a set way of doing things, and a foreman must be sure of his ground before mak- ing any changes which upset previously established customs. The re- sentment against these changes often takes the form of what is com- monly called “knocking,” an indefinable way of doing an injury to a nian’s reputation or efficiency, that is harder to control or overcome than any mechanical change in machinery. The most successful man- ager or superintendent is the man who can lead, rather than try to force, others to see the way that they want them to see. There are things in every factory that are different from other fac- tories, some handicapped processes that are hard to overcome, and others that are advantageous, but the thing is not how the other fellow does, so much as, “Can’t we find some way that will shorten and beat it?’ Many managers use the superintendent for a kicking post, and when anything goes wrong he is the one who gets the blame. It is true that the superintendent should be responsible for the happenings in the plant, but there is such a thing as one’s energy being torn to pieces. The superintendent who can always find the right answer for either his men or his superior, is a live wire. Where you find a factory running smoothly, everybody at the wheel and ready to push, from manager and superintendent down to the janitor, and all working for the interest of the company, you see a company that prospers. It takes the consolidated efforts of all the force to make a business successful; it takes scheming and planning, interlocked with close observation to secure the best results. If a de- partment is lame, build it up. In this day and age, there are no rea- sons why any factory should be running in a hap-hazard way. There are many systems, thoroughly tried out and proven a success, and if you can find one that is shorter than yours try and adapt it to your - work. Old machines should be discarded and new ones, that double the output, installed, as well as new ideas and new systems. Sometimes this requires a complete renovation, which often will not be submit- ted to by the owners, but nevertheless, it would be the one thing to do. Many plants only need partial renewal, but if we keep up with the times and equip ourselves with the best of machines and the best of men to operate them, the hardest battle is easily overcome. The foremen of the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company, Luding- ton, Mich., have inaugurated an interesting series of “Get Together” meetings for the present winter, the first of which was held recently. The meetings take place in a new hall with a seating capacity of 200, which has recently been erected in the mill yard as a second floor ad- dition to the yard and office building.” The principal subject under discussion at the meeting was “Plans for Improving Conditions in the Various Departments.” The work for the winter was outlined, the intention being to hold meetings twice a month. Addresses will be given by representatives of concerns closely allied with the lumber industry. A representative of the Simonds Saw Company will give Mr. Thompson, of the Standard Oil Company, will give an address on the “Formation and Distillation of Oils.” * 40 A New Sturtevant Undergrate Blower A new design of undergrate blower has just been built by the B. F. Sturtevant Company of Boston, Mass. Undegrate blowers are used very largely in sawmills and woodworking plants where shav- They give an abundant draft for any ings and sawdust are burned. Sturtevant Turbo-Undergrate Blower. kind of fuel and will often increase the steaming capacity of the boilers as much as 100 per cent. A blower is placed in the boiler brick work and can be installed over night. The new set, which is illustrated herewith, is claimed by the manufacturers to have many mechanical advantages over all other machines. This particular set is almost identical with the large standard Sturtevant turbines. Substantial bearings are provided, Hh Hl Y} Y 0000000000000 CO000000000000 HHH LEN RK [| ge [Sil WS WOO \S NI Ni NS HUI um NY AW Hil | WW ae a HEH He “ il il il HN Method of installation of Sturtevant Undergrate Blower. with oil-ring lubrication, and it is impossible for steam to get into the bearings. When the oil reservoir has been filled, it will last for weeks. The company claim that oil or grease cups do not give as great satisfaction as this type of bearing. The daily injection of oil is likely to carry dirt which will block the lubricating passes. This machine, like the other design of Sturtevant undergrate blowers has no ball bearings. When ball bearings are used the heat ' from the steam is apt to dry out the lubrication, causing the balls to crack and break. Another important feature of this machine is the floating metal- Cross section of Sturtevant Undergrate Blower. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER y : r* cry . - 7 January 1, 1915 lic stuffing box, which prevents steam from getting into the bearings, and renders it possible to carry back pressure of 15 pounds. The casing has been made very large. This eliminates back pressure and tends to lower steam consumption. The new machine has from one to six nozzles, according to the amount of steam required. The nozzle control is very efficient. The fireman can shut off any number of nozzles, thus obtaining high effici- ency and-minimum steam consumption at low loads. The sets are manufactured by the B. F. Sturtevant Company, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. Publicity That Proved Effective For several years the Jewett Lumber Company, of Des Moines, Iowa, has been conducting an active advertising campaign that has been characterized by a number of original features. George A. Jew- ett, of that company, induced each of the local daily newspapers to publish a home builders’ page, having a house plan for the central feature. description, were the advertisements of concerns that contribute to the building, furnishing and equipping of homes. The Jewett Lum- ber Company’s advertisements usually occupied the space in the middle of the page immediately below the house plans, and consisted generally of a “serial for home builders.” These advertisements were written by Mr. Jewett and were devoted to a discussion of the plans appearing above them. A conversational style was adopted, and sug- gestions were made for the building of houses in such a way as to utilize in their exteriors and interiors the numerous wood products supplied by the Jewett Lumber Company. Mr. Jewett, as well as each of the other advertisers on the page, used in his advertisement a slogan, the Jewett Lumber Company’s slogan being “Everything from the foundation to the chimney top.” After these advertisements had been running for many months the publisher of one of the local papers conceived the idea of running a home builders’ page with spaces for the advertisers occupied by their slogans only, and offering a cash prize to the reader who would identify most of the advertisers by their slogans. When the con- test was closed the publisher informed the Jewett Lumber Company that of the 500 responses received “Everything from the foundation to the chimney top” was attributed to the Jewett Lumber Company in every case but two. This was taken to indicate that Mr. Jewett’s advertising had been cofiducted in such a way as to impress his com- pany’s name indelibly upon the readers of the papers in which its advertisements appeared. \ The Jewett Lumber’ Company, however, has ample evidence of the profitableness of its advertising campaign in the form of sub- stantial increases in its business. Mr. Jewett has declared on several occasions that the money spent for advertising has been the best business investment he has ever had. So fully convinced is he of the value of local advertising that he is determined to continue indefinitely his expenditure for newspaper space on a scale at least as large as in the past. 3 “Veneer” a Badly Abused Word The word “Veneer” in business and in ordinary conversation has been so subject to a variety of interpretations that manufacturers of veneer and of veneer machinery are to some extent handicapped by the misinterpretation frequently put upon the word by the public. An illustration of this is afforded by a recent utterance made by Surrounding the house plan, which was accompanied by a \. Hon. Richard Harcourt, ex-Minister of Education for the Province, of Ontario. In closing an excellent patriotic address, delivered at the Crown Theatre, Bridgeburg, Ont., Hon. Richard Harcourt made the following remarks with regard to enlisting in the army :—‘It is un- fortunate that some people think they are doing a fine thing for their country when they applaud and cheer, but do nothing more. ‘That it is nothing less than veneer.” This is undoubtedly an injustice to the excellent veneer products which are turned out nowadays. ‘The sense in which it was used by Hon. Richard Harcourt, however, is so common as to be the practically accepted use in dictionaries. In Webster’s Dictionary the interpretations given for the word “veneer” are “outside show” and “pretence.” Since the early days when this interpretation of “veneer” became general, the industry and art of manufacturing and using veneer have made such wonderful advance that, in future dictionaries, in order to keep abreast of the times will have to include a new interpretation which will do justice to the dignified and important position which this product has taken in the industrial world. Indeed, in order to be entirely correct, a complete new interpretation is necessary, giving to the word “veneer” only its more dignified meaning and referring to the old meaning as obso- lete. White pine and yellow pine are the and each contributes more than a billion nually in the United States. woods most used for boxes, feet to the box industry an- "January 1, 1915 > » re ’ / 4 z How a Travelling Salesman May Develop Trade The customers of the wholésale lumber salesman do not come to lim as they do to the retail salesman. He must go to them. When a man comes to the retailer’s yard he usually comes with more or less inclination to buy. The man to whom the travelling salesman goes may have no inclination whatever to buy. The travelling man must expect to make countless calls that do not produce immediate results, particularly when first opening a ter- ritory. ‘Lhe retail salesman may lack most of the qualities of success- ful salesmanship and still very likely sell enough lumber to make money... The wholesale salesman, unless he has definite selling ability and a good deal of it, positively can not earn his salary. Ot. course there are some customers who afford easy sales to the travelling man. There are always some waiting to buy, some who need the stock. But it is not a large part of salesmanship to sell to these men. Salesmanship must be based on the ability to interest and persuade new customers to add constantly to the list of buyers. ‘The man opening up new territory must expect to do a good deal of missionary work and the man on old territory must consider that there are always more or less prospective customers who require de- veloping into actual purchasers. ‘lo call regularly on just so many deaiers and never to investigate whether there are others in the ter- ritory who might possibly become customers will never develop an increasing trade. : ‘There is all the difference between success and failure in the way a salesman goes after new trade. It requires persistence and energy and no small degree of optimism to develop this kind of business. A salesman can make himself just about what he will. There is-no real limit to the man with determination. One salesman carries around with him an atmosphere that spreads a feeling of opposition wherever he goes and kills even future chances. Such a salesman rarely gets to be more than a stranger to new cus- tomers. Another man just as much a stranger at the outset knows low to appear and how to act to secure the interest and attention oi his prospect. _ A retail lumber dealer is very likely to raise an invisible barrier between himself and an unknown salesman. Nobody loves a strange travelling man, at least no dealer welcomes him with a glad hand. Common as it is for dealers to object to listening to the travelling inan’s storey when he is a new man, travellers never seem, some, of them at least, to be able to refrain from showing temper in such in- stances. — Is it not conceivable that a lumber dealer may be too busy to lis- ten to a travelling man’s story the first time he comes? I have seen plenty of travellers who seemed to think a dealer was lying to them 11 he said he was too busy to take time to see them. Such travelling _men, by their indignant actions, practically accuse the dealer of lying to them when he claims to be busy. They sometimes try to force a hearing and ruin their chances for ever with that dealer. ; To insinuate that the dealer is under obligations to lay aside his own affairs and listen to your story is to intimate that his business is of less importance than your own, that you are a higher class busi- ness man than he is. This is an attitude that will keep you from get- ting into the good graces of any man toward whom it is shown. The first rule in the salesman’s handy book ought to be, ‘Never get disgruntled!” When a lumber salesman has learned to keep his temper and, more than that, to keep good natured and cordial in the face of rebuffs and slights and ‘“‘throw-downs” he has taken the long- est step toward successful selling. He has made it possible to go into any dealer’s yard or office and leave without an order, but with a bet- ter prospect of getting the order next time. Unless your call on a prospective customer leaves that man in a frame of mind that will make him more likely to buy another time, you have not exercised proper discretion. You have fallen down in some part of your approach and subsequent conversation. Of course I am not upholding the dealer who is not courteous to salesmen. No retail lumber dealer can afford to slight the travelling man and it will prove to his disadvantage to do so. But there are niany dealers who do not properly realize this fact and there %&.> some who do not care. These disagreeable dealers buy goods, som, times a large amount of them. It is worth while to overlook their , ecu- liarities in order to sell-them=lumber. \ Every dealer has had the experience, perhaps many times, of hay - ing the travelling man go right up in the air when refused a chance tu tell his story. No dealer ever gets to feel just right toward such a man again. There is usually a reason when the buyer declines to _ give the seller a chance. If that reason is not well grounded and can . . . . . . 5 . . he moved aside without causing ill feeling, persistence will do its work, but persistence should stop short of being insistence. : Naturally, it is not good salesmanship to shut right up and walk away the instant a dealer says he is busy, or says he does not need any- thing. But the dealer’s absolute statement that he is not in the mar- re < and the sign that he is going to be displeased if you do not take his ord for it ought to be enough to cause the travelling man to back out _ gracefully, leaving an opening for a future call. -f - ‘ . - ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ee Sia" ad Scattered here and there through your territory are isolated dealers who live in small villages and whose trade does not seem worth stopping for. There are others who live in large towns but who are so over-shadowed by their competitors that they receive no attention from the selling forces covering their section. Both of these classes of dealers are susceptible of development. The dealer in the small village may buy in a small way, but you can secure almost entire control of his purchasing if you will give him proper attention, and you never know when a boom may start in his territory and then you will profit hugely by the friendship of the small dealer. The small dealer surrounded by large ones may seem insigni- ficant, but it is not infrequently the case that the small dealer has abil- ity to grow and determination to succeed. All the big dealers started as small ones. Success never comes ready made. If your competitors are getting the business of the big dealers in a town, beside trying to get what you can of that business, see what you can do to help the little fellow develop. Your suggestions and your ideas may be jusi the additional inducement and incitement he needs to get him to building up his trade. ‘The salesman who helps a small dealer get started growing will not have much trouble in holding his trade after he has grown. Don’t overlook the little dealer in the little village and don’t over- look the little dealer in the big town. If you hope to interest new trade don’t give it time to forget all about you between trips. Help the house to arrange your territory so that you will see these new men often enough to keep your per- sonality and your arguments before them. Many remedies act better when given in small doses at frequent intervals, than when given in large doses at long intervals. If you can not get to see a man until he is likely to have forgotten you, write hima letter. Don’t write just for the sake of writing. Have something pertinent to say and say it in few words and in pointed words. Having the house send out form letters mentioning your name will not help any in impressing your personality on the dealers you hope to interest. Use some of your spare hotel time in dictating per- sonal letters to the public stenographer and sending them to prospec- tive buyers between trips. Of course, this takes time. Anything you have to do to earn your pay or to secure your success takes time, but no one has ever yet known of a man developing a trade in any line without spending some time in the work. That is what your time is for. In looking for chances to develop new customers don’t neglect the development of the old ones. There are salesmen who, when they be- come well acquainted wth their dealers and who regard their busi- ness as securely clinched, hurry into town on one train and ask the dealer to favor them with a rapid-fire audience so they can get out of town by the very next train. This sort of treatment opens the way for the more careful and deliberate salesman of another house to se- cure bigger and bigger orders until he may crowd Mister Man-in-a- llurry out altogether. You have no better prospective buyers than the men who have already bought from you. Develop your present customers as well as your future customers. P Of course you must keep adding new customers or your business will in the very nature of things decrease. Dealers die, go out of busi- liess or are forced out. Many changes take place in your trade in a year. These changes mostly reduce your sales. In order to hold your own you must be continually adding new names to the list to take the place of those that are dropping off for one reason or another. So important is the development of prospects that one is almost inclined to say that the securing of a new prospect is more important than the increased development of an old customer. If your line is a line of specialties, you need to secure new users or buyers, and it is often just as easy to interest a new dealer in hand- ling, the line as it is to win over a dealer from some other similar line. The education of the dealers is work that is perhaps primarily that of tlie house, but the salesman must take no little part in the educationai campaign. Many dealers who pay no attention to literature sent them will listen to the same information imparted by a traveller who is a_ friend as well as a business acquaintance. The development of new customers is in a way merely the mak- ing of new friends. The man who makes friends readily can make new customers. Personal methods are what count, and while you can not do things to place a prospective customer under obvious obli- zations unless the opportunity is great, you can develop an undertone ct friendliness that will count strongly for you some day. Relations with buyers are commonly supposed to be kept on a business basis, bu, do not adhere to this plan so strictly as to fail to take advantage of the . ossibilities of the personal element. Ti. Canadian Naval Department is in the market for bundles of hazelwo. d or willow boughs to be used as fenders to hang alongside battleship, a supply of which can no longer be obtained from Nor- way and Sweden. WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured fiom rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- ° dered a discount of 25 cent. will be allowed. per Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employees” will’ be inserted at the rate of two cents 4 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Wanted-Lumber Basswood Wanted Winter cut [+A 7-tf No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Toronto, Ont. Wanted 2,000,000 ft, White Birch Sqs. Bitty Lis 1%-in., 14%-in. up to 2-in. Lengths 2-ft., 3- i 4-%. and 6-ft. ‘Clear stock. White M. Mitchell, Lucknow, Ont. 40 £4; EE Birchwood Wanted 5-in. thick, 6-in. wide and up. Must be air dried 1912 cut. LAMONTAGNE, LIMITED, 338 Notre Dame Street West, Montreal, Que. Wanted To Buy Good Merchantable Spruce 100,000 ft. 2 x 50,000 ft. 3 x8 100,000 ft. 2x 8 50,000 ft. 2% x 7 50,000 ft. 3 x 9 25,000 ft. 2% x 6% all 10 ft. and up long. Terms 75 per cent. cash against B/I; balance on arrival and in- spection. Immediate shipment. State price f.0.b. shipping point. Write P. O. Box 1595, Montreal, Que. c For Sale 400 Spruce Spiles, 60 ft. long, 7 in. tops. Also any quantuty Spiles 35 to 50 ft. long. Prompt shipment. The Northern Lumber Mills, Limited, 2L-t.f. North Cobalt, Ont. For Sale—White Pine Bevel Siding Either in Idaho White Pine, Silver White Pine or Michigan White Pine. All grades at prices so low that you will be sure to buy. Write us. American Lumber and Mfg. Company, 22-1 Pittsburgh, Pa. For Sale 1 car 2 in. Rock Elm, No: 2 and 3 Common. 1 car 2% in., 3 in. and 3% in, Sound Kock Elm Hearts. 1 car 24% in., 3 in. and 3% in. Maple, No. 2 Common. 2 cars 2 in. Maple, No. 2 Common. 1 car 2 in. Maple, No. 3 Common. 1 car 1% in., 1% in. Beech, No. 2 Common and Better. ~ cars 1% in. Beech, No. 1 Com. and Bet. cars 1% in. Beech, No. 2 Com, and Bet. 80,000 Cedar Posts, 8 ft. long. 1,000 cord 4 ft. Hardwood Slabs. This stock is dry and in good shipping condition. / WM. PEDWELL, Lumber Merchant, 16-t.f. Owen Sound, Ont. tot We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber up to 12 x 12. Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, L ees Haileybury, Ont. Wanted to Sell One to five million feet of 8 x &’s to 24 x 24’s, 12 ft. to 18 ft. long, No. 4 common pine timbers, rough or dressed. To be shipped as fast as cut, approximately four hundred per month. PERRY-FRASER LUMRER CO., INC., -2 Noxapater, Miss., U.S.A. 22 Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 375 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, | c ° Montreal, Que. For Sale-Machinery : es CRORE WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE: 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 4 12- in. buzz planers; 1 No. 51 Crescent universal woodworker; 2 10-in. four side moulders; 1 Cowan hollow-chisel mortiser; 2 Canada Ma- chinery Corporation dimension saw tables; 1 42-1n. power feed band rip sew; | d4-in. band resaw; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 No. 503 tenon machine, double heads and copes. H. W. PETRIE, Limited, Toronto. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. swing, S8-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Lathe, 50-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Lathe, 59-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 4 in. spindles. Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76 in. knife, 6-in, spindles. Lathe, 42 in. swing, 52-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. 100-in. power clipper. 64-in, foot power clipper. These machines are decided carry the same guarantee as we ones. Prices on application, bargains and give our new THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Painesville, Ohio. 23t.f. Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No 1) cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents WANTED—Position as_ engineer, Can handle A.C. work. References. R. E. Keech, 412 Pavone Street, Benton Harbor, Mich., U.S.A. 22-1 BAND-SAW FILER wants position. Thor- oughly experienced. Last employers not oper- ating this year. Desirous of getting located permanently. Married. Age 33. Also good ou circulars and machine repair. Can _ fur- nish Al references. Box 124, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto. 1-2 POSITION WANTED by stenographer and bookkeeper. Young man, stenographer and bookkeeper, desires position with lumber company, with a chance of advancement. One year’s business experience, and best of re- ferences. Address Lock Box 42, Highland Park Station, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A. 22-1; Manager or Secretary-Treasurer Position wanted by married man. Fifteen years’ experience in every department of the lumber business.. Successful manager of com- pany manufacturing thirty million feet annu- ally. Four years in wholesale and retail busi- ness as. secretary and manager. Licensed log scaler. Can provide capital and furnish ex- cellent references. Reply to Box 112, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 24-3 Planing mill man expert in sales, advertis- ing and estimates, with exceptional record for increased business and profits, will be open for new position January 1st. Will guar- antee results for 1915 and will make pay contingent upon results. Apply Box 108, Canada Lumberman & Woodworker, Toronto. 23-2 alas Pulpwood Limit For Sale A fine freehold virgin pulpwood limit for ERS WiMaate Business ance ieee sale. Easy operation, rivers running to rail- way. For further information write to Box 122, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. a Ei Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. ‘This is where buyers of timber property look for op- portunities to invest. If your “ad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. tf In the Supreme Court of Ontario In the Matter of The Winding-Up Act, be- ing Chapter 144 fo the Revised Statutes of Canada and Amending Acts. And in the Matter of the Dominion Lumber Company, Limited. Judicial Sale by Public Auction of valuable timber lands, limits and mills situate in the Province of Quebec. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Winding-Up Order made in this matter and bearing date the 9th day of June, 1914, there will be offered for sale with the approbation of Geo. O. Alcorn, Master in Ordinary of the said Court and with the concurrence of the Royal Trust Company, Trustee for bondhold- ers, by Public Auction by Fraser Bros., Auc- ‘tioneers, at No. 453 St. James Street, Mon- treal, Quebec, at the hour of 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon on the 30th day of -January, A.D. 1915, the following lands and premises and assets in one parcel :— A.—In the seigniory of Ste. Anne des Monts, in the County of Gaspe, in the Province of Quebec, 1,000 acres more or less of timber lands, together with a duly equipped lumber and shingle mill, having a capacity of 25,000 feet of lumber and 125,000 to 150,000 pieces of shingles every ten hours, also dwellings, store- houses, repair shops, etc., also 2&9 square miles timber limits in said county held under Gov- ernment license and numbered 22 to 29, esti- mated to contain over 350 million feet of saw logs, principally fir, spruce and cedar, and 595,000 cords of spool and pulp wood. Also logs in river estimated at 1,000,000 feet board measure. B.—Near La Grande Vallee des Monts, in the County of Gaspe, in the Province of Que- bec, 54 square miles of timber lands and 100 square miles licensed timber limits (held under Government license and numbered 30, 34 and 35) reported to contain 100 million feet of saw logs and 245,000 cords pulp and spool wood, together with new lumber mill fully equipped and having a capacity of 50,000 to 75,000 feet of lumber every ten hours, also a mill for saw- ing shingles and railway ties, with a capacity of 125,000 to 150,000 shingles every ten hours and all necessary shanty plant, etc. The property will be offered for sale subject to a reserved bid fixed by the said Master in Ordinary. Terms yf Sale.—Accepted cheque for $10,- 000 payable to the Liquidators to be, deposited with the Auctioneer by each bidder when mak- ing bid! Twenty-five per cent, of purchase price £0 be paid in cash and balance shall be paidy in three equal annual instalments and shall bear interest at the rate of seven per centum per annum, such instalments to be se- cured to the satisfaction of the Liquidators. The Purchaser may at his option pay the whole purchase money in cash. The terms and conditions of sale in all other respects are the standing conditions of sale of the Court so far as applicable. For further particulars apply to Archibald W. Stevenson, Eastern Townships Bank Build- ing, Montreal, Quebec, Charles A. Millener, Deseronto, Ontario, Frank Denton, K.C., 20 King Street East, Toronto. Liquidators or to Masten, Starr and Spence, 58 Canada Life Building, Toronto, Canada. Dated at Toronto this 14th day of November, A.D. 1914. GEO, O, ALCORN, 23-2 Master in Ordinary. Furniture Manufacturers _Lumber dealer, having unlimited quantity of birch, maple and beech, desires to enter into negotiations with Ontario firm of furniture manufacturers who would be willing to change their location. Have no experience, but can procure sufficient capital to develop business. Excellent prospects. Address in first instance to Box 115, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 24-1 Splendid Chance for Sash and Door Manufacturer One or two practical planing mill men with a little capital are offered an excellent oppor- tunity to get into business. ‘Ihe prepeity available is an excellent newly-equipped woodworking plant, in Ontario, for 1ujnir out sash, doors and millwork. Local capita can be obta ned to build up business, Tnesur- passed location and shipping facilities. Owner wants to retire from business. Box 116Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto. Sawmill For Sale Rare bargain. Big opportunity to go into the sawmill and store business in a small way. Sawmill, store, dwelling, stables and four acres of land, situated five miles from Southampton on the main road leading to Owen Sound. Capacity of mill, 10 to 12 M. feet per ten hours. In first class condition. Good supply of logs can be had for a num- ber of years. Home market in Southampton for all the lumber, slabs and sawdust. For further information apply to J. Seibert, South- ampton, Ont. 1-2 a Basoraciwe e Misc Bu ees ee EA Saw Mill Wanted Wanted to purchase a saw mill in good or- der, capacity about 75,000 ft. per 10 hours. Party buying desires to move mill, Apply Bartram Brus., Limited, Otlawa, Unt. 1 T.f. neous ay Agents Wanted Lirze United States firm manufacturing steel wheels, farm trucks, handy wagous, logging and traction wagons, dump carts, engine trucks, ete., wants Piovincial agents throughout Canada. Write stating what territory you can cover. Box 119, Canada Lumbeiman, Toronto. 13 Wanted To Purchase _200 to 300 boom chains, ie inch thick and nine feet long, with toggles and rings at- tached. Name best price for cash f.o.b. cars shipping point. \ MONTEITH BROTHERS 1-4 Rosseau, Muskoka, Ont. E Agents Wanted One of the largest firms on the Continent’ .making motor trucks, wants sales agents for whole or part of Canada. Putting out truck which represents one of the most im- portant advances in truck manufacture. It drives from all four wheels and likewise steers and brakes on all four wheels. Company very strong financially. Box 120, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 1-3 Sawing Contract Wanted Want to secure contract for the sawing of 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 feet of logs. Have No. 1 portable sawmill, fully equipped. -Location immaterial. HUGH BAIRD & COMPANY, 221 Markdale, Ont, Rossed Pulp Wood I will close a contract immediately for ma- chine Rossed Pulp Wood, 24-in. and 48-in. long, quotations f.o.b. Cochrane, Ont., or at place of delivery. I have the control of a large quantity of pulp wood yearly. I also have for sale 50,000 ft. of 1-in. dry White Birch. L, BOIVIN, 23-2 Box 46, Cochrane, Ont. Do You Want to Buy or Sell? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber or logs, a mill property or timber limit, or some _ second- hand machinery, the CANADA LUMRBER- MAN AND WOODWORKER will bring auick returns. Use our “Wanted and For ’ Sale Department.” 24-1 . January, 1, 1915 Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- city 60,000 feet. All machinery including :— Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel Caniage, 1U-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double Cutting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Pig Champion Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, etc. Also, Independent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, practically new and in excellent condition. Offers will be accepted for all or any part of this machinery, where it stands or F.O.B. cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.f. Brantford, Canada, Utilization of Wood Waste A few weeks ago a correspond- ent in Vancouver was asking through our columns information concerning the successful produc- tion of acetone and fusel oil, etc., from sawdust, by a simple process of fermentation, says the Timber Trades Journal. This inquiry has brought the following infor- mation from Mr. J. C. Stead, tech- nical chemist and chemical engi- neer, which will no doubt be help- ful to many who are interested in this important question of getting as much as possible out of the mill refuse. Methods for producing alcohol from sawdust have been several times tried, but so far without commercial success. The latest attempt in Great Britain was made some four, five or more years ago, when the process by a German named, I believe, Zim- merman, was tried, on an exten- sive scale. However, there were a considerable number of difficul- ties in not only operating the plant, but also in disposing of the refuse, and I do not think that it is in Operation now. / Fusel oil would be produced at the same time as alcohol. Acetone is obtained by the dried distillation of an acetate origin- ated in the acetic acid produced by the dried distillation of wood. Isoprene for artificial rubber making, is not, so far as I am aware, produced from cellulose. There is in course of perfecting a ‘method of producing this by spe- cial fermentation of starch. I do not think that isoprene produced from wood could stand any chance in competition with the isoprene _ produced by this latest introduced method. Merits of Birch Without detracting one iota from the genuine worth of mahog- any, it can be stated that birch ‘possesses certain qualities which _are superior to mahoganv. It is stronger. It stands strains which would snap the tropical wood. \It cannot be truthfully asserted that in beauty of grain, when properly finished, birch goes ahead of ma- hogany, because it does not—no wood does. But in combining strength and beauty, it ranks above mahogany. It takes finish- es which no mahogany has ever yet received. It is not necessary to claim for birch that it is superior as a fur- niture and finish wood to all others in America. There are other extremely high grade cab- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER inet woods in this country, and all that need be claimed for birch is that it ranks with the best of them. It is strong, hard, stiff, takes fine polish, responds remark- ably well to the application. of stains and fillers, and if a figured wood is wanted, selected birch supplies it. All of the qualities of a superb cabinet material are here. It is no experiment. It has held its place and gained ground from the first, and it has reached a point where it is able to stand on its own merits and against all comers, either domestic or for- eign. This claim extends to low- er as well as to the best grades of highly-colored and _ finely-fig- ured stock. Birch fills plebian as well as aristocratic places; it is the camp stool as well as the rocker; the bed slat as well as the carved legs of the grand piano. It is fit for nearly every part and class of woodwork. It detracts nothing from its long and honor- able reputation to know that ex- cavations have shown that the ter- rible war chariots of the Assyr- ians, with scythe blades on the hubs and spears on the ends of the poles, were made of birch— WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, ,Ferest, 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. MD ATTENTION PLEASE COPYRIGHT 1914 WILSON & RICKERT ALLENTOWN, PA, Ask for Free Samples of Rickert's Collection Pictures They are a new. smooth, simple, effec- live method that gets the money from delinquents. Poster Stamp style. print- el indazzling colors on gummed paper. Fasten them to statements and your muney comes, Illustration shows sample of one. Wilson E. Rickert Allentown, Pa. RATS AND MICE Eat the meat out of oats and corn and horses get the husk. - fate 1 Rus ie Siren pe N hy —Tim- ber News. The parish church at Bolton, Mass., was reShingled recently for the first time in one hundred and twenty-one years. In 1793 this church was shingled, the roofing being split from white pine logs, all shingles, of course, being hand- hewn. It is a testimony to the timber that the shingles were found to be in a state of almost perfect preservation. Nowadays we hear a great deal about steel replacing wood, but nature seems to outrival science in some _ re- spects. co. . ; P OFFICE. SCHOOL. D:s HURCH & LODGE FURNITURE ; E EI SU SE 8 emt FOR CIALIS Gaz HOOLfU J.M.& D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St. Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest pruperties auywhere. Forcst surveys, Logszing maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Puwer, Water Sturage, Topographical plans, Water sup} lies, Park Works General plans for village sites and Private Extaies. Railroad location and construction. loads and Rivers improvements. Good infurma- tion concerning Quehee Timver and Mining lands, cheerfully given. John Harrison & Sons Co. Owen Sound, Ont. Posts, Ties, Timber, Limited Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- terior Finish, Hardwood Flooring, &c. Three sawmills and large, well equipped Planing Mills. Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and Hardwoods. Try Special bills Winter or Summer. us once. 99.99% Perfect Pe a) Neate ese New Standard 54 in. Band Resaw. feature. that a “Marshon” works abou near perfection as you can exp 2 aR SA Knoxville, Tenn., May 19, 1914 Wm. B. Mershon & Co., Saginaw, Mich. Gentlemen,— As to the working of your Resaws in our plant. "There is very little use in wasting time discussing that Anybody that knows anything about a Resaw, knows t 99.99% perfect, and that is as ect in this world of woe. Very truly yours, HOLSTON BOX & LUMBER CO., Hugh G. Burke, Manager. Wm. B. Mershon & Company Saginaw, Michigan q i a , ‘| P< ad Par i. © oe es A ao il Ae ones Tore Re ‘ AP es bs Ke v “3% 7 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 Ontario With the end of the year, and its accompanying inventory and holiday season, trade has naturally become very quiet. All who have been following the trend of events during the past few months with care are now looking forward with keen interest to the developments which may come about early in the New Year. It is not long now be- fore we will know fairly definitely whether the optimistic predictions of many important lumbermen have been well founded. In Ontario, aside entirely from the abnormal conditions brought about by the war, the situation is one which should work out in the direction of a good demand and firm prices. In fact, it would unquestionably have this result, were it not for the war. The situation therefore, is one in which these two factors have to be calculated, the one against the other. Inasmuch as the war situation has improved since the very anxious days of early August, it is rather natural to feel that condi- tions tending towards better trade may commence to have the upper hand in the near future. There is no question that in Ontario, the farmer has had an excellent year. His crops have been plentiful and have sold at good prices and he is in a position to spend money upon improvements, if he can be persuaded to do so. The unfortunate part of the situation is that the farmer, like every other man with any money in his possession, is influenced to-day to a great extent by the uncertainty prevailing as to future conditions which may develop out of the war. He therefore has, in many instances, a natural in- clination to put his money away, without spending it, so as to have something to fall back upon in case the depression arising out.of the war should continue over a protracted period. If this spirit prevails to any great extent, the farmer’s purchases wlll be only those which he considers indispensable to his business. Any others, which he can look upon at all in the light of a luxury, or only as a partial necessity, will be postponed. It would be foolish under these conditions to make any attempt at foretelling definitely the course of trade during the next few months. There is one thing certain however, namely, that the conditions prevailing in connection with stocks, during the first half of 1915, will be such as to assist any upward tendency in the values of lumber. The quantity carried over by retail yards and mills is unusually light. The amount to be cut ia the woods this winter is also far below the amount of previous years, having been estimated at a reduction of, all the way from 25 to 40 per.cent. In the larger cen- ‘res, trade is going along fairly steadily on the basis which was struck about the first of November. There is a fair volume of stock moving all the time, to fill the reduced demand for manufacturing and build- \ ing purposes. The interesting surprise of this situation has been the fact that this amount of trade, in itself, is sufficient to furnish a fair quantity of business for practically every manufacturer and whole- saler. No one reports anything in the way of a rush of orders, but it is remarkable how many report that they are receiving sufficient busi- ness to keep them from being in any way anxious about the immedi- ate future. A well-known manufacturer in northern Ontario, writing under date of December 23rd, says: sales have been better in the last month and enquiries more numerous, with*buyers looking for a cut in prices. We think that trade will brighten up again in the spring and with the smaller Cuts being taken out, prices will hold firm.” Eastern Canada Trade continues quiet at Montreal, the holiday season, the war, and the weather, all combining to restrain business. business there is very little going on. In the country districts, how- ever, building operations are more active, as the good harvest has * minimized the results of the depression. Montreal retailers are re- ported to have plenty of stock to last them till spring. _ The market for eastern spruce at Boston has been firmer during the past fortnight, which is a very encouraging sign, because, as a rule, during the last two weeks of December, the market is dull. Of- ferings of dimension and random have been light, as most of the large manufacturers are filled up with orders from Great Britain. Manu- facturers are insisting on $25 base, Boston rate, for railroad shipments of dimension. Direct sales.to the retail trade are still made at $24. At New York, there is an increased volume of trade in eastern spruce, but prices have not altered. aS The demand for shingles at Boston is light, and dealers report that they are suffering a good deal from the legislation against wood- en 100fs. Country yards, however, ascribe the dullness to the arrival of winter weather. Some fancy brands of white cedars are quoted at $3.50, but most of the business is at $3.35 and $8.45. Clears are bringing $2.80 to $2.90 and second clears $2.50 to $2.65. Red cedars “ In the building . are selling at $3.35 to $3.55 for extras. The demand for lath is mod- erate, but offerings are light and prices firm. Some sales of 1% in. are reported at $4.20, but a more general price is $4.25. There is not much interest in 114 in. lath. Stocks, however, are not heavy and are bringing $3.80 to $3.85 for good plump stock. Some 1¥% in. lath can be had at $3.70 to $3.75. Great Britain The determination of Germany to include lumber among articles - considered as contraband of war is the chief subject of interest in the lumber trade of Great Britain. It is not a matter which will have any effect upon Great Britain’s military operations, but it is a matter of the utmost importance to the lumber trade of Sweden. have already tended to advance in Great. Britain, not only for Baltic timber, but also for spruce, and, in fact, for every description of wood which can be used as a substitute for Swedish products. In London, — for the time being, the situation is peculiar, owing to the simultaneous arrival of many steamers, and the consequent moderate prices secured for overside parcels. In this case, holders apparently prefer to obtain a fair profit rather than land the goods and wait for higher prices in the course of a month or two. On account of the closing of the year, business in Londan shows signs of dullness, and the pressure at the docks is gradually lessening. The demand, however, is quite good and fairly general, the only question being how long it is likely to continue, at the present high prices. That prices will be high this year is generally expected, although the shortage of money may re- strain the advance. Recent reports in regard to prices for Archangel and White Sea goods this year place red, thirds, 3 x 9 in., on a basis of £11. However, it is useless to speculate on this point, because the whole of the Russian trade—which has become such an important factor of late—has been thoroughly disorganized, and a season or two will be required for the return of normal conditions. Since the out- break of the war some very large orders for timber have been carried out by the province of Quebec, including an order for 4,000,000 feet, received from the British Government. A further government order for about the same quantity was placed early in December. A steady improvement is reported in the trade at Liverpool and Manchester. Good trade is also expected to continue, the most serious trouble being the probable shortage of stocks. Spruce is still strong, in the face of what appears to be almost a probable famine. The im- provement at Manchester is quite noticeable in spite of the rapid increase in prices of soft woods. It is reported that the government has taken over several more steamers that were formerly engaged in ~ carrying timber from Canadian ports. United States Continued reports of an optimistic nature come from United States centres. It is noticeable that a stronger tone of confidence is being used in connection with business reports of many descriptions. — It is especially significant and interesting to note that during the month of November, 20,000,000 bushels of wheat were exported from the United States, whereas during the corresponding week of 1913 the exports of wheat amounted only to 3,000,000 bushels. Producers are in a very favorable position for spending money as they have received high prices for their produce. During the past four months great strides have been taken in the direction of restoring public confidence. Great Britain’s financial situation has been placed upon a sound and serviceable basis. The British Navy has «practically cleared the open seas of Germany’s war ships, which has brought a great relief to com-_ ‘merce. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, that early in the present year an improved outlook will develop for general business. The lumber business is holding its own about as well as any other. There is still considerable weakness and irregularity in prices in some sections, but the demand for consumption is fairly steady, although it is largely for stocks for immediate use. In the rural communities retailers are not buying to any extent in anticipation of their future wants. The only extensive buying has been by large consumers. In the larger cities and towns building operations have been heavy enough to cause a steady demand, and open weather assisted greatly up to the middle of December. permits in November was exactly the same as in the corresponding ‘month of 1913 and the estimated cost was slightly greater. This pro- vides a steady and good demand for rough and dressed lumber, in- terior trim, and sash and doors. There is a general belief that country- yard stocks are low, as retailers have not been buying at all extensive- ly. The New England trade is greatly improved, and prices have ad- vanced slightly, largely as a result of the heavy demand for eastern spruce coming from European countries, . Prices In Chicago, the number of building - Lar January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST Retailers and woodworking establishments who like to get Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to “deliver” them. | We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ““Rush Orders Rushed ”’ Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P. Bore, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. SauRwEIN, Ass’t. Mgr. 46 | | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Market Correspondence . January 1, 1915 SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD Ottawa Trade News—Box Factories Busy Ottawa, December 22 (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : With the approach of the holiday season, trade is naturally rather dull at present, but lumbermen profess to be faidly optimistic for the out- look for the new year, in spite of the war and its consequent effects on trade in general. Operations in the woods have been helped by the 10-inch snow fall of the past week. J. R. Booth now has 17 camps in, with about 80 men in each camp. He is operating principally on the Madawaska and Montreal rivers. Wages range from $18 to $26 per month... Prices remain the same and are not likely to alter for some time. The war has caused a busy trade for box factories. The Estate James Davidson, of Ottawa, is sending out a car of boxes every two days to the Borden Condensed Milk factories. They have a contract for one year. The same firm (that is the Estate James Davidson), has issued a statement to the effect that all the birch and ash lumber used in their factory, with the exception of ash veneers, which can be howght in the United States with better satisfaction, is Canadian. This statement is made in connection with the campaign urging the public to buy goods made in Canada. The most interesting matter just now with the lumbermen in the Ottawa Valley, as well as with lumbermen and employers of. labor all over Ontario, is the notice of assessment sent out by the Work- men’s Compensation Commission. The assessment is to be paid 15 days from the date the notice was mailed, but owing to the industrial conditions being so bad, as a result of the war, half the payment may be held over until June 30th, 1915, with interest at six per cent. The enforcement of the Act will mean a considerable item of increased expenditure to lumbermen. In the case of Mr. J. R. Booth, whose annual payroll averages around $1,000,000, his assessment is’ $22,000. The rate on sawmill employees is $1.80; on those engaged in lumber- ing in the woods, $2; construction gangs, $2.50; pulp and paper mill hands, $1.40; machinists and blacksmiths, $1.50, and so on. By an order-in-council just issued, the government delegates to the Minister of the Interior. authority to issue free permits to cut timber on Dominion lands, in order to give employment to some of the many unemployed in the country. The water in the Ottawa is again causing serious inconvenience to the pulp and paper mills in the city. When running at capacity Mr. Booth’s mills turn out 160 tons of pulp per day. Now they are yielding only from 35 to 40 tons and consequently large quantities have to be bought from the Abitibi Company. The E. B. Eddy Com- pany, of Hull, are similarly affected. Two weeks ago Mr. J. R. Booth formally presented to the board of governors of St. Luke’s General Hospital, Ottawa, a new wing, built at a cost of $125,000, paid for by the veteran lumberman. The presentation was made to the board by Mr. Booth in person, before a large gathering of prominent people. The formal opening was made by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught. The Women’s Ward of the new wing, was furnished by Mr. John Lumsden. It will be known as the Lumsden Ward. Montreal Business Still Quiet—Country Trade More Active Montreal, December 23 (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— Winter conditions and the holiday season have militated against any activity in the lumber trade; without taking into account the dullness which has resulted from the European situation. The building busi- ness is in a more or less disorganized state, owing to the lack of con- tracts and the conflicting scales of wages which are in force. Firms have been tendering at prices which have little or no margin, and have offered wages based on these low quotations; the workmen have therefore in many instances been compelled to accept cuts, not- withstanding the demand of the Unions that normal rates be paid. One satisfactory feature of recent date is the large amount of build- ing which has been going on in the country ‘districts, where the people have not been so adversely affected by the depression, owing to the good harvest. This has, of course, considerably helped the lum- ber dealers. Local lumber yards are reported to be well supplied with stocks, which will not move to any extent until the spring. Among the exporters from Montreal last year were Messrs. Graddon & Owens, Montreal, who shipped just over a million feet of pine and birch. , The ground wood market is in a very strong position owing to the fact that United States rivers are low, and that little ground wood is being produced on these streams. Consumers have consequently to purchase from Canadian mills in order to fill their requirements. It is probable that prices will advance in the near future, the present quotations being about $18 at the mill. Kraft pulp is also enjoying a good market, and indications point to a scarcity of this material during the winter. There is a plentiful supply of sulphite pulp, especially in the United States market, due to curtailment in production by many of the paper mills making the finer grades. News sulphite, however, is in good demand as the new mills throughout the continent are running to their full capacity. ‘ Liverpool Trade Continues Quiet Farnworth & Jardine, in their monthly wood cireular under date of Liverpool, December lst, say:—There is little change to report in the business of the past month; deliveries about kept pace with © the moderate arrivals, but the demand is quiet, excepting for special — woods required for Government purposes. Stocks are comparatively — light, and values are firmer. Ocean freights are very high, and ton- nage almost unobtainable. ian Canadian woods.—Pine timber—Imports during the past month were on a moderate scale, but the demand continues quiet; values are firm ; stocks sufficient. Waney pine.—First class: The arrivals, again entirely to Manchester, were on importers’ account; the demand con- tinues slow; deliveries disappointing; stocks are adequate; values firm. Second class: There is only a limited enquiry. Square pine — The demand is very limited. Red pine-——Seldom enquired for. Oak— Imports were light, and chiefly on merchants’ account for special rail- way work; the demand, however, is very quiet, but stocks are not too large; values steady. Elm—About 3,000 feet imported; deliveries from Manchester imports were satisfactory, but they more than re- present the actual consumption, a portion being forwarded to other centres; stocks are adequate; values are firm. Pine deals arrived more moderately ; there has been a little more enquiry, and the de- liveries show improvement, but stocks are sufficient; values steady. Red pine deals.—There is little improvement in the demand to report; stocks are light, and values firm. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia spruce and pine deals—The im- port to the Mersey (including Manchester) during the past month ~ amounted to 3,960 stds., against 1,630 stds. during the corresponding — month last year; the demand was steady; deliveries satisfactory, and stocks are considerably reduced; prices continue to advance, and now rule very high. Ocean deal tonnage is very difficult to obtain. Pine deals are in fair request; stocks are light, and prices steady. - Birch.—Logs—Very little imported; deliveries were small, and stocks are moderate ; there is more enquiry for fresh wood, of suitable — dimensions. Planks.—Deliveries slightly exceeded the moderate im- port, but stocks remain heavy. London Markets Active at Firm Prices . ; Churchill & Sim, London, Eng., in their monthly wood circular, under date of December 3rd, 1914, report as follows:—The deliveries of wood amounted to 43,000 standards in November in comparison with a delivery of 29,000 standards in November, 1913, thus exceed- ing last year’s figures by some 14,000 standards. This brings the total delivery for eleven months to 294,000 standards against 285,000, an — excess of 9,000 standards. In face of a continuously strong demand the market has shown considerable firmness, and the forward business from Swedish ports has been heavy. The sudden decision of the Ger- — man Government to add wood to the list of articles to be scheduled as contraband of war has emphasized the strength of the market, and by practically shutting off the main Swedish supply from the Baltic, has turned buyers’ attention to what little can be shipped from the White Sea and spruce ports, where prices have risen rapidly in consequence. — There are practically no wood freight quotations on the market at present, and liner rates have risen briskly. From the St. Lawrence the figures of imports are :-— Pine deals, 248,000 pieces, against 492,000 pieces in 1913. ; Spruce deals, 763,000 pieces, against 1,033,000 pieces in 1913. Birch planks, 174,000 pieces, against 301,000 pieces in 1913. and from New Brunswick, etc— Pine deals, 28,000 pieces, against 32,000-pieces in 1913. Spruce deals, 793,000 pieces, against 433,000 pieces in 1913. Birch planks, 383,000 pieces, against 336,000 pieces in 1913. There is little change in the conditions of the pine deal market; the demand has been of quite a retail character and prices are unal- January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Moreau Barking Machine is entirely in a class by itself as the most economical and efficient barking equipment made. As compared with other rossing devices the Moreau machine re- quires half the power to operate it for over twice the out-put, and eliminates the time consuming and costly operation of boiling logs. Used in conjunction with a pulp wood plant the Moreau Barking Machine will show surprising results. A valuable feature of this outfit is that it is readily portable to any point in the woods—at the railway siding or wherever shipping facilities are offered. Its own weight is sufficient to hold it in place when in operation. The Illustration shows the Barker at work by a siding with logs being loaded direct from the machine to the cars. Write us for literature and prices The Moreau Barking Machine Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. 48 CANADA tered. Spruce deals have shown a buoyant.tone, and the demand for them, in the absence of Riga shipments, has been consistently pro- gressive. Large quantities have arrived in November both from Que- bec and from the Lower Ports, and shippers’ ideas of value have gone up considerably now that competition is probable from North of Europe ports. Hardwood planks have not shared in the rise in prices, and: the demand is disappointing. There is no change to record in the market values of Canadian hardwoods. British Columbian and Oregon pine-——This market has shared in the general prosperity, and the deliveries for the month are larger than usual. Prices have risen to the level of pitch pine, and the longer wood, though the demand is small, is fetching high prices, owing to the absence of any competing supply. Barbados Market Report S. P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of December Ist, as follows :— Lumberstuffs—White pine—The only arrival to note during the fortnight has been the Schr. “Viola May” from Mahone Bay. This vessel brought about 69,400 feet, which had been contracted for some months ago. Further supplies are wanted, and we would value first _ arrivals at around $34, for Merchantable and $26 for Second quality. In spruce the “Viola May” also brought 76,500 ft.; this had also been sold to arrive. The market is lightly supplied, and shippers are worth $27.50 duty paid. Pitch pine-—No receipts—market supplied. Shingles —The market continues heavily over: stocked, and at present further supplies are not wanted. Shooks—We note the arrival of 484 bdls. by steamer from New York for dealers’ account, and the “Jacob M. Haskell” has arrived from Portland to our address with a cargo of 21,945 bundles. Wood hoops—The. London steamer. brought 450 ~ ‘bundles for dealers’ account. Quality Versus Price A. L. Porter, the enterprising and energetic secretary of the _ Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, is a firm believer in quality and service as a means of attracting and retaining patronage, as com- pared with price cutting. Through the medium of their association organ, the Western Retail Lumberman, he has energetically and per- sistently preached this doctrine. In carrying on correspondence with his members he has continually offered advice and counsel along this line. yard company he gave his reasons why he did not believe it was good business policy to print the price of lumber or building material in the + Replying to the reason advanced by the retail lumber- - local papers. men for adhering to that policy, Mr. Porter says: “T agree with you absolutely that the fellow who has the last chance has the best chance of landing the order. The one who has talked all the selling features except price has the best chance. “The whole point I have been trying to make in this correspond- ence, that it is, in-my opinion, a worthless expenditure of money for a retail building material merchant to advertise the price per thousand in his local newspaper, or any of his advertising; for, by so doing, in many instances, he will neither get the first or the last chance. “When one advertises nothing but the price per thousand feet, he drives the customer away from him in place of drawing him to him. The customer knows in advance what the retailer’s price is, be- cause it is published in bold type in the paper. He takes the ad. around to the retailer’s competitors, sends it away to mail-order houses and manufacturers and asks them if they can do better than this ; and most always they can, or will. “Therefore, if the retail building material merchant pursues this policy of advertising the price, he is simply putting himself out of business, unless he advertises the price on the completed article, as “practically every other merchant does who advertises price. “My contention is that it would be mighty hard to go back in retail lumber history and find one single retail lumber merchant who had made a success of his business by advertising the price per thous- and feet or per thousand shingles. “To illustrate my point: Your farmer friend comes into your office and says, ‘John, I am thinking of building one of these so-called Pal- ouse barns. How much is lumber per thousand feet? Now, you know your customer, and if you know that man is going to buy the material from you, all right, go ahead and tell him how much per thousand feet it is, but if you have an idea, as is the case in many instances, that this farmer is going to other competitors, both local and foreign, for prices, then wouldn’t it be better to pursue this policy: ‘Why, Bill, how big a barn do you wish to build? “When you get the dimensions, then take the material list and figure up the total cost of all the lumber and shingles, and make him one or two propositions as follows: The first, ‘I will deliver to you here at my yard all the lumber and shingles for this barn for so much money. That’s a price on the total amount it takes to erect the build- ing. Or, ‘We will furnish all the material and do all the work on this barn and furnish you the completed job for so much money.’ “Now, then, you’ye got him guessing. You are doing the things LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Recently, writing to the general manager of an extensive line- * January 1, 1915 which other competitors of yours are not doing. If Bill writes to one company and says, ‘another lumber company has offered to build me this barn, complete, furnishing all the material and labor for so much * money; what will you do it for? They will have to write and tell him that they can only quote on the material, they cannot furnish the completed job on the farm. “There are many other illustrations I could give, but I presume you are as familiar with them as I am, if not more so. _ “We agree with you that the price is put at the lower right-hand corner of an advertisement in small type for a purpose. It is just as Dr. Krebs says, the last argument in the sale. It is put there to clinch the sale if possible; but in all of these ads., you will notice the price is.on the completed article, and that the advertiser has dwelt very strongly on the other salient selling features. “You are absolutely right regarding the card game—always play your best cards last. Let the opponents exhaust themselves and take what tricks they can. Usually you can show your hand when you get ready and say, ‘All the rest of the tricks are mine.’ “I am yery fond of playing bridge and I usually notice that the in- experienced players—the amateurs—are the ones who always lose, because they jump right in and play their aces first, in place of trying to establish or set up a particular suit which they have. They are exactly like the retail merchant who shoots off all the ammunition he has by advertising in the paper the price per thousand feet. “That’s his trump card and it should be played last, at the time the order is secured. That’s what he is playing the game for, isn’t it? “In regard to the lawyers in the law suit. I believe when the case ‘is being tried before a jury, the last one to speak has some advantage, but Ae the case is being tried before a judge I believe this advantage is nil. “When a retail lumber merchant advertises, he is trying his case before the great jury.of consumers. If all he has to advertise is price, his case is lost. “When you sell a bill of lumber to an individual, you are then trying your case before a judge, and the great argument that will count with the judge is the facts in the case ; namely, the best building and the best job all completed for the smallest sum of money. “TI noticed a recent double page advertisement of Arkansas soft pine. They were talking about the price, and they say, ‘If a salesman comes into your office and offers you lumber for $2.00 less than you can buy Arkansas soft pine, you feel that you are making a profit by saving this much money—$2.00 per thousand—but do you realize that _if you paid us our price for our Arkansas soft pine—$2.00 more than the other fellows are charging per thousand—that you could sell it to the consumer for anywhere from $2.00 to $4.00 more than you can the other cheap lumber that you buy. ~Now, on which transaction will you make the most actual profit?) There’s where their quality talk comes in. = “You could get a man probably for $30 a month and board to run one of your yards. Right off hand, one would say, that was mighty economical management; but you know and I know that that man would be the highest priced man you could employ. ‘ “What the building material merchant wants to convince the consumer with is this: Not how low our prices are, or how cheap our stuff is; but, is the price high enough to be economical? “I think the same thought is carried out when the general man- ager employs a man—is his salary big enough to be economical to this company? “T saw the other day where a farmer built a silo that cost him about $800, filled it with ensilage and then it fell all to pieces. His net loss for the operation was somewhere around $2,000. What mat- tered it what he paid for the silo so long as he got a good job that would stand all the purposes for which it was erected. | ) “Every man or woman who builds a home or a barn wants a good, substantial, up-to-date job. They want good material and they can be convinced, I believe that if they buy too cheap and build too cheap, it is going to be very expensive in the long run. “The price, of course, as you say, is an important consideration— a very important one—because it is the transaction by which you final- ly agree to trade your lumber for money; but my contention is that in the majority of cases, the trade will not come about by talking no- thing but price, and it is still worse to advertise nothing but price. “Now, if I am wrong in my contentions in these several communi- cations to you, I want to be set right almighty quick, because I have outlined in these several communications the policy under which the Advertising Department of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation is operating; and if it is a wrong policy, we are. certainly off to a bad start, and if we the wrong, then Wanamaker and dozens of others have paid Dr. Krebs and others thousands and thousands of ~ dollars to preach a wrong gospel to their salesmen. ; ; “T have diligently tried to find for many, many months, the name and address of the retail building material merchant who has adver- tised price and price alone, per thousand feet, and made a success of his business during the period that he was carrying out this particular policy, Can you furnish me his name and address?” ie ny CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Are what the Lumbermen require in Mackinaw Long Pants Heavy [Tweed Pants Mackinaw Short Pants Heavy Tweed Knickers Mackinaw Strap or Cuff = Etoffe Pants Knickers. 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Limited Sherbrooke, Montreal, St. Catharines, Toronto, Cobalt, South Porcupine, Vancouver, Nelson Works: Sherbrooke, Que., St. Catharines, Ont. ; ; - rm I a ect Vn oe eee ee te ; BY ears es Pra a ae 55 ere 5 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | ER The Oh cetiaee a ee Ontario We make a Specialty of | EDGINGS The planing mill owned by Oliver & Ellis, at Listowel, Ont., was recently Ch destroyed by fire, the loss, which included the planing mill, stable and coal For Lumbermen and wood sheds, amounted to $2,000, on which there was insurance of $1,000. Men are already at work cleaning up the debris of the Thorold Pulp Mill, Thorold, Ont., which was recently destroyed by fire. In a short time a hand- some new fireproof structure will be ‘standing in its place. The present staff E make them from carefully-selected of men will be kept on. The loss is not so great as was.at first estimated. iron, and every link is guaranteed E. B. Foss & Company, Bay City, Mich., report that they expect to have strictly hand-made—not the in- a stock of logs next season for the mill at Thessalon, Ont., which they recently ferior machine-made. purchased. This was formerly the mill of the North Channel Lumber Com- pany. They state, however, that they have not yet made their plans for operating this mill. The point is worthy of special emphasis. F We make the chains according to any The Riordon Pulp & Paper Company have started up a re-constructed dimensions desired, guarantee splendid nine-ton digester at their Hawkesbury mill, while a new digester of 12% tons workmanship ; uniformity : dependability. will be cooking early in January. This makes a total of five digesters of 12% Prices are the lowest possible for’ the tons each, and six of 9 tons each at the Hawkesbury mill. The company have 5 : also installed a new wet machine at the Merritton mill. The building in which class of work we furnish, and Quality above the pulp is finished has been rebuilt, bringing it up to a high standard of mill criticism. = construction, and making it fireproof. The building is of cement and steel. Let us quote for your needs. The Wells-Higman Company, of Traverse City and St. Joseph, Mich., Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- who recently purchased 32 square miles of virgin timber situated on Batcha- ~ ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining waung Bay, in the townships of Tilley, Archibald and Tupper, district of Al- ne eS ae pans par wale 4 ae ‘ goma, Ont., report that they are now conducting logging operations on these er eS limits: They put in their camps in October and November. They are also building 474 feet of docks. They will export a portion of the birch logs to Traverse City, Mich., for their plant at that point. They also contemplate the erection of a sawmill, shingle mill and veneer plant in Algoma. They Woodhouse Chain Works | "#77" *"s" P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J. Eastern Canada The name of the Chaleur Pulp & Lumber Company, Limited, has been changed by supplimentary letters patent, to the Cascapedia Pulp & Lumber Company, Limited. , Fire broke out in the large lumber yards of J. & W. G. Brown on St. Roch’s Street, Quebec, on December 12th and caused considerable loss. For a time the flames threatened to spread through a number of other yards in the same neighborhood. Everything in Spruce Dressed and in the Rough A report from Chatham, N.B., states that the J. B. Smowball Company, Limited, have sold their entire wintering stock of spruce, and their cut of spruce for next season to Messrs. H. R. Goodday & Company, Quebec, P.Q., through the agency of Mr. F. E. Neale, Chatham, N.B. The report states that the quantity of the transaction was in the neighborhood of 30,000,000 feet and that the price was well in advance of. 1914 prices. Mr. Wm. Mason, of Montreal, who has just returned from a business trip ~ to Great Britain, recently expressed himself in an interview, to the effect that, after touring the United Kingdom he had concluded that the steamship freight rates at present prevailing for trans-Atlantic trade are almost prohibitive for the lumber business. Mr. Mason effected some sales of pit-prop timber, but is of the opinion that this trade is not likely to continue under normal condi- tions, the probability being that it will revert to Baltic ports, which can fur- nish pit-props at lower prices. Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL On December 18 at Quebec, the Montreal Trust Company sold by auction four lots of pulpwood, cut upon the Crown timber limits formerly held by the East Canada Power and Pulp Company, Murray Bay, P.Q. in liquidation. The D’Auteuil Lumber Company, Quebec, bought 10,000 cords of wood, cut by Messrs. Boivin and Deschenes in the vicinity of the River and Lake des Martes, and 5,500 cords cut by Gagne and Sons in the vicinity of the River and Lake Berley. The Donohue Construction Company purchased about 4,500 cords lying in the pond above the dam at Nairn Falls and lying in the Snigell _ River up to the chute on the river, as well as 8,900 cords cut by Delma Bedard ~ on the Snigell River and Lake and vicinity and on the American River and Lake. A New Year’s Resolution I shall carry my patriotism into my business, and so conduct it that every transaction shall, as far as possible, contribute to the upbuild- ing of national resources. Wholesale Dealer in Rough and C. A. SPENCER 1 amie, cat e e and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec Western Canada The Medicine Hat Planing Mills, Limited, lost their stock room and its contents recently by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,000. The E. R. Tait Shingle Company, Limited, have been incorporated in British Columbia with head office at Vancouver and authorized capital stock © of $50,000. The Canadian Trading Company, Limited, has been incorporated in British Columbia with head office at Vancouver, and authorized capital of $100,000. January 1, 1915 } ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The powers given to the company include the right to carry on business as timber merchants, lumber manufacturers, and sellers, etc. There are over 2,000,000 feet of logs on the Northern Lumber Company’s property at Fort George, B.C., awaiting the completion of the new mill which is under construction. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Columbia up to February 10th, for the purchase of license X212 to cut 12,375,- 000 feet of timber on Cracroft Island, Range 1, Coast district. Five years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. Further particulars may be had from the Chief Forester, Victoria, B. C. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Columbia, up to February 10th, for the purchase of license X250 to cut 3,371,- 000 feet of timber, adjoining Lot 1341, Call Creek, Range 1, Coast district. Three years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. Further particu- lars may be had from the Chief Forester, -Victoria, B.C. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Columbia up to January 10th, for the purchase of license X226 to cut 500,000 feet of Douglas fir and 50,000 railway ties, in the vicinity of lot 31, Lillooet district. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. Further particulars may be had from the Chief Forester, Victoria, B.C. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Columbia, up to February 10th, for the purchase of license X274, to cut 6,065,- 522 feet of timber and 21,200 lineal feet of poles, adjoining pre-emption record 1841, Prince of Wales Reach, Jervis Inlet, New Westminster district. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. Further particulars may be had fronrthe Chief Forester, Victoria, B..C. Tenders are being received until January 14th by R. C. Desrochers, Sec- retary, Department of Public Works, Ottawa, for a supply of spruce, hemlock, white oak, white pine and British Columbia fir, to be delivered at Kagawong, Ont., in the district of Algoma. Specifications may be seen at the office of the district engineer, Confederation Life Building, Toronto; the Postmaster at Kagawong, and at the office of MacLean Daily Reports Limited, 25 Char- lotte Street, Toronto. A recent despatch from Chatham, N.B., says:—There is every reason to believe that there will be a substantial increase over last season’s cut of lumber in New Brunswick this year. The Partington Company will cut upwards of twenty million feet on the Nashwaak and it is believed that the Miramichi Lumber Company’s cut on the Southwest Miramichi and tributaries will be greater than that of last year. On the Restigouche, Tobique and St. Croix the cut will prob- ably be slightly in excess of last year. . Those in a position to know state that manufactured lumber is selling at a higher price now than has et eign for several years. H. B. Poussettc, Canadian trade commissioner to the Argentine Republic, reports a considerable decrease in the imports of lumber from Canada. This is due to the inactivity of the building trade, which since the early part of 1913 has been gradually falling off and is now suffering from a veritable paralysis. It is unlikely that there will be any improvement in the imports of lumber for at least twelve months, as most of the dealers are carrying large stocks which they are unable to liquidate. The white pine market at Buffalo is quiet and is not expected to show any increased activity until the holiday and inventory season is over. This should commence within the next week or two and result in a better volume of trade. Prices are not strong, as competi- tion is keen. At North Tonawanda the trade slackened off during the past fortnight. There has been a fair volume of enquiries, how- ever, for stock that is available for shipment. ~ The total amount of timber scaled in British Columbia during November was as follows: 50,799,915 ft. bm. of saw logs; 304,367 lineal feet of poles and piles, and 13 651.94 cords of railway ties, shin- gle bolts and cordwood. The quantities exported were: 6,918, 346 ft. b.m. of saw logs, and 72,670 lineal feet of poles and piles. Timber sales completed during November amounted to 14,035,605 feet b.m. the total estimated value being $22,662.19. Virginia uses more wood for boxes and crates than any other state, followed by New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California, in the order named. Those familiar with the eastern misletoe only, have no idea of the great losses due to this parasite in the forests of the west, where it counts next to fire and insects in the amount of damage done. SP Blair & Rolland Limited 130-131 Coristine Building Basswood Log Run Dead Culls out. 1" x 4" and up 6/16' sawn early 1914 Spruce Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x4' White Pine Lath No.2 14%" x 3/8" x 4' Red Pine Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x 4' Main 5063 Montreal Basswood Basswood Log Run Mill Culls out. 1" x 4" and up x 6/16' sawn July, 1914 Lath Wecan make prompt shipments of any of these lines with a small rate of freight. Thos. Mackarell & Company Red Pine White Pine Ottawa Spruce Wholesale Only Offices :— Montreal r. ‘ a ves eo ler : “ 59 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 4, 1915 Well Baked Bread for the Boys That’s the first essential in Camp. Bread is the ‘‘ Staff of Life” and one of the big food items. The boys eat bread three - times a day and it’s only right to serve it well baked. You can now have a swell Baking Equipment in your camp at an ex- tremely low cost. Consider a Gurney Oxford Portable Bake Oven for instance. When you want to shift Camp you can take it along with you, and for baking results, well you can’t beat them. An all-over mineral wool packing guarantees an even baking heat. Loaves with a nice crisp crust and thoroughly baked through and through are the result. Gurney Bake Ovens are constructed for wood, coal or gas burning, are built to stand the wear and tear of Camp usage, and in sizes from 36 to 138 21b. loaves at a batch. Gurney Oxford Portable Bake Oven You can have a very interesting book dealing with Camp Kitchen goods free. Send for one now. A Real Camp Range Called the Vulcan. No doubt you have heard a lot about it already. With six ten-inch covers, an oven 25 x 28 x 16 deep and a tank heating 15 gallons of water as quick as you can use it, the Vulcan certainly is an ideal Camp Range. It means that the cook can have meals on time and meals that are so well cooked that every one will beam with satisfaction. And the firebox will hold a stick 28 x 11”. Some big stick, eh? Lumber Camps eventually use the Vulcan. The quick water service, the splendid cooking results, the heavy build and the comforting heat it spreads over the camps are their reasons for insist- ing on the Vulcan. Would you like a free booklet dealing with Camp Ranges, etc? Ask for one now. This Heater Makes Cold Camps Cozy It’s doing that for hundreds of camps to-day. A warm glow in the morn- ings to cheer the Boys and a beautiful hot stove to sit round and smoke over during the evenings. Designed specially for camp use .with a firebox which will take an excep-~ tionally large rough stick. It’s made in three sizes, either one of which makes a very powerful heater. - It will pay you to send for a book dealing with Camp Lines, sent free on application. ALL GURNEY OXFORD GOODS ARE “MADE IN CANADA” The Gurney Foundry Co., Limited TORONTO, Montreal, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver . Jariiaty’ 11-1015 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Leading CATERING FOR S y x eee Ay ill, Factory and Camp B ogi its Mak NAY Bias on F ; = Caldwell’ Mola ani af = Guarantee to ore io olasee pur ay N f 5 a ae A. a ge D pe < FE DEY AT ATH ft j To vais enue MRR AOIN 9 UP, es Increase mm free fro them free.” ALGONQUIN STEEL RANGE. burn wood, coal or coke. Special price to lumbermen. 54 IT: > at ge aa a AN Write us. at MFG. CO.,LTD, Ottawa. : ; nt AY Ab ’ - Ay PETS NAPA Ay he i in bt AA) AM | Any one of these spaces BELTING twice a month for a year of every description - (24 insertions) will cost be changed HOSE, AND MILL SUPPLIES $72, and may We Guarantee Satisfaction every issue. Write for Net Price List . SUPPLIES is large, but it can be econom- ically covered through the Canada Lumberman & Woodworker TORONTO, CANADA wm hi N. SMITH ni Lay NOY rf VAT Wei . 138 York Street, Toronto, Ont. ‘ { nus ny rae ae SEE Wey We Pe eh ate ENA mt i a va " 4 a 8 Boot Calks RAs Wi ; NM oP Brand Oats Made -etpecially for Lumbermen rf MG —_ 4 SAD NEBC EEE aren eas In Bulk or Sacks The Best Oats on the market. fill yournext order and prove what Write or Wire for Prices, ANCHOR ELEVATOR ©, LTD. Winnipeg, Man = R- ——— are Ane Ue. | ae i cobel 9 pockalh a 2s gee Let us WE say. ee - 7 Met Nice No. 5. Send for samples and prices. 3 } The Steel Co. of Canada, Limited Hamilton, Montreal, Winnineg, St. John. ""Hoaekin omit. s “A No. re 2 Lu 00d doz. aad Fé anaaiony & Moccasins 5. & H. Borbridge Ottawa, Ont. D nid Be, = NOB Nas fae aK KITE seth ay a i = KF. a 13 ; bof | Ai Naas res: DisnOne ROHN gh i = TRADE -MARK : ren REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. N Wee The “G & K” Belt Record System gives an accurate time and service record of every belt in your plant. It is a dead sure check on just what your belts are doing—it “shows up” every belt that ‘‘sojers” on the job. Do not tolerate inferior or incapable belts, check up the “laggards,” use the “‘“G&K” Belt Record System, it is absolutely free. Consult us. What The System Is The “G& K” Belt Record System shows at a glance the complete history of each belt in your plant—the makers name, brand of belt, width, length, purchase date, initial cost, on what machine installed, repair cost, in short it is the most comprehensive yet simplest system of its kind and adapted to every plant, large or small. Remember that a systematic record of your belts is the only means you have of comparing the results of various belts. We welcome comparative tests, they will convince you of the large saving possible by the use of our modern efficient product. Graton & Knight Manufacturing Ma Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers - em ? - +e in “ye ry : ae : \ Po POs e — Pe es ie 47 4). oe i. cole e777] 207 ~ aro) Why A Time Record But No Belt Record? You require an accurate time and service record from each employee—why not from your belts, it is just as important. ax] fi =a] cr mt ( < Joseph Dixon Crucible Coinpany LOG ESTABLISHED 1827 The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutten and Mortise Chisel Do You Want a Salesnaaae q Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. @ You can get the man you want through a small advertisement in the ‘‘Wanted and For Sale’ department of this paper. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ontario Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. ~ Boss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactured by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Logs, Timber Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application "we : a ek = rn January 1, 1915 January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 - || Pink’s Lumbering Tools W The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. u We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Light and Durable. MADE IN Long Distance Phone, No. 87 CANADA Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited — "2," take it, and Manufacturers of Lumber Tools '0a- dite West PEMBROKE - - - - = ONTARIO Peavey The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1—Historical Notes. Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. : 1 fb. baitbles . 8.00 doz. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. 2 lb. bottles 16.00 doz. : . Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) ter s— 1 gal. jugs (Imperial 3.00 gal. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 8.00 gal. 2 Ib. bottles 11.00 doz. Chapter #—Methods in the Glue Room. Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs Gepee) 40 doses 5.00 gal. : 1 lb. bottles 4 doses : 8.00 doz. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. 2 1b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, : Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2 1b. tins 2.00 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Price 50 cents Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) 1 lb. Packages 3.60 per doz. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker | 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto A. H. Johnson, Srigeist. Collingwood, Ont. wig” Exhaust Systems We design and install Exhausting Systems for Planing Mills, Shoe Factories, Pulp Mills, Grinding and Buffing Plants, or for any business where it is desired to exhaust foul air or convey materials by means of fans. We will be pleased to have enquiries. Geo. W. Reed & Co., Ltd., Montreal \ 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 60 00 62 U0 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better 62 UO, G4 00 1y- im INGL ae CL Sw hires 45 U0 47 OU 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 00 49 00 a/S-No:02 and: 3 ‘cuts: .... 1.5 31 00 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 8 cuts 37 00 8/4 No. -2 and 3 -cuts’ ...... 38 GO 1-in. Good Shorts ......../. 38500 40 00 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 25 00 26 00 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 10 common and dressing... 31 00 32 00 1 x 12 common and dressing... 82 00 34 00 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 1-in. mill cull sidings ........ 21 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out 27 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 m.r., m.c. out 27 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 27 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 27 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 32 00 34 00 EP OMGOMITIGH ete cic Neve trsicle 26 00 and x Le, COMMON. 4.6. <6 28 00 1 x 8 box and common ....*. 23 50 24 50 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 U0 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. 27 00 Soir. aol Gaim ‘Sidings ©... ee. ote 5 00 27 00 fein. mall rum shorts. f...0 a 22 00 1-in. .mill ‘run Norway ........ 22 00 2-in. mill run Norway ........ 23 00 Norway, c. and cf. l-int ..... 28 00 30 00 Norway, c. and cf. 1%-in. 30 00 32 00 Worway, ci and ef 2+n. ....... 30 00 32 00 MBGUCE, TAIN! CULIS se ole .o) 6 sey om 19 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 eto. x"Ov to 16 ft. Saw dere 20 00 eeeas-iny ce Oto: LGwitse <2 is: 20 00 2x 4 to 12-in, 12: and 34 ft. ... 20 00 XO LAI Le hts carats ols|ots aye. 24 00 2x 4to 12-in., QO mht Rice ald octets 26 00 PEA LO NOs Oe its cee. aleleve « 27 00 pa 4 OME in. 24, ftom es cic austin e 28 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in wadth,. 6) to IO: tts 2 ah acts ns 16 00 Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 00 Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, _ 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 ; ae 3 31 50 6x10, 6x12, “8x10, 8x12, “10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to Botte . 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. . 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20) up to 3246.2... : 33 00 BOX20; 1p to Sa rite ve. cle 33 50 Bol, SxIS up to Both oe... ole 34 00 GxZ0)-Sx20, up to 32. fth .2. oe coe 35 00 Timber in lengths over 32 feet take the following additions: 33 to 35 ft., 50c; 36 to 40 ft., $1; 41 to 45 ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5; 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft., $9; 61 to 65 ft., $12.50; 66 to-70 ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft., $18; 76 to 80 ft., $22. Fir flooring, edge grain ..... 86 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 1-in. Fir rough 39 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 14%, 1% and inte Rar” TOUS ./ce pce! . sietsocere 41 00 1%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1¥4%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 1¥%-in. ae-iM Pine.<..% sis 2 65 1¥%-in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock Jath 4 00 1%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 Pea OM DULtS £0). ‘Dats siejeic's« 2 85 exon 6 fo 23-36-n: ce. we 3 05 SIND Ree, Shs A cvs. ac, tetbiew ie leishaneee 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, Woy 1 eommonyss ceca 45 00 Ash, brown, ists and Wnds 5-4/4. she ciate 50 00 Ash, brown, common and better ..... 39 00 Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 60 00 rch, ists dnd 2nds, 4/4 :..60. «sce 389 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... 30 00 Birch, Ists and 2nds, 6/4 and. 8/4 . 42 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, 16/2 oi ciciisvisice 50 00 Basswood, ists and nds, BT So aiae 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common sia ae Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, lIsts and 2nds. 44 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. 38 00 Basswood, 4/4, No. 2 com. and bet... 28 00 Sott elm, ists -and 2Qnds, 4/4) ..2..... 40 00 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 28 00 Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common ...... 17 50 Soft elm, 6/4 and 8/4, 1 and 2 ..... 42 00 Rock elm, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. 55 00 eek elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and SSE eS ee ee. | Rana Soft maple, Ists and 2Qnds, 4/4 Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, Ists and 2nds. ¢ Hard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... Hard maple. common and better, 4/. Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, Ists and 2nds. Red oak, plain Ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 0 Red oak, plain 1Ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 op Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 aud. URS 1 sch nats eects heen 75 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. 59 White oak, plain, Ists and Zznds, 14% and): '2:in\y carats islamic hemontos le initia G5 White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4 425 atcevh ac ac eee 7d White oak, 4% cut, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. $5 White oak, 4% .cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists ands 2Hds: 75 cyeatni eestarsteianra atate oft eateence 88 White oak, 4% cut No. 1 common .... 55 Ilickory, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ......... 70 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. 75 OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: Tiny 0 fi, At Op cejeieter el aida ere $52 00 54 14%-in. & 1%-in. x 8-in. and up 55 00 58 Dein (eT -1015) Ay C1 we Gea te a's solemn 58 00 62 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 42 Pine good strips: AREAS sicintieoehe ae ieee mite iets 388 00 40 104 -ine and @L34-Ims, — i deters 50 00 52 ZEMIN oes Pepin Pn coeaecne Mie aoters eae 52 00 55 Pine good shorts: Dein, ax f-iny and Upiraiaih, ies < > 40 00 42 Lins x 4-int toG-n, 2... 8 30 00 33 DOA ein, and! AAAs cles ce molec 50 00 54 QUIT Accrajshanc| nets oie a5 Meus en rece 52 00 54 7-in. to 9-in. A sidings 25 00 27 Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 30 00 33 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips 29 00 30 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 Pine, 1-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 Pine, 1-in. x 5-in. s.c. strips .. 24 00 . 25 Pine, 1-in. x 6-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 Pine, 1-in. x T7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. ... 25 00 26 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 30 Pine) S.¢- “Stripss 1-11 iy «cosa ate 21:00 23 124, 24. and 2 inh east ra ceels 24 00 26 Pine, s.c. shorts, 1 x 4 to 6 in. 20 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 5 20 00 21 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 6 20 00 21 Pine, s.c. shorts, 6’-11’ 1”x10” 23 00 24 Pine, box boards: : 1” x 4” and up, 6’-11’ 17 50 18 ARE tor (Gur ie tts aitepeigie ats 19 00 20 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- pita b (clr chomAn Gorter ior Watco 17 00 19 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 2100 22 Mill cull shorts, l-in. x 4-in. and, UpyO-ft. to Ldett vice se 700 18 @O, cttls te (rc wi gy oe sits we wins he 15 00 17 Red pine, log run: Sl “c1llsi opt; a=ins -eeeieiane 18 00 20 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 mull, ‘erdlls* Ont, (2-131. ~ 5 seas 22 00 24 Mill culls, white pine, 1”’x7” ANG UP ese. ck eas Sea sake ete e 20 00 21 Mill run Spruce: Led and" up G6" oe as tie 17 00 18 x4”. anid) tipi LOC ike sie ear 18 00 20 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 14%"x7” 8-9” and up, 12’-16’ 22 00 24 11410" and up, 12’-16’ .... 22 00 24 14%” & 2”x12” and up, 12’ 16’ 25 00 26 Spruce 1-in. clear (fine dressing ATIC BB) Aree a's stg and eyes 27 Hemlock 1-in. cull ...... 15 Tlemlock 1-in. log run 20 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 SIVEVIM ALAC We tice a) ot cr che tie otamael aie yersiete 19 00 20 Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 24 Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 26 Bircliglog) viiu! Yertacr-i toilet iets 19 00 22 Soft elm, common and better, 1, Abra c-Aiiehe epee tate me apex Sia 20 00 24 Ash, vblack; log ris ai. 00 « eraie 25 00 28 hactLO Nes hart: os cs. 83 00 36 ft x 10) No: 2apatrty ew: oe -23 00 26 1.x 8 and 9’ No. 2 barn’... .... 22 00 23 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine eee -in. x 4-ft. 425 4 No. 2 White Pine ...... 380 3 Mill rum white spies. 6 aie. sins) 400 4 Spruce, mill run 1¥%-in. ....... 325 3 Red pine, mill run 360 3 Hemlock, mill run 27 3 RPS RE a okiag ap ape 2.00 .2 Pine Shingles SOO LUST MEME Meolhiy's. y's) rap toile 3 00 oF butt PS-09r, vests s als 2 50 White Cedar Shingles: pore 6 orl botite Ba GON eer oR tet 5 3°75 Clear ‘butt; PES-ine oo. we 3 00 DAS EK Seiad niet hecenece Spruce logs (pulp) ...... 13 00 1 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine—In the Raft First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 Oak—Michigan and Ohio By the dram, according to aver- age and quality Elm By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 30 to 35 feet. 50 GB Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. 25 30 Average 16 inti 5.0. ta -adeee nae 3u 4J Birch 14sinch, per cu. atest seme 20 22 15 inch. pericunth easels wee 24 26 16. Anch, per cue tha boasemeoomio: 28 30 18) inch, penveul. fin -cereru ses. 4 32 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 3 x 9 and up. + he 23 00 Oddments: 2-5 /neea ives obs hea 18 00 Boards, “Sl “andv2 i.) ‘a 00 18 00 Birch Planks W to in. given (iseiene 16 00 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better Ase) amd Bins erie ane ence cites $54 00 1 in., 8 in. and up wide ......... . 62 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2in: “and wp) wide oon... ocenmc 70 00 Cuts and Better 4/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better 8/4-x 8 and up No. 1 and better 6/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better 8/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better . 6/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better No. 1 Cuts PE in., 8. in, (arid sp) widescreen naai 42 00 1% in., 8:in. and up wide ....5. sess 55 00 1y% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... 57 00 2: in., Sin. and ‘up ‘wide... su 4 vate 60 00 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 40%in., .8-in. and vupi widestscswet aesene 85 00 No. 2 Cuts fin, 6-in. ‘and up wither so-ut es ook 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ..... 42 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... 44 00 2-in., 64nt and Up wide 2. .<0e1 -sn<+ 47 00 24%, 3 and 4 in., 6-in. and TP WIE. vite eta. alpetp come eitatee 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts iin. (6:ins and up 2wide 2 .-.6] oo ocks 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-121., (6-in.. and ap wide < Seow ee eee 33 00 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up WEE. “Se ttetera a cated eee emt 43 00 48 00 Common and Dressing Mill Run Pein Kate seal scsd ren eee 25 00 gt ee ee EMM eo. en, 25 00 fin. ‘xAGAin, 12 Societe eee - 26 00 Din. x. Bans. weno sje cis ak wate alg . 27 00 Bim. x EOIN: as ciccleeele aren cei etaes . 29 00 Vin XK LDA, 4 ise a ee ee ee 34 00 jin: sx: 13 sind-and up” % oj.5- meee ae 34 00 LY DIA. And Qt, hee dy a cetetere 30 00 No. 1 Barn UV ICH M wrcie v:ctageaetninlecate Meee 31 00 435 00 154), 195 curred Wetec leis ce ee biierend 86 00 45 U0 Qi Cand Ga-lity ale atalc/> tata step ater 45 00 A®INGhi Co s.c Iule) Us axe sie reeatareiieere 50 00 No. 2 Barn 1 i Vc) Cees Ore, PES Sn AS 28 00 36 00 134, eA and) 2 jn ees 30 00 36 00 Op and--Gums deess chen moras 38 00 No. 3 Barn 1 dnch oa. Je wee eens 21 00 28 00 No; 4; dy 124, 4, 24 20 00 25 00 Box Nor 1, 1,°1%4, 04, 2am, se<0i 22 00 25 00 No; 2; 1%, 16> Orin © oe ates 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Mill run culls, l-in. ...... 19 00 7). 14, 14 and, 2-tord weve ee 20 00 Nos: 2B Wala sen. Siererarce beatemerae 17 00 18 00 Lath Noid, ,32-tne pine re cetess - oste ares 1 75 No. 2) S87in pine sina ee tere cnaittae 4 25 Noo; 28-ny spies ce = rate cee ie re ete 4 75 No. 3, 48rin. pine -. oe! pasate c's) ainin 3 75 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimensions, Rough or S. 1 Si and 1 E: 8 ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. DS a eee ri oo 1700 2050 18 50 DISS G dg 5 AeA 14 00 1700' 2050 18 50 OE 2): 1700 1750 2100 1900 Dex TO sms 18 00 1850 2150 2000 Oe ils | ie nse 1800 1900 2350 2150 FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock . Dimensions fae ae Sl rete wre ot as 20 50 Dikac ABTA 0G) v0. creraleih rovsie, ofodug Rete isilete 20 50 Dx AE 10-98-20 x ghana raatarean sae evefarae 22 50 Ds CUS tos Gh e ore. hal Poeine she Ameer 20 00 2 eS 1S TOM Arties tae sete a oyee 20 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 3 12, 14 and 16 ft. 22 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; fie ee canes 50 - 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24 126,28, 30, 32 ft... 26 50 ae 10 0 and 2 x 12; Bae er Xe 23 50 2x40 0 and 2 x 12; Ae 7 7S a 25 50 2 x 10 and 2 x 2; 24, 26, 2s, 30, 32 ft. 27 50 No. 1 Common Boards LArteh.. os Ba 19 00 6 well. 25, 3.5 . 21 50 8, 10, .12 inch . -. 23 5U Mixed widths © -» 22 50 Flooring 4.0F 6. Tih Wom in whic ue. a he -- 33 00 4).or. 6,ntly Non 2 S55 .5-h oop ed tgs OL Oe &. or @ inch (Nomawutss seats -. 25 00 Shiplap—Finished , 4 igich Hd, sdesontuleter as Ge Mae 19 50 6 inch Sst ee cae vee 23 00 8; 10 -ang- 12 inch...) ovens one ee 24 00 Siding - 6 inch No. Wo occs 5.) bse ee - 33 G-inch Nop 2). 2 oe | 6s, Sa iy op 6. inch. No. 3's. 3s oe! Cas tse ee 25 00 Lath No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not aieed) 5 00 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) . 4 50 No. 2 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 8 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3.x 6 in.;-8 to 16 ft... .. 205s eee 25 10 -3) x '8..in, ;..S>to: 16 it; rae 22 00 3x 12, 4’x 4, 6 x 6.in.; 8-16 ft Sess 25 00° 4x 10 to 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up t0-.B2 fte oi oe” vle,e' de 00 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR Dimensions, S 1 S, and E. 2x 4in.; 6 and’ Sit. noc neue 23 00 2x 4in.; 12'% 1446 S520 24 00 2-x 4:in.? 10 x64 -oaeeeee - 25 00 2x 4.in.3 18 xi 20.4 55.2 26 00 2'x 4 in.; 22) x 24:6) |S): 2) eee 27 00 2x 4.in.; 26: to 32 it. 22. nee - 29 00 2x 10 0 and 2 x 12 in; 10 to 16 ft. .... 25 00 2x10 and 2 x 12 in.; 18 and 20 ft. es ie) 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 22 and 24 ft. .... 28 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 26 to 32 ft. +++ 80 00 2 x 14dn. 5/10 tes fee eee Hote Hale 30 00 2 x 14 in.; 18 and 20 ff Gan. seeeeeee 32 00 2 x 14 in.;' 22-and 24fe 7 eee 33 00 2 x 14 im; 26sto So tee . 35 00 ox ea a and 3 x 4 in.; 8 to 14 ft. iter ai 26 00 3 x 3 and 3.x 4 in.; 8 to 16 ft. ...... 27 00 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 18 and 20 ft. .... 28 00° 3x3 and 3 x4 in? 22 and Oe -«-- 29 00 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 26 to 32 ft. .... 31 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 6 to 16 ft. ... 29 00 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 18 and 20 ft. .. 29 50 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 22 and 24 ft. .. 30 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 26 to 32 ft. .. 30 50 FLOORING ~ Nos. 1 and 2,1 x3 in. E.G 42 00 Nos. 1 and 2, 1 x 4 in., E. G 41 00 Nos. ‘1 and 2,1 x 6 ine G 39 00 No’. 1 and 2, 1 x 4 in. or 6 in., F. G. 33 00 No. 3, 1.x 4 in. or/Gianh os. a eee 30 00 No. 3 Edge grain $3.00 per M. extra. SHIPLAP B.C. Bit, @ ta. ie os, p< 23 00 B. C. Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. . 24 00 No. 2 Shiplap, 6 in. -..:... S.s0as) cee No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12:an. .....-. 22 00 FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $15, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6\in;)' <..... Bromley, William H. ...-.-. .-- Cc Caldwell Feed Co. ... ..- -++ =: Cameron & Company ... ... -: Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Goss Campbell Lumber Co., L. E.... . Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... .-. Canada Metal Company Canada Pine Lumber Co. ... ..- Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. ... «.- Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd. .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Gitirchh cane cote ocean ice iar Canadian Office & School Furni- ture Company ... te tick- Cant, QCuINCMIP 2s). Sader fee? oho = Carborundum Company ... ... - Christy-Moir Company ... --- - Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. .. Climax Mfg. Company ... ... -- Coe Mfg. Company ... ... ». - Coghlin Company, B. J.......- Groteau, J. Mi. 6c DS Wits. “a. = 3 D Dalhousie Lumber Co. ... ... .. Disco te eT co ste Mets, ha yere ers Dixon Crucible Co.s Jos. 3... ss. Disston & "Sons, Henry ...°... - Dominion Belting Co. ... ... ... Dom. Mahogany & Veneer Co.:. Dominion Timber Regulations ... WManogh & Co. JiGhh 40.455 4... Macey WAN.) Nic i. srctapevarcteeters, codeleal wove Dwyer Company, W. EH.>..- 0: -. E Elgie Jarvis Lumber Co. ... F Fassett Eumber.Go., Ltd? 2.3... Farnworth & Jardine ..7...2 ..- Federal Engineering Co., Ltd. ... Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. Fraser -Linutédma.. 22 sues ee G Galt Knife Wofks #,.°... 2.2 .2-..0eeeee Saw Mill Owners Sales Co. .... Sewall, Jasi-W. <.cet.c0 cee Sheldons Limited ... "Sst .cnee Shurly-Dietrich Limited’... ... . Siemen Bros. Limited... ... ... Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited Souths Neo -27 oe eee Spears & Lauder Spencer, C..A: ...0.55 sone Standard Chain Company ... .. Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. . Steel Company of Canada... .. Sturtevant & Co., Bak. 2.2 St. Gabriel Lumber Co. ... : Superior Manufacturing Co. ... . Swarts, H.. D. 272 eee T Tessier, Alphonse «soo... Thomas, “Ed: .:-3- eee J Soe Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. ... Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... Timms, Pinllips & Gol see Toronto Blower Company ... .. Turner & Sons, J; J.-3205eee Vv Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Ww airs 17 Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 71 ~ Watson) & Todd. .... (S:aseaieene Webster & Bro. Ltd., Jame West & Peachy“. ~- 225 eee Wilson Bros. 2... \... Gee Wilson" Lumber’ Co, Sfee-eeeee Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . White Company, L. & I. J. ... ; Woodhouse Chain Company .. Wuichet, Louis 32.) <..).eceeee “ Wilson Bros.” Flooring and Trim ‘‘Wilson Bros.” stamped on every piece of this flooring stands for Quality. Hardwood and Pine. Interior Finish of All Kinds. Look for the name. Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. We are equipped to fill large or small orders on short notice. Write us for prices. Wilson Bros., Limited - Collingwood, Ont. 6 16 62 11 15 50 9 \ , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER RRA «| «LAKE ele ort SOOO Meatless Cet PO a ‘“‘Acme Waterproof 3 P laces where only the best quality belt can ‘tmake good.” O the saw mill and woodworking industries we offer an unusually good belting value in our This belting is specially made from the best hides to run in wet should enquire into the merits of ‘‘Goodhue Belts” then you will buy a ‘‘Goodhue.’ If you require any belting you According to the conditions under which a belt has to run we recormerd ‘'Extra,” ‘‘Standard” or ‘‘Acme Waterproof’ —each brand the best quality but each made for a different service Send for partic~ ulars and prices J. L. GOODHUE CO., LIMITED, Danville, Quebec tH UAL, iW KW AWW RU KWo WADA aas MAPLE LEAF SAWS APLE LEAF SAWS, “THE PROVEN BEST,” absolutely guaranteed plies. ’ sure and specify Improved Racer Cross Cut Saws when ordering your camp sup- 4 oe They are made of Razor steel and tempered by our secret process, which gives the best results under actual working conditions in the bush urly-Dietrich Co., Limite Galt, 9 Ontario Branch: VANCOUVER, B.C. «sts sea enne A 63 64° CANADA LUMBERMAN AND~WOODWORKER Tuthaey x ibis CURRENT LUMBER PRICES W— Continued No. 1 Moulding 8/4 Fides aie Chav rave Wisuldinig 6/4) 602 ese else as Moulding 6/4 ... Moulding 8/4 Barn 1 x 12 Beata st Gand iGiied i cc ois Buried X LO sess. 3arn 1 x 6 and 8 Barnayl: x OW aes. Barn 1 x 6 and 8 3 Barn es IO! «2a Oss. Grand! Wp... Ease eins Oc. op oleh vice asta ee Bey ya Pe > Se SS Box 1 x05 and up’...... A eu ese OF WwWNHNHEENIot The following quotations on uaviroots re- 4/4 51 - 53 32 - 34 20 - present the jobber buying price at and Tonawanda: MAPLE 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 4/4 30 - 32 20 -.22 14 - 5/4 to 8/4 33 - 35 22 - 24 14 - 10/4 to 16/4 387 - 39 27*- 29 19 - 2 RED BIRCH 4/4 41 - 43 2; -<29 15 - . 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 48 - 45 29 - 31 17 - 19 Fine common, 410. sass aee 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. SAP BIRCH Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 2100 21 50 4/4 85-37 - 28-25 17-19 No. 1 Cuts Vin, woe iie cess. ; 66 00° Ginch and” ‘fp. emrehhatte r a7 . ‘20 . - OF 7 Ae c " l 4 i 7 5/4 and up 37 - 39 25 - 27 17 - 19 No. i iss a4 = Xp re she 60 00 biz Li . np eT <5 pet ak p is - 21 00 22 uv 2 Cuts, 13 ANls Cecta.atwre 3 ot A . _SOFTELM 2 OB Cubs AA Aaa ee , 6 OO) BO DO - aerad mud teen ae 22 00 22 50 2 ae at eee 26 15-17 ____Barn_ Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 48 00 50 00 154-in. spruce laths ....... .... 4 10 5, 6 & 8/4 37- 39 26 - 28 17 - 19 ahs fe x 4 -.» 87 00 38 ve) 1%-in. spruce laths ....... ..... 370 3 80 o. 1, 1 x ‘s 37 0 BASSWOOD No. 2, 1 x 12 .. 88 00 40 00 é Z ‘ 4/4 33 - 35 24 - 26 16 - 18 No. 2,1 x 10.. 84 00 35 U0 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Thicke: 35-37 26-29 19 - 20 No.2, 1x 8 ..°88.00 84100 ~ Jextras. o2-peatees.. - ieee ‘te 3 40 No. 3, 1x 12 .. 3150 382 00 Cléars. . yous 2 90 PLAIN OAK No. 8, 1 x 10 .. 29 00 3000 Second clears .. 2 75 29 ‘ Note). box: Se, 29 00 ie whites . ix 2 40 Faby i =a Ei: 99 . xtra 1s (Clear whites out) 2. 1 50 Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 53 - 55 34 - 36 22 - 24 Sccomoepe i F7 boards ...... 23 50 35 99 Extra {s-.¢Gledr lites ny : 1 00 ue! : pruce, in. dimension ...... 25 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butt ria pessoa Bat pe 20 crude 12 in. dimension ...... 26 50 28 U0 io in, " basse oe se ci ae ‘a 3 40 Com. : et - 2 = PIUCE,, Deeitiatagiriday \owiv sinejels 23 50 24 50 : ere : ig, B/S to 8/4 2-54 29-31 19-31 Spruce, 8 in, and under dimen, 2400. BES ee ee ee Pe 15 10/4 and up 61 - 68 41 - 43 21 - 23 10 and 12 in. random lengths, PETS Cae ee eee Ss ae 1 10 tt, “aud up Ramee ee ae 24 00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts BOSTON, MASS. 2x38,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 to 294 tac one! wane oicle onde 4 86 White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 Washington 16-in. 5 butts. to 2- 17 Selects, 1 to 2)anch’sy..5,) -:).\. 80 00.. 88 00 feetPandiup stata « Weis 21 00 22 00 in. extra red clear ...... 3 20 Box Board Matcher —o ——.....- Let us mail you catalogue of Box question, Whether ‘tis nobler inthe mind To suffer the slings and arrows Of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms aguinst a sea of troubles,” —Hamlet. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a character which every budding actor aspires to play. The late Sir Henry Irving certainly inspired many to study the works of Shakespeare and those who were privileged to hear him —- in Hamlet’s famous soliloquy are not likely to forget it. Most of us have been in a state of doubt on many occasions and said to ourselves: The question is: TO BE, or not TO BE We can serve the interests of our customers who use Babbitt Metals and recommend withoutany hesitation. Harris Heavy Pressure The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault Engineers using H. H. P. avoid a sea of troubles. They know IT WILL GIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE Manufactured and guaranteed by Factory Machinery: and Horizontal and Vertical Re-saws. The Canada Metal Company Limited Mereen - Johnson Machine Co. Head Office and Factory, TORONTO MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Branch Factories, Montreal, Winnipeg “Al WELD: Sectional view showing com- Parative size of weld and chain. ei Loading Chain | Experience has taught us that a good chain cannot be made from cheap material. In Ajax chains you get the best steel obtainable and every weld guaranteed. Ajax chain is guaranteed to pull stiff before breaking. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY Standard Chain Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. MONTREAL—Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. WINNIPEG—Bissett & Loucks VANCOUVER—John Burns,:329 Railway St. 3 : 4 } | William Hamilton Co., Limited / og Tht / : ~ January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ The Steam Tension Band Mill It is called the steam tension mill because the tension is maintained by steam—the most sensitive form of tensioning which has been devised. The result of this is a great saving in saws—several users of the machine have run through an entire season without cracking a single saw. But in addition to raising and lowering the top wheel by steam, there is a separate ~ cylinder for operating the top guide, and these two cylinders make ours an entirely steam- operated mill, and, therefore, exceptionally fast. : It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and ro ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. Write for bulletin and list of users. Peterborough, Ontario — “ x & 86 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - January ietbis Dominion Timber Regulations Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Northwest Territories, within twenty miles on either side of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Province of British Columbia, and in the tract of three and one-half million acres to be located by the Government in the Dominion in the Peace River district in the Province of British Columbia, lying east of the Rocky Mountains and adjoining the Province of Alberta, shall. be disposed of by public auction at the office of the Dominion Timber Agent for the districts in which the berths are situated. Before any parcel of timber is offered for sale it shall be surveyed by a duly qualified Dominion Land Surveyor into berths of an area not exceeding twenty-five square miles, and each of such berths shall then be thoroughly cruised by a duly qualified timber cruiser in the employ of the Dominion Government. The Minister shall then fix an upset price at which the berth shall be disposed of, and no berth shall be sold at less than the price so fixed. Purchases to the amount of one thousand dollars or under shall be paid in cash at the time of sale. Purchases over one thousand dollars and not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid, one-half in cash at the time of sale, and a note or notes shall be given for the remaining half of the purchase price, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of five percent. per annum. Purchases over five thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-third in cash at the time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining two-thirds of the purchase price, payable in three and six months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Purchases exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-fourth in cash at time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase price, payable within three, six and nine months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Notes shall be made payable at a bank in the city or town in which the sale is held or at a bank in the city of Ottawa. Cash ~ payments must be made at the time of sale in legal tender or by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, or by a draft issued by a chartered bank, payable to the order of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. If default is made in any payment required by this section the sale shall be forfeited and void. The purchaser must also pay the cost or the estimated cost of the survey of the berth before a license is issued. The licensee shall pay an annual ground rent of five dollars per square mile except for lands situated to the west of Yale, in the Province of British Columbia, in which case the yearly ground rent shall be five cents per acre. The licensee shall pay the following dues on timber cut on his berth :— Sawn lumber, 50 cents per thousand feet, board measure. Railway ties, eight feet long, 144 cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. Shingle bolts, 25 cents per cord. And 5 per cent. on the sale of all other products of the berth. Timber Permits Yearly permits are granted to settlers, mine operators and others on application to the Dominion Timber Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Deputy Minister. December 20th, 1912. January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER PA Connecting Link Way back in 1880 the Wanted and For Sale columns of the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker were used extensively. by the lumbermen of Canada for the purchase and sale _of timber, lumber and machinery. Time has but served to enhance the value of this medium, until to-day the : Wanted and For Sale Department of the Canada Lumberman has become a national market. Twice a month ‘‘the paper with the green cover” brings together buyers : and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the principal lumbering centres of Canada and the United States. By covering this wide field, the percentage of waste circulation for advertisers has been reduced to a minimum. : For quick and _ satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the @nada jumberman ~~ se a KANADA ADA LUMBERM®S 67 Western Wheeler Scraper Works, Aurora, Ill. Roofed with J-M Asbestos Roofing. Products That Are Recommended by Satisfactory Service Are the Easiest and Best Sellers bh ROOFINGS are their own best salesmen Every building covered with a J-M Roof is a constant testimonial to the honesty and lasting service that goes into every inch of J-M roofing products. J-M Asbestos Roofing, made of alternate layers of pure Asbestos and genuine Trinidad Lake Asphalt, is the standard acid-proof, no-paint, no-repair roofing that gives perfectfire protection. J-M Regal R»ofing is the highest type of rubber roofing; not to be confused with low-grade, short-service roofings. J-M Roofings give constant satisfaction to the user—good profits and _ constantly increasing business to the dealer. Write our nearest branch for Special “J-M Roofing” Dealer Proposition. THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., LIMITED Manufacturers cf Pipe Coverings; Packings; Brake Lining; Boiler Preservative; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. Toronto Te Winnipeg Montreal ea Vancouver 24 Morgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— Nailing Machines, Lock Cor- ner Box Machinery, Box Board Matchers, —_— << -— Wood Worker Box Board publishes Ist and 15th of the Month Printin g The National Lumber Journal of Canada Machines. TORONTO x aa e CANADA Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in Branch Offices : any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- tia gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Montreal §_ Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. Industry. United States Representatives : w. D. Ward, 628 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1155 Peoples Gas Building, CHICAGO. Morgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. 68 CANADA LUMBERMAN | ee the Monupae we fle Lal STAVES: Petpet f BARRELS: ; _COOPERAGE “CANDY PAILS: “ BOX BOARDS. = CHAIR “STOCK: “€LOTHES: PINS - COLTPLLE TL. PLANTS BARE ELS, KEGS, STAVES EAN OUR SPECIALTY. FOR PRICES AND FURTH cis ig a DADDRESS( -LUMBER:, AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 PRATT & WHITNEY CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely! Head Office and Works, | DUNDAS, ONT. SALES OFFICES: MONTREAL VANCOUVER Drummond Bldg. WINNIPEG Bank of Hamilton Bldg. — KNIVES — Good Steel Carefully Manufactured Poach Tempered Ask for Catalogue and Quotations Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT : ONTARIO LOCOMOTIVES The designs of our small locomotives are the result of wide experience. All details are accurately _finished- to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. This cuts out long delays when parts wear out, as parts liable to-wear can be kept on hand or shipped’promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL. CANADA January 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 69 CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FORON90R, BNP A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy pn paras a makes no difference to our DELIVERIES Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any ; BEL I ING weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog ‘** H.” P CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. The Belt. you can use out of doors in wet and frost, in fact under any conditions except those of heat. Established 1874 8F i TiNG We specialize 4 ) oh We always . : 5 ise a Other Belting Lines— in HEAVY : | Large Stock : s ° HORSES SB ehcca Scandinavia | : Teon ae | | Leather Oldest and Largest Horse Dealers in Canada | Good horses are hard to find, so deal with an old and reputable firm.. Your interests are ours. | De one ieee Federal Engineering Co., Ltd. J. W. JACOBS, street, Montreal | Toronto - Montreal ae ao PLNs This engine is 13 i ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you get in our Logging locomotives. They are specially constructed for logging operations and will stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. Oil or coal burning. They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. . Repair parts may always be obtained on the shortest notice. Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, svlendidly equipped. We would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS? — Canadian EAcemotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal ee Winnipeg f 70 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 1, 1915 To Lumbermen Everywhere: A Happy and Prosperous New Year ———S———@, Factories also at: ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting THE LEATHER BELT Excels all others in economy, strength, efficiency and true run-* ning, whether for transmission of power or conveying. A teSt re- cently made at McGill University, Montreal, ofa 6-ply “Maple Leaf” *- belt, a light double leather, and a 6-ply rubber belt, showed that our — “Maple Leaf” Belt stood a breaking strain 50 per cent. great- SZ €4 ér than the leather, and 25 per A trial Belt will convince you. cent. greater than the rubber belt. Write for prices and samples. “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. ‘‘Maple Leaf’’ Belt Dressing is the best for all kinds of belts, MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER The J. C. McLaren Belting Case Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL BOILERS “INGLIS” boilers are the product of over 50 years’ ex- perience and study combined with the most modern equipment for boiler making. “INGLIS” boilers are made in every type and all sizes. Let us quote on your requirements. INGLIS’ PRODUCTS ARE “MADE IN CANADA” The John Inglis Co., Ltd. Engineers and Boilermakers 14 Strachan Ave. Toronto, Canada Montreal Representative—A. Angstrom, 509 Canadian Express Building Ottawa Representative:—J. W. Anderson, 7 Bank St. Chambers. Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON - ONTARIO Branch: Montreal—Office 51 Duluth Building Vol. 35 Toronto, January 15, 1915 No. 2 Time is Money _ The rapid cutting File is the economical File Files Branded Electric-Welded Boom Chai American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western a5z {More _ 950, {More _ 957 {More Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith oc UWE). Cus, Strength.) “7 Wear Sheared Toggle s T Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring . and Link Toggles and Ring NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed Port Hope, Ont. McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. are rapid cutters made by Save 20 to 40 per cent of your Transmission Losses Install U. G. Hanoers (made in Can.) and Skelko Ball Bearings (made in Eng.) They require no rearrangement of a They insure the most sturdy, highly plant already installed nor departure efficient and economical method of from well established mill practice. line shaft power distribution. The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited _. St.John, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria h} New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto CHEAP MACHINERY versus RELIABLE MACHINERY At the time of a break- down in your plant, the fact that your pump was a ee little cheaper than the best, is not very important. WE MAKE THE BEST. Hamilton, The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, “¢-:.3. The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor~Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation | IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS or TOW 100 BOOM - STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS -~ Fort Frances, Ont. | Alphabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 62 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; January 15, 1915 i AVIV WINTON Made in Canada AMPHIBIA The Waterproof Belt That Grips Your Pulleys In buying a belt remember that you are not making a purchase where a few dollars saved on a lower grade article is a real saving. You are buying a medium to carry the most expensive thing in your plant—power. Nothing but the very highest grade of leather belting should be tolerated. "AmpuipiA =waterproof leather belting is pliable, firm with minimum stretch and maximum tensile strength and durability. AmPuBiA grips the pulleys perfectly and transmits more of your power than other belting. AMPHIBIA. belting is particu- larly suited to the difficult runs in saw mills, pulp mills, veneer plants and other industries where wet or green lumber is handled. When ordering state where the belt is to run. Write us for prices. MADE IN CANADA Tanners and Manufacturers For Oves 36 Years Makers of the Best Leather Belts MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN,N.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 511 William St. 38 Wellington St.E 89 Prince William St. Galt Building 27 Columbia Ave. &= To insure satisfaction—State where belt is to run “=i iO, ) se 6 | a ETE) a miss = Se TEIeTe|| fivieres ix om co heme! { Lor oe ee F y ¢ ; ~" > 7 ae 7 ; i , January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER View of logs in Sturgeon River White and N orway Pine Dimension Timber eo leal 16. 25,000 10 x 10—12/16, 65,000 A ae 50,000 10 X 10—20/24, 52,000 ae 000 eo xe 16" 45,000 Oey 38,000 12 x 12—11/14, 34,000 kOe 2/16", 22,060 ft?) Kr e——16.. 105,000 Lo 218: 16,000 [2 x 12—20/28, 40,000 3 Bath 8 x 10—20/28, 13,000 - [2 X 1220/28, 28,000 | ; la=- 16" 5,000 _ When you want the best in WHITE and NORWAY PINE, write or wire us for prices. Dressing Done on Short Notice. George Gordon & Company Limited CACHE BAY . ONTARIO = RDS, SE ee ee -_ ‘ = € = 1 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘eaasey 45) Seth Mason, Gordon & Co. #.'::2: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. New Ontario Colonization Co. LIMITED Lands, Lumber, Lath and Pulpwood Planing Mill Work Read & White Wholesale Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods Hemlock & B.C. Timbers 818 New Birks Bldg., MONTREAL John Harrison & Sons Co. Owen Sound, Ont. tanaten We have the following lumber on hand ready for shipment as shown above, and for which we solicit your orders viz: Posts, Ties, Timber, Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- | 1 x 4 Merchantable Spruce. 1 x 12 Merchantable Spruce. ' 1 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 and 8/4 Mill Run Tamarack. Lumber Yard, Jacksonboro, Ont. terior Finish, Hardwood Flooring, &c. 1 x 6 Merchantable Spruce 4/4 Balsam. ; Three sawmills and large, well q 1 x 7 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood ° d Plani Mill 1 x 9 Merchantable Spruce. 8/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood equippe aning Wills. 1 x 10 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 Mill Run Poplar. Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and ; : . CLAY BELT LANDS FOR SALE, Located in Hardwoods. Special bills Winter or Summer. Townships of Kendrey and Haggart, District of Temiskaming, Ontario. Try us once. aries Sales Office: k Tel JACKSONBORO, ont. NOW SUFFAUGAIaE ais River Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada | — On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City “4 | Also Mills at: q Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Mahie Lumber Lath Pul pwoo d On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. “CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 ¢ ; (at ite, Samo fe White Culls Pine Now is the proper time to contract for your yearly supply of boxing and crating lumber At Cacho Bay 265,000 | x 4 and up No. 2 180,000 1 x 12 No. 1 200,000 1 x 10 and 12 No. | At Pembroke 250,000. 1" No. 2 Guaranteed to run 60% 10" and up At Arnprior At Tomiko 30,000 | x 4 and up 6/11! No. 2 80,000 | x 4 and up No. | 50,000 | x 4/7 and up 12/16 No. 2 34,000 1x 10 No. | 50,000 1 x 8 and up 12/16 No. 2 6,000 1 x 12 No. | : ! pp —~ The Long Lumber Company (Sn? Lay"): ___ HAMILTON, ONT. lit°A] ll 3); Are You Being Held Up? = Hostile times cause — panic, prices go aviating and the public pay what VE FZ is asked. | Sere? iGN Fed Re | peste: cm UU \ |" 5 sg ea 9 Wa i< Buy Hocken’s ane Hemlock ‘ z : ‘ | All) and you will get a square Ai \) AHS \\ deal--good stock and a (iis : 3 SS prompt shipment--write Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Otter Lake Station, Ont. 4 t 1s ‘ *, ; ne CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 15, 1915 | The | | Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles aed oe Cedar Poles and Posts | Watson & Todd, Ltd. ‘Gael Ont. Railway Ties - - Piles Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Lia. Wholesale Lumber Dealers — Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Selling agents for- Fraser & Co., Manufacturers Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa. Waubaushene, Ontario | White Pine Red Pine | Spruce Lumber an Lath Lumber u Laths Office, “x"s2"“"5 Ottawa, Can. “ut: GILLIES BROS. aeisve'én. | _ Limited | = WHITE PINE — ; RED PINE -_ SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway Ny are ele NY es at ES y £45 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment, Dry Merchantable Quebec Spruce, Culls Laid out. 2x3x 8/16 ft. 24,432 ft. 14x3x 8/16 ft. 13,687 ft. 2x4x 730,640 ft. 1yx4x * 92.73 ft. 2x5x | 400,000 ft. Pegi x y' 17,094 ft. Zak Gx") '. 148,000 ft. Iy4x6x ‘ 14,093 ft. ey ie, ee 14,000 ft. ie cole a 3,369 ft. oxy * 40,000 ft. Iy4x8x *“ 67,238 ft. We can dress and match to order, shipping straight or mixed cars. Write us for quotations. We have a large stock of Jack Pine and Norway Pine in good shipping condition. Your enquiry will receive _ prompt and careful attention. Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths g ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 1%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. . 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths Io ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. 5 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 January 15, 1915 PIR il MBER 5 LET US QUOTE YOU -PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Edward Partington | Pulp and Paper Co., Limited Head Office, St. John, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of Heavy Fir | Dimension Bl h | d Is Our Particular Specialty ‘ e@ac e The Heavier it is the Better we like it We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to Sulphite Pulp 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Hardwoods Mills at Craigs on the B C.E R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Thurston-F lavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A” Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Eastern Agents, Gull River Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. Lumber Co., Ltd., Lindsay, Ont. Bee re he a January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER FIR TIMBERS FIR FINISH Fir Casing, Base, Interior Finish and Montdings RED CEDAR SHINGLES CEDAR BEVEL SIDING E. H. HEAPS & CO., LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. Mills at Ruskin and Vancouver, B. GC: . 445 Hastings St. West, ° Vancouver, B. C. Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele : Fraser Limited The Gres Falls Company | Fredericton, N. B. Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine _ St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Cabano, P. Q. SELLING AGENTS FOR Manufacturers peter and Pine Lumber 2nd ‘Ground Wood Pulp Fraser ee Limited | F & M Lumber Co., Limited THE PACIFIC LUMBER CO. Pee ee tage T7D of rf ake Sel Leta i Californiaps4.Redwood || © — Spruce Lumber inthe ZEA world. Rough and Finished a fos crear pepe’ if sane a soft wood is adapted. urnished in any width and thickness. e e ec eaiag aa Se by ‘ Shingles, Lath, Piano John D. Mershon Lumber Company ~ Sounding Board Stock, etc. Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. _ 1 Madison Ave. 1657 Monadnock Bldg. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much BON UINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS As All Other Concerns Combined 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. Our Canadian trade is constantly i increasing and we are always striving to merit a still larger increase. Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. Try us. sthecse peta, LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY iwernia Dulliding New Orleans, La. 10 Joun McKercow, W. K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St., W. WHOLESALE DEALERS SPRUCE 13 Foot and 16 Foot Lath and White Cedar Shingles CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock,. Mattress Frames, Hari and Soft wood slabs cut tolengths required. Hemlock. Cedar, Posis, Orders receive prompt attenticn. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN, wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. ' LUMBER AND TIMBER ; White Pine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Moul i s, Doors, Sashes and linds, ar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, NY. eC£4 LOGSTAMPS Write us for particulars and prices Superior Mfg. Co.,Ltd. 93 Church St., Toronto BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.60 Canada Lumberman - Toronto Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 ' TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Grades Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in ~ White, Red ge on ‘Pine All grades and sizes. Right Prices Prompt Shipments Get in touch with us for prices C. G. Anderson Lumber Company, Limited | Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale | Dealers in Lumber 206 Manning Chambers Toronto UE Sal ee ee ae ne ee ‘ b I a ra . January 15, 1915 WE Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Marle, Norway Pine, Short and Long Le f Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manutacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED, Toronto Sarnia Buffalo © The ~ Rimouski Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, Ltee. ) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine’ Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. | New Yor: 70 Fourth. aC, iad ah ri) ER el Rly >, ‘ January 15, 1915 James W. Sewall IMBER _ Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Miull Operations. Technical Training Thoroughness Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE |HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine Send Us Your Inquiries 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard at Prison Point Cable Address *‘Hobco Boston.” The Penetanguishene Planing Mill ‘Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youas they have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United Statesand Canada, Whether you want to buy, bond _or sell I can be of service to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- sion, etc. Timberland Reports ! of any kind— , in any region— } at any time— at reasonable = prices. CRUISES— SURVEYS— MAPPING We Invite correspondence ; | Munson-Whitaker Co. Consulting Forest Engineers Chicago, an Cont. and Sane ose t 622 Tremont Bldg. Pittsburgh, 900 Arrott Bldg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale 2 Cars 100,000 Ft. 2,500. “ 2,500 “ 12,000 “ 17,000 ‘“ 22,000 “ 50,000 “ 13,000 “ 13,000 “ 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 5/4 8/4 16/4 8/4 4/4 8/4 4/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood . “cc “ “ “ec “ec “ec Ist and 2nd Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. 2 C. & B. Birch 3x 8 to 16’ —10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash 2 x 6 and up—10 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. 11 We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (all descriptions) (3 or more ply) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House g Broad St., E.C. C ant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTONA,” Glasgow Ar and ABC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England For Sale by Owners B. C. Timber Lands G. T. P. three + C.N. R. New Railroads | PGB E. THOMAS 578 Richards St., Vancouver, B. C. Located on Quick Shipments Gulf Cypress N. Carolina Pine Long Leaf Timber From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. tee nto TSG AS 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 15, 1915 CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE ; CANADA ~ OAK FIR- WHITE PINE e e e 1 @ Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK YELLOW PINE NORWAY PINE Lumber EASTERN AGENTS TIES | Lath NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited POLES Shingles MILLS AT ~ ~ BARNET, B.C. POSTS ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. OF PENETANGUISHENE To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. Manufacturers of and Dealers in - Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. HeEMLockK BILLsTUFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. All stock sized or matched if required. L. E. Campbell Lumber Conipane Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. ae - DETROIT, MICH. T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying. Lumber California White Pine California Sugar Pine 1 1 Milles Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Seine La che Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Wo esan Tex. ; and Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. ‘sk LQUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Watpie, President. R. S. WacpiE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of. Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. ee ty RN ty Ld x4 . 4 4 January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER White Pine from Bisco Get our prices on White and Red Pine. We have all sizes at Bisco and can make prompt shipments. We also have Norway at ‘Tomiko, 1913 cut, grade right, prices right. Leak & Company, Limited 18 Aberdeen Chambers, TORONTO 32 Church Street, FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER C0., LIMITED ~ TORONTO, ONT. JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers MEMPHIS, - TENN. JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. To the Manufacturing Trade When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses: Send us list of your needs. We will be glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our - specialty. Piling — Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long filled on short notice. Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto FOR SALE—1913 CUT 36,000 ft. | x 4, 6/11' Com. & Drsg. White Pine 50,000 ft. | x 4, 12/16' Box & Com. White Pine 120,000 ft. 1 x 4/7, 10/16' M. R. Red Pine 8,000 ft. 2x5, 10/16' ML_R. Red Pine 6,000 ft. 2 x 7, 10/16' .M.R. Red Pine 12,000 ft. 5/4 x 4 & up, 10/16'M. R. Red Pine 14,000 ft. 6/4 x 4 & up, 10/16'M.'R. Red Pine 50,000 ft. 1 x 10/12, 10/16' M.C. White Pine WE WILL MAKE PRICE TO MOVE THIS STOCK. The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Limited 18 Toronto Street Tel M.5584 | TORONTO, ONT. 100,000 1” Cull Elm PILING Our Specialty We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and Tamarac Piles, 25 to 50 feet in length. We offer for immediate shipment Dry Spruce—2 x 4, 2x 6 and 2x 8. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 We Have for Immediate Shipment: 300,000 1” No. | C. & B. Birch 60,000 2” No. 1 C. & B. Maple 60,000 2” No. | C. & B. Elm 50,000 2” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 20,000 1” No. 1 C. & B. Maple 150,000 1” No. | C. & B. Elm This stock was cut early, is dry, and was taken from an excep- tionally good run of logs. We are quoting attractive prices on this lumber for prompt shipment. SPEARS & LAUDER “sor'kent'Bidg, TORONTO" ny Ay et” 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. Mee Saree aed ' Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. : Montreal, Que. Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of We invite correspondence re “Dalhousie”? Brand N. B. Cedar Shingles grades Special Prices for shipment to All Ontario Points Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, New Brunswick Agents for Ontario R, Laidlaw Lumber Co., Limited ; Tocuate k Dimension Timber also on Dressing in car or mixed lots 1”,2” and 3” to customer’s specifications. Write us for particulars MORRIS TRAVELING CHAIN-BLOCK. The Morris Traveling Chain-Block is a simple, efficient and economical means of lifting and shifting loads of all kinds. It can often be used on an existing roof | beam, in which case the cost of installa- tion is almost negligible. Or we can furnish an inexpensive frame, as shown in the illustration, for indepen- dent use in the open. We make traveling-blocks in various capacities up to 20 tons, and we have them in stock to suit practically any or- dinary I-beam. TRAVELING CHAIN-BLOCK HANDLING LUMBER SHALL WE MAIL YOU BULLETIN B9? THE HERBERT MORRIS CRANE & HOIST COMPANY, Limited, EMPRESS WORKS, PETER STREET, TORONTO. ee on ee Ge - , y 4 > y= | 7% ‘ = e ‘ + ae Sane ft ae ; ys : 4 % January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 1% Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘“We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Let us mail you catalogue of Box Factory Machinery and Horizontal and Vertical Re-saws. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. Mereen - Johnson Machine Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Keep Tabs Sao aes ut it on a filing machine and give it ; Aloxite Saw Gummer the saw-filer’s test.—Note how quickly and easily it does its work—cutting clean and fast.— : Test it out for its cool-cutting qualities, see how it frees itself without undue friction or rasping even under heavy feed.—Note how it holds its shape. Keep a record of | how long the wheel lasts and the number of saws it gums and you will realize that you have THE RIGHT WHEEL IN THES RIGHT PLACE — THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY , NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH BOSTON, CLEVELAND CINCINNATI GRAND RAPIDS MILWAUKEE - LONDON, ENG. REISHOLZ, GER. = at 0 , ’ i a cpl — wry Ne a oa ; Popes Sy \ sd : / 7 : ‘s ; ’ A = | * “fl L ¢ ie t “ + a 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER * January 15, 1915 Unite Stat anc Wholesalers seeking Canatuan Business Hoffman Brothers Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS _Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards at Nashville, Tenn. | 3 1 /20” SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU to 2" BAND. SAWED LUMBES WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: : QUARTERED WHITE OAK} °* ent ie wnt rig cen 2 —— = or Service First He profits most who serves best. Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. . 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s, 8 cars. 6/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. &$/4 1s and 2s, 1 car. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 1 car, WHITE OAK: 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. 8/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 6/4 1s and 2s Plain, 6 cars. 4/4 Sound Wormy, 3 cars. 7/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. 5/4 Sound Wormy, 2 cars 8/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. oa No. 1 Common, 3 cars. POPLAR: a 4 Ota. ‘ Cores 3 cars. 4 t s and Us, 4 cars. 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. = 3/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. bc se Common, Or Sor M.RITTER LUMBER COMPANY= ~- S Satisfaction Guaranteed Stearns Quality Stock 1 x 6 in. and wider 1s and 2s End Dried White Basswood. 1 x 6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood. i 5/4-6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood, 50 per cent. 16 ft. 19 6/4-6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood. 4/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, four cars. PLAIN RED OAK: 78 4/4-7 in, and wider No. 1 Common Basswood. 5/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 is-and 2s, Tents i) 5/4-3 in. to 6 in. No. 1 Common Basswood. 6/4 Reg. Is and 2s, one car. 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. i u 10/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. »/ = Se jane 12/4 Reg. 1s and Qs two cars. os a e ~~ Oe. nk 16/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars ws No: 1 Common, 6 care! 4/4 No. 1 Common, 4 cars. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars, 5/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. WuNo. 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 3/ 4 Commony a Citas 5/8 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. ~ 4/4 24- 27, three cars, Panel and No. 1. 4/4 18-23, two cats, Panel and No, 1. 4/4-7 in. and wider No. 2 Common Basswood. 54 No. 2 Common and Better Beech. 4/4 6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Beech. 4/4 6 in. and wider No. 1 Common Beech 6/6 3 in. and wider No. 1 Common Beech. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Beech. 4/4 6 in. and wider No. 1 Common Birch (Red all in). D a, RIT TE! The above is a list of dry stock which we can ship promptly. — 45 4/4 1s and 2s Soft Gray Elm. 90 rhe No. 1 Common Soft Gray Elm All our own manufacture and band-sawn stock, and thoroughly 1 { Pak yi ‘ dry. Do not place your orders before writing for prices. ' 4/4 No. 2 Common Soft Gray Elm. q ; | ; 4/4 No. Common and Better Soft Maple. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple. The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Michigan, U.S.A. CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada Phone College 6997 BEREREESKEERESESEE -—W. + a=W. M WH Se | pt —W.M,.RITTER LUMBER COMPANY === N p Canada’s Big Hardwood Market There is an increasing demand in Canada for Hardwoods and Veneers. The special- ized woodworking industries of this country are away the best managed and most progressive industries. They have a world wide market for their goods. Reach the lumber and veneer buyers of Canada’s woodworking plants through this paper, the recognized authority in the field. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto, Ontario eee eee Pf ae lg i a ee ¥ Aptis "7 : 2 sa = $3 Be Fannacy 15, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Pine Lumber, Lath, Boxes, Shooks, Wooden Pails We can Dress, Match and Resaw. “We aim to serve you with the best ”’ Order this way and save money. The Glue Book For Packing High pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 200 Medium Pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 445 Low Pressure Steam Rods What it Contains ° Use Garlock Style Number 333 Worn or Scored Piston Rods Use Garlock Style Number 336 —_ Hy M Cold Water Piston Rod Chap ter I Historical Notes. Wie Gudlock Style N aie 99 ter 2— Inside Packed Plunge Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Use Gaack style Neher oon - Chapter 3— i ind. Shot Gun Feed p Testing and Grading tee Garlock Style Number 446 Chap‘er 4— Methods in the Glue Room. Outside Packed Plungers High Pressure Cold Water Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Use Garlock Style Number 960 Outside Packed Plungers eee 1 High P Hot W. Chapter 6 Selection of Glue. Use Garlock Styic Number 1907 These Packings are Guaranteed to give Satis- factory Service under the above conditions. Price 50 cents Write for our new catalog. The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches :— Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto a eary ‘ oronto Montreal £ : ; Winnipeg Spruce White Pine 7 Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. QUEBEC & ST. MAURICE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, Portland, Maine DS I oe» ~ i> J A ie ie vay : ’ 1 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Vastaes ae tinge Send Today for Y A SET OF FINISHED ARKANSAS SOFT PINE PANELS WILL AID YOU TO EDUCATE BUILDERS OF YOUR COM- MUNITY TO APPRECIATE THE MERITS AND BEAUTIES OF STANDARD SOFTWOOD TRIM. From his varied stock of Arkansas Soft Pine the dealer can show his customers how it looks “in the white.” With a set of these samples the dealer can show the man who is hesitating, who does not know exactly what he : wants, a few of the many desirable effects within reach of those who trim their homes with Arkansas Soft Pine. If you aspire to be a factor in educating the public to use wood for the purposes for which it should be used get these samples and USE THEM. Have you all the Arkansas Soft Pine Stock your customers should use this year. Reports of shortages will be given prompt attention. : Cotton Belt Lumber Conpany, - - Bearden, Ark. Scuhiehn Ajuabeh Conpnalee ; at Wigan Crossett Lumber Company, : - Crossett, Ark. Stout. Leiber! Convey sin : Piven Ark. Eagle Lumber Company, - - Eagle Mills, Ark. Valley. Veuhet Commieue b eas jes ae a Edge bayer Compras, {7 Nas: i, a ge Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. aaa hapaber Company, i erases ue Arkansas Land and Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, - Millville, Ark. Cates-Lumber Company; — - : >) Wiluar: Ave Arkansas Lumber Company, - - Warren, Ark. January 15, 1915 Barking Machine CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Moreau The Moreau Barking Machine is entirely in a class by itself as the most economical and efficient barking equipment made. As compared with other rossing devices the. Moreau machine re- quires half the power to operate it for over twice the out-put, and eliminates the time consuming and costly operation of boiling logs. Used in conjunction with a pulp wood plant the Moreau Barking Machine will show surprising results. A valuable feature of this outfit is that it is readily portable to any point in the woods—at the railway siding or wherever shipping facilities are offered. Its own weight is sufficient to hold it in place when in operation. The Illustration shows the Barker at work by a siding with logs being loaded direct from the machine to the cars. Write us for literature and prices The Moreau Barking Machine Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Co. 19 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER eli(iliea: Pointers | are now used by the leading Lumber Manufacturers and Driving Companies throughout the Dominion. They offer advantages which every. lumberman should enjoy. | They do the work of alligators and -tugs at less than half the expense. Write for catalog and blue prints. Adams Launch & Engi me Co. PENETANG, ONT. bee tdy . een! mia” * 5 “7s my - i . .* » : j January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 Law places: that-are ‘Machinery and Timber For Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in the’ Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc.” wet or damp use Lanco Balata Belting These belts can be made end- less if required at our ware- houses. Service is good and prompt. WE GUARANTEE THE GOODS. We stand back of every belt we sell providing we are supplied with the details © of the drive at the time of \Ve have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. _ We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale : 8 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. P : Biahize Works: Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works ie MA Racine fox ~ cutoff “naws. 8-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. Lap Grinder. blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger [Double cylinder. steam nigger, right and slash table saws. hand. log Loader for right hand mill. POWER PLANT 10 in. Double-cflinder steam feed car- 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. Pumps. 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 Ibs. steam. 125 h.p. Water Wheels. & ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. a left-hand steam nigger. 7 7 lLog-loader. Endless chain jack ladder with two kickers complete for right and left hand mills. Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 10 h.p. Engine. Mitts & Merrell Hog. Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. - Waterous Toaible. edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. | 20-ft. Slash table. 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. tes ee es es ee — a Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, see for ripping dry lumber, not in- made by Diamond Iron Works. stalled. 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. _ 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM ... ubamatie /Siling. Machine. for 13-in. D.C. band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band saws. _ 30 light are generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application, _ Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. y Parry Sound Lumber Co. TORONTO, CANADA 26 Ernest Avenue, Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling purchase. Ask for our Belting Book ECONOMY 7% TRANSMISSION reaches its highest point when Spartan Belting is used. The remarkable pliability of Spartan Leather enables the belt- ing to grip the pulley perfectly and Economical transmit a maximum of power at Efficient Powerful Pliable Durable Steam low cost. Spartan works efficiently on all hard drives—over small pulleys at high speed or exposed to all kinds of ad- verse conditions. Remember Spartan is not an untried belt, it is in successful operation in hundreds of Saw Mills, Planing Mills and Woodworking Plants. Just make your next order a Spartan order. Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. 46 St. Alexander St., MONTREAL, CANADA Home Office and Factory—Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. 78-57, TRADE MARK REG. YS. PAT. OFF CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 15, 1915 The Steam Tension Band Mill | It is called the steam tension mill because the tension is maintained by steam—the most sensitive form of tensioning which has been devised. The result of this is a great saving in saws—several users of the machine have run through an entire season without cracking a single saw. But in addition to raising and lowering the top wheel by steam, there is a separate cylinder for operating the top guide, and these two cylinders make ours an entirely steam- operated mill, and, therefore, exceptionally fast. It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and 10 ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. Write for bulletin and list of users. liam Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario ~~ , a eS % ce 5 ; es, % he 7) f -—_— EE t Ber ard ie a0 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 ‘TS ; gost DiSSTOWa : ‘ ; ist erzer ' / wammurtey 3 : Maximum feed through the _ heaviest cuts with the DISSTON Chisel Tooth Saw The large throat-room secured in the Disston design insures easy running. Choking down is practically impossible even under the heaviest feeds—insuring \ | WH, the greatest possible output per horse-power applied. The extra large chambering capacity in the Disston chisel tooth saws in \ I connection with perfect side-clearance, highest grade material and workmanship SS VN adapts these saws to the manufacture of lumber from the log in any class of wood. Write today for full information and our new book ‘‘ Saw Appreciation’’. Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works Toronto, Canada Branch at Vancouver, B.C. —— =; KP Sok % Ontario’s timber production last year valued at $26,774,937 or 40% of Canada’s total output. Pine production, 905,442,000 ft. B.M. Pulpwood, 246,282 cords. Railway Ties, 5,704,459- Ontario’s woodworking industries, using 34 different kinds of wood, provide a ready | Bit Gn ) market for the lumberman. Eighty-two per eh ee ae % We ° , cent. of lumber used in Ontario’s industries a Fe — WF Hewing, . wate ame purchased within the Province. Ontario’s vast resources offer unsurpassed opportunities to the lumberman. For maps and full information regarding Ontario, apply to HON. G. HOWARD FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. ee Ne) ee : ; / ‘ { 4 a ~* » wv? - A report from Truro, N: S., $15.000 was lost in December as the result of the great storm. The boom was on the Meander River and. when it. broke the logs. were carried into the St. Croix and Avon Rivers and subsequently scattered ir on the waters of the Minas Basin. A prominent Montreal wholesale lumber dealer and manufac- turer, in a recent report to the Canada’ Lumberman States that manu- facturers of lumber in Eastern Canada-are all looking for a good year during 1915, on account of. the changed conditions in the demand for Eastern spruce, resulting from the war, He reports also that in discussing prices with manufacturers, practically everyone, of them is holding out for a considerable advance. He assumed_. the states that a boom of logs valued’at s =" ~~ al 2 ee ' ‘January 15, 1915 oy One of B.C.’s Busy Shingle Plants Port Moody Shingle Company Turning Out Forty Million Pieces Annually and Enjoying a Widespread Demand The Coast district of British Columbia has a goodly list of shingle inills, with more in prospect. All of them manufacture an excellent article, but undoubtedly in some cases this is due more to the quality of the raw material than to any particular care taken in turning out the product itself. In too many of the smalelr mills the aim appears to be quantity rather than quality, the result being that the shingles turned out are lacking somewhat in the finer points of milling, grading and packing. This cannot be said of the output of the Port Moody Shingle Com- pany, Limited, one of the industries of the city of Port Moody, at the eastern end of Vancouver’s fine harbor—Burrard Inlet. The plant was erected about eight years on the waterfront by J. H. McLean, who, previous to that had operated for about a year a small shingle mill at Cedar Cove, Vancouver, where he demonstrated his ability to’ manufacture a high-class article and created a demand which followed him to his new location. Three years ago the entire plant was destroy- ed by fire, but the next day President McLean started a gang of men clearing away the debris, and within a month a larger and better mill -was erected and operating with a full force of men. Output of Forty Million Shingles Five machines are installed, the daily cut averaging between 135,- 000 and 150,000 shingles for the ten-hour run or a yearly total of about 40,000,000 shingles. The Port Moody Shingle Company has a great advantage over many of the Coast mills as it owns and operates its own cedar limits, instead of buying logs or bolts of ordinary quality at the prevailing market price. The firm’s limits are located at Capi- lano and on the North Arm of Burrard Inlet, and furnish a high grade of timber, which is cut into bolts on the ground and towed by steamer to the mill in rafts containing about 100 cords each. Then the bolts are _ cut by heavy circular saws into blocks of the required length, which drop into conveyors and pass on to the machines in endless procession. From the machines the shingles drop down chutes to the packers, _ who form them into bundles which are transported on cars to the dry pian eee kiln. The period of seasoning depends to some’extent on the rush of business and occasionally is modified to suit the wishes of the cus- tomer, but the company has found that, when dried for about ten days under moderate heat, the shingles preserve their good qualities mucn -.better than when subjected to high temperature for a shorter time in order to make them fit for shipment. The temperature of the Port Moody Shingle Company’s kilns is never permitted to exceed 180 de- grees. . The motive power to operate the machinery of the plant is sup- plied by an engine of 80 h.p. capacity, which receives steam from a boiler fitted with Dutch over feed, the fuel used being the sawdust and refuse from the machines. A small engine is also installed to operate the electric light plant. The filing room is in charge of a skill- _ed filer who has every mechanical appliance necessary for keeping the saws in good order. J. H. McLean, the proprietor and sole owner of the Port Moody CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Plant of the Port Moody Shingle Company, Limited, Port Moody, B. C. 29 Shingle Company, is admitted one of the most experienced shingle manufacturers in the province of British Columbia. He enjoys the esteem of everyone including the fifty or more employees at the plant. Coming to British Columbia some fourteen years ago, Mr. McLean has been engaged in the shingle trade practically all his ilfe. Begin- ning when but twelve years of age, he worked in a shingle mill in I¢astern Canada during his school vacations, receiving the munificent remuneration of 20c per day for his labor. By the time he was sixteen he was operating a saw, and from that day to this he has been actively connected with the shingle trade. Knowing the business from top to bottom, he is competent to supervise any part of the operations. There is a market for twice the present output of the Port Moody Shingle Company. At the present time much of this output is shipped to New England, the Boston market being the destination of a large part. Large shipments are also sent to Ontario and the Northwesu markets. Five Per Cent Freight Advance Granted in United States By a supplemental report in the eastern rate advance case, the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, has granted further increases in rail rates in official classification territory, which, except for limitations as to the commodities on which it is allowed in its order of July 29, advances practically on the basis of the five per cent. originally asked for by the carriers. The advance now allow- ‘ed applies not only in Central Freight Association territory to which the advances were limited by the former order, and in which they are now increased from three to five per cent. above the old rates, but also in trunk line territory (that part of the official classification ter- ritory east of the Buffalo-Pittsburg line) where an increase of five per cent. is granted. The petition for rehearing in the case was filed September 15 on behalf of 112 roads affected and was based on conditions developed since the original hearing, including later statistics of operating re- sults and the financial difficulties growing out of the war in Europe. These influences received recognition. May Seek Increase of Canadian Freight Rates Whether any Canadian railroads will seek to raise their freight rates, as a result of the recent decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the’ United States to permit Eastern roads to make an increase of 5 per cent., has not yet been announced. That they are giv- ing the matter attention and considering the wisdom of such a course is indicated by views upon the subject which have recently appeared in the daily press. The freight movement from Canada to the United States in the East, consists to a very large extent of lumber, pulpwood, newsprint paper, wood pulp, similar raw materials and, in some years, hay and live stock. The impression is that the railways will seek to raise these rates by 5 per cent. about the middle of February. When the Canadian railways wish to increase their freight rates they may do so, but they must give 30 days notice to the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners. During that time, if complaint is made by any shippers, the Board will enquire into the justice or injustice of the increase. oat CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Report on Canadian Pit Prop Supplies Commissioners Present Their Findings—Encouraging Statements Regarding the Possibility of Opening Up an Extensive Trade With Eastern Provinces The reports to the Board of Trade of Great Britain upon the sup- ply of pit prop timber, presented by the Commissioners who were re- cently appointed to enquire into this subject and who made a visit to Canada and Newfoundland in connection therewith has been re- ceived by the Canadian Commissioner of Commerce. It contains much material of interest to those who are in a position to furnish such timbers. The general report opens with the following table showing the sources from which pitwood was obtained during 1913 :— Country Quantity Value ‘ Loads ae Russia 1,538,714 2,415,086 Sweden ... 359,988 558,095 Norway ... 114,777 200.932 Germany 28,926 53,550 Mr Prance. <3, .2. 984,331 839,065 Portugal... . 315,538 278,154 S92 Es GAN Ope oe el en eee 103,123 90,972 Other foreign countries ... yp Leg AN oyna RRS are AS eC eae ct SAIS 2S 4,445,066 In addition to this it is estimated that 700,000 or 800,000 tons of “home timber were utilized, making a total annual cansumption of about 4% million tons. The results of this enquiry showed that on the Ist September there were approximately 1,000,000 tons of pit timber in the United Kingdom. Apart, therefore, from the imports which might normally be expected to come into the country, and the home supply which was likely to be forthcoming, there appeared to be a stock’ actually avail- able which would be sufficient to last at least to the end of the year on the basis of the normal consumption of the mines. . This information, while tending to show that there was no cause for immediate anxiety made it evidently desirable to-take steps to encourage additional supplies to meet future requirements. . Great Britain’s Pit Prop Requirements The imports of props from all sources up to the end of Novem- ber, since the outbreak of war and comparisons with previous pears, were as follows :— Percentage of 1914 Month 1,000 Loads on the average of 1912 1913 1914 1912 and 1913 August 426 422 184 43.4 Septemmiete. 4s ey 338 479 193 47.2 October 341 421 239 6207 November ... 222 216 184 84.0 It will be seen from the figures that the percentage of imports for 1914 on those of 1912-13 has risen from 43.4 in August to 84 in November. The total imports since the 1st of September, together with the amount of home timber estimated to have been put into the niarket, are roughly equivalent to the consumption of the mines during the same period, and consequently the stock in the country would appear not.to have appreciably diminished. The general effect of reports received in Canada and Newfound- ‘land shows “that plentiful supplies of suitable timber are available in these countries and could be placed upon the market in Great Britain at a price which, having regard to present conditions, would probably not be regarded as unreasonable.” Newfoundland a Promising Source of Supply A detailed report upon the subject contains the following :— (1) Newfoundland.—Very large areas of suitable timber exist in the island, a considerable proportion being close to the seashore or to the many bays and rivers, and therefore easily transported to the vari- ous points where it can be loaded on to steamers. The nature of the coast is such as to provide innumerable inlets where steamers can safely load, although, with the exception of the southern coast,-ship- * ping is only practicable from mid-April to mid-December. The Reid Newfoundland Company’s Railway traverses some 500 miles of the country, and passes through a large number of suitable timber areas, thus affording a means of conveying the timber to ship- ping points. The suitable timber consists of fir and spruce, the former being a more quickly grown timber than the latter. Small quantities of pit timber have already been shipped from Newfoundland to England at intervals during the past few years, but no successful establishment of the business has been accomplished. The industry is one which would be new to the inhabitants, and would require organization by those who thoroughly understand it. Labour is available during the winter months, which is the period during which the timber would be cut and transported to shipping points. Within three miles of the shore over the whole island the timber rights have been reserved by the Government. Ordinarily anyone may cut timber on this three-mile limit for firewood, housebuilding, boat making, and other purposes, but not for export, except in the form of pulp. By a special Act passed since the outbreak of the war the Govern- ment have sanctioned the export of timber free of tax until December, 1915, and possibly this concession might be extended if a pit timber industry is established. Newfoundland therefore affords a suitable field of operations. Large Areas in Nova Scotia (2) Cape Breton and Nova Scotia.—Here, as in Newfoundland, large areas of suitable timber, fir and spruce, exist within easy reach ‘of various shipping ports, most of them open nine months during the year. It is from this area that immediate supplies are available, al- though it is impossible at the moment to say accurately the amount of such supplies. ; é The following average prices have been quoted to us :— For timber. 3-in. to 7-in. top diameter, 5 ft. to 9 ft. lengths: 1 1-5c (3-5d.) per lineal foot alongside steamer. : For timber 8-in. top diameter and upwards, 9 ft. to 20 ft. lengths: 5Y%c (234d.) per lineal foot alongside steamer. For future demands large supplies can be obtained from this area. The timber in most cases is owned by small holders from whom it would have to be collected. Many of these small holders occupy themselves during the winter cutting timber, and as there are no mar- kets for pulp, it is easier to obtain the timber for colliery purposes. We consider that Nova Scotia and Cape Breton offer a promising field, both for the present and future supplies. The timber from ap- pearances compares favorably with that hitherto used in British col- lieries, and the cutting of timber has been carried on for many years for the local collieries. (3) New Brunswick and Quebec.—We have had a number of in- - terviews with timber owners, and there can_be no doubt of the fact that immense areas of suitable timber, fir and spruce, exist. The lumber and pulp markets of Quebec and the United States afford at present a ready market for the timber which is being pro- duced from these forests. One or two odd parcels of timber can be obtained at once, and for these we have quotations. We also have offers of large quantities for next Spring, provided the necessary camping arrangements can be made forthwith. ; (4) Anticosti—The Island is privately owned, and therefore any kind or quantity of timber can be cut without restrictions. We under- stand that large quantities of suitable timber for collieries are avail- able during the Spring and Summer shipping season, but the prices quoted us are higher than those from other areas. Special Note—Barking: It has never been the custom to bark - the timbers in the forests. The only barking which is done is effected by machinery at the pulp mills. The timber used in the Canadian col- lieries has the bark on. For a time, at any rate, it would appear that there would be difficulty in getting the bark removed, but if the in- dustry became established no doubt the difficulty attending barking would be overcome. Mr. Windham’s Conclusions An additional report by Mr. W. Windham, Board of Trade repre- sentative upon the Commission contains the following:—My conclu- sions are :— (a) That there is an almost inexhaustible quantity of timber in large areas of Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada. (b) That, if arrangements can be entered into immediately, a limited supply is now available for shipment, and that large quanti- ties can be secured for shipment in the spring of next year. ? (c) That the quality of the required species of timber is suitable for mining operations. ' " (d) That the real determining factor as to procurable quantities resolves itself simply into the question of cost. (e) That for props 3 to 7 inches top diameter and 5 to 9 feet in length the following prices are quoted :— Newfoundland 49s. 2d. per fathom f.o.b. Cape Breton 44s. Od. per fathom alongside steamer. Nova Scotia 44s. Od. per fathom alongside steamer. (f) That the Atlantic freight charges are about double those of Nee A ey v Pry as in" y 5" f January 15, 1915 the Baltic, being approximately 50s. per piled fathom, as compared with 25s. under normal conditions. (g) That ample labor is obtainable to cope with requirements during the winter in Newfoundland, and throughout the year in the [astern Provinces of Canada. In a memorandum attached to the report Mr. Windham says :— The capacity of Newfoundland is apparently equal to an annual output of 300,000 cords of pit props. Vhe shortage from the Baltic occasioned by the war is represent- ed to be about 676,000 cords per annum. Newfoundland could thus meet nearly half that shortage. The estimate of 300,000 cords is given on a conservative basis, because of the fact that a wide margin of error must necessarily be allowed for in making calculations in connection with an industry which is only in its inception. Prices Compared With Those of the Baltic Referring to prices Mr. Windham’s memorandum says :— Approximately 37,500 cords (which is equal to about 20,000 fathoms) can be supplied according to specification, at $6.00 to $8.00 a cord from ports in Bonavista Bay, and at $10.00 a cord from St. Johns, or ports in Placentia Bay. As compared with the Baltic prices of 44s. per fathom, this works out at an average rate of 49s. 2d. at Bonavista Bay, and 70s. 3d. at Placentia Bay. These are f.o.b. prices in each case. The freight from the Baltic ports in normal conditions is about 25s., in comparison with 50s. from Newfoundland ports; that is to say about 50 per cent. lower. The c.i. prices in the United Kingdom thus compare as fol- lows —- Per fathom Excess IDenie timber oc... TANS S (0 (6th a nee a aan Newfoundland timber— (a) Bonavista Bay ..: ... 99s. 2d. 30s. 2d. jee lacentia Bayi... 2... 120s. 3d. Dl's: 3d. Such a wide difference may be partially discounted, however, by the fact that the Newfoundland prices are admittedly calculated on a high scale. The question of freight has a very important bearing upon the economic side of the question Mr. Windham reports :—It appears that there is no definite freight for pit props which are not at present ex- ported across the Atlantic. As far as can be ascertained it will be necessary to base an estimate upon the lumber freight, which is nor- mally 40s. per Petrograd standard of 165 cubic feet (1,980 feet board measure). This has recently risen to 50s. It is estimated that the freight for pit props will be about 25 per cent. in excess of that for deals, and that consequently if the existing rate for the latter remains at 50s. per standard, the pit prpp freight may be calculated at 62s., as compared with 35s. per standard from the Baltic. Referring to freights from Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, Mr. Windham reports as follows :— Taking the freight charges at 60s. the total cost per fathom is estimated at 124s. 6d. as compared with 71s. from the Baltic ports. During the period of the war Nova Scotia can be looked upon as a favorable source of supply, and it is perhaps possible that the Pro- vince may retain a portion of the pit prop trade on a permanent basis. In regard to New Brunswick Mr. Windham says :— This Province contains a vast amount of timber, but it appears that the industries already established draw upon its resources very largely in connection with the lumber and pulp trades. Only the small trees and tops of larger trees might be available for mining opera- tions, but it is doubtful whether their supply for that purpose could be undertaken on a remunerative basis. Referring to Quebec Mr. Windham reports as follows :— The northern shores of the St. Lawrence are reported to be heavily timbered, and the prospect of obtaining large quantities of pit wood from these sources—especially in the region of Saguenay River—ap- pear to invite investigation. Unfortunately, the time at our disposal did not admit of a visit to this promising area of supply. The approximate quantities and average prices of available sup- plies in Newfoundland and Canada are summed up in the following table presented in the report :— Approximate number Average price alongside steamer er Source of Supply 1914 1915 English sr paeee Newfoundland 37,500 37,500 A 29 2 Cape Breton ... 5,350 5,350 6.30 26) 3 Nova Scotia .... 6,000 50,000 a 29 2 Quebec ... 9,000 124,000 Laos 29 2 PNM COStIe ce. te jccs 8,000 170,000 750 SS British Columbia ... Large quantities .. 3.15 ep | Vancouver and New Westminster firms recently secured orders from the Great Northern Railway for sixty carloads of bridge timber and car lumber. It is stated that this order is the forerunner of a number of others. , i ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Quebec Lumberman at the Front The lumber industry is well re- presented among the men who have gone to the front to fight for the allies. Among the Cana- dian lurmbermen who have enlist- ed is Mr. J. Power, Quebec, P.Q., whose portrait is published here- with. Mr. Power is a son of Mr. Wm. Power of W. & J. Sharples ep d.,.. Quebec, P.0., andea brother of Mr. W. Gerard Power of the River Ouelle Pulp & Lum- ber Company, St. Pacome, P.Q. For the last few years he was in the employ of W. & J. Sharples Ree’d. and previous to that was with the River Ouelle’ Pulp & Lumber Company. Mr. Power was so keen to enlist, that, al-. though he was an officer in the Queen’s Own Canadian Hussars, he went as a private in the In- fantry, as very few mounted men were taken with the first contin- gent. Mr. Power has been with the first contingent at Valcartier and Salisbury Plains. Pte. J. Power, Quebec, P.Q. Now at Salisbury Plains. English Conditions Are Encouraging Mr. Willian T. Mason, of the firm of Mason, Gordon and Com- pany, Montreal, recently returned from a five weeks’ business visit to England and Scotland. Mr. Mason, who visited many of the princi- pal ports, saw a large number of lumber firms, and in an interview with a representative of the Canada Lumberman gave his impressions of the general business outlook, particularly as it affects Canadian lumber exports to Great Britain. He stated that he found an absence of any great excitement over the war. Employment is good, and the people are optimistic, and look for a speedy termination of hostilities, some being of opinion that this will occur in May or June. Stocks of lumber are said to be fairly plentiful, and, in the opinion. of those in the trade, are likely to be sufficient until the termination of the war, provided the above guess as to the duration of the war is correct. The enormous advance in freights is likely to handicap any material expansion of exports from this side. Firms do not seem to be willing to pay these high charges, especially in view of the ample- supplies of lumber on hand. There is a decided division of opinion as to the course of freights. Good judges think that there should be a reduction in charges in the spring, while others of equal standing be- lieve that there is little chance of any relief in this direction, in fact look for a continued increase. Mr. Mason investigated the pit prop situation, and was success- ful in selling a moderate amount of lumber suitable for pit props. He is strongly of opinion that any trade with Canada in this description of lumber will be only temporary, as it is probable that after the war, when the Baltic is re-opened, the business will revert to its original course. This belief is founded on the low price of Baltic pit props and the cheap freights. Canadian lumber cannot be supplied at the same rates as that of the Baltic, and our freights are also considerably high- er. In addition we are handicapped by the small amount of cargo from Great Britain to this side, whereas there are ample inward and outward freights to the Baltic, which naturally tends to keep down rates. Asked his views as to probable new markets for Canadian lum- ber, Mr. Mason said that there is an opening for wood suitable for matches, also for railway ties and crossing plank, but, this is qualified by the statement that much depends upon the freight rates, to which Mr. Mason attaches considerable importance. Mr. J. E. A. Dubuc has been appointed manager of the St. Law- rence Pulp and Lumber Corporation, Limited, Chandler, P.Q. Mr. Dubuc is also managing director and secertary of the Chicoutimi Pulp Company, Saguenay, P.Q. The St. Lawrence Corporation have decided to use the rivers more freely for the purpose of driving their logs. The many friends of Mr. William T. Mason, of Mason, Gordon and Company, Montreal, will sympathize with him on the sudden death of his wife, at 120 Arlington Avenue, Westmount. Mrs. Mason died from heart trouble only a few days after the arrival of Mr. Mason from England on a business trip. She way very active in philanthropic work, and took a special interest in the Soldiers’ Wives League. Be- sides her husband, Mrs. Mason leaves three daughters and one son, namely, Mrs. James L. Ford, Vancouver; Miss Lorna and Miss Kath- leen, at home; and Mr. E. Percy Mason, of Ottawa. we ! r / a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The present depression in the lumber industry “respects no boundary lines, whether interstate or international. In British Columbia, to the same ex- tent as in the Northwestern States, the prosperity and development of the community awaits upon the return of conditions which will allow of the profit- able operation of timber industries. The present situation is due chiefly to ignorance of the true value of the industry to the community, ignorance of the disabilities under which lumber manufacturers operate, together, perhaps, with some failure on the part of lumbermen to meet com- _petitors in improvement of manufacturing and sell- ing methods. If out of this lean year there develop the remedies which an analysis of the situation must suggest both to the public and the lumber- men, even this year will earn a place amongst the most profitable. , The patamount position of the forest industries here in the Northwest cannot be stated too often nor in too striking terms. In our commercial fab- ric it is the warp around which other industries are woven. The production of lumber is the pioneer occupation which opens up the new districts, brings employment, transportation, clears the land, fur- nishes markets for the settler and brings into the country the wealth upon which other industries are supported. Measured in terms of annual production of wealth the lumber industry, both in British Columbia and in the Northwestern States, ranks high above its nearest competitors, agriculture, mining and fisheries. In British Columbia of every dollar in the pocket of the wage earner, merchant and financier, 33 cents is from the forest. In Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the lumbermen are still more pro- ductive; 42 per cent. of the public wealth of Washington, 45 per cent. of the public wealth of Oregon, and 31 per cent. of the public wealth of Idaho, is derived directly from the logging camps, saw- mills and other forest occupations. ; We in the Pacific Northwest pride ourselves justly on the beauty and size of our cities, upon our growth in population, upon the mag- ‘nitude and stability of our financial institutions, factories and supply houses, and upon our transportation facilities. These institutions are the conspicuous organs of our commercial body. The lumber industry is the heart of that organization, constantly pumping through it the nourishing financial blood without which it could never have grown, and without which it could not maintain even its present size. The Lumberman’s Dollar It is unnecessary to state here that the wealth brought into the country by the lumber industry does not remain in the hands of the lumbermen. The lumbermen’s dollar is one of the world’s best ’ travellers; of every dollar 40 cents goes to transportation companies, 35 cents to labor directly employed in the industry, 15 cents to mer- chants for equipment and supplies, 10 cents for interest on capital ‘invested. This analysis of the lumbermen’s dollar discloses the source of our prosperity. The lumbermen of this forest region pay directly each year to transportation companies $80,000,000, to wage-earners $70,000,000, to merchants $30,000,000, and for the use of borrowed working capital, $20,000,000. This money is later circulated into every portion of the country and forms an important factor in the livelihood of those few people who do not come into direct contact with the lumber industry. I have outlined the importance of the lumber industry at some length for a definite reason. You will have noticed that in the dis- tribution of the wealth produced on this industry, which I gave a moment ago, there was no sum assigned to the lumbermen for pro- fits. This is true at the present time. There are losses but no profits. It is a point to be kept in mind when discussiig this great industry. It is an industry which is of far greater importance to wage-earners, “merchants, communities, counties and states or provinces, than it is to the few men who happen to be charged at present with the control of the timberlands, logging camps and saw mills. The manufacture of lumber at the present time is the one great industry of North America which is operating at a serious loss. The situation can be stated in a few words. It costs on the average $15 per thousand to produce lumber. This lumber is now being sold at $10 to $12 per thousand. This loss of $2 to $3 on each thousand feet * Address delivered by H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester for British Columbia, at a recent convention of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester for British Columbia. January 15, 1915 The Future of the Lumbering Industry A Remarkable Analysis of the Critical Pass Which the Trade Has Reached in the West—With Practical Remedies Suggested By H. R. MacMillan* manufactured is in the aggregate a terrific draft on the resources of the Northwest. Its effect on the community may be illustrated by a survey of what has happened in one region which may be taken as typical of the lumber manufacturing districts of British Columbia, Washington and Ida- ho. In this district three billion dollars were in- vested in timber holdings, logging plants and saw- mills. The annual output made possible by the in- vestment was three billion feet. These plants if running on full time would employ 42,000 men and distribute $29,000,000 in wages, $16,000,000 in transportation, $6,000,000 in supplies, and $18,000,- 000 as a return on capital invested. It has been impossible for this district to continue selling lum- ber for less than the cost of production; over two- employed has dropped to about 5,000, the annual expenditure on pay roll, supplies and transportation, has shrunk by $42,000,000, and practically no pay- ments can be made on borrowed capital. The laborer is without a job, the farmer is without a market, the business man is without a customer, and the property owner is facing a shrinkage of capital. Value to the Public The whole public suffers with the lumber industry. It is a pub- lic necessity that the industry be put on a more profitable basis. It is rather surprising to find upon analysis that some of the disabilities under which the lumber industry labors can be removed by public action in the public interest. The only inference can be that the public is not sufficiently informed concerning the production and marketing of lumber. The low price of forest products is brought about by the existence of a manufacturing capacity far in excess of the market demands, by competition between lumber and substitutes, by high transportation charges, and by an imperfect selling organiza- tion. There is a sawmill capacity in the Pacific Northwest capable of manufacturing fifteen billion feet of lumber annually. The annual market demands never exceed ten billion feet. One-third of the saw- mills must stand idle all the time. Lumber prices are kept low by the bitter fight maintained by mill owners endeavoring to keep their mills in the operating column. The public may ask—‘‘Why are so many sawmills built?’ The answer is to be found in the cost of carrying timber. There are 890 billion feet of standing timber in private ownership in Oregon, Wash- ington, Idaho and British Columbia. The 470 billion feet of publicly- owned timber is also coming gradually into the market. The private owner must, therefore, even after allowing for a greatly increased consumption of lumber, look forward to the possibility of carrying his timber for fifty’ years. Great quantities of timber were purchased at $1 per thousand. To repay interest at six per cent. on the investment, with no allow- ance for profits, this timber must double in value every ten years. During the past five years the annual tax rate has increased rapidly, some owners having found it to treble in this period. Investments in standing’ timber produce no annual income. Taxes and fire pro- . tection require a continual increasing annual investment of fresh cap- ital. Many timber investors in British Columbia, and probably the same is true in the Northwestern States, invested too large a pro- portion of their capital in timber and are embarrassed’ by the lack of income or the necessity of finding fresh capital to meet carrying charges. These conditions, the certainty of interest charges, the un- certainty of increasing tax rates, the necessity of turning timber into cash even at a loss, have decided many owners to build mills even when they know that the mills cannot be expected to return more than a portion of what they have invested in cash in the stumpage. The only advantage which the manufacturer in British Columbia possesses over his competitor in the United States is found in the lower carrying costs. As you know, nearly the whole 150 billion feet of timber alienated by the government has been merely licensed or lesseed upon terms which provide that the lessee pays about one to three cents per thousand per year while holding the timber, and pays a royalty of 50 cents per thousand when the timber is cut. The timber may be held in perpetuity on these terms, provision existing for increasing the royalty when lumber values increase. Timber thus See thirds of the mills are shut down, the number of men _.for timber are advertising, education and salesmanship. January 15, 1915 held is not subject to taxation. One of the greatest disabilities of the lumbering manufacturing business is the necessity of tying up money in a stock of timber sufficient to supply a mill twenty or thirty years. British Columbia’s method of handling timber avoids this, and makes it possible for lumbermen to start on smaller capital. Stumpage Values In considering this question of stumpage values we must remove from our minds any tendency to be influenced by the story of the two great stumpage movements which have already taken place in the continent, that of the Eastern and Southern timbers, and that which took place when the timber acquired for nearly nothing on the Pacific Coast was sold to its present holders for 50 cents to $1 or $2 per thousand. You will pardon me if I point out the dissimilarity between. con- ditions in the lumber business in the east 30 years ago and on the Pacific Coast now. The Eastern lumberman paid his labor $20 per -month and board; a freight rate of $3 delivered his product to a mar- ket of thirty million people. It was an era of rapid agricultural and manufacturing development; there were no cement, metal, asbestos and clay substitutes in the hands of clever engineers and salesmen ; the architects and engineers were more accustomed to dealing in wood than in other materials and specified wood. There were no other regions from which wood could be brought cheaply. All build- ings were of wood. The Eastern lumberman supplied all the wood, produced by cheap labor, shipped on a low freight rate to a market free from competitors. He was even spared the competition of other lumbermen, it was never difficult to get capital, the number of mills was not in excess of the market requirements. People back East are still talking of the money the lumbermen made. Contrast with the white pine man of the last century the Douglas fir producer of this century. Labor is three times as high, freight rates are three times as high, the keen, skilful competition of cement, steel and clay products is at its height, our fir lumber meets in every market of the world the product of other forest regions, and must meet them in price. Consider if the public attitude toward the lumber industry is not even now and here, in this of all regions, based upon the financial success of the Eastern lumberman in the last century rather than the condition of the Western manufacturer in this country. The great rise in Eastern stumpage was brought about by the accessibility of this timber on a $3 freight haul to a great lumber consuming population of 60,000,000 people. The Pacific Coast, with its more costly milling and logging conditions and its $8 to $12 freight haul, presents no stich hopes. We are face to face on the Pacific Coast with a new stumpage problem. As timber becomes scarcer lumber prices and stumpage prices should increase. So argued the lumbermen who had seen: it happen in other districts. These lumbermen did not foresee that com- petition between many manufacturers would keep the lumber prices down. They did not take sufficiently into account two other very im- portant factors—transportation costs and substitutes. Of the ten billion feet of lumber cut annually here only thirty per cent. is used domestically. The only markets for the remainder are transcontinental and overseas. Overseas the freight amounts to $8 to $20 per thousand; transcontinental to the Prairies or the Atlantic seaboard it is $8 to $14 per thousand. This rate makes the Pacific Coast product a luxury in all its important natural markets. This high freight rate is a new condition which Pacific Coast lumbermen are the first in the world to face. It is a protective barrier which ‘en- ables the owners of timber in the East and South to secure high stump- age returns. There is but little hope of getting freight rates reduced, therefore we must concentrate our energies elsewhere and prepare to hang on until Eastern timber is approaching exhaustion, when lum- ber prices in our chief markets may be expected to increase. We shall then, as now, have to fight the lumber substitute. Sub- stitutes have undoubtedly decreased the consumption of lumber for building operations. Only twenty years ago 95 per cent. of car build- ing materials were made from forest products; now the forest sup- plies only 65 per cent. Substitutes have gained alarmingly on the lumbermen in the past decade. Commercial reviews show that there was an increase in building operations in North America during the years 1909 to 1912, yet the consumption of lumber per capita decreased one-seventh in this period. No such decrease has ever been suffered by the promoters of the substitutes ; while lumber use has been going down, substitute exploitation has been going up. From 1899 to 1912 the consumption of cement increased 240 per cent. From 1909 to 1912, while lumber decreased fifteen per cent., cement consumption increased thirty per cent. The use of other substitute products in- creased in like degree; steel bars for reinforcing increased 72 per cent. from 1909 to 1912; substitute roofings and sheetings increased 200 per cent. from 1899 to 1909. Important Factors The most important factors in the increasing use of substitutes ¢ The substi- tute, be it tin shingle, metal siding or cement, is advertised constantly _ men themselves. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER aa before the eyes of everyone. It is specified by architects and engi- neers who are educated to its qualities, but who have received no education in the qualities and use of woods. It is sold by clever sell- ing campaigns aimed directly at and reaching the consumer. Propri- etors of substitutes for lumber sell their product. The lumber manu- facturer waits for someone to buy his. The public is now responding to the well-planned and aggressive educational campaign upon which the proprietors of wood substitutes have expended $3,000,000 per year. If ever you lumbermen will give a moment’s thought you will recall that you have been educated to cement foundations, cement sidewalks and roadways, rubber or metal roofing, metal interior trim, metz! furniture. You will admit that the substitute people have reached out, seized upon your distributing agent—the retail lumberman—and have within five years, under your very noses, in very many cases, made of him a more aggressive dis- tributing agent for substitute products than he ever was for lumber. Nearly a third of the retail lumberman’s sales are now in lumber sub- stitutes. You must admit that the manufacturer of substitutes has judged the problem aright. He has not been afraid to employ high-priced en- _ gineers to study the possibilities of the market, to produce the product that would sell to the best advantage, or to employ high-priced sales- men who have organized, as you must admit, selling organizations which hypnotize the purchaser and produce in him the desire for some- body’s roofing or so-and-so’s shingles, and which at the same time, by pointing the road to profit, inspire the retailer with an energy and ambition for handling these products. This successful campaign is financed on $3,000,000 a year for the continent—only a fraction of the sum the lumber industry of the Northwest has lost in 1914. The present situation in the industry cannot continue. Improve- ments must be brought about, both by the public and by the lumber- The attention of the public is already directed to- ward the putting of timber taxation on a fairer basis. As an element in the cost of carrying timber, taxation is less than interest charges, where timber has been purchased at 50 cents per thousand or more. | Yet taxation requiring new investment of capital each year, and in- creasing in rate each year, is a decided factor in encouraging the rapid cutting of timber. The adoption of some new form of yield tax will safeguard the community in the revenue and encourage the conserva- tion of timber resources. A more important feature which the public will sooner or later consider in its relation with the timber industry is price regulation. The communities of the Pacific Coast in selling the lumber below the cost of production are paying a direct and unnecessary bonus to the communities of the prairie, the Atlantic seaboard, or even to foreign countries. The effects of this bonus, of selling lumber cost, are felt in every community of the Pacific Coast. The remedy lies in allow- ing lumber manufacturers to maintain a profitable price for lumber in the same manner as a profitable price is maintained by dealers in other necessities. The public may at any time, by an investigation of the lumber industry, decide upon a maximum price which lumber may reach, and which returns simply interest on the money invested and a low profit. It may even be expected, as the. realization becomes more general, that timber is a public resource, that the production of timber is a public necessity, that the public may decide upon a price below which lumber may not be sold. Every argument that supports © the government regulation of railroad rates applies with equal force to a similar regulation of lumber prices. It is certain that with public regulation of lumber prices the public would not suffer as it suffers now through unrestricted competition. A change of policy on the part of the lumbermen, which is now on the way, may be expected to improve the situation. The manu- facture of forest products must now be conducted on a closer margin than formerly. The market has moved away from the mill, the mill has moved away from the timber, substitutes of lumber are in general use, business must therefore be done on a smaller profit than formerly, and logging, manufacturing and selling must be managed on a closer margin. The cost of logging and manufacturing is certain to be re- duced by scientific methods. Similarly the quality and quantity of the product produced from the log will be increased. Maintenance of Price Upon the maintenance of a profitable lumber price depends much of what the lumberman may do for himself to better conditions. The manufacturers of flour, cement, steel and food staples; found it im- possible to reach the highest development in their respective industries while those industries were unorganized. Similarly the lumberman, acting as an individual, in an unorganized industry, selling a product for less than the cost of production, finds it.impossible to carry out in his industry those reforms which he knows the industry demands. The progressive timber owners and lumber operators know what the industry needs. They know that methods of logging and manufactur- ing must be rendered more efficient, less wasteful of energy, material and timber. They know that this can be done only through training and employing a more highly specialized class of logging and manu- facturing engineers. This part of the program for a successful future \ <3 1 \ ot is even now being slowly accomplished. Progress would be speeded up if the industry were in such healthy condition as to attract and reward the best type of technical men as logging and manufacturing specialists. Representative lumbermen through the Northwest realize that the same methods must be adopted to market lumber that have been proven successful in the marketing of tobacco, cement or farm implements. Every citizen must be taught the qualities and uses of lumber, and just as the tobacco people endeavor to teach the boy to chew, the lumbermen must unite to teach the boy to handle tools, build, be his own carpenter. Technical schools, engineering schools, must no longer be permitted to specialize in teaching to budding en- . gineers and architects the qualities of steel and cement, to the total neglect of timber. The best salesmen, the most successful organizers of selling campaigns, in the whole of America must be attracted to the lumber industry to devise and carry out means of arousing in the consumer.an admiration for the many qualities of timber, to make it more easily possible for any citizen to buy the timber he needs, to inject into the retail lumbermen a greater capacity to work the market that lies before his door. Someone may say “this is too ambitious a program”—TI say “no program is too ambitious for the greatest in- dustry in the Northwest.” The success of this program depends upon being able to devote to constructive salesmanship the energy which, in the lumber industry is now devoted to price-cutting competition—destructive salesmanship. The lumberman’s competitors would not be able to carry on this suc- cessful selling organization if they were not allowed to fix their prices at a profitable level and devote a proportion of their receipts to mar- ket extension. Lumbermen cannot maintain their industry in suc- cessful competition if they are not permitted to adopt the methods of their competitors. The increasing of the lumber price would not decrease the market for lumber. This would be particularly true if the increase were ac- companied by the formation of an influential and aggressive lumber market extension organization. A canvass recently made of certain farming districts in the prairie showed that over large areas 85 per cent. of the farmers were without any implement sheds. It is not the price of lumber which is keeping them from getting implement sheds ; they would quickly save the cost in reducing the depreciation on im- plements. These farmers have no implement sheds because the lum- ber industry has not yet a sufficiently aggressive system of marketing lumber. To repeat, the main problems to be worked out are the main- tenance of profitable lumber prices, the reduction of operating and manufacturing costs, the development of such an educational and selling organization as will increase the demand for lumber. problems are inter-related. The fight between lumber and its substi- . tutes will not be settled on the merits of the contestants until the lumber industry has developed a selling organization equivalent to that maintained by the promoters of the substitutes. Until these problems are solved there is little likelihood of any general and per- manent advance in stumpage prices or lumber prices on the Pacific Coast. There is so much timber on the Pacific Coast so far removed from markets that there will hardly be, in the next decade, any fear of a timber famine with resultant rise in stumpage prices. Stumpage prices are more likely, during the coming few years, to be settled by lumber prices. Since lumbermen have shown themselves powerless to fix lumber prices at a profitable level, the best that stumpage owners can hope for is that the regulation of lumber prices may come soon, and that lumber prices will be regulated at a level which will allow them interest and carrying charges on their investments. In this discussion I have not differentiated between conditions in British Columbia and the Northwestern States. With the exception of the cost of carrying timber, which I pointed out, such little differ- ence as exiSts is undoubtedly in your favor. I can assure you, on the basis of cost figures collected during the past summer, that, all reports to the contrary, the cost of manufacturing lumber is at present higher in British Columbia than on the average location in the Northwestern States. The causes are those common in a new community—more expensive machinery and higher wages. We are gradually reducing these costs, however, and hope soon to be on an even basis with you. The problems of this industry cannot be solved by competition between regions or individuals. They can be solved only by co-opera- tion between all persons interested. The prosperity of the entire _ Pacific Northwest, both north and south of the international boundary line, hangs in the balance; that prosperity cannot be in better care than with the lumbermen of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Canadian Railway Tie Information Wanted in France A possible market for railway sleepers in France is discussed in -a recent report from Hon. Philippe Roy, Canadian Commissioner General, Paris, who has forwarded to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, a communication from the Societe Anonyme des / CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER These ge A Nee Ng ee January 15, 1915 Etablissements Carrel Aine, Rouche & Cie, 55 Rue d’Amsterdam, Paris, who state their desire to receive precise information as to tlie dimensions and prices of ties for a normal road, in British Columbia fir. It is possible that the managing director of this company may, in the course of January, visit Canada, with the object of arranging contracts for sleepers intended for France. Dimensions should as far as possible be as follows :— Meters, .. +s» (8 feet 6 inelies): 32360 » atte, (842-3 inehes) 22 (5% inches) 0.14 coos Selene ..- 5 3-10 inches) 0.16 Half-round ties’Om.30 wide at the base and Om.15 at the top might also be accepted. They also desire to receive-information as complete as possible as to the resistance to pressure and pull from displacement which may have been compiled from trials to which sleepers. of the indicated nature and origin have been submitted, and would gladly receive at a French port, preferably Havre, five or six ties intended to permit them to carry out trials and ascertain the quality of the timber. Lenothic 200. eee wn Width at base ... Thickiéssitiass ccc... Width at top ... The Department is also informed by Mr. W. L. Griffith, secretary to the Canadian. High Commissioner, 17 Victoria Street, London, S.W., that Messrs. L. A. Videau et Fils, Bourdeaux, Gironde, France, would be pleased to be put in touch with exporters of British Colum bia fir for railway sleepers and freight car construction. An Important Trade Possibility Pa. © C2 b> tren An important inquiry having reference to the great demand for ~ railway keys in the United Kingdom has been received from Mr. J. E. Ray, the Canadian Trade Commissioner at Birmingham, Eng., says the weekly report of the Department of Trade and Commerce. As a glance at the accompanying illustration will show, the keys are cut to End view (full size) of sample railway key, 62’ long» 3% x 2)”. ‘Bevel edges on one side and rounded edges on th€> ther. a special design so as to fit between the steel chair and the rail in ac- cordance with the principle on which permanent ways are constructed in the United Kingdom. The keys, as at present supplied, are made from oak or teak. It is thought however, that a suitable substitute may be found and that Canadian mills may thereby -be given an oppor- tunity of supplying part of the quantity required. Mr. Ray has for- warded to the Department several sample keys, some indication as to. the required design and size of which may be gained from the accom- panying cut :— : It is stated that there is a great shortage of these keys at the pre- 3 sent time. Millions are used each year by the British railway com- panies and the general manager of one of the largest consumers stated that his company were at present prepared to accept over 200,000 keys. Those Canadian firms who may be interested may obtain the name of this company on application to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, where the sample keys forwarded by Mr. Ray may are inspected, and other particulars obtained . (Refer to file No. A Fett. The Canada Lumber Sales Company, Limited, 145 St. James ; Street, Montreal, P.Q., have sent out a large office type of calendar to their friends in the trade. The calendar contains much useful infor- mation regarding the quarters of the moon, etc., and is decorated with a handsome colored picture entitled ‘““The Pacific at Monterey.” The | picture is a reproduction from a painting by Thos. Moran, one of the most prominent landscape painters of the United States. _ Joseph Bedard & Sons, Richmond, P.Q., have sent out an attrac- tive calendar for the year 1915, which bears an exceptionally interest- ing photographic reproduction of a yiew in the forest. The picture is especially suitable for a lumberman’s calendar and will be very ac- ceptable to all of the firm’s friends who receive copies. vy ss ~ 7 ii) 2% al [Le A Ae Le sin — @ —> 4 C ty a er eee ee eee pe ey “a el, . ting 0 } . Rat Nees Alita eee ‘ na, i : i - , << a ay January 15, 1915 | Preferential Trade With Australia Stimulation of Market for British Columbia Lumber in Antipodes Would Result from Trade Agreement By E. W. Hamber* Never has there been a time when the different Dominions of our I:mpire have felt the need of unity, and a permanent policy of assist- ing each other, more than the present. To establish a united Empire within which to. build up a self-supporting trade within the Empire, the import requirements of one portion to be filled by the export of- ferings of another portion, to their mutual benefit and to the enrich- ment of the whole, should be the earnest endeavour of our scattered Dominions. : dias The idea is not one of party politics, but belongs to much broader lines—a world-wide Imperial preference cementing more surely than “anything a united Empire. I propose only to endeavour to show, in as concise a manner as possible the benefits that would accrue to British Columbia in particu- lar, and to Canadian trade generally, through a preference with Aus- tralia in respect to their importations of lumber, and only hope that it will lead others to think and lend their assistance to the further- ance Of this important matter. The welfare of this particular indus- try is, as we all must admit, of great importance to British Columbia. ‘To obtain larger revenues for our province, to keep the lumber mills busy operating full time, to increase the pay rolls, and, by large export trade, to bring vessels to our ports—our merchants thereby securing the trade that each vessel would occasion in the nature of supplies, and many other items—is a matter which should have our immediate and earnest consideration; and, as our provincial government may be almost called joint owners in the standing timber of the province, it is materially in their interests to lend their co-operation. It is continually remarked and advocated on all sides that lumber- men should extend and seek markets in order to secure a larger field for the output of their lumber. In dealing with the Australian market, few people seem to realize that it is quite unnecessary to find this mar- ket, as the market is there, for all and more than the mills of British Columbia are able to supply. be A few facts wil ldemonstrate what the fostering of this particular branch of trade with Australia, and the obtaining from them of a pre- ference, would mean to our province. Australia imported from the Pacific Coast, including the mills on the American side of the line, the large quantity of 238,773,612 feet of Douglas fir; of this amount, the mills in Washington and Oregon supplied 228,673,576 feet—the mills of British Columbia, the ridiculously small proportion of 10,- 000,036 feet. From the year 1902 to the year 1913, the importations into Australia of Douglas fir increased over 390 per cent. In the year 1902 British Columbia enjoyed 33 per cent. of the trade, and in the year 1913 she enjoyed only 4 per cent. In the year 1913 the coast mills in British Columbia cut 780,000,000 feet—of that amount only 46,000,000 feet were exported to all the foreign countries combined. A glance will suffice to prove what an absurdly small proportion of the available Australian trade the British Columbia Coast mills par- ticipated in. , A Natural Market for B. C. Manufacturers Is there any reason why two sister Dominions, under the same flag, should not mutually benefit by a preferential arrangement at the expense of outside nations, and without any increased cost to the con- sumers? It is not a question of, nor a request for free trade, but for a preference only, without any diminution of revenue to the Australian customs or any added expense to the Australian consumer. Canada has a preferential tariff with South Africa namely the preference of a rebate of 10 per cent. on the duty, amounting to approximately 214 per cent. on the value of the lumber. British Columbia enjoys 64 per cent. of the total lumber trade with South Africa. Think for one moment what it would mean to the people of British Columbia if we enjoyed that percentage of the Australian trade. _ Of late there have been many suggestions advanced advocating the extension of trade in lumber with Great Britain and European markets, and it is only right that our exports of lumber should be ex- tended in all directions; but why not first make a strenuous endeavour to expand in what might be classified as our own natural markets? The natural markets of the Pacific Coast lie not in Europe, but in Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan. British Columbia mills can ship to these countries all the year round, and they do not have to extend their energies in finding the market, or exploiting our pro- ducts, for the market is there to take all we can supply, and more than we can offer. More than that the people of Australia—all things being equal—have a liking for British Columbia lumber, as compared with that purchased from Washington and Oregon, and if our govern- ment could obtain from the Australian government a preference on ‘lumber, our mills with their present capacity would be unable to fully supply the Australian demand. * General Manager of British Columbia Mills Timber & Trading Company, Limited, Vancouver, B.C, - = \ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Yet look at the situation of the lumber industry in British Co- lumbia to-day; nearly all the mills closed down, and this increasing demand from our sister Dominion being filled by mills in the United States. Naturally questions would be asked by those who are not conversant with all the intricacies of the trade, why the mills in the United States enjoy so much greater a portion of the trade, and British Columbia only 4 per cent. of it. In this present article it is inexpedi- ent to go into details of the difficulties under which the lumberman of British Columbia operates, but if our government be so minded, it has access to information which would demonstrate conclusively that the Washington and Oregon mills, with the country they have be- hind them and the more thickly settled and populated districts, can produce at less cost than the mills in our province. However, a few facts may be mentioned which should alone suffice to demonstrate this point and obtain the co-operation, not only of our provincial govern- ment, to whom it is most important, but also of our- Dominion gov- ernment, in dealing with this matter and obtaining of a preference duty. Why a Preference is Deemed Essential The logging operations in British Columbia are more costly owing to the topographical nature of the country. It costs the British Co- lumbia lumberman more for his machinery and sundry requirements, for the installation and upkeep of his plant. Owing to the surplus of labour in the United States the wages of the lumbering camps, mills and fa¢tories are lower on the average than those prevailing in British Columbia. In miost cases San Francisco shipping interests controi the vessels carrying cargoes of lumber; consequently our mills are handicapped in this regard, as is only natural wherever preference can be given. American-owned vessels will load at American ports and assist American industries. It would also be found that cargo-carry- ing vessels, through different added expenses, make a slight discrim- ination to the detriment of British Columbia ports, making a differ- ence of some 25c to 50c a thousand on the freight. All ‘these items materially increase the cost-of production and delivery, and would be counteracted by a preferential arrangement. I would be rather averse to suggesting what inducements—should any be required—our government could offer to the Australian gov- ernment-in support of preference on lumber, but it might be mention- ed that at the present time Australian hardwoods enter Canada free, and doubtless there are many other commodities which could be added as time goes on, and population increases, on which a suitable market could be found in Canada. It is also worthy of consideration that, should a preference on British Columbia lumber become an established fact, it would be more’ than likely, in view of the enormous benefits to be derived, that a fleet of lumber-carrying vessels would be engaged on time charters, or owned by Canadian capital,‘which would stimulate shipbuilding in the province, and create a merchant marine having its home port in British Columbia, with all the benefits accruing therefrom. In conclusion, and speaking in the broadest sense, in advocating so strongly that a preference be given to Canada on lumber imported by Australia, it is of the utmost importance that every effort be put forth to establish closer trade relations between Canada and Austra- lia, and not, as heretofore allow our friends to the south of the line to divert this trade into their own channels, to the detriment of our- selves. If both our Provincial and Dominion Governments took hold of this matter, and presented it in the right light to the Autsralian Gov- ernment, I feel sure that a favourable understanding would ensue, and that the benefits to be derived would be inestimable. and when once tle trade between these two countries, built on a preferential tariff, is well under way, it will lead to closer relations in other lines, and en- rich the peoples of these sister Dominions. Preservation of Structural Timber An interesting book upon “The Preservation of Structural Tim- ber,” by Howard F. Weiss, Director of the Forest Products Labora- tory of the United States Forest Service, has been published by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 239 West 29th Street, New York. The growth of wood preservation during the past ten years has been exceedingly rapid and there are now nearly 100 plants in operation turning out over 125,000.000 cubic feet of treated wood annually in the United States. There is every reason to believe that the growth of the industry has not by any means reached its climax, as many thou- sands of feet of structural timber are used annually that are not being treated, but which should and eventually will be. For these reasons _ the book by Mr. Weiss is exceptionally timely and valuable. The ma- terial in the book is taken largely from lecture notes prepared by the author for the civil engineering students at the University of Wiscon- sin, and it contains much reliable information of fundamental import- * ance to engineers, foresters, lumbermen, students and all who are in- terested in this subject. The book is extensively illustrated with half- tone engravings and diagrams which place the subject very clearly and practically for the reader. A very- complete index is added at the back of the book, making it of special value as a reference work. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Successful Retail Collection System By H. R. Isherwood J + January 15, 1915 HOW A LARGE FIRM REVOLU- TIONIZED ITS BUSINESS AND PLEASED ITS CUSTOMERS. John Doe, Sawyer, Wis. Dear Sir, After January Ist, 1915, this business will be conducted on a strictly cash basis \ You will get the benefit We are aware of the fact that the general public does not realize how important it is to the buyer, how advan- tageous it is, to buy for cash. We know this because so few have taken advantage of our regular cash discounts. We want to make it clear to you that you. DO reap real benefit, which it is the purpose of this letter to explain. First, get it firmly in your mind that WHEN YOU PAY CASH YOU GET THE BENEFIT, IN CASH DIS- COUNT, AND IN CHEAPER PRICES—-ALL: CASH IN HAND—MONEY THAT YOU WOULD: NOT, HAME OTHERWISE. If we sell for cash, we can pay cash for our goods and can buy them cheaper; thus we can afford to sell cheaper, for in paying cash we too get a discount. We not only get this cash discount on our ‘purchases—but we can charge a smaller profit because we have no uncollectible accounts to charge up against the expense of running our business. Then, too, running a credit business requires more capital than a cash business—and more capital means in- terest on the extra investment. It means just this, in your business, or our business, or anybody’s business. If you need more capital than you have, you have to pay interest to get it, don’t you? That’s it ina nutshell. Now— In putting our business on a cash basis, we have two distinct propositions to make you—business propositions that pay you interest on every cent you spend with us. CASH OFFER NO. 1.—After January Ist, 1914, we will give you a discount of 4 per cent. on all payments atte us in advance on estimates, or on bills of material which we furnish, the same basis as bankers pay on certificates of deposit. There is MONEY for you in this CASH OFFER NO. ty There is so much actual profit in it for you that you can MAKE MONEY by BORROWING MONEY at the Bank and PAYING 8 PER CENT., just to have the cash in hand to get this 4 per cent. discount, because— FOUR PER CENT. DISCOUNT IS THE SAME AS 48 PER CENT. INTEREST FOR ONE YEAR. CASH OFFER NO. 2—Our second proposition is to allow 2 per cent. discount on all 15-day bills paid the 15th or 30th of each month. That is, you may purchase material from the Ist to the 15th and then make full payment and get the 2 per cent. discount. The same applies to material purchased from the 15th to the 30th; if paid on the 30th, you can get the 2 per cent. discount. TWO PER CENT. DISCOUNT IS EQUAL tG zz PER CENT. INTEREST FOR ONE YEAR. When all is said and done, the best that can be said oi credit is that it is convenient. Credit is largely responsible - for the high cost of living. It is‘a business proverb that the man with “the cash buys the cheapest. Every business man who gets this. letter knows this, whether he is a merchant or'a professional man, or’ is in ‘the business of selling the labor of his brain, or hands, for so much a month, or week, or day. Sawyer Quality—Sawyer Prices—and Sawyer Service are known to you as good, honest, fair and helpful—With this change to a strictly cash basis you will be more than ever glad to trade with us, and pleased with our goods and our Service. Do a little figuring for yourself. Whether you are a big buyer or a little buyer, the facts and figures given above show you a real, genuine, cash-in-hand saving HERE. Let us add that while we do not intend to curtail or refuse credit in the future, to the deserving, we must and will insist upon a different procedure of settling open ac- counts. As retailers we must settle our accounts within 30 days, or at the most, 60 days. We shall ask the same settle- ment from our credit customers. That is, all accounts are net, or due in 60 days, and must be settled either by cash or bankable paper, at a rate of interest that will be accepted by the bank. While we adhere strictly to the foregoing, we wish to give you our cordial assurance that any courtesies we can ; extend you, will be cheerfully accorded in the future as in the past. Yours very truly, SAWYER LUMBER CMPANY Editor’s Note—The author of this article is General Manager of the Sawyer Lumber Company, Sawyer, Wisconsin. He gave the subjects of credits and discounts long and patient study and then evolved and put into practice, with astonishing success, the system which he describes. We believe that every re- tail lumberman should study Mr. Isherwood’s system and adapt it to his own circumstances. Before introducing the system, just one year ago, Mr. Isher- wodd sent to all his customers and prospective customers, the accompanying letter describing the proposed changes: In order to give our readers a clear ‘understanding of the whole subject we publish first a copy of this letter and then Mr. Isherwood’s report to the Canada Lumberman upon the system after it had been in operation for 12 months. I presume that our experience is the same as that which retail lumberman have in other sections of the country. At the close of the year’s business we would have practically 50 per cent. of our annual sales on our books. It seemed that it was the idea of the customer in the first place to see how cheaply he could buy from us and then see how long he could make us wait for our money; considering it an insult if we charged him interest on his account. However, before adopting this system we were charging 6 per cent. on all book ac- counts over 60 days. the same terms as the wholesalers were giving us, namely 2 per cent., 10 days, but we found from experience that this was very unsatisfac- tory, due to the fact that when we sold a customer a bill of lumber and gave him these terms, usually it was weeks and sometimes months before he would complete the hauling of his material, and it is quite difficult to figure out the discount for him as his deliveries started We have also endeavored to adopt practically. from various dates after he placed the order for material. The result was that the only way we could settle was after he had finished haul- ing his bill then. allow him a 2 per cent. discount on the whole of his purchase, which gave him the advantage. So, during the latter part of 1913 we began to study out the system which we have adopted and can assure you that the idea required a great deal of study and I interviewed a great many dealers in Wiscon- sin, taking up the subject of discount and terms and made the sugges- tions along the lines which we have adopted, but we did not receive any encouragement to speak of. They seemed to be under the im- pression that it was not possible to put a lumber business on a cash basis and therefore, did not give much encouragement toward better- ing the conditions. But I have always been under the impression that conditions could be bettered and that our patrons, as well as the pa- trons of every merchantile establishment, were not treated on an equal basis—that it was an injustice to charge the cash customer the same as the man who makes you wait six months and even longer. How- ever, the result of our study is outlined in the circulars and literature that we sent out and the results, at the closing of our business of 1914, are away beyond our expectations. For instance, book accounts are a little over 50 per cent. less than 1913, our cash receipts on the whole are over 7O per cent. greater, and we have increased our annual sales a little better than 10 per cent. over 1913, and the conditions in our territory for 1914 were on about an equal basis with 1913. The system we have adopted has many advantages—it brings us into contact oftener with our customers—those who take advantage - January 15, 1915 en : {4 at ted Val 3 21 2. xX of the 2 per cent. discount on settlement dates, which are the 15th and 30th of each month. We are thus brought into contact with them twice during the month. Our dealings with our customers are more satisfactory, as, when a cutsomer comes in to settle his account and take advantage of the discount, the transaction is fresh in our minds— - not over 15 days, and at the outside not over 60—and any errors are easily adjusted. Ea Now, in-as-much as we have made the advantages of our position as explicit as we possibly can in adopting these terms, outlined to the customer the advantage in paying cash, what he derives from it in in- terest or the same as dividends. Our proposition is one that places every customer on an equal basis, giving them a fair and square deal by giving cash consideration whether paid in advance or paid on the two settlement dates, or on the net date. It gives us the opportunity to force the terms after the discount date is past, as in the first place we have given them the opportunity to take advantage of the cash discount and if we did not insist on our customer giving us a bankable note at a bankable rate of interest we would not be treating him on an equal basis with those to whom we have given the discount. By setting two distinct settling dates in which our customer can take ad- vantage of the 2 per cent. disccunt it overcomes that big obstacle ol dissatisfaction and is the only method that we could figure out that would work out satisfactorily to both the dealer and customer, giving no opportunity or chance whatever for advantage being taken in either ‘way and therefore doing away with disputes which often arise in the old method of offering discount for cash if payments were made a cer- tain number of days after delivery. By setting these two distinct dates, as the time passes, they are impressed upon the minds of our customers, so that every one in our community soon has these dates impressed upon his mind. One of the most important things in adopting this system, even though you go into detail and make it as explicit as we have, is to be able to explain all the advantages to your customers, when they come into your office, and to figure it out with them so that they understand’ thoroughly all the advantages. This information then travels from one customer to another. It is discussed among them, and it causes them to do’some thinking and figuring. We, of course, impress the _ advantage upon our customer by illustrating the interest we are pay- ing on his money for the period of time which he is asking for credit. Other Merchants Were Sceptical Now just before adopting our system, and when we had every thing in readiness, I called upon our various merchants endeavoring to interest them and get them to adopt a similar system. While every one of them admitted that the conditions of the credit system were anything but in their favor, and that the customers were getting the advantage, they would bring up in each instance the belief that it would be necessary to have their competitors in, or in other words have all business on the same basis, or there would be no benefit in adopting it. I also wrote to the different banks in two counties, in which we have yards, being nine banks in all. I asked them for any suggestions or criticisms that they might have to make or offer on our system, and I only had replies from two out of the nine banks, there- fore we did not get much encouragement from the banks. However, these are the institutions that should show an interest in a system of this kind, as it is of direct benefit to them. I believe it is of vital in- terest to every banking institution to use their best efforts in educat- ing the patrons of their banks, no matter wheher hey are merchants or farmers or men in any other occupation, regarding the advantages of doing business on a cash basis. But, we did not get any co-opera- tion or encouragement from the banks. However, our competitors and our merchants all had the same opportunity for adopting the sys- tem or any similar one. We adopted it single-handed and we have accomplished results that are far beyond our expectations. I even doubt very much whether there are any retail lumbermen or mer- ‘chants who have accomplished more in twelve months’ time, than we have with our system, toward placing our business nearer to a cash basis. There is no question but that the same system can be adopted by any of the retail lumbermen, especially in the country towns where farming is carried on in the surrounding district, and. where business _ is not done wholly through the contractors. It can be adopted regard- Terms ; 4 per cent. Discount for Cash in Advance Or $480.00 Nei 2 per cent. Discount if payments are made on 15th and 30th of each month following date of purchase Se Te SU Rt Ges i eee a a ak SP Or Bankable Note at a Bankable Rate of Interest Si chaecon Canc ek ea ... Or $490.00 Net $500.00 Net ¢ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 less of competition—in fact it is a great leverage for the retailer where there is keen competition. We find that it is doing away with our long time accounts, and the terms which we are applying to our estimates have enabled us to take in thousands of dollars in advance and we have taken in equal amounts on. settlement dates, the 15th and 30th. We use the triplicate ticket machine and render tickets to our customers daily. On each ticket we stamp our special terms. Now many dealers, whom I[ have discussed this with, think that it is impossible to get a customer to pay money in advance. There are many right in their territory send- ing their money to’mail order houses or to other firms many hundreds of miles away from them, placing their money in the hands of people or firms whom they possibly never will see. The customer can of course examine the goods when they arrive, but the shipper has his cash. The dealer right on the ground, knows his customer personally and has the goods on hand. Why isn’t he entitled to cash in adyance? On our term slips such as we attach to our estimates, we show the dif- ference between the time price and the cash in advance price. The cash in advance price for an order worth $500 on a time basis, is shown as $480. When the customer sees the great difference between the time price and the cash in advance price, it sets him thinking, and in many instancss where he has obtained figures from a competitor or from a mail order house, the time price will possibly be five or ten per cent. higher than the figures they have, but the cash in advance price will be a little lower on the same basis, giving you a wonderful oppor- tunity for putting up a strong argument in your favor. There is a cer- tain pleasure in doing business with a customer when you figure up his estimate which may amount to $500 or more and receive the cash in advance. In the first instance it places you under greater obligation to the customer when you receive his cash in advance than it would if you were only filling an order that is to be settled after delivery. You connot help but feel under obligation to such a customer and you can- not help but appreciate the cash, which makes you feel that you wan to do everything in your power to please him. f Liberal Discount Quite Feasible Many of the dealers think that the discount we are offering in ad- vance is greater than we can afford. However, this is where we do not agree with them, as I know from experience that if necessary we could give even a greater discount. My reason for making this state- ment is that, in the first place, we have had the experience the same as others of carrying many of our customers on our books for months without ever receiving any interest. It is very common for the local merchant or lumberman to carry these accounts, borrow money from the bank to meet his bills, paying a good rate .of interest. But he does not stop to think that his customer is doing business on his money and that he is paying the interest for him. In the second place, in selling a bill of lumber on a cash discount basis, if it is a large bill, or especi- ally a house job, it usually is sixty or ninety days before the last de- livery is made—therefore you have the use of your customer’s money during this time, so that it gives you an opportunity to discount your invoices. Then again regarding the customer objecting to paying cash in advance; we have had experience with customers and in many in- stances they want to take advantage of the net cash in advance price and pay when the goods were delivered. This especially has happen- ed when we were in competition with the mail order houses. I put the matter to them in the light that it was just simply a question of whether they would place the same confidence in us as they. had in the mail order houses. If they would we were entitled to the same terms, and at our place of business they can see us at any time they may wish, and see our goods in stock. By using arguments along this line I have never failed to get the cash. Another advantage of offering discount is when you are quoting prices per M. and the customer will come in who will undoubtedly want a small bill of material or estimate figured on, and he will want prices per M. You may quote him prices per M. and in many instances they will endeavor to jew you down, say for instance your regular price is $24, your customer wants to buy a bill of material and you cut the price $1 per M. asking him $23. The customer as a rule will advertise this price among his neighbors. If you use the discount, you keep the regular price before him, and in nearly every instance he will advertise the regular price among his neighbors. He may mention the discount, but he will not be giving his neighbors information that will cause them to say if they ask for prices per M. on a small bill of lumber and you ask them the regular price, that their neighbor has purchased at a better price. The advant- ages in favor of the system are unlimited and it is impossible for me to cover and explain all of them, but I am positive that, if the retail lumbermen throughout the country were to take hold of the proposi- tion, making a thorough study of it, becoming thoroughly familiar with the discount, and its advantages, so that they would be enabled to make the proposition clear to their customers, they would have the same success that we have had; and would find greater pleasure in do- ing business, and better satisfied customers. Both the dealer and the customer would benefit from a financial standpoint. , 38 Lumbering on the Saskatchewan The timber in the Prince Albert region is mostly spruce, with a little tamarac, the average diameter of the wood cut being about 1+ inches at the stump. The lumber put out by Prince Albert compares very favorably with the harder woods found in other lumbering dis- tricts of the Dominion, and can be used for practically every commer- cial purpose when manufactured. About the middle of October the lumber companies hire their men and get in their winter supplies. ‘Ihe first snowfall gives the date for hauling the cut logs by horse draft to the skidways, where they are picked up by the ice locomotive, which takes them to the nearest waterway, where they are dumped and lelt till spring when the ice melts and the drives begin. “Driving” con- sists in floating the timber down stream, the drivers with calked boots keeping the ratt on the move until the river becomes wide enough for the formation of rafts. Raftsmen then bring this conglomeration of tumbling logs into some sort of order and form rafts consisting of two or three thousand logs which are then towed down to wherever the sawmill carries out its wonderful work of reducing the great rough timbers to mathematically accurate pieces of finished wood ready tor ' the manufacturer and builder. . First comes the rough timber from the mill pond, caught by the endless chain, dragged in lengthways, and. dumped on the log deck where four or five logs are already waiting to be operated on. Then from the log deck one log falls into the iron clutches of the carrier, a'rail trolley worked by two engineers, which rushes ceaseless- ly back and: forth alongside the band saw, like some evil genius feed- ing an ogre in a fairy-tale. A shrill scream follows .as the saw bites through the roughwood like butter, and then in place of the rough log is a smooth plank. Back snaps the carrier; the saw shrieks again, and a plank falls away; once more, and another plank is shorn trom the side of the forest giant; and so continues the process: until the whole log, perhaps 25 teet long by 20 inches in diameter, is sawn up into rough planks of whatever thickness is required by the quality of the wood. Now another series of endless chains snatches these planks an carries them to the “edger,” a machine for cutting the lumber to the correct width, and thence to the “trimmer” which equalizes the length. Edgings and trimmings are carried to another part of the mill, where ‘they are made into lath 4 feet long, and there is little left when the lath-makers are through. Such as there is the mill sells locally for fire- wood. The sawdust is utilized for keeping alight the big furnaces that supply the steam power to the machinery. There is no waste here. Then the planks, now of uniform length, width and thickness, are passed out to the sorting shed, and piled for seasoning acording to their quality and description. When in condition the rough planks are run into the planing mill, thence to emerge in the shape of finished pro- ducts—sidings, floorings, moldings, shiplap, etc., and then they go to the flat cars that carry out of Prince Albert two trainloads of lumber a day for the hungry young cities that spring up on the prairies like mushrooms after rain. The Romance of the Lumber Business Listen with all your might as the superintendent of the mill shouts facts and figures about feet and prices into your ear above the scream- ing crescendo of the saw; get a peep into the roaring Gehenna of the furnaces; walk through the long fragrant aisles of piled up spruce in the sorting sheds; watch the. blue-clad men loading long strings of flat cars—150,000,000 feet are turned out annually, you remember, and two trainloads go out every day—and you will see pictures that one need not be an artist to appreciate. Here is not only the picturesque- ness of color—blue overalls and creamy-yellow-pink planks ; dark pines and silver river; dim-vistaed interiors flashing with the steely ribbon of a saw, the orange glow of a forge, the slanting spokes of sunshine in the dusty air—but the romance of trade, the romance of man pitted against nature and beating her romance of derring do just as real as when Sir Walter’s knights whaled the everlasting tar out of each other. And when you look further and see how many little hopes oi new homes these 4-inch and 8-inch spruce planks mean all over the prairie West you realize that the romance of the lumber business 15° the romance of the making of a new empire. Government returns in 1913 state that the largest timber belt in the Dominion extends for 3,000 miles across the continent, and is 200 miles wide, and that this zone, which is practically inexhaustible, tra- yerses the northern portion of Saskatchewan. Prince Albert stands in the northern fringe of this area and therefore the settlers in this dis- trict have no fear that they will suffer from lack of either building ma- terial or of fuel, and this is a big factor which must appeal to the home- steader with double force. The lumbering interests help here to build up the country. The settler is sure of employment during the winter if he can swing an axe or a peavey—or if he is willing to learn. Nine-tenths of the men who get out the logs all winter in the limits forty, fifty or a hundred miles tlie other side of the North Saskatchewan are farmers the other seven or eight months of the year. No longer does the coming of the “jacks” to town mean a season of revelry and riot when decent householders . ~CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ? “s “OS at er pee Pica: f ~ aah i a Hy ‘ ‘ ve as 2 r¢ » J *, \ » J " * Na [- Albert bars; now the quiet-eyed, taciturn men who come in from the camps reckon it in terms of a new binder or a couple of grade Jerseys and some Government-inspected seed wheat. At This condition is one that will last for a long time, for although Prince Albert will grow bigger and more varied in its interests, lum= Lering is going to remain a big asset to the city for a long while. A recent computation places the total amount of timber in the limits of the Province of Saskatchewan at 5,000,000,000 feet, or roughly 2,000 square miles of limits. The total cut in the Province a year ago was about 175,000,000 feet, so that, allowing for damage from fire and other sources, it will take fully twenty years to cut out the present limits. ach year, of course, the camps are moving farther away from civil- ization. The nearest now is thirty-five miles from Prince Albert and is reached by team. Farther to the northwest, where the Big River lumber Company operates a five-hundred-mile-square limit, Macken- zie and Mann have.pushed steel the ninety miles to the mill. As the present limits are cut out the companies move further back, although at the same time it will be possible to cut over the limits which are being cut now. Indeed to-day some of the limits that were cut over ten or fifteen years ago are being re-lumbered.—John S$. Woodward iy the American Lumberman. eis The Successful Country Retailer The successful retail merchant of the rural districts is frequently pointed out by his less successful brother in business as a man who has gained his prestige in some mysterious way and only too often the question of the honesty of his purpose enters into personal reflec- tions made on the subject. In consequence when we learn of the man who regards the achievements of such a successful individual as an inspiration his thoughts are worthy of reproduction. |S ae “It is an easy matter,” said a retailer-to me recently, “for the country merchant to condemn the policy of the department store in the city of forty or fifty thousand inhabitants as well as those of the larger cities, of reaching out and drawing trade from the farming sec- tions, from fifty to a hundred miles or even greater distance, as unfair and the buyer who patronizes them as shortsighted and his practice not within the general scope of home and community development. In many respects the arguments they may have to offer in this con- nection are full of truth and sound basic principles, but, this merchant has much to learn from the very concern he criticizes. The proprietor of such an establishment pays as much attention to keeping his coun- try customers informed about what is going on in the store as he does to keeping his city shoppers posted through the advertising columns of the local paper. The merchant values his country patronage and considers it worth any effort that he may exercise in controlling and attracting it. He will tell you it is a mistake to think that the country — consumers are either small buyers or bargain hunters for cheap goods. He will further tell you that the house at a distance that sells such customers goods of poor quality, below certain standards, even though prices are below local quotations, does not continue to receive the best patronage. It is true that there will always be a certain class of people who + will buy anything that is cheap, but the percentage is small.- Learn What Patrons Want oe “These merchants usually make it a business to learn as near as — possible, customs and habits of the people with whom they deal. This ~ does not necessitate an extended investigation into-their mode of liy- ing or anything of that nature, but simply requires close observation of their customs and methods of dealing with merchants. In this manner -he finds out that a great many country buyers still cling to the end-of-the-week buying habit. To this habit he caters entirely, af w é vy ty ~ ? CANADA LUMBERMAN and further intensifies their interest by conducting such legitimate sales as: every buyer has a keen interest in when the saving is ap- parent and is on standard goods. If this attracts them they are even more attracted by the regular arrival of new merchandise in different departments and the store appeals to them most of all as a place where something is always happening in merchandise. This is a feature of business that a great many retailers of lumber overlook. They seem to forget for the moment that the suggestion of the arrival of a new car of flooring, for instance, particularly well matched and milled, might be of interest to the community. They sometimes for- get that in the power of suggestion lies the very essence of sales pros- pects. I have even known retailers to add new lines to their stock without making any particular public announcement of it. Much has been said about the handicap suffered by country stores in competi- tion with the city stores and mail order houses but undoubtedly the chief difficulty arises out of the fact that the customers of the average country merchant have never been taught to watch his place as one = where something interesting in merchandise is happening at all times. * The country merchant gets in goods from week to week but the cus- tomers usually have to discover this fact for themselves or go without the knowledge. He may have planned on putting a ventilating sys- tem in his barn but has had no previous information that his local lumber dealer could install a very complete system of this nature. He : may have desired to. put a new roof on his chicken coop but last time he inquired for roofing the local dealer had only the three ply kind : where he figured one ply to be the most economical and to meet his __ requirements. He has not been informed that the local dealer has ! had a new shipment and that the one ply is in stock. ‘f “From time to time the city merchant gathers up a lot of odds and ends of merchandise and closes them out at cut prices, turning t them into ready cash and in turn puts the money into fresh stock. : This is seldom done by the country merchant and almost never by the retail lumber dealer. I recall at this time a story that was told to me of a banker who was induced to put in a retail lumber yard in - the town in which he did his banking business and among other things had purchased some five-eighths inch hardwood flooring. Against ad- __vice he had purchased large quantities of this and as the district in - which he was operating was one in which new buildings were the rule, he naturally did not have a heavy call for this thin flooring. This stock stood in his lumber shed for some five or six years and the salesman who originally sold the stock finally suggested that in order to reduce his holdings he advertise the stuff and sell it at about cost. ‘An advertising campaign was started, the principle of it being to show just how easy it was to lay these floors right over the old-time floor and as a consequence the demand picked up very greatly and the stock was reduced to a point which did not make it a burden. Much of the loss on this purchase could have been done away with if the sale had been started after it was apparent that the stock was not going to move rapidly through the usual channels of buying. It is, however, a good example of what the retail merchants expect in the way of self-selling goods. “Manufacturers of special lines to be handled to the trade through the retailer complain of this bitterly ; say that the retail lumber dealer does not cherish the problems of competing with the direct silo house, or the direct culvert manufacturér, or the direct sellers of any of the kindred lumber yard specialists. In this respect it seems to me that the lumber dealer might look himself over carefully and make note of his weaknesses in this line. Any manufacturer of special or regu- lar stock handled through the retail lumber merchant is always willing and pleased to co-operate in every respect with the retail merchant who handles his goods. This is merely a matter of self protection and self interest. Yet he says it is seldom that he has an opportunity to help work out the problems of the retailer who has perplexing com- plications before him. In his estimation the retailer is all too willing to. throw up his hands and say ‘It can’t be done.’ - “In meeting this outside competition the country merchant has come to attach too much importance to the fancy attractions of cheap- ness, but the responsible concerns that bid for this very business are ready to assert that cheapnéss is not the best appeal to country cus- tomers. The secret of the whole thing is that city stores use mer- chandise as news. They draw customers because everybody is inter- ested in seeing what there is new, novel, labor or time saving, and anything that helps to develop the comforts of life. The country merchant cannot compete in size and range of stock, but he can do this much and should show his holdings to better advantage. He can teach his customers that when visiting his place of business they will find some one ready and capable of giving expert advice, that they will see new goods, and latest types of materials, building designs, and in other words could hardly fail to make such a visit without go- - ing away with added knowledge or something which has made that yisit worth while. It is then up to the dealer to make this a true _ realization. On a small scale almost every country store can utilize these city store methods. It is common mercantile experience that these methods pay whenever used with intelligence.”’—Mississippi : AND WOODWORKER Specifications for Kiln-Dried Lumber By Harry D. Tiemann There are few manufacturers of wood who have not had com- plaints of one kind or another as to the unsatisfactory behavior of their products after they have left the factory in apparently perfect condition. Sometimes the troubles such as cracking, warping, or cup- ping are the purchaser’s fault, sometimes they are due to conditions to which the product has been subjected during handling or storage between times, and sometimes they are due to the fact that the wood was not suitably dried for the purpose to which it is uitlmately put. In any case the manufacturer is likely to get the blame; and the trou- ble indiscriminately laid to the drying conditions. The manufacturer in his turn passes the judgment along to the dealer who supplied him the “thoroughly kiln dried” or “long air seasoned” material. But who is to say whether the drying in fact did fulfill the specifications, and furthermore whether the specifications were at all adequate for the purpose? Grant for once that the exact condition of the lumber most suitable for the article in question was known, and that the manufac- turer could state just exactly what he needed so as to leave no room for dispute as to the product furnished him: How much saving would that be all around? Suppose he could specify the amount of moisture that must be contained in a certain shipment of lumber in the-same way as specifications for steel call for certain amounts of phosphorous’ and sulphur and provide for its rejection if it does not prove up upon analysis; suppose we could say that a given lot of lumber must be dried to an average of 6 per cent. moisture, with a maximum varia- tion of two per cent. at the time it is removed from the kiln, that the interior must not contain more than one per cent. excess moisture over the surface; that upon resawing, it must not cup, due to case- hardening, more than a given amount; that it must not have been lieated above 160 degrees F. at any time in the dry kiln. It would not only forestall many of the complaints but it would most certainly lead to much more efficient and correct methods of drying. More than this, it would give a basis upon which complaints of defects now ascribed to improper drying could be refuted when the defects were in reality caused by improper treatment after shipment from the factory. The questions will naturally be asked: Are we yet in a position to draw up specifications of this kind? Do we know enough about the subject? It is true that present practice is too diverse to warrant advocat- ing refined specifications all at once, they must come gradually, and in step with improvements in dry kilns and methods of drying. But it is fair to say that nothing would tend with greater force to do away with bad practice and carelessness in kiln drying and the institution of scientific intensive methods to the decided betterment of all lum- ber products, than the acceptance of uniform logical specifications for kiln dried material. While there still remains much to learn about the moisture rela- tions of wood, and the field of the unknown may greatly exceed that already explored, yet I feel that there is enough known about drying wood to form a foundation for at least a tentative set of specifications for kiln dried lumber. The United States Forest Service has been conducting a series of experiments in kiln drying wood for a number of years, and has designed a kiln in which the three fundamental requirements of good drying are accomplished—regulation of humidity, ample and uniform circulation, and control of temperature. In this kiln the humidity is under control of the operator, and the temperature is automatically regulated. Two of these kilns are in operation at the Forest Products Laboratory at Madison Wis., and others are under construction. The Forest Service will be glad to lend assistance to the movement for the betterment of the drying of lumber through the data derived from ex- periments and study. A beginning must be made somewhere, before progress can take place toward a general improvement of conditions in this line of proper specifications for dried lumber. The situation is somewhat analagous to the serious setback of spring, I believe it was in Montreal; the trouble seemed to be that warm weather could not come until the ice broke up in the river, and the ice could not break up until warm weather came. Yet it is safe to suggest that both things happened in the course of time! But who shall start the “ball a-rolling?” It seems to me that right here is the need for a dry kiln association—not an association of dry ‘kiln manufacturers nor one of lumber dealers. but an association on broad lines, of national scope entirely untrammelled by local in- terests or special influences, and with a constitution to that effect. It should include both hardwoods and softwoods, and thus tend to elim- inate. friction between contending interests such as exists at present between some lumber associations where each is promulgating their own species and with no thought of the broad principles of the best utilization of wood as a whole. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link and the finished lum- ber is no better than when it comes from the kiln, however nicely it may be varnished. More attention given to the kiln drying link of the lumber business will mean a stronger position for lumber in the future. ‘ b, We te 40 Planning the Year’s Business Campaign Another year of experiences has been added to the sum total of our knowledge, and it remains with us whether we profit from them or otherwise. To the older dealers most of these experiences have been a repetition of what they have had before, but to the younger men, many of them have been new in character or more or less profitable. All experiences are beneficial, though they may not at the time seem so. A mistake that entails a loss is regarded as an injury but out of it comes wisdom that gives us discretion and makes us cautious about making the same mistake again. Every year we make a number of mistakes in our business. The smaller ones we are apt to forget. The more serious in character and results we remember and they exercise a governing influence in our future actions. No doubt most of you made some mistakes last year that you won’t forget for awhile at least and the recollection of their experience will “put you wise” to getting caught again the same way. But the lesser mistakes you will keep on making because of the changing form of the cases in which they occur. If you ever lose a large account from the failure to file a lien in time you are pretty sure not to do so again, but you will con- tinue to get caught on small amounts, solely because at the time they seemed plausible in their promise of collection. It is a common fault with most business men to allow themselves to continue doing things which they know are not warranted by good business principles. One of our best business men here told me the other day that he knew if he followed the dictates of his best business judgment he would make fewer mistakes than he did. He admitted that he sold goods to people sometimes where the possibilities of their paying for them were in fact too small to take a chance on. We like to think in such cases that there is something back we don’t know of that will favor us, and not until we get “‘stung” do we know we were mistaken. After invoicing and figuring out the inventory and getting a sum- mary of the year’s business, I’ve no doubt that the results will on the whole be fairly satisfactory to the large majority of dealers in the country districts. The business this year has been more favorable to them in the making of profits than it has been to those in the larger cities. If business has not been profitable to country dealers having a fair trade it has been chiefly because of their unfriendly relations with their local competitors; which is the greatest mistake they have made during the year, and the outlook for such dealers cannot be said to be a cheering one for the coming year. In the majority of such cases it is a mutual mistake of the two déalers and can only be rectified by a mutual willingness and action together. Each dealer is laboring under a mistaken understanding of the other fellow and the most important, as well as being the right thing to do, is to get together and correct the mistaken ideas concerning each other. Find out the differences that cause the friction, and then adjust them. There are many ways in which the two dealers in a country town can work in unison without having an agreement on prices. It is a fallacy with many dealers to think that the maintenance of prices is the prime ob- ject of getting together and if this can’t be secured there is no use for it. Now, of course this is eminently desirable, but in the obsession to secure it we lose sight of the fact that by working together in friendly relations in promoting and developing the business of the locality this matter of prices will regulate itself to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. No Visionary Scheme This is no unworkable theory I am talking about for I have seen it demonstrated in several instances. I live in a community where the business men are working together in promoting the interests of the ‘whole community. Anything that comes up that will make it a better town for everybody to live in is taken hold of and pushed to a success- ful completion. In contrast with former days there is now none of the old time cut-throat competition and yet there is no agreement on prices. There has developed instead a keen competition in business service, an émulation that is making better business men of them. The stores that sell the most goods and get the best prices are those that give the best service. It is only the “cheap skates” who cut prices to get business, and they have no standing with the higher class of merchants who rely on quality and service to draw trade. No doub+ you probably think that you are rendering all the service you can af- ford in carrying the amount of accounts you do but this is a service that requires no great amount of brains to give. The cheapest kind of a business man can do this with the least exertion, but it takes a higher ’ order of business ability to give a service that will create more busi- uess through the educating of public sentiment for a better class of buildings, and in other ways developing the productive capacity and spending inclinations of the farming community. Now, if both deal- ers in a town will get their heads together and work to give this kind of a service the question of satisfactory prices will be settled without any particular agreement. It is hard to get good prices without work- ing to get them by giving the service to create and draw the business. It is made easier if two dealers will combine their efforts to obtain it CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER v , i ee is) “ae .’? ¥ i te ; 4 Oe ae fs m ey a’ “faz : ol) 4mm et Te = Pay x 4 ee ee Ss 7 January 15, 1915 and they make a costly mistake if they don’t do team work for this purpose. ‘ It is often said and generally agreed on that there are too many yards in the country districts. That is one thing we do agree on with- out any combination. The only solution that is seen is the gradual freezing out of the weakest, which in this case, means the poorest business men. But this is a slow and costly process in the retail lum- ber business and really means the getting of business by taking it from the weaker yard and it is done too chiefly by the cutting of prices. There is a growing sentiment among the thinking minds of this country in favor of turning our attention to making our natural re- sources more productive than they are. We are coming to know that our farming land is not producing half what it is capable of and our whole agricultural industry is backward in its productive results. As one result of this, our country towns are lacking in progress. This sentiment I speak of is resolving itself into a forward action for a more aggressive improvement of these conditions. inovement to educate public thought and sentiment for it. The danger is becoming apparent of building up our large cities at. the expense of the. country towns and various ways are being devised for diverting population to the farming districts and keeping it there by increasing the productivity of the farm and making both the farm and the town more attractive to live in. ! Must Create New Demands \ This is one of the great economic questions of the time for our national solution and it has a direct bearing on this question of multi- plicity of country lumber yards. With the growing conditions of few- er land owners and more farm renters there is not going to be very much increase in the present normal demand for building material in the country towns and on the farms and with the growth of co-opera- tive agencies among the farmers, the mail order house, and other forms of outside competition, the lowered margins of profit will necessitate the handling of a larger volume of business with the consequent fewer number of yards. In view of this, therefore, it looks like a short- sighted policy for country retailers to fight among themselves for what business there is and lose profits they are legitimately entitled to, when by using common business sense they could work together in a lawful harmony to preserve them. It looks, also, that if the present number of country yards is to continue there has got to be some con- certed effort by the dealers to develop the possibilities for business in their respective localities by the means of creating and stimulating the demand for more and a better class of buildings, and along with this also extending their active co-operation with other agencies that are working for a greater productivity in farming and thus increasing the buying capacity of the farmers in their localities. In order to do this more effectually there must be a working harmony among the local dealers. They have got to consider their locality as one big farm and they acting as partners for the purpose of intensively cul- tivating it for the production of more business. When dealers turn their competitive instincts in this direction there will be a longer ex- tension of their lease as country retailers. If they don’t the days are numbered for a good many who are now scrapping for a “place in the sun.” : : The trouble with the retail lumbermen has been the misdirection of their competitive efforts to get business, which has resutled in a waste of competition among them. An old dealer once said to me, “I believe there are more darn fools in the lumber business than in any other,” and he was candid enough to add, “and I don’t know but I’ve been as big a one as any.” Perhaps some of you, too, in looking over the last year’s business will admit to yourself what the old veteran did to me. Men work hard in striving and competing in a competi- tion that is a large part of it pure waste of effort and they never seem to realize that it is so. About all they get out of it is experience but it is experience that doesn’t keep them from doing the same things over again. Lumber dealers might learn a lesson from the railroads of this country that now, having their rates. fixed by Government Commission and being unable to compete for business in this way, have directed their efforts for increasing their business by developing their territory into greater productiveness and also competing in ser- vice to the public. Supposing now, that the retail lumbermen were obliged to do business on a price schedule fixed by the state or federal authority. What would they do in that case to exercise their com- petitive disposition? Don’t you think that they, too, would do as the railroads are doing in making their territory more productive and attracting business by better service There may be flaws in this il- lustration but you will, I think, get my idea sufficiently to understand the application. They Let Lumber Hibernate Years ago it was the general rule for lumber dealers, after the winter had shut down, to forget, as it were, anything concerning ~ building matters and turn their attention to looking after the coal end of their business. Along about the latter part of February they would begin to enquire of the contractors if they had heard of anyone who was talking about building in the spring. If any were reported ’ i There is a nation-wide £ ‘ < ¥ January 15, 1915 ge . , * , be : as talking that way, the fact was noted as one of the favorable signs of a spring trade, and the dealer would be content to wait till the party came around to the office to talk with him about it or till the contrac- tor had brought a bill to get an estimate on. Perhaps he might run across a patty up town who he had learned had been talking to a car- penter about the prices of material, and indicating that he might do some building in the spring if they were not too high. The dealer perhaps told him to bring around his bill when he got ready and he would make the prices all right for him, and before parting he might take him in the drug store and set up the cigars or the beer at the saloon, as the case might.be. This sort of thing was about the ex- tent that dealers went in drumming for trade in those days—just inquiries, at casual times, when they happened to think of it when talking to a farmer or carpenter. : I wonder if there has been a change in this respect since those “sood old days” when we held an independent attitude in the matter ol building and assumed that as lumber was the only material at hand they had to buy it of the lumber dealer. Everybody knew where the lumber yard was in the town, so what was the use of spending money for advertising in the paper or bothering about hunting up people to find out whether they were going to build or not? It was supposed that they knew their own minds and their own business, and it was _ time enotigh to figure their bills when they got ready to build. 1 won- der, too. if there are dealers who hold this same attitude in these days of rural free mail delivery, mail-order house competition and advertis- ing of substitutes for lumber. Probably there are some who do. It is possible that a large majority of dealers to-day feel and act in this respect just about as the majority always has. Doubtless this is so, because all our training as lumber dealers has been on the supposition that lumber was the only material to build with and selling it to peo- ple when they wanted it. ° Salesmanship to us old dealers was simply a matter of going for the bills after they had been made out and by “hook or crook” beating a competitor out of the sale of them. That was the big idea then in going after business. Such a thing never entered our minds as acting as a creative agent to stimulate people to want something they had not thought of, or building before, or different from what they had in- tended to. That idea had not been incubated then among lumbermen, . nor, in fact, in any other retail business either, and yet, the idea has always been unconsciously used by successful salesmen. An old Jew clothing man since told me that the secret of selling goods was to sell people what you wanted them to buy instead of what they wanted. Most of you won't agree with that, I know. It might work in the ' clothing business but it is hardly workable in trying to switch off an old farmer from what he wants from a lumber pile. Nevertheless, this creative idea is being introduced in the retail lumber business by the niore progressive element among the dealers. Every dealer who has adopted the Porter-Ballard plan book system is employing this idea in inducing people to change to a more imporved style of archi- tecture and planning of their homes for greater comfort and conveni- ence. They are using it in persuading farmers to build modern houses on their farms instead of the old style that they had intended to build. Ixnterprising and progressive dealers are educating the public througn _ the use of a persistent course of advertising to a better understanding of the merits of different kinds of lumber for different purposes. They are in this way creating a demand for hardwood floors and finish and ‘many other things which people entertained no particular desire for until the latent wish for better things had been stimulated by this creative spirit of the enterprising lumbermen. The number of this class of retailers is on the increase, though they are as yet not very numerous. It will take some years yet before the present average is materially raised to the standard of scientific selling. A Good Time to Begin ~The present month and the next can be made the seeding time for a good deal of the year’s trade, and if the lumbermen don’t use | measures for taking advantage of it, it is pretty certain their territory will be worked by the silent and unseen salesman who enters the home oi every farmer and sows the. seeds of dissatisfaction against the loca! _ lumberman and other business men of the town, and at the same time planting the seed of desire for things that the farmer and his family didn’t know they wanted. Not many salesmen are calling on the lum- hermen at this.season of the year but on every train that stops in the town there are scores of these unseen salesmen put off in the mail sacks to appear in a few hours at a farmer’s house where they are _ welcomed and eagerly consulted. The salesman asks them about their intentions concerning spring building and to fake out a specification ~ of their wants, at the same time offering special inducements in the i way of very low prices and the best quality of material and many other _ Specious promises and arguments that appeal to a farmer’s prejudices and imaginary ideas of the advantages in dealing direct with the pro- ducer. Every one of these catalogues, circular letters and advertise- ments in the farm papers is a salesman that operates through the mental influences of suggestion, inducing desire and incentive to ob- _ tain that which is set forth as an advantage to the purchaser. ven CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 There are few things that appeal to the intelligent imagination so strongly as the marvellous influence these salesmen have had in devel- oping the business of this country. Just think, for instance, what would a mail order house be without its catalogues and its system ol correspondence? Who would ever hear of it excepting those in the immediate vicinity? In fact, it wouldn’t be a mail order house at all but just a common store where people come of their own volition _to get what they want. What makes these great mail order concerns the success they are is because they go out after the people and go right where they live, not in person, of course, but through the me- dium of their catalogues and price lists, which they keep sending out as regularly as the salesman with his sample cases calls on the mer- chants in his territory. And the farmers have come to look for them just as you do for the salesmen you favor with your orders. And they are better acquainted with, and have a more extended knowledge of their catalogues than they have of any of the stores in town; your lumber yard included. This is a part of the new competition that has come into the retail business to make itself seriously felt within the past ten years, and it is growing more so every year. It follows, then, that the old methods of doing business must be changed to meet it and corresponding methods adopted for overcoming the influence of these silent salesmen that are the very life and support of these huge com- petitors of the country retail merchant. The mail order house may not sell many bills in your territory, but all the same, they exert an influence on every bill you figure for you don’t know what effect the catalogue salesman has had on your customer’s mind. You may try to find out but you can only guess at it. So you make your figures to conform to this conjecture and they are not as large as they would be if you knew for sure the farmer had no catalogue salesmen to consult in his studying over the matter of building. So, in this way, this form of competition is having an appreciable effect on the profits of your business. Had Their Own Way Long Enough * The mail order people have been having things all their own way because the country town merchants have persisted in running their business in defiance of the change that has come in the facilities of transportation and the retail business conditions in general. There is no way possible to prevent these concerns from going to the people through their silent messenger-salesmen, and so it is up to you and every other country retailer to get after them and chase them under cover. You can do it by adopting a policy and methods that are even more effectual than the catalogue and the farm paper advertisement. There is no catalogue that cari stand up against the influence of the right kind of a personal talk and an intelligently conducted aggres- sive policy, and this means that you-should meet face to face the peo- ple in your territory and cultivate a personal acquaintance with them. You have got to consider the farmers as much a part of the town com- munity as the towns-people themselves and look after your interests with them as you do the residents of the town. The cheapening in the price of automobiles has made it possible for a dealer to make a per- sonal call on every farmer in his locality every month or oftener dur- ing the year, and every yard should have a machine now as a part of the business outfit to compete with the sales agents of this ‘foreign competition that visits the farmers over the rural mail routes. In this way a dealer will in time become as well acquainted with the build- ing prospects and need of improvements in his territory as he is of the community living within the town limits. And with this information he is prepared to counteract the influence of the invisible competitor. Along with this policy of personal visiting among the farming members of this community every dealer should take a business cen- sus of al the farmers within the radius of what he deems is his legiti- mate territory. He might go a little outside that, according to the circumstances governing existing conditions of local competition. This census should, as far as possible, include the financial and credit standing of every farmer on the list. As I have at other times recom- mended, this should be put in the form of an index card system for convenience in making notations of personal calls and the sending of circular letters, together with any specific information of a business value. It is the time of the year for planning, not only for what busi- ness may come in the old normal way, but also for the creating of a larger demand and keeping the business at home where it belongs. This is what we all think. At the same time, however, we miust *‘e- member that nothing belongs to us but that which we work for and get. And in view of the outside competition in its most strenuous and insidious form, the retailers must change the character of their meth- ods and go after the business in a systematic, scientific manner in- stead of waiting for it to turn up in the old haphazard way. Make this winter your seeding time and prepare for gathering the harvest. Don’t go at it blindly any longer.—C. H. Ketridge, in the Mississippi Valley Lumberman. The 16th annual business meeting of the Canadian Forestry Association will be held in the Carnegie Public Library, Ottawa, on Tuesday, January 19th, at 8 p.m. , / WANTED FOR SALE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order, If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of “Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents ¢ word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-tf Wanted 2,000,000 ft. White Birch Sqs. %-in., 1-in., 1%-in., 1%-in. up to 2-in. Lengths 2-ft., 3- ft., 4-ft. and 6-ft. Clear stock. Write M. Mitchell, Lucknow, Ont. A tt: Birchwood Wanted 5-in. thick, 6-in. wide and up. Must be air dried 1912 cut. LAMONTAGNE, LIMITED, 838 Notre Dame Street West, 1-3 Montreal, Que. Wanted To Buy Merchantable Spruce 50/000: ft. 3, x'8 50,000 ft. 2% x 7 50,000 ft. 3 x 9 25,000 ft. 21%4 x 6% all 10 ft. and up long. Terms 75 per cent. cash against B/L; balance on arrival and in- spection. Immediate shipment. State price f.o.b. shipping point. Montreal, Que. Good 100,000 ft. 2 x 6 100,000 ft. 2x8 Write P. O. Box 1595, c er For Sale-Lum For Sale 400 Spruce Spiles, 60 ft. long, 7 in. tops. Also any quantity Spiles 35 to 50 ft. long. Prompt shipment. The Northern Lumber Mills, Limited, 21-t.f. North Cobalt, Ont. Wanted to Sell One to five million feet of 8 x 8’s to 24 x 24’s, 12 ft. to 18 ft. tong, No. 4 common pine timbers, rough or dressed. To be shipped as fast as cut, approximately four hundred per month. PERRY-FRASER LUMBER CO., INC., 23 Noxapater, Miss., U.S.A. For Sale 1 car 2 in. Rock Elm, No. 2 and 3 Common. 1 car 2% in., 3 in. and 3% in. Sound Rock Elm Hearts. 1 car 2% in., 3 in. and 3% in. Maple, No. 2 Common. 2 cars 2 in. Maple, No. 2 Common, 1 car 2 in. Maple, No. 3 Common. 1 car 1% in., 1% in. Beech, No. 2 Common and Better. 2 cars 1% in. Beech, No. 1 Com. and Bet. 3 cars 1% in. Beech, No. 2 Com. and Bet. 30,000 Cedar Posts, 8 ft. long. 1,000 cord 4 ft. Hardwood Slabs. This stock is dry and in good shipping condition. WM. PEDWELL, Lumber Merchant, 15-t.f. Owen Sound, Ont. We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber up to 12 x 12, Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, 1 tif. Haileybury, Ont. Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 375 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. ites fi — t ry (ie ale-Machin e WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE: 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 4 12- in. buzz planers; 1 No. 51 Crescent universal woodworker; 2 10-in. four side moulders; 1 Cowan hollow-chisel mortiser; 2 Canada Ma- chinery Corporation dimension saw tables; 1 42-in. power feed band rip saw; | 54-in. band resaw; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 No. 503 tenon machine, double heads and copes. H. W. PETRIE, Limited, Toronto. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 42-in. swing, 52-in. 100¢in. power clipper. G4-in. foot power clipper. These machines are decided carry the same guarantee as we ones. Prices on application. spindles. swing, 88-in. spindles. swing, 64-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. knife, 6-in. spindles. knife, 5-in. spindles. bargains and give our new THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Painesville, Ohio. 23t.f. Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents Wanted—First class mill superintendent to have entire charge of operation of spruce mill, capacity eight to nine million feet per year, located at Charlton, Ontario. Write, giving experience, wages desired and full particulars, to Smith, Fassett & Company, North Tona- wanda, N. Y. 2 Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Plaining mill foreman desires position. Twenty-five years’ experience in sash and doors, interior fittings, veneer and stair work. Box 127, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. > BAND-SAW FILER wants position. Thor- oughly experienced. Last employers not oper- ating this year. Desirous of getting located permanently. Married. Age 33. Also good on circulars and machine repair. Can fur- nish Al references. Box 124, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto. 1-2 Manager or Secretary~Treasurer Position wanted by married man. Fifteen years’ experience in every department of the lumber business. Successful manager of com- pany manufacturing thirty million feet annu- ally. Four years in wholesale and retail busi- ness as secretary and manager. Licensed log scaler. Can provide capital and furnish ex- cellent references. Reply to Box 112, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 24-3 Saw Filer Used to cutting hard or soft wood in saw mill or factory. 30x 124, Lumberman, To- 2-5 Band open for position. Canada ronto. _ Planing mill man expert in sales, advertis- ing and estimates, with exceptional record for increased business and profits, will be open for new position January 1st. Will guar- antee results for 1915 and will make pay contingent upon results. Apply Box 108, Canada Lumberman & Woodworker, Toronto. 23-2 Bu Pulpwood Limit For Sale A fine freehold virgin pulpwood limit for sale. way. 122, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Easy operation, rivers running to rail- For further information write to Box i Nah oh In the Supreme Court of Ontario _ In the Matter of The Winding-Up Act, be- ing Chapter 144 fo the Revised Statutes of Canada and Amending Acts. And in the Matter of the Dominion Lumber Company, Limited. Judicial Sale by Public Auction of valuable timber lands, limits and mills situate in the Province of Quebec. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Winding-Up Order made in this matter and bearing date the 9th day of June, 1914, there will be offered for sale with the approbation of Geo. O. Alcorn, Master in Ordinary of the said Court and with the concurrence of the Royal Trust Company, Trustee for bondhold- ers, by Public Auction by Fraser Bros., Auc- tioneers, at No. 453 St. James Street, Mon- treal, Quebec, at the hour of 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon on the 30th day of January, A.D. 1915, the following lands and premises and assets in one parcel :-— A.—In the seigniory of Ste. Anne des Monts, in the County of Gaspe, in the Province of Quebec, 1,000 acres more or less of timber lands, together with a duly equipped lumber and shingle mill, having a capacity of 25,000 feet of lumber and 125,000 to 150,000 pieces of shingles every ten hours, also dwellings, store- houses, repair shops, etc., also 289 square miles timber limits in said county held under Govy- ernment license and numbered 22 to 29, esti- mated to contain over 350 million feet of saw logs, principally fir, spruce and cedar, and 595,000 cords of spool and pulp wood. Also logs in river estimated at 1,000,000 feet board measure. B.—Near La Grande Vallee des Monts, in the County of Gaspe, in the Province of Que- bec, 54 square miles of timber lands and 100 square miles licensed timber limits (held under Government license and numbered 30, 54 and 35) reported to contain 100 million feet of saw logs and 245,000 cords pulp and spool wood, together with new lumber mill fully equipped and having a capacity of 50,000 to 75,000 feet of lumber every ten hours, also a mill for saw- ing shingles and railway ties, with a capacity of 125,000 to 150,000 shingles every ten hours and all necessary shanty plant, etc. The property will be. offered for sale subject to a reserved bid fixed by the said Master in Ordinary. Terms of Sale.-—Accepted cheque for $10,- 000 payable to the Liquidators to be deposited with the Auctioneer by each bidder when mak- ing bid. Twenty-five per cent. of purchase price to be paid in cash and balance shall be paid in three equal annual instalments and shall bear interest at the rate of seven per centum per annum, such instalments to be se- cured to the satisfaction of the Liquidators. The Purchaser may at his option pay the whole purchase money in cash. The terms and conditions of sale in all other respects are the standing conditions of sale of the Court so far as applicable. For further particulars apply to Archibald W. Stevenson, Eastern Townships Bank Build- ing, Montreal, Quebec, Charles A. Millener, Deseronto, Ontario, Frank Denton, K.C., 20 King Street East, Toronto. Liquidators or to Masten, Starr and Spence, 58 Canada Life Building, Toronto, Canada. Dated at Toronto this 14th day of November, A.D. 1914. ; GEO. O. ALCORN, - 23-2 Master in Ordinary. Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for op- portunities to invest. If your “ad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman. Toronto, Ont. ~”-—--eeeeoeoeoroor—————————— Sawmill For Sale Rare bargain. Big opportunity to go into the sawmill and store business in a small way. Sawmill, store, dwelling, stables and four acres of land, situated five miles from Southampton on the main road leading to Owen Sound. Capacity of mill, 10 to 12 M. feet per ten hours, In first class condition. Good supply of logs can be had for a num- ber of years. Home market in Southampton for all the lumber, slabs and sawdust. For further information apply to J. Seibert, South- ampton, Ont. 1-2 ce Wanted 6,000 ft. wrought or cast iron pipe, 3-in. to 6-in. desirable. Quote best prices» Edwards & McLeans, Bonaventure, Que. ‘ 2 Saw Mill Wanted Wanted to purchase a saw mill in good or- der, capacity about 75,000 ft. per 10 hours. Party buying desires to move mill. Apply Bartram Bros., Limited, Ottawa, Ont. 1t.f. Agents Wanted Large United States firm manufacturing steel wheels, farm trucks, handy wagons, logging and traction wagons, dump carts, engine trucks, ete., wants Provincial agents throughout Canada. Write stating what territory you can cover. Box 119, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 13 Wanted To Purchase 200 to 300 boom chains, % inch thick and nine feet long, with toggles and rings at- tached. Name best price for cash f.o.b. cars shipping point. > MONTEITH BROTHERS, 1-4 Rosseau, Muskoka, Ont. Wanted Company with small mill and lath machine to take contract of sawing from one million to one million and a half feet of lumber dur- ing the summer of 1915. Apply_ Herron Brothers, Limited, 312 McKinnon Building, Toronto. 2 Agents Wanted One of the largest firms on the Continent making motor trucks, wants sales agents for whole or part of Canada. Putting out a truck which represents one of the most im- portant advances in truck manufacture. It drives from all four wheels and likewise steers and brakes on all four wheels. Company very strong financially. Box 120, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 1-3 ee Rossed Pulp Wood I will close a contract immediately for ma- chine Rossed Pulp Wood, 24-in. and 48-in. long, quotations f.o.b. Cochrane, Ont., or at place of delivery. I have the control of a large quantity of pulp wood yearly. : also have for sale 50,000 ft. of 1-in. dry ; White Birch. L. BOIVIN, - 23-2 Box 46, Cochrane, Ont. Do You Want to Buy or Sell? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber or logs, a mill property or timber limit, or some second- hand machinery, the CANADA LUMBER- MAN AND WOODWORKER will bring quick returns. Use our “Wanted and For Sale Depertment.” ‘re January 15, 1915 Saw Mill Machinery For Sale 4 , Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- ' city 60,000 feet. All machinery including :— ; Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log \ Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double ¥ Cutting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, ) 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Big Champion sd Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and ‘Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, etc. Also, Independent Lathmill, Filing Room- Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, practically new and in excellent condition. Offers will be accepted for all or any part of this machinery, where it stands or F.O.B. cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.f. Brantford, Canada. The Woodworking Crafts and '. War From the first wooden club to the present-day weapons is a long . stride. Frontier log houses were pioneer protection. Dugout canoes preceded the era when as we are told by tradition the war- riors of Greece went forth on the * wooden Argo in search of the golden fleece. Troy was captured by the aid of that mammoth wooden horse that held a daring group of Gre- cian invaders. Chariots, battér- . ing rams, scaling ladders, cata- pults, slings, gateways, portcullis, ' drawbridges, and other ingenious contrivances of the ancients tell on antique parchment and on many monuments of stone the part contributed by the wood- worker to the art of war. Mc- Curdy says that of operations in the field the famous example of Caesar’s bridge over the Rhine— completed in nine days—will stand as one of the greatest of feats. ‘In modern times we have pon- toon. bridges, timbering for trenches, and the making of tem- porary and other bridges to re- _ place those destroyed by assauit of arms. Repairs and renewals a of wheels and wagons are con- | tinuously demanded in wood. Huts and sheds, as well as their fittings for camps and hospitals, the making of wagons and cases for the transportation of supplies, all these and similar wants call upon the woodworking craftsman. a oe walnut and other choice materials being used freely in their con- struction. Even battleships are not free of this very convenient means of construction, their armor being bolted on to a stout backing of heavy timber, frequently teak.— Wood Craft. ee : ; ; Arranging and Installing Machin- ery It takes a lot of time to install machinery by the “cut-and-try” method, especially belted machin- ery, says W. F. W. in the Wood- worker. I have tried it in close quarters, and invariably, after the -machines are successfully located so they will at least “run,” I have been all tired out. It is a foolish way to accomplish such work. The best way I know of for rearranging present machinery -and installing new is as follows: Make a plan on paper, to scale, ‘ Aeroplanes are largely of wood,- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER showing all obstacles that are not to be moved, also showing all lineshafting, pulleys and bearings. Then make plan drawings of all machinery to be moved and in- stalled, on a separate sheet of paper, to the same scale as the first. Also, make plan drawings of countershafts and pulleys that must go in. Cut out the latter drawings with a pair of shears, right up to the outlines and place them on the first plan drawing— the drawing of the entire shop. You can thus move the machines around beforehand as_ though they were checkers; can move a monstrous machine in a second. All interferences may be readily observed with the eye, and the best possible arrangement is ef- fected in the simplest and most time-saving manner. This method is even better than the method of immediately “drawing-in” all machines in lead pencil on a single sheet of paper. The lead lines can be easily eras- ed, true enough, but even the erasing is unnecessary where the separate machine drawings are movable. After corerctly locating the machines on paper, paste the sep- arate machine drawings in their respective places on the large plan, which can then be intelli- gently followed in the actual in- stallation. The most important point is, make all drawings accur- ately and to the same scale. Working Ground-off Saw I use a ground-off saw for cut- ting thin strips about 3-16 in. by 3 ins. The saw is~ ground 21 gauge, and when I| work it on the flat part of the bench the boards do not come out even in thick- ness. I am told that if I work the top of the saw, it will cut truer and better. Is this so? If so, why is it?-—(M. E. O.) Answer.—Working a ground- off on the bench will cause it to run out if excessive feed is used, especially if the saw is ground very thin. Whoever told you about working the top of the saw is correct, as working it there will cause the boards to come off more even in thickness than when working at the bottom of the saw. Naturally, you will not: get such good cutting angles on the teeth when using the top of the saw, so the saw will not cut so freely. This again is compensated in a slight degree by using the thin- nest part of the saw. The reason why a saw will cut straighter at the top than at the bottom is, it is more of a shearing than a direct cut. Put a piece you have to saw, near the top of the saw and you will find that 3 ins. of the saw will tend to keep the cut a straight one, whereas if you work it on the bench, only about ™% in. of the saw will be making a shearing cut. That is the reason why you can depend on the boards being of uniform thickness when working the top of the saw. The same - principle occurs when you work | a saw just a trifle larger than the wood you are sawing. One quar- ter of the saw is cutting, while, when you use a large saw and only cut small stuff, only a small section of the saw is cutting. The quarter part of the small saw tends to keep the cut straight, while the small section of the large saw allows the cut to be of varying thickness. With swage saws this is very noticeable, the best work being done with saws just a trifle larger than the wood to be sawn.—The Timber News. New Type of Lumber Vessel Two American gentlemen, both of Portland, Ore., have obtained an American patent on plans for a new type of vessel for service in the coastwise lumber trade. The vessel can be loaded with 5,000,- 000 sup. ft. of lumber in an hour, it is said, and complete the round trip between Portland and San Francisco in seven days, includ- ing the time required in taking on and discharging her cargo. The plans prepared show it to be in the nature of a “dry-dock” steam- ship. It is to be built in such manner that it can be submerged to a sufficient depth to permit two sets of barges loaded with lumber to be floated into the hull through bow gates. Five of these barges can be placed in compart- ments on each side, each of the ten loaded with 500,000 ft. of lum- ber. After the gates have been closed and all the water used for submerging pumped out, tne car- go deck will be above them. The operation for discharging the car- go consists of flooding the central lower portion of the hull with water until the vessel sinks and the bow gates have been thrown open, allowing the barges to float out. There will be extra barges, making ‘it possible for 10 to be loaded at leisure in port while the vessel is en route down the coast, carrying her capacity. It is ex- pected that the system will pre- vent congestion of lumber on the docks. The barges are open and can be filled direct from the saws and planers. The vessel is 650 ft. long, with 80 ft. beam, while each of the barges is 100 ft. long, with 30 ft. beam. For the return trip from San Francisco it is said the barges will be loaded with fuel oil, asphalte, cement, and. differ- ent kinds of general freight. Army Tent Pegs The demand for army tent pegs has been enormously increased in Europe by the calling out of some 20,000,000 soldiers, many of whom are housed in tents. These pegs are made of ash, and are octagon- al in section, being about two inches long. A stout wrought- iron band is run around the head to save splitting, and a wedge- shaped point of similar metal is rivetted on at the business end— a circular hole is drilled through 43 the side of the peg, and the ar- ticle is completed. It is not re- ported that orders for any of these pegs have come to America, but there is no reason why some of the excellent and abundant ash on this side of the sea might not find a market on the tented fields of Europe. TURE LiM 60 OLiMe: BANK OFFICE, auc PRESTON Sr ee OFFICE. SCHOOL. f -: COURT HOUSE & ~~ CHURCH LODGE FURNITURE : Ne \DRUG STORE FITTINGS, eSEND FOR CATs WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, Forest, 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. J.M.&D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St. Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest properties anywhere. Forest suryeys, Logging maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Power, Water Storage, Topographical plans, Water supplies, Park Works, General plans for village sites and Private Estates. Railroad location and construction. Roads and Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. WY} ATTENTION PLEASE COPYRIGHT 1914 WILSON € RICKERT ALLENTOWN, PA. Ask for Free Samples of Rickert’s Collection Pictures They are a new, smooth, simple, effec- tive method that gets the money from delinquents. Poster Stamp style, print- ed in dazzling colors on gummed paper. Fasten them to statements and your money comes. Illustration shows sample of one. Wilson E. Rickert Allentown, Pa. RATS AND MICE Eat the meat out of oats and corn and horses get the husk. RATS ARE DISEASE CARRIERS: AL- SO CAUSE FIRES. Device resets itself; always ready; catches daily. Made of gal- vanized iron; can’t get out of order; cheese is used, doing away with. poison; 12 rats caught one day in one catcher.- One sent any place in U. S. upon receipt of $3. Catcher 10 in. high, for mice only, $1. On account of shipping charges being prepaid, remittance re- quested with order. : H. D. SWARTS Inventor and Mfr., Scranton, Pa. ~~ 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario Reports received from many lumber manufacturers in Ontario, \ while varying in regard to the prospects for the coming season, agree pretty generally that there is much less reason for feeling disappoint- ‘ed with present trade conditions than there appeared to be a short time ago. The remark is frequently made that stocks in the hands of factories and other large consumers are uniformly low and that, although the volume of trade to-day is not large, it is likely to increase in the near future when factories and large consumers commence to clear out their stocks. One manufacturer who studies trade condi- tions closely states that he is looking for a moderate volume of trade during the continuance of the war. An interesting point 1s brought out by a number of Ontario manufacturers who state that, as they have found a smaller demand in Ontario of late, they have devoted more attention to the United States markets and have been able to sell more stock there than for some time previous. The opinion of one of the largest manufacturers in the Georgian Bay district in regard to the outlook is that improvement may be expected both in the United States and England if the war is over by spring. Otherwise this manufacturer does not expect better trade conditions. A large northern Ontario firm of lumber manufacturers state that sales have been better during the past month and that they have received more: numerous enquiries, but that buyers are looking for a cut in prices. These manufacturers look for improved trade conditions in the spring. The output of logs in Ontario this winter is certain to show a great decrease as compared with previous winters, according to a large num- ber of reports which we have received, and in which the percentage of decrease varies all the way from 15 to 90 per cent. Ottawa lumbermen are looking forward hopefully to the year 1915 and it is currently reported that something will be done in the way of developing a campaign for improving trade conditions in the lumber business. Present indications are that this will take the forni of a carefully planned advertising campaign. Fine winter weather was of much assistance in woods operations during the early part of January, furnishing goods roads for hauling logs through the rivers and lakes. tat United States In spite of the many distressing developments of the last hali -of the year 1914, lumbermen in the United States are entering the present year with a feeling of more confidence than would have been expected a few months ago., During the last month or two many favorable developments have occurred, all of a rather slight nature, but combining to indicate that a steady and gradual improvement may be expected. Possibly one of the most important factors in this con- nection is the manner in which the Interstate Commerce Commission has changed its attitude towards railway companies, granting them the five per cent. increase which they applied for many months ago. It is considered certain, in all quarters, that this will result in the rail- roads buying more lumber. Already enquiries have been put out by the railway companies for many millions of feet of material and or- ders are expected to result -in a number of cases on account of the necessity for repairs and new equipment. On top of the railroad de- mand it is likely that the spring will see an extensive renewal of build- ing operations, as money is now fairly abundant. In addition to the railroad building situation there is the attitude of the government to- wards large corporations, which promises to be a factor in the direc- tion of improvement in trade conditions. Many indications, and sev- eral recent events point to the fact that large corporations will be less disturbed in their legitimate business operations during the present year than they have been for some years past, which will certainly bea relief to them and will enable them to devote much more of their time and resources to, the improvement of trade conditions. The lumber trade commenced the year 1915 under decidedly ad- yantageous conditions. Stocks are not excessive at any point, either with consumers, yard dealers, or mills. Consumption has not been equal to the output during the past year, but recent curtailment at the mills has brought mill stocks to a good level which is not unlikely to result in a strengthening of prices as soon as a fairly brisk demand develops. Just at present however, on account of the irregularity of prices no one is looking for any extensive stocking up on the part of dealers. The yellow pine situation is a little better at the opening of the year than it was a few months ago. Although the holiday trade was small, the situation at the mills has improved and the outlook for a better demand from the railroads and from factories is fairly promis- ing. Competition is likely to continue on an active basis, but the Review of Current Trade Conditions / 41} anuary 15, 1915 extensive curtailment at the mills is already having a beneficial effect. One of the most encouraging features of the yellow pine trade and also of the trade in Pacific Coast woods is the definite assurance that over- production can now be left out of the question as a depressing fac- tor. Curtailment is being practiced throughout both the south and the Pacific Coast. It is believed that Pacific Coast conditions are im- proving as a result of this policy. The foreign trade is already more ~ promising than it was last fall. A large enquiry recently arrived for 20,000,000 feet of railroad ties to be used in English railroads. High freight rates have restricted the English buying, but as soon as rates become more settled the volume of business is expected to increase. Lumber manufacturers are counting upon an improvement in the rail- road demand on account of the increased freight rates which have been permitted. : The northern pine trade in the northwest has been halted con- siderably by. cold weather. There are good expectations howeve%, for a good demand for all grades of white and Norway pine by the end of January, as yard stocks are known to be light in most quarters. Hemlock prices continue unsatisfactory, on account chiefly of the competition of other low priced stocks. Great Britain The lumber trade at London, in spite of the fact that prices are very high, and large quantities of stock are going into consumption for abnormal purposes, is quite active in connection with ordinary building operations. This was not expected a few months ago. It is quite clear, however, that there is a fair amount of building in pro- gress and that high prices and other influences have not reduced the building activity to any great extent. Important contractors report that they have plenty of building work on hand, which is proceeding as though nothing out of the ordinary were happening. The box and case making trades are also busy. On the whole, therefore, the tim- ber trade is enjoying an active demand. Profits, however, are not as great as one might think when considering the present high prices, for the trade is working very largely on newly acquired stock, the cost of importing which has been very high. Deliveries at London docks during the week ending December 19th amounted to 9,000 standards and total deliveries for the year to that date exceeded those of the corresponding period of 1913 by 23,740 standards. Importers, however, expect for some time to be kept rather anxious about sup- plies. If the consumption continues at about the present level, steady arrivals of stock will be necessary throughout the winter. During the holiday season at Liverpool there was a much less noticeable lull in trade than usual. Sales kept up remarkably well. Arrivals of large lines were reported which went direct into con- sumption. The prospects for yard stocks are especially good. In regard to forward buying much depends upon the individual point — of view. Those who have been buying in this manner for the past few months have not had anything to regret. Shippers’ prices are still very high and look as if they will continue so under present transport conditions. Some business, however, is being transacted satisfactorily. Improvement is looked for in the hardwood situation at Liverpool early this year, interesting enquiries having been fairly numerous. Liverpool merchants are rather interested in the pros- pective revival of the wooden toy industry in Great Britain, expecting that it will provide a valuable outlet for the cheaper kinds of hard- woods. ~ Soft woods have been quiet at Liverpool. This time of year is ordinarily a quiet one for the Canadian pine deal trade at that port. The Volume of trade, however, is quite up to the average of previous years. It is possible that a little improvement in this trade can be counted upon early in the present year. The Liverpool demand for spruce deals continues brisk, chiefly for the construction of camps in many parts of Great Britain. Stocks of suitable sizes are nearly drain- ed out. Tonnage for spruce deals from Canada is scarce. At Man- chester, spruce deals continue to make records. Large parcels of 5-in. and 3-in. have changed hands at £13 15s per standard and 8-in. and 9-in. x 3-in. are almost cleared up. The Timber Trades Journal ina recent issue publishes the following spruce values ex stocks at Man- chester:— 3-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. £13 15s. to £14 3-in. x | 7-in. £14 to £14 15s. 3-in. x 8-in. £14. 10s.to £15 3-in. x 9-in. £15 to £15 10s. Sn. x i £16 to £16 10s. At Glasgow the consumption of spruce continues good and prices are firmly maintained. Canadian yellow pine deals and sidings are steady. : La _ wy TS * Sees piel CANADA LUMBERMAN “AND” WOODWORKER 43 View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST | Ratilers and etic establishments ae like to get Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to “‘deliver’’ them. We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ‘Rush Orders Rushed ”’ Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P. Bortz, Pres. FF. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. - Pant. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. a “ 7 46 Market Correspondence CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER es aa ee em ee ake ‘ pas id VReh 1”. +9 SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD Ottawa Trade Quiet—Logging Conditions Good Ottawa, January 7 (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : Though business in the lumber trade is not very encouraging just now there is a movement on foot amongst the lumbermen of Ottawa and district to make every effort to make business even “better than usual” during 1915 in spite of the war. Just what methods will be adopted is yet to be determined, but it is likely a carefully planned advertising cam- paign will be one of the features. 3 The continued frost and heavy falls of snow, prior to yesterday when a rapid thaw began, have helped operations in the camps and logs are being hauled over good roads to the rivers and lakes. J. R. Booth has commenced to ship logs from his Madawaska camps by rail to Ottawa. By the first of April he hopes to have his big new timber _ mill ready for operation. The finishing touches are being put on by a large staff of men. After closing down for two weeks in order to make repairs to the machinery and take stock, the factory of the Estate James Davidson will re-open on Monday, which will mean the return of the 175 em- ployees. ; It remained for some of the leading lumbermen of Ottawa to set- tle, for the next 10 or 15 years at least, the water question which has been such a contentious one for the past four or five years. Just before the municipal election campaign was launched three weeks ago, a com- mittee of prominent citizens and large property owners, of whicn Senator W. C. Edwards, of the W.-C. Edwards Company, was chair- man, other members being Sir Henry Egan, Gordon C. Edwards, C. Jackson Booth and Mr. J. B. McRae, hydraulic engineer for the power users on the Ottawa river, made a report on what was considered would prove the best means of obtaining a supply of water for several - years to come. This report has been unanimously adopted by the board of trade and by the rank and file of both factions in the dispute. The committee recommended that the supply be drawn from the Ot- tawa river by an overland pipe from Lemieux Island, with mains and pumps installed large enough to meet the needs of the city for the next 15 years. In the meantime all the necessary data in connection with other supplies that have been suggested can be thoroughly investi- gated. The new mayor, Mr. Nelson D. Porter, has pledged himself to carry out what the committee recommends without delay. This is im- portant to lumbermen since the insurance rates were advanced about two months ago from 25 to 50 per cent. owing to the unsatisfactory state of the water facilities for fire pressure. With the going into effect of the new Act, which forbids the use of phosphorous in the manufacture of matches, the E. B. Eddy Com- pany has been put to considerable inconvenience. The Act became operative on January Ist. The inconvenience is caused by the diffi- _ culty in obtaining good substitutes. Lumbermen are watching with interest the progress of the dispute between 14,000 employees of the Grand Trunk Railway and the com- pany. The men have been notified that on April Ist it is proposed to cut wages based on the financial returns of the company for the last ‘six months of last year. The men have replied that they will fight any attempt of this kind to the end. An appeal for a board of concilia- tion is to be made to the labor department. Montreal Trade Conditions—Building Very Quiet Montreal, January 8th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : There is little to report in the lumber trade. Building is practically dead, and is ‘not likely to recommence for another month at least. There are also indications that when the season opens there will be trouble with some of the union men, who strongly object to a new and reduced standard of wages adopted by the Builders’ Exchange with a view of inducing capitalists to invest money in building pro- jects. It is admitted that lower wages have been for some time ruling in practically all branches, and one object of the Builders’ Exchange is to establish a uniform basis on which contractors may estimate their bids. Reports from the local yards are to the effect that very smail quantities of stock are being sold. The unsatisfactory condition of the building business is illustrat- ed by the latest figures issued by the City Hall building inspector, Mr. Chausse, who states that the war is responsible for the heavy de- cline in permits. For December the permits were valued at $361,135, as against $1,308.230 in the corresponding month of the previous year. The total for 1914 was $17,638,446, compared with $27,037,297 in 1913. Several wholesalers have received enquiries from furniture makers for large quantities of birch, but only a limited amount is available. _ Both in the pulp and paper markets, business is less active. Ground wood is in fairly good demand, but sulphite and newsprint have fallen off. There are, however, indications that with more brisk- ness in United States commerce the sections referred to will pick up considerably in the near future. New Brunswick Trade in Good Shape In the course of an address before the Amherst, N.S., “Maritime Forward Conference” recently, Mr. W. B. Snowball, of Chatham, N.B., said:—‘“At the present time the lumber business in the Mari- time Provinces stands in possibly the best position of any industry in Canada.” Mr. Snowball uttered a note of warning, however, and expressed the hope that the lumbermen would guard this position by - not making too large a production. He pointed out how very greatly the export of lumber from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia has fallen off, and showed that this was due to a depletion of the forests, and that the time had come for a wise policy of conservation, so that our jorests might remain a permanent source of revenue. The province of New Brunswick in 1880 exported 438,000,000 sup. feet of lumber to the United Kingdom and Continent; but in 1913 the export was only 271,000,000 feet. Mr. Snowball’s warning, therefore, is timely, for prices were very much higher in 1913 than in 1880. With regard to the present situation lumber is bringing very high prices, and Mr. Snowball himself recently sold 30,000,000 feet for next year’s delivery at better prices than those of 1914. The British lumber market is now lightly stocked and only the scarcity of tonnage and the high freights stand in the way of large shipments. The United States mar- ket for spruce has lately shown a little improvement, but is still very dull, the shipments from St. John during the month of November be- ing less than half as large as in November, 1913. The log cut in New Brunswick this winter will undoubtedly be larger than that of last winter. Spruce Still Firm at Boston The demand for spruce lumber at Boston is light, but receipts are also light and prices are firm. Although the base quotation for frames is $25, even better offers are reported as having been refused because of manufacturers having orders considerably ahead of the saws. For quick delivery, some retailers have recently had to pay $25. Desir- able sizes of random are becoming more scarce and prices are stiffen- ing. At New York, the trade in eastern spruce is dull. Improvement is expected in February, as enquiries for February delivery are al- ready being received. Retail and factory stocks are light, and a very light increase in consumption would improve the volume of buying. Recent quotations for 1-in. firsts and seconds at Boston are about as follows :—Brown ash, $61 to $64; basswood, $43 to $45; red birch, $54 to $56; maple. $39 to $41; plain oak, $85 to $90. Shingles continue in an unsettled condition at Boston. The demand is poor and there 1s strong competition among:sellers. The best quotation for white cedar extras is $3.45 with some business down to $3.35. Clears are bringing $3.80 to $3.90 and second clears $3.50 to $3.65. Best red cedars are quoted up to $3.60, but sales are ranging from $3.40 to $3.50. There is a fair demand for lath and offerings are light. Onotations for 154- in. are from $4.15 to $4.25. and for 11%4-in. $3.70 to $3.80. A prominent firm of Boston wholesale lumbermen report that the market for high grade white pine is weak. Spruce is fairly firm, but very little activity is reported. Vermont matched spruce boards are becoming scarce. Slightly higher prices are reported for N. C. roofers. Gillies Bros. Get Interchange Tracks Judgment in favor of Gillies Bros., lumbermen of Braeside, Ont., was given by the Railway Commission last week in the application for the construction of interchange tracks of the Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk at the Braeside plant. In granting the application Chief Commissioner Drayton said this was the first case of its kind that had come before the Board, but as the applicants ship about 2,000 cars of lumber per year it would be in the best interests of all con- cerned to grant the facility, the cost to be divided between Gillies Bros. and the Grand Trunk. ; A Vancouver report announces the recent death of Mr, Robert Babcock, a well-known timber lands broker of that city. January 15,1915 Sy Oh a Mire ed a4 . January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER + ¥ Getting Acquainted Is somewhat of a problem, at times, occasionally decidedly unpleasant You have probably found it so in both your buying and selling experience. Why take a chance of having your pride, feelings or temper ruffled—stick close to your old friends, not quite the excitement may- be, but there’s that peace of mind, that satisfaction in knowing that they can be depended upon. There is no more dependable place on earth to get your Dressed Spruce, than Fenderson’s—the value is in it—beautifully dressed—excellent grade—bone dry—you can bank on its being good when you place the order. DP at 7 5 If you would help your business grow, handle better stock than the other fellow, your customers talk it over, if pleased, they build your business—if not pleased, they tear it down. Be jealously careful of your strongest advertising medium. see D CAD RIL ESS < y, Remember The most value for every dol- lar. . Each car chuck full of sakes faction. Make that next car a Fenderson car. You'll like it. John Fenderson & Co. Incorporated Sales Office , ep sae "3 dar Hall, O ayabec, Que. edar Hall, Que. 27 Besse Place Salmon Lake, Que. St. Moise, Que. Springfield, Mass. ‘Jacquet River, N. B. WE CARRY THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF DRY SPRUCE IN CANADA a ase Hf bl rete ] 4 = : é tes! 4 tile: y ” % ~~ ti; ah nae CANADA. LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER * Yantasty 6/108 Some New Kiln-Drying Thoughts By Henry Hunter It is not my intention to discuss any theoretical drying system. We are interested in what can be done and has been done rather than what might be done. With this idea in view, what I have to say is based upon observations made under ordinary factory conditions and actual tests made under these same conditions. I shall take up briefly the troubles resulting from improper drying, with their causes and the conditions which produce them, following this with a brief des- cription of the conditions under which successful drying can be ac- complished and these troubles eliminated. I will incorporate in this discussion the results of a series of tests made under the conditions which I shall describe and which will illustrate better than any argu- ment what is possible under correct drying conditions. The troubles resulting from improper drying, which affect the panel manufacturers and a part of which are common to all manufac- turers of wood products, are blistering of veneer, veneer shrinkage, opening of joints, warping, case-hardening, honeycombing and check- ing. As you all know, case-hardening, honeycombing and checking result from excessive heat or lack of moisture or from both, the sur- face drying first and preventing-the escape of moisture from the centre of the stock. The other troubles are caused by under drying. I do not intend to convey the idea here that improper drying is always the cause of all these difficulties. A part of them may, ‘at times, be caused by other things regardless of how the product is dried. But I do say that where the stock has not been properly dried some of these troubles will result. Unsuccessful drying is the result of improper conditions as to heat, humidity and circulation in the drying chamber. These condi- tions may be all or some one or more of the following: insufficient humidity, insufficient circulation, excessive heat, lack of uniformity as to heat, humidity and circulation in all parts of the kiln, and the varia- tion of these conditions from time to time during the drying period. While it is perhaps not possible to dry each individual piece of wood in the same degree, it is certainly true that approximate uniformity can be attained only where the conditions are uniform throughout the drying chamber. The temperature cannot be permitted to vary. Like- wise the amount of: moisture must be uniform throughout the room. There must be a continuous and rapid supply of fresh air to all parts of the kiln and the prompt removal of the air after it has been used. The problem, therefore, is first to produce these conditions, and sec- ond, to ‘control them once they are produced. To produce the condi- tions as to heat and humidity, it has been found best to heat the air to the desired temperature and humidify it to the proper degree be- fore it is permitted-to enter the drying chamber.- This, of course, can- not be done where the radiation is inside the drying room proper. There are additional objections to having the radiation in close prox- imity to the drying product... The best results in rapid and uniform circulation:can be obtained,.I. believe, by having both the intake for fresh air and the outtake for impure air on the floor line. In this way the warm air rises rapidly and passes to all parts of the room, while the cooler impure air sinks to the floor line and is removed. This in- sures a constant and ever changing supply of fresh air, heated and humidified to the proper degree, and brings it continuously into con- tact with the work to be dried. The control of circulation as well as that of heat and humidity should be taken care of automatically. I desire at this point to emphasize the importance of humidity in any drying system and that there must be some provision made for: producing and controlling it. The amount of moisture naturally in the air is uncertain, varying with the outside conditions, and cannot be depended upon. There must be some method for producing it, but any arrangement which provides for it without accurate control and regulation will not produce results. Moisture in the drying air is responsible for the open pore and no wood product can be successfully dried without it. Without an open pore, the centre of the stock can- not be properly dried while the outside case-hardens and honeycomb- ing sometimes results. On the other hand, stock dried with open pore can be more easily worked and presents a better surface for the adhesion of glue. Veneer and cut-stock will be more pliable, flatter, and will have good color. The stock can also be worked in less time, with less waste and less expense. With the drying conditions regulated and controlled as already indicated, lumber can be best dried at a temperature of 140 degrees F., with the humidity held at 57 to 63 degrees. In drying panels, the temperature_should-not-be-so. high,. 120 degrees being. the-limit... __. THEIR ORIGIN, VALUE AND USE—COMMENT AND VIEWS ON AN IMPORTANT BRANCH OF THE TRADE. The following results were obtained from the tests made in a factory which was having most of the troubles above enumerated. They were obtained under the conditions described as being essential to proper drying. The first test was upon a number of panels taken _ from the glue room. The first moisture test on the core stock showed | a variation in moisture content of from 3 to 14 per cent. The first — moisture test on the veneer and cross banding showed from 6.7 to 8 — per cént. of moisture. After being re-dried under the above described 3 conditions for fifteen hours, the core stock showed a variation of from _ 3.5 to 4.5 per cent. in moisture and the cross banding and veneer showed from 2.9 to 5 per cent. After the panels were laid, they weighed 65 pounds 4 ounces. After being dried for 22 hours, at 120 degrees, the weight was 63 pounds 8 ounces, a loss of 1 pound 11% ounces or an average loss to the panel of 3.4 ounces. After the panels were dried, they showed a moisture content of from 4.7 to 6.7 per cent., an average of 5.75 per cent. ; 4 A test of twenty oak boards taken from the tempering shed to be used as core stock, showed a moisture content ranging from 2.9 to 19.4 per cent. Eighteen maple boards taken at the same time, showed a variation of from 3 per cent. to 6.7 per cent. moisture con- tent. These boards were taken from the same piles at the same time and had all been kiln-dried. After being re-dried for thirty-six hours a? at 140 degrees, the oak showed a variation in moisture content of from 2 to 3.8 per cent., an average of 2.7 per cent. The maple boards showed a variation of from 1 per cent. to 3.6 per cent., an average of 1.6 per cent. This stock was worked up into six 5-ply oak panels, size 18 x 33, and six 5-ply mahogany panels of the same size. After being laid, the oak weighed 57 pounds 4% ounces and the mahogany 52 pounds 15% ounces. After drying, the oak weighed 55 pounds 4_ ounces and the mahogany 50 pounds 13%4 ounces. The loss of moist- ure on the oak was 2 pounds % ounce, an average of 5.4 ounces to the piece. On the mahogany, the loss was 2 pounds 2 ounces or an aver- age of 5.6 ounces to the piece. The moisture content in the oak after drying was 7 per cent., in the mahogany, 7.1 per cent. These results speak for themselves. The variation of the moist- ure content of stock dried under improper conditions, and the uniform- ity of the same when dried under correct conditions is apparent. The danger of having part of the work come through in good condition, and a part of it go wrong, is eliminated. It makes your drying system certain and dependable. There is no more reason for guess work in your drying than in any other department of your factory. Create the proper drying conditions and control them. Pile your stock pro- perly, so as to prevent the forming of pockets, and the obstruction of circulation. Test your stock for moisture content before placing it in the kiln. Treat it accordingly and test it before removing. Learn your factory conditions. Do not expect your stock to remain dry after leaving the kiln when your shop conditions are wrong. With correct factory conditions and the application of the above described prin- ciples in your drying department, your drying troubles will be greatly lessened, if not entirely eliminated. ms A Timely Piece of Good Advice The Fred S. Morse Lumber Company, Springfield, Mass., have sent an attractive Christmas card to their trade friends. As usual with this company, its souvenir this year contains a few paragraphs of timely philosophical advice such as the following :—“Let me do my work each day; and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, — may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. May I still remember the bright hours that found me walking over the silent hills of my childhood, or dreaming on the margin of the quiet river, when a Light glowed within me, and | promised my early God to have courage amid the tempests of the changing years.” + The Dominion: Pulp Company, Limited, Chatham, N.B., are in- stalling an induced-draft system to furnish draft for their entire plant. — F - The apparatus has been manufactured by the B. F. Sturtevant Com- pany of Canada, Limited, Galt, Ont. ; There were 400 fires last year on the national forests of Utah, Southern Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Neveda, or 15 more than in the most disastrous season of 1910. Yet the cost of extinguishing them was only one-third and the damage only one-thirtieth of that oi the earlier year. The difference is due to better organization now, ..and.to.more roads, trails, and telephones... - Ache ce ak .# January 15, 1915 : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mr. Lumber-Dealer Mr. Car-Builder Mr. Ship-builder THE PIONEER MAHOGANY MILL OF CANADA Teak, Black Bean, and all kinds of Mahogany in Lumber and Veicers: Door Stock in Ash, Oak, Poplar, and Birch cut to size or Log Run, Several Hundred Thousand Feet of Good Dry Mahog- any in all Grades and Thicknesses Ready to Ship. LET US FIGURE ON YOUR 1914 CONTRACTS SDominion Mahogany & Veneer Company Montreal West, P.Q. re ee 50 Annual Meeting of Montreal Lumber Association Several important matters affecting the trade were brought before the notice of the members of the Montreal Lumber Association, at the annual meeting held recently at the Board of Trades Mr. Arthur H. Campbell, president, was in the chair. The report of the president alluded to the steps taken by the Council of the Board of Trade to secure direct railway connection between Montreal and the Transcontinental Railway. The Council had asked the Government to secure legislation providing for the con- struction of a branch line affording the required facilities. The Goy- ernment had apparently taken no action, and the conditions resulting from the war, in the last few months, made it inadvisable to add to the labours of the Government at the moment by pressing the question still further upon its attention. The question of allowances from track scale weights was also commented upon in the report. The position at the present time 1s that the railways propose to cancel the present allowance of 500 Ibs. on lumber in box cars, and the allowance on flat cars of 1,000 Ibs. in tle winter, and 500 Ibs. in the summer, and on wet wood pulp 1,000 Ibs., when ascertaining the allowance of 500 lbs. for stake fastenings, but providing that weighmen will make such allowance as they esti- mate to cover the weight of accumulated ice, snow, or refuse in and around the car at the time of weighing. The proposed cancellation of the allowance on wet wood pulp was argued before the Railway Com- inission on March 18, 1913; the railways supplied the Commission with additional information on November 2nd, and the matter now awaits the action of the Commissioners. The whole question of demurrage, including the proposed recipro- cal and average systems, also awaits the ruling of the Railway Com- missioners. On the subject of the regulations governing the stop-over arrange- ments on lumber destined to United States points, the committee re- presented to the carriers that the stop-over arrangement on lumber destined to United States points should be when lumber was piled in tle yard for sorting for the period of twelve months on lumber con- signed to the United States for domestic consumption or for export, and the railways had met this request and had issued a tariff giving effect to this arrangement as from January 15th, 1915., The C. P. R. embargo on lumber shipped from points on the C.N.R., 1. C. R., and G. T. R. when ‘destined for team track delivery at Mile End, Montreal, had been before the Railway Commissioners several times during the past two years. On November 27th the Com- mission decided to have its chief operating officer make an inspection at Mile End to see if congestion (which was the reason given by the railway for placing the embargo) existed. That inspection resulted in the Board, on December 11th issuing an order requiring the C. P. R. to cancel the embargo against traffic for team track delivery. An advance over the 1913 figures in summer rates to Montreal on lumber for domestic consumption and for export to British and foreign countries was objected to by the association. The Railway Commis- sion however, had decided not to interfere so far as rates on lumber for domestic consumption were concerned, but ordered that the rail- ways must reinstate the rates previously in effect on lumber to Mon- treal for export on the basis of 5c from Ottawa, and that rates from points governed by Ottawa should bear a proper relation thereto. — The report concluded with an expression of regret at the death on April 17th of Mr. Wilbur T. McLaurin, one of the charter members of the Association, who had always been a staunch supporter and an active member of the organization. By his geniality and kindliness, he had established for himself a high place in the regard of all the members of the trade. The officers were re-elected as follows: President, Mr. A. HI. Campbell; vice-president, Mr. P. D. Gordon; treasurer, Mr. F. W. Cotter; directors, Messrs. George Esplin, W. A. Filion, D. H. McLen- uan, and T. J. Rutherford. Mr. P. D. Gordon was unanimously chosen as the Association’s nominee for election on the Council of the Board of Trade. : Lumbermen Say Banks Are Too Tight Several articles were recently published in the Canada Lumber- man drawing attention to the fact that many lumbermen were com- plaining that the banks were discriminating against them and refus- ing to lend them money for their operations. This complaint is voiced in a recent Toronto newspaper, by a correspondent who says :— “We are informed by a reliable and well-known lumberman that the banks are refusing to advance money to get out stocks of lumber. Whereas, in the past this particular lumberman has had $40,000 ad- vanced for this purpose, they have now refused a request for even $5,000 advance. We are informed by the gentleman in question that this is the prevailing trouble throughout the district in which he is located. It means that everything is at a standstill and thousands of people will be thrown out of work who have been in the habit of mak- ing a living out of the lumbering industry. It will also mean that CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER colored and will be prized by those who receive copies. . January 15, 1915 5 hg when there is a revival of business there will practically be no lumber-~ ~ in the market.” ‘Lhe newspaper commenting upon this report prints the following interview with the general manager of a large Toronto bank :—‘The banks dre not discriminating against the lumber industry. At the pre- sent time great caution must be exercised in making loans, and busi- nesses which if they continued operations during the present period of irade depression, would over-produce any of the commodities, can not be helped. I think this is generally the view held by the banks. Any tendency to over-produce the supply of lumber would hurt that mar- ket. It would be a bad thing for the lumberman and it might jeopard- ize the bank’s loans. Companies which have Government contracts for the supply of merchandise are receiving loans from the banks, and any concern or individual, whose credit is good, and who can show us — that he has reasonable grounds to believe that there will be a market for his product will get loans. We have plenty of money for legiti- mate purposes, but we do not wish to assist any over-production at a time when trade depression is being felt throughout the world.” Lumberjacks Contribute to Patriotic and Belgian Funds Lumberjacks in the employ of Shepard and Morse, of Ottawa, have subscribed liberally to the Canadian Patriotic and Belgian Re- lief funds. .Checks amounting to $639 have been received from the four camps the company is operating in the woods, by Mr. P. C. Walk- er, who will send half of the amount to the treasurer of the former fund and half to the treasurer of the latter. This amount was subscribed voluntarily and some of the men gave more than a week’s pay. Mr. E. R. McColgan, superintendent of all the camps, subscribed $2; Napoleon Millaire, foreman.of No. 10 camp in the Kippewa district, gave $10 and his men made the amount up to $158.50. In camp No. 2, William Cosgrove, the foreman, do- nated $10 and the men collected enough to make the total from No. 2, $150. Camp No. 3 subscribed $66,50, Charles Courneau, the foreman, giving $5. At the North River camp $58 was collected, one subserip- tion coming from Louis Bieveneau, a habitant living near the camp. All these camps are on the Kippewa. From the camp on the Quinze $200 was collected, Austin Ethier, the foreman, gave $5, and J. R. Smith, the bookkeeper, $10. Canada’s trade in forest products for the twelve months ending with November, 1914, amounted in value to $41,954,640, as compared with $42,875,089 in 1913, and $43,112,393, in 1912. For the month of November the values were as follows: 1914, $3,429,970; 1913, $4,107,- 090; 1912, $3,981,040. ‘ - Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, M.P.P. for Grenville, has been ap- pointed Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines for the province of Ontario succeeding Premier Hearst, who has administered that de- partment for a number of years. Mr. Hearst will, however, retain the — Northern Ontario Development branch, which will be detached from the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. . } Geo. Gordon & Company, Cache Bay, Ont., have favored their friends with a large calendar for the year 1915. The calendar is es- pecially suitable for offices, the type being large and clear. An inter- esting picture entitled “Alone” decorates the calendar, representing an attractive young lady seated in a row boat. The picture is attractively Mr. J. L. Englehart, Chairman of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway Commission, reports that there is much activity in the new Northern Ontario districts among settlers, in connection with taking out pulpwood, for which, he states, a large market is available. He states also that he expects the season’s cut to be possibly in the neighborhood of 100,000 cords. A number of rossing plants have been established along the line of the new railway. j ; — E. H. Frank, traffic manager of the Western Pine Lumber Asso- ciation, Spokane, has put in eighteen months of hard work on the compilation of a rate book which quotes rates to 33,000 different des- _ tinations, including every shipping point in Western Canada and the United States, with the exception of a few southern states. A rate is quoted to every destination on 21 different weights, making a total of 693,000 different items.. The book will enable inland Empire mill- men to save thousands of dollars a year by arranging a reconsignment at some intermediate point in order to take advantage of a lower rate. For instance, the through rate from Spokane to Calgary, Alta., is .33c a hundred. From Spokane to Eastport the rate is eight cents, and from Eastport to Calgary it is 22%c. A reconsignment at Eastport thus saves the shipper 2%c a hundred, and on a car of 40,000 pounds’ the saving is worth while. It may mean the capture of an order from a British Columbia millman. wohuinl aa a + goede _ y -January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 Are what the Lumbermen require in ) Mackinaw Long Pants Heavy Tweed Pants 4} Mackinaw Short Pants Heavy Tweed Knickers Mackinaw Strap or Cuff Etoffe Pants Knickers. _Etoffe Knickers Buck Skin Mitts a. Buck Skin Gloves Mule Skin Mitts Horsehide Gloves Pig Skin Mitts Mule Skin Gloves Hand Knit Wool Mitts all in generous sizes. Ott a Smart i a id -Woo no S aaa Toronto qa LIMITED Jenckes Boilers Horizontal Tubular Boilers Penstocks Locomotive Type Boilers Smokestacks Vertical Boilers Steel Tanks Heating Boilers Plate Work All Sizes, To Any Provincial Act. Write for quotations. The Jenckes Machine Co. Limited Sherbrooke, Montreal, St. Catharines, Toronto, Cobalt, South Porcupine, Vancouver, Nelson Works: Sherbrooke, Que., St. Catharines, Ont. ' \ 59 CANADA -LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , "fata 15, 1915 We make a Specialty of onveyor Chains For Lumbermen E make them from carefully-selected ," iron, and every link is guaranteed strictly hand-made—not the in- ferior machine-made. The point is worthy of special emphasis. We make the chains according to any dimensions desired, guarantee splendid workmanship; uniformity ; dependability. Prices are the lowest possible for the class of work we furnish, and Quality above criticism. Let us quote for your needs. Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining and safe-working loads, and giving hints regarding the care of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- fulness. Woodhouse Chain Works P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J. LATH Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL A New Year’s Resolution I shall carry my patriotim into my business, and so conduct it that every transaction shall, as far as possi- ble, contribute to the upbuilding of national resources. MY LINE PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK HARDWOODS, LATH GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION Wholesale Dealer in Rough and H A SPEN( ER ‘Dressed Lumber, Lath ° : and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec EDGINGS Ontario The Goderich Milling & Lumber Company, Goderich, Ont., are construct- ing a planing mill, one-storey high, 200 x 60 ft. J. R. Booth’s new timbér mill at Ottawa, to replace the one which was re- cently destroyed by fire is expected to be ready for operation by the first of April. The Board of Works of the City of Ottawa will soon call for tenders for the city’s supply of lumber for the eee 1915. The Mayor of Ottawa is Mr. N. D. Porter and the engineer Mr. F. C. Askwith. The plant of the Estate James Davidson at Ottawa was closed down re- cently for two weeks in order to make repairs to the machinery and to take stock. It was reopened on Monday, January 11th with a staff of 175 employees. The Little Sturgeon River Timber Slide Company, Limited, has been efanted permission to increase its capital from $15,000 to $18,000, and the term of its existence has been extended for a further fifteen years from December 14, 1914. ; 4 A Dominion charter has been issued to the Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited, London, Ont., with authorized capital of $400,000. The incorporators include Sir Adam Beck, W. Kingston, and R. M. Toothe, all of -London, Ont. The object of the incorporation is to acquire and carry on the several busi- nesses now carried on_at various points in Canada by the incorporators. The power given bythe charter includes the carrying on in all of its branches of a lumber, timber and box business: Eastern Canada Cote & Freres, lumber dealers, have been registered with head office at Montreal. Dussault & Houll have been registered as lumber dealers at Victoriaville, POF The two-storey sash and door factory of Gingrass and David, St. Real Street, Bordeaux, P-Qy has been destroyed by fire. ~ - The woodworking factory belonging to C:-Allison, J. L: Peck and Carl Duffy at Hillsboro, N.B., was recently destroyed by fire, the loss amounting to $3,000. The equipment for the plant of the Bathurst Lumber Company’s new puip mill, at Bathurst, N.B., is arriving. Installation of the machinery will com- mence about February 1st. A partnership has been formed by Byron H. Kinghorn, Fredericton, N.B and M. J. Poupore, Meductic, N.B., to carry on the business of manufacturing pulpwood, with head office at Meductic. Wm. Morice, Middle Sackville, N.B., has bought the Ogden sawmill which has been-out of use for a number of years. The mill will be taken down and re-erected on the site of the sawmill operated by the Morices for many years. It will be ready for operation about the middle of May. ‘The M.'F. Schurman Company, Limited, Summerside, P.E.I., who recently lost their sash and door factory by fire, report that they have not yet settled their plans for rebuilding. They expect however, to rebuild in the spring and to construct their new plant of brick. Joseph Bedard & Sons, Richmond, P.Q., have rebuilt the sawmill which they lost by fire last summer. They have put in a complete outfit of new ma- chinery, and intend to take out the same amount of logs this winter as usual. They report that they expect the lumber trade to improve in their section next spring. The Fredericton Barrel & Box Milling Company has been incorporated with head office at Fredericton, N.B., and authorized capital of $9,900. The applicants for incorporation were L. R. Bull, Fredericton; F. W. Hatheway, Fredericton;* Chas. Hamilton, Gibson, N.B.; C. Wetmore, Woodstock, N.B., and T. J. Feeney, Fredericton. ; The St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Corporation of Chandler, Que., re- cently passed into new hands. The new General Manager is Mr. a re A, Du- buc, General Manager of La Compagnie de Pulpe de Chicoutimi. . Dubuc reports that every possible effort is being made this winter to mee ie plant _ completed and ready to run by next March. Application is being made to the government of New Brunswick for the incorporation of the O. B. Davis ompany, Limited, to acquire the logging, lumber manufacturing and general trading business carried on by Oran B. Davis at the parish of Drummond, Victoria County, N.B. The head office is to be at the parish of Drummond. The authorized capital stock of the com- pany will be any 000 are the igeorpavatars will include O. B, Davis, Grand wi a a ~ wy, January 15, 1915 =Palls, N.B.; H. G. Kitchen, Fredericton; D. S. Hooper, parish of Drummond; C. A. Kitchen and D. G. Kitchen, Fredericton. C. H. Swift & Sons, Utica, N.Y., and Sherbrooke, P.Q., report that they are considering the construction of about five miles of light railroad for log- ging purposes. Their intention is to rent, if possible, a sufficient quantity of relaying rails for this road and either rent or buy a second-hand five to ten ton locomotive. They will also require some cars for logs. The New Brunswick Pulp & Paper Company’s mill at Millerton, N.B., suf- fered an almost complete loss by fire on New Year’s Day. The damage is esti- mated at $100,000. The chemical plant and a portion of the boiler house were alone left standing. The mill was built by Mr. James Beveridge, a pioneer of ' the paper-making industry in New Brunswick. It had not been running lately, but new machinery was under order. It is understood that the insurance amounts to about $97,000. Western Canada It is reported that the Canadian Pacific Mills, Limited, which was recent- ly organized with a capital of $9,500,000 and took over the property of the Ocean Falls Company at Ocean Falls, B.C., will erect a latge paper mill. The North Rupert Investment Company, Limited, with head office at Vancouver and authorized capital of $4,000,000 has recently been incorporated. The powers of the company include carrying on business as timber merchants and manufacturers of lumber, shingles, pulp, etc. The firm of “Von Cramer & Company, Limited,” has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver and authorized capital stock of $10,000. The company’s powers include the carrying on of business as timber merchants, sawmill owners, lumber manufacturers, etc. The O’H.C. Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B.C., and authorized capital of $25,000, to acquire the in- terest of A. B. Cody in timber berth No. 326 on. the North Arm of Burrard In- let and in the logs and plant upon the berth. The company’s powers also in- clude the manufacturing of lumber, shingles, etc. Nova Scotia Trade Conditions Nova Scotia lumbermen generally regard the year of 1914 as having been a fair one, says a Halifax report. Though, at the present time there is no difficulty in securing a market for the cut of Nova Scotia, the great obstacle is the scarcity of tonnage. The demand in England for lumber has increased extensively since the outbreak oi the war, but the problem is how to deliver to the Old Country. Freights are extraordinarily high and shippers are confronted with an unusual situation. Since the commencement of the war Nova Scotia shippers have made considerable profit, however, and there is some reason to hope that the cost of transportation, now so high, will de- crease materially in the near future. Cargoes which were booked months ago, naturally were shipped at the low rates of freight prevail- ing at the time of booking, and in this way the Nova Scotia lumber- men profited. , ; ~The United States market is in a state of depression at the pre- sent time. Mr. Colin C. Tyrer, of Halifax, recently returned from a visit to New England, and reports that, owing to the financial depres- sion, building operations have declined. The United States market opened in excellent condition last spring, but weakened in the sum- ‘mer and when the war came, fell off rapidly. Spruce scantling and planking from Nova Scotia formerly delivered in New York for $23 per 1,000 ft. could command only $17. United States houses however are hoping for a revival of the market in the spring. New England lumbermen are availing themselves of the market in Great Britain and are competing with Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick there. They have one advantage over these two Provinces in that they can offer better specifications both in regard to percentage of broad widths and average lengths. Nova Scotia’s cut for 1914 is estimated at about 350,000,000 feet, which is about fifty million short of the 1913 output. The decrease is due to the weakness of foreign markets and the cessation of operations by two or three large cutters in Western Nova Scotia. The cut in Halifax County is estimated at over 30,000,000 feet. The tonnage situation to-day is unprecedented. In the summer, freight rates were about 35 shillings per standard. A shipment was recently booked at 95 shillings and the owners of another ship quoted the extraordinary rate of 115 shillings. - The lumbering industry in Ontario has had the distinction of being the first to be connected with a claim paid under the new Work- _ men’s Compensation Act, which went into force on January lst. John Masters, an employee of the Shortreed Lumber Company at Kearney, — Ont., who was engaged in hauling logs, sustained a severe laceration oe of the back of his hand, which will incapacitate him for some time. _ The accident occurred when the Workmen’s Compensation Act had only been in force for a few hours. As long as he is laid up Masters will receive compensation to the extent of 55 per cent. of his earnings. 4 vf ” ¢ 22 4 ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER lair & Rolland Limited 130-131 Coristine Building Main 5063 Montreal 53 Basswood Basswood Log Run Mill Culls out. 1" x 4" and up x 6/16' sawn July, 1914 Basswood Log Run Dead Culls out. 1" x 4" and up 6/16! sawn early 1914 Lath Spruce Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x4! White Pine Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x4! Red Pine Lath No.2 11%" x 3/8" x4! We can make prompt shipments of any of these lines with a small rate of freight. Timber Values Stay Put ____ Products of timber fluctuate in price. Demand is the governing factor in establishing the value of such products. _ Timber prices also are regulated by demand but it is known there will be a call for every tree from which merchantable lumber can be produced. Find Out where the “For Sale” timber is and what it is. Such information should be secured now. It will be of’ value later. Our competent organization can secure the data you need. Pending the advent of a broader demand there is opportunity for profitable investigation. James D. Lacey & Company Timber Land Factors Chicago, Ill., 1750 McCormick Building Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg. Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Sao 15, ae or Leading Firms “i M CATERING FOR ess be re LAT — Ath Ni Wr Ae b, Factory and Camp ss" RNs iON of anh nal A HAN | y. y en RANE Tetlie aye * Me nu ras Pa \ (ASE ay UTI ARON y AE NS ; aRGN # AYaTS = CS ell Feed cs Du undas, aT ue Ra, a burn wood, coal or coke. Special price to lumbermen. ALGONQUIN STEEL RANGE. a vA Leary ‘ Ay tO 7 m4. Write us. NATIONAL MFG. CO.,LTD, Ottawa. ; aK ih i i i is ai \lvvargyya TTA E aye BEA TAT OAM pO orga i | , AA ional Oats ff 2.3 P ‘ 3%, H CAMP SUPPLIES ational ae i n estern he it The Lumber field in Canada BELTING Good bisa well-sewn sacks in anti- y ‘i is large, but it can be econom- of every descr iption bagpation of See hendlay oe y Ct ically covered through - the HOSE, AND MILL SUPPLIES Prompt service assured. Ny fi) 6©= Canada Lumberman & Woodworker WwW Write or Wire for qa0eseiay i! 3! e Guarantee Satisfacti da. TORONTO, CANADA ion Elevator Co., Lt rf i | iG Write for Net Price List he nal WINNIPEG Port Arthar i ‘ * 4 ie ty: N. SMITH B¥2N | { NV] 4 = i 5 at ANN MMe he iG uae ey . 138 York Street, Toronto, Ont. , Nain Cu Ras rags aM rt nls is ? / | i ; NY 4423) ish us wig ie wil a. OA 5 . AR a Aa OH ake ve a AN SY We a Ia ee vy) Wing Screw B ane rari Te pa B i hi ig crew Boot Calks er (AL AAs or brand Oats if Mh \ ade especially for Lumbermen bad — t eee Gat M1 é ; fi In Bulk or Sacks bey ay WY The Bes Oats on the market Let i ‘ i Y Allyn oe oo and prove what we ang. if F a a cH rite or Wire for P. Vey Hy Send for samples and These } a at et T P Prices, hurt your r horses’ ¥} ANCHOR ELEVATOR if i i i — BE : = Limited s \ No. aoe Kaasicin ¥i Winnipeg, Man. C0, LTD. : F “ bf a innipeg, St. John. i BI ae lege et \ : ; hy Ast we, gaddlery TRACER EEN Be: 2% es apr wilt Lie & H. Borbridge 2: Pegg | au hai aft RY ABE Dee: palit ie ; 5. Ottawa, Ont. atl ey bist iwety Ai els BSA : My ree ‘i z ' 3 ve Z ee B ‘ igi us mi dk vi i ve WW 4 vi + bait: rt a H. a & Co., Ltd. 5 ecial stron Borses: a HF OTTAWA, ONT. : e i! or; Offices also at Fort William and Montreal : “ Hy ge & 0., Lj Largest Wholesale Dealers tary EBEC snited ; : ia ; in Hay and Oats in Canada Write or wire us at any of the above offices. We do the rest. ‘HE WHO SERVES BEST PROFITS MOST.” NITAG/ 25% Pare te f ‘ OAS Ree aA BATS 4 yi) i* BAL 8: a ity ‘ mat) i, i i ras ve aa we | bial hed cae Ve, yeuenets ait 5 ine Pala ‘ & i ne NY. at We ua ie “nd co ue i ) : ——————————e 4 OTE ES eae tava Neitny tsi soos ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i \ ia ee on Surfacing the Modern Way— The way of lowest surfacing costs, and of better, smoother results in general work where a wide range of material is run, is the way of | The Berlin 177 General Utility Double Surfacer This tool has earned a reputation, second to none, for smooth dependable surfacing on all work in the average mill or shop.’ Uniform quality of finish is an established result of its use. Economy is equally certain because of the rates of feed, which may be as high as 100 ft. and because of the ability to use the full bed width, as the illustration shows. But its greatest popularity and usefulness results from its extreme adaptability. For this surfac- er will actually work pieces as thin as 4%” or as thick as 12”, whether long or as short as one foot. It has the heavy, powerful build required for large stock dressing, and the compact, accurate construction necessary for small, light work. With rolls close coupled, it feeds crooked and warped stock with least friction. Sectional rolls and sectional chipbreaker afford ample yield to run pieces of varying thickness, if desired. Look into the adaptability of this surfacer. You will benefit as all its users do. We'll prove this when you write. Simply tell us the nature of your planing so that we can send you samples run over the proper heads and at the right speed for your work. Write today—a post card will do. Berlin Machine Works, Limited Largest Manufacturers of Woodworking Machinery in the World Hamilton, Ontario U.S. Plant, Beloit, Wis. 55 CANADA LUMBERMAN : “STAVES. “BARRELS: ae COOPERAGE 2S HOOPS": CO RPATES ern: be CHURNS CANDY PAILS - “ BOX BOARDS. CHAIR “STOCK: “CLOTHES: PINS. SHINGLES: SLUMBER: f£OR THE MANUFACTURE OF RELS, KEGS, Sire BAR OUR SPECIALTY FOR PRICES AND FURTHER _PARTICULARS, JADDRESS( . . TEPETER CERLACH Semmone This cuts out long delays when parts wear out, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE. WORKS, LIMITED DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL. CANADA AND WOODWORKER LOCOMOTIVES ~~ be, : Se bs 1 pene Pi May ’ eos en as January 15, 1915 PRATT & WHITNEY CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely! Head Office and Works, DUNDAS, ONT. SALES OFFICES: VANCOUVER / MONTREAL Drummond Bldg. WINNIPEG Bank of Hamilton Bldg. The ‘Only A National Journal Electrical S Paper in ae ‘ SS rei: Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers of } Electric Light Plants Useful to Subscribers Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy addres Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd, 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO and Everybody Interested in Electricity The designs of our small locomotives are the result of wide experience. All details are accurately finished to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. “January 16,1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 i | | CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES Fk 3x90, 88° A 62-ton Climax Locomotive ’ Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. “The Missing Link” DROP FORGED FROM HIGH GRADE STEEL Made in sizes 1%" to 15%" -Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “ H CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, | CORRY, PA. - VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. RIEMBER 17 19072 PERFECT GROOVES Any width, with or across grain. Rapid, no screw adjustment. Guar- anteed to give satisfaction on all classes of work. Huther Bros. Dado Head can be used on any circular saw man- drel and is adjusted in the time it takes to remove a saw. Sent on approval. Write for complete des- Patented Nov. 29-1892 ipti atented Nov. 29-1892 cription and catalog. These links are the only ones which compare with the same size chain and are fully equal to it in strength. The great advantage of thisis self- evident. Their use means a saving in expense and time. No other link approaches them. We also manufacture a large line of CON- ~ TRACTORS’ SUPPLIES and MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS If a dealer, ask for our 450 page catalogue. The Thomas Laughlin Company Portland, Maine, U.S.A. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc., ROCHESTER’ NY. enemas — _ YS ae gw Py Se ee, ES NTN t mk Lee This engine is 134 ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you get in our Logging locomotives. They are specially constructed for logging operations and _ will stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. Oil or coal burning. They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. Repair parts may always be obtained on the shortest notice.’ : Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, splendidly equipped. We would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. | MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS ? 4 | Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. . Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 rd 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 60 00 62 00 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 00 64 00 4 BAI INO. a On he. BS ceniels om 5 00 47 OU 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 00 49 00 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ........ 31 00 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 U0 8/4 No. 2 and 2 cuts ..).... 38 UO dein: ‘Good -Shorts sees sicenis 35 00 40 OU 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 25 V0 26 OU 1 x G6 common and dressing .. 27 U0 2Y QU 1 x $8 common and dressing .. 27 UU 29 00 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 381 UU 42 UU 1 x 12 common and dressing... 382 UV 34 OU 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 l-in. mill cull sidings ........ 21 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out 27 U0 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 m.r., m.c. out 27 OU 6/4 and 6/4 x G m.r., m.c. out 27 vO 5.4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 27 Gu 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 382 00 384 UU ee LU CONNIE ayare s\cion talsieine'm 26 UU 2 and 3) x12 common 22 UU l-in. mill run Norway ........ 22 OU v-in, mill run Norway ........ 23 UU Norway, c. and cf. l-in. ..... 28 00 3U UU Norway, c. and cf. 1%-in. ... 30 00 32 OU Nomwvay, Cc. and cf 2Hn.™. s2.0<,. 30 UU 382 U0 Bpruce enmill "culls! “2/6... sce ci. 19 00 Ilemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 ex G-1n. x. Y fo LG it.) 2. cet 20 00 Lees 2 Oto LG ftp ss .o00 58 20 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 2 00 Mx %, 9 and 11 in. x 9: to 16 £. ‘ 18 00 lin. No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. ... 17 00 2ext4 to 02) 10 and 1G tt, 20 00 2x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ... 20 00 REEL AD ISI. LOPE) ciein/si eve iets 24 00 Bix *) towl2-tns, 20st Of ascteiceiere 26 00 Raxi4 tO W2"inoecit., 5 cle saisiniels 27 00 2x4 to 12-in. 24 ft. sea noha ene 28 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in * width, 6 Re MEGHIE. worse, > clipped and bundled-........ 22 G22 Wovembarm ox, Girard (S.-i. ce ee :--- 8200, 5 6 & 8/4 37 - 39 96 . 28 17. 19 3arn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 48 00 50 00 15%-in. spruce laths 4 Wow 20 Rand dix 10 (2.25. the eee Be00; 6” : ; 5 No. 1, 1 x 10 .. 8700 3800 1¥-in. spruce laths 11.2... 1... 370 38 No.’ 3.Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... w..e.- 26 00 BASSWOOD No. 1,1x 8.. 87.00..." en ia eis | ’ Word Barn 2x: 10. 0.0.8) setts rk a 2TN00 No. 2,1 x 12 .. 3600 40 00 z Rox Le CO tad SUP, vievice alec weet 23 00 wae 33 - 35 24 - 26 16 - 18 No. 2,1 x 10 .. 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles xr Te ef 10, Sop inn tone wee eras 25 00 Thicker 35-87 26-29 19 - 20 . No. 2,1 x) :8, «: 83) 00 "84. 00)) Tixtraat sn, 9 eee eee ee 3 5 GRa tS ay b eee oe a emien ok ata A 26 00 No. 3,1 x 12 .. 3100 3200 Clears ...... y Box 4 AS andviip cake vehi Paton bl aa rere 80 00 PLAIN OAK No. 3, 1 x 10 .. 29 00 3000 Second clears 2 The following quotations on hardwoods re- 5/4 4/4 8/4 = = 23 ri 7 Pi a - =m Wy By my Bix: 29 00 Sao bigs 5 “(a - present the jobber buying price at Buffalo /4 to = = ° ‘ xtra is (Clear whites out) .. Rap eciacdas Pierre as boards ...... ae Ro 25 00 Extra 1s (Clear whites-in) .. 1 MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spr ee - ie ap Re aiatb ss 2 a ra A Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 45-47 27-29 18- 20 Spruce, 9 in. ...... .:s..+-+ 2350 24 50 fa BAS, Neon ee Tea AE < 4/4 30-32 20-22 14-16 5/4 to 8/4 52-54 29-31 19 - 21 Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 24 00 2500 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 5/4 to 8/4 33 - 35 92 . 94 14.- 15 10/4 and up 61 - 63 41 - 43 21 - 23 10 and 12 in. random lengths, butts to 2-in. SP as gaia 10/4 to 16/4 37 - 39 27 - 29 19 - 21 BOSTON, MASS. A Be 7 a S ge a ce 24 00 oa er Perfection, 5 butts x 3, se x 5, x 6, a: (i ee a a RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- 4/4 41 - 43 27 - 29 nl ajomly¢ Selects, Ato 2) inchs... cn 80 00 88 00 feece Ad ASPs 55 op of prise sais 21 00 22 00 in. extra red clear ich. —— Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery meets the most exacting require- ments of the up-to-date Saw Mill man. INI =i Duplicating Nature’s Process Case hardening is the result of lumber which is merely sur- face dried. The wood splits, cracks and demands only a low price on the market. lorlevani (REG. CAN. PAT. OFF.) Common Sense Moist ‘Air Dry Kiln dries lumber from center to surface and under no circum- stances is it possible for the kiln attendant to bake the lumber. The Sturtevant Kiln duplicates nature’s process and gives perfectly dry lumber. Letters from actual users in all parts of the courtry enable us to offer you evidence as to how our Common Sense Kiln will do work similar to yours. Shall we send you bulletin 2200? B. F. Sturtevant Company, of Canada Ltd. Galt, Ontario rH NNUAL LAUT. Designed to meet the present day demand for machines capable of rapid and economical production with a minimum amount of labor. The Bolinder line includes High Speed Log Sawing Ma- chines, Double ,Edgers, Cross Cut Saws, High Speed Flooring and Matchboard- ing Machines, Planing Ma- chines, Automatic Box- board Machines, Circular and Band Resaws, Special Patented Tonguing and Grooving Cutters, Etc. Ball Bearings used throughout. For further particulars apply to The Swedish Steel & Importing Co. Ltd. Montreal, P.Q. Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden Do your log loading with the ‘Ajax”’ loading chain, every link of which is guaranteed. The illustration tells a convincing story. Manufactured only by Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh, Pa. The World’s Largest Chain Producers. Montreal: Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. Showing the same pulled to destruction, breaking at 7,800 Ibs. Winnipeg: Bissett & Loucks. (See how this Chain stretched before breaking.) Vancouver: John Burns, 329 Railway St. Above Cut shows a piece of 9-32 inch Chain proof tested to 3,000 Ibs. it Ds January 15, 1915 “STERLING BY-PASS” -EXHAUSTERS Entirely new in principle. Nothing like it ever offered before Material Does Not Go Through The Wheel More Durable—No Vibration— Wheel Not Overhung Saves Power — Write for details regarding this exhauster Sterling Blower Company Main Office and Works:—HARTFORD, Conn. Established 1874 We specialize in HEAVY HORSES m We always have a Large Stock on hand Oldest and oe Horse Dealers in Canada Good horses are hard to find, so deal with an old and reputable firm. Your interests are ours. “LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS” J. W. JACOBS, 29 Hermine Street, Montreal — KNIVES — Good Steel Carefully Manufactured Properly Tempered _ Ask for Catalogue and Quotations Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT.) =. ONTARIO Pink’ We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited Manufacturers of Lumber Tools PEMBROKE é “ A é CANADA LUMBERMAN Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. Light and Durable. Long Distance Phone, No. 87 AND WOODWORKER 61 sz0Ns\ Dixon’s Graphite Axle Grease Here’s a grease that will go farther and last longer than any other grease you can buy. That meanseconomy. And because it is weather-proof and water-proof and weight-proof, it gives the kind of lubrication that saves wheels and axles and horse-flesh. If you want to prove this, ask for a sample and ‘‘Axle Grease Booklet’, No. 238. it — By HEAT ORCO ia The SALomier nos SEve™ onto . Cameron & Company ... ... -. Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. ... . Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... ... Canada Metal Company ... Canada Pine Lumber Co. ... ... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. ... ... Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd. .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville ‘Gidianyoe sae Ce eae Canadian Office & School Furni- .ture Company ... ee ne Ganti& Kempo. cee, ete oo oy aisle Carborundum Company ... ... - Christy-Moir Company ... ... - Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. .. Climax Mfg. Company ... ... .-- Goe "Mic: Compatiye:> tases. su Groteau, Je, Moe, DeWir etn: ae D Dalhousie Lumber Co. ... ... .. kexcoyta: TEM) ccitine eateten cerevesivie tems ciao Dixon Crucible Co., Jos. ... .... Misstonm ¢c Sons, Henry =. 515). Dominion-Belting Co. 3.2)... Dom. Mahogany & Veneer Co. .. ’ Dominion Timber Regulations °.. Donogh & Co., John iridiey-wA IN. heseage ceteke hearers Dwyer (Company, W. HH. *.:).... 20 18 LANNN E Elgie Jarvis Lumber Co. 5...%- F : Fassett Lumber Coy td). os 2. Farnworth & Jardine Federal Engineering Co., Ltd. :.. Fenderson & Co., Ine:; Johnt =). Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. Frasen Jeimiitied 2 eter 6 tue ae eci te G Galt Knife Works ... Pike Garlock Packing Company ... .. Garrett Lumber Come . 40ers Gartshore, John ied.. «Jee sre cee Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Ltd. Gerlach Retet itones un estos cet: | Gillespie; a)dmiesi. 5 cise ot = - Gillfes Bros dtd; ) nie eet wee eee © Goodhue & Co,,.J. L. ... 16. --- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ... Gordon & Co., Geo. ..: Grayes, Bigwood Co. ... ... ... Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited H Haeberle Lumber Co. ... ... ... Hamilton :Co.,. Ltd., Wm. ... ... Harris Lumber Co., Frank H.-.. Harris Tie & Timber Co. ... ... Harrison & Co., Ltd., John .. -. Hay Knife Company, Peter ... . HeapseeciConclitde Hi; Eo... ae Hill Company, Wm. E. Hobart & Company ... Hocken Lumber Company Eloen Be Sons Raine ae « eeiem nies Hofiman, Bros. Cy ... = ; Hoyt Metal Company ... ... Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. I Inglis Company, John Invincible Blow Pipe Company .. ; J Jacobs: de Varees lupe baci Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... ... JohmstomcA, iss. >) ween eee L Lamontagne Limited ... ... ..:.- TeauderbirareD VE os oe Co., Inc. 13 OV = ox a or) o& WNOAAH Ww WH wo aoe 61 Lacey .& Co., Jase Diese. of. aidlaw:. Lannber"€o.4 asa Larkin Companys (Guanes «fe. Laughlin Company, Thos. ... ... Leak &«Gompanyyso4 . Asser oe Long Lumber Company ... ... Long Mig::Gompany, EB. ... .:~ . Louisiana Red Cypress Co. .. ... M Mason, Gordon eGo. 4-7. eee McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. .. McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. McKinnon Chain Co, McLarén -Beltine €o.; Co... ... McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. Meter CE Rig estar anes Mereen-Johnston Machine Co. .. Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. Mershon & Company, W. B..... Montreal Locomotive Works .. Montreal’ Lumber Coyi2.7 ...cwe Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Her- mDieeies hem notes, SOG.) eae ee Morinié Co. Dred? Soothe. eae Morgan Machine Company ... .. Moreau Barking Machine Co. ... Munson-Whitaker Co. ... ... .. N National Elevator Co: «22 24... National Mfg. Company ... Newman, Joha@Pore. “os Seeteer New Ontario Colonization Co. ... Nicholson File Company ... ... Oo Oliver Lumber Co. ... ae Ontario Bond Corporation ... .. Pp Pacific Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Co., Ltd. . Partington Pulp & Paper Co., Ed. Payette & Company, P. ... Pratt & Wihithey: cece sce Philadelphia Textile Machinery Companl ye een, .r eng tere ee Perrin & Company, Wm. R. ... . Pinkw& Gomipaige ys a eee anaes Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company; -. uss Nae eee R Radcliff Saw Company ... ... .. Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. ... 17 Ready & Whites. 45 it Seok tek ee Reed & Co:) Geo: Wigs! ae ce Rimouski Industrial .Co. ... oe Ritter Lumber Co., W./M. .:- 2. 16 River Ouelle Pulp & Japer Co... 4 Russel Bros. .. oe Re gh ee > 1 Rutherford & Sons, Wm. Ryther& Pringle. oA. 2 eee 63 s Sadler & Haworth ../. iw... senate Saw Mill Owners Sales Co. .... sewall,; Jas. W..... .. bers ee an Sheldons Limited ... .2.)05s5 ose Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... ... . Siemen Bros. Limited. j....2geueee 10 Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... 24 Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... 1 Smart-Woods Limited ... .......~ 51 Smith, :N, >; ../.:50e Joe 54 Spears & Lauder ... 5.2, 3.a0eene 13 Spencer, ‘C. A. 3... 2d. ee Standard Chain Company ... .. 60 Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. ... .16 Sterling Blower Co. ... ... .-. 61 Steel Company of Canada ... .. 54 Sturtevant & Co., B: F. 2) eee St. Gabriel Lumber Co. .. 9 Superior Manufacturing Co..... 10 Swarts}: B.D) vise Swedish Steel & Importing Co. 60 T Tessier, Alphonse ... Thomas, Ed. ... Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. ... - Timberland Lumber Co. ... : Timms, Phillips. & Gone 2 eee Toronto Blower Company ... .. Turner & Sons, J. J. o-oo Vv ; Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ad WwW Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 71 Watson. & Todd. in jae eee Webster & Bro. Ltd., James ... . West-& Peachy 22 = eeu Wilson Bros: .2. 2.euyeeeee Wilson Lumber Co. ... Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . White Contpany, & & aj. Woodhouse Chain Company .... Wuichet, Louis ... ... ... --- “Wilson Bros.” Hardwood Flooring is the Flooring that is manufactured expressly to supply the demand for the best. It is made by modern machinery from carefully selected stock, and every precaution is taken throughout our entire system to make it fulfil the requirements in every Write us for prices. particular. Wilson Bros., Limited WZ Collingwood, Ont. ol jar i ~~ January 15,1915 43 12 —_ of Your Power Why pay good money to generate power and then employ a poor belt that will only transmit a fraction of that power ? If you equip your mill with Goodhue belts you can transmit 100% of the power generated. Goodhue Belts stretch 15% to 25% less than other belts and have just the right amount of ‘‘cling” on the pulley. Write us for particulars and prices 2 SS SS wmit??™ GOODHUE BELT 22% . The Mark STEAM LOG HANDLING MACHINERY The cut shows our steam kicker, as used in a double mill. These machines are built with any number of arms, and in sizes to suit all classes of timber; all sizes being consistently heavy. Our Catalog ‘‘Lock Deck Machinery” describes this and other steam log hand- ling machines. ; MADE IN CANADA | Catalog is yours for the asking. . THE E. LONG MFG. CO., LTD., ORILLIA, CANADA ~ AGENCIES: 3 y . q Vancouver—Robt. Hamilton & Co. Calgary and Edmonton—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. Winnipeg—The Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. Montreal— Williams & Wilson, Lid. January 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER WATEROUS 72228" AWMILL MACHINERY Men and machinery work together in the “Waterous equipped” mill to get results. ,* VERY improvement sug- gested by 70 years’ ex- perience building saw- mill machinery is incorporated in our machines to make it easy for the operator to handle more lumber and to cut it better than ever before. Waterous Equipment includes every machine used in sawing lumber—whether it is for a 10 H.P. Portable Outfit or a saw- mill turning out I00,000 ft. a day. A big plant and over half a century’s experience building machinery for Canadian lumb- : ermen is behind our guarantee | of quality and service. ‘ | It’s {i} Right On The Job—ALL the Time. Send for our com- plete Catalogues — they are worth while. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited Vancouver, B.C. BRANTFORD, CANADA Winnipeg, Man. ee ON OE oe rie <*% , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January 15, 1915 “FROST KING” METAL Our thirty-five years’ experience in metal mixing enables us to place on the market a babbitt that we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without an equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing ‘engines, traction engines, pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade metal made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. Price 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 35c¢ per lb., delivered nearest railway sta- hd tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. worth of mixed metal For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where’ all sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per lb.; West of Fort William, 45c, delivered to your neatest railway station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada ‘e 3 Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. President and General Manager Secretary-Treasurer, D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg WILson BELL, Winnipeg The Rat Portage Lumber Co. Ltd. Manufacturers of THE LEATHER BELT Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath MONTREAL TORONTO Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited aes, General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Vancouver, B.C, and Harrison River, B.C. The Powers are at War! We are at war with power. Let us overcome the power enemy with the EFFICIENT “FOSTER” FAN Exhaust Systems for removing Shavings and Sawdust in Woodwork- ing Plants, Lumber and Sawmills. Sawmill Men Attention! f This is the only blower which has ever handled green shavings and sawdust successfully. Sawmill men who have installed this blower declare that they would not now he without it. Why speculate when people who know how are at your service. Particulars on request. TORONTO BLOWER CO., 156 Duke St., Toronto Free your factory with a “Foster” Fan. LUMBER STATISTICS OF 1914 GENUINE “TURBROS” Balata Belting Waterproof and Stretchless. The best belt for sawmills. Manufactured and guaranteed by Turner Bros. Canada Limited Montreal — Vancouver BUFFALO SLOW SPEED MILL EXHAUSTERS For Conveying and Removing Shavings, Sawdust, Grain, Cotton, Dust from Abrasive Wheels, Bark, Smoke, Gases, Fumes, etc. ae on REDUCE POWER COST 15 TO 50 PER CENT. > and run at 35 per cent. lower speed than standard fans, decreasing wear and tear and increas- ing life and serviceability accordingly. Furnished for pulley or motor drive, single or double width. Housing is reversible, giving any position of discharge desired. WRITE NOW FOR CATALOG 256-17 CANADIAN BUFFALO FORGE CO., LIMITED BERLIN, ONTARIO St. John A Blast Wheel for Stringy Material New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto Electric-Welded Boom Chain {More oe {More _ {More 25%, {Weld = 2% leeetocd = 2% \Wear Sheared Toggle aT Bar Hook a Two Sheared = Forged Toggle and Ring and Link : Toggles and Ring Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Montreal CHEAP MACHINERY versus RELIABLE MACHINERY At the time of a break- down in your plant, the fact that your pump was a ata little cheaper than the best, is not very important. WE MAKE THE BEST. Hamilton, The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, “t=: Save 20 to 40 per cent of your Transmission Losses Install U. G. Hanoers (made in Can.) and Skelko Ball Bearings (made in Eng.) _ They require no rearrangement of a They insure the most sturdy, highly plant already installed nor departure efficient and economical method of from well established mill practice. line shaft power distribution. The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited i St. John, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria Toronto, February 1, 1915 \ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Made in Canada AMPHIBIA he Intelligently | Built Waterpenat Leather Belt A belt to run efficiently must be built intelligently from the obtaining of hides at their proper season through every stage of manufacture to the finished belt. From nearly 40 years experience in the tanning and manufacturing of the best leather belts we havea thorough appreciation of what leather belt in a saw or planing mill must stand. With this knowledge we have built AMPHIBIA waterproof leather belt—built it intelligently from the best hides. The leather in (AMPHIBIA’ belting is given a special tanning which renders it absolutely waterproof and also extremely flexible. It has a surface that grips the pulleys and transmits a maximum amount of power. - Send us a trial order stating where the belt is to run and we will ship you something that will exceed your ideals of a perfect leather belt. Write us. Cadlert fata Tanners and Manufacturers For 39 Years Makers of the Best Leather Belts MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN,N.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 511 William St. 38 Wellington St.E 149 Priace William St. Galt Building 217 Columbia Ave. R= To insure satisfaction—State where belt is to run “2 \ ewenenary 1.1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER View of logs in Sturgeon River White and Norway Pine Dimension Timber p22 27 86s. 29,000 10 x 10—12/16, 65,000 8—12/16, 50,000 10 X 1020/24, (52,000 8— 12/16, 25,000 Pos 12-16. 45,000 8—20/24, 38,000 12-X 12—11/14, 34,000 fo Tarro, 22,000 Ko x 13-—“16 > 105,000 bois. 16,000 12 x 1220/28, 40,000 Lo-30/28,,'.13,000 12 X 1220/28, 28,000 foe 15, 5,000 ’ When you want the best in WHITE and NORWAY PINE, write or wire us for prices. : eae Dressing Done on Short Notice. | George Gordon & Company ‘CACHE BAY - ~~ ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER REDWOOD our big specialty. The versatile wood. You have read our previous messages and know what this wonderful and economical wood is. BIG TIMBERS our hobby. The bigger the better. RAILWAY TIES our big line and everything in lumber. Second to none. TRY OUR QUALITY GOODS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. Canada Lumber Sales Co., Limited 145 St. James Street, Montreal Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9g ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 14%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths Io ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited! Fassett, Que. rears HAMILTON, ONT. : yy 5 Must Move Quick 800,000 1" and 2" No. 2 Hemlock 300,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 White Pine Culls - 200,000 1x10 and 12No.2 “ “ *“ 500,000 1x10and12No.1 “ “ % 100,000 1x 4 and up No. 2 Spruce 300,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 and 3 Com. Birch _ The Long Lumber Company You Wont — Be Scared At Our Prices \Hocken’s Hemlock) S < ® 7 Same Good Quality, Prompt Shipment and Normal Price. | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Otter Lake Station, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa ss - Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles oe oe Cedar Poles and Posts | Watson & Todd, Ltd., Ottawa, Ont. | | Railway Ties - - Piles 4 Fraser Bryson Georgian Bay || Lumber a « Lumber Co. ee Limited Mills at Deschenes, Qu ue., near Ottawa Waubaushene, Ontario . Mae SEs 3s White Pine Manufacturers of High Grade Red Pine Lumber | Lamber wd Lath . Laths |... 2am JOHN GILLIES DAVID es J. Ss. Be President e-Preside C.-T “a GILLIES BROS. sxtesise" Gh Limited . -. WHITE PINE RED PINE ~. SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway - Office, “Squeeas. Ottawa, Can. - ; . February 1, 1915 'f, 2. f CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA | SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment, Dry Merchantable Quebec Spruce, Culls Laid out. 2x 3x 8/16 ft. 24,432 ft. ox 4x0" 730,640 ft. 2x5x 400,000 ft. 2x6x 148,000 ft. 2d 3X 14,000 ft. 2x8x 40,000 ft. 13,687 ft. 92,735 ft. 17,094 ft. 14,093 ft. 3,369 ft. 67,238 ft. 14x 3x 8/16 ft. I1yjx4x ‘ ia x ox" 14x6x ‘“ Ly x 7x1" Iyx8x. * We can dress and match to order, shipping straight or mixed cars. Write us for quotations. We have a large stock of Jack Pine and Norway Pine in good shipping condition. Your enquiry will receive prompt and careful attention. | The N orth Shore Shingle ‘Association of Eastern Canada 7 Established 1912 : —Directors— Angus McLean, President Bathurst, N. B. W. F. Napier - Campbellton, N.B. D. E. Richards Campbellton, N. B. W. P. Eaton Chatham, N. B. R. B. Ross Ce - Montreal F. E. Blackhall, gu erate Campbellton, N. B. —List of Mills and Shipping Points— The Shives Lumber Co., Limited - Campbellton, N. B. The Richards Mfg. Ca., Limited - Campbellton, N. B. ; : B. A. Mowat . . - Campbellton, N. B. : The Dalhousie Lumber Co, Limited Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Cus Limited - ‘Charlo, N. B. The Bathurst Lumber Co., Lunited - The Miramichi Lumber Co. Edwards & McLean The Forest Reserve Pulp & Pager Co. Bathurst, N. B. - Chatham, N.B. Bonaventure, N. B. - Gaspe, Que. UNIFORM Grading Rules govern all Mills with uniform prices and terms to all buyers. For quotation, address either the Mill direct or send enquiry to G Wheaton, Ahmerst, N. S., Canadian Sales Agent yah | mn Ps CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 Wanted—Spruce and Red Pine We are in the market for 3 Spruce and Red Pine Deals of this Season’s Cut. Write us stating what you will have. Thos. Mackarell & Company, Ottawa Canada Pine Lumber Co. Limited | Fraser Limited | Fredericton, N. B. SELLING AGENTS FOR Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited Cabano, P. Q. Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co., Limited - Whitworth, P. Q. Mills at Kearney, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Manufacturers of White Pine Lumber Head Office, Hamilton, Ont. Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS As All Other Concerns Combined NG, 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to merit a still larger increase. Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. Try us. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY Hibernia Building New Orleans, La. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SO SE EE EE EE DE EE EE — EF EF EF EE EF EE EF EE EE OE — — — OE ZAP OOO NSOOOO IN ,2:¢, O < 4 4 @ SOOCOOOQOOON > © G ? OO SSSR III OSO QOOO8 O OOO OOOO) OOO 05252505 O O © ° O aa (OOOO SOSO505¢ 2 ¢.@ ee etate®, S S OOO ROOK O66 SOOO KBBLS5 » ¢, > If You Area Buyer of BIRCH SPRUCE WHITE PINE HARDWOODS an HARDWOOD FLOORING We can interest you. If attractive prices and quick shipments appeal to you write at once for our prices. Members of the National Hardwood Lumber Association Quincy Adams Lumber Co., Limit 801-2 C.P.R. Building, Toronto - ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of Dimension Timber Stearns Quality also on Dressing ‘in car or mixed lots 1”,2” and 3” to- customer’s specifications. Michigan Hardwoods Hemlock and Pine Lumber and Timber Try out STEARNS SERVICE on mixed car shipments. Retail stocks replenished over night by our 24 hour service. Write us for particulars “DUXBAK” Waterproof Clothing For outdoor wear this ‘‘Duxbak”’ cra- venetted coat is just what many lumber- men are looking for. It is light in weight and absolutely guaranteed to be ~ waterproof. The fabric persis of perfect ventilation. SHINGLES LATH POSTS ! MOULDING HEMLOCK ( WHITE PINE | HARDWOODS MAPLE FL’G IN ly MIXED a CARS The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. SHINGLES BARCLAY SHINGLE MILLS LIMITED Other ‘‘Duxbak” garments are norfolk jackets, long trousers, knee pants, riding ~ breeches, cartridge vests and a variety of caps and leggings, for both men and women. Write us for booklet. F. M. DIXON 59 St. Peter St. f Montreal P.O. Drawer 520, VANCOUVER Mills at HANEY, B.C. eee ere * ) a A | tS Sai ae ; BES Pebroary 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER UNION LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED | ___ TORONTO CANADA MANUFACTURERS, White Pine WHOLESALERS, I” to 4” thick, 10/16 Quarter Cut EXPORTERS Squares. Lath. Red Pine | | 3 x 7”/9"/11" 10/18 | : 2x Io”/12” 10/18 4/4", 6/4”, 8/4", Clear and Clear Face. | . Can supply any size. Spruce Orders for special sizes can be placed now for manufacturing and delivery after sawing season opens, about May 1, 1915. Rail or Boat Shipment Cable Address —‘WILKLAR” UNION LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED 701 Dominion Bank Building TORONTO | - CANADA is CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ee plea WILLIAM POWER, M. P. W. GERARD POWER ’ President, Quebec Man. and Secy., St. Pacome RIVER QUELLE PULP & LUMBER CO. St. Pacome, Quebec rn Manufacturers of _ Lumber aa Lath and Pulpwood Exterior of Mill at St. Pacome, Que. UR Prime Quebec Spruce of most careful and unexcelled manufacture is the most serviceable lumber of the present day. Interior of Mill at St. Pacome, Que. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED FROM HOME AND FOREIGN BUYERS Head Office at ST. PACOME, Quebec, Canada On the I. C. R. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Mills at St. Pacome, and Crown Lake, River Manie, and Powerville, on Nat. Trans. Ry. Reeirsary 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Forest Products Nature’s Best in Mill at East Woods pple River TaN ing Man’s Best in - Manufacture “Spruce Boards, Lath, Piling Cooperage Stock, Spars. Knees anh Shiptimbers Flag and Clothes Poles Stage and Scaffold Poles Pike and Tamping Poles Mill at West River, N. B. Mill at Alma, N.B. Selected Birch or Maple Curly Birch and Bird’s Eye Maple For Veneer Purposes : Charles T. White & Son,Limitea M. Garfield White, Agent Sussex, N.B., Canada > CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~Rebniacy 1; 1938 F. N. McCrea, President W.N. Munroe, Treasurer J. A. Bothwell, General Manager , Brompton Pulp East Angus ; 90 ai dx een Pulp prpenti and ' 60 ‘> pei Paper 40 Tons Box Board ae rr of s —_ — *P aper Compa a = Manufacturers of Daily Production:— 60 Tons News Print 320 Tons Ground Wood Pulp (Dry) D’ ities, P.Q. News Print Paper, Kraft Paper, Sulphate Pulp, Box Board, Ground Wood Pulp, Building and Fibre Papers, Clapboards, Shingles and Lumber of every description Our mills are equipped with the Latest improved machinery for manufacturing both Paper and Pulp. We would especially draw the attention of paper Dealers to our celebrated BROMPTON KRAFT PAPER, which we claim to be the best and strongest paper of its kind made. Our GROUND WOOD PULP is made from pure Spruce Wood, and is of a uniformly high standard. Pe pee ee eee ond oe e- ee ee ‘ es - - - 3 cs ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | 15 CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE CANADA OAK FIR | WHITE PINE Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK YELLOW PINE NORWAY PINE Lumber Lath Shingles NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited EASTERN AGENTS MILLS AT ~ = BARNET, B.C. ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. OF PENETANGUISHENE Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele The Gres Falls Company Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. ' HeMtock BitisturF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait towrite. Phone us your requirements. All stock sized or matched if required. Manufacturers of Spruce nd Pine Lumber 2»d Ground Wood Pulp Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber THE PACIFIC LUMBER CO. California White Pine The Largest Manufacturers of California $7 Redwood California Sugar Pine Ca in the BR ae and Arizona Soft Pine Used for every purpose for which a soft wood is adapted. Furnished in any width and thickness. | Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber ~ Manufactured goods of all kinds. John D. Mershon Lumber Company <* LOUIS WUICHET Saginaw, New York Chicago : Mich. ” 1 Madison Ave. 1657 Monadnock Bldg. ~ Room 716: Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FN. WALDIE, President: R. S. WatpiE, Vice President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of. Lumber, Lath and Shingles 12-14 Wellington Street East, 1! ORONTO, ONT. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | | February 1, 1915 Joun McKerneow, W. K. GRAFFTEY, E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds President * Managing-Director of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- The Montreal Lumber , nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, C O. Limited Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Lezf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- . wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- Wholesale Lumber ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St., W. Coo d Right Prompt , ) Grades Prices Shipments The Canada Wood WHOLESALE DEALERS SPRU CE Canadian Hardwood. National Grading | Specialty Co., Limited Manutacturers: 13 Foot and 16 Foot . Rules Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame k, Lath and Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Rae ~~ Heading, Baskets, Etc. White Cedar Shingles Bir ch Write, Tolegrapb or Telephone CHRISTY-MOIR CO. Orillia, Ont. ete Neo Basswood othe Maple R. LAIDLAW Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood slabs cut ES lonee as Cc required. Hemlock, Cedar, Pos | | J i\ fT B E R O. Orders receive prompt sd toution: PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 eS JOHN P. NEWMAN, wiarton, Ont. Ged Beech sons HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. Buffalo LUMBER AND TIMBER +) k le et Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock A ll Thic nesses Mouldjngs, Doors, Sashes and linds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Spec ialty. Interior Trim Mill Work, NIACARA FALLS, NY. Also full line in . 3 =Ri | ki . White, Red IMOUSKI ve Industrial Co., Ltd. f (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, STAONAL -LUMBER. CRAYONS J k Pj ( Ltee.) Will not wash or rub off. - ac Ine : Dressing of wood in SUPERIOR MFG. CO., LIMITED i 39 Church Street, Toronto All grades and sizes. transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. fo mr STAQNAL Han VS @ Hexagonal Lumber Crayon No.9.F35 a BAUGHMAN’S Get in touch with us for prices BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.60 SPECIALTIES ends Lemberman te Mcconts "Ke ( And ers on Lumber Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding Company, Limited — || james Gillespie Ried Matchisds Ftocdd: Manufacturers and Strictly ‘Wholesale Pine arid Hardwood Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand Polished and Bundled Dealers in Lumber Manufactured by Lumber ee ae 206 Manning Chambers Lath and Shingles W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec Toronto ¥ North Tonawanda, N. Y. 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 © TORONTO James W. Sewall IMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. - Technical Training Thoroughness Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE |HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine Send Us Your Inquiries 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard at Prison Point Cable Address ‘‘Hobco Boston.” The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Do you know | the worth of _your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youas they have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United States and Canada, Whether you want to buy, bond or sell I can be of service to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, pee Expert Penna, Forest Commis- sion ~ 1Success or Failure in modern lumbering depends in an increasing degree on thorough Ete of operating condi- This knowledge when obtained by our cruises and timber-land reports is de- pendable. e |Munson- Whitaker Co. Consultiag Forest Engineers oston \ 22 Tremont Bldg. Pittsburgh, 900 Aroete Bidg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale 2 Cars 100,000 Ft. 2,500 “ 2580 12,000 “ 17,000 “ 22,000 “ 50,000 “ 13,000 “ 13,000 “ 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 5/4 8/4 16/4 8/4 4/4 8/4 4/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood Ist and 2nd Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. 2 C. & B. Birch 3x 8 to 16° — 10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash 2 x 6 and up—10 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, | oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (all descriptions) (3 or more ply) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. aire! Liverpool, England ondon Office: Dashwood 5 i 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘Tgctona,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, l-iverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England For Sale by Owners B. C. Timber Lands [ G:- 1.-P: three + Gy Nise New Railroads | P. G. E. E. THOMAS 578 Richards St., Vancouver, B. C. Located on Order To - Ship Tomorrow Gulf Cypress Kiln - dried North Carolina Pine, Long Leaf Timber, White- wood, Cypress Shin- gles. From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. Day CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Clients 3 aad The North Shore Shingle Association | of Eastern Canada We offer for immediate shipment the following grades of White Cedar Shingles Extras Clears - Second Clears — Clear Walls and Extra No. Is This stock is bone dry and can be supplied short or full count. Shipping | Points: Campbellton, Dalhousie, Charlo, Bathurst, Bonaventure and Chatham. — For prices write or wire F. G. Wheaton, Amherst, N. S., Canadian Sales Agent R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS Michigan Hardwoods and > Hemlock Lumber Michigan Grayling - ~CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SJ —— —— ‘i Highest Grade Extra Clear XXX B. ¢ Red Cedar mnngles in Transit If you want quick delivery write, wire or telephone C. A Th Lumber Co’y., Limited TORONTO, ONTARIO 32 Church Street, MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. Manufacturers “Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers MEMPHIS, - TENN. To the Manufacturing Trade When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. ~ Mixed car loads our specialty. Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long Piling — filled on short notice. Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto Get Our Prices Before Buying Hemlock We can mix cars and do machining. Tight Red Knotted Stock The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Limited 18 Toronto Street Tel. M. 5584 — TORONTO, ONT. FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED | SPEARS & LAUDE JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO Dry stock in all sizes. TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Oak, Ash, Poplar _and Cypress MEMPHIS, - PILING Our Specialty We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and Tamarac Piles, 25 to 50 feet in length. We offer for immediate shipment Dry Spruce—2 x 4, 2x 6 and 2x 8. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 We Hive for Immediate Shipment:— 300,000 1” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 60,000 2” No. | C. & B. Maple 60,000 2” No. I C. & B. Elm 100,000 1” Cull Elm 50,000 2” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 20,000 1” No. | C. & B. Maple 150,000 I” No. 1 C. & B. Elm This stock was cut early, is dry, and was taken from an excep- tionally good run of logs. We are quoting attractive prices on this lumber for prompt shipment. Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers 501 Kent Bldg., TORONTO at CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , February 1, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 25.'3:2: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices A Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your Loans on Timber Lands For Long Periods of Time in Amounts from $25,000 and up We have been in the lumber business for over half a century. holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. - - DETROIT, MICH. : H. Garrett Lumber Co. We now control and operate a number of mills. We also loan money to lumbermen. _It will be to your advantage to deal with practical men who know the requirements of the lumber trade all over Canada. Our business is to know the wants of the Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, lumbermen and to meet them. ree Short Leaf Finish Melton, La. and ; : NauttenTes. | Railroad Material || Ontario Bond Corporation Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. Harrison River, B. C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont. of Canada, Limited HAMILTON, ONTARIO Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling etc. aavorme 2he Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited Winnipeg, Man. _ D.C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. February 1, 1915 ’ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Edward Partington Pulp and Paper Co., Limited Head Office, St. John, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of Heavy Fir Dimension Bl h d Is Our Particular Specialty eac e The iy 4 tt 1s the Better we like it We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to Sulphite P ulp | 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths Timberland Lumber Co., Limited H ardwoods Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A” Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. —. aria aaa Ont. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. iby oy aetna es laps Se ee : 3 en CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Februar~ 1,°1915 500,000 feet Daily AN HONEST EFFORT TO PLEASE Stands Back of This Card BACK OF THIS EFFORT STAND FACILITIES Our new plant at Ramsay, La., (St. Tammany Lumber Mfg. Co.) was put in operation Jan. 1. This increases our fa- cilities 100,000 ft. per day of 10 hours. KRAUSS BROS. LUMBER CO. GENERAL OFFICES: NEW ORLEANS CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Gregertsen Brothers Company 1634 McCormick Building, CHICAGO, ILL. CYPRESS LUMBER MIXED OR STRAIGHT CARS Annual Capacity of Mills 250 Million Feet Inquiries solicited from consuming factories CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Arkansas Soft Pine “Pick of the Pines” a a ee 7 e tx a A72e ae ‘y f a ae om A keen interest in the uses and values of Arkansas Soft Pine is being manifested by home owners, carpenters, contractors and architects. You, the retail lumberman, should have knowledge of the information we are giving them. The accompanying advertise- ment contains explicit and reliable data. It is recom- mended for your perusal. How about your stocks? Have you all the Good Ar- kansas Soft Pine your trade will need this year ? Are your customers experi- encing any difficulty in secur- ing all the Arkansas Soft Pine they need for interior and exterior work ? Crossett Lumber Company, Crossett, Ark. Eagle Lumber Company, Eagle Mills, Ark. Edgar Lumber Company, Wesson, Ark. Fordyce Lumber Company, Fordyce, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, Millville, Ark. Gates Lumber Company, Wilmar, Ark. Southern Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. Stout Lumber Company, Thornton, Ark. Valley Lumber Company, Reader, Ark. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co., Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Land & Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. A S ° | M Addressed pecial Message “‘t You If you had assembled all the facts pertaining to all the pines you would select Arkansas Soft Pine for all manner of interior woodwork, and get your “Pick of the Pines.” Your conclusion would be the same as that reached by the United States Government officials, if you, as they, were absolutely unbiased and guided by the facts your investigation brought to light. Predicated on the investigations that been made for you by Uncle Sam you should employ Arkansas Soft Pine for interior and exterior use for these reasons: FOR THE INTERIOR—No FOR THE EXTERIOR— other wood shows such a var- iety of pleasing figure. Some of it is splashy and bold; some of it has been delicately en- graved by nature, the greatest of all artists. Its uniform texture insures the even absorption of fillers, stains or dyes and a proper finish with shellac, varnish or wax. Properly treated an ef- Arkansas Soft Pine contains practically no rosin or resinous oils. There is a notable ab- sence of pitch streaks. It does not gum the carpenter’s tools or power machinery. Open cells permit of the ab- sorption of sufficient of the oil and pigment to bind paint firm- ly to the surface to which it is applied. The result is that Ar- fect is secured that is unsur- passed by the finished appear- ance of any other wood. kansas Soft Pine holds paint. It is easy to work and worth working. These are elemental Arkansas Soft Pine facts with which you sheuld be familiar, because the difference between the cost of this wood and others not so good is so slight that you cannot afford to take a chance. For Interior Woodwork there ts no comparison belween the value of Arkansas Soft Pine and other sofiwoods. Special For You: We have a limited supply of finished samples. We will honor requests in the order received. Send for yours. Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau 608 South Dearborn Street : : Chicago, Illinois ; February 1 191F “ee _——— + ; \< ow } Ye \ ‘ / BR Bebruary 1,'1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER P HARDWOOD LUMBER United States Manufacturers and Wholesalers seeking Canadian Business Hoffman Brothers Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards at Nashville, Tenn. 1/20” SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU to 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: QUARTERED WHITE OAK | 08 ae eee Pn Oar ree ann Omar e : “ = WM.RITTER LUMBER. COMPANY; =e hs a 4 Service F irst Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can | yt — —> = 4/4 No. 1 Common Soft Gray Elm. ae our own manufacture and band-sawn stock, and thoroughly 4/4 No. 2 Common Soft Gray Elm. Re 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Soft Maple. The Stearns Salt & Lumber oe Ludington, Michigan, U.S.A. Do not place your orders before writing for prices. > ——— Ship Promptly CHESTNUT: : BASSWOOD: a \ He profits most who serves best 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. fn 5/4 1s and 2s, 8 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. ns if On i: and 7 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. Dus} S an Ss, car. 5 / : : é Satisfaction Guaranteed da Wh 1! Clea, 3. care, pS oo aa h | 5/4 se. 1 Common, 1 car. WHITE OAK: ro) e 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. : t Stearns Quality Stock S/¢ No 1 Common 2 cars 6/4 ds and 25 Plain, cars OF 4/4 Sound Wormy, 3 cars. 7/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. ‘ ; : ; 5/4 Sound Wormy, 2 cars 8/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. od A 45 M 1 x Gin. and wider 1s and 2s End Dtied White Basswood. 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. ye ee 1 Common, 3 cars. eH 5) 36 M 1 x 6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood. ees a4 Otd “is ans acevo, OQ 18 M 5/4-6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood, 50 per cent. 16 ft. ae Ree: i and 2s, three cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. | | 19 M 6/4-6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Basswood. 4/4 em ee Qs aces PLAIN RED OAK: Le j 78 M 4/4-7 in, and wider No. 1 Common Basswood. 5/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 1s and 2s, 7 “e f=) ; 27 M 5/4-3 in. to 6 in. No. 1 Common Basswood. Pa ae = oe one car. 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. : N 32 M 4/4-7 in. and wider No. 2 Common Basswood. SR pee, TERE ee oe ee 6/4 Is and 2s, 3 cars. My 12/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, two cars. 8/4 1s and 2s. 1 > 62 M 5@ No. 2 Common and Better Beech. 16/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars 4/4 No 1 Common. 6 cars (We 48 M 4/4 6 in. and wider 1s and 2s Beech. ron og 1 ae 4 cars. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. ' Le) 74 M 4/4 6 in. and wider No. 1 Common Beech. ea No. : Cenucee : ae 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. ( 86 M 6/4 3 in. and wider No. 1 Common Beech. 5/8 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. 68 M 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Beech. a4 24-27, three cars, Panel and No. 1. ie 72 M 4/4 6 in. and wider No. 1 Common Birch (Red all in). /& 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. 45 M 4/4 1s and 2s Soft Gray Elm. The above is a list of dry stock which we can ship promptly. = M M 2 M = M ° CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: John Hall, Bex 32, Toronto, Canada Phone College 6997 Canada’s Big Hardwood Market There is an increasing demand in Canada for Hardwoods and Veneers. The special- ized woodworking industries of this country are away the best’ managed and most progressive industries. They have a world wide market for their goods. Reach the lumber and veneer buyers of Canada’s woodworking plants through this paper, the recognized authority in the field. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto, Ontario a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . February 1, 1915 C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Penetang Pine Pleases Particular People PHONE 42 C] e | T aa S The Choice of Lumber- 1ISe oot aWws men in two Hemispheres More than 80,000 of these saws are now in use in all parts of the world. Hoe Chisel Tooth Saws are _ backed by 86 years’ experience in the manufacture of saws. They are made from the finest steel, evenly tempered throughout. Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are supplied for sawing hardwood. We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO. s00s20Granasuee, NEW YORK CITY Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. QUEBEC & ST. MAURICE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, _ Portland, Maine For 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope — Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 8-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. 1 Double cylinder steam nigger, right * hand. 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. 1 left-hand steam nigger. 1 Log-loader. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two kickers complete for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and ’ lumber. s 1 Waterous double edger, 6. saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, made by Diamond Iron Works. 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM < b s ry 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. oy D.C. band saws. | 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. Pe S.C. band saws. ¥ a , 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band ° CANADA LUMBERMAN -Machinery and Timber Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in .the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, -Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale : 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger and slash table saws. POWER PLANT Double Duplex, high pressure Water Pumps, 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 lbs. steam. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. i oO 2 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 110 h.p. Engine. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. i Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. i 30 light are generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. ¥ Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited es, 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA AND WOODWORKER “Who says it’s hard to keep in order?’’ DISSTON Inserted Tooth Saws Edgers Bolters Rift Saws Correct design, highest grade material and skilled workmanship adapt Disston Saws to economical, efficient use in the manufacture of lumber from the log in any class of wood. . 4 Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. Ee) 2 Fraser Ave. \ Gillis Toronto Ont., Can. 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 John Harrison & Sons Co. Owen Sound, Ont. Linted ay It will give you more real protection per dollar ) spent than any paint you can buy. That is DIXONS eiolf why Dixons—even at a higher price—is the Posts, Ties, Timber, Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- erior Finish, Hardwood Flooring, &c. Three sawmills and large, well equipped Planing Mills. Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and Hardwoods. Special bills Winter or Summer. SILICA-GR APHITE least expensive paint you can use. The price PAINT you pay for Dixon's is a price paid for depend- dos FOUR COLORS I able protect on against the things that destroy ee tol beg tt your exposed metal surfaces. Send for “Pro- Cm ? tective Paint” Booklet No. 238—B. PLL LIILOLPITTTLAT 16 Tl hf Try us once. Made in JERSEY CITY, XN. J., by the xx Joseph Dixon Crucible Company »@< Established 1827 Box Board Matcher Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- and Vertical Re-saws. sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Let us mail you catalogue of Box Factory Machinery and Horizontal Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, Mereen = Johnson Machine Co. in calm’ weather, 30,000 in a head wind. _ seiiicemige git wed West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor-Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS or TOW 100 BOOM -STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS - Fort Frances, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Stacker A Saver of Space, Lumber, Time and Money This machine will pay for itself from one to six times per annum, all depending on the scope of its opportunities. “It reduces by half the cost of piling and unpiling lumber. It saves half the cost of alley floors or roads. ‘It reduces by half the number of pile bases. It cuts squarely in two the cost of roofing lumber. It saves just half your yard space, and this always means much even where land is very cheap, because it costs money and lots of it to haul lumber around a yard. It takes lumber down from high or low piles with perfect or ; se _ freedom from breakage or injury. Ser iHilike Lumber Piler in the yard It sets the pace for the men and helps them to do much of Seattle Cedar Lumber Company, -work with little labor. ae gs elles It is as mobile as the men who operate it and when placed - : in front of a pile is instantly ready for work. ; It removes at once and forever the need of using elevated tramways, with their great first cost, impaired circulation and imperfect drying below their surface. It isa maker for efficiency because it is itself so efficient that it naturally turns the lumberman’s mind toward other possible yard economies of which there are usually many never before observed.* It absolutely eliminates breakage of lumber in piling and unpiling, an important item. It is patented in the United States and Canada by Henry C. Hilke, and it is manufactured in Canada and the United States Ask us for a catalogue. Hilke Stacker A 30-foot Hilke Piler in the yard of Shevlin Clark Company, Ltd., Fort Frances, 1 Broadway, New York Ontario, Canada. Plain Saw Dust Roadway. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER -elibien | Pointers are now used by the leading Lumber Manufacturers and Driving Companies throughout the Dominion. They offer advantages which every lumberman should enjoy. They do the work of alligators and tugs at less than half the expense. Write for catalog and blue prints. * a Launch & Engi ine Co. beta ONT. ‘February 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Barienger Braking Device for letting heavy loads down steep hill and mountain roads. Saves horses and expense of sand hilling. _CANADIAN USERS:—J. H. Macdonald Lumber Co. Gillies Brothers John Fenderson & Co. ° W. C. Edwards & Co. Eddy & Glynn Graves, Bigwood & Co. Write for Catalog _ Ryther & Pringle Co. Carthage, N.Y. Multiple Saw Slashers for reducing long logs to uniform lengths originated by RYTHER & PRINGLE COMPANY and installed by them in the following Canadian Plants Laurentide Company, Grand Mere, P.Q. Bayless Pulp & Paper Company, Beaupre, P.Q. Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mills, Espanola, Ontario Battle Island Paper Company, Ha Ha Bay, P.Q. Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mills, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario Price Bros. Company, Kenogami, P.Q. Belgo Canadian Pulp & Paper Co., Shawinigan Falls, P.Q. The Bronson Company, Ottawa, Ontario Riordan Pulp & Paper Company, Hawkesbury, Ontario Gres Falls Company, Three Rivers, P.Q. Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co., Grand Falls, Nfd. East Canada Power & Pulp Company, Murray Bay, P.Q. Chicoutimi Pulp Company, Chicoutimi, P.Q. Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, Iroquois Falls, Ontario Donnacona Paper Co. . Gulf Pulp & Paper Co. Write for Catalog _ - fey a rs ey SM eRe a ete ae 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Febfuaty' 1, 1019. a aN CANADIAN : .. ©, MADE —§ Principal Factory in Montreal. Shops in St. John and Van- couver. Se ee ee ey ee gee Just added to our Montreal plant a very large three-storey substantial brick building, al- most doubling the plant's capacity. That's what we do for Canada. You can count on us for Saws or Planer Knives of any kind or size. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. MONTREAL, ST. JOHN, N.B. Jenckes Boilers Horizontal Tubular Boilers Penstocks Locomotive Type Boilers Smokestacks Vertical Boilers Steel Tanks . Heating Boilers Plate Work All Sizes, To Any Provincial Act. Write for quotations. The Jenckes Machine Co. Limited Sherbrooke, Montreal, St. Catharines, Toronto, Cobalt, South Porcupine, Vancouver, Nelson Works: Sherbrooke, Que., St. Catharines, Ont. \ 2 See ray a wh heey See el < © ore ta » ae eT = ? Bil piel os oat pla A Saal ee. Yaa February 1, 1915 “G@nada Jumberman Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. ? ae OFFICES AND BRANCHES: ~~ VANCOUVER - Telephone Seymour 2013 - Hutchison Block “MONTREAL - - Telephone Main. 2299 - - 119 Board of Trade _ WINNIPEG - Telephone Garry 856 - Commercial Travellers’ Bldg, p YEW YORK = - Tel. 3108 Beekman - - 628 Tribune Building \ CHICAGO - - Tel. Centra! oe - -/ 1155 Peoples Gas Building eo: ENG. - - - - - - - 3 Regent Street, S.W. _- ™ 7 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : f Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other = foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. a / Single copies 15 cents. “The ‘Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects ene these interests, and invites free discus- sion by its readers. s Advertisers will receive Beth attention “and liberal treatment. For _ manufacturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention _ of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly __ the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- ' rected to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. we Authorized by the Postmaster General for Canada, for transmission as yk class matter. . Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- ~ falo, NY, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. $3 Vol. 35, x « My Toronto, Aine ad I, 1915 No. 3 ~The Lumber Trade of 1914 ____ Expectations that failed to be realized and developments that no one in the lumber business dreamed of in advance were the out- standing characteristics of the year 1914 from the lumberman’s point ___ of view. There was every reason during the first few months of the =z year to believe that trade depression was passing away. Almost everyone had come to think that this was the case. The situation ____-was encouraging in nearly all its details when the European war _ broke out. It is no exaggeration to say that by the present time _ we would have been well advanced on the road to normal trade con- ditions, had the war not occurred; but with the coming of the war not only had we to face its enormous military consequences, but 4 also to adapt ourselves to a new trade situation for which we had ‘no precedents of any value. Trade had to meet an entirely strange ‘Situation. It is to the credit of the people of Canada that it was ' not long before trade commenced to feel its way in the’ dark. The most important outcome of the situation up to date is the fact that an enormous readjustment of industrial conditions has already been effected. In Canada we have already felt our feet touching upon a firm bottom and are now making our way painfully, but confidently to- wards renewed activity. — e A year ago we said farewell to 1913 and all its business per- plexities with a feeling of infinite relief. It had been a year during which every section of Canada had felt, in greater or less degree, the blighting effect of a period of speculative expansion which had been in progress for several years. At the beginning of 1914 we felt ‘that we had passed the crisis of this speculative fever and were on € e mend. We believed also that there were better times in store us after our industrial system had been purged of the ill effects of Pils nervous breakdown. We had little thought that other factors vere at work which would, in a twinkling hurl us into a new situa- tion of far greater difficulty than the one through which we had passed. We progressed throughout the first half of 1914 in a promis- 1 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 “TORONTO - - Telephone A. 2700 - - 347 Adelaide Street West’ oo become firmer. We saw the depression in British Columbia appar- ently reach its lowest depths and make a halt which gave promise of introducing a period of improvement. We saw building activity and manufacturing activity in central Canada commencing to in- crease. We saw the farmers of the country preparing to harvest an excellent crop in a market which would pay good prices. the easter; provinces renewing their business activity in We saw response to a better demand, both domestic and foreign, for their numerous products. Briefly, we expected, with good reason, that we were sail- ing at last before the- wind .and would not have to face again, for several years at least, such industrial storms as those of the previous year or two; but the beginning of 1915 finds us, in a more remarkable and difficult situation than any which can possibly arise out of the simple operation of the laws of supply and demand. What the future may have in store for us is something which we cannot work out from the meagre information at hand. We have nothing to work upon in the way of precedent. We have only our own determination and common sense to help us in péering into the future. The most profit- able thing we can do at present is to consider where we stand today. As to the past our best cue is, to conclude that there is no use in crying over spilt milk, for, as a wag once said, ‘There is plenty more to spill,” and if we keep looking backward long enough, we are like- ly to spill some of that which is left. Considering the situation in which we find ourselves today it is chiefly interesting and important because of the different effects which the revolution in industrial conditions has had upon the trade of the different sections of Canada, and the chief fact of interest is a peculiar one, namely that that part of Canada which is nearest to the seat of war is benefitting from the abnormal demand for wood of all kinds which has arisen out of the war. While the east is benefitting in this way, central Canada is securing some benefit and is manag- ing to get along at least on an even keel, though making but little progress in advance, so far as the lumber industry is concerned. It is marking time to a great extent, meeting the requirements of a very quiet market. In spite of the quietness however, Ontario trade is looking forward with considerable unanimity to a better trade situa- tion in the spring. “West of Ontario, in the Prairie Provinces, trade is more or less at a midway stage between the quietness of Ontario and the dullness of British Columbia. The grain crops of the past year which have been sold at good prices are doing much to place the trade of the Prairie Provinces upon a safe basis. ly believed that next summer, whatever may happen in connection with the war, the lumber trade of the Prairie Provinces will be active. When we come to the province of British Columbia, the situation is the least favorable of any in Canada. The Pacific Coast provinces, unlike the others of Canada, had not been able to counteract the ill- effects of the previous few years of speculative expansion, before the war broke out. British Columbia was the chiefest sinner of all the Canadian provinces in connection with the unwarranted speculation — which spread all over Canada up to about the spring of 1913. Real estate in British Columbia had risen to prices which discounted many years of future development and even went beyond the reason- able expectations of the future. Hand in hand with this went a free and easy treatment of credit and an increase of manufacturing capa- city in connection with the lumbering industry, which have been the chief factors in its undoing. has reached and is earnestly discussing the best mtans of getting back to a profitable basis, at the same time preventing the recurrence of such a situation in the future. There is no doubt that the industry in British Columbia has had many outside evils to contend with which were not of its own making. Competition of the keenest kind has met it in all its markets and its manufacturing and market- ing costs have been greater than those of other manufacturing locali- ties, yet we believe that a more conservative policy in .connection with increasing the productive capacity of the province, together with a more radical treatment of the real estate fever in its early daysy would have gone far towards enabling the province to meet the pre- sent situation as successfully as the other provinces. There would be no advantage in reviewing the course of prices. 2 : It is pretty general- | Today the lumber manufacturing in- dustry in British Columbia recognizes the serious situation which it _ — aat a “t ts ng, HRS oe * PL Ree,” ere ee . aes ~ < ay. 4 eM ee 2 wes oes a =A’ 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER “February 1, 1915 during the past year. Such an analysis is interesting only when it enables us to construct a basis upon which to work out the prob- abilities in connection with the prices of the immediate future. No- thing which happened last year will assist us in this regard. We have to face the year 1915 with our business situation very much in the hands of fate, and to make the best of the situation as it develops. The future course of the lumber industry depends upon events which ‘still have to happen. Throughout Canada today there is little accu- mulation of stocks. There is no excess of production. In the eastern provinces production is keeping up to the average, probably exceed- ing it, because there is an abnormal demand for its lumber product. In Ontario, production is being greately decreased, with the prob- able exception of the one important district of the Georgian Bay where large quantities of down timber have to be cut in order to be saved from destruction. There is no question that during the next few months there will be no surplus of lumber stocks. Manufactur- ing costs in connection with such lumber as is produced next year will have been much less than normal, so far as the woods operations are concerned, as labor is cheap and more efficient, and the outlook is for a fair season so far as logging conditions are concerned. The cutting season was excellent in nearly all parts of the country. The drawing season started out well, although at the time-of writing the weather had softened to such an extent that many localities were suffering from lack of frost. However, the outlook in this connec- tion was still promising as most of the hard weather was still to come, according to the records of previous- winters. The probable demand for lumber for next spring and summer is something which no one cares to predict. It is thought, however, by some lumbermen who are not often wrong, that there will be at least a fair amount of building activity. Doubt also prevails in con- nection with the probable requirements of manufacturers who _ use lumber as a raw material, also such large consumers as the railway companies. The lumber industry, however, may for the present take much satisfaction out of the fact that it is in a good situation to take advantage of improved trade conditions whenever they may develop ~ and also is in a good situation to tide over any prolonged period of ‘ trade inactivity. When trade activity is again renewed the big con- sumers of lumber will immediately come into the market, because for many months they have been permitting their stocks to run down. The conclusion therefore of those who consider all the available facts in connection with the present situation is that a fair amount of trade may be expected to continue until such time as activity is again general, when the lumber industry will find itself once more enjoying an extensive and profitable trade. An Ontario Dealer’s Review of Hardwood Trade The year 1914 started out with us,—and we believe with most of the hardwood firms in Eastern Canada,—with a considerable num- per of orders left over from 1913. For a few months the factory trade was fairly good, both from Canada and from the United States stand- points; but as the season progressed the tendency of the factories in both countries was to curtail their buying and to purchase their stock only as they required it. Asa consequence, our system of doing business for the year 1914 was completely changed from a contract basis to practically a carload basis. This necessitated more expense in the sales end of the business and a great deal more work in getting out the orders. Om the other hand, these disadvantages probably helped us to establish important advantages because the extra efforts put forth to obtain new orders have produced for us a very consider- able volume of new business. Accordingly, although the implement and piano trades fell off very heavily in their consumption of lumber, ‘ our aggregate business during 1914, thanks to the new carload trade, only decreased 41% per cent. We ascribe this fortunate result very largely to several causes. In the first place we have been specializ- ing in hardwood lines for a special trade. We have been giving very - close attention to inspection of stock. We have been careful to apply favorable hardwood rules of inspection.’ Our customers therefore have come to regard our rules of inspection as a high standard, particularly suitable for the requirements of their trade. Canada has, during the last few years, come to a realization of — the suitability of hardwoods for all lines of finish. More particularly — has this been the case during the past year and Canadians have also_ come to realize that a great deal of excellent hardwood is being pro-— duced in Canada which will give fully as high a class of finish as any imported stock. The tendency, since the commencement of the war, has been to place trade as much as possible in Canada. This has | helped along the movement for the use of Canadian hardwoods in _ Canada. a We have no complaint to make for the year 1914. It possibly did not come up to our expectations, but when we realize the conditions of a great many of our competitors in all parts of the world, we have good reason to be well satisfied with our own situation. There has been no very material reduction in prices of hardwood during the past year and stocks of high grade hardwoods have been fairly well ab- — sorbed, so that, at the beginning of 1915, we do not think there is ae any more high grade hardwood in the country, and probably there is a little less high grade hardwood on the market, than there was . at the beginning of 1914. Figures which we have recently obtained indicate that the production of hardwoods during 1915 will be con- siderably less than 50 per cent. of the production of other ‘seasons. With anything like a normal condition of trade there should be very __ little fear of material reduction in prices, or of the necessity for car- rying over any great quantity of hardwood lumber into next year. __ We do not think there has been a time in many years when there __ was so little dry hardwood stock in the hands of the consumers as there is today. Furniture factories have done no buying worth talk- ing of during the past year and have very little stock on hand today. _ Implement factories have pretty good stocks. One of the serious a trade factors in Canada and in the United States today is the fact a that no railway equipment is being bought. Car manufacturers throughout the country are at a standstill. This, however, has its rs ~~ compensating feature, namely, that the rolling stock of the railways is very much depleted. When they do get back their normal earning — powers they will have to buy equipment. Taking eyerything into consideration we believe that during 1915 we will have a fair trade, but that we will have to make a renewed effort in order to maintain the volume of business at a normal level. 7. Canadian Trade Balance More a Favorable ipo: : The trade of Canada for the first ‘six months of the fiscal year 1914-15 (Apr. 1 to Sept. 1914) shows dutiable imports entered for — consumption amounting to $158,584,382; free imports, $121,753,446; domestic exports, $180,874,165 ; and foreign exports, $39,422,606, mak- ing a total trade of $500,634,599. In 1913, for the same period, duti-- able imports amounted to $227,058, 618; free imports, $113,671,273; domestic exports, $188,405,245; and foreign exports, $22,467,297, giy- ing a total trade for this period in 1913 amounting to $551,602,433. During the months of August and September, 1914, the total mer- chandise imports amounted to $52,073,073; the free imports to $28,- 885,102; the coin and bullion to $27,337,040. The customs duty col- lected during these months amounted to $14,375,554; the domestic — exports were $63,307,345. In 1913, during the same two months, the total merchandise imports were $77,275,252; the free imports, $35,- _ 008,118; the coin, $776,948. The customs duty collected amounted to $19,031,559; the domestic exports were $71,224,253. 3 According to unrevised reports, the total trade for the first eight _ months of the fiscal year, to December 1, 1914, amounted to $766,626,- ie 856, a decrease of only about $11,000,000, but inclusive of coin and — bullion to the amount of $48,329,727. The customs revenue for the — eight months was $53,628,018, as compared with $76,108,761 of last — year. Exports of manufactures amounted, during the eight months, — to $45,425,224 an increase of $10,,000,000. Exports of animals and their products increased $12,000,000 in the eight months. The balance of trade against Canada was materially less than a year previous. It amounted in the eight months (April-September) _ of 1913 to $137,000,000. For the same period in 1914 the adverse bal ance was only $49,000,000. 3 = s ' v , “a rahe. ae as ak ih a 7 ee, P) = - i : / ary 1, 1915 _ The New Australian Tariff on Imports iB "Reports have recently been received from the Canadian Trade ce; ‘Commissioner in Australia, Mr. D. H. Ross, giving an outline of the ~ new Commonwealth Custom’s Tariff, which was recently introduced by the Federal Parliament. The report states that three classes of increases have been made in the duties upon imports. ‘The first in- crease is a general advance of from 5 to 10 per cent. in the preference upon goods manufactured in the United Kingdom, this increase being secured by advancing the general tariff of duties upon goods im- ported from all other countries to that extent. The second increase _is in the duties from which increased revenue is desired. The third increase provides for the increased protection a to Australian industries prior to the recent elections. In the order named, the principal articles of ate and products Canadian origin imported into Australia are (1). agricultural imple- ts, (2) motor cars and vehicle parts, (3) printing paper, (4) lum- ,and (5) fish in tins. Upon these items the duties imposed under "new tariff show substantial increases, while—in the main—the duties imposed upon similar lines of United Kingdom origin remain _ unaltered or with an increased preference. eee The following statement shows the rates of duty under the new -eneral tariff now imposed on certain articles in which the Canadian umber manufacturers and pulp and paper manufacturers are interest- a ia as well as the duties which were previously in force :— _ Pulp nn | ae paper Free ae nti p.c. unglazed, vas 25 Srchies or its equivalent and not ruled or neaed in any way . sy _ Wrapping paper ae — Mill-board; card- -board: ‘paste- Bet _ board; grey-board, leather- Free 5s. per 112 lbs. 10 p.c. 6s. 6d. per 112 Ibs. ‘ board; wood-board and ee . 6d. per 100 super. ft. 1s. per 100 super. ft. Timber, viz.:— - Timber, undressed, n.e.i., in '* sizes of 7 in. x 2% in. (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 in. x 6 in, : (or its equivalent) . 2s. per 100 super. ft. 35. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. _ Timber, undressed, n.e.i., in sizes less than 7 in. x QV, in. (or its equivalent) .. 2s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. 3s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. _ Timber, undressed, cut to size __ for making boxes ... 4s. per 100 super. ft. 5s, per 100 super. ft. _ Timber, undressed, in sizes less than 7 ft. 6 in. x 10 in. i x 214 in. for door stocks... 2s. per 100 super. ft. 3s. per 100 super. ft. “ V. Gisnber, dressed, n.e.i. 3s. per.100 super. ft. 4s. per 100 super. ft. _Architraves, mouldings, Mei, ad eereines, of ale ma- Stemtale, ..:/ 2... 5s. per 100 lineal ft. 6s. per 100 lineal ft. Shingles ... 3s. per 1,000 5s. per 1,000 “ia Pickets, undressed. . 2s. 6d. per 100 3s. 6d. per 100 Pickets, undressed - atk eee 6s. per 100 7s. per 100 DIPAUMG DEOMI cK ee ee ae Ts. 6d. per 1,000 10s. per 1,000 oa Lath ‘for blinds ... 25 p.c. 30 p.c. , Spokes, dress or prepared (not _ being of hickory), 2 in., or z ea im diameter... ... Paling % ° "Prepared: hubs, peed. ms, .e.i.. . aa ores dressed or partly dress- 10s. per 100 © 15s. per 1,000 1s. each 1s. 3d. each 12s. per 100 15s. per 1,000 1s. 3d. each 1s. 3d. each 2s. 6d. per 100 5s. per 100 super ft. 4s. per 100 7s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. se mn, @:1. 3s. per 100 super. ft. 5s. per 100 super. ft. iber, for making “boxes: or ors, being cut into shape, < Mant, eas or pacts dress- By af 5s. per 100 super. ft. 6s. per 100 super. ft. : eee. ‘and room acaldnnes 30 p.c. 35 p.c. om stocks, being square es : timber rough sawn into sizes Mey ‘able for the manufacture or ‘broom handles ... ; 20 p.c. 20 p.c. Timber, bent or cut into shape, a dressed or ‘partly dressed, 2) A ae ; 25 p.c. 30 p.c. ry spokes, dressed 2 in. under in diameter... .. 10 p.c. Lip.c. skory, undressed... ...... Free 5 p.c. gs, not sawn Free 5 p.c. Pei DEP VOUL I sae se 5 so so Free 5 pic Peikes of hickory, rough- ‘urned, but not shouldered or. tenoned ... . Free 5 p.c. felloes of hickory, cut, "shap- ed or bent, plain, in- the ‘ Sauk 10 p.c. i 735 p.c: hickory, | bent, , uared, plain in the rough 10 p.c. 15 p.c Eka aks - Free 1s. per 100 Ibs. he ony oe furniture is increased from 35 p.c. to 45 p.c. A CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 duty of 10 p.c. is placed upon wooden tool handles attached to the tools. These formerly entered free. The duty on tool handles ot wood unattached is increased from 20 p.c. to 25 p.c. The duty on woodware for vehicles remains unchanged at 30 p.c. for bars, shafts, whiffle-trees, ete. All other articles of wood, whether partly or wholly finished including sash and frames, window screens, split pulleys, washboards, etc., remain at 35 p.c. Will Form Board of Trade Section Toronto Lumbermen Decide to Affilliate with Board in its New Quarters—Proposal Unanimously Approved A meeting of the lumbermen of the city of Toronto was held at the Board of Trade in its new quarters in the Royal Bank Building, on Friday, January 22nd. There was a large attendance and an inter- esting discussion took place upon the proposal to form a lumbermen’s section of the Toronto Board of Trade; the result being that steps were taken with this object in view. An excellent luncheon was served by the Board of Trade, after which Mr. J. L. Campbell was appointed chairman of the meeting and Mr. H. Boultbee Secretary. The Secretary then explained the objects of holding the meeting and outlined the events which had preceded it, . since the formation of the Lumbermen’s Club of the City of Toronto in the spring of 1914. This club had held a number of interesting luncheons and discussions and had finally passed a resolution in favor of affiliating with the Toronto Board of Trade, with the idea of form- ing a lumbermen’s section of the Board. The chairman then called upon several of those present to express their views in connection with the situation. Among those who spoke, were Messrs. W. J. Lovering, John Donogh, J. B. Reid, J. G. Cane, W.C. Laidlaw, W. J. MacBeth, G. W. Boake, and J. E. Chamberlain. All the speakers referred with approval to the proposal for joining the Toronto Board of Trade and forming a section, Mr. F. G. Morley, Secretary of the Board of Trade, spoke, briefly outlining the neces- sary preliminaries to be attended to in the formation of a section. In accordance with Mr. Morley’s suggestion a committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. John Donogh, J. B. Reid and the Secretary, to » 4 attend to the preliminary arrangements which inyolve the drawing up of a set of by-laws. mitted to the Council of the Board, accompanied by the signatures” of the members wishing to form the lumbermen’s section. Considerable discussion also took place in connection with the — disposal of the funds now in the hands of Mr. G. W. Boake, treasurer of the former Toronto Lumbermen’s Club. A number of those who had subscribed to this fund were present and after the discussion they decided that the balance on hand should be returned pro-rata to all — those who had subscribed. . During the discussion upon the proposal for forming a lumber- men’s section it was made clearly evident that such a step would be of great advantage to the lumber trade in Toronto. Mr. J. B. Reid, who voiced the general opinion clearly, said that he was most emphati- | cally in favor of such a step. From the business standpoint there was no doubt at all that the lumber trade in Toronto was desparately in ‘ When these are settled they will be sub- need of some sort of an association to protect the lumbermen against one another and against the public. He spoke of the troubles which members of the trade often had and which became very apparent at the end of the year when it was found that the books contained a good many bad accounts. There were other troubles also of consider- able importance, many of which might be removed by the formation — of a lumberman’s section of the Board of Trade. Mr. Reid’s remarks were typical of those of the other members present, the general con- | viction being that with the endorsation of the Toronto Board of Trade behind the lumbermen’s section, they would be in a RS ; to introduce and carry through important and beneficial undertakings. The meeting was adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman. The next meeting will be held shortly after the committee referred to above have completed their work. Building operations in the United States during the year 1914, as indicated by reports from 68 of the principal cities show a decrease of only 9 per cent. as compared with those of previous years. Up to August Ist, when the war began the construction work was almost identical in volume with that of the first seven months of 1913. The loss occurred entirely during the last five months of the year, and was the result of the disarrangement of the financial market. The to- tal value of building permits issued in 68 cities was $634,177,323, as compared with $697,594,916 for 1913. A few cities show substantial increases and all the others a small decrease. The Canadian: Lumbermen’s Association have decided to post- pone their annual meeting and banquet which was to have been held early in February. This “decision was reached on January 19th, but_ the date for holding the postponed meeting was not then decided upon. 3 be + Fe 36 Ontario Production Shows A Decrencam CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Output of Lumber During 1914 Less Than in Previous Year by Fifty-seven Million Feet—Log Output Reduced This Winter The following tables show the quantity of lumber, lath and shingles produced in the Georgian Bay and Northern Ontario district during 1914 and during 1913, “according to reports which have been sent to the Canada Lumberman by the manufacturers. In conformity with the belief which prevailed throughout the year, the figures show that there was a decrease in the output of lumber in this district. The actual decrease was 57,644,326 feet, which is not so great when one considers the conditions which prevailed during the two years. The output for 1914 was 776,664,941 feet, which is only about 16,500,000 Y. 7 a <> sya during 1914 are the following:—Blind River, feet short of the output for 1912. Compared with 1911 when the out- put was 831,472,640, the output of 1914 shows a reduction of a little over 54,800,000 feet. Among the more important decreases shown ‘ 2,600,000; Fesserton, 2,500,000; Fort Frances, 12,000,000; Gravenhurst, 2,300,000; Halibur- ton, 2,600,000; John’s Island, 3,000,000; Kenora, 11,400,000; North Bay, 16,000,000; Parry Sound, 6,600,000; Peterboro, 1,000,000; Port Arthur, 10,000,000; Sarnia, 2,000,000; Waubaushene, 3,500,000. Among the more important increases were the following :—Biscotas- ing, 4,000,000; Bracebridge, 3,000,000; Byng Inlet, 38,000,000 (this _mill having been out of commission on account of fire during 1913) ; Chapleau, 6,300,000; Cache Bay, 2,000,000; Lindsay, 2,000,000; Marks- _ ville, 3,700,000 (this being a new plant); Nesterville, 8,000,000; Otter Lake, 4,000,000; Owen Sound,-2,000,000; Severn, 6,700,000; Spragge, 4,000, ‘000. The majority of the reports received by the Canada Lumberman from manufacturing points in Ontario state that logging opefations this winter are being reduced to a great extent. The decrease in operations this winter in Ontario applies prac- tically to all districts with the exception of the Georgian Bay dis- trict. On account of the large quantities of timber which were blown down in the fall of 1913-14, the operations in this district will be ‘much heavier than in former years according to reports which have been received from a number of the larger manufacturers. This ex- cess of production is regretted by most of the manufacturers con- cerned, but is compulsory in order to save this large quantity of tim- ber. To some extent, therefore, the increased output of the Georgian Bay district will offset the decrease in other districts. It is even re- ported, by the Department of Lands & Forests of the Province of Ontario that logging operations in the province generally this winter will be heavier than last winter. In a statement recently made public by Mr. Aubrey White, Deputy Minister of Lands & Forests, the pro- ‘duction of pine logs on Crown lands this winter will be 375,000,000 /.- feet. estimated at 18,000,000 feet, hemlock 27,000,000 and other varieties of timber 39,000,000 feet, a total of 84,000,000 feet, compared with an Last year the total was 360,000,000 feet. The cut of spruce is output of 65,000,000 feet in 1914. The estimated output of railway ties during the present winter is only about 1,000,000 pieces, whereas last year 6,000,000 were produced. This reduction is the result of the cutting down of railroad construction operations. The output of pulpwood is expected to show a large increase on account of the greatly increased consumption of paper, particularly newsprint, since the commencement of the war. The cut of pulpwood on Crown lands during the present winter is estimated at 425,000 cords. Last year the cut was 131,000 cords. Georgian Bay and Northern Ontario Lumber Production 1914 1913 Ft. Ft. MUIMETIC APUG 6 7 sts, ylern vate ih ses ts gta ae ey oe 225,000 1,225,000 BEERS AY: .:. Fe ek le ctehe dee ie. a aes 200,000 300,000 MP ROTIECVOY. 2.00. fin le cil Yew dele eb mally oS ale Se oe le oe, WORD SOIOOG 1,750,000 Berriedale pee Ret LE SIN PSS Ok ede o> | se i a cr a ri oe 4,000,000 EeraME es ST 550 8 A tay A ig eee 000,000 1,000,000 ee OO Cys iio ee ys Ral Sl rosher a hs.c0, ae ae ain ee eee 6,000,000 RRINICMERCES GIG. fare ot as, wets kDa Th Meee wad, Cee ee EST Bt ail 20,810,506 MEMECOTENY ob 2st fie me lim euriad aye ehh ee eet e Rae eee 500,000 REMREIMIOORYS 3°) 5 Aa oad ws ay leslie Gkemteb eee OY neO ROU 3,395,000 Bracebridge ....... 9,300,000 6,250,000 Burks Falls ... 7,400,000 5,500,000 Bearedsake \. .... 2,000,000 3,500,000 MEE ALLGT, 0-5 "o's Soe nn) oeye ln d Uae a wide) AbD ae ee hbo BLO00! O00 saan ame eae ts EAT soins rn ects) sels Ve dia hve thd sts REE Pe RS OS BIS 3,161,807 “1.5, ESI ae ee NER pT NT Tey Cigrh (TAG 3,000,000 ARMM AN te So ADAG’, Wg ok od ce Oe ong eae Be OOOLUOO 30,000,000 WACOM one ciate hohe AEE. oc oe cl URE, oy BGS TOO 8,000,000 SR IDEs cS cety 5s) SER eR ee ct ee 642,000 1,120,000 Chesley ... .. A00, 00082 Foe 2h, ae DURE AR os 57)... sass» Mee, DE a alse cee ean eee eae 2,500,000 CLS Te 7 arr 5,547,000 6,475,000 LATION AO gM 7S P= MEADS Me Lo mh SCA NS YS 1,175,925 Caldwells Mills ... 1,500,000 1,000,000 Coehill tek ; , 3,200,000 1,600,000 h * " Februasy 1,-avrs 93,382 216 13,320,000 5 j384,532 20,892,600 oo ii, , *] « % A La ° -) 1913 Ft. 500,000 500,000 645,000 © 500,000 7,000,000 — 750,000 3,200,000 250,000 500,000 450,000 1,500,000 — 600,000 10,400,000 80,000 1,200,000 16,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000, 2,500,000 7,000,000 130,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 1,891,538 46,000,000 ~ 6,006,000 1,026,310, 466,000 4 1,021,462. 4 3,050,000 ~ 42,987,927 _ 8,450,000 -191349,242 : 22,000,000 6,000,000 17,500,000 22,595,000 28,639,501 : 12,000,000 30,000,000 11,500,000 ~ 1,500,000 3,000,000 - 26,445,448 834,309,267 F 1914 ‘ Ft. Cockburn Island . Fad ' 500,000 Englehart . Ronee ne ae 900,000 Farltgh >, iie eet eee es 770,000 Exeter ... Bal, A OT a TOE! Bee te 50,000 Fesserfoti's.. he oot < saxt babees. & ctul cbs ae ae 4,500,000 | Falding ... rR ise 500,000 Fenelon Falls .. : nH 4,000,000 Field . a a ey, 1,000,000 Tort Frances ae ajer ng os hele ae CRN cet ae 81,273,004 Gravenhtegty oye). su0, Yass a os cetete wate Ge ae ae a ea Oe Golden Lakeser 2 hea os vob cae ea ae ae eee 225,000 Goderich ... z » 500,000 Gowganda ... fe Sn) oh ae eee 200,000 Elanovet 33." %ia,8 fe oss Ree ioe cles Ue Penetanguishene sees ven BOLO gaae Peterboro’ eT eT ere Tae i Port Arthur 122 ao% 00 fc tens, Scene eee ee POwassOn. 00st 6,226,900 Rosseau Falls ... 2,000,000 South River ... 2,420,000 Sarnian..t Mere REN a i a Sauble Falls ... ena Sree Re Shawanaga ... 1,000,000 Sprucedale sete 5,000,000 ~ Severn ... ; 10,935,000 Southampton) .. 0.0%. 5 fied. Pena 1,000,000 Sucker Lake s,s 4. Gres! =o ny ction Deuce Cee yee ea Spragge . 20 user ta erase eo eke ae ee Spanish -Mills: 155. hc ah ted bake eet ee 32,000,000 Sudbury "Se eta ees ' 1,500,000 Snow Road! $y) a3 oo eee 2,100,000 Thessalon, 3!) deck wk hie ieee ee Thunder Bay ... 3,700,000 Tobérmory i255 cas, ee ee 822,000 Tomiiko ». oi. ey oe Vegnn 5 cab WES athe tLe anne te ee os ene Trout Creele .. alc sige Rk cccat ke he ce ue Utterson oc > rb Meee OS eee 750,000 Walkerton ... ... LA shy ee Waubaushene ... 19,500,000 Wiarton on 00 fo atic acted Lectern eae ela ae nana Other Places Smee toe acscoteh peas cena th ent ne ‘Lotal) ce 776,664,941 | Georgian ays el iartion Ontaie Lath Production © 1914 Pieces Biscotasing ... 2,925,000 Bigwood 82) welo Ree eer. slate. Se cette ae ene eee en Blind “iRiver: < ones 7,806,950 Bracebridge ae ae 3,367,000 Burks (Pals? Ane «ts “*., 1,300,000 Byne? Inlet 2 ch... de 9,000,000 Chapledut sss 5 Neer 5,500,000 Cache Bay... 15,000,000 Callander ... : 4,500,000 Collingwood “ph Eg. Gch kee See Chesley i Spe ip Se eo eee eee 10,000 Canonto *... 246,000 Fessetton? 26. Gn5 « 550,000 Fenelon Falls . Matt 1,950,000 Fort Frances) oy.0e ace 17,848,000 400,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 af ~ 4,200,060 a 2,500,000 - 19,000,000 7 12,000,000. 33,500,000 750,000 1,250,000 2,820,471 2,225,000 816,000 11,920,607 2,500,000 600,000 410,000 23,000,000 6,000,000 80,158,155 LODE a Se Pieces : 650,000 1,000,000 8,388,400 — 2,348, 000 400, ao P. 2,000,000 a. 4,500,000 2,000,000 Pere eee ees Bee YO ae ae ay, 4! ft - sce PhS Ge RE ‘ ee. j i? Baik ae . ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 1914 , 1913 ° BS Bites recs Ottawa Valley Lumber Production Gravenhurst ... ~ 3,000,000 3,541,000 : : F eave 7 1,423,000 1,228,000 A Decrease of Over 81,000,000 Feet in the Production as Com- Havelock ... Tests te, e 5,000 pared with 1913—Shingles and Lath also Show Decline hn’s Island . na Pata Paoe 5,000,000 5,000,000 ‘ j : de - Jacksonboro’ PE ee a eae > wit DYE BOON1. Poe cpa Ottawa, January 21 (Special to the Canada Lumberman): There _ Kearney . : 2,500,000 2,000,000 ere over 81,000,000 feet less of lumber cut in the Ottawa Valley in oe "ee te eae eoe'ogg 1914—81,453,578 feet to be exact—than in 1913, or 119,121,779 feet aa TOT RI AU alee Se 1) NS a 2.400.000 less than in 1912. The comparative figures are 450,471,255 in 1914; Btien’s hy Oe eee Gee ee eg 200,000 350,000 531,924,833 in 1913, and 569,593,034 in 1912. In the same district ihe Little Current ... 12,000,000 17,500,000 ath and shingle productions were almost correspondingly less in com- (ease en” ates parison with the two previous years. In 1914 60,650,000 pieces of " ‘360:000° Ranba lath were cut as against 70,597,075 in 1913 and 97,781,475 in 1912; and 21,462,200 20,555,700 in shingles the figures are :—33,000,000 for 1914 compared with 41,- We oe ye 95,000 170,000 for the year before and 65,805,000 two years ago. ee atiaec oheeeee These decreases both in 1914 and 1913 are not surprising in the eemertier nt el a a Ds.) 6,082,950 7,000,000 least to lumbermen who are cognizant of the conditions that militated MG anguishene .. 18,134,350 16,244,550 against the trade in the past two years. - The year before last, money = A 5,201,000 4,678,000 was exceptionally tight and the business world at large suffered in canoe idee ene consequence. Last year dawned with indications that things would | 3 el 3'300,000 1'365,000 improve. It was not very far advanced however, before impediments, SA i 7.500.000 8,300,000 over which the lumbermen had no control, began to loom up in. the Mi 9,500,000 10,500,000 Ottawa Valley. There was first, less than the average fall of snow’ Bes 250,000 SAE during the latter part of the winter. Then fallawed a record dry. I RIGS i a a “lain spring, with the result that the water in the Ottawa and its tributaries ‘ Iteerson “es a 200,000 became almost unprecedentedly low. By this time the mills in the, — SS Oe a a 25,000 We will not take out any logs during the present winter. _ We will cut about two-thirds as many logs this winter as we did last winter. Trade conditions during 1915 may improve both in the United States and in Great Britain if the war is over by spring; otherwise we do not expect any improvement. Our volume of trade _ during 1914 was less than during 1913. Profits were about the same. Good lumber was lower about $3 per M. and the lower grades were higher last spring by about $2 per thousand. x oa We will take out about half as many logs this winter as last. The market for lath in 1914 was good. Shingles were slow. We ob- ~ tained about $1 per M. more for our stocks in 1914 than in 1913 and) we hada greater volume of trade, so that our profits were better, We are not taking out any logs this winter. ae * Our log output this winter will be a little less than last winter, The export trade to the United States last year was about the same as in 1913. We did less trade and had smaller profits in 1914 than in ’ 1913. High grade lumber was lower and the lower grades were higher. The lath market was good. ss Sa Our log output this winter will be about 75 per cent. of that of last winter. The outlook for 1915 trade is just fair. We expect that — ~ the demand will simply be for filling immediate requirements and that — ’ building operations will be slow. The volume of trade with us dur- ing 1914 was 50 per cent. less than during 1913 and there were no profits. Prices were about $2.50 per M. less than in 1913. A We are not doing any logging this winter. We think the outlook | for 1915 is very poor. Our stock of lumber today is is 75 per cent. larger than a year ago. During 1914 prices were from $2 to $3 per M. lower than during 1913. : If the money market loosens up there will be a very good de- _ mand for spruce bill stuff during 1915. We are taking out about the same quantity of logs this winter as last. Stocks of lumber on hand ~ are larger than a year ago. a Our log output this year will be about one-third of that of the. previous winter. The demand from Great Britain is good, but we — cannot get tonnage. We do not think the outlook for 1915 trade is _ very good. "ey We are taking out practically no logs this winter. We think the 3 outlook for 1915 trade is very uncertain and we do not expect much improvement -until the successful termination of the war. We are taking out about 10 per cent. fewer logs this winter than — last winter. Our log output this winter will be about the same as last winter. than a year ago. The volume of 1914 trade was 40 per cent. less than 1913 and profits were about 15 per cent. less. : We are taking out a smaller quantity of logs this winter than last winter. We are taking out no logs this winter. I am taking out about two-thirds as many logs as last winter. I have much more custom sawing at mill and so will have a busy. _ season. I also expect that tourists coming into this district during ~ 1915 instead of going to Europe will cause a good local demand for vm CANADA \LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER lumber. Many wholesale buyers are enquiring for stocks, but will i: not offer good prices, or promise to take prompt shipment. The outlook for 1915 at present is not- too good; but I hope for : better conditions in the near future when the factories have cleared out their stocks. We are not taking out any logs this winter. Our output this winter will be slightly increased as we are taking out a quantity of down timber. Prices of Norway pine and spruce during 1914 were from $1 to $3 per thousand lower than during 1913. We are carrying over about the same quantity of stock as we did a year ago. The ‘market for good grades of lath during the early part of 1914 was good and the low grades were slow. We think the out- look for 1915 is fair. Our cut of logs this winter will not be as large as last winter. The outlook for 1915 trade is uncertain. Lath and shingles are in a little better demand now. In our opinion the outlook for 1915 trade is fair. We will take out fewer logs this winter. We did less business in 1914 than in 1913, but our profits were about the same. Our stocks are heavier than a - year ago. We found the demand for shingles and lath poor during 1914. Our log output this winter will be 10 per cent. greater than last winter. We think the outlook for 1915 trade is fair. Our present stocks are about 1,000,000 feet heavier than a year ago. Our 1914 profits were about the same as those of 1913. :S Our log output this winter will be only 20 per cent. of last win- ter’s. We are carrying over 1,500 feet more than we did a year ago. a We will only take out about 60 per cent. as many logs this winter as last winter. Our present stock of lumber is about 40 per cent. less -* than our stock was a year ago. Our output of logs this winter will be only about 25 per cent. of the average quantity taken out in previous years. ‘The volume of trade during 1914 was less than during 1913 and profits were slightly lower. Towards the end of the year prices were also lower. Our ~~ stock of lumber today is smaller than a year ago. We found a good demand for lath throughout the year. aa We will take out only about half the quantity of logs that we took out last winter. We found prices of lumber lower during the ' last few months of 1914 and we now have about 25 per cent. more stock than a year ago. The trade in lath last year was good. We | sold a little more lumber to the United States than in 1913. ‘ \ Bs SP ae Have a “Feeling” That Trade Will be Good ~ JEéditor Canada Lumberman: Toronto, Jan. 5th. The first half of 1914 was about average with us, that is, when we say average, it was about what it has been for the past six or seven years, which we considered very fair. Of course, there was a feeling 4 during this time that in the Fall there was likely to be a slump in real estate, and it naturally made buyers a little careful. However, pe up to July. lst we had very little to complain of in the volume and ' also in the prices obtained. The indications for the second six months of the year, if taking the month of July’s business would be any cri- terion, were good, as July was a really good month with us, but from the Ist of August until the end of the year, business was very slow indeed. So far as we can see, the retailers and manufacturers have been trying to lower their stock as much as possible, therefore, there have been small sales fort the wholesaler, which naturally, falls back to the sawmill. We feel that if the war had not come upon us when it, did, although the indications were that some slump would take piace in real estate, not only in Toronto but throughout the Domin- ion, still, the trade would have been fair and stock. would have been -\ somewhat scarce for the next Spring’s trade. However, there have been some fair sales made, and so far as we can see, stock is not + overly plentiful, providing, there is any stir in the market in the x coming Spring, which we have a feeling there will be. We are un- He esaple to ‘give you any particular reasons why we feel this way, but are trying to content ourselves that such will be the case—James G. : Cane & Company am ~ . ss . A Spot Where the Sun is Shining le ‘ditor Canada Lumberman: _ Trade conditions were-never better than they are at present in ‘this locality. Of course prices are lower than formerly, but that only tends to loosen up the farmer who is the man with the ready cash at these times. We have more prospects ahead for building materials -. this winter than we had last winter, which was very ood. Orders for spring delivery are coming in very nicely, and we look forward to eood business from now on. To be caught up with orders is some- thing we do not know, and while we do not employ very many men, ie we stil have all hands at work.—D. M. Heise. Stouffville, Ont., Jan. 10th. "On, * / Besides Paihia. i dy Woe an , February 1, 1015 Business Commencing to Improve iy Editor Canada Lumberman: Buffalo, N.Y., Jan 5th. A review of the past few months we do not think would interest anyone. We would have to go further back and that would be re- miniscing. } It is indeed unfortunate that the whole globe is upset at the present time. We begin to feel, however, that it is settling down to _ a base from which we can find footing to start up again. “ml Business in the States is brightening up and we really are look-— ing forward to good fair business throughout the year 1915, but trade through Ontario, we regret to say, still remains dull. We are hop- ing, however, that it will pick up, beginning very soon. We consider the present times warrant careful planning, plenty of backbone and pense in one another.—New Ontario Colonization Company, | 1mite , Logging Operation Smaller in Northwestern Ontario Editor Canada Lumberman :— For Frances, Ont., January 2a The lumber business has been rather dull since September las but most of the local lumbermen succeeded in disposing of their stocks — . at fair prices. The logging has been exceptionally heavy in this district for. a) x} number of years past and a good many logs were left in the woods last “4 year, so that, though only about half the camps are going in this year — ‘4 that there were last, the number of logs brought to the mills will average about the same as usual. Prospects for the spring do not look very bright but the lumber we men are optimistic and will be in a position to take care of all orders. — The tie contractors all have camps in and several contractors have~ — been signed up at slightly reduced prices. -: There will be a large quantity of pulp wood cut this winter, most — of it for local use at the Fort Frances Pulp & Paper Comuana Lim- ited, plant—Russel Brothers. * as i 4 ih. ; iva North Tonawanda Lumber Receipts During 1914 ; Receipts of lumber, etc., by vessel, at North Tonawanda, N. Y., during the navigation season of 1914, amounted to 184,018,400 feet. The season’s receipts of all kinds were the smallest in 39 years. Of the lumber received 110,000,000 feet came from Duluth. The Can- adian stock received totalled about 25,000,000 feet, which was one- — third less than the amount received in 1913. In addition to the lum- ber the receipts included 80,000 cedar posts and 6,000,000 pe of age: a Receipts of lumber, etc., at Buffalo by vessel during Fo naviga- tion season of 1914 were as follows:—Lumber, 69,957,000 feet ; shingles, 625,721,000; lath, 878,000. For the 1913 season the receipts — were: Lumber, 113,735,000; shingles, 710,677,000; lath, 2,079,000. There was thus a detline of about 40 per cent, in lumber, of anger 12 per cent. in shingles and of 57 per cent. in lath. National Association Met the Strain Well ¥e The official bulletin of the National Hardwood Lumber Associa- tion, for the month of January, 1915, contains the following reference to the present trade situation and the outlook :— fe Nineteen-fourteen, the old, is gone and nineteen- fifteen, the new, stretches ahead. Watchman, ‘nha of it? Is it for better or for worse? The National Hardwood Lumber Association believes it has good reason to face the future with equanimity and confidence. ( “The latter half of the old year carried a burden of a cast ihe out precedent in the records of the world, and which still weighs: heavily everywhere. As a result it has been necessary in the course of our work to deal with a good many new and formidable problems. _ In some markets local paralysis of the lumber trade has necessitated a prompt re-adjustment of the bearings of our Inspection Service in | a order to escape set inactivity and its consequent losses. There has © been greater depletion in the ranks of membership through failures, _ } withdrawals from business, and the stress and strain on individual - finances than could possibly have occurred otherwise. For the same reasons prospects for new members have been fewer and these harder to convince. Then, too, the routine processes of business have been abnormally difficult, and especially so as applied to Association work. — The making of a collection, for instance, frequently partaking of the a x nature of a surgical operation. Despite all this, the National Hard- — wood Lumber Association finds itself today as physically strong and © as structurally sound as a year ago, while its potential financial con-— dition is even better. Its Inspection Staff has been kept intact throughout, and since July 1, 1914, its inspectors have passed forward _ a total of 57,043,378 feet of hardwood lumber.’ During the same period forty-two new members have been added to the rolls. On January 1, ~ 1915, the Association did not have a dollar of indebtedness, its bank balance was fully up to the normal mark and its gross assets stood at a higher figure than ever before. These are facts which are worth considering.” ’ Vie ey _ February 1, 4915 The report which was published in the Canada Lumberman of _ January 15th upon the demand for pit-props in Great Britain is prob- ably of importance to many Canadian timber owners who can furnish such stocks. There is a demand in Great Britain today for large quan- tities of pit-props and there is an excellent prospect of any business which is secured during the progress of the war becoming permanent and resulting in an outlet for large quantities of this class of material, which will make it possible for manufacturers to conduct their opera- ‘tions in a more economical manner. j This pit-prop business is now offering. It is of large enough proportions to be exceptionally attractive. Its importance is so great that the consumers of pit-props in Great Britain took the trouble to send a commission to Canada to enquire into all available sources of supply in this country. Their report shows that Canada:has an al- - most inexhaustable supply of pit-prop timber especially the maritime and eastern provinces, and that the working up of this trade is simply a question of cost. Numerous enquiries upon this subject have been received by the Canada Lumberman, indicating that many manufacturers are ready to consider the business, but reports of actual contracts secured are very few. Does this mean that the manufacturers of Canada, after enquiring into the situation have concluded that the business will not be sufficiently profitable) to make it interesting? It is not likely that this is the case. It is possible that one of the reasons is that manufacturers have not yet acquainted themselves sufficiently with the importance of this prospective market. In order to get at the bottom of this matter we would like to have the names and ad- dresses of manufacturers who are in a position to supply pit props, such as are required. - The latest information available as to the quantities and dimen- ‘sions of pit prop timbers required in Great Britain is published in a report just issued by the British Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, in the course of which the following appears :— “In the extraction of coal large quantities of timber are employed for supporting the roof and sides of the excavations, as well as for tramway sleepers and many miscellaneous purposes. The average an- nual total coal production of the United Kingdom for the last few years is estimated at 265,000,000 tons, and the amount of pitwood used at approximately 4,500 000 tons, or 17 per cent. of the total weight of coal raised. “The great bulk of the pitwood used in this country during normal times comes from abroad, the amount of the home supplies being probably not more than 20° per cent. of the total consumption. In recent years the quantity of pitwood imported has amounted to about 3,000,000 loads of 40 cubic feet per load. About 55 per cent. of the imports normally come from Russia, Sweden and Germany, 4 per cent. from Norway, and the remaiming 41 per cent. from I’rance, Portugal and Spain, the proportion varying a little from year to year; the im- ports from other countries have been relatively very small indeed. 4 Pitprops have been declared contraband of war by the German Government, and trade with the Baltic ports has consequently been seriously hampered..... Type of Material Required “The timbers chiefly in demand for pitwood are those which -. combine strength with lightness. Where the roof of the mine is dangerous, it is also of importance that the timbers should be of such a character that they give warning of impending movements by grad- ual fracture; brittle woods are in such cases unsuitable. * “As a result of experiments made by Professor Henry Louis at _ Armstrong College, it has been found that seasoned props have a _ distinct advantage in strength and durability over unseasoned props ; no timber should, in fact, be used for pitprops while it still contains my Sap: The absence of large knots, or of even slight curves is also of ‘importance, since when present they form points of OS aa at which an otherwise sound prop readily gives way. “The timber which comes from the North of E urope is either “Seotch pine (redwood) or spruce (whitewood), and it reaches the mines in the form of clean, straight pieces, sawn into suitable lengths and devoid of bark. It is usually sold at a rate per hundred lineal feet, the price varying with the diameter of the props. The material from _ France and South Europe is maritime ts In this case the timber : i RS sometimes rather rough sen being subjected to fhe, ‘process of aie ping for resin. This timber is used chiefly in the South Wales coal- lds, where it is sold at a rate per ton. “The three species mentioned in the preceding paragraph repre- 41 ENGLAND CONSUMES — 3,000,000 LOADS OF 40 CUBIC FEET EACH ANNUALLY, AND WANTS THEM NOW sent the bulk of the timber used for mining purposes, but are generally less esteemed than larch. Larch is stronger than any of the other three timbers, is more resistant to fungus attacks and consequently better suited for permanent work, but is, on the other hand, more ex- pensive. Dimensions Required “The extreme diameters of poles used as pitwood are 2-in. and 13-in., but, although a good deal of slender timber is used in some dis- tricts and large timber in others, it may be said that as a general rule the minimum diameter of timber for which there is any considerable demand is 3-in., and that it is only in exceptional localities, e.g., iron- stone mines, that poles of a greater diameter than 6 in. are used to any considerable extent. “Pit timber is used in lengths ranging from 1 1/3 ft. to 18 ft. As a general rule the length varies with the diameter in the ratio of ap- proximately one foot to one inch, “The sizes in greatest demand in various localities are set out in some detail below. It may be stated briefly that in coal-mining dis- tricts the greatest demand is for timber 3 ft. to 6 ft. long, although there is considerable demand for lengths as small as 2% ft. and as large as 7 ft.” Dimensions Chiefly in Demand in the Principal Coal and Iron-Mining Districts in England and Wales Diameter Length (in.) (ft. ) North of England (Tyne tone : 3 3-4 Cumberland . shojo Mera, we | BOA 2-54 * Yorkshire (Cleveland) aati tar ne eos. ek 6-94%4 10-18 *Yorkshire (Cleveland) pips Day” GRP oad ae eee 514-9 6-15 West Yorkshire ... tae 44-54 3-6 South Yorkshire nie 2-8 2-9 Lancashire and Cheshire ... 2-7 2-7 Midland Counties (Derby, Leicester and Notts. ). 3-8 3-9 South Derbyshire ... a rae 4-6 31%4-6% Nottinghamshire and Erewash Valley 6 6-7 Leicestershire ...°... 5-6 31%4-6% North Staftordshire 5-6 6 Cannock Chase : 5-6 5-7 South Staffordshire and East W eee 4-8 5-614 Warwickshire 5-6 5-6% | SHTOPSINGE soils 4. 3-6 244-6 North Wales ... . 3-6 3-7 South Wales and Monmouthshire 414-5 6-9 Foiest of Dean 3-6 3Y-6Y% SOMIETSEL ©... 5 2-10 1%-10 *Ironstone Mining. Railroad Construction in 1914 The year 1914 was away below the average, in the matter of new railway construction in the United States, w hile the three years pre- ~~ vious were also away below the average yearly construction of many past years. However, 1914 construction made the poorest showing o% all. Railway construction in the United States for 1911, 1912, and 1913 was practically the same for each year. The 1914 construction was less than half of that of 1913. The Canadian construction of 1914 was in excess of that of the United States for the same year, and for Canada it can be said that in only 1913 has the 1914 record of new construction been beaten since ~ 1900. The statistics show a total construction in the United States of main lines, second tracks and long sidings of 2,127.22 miles, for 1914, as against 4,366.63 miles in 1913. The Canadian onstruction for 1914 amounted to 2,130.57 miles, while that for 1913 was 3,369.20 miles. The close of the year in the United States finds 1,015 miles_of first or main line track under construction and uncompleted, with surveys made for.1,229 miles of new lines and 2,031 of projected lines. The same for Canada finds 465 miles of new track under construction, with surveys made for 2,127 additional miles and 80 miles of projected railway. The amount of orders being placed for new equipment at the be- ginning of the year 1915, is in excess of what it was far 1914 or any past year since 1911. Several of the leading railway systems are also “planning much in the way of double tracking of main lines and iif the plans are carried out, it is possible for the record of 1915 to equal if not surpass the best made during recent years. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 Panoramic view of the plant of the St. Lawrence Pulp & Lumber Corporation, Limited, Chandler, P. Q. Important New Plant at Chandler, P.Q. Sawmill With Capacity of 125,000 feet per day and a 110 ton Sulphite Pulp Mill Erected by St. Lawrence Pulp & Lumber Corporation, Limited complete sawmills and sulphite pulp mills in Canada will com- mence operations. This is the plant of the St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Corporation, Limited, situated at Chandler, P.Q., on a bay of the Gaspe Peninsula. The buildings are now practically finished, having been constructed by the Aberthaw Construction Com- pany, of Boston. The capital is entirely American, and the promoters have spared no money in securing the very latest form of mills and equipment; the plant is, in fact, the last word in saw and pulp mill construction and practice. It comprises nearly twenty buildings, with arrangements for a further extension of several of them, should occa- sion arise. Si time in the month of March of this year one of the most The limits, of 640 square miles, and an old mill, were purchased from the Grand Pabos Lumber Company, owned by American capi- talists. The limits comprise balsam and spruce, with a little birch and cedar. The mills will have excellent shipping facilities, by rail and water; transportation by rail is obtained by the company’s own double track line running right through the plant, connecting with the Atlantic, Quebec and Western Railway, which has connection with the Intercolonial, while, to facilitate shipping by water, the Federal Government will build a deep water wharf, 1,500 feet long, giving 27 feet of water at low tide. The plant, which covers, together with the lumber yards, about 16 acres, is separated into two parts, one comprising the saw mill, rossing mill, and hot pond, and the other the pulp mill, offices, boiler rooms, etc. The saw mill is 64 feet by 193 feet, and has a capacity of from 100,000 to 125,000 feet per day. It is equipped with a gang saw, two circular saws, both with steam feed, two edgers and two resaws. The mill is also equipped with two log jacks, one for sum- mer and the other for winter; the summer jack connects with the main pond, in the Bay, and the winter one with the hot pond. There are the usual number of live rolls for cenveying the lumber from the saws to the transfer tables, where the lumber is placed on trucks, and transferred by a small Dake engine to the yard line. From here the lumber is sent to the piling yards, which have a capacity of from 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 feet, by overhead trestles. The method of transferring the trucks by a Dake engine is very economical, as one boy can take care of the entire day’s output. Equipment of the Sawmill The log haul is at the south end of the mill. From it, corrugated rolls convey the logs to the double log deck, which is equipped with steam flippers which throw the logs to right or left, the long logs be- ing handled on the west side of the mill, the short logs on the east side. The log deck is also equipped with transfer chains and 3-arm steam loaders to transfer the logs to the carriages. A steam nigger operates before each carriage. The west side carriage has three blocks with 36-in. opening, and a one-block trailer for handling logs up to 53 feet long. The east side carriage is 36-in. opening, three block. Both carriages are provided with Waterous No. 4 Combination Set- works and Receder, and Waterous Steam Setter. They are operated by steam feed. The circular saws on both sides of the mill slab for the gang unless dimension stock is being cut. Immediately back of the saw frames, chain transfers convey the cants from either side of the mill to the gang, which stands in the centre of the mill floor. The slabs from the saw frames are carried by live rolls toward the rear of the mill where they are handled by circular resaws, one on each side of the mill. After being re-sawn, the lumber is automatically carried forward and transferred to the edgers, Interior of sawmill of St. Lawrence Pulp & Lumber Corporation, Limited, Chandler, P. Q. ent < ay COR PT Lee ee a € = oa wet % le | a > i J < ad a Tiel 2 oe | ea < 4 ] ae! oN + By dic slabs being forwarded and dropped on the transfer chains which carry them through a four-saw slab slasher and from there to the _ picking conveyor. he lumber from the gang is carried by a series of live rolls, and by board flipper and roller transfers is delivered to either or both edg- ers. Here it meets the boards to be edged which have been trans- ferred from the resaws. The finished boards from the edgers and a _ from the gang are conveyed by live, rolls to the trimmer transfer at ‘the rear of the mill and from there are conveyed to the two-saw trim- - mer and the sorting” table. ‘The slabs and refuse. are passed through two large hogs, part f the refuse being conveyed across the mill below the machinery r to be burned in the boilers of the sawmill power plant, the re- inder being used in the power plant for the sulphite mill. : In the boiler room five horizontal return tubular boilers 72 in. by 18 ft. are set in two batteries. These boilers are provided with steel plate Dutch ovens and are suspended in steel settings. A Waterous Twin 18 x 24 Side Crank Mill Engine, placed in a sparate building, operates the entire sawmill machinery with the xception of the vertical gang which is driven by a separate engine. _ The greater part of the sawmill equipment was supplied by the = ‘Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, of Brantford, Canada, who also designed and superintended the erection of the sawmill and ag nee power plant. The gang saw was manufactured by Wickes Bros., inaw, Mich. The rossing mill is adjacent to the sawmill, and is a two-storey ‘building. The logs are conveyed by a haul to the mill, rossed and chipped, and then sent on a conveyer belt across the railway track to +. is the pulp mill. The rossing machinery was supplied by the Waterous _ Engine Works Company, Limited. A shingle mill is situated across the log pond some distance from ss, the rest of the plant, and was originally the old rossing mill of the Grand Pabos Lumber Company. It has ten Dunbar machines, which *. z ath turn out 100,000 shingles per day. ¢ Hot Pond Provides for Winter Operation > ‘ The hot pond is 90 x 160 feet, and is located just south of the railroad tracks. It is separated from the bay by a bulkhead, so that, - during the winter logs can be handled without danger of being frozen - up. Hot water is supplied from the boiler room and the exhaust, the _ temperature being kept up by the supply from the condensers. y One of the most interesting features of the operations is the ___ method of transporting the logs from the limits. There is a lack of stream flow in the Gaspe peninsula, and this is unfavorable to the ee economical driving of logs, while it also leaves untouched many large ; i. areas of spruce and-balsam. In order, therefore, to secure regular = means ‘of supplying the mills it was decided to lay down railway tracks to various portions of the limits. Twenty-one miles have been | constructed, the main lines having spurs which radiate at the required | points. “When the limits have been cut in one district, the lines can Po Rohe ten up and relaid in other sections. Owing to the ‘peculiar form- hg _ ation of the land and the various gullies, the limits are specially favor- _ able to this method of shipping the lumber; without it, it would be i economically impossible to deal with certain parts of the limits. At { | _ present, each line taps the limits within a radius of nine miles. A - _ Montreal Locomotive engine of the Mogul type, with side rod, of : 90 tons, two Shay engines of 70 tons each, 30 steel logging cars (to be increased by 50), a snow plough and five ordinary cars comprise the _ equipment. There are four streams on the limits,'and these are also og used for driving logs; two empty into the bay at Chandler, one a few na Ee and one at Port Daniel, 16 miles above. The Sulphite Pulp Mill ry The pulp mill is by far the largest portion of the plant, and will ave a capacity of from 100 to 110 tons of sulphite pulp per day. g from the west end of the layout there is a pulp storage build- 78 x 162 feet, which has a platform upon a railroad siding along- the double track road. Near this is a “building, 78 x 231 feet, offices and as a supplies and repair shop. This building also ns a bleacher room, 200 x 78 feet, with nine large concrete er tubs. South of the bleacher room is the machine room, 49 x et, while east of the latter is the screen room, 150 x 156 feet, d into two parts, with coarse screens in the southerly section, e screens to the north. Next are the four blow pits, 67% x 81 j each pit measures 18 ft. 6 in. by 52 ft., with a depth of 16 ft. 8 in. 1e end and 15 ft. 2 in. at the other. ‘he digester house, to the north, is 35 x 81 ft. and contains four ers, 16 ft. in diameter by 54 ft. 6 in. high. These are fed by aveyor in the monitor on top of the buildings. The acid plant is 58% ft. It is proposed to install an electrolytic plant at some e date. Between the site of this plant and the digester house is 2 filt ter building, 60 x 73 feet, with provision for expansion north- rd as may be necessary. The power building is east of the main and consists of a turbine room 72 x 78 ft., and a boiler room 64% ft. Power i is evi ay four batteries of boilers of 950 ‘Company, was construction’ superintendent of the saw mill. - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 h.p. each, manufactured by the Edgemoor Iron Company, which operate steam turbines, there being provision made for installing a fifth battery. All the water required*—-about ten million gallons per day—will be pumped from the North River and conveyed 1% miles by. means of pipes. It is proposed to generate all the electricity re- quired for running the plant and for lighting purposes, the Canadian Crocker Wheeler Company, of St. Catharines, Ont., supplying the electrical equipment. The waste wood, sawdust, is collected and conveyed by a system of belt elevators to the boiler house, where it is used to supplement the coal. The refuse consists not only of the wood room waste, but also of the sawmill waste. A New Town Created The erection of the plant has resulted in the establishment of a new town, which has been laid out by Mr. C. Allbright, of Philadel- phia. The company have built about fifty houses, another 125 have been constructed by private owners, while there are 25 stores and a moving picture theatre. The company are the owners of a general store. The saw mill, shingle mill, yards, and railway were designed by Mr. H. W. Racey, who has just resigned as general manager, but still remains in a consultative capacity with Messrs. Chandler Bros. & Company, the bankers and promoters; Mr. H. S. Ferguson, of New York, designed the pulp mill, Mr. E. W. Prouty being the resident engineer. Mr. J. Henderson was the superintendent for the construc- tion company while Mr. J. E. Hamel, of the Waterous Engine Works Mr. Gustave Hansen is pulp mill superintendent; Mr. E. J. Dallaire mill superintendent, and Mr. F. E. Campion bush superintendent. The plant is equipped throughout with the Manufacturers’ Auto- matic Sprinkler System, supplied and installed by the General Fire Equipment Company, Ltd., ef Toronto. This equipment consists of 2,500 automatic sprinklers arranged and spaced according to the latest insurance rules; two 1,000 gallon underwriters’ fire pumps which force the water through an extensive hydrant system, and branches from’ that through various buildings, each building being separately con- trolled. Supplementing this is an auxiliary supply 40,000 gallon tank ~ on a trestle, the bottom of which is 25 ft. higher than the highest building. A Review of Montreal Exports An interesting commercial review of the season ending Decem-— ber 4th, 1914, showing the export trade from the port of Montreal in — Canadian products has been compiled and published by the Com- mercial Department of the Montreal Gazette. number of interesting illustrations and many valuable articles. Re- ferring to the timber and deal exports of Montreal, the report says :— “The early arrival of cold weather and snow has restricted build- ing operations which were already greatly curtailed by the general business situation. A fair amount of business, however, is reported by several wholesalers and there is a rather general feeling that, at the beginning of next season, trade will revive considerably. merits of spruce and birch to the Old Country continue on a small scale, but very little pine is going forward. Freight rates for lumber - the increase since the beginning of the season being from — are high, 33s 9d to 60s and as high as 65s per standard. The total exports from Montreal will show a large decrease this year. In the St. Maurice Valley district it is expected that the cut this season will be about the same as last season. Practically all the mills in the Three Rivers district are closed and there are still many logs in the rivers. “No important changes are reported from St. John, N.B. The book contains a Ship- Indica- tions are that all low grade stocks of rough lumber and much of the merchantable rough stocks will be used up by next spring. There will be from 18,000,000 to 20,000,000 feet of logs carried over the winter at St. John for spring sawing, mostly long logs for American stocks. Prices for English deals continue very firm. “Owing to the European war and the great scarcity of ocean freight space the export trade in this department from the port of Montreal has been the smallest for some years past.” Quebec Cullers’ Annual Report The following comparative statement of timber measured and cull- ed to date at Quebec, is furnished by the Supervisor of Cullers’ Office, Quebec, P.Q. 1912 1913 1914 eu. it Cian ct at. \WWaney white pine ... 1,172,720 244,280 599,800 NV Iemma cE os. yore Kes e 1,760 1,500 Sa). ee Red pine . eae . a 12,200 960 1,040. CRIs Si bore a. 113,840 177,240 343,480 Bilin’ arse 313,640 284,880 305,760 ASH Sachets 5 ey 520 1,000 680 Se Birch and Maple 73 iar ieee 42,920 47 680 50,800 =. ' time. ; t4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER hE ae hile ge TA, ©, GR) + ie A wa ® 7 5 ate i} ot a ‘ aK, ifs aw * = it : ‘ sen we kee y nak So ithe a ee : eae Pet ke oT in Ee February 1, 1915 Review of New Brunswick Trade in 1914 A Fairly Profitable Year for Mills Sawing English Deals—Good Prices and No Labor Troubles—American Market Poor Probably the year 1914 will go down in the history of the port of St. John, N.B., as one of the most profitable for the sawmills which had sufficient provincial logs to keep them running throughout the season. Very few of the mills, however, were able to make a com- plete and full season, on account of the shortage of logs. Just why all the mills did not have plenty of logs to make a full season’s saw- ing, is hard to say; but a year ago, in the fall and winter, men for the woods were hard to get, wages were very high and the mills at St. John, having been tied up with a strike all summer until about October first, and then starting off when the owners least expected, left the mill owners with no chance to plan in the early fall how many logs they would cut for 1914. When the men did not go back to work until October, it was too late to make a good start, as the best yard- ing season in the northern woods starts with early fall and many plans must be laid before this work is begun. Therefore, instead of having a new cut of one hundred millions of logs, only fifty-five mil- lion came through the booms in 1914. Taking as a basis two hundred days, which is about the average open sawing season at St. John, the mills would cut out the follow- ing: Messrs. Stetson, Cutler & Co., two mills.. .. 27 to 30 million feet WBS SU MUTSE “ait” wesind Bician “es Rh HpeUMa el de 9to 10 million feet Randolph and Baker ..i:0.. ..5 s+... 2s, 6. 16 to20 milion: teet Murray and Gregory ... 13 to 14 million feet WVarner.& Company °\!....-.- ..: 2s. os. 2 ) voto 0 mmihon teet Miller, Moore & Company, and J. E. Moore & Company (Three-mills) a7) ae 24 to 25 million feet Sayre & Company ... -. 3to 4 million feet Or a total of from 102 to 113 million feet of logs. Messrs. Stetson, Cutler & Company as a rule run well into the winter and sometimes all winter and would increase this cutting to 125 to 130 million feet. This year there was a shortage of about 25 mil- lion feet of logs, and therefore many mills did not make a full sea- son. Randolph & Baker finished very early in the fall, as did Sayre & Company. Messrs. Stetson, Cutler & Company, Warner & Company, and Murray & Gregory, with one of the J. E. Moore mills, were the only ones to complete a fair year’s sawing, finishing about Christmas Therefore, as far as the sawing season was concerned, it was not an ordinary one, but fell below the average at least 25 per cent. A few logs are being held over, about 15 million. These are all in the hands of Stetson, Cutler & Company. This quantity of held-over logs is much below the average, and, had Messrs. Stetson, Cutler & Com- pany known early in the season that the English deal market would have improved as it has, they would probably have piled these logs and sawn them up this winter. The cut of logs for 1915, to come through the booms will prob- . ably be about 70 million for St. John, made up about as follows: Feet Stetson:- Cutler & Company vw... 0.2... 12th (82 ae he eOOUUIIOD Rimeray ce Gregory \..itewcgaes whe 2's Slee Pivot eeettgeae oe gn Jo Moore & Company 2.6.60... ue wey epee eee 12,000,000 andolph & Baker 43-0 eh. Sod S42 aie. ie pe Be HO VCE con 2 2 Be by oh Use Ral th) chighy., Shen ee 4,000,000 Bab Sayre S& Comparvy 25 op ~ ire +500 eie g » eal ajalha gue meen ao MP Otal 2. 5orceke ste 70,000,000 besides which there will be about 10 million feet from below Freder- icton in the lower country, which, with 15 million held over will make a total of from 95 to 100 million feet for sawing next season. Up to date, it has been one of the best seasons for getting logs, as the swamps all over the country are well frozen. Snow delayed in coming and gave the operators a fine chance to yard up their logs. Of course, all depends on the spring driving as to just how many logs will come out. English Deals in Strong Demand As we said before, it has been a fairly profitable year for the mills - sawing English deals, prices for which were pretty good, starting last ‘both operators and men. February, when the mills sold out at $17.50 per M. for specifications 50 to 60 per cent. 7 x 8 x 3 in., balance 9 in. and up, with scantlings at the price of about $15 per M. No labor troubles came to mar the season, and men worked well, the best of good feeling having come to It is to be hoped, if the mill business is to continue at St. John, that this same spirit will predominate. All through the summer these prices held, and after the war broke out prices took a further rise, until today, persons who have deals for sale can get about $20 per M. and $18 per M. for the scantlings. These — 4 are the highest prices ever paid for deals in the history of the busi- ness. Of course, it is all the outcome of the war. The admiralty are calling for the stock for repair work and they must have it at any cost. Local business was good all through the season. A lull came at — the start of the war, but during the fall a fair trade continued and this season’s reports show an increase over last in local sales. At the present time the whole bottom has dropped from under local business _ but this is nothing more than is expected at this time of year. course, it is furthr aggravated by the war troubles. goods remained firm all season. yards at about $12 per M. all around. Present Stocks of Deals Light Stocks of deals at the mills at St. John are not heavy. There would be very little stock now on hand had tonnage been available to carry it, but.that has been, and is, the most serious trouble which the shippers are finding. From early in the fall to the present time vessel after vessel which was to come to this port to load has been geipeate and taken for transport work, leaving the shippers in a bad a 100s. is being offered with little or no space at that price. About seven to eight million feet of deals are on the mill wharves for ship- ment. This is only a fair stock compared with former years. With no mills going at the port, and any space offering at all, by spring not a deal will remain. ae Laths and boards, which both go to the American market, have been the only stocks which have slumped. These have been in de- mand only at bargain prices since the early fall. Today, very few buyers can be found willing to pay a profitable price for these stocks. Large quantities of both are on hand and are held largely in the hands of speculators, especially the laths. Many of the mills sold these cuts of laths at from $2.75 to $2.85 per M. on the wharves for summer season in the early year. These prices left a profit for the buyer when shipped, but since August this has not been the case. — Shingles have come through the poorest season for some years Of Prices for local fs @ Refuse of all kinds was selling from — Freights have advanced from 50s. two months ago, until today © + ‘ - al and to-day it is almost impossible to find a buyer who will pay the ” prices asked. While stocks are not heavy here, elsewhere in the east’ they are extremely heavy, but very little cedar is being cut in the woods this winter and stocks to be manufactured next year should show a tremendous reduction. districts against shingles. This is one of the greatest causes for the. slump, the people being forced to stop using them. While the busi- ness was good a few years ago many mill operators added machines to their mills, increasing the output very much, and, of course, this heavy output, with a great reduction in the use of the material, has caused heavy stocks and low prices. , 1915 a Difficult Year to Forecast . ae s What the new year may bring to the lumber manufacturer of the Town after town is extending its fire . east is hard to say. It is not an ordinary year which he faces, but a | very complex one, and which way to move for the best he does not know. Logs will cost him as much, if not more, than formerly, as supplies are very much higher than before. Labor in the woods is much poorer in quality than before. Seemingly it is growing poorer year by year and wages are increasing. While the English buyers are’ paying high prices for immediate delivery, they are not gambling to any great extent on the season to come, and not many sales have taken place for next year. is a year to wait, as prices seem to be soaring. One week he hears of a sale, the next week of a higher one, and so on; which keeps him guessing. He feels that he wants as much as his neighbor and also, if the war should continue, with the Baltic-ports closed, no deals can reach England from that source, which has been our greatest com- petitor and a growing one for some years. Also, with the destruction that is going on, and which will take place, a demand for lumber must be created, and we cannot see why good prices will not con- tinue. As to the United States market, there is really no practical — change. There is talk, but when one tries to sell, it is quite a different matter. to the English market, and all the mills here, both American and Canadian, will undoubtedly saw English deals on ‘the opening of navigation, unless some great change takes place. This should have a stiffening tendency on this market. No sales of laths have yet taken place for 1915 cuts. Three dol- lars is the asking price. & In many cases the lumberman thinks this . About all the American two-inch and such sizes are going © Pe ; me _ Lianelly. gia ™ ™ sag 4 aah onl at at ie ie eer Sp Ptirusry 1, 1915 Locally, the outlook for 1915 is not promising. No large build- ings of any kind are being promoted and people are simply holding on to what they have and awaiting developments. It is reported that. Messrs. Randolph & Baker will place a band mill in one of their mills at St. John, taking out an old live gang mill, and replacing it with the band. All other mills are under repairs. New Brunswick Exports Decreased The exports of lumber from St. John to transatlantic ports last & year amounted to 84,027,826 superficial feet of spruce, and 7,651,181 superficial feet of birch plank with 1,411 tons birch timber, compared with 80,714,861 superficial feet spruce, 5,823, 761 superficial feet birch plank, and 2,307 tons birch timber in 1913. The following table gives the shipments from New Brunswick ports dur- ing the last three years. 1912. 1913. 1914. Port ‘ Ft. Ft. Ft. St. John ea a ae ak ROAR TAG 80,714,861 84,027,826 Dalhousie .. 15,909,671 16,000,000 12,000,000 Bathurst .. A oe Re HAGAN IR OE a mingles ahe-8 fe ee Newcastle ... ... ... .: 33,494,529 22,103,758 26,126,424 Chatham ... 45,623,040 52,384,955 35,945,187 ~ Richibucto PA ORD Alea aie hae IDS {of WlCY\ 1) a crn: ee IBimctotUche of... .).07 f.5 CaieanGes Ol etrhs oe eis 53,354 Campbellton ... .. . 35,152,226 54,351,943 37,370,151 Out Ports of Sackville : ee SRG, | Me Side «0 Sackville ... ... .. NS Ct AaiecN, Mele athe ee oie heme 392,198 CO UISGIE E83 AP Ale ae ee ERT Lh er sce ntie onde = Shediac. Age BOS OOO oh Ow Seika al Four years ago ais total eSpace from the Province to trans- Atlantic ports amounted to over 280,000,000 feet compared with less than 200,000,000 feet this year. The names of the shippers from St. John last year, with the amounts of spruce lumber shipped were as follows: tee 1913. 1914. ~ W. Malcom MacKay ... 32,668,873 37,703,517 J. E. Moore & Co. 22,868,067 19,548,966 ~ George McKean ... 17,943,693 22,417,059 Other shippers ... 7,234,228 4,358,284 The exports of hanbes, pul Bd Eiawosd to the United States last year showed a slight decline in value over those for 1913. The statement by quarters follows: 1913. 1914. ’ First quarter $ 297,539.34 $ 195,255.95 Second quarter ... eth ie Ee 452,141.61 _ 531,509.33 SWEIGHGMATUCE ya gate 6). hs ve eee 405,647.40 539,876.41 , Last GigE A A ee era! 370,140.24 203,388, 41 S-retats Ph Use stargate $1,525,468 5S $1,470,030. 10 , Seite Pteving is is a statement of the items and their values for the last quarter: $58,489.59 ME TEMES Me em hi fs nL fe wea) aed sis tea tae \hecnul (ofc te (Ge ae er 89,968.95 “ooleauieid 2 3 006 spleen ee oF 13,284.00 it Pe Ee foe ee os. bec hes Gea ye. wos 25,114.33 Pine boards ... 9,002.25 . Shingles ... 7,093.20 Staves s...1: 436.09 ‘The Pilowine table a ae sane aaer ie the St. John trans- Atlantic shipments during the past three years. . 1912. 1913. 1914. Ports Deals Ft. Deals Ft. Deals Ft. Liverpool De 19,178,393 16,885,275 12,203,237 Manchester ... 25,832,652 21,218,201 14,889,863 IOnmMom ie ... . ... 14,725,768 15,273,694 15,883,968 Glaszow oo... ).. -.. '3,899,740 10,161,757 13,800,737 STA NaS pa ee 3,693,560 2,035,221 (CRI GILLES 9 i aa BOPOSON, Ta. thes ee 1,514,721 i Swi: 0k te eee een _ 2,925,286 3,085,927 eee Ft ce) RSG9O 420M as tape ter cs 2,384,957 Barrow ... 2,802,336 Rae Sn, 775,421 Doasion SSS a one 842,173 2,920,318 Saute jaa ae ett See er ee 1,983,231 4,251,282 - Dublin 1,403,803 3,559,565 3,568,501 - Belfast ... Pe BAEA AD 3,240,621 1,860,544 @oleraine—.. =... i.5 +. 274,823 ISP ee RE ae are eee MN tN. A oe SS grea ss 735,305 98,194 Clare Castle ohhhs ¢ GeO 200,040 179,624 PR Sahoo, LOE 1,621,240 1,085,211 oli: GgENGE fe Sa Cee ieemi oh Oe a 183,165 ie ie Me RPEN CREE Res taceisdd pd: al epee aces 1,020,764 289,415 MES CMO UU 2) cists (cools ee | waynes ee els SOR Bees, 5S Pic ta 805,670 msouth Africa... .. ..> 1,002,731 2,823,137 2,463,823 BeAdisttalia.... im .22 .. 3 ~3,042,647 S$ 110,000 MPomitneistes. Paes asg deta) hace aa Socks 979,149 TE AISGGI (Go! 68 URS hiya» REMMI, COO eon Pe 55,204 DMiietiAetie te ks ee oO Mr GN tS. te. 945,174 Bho G PO hte te, keg, fh fay Bl eis Ons oe SS 813,647 EHO WalDOt. slime Fa tc ole ae ay aths 890,933 ote eKtca dette aera Nir A iicee Ree SF Rows We oe orsid iets x0 1,814,040 ABTS Chap mer tts ek ep ge Ne ta ty tags Bs Te aes «ka ie « 1,060,888 .. Skibbereem ... the ah cee gle wat Sie oe 224,051 Pee ee oberon oe OCR che iins Reems 668,811 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Shingle Association Had a Good Year The annual meeting of the North Shore Shingle Association was held at Bathurst, N.B., recently, and was well attended, practically all the shingle mills of Eastern Canada from Chatham to Gaspe being represented. The executive elected for the ensuing year was as fol- lows :—Angus McLean, Bathurst Lumber Co., President; W. F. Na- pier, Shives Lumber Co.; D. E. Richards, Richards Mfg. Co.; R. B. Ross, Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co.; W. P. Eaton, Miramichi Lumber Company, and F. E. Blackhall, Secretary-treasurer. The North Shore Shingle Association was formed early in 1912 so that this meeting was the third annual and afforded a | good oppor- tunity to compare records and note results. Each year has shown marked improvement both as to volume and quality of business handled, and notwihtstanding the money string- ency that prevailed during the latter part of last year, sales kept up as usual and collections were excellent. The total output of the mills forming this association reached ap- - proximately 250,000,000 shingles during the season. The value would appr oach $600,000 at the mills. The stocks at most of the mills were pretty well cleaned up, ex- cept where winter sawing is being done. In these cases the wintered - stock is greatly appreciated by the trade as it enables them to take care of early demand in the spring before the mills start. The demand for extras has been exceedingly good so that there is but little of this grade to carry over. The demand for second clears usually exceeds the quantity turned out. The past season has been no exception in this regard. Since the association was formed, standard grading rules have been adopted ~~ and the quality of shingles at association mills has been much im- proved. Along with uniform quality, uniform prices and terms have been maintained and with such large supply to draw from the mills are in a much better position to handle large contracts promptly. This is something that is appreciated by large buyers. Considerable publicity in the way of newspaper advertising will be done during 1915 as the association feel that the merits of white cedar shingles should be placed before the consumers. Particular buyers all over Canada as ‘far west as Ontario and over the eastern States insist on New Brunswick or ‘eastern Quebec white cedar shingles, but at the same time they specify well-known brands that they know to be well manufactured. ] In regard to the output for 1915 it will be fully up to, or exceed that of 1914 and stocks in dealers’ hands are practically nil. Stocks; at the mills are lower than they were this time a year ago so that, ‘ taking the situation altogether, things should work out pretty satis- Ys factorily during the season of 1915. Reports from New Brunswick Manufacturers im The following paragraphs are taken from reports received from New Brunswick manufacturers :— We are taking out about 10 per cent. more logs this winter than last winter. The outlook for trade during 1915 is good. The demand from the English market is the best that it has been in years. The United States market must respond or go without Canadian lumber. Prices last year averaged from 5 to 10 per cent. less than during 1913 and profits showed a reduction of about 20 per cent. Our log output this winter will be much larger than in previous years. The outlook for 1915 is good. Our log output this winter will be the same as last winter. The outlook for the lumber business during 1915 is exceptionally good. Lumber and shingles are rather dubious. The trade with Great Brit- ain last year was excellent, but that with the United States was very bad. Profits last year on long lumber were better than in 1913 and on short lumber they were poorer. We will take but 20 per cent. more logs this winter than last winter. The market in Great Britain during 1915 will depend en- tirely upon the war situation. The prospects in connection with the United States market are that prices wil! be low. Our profits last year were about the same as in 1%13. Our log output this winter will be about 90 per cent. of that of the previous winter. The outlook for 1915 is favorable at present — for shipments to Great Britain. United States and western Canada markets are weak. Profits in 1914 were about the same as in 1913. | Prices were probably 10 per cent. better. Our stocks now are a little lower than a year ago. We will take out twice as meny logs this winter as last winter. We consider the outlook for 1915 pretty good. The market in Great — Britain last year was characterized by increasing values and the United States market was a weakening one. Our profits were better for 1914 than for 1913 and the volume of our trade was greater. Long lumber was 50c per thousand higher. Laths were 15c per M. better, but shingles were not so good. ° 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN Trade of Quebec Province During 1914 Large Decrease in Exports to Great Britain—High Freights and Scarcity of Vessels Prevented Shipments—-Paper and Pulp Benefitted by War x ake Montreal, January 25th (Special to the Canada Lumberman ) :— . The past year was an unsatisfactory one for the lumber trade. home demand fell away and the foreign business was hampered by a number of handicaps. The war was responsible for a great deal of | the depression, but the set-back was not wholly due to this cause. The collapse of the real estate boom accompanied by tight money was a strong factor in the compartive decline of trade during the early part Mic OF the year. It was not, however, until the war commenced, that busi- -» ness became really dull. Up to that time, orders were fair, with a tendency to decrease gradually. The cities felt the brunt of the smaller turnover, the towns and villages, owing to a bountiful har- vest and good prices, being in, a better position to ‘bear the burden. In the cities, many large “industrial plants, such as those building cars, which were lar ge consumers of lumber, were practitally bare of ~_ orders, which naturally had a bearing upon the lumber trade. There were complaints during the year of the dumping of the lower grades of Georgia pine. Wholesalers now state that this has practically ceased, owing to the lumber being found unsuitable for this market, and to the fact that although low in price it was relatively ios dear, when its poor quality was taken into account. i The New York market was a good buyer, especially of spruce, during the first four months, but then it fell away. The dullness spread to the production of pulpwood, following the smaller demand from the United States, where the paper mills were free buyers of pulp in place. of the wood. A considerable amount of wood is still on hand throughout Quebec, and there is likely to be -. a diminution in this winter’s cut as a consequence. : During the latter part of the year the position of spruce under- - went a change. Quite a strong demand for the English market set ‘in, and after the close of navigation, in spite of the high freights, a ~ considerable quantity of lumber was shipped to the other side. The _. shutting off of European supplies was the cause of this buying. Sev- eral mills have already sold their entire cut for the English market at prices which show a substantial advance. It is probable that a slightly lower grade of lumber will be sent to the: Old Country. This buy- ing will mean a more limited supply for home consumption and will also have an influence in keeping prices strong. How Local Trade was Affected - Almost throughout the year the local trade compared unfavyor- : ably with the preceding twelve months. This was due to the slump in the contracting business, naturally accentuated by war conditions. In spite} however, of the small buying, prices were maintained in a surprising manner. The opening months were fairly satisfactory, ‘considering the reaction in general commerce, but at no time was there anything approaching briskness. It was seen early in the year that several contemplated large building projects would be laid up, owing to the financial position, although there was a decided increase * in the number of flats and small residences constructed. How serious _ was the decline in building operations will be gathered from the city | permits issued. _ 297. A considerable portion of this may be set down to the war, as, directly hostilities were declared construction work was stopped on many jobs and contemplated work was postponed. . Collections were difficult at times, owing to the general tightness ¥ of money. The failure of many small and two large contractors hit _ several lumber firms. 2, The sash and door factories were only fairly well supplied with 5 orders, and naturally felt the decline in building operations. Box factories did not have a satisfactory year. One of the principal firms, however, was helped out by a very substantial order from the Gov- ernment for ammunition boxes. The Timber Situation With regard to the timber section, the following statement by ~ Mason, Gordon & Company, Montreal, sums up the situation: “At the opening of 1914 we looked for business to fall off as compared with the preceding two years, but up to the declaration of war we were } agreeably surprised, as sales were pretty well up to the average mark. With the opening of war, however, all public works were ‘stopped, with the exception of those actually in course of construction, and the _ railways and other large industrial corporations shut down on all construction work which was not absolutely necessary, the result be- . ing that the demand for timber stopped entirely. | “The outlook for 1915 is anything but bright, as there is prac- tically no new work being considered, and unless the war is brought to a finish in the early part.of the year, of which there seems to “be ‘ AND WOODWORKER The ° In 1914 the total was $17,638,466 as against $27,037,- . Pebruary fe 1915 + > ™ very little probability, the prospects are that the timber business in Canada will be poorer than it has for many years past. Notwith- standing the claims made by Old Country timber and lumber mer-_ chants that they have ample supplies on hand, the writer’s belief is — to the contrary. Information derived from outside sources leads to ; the opinion that the stocks are not large, and that it will be only a matter of time until the trade will have to come to this market for — large supplies and make up their minds to pay the additional | and — very heavy freights being asked by all classes of shipping 1 men.’ 2 Prospects for the Current Year The outlook is uncertain, much depending upon the course oe the war. Whatever may be the volume of business transacted, the — chances are all favorable to quotations keeping firm. There has been _ (hp: a considerable decrease in the cut, and this will tend to maintain a a buoyant market. Should the freely predicted boom in the United © States materialize, Canada will no doubt feel the effect, and the lum- — ber trade will participate in the better business, thus making up for any loss in the home trade. So far as Montreal is concerned, the building business is not likely to exhibit any great recovery. Office © accommodation is more than sufficient, and the demand for small : houses is not equal to what it was a year ago. On the other hand, local yards are pretty bare of stock, and even a moderate demand by . “oo consumers will mean good orders going to the wholesalers. ‘ ts 4 Serious Decline in Exports It is many years since exporters to-Great Britain peer the eo - pean Continent experienced such a trying season as that of 1914. Every shipper lost business as compared with the corresponding per- iod a year ago, which in its turn showed a decline of just over 3% million feet. The following table gives details of the exports: 1 1913 1912 79 5s Ft. B.M. Ft. B.M. Ft. B.M. | is Watson & ‘Todd, Limited ... 26,165,790 34,596,642 33,217281 9 R. Cox & Company ... 11,336,151 18,326,191 17 316,113 ; J. Burstall & Company .... 6,708,937 8,905,256 9,149,894 W..& J. Sharples 2-3. 6,296,006 13,571,128 12:943,460 A E. M. Nicholson ..: 5,284,731 7,695,305. 7,670,003 Eo Et, besiege See -3,339,582 3,522,941 8,857,349 | _Dobell, Beckett & Company. 2,677,768 3,527,783 4,267,930 Cox, Long & Company... .. 474,818 1,878,741 2,211,896 — Railway Steamship Lines and Afr small shippers ... ed a SF 13,795,180 13,736,236 | 71,401,401 105,819,167 109,370,762 Decrease for 1914... ... 34,417,766 ; The destination of the lumber was as under: -Ft. BM. South Africa ... ME ky Great Britain and Continent :.4.... 0.0722 t 69 858,348 During 1913 101,543,392 We were sent sf Great Britain and the Continent; 4,011,701 feet to South Africa, and 264,074 feet to Aus-— tralia and New Zealand. “ The falling off, shared in by nearly all classes of lumber, was due to a combination of untoward circumstances, the war, of course, being the predominant factor, but even before the commencement of hostilities there were indications of a shortage in the shipments. The season started in rather poor shape, the deterrent influence being — the high prices asked ; consequently the earlier shipments were small in quantity. When the war started there was a decided lessening of 4 exports, as, apart from the natural disinclination to buy under such conditions, the steamship companies put up rates to such an extent iff s that business was seriously handicapped. Following the outbreak, the Government commandeered a large number of vessels on the Can- ed adian route thereby lessening the tonnage available and preventing shipments which would otherwise have been made: Towards the end of the season space was in great demand, but practically none was to be obtained, and whereas, in former years, firms were rushing | goods to the other side, during the latter part of the past season ~ trade was practically at a standstill. Had the Government taken the — needed vessels from other than Colonial routes, it would have con- — siderably helped the lumber business so far as Canada was con- cerned, spruce in particular being in great request just prior to the close of navigation. This demand has continued. The closing of the Baltic resulted in Canadian red pine being ordered in larger quan- tities than usual, but owing to the scarcity of space, it was impossible to fill all the orders.. Birch was only a moderate market. As to the outlook for next season, almost everything depends up- Pee Ber. ‘ebruary 1, 1915 on the war. Freights just now are exceptionally high, 90s. being re- _ fused for London, and if this condition continues it is almost certain _ that British buyers will only purchase for immediate requirements. Ships are in great demand, and until the war is over and tonnage released, there seems little chance of rates‘dropping to reasonable figures. Freights, indeed, are likely to be the all-important factor in _ the export section. Should the unexpected happen, and the rates come down, there is the prospect of a satisfactory opening next sea- son, as Canada will be relieved from Baltic and other competition, for the time being, and thus have a much freer market than in past years. With cheaper labor available, manufacturers may be able to help the trade with lower cost of production, although very little relief can be expected from this quarter. The increasing price of lumber is an in- Pulp and Paper Trade Improved yo ‘merce, stimulated the Canadian pulp and paper industries, in most lines. The outbreak involved the cutting off of certain pulp supplies _ from Europe for the United States and also resulted in an increased _ demand for newsprint from this market. The mills over the border were handicapped by a serious shortage of water, and. this compelled certain buying orders of pulp to come to Canada. Under all these ‘circumstances prices ruled very firm, especially since the war, although there has been a drop from the highest quotations. The ground wood market showed a distinct improvement as com- pared with the preceding year, but production would have consider- ably increased had not the Canadian water powers been low during a portion of the period. The United States were very good customers, the exports of 188,612 tons from January to November inclusive being 18,000 tons more than the entire exports for 1913. ay Sulphite was in strong demand, owing to the war, and stocks were cleaned up. Gradually, however, the orders eased off, and these are __ now on a normal basis. Under the stress of the large buying, prices advanced materially, and notwithstanding a subsequent decline, it is : expected that they will hold firm throughout the current year. Can- ada exported to the United States from January to November 19,000 tons of unbleached and 11,000 tons of bleached chemical pulp. A considerable portion of this was kraft pulp, and there are now three j mills engaged in the export of this description of pulp to the United im tates. » --~—~*When the war opened there ensued an extraordinary demand for newsprint, many good orders coming to this country both for the _ United States and British possessions. Since then there has been a slackening but there is still a large amount of buying. Canadian mills _ were able to dispose of their entire output for last year and to run their plants to the full capacity. The exports to the United States __were from 23,500 tons in January to 27,000 tons in November. The prospect is that during 1915 these exports will be materially increased. _ Only one additional news mill will come into operation and that in _ the latter half of the year. Other lines of paper and boxboard were adversely affected by __ general conditions, with the result of considerable curtailment in the manufacture. The made-in-Canada movement may not unnaturally be expected to help this industry. In connection with the low water conditions, such important rivers as the Ottawa and St. Maurice fell so low that the average quotas of logs were not floated down, and many saw mills and pulp mills experienced a considerable shortage in their timber. A Govern- ment dam at Lake Temiskaming gave out. This had been built as a reservoir for the Ottawa River, to hold back the water until required _ during the dry season, thus maintaining the level at such pulp and _ paper making points as Ottawa and Hull. It is understood that the dam is to be put into first-class condition, which will, of course, tend to improve the condition of the Ottawa River. _ New pulp and paper plants continue to be erected. Some were opened during the past year and others will be put into operation _ during the current twelve months. The following additions were made _ to 1914 production: St. Frarices Mill, Fort Frances, Rainy River, 150 tons of newsprint per day; Brompton Pulp and Paper Company, East _ Angus, P.Q., 50 tons of newsprint; Abitibi Company, Iroquois Falls, - Ont., 200 tons of ground wood; Montreal Box Board and Paper, 35 tons of box board; Hinde and Dauche Company, Toronto, 40 tons of _ box board; the Beaver Board Company, Thorold, Ont., 50 tons of __ wood board for beaver board purposes; and the Partington Pulp and _ Paper Company, St. John, N.B., 20 tons of bleached sulphite. __. During 1915 it is expected that the Abitibi Company will manu- - facture 200 tons of news pulp, commencing in July, while the St. Law- tence Pulp and Lumber Corporation, Chandler, P.Q., will market 100 tons of sulphite fibre, and the Bathurst Lumber Company, N.B., 60 tons of boxboard and 25 tons of bleached sulphite. The Belgo-Can- -adian Company, Shawinigan Falls, P.Q., will add 50 tons of sulphite, -and the Riordon Pulp and Paper Company have made an addition of per cent. to their capacity at Hawkesbury, and have also made rovements to their sulphite plant at Merritton, The re ml a * jer » Sevres aM ane es iy in > | ae de As aie ra on nO % AP a Btlins daa ¢ 4 "4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘ 7 q Mf . . _ The European situation, so unfavorable to many branches of com-. Ar 47 Laurentide Company are adding 60,000 horse power to their develop- ment at Grand’Mere, P.Q., the scheme including a new ground mill and other additions. At Ottawa the Booth Company have added twa digesters to their plant, doubling the capacity of the mill. It will thus be seen that there are plenty of mills to take care of any increase in orders. _ One of the circumstances which will probably have to be taken into account during 1915 is an increase in railroad rates for all ship- ments to the United States, the companies having decided to add five per cent. to those now in existence. This arises out of the judgment of the Interstate Commerce Commission allowing the United States lines to raise their rates. It remains to be seen whether our Railway ay angele will allow a corresponding increase to be made on this side. __ During the year the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association has widened its borders, and is now developing into an aggressive organ- ization. Most of the large companies and firms are members. Price Brothers Had a Successful Year The annual meeting of the shareholders of Price Bros. & Com- pany, Limited, Quebec, P.Q., was held on January 28th. A favorable report was presented upon the operations of the year 1914. Profits were shown to the extent of $692,830, an increase of $180,303 over the previous year. After all charges were deducted, a balance of $233,779 remained to be brought down as compared with $173,788 in 1913. This balance would represent 4.7 per cent. on the $5,000,000 common stock, on which no dividends have yet been paid, as compared with 3.5 per cent. in 19]3 and 4.3 per cent. in 1912. With the balance brought for- ward the total at the credit of the profit and loss acount would reach $1,260,031, but the directors decided to set aside a sum of $250,000 to depreciation reserve, leaving $1,010,031 at the credit of profit and loss, which is $16,220 less than at the end of 1913. Sir Wm. Price, president of the company, in his report expressed satisfaction with the company’s operations in the paper business, he stated that pulp had been affected by low prices and lumber by slowness in the gen- eral demand. On account of the low prices for pulp, the company’s ground wood mill at Rimouski had been shut down during the year. The lumber department, while proving as profitable as formerly, had suffered in common with similar undertakings, particularly in the domestic market, but the outlook was now considered better, owing to ~ the increased demand from the United Kingdom. Referring to the Kenogami paper mill, the president said that this undertaking had added considerably to the company’s earning power. The directors were satisfied that 1915 would show even bet- ter results from this source. The mill was now operating at full capa- city and contracts had been made for the output of the year 1915. Outlook is Decidedly Hopeful Editor, Canada Lumberman :— Montreal, Que., January 18th. I feel that, considering the severe shock which the lumber trade sustained with the outbreak of war and the immediate and conse- — quent restriction of financing, following the year of depression preced- ing, the lumber business has withstood well the demand made upon | it. There has been no slaughtering of prices, not more than the num- ber of failures ordinarily expected, and there has been shown, to my mind, everywhere, a desire on the part of those engaged in the trade (which by the way, is the best business in the world) to stand by ~ one another. I do not know of one single instance where one lumber- man has sued another to enforce payment of a debt which the other ar party was unable to pay. Undoubtedly there is, and will continue to be an increasing de- _ mand for Canadian lumber in the British Isles, parts of Europe, and other parts of the world, due, in the first place, to the extraordinary demand for lumber now prevailing in these countries, and, in the ~ second place, to the curtailment of supply from northwestern Europe. » as s re es “te a) ha hy ant - He ae: ree ae. a4 v. (ast Ly Our seaboard markets are the first, naturally, to benefit from this de- mand, but undoubtedly this will have a reassuring effect throughout the trade in Canada. I am advised that many eastern manufacturers have sold their entire output of spruce to be cut this season at prices’ higher than have yet been known. I understand, on good authority, that a cut of thirty million feet of spruce to be sawn this season was sold at approximately $20 per M. f.o.b. the vessel. Undoubtedly, with the opening of spring, whether there is an improvement in the war situation or not, there will be a great demand for lumber at increased prices. I consider the outlook for 1915 decidedly hopeful—cC. A. Spencer. — Hon. John Hall Kelly, M. L. C., of New Carlisle, P.Q., in a recent interview, stated that business conditions in the county of Bonaven- ture and along the coast of Quebec were, in comparison with other parts of the province, very good. So far this season, he says, there has been a decrease in the cut of timber, owing chiefly to the fact — iam ot. that money has been very tight. trary ~ lumber.” _ share in the cut of the province. - 48 lumber cut of Nova Scotia. It is true that the yearly shipments of lumber from the numerous ports of the province may be obtained from the Custom houses, but this method of acquiring information is a tedious one, involving considerable correspondence and requiring lots of time, for some of the Collectors of Customs are in no hurry to answer questions. But, assuming that returns of all shipments have been secured, the seeker for statistics is still far from knowing the exact amount of the annual lumber cut. He has no reliable figures concerning the quantity of lumber required for home consumption. No accurate records are kept of the quantities used every year for building purposes, fér railway ties, for pit timber and for making barrels and boxes. The character of the material used for some of these purposes precludes the possibility of keeping cor- rect measurements, and even the census taker is unable to get any- thing better than approximate figures. These, however, may be fairly correct, and while any consumption of the quantity of lumber used for home consumption must necessarily include some guesswork, yet it is quite possible that a reasonably accurate estimate may be made. It is generally supposed that newspapers like to make a good showing concerning the products and resources of their own country. It is even hinted that some of them are slightly inclined to exaggera- tion when dealing with these subjects in order to make a good story. But some of our provincial papers are entirely. free from any suspicion of exaggeration so far as the lumber trade of 1914 is concerned. One leading paper makes the astounding statement that “the export in Nova Scotia was 200,000,000 feet as compared with a normal of 225,- 000,000.” The same paper just one year before announced that “in formation from all available sources indicates that the lumber cut for this province for 1913 would total about four hundred million feet, which is a fairly average cut.” One year earlier the same paper said: “The average output from our forests is half a billion feet of This agrees very well with a statement made by the Deputy Crown Land Commissioner and Chief Provincial Forester, who should know what he is talking about, and who said a year ago: “For many years the annual timber cut has been in the vicinity of 500,000,000 feet.” ; T is almost impossible to obtain complete statistics of the annual Popular Estimates of the Cut Much age, Low Not content with cutting off “at one fell swoop” at least one-half of the average yearly output, without giving any adequate explana- tion, the paper proceeds “to note the lumber cut from Nova Scotia by counties.” This is, perhaps, fortunate, for it gives a better oppor- tunity to compare the figures with the facts. Take the county of Cumberland, for instance, which was allotted 30,000,000 feet as its The facts are that the shipments from Parrsboro alone to Great Britain, last year totalled 32,972,489 feet, or more than the total allotment of all kinds of lumber to the whole county, while the shipments from Pugwash to the United Kingdom aggregated 19,369,829 feet. “added six million feet shipped by one operator at Apple River to the When to these figures are ' English market, 400,000 feet shipped by a Parrsboro operator to the 4 same market via St. John, and the shipments from River Herbert and other ports not included above, it will be found that the shipments to Great Britain alone from this county are more than double the total cut assigned to it by the newspaper statistician. Probably somewhat similar results might be obtained in nearly all the counties by careful investigation. The cut of Queens and Shelburne was put at 15,000,- 000 feet. Mr. Charles F. Wright, Collector of Customs at Liverpool, assures me that, from the best information he can obtain and from his own personal knowledge, “the cut in the two counties last year was not short of 26,000,000 feet.”” Lunenburg, according to the news- paper authority, had a cut of 45 million feet last year. The returns from the port of Bridgewater were 35 million feet of lumber, valued at $612,000 ; 3,708 cords of pulpwood worth $22,224, and 6,617,000 laths, valued at $18,633. In the opinion of Mr. N. C. Owen, Collector of - Customs, the shipments of long lumber would have reached forty “millions but for the unusually early closing of navigation. ' shipments from all the other ports in the county uncounted, it looks ‘as if the newspaper allotment were somewhat under the mark. With the Another startling statement, which would be important if true, - is contained in the article which makes such a slashing cut into the ‘lumber cut of Nova Scotia. The statement is in effect that New Brunswick spruce commands over two dollars per thousand more than the price Nova Scotia lumber is bringing, “the reason for the difference being that the wood from the sister province is larger, longer and of a more even quality.” This statement, as it stands, is a base libel on the lumber of Nova Scotia. The truth is that while some New é CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Nova Scotia’s Lumber Trade During 1914 Output Considerably Greater Than Generally Supposed—Outlook for 1915 Exceptionally : Promising—Some Comparative Estimates ‘ | OO Oe eae em CT kee ike ol tr , oe diss me Bie Re Na, Na Nig SK ow ' ad? sayy i) ees an che Sa een yh cal Ce Yor aad eo 7 wi A 87, me, »" a” ) De ee Februar 1, 1915 ‘ Brunswick lumber is better than some of the Nova Scotia product, some Nova Scotia lumber is superior to some of the lumber cut in New Brunswick. In other words, some grades of lumber in both — provinces are better than some other grades. The only basis for the statement about the difference in prices, which as a whole is entirely false and misleading, is found in the fact that on the North Shore of — New Brunswick there ate some mills fitted to cut lumber of any required dimensions, and this dimension lumber commands from fifty — cents to one dollar per thousand more than the average price for lum-_ ber in other parts of New Brunswick and in Nova Scotia. Why a leading newspaper should take the trouble to reduce by at least one- — half the output of an important provincial industry, and at the same x, time depreciate the quality and price of what is left, is something — that passeth understanding. - The Shipments From Parrsboro The shipments from the port of Parrsboro last year were fairly ' satisfactory, and, in comparison with the output of. the preceding year, give some indication of the condition of the lumber trade in the greater part of the province. The deals, scantlings and battens ship- _ ped to the United Kingdom last year totalled 32,972,489 feet, valued at $531,710. The corresponding shipments in 1913 aggregated 18,- 186,656 feet, with a valuation of $278,910. The exports of spruce boards and scantlings to the United States last year amounted to only ~ 6,165,807 feet, valued at $121,972. This was a considerable falling off in comparison with the exports of 1913, which showed a total of 7,830,071 feet, valued at $117,695. The decrease last year was due to the slump in the United States market, for fully three million feet of lumber intended for that market is being held over, but it will be | noted that the export for 1914 had a larger valuation than the greater quantity exported the preceding year. The number of laths exported to the United States last year was 9,134,500, valued at $23,082. This was a large increase compared with 1913, when the number shipped was 4,677,600, and the valuation was $10, 769. The piling exported last _ year numbered 42 963 pieces, valued at $82,620.- In 1913 the pieces — numbered 38,353, and the valuation was $69,871. The total amount of — sawn lumber shipped from Parrsboro last year was 40,965,196 superfi- cial feet, and the valuation was $676,765. The valuation of the piling added makes a total of $759,394, which is the largest valuation for many years. In 1913 the quantity of sawn lumber shipped was 26,- 951,289 feet, valued at $407,374, with the value of piling added the estimated value of the total lumber shipments from Parrsboro that year was $477,245. In 1912 the total value of the output was estimated ; at $530,419. f- The difficulty that must be found in getting anything like cor- rect returns of the output of even one county is well illustrated by one item in the output of the mill of Chas. T. White & Sons, Limited, — East Apple River. The item reads as follows: “3,400,000 pieces of dowels, 12 inches to 48 inches in length.” The most accomplished guessers would be likely to come a few feet out of the way if they attempted to reduce that number of dowels to board measure with no other guide than the item quoted above. Another puzzling prob- lem will be found in any attempt to estimate the quantity of lumber contained in the pit timber cut and used in this county. Possibly the exact number of the pieces may be obtained, but as the props used in the mines differ greatly in size and length, and-as there may be many more of one size than of any other size, or of one length than any other length, it is obvious that it would be no easy task to fix upon an average standard by which the dimensions of all pit timber __ may be measured. Large numbers of pit timbers are cut in this — county, and should be counted in the lumber output, but it is almost — a impossible to get any more than an approximate idea of the amount of lumber they contain. The same is true in a limited degree of © railway ties, of which large numbers are cut in this county and in a other parts of the province, and of boat masts, flagstaffs and clothes props, of which considerable quantities are sometimes shipped to the — United States from the western part of this county, and yet all of these _ things form a part of the lumber output of this county and should — be counted in it. If this were done the lumber cut of this county — would be much nearer to one hundred million feet than to the thirty millions assigned to it so glibly by the newspaper before mentioned. — Probably the same thing would hold true with regard to all the counties in the province with the exception of Yarmouth, Digby and Annapolis, where a falling off amounting to many millions has been caused by the closing during last year of the mills of three large operators. This temporary suspension will result no doubt in a larger output in the future, and will cause no permanent loss to the province, Ag aN rig aur ae . . February 1, 1915, CANADA LUMBERMAN but it has caused a reduction in last year’s output amounting to per- __, haps forty million feet. Forest Fires Caused No Serious Losses With regard to forest fires the past season was decidedly excep- tional. Not a single large fire was reported. Whether this was due to increased activity on the part of the forest ramgers or to other causes, or to a combination of careful watchfulness and good luck, the result is certainly highly satisfactory. Mr. G. W. Smith, repre- senting Chas. T. White & Son, Limited, writes with regard to forest fires as follows: “We keep fire rangers in the woods during the dry _ season, and have steel towers 75 to 80 feet high erected on the highest - land overlooking the forest. We find these of great value.” Chas. TT. White & Son, in addition to their large mill at East Apple River, control several other mills on the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy, and their combined output amounts to about twenty-five million feet of lumber annually. They evidently appreciate the im- portance of preventing forest fires, and are willing to spend good money to secure that result. The outlook for the lumber trade in this province was never bet- ter than it is at present. The great war has increased prices by cutting off the supply from northern Europe, and when the war is ended the demand will probably be greater than ever. It is evidently to our interest to let the nations which will require much lumber know that : we are in a position to supply it, and it surely is the height of folly ___ to represent our lumber cut at this particular period as very much smaller than it really is. : 3 - Nova Scotia Trade Expecting a Good Year _A Nova Scotia newspaper recently published the following refer- ence to the lumber industry of that province during the past year :— The total lumber cut in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in 1914 was _— _searcely up to that of 1913, but the deal shipments were larger. The : total trade in deals was estimated at 400,000,000 feet, and prices aver- —__ aged $16.75 per thousand feet, ranging from $14.50 to $19, the latter being the outside high price for a good specification. This return is better than that obtained in average years, and is $2.50 per thousand _ above that of 1912. Owing to the shutting off of the Baltic supplies _ on account of the war, the market in England at the present time for deals is very firm, and is almost certain to continue so, at least ___ throughout the first half of 1915. Our expectation therefore is that a larger cut of deals than usual will be made this winter. The Ameri- can market, excepting in April and May, was not satisfactory at any ___ time during the year, but the local trade kept up very well until the end of August. Throughout 1915, especially in connection with the large public works in progress, we expect the local demand will be ‘very fair. All the manufactured stock of 1914 has been well cleaned ___up and the industry is in a sound condition. The usual quantity of mechanical pulp was manufactured and produced fair profits, but the English market is at present extremely depressed and the immediate outlook is not bright. There is some prospect of a trade in pit props, ___ but as the price which the mine owners of Great Britain have been paying for European supplies delivered is about the same as the mini- mum price at which our people can afford to sell them f.o.b. Halifax, we do not look for any considerable business in this line unless the war isa long one. There was no damage to speak of from forest fires during the year. _ ~The Track Being Cleared for Progress Chase, Talbot & Company, New York, in a recent lumber market letter, say in part:—“Building operations in Manhattan last year fell _ off about $50,000,000. A good omen for this year. The steel trade is _ improving. Prices are hardening. The new Federal Banking System is an aid to all industry in extent difficult of calculation. The final ___ grant of the five per cent. increase in railroad rates to the fifty-two -_ eastern roads will stimulate their purchase of much needed supplies. _ The status of the money market is normal and the opening of the Stock Exchange has shown that no considerable liquidation need be feared. es “Our opportunities can only be measured by our energy. If there _ is any nation in the world justified in hopefulness during this period _ of European war it must certainly be our own. We shall have no _ regrets if we first see clearly and then summon the maximum of cour- age. Endeavor to differentiate between emergency conditions, neces- _ sary measures to correct such, and the fundamental soundness of com- _ mercial enterprise. We shall all find it necessary to employ our best effort to work up hill, but we must do it or fall into the pit, upon the _ brink of which we all stand. The path is clear, there are no dark clouds, conditions augur well for a realization of our fondest hopes, _ the most encouraging of which perhaps is that the present administra- tion bespeaks fair treatment for all business interests that may come nto contact with the government.” ae. - | AND WOODWORKER Personal Paragraphs from the Trade Mr. Frank Pauze, vice-president of U. Pauze & Sons, lumber merchants, has been elected president of the Montreal Chambre de Commerce. Mr. W. K. Grafftey, of the Montreal Lumber Company, has been re-elected an Alderman of the Westmount Council. There was no opposition. Mr. E. W. Tobin, M.P., who is largely interested in lumber in the Eastern Townships, has been elected Mayor of Bromptonville, P.Q., by acclamation. Mr. A: G. Rose, of the Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, is on a business visit to England. He left by the Vaterland from Halifax and will be away for several months. A branch of the Home Guards has been formed by the employees of the Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, under the command of Major Henderson, a member of the firm. Mr. A. C. Manbert, of the firm of Graves, Bigwood & Company, Traders Bank Building, Toronto, left early in January with his family for a two months’ visit to his brother in South Pasadena, Cal. Mr. J. K. Muir has retired from the firm of Muir, Terry & Gor- don, wholesale lumber merchants, Confederation Life Building, Toronto. The business will in future be carried on by Mr. H.*J. Terry and Mr. A. E. Gordon, under the name of Terry & Gordon. Mr. John D. Mershon, President of the John D. Mershon Lum- ~ ber Company, of New York, N.Y., Saginaw, Mich., Kansas City, Mo., and Chicago, Ill., announces the retirement of Mr. Wm. D. Mershon, ; who has been manager of the New York office. : The New York office hereafter will be under the management of Mr. Harry J. Strong, who has been Mr. John D. Mershon’s assistant in Saginaw for several years. Mr. W. J. Denning and Mr. P. M. Gerhart will continue to look after the Canadian trade, Mr. Gerhart looking after Ontario, while Mr. Den- ning will call upon the trade in the Province of Quebec, as he has been doing in the past. Mr. John D. Mershon reports business very good .__ at the present and is very optimistic over redwood business conditions in 1915, Sudden Death of W. H. Rowley Se William Horsley Rowley, president of the E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, P.Q., died recently at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, during a business visit. Mr. Rowley’s death was very sudden, occurring as the result of heart trouble, while entertaining a friend in the tea room at the hotel. vi The late Mr. Rowley was in his 54th year and was one of the most prominent and successful financial men in Canada. He was possessed of remarkable executive ability, and as president of the Ik. B. Eddy Company was the head of the largest industry of its Sn kind in the British Empire. : Mr. Rowley was born in Yarmouth, N.S., on March 21st, 1851, his parents being U. E. Loyalists of English descent. At the age of , 16 he entered the Bank of Yarmouth as a clerk, having already gradu- ~ ated from the Royal Military College, Halifax. He remained with the bank until 1871 and then joined the Merchants’ Bank of Canada. In’ 1880 he was appointed manager of the Ottawa branch of the Mer- chants’ Bank and continued in this position until 1887 when he became © secretary-treasurer of the E B. Eddy Company, a position which he _ held until the death of Mr. Eddy in 1906. Mr. Rowley was then eleci- Ei cr president of the company and joint general manager with Mr. Geo. Millen. The ranks of New York City wholesale lumber salesmen lost one. a of their sterling members recently when Michael E. Courtney suc- cumbed to a stroke of paralysis. He had suffered a similar attack about two years ago. Michael E. Courtney was born at Huntington, i i’.Q. When very young he moved to Burlington, Vt., where he first " entered the lumber business as a boy not yet in his teens. He began © with the firm of Bronson, Weston & Dunham, receiving a thorough — education in the practical end of the business through active experi- , ence. This connection was continued for many years, and when it ter- minated he became associated with the A. C. Dutton interests at. Menominee, Mich. Following this he was for ten years with the Shep-> ard & Morse Lumber Company in the New York branch of that com- pany’s business. This association was concluded in 1908, when C. E. , eynedy entered the wholesale business on his own account, and he | had since been identified with this business in a selling capacity, oper- ating in the Metropolitan District and part of Long Island. The Herbert Morris Crane & Hoist Company, Limited, Peter Street, Toronto, have issued an interesting illustrated bulletin describ- ‘3 ing “The Morris Belt-driven Friction Hoist,” a simple but effective’ ~ hoist for small loads, which is easily applied and seldom requires any ail special construction for its erection. This hoist can be driven either from an existing line shaft or by means of a special engine or motor. . - wed Ty Nee be ge Ne lee ae 1 a a Fe, OO ee a . PS iy te GN ay. BRNO E24 5 5 } h <1 z } cd 8 in °; ; bis: Be 5 “itp CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | February 1, 193800 _ - : . OF fae ; t w 4 y le a In reviewing the conditions of the lumber trade of the Prairie Provinces during 1914, it is unnecessary to say that the trade has not been in a flourishing condition. It is certain however, that conditions - of the past season compared with 1910, present very interesting figures. ~ It will be seen that the decrease is not so large as would be expected. ’ The succeeding three years 1911, 1912 and 1913 were however, excep- tional good years in all lines of business, the climax being reached in 1912. In 1913 trade, although poor compared with the preceding two years, was yet ahead of 1910. Most people are in the habit of measur- ing their prosperity by comparing it with the past two or three years. We should however, take sufficient of the previous years to make a fair comparison, before coming to any decision regarding last year's . trade. The past season started with the banks and loan companies con- serving their credit to an unprecedented extent, a state of affairs which continued until the end of the year. In addition to this, the | financial situation was made infinitely worse by the plunging into war of the British Empire. The result of this financial stringency soon made. itself very apparent. The value of building permits , throughout the west decreased at an alarming rate. Municipal bodies -» postponed the carrying out of further expenditures, private enterprise ~ — became practically nil; in fact, almost the whole work of construction "was postponed pending such time as would see the situation cleared. This financial stringency has caused numerous embarrassments to: _. those engaged in many branches of the lumber industry; more es- pecially in British Columbia than in the Prairie Provinces. ie Western Canada as a whole will benefit from the lessons which are now being learned in economics, finance and business, and when » normal conditions return, these lessons will prove of great service to * the community, inasmuch as wild-cat speculation will probably be a thing of the past and sounder business will be the keynote of the Bao ttitire. an , hes The outlook for 1915 presents a difficult problem. There still re- | ‘mains the difficulty of obtaining loans and it is certain that this trou- ble will be with us until the end of the war. The whole of the west ‘will curtail expenditures for 1915. Construction work in civic, gov- ernment, and private enterprise will all be much less than during last - syear, unless some unforeseen circumstance arises to upset present ~ calculations. Much depends upon the success of next year’s crops, and upon the speedy termination of the war in the allies’ favor. It is quite possible that, were success to come to the allied army soon, we would find a larger amount of money circulating in Canada. The stocks now held by retail lumbermen are being kept at a very - low’ level. When trade improves, the mills will therefore find an in- i, crease in their business. A gratifying feature of the situation is the ~* fact that throughout the year collections have been reported good. 7 ‘Surveying the outlook from all points, it appears that the lumber - trade will benefit by the war. Business will be done on a much sound- er and healthier basis than in the past. The companies which weather the present storm will reap reward when conditions return to a nor- mal basis. Those whose existence depends upon speculation, and » » those who are established: by huge credits and very little cash will probably suffer. * ‘ Western Conditions Analyzed _ Editor Canada Lumberman: Winnipeg, Man. In response to your request for a letter on the lumber situation, I may say this is rather a difficult subject to discuss intelligently owing to the demoralization of the trade at present. It is no news to state that 1914 has been an unsatisfactory year to all branches of the trade and it would’ take someone with more of a prophetic nature than I claim to possess to say what 1915 holds out for us. We are too prone, however, to contrast the situation now with that of 1912 when the entire West was in the throes of a boom and manufacturers as well -_as‘retail dealers have overlooked the fact that the commercial devel- -- opment of western Canada the last few years has been really abnor- mal. Railroad building of main and branch lines was at its height and new townsites opened every few weeks, to cover the demands of which - trainloads of lumber were required and immense orders were plaged by the railways for construction purposes and I venture to say it will be, at the least, five years until this condition again exists. Our ' immigration to the West has been unprecedented in any other coun- try: Our cities such as Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, -. Calgary, Edmonton and the Coast cities filled up and built up and unfortunately anticipated the requirements too far ahead and over . built. All this caused a greatly increased demand for lumber and in- - duced the manufacturers to extend their operations until in a nor- mal year, or in a period like the last six months, a condition below - i: e e . ® ‘ ; Survey of Prairie Trade During 1914 mY . The Course of Events and the Prospects for 1915 Reviewed and Discussed 7 M by Leading Manitoba Lumbermen : normal, it has resulted in over-production which forced prices down to such a point that producers, on the Coast especially, were manu- — facturing and shipping lumber at an actual loss of two or three dol- lars per thousand. The base price at the mill kept getting lower and lower while the freight rate remained stationary. Many mills have © closed down voluntarily, others have been closed down by the sherifl, — while the few mills at the Coast running to-day are doing so owing to” the fact that they have secured a meagre offering of export business — and are forced to market their side lumber and commons ata loss, The cessation of business and tightness of the money market is generally attributed to the war but in my opinion it is a moot point if western Canada has suffered to such an extent from this cause. It hy is generally conceded that our crop this year was away below normal and if the war had not helped prices to the extent it did, our farmers would be taking in the neighborhood of 40c per bushel less for their wheat than they had received in former years. It is generally con- ceded that the value of the light crop this year was as great, or nearly so, as the value of the big crop last year. This money would, of course, not be as well distributed, as large returns for grain does not helpa district with nothing to sell. Did the real estate boom not reach the crest of the wave, however, before there was any thought of war, and had not the farmers and city men who had speculated in farm lands — which still lie idle, in town lots where the weeds are now growing, and in buildings in cities, which buildings are mainly unoceupied, reached a point where the money they had taken from their business or the money they are owing the retail merchants in all lines for sup- plies would have to be repaid and no means to do so ; ar Whether we will benefit at the cessation of the war (which we all trust will be soon) is something that admits of diversity of opinion © but unanimity of sentiment. That we will get funds to continue our city building, municipal bond work, sewers and all the purposes, for which we are necessarily (being in a growing stage) a borrowing na- tion, is a point of consideration. Our money comes mainly from Great Britain, France, Belgium and Holland who are all lending ma- tions. Whether the devastation in some of these old lands will not ~— be so great that they will need their money to loan on rebuilding pro- jects in the Old World is something I am sensible of my limitations _ to pass an opinion on. That we will have a much increased immigra- tion of skilled farmers, masters of mixed farming -and that a great deal of our fertile soil placed under cultivation is something it does not take a rose-colored imagination to predict. When this happens and the stream of immigration comes in countless thousands, the mill <7 saws will buzz merrily again and the country retail lumber dealers will begin to hire extra men to help handle their business. At present the one bright gleam of sunshine in the horizon of the manufacturer is that while there will not be a large volume of trade in the cities as the building will necessarily be light, stocks in the country yards are _ generally much lighter than ever before at this time of the year and good orders will be placed for present requirements. The fly in the honey to the retail dealer is that while country building should be brisk the insidious mill to consumer artist is rapidly gaining ground and methods of figuring this unfair competition are well worthy of the careful consideration and co-operation of every dealer. — ra | We all realize this West is, and will be, more a producing country i than anything else; our hope of prosperity lies in the production of cereals from ‘the soil and in stock to feed on the fallow and grazing lands of the different farms. We have in the cities, as shown in the recent census of unemployed, many thousands of able-bodied men who are in destitute circumstances on account of the lack of work to give them employment. Many of these men have been engaged in railroad work and the railroad development is over until the land fills up more and new freight is created to demand transportation. What — are these men going to do? Many of them are Galicians and peoples from the countries of South-Eastern Europe who, in their own land, | are essentially farmers and land tillers. We want men on the farms — and do not need them in the cities. These men, given experience, would make good farmers but they have not the means or the where- withal to go on the land. Both governments have been in favor of assisted immigration but after they have assisted the immigrant to get here their interest in him ceases until election time. Could money be better employed than for the government to set aside a large sum of money to put these people on farms in districts or colonies and — take all the agricultural graduates they can secure, put them in charge — of a district to teach these new settlers to farm properly, allot the settlers sufficient implements to farm with and make farmers out of them; fill up the country; become good citizens and large users of lumber. I would venture to say that in ten years ninety per cent, Se me s z / erat ¥ ded eet Ay nea of these settlers would have paid back to the government with interest all the money expended on them, and the country as a whole would s\be that much better off with the prosperity which would ensue from turning bare prairie into waving golden fields of grain. xs It is much easier to write a “letter boosting conditions than one taking the above viewpoint and my object in this is to see, if by co- - eon we cannot build up our market by devising some scheme to ‘build up our farm lands and populate it with potential lumber users. s- er S. Y. Galbraith, President H. S. Galbraith Co., Ltd. The Banking Problem a Great Factor Dirdiior Canada Lumberman: Winnipeg, Man. So far as the general lumber situation is concerned, I think it is in possible for me to say anything other than what is already known. 4 ‘The saving features of the situation are, that stocks are low every- where, and that there has been, and will be during the coming year, es ‘material reduction of lumber output from all the “mills. We are in- terested more particularly in the Northern spruce mills, and I do not believe that there will be over twenty per cent. of the usual cut taken | out t this year. _ So far as the city trade is concerned, we cannot expect any im- provement until after the war is over and financial matters can be _ settled. In country trade, the situation is only a reflection of the gen- _ eral sentiment that these are hard times, and that everybody should _ go slow. As for the farmers—outside of those who expected to get ; _ loans through on their properties—I cannot see that they have been a injured by the European war—but their state of mind is the same as that of the merchant or manufacturer whose business has been severe- nt ly affected. - ’ I think that the present situation in the west is perhaps due more o _ particularly to the spotted, or light crop which we had last year; and also to the extreme conservatism which is being shown by the banks throughout the west. Through the retail yards in which I am inter- ested, I have had occasion to note the great handicap under which the farmers and other residents of the western country are placed by rea- son of their banking facilities being in the control of managers who have comparatively little interest in the community itself. These are times when the bankers are rightly conservative in re- ~ gard to loans, but this conservatism reaches an extreme state after it has been strained through the general manager’s office in the east; also through a western manager—with headquarters in Winnipeg; and finally reaches the local manager in one of our little western towns. To make himself secure at the head office he is much inclined By fo: err on the side of conservatism, and many individual cases have ~ come to my notice, where men who were entitled to credit were unable to secure any ; or, if they did manage to secure a small loan, the bank took over from them as security practically everything that they had, _ thus embarrassing them when security was asked of them by lumber _ dealers or some other creditors. It seems to me that this is a great problem in our country, and, _ although the banking system here has its advantages, at the same _ time we lose a great deal in not having a system whereby the man who controls the bank is identified with the community, and has an in- dividual and personal interest in the community itself, and in those ~ who Sede, there—W. P. Dutton, Dutton Wall Lumber Co. t War the All Important Factor Editor Canada Lumberman: Rivers, Man. ; 1 i wy It is well known and recognized that the trade of the past season was extremely poor in the lumber business owing to crop conditions. ee depressed state of the financial markets. was acutely accentuated »y the outbreak of European hostilities. Around this district there _appears to prevail a feeling of pessimism regarding future conditions, _ which may or may not be warranted. The future conditions wholely pepead upon how quickly the war terminates in our favor, then we _ may expect a slow revival in the lumber trade—Jas. Allen, } North American a and Supply Company, Limited. ; End of War Will Bring a Good Demand wel edgier Canada Lumberman: Winnipeg, Man. The lumber trade of the Prairie Provinces during the past year | has gradually dropped to a very low level. This has been greatly i ie by the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. The present is ‘a splendid time in which the trade may—as it were—gather wind, order to meet the situation when the war is over. The majority of ‘ie ar Mills” are curtailing their output, and the retailers are keeping their Stocks very low, so that when things start to pick up, it is confidently expected that there will be a brisk demand for all kinds of lumber. : 4 As soon as the war is over, there should be a good demand and it is quite possible that prices will go up. Of course it is well known our prices are governed by those across the line. The lumbermen his country anticipate a large increase in the foreign trade in lum- - This will not affect the prairie mills so much as it will the eastern d western mills, eoeeely, those situated near the water. Building Very few busi- qi | . b Hy The cause wag apparent to everyone concerned in the building trades, ae mat al Naar e Be ys Ds mF ita recs eg $ | February 1, 1915 se) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ness blocks will be erected. One good feature of the situation is the fact that speculative building will be almost nil. This will put busi- ness on a much sounder basis all round. Taking everything into con- sideration, it was not to be expected that we could go on as we were during the past few years, and it is obvious that the business which will be done in the future will be more stable and more permanent than that which has hitherto been transacted—W. G. Maconnel, Com- monwealth Lumber Company. Expects Improvement Even if War Continues editor Canada Lumberman: Winnipeg, Man. Although the 1914 trade in lumber was disappointing, we can liardly see how any other result could have been expected. This was caused of course, chiefly, by the upsetting of the world’s finances by the European war. I‘or the year, 1915 we have hopes that conditions will improve somewhat, even if the war does not come to an end. Were the spring to open up early and the farming portion of the west to feel optimis- tic, there is no doubt but what business would be stimulated. 2 We think it is only necessary for every lumberman in the west ae to make the best of conditions as they are, and if they do not improve — as rapidly as we hope for, still to do their best and be inspired with oa confidence in the situation. Then we will find that business eventuai- ly will resume its normal basis, and we will forget our present trou- a bles—Tomlinson & Mitchell. Logging Operations in the Prairie Provinces Mr. E. F. Stephenson, chief inspector of the Dominion Govern- ment Timber Agencies, while on a recent trip in the province of Saskatchewan stated that very few of the large operators in the three prairie provinces were carrying on logging operations this winter. He ‘ thought that the city of Prince Albert was very fortunate in that the Prince Albert Lumber Company and the Ladder Lake Lumber Com- pany, which is controlled by the former, had shown sufficient courage ; to enter the woods and thus provide employment for a large number | of men. : : Building Operations in the United States Re Building operations throughout the United States for the year 4d 1914, as indicated by the reports from 68 of the principal cities, show a decrease of only nine per cent. as compared with those of the previous year. Up to August 1, when the European war began, the construc- 4 tion work was almost indentical in v olume with that of the first months ‘> of 1913. The loss occurred entirely during the last five months of the yeai. tiamely, the disarrangement of the financial market. Building ope a- tions, on account of the large units involved in this work, compared with most other industrial activities, are peculiarly sensitive to money conditions. The unfavorable comparison is therefore not an — index of anything intrinsically reactionary in the building industry iiself, but simply represents the insuperable obstacles in the way ot | activity. Thousands and tens of thousands of plans have been held " back by the unresponsiveness of the banks and this accumulated w ork S will be renewed with the general easement of loans. nis The official reports of building permits by 68 cities for the year 1914, total $634,177,323, as compared with $697,594,916 for 1913, a de- ~ s, crease of 9 per cent. December naturally makes the poorest showing of the year, since. by common consent new undertakings have been carried over into 1915. The December figures are $34,310,848, as compared with $58- 661,519 for December, 1913, a decrease of 44 per cent. Twenty-one | cities show gains, some of them quite notable. ‘as Army Will Now Use Canadian Stocks : { A cable from London, Eng., says that the War Office, as the result of representations made by Sir G. H. Perley, has intimated that it will remove the embargo hitherto imposed on the use of Canadian white pine or spruce in army tenders. Sir George Perley con- ° vinced the authorities that no better timber was available than Can- _ adian. One of the largest wood importers states that the chief War ys" Office supplies for huts, etc., have hitherto come from the Baltic, and says the Admiralty has been large buyers for years past of Canadian | white pine and spruce. 7a Graves, Bigwood & Company, Traders Bank Building, Toronto, report that their woods operations in Northern Ontario are making ~ good progress. According to latest reports the frost and snow which came during the third week in January was very welcome and made the outlook promising for logging operations during the rest of the season. : or w One year ago I was accorded the privelege of writing an article for your annual number. To make anything’ like an intelligent fore- cast for a year opening up as last year opened calls for a thoughtful consideration of many things, almost any one of which may have much to do with the shaping of the program, as well as with the changing of it as time goes on. In reviewing my letter of a year ago, and then reviewing the events up to the time when the enemy of peace and civilization made a thrust at the world, thereby upsetting the equili- brium of trade and commerce, I find that my predictions were in every case justified by events. Indeed, and might I not, without pos- ing, or laying any claim to being a prophet, go further than this and say, that it seems as though a veil of mystery which was spread over us at that time and for some time before and which I tried to find words to describe, has since been lifted, making plain that which was then obscure? Let me quote from that letter, written January 9th, 1914. “We tried hard to be optimistic, but is was of no use, there was a condition which must be met. We had gloomy forebodings of some- thing that seemed in the air. We knew not what it was, but it was there like Ceasar’s ghost, and we could not get away from it, and even at this date it is impossible to properly describe it. It seemed as though some impending calamity was coming upon us, and we worked the whole year through under the disagreeable feeling which one experiences when it is believed that the worst is yet to come.” The Cloud of Mystery Clearing Away That cloud, which had been hanging over us obscuring the light and which has perhaps had more to do with holding up the wheels of progress than most of us were at that time aware of, and which mystified us for months, has burst. The thunder clap has been heard ; the world has been shaken; we have all felt the jolt, and much uncer- tainty has existed where an over-confidence but a short time before had so permeated our being that we imagined we were up against such mountains of prosperity that it had become a scramble to see who could climb the fastest, and any such things as profits that chanced to be in our way were pulled up by the roots or trampled down in our eagerness to get to the mountain quickly, all choosing the road of broad gauge and high speed. The sane man was not in the running, and the pessimist had flown to a place of safety. None _-dared even to look back upon such a commonplace thing as experi- ence, remembering, I suppose, Lot’s wife; while such philosophy as Longfellow’s was mythical. (This reasoning applied to all manner of men, and not to lumbermen alone). Now we sit down, and, while we try to get a view of the mountain in our imagination away in the distance, we wonder if it is not really the myth, and we take a copy of Longfellow from our pocket and read: “The heights of great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.” _ The task before every Canadian is plain, now that we have awak- ened from our dream. We must remove all trace of that uncertainty which exists, and must do everything in our power to hasten the com- plete return of confidence, which is the advance agent of thrifty action. Have we not already many signs to show that confidence is again quietly slipping back and settling down in our midst? Show me the man who, a few months ago did not think about his bank account, if he had one, and wonder if it was safe in the bank, or if the bank was really safe? Where has that feeling gone to now? Confidence has returned and crowded it out, and it is going to crowd out many other things that have no place in a country like ours. We are go- ing to awaken more fully before long, to realize that we are not so badly off as we had imagined, and then it will no longer be a question of whether our money is safe in the bank, but what use are we going to make of it by way of investments. Our fields are not being trodden down by invaders, nor is the ground being plowed up by their bul- lets, and yet perhaps we have been guilty of displaying less courage than have those whose country has been thus beseiged. It is said _ that the darkest hour is the one just before dawn, and so, since many things have already happened which throw unmistakable rays of light and hope upon the horizon, have we not sufficient reason for believing that we have already passed through that darkest hour, and that the dawn of a new era of prosperity is becoming visible? If you had been using all your energy and tact for the past five or six months in a vain effort to surmount or break down an unsurmountable and CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~Resumed Activity Predicted Readjustment in Progress Which Will Enable Province to Improve its Situa- tion—Prosperity for the Farmers will Stimulate Trade By E H. Newton a February 1, 1915 for B.C. indestructible wall, and if, when you had become pretty well ex- hausted, you discovered that the wall was higher and stronger than ever, and exceedingly dangerous, what would you be thinking about doing next? Well, sir, that is just exactly what the aggressor is think- ing about, but need we wait for this before we can welcome a return of confidence? I believe that when peace is restored we will see such a revival of trade as would justify the most sanguine hopes. But with our country unbroken and untrammelled, and with theg necessary machinery and equipment lying idle, what are we waiting — for? Are we going to allow others to reap the harvest which is soon — to come, and which is rightfully our own? We have unlimited re-— sources in our forests and our government needs the revenue from it, and, as a matter of fact, must have it. Is it reasonable, then, that we should be reconciled to let our mills remain idle while this timber is being shipped out of the country to be manufactured by our com- — petitors and then perhaps shipped back into our own market, or if — not, then into others which are within our reach? Never will we sub-— mit to such a thing. This is our opportunity to find our level, and if — salaries, wages, or other expenses have been forced too high by the — wave of optimism, as has been stated, to allow us to compete, then we must get them back again to a level with those of our neighbors. All — extravagances, if such there are, must be sought out and eliminated, and whatever other obstacles stand in the way of our enjoying our — full share of the trade which should come to us from other parts of — the world, as well as from markets closer home, should now be re- — moved. We never had such an opportunity as this for readjustment, for now that the eyes of the world are focussed upon something else we can make the adjustment quite unobserved. . Resumption of Activity Expected With the changes that must be brought about by the present un- settled conditions in the world, the extent to which we will be able to extend our trade is somewhat problematical at this time. I believe, though, that every indication points to a resumption of business at home with the opening up of the season, and while the volume may not be so large that it will startle us to begin with, yet I believe that — the season will go out with much more reason for gratification than it begins with. “7 The farmers’ wave of prosperity is now rolling toward them, and it is likely to roll high. This bids fair to stimulate them to such action — as they-have never been known to take for the production of a record crop. The prices which they are likely to realize for this crop, much of which will be shipped out of the country will brigg new capital in, and we know that with this prospect before the farmer, or rather this certainty, he is going to take advantage of the situation and make improvements calling for large quantities of lumber. Then also, — should we have an influx of people to the country, as some predict — we will, if they are the right class, and settle upon the land, their re- _ quirements must be reckoned with, without making any calculations which are not fully warranted, though, I think that we have ample ~ reason to believe that there is going to be a good demand made upon lumber before the season is out. Stocks in the yards are known to be — exceedingly low, while at the mills they are not heavy. This, con- sidered along with the fact that the eastern mills will probably not — take out anything like their average cut of logs this winter, is bound — to augur in favor of the coast mills, for we do not have to plan ahead © for our logs, but can obtain them at any time of year, as the business — comes, and indeed some of the larger logging operators are holding ~ themselves in readiness for just this kind of an exigency. | ee But whatever may be done in the lumber business this year, cau- tion will form a greater part of our discretion than it has ever done, — and thus we are going to be led carefully and safely out of the wilder- ness. I believe that we are now pretty well agreed that it is stability — that we want, and we are going to see more “working together” in — the future, and working along lines of practical economy than there — has been in the past, and by a careful working out of the costs of pro- duction, and the reducing of them to the lowest practical basis con- sistent with fair play, and then using a constant and consistent meth-_ od of advertising, and educating the consuming public, not by depre- | ciation of other materials which are being introduced to replace lum- — ber, but by a meritorious campaign of advertising and making known the advantages which lumber possesses, and they are many, we will — find that we do not have to take a second place to anybody in the manufacturing and marketing of lumber, Vi oo ee ‘ei s/f ruary 1, 1915. “aa ‘Simple Advice Which Has Been Sadly Neglected Editor Canada Lumberman :— - Grand Forks, B.C., January 15. The way to sell lumber is not to try to sell it at all. , The great difficulty with the lumber business at the present time, -_and for the last two years, in this province, has been the low prices received for the lumber. The question of most importance is, could the manufacturer have received a better price? ; I believe that a better price could have been secured and that the fault rests entirely with the sales managers of the largest concerns. _ There is no doubt, and nearly every one believes that, the large mills, _ with immense stocks, and a large selling force, are the dominating _ factors in making the prices to the retailers. It is credited to the sales managers of large plants that they have statistics showing the amount of lumber used, the amount manufac- tured, and the consumption of building material in different localities ; also that their representatives advise them regularly of the stocks on _hand in the yards of their customers. Why then should not the sales anagers, when trade begins to develop, play a waiting game, in- tead of which, wires are sent to the travellers to grab everything in sight. In consequence of this the retailers stop buying. The way to sell lumber is not to try to sell it at all. The great problem is to obtain a profitable price for: lumber. | -‘The mill men of British Columbia are om a par with any lumber- men in the world. Large numbers of them have varied experiences in other countries, and, conditions being equal, the operating and manu- facturing costs are so low as it is possible to make them. ~The majority of them know to a cent exactly what each opera- ___ tion costs and can tell you in five minutes the costs of any operation to ‘ 2 ‘ +s date. They use every endeavor to reduce the costs on each operation, “* ___ but is it not disheartening to labor strenuously day and night to save : = ten cents per thousand feet on the operating costs, only to find that. _ through the short-sightedness of the salesmen in trying to push sales too far, the price has dropped two dollars per thousand feet. What is the remedy? : All the universities of today, and numerous technical and engi- the most successful organizers of selling campaigns, men who will seek out the competitive and non-competitive channels of trade, to men of highest caliber in the promotion of sales, and men imbued _ with the idea that the way to sell lumber is not to try to sell it at all. . The lumber business is like a ship sailing without a rudder. Lum- _ber is a staple article, the same as steel. and coal, and requires the ca same intensified salesmanship. There is no staple article which has ee want to do business. = The manufacturer of today is necessarily a skilled bushman and mill man, and a good accountant, but he has no opportunity of tell- ing the consumer about his particular kind of lumber. His chief aim has been confined to supervising the manufacture of lumber and to reducing the costs of operations to a minimum. This is no longer -_ sufficient to meet the needs of the consumer. It is absolutely neces- sary to give the consumer information about wood and lumber in its - yarious forms. This is specifically a department by itself. Here is __ the opportunity for the salesman. Let him first understand that he is selling a valuable product, then know what kind of grades«are suitable for certain work, tell the consumer of the good and bad points about his particular kind of lumber, and keep constantly before him this one idea; if his firm is going to continue to operate, he must sell at a profit, not persist in forcing his lumber on the consumer and thereby _ cutting the price; remembering that he will ultimately sell more lum- ber by not trying to sell it at all—W. Mark de Cew, Vice-President ; and Manager of the Western Pine & Lumber Company, Limited. v 1% Reports from Vancouver state that the lumber business enjoyed _ quite a boom, comparatively speaking, during the month of December last, when business is said to have shown an increase of 500 per cent. over the same month of 1913. There was also during November and December a heavy export of cedar logs to the United States, which had formerly been prohibited. It is estimated that 25,000,000 feet of edar logs were sent to United States Pacific coast ports during that period. . B.C. Lumbermen Seeking Wider Markets At a special meeting of the lumber committee of the Board of de, held recently at Victoria, B.C., it was decided that a memorial 10uld be sent to the Provincial Government, laying before it the im- ortance of finding markets for the higher grades of British Colum- omy! 4, “ . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 oO bia lumber. One of the recommendations made is that samples of British Columbia lumber should be sent to the United Kingdom, Aus- tralia, Eastern Canada, China and elsewhere in charge of competent persons, who are familiar with the trade. It was also recommended that a commission should be appointed by the Board of Trade and that appropriations should be asked for from both governments and from lumbermen’s associations to be used in securing greater pub- licity for the merits of British Columbia lumber. Mountain Lumber Manufacturers’ Output Reduced The 1914 output of lumber in the territory covered by the Moun- tain Lumber Manufacturers’ Association in British Columbia, com- prising most of the mills of the Kootenay-Boundary district, is esti- mated at 225,000,000 feet. Shipments during this period amounted to 180,000,000 fget. The stock remaining on hand after ship- ments is estimated at 280,000,000 feet. The output of this district during the year 1913 was 385,000,000 feet and the shipments of that year were 335,000,000 feet. In the production of poles and ties the output was not so greatly interferred with by the developments of 1914, as in the other branches of the lumber industry. The value of the total lumber output of the district for the year is estimated at about $8,000,000. Logging operations during the pre- sent winter are reported as being light in comparison with those of previous winters. B. C. Trade has a Good Outlook In the annual report of the chairman of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company, Limited, presented in December, the fol- lowing reference was made to the lumber industry of that province :— “As soon as the seas are free of German cruisers and ships can be found to carry lumber at reasonable cost, British Columbian lumbér exporters will be able to take advantage of the large demand existing for timber. The British Columbian lumber trade would also be bene- ficially affected by the successful marketing of a good grain crop in ‘the prairie provinces, and as it is certain that the acreage under cul- tivation will very largely exceed that of any previous year, and fairly certain that high prices will prevail for wheat and oats, there are grounds for hope in this direction. Columbia are also similarly affected by the same or kindred causes. \WWhenever the revival comes it will, I feel sure, be found that this period of depression has been for the permanent good of the province, and that in several important ways new conditions have been estab- lished, enabling its sounder and more rapid development. The Market for Car Stock—B. C. Ready for Trade Regarding your inquiry as to possibility of the coast mills. supplying material for the railroad car builders, we will say that the supplying of this material is not a new thing on the Coast, as the mills here have been manufacturing this class of stock for many years, and in such quantities that the British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers’ Association saw fit some time ago to publish a sheet showing the standard dimensions, and have from time to time, as the market has changed, published what they call the Stand-. ard Railroad List, giving the list prices on all kinds of car material. This list gives prices f.o.b. the coast on car sills, standard car roofing and sheathing, car decking, car flooring, car lining, besides quoting on railroad ties and all kinds of timbers for railroad construction work. The market on this character of stock has been very quiet for some time, and orders for car material have been so scarce of late that we are not surprised that there have been inquiries as to whether this stock is manufactured on the Coast. We have not had a speak- ing acquaintance with an order for this material in so long that we would probably pass as strangers if we should meet. When the railroads start building again and are in need of roll- ing stock, we, like a great many of the other lumber people on the Coast, will be after their business, and we think that a large percentage of the orders will be placed on the Coast. If any one doubts that the Coast mills can furnish car material let him shake something that looks like an order, and at the present time he would be swamped with replies—Mainland Lumber & Shingle Company (A. C. Hannon). The chief log scaler for the Province of British Columbia reports that the total quantity of logs scaled during the year 1914 was 612,- 533,720 feet, which is a decrease of about 200,000,000 feet, from the total of the previous year. During December the amount scaled was 40,214,889 feet or about one million more than during December, 1913. Computed at average local market prices the values of Canada’s crops in 1914 were as follows: wheat, $196,418,000 ; oats, $151,811,000; harley, $21,557,000 ; rye, $1,679,300 ; peas, $4,895,000; beans, $1,884,300 ; é huckwheat, $6,213,000; mixed grains, $10,759,400; flax, $7,368,000, and corn for husking, $9,808,000. 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Nw oD SRR See Rae . ps Se RSA A CS ASR RRA tv ee re ee) kee he Ped Dey ET 2F %. : 7 s u . . . te . . f Diagram showing estimated duration of supply in comparison with averages of the same, at the same time in previous years—Foy Morgan & Co., London, we WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of “Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents ¢ word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. ie 3 Wanted Ten cars clear maple strips, 18 inches and 27 inches long. ada Lumberman, Toronto. 1344 x 3 inches, Box 128, Can- 3 We Want to Buy Birch, No.1 C. & B, dry. Sic Elms No 1) €. &-B.; dry. The Manufacturers’ Lumber Co., Stratford, Ont. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 7-t i Wanted White Birch Sqs. %-in., 1-in., 000 ft. 7a Lengths 2-ft., 3- 1%- Sasi in. up to 2-in. “i ate ae 6-ft. Clear stock. Write M. Mitchell, Lucknow, Ont. a a9 ———————————— Birchwood Wanted 5-in. thick, 6-in. wide and up. Must be air dried 1912 cut. LAMONTAGNE, LIMITED, 838 Notre Dame Street West, Montreal, Que. Wanted To Buy Good Merchantable Spruce 100,000 ft. 2x 6 50,000 ft. 3 x8 100,000 ft. 2x 8 50,000 ft. 234 x 7 50,000 ft. 3 x 9 25,000 ft. 2% x 6Y2 all 10 ft. and up long. Terms 75 per cent. cash against B/L; balance on arrival and in- spection Immediate shipment. State price f.0.b. shipping point. Write P. O. Box 1595, Montreal, Que. c We Have a Full Stock Hemlock and White and Nor- of Hardwood, way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber up to 12 x 12. Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, L038. Haileybury, Ont. For Sale 400 Spruce Spiles, 60 ft. long, 7 in. tops. Also any quantity Spiles 35 to 50 ft. long. Prompt shipment. The Northern amber Mills, Limited, 21-t.f. North Cobalt, Ont. Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 375 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. 75 H. P. Steam Boiler with usual fittings, all in splendid order. Band rip saw, Fay & Egan make, shaving exhaust double fan, with quantity of pipes, etc. Flooring matcher, with Sherman flooring boring machine, also- shafting, hangers, pul- leys. Also a complete saw mill, capacity about 10 M., including good building if wanted. Cheap for cash, or terms, ‘or Hardwood lum- ber taken in exchange. J. S. Findlay, Owen Sound, Ont. 3-10 Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 42-in. swing, 52-in. 100-in. power clipper. 64-in. foot power clipper. knife, 6-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 5-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. swing, 88-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 76-in. These machines are decided carry the same guarantee as we ones. Prices on application, THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 23t.f. Painesville, Ohio. bargains and give our new Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents We Want a Manager for our Woodworking factory. Must be able to figure contracts, take charge of corres- pondence, direct factory foreman, and know when work is being done at minimum cost. Murray & Gregory, Limited, St. John, N.L. Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents _ Mill or General Superintendent wants. posi- tion. Eastern and western experience. Splen- did record. References. 30x 131, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 3-6 Band Saw Filer open for position, Used to cutting hard or soft wood in saw mill or factory. 30x 124, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 2-5 Lumberman wants position as manager of a retail lumber yard. Has ‘had eleven years’ experience. 29 years. of age, married, sober. Can give best of references. North pre- ferred. P. B. Starmer, 1217 Camphell Street, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. 3-4 Position wanted by manager. Have learn- ed the business by practical experience, east and Pacific Coast. Managed all branches; expert on manufacturing, also mill designing and building. Good organizer and cost re- ducer. References guaranteeing efficiency and character. . Box 130, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 3-7 Manager or Secretary~-Treasurer Position wanted by married man. Fifteen years’ experience in every department of the lumber business. Successful manager of com- pany manufacturing thirty million feet annu- ally. Four years in wholesale and retail busi- ness as secretary and manager. Licensed log scaler. Can provide capital and furnish ex- cellent references. Reply to Box 112, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 24-3 Beyaz ane Business Chances PENT: Sey Sis Me i Nivsidss eee) Pulpwood Limit For Sale A fine freehold virgin pulpwood limit for sale. Easy operation, rivers running to rail- way. For further information write to Box 122, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. LCE. Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for op- portunities to invest. f your ‘‘ad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. tf Timber Limits For Sale of Mills, Berth No. 2. of Pringle, Berth No. 3. Township Township Township of Pringle, Berth No. 4. Township of Lount, Berth No. 1. Township of Lount, Berth No. 2. Apply F. T. SHORT, P. O. Box 763, 3 Barrie, Ont. Sawmill For Sale Saw, Planing and Shingle Mill with lumber yard in connection. Building 46 x 70, steel roof. Capacity of sawmill, 12 to 15 M. per day. Lots of timber. A good retail business and a good business building summer cot- tages. This is a rare opportunity for a man with some push and a little capital to make some money. Good shipping facilities by water, 10 miles of the best of roads to Bruce- field station. Owing to a combination of bad health, other interests and a heavy financial loss, I will accept any reasonable offer and give any reasonable terms. Will keep a half interest with working partner. Come and see this and go over the books. W. A. Mus- tard, Bayfield, Ont. 3-10 Stock and Equipment of Retail Lumber Business For Sale Tenders will be received up to the 8th day of February, 1915, for the purchase of the stock in trade, machinery and equipment of The Webb Lumber Company, Limited, Lum- ber Merchants, 224 Van Horne Street, To- ronto. Inventory values as of January 15, 1915:— Lumber ... .. $18,498.39 Machinery and Tools ... 7,604.38 Horese and Wagons 2,159.99 Office Furniture ... ... 758.63 $29,021.39 This is an excellent opportunity to obtain an established lumber business, situated on an attractive site with railway siding. Ad- vantageous terms can be arranged. Further particulars on application to RUTHERFORD WILLIAMSON, Assignee, 3 86 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. Wanted Poles, Specifications and Tenders on Canadian Cedar information from Hydro- Electric Power Com- mission of Ontario, Purchasing Dept., Con- tinental Life Building, Toronto, Ont. 3 Wanted To Purchase 200 to 300 boom chains, a inch thick and nine feet long, with toggles and rings at- tached. Name best price for cash f.o.b. cars shipping point. MONTEITH BROTHERS, 1-4 Rosseau, Muskoka, Ont, “it stands or F.O.B. Agents Wanted Large United States firm manufacturing steel wheels, farm trucks, handy wagons, logging and traction wagons, dump carts, engine trucks, etc., wants Provincial agents throughout Canada. Write stating what territory you can cover. Box 119, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 1-3 Agents Wanted One of the largest firms on the Continent making motor trucks, wants sales agents for whole or part of Canada. Putting out a truck which represents one of the most im- portant advances in truck manufacture. It drives from all four wheels and likewise steers and brakes on all four wheels, Company very strong financially, Box 120, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 1-3 Do You Want to Buy or Sell? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber or logs, a mill property or timber limit, or some second- hand machinery, the CANADA LUMBER- MAN AND WOODWORKER will bring quick returns. Use our “Wanted and For Sale Department.” ’ Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- city 60,000 feet. All machinery including :— Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double Cutting 'Bandmill, Cast Iron’ Lumber Table, 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Big Champion Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, ete. Also, Independent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, practically new and in excellent condition. Offers will be accepted for all or any part of this machinery, where” cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.f. Brantford, Canada. Feed-Water Heaters Feed-water heaters when prop- erly constructed and applied un- doubtedly effect a considerable economy of fuel, but as some more or less faulty ones are still in use it may be of interest to consider briefly a few of the points to be desired in their design, says the Timber Trades Journal. There are two kinds of feed-water heat-~ ers in general use. In the first, exhaust steam is employed, and in the second chimney gases. The former system is chiefly used in the smaller non-condensing plants, and with a well designed heater the feed-water can be heat- ed to some 200 degrees before it enters the boiler, and at the same time it precipitates many of the impurities found in it. In the con- struction of heaters, bent and com- plicated forms should be avoided, straight pipes of ample capacity are to be preferred, and these should be arranged so that they can be readily cleaned and exam-— ined. They should also be ar- ranged so as to have a rapid cir- culation, and have freedom to ex- pand and contract. In the form of feed-water heat- er for difficult waters which is in successful use, the water is heated to the precipitating point, and a chemical separation of impurities takes place. In accomplishing this exhaust steam is at first used, et . _ February 1, 1915 after which the temperature is raised to the precipitating point by means of a live steam coil. After precipitation the water! is passed through charcoal or other suitable material, by which a me- chanical separation of the impuri- ties is effected, the purified water then passes out of the heater into the boiler. Whatever form of feed-water heater is employed it is important that provision be made to prevent any back pressure on the engine. This can be done by fitting a relief yalve, so that when the pressure of the exhaust exceeds that of the atmosphere to any appreciable ex- tent the valve opens a communica- tion between the inlet and the out- let. The writer has know several cases of back pressure arising H. J. Terry ” TER \ CANADA LUMBERMAN from the above cause, which re- mained undetected for some tine. In conclusion, it should be borne in mind that the more wasteful a boiler is, the greater is the advant- age of a good feed-water heater or economiser. The largest forest in the world is in Canada. It is in the Labra- dor and Hudson Bay district, and is, roughly, one thousand by seventeen hundred miles. WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, Engineer 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. 704 Confederation Life Bldg. The very best White Pine Lumber Bill Stuff and Lath. 66 66 66 66 66 ‘“ 66 66 All Lumber Dressed or Rough. at very station— 08s. He checks himself F 1) @ protectsyouagainst | | AND WOODWORKER : G ADIANOFEICE:SCHon fu OFFICE. SCHOOL. HURCH & LODGE FURNITURE ORC STORE FITINGS, S"AESEND FOR CATAL J.M.& D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St. Peter St., Quebec,Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest properties anywhere. Forest surveys, Logging maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Power, Water Storage, Topographical plans, Water supplies, Park Works, General plans for village sites and Private Estates. Railroad location and construction. Roads and Riversimprovements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. RATS AND MICE Eat the meat out of oats and corn and horses get the husk. RATS ARE DISEASE CARRIERS: AL- SO CAUSE FIRES. Device resets itself; always ready; catches daily. Made of gal- vanized iron; can’t get out of order; cheese is used, doing away with poison; 12 rats caught one day in one catcher. One sent any place in U. S. upon receipt of $3. Catcher 10 in. high, for mice only, $1. On account of shipping charges being prepaid, remittance re- quested with order. H. D. SWARTS Inventor and Mfr., Scranton, Pa. A. E. Gordon RY & GORDON Wholesale Lumber Merchants Toronto, Ont. We Are Here With the Goods Red Pine Lumber Bill Stuff and Lath. Spruce (both Quebec and Ontario) Lumber and Lath. Jack Pine Lumber and Bill Stuff. Hemlock Lumber and Bill Stuff (mill now sawing). Douglas Fir Lumber and Bill Stuff up to 60 ft. lengths. British Columbia Red Cedar Shingles and Lumber. New Brunswick Cedar Shingles. Yellow Pine Lumber and Bill Stuff up to 20 ft. lengths. proof, and can be put up by your own men. a certified guarantee from tne factory for one year. spected hourly every night and you have your watchman’s record of his night’s work. No part of this clock is made in Germany— it is made in the United States. and stations $3.90 each, F.O.B. Toronto. The Canadian Western Lumber Co., New Westminster, B.C. have 40 stations in their plant. WRITE US Lintz-Porter Co., 27 Yonge st. arcade, Toronto Our prices are right. Write, wire or phone for quotations. Hardinge Watchman’s Clock Considering that 7 0% of the lumber fires start in the yards, is it not good business to employ a night watchman and a Hardinge clock? Stations may be placed in your yard at the end of each alley—they are weatherproof, tamper- No wiring is necessary and the clock is shipped with Every danger pointin your plant is in- The clock is $36.80 = eS ——" _ ae Ontario The most interesting and probably the most important feature in | connection with the lumber industry in Ontario today is the extent of the logging operations at present being carried on in the woods. Up to date the weather has been favorable both for cutting and haul- ing. In the Georgian Bay district, the outlook is for an increased . production on account of the great quantity of timber which was blown down in the fall of 1913, and which has to be taken out in order to avoid decay. Throughout the rest of Ontario, manufacturers are making extensive reductions in their operations and it looks as though one may balance the other. One hears from most manufac- turers that the general output of Ontario will show a reduction. On the other hand the Department of Lands and Forests has made pub- lic an estimate to the effect that the output of pine on Crown Lands - will be about 375,000;000 feet as compared with 360,000,000 feet last year, and that the output of spruce, hemlock and other varieties will total 84,000,000 feet as compared with 65,000,000 feet a year ago. The present situation in connection with the trade in Ontario is that retail yards, and large consumers of lumber are getting along with small stocks. Enquiries, however, are becoming fairly numer- ous and are pointing to the probability of an active movement in the early spring. In southwestern Ontario activity is already commenc- ing. A Toronto wholesaler reports that during the third week in February he had the best week’s trade in southwestern Ontario that he ever had in that territory. Much interest is taken in the probable action of the railway com- panies in regard to freight rates. An application is likely to be made in the near future to increase freight rates in eastern Canada to the extent of 5 per cent. in conformity with the increase which was re- cently permitted by the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States in connection with the railroads east of the Mississippi River. Such an increase, although likely to be contested vigorously by shippers, might have the effect of inducing railway companies to _ spend liberal amounts on equipment, which would be an important factor in the return of normal trade conditions. ; No one at present seems to be inclined to do more than express a hope that next summer will see an active demand for lumber. Met the opinion is frequently expressed that one would not be surprised if such development actually came to pass. Unquestionably the situ- ation, so far as stocks on hand, the probable output of the mills next summer, and the present prices of stocks are concerned, is one which will assist any development in the direction of trade betterment. Eastern Canada According to a number of reports which the Canada Lumberman has received from manufacturers in the province of Quebec, the out- _put of logs in that province during the present winter will show some reduction as compared with last winter. A few manufacturers report that they are taking out the same quantity of logs, while a number of others report that their output will show a decrease varying in different cases from 15 ‘to 50 per cent. One of the most important manufacturers in the province advises us that in his opinion the out- look for trade in 1915 is good. Practically all of the reports agree in expecting a good demand from Great Britain and in looking upon the situation in connection with the United States and Canadian mar- kets as rather doubtful. Stocks on hand at mill points are, if anything, somewhat heavier than a year ago, though im many important cases they have practically all been sold, but not moved. One of the most prominent and successful manufacturing concerns between Montreal and Quebec states that it expects that the 1914 average of prices will at least hold good and the same firm reports that the prices last year showed an increase of eight per cent. over those of 1913. This -par- ticular firm is taking out only two-thirds as many logs as last winter. Most of the New Brunswick manufacturers report that they are taking out a heavier cut of logs this winter than last winter and that the outlook for 1915 trade in connection with the English market is the best that it has been in many years. It is believed also that the United States market, on account of the situation in Great Britain must show a similar upward tendency or go without Canadian lum- _ ber. Reports in regard to stock on hand at mill points vary greatly, but indicate a reduction in general as compared with last year. Nova Scotia manufacturers are looking for a good year’s business in long lumber. The demand for spruce at Boston is light, but prices continue firm. Frames are quoted at $24 for 8-in. and occasionally $25 for prompt delivery. Desirable sizes of random are selling at $21 for 2X9; pee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = , OEE Rs ak TS inthe AS Ce eee a , “Pe i. - : x / . Av: uy" s ‘ a February 1, 1915 for 2 x 4, $20.50 to $21 for 2 x 5, 2 x 6 and 2 x 7, $22.50 to $23 for — 2 x 8, $23.50 to $24 for 2 x 10 and $24 to $24.50 for 2x 12. No im- provement is reported in the demand for spruce boards. The demand — for shingles at Boston is slow and prices are uncertain. A few large — manufacturers of fancy white cedar shingles are asking $3.50 to $3.60 — for their choice brands. Most of the business in extra grades of white — cedars is at from $3.35 to $3.40. Clears are quoted at $3.80 to $3.90 i and second clears at $2.50 to $2.65. The demand for lath has fallen’ off a little. os United States Bec Indications of improvement in trade conditions are fairly plenti- : ful in the United States. Large orders which are being received from Europe and the revival in the placing of contracts for rails and equip- ment by railroad companies are resulting in a much better general feeling. Throughout the country, business men are looking forward with greater confidence to the immediate future. Increased movement is continually noted in lumber, and, although margins are very small, the indications are that the demand will increase as the year ad- vances. No actual business boom is looked for, however, until after — the war is over. Many large lumber manufacturers are preparing for increased operations in anticipation of business which has not yet , developed. Inventories have shown that there are no very large stocks anywhere, either at the mills or in country or city yards, or at factories, and accordingly spring is expected to introduce a brisk movement of stocks. The trade in northern pine and hemlock has - — been handicapped by severe winter weather. Retailers and manu- facturers, however, are putting in some stock to fill up their assort- ments. Orders for spring delivery have been secured in quite en- couraging volume, consumers apparently being of the opinion that current prices are as low as they will ever be. ; = Pacific Coast manufacturers are again commencing to saw, an- ticipating a return to normal trade conditions. A good deal of cur- tailment, however, is still noticeable, and stocks are likely to diminish if a fair movement develops. 2% few _Reports from Minneapolis state that the lumber trade is picking up in an encouraging manner. Optimism is spreading and there is a steady conservative growth in the volume of business. Retailers are commencing to consider the purchase of stocks for spring require- ments. -A much healthier tone is shown throughout. Merchants are counting upon good spring business as farmers have sold their grains at good prices. The hemlock market has shown no particular activ- ity, but the outlook is -considered reasonably favorable. Stocks are not over large and curtailment in the woods is quite general. Prices are well maintained. ; a Great Britain __ Encouraging reports are published in the leading English finan- cial papers of recent date, all indicating that experts in the financial — world of Great Britain are expecting a good year during 1915. Most — of these expectations are based upon a favorable turn in the war situ- ation in the near future. Under such conditions they feel confidently — that prospects are excellent for this year’s commercial and industrial progress. - j An immediate result of anything in the form of a decisive action in the western theatre of war, involving a withdrawal of German forces, would be a great demand for commodities in France, and as~ France is a rich country this would be a very encouraging factor in the renewal of trade activity. The same authorities consider that even with the heavy demands which are to be expected from Belgium, France and Great Britain for the use of capital after the war, the price of money will not be sufficiently high to hamper business. Fairly active trade is reported in the London spot market. Ex- ceptionally mild weather has prevailed, and at latest reports goods were still arriving from the north of Europe as well as Canada, al- though in limited quantities on account of the very high freight rates. It is expected, however, that lower freight rates will prevail before | very long. Prices still continue to show an upward tendency and it, 9 is an easy matter to dispose of stock of almost any size. Deliveries” are still above normal, particularly planed goods. Packing case makers are very busy with special orders, in addition to home trade require- ments. Everything combines to produce a very satisfactory and hope- ful trade situation at present. The demand, moreover, is expected to = increase whenever stocks commence to arrive more plentifully. The © deliveries at London docks for the week ending January 9th amount- ed to 4,128 standards as compared with 3,422 standards during the ~ (Continued on page 62) = Mae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ee iientin) 8 A fine group of photographs reproduced in color, representing various stages in logging operations, with an attractive colored picture of a logger in the centre of the group, decorates the calendar sent this year by John Donogh & Company, wholesale lumber dealers, Traders Bank Building, Toronto, to their trade friends. The calendar is a large one, and very suitable for office use. s The Finger Lumber Company, Limited, The Pas, Manitoba, manufacturers of Saskatchewan white spruce, have sent out a beauti- ful calendar for the year 1915, to their friends in-the trade . The _ decoration of the calendar is an attractive colored painting of a young lady. The picture is mounted in a buff colored frame on a soft green _- background, giving an exceptionaly good effect. West, Peachey & Sons, Simcoe, Ont., have sent out an attractive calendar for the year 1915, to their friends in, the trade. The large colored illustration on the calendar represents this company’s alliga- tor steam warping tugs at work, showing very clearly how efficient - they are either for towing booms of logs or for transporting them- selves over portages from one inland water to another. ~ at ™~ One of the most attractive calendars that we have had the plea- sure of receiving this year comes from the New Ontario Colonization Company, Buffalo, N.Y., whose mills are located at Jacksonboro, _ Ont. The calendar is decorated with an exceptionally attractive col- ored picture entitled “Shooting the Rapids,” which represents a lum- ber jack riding a log through a swirl of water, mist and grinding logs. The picture is very stirring and full of human interest, especially to all those who are acquainted with the lumbering industry. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon, wholesale lumber dealers, Real Es- _ tate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa., have sent a very practical _ calendar for the year 1915 to their friends in the lumber trade. A ___ separate sheet is provided for each week of the year and each business = day has a generous sized square of blank paper upon which to enter engagements, memos, etc. The number of days from the beginning of the year is also indicated in connection with each date. The pad is neatly mounted upon a red board bearing the company’s name and address in white letters. - =. + PY 4 A handy little souvenir diary has been sent out by F. Reddaway _ & Company, 595 St. Paul Street, Montreal, the well-known manu- __facturers of Camel Hair and Camel Brand belting. Those who are fortunate enough to receive copies are certain to appreciate them _ greatly. In addition to the diary for the year, the book contains in- __ teresting information regarding the various products put out by this - company and a number of useful colored maps at the back of the _ diary. A number of pages are included which are ruled off conveni- ently for keeping a cash account. ) Lumber and Pulp Statistics _ ~~ J. Grove Smith, of the Canadian Fire Underwriters’ Association, in a statement regarding the lumber and pulp industries, states that _ the capital investment in pulp and paper manufacture in Canada has _ increased in the last decade from $20,000,000 to $60,000,000, and the _ value of the product from $9,000,000 to $28,000,000. The amount of pulp manufactured into newsprint in Canada per annum is 480,000 tons, and the finished product would fill 16,000 standard railway cars _ évery year, making a train 110 miles long. The cords of pulpwood consumed in the country amount to 600,000 per annum, and the logs, _ if placed end to end, would reach a distance of over 34,000 miles. _ Circular saws of paper are being increasingly used in England _ for the cutting of thin plates of wood. Veneers made in this way are so smooth that cabinet-makers can use them without further planing. AND WOODWORKER Blair & Rolland Limited 130-131 Coristine Building Main 5063 Montreal 67 Basswood Basswood Log Run Mill Culls out. 1" x 4" and up x 6/16' sawn July, 1914 Basswood Log Run Dead Culls out. 1" x 4" and up 6/16' sawn early 1914 Lath Spruce Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x4! White Pine Lath No.2 1%" x 3/8" x 4! Red Pine Lath No. 2 14%" x 3/8" x 4! We can make prompt shipments of any of these lines with a small rate of freight. For Packing High pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 200 Medium Pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 445 Low Pressure Steam Rods Use Garlock Style Number 333 Worn or Scored Piston Rods Use Garlock Style Number 336 Cold Water Piston Rods Use Garlock Style Number 99 Inside Packed Plungers Use Garlock Style Number 260 Shot Gun Feeds Use Garlock Style Number 446 ‘ Outside Packed Plungers High Pressure Cold Water Use Garlock Style Number 960 Outside Packed Plungers High Pressure Hot Water Use Garlock Style Number 1907 These Packings are Guaranteed to give Satis- factory Service under the above conditions. Write for our new catalog. The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches :— Calgary Montreal Toronto Winnipeg 68 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - February 1, 1915 Treading Firms > CATERING FOR Be , aa rare ti ie Mill, F actory and Camp jasc paalt tus aH SUT IEY MINAS RYT ¥2: ny AK Se DAN OLR pp J. J. Tu mary es Mayne (Aye = Ty ols ° Ty, = re eS —_. — = wo a at ~. ——«c an see gee Nee 5 T nae ie ell I Fee arn \ eer TTA) my Fe o- Be Stas ALGONQUIN STEEL ame an bur wood, TOP eS AS Tp ttany ‘ill f i nn ARH RNR ee co. = Otaawe TNA eh Avi oh if AVE an 1 FI NS Vee mh wy i) aa i at ta Hah thy. ay TAROT CT NY "i WAST Mis Pata 22 5 yu | = i ‘ dt: ul ile i ae i a | National Oats CAMP SUPPLIES z i fil Clean Western Oats {@ Hi BELTING Good Clea i y The Lumber field in Canada f Lia bagged in strong, well <0 ee . 1 Ty is large, but it can be econom- of every description cipation of TNAMP USE. | ( ically covered through the HOSE, AND MILL SUPPLIES Prompt pede aaa H | Canada Lumberman & Woodwork Ay We G ee ee a : I er RNY e Guarantee Satisfaction Elevator Co., Ltd. ih TORONTO, CANADA AG Write for Net Price List ae i wires Port Arthur i, ) : Ry N. SMITH is ‘ 35" rs iba CSF onwis N3 “ qt + ar : Tay Ay Aan Care Me me 138 York Street, Toronto, Ont. ie At Hay in ie it a 1 i DAN CRNA hile Yea sate Han A at ine ) ag = Bi ARAN HUA § EX ; Ware, ith i Hy TEE inpALSS bits 4 on AA valu) Bea: wy tity A ni Ki ut Wh ik fi “Ht ON Wi; tN VAUARAY f tl Wing Screw Boot Calks Puy if (ay 3, Any one of these{spaces _ fat Tie! Made especially for ne = ei {3} N i d for Lumbermen ‘ + ae ; twice a month for a year aI NG ‘p : EB yy i , (24 insertions) will cost i \' hy YM $72, and may be changed Ig fat Send for samples and prices. rd ny a a i See issue. 7 ) el — Steel Co. of Canada, Limited te \ No. 62 ‘Lumber, Hogskin ¥; Tat fig! amilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, St. John. Pear S Ne e,$37. O0doz. t ‘he Hibs + 4 \ a aaadiery ® Moccasins 6? ‘24 aks 83 oe Ly 3 = TAH ya i Wet it Win iat Af fi & H. Borbridge * i ; + Avee2 vv anes raised N i juts ra f iff 5. ot Oak: \ ih Py Abts aud a\ Wgr ) ; Man ae iA ue { Outs ats 5 Ae viyse VATS wah} i) We il SI ae: H : V ( W. H. Dwyer & Co., Ltd. OTTAWA, ONT. Offices also at Fort William and Montreal Largest Wholesale Dealers in Hay and Oats in Canada = Se PS ten oe tits BF Rew cee weiss pe Te ~ 2 oer Sar ape oe Oa Write or wire us at any of the above offices. We do the rest. ried = <= of i “HE WHO SERVES BEST PROFITS MOST.” E iy Pais Z i! wy ; as fe 102 THAT RE { Aid is pon Re eT 4 Abele: =e ty a .=e4, ’ | February 1, 1915 ~,. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 69 LUMBERMEN WE desire to inform the trade that we are in splendid shape to handle any business which you may be inclined to send us. Our stock is large and we continually have on hand lines which are particularly suited to the requirements of the camp. You who are not trading with us get in touch now and we can confidently say that we will be able to make it mutually advantageous. H. P. Eckardt & Company Wholesale Grocers TORONTO RUBBER GOODS FOR LUMBERMEN Belting Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize ——$— on this line. *‘Monarch” “‘Red Strip” and ‘*Lion” are our leading brands for power transmission. (Write for Booklet B-1.) Packings “Redstone” High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that it ee Will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. (Booklet P-1.) Hose. ‘or Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially ‘to give satisfactory and economical service under different conditions. (Booklet H-1) Fire Hose ©r¢° more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only = in the best equipped Factories, Mills, etc., but in almost.every Fire Department in the Dominion. (Booklet H-1) a Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited Successors to ‘ The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER 70 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 The Moreau Barks 3 Cords per Hour — The Moreau Barking Machine is something quite different from any other rossing device. It has a capacity of from 2 to 3 cords per hour and only requires 6 H.P. to operate it, and it eliminates the time consuming and costly operation of boiling logs. The Moreau Barker only diminishes the log 18 per cent. as compared with a loss of 25 per cent. to 30 per cent. by other barkers. ) ; The Moreau is an Automatic Barker and its working efficiency is not dependent upon the operator. This feature is particularly advantageous when the logs to be barked are crooked. Used in conjunction with a pulp wood plant the Moreau Barking Machine will show sur- prising results. A valuable feature of this outfit is that it is readily portable to any point in the woods—at the railway siding or wherever shipping facilities are offered. Its own weight is. sufficient to hold it in place when in operation. The illustration shows the Barker at work by a siding with logs being loaded direct from the machine to the cars. eee Write us for literature and prices oreau Barking Machine Company, Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Address all communications to C. Manseau, Sales Manager, Drummondville, Que. ee sis ’ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 1 WIRE AND WIRE PRODUCTS For Lumber Shippers, PULP MILLS, Shook Mills, Etc. Wire for Car Stakes, Etc. Bundling Wire for Box Shooks, Laths, Pickets, Boards, Pulp, Etc. Wire Ties for Barrel and Keg Heading and Staves. Wire Nails, Wire Staples, Wire Barrel Hoops, Wire Bale Ties, Etc. : Write for Prices The Laidlaw Bale-Tie Co., Limited, Hamilton, Ont. WINNIPEG--Harry F. Moulden & Son VANCOUVER-— Geo. W.Laidlaw The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO Dries enormous amount of veneer perfectly flat and pliable at mini- mum cost, without checks or splits Send for catalog and list of users The Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co., Philadelphia MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel Do You Want a Salesman? q Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. PERFECT GROOVES Any width, with or across grain. Rapid, no screw adjustment. Guar- anteed to give satisfaction on all classes of work. Huther Bros. Dado Head can be used on any circular saw man- drel and is adjusted in the time it takes to remove a saw. Sent on approval. Write for complete des- cription and catalog. @ You can get the man you want through asmall advertisement in the ‘(Wanted and For Sale’’ department of this paper. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ontario Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. Patented Nov. 29-1892 July 19-1910 HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc., 2GéuestER N'Y: — Boss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactured by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Logs, Timber Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application \\ MK iy : lL; Will x \ AN \ MAK WN QQ AA MK \\\\ \\ 7 Wi Y SS AK iS NS SOE CEM A NANAK “| x cc BESS Vi iadecddddddeaaaasddddaa vr Log ; : SAVE MONEY WHEN TIMES ARE BAD AND TO INCREASE * YOUR CAPACITY WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD va rN ran 7 a, This ILLUSTRATION shows a FOUR-LINE REHAUL CLYDE-SKIDDER We Build Fifty Different Types d sizes of LOGGING MACHINES = \, ” Aa | Ze KEN 3 hn inten | : : | Aine iS m A A a a CLYDE IRON WORKS shuiminconcse ie ae HOUSTON PORTLAND U Willd wenn YM CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER wu 000. Jl UU AW The Graton & Knight Mfg. Company 357 TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. Lace Leather is Never “Short” You take no chances on G & K Lace Leather either in quality or quantity. Every piece is measured accurately by our ‘‘Turner’ measuring machine, which is operated by a ‘‘sworn”’ measurer and regularly inspected and sealed by Massa- chusetts State Authorities. G & K Lace Leather incorporates the essential qualities of uniform thickness, great tensile strength, unusual pliability and long life under severe usage. The sides are closely trimmed and the hand cut lacings are well balanced. All quality and measurement statements and guarantees apply to each brand of G & K Lace—the Royal Worcester, which is a mechanical lace, the strongest and most durable of its kind—the Kelton-Bruce Original Indian Tanned, the standard of tanned lace leather since its inception in 1871—the Crescent, a rawhide lace of excellent quality. Be sure to look for the Trade Marks, they are your protection and guarantee of accurate measurement, superior quality and absolute satisfaction. You will be interested in our Lace Leather prices and samples. May we send them? The Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Oak Leather Tanners, Belt Makers and Lace Leather Mfgs. Unity Building, 57 St. Alexander Street, Montreal, P. Q. Office and Factory, Worcester, Mass., U.S. A. CRESCENT RY THADK MARK ALWAYS RELIABLIC GUARANTHRD YOULL MHASURE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Over wenty Years E. C. Mershon has_ been recognized as the authority on all matters pertaining to the sawing of wood with a Band Resaw. — Purchasers of Mershon Band Resaws have the benefit of his ex- Saginaw Band Resaw, Power Feed Band Ripsaw No. 1. Style ‘‘K.” perience, E. C. Mershon President Wm. B. Mershon & Co. Wm. B. Mershon & Company Saginaw Mich. Saginaw Band Resaw, e cline New Standard 60. in.1 Style ‘‘L.”’ Band Resaw.- Our stoves are specially de- signed to meet all requirements of camp work. We_ know exactly what is necessary and desirable in this class of stove. ‘We put into all our stoves the best of material and work- manship coupled with the best of expert experience. -The 10-36A Leader Range for coal or wood, shown in this cut is specially adapted to Lumberman Camps, Boarding ‘ Houses, Hotels and Railroad Construction Camp Work. It is large, heavy and strong- ly built. Has good oven space and large heating surface. When a “good, solid, reliable stove is wanted the 10-36A Leader Range will give satis- faction. All Kinds of Stoves for Large or Small Camps CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _— ¢ Ne THe. ’ > ( 10-36 A Six Hole Leader Range and Reservoir The Lumberman Heater The Lumberman Heater is built with a heavy boiler plate body, the ends are made of heavy cast metal with alarge fire door. This Heater is used in [Lumbermen’s Camps, Boarding Houses, Schools and on Railway Construction. It is a per- fect Heater and very durable. Write for our Catalogue and Price List. - Adam Hall, Limited, Peterborough, Ontario Original and Pioneer Manufacturers of Camp Ranges. For over 36 years the leading Canadian makers of ranges and heaters for camps, hotels and railway construction. (When answering mention the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker) - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Februdcy 1-180 ¢ The Ideal Window Frame Machine No. 3 Every Window Frame Problem is Easily Solved by the Ideal No. 3 Machine. Does all the work perfectly, quickly and economically. Runs like a top— Easily Adjustable—Substantially Built Is Designed for Mortising Sash Pulleys Cutting the Pockets Dadoing Plowing the Grooves’ Ripping Bevel Edges of Sills Cutting Frame Lumber to Length Saving Floor Space Saving the Carrying of Lumber | from One Machine to Another © et General Variety Saw-table Work Ripping, Cross Cutting, Dadoing, Etc. | All the work of Cutting Pockets and Pulley Mortising is automatically gauged by stops, thus insuring greater speed and accuracy. Each of the Three Features of the machine are entirely independent of each other, so that the Pockets, Pulley Mortises and Gains (for heads and sills) may be worked _ without a single change or adjustment to the machine, and at one handling of the jambs. We guarantee this machine to have from 50 to 100% greater capacity than any other machines on the market. Write for our 56 page Catalogue No. 10, describing this and nine other machines for Window Frame Work, Dadoing, Miter Work, Saw-guards, etc. T he Phillips Manufacturing Co. Orlando, Fla., U. S.A. if % a ous ? February 4, 4945 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE SHIMER CUTTER HEADS Our Popular Cutter Heads Figs. 202 and 203 are the leading tools, hav- ing Conical Duplex Bit Seats and The Shimer Cutter Head Expansion. Flooring Bits will work from 13/16 to 1%-in. in thickness with tongue and groove proportions expanded to suit. -~} =~ Price, net, complete with one set of floor- ing Bits, the Benes for spike the Bits and wrench Ae : Si Kee . 40.95 Extra Bits for Flooring Pen EC Cn PAI tis geo eee Oi eee | Extra Dis More CeNiNe a: suka a. os « 10.40. With 4 bits to each head Jointer Heads Figs. 54 and 55, with four Bits in line of work, shear the cut downwardly to insure a sharp and clean upper edge. They cut clean and free and are shipped out under our guarantee to give satisfaction. Price, Heads, complete with Bits for 15/16 to 1%-in., net only be Extra Bits 11%4-in. face, the set ... ... . 10.40 Extra’ Bits, 2-1n. ‘face, ithe set .Y. a2. ...-12.48 O. G. Batten Heads Figs. 48 and 49 represent our best tools for this work, having 3 Bits in line of cut so ar- ranged upon their seat inclines as to protect all : but cutting edge against friction and wear. Price, two Heads, complete with Bits, net ODN cise oat hiaul Was atte cae Ss KSEE Beetraitits, \eacin fet cine 5.0 ita ale as.) BLOB The ‘‘Shimer Limited’ with expansion $72.46 per set, complete. when an order for mill work comes into a planing mill where Shimer Cut- : ter Heads are in use. No matter whether the order is for Flooring, Ceil- Double Ceiling Heads ing, Siding, Wainscoting, Ship Lap, or Door and Sash mouldings, there is As i ae gts no waiting until a high priced man forms cutters to do the job. The p> et cea eee sake peo bsg r Shimer Heads are simply slipped on the spindles and the machine starts ain | two tongues on one edge -of board, and two : r3 . grooves on opposite edge, to be re-sawed for in to turn out uniform patterns of quality work. | two thin boards tongued and grooved. Very oe ae : >omplete. When it is necessary to sharpen cutters there is none of the usual ci ED Nea sae SO ies A a 1 = 2! 3 rice, with on se Ss, eae ry, we delay in touching up the shape,, because Shimer Cutters never change . : . Bates Bits, per set of (8) os... a chia! sce 26.64 their shape when being sharpened. The Permanent Shape of the Shimer Cutter insures uniform patterns p —insures that patterns made to-day will match with those made at any Ship Lap Heads time in the past or future. It prevents all over-runs and left-overs from intn-ge da notice rade. AEMed ieeiack, Serene sige tne sctap pile and insures their sale along with the mext | in solid section, designed especially for heavy batch put through the machine. duty. The bit seats have the latest improved The saving in time of the men and machines—the saving in stock te Ce eT ais aaa he and the fact that many pieces of a cross-grained nature are saved ftom the | 1,..4, with one set of Bits to work ee offal pile, all work together for the prosperity of the mill man. Gel tes tn. thick’ Bet fs Loe ce ic $B8.BE Shimer Cutter Heads must be seen at work to be appreciated. That’s | Extra set of Bits ... ... 2... 2... ... 11.96 the reason we are so free in offering trial. Their good points have been demonstrated in so many thousands of mills that we welcome your order Door, Sash and Coping Tools for a set on trial. a. That save all the hand fitting. No changing of Send it today =i | patterns, therefore, no trouble in framing door and sash parts when matched with the Shimer Cutter Heads. DOOR AND SASH HEADS 82, solid flange, Door Head The Shimer Combination Head for Doors,| = Fig. Si, Expansion ‘Door, Head . 86, solid flange, Sash Head Sash, Blinds and Mouldings ne Pie wae Dane a baat . extra to work 1 to 1%-in. Sash (2 The Head illustrated herewith is intended more ee - February 1,1915 ‘THE USE OF PROVEN EFFICIENT MACHINERY AND OF LABOR REDUCING METHODS INCREASES PROFITS Saw Mill with Concrete Building CLARK BROS. SEATTLE, WASH. AUSTRALIA 6321-17th Ave. S. Sydney & Perth J. T. Kerney - Clark Bros. Co. OLEAN, NEW YORK, U.S.A. Saw Mill Engineers and Manufacturers of Saw Mill Machinery A complete line of heavy-duty saw mill machinery covering the requirements of any kind of timber from the largest to the smallest logs. Send for Catalog A Clark all Steel Carriage for Big Lots up to 10 Ft. Diameter 530,000 feet every 21 Hours with 28 men on the sawing floor is obtained in a Pacific Coast mill equipped with CLARK machinery. You do not hesitate to investigate possibilities of reduced costs and increased returns so WRITE US TODAY Illustrations and mill plans, clear and quickly understood will be furnished. 35 years devoted exclusively to the development of saw mill design and equipment guarantees you proven machines and methods. Plaese address all initial correspondence to CO. - Olean, N. Y. PETROGRAD MANILLA TOKIO A. J. Fomilyant Pacific Commercial Co. Takata & Co. Troizkaia St. 15-17 79 80 PULP MILL MACHINERY Moreau Barking Machine Co. PUMPS Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Co. RAILS Gartshore, John J. Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert Sessenwein Bros. REDWOOD LUMBER Mershon Lumber Co., John D. ROOFING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Turner Bros. RUBBER GOODS Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Bros. s SASH Batts Limited Benson & Bray Limited Haeberle Lumber Company BeSaDs & Company, E. H. at Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial Company Tessier, Alphonse. SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry. Gerlach Company, Peter Hoe & Company, R. Mereen Johnston Machine Company Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Cahada Saw Company SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Gerlach Company, Peter Hamilton Company, William Hill Mfg. Company, W. E. Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company - Long Manufacturing Company, E. Cut Prices! Did you ever buy Government Bonds at less than parP Cer- tainly not. Why? Because you knew what you were get- ting and knew what they were worth. Buy Right! When you buy WHITE KNIVES you buy quality— real quality and not the kind that has to be sold at There isn’t a shaky piece of timber a few cents less. » 4 Cee SS oe ee Oe ng te ¥ be* a! Ca, | i ae re » " es) \ ‘ a’ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Mershon & Company, W. B. Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Waterous Engine Company Waterous Engine Works Co. Wickes Bros. SHINGLES Barclay Shingle Mills Bartram Brothers Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Christy-Moir Company Dalhousie Lumber Company > Fraser Limited Gillespie, James Harris Tie & Timber Company Heaps & Company, E. H. Larkin Lumber Company, C. A. Long Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. Timms, Phillips & Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Gerlach Company, Peter Long Manufacturing Company, E. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Co. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hobart & Company Wuichet, Louis Wilson, Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Cameron & Company Veneer . Canada Lumber Sales Company Christy-Moir Company Donogh & Company, John Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company Fenderson & Company, John . Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gillies Bros Leak & Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company New Ontario Colonization Co. Partington Pulp & Paper Co., Ed. Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. Spencer, C. A. f St. Gabriel Lumber Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL CHAIN Coghlin & Company, B. J. McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company SULPHITE PULP Partington Pulp & Paper Company SNOW PLOWS Pink Company, Thos. TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Co. TELESCOPIC ASH HOISTS Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Co. Spears & Lauder TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp f'arnworth & Jardine Stave in the whole lot and we are prepared to prove that they will wear from Io to 50 per cent. longer. Ask We would just like the chance to tell you. us why. THE L. & I. J. WHITE CO. Selling Agentt—RADCLIFF SAW CO., TORONTO 12 COLUMBIA STREET, BUFFALO, N.Y. TRADE ann WHirs ‘Lacey & Company, Jas. D Planer : February 1,1915 Meier, F. R. TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. se Munson-Whitaker Company Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS sy Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Co. Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., Jas. VENEER MACHINERY Coe Mfg. Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. WIRE Greening Wire Company, B. . Laidlaw-Bale-Tie Company - = Steel Company of Canada WOODWORKING MACHINERY > American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works ; 5 Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company Fay & Egan Co.,; J. A..* Hamilton Company, William Po Long Manufacturing Company, E. : Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP . ‘ New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co St. Gabriel Lumber Company ” / Machine Knives The kind that you say “Same as Last’? when — you order the second : time. . ' CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER 81 eneer Machinery © — wre a alll tite et a The Coe Automatic Roller Dryer is designed and built entirely of steel, iron and asbestos which construction gives it unusual durability and ability to withstand the severe service of being operated under the high temperature necessary to dry veneers thoroughly and rapidly. 3 will deliver them bone dry, commercially flat and even without splits, wrinkles or checks or j The Coe dryer will handle any size or thickness of veneers of any species of wood. It 4 without discoloring, glazing or polishing their surface. z The green stock is fed into one end of the dryer and it travelsin one direction to the other : ___ end of the dryer where it is delivered bone dry ready for the glue room, stockroom or shipping. Coe dryers have been designed and built for handling all kinds and thicknesses of stock and for all capacities. J Write us for complete catalogue | The Coe Manufacturing Co. Painesville, Ohio, U. S. A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer mill equipment in the world. 82 CANADA LUMBERMAN, AND WOODWORKER DEALERS:--These Lines Make Money and Build Prestige Our high-grade line of oil-tanned, waterproof shoepacks, mocassins, larri- gans, sporting boots, etc., etc., is stakang money for many dealers, and has built up a big demand all over Canada and the United States. Nearly forty years we have been supplying the famous “Moose Head Brand”’ and Palmer’s Oil Tans under a broad guarantee of quality covering materials and workman- ship. There is a good aks for this grade footwear all the year ‘round —a money-making trade that ‘ brings added prestige to the store that caters to it. These Standard lines are sold by leading jobbers of footwear through- out Canada. Before placing your orders, see our samples and prices for 1915. Write for Booklet L, free. John Palmer Co., Lta. Fredericton, N. B. (Canada’s largest manufacturers of oil- tanned footwear) BOLINDERS’ Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery meets the most exacting require- ments of the up-to-date Saw Mill man. Designed to meet the present day demand for machines capable of rapid and economical production with a minimum amount of labor. The Bolinder line includes High Speed Log Sawing Ma- chines, Double Edgers, Cross Cut Saws, High Speed Flooring and Matchboard- ing Machines, Planing Ma- chines, Automatic Box- board Machines, Circular and Band Resaws, Special Patented Tonguing and Grooving Cutters, Etc. Ball Bearings used throughout. For further particulars apply to The Swedish Steel & Importing Co. Ltd. Montreal, P.Q. Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for J. & C. G: Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden Ae _ (ONT Fe A Pe ee ees = TASES es 1 te a = : — . v- f = — ra « = Ks 2 r ‘ besos eee 3 75 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimensions, Rough or §. 1S. and 1 E. @ ft. 8 ff. 10 ee 14x16 ft. DK AG Fore we laws 1400 1700 2050 18 50 ee oi Beg Pate 1400 1700 2050 18 50 De Ge Seas 1700 1750 2100 1900 PA aie, erate 1800 1850 2150 - 2000 pe a bee a 18 00 1900 2350 21 50 FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Nwwwhwbwr Mountain Stock Dimensions ; Ke 41D Ss oreo wlieteiagere ote arate ee 20 50 x 4-8-14-16 ...... AO is Retin 2S ~ ee ee) DO: % 40-18-20) ong es astute ceecem eon XG Sr tot LGR aivic' co: apele wa Rae ote 20 00 %° 8598 Aol 1G cso ecta lca” poe 20 50 x 4-6 and 8-in.; i 4 and 16 ft. 22 50 x 4-6 and beng es aia cnietaas 50 Shits eel eee ; dee ee dy fu 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24 30, 32 F x 2x 10 and 2x 12; gist mote 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 18, 20, 22 ft. 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 No. 1.Common Boards 4 inch .... @ Wel 55 +110 Senos eee 8,° 10; 12 inch as55, 1 kha oe ee Mixed’ widthiar....22-snes eee eee Flooring 4 or 6 inch No. 1..... <; op 3 # or: 6 inch (Nol 2) 323-2 428 Fec's'9 4 of, 6 inch ‘We?'3 5.20.2 8Gneeee Sine «set. \cadve eee 6 inch Sere es cence es cee eee oes 6 inch No. 1 4. 6 inch No. 2 .. 6 inch No. 3 . 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not . 1 Cedar, pine, spruce ce (no mined) . 2 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) PINE—ROUGH TIMBER . 2: code Ree 3510 6 x * in.; sae fue ee BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR Dimensions, S 1 S, and E. a 2x 4 in/; 6 and, Sift Joeeeueee 00 2.x 4 ins; 12x 04 fe See 00 2x 4 in.; 10 x 16 ft. 25 2x4. in; 18 x 2O4E 2 yo 2x4 in.; 22 x 24 ft. 27 00 2'x_4 in. ; 26 to 32itt -a5 see - 2. 2 OS 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 10 to 16 ft. .... 25 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in,; 18 and 20 ft. .... 27 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 22 and 24 ft. .... 28 00 2x 10 0 and 2 x 12 in. 2 00 2x 14 in. 5 10) to) 16nee peers 00 » 2x id ins 18 ondleo He 00 2x 14 in.; 22 and 24 ft. 00 2 x 14 in. 5 26) to S246 eee a ae 00" 3 x 3 and 3x 4 in.; 8 to 14 ff 3... 26 gx 3 and 324 oe 3x 3 and 3x 4 in.; 18 an 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; % 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; a 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in; 6t 00° 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in. 50 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in; 00 6x 6,6x 8 8x 8i 50 — %, FLO Nos. 1 and 2,1 x 3 i 00 Nos. 1 and 2,1 x 4i 00 Nos. 1 and:2, 1. x @'mni, Bvecnpeeee oes 00 Nos. 1 and 2,1 x 4 i 00 No. 3, cS an ee 5 ae 00 $3.00 per M. extra. SHIPLAP 4 C. Win 16s C,. Fir, 8; 16; 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft.” No. 2 Shiplap, 6 in, esate oii osm > No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12 in. .....: Jon ; FIR, COMMON BOARDS, S15, 8 to 16 Ft. 3 Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6 in.) : Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. .. . 24 No. 2 Mixed widths ..... sy eaaiewe ows 22 OOM No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 in. Saeekae yds) DON —_ SHINGLES. é XXX B. C. Cedar .. eee ee & tenet wees + see cae lath 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. x 4 ft. Se BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. ~ White Pine ; Wholesale Selling Pricé Uppers 4/4 .... Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 —. 320 2keeeenes 92 00 Uppers 10/4 to 12/4 ...... er Ae a Selects. 4/4. date soe ss ee a... 84 00 Selects 5/4 to 8/4 .. i Selects 10/4 to 12/4 . Fine common 4/4 . Fine Common 5/4 Fine common 6/4 Fine common 8/4 No. 1 Cuts 4/4 . 1 Cuts 5/4 vd Guts (Gt Ve oe ok Cute: 8/40 nore . 2 Cuts 4/4 . 2 Cuts 5/4 . 2 Cuts 6/4 . 2 Cuts 8/4 a SCgts, B/E vie ae . 3 Cuts 6/4 .. 3 Cuts -s = Dressing 5/4. Dressing 5/4 x “40° Dressing 5/4 x 12 No. 1 Moulding 5/4 No. 1 Moulding 6/4 (Continued on weet eee tee eee ste teen i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 85 28 ‘Service’ Branches Throughout Canada Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. Keep The Dollar At Home Buy Rubber Goods (Tires, Hose, Belting, Packing, etc.) OMINIO “UBBER SYSTEM Made in Canada Our line-up is complete, our quality 1s unexcelled, and our prices are right. Let us show you what we can do. It is our desire to serve you. 86 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Bey > we CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Atkins Company, E. C. Waichor Hlevator~Go. -.'-9.. 0+ ome Windersony en Cos (©, Gas renee: Arkansas Soft Pine Association... PRT ECV OCS Othe: Ween mesa hanes Austin Gc Nicholson eer... 2. el B Barclay Shingle Mils ... on Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . Batts. Weinaited. iw ge tee pee er Benson’ & Bray ... a Berlin Machine Works ... ... .. Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... Blair & Rollnad . Borbridge, S. & H. i. Brompton Pulp & Pie oe Cc Caldwell Feed Co. .~Cameron & Company .. .. a Campbell MacLaurin Lum. dy Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. . Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... ... Canada Metal Company ... Canada Pine Lumber Co. Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. ‘ Canadian Consolidated Rubber ce Canadian Locomotive Co. ... ... Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd. .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Company Canadian Office & schegt J Furni- ture Company ... ... Ganples) Kemps oy. ccc ounieaee Mente Carborundum Company ....... . Christy-Moir Company ... @Jark Bros. ... - Bste Cleveland-Sarnia Se Mills ‘Gor e Climax Mfg..Company .. ... ... Gly desiiron WOrks 0.74.8 \ = ian oe-Mip> Company =... 2... 265. isrotedus td. Mi. kD W..n nacs D Dron. Mo yes Dixon Crucible Co., on’ sia Misston. sc Sons, Henry .<\.. .- 2 2 Dominion Belting Co. ... ... ... Dom. Mahogany & Veneer Co. .. Dominion Timber Regulations ... Donogh S&*Co., John ...2.: Dudley, A. N. a3 Dwyer Canon, W. H. E Bickardt2Co., Hy PR: Elgie Jaryis Lumber Co. ... \\ s Wisk Bros.” F loorial and Trim ‘‘Wilson Bros.’ Hardwood and Pine. 30 14 ’ F Fassett. Lumber Goi stds, . <5 Farnworth & Jardine ... ... Federal Engineering Co., Ltd. Fenderson & Co., Inc., Nea : es Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. Fraser’ Linnited: .teiscomesn eo G Galt Knife: Works’ =..0 22 Garlock Packing Company .. ... Garrett Lumberi€o-"<.... eee . Gartshore, John J. Georgian Bay They ‘C6, Téa, Gilliespie, James ....... Gillies Bros., Ltd. Goodhue & Co., J. re hate: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Ga Gordon & Co., Geo. ... Graves, Bigwood Co. ... ... .-. Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. Gregertsen Bros. Ms Gitta Percha & Raker ented H } Herberle Lumber Co. ..* ...°.. Hamilton Co., Ltd, Wm. ... ... Hall, Adante.. 1. Hanson & Sons, Re. Harris Abattoir ee 78 Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. .. Harris Tie & Timber Co. ... ... Harrison & Co., Hay Knife Company, Peter .. .. Falke Stacker Go..7).. 0. © Hill Company, Wm. E. Hobart & Company ... Hocken Lumber Company Hoek& -Son, Rig tut vcos ch wees Hotmean) Bross Cc... Sane oe Hoyt Metal Company ... .. Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., fees I Inglis Company, John, Invincible Blow Pipe Company .. Jacobse). W425 ee Jenckes Machine Go, Lat Johnston;A: H.0t oo fees K Isumber Co, .sease: L Kaidlaw Bale miiesGon sue) Lamontagne Limited ... ... .... Teautderbrnnay De Ene tase eer eieinee Lacey & Co.; Jas: D! =... Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... Larkin, Conapany,eG. cAS sit > Krauss Bros. itd: Jontiacea, 93 Laughlin Company, Thos. ... Beak & Companys). eee Long Lumber Company ... : Long Mfg. Company, E.... .... Louisiana Red Cypress Co. .. ... M Mackarell: “Whos; j2-..+. ve wet Mason,»Gordon & Go.*s :-1.7..- McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... McGibbon- Lupiber Co. 4.0.2... McKinnon Chain Co. McLaren Belting Co. C. 7... 2... ‘McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Meier, F. R. J Mereen-Johnston Maciiax Co. Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. Mershon & Company, W. B. .... Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumber Co. ... . Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Peer bettie <:.; user Morin & Co., Dr. Ed. Se Morgan Machine Company ... .. Moreau Barking Machine Co. ... Munson-Whitaker Co. ... N National Elevator Co. ... ... National Mfg. Company ... Newman, John P. a5. New Ontario CAoniaios Co. See Nicholson File Company .. North Shore Shingle Agnacabon Oo Oliver Lumber Co. ... Ontario Bond Corporation Pacific Lumber Company Palmer, Co. JOH <5 0 ~ he Parry Sound Lumber Go., ‘Ta Partington Pulp & Paner Co., Ed. Payette, & Company, bas. cen «te Phillips Mfg. Co. ... .. Philadelphia Textile "Machinery Company... Ss. Pink & Combe ia cies, Tore meee Pratt & Whitney ... Q Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company . Quincy iis Raainee fone R Radcliff Saw Company . Sy ted Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Read & Wittes.2s-ai0 sek. see Réed& Go. Geo; Wists. see 7-18 ’ Turner & Sons, ip isi a2 ps a - : ¢ <= he i> > ee ‘ Herein: 1, 19 Rimouski Industrial Co. ... Ritter Lumber Co., W. M. ae River Ouelle Pulp & oe Eo.2 Russel Bros, ... . tn Rutherford & Sonn “Wm. ba: ee ie Ryther & Pringle ... ... as) Sadler & Haworth . 2 iene Saw Mill Owners Sales Co, eee Sewall, Jas. W. oe, See Sheldons Lintived = a2 sea Shimer & Sons, eon = J. Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... i . a, Siemen Bros., Limited cee owe Simonds Canada Saw Co., Lid.. 32. Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. .. Smart-Woods Limited ... . ene tee Smith, No ¢... 0. ea Spears &, Laudéf, .2.- 2eeeeee Spencer, C. A. ... wo. ene Standard Chain Company ... .. oo Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. ve Sterling Blower Co) yee Steel Company of Canada ... .. Sturtevant Co. of Canada Ltd. Be. va re RA oF St. Gapaek Fagan Eos a eae Superior Manufactufing Co. .. Swarts, H. D. Pe I ae Swedish Steel & impa ‘Co. - Tessier, ‘Alphonse <7 ..1.. ae Thomas, Ed. : seh ae 7 Thurston Piavele Boeeae Co. eg Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... Timms, Phillips & Co. ... ... -.. Toronto Blower ea se oe Turnér "Bros? 7-2 4- See ae Union Lumber Ge. <2 )ae eee Victoria, Harbor Lusbeseleaeaee w ‘ Waterous Engine Works Co, Ltd. 95 Watson & Todd .. ea a Webster & Bro. Ltd., James... West & Peachy~. 92-5 esse eee Wilson Bros? 22. )-seaeee Wilson Lumber Co. °.. ‘Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... White Company, L. & I. J. White & Son, Charles T. * Woodhouse Chain Company . Wuichet, Louisi. seus by ® 90 18h, % a = ~ 6 es Gp Na / I. AN \¥ stamped on every piece of this flooring stands for Quality. Interior Finish of All Kinds. We are equipped to fill large or small orders on short notice. Wilson ie seen Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. Write us for prices. Collingwood, Ont. Look for the name. February 1, 1915 , | bd cog ba 2 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 87 HERE are wet places 1 in every Saw and pulp mill where nothing but the highest class belting can ‘‘make good.” It is for these wet places that we recommend what most mill-men swear by—our “ACME WATERPROOF” BELT This belt is especially made for a rough and trying service. It has less stretch than any other belt by 15 to 25 per cent. When you are overhauling try a Goodhue ‘‘Acme Waterproof” belt. Other Goodhue belts are ‘“Rxtra’ and ‘‘Standard.”’ Prices and Particulars on Request. DANVILLE UR long experience with the partic- ular requirements of the Lumber Industry of Canada places us in a position to give you exactly what you re- quire for your particular work. We have lately opened a branch at Hull, Que., where a full line of cross-cut saws, bits, holders, etc. is carried. A fully “equipped repair department is in connec- tion for the convenience of our many cus- tomers in that section of the country. Our Vancouver Branch is similarly equipped. You are assured Prompt Attention and Immediate Delivery. SHURLY - DIETRICH J. L. Goodhue & Company, Limited QUEBEC “MAPLE LEAF’ SAWS MADE IN CANADA FOR 50 YEARS COMPANY, LIMITED HULL, QUE. | GALT, ONT. | VANCOUVER, B.C. f CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Dominion Timber Regulations Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Northwest Territories, within twenty miles on either side of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Province of British Columbia, and in the tract of three and one-half million acres to be located by the Government in the Dominion in the Peace River district in the Province of British Columbia, lying east of the Rocky Mountains and adjoining the Province of Alberta, shall be disposed of by public auction at the office of the Dominion Timber Agent for the districts in which the berths are situated. Before any parcel of timber is offered for sale it shall be surveyed by a duly qualified Dominion Land Surveyor into berths of an area not exceeding twenty-five square miles, and each of such berths shall then be thoroughly cruised by a duly qualified timber cruiser in the employ of the Dominion Government. The Minister shall then fix an upset price at which the berth shall be disposed of, and no berth shall be sold at less than the price so fixed. Purchases to the amount of one thousand dollars or under shall be paid in cash at the time of sale. Purchases over one thousand dollars and not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid, one-half in cash at the time of sale, and a note or notes shall be given for the remaining half of the purchase price, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of five percent. per annum. Purchases over five thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-third in cash at the time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining two-thirds of the purchase price, payable in three and six months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Purchases exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-fourth in cash at time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase price, payable within three, six and nine months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Notes shall be made payable at a bank in the city or town in which the sale is held or at a bank in the city of Ottawa. Cash payments must be made at the time of sale in legal tender or by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, or by a draft issued bya chartered bank, payable to the order of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. If default is made in any payment required by this section the sale shall be forfeited and void. The purchaser must also pay the cost or the estimated cost of the survey of the berth before a license . is issued. The licensee shall pay an annual ground rent of five dollars per square mile except for lands situated to the west of Yale, in the Province of British Columbia, in which case the yearly ground rent shall be five cents per acre. The licensee shall pay the following dues on timber cut on his berth :—. Sawn lumber, 50 cents per thousand feet, board measure. Railway ties, eight feet long, 14 cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. Shingle bolts, 25 cents per cord. And 5 per cent. on the sale of all other products of the berth. Timber Permits Yearly permits are granted to settlers, mine operators and others on application to the Dominion Shen Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Deputy Minister. December 20th, 1g12. : Pa * February 1, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 89 Mill Steam Tension Band The 3 : It is called the steam tension mill because the tension is maintained by steam—the : most sensitive form of tensioning which has been devised. The result of this is a great saving in saws—several users of the machine have run through an entire season without cracking a single saw. But in addition to raising and lowering the top wheel by steam, there is a separate cylinder for operating the top guide, and these two cylinders make ours an entirely steam- operated mill,. and, therefore, exceptionally fast. 5 It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and ro ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. _ Write for bulletin and list of users. | William Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario 90 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1, 1915 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued ER. PRICES Coananed 2) No. 1 Moulding 8/4 ...... ...... . 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 43 - 45 29 - 31 17 - 19 Fine common, 1 in. teen 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. No. 2 Moulding 5/4 ...... ....-- . 47 00 SAP BIRCH Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 OU 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 2100 21 50 No. 2 Moulding 6/4 ...... ...... . 47 00 4/4 Cy (ON Is em br oral No. 1 Cuts 1 in. ...... ....-- 55 00 5-inch and up. merchantable No. 2 Moulding 8/4 ...... ..... . 4700 5/4 and up 87-39 25 - 27 17 - 19 No. 1 Cuts 14% to 2 in, ....... 60 00 64 00 boards, § ft. and up, p Is ..+21 00 22 OU Wood Barn fx 1s. eee. 48 00 No. (2 ‘Cuts; Lime ae eta 4U0 U0 1 2 i1 3 furri 1 No.1 Batn 1 x 6 and 8.00.00 neces 4 00 7 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 48 00 5000.” fe ed -andbandial ore se ae 26 arn 1 6a 8 3 SOFT ELM l ed d bundled No. 1 Barn 1 x 10 ...... ...... - 86 00 4/4 35 - 8% - “24-26 15 - 17 Barn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 48 00 50 00 tas ae nal ete Te e oa ae a ! i ‘dls / 35 - aa - o , - i, a ¢ 4-11, spruce lathe jasceec vee 410 eo. Bare : oace Wests aie cle - ed 5, 6 & 8/4 387 - 39 26 - 28 17 - 19 HG, 1, 4 x 19 .. 37 00 ae ji 144-in. spruce laths ....... .... 370 3 80 Be 2 Barn: 1 xe AO i seiianpue's a: « : °. x ; ‘ MGs: Barn Lox 6 and Srrocuwcsewekoe 26 00 BASSWOOD No 2” 1 12 .. 3600 40 00 Oya exer beac HOSS jee ctl pre ice 27 00 i ; : No. 2,1 “ 10! 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Me: exG sand “1p Poe cia hs atelant . 23 00 4/4 33 - 35 24 - 26 - on No. 21x. 8 33 00 34 00 eters 340 3 85 4 mei . or on as -2 « 2 . a CETAS | 3. Ba0' re: Box-1 x 10.20... s.sees sees - 25 00 aad pa abn sna. MAL No. 3,1 x12 ...8100 8200 Clears... 285 2 90 Box 1 x 18 and up ..---. .--02+ ss. 80 00 PLAIN OAK Ne Pee oe eee 7 The following quotations on hardwoods re- 4/4 ol - 53 32 - 34 20 - 22 Sey kxia 1s (Clear ‘whites out) 1 Bu present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 538 - 55 34 - 36 22 - 24 Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 50 25 00 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) 1 00 and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 25 00 27 00 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts : MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce 12 in. dimension ...... 26 50 28 00 to’ Zin, bee eee 3 35 4 45-47 27-29 18 - 20 Spree, es Was eee oe eas gion 92 50 24 50 casing ik" - 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. - /4 es a io 19 221 Sorsee “Bilin, aliibander dines. 24 00. 2660 Red Cedar > Eurekas, 18-inch 5 / ‘ 14-16 5/4 to 8/4 5 ate tts VO" Bane ace Lae ee 4 25 4/4 30 - 32 20 - 22 : 10/4 and up 61 - 63 41 - 43 21 -.23 10 and 12 in. random lengths, 5/4 to 8/4 33 - 35 22 - 24 14 - 15 Ms ROft) “and up' } Acca fens «de ob 24 00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts eee e 106s SC 0G ae ae BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 tO 294 wrseee neeete ceenee 4 80 RED BIRCH White pine ers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 ’ Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- 4/4 41-48 27-29 15-17 Selects, 1'to 2 inch ...... .+.. 80 00 “88 00 feet and Up w.iese ee wee ees i Be! so ig eel sca 3 0 ae “To be, or not to be, thatis the question, Whether ‘tis nobler inthe mind To suffer the slings and arrows Of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles.” —Hamlet, The Eiffel Tower is now the central mil- itary wireless station in France. . From it radiate the messages, the commands, that direct the whole army of France battling on its 320-mile front. A break-down in that station of any of the apparatus would mean little short of a catastrophe for the allied armies. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a character which every budding actor aspires to play. The late Sir Henry Irving certainly inspired many to study the works of Shakespeare and those who were privileged to hear him in Hamlet’s famous soliloquy are not likely to forget it. Most of us have been in a state of doubt on many occasions and said to ourselves: The question is: TO BE, or not TO BE We can serve the interests of our customers who use Babbitt Metals and recommend without any hesitation. Harris Heavy Pressure The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault Fans are relied upon by the French Govern- ment to keep the set in operating condi- tion. They were bought at the outbreak of the war to cool and ventilate the powerful spark gap of this apparatus. Sturtevant Fans are very largely. used in the lumber industry for conveying saw< dust and shavings and for mechanical draft. All Sturtevant apparatus is high-grade and is accepted as superior ‘apparatus. Catalogues on engines, turbines, mechanical draft, fans, fuel economizers, motors, dry- ing apparatus, dry kilns, or lumber appar- atus sent on request. Mention this paper. B. F. Sturtevant Company of Canada, Limited Galt, Ontario, Canada ‘Engineers using H. H. P. avoid a sea of troubles. They know IT WILL GIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE Manufactured and guaranteed by The Canada Metal Company Limited Head Office and Factory, TORONTO Branch Factories, Montreal, Winnipeg __ EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS ) ONE OF THE STURTEVANT FANS USED THERE hat a Test Proved ‘*Ajax’”’ Loading Chain is made from special steel of highest tensile strength and toughest wearing qualities. Every link of ‘‘Ajax’’ Chain inspected before shipment, and every weld guaranteed perfect. Above Cut shows a piece of 9-32 inch Chain proof tested to 3,000 Ibs. ; . Get our prices and particulars. Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh, Pa. The World’s Largest Chain Producers Showing the same pulled to destruction, breaking at 7,800 Ibs. (See how this Chain stretched before breaking.) Connecting Link Way back in 1880 the Wanted and For Sale columns of the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker were used extensively by the lumbermen of Canada for the purchase and sale of timber, lumber and machinery. Time has but served to enhance the value of this medium, until to-day the Wanted and For Sale Department of — the Canada Lumberman has become a national market. Twice a month ‘‘the paper with the brings together buyers green cover’’ and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the lumbering centres of Canada and the United States. the percentage of waste circulation principal By covering this wide field, for advertisers has been reduced to a minimum. For quick and satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the |G@mada Jumberman Work er Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada ‘TORONTO - : . CANADA Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. United States Representatives : W. D. Ward, 628 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1155 Peoples Gas Building, CHICAGO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 01 Western Wheeler Scraper Works, Aurora, Ill. Roofed with J-M Asbestos Roofing. Products That Are Recommended by Satisfactory Service Are the Easiest and Best Sellers uh ROOFINGS are their own best salesmen. Every building covered with a J-M Roof is a constant testimonial to the honesty and last- ing service that goes into every inch of J-M roofing products. J-M Asbestos Roofing and J-M Regal Roofing are absolutely proof against every kind of weather. Rain or snow cannot penetrate them. Extreme temperature ranges do not affect them. Gases or acids will not disintegrate them. They resist fire. J-M Roofings give constant satisfaction to the user— good profits and constantly increasing business to the dealer. Write our nearest branch for Special “J-M Roofing” Dealer Proposition. THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., LIMITED Manufacturers of Pipe Coverings; Packings; Brake Lining; Boiler Preservative; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. - Montreal @ Winnipeg Vancouver 2750 Toronto Morgan Machine Company _ ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers. of—: Nailing © Machines, Lock Cor-. ner Box Machinery, Box Board Matchers, CPi Naa ate | Box Board Printing Machines. Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Industry. Morgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. + CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February: 4; 19080 PRATT & WHITNEY CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS _ Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills | MADE IN.CANADA 1 As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely! Head Office and Works, | DUNDAS, ONT. | for Bark Peeling, fills a long felt want. Made of Forged Steel with sub- stantial Sockets uniform in size. Prompt shipments in any quantity desired. "SALES OFFICES: MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. Bank of Hamilton Bldg. - — KNIVES —| Good Steel Carefully Manufactured | Properly Tempered Thomas Laughlin Company Portland, Maine, U.S. A. We also manufacture a large line of CONTRACT- ORS’ SUPPLIES and MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS. If a dealer, ask for our 450 page catalogue. Ask for Catalogue and Quotations Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT —s_—s ONTARIO INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES Sates. aes _¥. Se. t = The designs of our small locomotives VOVA SCOTIA Wa SCOTIA STL \ND GOAL co.) ‘ : ORE a nen ARIMENT | are the result of wide experience. All details are accurately finished to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of - the same class and size. This cuts out long delays when parts wear out, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED | DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, Geta CANADA ae February 1, 1915 OR WOOD AND IRON RAILS CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES * ‘a WE teh irs) : AOE ] A 62-ton : : : Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. A ny weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. Established 1874 We specialize ‘vith » We always in A have a HEAVY i) Large Stock HORSES on hand >= Oldest and Leioest Horse Dealers in Canada Good horses are hard to find, so deal with an old and reputable firm. Your interests are ours. “LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS” J. W. JACOBS, 29 Hermine Street, Montreal get in our Logging locomotives. obtained on the shortest notice. This engine is 13'% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For the direct drives in your mill whether straight or crossed use Scandinavia Belting This is a solid woven belt of particularly high quality. It has long life: Great tensile strength: Good gripping surface: Ask for our Belting Book It is free. LIMITED TORONTO 4° MONTREAL The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you They are specially constructed for logging operations and will stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. Oil or coal burning. Repair parts may always be Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, splendidly equipped. We would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS ? Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg id ee AMES! = Peas. PRIM Lav A al AY 7 + hh LF» b ats 4 as : ; Ay ; : aan Pim om,” t * ah rial oft he 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . > ti The Mark of Quality F A STEAM FEED didn't lose so little time in “turning the corners’ or make such good time in the little logs, its installation in place of a friction feed would still be worth while, because in thus relieving the engine of so great a friction load, the production could not help but be measurably greater. The steam consumption is not necessarily larger. You owe it to yourself to consult our Engineering Department, and get the Bulletin. THE E. LONG MFG. CO., LTD., ORILLIA, CANADA — AGENCIES: Vancouver—Robt. Hamilton & Co. Winnipeg—The Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. Calgary and Edmonton—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. Montreal— Williams & Wilson, Ltd. Ls : Ps, * February 1,-19158 >? ebruary 1, 1915 Many of Canada’s largest, most up-to-date mills are using WATEROUS MADE IN CANADA EQUIPMENT On page 42 the St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Company’s plant is described at length. This is one mill equipped with Waterous Machinery that has been designed and built by our engineers and mill- — wrights. _ Among other “All Waterous” installations are :— Tourville Lumber Mills, Louisville, Que. Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Co., Montreal West, Que. Donald Fraser & Sons, Ltd., Cabano, Que. Fraser Lumber Co., Ltd., Plaster Rock, N.B. Pejepscot Paper Co., Sawyerville, Que. J. D. McArthur, Ltd., Edmonton, Alta. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Proof of the Pudding”— As a man’s work depends on the tools he uses, so the high quality of the lumber turned out by these representative Canadian mills, reflects the efficiency and excellence of Waterous Sawmill Machinery. We build every machine used in the sawmill from the haul-up to the sorting table. Write for Bulletins Brantford, Canada Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B.C. y ot. # , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 1’ Aa “FROST KING’ METAL ur thirty-five years! experience in metal mixing enables us to place on the market a babbitt that we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without an equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction engines, pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade metal made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. Price © . 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 35c per lb. delivered nearest railway sta- — worth of mixed metal tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. ’ For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where al sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per Ib.; West of Fort William, 45c, delivered to your nearest railway station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 Ib. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. f ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting THE LEATHER BELT THATS urs KNOWN "EXTRA /GREN aN (SEXTRA d % ast See MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Excels all others in economy, strength, efficiency and true run- ning, whether for transmission of power or conveying. A test re- cently made at McGill University, Montreal, of a 6-ply “Maple Leaf” belt, a light double leather, and a 6-ply rubber belt, showed that our = “Maple Leaf” Belt stood a * breaking strain 50 per cent. great- bi == er than the leather, and 25 per Atrial Belt will convince you. cent. greater than the rubber belt. Write for prices and samples. — = ae 2 ~ —————— — oo ome as — a ss ——— “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. ‘“‘Maple Leaf’’ Belt Dressing is the best ~ for all kinds of belts. Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON - ONTARIO Branch: Montreal—Office 51 Duluth Building The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies _ MONTREAL BOILERS “INGLIS” boilers are the product of over 50 years’ ex- perience and study combined with the most modern equipment for boiler making. “INGLIS” boilers are made in every type and all sizes. Let us quote on your requirements. : INGLIS’ PRODUCTS ARE ‘“‘MADE IN CANADA” The John Inglis Co., Lid. Engineers and Boilermakers 14 Strachan Ave. Toronto, Canada Montreal Representative—A. Angstrom, 509 Canadian Express Building Ottawa Representative:—J. W. Anderson, 7 Bank St. Chambers. ol. 35 i Toronto, February 15, 1915 No. 4 GENUINE “TURBROS” | Balata Belting Electric-Welded Boom Chain : ' Waterproof and Stretchless. aide (Mare (More The best belt for sawmills. 257 {weld = 25% Strength = 24 Sheared Toggle ‘s T Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring : Turner Bros. Canada Limited Made “ Canada : Write to Fully Guaranteed 7 Montreal — Vancouver McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Manufactured and guaranteed by The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor~Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY ; | te. This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation ) #£IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS ee or TOW 100 BOOM - STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS - Fort Frances, Ont. z or the in all classes of New RAILS Relaying eee, pret 12 to 80 pounds per yard. PUMPS aa 1} LOGGING CARS || six } Jno. J. Gartshore || 2c 58 Front St. West, Toronto Sedat apc Save 20 to 40 per cent of your Transmission Losses Install U. G. Hangers (made in Can.) and Skefko Ball Bearings (made in Eng.) They require no rearrangement of a They insure the most sturdy, highly plant already installed nor departure efficient and economical method of from well established mill practice. line shaft power distribution. The:Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria Serre Vndex of oot Page 62 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 64 4 te CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1019 «= of Get The Most Out Of — Your Machines and Men AMPHIBIA Waterproof Leather Belting If the power generated in your plant is being transmitted practically with- out loss to your various machines you are getting the most out of those machines and men and your plant is operating at maximum efficiency. The one belt that will promote these conditions in a saw or planing mill is (AMPHIBIA . This belting is made from selected hides that are given a secret waterproof tanning. The best of the butt is then selected for —AmMpHiBIA belting—all weak spots are culled out by experienced men. ; The manufacture of (AMPHIBIA belting is carried on with extreme care and rigid inspection. Every joint is made firm as the leather itself. The finish on ‘AMPHIBIA is one that makes the belting grip the pulley and preventslipping. ‘Crater like gol has no substitute, Write us for a sample order and state where belt is to run. Write To-day. Made In Canada Gadlert eur Tanners and Manufacturers of Leather Belts for 39 years. MONTREAL 511 William St. TORONTO WINNIPEG 38 Wellington St. E. Galt Building ST. JOHN VANCOUVER 149 Prince William St. 217 Columbia Ave. vo th) Pe bry 15, 1915 / CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : | The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada We offer for immediate shipment the following grades of “White Cedar Shingles Extras Clears Second Clears Clear Walls and Extra No. 1s This stock is bone dry and can be supplied short or full count. Shipping Points: Campbellton, Dalhousie, Charlo, Bathurst, Bonaventure and Chatham. ‘For prices write or wire F. G. ‘Wheaton, Amherst, N. S., Canadian Sales Agent We have a complete assortment of White and Norway Pine Lumber and Dimension Timber ROUGH OR DRESSED Our prices are right, quality dependable and with our shipping facilities We can handle your orders promptly. | George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay, Ontario = ie Sa Ad : r aren vay ee - bi ee? 2 Ces ae ine ees s a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 191508 Mason, Gordon & Co. xii."szc: Montreal, Que. | Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak ' Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. | Read & White || Nev Ontario Colonization Co. Wiel aa Lands, Lumber, Lath and Pulpwood Spruce, Hemlock Planing Mill Work and Hardwoods ) Hemlock & B.C. Timbers: 818 New Birks Bldg., MONTREAL John Harrison & Sons Co. Owen Sound, Ont. canara Lumber Yard, Jacksonboro, Ont. We have the following lumber on hand ready for shipment as shown above, and for which we solicit your orders viz: Posts, Ties, Timber, Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- 1 x 4 Merchantable Spruce. 1 x 12 Merchantable Spruce. -o0Eieich: Hard d Fl = & 1 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 and 8/4 Mill Run Tamarack. erlor Pinisn, rlardwoo ooring, oc. 1 x 6 Merchantable Spruce 4/4 Balsam. Three sawmil 1 x 7 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood be mills and large, well 1 x 9 Merchantable Spruce. 8/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood equipped Planing Mills. 1 x 10 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 Mill Run Poplar. ALL ILLSUTH A YT aes Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and ‘ : : CLAY BELT LANDS FOR SALE, Located in Hardwoods. Special bills Winter or Summer, Townships of Kendrey and Haggart, District of Temiskaming, Ontario. Try us once. Mills: Sales Office : 7 Teleok JACKSONBORO, ont, New SURE NY. te River Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. | Manufacturers of Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada | On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of | Quebec City | Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Mahie Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. es. ~ Ba A =a baat . We rebriary 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : Sa ANS Hardwood \ At South River At Longford 4/4 Dead Cull Birch 190,000 4/40°No! | Ski x. La * y ‘ = ad : < The Harris Tie & Timber Co. - Ottawa : Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles | | | Cedar Poles and Posts. | 6/4x8 - 6/4x 8/10 - Watson & Todd, Ltd., Ottawa, Ont. | | Railway Ties - - P iles | | Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Lia Wholesale Lumber Dealers Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Selling agents for Fraser & Co., Manufacturers Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa Waubaushene, Ontario White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber and Lath Manufacturers of High Grade | Lumber . Laths DAVID ges a id Office, TR Goce ss.’ Ottawa, Can. JOHN ee id Fesident = = 4) pe Dté<“*™*”*:*”S*S SNe resident: watt GILLIES BROS. BRAESIDE, ONT. | Limited J. S. GILLIES Sec.-Treas. Manufac WHITE. PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway ee 7 os Merebruary 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 | BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment, Dry Merchantable Quebec Spruce, Culls Laid out. 2x3 x 8/16 ft. 24,432 ft. 14% x3 x 8/16 ft. 13,687 ft. Ae © aa 730,640 ft. ly x4x., “ 92,735 ft. Zee x) §* 400,000 ft. Px 3x5“ 17,094 ft. Zewox.: “* 148,000 ft. 14 x6, «" 14,093 ft. Axl x" 14,000 ft. Big se fee 3,369 ft. 2 sitx. °** 40,000 ft. P,xe8x * 67,238 ft. We can dress and match to order, shipping straight or mixed cars. Write us for quotations. We have a large stock of Jack Pine and Norway Pine in good shipping condition. Your enquiry will receive prompt and careful attention. Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— | , - 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9g ft. to 26 ft., widths | . 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. | 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. . | 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 14%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 3 250,000 ft. 1” and 11%4” Beech, sawn on grade. : 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. | 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. | 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths Io ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. j Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER +. ©? "latebruasy 46-000 FIR, TIMBERS) LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & co.. LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1— Historical Notes. Chapter 2— Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. Chap er 4—Methods in the Glue Room. Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. Heavy Fir Dimension | Is Our Particular Specialty The Heavter it is the Bates we like it We Dress a 1 to 4 Sides up to 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Mills at Craigs on the B C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Price 50 cents Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Thurston -Flavelle Lumber — | MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively — 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A” Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Eastern Agents, Gull Ri E : Siobcs'Co, Ltl., Linda. Oa Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. 7 A a _ eo > ~ ; > 3 ey iy Py ees Si - February 15, 1915 S ie \] | | | @ A” | Red Pine | = & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co ~ Mills : Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele The Gres Falls Company Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon oem Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Manufacturers of | ae, and Pine Lumber 2»¢ Ground Wood Pulp THE PACIFIC LUMBER CO. The Largest Manufacturers of | California BXt Redwood in the world. Used for every purpose et ae a soft wood is adapted. Furnished in any width and thickness. Manufactured goods of all kinds. Exclusively Represented by _ John D. Mershon Lumber Company Lhe New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 1657 Monadnock Bldg | Our Mills Pek and We Market as Much a GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS | As All Other Concerns Combined merit a still larger increase ja s LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY e ibernia Building Wanted—Spruce and Red Pine We are in the market for 3 Spruce and Deals of this Season’s Cut. Write us stating what you will have. Thos. Mackarell & Company, Ottawa 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited Cabano, P. Q. Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co. , Limited Whitworth, P. Q. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. Try us. New Orleans, La. - * : "wieoe Wal SF ey oe 8) eee -, Ae io , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1915, Joun MoKeneow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Direotor We Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwoud, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Le f Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER 6 SON | QUEBEC Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. Good Right Prompt Grades Prices Shipments The Montreal Lumber “|| Lumber ETS | e The Canada Wood | WHOLESALE DEALERS Nood | SPRU CE Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Specialty Co., Limited} 18 Foot and 16 Foot ; Rules pre: eréwced ee 5 Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Lath and Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Shingles e Heading, Baskets, Etc. White Cedar ngie Bir ch Write, Telecare vice Telephone CHRISTY-MOIR CO. Orillia, Ont. 149 Broadway, New York City B Ss FORMS Maple ID Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood slabs cut tolengths CO required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. LU M BER Orders receive prompt attention. LIMITED . PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN, wiarton, Ont. Toronto Beech } Sarnia Buffalo HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER WhitePine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock A ll Thicknesses Oak Mouldjngs, Doors, Sashes and Binds. dogs: Bele and Ties. Pine Timber a Specialty. ie sar Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Also full line in White, Red ~ Rimouski | Industrial Co., Ltd. se ‘ (La Cie Industrielle de desi e tee. J ack P me Dressing of wood in All grades and sizes. transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. eed LOGSTAMPS Write us for particulars and prices Superior Mfg. Co.,Ltd. 93 Church St., Toronto BAUGHMAN’S Get in touch with us for prices BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.00 Canada Lumberman - Toronto SPECIALTIES : C. G. Anderson Lumber sored Hele White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding ‘Hardwood Flooring | | Company, Limited James Gillespie | The Celebrated Diamond Brand ; aAMmMD Write us for full particulars and booklet on same. We also manufacture the following High-Grade Saw-Mill Machinery;—New Modern Saw-Mill Carriages, with either three or two head blocks; P. Payette’s New Patent Saw-Mill Dog, for use in either winter or summer. P. Payette’s Grip-Set Works; Steam Feed Valves, Steam Lifter and Loaders, Valves. Five different classes and styles of Edgers, for either light or heavy duty. Combined Gang-Circulars and Edgers, or Independent Gang Circulars. . Steam-Canters, Steam Lifters and Loaders, and a general line of saw-mill machinery. Detachable Chain-Sprockets, Castings of Gray-Iron, Semi-Cast Steel, and brass cas:- ings for general use. 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Single copies 15 cents. _ “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is published in the interest , and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely formation on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- by its readers. _ Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manufacturing and supply firms ‘wishing to bring their goods to the attention Owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, p mills, ete, “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly / most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- ted to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. alle = Authorized by the Postmaster General for Canada, for transmission as second class matter. ; _ Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- falo, N.Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. of. 35 Toronto, February 15, 1915 No. 4 Why Not Get Your Customers’ Cash? Next to selling lumber, the most important feature of the lumber jusiness is to get paid for it. There is no one selling lumber today who does not know this, but there are a great many who do not live to it; and the peculiar part about it is that neither they, nor any- ne else, can give any reason for their unbusinesslike methods. In times like the present, when the volume of trade is greatly reduced and money is of great importance to those who can get it, the man ho is not paying sufficient attention to his collections is in a bad _ position; while the man or the firm who have always made a point of going systematically after the money owed to them, find their business in a comparatively satisfactory condition. Throughout the mber trade, from the manufacturer to the retailers’ customer, the tuation is much the same, although it becomes less business like the nearer the transaction approaches the consuming customer. Most of the successful manufacturers and wholesalers conduct eir affairs upon a basis of granting a two per cent. discount for s which are paid within 15 or 30 days of delivery, charging the price for bills paid between that date and 90 days from delivery. fter that, the custom is to charge interest, sometimes at a specified te, sometimes at the current bank rate. This practice has become established one in most parts of eastern Canada and is one which, when followed up persistently gives good results. In the first place, t depends for its value upon systematic sending out of invoices at th ‘Same time as delivery is made, or very shortly afterwards, and areful attention to the office books with a view to notifying each omer periodically of the condition of his account: There is no n why this systematic way of looking after accounts should not followed regularly by all lumbermen, but the truth of the matter | that there are many who do not conduct their affairs in this way, id who, sooner or later, suffer as a result. s and retailers. Some of them do their business in a most - Bebruary 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 4 sete ; whe retailer is the chief sinner in regard to collections. There are’ eo up-to-date manner and could give a good example to many whole- salers and manufacturers; but there are others who seem to think that their particular cases are exceptions to the general rule; that for some hazy reason their customers are not of the same stripe as other retailers’ customers and that they have some peculiar inherent right to the use of the retailer’s money, without paying interest, as long as they wish to keep it. How this belief grew up in the first place is not difficult to discover. The farmer, who is the most import- ant customer of many retailers, used to get his money at long inter- vals. He could not get it until his grain was sold; but he could not sell his grain unless he had money to put up a barn or a granary in which to store the grain until it could be marketed. So, someone had to finance him. One would suppose that it was the natural duty of the banks to attend to this end of the business, and so it was; but the banks in most cases were called upon to financé the farmers until they had purchased their farms, stock, machinery, seed, etc., and paid the wages of their farm hands. By the time the farmer came to need money for his granary he had, in a good many cases, reached the limit of his credit with the bank, or thought he had, and had also begun to realize what it meant to be paying interest on borrowed money. Moreover, he had found out that the way to get money for nothing was to go to a retail lumberman and order lumber, knowing that, in many cases, the lumberman would not press for payment until the grain had been marketed, and that in some cases he would not even be very pressing then. The retailer, unless he was a natural business man, soon got into the way of thinking that this was the right way of doing business, and that there was nothing for it but just to hand out the lumber when it was wanted and Hope that the customer would pay for it before long. This is the most unsatisfactory feature of the whole lumber trade and the least excusable. Why, even a farmer should not conduct his business in a reasonably businesslike manner and proportion his an- nual expenditures to his income in such a manner as to have a bank account upon which he can depend so as to take advantage of the dis- counts permitted by firms which are ready to give a discount for cash, is difficult to understand. In the earlier days it might be natural that a farmer should not develop business instincts of this order, be- cause he was far removed from business centres and did not have any good examples before him to study; but nowadays he has examples of this kind before him continually and should be made, by the retailer to realize that when he gets lumber he must be ready to pay for it or to pay interest at the bank rate. We bélieve there is a way in every instance to make the retailers’ customers live up to this man- ner of doing business. No matter how confirmed they may have become in their loose way of settling accounts, they can be brought to see things in the proper light if a persistent effort is made; and there is no question that such an effort is well worth while. The making of an effort to teach customers the habit of meeting. their obligations regularly is where so many retailers fall down. Everyone knows just how this works out. We all know in our own private affairs that some of the merchants from whom we buy expect prompt payment and generally get it, and that others adopt a careless attitude and give us the impression that they can wait indefinitely. The result is that they do wait.and are generally the last to be paid. In a certain district, there is a contracting carpenter who is doing a very good business. He is a good carpenter and also a pretty good business man. When he has done a job he sends in a bill without any delay and soon afterwards he makes a call, ostensibly to look over the work and see whether there is anything more required. He puts in a casual remark that there is an account to be settled and that he hopes to have, at least a little on account before very long. He drops around frequently thereafter; that is to say, once every two or three weeks. This man is not in a very large way of business and can pay personal attention to his affairs in this way; but if he were so busy as not to be able to do this he coul dget similar results by correspond- ence followed up in a persistent manner. In the same district there is a plumber who does things in a very different manner. One of his customers, who is trying to get his debts settled systematically, has been wanting a little work done for a couple of months and has also wanted to pay part of his account for cia CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER wotk already done. This plumber, not that he is too busy to look after things systematically, but because he is not of a systematic nature, has been putting off doing the little bit of work that is wanted, and has been promising to send in a bill, “some day soon.” He even went so far recently as to say that he would make out the bill that night and send it by mail the next day; but this was over a month ago and still the bill has not arrived. Naturally this customer pays the persistent carpenter and lets the plumber wait indefinitely. AlJl custo- mers, as a matter of course, adopt towards their merchants just the same attitude as the merchants adopt towards their customers. If the merchant realizes this and makes it the backbone of his business methods, he will find that much of the difficulty of collections is done away with. Wherever it is possible in a district to get the customers into the habit of payirig cash, this should be done. A month ago we published in this journal a most interesting and valuable article upon this sub- ject written by Mr. H. R. Isherwood, of Sawyer, Wis. We have dis- cussed the plan adopted by Mr. Isherwood with other lumbermen and © Confidence Returning in the West With their customary breezy optimism, the lumber trade of Brit- ish Columbia are taking comfort in the reappearance of definite or- ders for lumber which have recently come out in pretty substantial quantities. For many months past nothing in the way of news has come out of British Columbia that was not discouraging. The situa- tion went from bad to worse, until it reached that stage where every- one had a chance to devote time to studying the reasons for the de- pression more completely than usual, and there was a rather sur- prising unanimity of conviction that some of the lumbermen had more to do with the depression than they had formerly thought. In fact the situation was very tersely put by a prominent banker, who, referring to British Columbia industry and: trade in general recently said that the war had not been responsible for the present conditions, but had simply revealed them. Those who have been keeping closely in touch with British Col- umbia developments for the past three or four yéars, will immediately agree that there is more than a little truth in this criticism. The pre- sent situation commenced to develop in British Columbia several years ago when men began to turn over real estate at a profit in an unreasonably short space of time. The speculative fever of the West became intense and continued so for much too long a period. It seemed to have behind it all the great natural wealth of the country and the prospective continual influx of many thousands of settlers to the prairies and to British Columbia for years to come. The crisis fortunately arrived ahead of the war, but the war showed up the whole unsound situation in all its natural ugliness, as nothing else could have done. The lumber industry, caught in the great speculative movement, followed the current to the end. It had its examples of bad financial Preparing to Push Wood Products At the mass-meeting of the Forest Products Federation which is to be held in Chicago on February 24th and 25th, informatiorr will be presented by special committees and by officers of the Association upon the conditions which tend to reduce the use of lumber, or to encourage the use of other building materials. To every man who is engaged in the manufacture or sale of lumber this information will be of much value, and the efforts which will be made to increase the use of lumber, after this information has been received and discussed, will, it is hoped, bring about a much better trade condition than _ has ever existed in the past. It is remarkable how quickly the public takes up a statement of a sensational nature regarding an impending scarcity of any im- portant raw material, and how difficult it is to displace such an idea once it has secured a good hold upon the public mind. In connection with lumber this has been demonstrated very forcibly. The “impend- be immediate and great. is that he not only gives a two per cent. discount up to 15 days after version is genuine and permanent. ing wood famine” February 15, 1912 all have thought highly of it; agreeing that it is a system which car be put into practice without much difficulty, and that its benefits must The innovation adopted by Mr. Isherwood purchase, but he induces many of his customers to pay cash when they give an order, by giving a discount of 4 per cent. for cash paid then. He gets the use of the customer’s money instead of the 1s- tomer getting the use of his money. Having the customer’s money he feels well disposed towards him, and does his very best for him. Th customer feels that he is in good standing with the merchant ap visits him freely. The result is an all-around good feeling which e courages trade and makes business a pleasure for the retailer. retailer has practically converted a large credit business into a business and has made himself solid with every farmer and while customer for miles around. We would suggest that our re take into consideration the advisability of following Mr. Ishery plan... If they want to enquire into it fully they will find it described in detail in the Canada Lumberman of January 15th, or if they wi h to write us we will gladly give them full particulars. management, unwise sales management and improvident over-produc- tion. It went along with little consideration of the day of reckoning. It was lifting itself by its boot straps, so it thought, but it was really doing nothing of the sort. It was simply digging its own grave and getting ready for the funeral. The great surprise is that after such a funeral there should already be promise of a resurrection. It is to the infinite credit of many British Columbia lumbermen that they have set themselves so definitely and with such determina- tion to the task of searching out the cancer of their trade and cn gi it out. They have freely admitted their shortcomings and have re formed their ways almost over night. We only hope that their con- They have set themselves also to search out the markets of the world for British Columbia luna They have found a way of selling large quantities of stock to Grea Britain. They are selling many shingles and a fair amount of lumber in the United States. They have-representatives touring the republics of South America, confident of getting new trade. They are planning a method of telling the whole world how good British Columbia lum- ber is; how to get it; how to use it, and what it costs. They are studying the markets of Australia and the Orient as they never studied them before. They are shipping to the eastern States and the West Indies by the Panama Canal and expect to work up good permanent markets in those countries. The few good orders that have recently come out, have opened some of the large mills and the whole trade which a few days ago was in dejection, is already counting many an unhatched chicken. We can only hope that the results will be up to expectations. In the meanwhile, however, it is like a breeze from the pines to a tired city dweller, to read once more the cheering news that the west feels its confidence returning. ¥ is now a time-honored subject of discussion in t e press in spite of all that has been done to give the public a more, accurate idea of the situation. The popular opinion is that timber has already become scarce enough to warrant the extensive use of substitute materials. This opinion has been sedulously fostered by the clever campaign of publicity conducted by those who are int er- ested in substitute materials. In spite of popular opinion, howe there is still plenty of timber available for all necessary requireme and the campaign for the wider use of lumber and timber has a foundation of fact to build upon. Properly conducted, this campa cannot fail to have good results, both to the lumber industry and “ the consuming public. P The question is almost entirely one of teaching the consumer about the source of supply and the proper methods of use in order to get the best results. The object of the proposed campaign is, not to ? February 15, 1915 icourage the use of wood in places for which it is not suited, but ultivate the field of the proper use of lumber so that the annual snsumption will be sufficient to take care of the output. Under mod- rn conditions of trade, manufacturers of every commodity have to oI llow out a practice of this nature, and lumbermen are no exception ) this rule of business. More complete use of lumber will be pos- ble only as wider markets are developed. This is the primary pur- se of the Forest Products Federation and for this reason the results cured will unquestionably be important to the industry, both in ada and in the United States. The new feature of. the present movement is that it includes , wholesalers and retailers in spreading information about the and uses of lumber will do much, not only to educate the public this line, but also to educate the different branches of the trade Sir Clifford Sifton, in his annual address delivered recently be- re the Commission of Conservation, dealt at considerable length the forest production of Canada. The fire season of 1914, he , was the worst since 1910, and the aggregate of loss will be y. Had it not been for the fite protective organizations estab- hed during the last three years, the loss might have approached e dimensions of a national disaster. Results have shown that these nizations are effective, but need strengthening to provide really equate protection. In practically all cases, larger appropriations are ed, especially for the protection of young forest growth. This tion, wherever practicable under present conditions, is fully justifi- on the basis that fire protection must be regarded not as an ex- e, but as an investment, necessary in the public interest and one ch will pay high dividends in the future. There is strong reason for the belief that the forest resources Canada have been much over-estimated, and the necessity for a neral stock-taking is obvious, in order to provide the basis for a prehensive plan for intelligent conservation. ay lines, the fire protective organizations of the railway com- es have proved the most effective, and in some cases the only The Labor Gazette: in its review of trade conditions during 1914 ates that the index number showing the average price of lumber ring each month was as follows:—January, 184.2; February, 184.9; ich, 183.7; April, 183.1; May, 184.5; June, 184.2; July, 184.1; Au- ist, 183.8; September, 182.8; October, 181.9; November, 179.6; De- r, 186.7. These averages are a comparison with the average ty. The Canadian Western Lumber Company, New West- , received an order in January for 3,000,000 feet board measure ay ties for the United Kingdom. Other reports indicate that 25 million feet of railway tie business has been placed recently coast, and that there is more coming. The Cameron Lumber ny announce the receipt of an order for 250,000 feet of fir deck- or the United Kingdom. One report states that orders for 5,000,- as of lumber have been placed in Vancouver recently by the R., acting on behalf of the Imperial Government. Frederick a representative of the British War Office, who was recently - branch of the lumber industry. The co-operation of manufac- , _ 574 square miles, or 14,447,360 acres. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ak and industry regarding the better development of good business re- lations between one another. So far as the use of different varieties of wood are concerned, the federation will leave all such matters to the various lumber associations which are directly concerned. In order to systematize the work of the Forest Products Federa- tion, several committees have been appointed which will present re- ports at the mass-meeting at Chicago. These reports will be upon the following subjects :—Building Codes, Fire Losses, Comparative Prices of Building Materials, Shingles, Promotion. Strong committees have been appointed and the information which they present should furnish an excellent basis upon which to work out the details of the publicity campaign. In Canada the use of substitute materials has beet so successfully exploited as to make the question of just as much importance to the lumbermen of this country as it is to those of the United States. : Forestry Progress During the Past Year During the past year, material additions have been made to the area of Dominion Forest Reserves in Saskatchewan, but there are still large areas of non-agricultural forest lands in all the western pro- vinces which should likewise be included in permanent forest re- serves. At the present time the total area of forest reserves and parks in the western provinces is 43,802 square miles. There are also 17,900 square miles temporarily reserved with a view of being later included in permanent forest reserves. This does not include areas which were examined during 1914, the temporary reservation of which has not yet been approved. Action to approve the reservation of these areas should be taken without delay. The present area of forest reserves and parks in Ontario is 22,- This area, while large in it- self, is not great in comparison with reserves and parks in Quebec; nor is it large in proportion to the total area of non-agricultural lands in Ontario which must always be chiefly valuable for the production of timber. The present annual revenue from woods and forests in Ontario is in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. It is obvious that, if this revenue is to be maintained, new areas must be continually open- ed up for lumbering, and this in turn necessitates the protection of the non-merchantable areas and the young growth. A notable occurrence of the past year in eastern Canada was the organization last spring of the Lower Ottawa Forest Protective As- sociation. The territory protected by this Association comprises 7,- 500,000 acres, on the watershed of the Gatineau, Lievre, Rouge, Caul- onge and Nation rivers, in the province of Quebec. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers in Ottawa, placed large orders with British Columbia firms for rail- *“ way ties and bridge timbers. The lumbermen of British Columbia will ask the Provincial Gov- ernment for $25,000, and the Dominion Government for a similar amount, to assist them in their campaign to make known throughout the world the advantages of British Columbia timber products. It will be pointed out that the government derives a very large revenue from timber, and only a comparatively small portion comes back to the industry. Moreover, when the lumber industry is brisk, times are good in the province. Figures given previously are that 85 per cent. of the price obtained for lumber goes out for labor and supplies, which means wide distribution. Pacific Coast rates on certain shipments to Great Britain will be advanced on June Ist. The rates on lumber from Seattle to London and Liverpool will, it is reported, be advanced from 90s. to 100s. ; from Seattle to Glasgow from 95s. to 105s. Experimental shipments of mine props of British Columbia fir are being sent to the collieries of Durham and Yorkshire in Great Britain. The shipments are going by way of the Panama Canal. \ 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 @ e . e 3 The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topics | A Wagon Manufacturer’s Views on Birch—Government Inspection Not Approved by B. C. Reader—The Necessity for Co-operation Approves of Birch for Various Wagon Parts Editor Canada Lumberman :— In the construction of a wagon wheel we find the black birch of Pennsylvania and the New England States and also the yellow birch of Wisconsin and northern Michigan, the very best woods that can be secured for the hub. It does not have the tendency to check and split open that is so characteristic of oak. We have adopted birch entirely in our work and have found since having done so, our loss on account of the degrading had been reduced to a minimum. We find birch will retain the spoke in the mortise fully as well as any other wood that we have used. For other purposes in the construc- tion of the wagons we have not adopted it for the reason that in such grades as we would require it, it has not been advantageous from the standpoint of cost. There is no question, however, but what in the construction of dump wagon boxes it is fully equal to any other wood that can be secured as it is very firm, slow to rot and durable. We understand that many of the eastern wagon concerns have used it ‘quite extensively in this connection. We believe it would also be a very good wood to use for the construction of log wagons and some parts of farm wagons for bolsters and sand boards, but the price would be prohibitive in this connection.—U. 5S. Wagon Manufacturer. Sees No Need for Government Inspection Bureau Editor, Canada Lumberman :— Genoa Bay, B.C. I have your favor of the 23rd ult, to acknowledge. Regarding government inspection of lumber cargoes in lieu of Pacific Lumber Bureau inspection. It strikes me that until British Columbia annexes the States of Washington and Oregon we are not in a position to dispense with the Pacific Bureau inspection. Our competition comes from the manufacturers of Washington and Oregon, and if we are to meet them on even terms in foreign ports we have to guarantee the same grades and inspection as buyers receive if lumber is shipped from those states. Without some particulars as to what government inspection would amount to, we are not in a position to make any remarks on that side of the subject, but at present sellers and buyers are well satisfied with the service of the Pacific Inspection Bureau, and per- sonally we have no reasons for desiring a change—Geo. R. Elliott, Manager, Genoa Bay Lumber Company, Limited. No Necessity For Government Inspection Editor, Canada Lumberman :— Chemainus, B.C. I do not think the time is opportune to try to adopt government inspection. In my opinion, there is no cause for a change. The Bureau of Inspection certificates are accepted as a standard through- out the world, the same as Hunt’s inspection of steel, so we can see no object, for trying to force a new inspection on the market.—E. J. Palmer, Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Limited. Confidence Coming Back Surely Editor Canada Lumberman :— Toronto, Ont. It is most difficult to predict what is likely to happen during the balance of this year. There are many factors to be taken into con- sideration but without mentioning them individually, I cannot see any just cause at the present time for pessimism, in fact the general trend of affairs.is generally favorable While the war is likely to last for some time it is very much in favor of the Allies, and will become more so from month to month. The tremendous orders for war material placed with the various manufacturing industries in this country, and high prices for all classes of farm products should be the means of keeping the great majority of our Canadian industries busy. What is needed to restore full con- fidence is for the loan companies to commence loaning money as usual, which they are likely to do in the near future, and for the banks to advance sufficient money for the lumber industry, and for all Cana- dians to give the preference to Canadian made goods and for every in- dividual to do his part in keeping business going as usual. While there is no doubt that there has been a heavy shrinkage in business, it was caused largely through a certain lack of confidence. Vhis confidence is becoming gradually restored from month to month. This should be helped along by all the financial institutions in the country doing their utmost to assist every worthy industry. At the present time I understand that the lumber industries are suffering to some extent, through sufficient capital not being ad- outset of 1914, the optimism felt by the lumbermen did not, as every- —= « February 15, 1915 — vanced to them by the banks, although as far as the manufacturers are concerned, other than the lumber industries, I believe the banks are doing their full duty. Almost all the factories in the United States that were closec during 1914 have now started operations, no doubt with fewer men than formerly, but as the railway problems-have been practically all sett with the Government, it is stated that all the factories in the Uni States will be working full time and with a full compliment of n within two or three months. A prosperous United States will have a good effect on Canada. iN To sum up the whole situation the magic wand which could bri everything back to its normal condition is called’ “Confidence”; le every person wave this wand and act up to it and 1915 should be a good year for all—W. J. Murtry, President, Gold Medal Furniture Company. Fr e Volume of Business Holding Up 3 Editor Canada Lumberman :— St. John, N.B. While the business in boxes and box shooks during the past year was not as lively as we would have liked, still the volume of business which we have done compared very favorably with that of 1913. We have recently been offered some large export orders in box shooks for England at good prices f.o.b. St. John, but the difficulties in securing steamer space under the present great scarcity of transatlantic ton- nage with the consequent abnormally high rates of freight prevailing, are militating against the successful carrying out of this export busi- ness.— Wilson Box Company, Limited. - Co-operation Badly Needed in Lumber Trade Editor Canada Lumberman :— Penetanguishene, Ont. _ We read with a good deal of interest the article in your last — issue on the co-operation of lumbermen. We think that the article is a good one and deserving of being repeated many times until they all get the idea dinned into them so that they all work together. The different lumbermen are beginning to realize it, we think, and if they could establish their Lumbermen’s Club into a “get together” club it would do a great deal to help the conditions existing to-day.—The C. Beck Manufacturing Company. Confidence on Its Way Back Editor Canada Lumberman :— ; Montreal, Que. Despite the optimistic outlook for business in general, at the one knows, materialize, even during the months when the early spring rush of lumber to the yards and factories was naturally expected. The feeling of caution seemed to pervade all the markets several months prior to the declaration of the European war, no doubt re- flected by the attitude of the banks throughout the country, whose elasticity in loans, during the most necessary times, was not appre- — ciable. No doubt the uneasiness felt by these institutions can be traced back to the Balkan wars, which many claim was the indirect result of — German influence. ; b European banking institutions were in a position to appreciate the heavy calls for loans by the various governments, and, no doubt, the feverish war preparations, which were being quietly undertaken, presaged the conflict which is now under way, and paved the way — for the extraordinary caution, which we were all forced to accept. As a consequence, the necessity for prompter payments on the part of buyers, shortened very greatly the amount of outstanding notes and trade paper; reduced very largely the stocks on hand the yards; produced a condition of overstock at the mills, and wii the declaration of war a feeling of demoralization, apparently w through the ranks of manufacturers in general, which was not rea justified by reason of overstocks in the yards and at factories. P Nineteen-fifteen. We are all hoping—some optimistically, more otherwise—for an early return to normal business, and if we can only keep our heads, confidence will be restored, and those, fortunate enough to be able to hold their balance of 1913-14 stocks for early spring months, as well as those; whose unbounded, and well placed confidence, in the ability of Canada to hold its own, war or no war, | induces them to manufacture their usual output, will realize good sales at top prices. It is the writer’s opinion that many lines will be ‘ * February 15, 1915 at a premium, the buyer’s market will disappear, and it will be a case sf the seller holding his own at his own price, which he will get. Let us ever be cautious; but over-cautiousness may prove a hid- len rock on which our ship of commerce may founder. J. H. Poulin, Sales Manager, { Canada Lumber Sales Company, Ltd. Quebec Forest Revenue Increased Receipts Greater Than in Any Previous Year—Forest Service Prevented Serious Damage in Spite of Drought The annual report of the Minister of Lands and Forests of the rince of Quebec for the year ending June 30th, 1914, has just been ished. It shows that the revenues received from woods and for- the year amounted to $1,588,958.73, which was made up as lows :—Ground rents, $359,287; stumpage dues on limits, $1,183,- 1.61; penalties for infringements of regulations, $21,637.31; accrued erest, $15,724.81; bonuses on transfers, $9,288. The aggregate jount received by the Department was $1,777,220.18, the highest re ever obtained by the revenue of the Department since Confed- on. The total receipts from woods and forests, $1,588,958.73, also the highest on record. The report of the Chief of the Forestry Service for the year states t the twelve months ending June 30th may be looked upon as one he best years the’ Service has had, because its organization had completed in all parts of the province because the royalties ined on the cut of timber would be the highest ever paid the rtment. It was to be feared, however, that the current year ild not be so good because, in the first place, the driving of logs s unsuccessful in some places, and also on account of the great urbances due to the war in Europe. ; _ Referring to the separate districts of the Forestry Service the re- states that in district No. one, comprising the Ottawa River n, the total quantity of timber cut on timber limits was about 000,000 feet of pine, spruce, etc. This cutting was done by 405 anties, employing 7,543 men and 2,108 horses. There were also his district 422 sawmill owners and 87 lumber merchants who ught their logs from private forests, the total under this head being oximately 200,000,000 feet. The district also included 107 wood- rking establishments and five pulp and paper ‘mills. In district No. 2, extending from the County of Montcalm to the nty of Charlevoix the quantity of timber cut on the limits was 3,000,000 feet. This cutting was done by 945 shanties with 4,509 and 1,533 horses. This district contained 371 sawmills, 148 wood- ing establishments and 11 pulp and paper mills. The cut on ate lands in this district amounted to 122,000,000 feet. b In district No. 3, comprising the Counties of Chicoutimi, Lake ~ St. John and Saguenay, the cut on limits was 152,000,000 feet, which was cut by 768 shanties, employing 3,612 men and 1,431 horses. The cut on private lands in this district was over 65,000,000 feet. The ict included 60 woodworking establishments, 216 sawmills and 3 pulp and paper mills. In district No. 4, comprising: the Counties of Sherbrooke, Stan- , Compton, Frontenac, Wolfe, Arthabaska, Megantic, Beauce, hester, Bellechasse, Montmagny, L’Islet, Kamouraska and Tem- ata, the cut on limits amounted to 105,000,000 feet and was done 314 shanties, employing 2,841 men and 1,124 horses. On private in this district the cut amounted to 334,000,000 feet. The dis- included 893 sawmills, 328 lumber merchants, 300 woodworking shments and 82 pulp mills. district No. 5, including the counties of Rimouski, Matane, enture and Gaspe, the cut on timber limits amounted to 140,- ) feet and was done by 442 shanties, 2.761 men and 1,137 horses. yrivate lands in this district the cut amounted to 97,000,000 feet. district included 279 sawmills, 56 woodworking establishments, lumber merchants and one. pulp mill. 1e report of the Superintendent of the Forest Protection Service that weather conditions from July to November, 1913, were sd. The situation up to June was the most difficult to handle since : protection had been in force in the province. Referring to the y companies the report states that this was the second year e the orders of the Board of Railway Commissioners of Canada Quebec Public Utilities Commission had come into force, and wed an interesting situation. They could no longer regard the ys as one of the great “timber burners” as they had in the past. mprovement had taken place in this direction and hearty co- m and compliance with orders had given most satisfactory © years ago the Dominion Entomologist had given it as his 1 that the spruce bud-worm would gradually disappear. This ion seems to have been well founded for little was either seen mal, but from April to June, inclusive, in 1914, the rainfall was ‘light and the inside an doutside staffs of the service were severely ¥ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER or heard of it now. The Tussock moth was also seldom reported nowadays. During the year, 899 fires had been reported. The efficiency of the forest protection system against fire had been proved by the fact that many incipient fires, chiefly due to the exceptionally dry weather, were extinguished soon enough to avoid any disasters. Helping Northern Ontario Settlers The paper makers both in Canada and in the United States de- cided recently that pulp wood in the rough would not do, according to recent reports. As Mr. J. L. Englehart, Chairman of the Temis- kaming and Northern Ontario Railway, said: “They wanted it dressed and now they want it nude.” The settlers in Greater Ontario rely on the sale of their pulpwood to carry them through the first few years in the new land, but they have no facilities for removing the bark, so that the sudden change of policy on the part of the paper manufac- turers left them in a bad way. To many of them it meant hardly less than starvation. The situation was a critical one and fortunately the T. & N. O. Commission and the Ontario Government recognized that fact. Mr. Englehart and the officials of the road, with the concur- rence of Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, and of the Prime Minister, decided to buy a number of rossing machines at once and to ross the pulpwood for the settlers at cost. Only two machines could be secured immediately. One will be used on the line of the T. & N. O. south of Englehart and the other on the line north of Englehart. Two other machines have been ordered and will be in operation soon, while, if necessary, two more will be se- cured, The question of finding a market for the pulpwood came up for consideration, also, and the T. & N. O. Commission, with the co-opera- tion of the Ontario Government, decided to assist the settlers to the extent of paying them $2 a cord for the wood at once and to act as the agents of the settlers when a market is found. The settlers expected that there would be a big demand for pulp- wood this year, especially for news print, but the demand was not as large as was anticipated at the outbreak of war. Many of the settlers had made purchases on credit in the expectation that their pulpwood would be snapped up, but, while the demand is fair, the addition of the requirement of rossing gave the settlers a setback. The local -storekeepers also found themselves in a bad way, as they could not secure any more goods from the wholesale companies until they had paid their bills, and, therefore, they had to shut down on extending credit. It was this fact which actuated the T. & N. O. Commission in extending an advance of $2 per cord for the settlers’ pulpwood. They will not, however, grant this privilege for more than 100 cords to any one settler. Inquiry for Bentwood Hoops An inquiry has been received by the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, as to whether Canada can supply the wooden -hoops used in the production of bentwood trunks, hat boxes, etc., which have previously been supplied from Germany and Austria. The hoops are usually manufactured from beech. It is stated that about six different sizes in pairs are used and they run from 16 inches to 22 inches in length between bent ends. The hoops are rounded and about 1 inch in diameter. It is said that hundreds of thousands of pairs are used yearly in Great Britain. Attempts to use English beech for this purpose have béen unsuccessful because it will not stand the bending process, while that obtained in Germany and Austria will. It is possible that Canadian beech may also be unsuitable for this reason, and elm or some other timber may be found more satisfactory. A trade catalogue of trunks in which hoops are used may be seen at the Department. Today’s price per hundred pairs assorted sizes, 17- inch to 20-inch (i.e., 17-inch, 18-inch, 19-inch, 20-inch) between ends is 45s. cif. London. The name of the applicant for these goods may be obtained from the Department. Match Splits Wanted in England The weekly report of the Department of Trade and Commerce under date of February 8, says:—Attention may be drawn to Trade Enquiry No. 228 appearing in Weekly Report No. 575, and having re- ference to a United Kingdom inquiry for 500,000,000 splits for match making. In order to illustrate the standard length and thickness of the splits used, Mr. ‘J. E. Ray, Birmingham, has forwarded samples | to the Department where they can be inspected by interested Can- adian firms. al must be aspen. If Canadian firms are in a position to supply these splits, large quantities can be taken annually. A bill to amend the Quebec Cullers Act has been introduced into the Quebec legislature. Its object is to allow graduates of the for- estry school to act as lumber cullers, without examination. (Refer File No. A549.) It is also stated that the materi- 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1915 A Modern Sawmill in the Far North Extensive Settlement in Northern Manitoba Leads to Erection of Large Spruce Manufacturing Company at the Pas, by-the Finger Lumber Company The Finger Lumber Co.—View of Sawmill and Loading Shed. T is difficult to realize the mighty development which, in the last | decades, has taken place in Western Canada, especially in the Middle West, comprising the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It is only a very few years ago that the settlers commenced to flock in and take up land in the most southern parts of these provinces. They have gradually worked themselves northward, and the railroads that commenced to build parallel with the international boundary extending east and west, are more and more invading virgin country to the north. If you will look at an ordinary map of middle Western Canada you will notice what a vast territory there is north of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern transcontinental lines tributary to the Saskatchewan River, a territory which is still apparently virgin and not surveyed. In describing this country the compiler of the map has been content with such general remarks as “Rich sandy loam,” “Quan- tities of pulp wood,” “Good timber,” “Merchantable spruce in large quantities,” “Hay lands,” “Good timber,” etc. It is a country where nature’s riches are still lying dormant waiting for the settler. Cer- tain parts of this country have been more or less before the public eye during the last few years and a movement of pioneers has set in. We refer to that part through which the Hudson Bay Railroad is being built from The Pas to the Hudson Bay. How the Timber Was Located Among those who renounced the comforts of civilization and took upon himself to find new fields for his energy was Herman Finger, who, fascinated by the charms of the wilderness, set out to assist in developing this virgin country. As early as 1904 Mr. Finger explored the timber reserves of. the country tributary to the Saskatchewan River between Prince Albert and The Pas, and the Carrot River Val- ley. He traveled by canoe in the summer and by dog teams and on snow shoes in the winter. He slept in the open under the spruce tree in the middle of winter, without tent or stove, with the thermometer ad The Finger Lumber Company’s Steam Barge C. R. Smith. The Finger Lumber Co.—Loading a Barge. registering fifty degrees below zero. It required six years for the preliminary work of exploring the timber, and in 1910, having ac- quired extensive timber limits located on the Carrot and Saskatche- wan rivers, Mr. Finger organized The Finger Lumber Company, Lim- ited. A site for the mill and yards was purchased at The Pas, Mani- toba, 500 miles north of Winnipeg and 400 miles west of Hudson Bay. Work on the plant started in October, 1910. In 1911 the plant was completed and sawing operations commenced. A Complete and Modern Plant The Finger Lumber Company’s plant is one of the most complete and modern sawmills in the middle West. The mill proper is a sub- stantial building constructed of British Columbia fir on cement foundation, the building is 208 feet long and 64 ft. wide. It is equip- ped with rotary and gang saws. Only one-half of the mill is equipped at present but the com- pany expects to install the other side just as soon as trade warrants it, thereby doubling the capacity. The mill is driven by a Corliss engine of 750 h.p., the gang be- ing driven separately by a twin engine of 200 h.p. The five boilers are 72 in. x 18 ft. and have Dutch ovens. The extensive yards are located immediately behind the mill. They are equipped with tracks and all the lumber is hauled out from the mill on cars. Cars are also used in hauling the lumber to the planing mill. The sawmill has a capacity of 250,000 feet in twenty hours. The capacity of the planing mill is ten cars per day. The Finger Lumber Company is principally catering to the trade. of the Prairie provinces. A good market for lower grades is found in the Chicago-Milwaukee territory. ‘ The company has built comfortable dwellings for its employees and is also operating a boarding house. The timber limits belonging to the. Finger Lumber Company contain a high grade of white spruce with a sprinkling of cottonwood, The Finger Lumber Co.—Log Landing on the Carrot River. } < ? 4 | J ite February 15, 1915. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ero as arcane The Finger Lumber Company, The Pas, Manitoba—Planing Mill and Loading Shed. ‘ = Sey. 3 % EEA Phy os oo oe da} te zs oat d: ~, ter P . ok ary é . . 8 . ~ a ae 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1915 tamarack and other woods. The camps are located about sixty miles from The Pas on the Carrot River. All supplies are shipped in in the fall by water, so very little toting has to be done during the winter. The logs are driven to the mouth of the Carrot River where they are boomed and towed down the Saskatchewan. The company owns one high power tug and one steam barge one hundred feet long with side paddle wheels, also one pile driver and several barges. Mr. Finger a Born Lumberman ’ Mr, Herman Finger, the President of the company, received his early training as a lumberman in Wisconsin. Ever since he was a boy he has followed the life of a lumberman. He started at the bot- tom of the ladder and, advancing rapidly to responsible positions, finally acquired an interest in a logging company. He later became - one of the organizers of the Eagle River Lumber Company, of Eagle River, Wisconsin. Disposing of his interests at.that point he moved to Port Arthur, Ontario, where he CHERRIES the Pigeon River Lum- _ ber Company. Mr. Finger takes an active oat in the affairs of the town of The Pas, having served as Mayor since its incorporation in May, 1911. The other officers of the company are: Vice-President, C. R. Smith, Menasha, Wis.; Secretary-Treasurer, W. H. Miner, Menasha, Wis. The logging operations of the company are superintended by - Mr. O. G. Finger, who accompanied his father during the early travels in locating the timber. B. C.’s Lumber Trade Handicaps That the lumber industry in British Columbia is suffering from a lack of available markets was the statement made by Mr. J. D. Mc- Cormack, of the Canadian Western Lumber Company, recently. While there is plenty of lumber in the province and plenty of demand for it in many parts of the world, the difficulty is in effecting a link between the two. With the falling off of the local demand for lumber, due to the fact that the cities in British Columbia had been built ahead of the present time, there was a falling off in the demand from the prairie provinces, which was the only other natural market for British Columbia lumber. The trouble with sending lumber to the Orient, South Africa, Australia and Europe was to get it there at reasonable prices. Ships could not afford to come to British Columbia for cargoes of lumber unless they had incoming cargoes to haul. The reason why San Francisco firms had secured the lumber market in Australia was because they imported large quantities of Australian products, such as coal, wool, mutton, etc. For the same reason, Australia was not likely to grant a preference to Canadian lumber. It would not care to discriminate against a good customer. An unfavorable factor in the situation in British Columbia was that lumbering could be carried on cheaper in Washington and Ore- gon than British Columbia because the trees stood thicker together on the ground and the cost of lumbering was therefore less. The soft woods of the Southern States were a formidable competitor to Gritish Columbia lumber in the Atlantic seaboard because labor was cheaper there and the freight rate less. Asked where any prospect of future betterment for the industry lay, Mr. McCormack said that after the war, Great Britain would have a surplus of ships and no doubt many of them would come to British Columbia for cargoes .of lumber. Then, of course, the development of the prairie provinces would create a steady demand for lumber, but a buying and shipping organization similar to that in San Francisco, which would finance shipments, was necessary in British Columbia, before the industry would be in a position to compete properly. Pacific Coast Timber in United Kingdom | Pacific Coast woods will no doubt be used more largely in the future, but it appears that it will be more during the continuance of hostilities that such will be inquired for. As is of course well known, it is impossible to export any wooden goods from the Russian Baltic, and this source of supply will be closed without doubt until peace has -been declared. The proclamation of the Russian Government, declar- ing all wooden goods contraband of war, has curtailed the export from Sweden, and although it is in some cases possible to rail the goods across to Norway, this naturally means an increase in price of, say, approximately $5 pet thousand. The result is that as soon as the Ger- man proclamation was made, the market for all-kinds of wooden goods —except, perhaps, expensive hardwoods—appreciably advanced, and for this reason there are very much better prospects of buyers pur- chasing Pacific Coast woods for their ordinary requirements, though unfortunately the freight situation at present is such that it stops business generally on account of the high cost, freight dnd insurance prices. If only: the freights were about normal, we would anticipate a big business being done from the Pacific coast. The present high rates of freight naturally react more heavily on the Pacific coast than from, say, Norway, the distance from the latter country being so much _however cheaply the timber may be obtainable f. o. b., although we- shorter. For instance, 50 per cent. rise in freights from Norway woul mean merely a matter of $2.50 per thousand, whereas 50 per cent. in- crease in Pacific freights means a very considerable increase on this figure. Furthermore, there is practically no tonnage offering at the moment, and the essence of present contracts is prompt shipment. In_ our opinion Pacific Coast woods, especially Oregon pine (Douglas fir), will be used more largely after the cessation of hostilities, for the reason that these woods will in the near future be employed to a large extent to replace Baltic woods for certain purposes, with the rest It that their use in such cases may remain perataiirs Sau Timber- man, Portland, Ore.). y = B.C. Pit Timbers Handicapped in Great Britain Trade 4 Osbeck & Company, Limited, pit timber merchants, Cardiff Wales, in a recent report to the West Coast Lumberman, discour the expectation that pit timbers from the Pacific Coast i market in Great Britain. “We cannot see any possibility of making use here of ie: woo from the Pacific Coast,” they say. “It is true that the war has to a considerable extent interferred with our ordinary sources of supply, but goods are still reaching us from France and Scandinavia in fair | quantities, and at prices that would preclude importing from € your Atlantic ports. The long ocean freightage from the Pacific: side is prohibitive in the case of a low-valued commodity like pitwood, know that your shippers can offer some of the finest quality wood i the world. “For the information of your readers, we may say that the ea? import of mining timber into the Cardiff district amounts to one mil- lion seven hundred and fifty thousand tons per annum—say sixty | million pieces—usual sizes being six and a half and nine foot lengths, in diameters from four to eight inches. The trade is therefore on a somewhat extensive scale, but when it is said that even during ‘the war selling prices have been below twenty shillings per ton ex ships here ($4.80) it will be understood that there is little or no PSCSPEetS of Pacific wood igilene a place in this market.” The British Columbia Log Market No improvement is shown in the British Columbia log market over that of a month ago. The Canadian Western Lumber Company resumed operations on the 18th of January, having got an order for three million feet from a British customer, but it has several million — feet of logs on hand and will not need to start its big camps, near Courtenay for some time. This mill expects that with the little im- provement showing up it will be able to continue cutting, and doubt- less when this is assured logging will again be started. It is seldom a buyer in the open market. The Cameron Lumber Company, Vic- toria, which has also been getting some business, took about three million feet of logs from the International Timber Company, of Van- couver, since it is better to buy these days than to cut. The Inter- national gets its timber from the Campbell River district, and has large booms on hand. Prices of fir logs are quoted at from $6 to $7.50. In December the logs scaled amounted to 40,000,000 feet in the coast district, as compared with 29,000,000 feet in November. This increase, suggested a logger, is the result of re- scaling for export and also double scaling, the figures: not being kept separate. For instance, if an objection is raised to a scale and the boom is scaled over by another logger, the second scale is counted along with the first, as the loggers each turn in their respective figures which are totalled. The same applies to logs re-scaled for export. That would make it ap- pear that official figures do not give an exact idea of operations of the camps. In December, it is known that fewer camps were operating than at any time since a year ago, yet the returns were comparative large. Logs scaled in the coast district for the twelve months past were: January, 21,209,017 feet; February, 26,410,998 feet; March, 32,- 276,051 feet ; April, 36,344,866 feet; May, 59,785,729 feet ; June, 60,158,- 666 feet; July, 74, 549, 445 feet ; August, 61 926,046 feet; September, 66,510, 906 feet; October, 47, 037, 352 feet; November, ag, 161, 124 - Ca December, 40,000,000 feet. The United core Forest Service is offering for sale 382,000 feet of timber on the Crater and Paulina forests. in the State of 8 gon. This is the largest body of timber ever placed on the market Oregon by the Forest Service. Of it, 10,000,000 feet is western ye pine of good quality, the rest being sugar, lodgepole, and west white pine. It.is estimated that the investment of $340,000 will be necessary for the operation. The minimum price for which bdo be accepted*is'$3-a thousand feet for the yellow and other pines, the smaller section, which contains 7,120 acres, and $3.25 on the larger section, in addition to 50c. per thousand for the less important species. Sealed bids are being recieved by the oe forester at Ports nd Oregon, until April 10th. rie tt a i ary 15, 1915 Prominent Lumberman Passes Away ‘Death of R. H. Alexander—A Pioneer Lumberman e;. ; and Prominent Factor in Development R. H. Alexander, of Vancouver, B.C., one of the best known epermen of British Columbia, who has been extensively interested n the lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest for nearly half a century, died suddenly of cerebral hemorage at the home of his son, red. W. Alexander, in Seattle, Wash., on January 29th. Mr. Alex- der had been at Tacoma the day previous attending a meeting of lumbermen. of For many years the late Mr. Alexander had been manager and scretary of the British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Company, one of the most prominent lumber manufacturers in British Col- nbia, but retired a few months ago, though still remaining upon board of directors. Mr. Alexander’s death leaves a great gap ag the ranks of Vancouver’s early pioneers. No one man among mg pioneers was so universally respected and beloved for his many good qualities as Mr. Alexander, who was really the dean of ancouyer’s early settlers and who, old timers will recall, came with- just one vote of being elected as the first mayor of Vancouver. __ The late Mr. Alexander took a prominent part in the history of Bic city and was one of its most active citizens during the period of _ reconstruction following the great fire which destroyed the city on _ June 13th, 1886. Hundreds of burnt out residents of the fire found - shelter and refuge under the quarters of the Hastings mill, as the property is still sometimes known. Thanks to the energy of Mr. Alexander and his staff, the Hastings Mills delivery wagons, on the _ evening of the fire, commenced hauling lumber for construction of _ temporary shelters on sites of what are now many of the down-town _ skyscrapers of Vancouver. In after years Mr. Alexander served the 7 - city successfully as an alderman. He was a charter member of the _ Vancouver Board of Trade. If he had lived for another month he would have completed 28 years continuous membership of the Board. hen the Board celebrated its 25th anniversary Mr. Alexander was one of the three surviving members who stood up when a call was made for charter members, the other two being Mr. F. L. Carter- Cotton and Mr. Wm. Skene. in his younger years the late Mr. Alexander took a prominent interest in all sporting events. Even in his later years he was widely _ known as a keen yachtsman. During the last twenty-five years he _ been the owner of many well-known sailing yachts. He was a ember of the first Vancouver Yacht Club, organized nearly twenty ars ago, and took a prominent part in the organization of the pre- Royal Vancouver Yacht Club about ten years ago. He was elected commodore in 1906 and 1907. Ly 5 Mr. Alexander had gone to Seattle from his home in Vancouver, ’ B.C., to attend a meeting of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, of ich, years ago, he was one of the founders. He attended this meet- ‘ing the day before his death and seemed in his customary good health. He spent the night at the home of his son, and was preparing for breakfast when stricken with cerebral hemorrhage, passing away ‘s ortly afterwards. hn Mr. Alexander was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 17th, 1844. He came to Canada shortly after completing a course in Edinburgh demy. ‘The spirit and ruggedness of a pioneer were his, and, in 2, long before the days of transcontinental railways, he made the out to British Columbia, reaching the Coast by way of the Tete Cache and the Fraser River. After a few years at mining and acking, he, in 1870, became assistant to Capt. James Raymur, who at that time was operating the, second sawmill ever built in British olt imbia—the British Columbia, Spar, Lumber & Saw Mill Company, ted, located on Burrard Inlet. Mr. Alexander succeeded Capt. in 1882. bMiihen in 1886 the Canadian Bathe extended its road from Port ly to Granville (now Vancouver) and the lumber industry of the wince really began to develop, in that development Mr. Alexander S ever a prominent factor. In 1891 the Hastings Mill Company, which he was identified, bought out the Royal City Planing Mills 0 npany, of New Westminister, and the British Columbia Mills, Tim- x Trading Company was formed by John Hendry, Mr. Alexander, David McNair and C. M. Beecher, a nephew of the famous Henry rd Beecher. Mr. Hastings was made secretary of the company, sh assumed control of the Hastings Mills, and Royal City Planing s, with plants at New Westminster, Vancouver and Moodyville. Was in twenty-four years of active participation in this. company’s orld-wide lumber trade that Mr. Alexander became a conspicuous ‘in Pacific Coast lumbering. : otwithstanding the requirements of his active business career, f uu d much time to devote to civic affairs of the province and of 1e city. In 1865 he served with the famous Victoria Rifles. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 _ buyers are probably only too glad to get prompt cargoes without —_ er of years he was a member of the board of health of ke > thy - 4 = el e. : * The: -a¢ sa * P s es A bi hege reno ; + ¢ rt io i Z Vancouver, secretary of the school board and chairman of the pilotage board. Four children survive—R. H. H. Alexander, the well-known Van- couver lumberman; Fred. W. Alexander, secretary of the Pacific Lum- ber Inspection Bureau, Seattle; H. O. Alexander, of Vancouver; and Mrs. J.-L. G. Abbott, also of Vancouver. Death of Geo. McKean, of St. John, N.B. Mr. Geo. McKean, the well-known lumber dealer of St. John, N.B., died at his residence on February lst, at the age of 74, after an illness of about two weeks. Previous to his illness Mr. McKean had been actively engaged in his business. The late Geo. McKean was born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1841. In 1867 he was sent out to St. John as the representative of Francis , Carvill & Son, and he continued in that capacity until 1872, when he was admitted into partnership and the name of the firm was changed to Carvill, McKean & Company. This firm quickly became one of the leading lumber companies in the province. It was dissolved in 1883. The late Mr. McKean then engaged in business on his own account. About 1895 he became connected with Price, Pearce, Limited, and continued in active association with it until the time of his death. ~ This firm did a large business, trading throughout the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova. Scotia and Quebec. The firm’s connection ex- | tended to South America, Great Britain, the United States, South ~ Africa, and Australia. Labor Gazette Review of Lumbering Operations The Canadian Labor Gazette, in its issue for January, contains the following reference to lumbering operations during the month of, December, 1914 :—Lumbering operations were fairly active during . December, particularly in New Brunswick, where a plentiful fall of - snow facilitated work both in the woods and in the yards. Crews as large as in former years were employed and the cut was expected to equal that of last year. In Nova Scotia also, operations in the woods were being carried on extensively and were expected to increase in activity with the arrival of more snow. In Quebec districts lum- . bering operations were fairly active, with plenty of snow in some localities. Logging operations in the Ottawa district w ere also helped =~ by good falls of snow. The wages being paid by J. R. Booth, who had some seventeen camps in the woods with about eighty men in’ each camp, ranged from $18 to $26a month. Low water in the Ottawa River continued to cause inconvenience to the pulp and paper mills in the city. Conditions in this respect, however, were improved from the previous month, and a number of employees of pulp and paper mills who had been idle owing to low water resumed work. In the Peterborough district lumbering operations were quiet, and except for pulpwood very little timber was being cut. From Cobalt it was re- ported that the larger camps expected to do little in most sections. © beyond the taking out of pulp-wood. S Six inch Spruce Cargoes The Timber Trades Journal, London, Eng., in a recent issue says: In times like the present some disruption of standards of relative value | must necessarily occur, as witness the enormous rise which, owing to the exceptional demand, has taken place in 2 in. x 4 in. compared with other sizes. The appreciation which has taken place since the war in all scantling dimensions has emboldened shippers of Lower Port spruce to take 6 in. widths out of the category of scantlings, and to ask full price for them with the sevens and up. When regard is ~— had to the large percentage of 6 in. scantlings usually shipped, the? = loss of the pound per standard reduction on these depriv es importers — of the “plum” which a good line of 6 in. in a cargo was regarded as _ constituting. Buying 6 in. and up at an all round price, obviously 7 there must be an adjustment inter se of the relative values of the dif- ferent sizes when sold separately, especially as the percentage of the wider, and therefore more valuable, widths seems to be growing beauti- — fully less by degrees. In ordinary times an attempt to effect a change ~, of this kind would probably have produced some outcry, but today ‘ haggling unduly over the few hundred pounds extra cost on the cargo which the loss of the usual allowance on this width in scantling entails. If our memory serves us aright, some few years ago an effort was made to reduce the allowance on 6 in. to 10s., but the attempt failed, and it now remains to be seen whether the present effort to cut the allowance off altogether will be more successful. In the cir- cumstances at present prevailing, 6 in. x 3 in. and 6 in. x 2 in. are very useful and saleable sizes, but when the stress of the present demand = is over, and shipping facilities more nearly approach the normal, dif- ferent considerations will have to be reckoned with. ss News print paper has been made by the Forest Service of the United States laboratory from 24 different woods, and a number com- | pame favorably with standard spruce pulp paper. . ; eft ‘ a is Lape okeas ~ ee +p, ‘ Mee Metal et : ees ¥ yee | chee - A 7 os 4 * 7 ~" n _ mit Lake Lumber Co. ; * is i : Pe ~~ Sa + as Mt 44 » rs , = ~ S72 3 ae at tang — Wm. Waldie, Edgewood Lumber Co.; A. G. Lambert, A. G. Lambert & Co.; T. S. Richardson, British Canadian Lumber Corporation. Mr. Chas. O. Rodgers, the president, occupied the chair and de- livered an interesting address on the conditions of the lumber in- dustry during the past year. He was most optimistic of the future. . The secretary reviewed the work of the association for the past year and gave approximate figures of production and shipments of - lumber of the western Canadian mills for the year 1914 compared with the year 1913, as follows :— Feet CitriGnsy fs 1,516,000,000 Cut, 1914... 1,080,000,000 1,530,000,000 Shipments, 1913, . 1,035,000,000 Shipments, 1914 . _ Stock at December 31, 1914 . 663,000,000 _ American poe tation in four western provinces ; 1914 . 78,000,000 1913" 140,000,000 The figures for the mountain mills alone show a reduction in the cut of 1914 in comparison with that of 1913 of 150 million feet, while _ there was a falling off in sales of 125 million feet. Officers for the year 1915 were elected as follows: C. D. McNab, Waldo, B.C., President; Chas. O. Rodgers, Creston, B.C., Vice-Presi- -dent; 1. R. Poole, of Nelson, B.C., Secretary-Treasurer; W. A. Anstie, Revelstoke, B.C., W. F. Lammers, Chase, B.C., A. K. Leitch, Jaffray, 'B.C., and W. Mark DeCew, Grand Forks, B.C., Executive Committee. Want Better Parliamentary Support The question of securing adequate representation in the Legis- lative Houses was discussed at some length, and the following was . given out for publication :— “After due consideration, the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers’ Association has deemed it advisable, for the welfare of the lumber in- dustry, to send to Parliament representatives who have a knowledge of the adverse conditions under which the lumber industry has been laboring during the past few years. ‘The association is not taking this course with a view to entering the political arena, but feels that the lumber industry, the largest and most important in the province, and consequently supplying a large proportion of the population in the interior of British Columbia with a living, is not getting the con- sideration due it. “Government statistics show that the revenue from the forestry branch is equal to $6.63 per capita of the population and the total Government revenue from the forests of British Columbia during the past nine years has been sufficient to pay for all the roads, bridges and wharves constructed and has been the most important factor in the commercial and industrial development of the province. The an- - nual cut of British Columbia timber is approximately two billion feet. There are 420 sawmills and 790 logging camps in the province employing 60,000 men. The timber industry represents one-half the _ industrial capital, one-half of the payroll and 37 per cent. of the an- nual production of wealth in British Columbia. British Columbia in 1913 made the following -expenditures in, the lumber industry :— In wages alone ... . $11,025,000 Food supplies of operatives only . 3,353,000 Mill and logging supplies ... .. 1,575,000 ~ Employment, tow boats .. 800,000 Motal ..5- os. 625 eee 16,753,000 “In order that this portion of the province may get proper re- presentation, the lumbermen have decided that they will support only men with a knowledge of conditions who will pledge themselves to _ do all in their power to place this industry on a sound basis.” _classes are being sent even as far as New York. This material i Production in 1914 F< A resolution of condolence to the family of the late D. R. Wilkie, formerly President of the imperial Bank of Canada, and of congra' . lation to Mr. P. Howland in his succession to Mr. Wilkie in the Presi- dency of the institution was passed as follows: “That the Mountai - Lumber Manufacturers’ Association of British Columbia cous lates Mr. P. Howland on his succession to the presidency of the I perial Bank of Canada. “- “It is further resolved that we take this opportunity of expre: ing our regret at the great loss sustained not only by bankers” but t the commercial and social community of Canada, by the death of th late D. R. Wilkie. The lumber interests have especially lost a cour- ageous friend who was not afraid to criticize frankly those who w mainly responsible for the deplorable state of the lumber trade ii west during recent years, and whose valiant attempt to assist b speaking and writing were highly appreciated by all. : “It is the unanimous wish of all the members of this associati that our respectful sympathy be conveyed to the members 20 family of the late D. R. Wilkie and not only sympathy but a tion for his sons who have so gallantly taken up arms in defence 0 the honor of our Empire.” Included in the secretary’s report was a review of the work 0 the Accident Insurance Department. This department is conduc by the association and provides accident insurance at the low of 34 of 1 per cent. Since the inception of this department, some a years ago, over $126,000 has been paid out in claims. During 1914 the © sum of $16,000 was paid out in claims, compared with $23, 000 for 1913, and 97 accidents were reported compared with 127 for 1913. net department is conducted by the association for the benefit of its mem-_ bers only, on the mutual plan. A general discussion took place on this question of asking the 3 Government to grant an extension of time for the removal of timber licenses owing to the exceptional financial conditions existing at the present time, and the following resolution was passed: “Lhat the Government be petitioned to grant an extension of time for the re- moval of timber licenses until at least six months after the close of | the war, and that a committee of three be appa to interview the Government on the matter.” There was also a general discussion on the present conditions of the lumber industry and prospects for the future. Practically no- logging is being carried on this winter, and few mills will start saw- ing this spring unless there is an improved demand over the present. — The general opinion was that no great improvement could be expected — for some four or five months, or until good crops were assured. Western Lumber Finding Sale in the U.S. — A Shipments of lumber are now benig sent more regularly than previously from western Canada to United States points. This is ag reversal of the condition of affairs which existed a short time ago, — when lumber from many parts of the United States was freely shipped © into western Canada. Manitoba and Saskatchewan spruce is reported — ; to be freely sold to-day in the United States. Shipments of ‘certains chiefly used for making boxes. This business has become so laiport_ 4 ant that the sales manager of a Winnipeg lumber company has bees transferred to Minneapolis, and his headquarters are now at the latte city. Leading lumber dealers in Winnipeg believe that the lumber er business in the rural parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and A ; will be fairly good this year, but it is generally conceded that trade i i Winnipeg and other cities will be rather slow. At the same time, lumber merchants in Winnipeg think that business revival will that city sooner than the cities farther west. The financial situ gives but little promise of any noticeable betterment while the lasts, and money for investment in city buildings will be scarce. the other hand, farmers’ buildings are not of a speculative n and many of them received such good prices for farm produce t ’ season that they will likely be in fairly good position to erect > ever buildings they may require. Imports of wood and timber into Great’ Britain oan the pas three years were valued as follows:—1914, £25,337,251; 1913, 788,884 ; 1912, £28,357,158. The decrease in value as compared w h 1913, therefore, was £8, 451,633, and as compared with 1912, 83> . 019, 90 i Dominion Government dock works in Vancouver and Victoria, will take several million feet of timber. a “* d , = ef : va S hadest Pcuipcksation Act Changes ~ Lumbermen Want Delinquent Manufacturers More Heavily Penalized for Failure to Pay Assessments A number of prominent Ontario lumber manufacturers had an in- iew on February 3rd with Hon. W. H. Hearst and the members the Ontario Compensation Workmen’ s Commission, the object be- o discuss several points in connection with the Compensation - The lumbermen made it clear that the criticisms which they had offer were directed toward simplifying and improving the Act, and they were not lacking in sympathy with the compensation sys- e of the chief questions taken up for discussion was the liability employer who has not contributed to the compensation fund. ent all injured workmen are given compensation out of the und, whether the employer pays his assessment or not. The n stated that they had no idea of infringing upon the rights ker, but they thought that steps should be taken to penalize ployers who failed to pay their assessment, when they were means of an accident. Their suggestion was that such em- ould be made to pay the full amount of compensation given ployee. They pointed out that a small employer in the lum- stry, who knew that in case of an accident the worst he need be compulsion to pay back assessments, together with a added for delay, would be likely to avoid paying so long escape notice. ther important point under discussion was the working of » Act in such districts as the Ottawa Valley where the boundary be two provinces is located. According to the Act in its n, a man who is employed in another province, but whose is in Ontario, has the option of applying for compensation ario or in the province where he is injured. It is considered ease with which it will be possible to get compensation in vince. This, it is believed, will result in claims being made aly Earonm workers in Ontario whose dependents live in Quebec, 1 men employed in Quebec who are living in Ontario. The nan nufacturers are likely to have to pay compensation in both ~~ * mt deputation made no objection to the scale of rates which has wn up for the lumbering industry. ng those who were present were the following :—H. I. of J. R. Booth, Ottawa; Daniel McLachlin, of McLachlin prior; J.'S. Gillies, of Gillies Bros., Braeside ; T. Clendenen, ards & Company, Limited, Rockland ; W. J. Bell, of the er Lumber Company, Sudbury ; W. E: Bigwood, of wood & Company, Byng Inlet; G. A. Gray, of the Spanish me Paper Company, Espanola, Ont.; A. E. Craig, of the . Timber Company, Penetanguishene, and Frank Hawkins, of the So Lumbermen’s Association, Ottawa. ‘Criticizes Compensation Schedule : ard to the application of the Workmen’s Compensation Act ) to the lumbering and woodworking industries, we have re- eived several letters complaining of inequalities in rates different classes of industries, the claim being made that, instances the charges are unreasonably high. A. letter ve received from one of the largest lumber manufacturing com- n Ontario asks whether lumbermen intend to make any pro- s the arrangement of the rates. So far as the Canada Lum- ware no suggestion of this nature has yet been made. We that it would have to come either from the Canadian Lum- ssociation,-or from some other general body of lumbermen ht hold a meeting for the purpose of adopting such a course. of the letter referred to above says that, according to his n, the basis of rates has not been consistently worked out. ce some factories are charged $1.20, which is probably two e times too high. The rate of $1.80, which is charged for alt shingle or lath mills is in his opinion, absurb and — commandeering from the lumbermen an immediate larg nm, which is especially inopportune during war time and fae nted by the results of the past so far as the number ane of accidents in these companies is concerned. writer of this letter states that he has been operating log- imps and mills for over forty years and that, up to the date of ‘returns last fall for the new act, the only accidents that had d in connection with sawmilling operations with which he was ted included one fatal accident (absolutely unnecessary and the fault of the victim) one accident resulting in a man hav- oes cut off, another resulting in a man 1 losing | two fingers and others resulting in the loss of tips of fingers. These may be , than the average, but at peeceeat, rates for sawmill opera- ~ - Ps > + — ee BNA to Saga ms > hia _ ce oft << Sy att Fe ey 3 aoe = ah bee ve beget 5 a - - Ns . tr} ; eT Sa ee = oo ee is will be unfair to Ontario employers because of the com- Enormous quantities of second growth and small sized spruce are be- ts CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER we tions, the charges against such accidents would amount to over $60,- 000, probably $70,000. It looks, the writer adds, as if the Workmen’s Compensation ‘Act will eventually militate against men with large families, render men ~ less careful, and possibly, in a very small percentage of cases, even - provoke accidents, for the sake of the monetary advantage. In conclusion the writer says he cannot see how it can be con- sidered equitable to class operators of mill machines, where danger lurks, at the same rate as the men who handle lumber and slabs in parts of mills where there is no danger. The men who are employed on a sorting platform, the lumber pilers, shippers, handlers of slabs and lumber and those engaged in delivering, are no more liable to accident than men who are engaged in farm work. In connection with the above criticism of the schedules of the Act, we publish below a list of rates charged against lumber and ~» © woodworking operations. The rates given in each class are the per- . _ centage of the total wage scale which is payable. For instance under- the first section, lumber, etc., $2 is the rate for each $100 for the annual wage scale. Class I—Lumbering, Logging, River Driving, me and Booming ... Vac $200 _ Class I—Operation of saw mills, s, shingle mills or lath TEMOUE SH hace ra tas 5a8 ee Class I—Manufacture of veneer or ‘excelsior ... ... 1.60 fe Class I—Staves, spokes or oe as RESP Saket fe pts ea ts eee Class I.—Operation of es Lumber yards (including the delivery of lumber) car- ried on in connection with sawmills ... ... .. 1.80 «© Class I—Creosoting of timbers ... .. 1.80 Class I1I—Manufacture of furniture—Interior wood- work, cabinet work, fixtures or pictute frames. .80 Class I11.—Coffins (wood) . Sete hs Se peroe, PPR. Class I1I.—Wicker and rattanware ... 50 Class 1V.—Operation of—Planing mills or : sash and door factories ... 1.50 a Class 1V.—Operation of lumber yards (including de- : livery) in connection with eee mills or sash - a SIL MOCIMT PELOLIOS 9 ti Ns aig saith. oe As hoe eke 1.50 ae Class IV.—Manufacture of Boxes, , Corrugated paper ts and wooden ... ae 1.50 ot Class IV.—Cheese Boxes ... 1.50 +s Class 1V.—Mouldings 1.50 sae "Class IV.—Screens (window and ‘door) . 1.20 eae Class I1V.—Window shades ... 1.20 AS Glass 1 V —Shade.rellers :.:—..: 1.20 ¢ Class IV.—Wooden articles or wares and baskets.. 1.20 we Class 1V.—Matches or wooden toys... ... ... ... 1.20 Pog Class IV. a Oo ere be staves and eh. RESAINOS. sie ae es ew she sem: 1.20 + Activity General in the Maine Woods 7 A report from Bangor, Maine, says that after nearly snowless winter up to the last of January, several heavy storms within a few days covered the ground in Northern Maine to depths varying from eight to sixteen inches, and the lumbermen, who had become greatly alarmed over the delay in their operations, are much encouraged. Hundreds of men who had been discharged from logging camps have. pat been recalled, and their prospect is good for steady employment to _ the end of the season. %. . * Not only loggers, but many farmers and small operators who cut — a short lumber GE various kinds had been worried by lack of snow, as such heavy forest products as railroad ties, last blocks, poles, cedar- posts, etc., cannot profitably be moved to railroad or river points over — bare ground, and enormous quantities of such lumber that ordinarily would have reached the railroads weeks ago, are yet deep in the ° woods awaiting transportation. Now that the snow roads are dad! business is expected to show a tremendous improvement in nor thern — and eastern Maine. = The cut in the Maine timberlands will be unusually light ‘big winter. All the big operators are confident that prices will “reach a new high level by midsummer. Across the boundary in the Maritime Provinces there is such a pressure of orders for lumber from British possessions, that very little of the Canadian output of spruce will come into the American market. Then too, owners of northern New Eng- land timberlands are becoming more and more independent in their ~~ attitude toward the operators. They are steadily increasing’ their stumpage rates on the theory that within a score of years practically i all the virgin spruce in this district will be consumed, and builders will have to depend on southern and western lumber producers for dimen- ._ sion timber for house frames. Some of the best authorities in the Maine lumber trade are predicting $30 spruce within two years. The demand for pulpwood was never so brisk as it is now. Oe. ow? “ ing is Spree by the pulpwood ¢ operators, , . 1 2 ~ c F (ao % ‘ _ = eit CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Major R. S. Wilson in the Third Contingent R. S. Wilson, of the Wilson Lumber Company, the well-known hardwood manufac- turers and wholesalers, of Toron- to, will go with the Third Con- tingent from Canada to the seat of the European war. Major Wil- son holds his military rank in the 48th Highlanders and has been devoting a great part of his time recently to the work in connec- tion with the Third Contingent. - Major Wilson has been con- nected with the Wilson Lumber Company since it commenced bus- iness about twenty years ago, and is also president of the Vicksburg Export Company, Vicksburg, Miss., an organization which is affiliated with the Wilson Lum- ber Company for the purpose of handling its export business. He is also president of the Missis- sipp1 Hardwood Company, of Jackson, Miss., whose operations were recently described in the Can- ada Lumberman. Major Wilson has made the hardwood business his life study and is counted among the most expert members of the hardwood trade in Canada. He formerly spent much of his time in the south looking after the various manufacturing interests of the company. ; It is expected that Mr. A. J. Morris, vice-president and general manager of the Mississippi Hardwood Company, and also assistant manager of the Wilson Lumber Company, will look after Major Wil- son’s work during his absence and will spend his time equally be- tween Toronto and Jackson, Miss. The sawmill of the Mississippi Hardwood Company, which was closed down shortly after Christ- mas, resumed operations early this month. Major Major R. S. Wilson, Toronto Col. A. D. McRae Serving the Empire see Vancouver despatch reports that Colonel A. D. McRae has re- signed as vice-president and general manager of the Canadian West- Col. A. D. McRae, Vancouver, B. C. Fk * -, a ih February 15, 1915 ~ I = ern Lumber Company, and has entered the army service of Great — sritain in the quartermaster general’s department, and just now is © buying horses in Canada. Colonel McRae, who enjoys an honorary ~ title from the Sixth Regiment, Vancouver, makes his home in Van- couver, having numerous other interests. He will be succeeded as general manager of the Canadian Western by J. D. McCormack, who has been secretary and treasurer of the company. Mr. McCormack is also prominently connected with the McCormack-Dailey ILumbei Company, a wholesale lumber concern with headquarters in Seattle, which was organized a few months ago. : Personal Paragraphs About Lumbermen 4 Duncan McLaren, of the Union Lumber Company, Toronto, is: spending a month in Florida and other southern points. =, John Buchanan, General Manager of the Mexican Mahogany Company, which is controlled by Montreal interests, has arrived in Montreal from Mexico. ~- George R. Potter, until recently prairie representative of the Adams River Lumber Company, which has its mills at Chase, is now — in charge of Chandler & Ditwig’s Vancouver office. - Wm. Bryant, formerly with Benson & Bray Company, Limited, Midland, Ont., has been appointed superintendent of the woodwork- — ing plant of Schultz Bros. & Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. — Mr. P. D. Gordon, of Mason, Gordon and Company, has been re- elected a member of the Council of the Montreal Board of Trade. He was one of the old members who secured re-election after a strenuous contest. ) : J. O. Mason has been given charge of the production department — in news, ground wood and sulphite of the Laurentide Company at Grand Mere, Que., in whose service he has been for a number of — years. j C. H. Ditewig, of the firm of Chandler & Ditewig, wholesalers in lumber, of Vancouver and Winnipeg, has severed his connection — with the firm, and has gone to the Superior Lumber Company, Seattle, to engage in the lumber business. Lis sie ss Mr. E. W. Hamber, vice chairman and general manager of British ~ Columbia Mills Timber & Trading Company, Limited, Vancouver, — B.C., was a visitor in Toronto recently to attend the annual meeting of — the Dominion Bank of which he is a director. = The firm of Terry & Gordon, wholesale lumber dealers, Con-— federation Life Building, Toronto, have added a new traveller to their _ staff in the person of Mr. E. T. Sharpe, who in future will be associated with Mr. F. A. Kirkpatrick in representing this company upon the ~ road. é a A recent visitor to Vancouver was Niel Nielsen, trade commis- sioner of New South Wales, Australia, and a representative to the Panama Exposition. He conferred with the council of the board of trade and its lumber committee relative to trade with Australia, in which market British Columbia millmen are seeking a preference. Mr. F. N. Waldie, of the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, ~ Toronto, was married on Saturday, February 6th, to Margaret Blaikie, youngest daughter of the late John L. Blaikie, of Toronto. Mr. and — Mrs. Waldie have left for a trip to Washington and other United _ States points and will return to Toronto about the frrst of March. Pit Prop Prices Steadier in England The Weekly Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, - in a recent issue, quote Messrs. C. Leary and Company, London, — Eng., in regard to the report of the commission which recently visited _ Canada and Newfoundland to enquire into sources of pit prop sup- — plies, as follows:—‘A commission was sent out to Newfoundland — and Nova Scotia to make full inquiry, and its report is now known. The outcome thereof is that in normal times those countries cannot 3 hope to compete with the north of Europe, owing to scarcity of labor, — and above all, to want of outward cargoes and consequent necessary — high freights, as these shipments would have to pay for the entire — outward and hcmeward voyages. However, a new feature came into — play, viz., the greatly lessened demand, due to short time being worked — at the pits. This fact, together with large supply of native stuff — secured by many consumers, has steadied prices. With respect to- the future, the duration of the war is a matter of the utmost uncer- — tainty, as also the trading conditions so long as it lasts. Prices cani- not resume their normal level under such conditions, nor for years after the war is over.” ~ During the year 1914 Canada’s trade in forest products amounted — in value to $41,871,383, as compared with $42,532,673 during 1913 and — $43,586,853 during 1912. é ; ——-* yy te ee: ae =~ PM = a it thy 7 s se > J , ; Pei Re 4 Hardwood Men See Prosperity Ahead ’ ‘Hardwood Manufacturers’ President Discusses the Situation and Outlines Conditions which Promise Improvement _ The annual meeting of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Associa- tion of the United States was held at Cincinnati, on January 28th, and Was in every respect a remarkable success. One of the most interesting addresses delivered at the meeting was that of the president, Mr. J. H. Himmelberger, of Cape Girard- eau, Mo., in the course of which he spoke in part as follows :— ~ Most men find it unpleasant to linger with thoughts such as a contemplation of.the events of the year 1914 brings before them, and all, therefore, dwell upon them but briefly. Nineteen-fourteen was ered in with a feeling of optimism and with the prohpecy of an return of prosperity, but the handicap inherited from 1913. was vercome. The first six months, from a business standpoint, characterized by the same sluggishness that marked the latter part of 1913. There was considerable business transacted, but there was a lack of the snap and vim that indicate real prosperity. Still, we continued hopeful until the shock of the European war the latter part of July shook the foundation of our faith, and temporarily brought us to a standstill. ; . Since that time our industries have been marking time, and our ___ business men have been trying to solve the problem of the future. ____. Crops have been good—imoney, which for a time was tight, is now plentiful, and everything is here for us to do business with. We cannot afford to sit quietly by awaiting the close of the war; _ it may not come this year, or next, and if we have been deprived for a _ while of our business with the countries now at war, we should make an effort to go ahead and do business among ourselves, and with _ those countries that are not engaged in the conflict. In a word, quot- ing from one of our famous statesmen “The way to resume is to Seresunie.” = : ____ Recently your Secretary sent out to a number of our longest head- ed business men a letter inquiring what they thought of the situation, _ and in practically every answer received the opinion was expressed _ that our opportunity for commercial expansion was before us, and _ that the near future would bring good business. War means not only _ destruction of human life—first and most deplorable, but the wiping out of existence of millions upon millions of dollars’ worth of pro- _ perty; and the breaking down of the commercial systems of the coun- tries involved. The loss of life cannot be repaid, but the desolated countries must be restored. Some country must furnish the great storehouse from which the needed supplies can be drawn, and logically, our country, with her boundless resources, is the one to do so. Not only will the markets of Europe be open to us, but those of South America, which were formerly supplied by some of the countries now at’ war. ____ As much as we deprecate the awfulness of the conflict now rag- _ ing in Europe, we must not overlook our opportunity. Proper enter- prise and legitimate effort at this time to promote our business are to be looked upon as taking advantage of the misfortune of others. our duty. Already we read of immense orders for supplies of kinds being placed in this country, but as large as they are, they eh. i ote _ On the Threshold of Unexampled Prosperity ___ Inasmuch as the steel industry is usually looked upon as a baro- meter to business conditions, the following quoted from a recent in- terview with Charles M. Schwab, President of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation will not be amiss at this time. Mr. Schwab says that United States is now at the threshold of the greatest period of rosperity that it has seen in many years, and admits that on a re- nt trip to Europe he took contracts for several million dollars’ orth of steel product. He further states that the nations of Europe laced contracts in the. United States for more than three hun- million dollars’ worth of supplies since the beginning of the war. _ “The next big problem the United States will have to face,” said Schwab, “will be the development of transportation facilities in der to handle the tremendous increase in manufacturing and com- rcial enterprises.’ The development of our business with foreign untries should be approached with caution. Their conditions must tudied carefully and their credits closely scrutinized. We, who are here today, are primarily interested in lumber and what lumbermen are doing. ~ _ The policy pursued by hardwood manufacturers since the out- break of the European war has resulted in a very great reduction in the production. Each man has worked out his own salvation ac- cording to his ability and needs. The result has been that in the past or six months not more than fifty per cent: of the mills in the thern hardwood producing belt have, been in operation, and that production of hardwoods has been reduced to about level with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 the consumption. There has been no effort on the part of this or- ganization to bring about a curtailment of production. There is a growing need of a better organized effort on the part of lumbermen to protect their interests against substitutes. This is not a new subject, but is one that should be talked constantly. “lest we forget.” Organized Effort to Improve Trade In the 17th of December there met at Chicago lumbermen from all over the country to discuss the necessity of some movement to advance the interests of lumber. The result of this meeting was the formation of an organization, to be known as the Forest Products Federation. The purpose of this organization is to develop an edu- cational campaign that will acquaint the public with the fact that there are numerous places where lumber serves better than anything else ; that there is plenty of it to be had and at reasonable prices, etc. Ignorance on this subject is astonishing. The average citizen thinks of our forests as of the past. He does not know that there are some- where between twenty-five and thirty thousand saw mills in the United States alone, cutting nearly forty billion feet of lumber per year, and that this production,can be continued for many years. The substitute fellow with his wily ways and clever advertising has told him differently. About eight billion feet of the production are hard- woods—so it behooves us to put our shoulders to the wheel and push. This new organization was promoted under the auspices of the Na- tional Lumber Manufacturers’ Association and will be supported by manufacturing organizations, wholesalers, retailers, and in fact every- one who markets lumber and is interested in its welfare. The Forest Products Exposition Company, which is part of the National Lum- ber Manufacturers’ Association, did great work last spring at Chicago and New York for the lumber industry. All of the efforts of the past: have accomplished much good, but we must push on and work for the future. We must not, however, be narrow minded enough ‘to claim that lumber is better than anything for everything, nor advocate its use for purposes for which other materials are better adapted, but we must insist with all our might that it has a place, and we as lumber- men must see to it that that place is not usurped. Only organized - effort can do this, and if you are called upon to contribute your moral and financial support to any movement having that object in mind, do not hesitate to do so by contributing willingly and liberally. You can best accomplish this by giving your loyal support to your Asso- ciation. The Cleveland lumber trade is organizing for the purpose of put- ~ ting before the public arguments in favor of lumber and its good re- cord of immunity against fire, both in residential and business dis- tricts. Of course, what is taking place in Cleveland is taking place in many other sections of the country, and as has already been so ably and frequently pointed out, the lumber trade needs to be as awake and alive as its opponents in other lines of building supplies. The Forest Products Federation has called a mass meeting to be held in Chicago on February 24th and 25th. It is the plan of the Federation to present at the coming meeting the full status of the situation as regards the propoganda of the substitute manufacturers and fire prevention organizations. It occurs to me that in the past we lumbermen have wasted too much money and effort fighting each other and trying to convince our customer of the merits of our respective grading rules, systems of in- spection, merits of organizations, etc., instead of paying attention to the enemy, who took advantage of his opportunity and got the busi- ness that we both lost. Why not all stand together and push wood against substitutes, and not fight among ourselves? The Customer Commencing to Insist Upon Grades We may differ as to the needs of one or more associations, or as to the merits of this or that system of inspection, but I believe we are all agreed that there should be only one set of grading rules, and in this connection we must not overlook the fact that the person wha is most insistent upon this point and who is beginning to show signs of wanting to take the reins in his own hands to bring this about™ is our customer. He is interested primarily in having one set of grad- ing rules and those rules to be permanent and not frequently changed. * In marketing our lumber it behooves us to study his needs—he is just as important a factor as we are, whether at home or abroad, and we must not attempt to ¢ram down his throat something that we think he needs, regardless of what he thinks about it. It doesn’t make us strong with him for the future, and all business transactions should be made upon an enduring basis with an eye to the future. The financial condition at this time does not.seem to be giving anyone very much concern. It is generally conceded that the new banking laws will provide for any contingency that may arise, and. that it will be ample and broad enough to afford protection to all, and that the shortage of money, and the lack of facilities to handle com- . mercial paper which prevailed last fall will not occur again. The lack of means to handle the cotton crop, and the embarrassment of + a . . 7 a p ie de ae a, I ee ‘ . [oe ee 7 - ; Pe ak LS 36 business men in all lines in the south is a matter with which you are all familiar, and one with which some of you have had experience. In facing the future let us make an effort to solve some of the problems that confront every lumber manufacturer, and which we ~ are prone to treat with too much indifference. - Let us ask ourselves whether we pay enough attention to our manufacturing costs. Whether efficiency reigns in every department of our business; whether we pay enough attention to that always vital subject—uniform grades—(and I want to.mention here that mixing grades should not be countenanced); and whether we might not improve our methods of merchandising by studying our customers’ needs, and remembering always that our interests and the interests of our customers in every transaction are mutual. _ These are questions with which all of us have to deal, and upon the manner in which we dispose of them depends very largely on our success. Improving Inspection Service An interesting report was also presented by the Secretary, Mr. W. H. Weller, who stated that in spite of the business depression which had prevailed during 1914 the association had increased its membership. He drew attention particularly to the inspection work of the association. The number of inspections for the year had been reduced by forty per-cent. in comparison with 1913, which could be attributed in part to the smaller. volume of lumber shipped and in part to the fact that members were shipping more uniform grades than formerly. This was one of the results of the educational work carried on by the association at the mills. Inspection schools had been held at convenient points during the year by the chief inspector. The method of work was as follows:—The chief inspector selected several hundred line boards of the different species of wood and numbered them consecutively. Each inspector went over the entire lot and his grades were recorded. The chief inspector then followed: and graded each board. Points of differences were then discussed ~ and threshed out. In this way they had secured excellent results. After the work each employer was shown the record of the inspector and of all those who took part in the work. He could thus determine just where his own men were weak or strong, and whether he was giving his lumber away and making for himself a reputation for un- reliability. The association believed that these inspection schools were furnishing the very best means yet devised for enabling mem- bers to keep check on their grades. - Cooperage Trade Had a Poor Year By J. Innes The year 1914 was unique in the history of the cooperage industry of Canada on account of the serious effect that the war had upon it. - The outlook at the beginning of the year was brighter than for many x years past. Stocks at the mills were good, both in quantity and qual- ity, and prices were satisfactory to the manufacturers. Large con- tracts were made by the consumers and there was every prospect of _a busy year. Unfortunately, war broke out, and for a while all busi- ness was affected, but later the regular trades assumed nearly normal proportions. The scarcity of tonnage for export and the uncertainty of - shipments going forward in time to prevent deterioration while in rail- ‘road cars, affected the export trade in apples to such an extent that hundreds of thousands of barrels of apples were not barrelled, but were left to rot in the orchards or were converted into cider and dried apples. This condition affected the cooperage industry adversely, as large stocks of apple barrel material had been accumulated at the mills in anticipation of a heavy demand for apple barrels and a large perecent- age of this stock will have to be carried over to 1915. As it costs about 1 per cent. per month to carry this stock, insurance, interest and some depreciation, if the manufacturers are to obtain profitable prices, it will mean higher prices this year for apple barrel material, as the mills are not likely to manufacture much of this stock in 1915 until they dispose of their old stock. Mills are putting in very light stocks of logs this winter, and only putting in picked timber to make No. 1 stock such as flour, sugar and starch barrel:material and as mills will only run on short time the cost of production will be high, as overhead expenses are much higher proportionately on part than full stocks. It is doubtful what the year will bring forth, but there is a cheer- ful optimism prevalent which is bound to have a good effect on busi- “ness conditions and we look forward in confidence to at least a moder- - ate year’s business. There has recently come onto the Canadian market an increase of one hundred tons per day of unbleached sulphite pulp, among the new concerns’ being the Donaconna Paper Company, Donaconna, —Que., the Belgo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Company, Shawinigan Iralls, Que., the new plant of the J. R. Booth, Ottawa, and others, while the new fifty-ton sulphite mill of the Bathurst Lumber Com- - pany at Bathurst, N.B., will be completed in a few months. nL A ER Co Se i 2 tae.) Oe ar Hs I oe 2S cs ig ee pa ; ei Seta gens cit gS AND WOODWORKER FO Ot acy i ee CANADA LUMBERMAN A Problem in Sawmill Equipment Expert Millwright’s Advice On An Interesting Question In- volving Manufacture of a Special Line of Logs a Editor, Canada Lumberman: Westboro, Ont., February 2nd. I have received the following letter from a lumberman: “We have about five million feet of white pine logs, running from 6 inches to 30 inches diameter, the average being about 15 inches. The logs from 20 to 30 inches are defective; from 15 inches to 20 inches, a little bet- ter quality ; from 6 to 15 inches, sound but knotty, a great many bei ¢ top logs. We want to saw those logs into one inch, one’ and one-hal inch, and two inch lumber, and will require a machine on which th can be done to the best advantage. “We shall have about seven million feet of the following class 6 logs: hemlock, spruce, red pine, jack pine, fir or balsam, basswoor and black ash. ‘The hemlock and basswood will be about the sa size as the second size of white pine. The rest will run from 6 ine! to 15 inches. In fifty per cent. of all those smaller size logs, knots much in evidence, but they are otherwise sound; we want to saw. most of them into one-inch stock boards, 4-6-8-10 and 12 inches - with a proportion of 2 x 4, 2 x 6, 2 x 8 and 2 x 10 inches, and squares 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 and 10 x 10 inches. We are looking for machines to do good, smooth sawing at a moderate cost. Yours, etc.” My reply to this letter was as follows: “For sawing the white pine, large and medium size, also the hemlock and basswood, from 15 inches to 20 inches, I would advise a band saw, with wheels 8 eet . diameter, the saw 12 inches wide, 14 gauge, teeth spaced 1%4 inches, speed 9,000 feet per minute or 357 revolutions per minute of wheels; the feed, 32 teeth to cut out one inch of kerf, or the log would feed forward 11 inches to one revolution of the saw. If the saw were 44 feet long I would advise a single cutting mill, with the sawyer in fror < as he could better select the good from the faulty wood. pis For slabbing the small logs, making cants or stocks from 4 inches — to 12 inches, and sawing the squares as required, I would install a 48-inch circular and carriage; the speed of saw 9,000 feet per minute, — or 720 revolutions. It would be 9 gauge, have 60 teeth, spaced about — 2/2 inches, the feed being 15 teeth cutting out one inch, or 4 inches to — one revolution of the saw. ; +4 For cutting up the cants into 1 or 2 inch, or any other dimension that can be sawn in a gang, I would recommend a circular gang, for the reason that it would do as much or more work, and very much better sawing than any other machine in the sawmill today. The saws — would be 36 inches diameter for the rough, knotty logs, 10 gauge — thick, 36 teeth. The feed would be one inch to a revolution of the saw, © or 36 teeth cutting out one inch of kerf. The speed would be 600 revolutions per minute. a a" > * tan, 2 rf sree : -% Este we gene? fe ip a RN Bit eae ot el eae ene, Py olen a i. wt al > Why not ~ A system now on the market which is most efficient and al-— The one manifest advantage Canada is a country that should be, in © If we are to: . succeed we must keep the balance of trade, and everyone must work _ Swedish Machinery on the Canadian Market i ~ Swedish machinery has an excellent reputation, and an examina- tion of a very fine catalogue, excellently illustrated, issued by the J. 4 and C. G. Bolinders Company, Limited, Stockholm, shows that Swe- es den is able to produce a complete range of wood-working appliances. This firm’s machinery has obtained 140 prize medals, including five grand prizes, in addition to 106 diplomas of honour. The company in- tend to make a vigorous effort to secure business in Canada, and with the long line of machines should be able to obtain a satisfactory turnover. Many of the machines have appliances new to this country. The illustrations in the catalogue, reproduced from photographs, show the machines to be well manufactured and finished. The appliances include standard log and saw frames, new ideal frame, precision log frame, rip saws, improved edger, fast feed flooring and match-board- ing machines, planers, moulders, outside moulders,; surfacers, shavings cutters, double resaws, resaws, band resaws, lath and rip saws, cross- cut saws, grinding machines, automatic boxboard machines, patent special cutters, also tools and accessories. Many of the machines are made in several sizes and for special purposes. The catalogue gives details of these machines, and is complete in every particular. One of the features is the patented precision log frame, which is : the result of many experiments. It is designed not only for the k= Swedish timber—small grown soft timber—but also for the ordinary run of timber found in various countries. Thin saw blades are used for all log diameters, the saw kerf being about 1/16 in. is brought by mechanical power to the log haul, and the latter auto- r: matically loads the log on to the carriage. Afterwards all manoeuver- ing is accomplished by means of levers, which control the movements of the log in any direction. The upper pressure rolls adapt themselves automatically to the varying diameter of the log whereby the hand » adjustment of the ordinary log-frame rolls is obvi ated. The rolls Ht control the most irregular log with ease and guide it with precision SF through the machine. As soon as the sawn log has passed through the ! frame, vertical and horizontal rolls are automatically set in rotation and transport the lumber to a conveyor. The makers state that the ’ accuracy obtained with the maximum feed and a saw kerf loss of only “ 1/16 in. is due to the fact that all excessive pressure on the saw blades ‘is avoided by letting each tooth take its proper share of the work. ome This can only be realized by making the overhang of the saw blade er frame and the feed rate change automatically, according: to the diam- | eter of the log at every movement. As the diameter of the log being CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER tee | Machinery and Equipment Fe What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing The carriage TSS gy SOP ee oe Sia eT hy, ¥ g ; : ~ , 7 - = FSG cas 15, 19 13 - of ‘ sawn changes, either increasing or decreasing, the motion of the fees ed rolls changes correspondingly. By means of an eccentric and leyer system entirely automatic i its action, both the saw blade frame guides and the friction disk o the feed rolls are governed by a form or curve which is constructec from a diagram giving the correct ratio of overhang and feed at te to any diameter. For sawing crooked logs there. is a device whiel makes it possible for the log to be guided through the machine im a line corresponding to its crookedness by setting the feed rolls out of parallelism with each other. This is accomplished by a hand lever in the changing carriage; at the same time, a graduated scale gives” the amount of variation made. The log-frame i is entirely self-adjust- ing. The machinery is built from only the highest grade Swedish ma- terial, guaranteeing stability and correctness as well as long -wear. The Canadian agents of the J. and C. G. Bolinders Company, Limited, are the Swedish. Steel and Importing Company, biaiees 503 Can- adian Express Building, Montreal. Packards Produce Important New Motor Truck An entirely new line of motor trucks is announced by the Pack- ard Motor Car Company, of Detroit. The series, ranging in capaci from one to six tons, inclusive, possesses numerous features that re- sult in economy to the user and overcome the difficulties formerly * identified with the installation of worm drive. The 1-ton Packard is a new addition and marks the entrance of 3 the company into the light duty field. Each unit is designed especially for the duties required of a truck of that capacity. So carefully have the Packard engineers developed — the new product, that it has taken three years for the forework. The preliminary trucks, during the final test, were driven a distance equiva- lent to five times around the earth. This mileage was established over the roughest road conditions to be encountered between Michi- gan and the “Rocky Mountains. The matured design which has been evolved in fie new ‘imedee as the result of ten years experience in building motor trucks will, doubtless, remain substantially unchanged for several years. The builders express a complete confidence in having achieved a— truck design which not only renders the maximum service with the — minimum cost of up-keep but also with the minimum attention and effort on the part of both the owner and his employees. Evidence of the improved design of the new Packards is indicated ise ies . ee OP Poel ere a ae SEO Se < é ga oe. ° Po a : ; rary 15,1 (UES Ss a ie eir quietness of operation and their centralized control. ‘The lat- feature is entirely new in heavy duty trucks and means com- ple ete mastery of the vehicle from the driver’s seat. _ The new models have left drive and left side levers which provide a greater ease and safety of operation in congested terminals. _ The Packard motor is automatically governed to prevent over- eeding by reckless drivers and the resultant abuse of the vehicle. he carburetor is automatically controlled and hot-water-jacketed, while the ignition system is so ingeniously protected as to be prac- ica ily waterproof. These newest of commercial efficiency machines have provision electrical cranking and lighting apparatus, also a power take-off erating independent mechanism. espite large orders from Europe, the Packard truck shops, the est in the world, are prepared for early deliveries of the new Reports on Trade by Machinery ‘ _and Equipment Firms ‘ No Uncertainty About the Good Prospects tor Canada Lumberman :— Toronto, Ont. We must confess to a little feeling of surprise that there can be any room for doubt as to the prospects for 1915. r In our opinion the immediate outlook for Canadian farmers, busi- ness men and manufacturers is better than it ever was before in the history of the Dominion. : We have reached the end of a period of reckless speculation and itious values. Some of us have perhaps been brought down from iry flight with a very sudden jolt, but at least we ‘have the satis- on of finding that the good old earth of Canada is a very solid thing to fall back on. See Our facilities ae borrowing huge sums of. capital abroad have iddenly been cut off, and we are thrown back upon our own re- irces. Development therefore must come from within, and it must vident to everyone that such a growth will be more permanent and factory than much of the unhealthy development of the last. few So far as the Herbert Morris Crane & Hoist Company, Limited, ‘concerned, we have every confidence in the future. Since the out- kk of war, our business has shown a steady and satisfactory in- Se, and we are doing our part towards ensuring and sharing in the eral paererity which we believe will fall to the lot of Canada in Tet. every responsible Canadian imbue himself with a spirit of h Sery optimism and a desire for real efficiency, and the results will i ae be in doubt: apart Herbert Morris Crane & Hoist Company, ; oe Expects a Partial or Complete Recovery Editor Canada Lumberman :-— Galt, Ont. Referring to general trade conditions in the woodworking mach- y, we may state from our own experience in this line we have b nd during the past twelve months that there has been a decided ine in the demand, which was further accentuated at the declara- ‘of war. The business offering since that time has practically n nothing, excepting the demand created by the manufacturers rar material, who on receiving contracts for material, were limited lasers of woodworking machinery. _ Weare, however, pleased to state that so far ‘this year there has been a considerable increase in the number of inquiries for wood- \ king machinery, and we believe that the business should show ite a revival during the spring months, as there appears to be con- : ble interest shown with a view to spring purchases. We believe lat we will have a partial if not a complete resumption of normal tions in this line of machinery during the summer months. The chief difficulty in the way of most purchasers of this mach- is the apparent difficulty which the consumers are experiencing the collection of their accounts, which restricts their available funds r new equipment.—Canada Machinery Corporation, Limited. Counting Upon Steady Improvement r Canada Lumberman :— Port Hope, Ont. _ The conditions in 1914 were a natural reaction after over expan- and construction, accentuated somewhat by the war. [or the ew months the country has been living on accumulated stocks id th erefore the manufacturers have not been called upon to make x antity of goods actually used. These stocks are now exhausted ee VEY SeOr Lh that the manufacturers will experience - * - * aes ae Su OS Dien, " ray ne ae , Bt, Bax, a> f 1 - ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 an increase in the buying, as products consumed will have to be re- placed. It is the goods consumed in daily life that gives the manufac- turers the bulk of their business. New construction work is good to have, but it is the smaller part of the business. We believe we will all experience a steady improvement in business through 1915. The country will accommodate itself to conditions abroad, as our home market for manufactured goods is our big market.—Nicholson File Company. Have Had a Very Busy Year Editor Canada Lumberman :— Fort Frances, Ont. Russel Brothers, manufacturers of the Shaw Motor Headworks, have had a very busy year and have booked orders for about as many of these boats as their present staff can turn out for spring delivery. Out of six lumber and tie firms in this district five are using the Shaw Motor Headworks for towing, this year, and the firms who have been using them in the past speak most highly of them. Owing to their light weight, immense power and cheapness of operation, they are creating a very favorable impression among all their users. With the exception of the gasoline engine, which this firm cannot buy satisfactorily in Canada, the Shaw Motor Headworks is wholly Canadian workmanship and material—Russel Brothers. Expect Greatly Improved Trade Conditions Editor Canada Lumberman :— Hamilton, Ont. We are in much the same position as most other manufacturers, viz., that at the declaration of war our business fell off to practically nothing, but after about a month it began to revive, and has been im- . proving ever since, until today it looks as though the year 1915 will bring us something like fifty per cent. of normal business. This is without considering any orders which we might receive for war ma- terial. We believe that trade conditions will greatly improve in Can- ada, first because we believe the allies will gradually advance towards Berlin, and secondly, because the stock of goods in Canada will gradu- ally be depleted. After the war is over, and conditions have an oppor- tunity of adjusting themselves, we believe that Canada will go ahead by leaps and bounds.—The Smart-Turner Machine Company, Ltd. Believe 1915 Will Show Improvement Editor Canada Lumberman :— Kalamazoo, Mich. The year 1914 was very fair with us until the first of August. August and September were poor months. October and November were very poor months to put it mildly. If we express it as we should, we say that they were “rotten.” In fact the last two months men- tioned were the poorest that we have had since 1897. The month of December showed a substantial improvement, although we can easily class it as “poor.” Our Canadian business always increases and decreases with the rest of our business, and has done so during the past year. We believe that 1915 will be a better year for us than 1914 was, but we do not expect a “boom.” However, we shall be glad to be surprised—Wnm. E. Hill Company. A Little Better Feeling in the Trade Editor Canada Lumberman :— Brantford, Ont. Trade in the lumber business, particularly in the centre and west, has been extremely poor. In the Eastern Provinces, apparently trade has been better, but ihe conditions have been such in all parts of the country that there has been practically no demand for sawmill machinery. It is a little too early in the year to be able to express our opinion regarding what trade may be like, but it seems to us that there is a little better feeling than there was a few months ago, and this may develop into an improved demand. Conditions, however, are so un- usual that it would take very little to upset what looks like prospects for a possible improvement——The Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited. Looks With Confidence to the Future Editor Canada Lumberman :— Montreal, Que. Along with all other industries in Canada, particularly those as- sociated with the manufacture of steel and lumber, we have naturally felt the effects of dislocation in trade, due to the war. However, we look with confidence to the future. A greater demand has been creat- ed in Canada for goods in our line of the very best quality, so that the demand for our product is greater than it has been, for we find that the mills are looking for a greater production per day, and a better erade of manufactured lumber is demanded, so that the best saws and machine knives_.are demanded regardless of prices, and the day of cheap saws and knives has past. —Simonds Canada Saw Company, Limited. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ) Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in meee Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in for ward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents ¢ word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Se its “Employment We Want to Buy 1% Birch, No.1C. & B, dry. 1% S. Elm, No 1C. & B., dry f The Manufacturers’ Lumber Co., 3-4 Stratford, Ont. ES EN ee ee et Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-f a Wanted 2,000, 000 ft. White Boe nae B ee -in. ‘ 1 , 1%-in. up to 2-in engths ia te ee 6-ft. Clear stock. Write M. Mitchell, Lucknow, Ont. 1 t.f. (i ee eee Spruce Lath Wanted Good millrun 1% x % x 4 ft. for immediate and f.o.b. shipment. State quantity price shipping point. 30x 133, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. _!| Sei ne ee ee Hemlock Wanted Must be» well made. Block, 2-in. dry. Quote lowest prices, Sizes piled separately. point of shipment, Spring delivery, for No. 1 and down te (No. 2, if any). Also Cedar Poles peeled, 35 ft. and over in length, 7 in. top, and Spruce 1x 12 in. Box 137, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4 LE Wanted To Buy Cull Pine. Cull Basswood Cull Hardwood. 1-in. 1-in. 1-in. 500,000 ft. 50,000 ft. 50,000 ft. 1,000,000 ft. 1-in. and 2-in. Hemlock. 200, 000 pieces 1¥%-in. Apply Box 139, ronto. lath. Canada Lumberman, ne a? We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber up to 12 x 12. Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, aL Th Haileybury, Ont. For Sale 400 Spruce Spiles, 60 ft. long, 7 in. Also any quantity Spiles 35 to 50 ft. Prompt shipment. The Northern Lumber Mills, Limited, 21-t.f. . North Cobalt, Ont. tops. long. Logs For Sale About 3,250,000 feet red and white pine logs, 90 per cent. white pine. Can be de- livered on Georgian Bay early in June. These logs scale about 43 ft. to piece, and are now dumped on the ice. Address Box 142, Can- ade Lumberman, Toronto. 4 Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 875 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. For Sale One Whitney 50-in. plete with knife grinder. about one year. Will Address AMERICAN COMPOUND DOOR CO., scraping machine, com- It has been in use terms, sell on easy 4-7 21st and Morgan Streets, Chicago, 111. 75 H. P. Steam Boiler with usual fittings, all in splendid order. Band rip saw, Fay & Egan make, shaving with quantity of pipes, etc. Flooring matcher, with Sherman flooring boring machine, also shafting, hangers, pul- ve. Also a complete saw mill, capacity about 10 M., including good building if wanted. Cheap for cash, or terms, or Hardwood lum- ber taken in exchange. ip S. Findlay, Owen Sound, Ont. 3-10 exhaust double fan, Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1 No. 51 Crescent universal woodworker ; 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 3 12-in. buzz planers; 1, 12-in. four-side moulder; 1 No. 802 Canada Machinery Corporation shaper; 5 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 2 No. 619 Canada Machinery Corporation saw tables; 1 36-in. double drum sander; 1 20-in. American wood scraper. H. W. PETRIE, LTD., Toronto. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 42-in. 100-in. power 64-in. foot power These machines are decided bargains and carry the same guarantee as we give our new ones. Prices on application. THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 23t.f. Painesville, Ohio. knife, knife, knife, knife, knife, 6-in. 6-in. 5-in. 6-in. 5-in. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. swing, 88-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 76-in. swing, 52-in. clipper. clipper. “y Wanted-Employment : Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Position wanted as band saw filer, double or single cut. Al-references. Address Box 140, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Position wanted as saw mill foreman or millwright. Can give best of references. Age 44. Address Box 141, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 ——— eS eee eee Mill or General Superintendent wants_posi- tion. Eastern and western experience. Splen- did record. References. Box 1381, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 2 3-6 office managet, wants position. experience in lumbering, min- ing, manufacturing furniture, sash, doors and blinds, salesmen’s accounts, and collections, also duties of secretary-treasurer. Excellent testimonials, Box 295, Burlington, Vt., U.S.A. 4 Accountant, Sixteen years’ A1 Band Saw Filer wants position. Double or single cut. Will go anywhere with good season’s cut. Best references. Box 138, ae ada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Band Saw Filer open for position. Used to cutting hard or soft wood in saw mill or factory. Box 124, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. - Position wanted as Salesman or Book- keeper. 14 years’ practical experience in all branches lumber business. Good references. Not object going to a mill. Address W. L., 247 Guy Street, Montreal, P.Q. 4 ‘Book-keeper, experienced in. lumber ac- countancy and collections, open for engage- ment about April 1st. Can furnish excellent references. Box 134, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 4-5 Wanted to get in communication with a lumber firm who need the services of an up- to-date circular mill man, do his own oe Lumberman wants position as manager of a retail lumber yard. Has had eleven years’ experience. 29 years of age, married, sober. Can give best of references. North pre- ferred. P. B. Starmer, 1217 Campbell Street. Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. 3-4 Position wanted by manager. Have learn- ed the business by practical experience, east and Pacific Coast. Managed all branches: expert on manufacturing, also mill designing and building. Good organizer and cost re- ducer. character. References guaranteeing efficiency and Canada Box 130, Lumberman. Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents WANTED—An experienced shipper to ship and inspect lumber in Ontario. Apply Box 135, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 4-7 WANTED—First-class_man_ for travelling and selling lumber in Ontario. tate age, experience and salary expected. Apply Box 136, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for op- portunities to invest. f your “fad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. tf Sawmill For Sale Saw, Planing and Shingle Mill with lumber yard in connection. Building 46 x 70, steel roof. Capacity of sawmill, 12 to 15 M. per day. Lots of timber. A good retail business and a good business building summer cot- tages. This is a rare opportunity for a man with some push and a little capital to make some money. Good shipping facilities by water, 10 miles of the best of roads to Bruce- field station. Owing to a combination of bad health, other interests and a heavy financial loss, I wilt accept any reasonable offer and give any reasonable terms. Will keep a half interest with working partner. Come and see this and go over the books, W. A. Mus- tard, Bayfield, Ont. 3- Wanted To Purchase 200 to 300 boom chains, ihe inch thick «and nine feet long, with toggles and rings at- tached. Name best Price for cash f.o.b. cars shipping point. MONTEITH BROTHERS, ~Rosseau, Muskoka, Ont. > 1-4 cherry, sycamore, ‘redwood, Wanted ” Second-hand Atiipsior Tug. Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Do You Want to Buy or Seu? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber or logs, a property or timber limit, or some se hand machinery, the CANADA LUMB] MAN AND WOODWORKER will bring quick returns. Use our “Wanted and r Sale Department.” Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily ore. ) city 60,000 feet. All machinery including: Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, | Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Ste: Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double Cutting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, — 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Big Champion Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, ete. Also, Independent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, Practically new “and in excellent condition. Offers will be accepted for all or any part of this machinery, where it stands or F.O.B. cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.f. Brantford, Canada. It is difficult to understand why self-lubricating types of bear- — ings are not used more on wood- ~ working machinery. They are — used in the principal bearings, true enough, but why not use them also on the less important — bearings, so as to allow the work- — man to totally forget the oiling — routine for a month atatime? You have all seen the electric — fan in the boss’s office and you know it runs at a mighty high rate of speed. But have you ever seen anybody oil it? No, you © haven’t. It is oiled by a wick that runs down into an oil pocket, and as long as there is oil in the pock- et, capillary attraction will do the job of oiling. | ~ I once ran a wick-oiled shaft for six months on one oiling, just — to see what would happen—noth- ing happened. I believe I could have run it six more months, for there was still oil in the pocket. © The rate of oiling depends upon ~ the size of the wick. As to the length of the wick, I do not know; © I have never experimented with various lengths. Perhaps some reader can tell us definitely. Ne G. Near in the Woodworker. ut The manufacturers of musical — instruments in the United States report the use of 41 woods to the amount of 260,000,000 ft. a year. Following are the musical instru- ment woods of the United States, arranged in the order of import-_ ance, from those demanded in largest amount to the least: Ma-— ple, yellow poplar, chestnut, spruce, oak, elm, birch, basswood, white pine, red gum, mahogany, — black walnut, beech, ash, cotton- wood, yellow pine, sugar pine, — hemlock, Douglas fir, tupelo, _ Self-Oiling Bearings j , ebony, rosewood, cedar, Spanish cedar, buckeye, satin- as od, prima vera, holly, eucalyp- is,’ camphorwood, tulip wood, | ‘kory, Turkish boxwood. ~ Turkish Boxwood _ Numerous trees known as box- wood grow in various parts of world, but there is only one kish boxwood, and it has be- le scarce. It has been planted | over southern and western Eu- e, but the wood grown there is ighter, and is inferior to the best _ that comes from the tree’s native ue in Asiatic Turkey and Per- It grows in the same region as produces Circassian walnut, in the country south of the Cas- pian and Black Seas. The tree and a diameter of 9 ins. Few logs re more than 6 ft. long; and the majority that reach market are 3 ft. or 4 ft. long, and less than 5 ins. diameter at the big end. _ The wood is yellow. High- ade (not cheap) carpenter rulers are made of it, and the color never ; baie No sapwood is used, for pa very good reason that there - none. It isa peculiar wood in that respect. Many kinds of trees have little or no heartwood, but _ few lack sapwood. The boxwood _ may have a layer of sap of the ickness of writing paper. Planted trees in Europe and ; es merica grow with fair rapidity, Z and the annual rings are fairly - distinct ; but on its native hills its - growth i is very slow and the year- tings scarcely visible. The wood varies greatly in weight; ome of it is little heavier than d maple, other sinks at once if dropped into water. It is very hard, but does not measure up oh lignum vitae or ebony. _ Boxwood from the West In- dies is replacing the Turkish arti- ie, except where the best is nanded. The two woods look much alike, but the West Indies trees are larger, and the wood is of less pleasing color. (Competition in Oaks The international strife is and new ones will be established. if the English, for reasons satis- ry to themselves, should de- not to use Austrian oak, there }no reason why they should not ‘the American wood. It is of high grade as Austrian oak, as h in class, as high in character its service, and the only thing I which it does not rate as high e Austrian wood is price, says American writer. The com- rcial oak of Austria, England, ly, and of most other regions of hern and western Europe, is the same species. If there is ifference in the wood, it is a ence due to soil and climate. handsome and substantial. ur is a little darker ves seldom exceeds a height of Zo sty aking up old trade relations, . Le eae Te CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and not so dark as old red oak. It has a pleasing, subdued tone. It may be quarter-sawn, and that is sometimes done; but it is said that the plain-sawn stock is more popular in Europe; and it is cer- tain that little quarter-sawn Euro- pean oak is ever seen on the American side of the Atlantic. When this oak goes over there it is sold at about double the price of mahogany. It is not claimed that American oak is an exact sub- stitute, but the claim can be made without reservation that it is as handsome and as serviceable. It is useless to waste time with poor - or common stock. The English are good judges of wood, and while probably somewhat severe in condemning what does not please them, they are fair in their decisions. The American oak should win on its merit, and it ought to be given a chance to take some. of the market which Aus- trian oak seems in a fair way to lose. The Excelsior Industry The makers of excelsior in the United States consume 100,000,- 000 feet of wood a year in the pro- duction of this commodity. Its ~use has greatly increased in recent years. Formerly it was in de- mand principally for certain class- es of upholstering, but it is now in use chiefly as packing material in place of straw to protect crockery and fragile castings from break- age. It is superior to straw for that purpose. It possesses great- er elasticity, and when the ques- tion of handling is considered, it is often cheaper. Excelsior consists of thin, nar- row shavings or ribbons of wood cut by machinery from bolts of short length. The bolts are plac- ed in the machines and the rib- bons are cut lengthwise with the grain of the wood. The machine is provided with a battery of knives which slit or score the surface of the bolt with parallel cuts whose distance apart determines the width of the ribbons which are shaved off by a second knife. Different grades of fineness are cut by regulating the distance the slitting knives are spaced apart, and the thickness of the shaving cut off. The extra fine grades are called wood wool and have been used as a substitute for lint or absorbent cotton. How- ever, the usual grades are much coarser. The selection of wood for ex- celsior is important. A number of kinds will answer, and a number of kinds will not. The wood must be soft and thoroughly dry. It must be elastic and tough. A wood which in the bolt or biilet may not be considered tough, may be wholly satisfactory when sliced in narrow ribbons. Cottonwood is of that kind. Ordinarily, it is neither strong nor tough; but the thin shavings or ribbons do not easily break, and they are quite elastic. It can be readily under- stood that if the fibres of excel- sior break and splinter, duct loses much of its value. A number of woods that are light and soft are not suitable for excel- sior becaues the fibres break too easily. Chestnut is such a wood. Excelsior is more saleable if the wood is of light color. It has a better appearance. Light weight is likewise desirable. When it is used as packing for goods to go by freight, express, or parcel post, the weight of the packing must be paid for as well as the weight of the merchandise, and every pound saved adds to the profit. The trees of the cottonwood group, including common cotton- wood, aspen, and balm of gilead, are the most important in the ex- celsior industry. There is. not much waste in an excelsior operation. Though knots are rejected, the ability to use short lengths makes it possi- ble to work very closely. J.M.&D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St. Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest properties anywhere. Forest surveys, Logging maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Power, Water Storage, Topographical plans, Water supplies, Park Works, General plans for village sites and Private Hstates. Railroad location and construction. Roads and Riversimprovements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. 0 eee the pro-— 44 WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, Forest, 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. NADIANOFFICE: CHooL Fura Limite? OFFICE. SCHOOL. HURCH & LODGE FURNITURE. END FOR CATAL LJ ones ~ Tt. COUR = ‘Dau STORE FITTINGS, ¢ RATS AND MICE Eat the meat out of oats and cotn and horses get the husk. Lay he RATS ARE DISEASE CARRIERS: AL- SO CAUSE FIRES. Device resets itself; always ready; catches daily. Made of gal- vanized iron; can’t get out of order; cheese is used, doing away with poison; 12 rats caught one day in one catcher. One sent any place in U. S. upon receipt of $3. Catcher 10 in. high, for mice only, $1. On account of shipping charges being prepaid, remittance re- quested with order. H. D. SWARTS Inventor and Mfr., Scranton, Pa. lt Just Depends Advertising and dynamite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it 1s handled. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto Vancouver Montreal Winnipeg London, England a7 Ontario Considerable improvement is reported from the trade in Ottawa. A few good orders from local sources have already come out, as a result of the prospects for an early spring. Interesting enquiries are also at hand from Great Britain and from the United States. The representative of the British War Office, who was recently in Ottawa placed large orders for lumber to be used as railroad ties, bridge tim- bers, etc. Most of these orders, however, went to British Columbia firms. The export trade is very quiet, as is usual at this time of year. Woods operations have been continuing under good conditions, with heavy snow falls and good cold weather. Teaming conditions are therefore excellent. Ottawa retailers are not looking for a very active season, although there will be a far greater amount of trade on ac- count of the demand for material for military barracks. ; In the country districts in Ontario many retailers report that the prospects are fairly encouraging for a good trade in the spring. Farmers are, as a rule, in good financial condition, although they will need considerable encouragement in order to persuade them to spend their money instead of laying it up against a future rainy day. Prom- inent wholesalers state that they are meeting with a slightly improved demand for most stocks, recent advances in the price of yellow pine . . following upon the introduction of higher freight rates in the United States have had a beneficial effect in Ontario, although actual prices have not shown any decided stiffening. The demand for hemlock con- tinues weak. Hardwoods are quiet, but in most cases firm. One hears frequently of very interesting orders being placed for material _ required by Great Britain on account of the war. There are also a number of reports of important wood consuming factories again com- ing into the market for supplies. Most of these plants have been getting along on very small stock for the best part of a year and, now that they find the public once more showing a tendency to spend money they are loosening up a little bit themselves. Taking into consideration the general unsettled conditions, wholesalers, manufac- turers and retailers all agree that trade conditions today are by.no means as unsatisfactory as they might have been expected. / Eastern Canada f No new development can be reported in the lumber trade situation in Eastern Canada. Quiet trade continues at Montreal and through- out Quebec. There is a fair prospect for trade of normal volume after the mild weather comes, but it will depend very much upon the conditions in connection with the English markets and especially upon the ability of transatlantic shippers to obtain tonnage. Woods oper- ations throughout eastern Canada have been favored with excellent ' weather since the end of the January thaw. There has been plenty of snow in the woods and clear, frosty weather has been general. This - has made hauling operations easy and will help to reduce the cost of : logs. Much will depend, of course, upon the conditions prevailing — during the driving season, but up to date the logging operators are ~ pleased with their progress. Local demand at all eastern points is quiet without much indication of activity. The spruce market at Boston continues quiet. Some of the large retail yards are not yet in a position to pay off their obligations for lumber already purchased and consequently are not contracting any new debts until their customers have settled up. It is expected, how- ever, that quotations will become firmer in the course of a few weeks. The brisk English demand has induced several of the Maine manu- - facturers to look for good prices and quick collections. New Eng- land production of spruce will be lighter than the average this winter. The base quotations today on frames is $24, with a little business at 50c less. The demand for random is quiet. Boards also are quiet. Shingles at Boston are weak with offerings heavy and a light demand. Most of the business at present is at $3.35 to $3.45 for white cedar extras; $2.80 to $2.90 for clears, and $2.50 to $2.65 for second clears. Red cedar quotations are uncertain. Some fancy makes com- ing by rail are offered at $3.65 and up, but others by way of the Pan- ama Canal are quoted much lower. Arrivals of lath are heavier than the market requires. The best 154 in. are bringing $4.15. For 1% ‘ in. the range is $3.70 to $3.75. se Great Britain Business on the spot market at London is still fairly brisk and ‘large quantities of wood are going into consumption. There are still considerable stocks of yellow and red pine on hand, of the lower qualities, and there is a good market for these on account of the high . rates ruling for yellow and white fir goods. north of Europe have been small. Two cargoes of St. John spruce / et ee, ie ee a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Review of Current Trade Conditions | Recent imports from the > Ty oS © ee { gies ie oe F, poe. Py fae rd ‘eu x f he a. me Ae Pe .f% PSN ire ©, be fo eee February 15, 1915 ri | } \ ' 4 - recently arrived and were very useful in filling up the gaps in stocks, Very little forward buying is reported at present, as most people satisfied to wait for the development of events. Deliveries at Lon don docks for the week ending January 16th amounted to 3,970 stand ards as compared with 3,340 standards during the corresponding we of last year. At Foy, Morgan & Company’s recent auction sale 3 x | third Quebec and Montreal yellow pine sold at £16 15s and £16 10: 3 x 9 and 11 in. Quebec varied from £17 to £16 10s. 3 x 8 Quebec sold at £15 15s and 3x 7 at £15 5s. | i ___ At Liverpool, spruce prices are still advancing on account of th difficulty of obtaining freight. Stocks in the Liverpool district ; gradually being denuded of favorite sizes. It is reported that if nage could now be secured even at the present high rates, the c freight and insurance, to any port on the Mersey, or any west of Britain port, for a cargo of spruce deals of the ordinary spec tions would be higher than the record figures up to date. \ may be the solution of the present position of the freight market, e does not appear to be any likelihood of relief for the timber trade until international transport again becomes normal. Practically all available tonnage is taken up with grain and cotton. fi ark Stocks of Canadian pine deals are disappearing steadily. Firsts _ have gone off the market and consumers who formerly used the high- | est stocks are now obliged to take the lower grades. The principal importers from Ottawa, however, are holding off, on account of the general unsettled conditions. The estimated total imports of spruce into the United Kingdom, according to the chart issued by Smith & Tyrer, Limited, Liverpool, during the year 1914 was 205,880 stand-— ards as compared with 229,540 standards during 1913. At Liverpool and Manchester the stock was 25,570 standards in January, 1914. At the end of the year it had been reduced to 11,950 standards. e- consumption reached its maximum in August, being then 10,930 stand- ards. Prices for the year ranged from £8 10s in May to £14 10s in December ; and freights varied from 35s to 80s. . | United States : “e Trade conditions in the United States are unquestionably becom- ing better, although the improvement is not quite so extensive as was — expected earlier in the year. There are widespread fundamental rea-_ sons for believing that improvement will continue although possibly at a rather slow rate. In the middle west conditions are showing very definite improvement, largely as the result of high prices being received for food stuffs. Orders for all kinds of finished steel pro-— ducts have been increasing and operations at the mills are heavier. The United States Steel Corporation is reported to have increased its — pay roll by 25 per cent. since December. The large volume of foreign — enquiries and orders for United States products since the beginning of the war is also an important. factor tending towards trade im- provement. : aa — In connection with the lumber trade it is quite justifiable to re- — port that conditions today are practically normal for this time of year. Now that money has become more plentiful and easier to get, building projects are expected to increase as soon as the weather permits. The railway companies, moreover, have secured a large per- centage of the advance in rates which they desired and are expected — to come into the market for lumber. Some of the prevailing condi- tions are better than those of a year ago, particularly the situation in connection with stocks. Curtailment has been largely carried out throughout the south and the Pacific Coast and should have a-be1 ficial effect upon prices as soon as trade becomes active. . Improvement is reported in the yellow pine trade. Some of important railroad companies are placing orders for bridge tim ties and lumber for general work. There is also a better demand car repair material. It is reported that the Illinois Central has” out enquiries for material for 1,000 refrigerator cars. The New Central and Santa Fe roads have placed extensive orders for tin and ties. The Burlington has enquiries out for 1,200 box cars and . stock cars. These enquiries and orders bear out the general b that, on account of the extensive retrenchment practiced by the road companies during the past year, they will have to buy hea to provide replacements and new rolling stock. res $ Retail dealers, most of whom have been holding their ann meetings recently, appear to have confidence in the trade outlook. This is based upon excellent crop prospects and the good financia situation of the farmers. Wholesalers report that the enquiries fo stock and prices have increased and that the demand will probab’ become quite active as soon as the weather moderates, especially z 7 a a ~ e % ka one BD iG - ‘« — connection with yellow pine lumber. ‘ . is \ 2 a ; ~ J p ~ eS Pebruaty 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER rarer View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST Retailers and woodworking establishments who like to get Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to ‘“‘deliver’” them. We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ““Rush Orders Rushed ”’ “ - a Y See UL Ge ee ’ y Cleveland- Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO _ B.P. Bors, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. 44 Ottawa Shows Considerable Improvement Ottawa, February 10th (Special to the Canada Lumberman ) :— There has been considerable improvement in trade during the last ‘two weeks-in every direction. With prospects of an early spring there have come some fairly good orders from local sources. From Great Britain there have been several inquiries about different grades ; also from the United States. Mr. Frederick Stobart, purchasing agent for the British War Office, stated when in Ottawa recently that he had placed large orders with Canadian firms for lumber to be used principally as railroad ties, bridge timbers and for other military pur- poses. Most of these orders, however, have been placed with British Columbia firms. As in other years, at this time, there is very little doing in the export trade and what business there is has not been encouraged by the recent German submarine raid in the Irish Sea, which caused Lloyd’s to.advance the insurance rate on Atlantic car- ~— goes from $1.25 to $2.50 and $3.75. s oy Operations in the woods are proceeding apace under very goo -conditions. Recent heavy falls of snow and the severe weather have put the.roads in excellent shape. Most of the log makers have re- turned to the towns and cities and in their place have gone loaders and teamsters. The outlook for building in Ottawa for this year is, at present, not very encouraging, though just at present considerable lumber is being used in the preparation of buildings for military barracks. There are now over 1,000 recruits stationed in Ottawa and more will be mobilized here shortly: Last year the Public School Board spent nearly $300,000 on new buildings and repairs to buildings. This year the building committee is asking for. about $12,000. Prices remain the same and are not likely to show any alteration for some time “4 “The command of the 38th Infantry Battalion, to be known as the ~~ Royal Ottawa Regiment, which will be a unit of the Third Canadian _. Contingent, has been given to Col. C. P. Edwards, of the firm of Watson & Todd, anda nephew of Senator W. C. Edwards. ie Quebec Manufacturers Expecting Improvement Montreal, February 12th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : Trade at Montreal continues on the slow'side. There is very little ‘building in progress, and a revival in this respect is not looked for at ~ least for another month or six weeks. Tenders are out for three or ~ four fairly - 4 ~~ r. i - ; is large jobs, which however, will not be commenced until the weather is more open. The permit figures for January continue to show declines. The value is given as $203,261, compared with st year. , yds eerie git vustions with the United States is quiet, there are indi- cations that it will shortly pick up. ; s. Many manufacturers are satished with the general outlook for the current year, basing their optimistic views on the expectation ot very large orders from the other side of the water. . The decision of the British War Office to alter specifications to allow of Canadian pine being used in substitution for Archangel red, should mean more business for this country. At present the position for exports generally is uncertain. Freight rates keep up, and the available tonnage is so limited that the steamship companies have had ~ to refuse lumber for shipment to the United Kingdom. The pros- pects for spruce are good, but much will depend upon the course of freights. If they are easier, it is almost certain that the demand for ~~ Canadian lumber will be very active. 4 In the pulp and paper sections there is a more hopeful feeling, ‘notwithstanding that in some grades of paper orders are light. A ‘gradual improvement is confidently looked for. The pulp situation ~yemains about the same so far as selling is concerned, ground wood ‘being in only moderate request. Fleavy stocks of sulphite from * furope have recently arrived at United States ports. The War’s Effect Upon Glasgow Trade Cant & Kemp, Glasgow, in their annual timber market report say:—The timber trade like all other trades at the commencement of the war was con- siderably disorganized. Difficulties without precedent were an every day oc- “currence. Some branches of the trade, notably spruce, developed a large demand through the curtailment of European importation. Prices rule high, * and may even yet reach higher figures. Hardwoods have not, generally speaking, been in great demand owing to the cabinetmaking industry being -—— badly hit. Owing, however, partly to the stoppage of consignments, but chiefly to the phenomenal rise in freights during the last two months, a con- siderable business has been done both for spot stocks and for shipment. If freights go higher still, or are even maintained at their present level, business “CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = Market Correspondence hae Oe vs 7 wie eh i a) < SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD in some directions will, we fear, be seriously restricted. A large part of tl demand has been in connection with Government orders. + ‘a Shipbuilding on the Clyde has had an eventful time. During last yez the output of new tonnage was very great. Nothing approaching this hi ever been turned out in any previous year, and it was not expected that an thing near its total would be launched during the year. New contracts y very scarce in the early months of the year, and the laying up of unprofital tonnage was being discussed. The war, however, changed the whole asf of affairs, and three of our largest shipbuilding establishments were imme ately turned into Government dockyards for the time being. Further, w the war turned in favour of the Allies, a large number of contracts were | for new steamers, and now the yards are all busy, and the main diffi getting sufficient men to do the work. The total vessels launched Clyde during the year number 307 measuring 460,258 tons, as against 3 sels measuring 756,976 tons for 1913, being a decrease of 296,718 tons Scotland there have been launched 454 vessels measuring 508,945, as 520 vessels measuring 688,188 tons for 1913, being a decrease of 179,243 t Quebec Yellow Pine Waney Boardwood.—The stock is much 1 {from last year, due to a considerable portion being pressed for sale wh tained’ unsatisfactory prices. The stock is still sufficient to keep the going for some time. Quotations may be given as from 3s. 6d. to 5s. Cait oh A Walnut Logs, etc-—The stock of logs is moderate, consisting larg second class timber. The stock of planks and boards is small, while t! quiry is chiefly for first class parcels of wide average. Quotations are as f lows, viz.:—Logs, 3s. 3s. to 6s. 6d. per c.ft. usual string measure. Lt Prime grade 5s. to 6s. 6d.; Medium grade, 3s. 6d. to 4s.; No. 2 Common, 2: 2s. 9d.—all per cubic foot according to specification. PA: “Teg Quebec Red Pine.—The stock of logs is nil, while the stock of dea moderate with limited enquiry. 3 \ 2 Quebec Oak.—The stock is considerable and the demand very poor, 2 enquiries being for first class lots. Quotations are:—3s. to 4s. 6d. per foot according to quality and specification. bas) ; ; Quebec Elm.—The stock is moderate with a fair demand. Prices are fi for first class parcels. oe te Ash.—The stock is small and all United States timber. Prices are and quotations may be given as 2s. 6d. to 3s. per cu. ft. according to q and specification. > xd . te Birch.—The stock of logs is very much lower than at this time las with a fair demand. The stock of planks and boards is considerably r with a moderate enquiry. Quotations are:—Logs, 1s. 10d, to 2s. 9.; | and boards, 1s. 6d. to 2s. 6d.,—all per cu. ft. according to quality and sp cation. “iad rm ay Quebec Yellow Pine Deals, etc—The stock of all grades is light w slow enquiry, the demand being chiefly for the lower qualities. First pine and sidings have only been occasionally enquired for. The same remarks ply to Californian pine sidings, sugar pine planks and Siberian pine, the pri of which are inclined to droop. Values of Canadian goods are , and be quoted as follows, viz.—Firsts—Boards, 5s. 3d. to 6s.; Regulars, 4s. 10d. 5s. 3d.; Undersized, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 9d. Seconds—Broads and Regulars, 3s. to 3s. 10d.; Undersized, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 9d. -Thirds—Broads and Regulars, 2s. to 2s. 8d.; Undersized, 1s. 8d. to 1s. 10d. Fourths—Broads and Regulars, 1 to 1s. 10d.; Undersized, 1s. 3d. to 1s. 5d. Good sidings, 3s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. per cubic foot according to specification. d ai P “nm Quebec Spruce Deals.—The stoek is considerable, with a strong dem Quotations are high for reasons already stated. : y a is Lower Port Pine and Spruce Deals.—The stock of spruce is fairly h AVY. There is a good demand and high prices are being maintained. The stock o! Kiga is considerable, and good prices are the rule. a! ae = ~ a United States View of the Trade Situation The president of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association the United States, Mr. J. H. Himmelberger, in a letter to the memk of the Association, calling their attention to the annual meeting, whi was held on January 28th and 29th, referred in the following int esting manner to the business situation :— ante “We have just entered upon a new year; a year we all eatnes hope will inaugurate that period of increased business we have | so eagerly looking forward to. \ tthe “But just what does 1915 hold in store for us? ona “The new year is ushered in by unusual circumstances that m it unique—different from any in the recollection of the oldest lum man. The European war’is the great, uncertain element. Th Christian catastrophe descended upon mankind just at a time we were pushing our head out of the hole of commercial and fin depression. - : ae ri “As far as lumber is concerned it struck the industry quick hard. It shut off our export outlet for surplus stock, and threw bac on to the domestic market millions of feet of lumber that was pushec for sale. > 4 “But just as the war was a shock and a costly setback, the pe that is to follow will swing the pendulum the other way. Europ will buy our lumber for reconstruction; she must buy from us. should be ready for this demand.” : ~ —T NA = Clear in L. C. cedar, kiln dried Deaepaaainined woos ictal Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 82 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, ae 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x12, 10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x13, 20x20, up to SU. 5. : a 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to BPA ae ae 5 6x16; 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 2 | ee ne : 20x20, up to 32 ft. ...... ser 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ...... 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. ........ Timber in lengths over 32 feet take the following additions: 33 to 35 ft., 50c; 36 to 40 ft., $1; 41 to 45 ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., - 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft, $9; 61 to 65 ft,, $12.50; 66 to 70 ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft., $18; 76 to 80 ft., $22. Fir flooring, edge grain ....- No. 1 and 2 clear 1-in. Fir rough No. 1 and 2 clear 1%, 1% and 2a Bir rGuUgh: j. ¢,0,< 45 Ash, brown, ists and 2nds, 4/4 Ash, brown; common and better 3! Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 3! Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .. Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. Birch, 1Ists and 2nds, 16/4 .......... 5 Basswood, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ....... Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .. Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. Basswood. 4/4, No. 2 com. and bet... Soft elm, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ........ 4 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 1 Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common Soft elm, 6/4 and 8/4, 1 and 2 Rock elm. ists and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. Rock elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and EE Sc Kats Wedilas ctw eaaG ote abode 3 Soft maple, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, ists and 2nds. Hard maple, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1Ists and 2nds. Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 4/4.. Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1915 White oak, plain, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4. White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 12/4 ,» % cut, Ists and 2nds, 4/A. , 5/4 and 6/4, Ists 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. Average 16 inch ; 18, 20,32 ee ss No. 1 Common Boards 0 Orr amciccome srr &SES White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... Hickory, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. Flooring < or 6 inch No. z ds ates. «0 sda or 6 inch No. 2 : ‘ Quebec Spruce Deals ft. and sas Bia: is, ia er ed 4 or 6 inch No, 3 .....5 s2.5: 2 ene TT OTTAWA, ONT. Shiplap—Finished Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: 1- ne «x 7-in. and up / & lyin, x Sin, eb ae 2-in. x T-in. and u 8 No. 2 Pres; Owe San. and up .. Fine, Common and Better 1 x 6 and 8 in. 1 in., 8 in. and up wide 1% and 1% in. and up wide in. and up wide 6 inch No. 1 .. Pine good strips: $ inch NS 3 As Lath oe Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixe 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (m eee [Fes pine, spruce (mi: one ’ PINE—ROUGH TIMBER Pine good shorts: 1-in. x 7-in. and up , a and 1%4-in. 4/4 x 8 and up No. 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... $/4 x 8 and up No. 6/4 x 6 and up No. 8/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better 6/4 x 6 and up No. $/4 x 6 and up No. to 9-in. A. sidings dressing sidings .. ¢ dressing strips dressing shorts .. 4-in. s.c. strips .. 5-in. s.c. strips .. 6-in. s.c. strips .. j-in. s.c. strips .. » Jott, t0.46 Sty o5s 1-i in, x 10-in. M.R. s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. s.c. strips 1-in. 1% and 2-in.. s.c. shorts, 1 x 4 to 6 in. , s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 5 20 .» Shorts, 1 x 6 20 s.c. shorts, 6’-11’ 4, 6 x 6 in; $16 . Dire 0, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 hood Pcl BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR Dimensions, S 1 S, and E. SSTlaRA SSSSEss , 8 ing and up wide, sf cndsielis .clsiwd , 8-in. and up wide . 1% in., 8-in. and up wide 2 in., 8-in. and up wide 2% and 3 and 8-in, and up wide ... 4 in., 8-in. and up wide RASIAS S8SESs ee ee ee ee 1 in., 6-in. and up wide 1% in., 6-in. and up wide i in, and up wide 2-in., 6-in. and up wide SRSE S$ $888 & pp Bag PPR BROCCO Le us OB BOo as * Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. r=] 1 in., 6-in. and up ~afiste 14% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 2-in., 6-in. and up wide 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up s oO S.. oo w5'5 : an oo 02M ers Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 .. Mill cull shorts, i O. culls r & w p _Red pine, log run: BBs a 0909 OF 05 00 a bet et pepe pp ee pe “J i-7) & gen S Ss a a S & r oo ARAAWKEWKONMNNNNNNNHNNNHPNW KRKKKKKKAKKMAK RK KA KKK KKK ALA APA x RAy oo xm * * wre eee eee wee eee wee eee tere mill culls out, mill culls out, mill culls out, er er ee ee ee) Mill run Spruce: 1”x4” and. up, 6’-11’ 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 1%"x7” 8-9” and up, 12’-16’ 14x10" and up, 12’-16’ . & 2”x12” and up, 12’ 16’ a be -in. clear (fine dressing in. x 18 in. and up 1% and 2-in. SERSRERS S8SSS8ss 3. paren in $3.00 per M. extra. SHIPLAP . Co Fir, 6 An. 5.2.05 Sheen ee 23 BPG: Bi’ ie 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. oee ” No. 2 Shiplap, 6 in. 21 0 No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12 in. ....... 22 0 FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $15, 8 to 16 Ft. ued Meyers (may contain 30 per cent. SaaS sess Hemlock 1-in. cull Hemlock 1-in. log run Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16". BSS $3s Basswood log run, dead culls out Basswood log run mill culls out Birch log run Soft elm, common and better, 1, Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. © No. 2 Mixed widths No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 in. .. A tes 3s AI's10" Noo Ti tbuent fee XXX. BoC.(Gedar sae ere ae 1 x 10 No. 2 barn Lie sae ae 2 barn No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x ea No. 2 White Pine Mill run white pine Spruce, mill run 1%-in. Red pine, mill run Hemlock, mill run No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2-in. No. 2, 1%, 14%, 2-in. BR $s nett lath, o/s x 13/8 in. x 4 ft., bund..d a 4 Cedar lath 3/8 xi A/San ek ee CONN REN Mill run culls, 1l-in. .. me | 1h, 1% and 2-in. No. BSS 38s. BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y, y White Pine = Wholesale Selling Price he C08 CO Pine Shingles . 1, 32-in. pine i . 2, 48-in. pine . 1, 48-in. pine . 3, 48-In. pine ee ee / Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 Uppers ry to 12/4. csc et ene eee 5/4 to 8/4 wcces sgenne ens) 10/4 to" 12/2 So saeacee =| aes Fine common 4/4. ...--. \sccsee suse Fine Common 5/4 ...... sss.-« eathelay a encme oO. oulding S/2i.0.8.5% seas se retts lV) 5/4.and up 387 - 39 25 - 27 17 - 19 °. ts Le te ean sees 60 00 64 00 ‘ Wo. 1 Barin 1509 nce.s sade ae ae BLAG c ee No 3 Cam ee er 40 0 boards, 8 ft. and up, p 1s .. 21-00 28 No. \ he SOFT ELM No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ....:. 4800 5000 1 ter ay ae ye p Is 1 i Ee pped an poets iP" eS Oe oe 22 i( No. 2 RAR 35-37 24-26 15 - Barn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 4800 5000 4543 in, spruce laths D4 + * No. 2 O, 6 & 8/kg Bt ees a ae No. 1,1x 10 .. 3700 3800 47 cya Aaa i aaa No. i ibs 8 37 00 4-in. spruce lathe ....... 0s. 370 3 Wo. 3 Bee BASSWOOD No. 2,1 x 12 .. 3600 40 00 Box lx: 6%and) tip lac stwee eis seen s 23 00 4/4 33 - 35 24 - 26 16 - 18 No. 2,1 x 10 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Box 1 x 10 Sere eee aa rece 25 00 Thicker 35-37 26-29 19 - 20 No. 2, 1 x - 83 00° 84.00 Extras: i. ov. Pees ssee jateg ate eae 340 3§ Box i x 12. ee awe esta 26 00 No. 8, 1 x 12 .. 8100 8200 Clears vue 78 vusen oy set meee 285 |g Box 1x18 and ugie-bue, shite. | 30 00 PLAIN OAK A ~ 4 1 x ie -. 29 00 30 00 Second cleare’25-4\2 hee oe ee The following quotations on hardwoods re- 4/4 51-53 382-34 20 - 22 ia ee es ie a ed pha aici ag ae gresent the jolber buying price. at Buffalo. 5/4 to, 6/4, SB) Oeae tovenee sarees Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 60 25.00 Rene Ay (Ce and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in, dimension ... 25 00 27 00 Red C de Ce ae MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce 12 in. dimension ...... 28 00 = 24 ar Extras, 139, Bee 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 45-47 27-29 18 - 20 Sorted, °O Ab. canon os oroes 28-50 24.50 pl oe gigs ee cael ace 5/4 to 8/4 52-54 29-31 19-21 Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 2400 2500 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 5/4 to 8/4 33-35 22-24 14-15 10/4 and up 61-63 41-43 21 - 23 10 and 12 in. random lengths, butts to 2-in. «1... sssres 4 10/4 to 16/4 37 - 39 27 - 29 19 - 21 20° fh. adiipira eh wey coe sieves 24 00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts «ie BOSTON, MASS. 2 XB Data Die eG, D7 to 234 .... 2: J. eae ee 4 80 RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 Washington 16-in. 5 butts to, 2- ‘ £ 4/4 41 - 43 27 - 29 15 - 17 Selects, 1 to 2anch .:.... 4.. 80 00 88 00 fGete arid “Age. wfeteeite KNIVES — Good Steel Carefully Manufactured Properly Tempered Dries enormous amount of veneer perfectly flat and pliable at mini- mum cost, without checks or splits Send for catalog and list of users The Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co., Philadelphia Ask for Catalogue and Quotations |Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT . ONTARIO Pink’s Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. | | We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Light and Durable. MADE IN | Long Distance Phone, No. 87 CANADA Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited — ".:,"= Manufacturers of Lumber Tools ; boa 228 PEMBROKE —- ONTARIO Peavey made, 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1915 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Atkins Company, E.G." 2.3 ; Anderson \& Goi"C.iGy.. 82.27 Arkansas Soft Pine Ascosiation.. myer \& ‘SOs aso eet eae see Austin & Nicholson .. .. ... ... B Barclay Shingle Mills ... ... ... Bartram Brothers, Limited ... Batts, Limited .. Benson, 4Bray to) '2. tao tee Berlin Machine Works ... ... .. Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... .... Plain co wollarcd: ca ca eee aes Borpridee, Secon, fee 2 Cc Caldwell Feed Co. Cameron & Company .. 5 Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Cal Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. .. .. Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... ... Canada Metal Company es Canada Pine Lumber Co. ... ... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. .. .. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. ... ... Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd. .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Company ... Canadian Office & School Manat ture Company ... ... ei ceer ap ett See Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... . ; Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Coe a Climax Mfg. Company .. ... ... Goer Mio Company tn. e2> a. ne Croteau, J. M. & DAV ex canes 4 D Dixon, F: M. 223 Dixon Crucible Co., Tes, Disston & Sons, Henry ... ... . Dominion Belting Co. $e Dom. Mahogany & Veneer Peas Dominion Timber Regulations ... Donogh & Co., John Dudley, Av Nis agen au Dwyer Company, W. H. E Bekardt Co. H. P, Elgie Jarvis Lumber Co. ... “Wilson Bros.” 61 F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ...2.... Farnworth & Jardine ... Federal Engineering Co., Ltd. Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. Fraser -cimitted Gasca. sce ee G Galt Knife Works ... ... ... Garlock Packing Company .. Garrett Lumber Co. Gartshore, John J. Georgian Bay Peaber a, ee Gilliespie, James ... A AETE Se Gillies Bros., Ltd. Goodhue & Co., J. is ETT Goodyear Tire & Rubber C8: Gordon & Co., Geo. ... ; Graves, Bigwood Co. ... Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. .. ... Gutto Percha & Rubber Limited H Haeberle. Lumber Go. . 2929. 23% Hamilton Co., Ltd, Wm. ... ... Hanson & Sons, R. : Harris Lumber Co., ide 1. Harris Tie & Timber Co. . Harrison & Co., Ltd., John .. Hay Knife Company, Peter .. Hill Company, Wm. E. Hobart & Company ... Hocken Lumber Company Hoe & Co., R a eee ae Higttiian=DrOs., ) ..4. 050 eee es Hoyt Metal Company... ... ... Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. I Inglis Company, John ... ... .. Invincible Blow Pipe Company . J Jacobs, J. W. oe Jenckes Machine Cie Johnston, A. H. ... Ltd. L \ Lacey & C€o., Jas. D: .....,. Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... Lamontagne Limited Markit Omipaty, (ale neta eee Lauderbtrn, DD): Se okie. . Laughlin Company, Thos. ... ... Leak & Gompany. .. cn o00 epee: 61 49 Lintz Porter Co. or Long Lumber Conipany. sya( Hees Long Mfg. Company, E........ Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. M r Mackarell, Thos. ... Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ... ... McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... .. McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. MeéKinnon: ChatmiGooii. 22.0.2 McLaren Belting Co., C. ... ... McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. noe Metér, ik” faeces 2 fe Mereen-Johnston enine we 3. Mershon Lumber Co., John D.- aos Mershon & Company, W. B. .... Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumber Co. Morris Crane & Hoist cor “Sher. bere ee Morin & Gas “DE Ed. Morgan Machine Coniiany tera nee Moreau Barking Machine Co. ... Munson-Whitaker Co. ... ... N National Elevator Co. ... ... ... National Mfg. Company .... ... Newman, John P. ahd teas New Ontario Colenioanien Gai Nicholson File Company ... North Shore Shingle Aussies Oo Oliver’ MumberiGo,, +... ee ee Ontario Bond Corporation ... P Pacifi. Lumber Company , PalmemCon John ... <- Parry Sound Lumber Gol Ltd. Payette. & CompanytP) .. 908. Philadelphia Textile oe ae Company =... Pink & Cociany oa arated nears Pratt & Whitney ©. Q Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company . ; R Radcliff Saw Company . Rat Portage Lumber Co., fe de Read’&"White*? 22s. 2.4. = Reed & Co., Geo. W.. 3-14 aly Rimouski Industrial Co. ... Ritter Lumber Co., W. .M .. .. River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. .. Rutherford & Sons, Wm. ... ... _ Russel Bros. . S85 Aecunt ooee x Ryther & Pringle... .....3 a0 s Sadler & Haworth ... 23a Saw Mill Owners Sates Co, Sewall, Jas. W. ....... 9) ee Sheldons Limited ... ... ... we Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... ... Siemen Bros., Limited ... ... .._ Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. tee Smart-Woods Limited . Per Smith, N. 2.) ee m* Syn Spears & Lauder, 45 2, aoe Spencer, C. A. Rs seein 1 Standard Chats Contpante Serer Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. Steel Company of Canada... 7. Sturtevant Co. of Canada Ltd., Beek ¥ fgnaeke Si Gabriel Scien cae a Superior Manufacturing Co. ... . Swarts), (he: De wee oo Swedish Steel & Importing Fes Ee. T Tessier, Alphonse ...%..+... ..: Thomas, Ed. E Thuvetoie aimee | suscihiae pe Timberland Lumber Co. Timms, Phillips & Co. ... .. Toronto Blower Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. Turner & Sons, J. J. ... Vv Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Ww Waterous Engine Works si Ltd. Watson & Todd . 5 ee Webster & Bro. Ltd., James ete West & Peachy: 5. -sscaseeeeee ane Wilson .Brosi4'ss se eee ee Wilson. LumbersGon 2.0 2.5 es Wistar, Underhill & NGabA aoe White Company, L. & I. J. ... . Woodhouse Chain os a Fi Wuichet, Louis ... ie et mane Flooring is the Flooring that is manufactured expressly to supply the demand for the best. _It is made by modern machinery from carefully selected stock, and every precaution is taken throughout our entire system to make it fulfil the requirements in every Colling meni Z a particular. - Write us for prices. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 63 A Good Belt Saves Money HE money wasted in keeping a stretching belt taut amounts to a surprising figure. If you use ‘‘Goodhue Belts’’ in your mill or factory you can save most of this money because ‘‘Goodhue Belts’”’ stretch less by 15 to 25 per cent. than any other belt. They are made from skillfully selected hides with the stretch taken out of each section before it is made up into the belt. According to the conditions under which the belt is to run, we recommend ‘‘Extra,’’ ‘‘Standard’’ or ‘‘Acme Waterproof’’ belts. Send for further particulars and prices. AE BELLS & JL.GOODHUE & CO. Limited. QUEBEC. = DANVILLE ems Barienger Braking Device for letting heavy loads down r Now is the time to steep hills and mountain roads. Saves horses and m & : rm consider the use of | expense of sand hilling. this brake for another season before hauling roads are planned and built. By using this brake lumbermen are able to work much | ‘| steeper roads, and in “| consequence, shorter roads and there is a considerable saving in the cost of | building roads. OUR CATALOGUE FULLY EXPLAINS Ryther & Pringle Company, Carthage, N.Y. A he = i CANADA LUMBERMAN atin? Ameren 64 ASBESTOS ROOFING CRAYONS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph turner Brothers Canada, Limited CYPRESS BABBITT METAL Hoyt Metal Company Canada Metal Company BAND MILLS Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works BARKING MACHINES Moreau Barking Machine Co. BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company. BELT DRESSING Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph Graton & Knight Mtg. Company. Turner Bros. BELTING Gidadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Canadian lFairbanks-Morse Company Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Federal Engineering Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Co. McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Rkeddaway & Co., I’. (Camel Hair) Sadler & Haworth Smith, Nathan Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BLOWERS Invincible Blow Pipe Company Sheldons Limited : Sturtevant Company, B. F. ‘Toronto Blower Company BOILERS Inglis Company, John Jenckes Machine Company Leonard & Sons, E. Waterous Engine Works Co. BONDS Ontario Bond Corporation BOX MACHINERY Canadian Linderman Co. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Morgan Machine Company CALKS Steel Company of Canada CAMP SUPPLIES Borbridge, S. & H. Eckardt &-Co., H. P. Hall, Limited, Adam Johnson, A. H. Lamontagne, Limited Morin & Company, Dr. Ed. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J J. CANOES ~ Dixon, F. M CANT HOOKS Argall Bros. McFarlane Neill & Company Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Argall Bros Coghlin Company, B. J. Laughlin Company, Thos. McKinnon Chain Company Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. Woodhouse Chain Company CRANES & DERRICKS Morris Crane & Hoist Company Harris Lumber Company, Frank H. Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DOORS Batts Limited Benson & Bray Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Heaps & Compan Rat Portage iapatier Company Rimouski Lumber Company Tessier, Alphonse DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Canadian Western Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DUST COLLECTORS Sheldons Limited Toronto Blower Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Jenckes Machine Company Leonard & Sons, E. Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Reed & Co., Geo. W. Sheldons Limited Sterling Blower Company. Toronto Blower Company FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Co. FOLDER TUBULAR STEEL TRIPODS Morris Crane & Hoist Co., FURNACE FEEDERS Toronto Blower Company GRAPHITE Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph. Turner Brothers Canada, Limited GRAVITY—ELECTRIC HOISTS Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert GREASE Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie “James Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hocken Lumber Company . Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Partington Pulp & Paper Co., Ed. Rat Portage Lumber Company Read & White Rimouski Industrial Company Snowball Company, J. B Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros, Herbert BUYERS’ HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Cameron & Company Canada Lumber Sales Company Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company Haeberle Lumber Company Hocken Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company Partington Pulp & Paper Co., E. Quincy-Adams Lumber Company Read & White Spears & Lauder Spencer, C. A. Snowball Company, J. B. The Long Lumber Co. HOISTS Morris Crane & Hoist Company HORSES Jacobs, J. W. Union Stock Yards Company HOSE Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. ~Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Reddaway & Company, F Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Wilson Bros. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Galt Knife Works Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company White Company, L. & LI. J. LATH Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company Partington Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.. Rat Portage Lumber Company River Ouelle Pulp .& Paper Co. Spencer, C. A. Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Mfg. Company Heisler Locomotive Works Montreal Locomotive Works Sessenwein Bros. - LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Gerlach Company, Peter Russell Brothers Rutherford & Sons, Wm. . Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Co. LUBRICANTS Dixon Crucible Co.» Joseph — DIRECTORY — “Wilson Bros. LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Bathurst Lumber Company » Canada Wood Specialty Compaam Dudley, A. N. é Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. Georgian Bay Lumber Comp: Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Harris Tie & Timber Compa: y Harrison & Sons, John —— Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization a Oliver. Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Com Ritter Lumber Company, River Ouelle Pulp & Lum Victoria Harbor Lumber - >» LUMBER CRAYONS Dixon Crucible Comin los. ot Superior Manufacturing Company —, NORTHERN PINE ts La, Anderson Lumber Company, e G. Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland ¥ 7 Bromley, W. H. , as Cameron & Company Fog tie cass Canada Pine Lumber Co Bor. Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills any Donogh & Company, John ~ : Fesserton Timber dae Fraser-Bryson Lumber | Gordon & Company, aac, : Gillies Bros. Limited he Graves, Bigwood Compan: aS Harris Tie & os ar Hocken Lumber Company ; Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company _ Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial C pany Rat Portage Lumber Company -~Rideau Lumber Company ~ Sawmill Owners Sales Company Snowball Company, J. B. — Spencer, C. A. : St. Gabriel Lumber Company _ Watson & Todd, Limited ; OATS Anchor Elevator Company Chisholm Milling Company Dwyer & Company, W.H. | Fairweather, A. W. National Elevator Co. od _— OVERHEAD RUNWAYS. ste Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert PACKINGS _ Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Ca, Garlock Packing Co. = Gutta Percha & Rubber Turner Brothers Canada, Timi PAINT | ; Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph “a : PENCILS Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph PLANING MILL EXHAUSTEE Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLATE CLAMPS © Morris Crane & Hoist Co., ‘Her POLES Diver, John M. Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. POPLAR a Dawkins Lumber Company, W. H. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Waterous Engine Works Co.. > bas 2 e ay February 15,1915 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4 4 r Dominion Timber Regulations Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Northwest Territories, within twenty miles on either side of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Province of British Columbia, and in the tract of three and one-half million acres to be located by the Government in the Dominion in the Peace River district in the Province of British Columbia, lying east of the Rocky Mountains and adjoining the Province of Alberta, shall be disposed of by public auction at the office of the Dominion Timber Agent for the districts in which the berths are situated. Before any parcel of timber is offered for sale it shall be surveyed by a duly qualified Dominion Land Surveyor into berths of an area not exceeding twenty-five square miles, and each of such berths shall then be thoroughly cruised by a duly qualified timber cruiser in the employ of the Dominion Government. The Minister shall then fix an upset price at which the berth shall be disposed of, and no berth shall be sold at less than the price so fixed. Purchases to the amount: of one thousand dollars or under shall be paid in cash at the time of sale. Purchases over one thousand dollars and not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid, one-half in cash at the time of sale, and a note or notes shall be given for the remaining half of the purchase price, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of five percent. per annum. Purchases over five thousand dollars and ‘not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-third in cash at the time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining two-thirds of the purchase price, payable in three and six months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Purchases exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-fourth in cash at time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase price, payable within three, six and nine months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Notes shall be made payable at a bank in thecity or town in which the sale is held or at a bank in the city of Ottawa. Cash payments must be made at the time of sale in legal tender or by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, or by a draft issued bya chartered bank, payable to the order of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. If default 1 is made in any payment required by this section the sale shall be forfeited and void. The purchaser must also pay the cost or = estimated cost of the survey of the berth before a license is issued. The licensee shall pay an annual ground rent of five dollars per square mile except for lands situated to the west of Yale, in the Province of British Columbia, in which case the yearly ground rent shall be five cents per acre. _ The licensee shall pay the following dues on timber cut on his berth :— Sawn lumber, 50 cents per thousand feet, board measure. Railway ties, eight feet long, 1% cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. Shingle bolts, 25 cents per cord. And 5 per cent. on the sale of all other products of the berth. Timber Permits | Yearly permits are granted to settlers, mine operators and others on application to the Dominion Timber - Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Deputy Minister. December 2oth, 1912. 66 PULP MILL MACHINERY Moreau Barking Machine Co. PUMPS Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Co. RAILS Gartshore, John J. Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Sessenwein Bros. REDWOOD LUMBER Mershon Lumber Co., John D. * ROOFING Herbert Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Turner Bros. RUBBER GOODS Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Bros. SASH Batts Limited Benson & Bray Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Heaps & Company, E. H. Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial Company Tessier, Alphonse. SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. ’ Disston & Sons, Henry Gerlach Company, Peter Hoe & Company, R. Mereen Johnston Machine Company Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Gerlach Company, Peter Hamilton Company, William Hill Mfg. Company, W. E. Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E. URES To HI , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Mershon & Company, W. B. Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Company Waterous Engine Works Co. Wickes Bros. SHINGLES Barclay Shingle Mills Bartram Brothers Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Christy-Moir Company Dalhousie Lumber Company Fraser Limited Gillespie, James Harris Tie & Timber Company Heaps & Company, E. H. Larkin Lumber Company, C. A. Long Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. Timms, Phillips & Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Gerlach Company, Peter Long Manufacturing Company, E. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Co. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hobart & Company Wuichet, Louis Wilson Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Cameron & Company Ltd. Canada Lumber Sales Company Christy-Moir Company Donogh & Company, John Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company Fenderson & Company, John Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gillies Bros Leak & Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company New Ontario Colonization Co. Partington Pulp & Paper Co., Ed. Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL CHAIN Coghlin & Company, B. J. McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company SULPHITE PULP Partington Pulp & Paper Company SNOW PLOWS Pink Company, Thos. TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Co. TELESCOPIC ASH HOISTS Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Herbert TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Co. Spears & Lauder TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine HAT A t vouruns 15, 1915. Gn & Company, Jas. D : Meier, F. R. - TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Munson- Whitaker Company Sewall, James TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Cpe ; Hoffman Brothers Company . Webster & Bro., Jas. o VENEER MACHINERY Coe Mfg. Company Perrin, William R. ° Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. WIRE Greening Wire Company, B. Laidlaw-Bale-Tie Company Steel Company of Canada WOODWORKING MACHINERY > American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works : Canadian he ogc Ay Company Fay & Egan Co., J. A Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E. ~ Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. ‘“* Waterous Engine Works ~ u WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization-Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co St. Gabriel Lumber Company —And Much Depends Upon the Wheel ge filer knows that _ Gumming Wheel must be that it must cut clean, a 1 - Aloxite Gan Gu m n: Wheels — {TRTUOOUEUUSEETCUT ARETE EEUU EPS ec The Carborundum Com _ Niagara Falls, N. Y.- tte eae : “Chicage _ Boston - burgh Cincinnati © biliewukee : Reisholz. Ger. _ Manche : = mer A ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Veneer Machinery Rotary Cutter with Impression Roller Where there is use for a large quantity of the same dimension stock, a Coe Rotary Veneer Cutter style ‘‘I” fitted with spur knives and back impression roll, carrying two, three or four knives, will deliver material direct from the log—cut to size—right in length, breadth and thickness. In an ordinary day of 10 hours this machine will cut anywhere from 75,000 to. 100,000 surface feet of case, crate, package or box stock—capacity enough to work up profits out of any timker fit for Veneer Stock. We add to range by supplying scarfing knives for can jackets, hoops, etc. We handle the machinery end of the Veneer making proposition from begirnirg to end, furnish _you plans and complete equipment and can do it in short notice. Write us for catalogue | The Coe Manufacturing Co. | Painesville, Ohio, U. S. A. Established 1850 The oldest and Neate manufacturers of complete veneer equipment in the world. 67 68 ! CANADA LUMBERMAN The Connecting Link Way back in 1880 the Wanted and For Sale columns of the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker were used extensively by the lumbermen of Canada for the purchase and sale of timber. lumber and machinery. Time has but served to enhance the value of this medium, until to-day the Wanted and For Sale Department of the Canada Lumberman has become a national market. Twice a month ‘‘the paper with the green cover” brings together buyers and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the principal lumbering centres of Canada and the United States. the percentage of waste circulation for advertisers has been reduced to a By covering this wide field, minimum. For quick and satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the Gnada Jumberman Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO : : - CANADA Branch Offices: Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. Montreal United States Representatives : W. D. Ward, 628 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1155 Peoples Gas Building, CHICAGO. _ a = SD, eee ee a 35 <)>) + a ee February 15, 191 5 ~ aa AND WOODWORKER Planing Mill Improvements _ -Every Manufacturer in the Lumber Industry realizes that to be “up-to-date” their Factory should be installed with Shaving Exhaust Fans. The {Sheldon Shavisas ‘Exhaust Fan is. especially designed to sui your particular requirements, giving greater efficiency ans independence than any on the market. ‘ag Ware ee” See our New Catalogue - Sheldons Limited - Galt, Ontari > | & Toronto Office, 609 Kent Building AGENTS: Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 Stanley ene) Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley; Ltd., Calgary and Biimento, Alta. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. Morgan Machine Company aA pe ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— Nailing Machines, Lock Cor- ner Box Machinery, Box Board Matchers, Box Board Printing Machines. Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor. gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Industry. Morgan Machine Ne ROCHESTER, N.Y. \ ee ) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 69 | BATTS DOORS Are Reliable Doors ‘ _ B.L. No. 317, Chestnut B. L. No. 306, %-Cut Oak. B. L. No. 336, %-Cut Oak. BATTS LIMITED 377-9 Pacific Avenue TORONTO, ONT. Manufacturers of Staved Columns, Veneered Doors, Newel Posts, Cypress Greenhouse Material, Pine Doors and Frames, Sash, Flooring, Trim, Turned Newels and Balusters. There are many other designs—all equally Attractive—shown in our up-to-date Catalog. You should send for a copy; it will help you considerably in the Selection of Your Future _ Requirements. | B. L. No. 334, -Cut Oak, we hi ta No. 316, Chestnut Sty, = a i* rs s = February 15, 1915 — #0 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The M ark of Quality Reputation “Long” Carriages, the first machines manufac- _ tured in the “Long” line, have been developed | to that outstanding degree of efficiency which causes mill men, who demand perfect lumber, to install them on their merits for use in all classes of timber. There is a “Long” carriage suitable for every locality. Do not fail to get catalog No. 100, showing the variety. THE E. LONG MFG. CO., Limited | Orillia, Canada AGENCIES: Vancouver—Robt. Hamilton & Co. Winnipeg—The Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. Calgary and Edmonton—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, ltd. _Montreal—Williams & Wilson, Ltd. i February 15, 1915 Many of Canada’s largest, most up-to-date mills are using WATEROUS MADE IN CANADA EQUIPMENT The new plant of the St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Company is equipped with Waterous Ma- chinery that has been designed and built by our il] engineers and millwrights. al : Among other “All Waterous” installations are :— Tourville Lumber Mills, Louisville, Que. Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Co., Montreal West, Que. Donald Fraser & Sons, Ltd., Cabano, Que. Fraser Lumber Co., Ltd., Plaster Rock, N.B. Pejepscot Paper Co., Sawyerville, Que. J.D. McArthur, Ltd., Edmonton, Alta. || The Waterou Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER As a man’s work depends on the tools he uses, so the high quality of the lumber turned out by these representative Canadian mills, reflects the efficiency and excellence of Waterous Sawmill Machinery. We build every machine used in the sawmill from the haul-up to the sorting table. Write for Bulletins s Engine Works Co., Ltd. Brantford, Canada Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 100m “FROST KING” METAL Our thirty-five years experience in metal mixing enables us to place on the market a babbitt that — we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without an equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction engin pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade me made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. F $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. Pric h 30c per ey Fort ip huiaes payee West of Fort William 35c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta-_ Md tion; packed in 30 Ib. and 60 Oxes. . wort of mixed metal For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where all” sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per lb.; West of Fort William, 45c, delivered © to your nearest railway station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada " Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. - London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. — President and General Manager Secretary-Treasurer, D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg WILSON BELL, Winnipeg THE LEATHER The Rat Portage BELT Lumber Co. Ltd. Manufacturers of: Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath MONTREAL TORONTO Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited —_- General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. Shavings and Sawdust Exhaust Systems Correctness of Design—Years of Practical Experience We manufacture a complete line of Exhaust Fans, Galvanized Iron Pipe, Dust Collectors, Auto Furnace Feeders for feeding shavings direct to furnace. “FOSTER” FANS will reduce your power bill 100%. Will convey any kind of material. Toronto Blower Co., 156 Duke St., Toronto __Free your factory with a “Foster” Fan. fol. 35 Toronto, March 1, 1915 No. 5 GENUINE “TURBROS” | Balata B eltin 1g : Electric-Welded Boom Chain | Waterproof and Stretchless. os Awe i. Pies (Mocs 7 The best belt for sawmills. 25% {Weld Pinel fisereugth = 25% \ Wear ~ Manufactured and guaranteed by Seger a oe T pee * a Geode t * noes ae 1 Turner Bros. Canada Limited : ; Montreal. Vancouver McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed Positive—Practical—Satisfactory BUFFALO “=i” . Cut shows the Standard Buffalo Boiler Feeder, famous for the efficiency and reliability of its operation The auto- matic feature of this pump is reduced to the simplest arrangement imaginable. 4 Manufactured by BUFFALO STEAM PUMP CO. y Fig ; | Sole Canadian Agents: ir og earmmmmamn 3 ‘CANADIAN BUFFALO-FORGE CO,, LTD., Montreal Catalog 227-17. Full line §t. John Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Boiler Feed and High Pressure Pumps. i Do not risk ex- pensive delays in production by in- a RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. falling ‘an eel LOGGING CARS crest PUMPING ‘MACHINERY Jno. J. Gartshore _ 58 Front St. West, Toronto —Built by— The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited HAMILTON, CANADA The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor-Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS a or TOW 100 BOOM ~ STICKS 4 _ Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS - Fort Frances, Ont. i abetical Index of Advertisers, Page 60 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 52 fie s+ Decals,” p a 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 {4 ° 99 Made in Canada MPHIBIA Waterproof Leather Belting — Hugs The Pulley &: Running your plant with slipping belts is like running your auto with a leaking gasoline tank—you are losing costly power. ES ea we _—~- Pa { >) rN Noes A Particularly in a saw or planing mill the conditions under which a belt has to run are severe. A\MPHIBIA waterproof leather belting is made to stand up under these extreme con- ditions. AMPHIBIA belting hugs the pulleys, prevents slipping and transmits a maximum amount of power to your machines. ‘AMPHIBIA belting costs a little more to “ AURSS fe AMPHIB costs more to make—there is more in it. ~ e sy Considering that belting is to handle the most costly thing in your mill-power—you should take every precaution to use the best— “AMPHIBIA. “Coalher Like gold bas no substitute Write us for prices. @adbertlfemoit Tanners and Manufacturers For 39 Years Makers of the Best Leather Belts MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHNN.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 511 William St. 38 Wellington St. E. 149 Prince William St. Galt Building 217 Columbia Ave. gse- Lo insure satisfaction—State where belt is to run-eg joe @ a hoaaae | nhs CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER George Gordon & Company Machinery For Sale -1 14 in. Berlin Matcher 1 8 in. Woods Sticker 1 Buzz Planer > 1 Tenoning Machine 1 Arm Sander 1 Sash & Door Clamp 1 Saw Table Machine 1 Turning Table 1 Steam Glue Pot 9 Small Trucks Limited Cache Bay, Ont. WHITE NORWAY Cross Arms 314 x 414 Shaped, bored and painted 3 ft.6in., 2200 pcs. | Att. 1500 pcs. 6 ft. 2300 pcs. 31, x 444 D.AS. A ft. 12400 pcs. 6 ft. 9000 pcs. piu mat We Have We havea reputation for square honest dealing and for delivering the best quality of lumber in _ HOCKEN S HEMLOCK We want your trade and we want to hold it. | Hocken Laiaber Company, ligated Otter Lake Station, Ont. Toronto Representative:—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Pone Park. 2170 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 REDWOOD our big specialty. The versatile wood. You have read our previous messages and know what this wonderful and economical wood is. BIG TIMBERS | our hobby. The bigger the better. RAILWAY TIES our big line and everything in lumber. Second to none. TRY OUR QUALITY GOODS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. Canada Lumber Sales Co., Limited © 145 St. James Street, Montreal Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods | We have on hand ready for shipment :— * 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9 ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 1%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. 70,000 ft. 1” M.-C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths Io ft. to 26 ft. long, and we fate facilities for Dressing. Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited _ Fassett, Que. > ¢ ~ March 1, 1915 4y 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ———— oO Hardwood At Longford 4/4 Dead Cull Birch 4/4 No. 2 and 3 Com. ” 4/4 No. | “ 5/4 No. | Com. and B. ” 8/4 No.1 ” 4/4 - Log Run Maple 4/4 Ei) Gate gel, 4/4 Ash ~~ IZZ= RQ ; EE __—— ———SSSS At South River 190,000 4/4 No. | Common Birch 30,000 328,000 4/4 No.2 25,000 300,000 4/4 No. 3 230,000 102,000 6/4 No. | Com. and Better ” 5,000 75,000 4/4 Common and Better Elm 12,000 35,000 4/4 No. 2and3 C.&B.” 12,000 28,000 4/4 Mill Run Maple 45,000 5,000 4/4 ” ” Beech 20,000 Write for prices The Long Lumber Company HAMILTON, ONT. Read & White Hem — Wholesale Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods 818 New Birks Bldg., MONTREAL Lath lock & B.C. Timbers Pulpwood John Harrison & Sons Co. . Owen Sound, Ont. a Posts, Ties, Timber, Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- erior Finish, Hardwood Flooring, &c. Three sawmills and large, well equipped Planing Mills. Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and Hardwoods. Special bills Winter or Summer. Try us once. Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Watson & Todd Limited Dry White Pine and Norway Ottawa Montreal Liverpool, Eng. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths JOHN Rea id resident Established Manufacturers WHITE PINE. New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Beasties RED PINE DAVID GILLIES residen “¢ GILLIES BROS. The ig Harris Tie & Timber Co. | : Ottawa - Canada 1 Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts — Railway Ties - - Piles | Fraser Bryson | Lumber Co., Lta. ' Selling agents for Fraser & Co., Manufacturers - Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber an Lath Office, “s's.cets7* Ottawa, Can. — J. S. GILLIES . Sec.-Treas. | Mills and Head Office = | BRAESIDE, ONT. | Limited SPRUCE March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment: NORWAY & JACK PINE, M. R. NORWAY & JACK PINE LATH SPRUCE, M. R. 1x4/5 x 10/16 ft.—1,080,484 ft. 1%4 x ¥% x 4 ft., No. 3—471,000 1%x4 x 10/16 ft— 92,000 ft 1x6 x 10/16 ft— 443,000 ft. 1% x ¥% x 32°in., No. 3—440,000 1%x5 x 10/16 ft— 17,000 ft. 1x7/9 x 10/16 ft— 30,000 ft. SPRUCE. M.R 1%4x6 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 1x8 x 10/16 ft— 81,000 ft. Se feeary 1%4x8 x 10/16 ft— 67,000 ft 1 x 10 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. ee ee a ae 1° x3 x 10/16 ft— 31,000 ft. Be 4 x 10/16 ft— 164,312 ft. 4 Be wary 16 ft.—700,000 ft. 1 x5 x 10/16 ft—140,000 ft. 2x6 x 10/16 ft— 220,000 ft. ee ce no lias 00 ft. 1 x6 x 10/16 ft— 59,000 ft. 2x8 x 10/16 ft— 320,000 ft. ee con oD eZee 10416 Ht.— 15,000 ft. 2x 10 x 10/16 ft— 218,000 ft. ee | anon cares. en (25 10/16 ft 65°00 ft. _ x 8 x 10/16 ft— 40,000 ft f 3 x 4& up x 10/16 ft—129,000 ft. Ps Sa ES sees Gs ie x : x Hee o se -s 3 x4and up x 8/16 ft—125,000 ft. x x t— 25, 1% 2 x4and up x 8/16 ft— 20,000 ft. NORWAY & JACK PINE, CULLS 1%4 x9 x 10/16 ft— 18,000 ft. 2 x5and ip x 316 ft— 85,000 ft. 1x4andupx 8/16 ft—1,500,000 ft. 1% x 11 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 14% x4and up x 8/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 3x4and up x 10/16 ft— 82,517 ft. 1% x3 x 10/16 ft— 13,600 ft. 1 x4and up x 8/16 ft—100,000 ft. WE CAN DRESS AND MATCH OR RESAW TO ORDER SHINGLES BARCLAY SHINGLE MILLS ~ LIMITED P.O. Drawer 520, VANCOUVER Mills at HANEY, B.C. The Saw-Mill Owners Sales Co. Representing 22 Mills - 6 Branches What about a mixed car of mouldings, turnings, doors with shingles and sidings. Send for our latest catalogue. It will pay you better than making them yourself. ~ Lumber of all kinds. Your correspondence solicited. Head Office: Coristine Bldg., MONTREAL Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch _ Get our stock list and prices. QUEBEC & ST. MAURICE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, Portland, Maine CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915_ Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa . : _ Montreal Wholesale Red Pine White Pine Spruce Canada Pine Lumber Co. Limited Fraser Limited | Fredericton, N. B. Donald Fraser & ‘sat Limited Cabano, P. Q. Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co., Limited Whitworth, P.Q. Mills at eae Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished | Manufacturers of White Pine Lumber Head Office, Hamilton, Ont. Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. - Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS As All Other Concerns Combined 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to merit a still larger increase. Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. Try.us. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY Hibernia Building New Orleans, La. “March 1, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for tices and stock lists. PThe McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of | Morgan Machine Dimension Timber Company also on Dressing in car or mixed lots 1”,2” and 3” to customer’s specifications. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— | Nailing | Machines, | Lock Cor- ner Box ‘Machinery, Box Board | , | Matchers, Write us for particulars “DUXBAK” Waterproof Clothing For outdoor wear this ‘‘Duxbak’”’ cra- venetted coat is just what many lumber- men are looking for. It is light in weight and absolutely guaranteed to be waterproof. The fabric permits of perfect ventilation. | Box Board | Printing _| Machines. Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in | any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- | gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box ; Industry. porgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. GALT, ONTARIO | The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited Other ‘‘Duxbak” garments are norfolk jackets, long trousers, knee pants, riding breeches, cartridge vests and a variety of caps and leggings, for both men and women. Write us for booklet. F. M. DIXON 59 St. Peter St. ; Montreal - MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING | Machine Knives, Circular Cutters ; and Mortise Chisel Joun MoKrreow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Direotor The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St., W. WHOLESALE DEALERS SPRUCE 13 Foot and 16 Foot Lath and White Cedar Shingles CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood slabs cut tolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts, Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN, wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER WhitePipe, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Osk M uldjogs, Doors, Sashes and tlcita, edar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work, NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. aN : Gece gonal Lumber GayonNo2)) STAONAL LUMBER CRAYONS Waterproof Permanen Will not washor rub off SUPERIOR MFG. COQ., LIMITED 39 Church Street, Toronto BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.60 Canada Lumberman - Toronto e Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Right Grades Prices Prompt Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch | Basswood Mapl Elm — Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red Jack Pine All grades and sizes. Get in touch with us for prices —C.G. Anderson Lumber Company, Limited Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Dealers in Lumber 206 Manning Chambers Toronto Shipments March 1, 1915 ; E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Lezf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- a ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles, = AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Wood - Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: { Handles, Poles, Bed Frese Heading, Eamote Hunn Write, Tonereae = Telephone your or Orillia, Ont. - | R. LAIDLAW | LUMBER CO. | LIMITED | Toronto Sarnia Buffalo The e e , | Rimouski Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, Ltee.) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie Pine and Hardwood ; Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. | March 1, 1915 | | James W. Sewall ‘TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. | Technical Training Thoroughness é Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE HOBART & CO. - CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine : ' Send Us Your Inquiries | 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard at Prison Point Cable! Address ‘‘Hobco Boston.” | ' The Penetanguishene Planing Mill r Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by ape Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of oe material, lime and cement for ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO | Do you know the worth of | your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will _ prove as valuable to youasthey | have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, | Corporations, and private In- _ vestors in the United States and Canada, | Whether you want to buy, bond _ or-sell I can be of service to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK _ Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, | Timber’ Expert Penna, Forest Commis- | sion, etc. = tis as important to seller as to buyer. | Ourestimates, because of their thor- | oughness, establish new values and | furnish reliable data on which to | base timber deals and operations. We Invite Correspondence. Munson- Whitaker Co. a . eg eta Forest Engineers fon Cont. and Comm. BankBldg. oston ~ 7470 Fourth Ave. 622 Tremont Bldg. = Pittsburgh, 900 Arrott Bldg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold”’ We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 100,000 F 2,500 “ 2,500 “ 12,000 « 17,000 “ 22,000 “ 50,000 « 13,000 “ 13,000 “ t. 5/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood 8/4“ ss rs 16/4 “ * “ 8/4 Ist and 2nd Soft Elm 4/4 No. 1 C. & B. Soft Elm 8/4 No. 1 C. & B. Soft Elm 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch 3x 8 to 16’—10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash 2 x 6 and up—10 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have P ine and Hemlock 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (g or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Dashwood House 9 Broad St., E.C. ant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTona,” Glasgow Ar and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England For Sale by Owners B. C. Timber Lands ( G..T. P. three + GN. R. New Railroads P. G, E. E. THOMAS 578 Richards St., Vancouver, B. C. Located on Order To - Day Ship Tomorrow Gulf Cypress Kiln - dried North Carolina Pine, Long Leaf Timber, White- wood, Cypress Shin- gles. From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE OAK FIR CANADA WHITE PINE Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK . YELLOW PINE Lumber ' EASTERN AGENTS Lath NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited Shingles MILLS AT ~ » BARNET, B.C. NORWAY PINE TIES POLES POSTS Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. pipe Oa Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele THE McGIBBON LUMBER Co. OF PENETANGUISHENE The Gres Falls Company Adigd: Manufacturers of and Deal i Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine alers in St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Ete. 7 HE B i i Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon MLOCK BILLSTUFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. Manufacturers of All stock sized or matched if required. Spruce 2=d Pine Lumber 2"¢ Ground Wood Pulp Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber a California White Pine California BX Redwood - California Sugar Pine in the world. and Arizona Soft P ine Used for every purpose for which a soft wood is adapted. Furnished in any width and thickness. Manufactured goods of alll kinds. Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Exclusively Represented by John D. Mershon Lumber Company 4sk LOUIS . WUICHET Saginaw New York Chicago . Mich” 1 Madison Aves scmodeen one ates Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N.-WaALpIE, President. ’ R. S. Wa cpt, Vice President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 ee era East, TORONTO, ONT. a : 1 —* " — March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Highest Grade Extra Clear XXX B. C. Red Cedar Shingles in Transit JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO If you want quick delivery write, wire or telephone C. A. Larkin Lumber Co’y., Limited TORONTO, ONTARIO FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED 32 Church Street, - TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. - Manufacturers Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. MEMPHIS, = a TENN. To the Manufacturing Trade p | : | N G When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be . ialt glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Opt Spewalty * : We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and . Ash, a Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our lena een ertigl reser mig pea ‘ specialty. We offer for immediate shipment Pili Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long Dry Spruce—2 x 4, 2x6 and 2x8. iling — filled on short notice. A RT H U R N d D U D L E ¥: - Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. Lumber, Lath and Shingles 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 For Sale—1914 Cut We Have for Immediate Shipment:— 300,000 1” No. | C. & B. Birch 50,000 2” No. I C. & B. Birch Norway Lath CONC KERR Ee. 15Q0001'NelC&B Em Spruce Lath 100,000 1° Cull Elm — This stock was cut early, is dry, and was taken from an excep- tionally good run of logs. We are quoting attractive prices on this lumber for prompt shipment. _ | The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Limited De ae | = Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers a (18 Toronto Street Tel. M. 5584 TORONTO, ONT. | SPEARS & LAUDE 501 Kent Bldg., TORONTO 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 23."3* Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only —————________ 1 Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices = Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of. marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. Loans on Timber Lands For Long Periods of Time in Amounts from $25,000 and up We have been in the lumber business for over half’ a century. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. - - DETROIT, MICH. We now control and operate a number of mills. We also loan money to lumbermen. & H. Garrett Lumber Co. It will be to your advantage to deal with ~ practical men who know the requirements of the lumber trade all over Canada. Our business is to know the wants of the Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, lumbermen and to meet them. a Short Leaf Finish Melton, La. and : . Baca vasa: Ane Railroad Material Ontario Bond Corporation of Canada, Limited HAMILTON, ONTARIO Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. Harrison River, B. C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling ete. navomce Lhe Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited - Winnipeg, Man. D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. March 1, 1915. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter I—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. Heavy Fir Dimension Is Our Particular Specialty Chap er 4—Methods in the Glue Room. Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better we like it mee ta | We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to 0 toy aide 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please A Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Thurston -Flavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF British Colawbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘ CLEAR A”’ Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. | Eastern Agents, Gull Ri Mi bamber'Co., Ltd., Lindsay, Ont Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 4, 1915 WI ly Because the Dealer Knows _ an a Aa @ His Customers are Informed | An eastern wholesale lumber dealer very frankly and strongly recognizes and emphasizes the fact that the retail lumberman knows good lumber and prefers to sell that kind. His statements com- mand a respectful hearing by all interested in the sale of forest products, for he has learned that the dealer is acquainted with the merits of Arkansas Soft Pine. He says: } ; a = Peer _ Weare losing orders from good customers of ours because we are unable to supply well manufactured, high grade Arkansas Soft Pine. We cover New York State, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with salaried salesmen and have always made a specialty of ——-———— pine, but the dealers are leaning more toward Arkansas Stock each month. oe 1 ¥ T i} iif W 1 i 1 ? | Not only are dealers leaning toward Arkansas Soft Pine but they are leaning on it and relying on ta it to keep trade where it belongs—strictly at home. No other wood will take the place of Arkansas Soft Pine, the Standard Soft Wood trim for interior — and exterior use. It makes friends and stimulates interest in the use of wood. That is the kind of lumber it pays to sell. The dealer is not required to “keep” it. Se es Are Your Stocks Adequate ? r Eagle Lumber Company, - Eagle Mills, Ark. Edgar Lumber Company, - Wesson, Ark. Fordyce Lumber Company - Fordyce, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Co., Millville, Ark. Gates Lumber Company, - - Wilmar, Ark. Southern Lumber Company - Warren, Ark. Stout Lumber Company, - Thornton, Ark. Valley Lumber Company, - - Reader, Ark. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lbr. Co., Malvern, Ark. ? Arkansas Land & Lumber, Co., Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company, - Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. Crossett Lumber Company, - Crossett, Ark. | March 1, 1915. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 a HARDWOOD LUMBER ‘Unite States: Manufacturers and Wholesalers seeking Canadian Business Hoffman Brothers Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards at Nashville, Tenn. 1/20” SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected to ere oe 2 pe 9pm WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: QUARTERED WHITE OAK | °* Peni ie went aieaoate Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. — Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. NY , O cars, 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. WHITE OAK: 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. Stearns Quality Michigan Hardwoods Hemlock and Pine Lumber and Timber Try out STEARNS SERVICE on mixed car shipments. Retail stocks replenished over night by our 24 hour 5/4 Sound Wormy, 2 : 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. . 1s and 2s, three cars. rer 2s, one car. 2s, four cars. PLAIN RED OAK: s , one car. 7 6/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 2/4 1s and 2s,.7 cars, 10/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 12/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, two cars. 16/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars No. 1 Common, 5 cars. s. 8/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. : Z ars. 5/8 18-23, two cars, Pane] and No. 1. 4/4 24-27, three cars, Panel and No. Fa service. 4/4 18- 23, two cars, Panel and No HEMLOCK sag SHINGLES acter neat 2 eh te neg ony WHITE PINE | yixgp| LATH ee MAPLE FL’G. CARS | MOULDING John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada < = (os) . v oi be) V4 EO | E =) a eay | 2] = \ Phone aie 6997 Scarns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS , q i 4 | | Michigan Hardwoods *, Hemlock Lumber ia Grayling - Michigan 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _March 1, 1915 ; C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. PINE LUMBER Lath, Boxes, Shooks, Wooden Pails We can Dress, Match and Resaw. Order this way and save money. ‘WE AIM TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST” — ®. HOE & 00 The Choice of Lumber- men in two Hemispheres Chisel Tooth Saws More than 80,000 of these saws are now in use in all parts of the world. Hoe Chisel Tooth Saws are backed by 86 years’ experience in the manufacture of saws. They are made from the finest steel, evenly tempered throughout. Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are supplied for sawing hardwood. We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO. s0+520crandstreet, NEW YORK CITY Boss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactured by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. | Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Logs, Timber © Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN Machinery and Timber For Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in ‘the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and } other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains | left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, /McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, | Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. Special bargains in the townships of Burpee, Falconbridge and Street } small mills. for We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 8-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. 1 Double cylinder steam nigger, right hand. 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. | 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. ‘| 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- ¥ 1 1 1 | riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. «logs. 1 left-hand steam nigger. 1 Log-loader. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two ckers complete for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. \ q 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. | 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, made by Diamond Iron Works. -} 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- | | i { i | | | \@ c | l } | { ber, with necessary levers, rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. | 1 Lath Mill with bolter. f 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM " Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. .C. band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. .C. band saws. ; | arry Sound Lumber Co. ; Limi 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA = 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger and slash table saws. POWER PLANT 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Pumps. 6 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 lbs. steam. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 110 hp. Engine. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. Water 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 30 light arc generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, the and achinery, with tools necessary for repair work, All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. ited AND WOODWORKER “Who says it’s hard to keep in order ?’’ DISSTON Inserted Tooth Saws Edgers Bolters Rift Saws Correct design, highest grade material and skilled workmanship adapt Disston Saws to economical, efficient use sin the manufacture of lumber from the log in any class of wood. Z=_ Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. 2 Fraser Ave. Toronto Ont., Can. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 Hingley’s B.B. B. Chains Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof Specialities Boom Chains of all Descriptions Rafting, Log Loading, Quarry, Minning, Crane and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton Crown Refined Iron. Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. Agent for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island F. R. Whipple, West St. John, N. B. General Agents for Canada Drummond McCall & Company, Limited Montreal N. Hingley & Sons, Limited Netherton Iron and Chain Works, Dudley, England Box Board Matcher Let us mail you catalogue of Box Factory Machinery and Horizontal and Vertical Re-saws. Mereen - Johnson Machine Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Hardinge Watchman’s Clock. 70 per cent. of the lumber fires start in the yards. Is it not good business to employ a night watch- man and a Hardinge clock? Stations at the end of each alley— weatherproof, tamperproof, and put up by your own men, no wiring, guaranteed by the factory for one year. Every danger point in your plant is inspected hourly every night and you have your watchman’s re- cord of his night’s work. No part of this clock is made in Germany—it is made in the United States. The clock is $39.50 and stations $4.20 each, F.O.B. Toron- to. The Canadian Western Lum- ber Co., New Westminster, B.C., have 40 stations in their plant. Write us. Lintz-Porter Co. 27 Yonge St. Arcade, TORONTO He checks himself at ay station— protects you against all loss. = WHATS THE MATTER jar LS ce or\ “ y. -M.STEWART'S,; SURE CURE P vO e NO NECK IN GOOD SHACE R SHOULOERS A Keep Your Horses Fit Prevention is better than cure—and cheaper: When your horses show sign of sickness it is better to check the malady at once, than to wait until a veterinary surgeon has to be called in, involving considerable expense and perhaps thé loss of a good horse. Dr. Stewart’s remedies should be in every stable of every sawmill and lumber camp in Canada. They will keep your horses fit and sound and you will get the best out of them at all times. Every remedy is sold under a guarantee to produce results or money refunded. Dr. Stewart’s Veterinary Remedies Stewart’s Sure Cure (antiseptic gall cure) the original in Nquid form: \..5 okie... lei ee Stewart’s Excelsior Liniment ... ... Stewart’s Lightning Colic Cure, the only colic cure that removes the cause . ae 42 16 oz. bottles $9.00 doz. 32 oz. bottles 9.00 doz. 16 oz. bottles 7.00 doz. Stewart’s Pure Condition Powders ... .. 2 lb. air tight tin can 4.50 doz. Stewart’s Hoof Ointment ... 0°... ... ccs oss 2 IDS RGmEE 5.00 doz. Stewart’s Heave Relief .......... 1... 0) sae. Sbenppemeen 5.00 doz. Stewart’s Cough and Distemper Cure ... .. 50 doses to bottle 7.00 doz. Stewart’s Proud Flesh Powders ... ... ... ... 2.50 d The Same Uniform Quality that has made them Famous or 30 yea The Palmer Medical Co., Limited Windsor, Ontario PERFECT GROOVES Any width, with or across grain. Rapid, no screw adjustment. Guar- . anteed to give satisfaction on all classes of work. Huther Bros. Dado Head can be used on any circular saw man- drel and is adjusted in the time it takes to remove a saw. Sent on approval. Write for complete des- ° Patented Nov. 29-1892 ipti atented Nov. 29-1892 cription and catalog. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc., ROéuEsTER’ N.Y. March 1, 1915 | Connecting Link Way back in 1880 the Wanted and For Sale columns of the Lumberman and Woodworker were Canada used extensively by the lumbermen of Canada for the purchase and sale of timber, lumber and machinery. Time has but served to enhance the value of this medium, until to-day the Wanted and For Sale Department of the Canada Lumberman has become a national market. Twice a month ‘‘the paper with the green cover” brings together buyers and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the principal centres of Canada and the States. the percentage of waste circulation lumbering United By covering this wide field, for advertisers has been reduced to a minimum. For quick and satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the (Gnada fumberman Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada ~ TORONTO - : - CANADA . Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 628 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1155 Peoples Gas Building, CHICAGO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 _ Favorably Known to Most of Your Customers It is always easier for a dealer to sell goods which have a well established reputation for quality, particularly an ad- vertised line which is known all over the Province. That is why it pays dealers to handle ROOFINGS Half a century of successful business stands. behind the Johns-Manville or- ganization, Its reputation for quality in its products, for its broad guarantee of satisfaction are known throughout the country. Its service branches are within easy reach of every locality. J-M Roofing is favorably known to most of your cus- tomers, and the prospective roofing purchaser _ therefore needs no added persuasion. Dealers who stock J-M Asbestos Roofing, and J-M Regal Roofing, carry a line far removed from competition. Each of these roofings is a leader of its kind; acknowledged to be the best. Dealers’ profits are substantial. Cus- tomers are always satisfied. New busi- ness 1s rapidly attracted. Write our nearest branch for Special J-M Roofing Dealer Proposition THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., LTD. Manufacturers of Pipe Coverings; Packings; Brake Lining ; Boiler Preservative; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 2762 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ° March 1, 1915 SIMONDS Inserted Point CUT-OFF SAWS Here is a picture of a full size section of the Single Tooth Pat- tern Cut-Off Saw. The teeth and the saw plate are both carefully machine milled to form close fit- ting joints, which do not require rivets—the only successful Insert- ed Tooth Cut-Off Saw possessing this feature. The teeth are set for clearance and may be filed and set for local cutting conditions. Write for prices. Simonds Canada Saw Co. Limited Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. St. John, N.B. A Boon to Lumbermen | Payette’s Famous Patent Mill Dogs | +. 650 Sets already sold (1) They will dog with perfect ease and safety in any class of timber. (2) Will dog just as easily, frozen maple or hardwoods of any description. © (3) Will dog the last board, just as easily as they dogged the first one. (4) They do not tear the board or stock. (5) Many other reasons, too numerous to mention here. Se y mMaACrPOma ll SSSSSSS SSS Cm ———— WS ~ >> = /\ el eC =~ —————+ Write us for full particulars and booklet on same. We also manufacture the following High-Grade Saw-Mill Machinery;—New Modern Saw-Mill Carriages, with either three or two head blocks; P. Payette’s New Patent Saw-Mill Dog, for use in either winter or summer. P. Payette’s Grip-Set Works; Steam Feed Valves, Steam Lifter and Loaders, Valves. Five different classes and styles of Edgers, for either light or heavy duty. Combined Gang-Circulars and Edgers, or Independent Gang Circulars. Steam-Canters, Steam Lifters and Loaders, and a general line of saw-mill machinery. Detachable Chain-Sprockets, Castings of Gray-Iron, Semi-Cast Steel, and brass casi- ings for general use. Descriptive Booklet and prices mailed free upon request. . P. Payette & Company Engineers and Machinists Penetanguishene, Ontario March 1, 1915 af Gnada fumberman Issued on the lst and 15th of every month by _ HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers tr. HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. 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For facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention wners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- ted to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. Authorized by the Postmaster General for Canada, for transmission as nd class matter. Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- N.Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 4 ol. 35 Toronto, March 1, 1915 No. 5 ~The Effect of the Duty on Lumber _ After the lumbermen of Canada for many years had tried in vain © induce the Dominion Government to place a duty upon lumber entering Canada, so as to make their business reasonably profitable, the necessities of war have suddenly brought about a state of affairs vyhich has induced the Government to include a duty upon rough mber and an increased duty upon finished lumber, in its measures aising greater revenue to meet the extraordinary expenses result- from our military operations. Briefly, the change amounts to a of 7% per cent. upon rough lumber and an added duty of 7% per . on finished lumber, making the latter 32% per cent. instead of 25 per cent. Formerly the rough lumber was entering Canada free of luty and the finished lumber paid a duty of 25 per cent. _ The duty upon lumber is only one feature in connection with the riff changes which the Government has made. A general increase ol 2 per cent. has been made pretty nearly all along the line, which the ernment estimates will be sufficient to meet the necessities of the jation. As to the revenue producing character of the duty upon ber, there is a rather general feeling among lumbermen that the ge will not be very effective, but as a measure of relief to the an important factor, in helping to bring about general prosperity ighout Canada. As a protective measure, the new duty upon is of chief importance. or many years the lumber manufacturers of Canada have seen arkets flooded with stock from the United States which has ‘pl oduced under abnormal market conditions in that country and sold in Canada at prices which involve a loss to the manufac- These prices have been looked upon as a temporary expedient the urgent necessity for ready money. In eastern Canada we *n great quantities of southern pine knocking the bottom out of ao 7 “delivering United States yellow pine in Canada. oved condition as to make the renewed prosperity of the lumber-. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 the market for Canadian pine, hemlock and spruce. In the west and on the prairies we have seen Idaho and California pine ruining the Prairie markets for British Columbia products. Apparently there has been no possibility in the past, of keeping these United States products out of our markets, short of putting a duty upon them, and this the Canadian Government has been unwilling to do. For many years the situation was rendered all the more difficult for the Canadian manu- facturer by the fact that there was a heavy duty upon Canadian lum- ber entering the United States. Fortunately this was removed re- cently and some of our stocks are now finding a market across the line. ‘ The immediate and most important effect of the 71% per cent. duty upon rough lumber entering Canada will be an increase in the cost of In connection with the low grades which have flooded our markets lately this will be a great relief and an advantage both to the Canadian lumber producer and to the Canadian consumer of lumber. A large percentage of the stock sent into Canada from the United States was of the undesir- able short-leaf variety subject to dry rot and other defects which make it a poor building material and even a dangerous one. According to the prices of stock, the new duty will place an added charge upon rough lumber of from 50c. to $1 per thousand feet. In addition to this, the new freight charges involving an increase of 5 per cent. which has recently been permitted by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, will add a charge of about 50c. a thousand, so that the cost of this stock delivered in Canada will be increased by from $1 to $1.50 per. thousand feet. A large number of manufacturers and whole- salers whom we have interviewed upon this subject agree that such a charge will prove prohibitory and that we may expect to see the stream of low-grade southern yellow pine into Canada come to an end. ' As to the long-leaf yellow pine which is used for, construction purposes, in large timbers, this is a stock which has a great value to the operator, and it may be that the elimination of the short-leaf stock from the Canadian market will give consumers greater faith in the class of stock they are receiving. At any rate, much of the high grade yellow pine timber will still come into eastern Canada, though the added duty will help the manufacturers of British Colum- bia fir to compete with it. From the Canadian lumber manufacturers’ point of view and from the point of view of the Canadian consumer of lumber, we believe that the placing of this duty upon lumber will be benericial. After it has been in effect for some time we believe that the government will see so clearly the advantages which the lumbermen have claimed for a duty, that they will be willing to let it remain, when the ques- tion of a revision of the tariff again comes under discussion. During the first discussion following the announcement of the uew duty, some lumber manufacturers whose chief markets are in the United, States feared that there might be a regulation in the United States tariff which would automatically bring into effect a retaliatory increase in duty upon lumber entering that country. Investigation has proven that this is not the case and that there is no reason to ex- pect that the United States will consider the increase in the Canadian tariff as anything other than a purely domestic arrangement render- ed necessary by the abnormal conditions brought about by the war. Why The Retailer Should -Advertise There is no step in the progress of lumber from the woods to the consumer that is of greater importance to the welfare of the lumbering industry than the handling and selling of lumber by the retailer. The retailer is the man who actually comes into touch with the user of lum- ber. He should, for this reason, be the best posted man as to the uses and values of lumber, who can be found in the ranks of the lumber trade. The retailer should be conversant with all the uses to which his stock can be put and he should even be an expert upon these mat- ters. One of the first things that strikes a man in any other line of busi- ness, when he happens to investigate a retail lumber business, is the fact that the retail lumberman seems to be able to carry on business 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER without advertising. This is not as it should be. There are many - retailers who do advertise, some who advertise extensively and others who advertise intermittently. There is also a class of retail lumber- men who conduct their yards in such a way as to make one think that they expect customers to come to them in much the same manner as water runs down hill. It is this last class that needs to be stirred up. Retail lumbermen of this kind are not only doing them- selves harm, but are setting an example to their neighbors which is a detriment to the business development of the community in which they live. Tell one of these men that he should spend money in ad- vertising and he will say that he has tried it and found it unprofitable, or he will let you know that, in his opinion, you do not know what you are talking about. Yet their is nothing more certain than that the tetail lumberman who knows how to advertise can make it a profitable * practice. ; In the first place, consider the effect of advertising upon the man who pays for it. The first result of increased business from advertising is that the retailer moves more of his stock and makes a larger volume of profit. But in the second place there is the effect upon the man himself which is of almost equal importance. He begins to study the advertising question and the first thing that impresses him is the idea that in order to get the fullest value for the money which he is spend- ing upon publicity he must make his stocks more attractive. It is no use spending money in getting a man to come to your yard, if you have the yard so poorly arranged or managed that the visitor forms a bad impression of your business methods and of your stocks. With an ad- vertising campaign under way to pull customers to your yard, there- fore, you will naturally commence to give greater attention to the de- tails of yard management and the assortment of stocks than you ever did before. You will soon find ways of fixing up your stocks attrac- tively which formerly you did not think were possible. Probably, in the past, such attention to stocks was not profitable, because the money -and the time you spent would not result in increased sales until your possible customers had learned about it, and as you did not advertise A Contractor’s Diagnosis of the Lumber Trade’s Troubles A prominent Winnipeg manufacturer, writing previous to the re- cent customs tariff changes, and discussing trade conditions in gen- eral, writes us as follows:—The building prospects for 1915 are by no means bright. Nearly all the western cities have been largely over- built during the abnormal conditions existing in thespast four or five years and until the properties now vacant have been occupied up to a reasonable limit, speculative building which is very largely responsi- ble for present conditions, will not be a profitable business and finan- cial institutions should not encourage this class of building to any- thing like the same extent as in the past, since by so doing they can only lessen the value of the securities they already hold. . : Despite the small amount of building required this year it does not seem as if there will be any material difference in the cost as com- pared with 1913-14. While labor conditions may vary in certain dis- tricts owing to a small demand and local differences it is not at all likely that the rate of wages will be altered to any extent or that there can be any great change in the cost of building material as a whole. An important item in building is lumber and as freight charges are responsible for over 50 per cent. of the cost of this material to ‘the wholesaler, the likelihood of any reduction on this account is very remote. For the past 10 years, the price in the west has been deter- ined by competition from the United States and with their larger markets and greater output, prices are not so easily affected. On the other hand, the lumber business in British Columbia, during 1913-14 has not been at all profitable for the manufacturer. Several import- ant concerns have gone into liquidation and a greater number have closed down until the conditions improve. Possibly less than 40 pet cent. of all those engaged in the manufacture of lumber in the west have held their own during these years and while no doubt some ma-_ terial can be bought at forced sale prices from existing stocks, British Columbia manufacturers cannot quote lower prices than 1913-14 and stay in business. condition of the building trades and were it over to-morrow, tl i ri ~~, at eo » BOs he March 1, 1915 they were slow to find it out. With a good advertising campaign al ready under way, anything you do in the way of cleaning up your y and arranging stocks so that the customers can see and apprecia their values, is a source of profit. Moreover, when a man has o set out upon the road of improved business methods, he finds © possible reforms staring him in the face in all directions and he inakes his business a very different thing from what it formerly w The way business is done nowadays, makes it practically : sary for a man who conducts a retail lumber yard to spend n upon advertising in his local papers, or to become a back num sooner or later a failure. He may not actually come to financial g but he will fail to make, out of his business, anything like the : 7 that is possible, and his influence as a member of the community 3 be as nothing compared to what it might be and should be. tail lumberman should be an authority in his neighborhood — everything pertaining to the construction of buildings. He ol 1g know a great deal more even than the uses to which lumber cz put. He ought to be able to give farmers of his district, and who use lumber, information upon any question about bui struction that they may ask. He ought to be posted upon t of other building materials, so as to get customers in the habit ing to him for information and so as to be able to point out to just why they should use lumber instead of other building whenever there is a likelihood of substitutes. oa This all means study and hard work, but it is the kind and work that will repay the retailer a hundredfold. It mal live man in his community and makes his business a large an able one, and one which is a pleasure to him instead of—as is t the case—a nightmare. There is no surer way of bringing at state of affairs than for the retail lumberman to epee x tise; not in a hap- hazard fashion, but in a systematic 1 The competition from the States in the lumber trade is scat legitimate. In contrast with a 35 per cent. duty in favor of the c manufacturer, the sawmill men in the west have no protection | ever against foreign competition, while wages for common British Columbia are $3.00 a day as against $2.00 in the States, he has also a comparatively small and uncertain mar bered with a credit condition which necessarily entails very losses upon the manufacturer in such times as these; cons with lumber below cost in 1913-14 there is scarcely any likelihox lower price for 1915-16. To those whose knowledge is res the vagaries of the retail trade these statements may pe t able, but with United States dimension lumber quoted to | aud others at $17.50 to $19, f.0.b. cars at all available soit lowing freight charges averaging $9 per 1,000 ft. the British C bia manufacturer does not receive a fancy price for all his w ging, sawing piling, dressing, loading on cars, selling and col penses, and probable losses. The Canadian manufacturer has been forced by this fo petition to dress down dimension lumber, in order to save weigh a point detrimental to the buildings in which lumber is used sc at the present time 2-in. dimension is only 15% ins. thick and { It States dimension is even less, running slightly over 1% ins, in tl ness and as this is a matter of serious differences between the a tect and the contractor, times without number, some effort sh made to standardize 2-in. dimension at not less than %4-in. sc the difference in freight would only increase the cost from $1 per 1,000 ft., and a change of this nature would be in the best in of all those connected with the erection of buildings as well as interests of the Canadian manufacturer. ~ The present unfortunate war is in no way responsible for the would be no improvement on these conditions. All the western c a am ps —_ ro = ap © ilt ahead of the development of the agricutural interests of the ry and until there is a more even balance there can be no legiti- a Fe i for city building. This depression will no doubt be to 1e advantage of the country as a whole, sending back many to the ind and closing out to a large extent this parasitical business of the sal estate gambler and all such fakers who persuade themselves and hers that a country’s growth is not governed by economic laws: d this war continue for a year or two the agricultural interests is country would make greater progress than under normal con- and upon this progress depends the early solution of the pre- lepression in the building trades. el the New Tariff and Its Effect the course of a number of discussions upon the new customs on lumber entering Canada, the Canada Lumberman has se- 7 lumbermen practically only one opinion, namely, that the will keep out the large quantities of low grade stocks from 1 States which formerly had been such a serious competi- ‘anadian pire, hemlock, spruce and fir. The belief is also at this will be a good thing for the lumber manufacturers mers in Canada. hief discussion at present seems to be upon the effect of the upon contracts entered into before it was announced. Ata lumbermen recently held in Toronto this point was under and the opinion was general that these contracts should be t as though there were no question of an altered customs ‘considered. This would mean that a sale f.o.b. a Canadian that the seller had to pay the increased duty, while a sale point meant that the buyer-had to pay the increase. These to be settled between the parties however, and are not cause much difficulty. An interesting case is one where a United States stock was put through by a Canadian wholesaie the purchaser being the Dominion Government. The firm has he matter up to the Government and is waiting for its report upon er. The opinion of the lumber trade in Toronto upon the new are given more fully in an editorial article based upon them, ap- this issue. duty upon lumber, timber, etc., entering Canada according custom’s tariff, compared with the duty as it stood before inge in the tariff is as, follows :— _and round unmanufactured timber, handle, heading, ve and shingle bolts, n.o.p.; firewood, hop poles, Deena taibway ties ... ... ... -.+ ees «- and stave bolts, and staves in the rough, of pop- addle wagon, oar and gun blocks, and all like blocks rough hewn, or sawn only; felloes of hickory ot further manufactured than rough sawn or shape; staves of oak, sawn, split or cut, not manufactured than listed or jointed; shingles of spokes of hickory or oak, not further manufac- d than rough turned, and not tenoned, mitred or and scale board for cheese... ... akg , boards, clapboards, lath, plain pickets and other er or lumber of wood, not further manufactured nm sawn or split, whether creosoted, vulcanized, or by any other preserving process, or not Free ards and other lumber of wood, sawn, split or . Free t Free C Ss sides, when the edges thereof are jointed or ton RMISCOREOMD Ss. ws. ke seh ws wine ese 20 of wood, n.o.p., not over three thirty-seconds of MUTIORGEGS ew ee eee wee wee eee 1S ; of oak, rosewood, mahogany, Spanish cedar and not over three thirty-seconds of an inch in s of wood, plain, gilded or otherwise further iy A aR quantity of logs scaled in British Columbia during January a considerable increase over December and was more than he quantity scaled in January, 1914. The figures are as foi- fanuary, 1915, 51,225,817 feet; December, 1914, 40,620,000 mary, 1914, 21,209,000 feet. Since all the large camps are shut ould appear as if the logs scaled in January were cut in pre- hs and brought out, following the placing of some business mills, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER es Montreal Lumbermen’s Views Upon the Tariff Mr. J. S. Bock, of the Eagle Lumber Company, Montreal, express- ed the opinion that the new lumber tariff will help to keep out in- ferior grades, but believes that it will have little effect on the good qualities. United States manufacturers have a considerable supply of the former, and are anxious to dump it on Canadian markets. The tariff should materially help the sash and door industry of British Columbia, which in Mr. Bock’s view will be able to compete more suc- cessfully with the sash and doors imported from over the border. In- stead of purchasing American sash and doors, the people in the east are more likely to buy British Columbia productons; the additional 7% per cent. will mean a great deal to British Columbia mills. Even with this 7% per cent., eastern sash and door manufacturers will find it difficult to compete with United States sash and doors, but British Columbia mills ought to be able to secure much eastern business, now that their foreign competitors are handicapped by the new duties. The question of who is to pay the duties on lumber imported from the States and contracted for prior to the introduction of the budget has arisen. Some of this was rough lumber, which had been duty free, and some dressed lumber, which will have to pay the higher duty. Mr. Bock pointed out that in the former case, f.o.b. Montreal, the duty should be paid by the seller; he had agreed to pay all charges, and ran the chances of a duty being imposed. The buyer had contracted to give a certain price for the lumber as delivered in Montreal, and had nothing to do with any extra and unforeseen charges that might be imposed. Mr. Bock instanced the heavy rise in freights to the United Kingdom, for lumber sold c.i.f. Liverpool. The seller in this case took the risk of the charges increasing from the date of the bargain, and of course had to pay. The same thing applied to the duty on lumber bought in the United States. In the case of f.o.b. mill the tariff would fall on the buyer, as he had undertaken to pay all charges, and this naturally included any higher duty. Mr. Blair, of Blair & Rolland, Montreal, stated that the chief benefit of the new duties would be in the direction of keeping out the low grades of Georgia pine, sold here at prices which represented a ° loss to the manufacturers and which had a depressing effect on cer- tain classes of Canadian lumber. The exemption from duty of the rough lumber was a factor in this business, and the imposition of a 7% per cent. tariff will mean that if the United States manufacturers desired to continue the dumping they would have to face greater losses. In view of conditions, it was desirable to limit competition oi the character referred to, and the tariff will probably help in this way. The extra 7% per cent. will not, said Mr. Blair, have much in- fluence on high grades, as it is likely that United States firms wili bear a portion of this charge if they want to secure Canadian busi- ness. Mr. C. B. Graddon, of the Graddon Lumber Company, Montreai, believed that the tariff will assist the lumber trade, particularly in such grades as have been dumped into this country. The lumber deai- ers are not likely to raise prices, having regard to present conditions ; the effect will probably be that Canadian lumber will take the place of the United States stock in the case of the poor qualities. 4 4 Buffalo Firms Object to Increase on Uncompleted Contracts In connection with the duty which has been placed upon rough lumber entering Canada and the increased duty upon finished lum- ber, lumbermen in Buffalo, N.Y., held a meeting at the Buffalo Lum-., ber Exchange on February 20th and passed a resolution declaring it to be the intention of the members present to refuse to pay any addi- tional charge or to stand a reduction in connection with cars in transit and uncompleted contracts. The resolution is as follows :— Inasmuch as the Canadian Government has imposed an extra im- port duty on lumber from the United States, and aftet a full discus- sion of the question at a regular meeting of this exchange, be it re- solved, That we shall decline to pay this duty on all lumber sold, now in transit to Canada, as the duty is a Canadian war tax, any portion of which we will not assume. ~ Lumbermen’s Section of Toronto Board of Trade A meeting of the lumbermen of the city of Toronto was held at the Board of Trade on Friday, February 19th, for the purpose of con- sidering by-laws for the proposed Lumbermen’s Section of the Board of Trade. After holding a luncheon, the members heard a report from the special committee appointed at a previous meeting to draw up a set of by-laws. The by-laws as presented were approved and signed by those present. The secretary was requested to present the by-laws to the Board of Trade as an application for the formation of a Lum- bermen’s Section. When the Board has approved of these, which it 1s expected to do at an early meeting, another luncheon will be held by the lumbermen, at which final steps will be taken for the formation of a section. Mr. J. L. Campbell, of Campbell & Johnson occupied the chair at the meeting and was requested to continue in the chair for the purpose of calling the next meeting. ; 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Hemlock and Its Troubles Contributed specially to the Canada Lumberman by one of its readers OW that there is a lull in the im- N portation of United States hem- lock and loblolly, short leaf, bull, Virginia or Tenessee sap pine, or any other of the host of nomeclature the Bureau of Forestry gives to differentiate it from the genuine long leaf Georgia yellow pine, the time is not amiss to call the atten- tion of manufacturers of Canadian hemlock and Norway pine to a few salient truths, that perhaps may hurt their minds in the recital, but will, if a proper observance of them be given, help them to realize a few of the errors of their ways in the yast years, and mayhap be a means of avoiding a recurrence, in the years to come. The hue and cry went forth ovér the whole of Ontario a few years ago that United States firms were getting a lot of business that should have gone into the current order files of Canadian manufacturers and wholesalers. This is and was a painful truth. Salesmen were com- ing in off their trips with a much smaller quantity of business booked than had been their custom. They were complaining of the low prices United States hemlock was being sold for right under their noses. They had to let orders go because firms would not see the direction the straw was being blown about, and refused to reduce their prices, preferring to sit smug in their siwvel chairs and send out preachments that these conditions would not last. They did last, however, and what was the result—salesmen had to pass up orders which went to the United States and shipments of United States hem- lock and yellow pine were glutting the markets here, with a baneful effect on conditions then, and now, existing here. Competition Encouraged The Canadian manufacturers held meetings and denounced fie practice, but went right along their foolish way and kept their prices up to a base f.o.b. their mills which United States firms could meet, dressed one side, delivered in such towns as London, Voronto, Brant- ford and Hamilton. Let us see, Canadian hemlock was quoted at $20 and $21 f.o.b. mill points, while United States stock was sold for $20.50 and $21.50 sized and delivered. It cost the retailers $1.50 per M. ft. to have the Canadian hemlock sized, plus a stop off charge of lc. per 100 lbs., this with an 8c. rate of freight cost them $24 delivered. Quite some difference, eh? Sometimes the freight cost higher but the ship- per did not care a rap about that—he did not have to pay the freight charges, so why should he worry? I know of a case where the shipper smiled out loud when protest was made about shipping the stock green from the saw. It was not always necessary to ship lumber green from the saw—leaving the dry stock on their yards, for some favorite customer, where they remained a monumental mockery of their short- sightedness. They did, however, and there are firms today who wish they could reduce the size of the lumber monument for they are certainly weighting down to the death-a number of firms; and it would seem to me that a most appropriate inscription that should be tacked on these piles would be “IN PAINFUL MEMORY OF THE GREAT GOD, GREED.” The Canadian manufacturer and wholesaler as a rule does not take as much interest in his customer’s welfare as he should. When a car of lumber leaves their yards they should see that it is weighed properly, and a protest made in the event of the railroads overweighing it. They should also see to it that the railroads give it proper des- patch after they have it in their hands. It should be traced through to destination and everything done to facilitate its movement. Show your customer some SERVICE and see how quickly he will respond to this good service by placing repeat orders with you. You go into a hotel and pay for service and expect it in return. If you do not get into Canada? it you go to some other hotel that caters to you, don’t you? This rule applies to the lumber business just as well. Do not, for Heaven’s sake, always give the old answer that “you will write the mill to hurry shipment.” See that shipments are made properly and, when a customer asks you about his order, be in a posi- tion to tell him the minutest details regarding it. It pays. Anticipate these inquiries and have information ready to give him. IT CAN BE DONE. I have known where it has been done and the firms profited thereby. It took an extra clerk to handle these details but it was worth many times fifteen dollars a week to have it done. We are now experiencing the results of keeping our prices up in the sky. United States firms have, in the past year, shipped enough hemlock and yellow pine into Canada to last a long, long while, and our stocks of hemlock go begging. Do the manufacturers and whole- salers, who have millions of feet of stock on their yards now, realize that perhaps it would have been much better to have dropped prices Have the manufacturers been responsible for the inroads of United States hemlock Thin stock, prices and grades, matters which might be given some more study. _— ve uw * Pal rg i + *« : 7 > March 1, A SALESMAN’S CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE nhac a AND © POSSIBLE REMEDIES. : : : in the beginning and thus have disposed their stocks and realized money on the rather than to have waited so long, eve ally dropping prices to meet this co tion, and then only selling an odd car 1 and then? The money they would ha realized by the disposal of their lum would have enabled them to go into bush this winter and get more log they will be curtailed in this respect and a great many of will be out of work all winter or a goodly part of it. Don’t mistake a second time. Plenty of Timber Still in Sight I have heard it mentioned that at the time the United Stadeak lock and pine were being shipped into Canada there was a great s age of Canadian hemlock and there was none to be had. Now is a fallacy, pure and simple. Look at the amount of stock that be purchased today if you really want to go up into the ake buy. It’s the old cry of wolf over again. I have heard that very little hemlock left in Canada; that outputs are curtailed very reason. Many of these stereotyped phrases are “belched from capacious lungs” resting in the bodies of some Sir Oracles: love to rush into print whenever they can, to talk about the appz shortage of standing timber, outputs, etc. Is it not peculiar, 1 wherever there was the least vestige of a short production in a tion, from other sections there came enough lumber to amply st all markets? Is there not always some means at hand to suppl customer with exactly what he wants? There always seems to enough to go round. In reading, only a few days ago, of a large lur ber corporation in Ontario which was liquidating, and which o large timber limits in the Georgian Bay district, I counted up quantity of hemlock advertised for sale on the various limits, as their estimate, and it totalled something nearly a billion feet. member, this is only one firm. How many other firms are there ating in the Muskoka, Parry Sound and Georgian Bay districts, in the section north of Lindsay, who own or control many more bi lion feet of hemlock? Get out of the habit of exaggerating the sh rt: age of hemlock lumber. The time is right at hand when Canadian manufacturers of lock can regain their lost trade, and best of all, their lost pre: Retailers prefer Canadian hemlock as a rule, because it is pe ter, runs less to shake and is finer grained because of being si timber, but they will not pay a premium for it over United S hemlock or yellow pine, which they can buy for from $2 to $3 per M. feet less. And you cannot blame them. Now is the time for Canadia: to get together and establish a base price that will make it practical impossible for the United States manufacturers to compete, except such an excessive loss that they will quit shipping their stocks hi Once you have the trade back, however, do not go boosting y prices again and have a repetition of the situation that existed June, 1913, right up to November, 1914. Having had the fire app! to your feet once, don’t get caught again. Another point I wish to call to attention. United States. man turers size their lumber. So could the Canadian manufacturer of account if he would only invest some of his money in a rip saw a place it in his plant. Take some of the money you spend on pl trips and put it in a machine and you could size your stock at a of 50c. per M. feet. The machine would pay for itself in a while. As it now stands you ship your lumber to some other p stop it off there at a cost of Ic. per 100 Ibs., and then have to pay | $1.25 to $1.50 per M. feet for the work. You do not have to: of course, but your customer does, and this is what he is com about. Then there is another point worth considering—w size the stock at your own mill and load it in a car it goes right to destination and there is very little delay in transit. A lot of venience can be overcome. Your customer will be better please the service rendered him and a general all-round good feling will vail. Scheme up some remedy for this question right away. Mr. Manufacturer, get your eyes opened and get them oper 1e up right now, otherwise you will be holding the bag again in the: 1915, and your lumber will again be piled high in your yards it is now. Give the retailer something for his money. He is a pre’ good fellow, as a rule, and is always willing to meet you half way. him down to some of your meetings and let him present his side the questions, and then collaborate on a remedy for conditions. } is a good time to do this—you all have more or less surplus tim rour hands these days. You can do it if you are not too set in your yays of thinking and refuse to see the light. The Matter of Thickness Here i is another point worth considering. United States hemlock yellow pine have been coming into Canada thinner than Can- ans are cutting their hemlock. Their inch has been, invariably, ved from two-inch stock and then dressed one side to three-quar- ch. ‘ Their two-inch has been sawn 1% in. and frequently runs as 134 in. Now, if the retailer and contractor have been able to stock in such thicknesses from the United States, why can- use it from Canada? Suppose you start practising this mode , right now. The retailer has been educated up to accepting ber by now, and if he should protest, just come back at him statement that he was able to use United States stock which rallaround. Tell him we are just emulating the nice example 7 our United States brothers. Did you ever sit down and figure ctly what this difference is? I don’t believe many of you have. ve this question a little consideration. Suppose you cut your scant in thickness and \% in. scant in width. Let us see ures out. Take a piece of 2 x 10 x 12—according to Can- irement you supply 20 feet actual measurement, while the ed States method you only supply 17g x 9% x 12 or 18 33/64 other words, they supply 1 31/64 feet less on every piece ol 738 they get paid for 20 feet of lumber. Let us go a step er—for every actual 1,000 ft. of lumber Canadians supply the is only furnish in actual measure 927 1/3 ft., of a difference /3 ft. Figure this at a base price of $17 (the ruling price when s written) and you will see there is a difference of about $1.23 feet. Of course, this will figure out differently on other sizes, ink a correct average would be a gain of 66 2/3 ft. in every ac eee _Now what can be done with this extra $1.23 per M. a to the extent of 15 to 20 per steals which means an- .25 to $1.50 per M. feet. , Mr. Manufacturer and Wholesaler, cannot you understand what your salesmen have been up against on the road? No orders have not been coming into your books in such volume was evidenced in the fat years of 1910 to 1912. It has not been a of roses for your salesmen the past year and a half. I know, for travelled Ontario until | havt been foot weary trying to land ‘s—searching in the by-ways as well as along the great highways. not been a bed of roses for the salesmen this year. The thorns been pretty thick and they have scratched very hard—thank you. Thin Stock Could Easily Be Introduced ips soine of you are timid about starting the cutting of your thin. Do you know they have been doing it down east for | don’t seem to have any trouble with the trade. Perhaps old-time retail lumbermen will kick on the thinness at first, but 1 take concerted action—get your mills lined up and DO IT, they l simply take the stock the way they can get it only, and when they ai pis cut their stock in the same manner, they will adapt them- ves to the new order of things. If you inaugurate this method in ‘mills you will have placed a pretty firm barrier in the way of ited States hemlock and yellow pine dimension. Think this over ‘but ACT QUICKLY. I understand a few firms up north tting their stock the past year /@ in. scant and no com- been registered against it by tein customers. This only that you can all do it and be on equal footing with your 10ther point—why don’t you make a grade of “merchant- the United States grade of merchantable and sell it for o less per M. than regular No. 1 stock? Put in 60 to 70 . 1 and balance out with the top end of your No. 2, and ch a grade let them have it. Don’t call it “mill run” ding term. How-many of you realize that this was tie ers held over the heads of the salesmen this past year If they could use this percentage of No. 2 from the United nufacturers why cannot they use it from the Canadians? is an association in Ontario among the manufacturers every once and awhile to discuss conditions and prices, y occasions the members have stated they’ were holding to schedule, when it was a known fact that they were ) take anything they were offered for their lumber. What ssociation if members are not honest with one another? nt an association to maintain prices. You want it more 1 betterment of conditions and your business. Men will ort to equivocation about prices they are getting, even esmen see invoices in offices we visit, showing exactly y sell the stocks. Don’t go to these meetings and deliber- you are averaging $19 for hemlock up to 16 ft. long, when Eo. pone in 18 and 20 ft. stock at the same price. Murder will P CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 later—perhaps you don’t care what the other fellows think, but take it from me, the other fellow’s time comes and when it does you are going to feel the results very keenly. The good opinion of your fel- lowmen is a valuable asset in business these days. ‘ A “Merchantable” Grade suggested I hope the time is right at hand when Canadian Manufacturers and wholesalers will really get together and act in harmony along such lines that will bring them back their lost business, hold the trade they now have in hand, and open up new fields for their stocks. You will have to bear in mind the fact that you will have to establish a base price, that will preclude all possibility of the United States manu- facturers again getting into Canadian markets without entailing such severe loss that it would be suicidal to attempt it. You will have to cut your lumber Zs in. and 1% in. thick and you will have to make three grades, viz.: No. 1, merchantable, and No. 2; and in the last- named grade, red heart, dry rot or dozy lumber will not be admitted. This kind of lumber is only fit for the fire and you would do well to consign it to that destination. If you adopt some of these recommendations you will be on a much better footing than every before, and it will be a long time be- fore you will be bothered by United States firms dumping their stock into your rightful fields.of endeavor, to the demoralization of the healthy conditions that should exist here. You will also keep your money, from going out of the country, which is something to guard well against, and a new state of prosperity will be established that © will take only an avalanche to demolish. Wake up! Get some new ideas in your business make-up and you will be pleasantly surprised to see how quickly your faces will be wreathed with smiles instead of the glum looks that everyone now seems to be putting on their countenances. Safety First in Dominion Parks At the request of the Dominion Parks Branch of the Department of the Interior, the E. B. Eddy Company has recently put into effect an excellent precautionary measure against forest fires. This com- pany is now printing in striking colors and attractive design on their match boxes an effective fire notice, warning the public not to throw away burning matches especially in the woods. It is a well-known fact that many forest fires are due to carelessness in handling matches. It is recognized that the best way to get people to realize the danger with matches and fire is to have the nec essity of care constant- ly impressed upon them. It is thought that if a person sees a fire warning notice every time he takes a “match from a box, the exercise of care with fire will gradually become a habit with him. Up to the present time, however, the match itself has also been at fault. If an ordinary match is lighted and allowed to burn from one end to the other, the flame then extinguished, it will be observed that the burned portion remains a live coal for almost a minute after the flame is out. The E. B. Eddy Company are undertaking to cor- rect this fault by impregnating their matches so that: when the flame is out the match is dead. Some of their matches are now treated in this way and it is the intention to have all their matches impregnated as soon as machinery can be installed for the purpose. .Other industrial companies are also co-operating with the Domin- ion Parks Branch in the campaign against destructive fires. Lasi spring the Canadian Pacific and other railw ays placed fire warning notices in their smoking cars and last fall inserted them in their menu cards. Arrangements are also being made with the Manager in Chiei of the C. P. R. Hotels to have very neat and attractivefire ‘memoranda placed in the guest rooms of the hotels operated by the company. Shingle Exports to the United States Canadian-made shingles shipped into the United States during the year of 1914 totalled 1,248 726,000 pieces (6,244 cars), valued at $2,- 773,009. The 1914 shipments were duty free, under the Underwood tariff. In 1913, Canadian-made shingles shipped into ‘the United States, totalled 561, 363,000 pieces—of which 215,268,000 were shipped in under the Underwood tariff from October 4th to December 31st; and 346,095,000 came in from January Ist to October 3rd, absorbing the then fifty- cent duty of the Payne-Aldrich tariff. In 1912 Canada shipped 539,434,000 shingles into the United States absorbing a fifty-cent duty. Here is the story in brief. Pieces 1912—Under 50 tariff . 539,434,000 1913—9 months, 50c. tariff. . Hye. 346,059,000 1913—3 months under free trade ae 215,268,000 1914—Free trade ... '1,248,726,000 That the British Columbia shingle manufacturers are breaking into the Atlantic Coast markets was demonstrated recently by the arrival in Seattle of 6,000,000 shingles for oo on one of the Dollar liners to New York City. 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER British Columbia’s Finest Cedar Plant Vancouver Lumber Company’s Mill at Roche Point Now Ready for Operation —The Latest Thing in Efficient Equipment Local millmen and manufacturing experts from the other side of the line who have inspected the new plant of the Vancouver Cedar Mills, Limited, at Roche Point, on the North Shore of Burrard In- let, about seven miles from Vancouver, are firmly of the opinion that no plant on the entire Pacific Coast is better designed and equipped for the economical manufacturing of cedar lumber and shingles. The site, comprising about seventeen acres, with over 1,400 feet of water- frontage, was originally acquired by the Red Fir Lumber Company, Limited, but after erecting a substantial mill frame and large hotel building, the company met with financial troubles. Early last spring the property was taken over by the Vancouver Lumber Company, Limited, following which Managing Director E. C. Knight called in A. B. Pracna, mill architect and designer, Seattle and Vancouver, to re-model the sawmill and supervise the construction of the shingle mill, power house and other buildings. The outstanding feature of the plant equipment is the wide use that has been made of transmission systems and gravity carriers. Wherever possible the handling of stock is done automatically, with the result that the operating force required will not exceed seventy- five men when every department is being worked to full capacity. Keeping in mind the fact that the ability of Puget Sound millmen to manufacture cheaply is held to be largely due to their use of labor- saving machinery, it is cause for satisfaction that another thoroughly uodern plant has been added to the British Columbia list. Description of the New Plant The sawmill or lumber department is designed and built especi- ally for the manufacturing of cedar lumber and is what is termed a “short mill.” The extreme length that can be sawn in this plant is 24 feet. The object of the lumber mill is to work the higher grades of lumber out of the log and send the balance to the shingle mill to be manufactured into shingles. As there is no call for long cedar lumber, and it being a fact that the best and most lumber is in the butt end of the log, and practically none in the top end, it is plainly seen that it is uneconomical to send the whole log through the saw- mill. As the logs are brought from the woods in 32 and 40 foot lengths they are cut up in the desired lengths by a motor-driven drag saw located on a float at the foot of the log slip. The equipment of the sawmill consists of the log haul, log stop, Simonson turner, overhead canter, three block carriages with 72-in. . opening, one 9-foot single cutting band mill, 10 x 32 direct steam driven Wickes gang, 8-in. x 60-in. edger and 24-foot overhead trimmer, with air-lift for saws, and a very complete arrangement of live rolls, transfers, etc. Located in the main line of rolls from band saw, and directly opposite the back edger table, is a steam cant lifter for throwing the shingle cants from the live rolls to the transfer chains, which carry the cants to a set of live rolls. These rolls deliver the cants to a cant cut-off machine, which carries a 60-in. circular saw. This machine consists of a bed of live rolls on a carriage, which in turn is moved back and forth by a steam cylinder, commonly called a “shot-gun feed.” The work of this machine is to cut-off the cants to the proper lengths for shingles. On the lower floor of mill is located the line shafting, drives, conveyors, etc., all being of extra heavy proportions and_ substantially installed. The filing equipment is complete and is located on the third floor directly over the band mill. The mill frame is of exceptionally large timbers stantially supported on concrete piers. and is sub- The main part of mill is 46 Plant of Vancouver Cedar Mills, Limited, Roche Point, Burrard Inlet, B. C. ; Mareh 1, 1915 a feet wide and 152 feet long. A wing on one side of mill in whieh: located the cant cut-off machine is 32 feet wide and 64 feet long. © engine room is located on this side of the mill, and is also a wing feet wide and 32 feet long, in which is located an 18-in. x 24-in. slide valve engine with balanced valves. This engine rests solid concrete foundation and is of ample power to drive the 1 capacity. On the opposite side of mill, and towards the rear, i is a wing 24 feet wide and 30 feet long which houses the lath n inery, consisting of lath bolter, lath machine, lath trimmer, and conveyors. After the lumber passes through the trimmer it drops in of live rolls which delivers it onto a section of “Steeple-Top” chains. Opposite these chains there will eventually be ins’ vertical roller feed band resaw with 66-in. wheels, and housed building 44 feet wide by 64 feet long. The lumber which is - resawn is jumped off the steeple-top chains mentioned above ar delivered onto a set of transfer chains, which convey it to the r The lumber being passed through the resaw, it is again deliver 1 to the steeple-top chains, and again goes by the marker, who: may return a part of it to the resaw for further manufacture. The steeple rhe top chains convey the lumber to a set of transfer.chains which delive: the lumber to a system of gravity rolls, which in turn delivers the lumber onto the docks for shipment to the company’s plant in the city of Vancouver, where it will be kiln-dried and worked up into the finished article. ; > Twelve Upright Shingle Machines in Line The shingle mill department is housed in a separate two-store) building adjacent to the north of. the lumber department. This builds ing is 42 feet wide by 150 feet long, and is of heavy timbered con- struction and substantially supported on concrete piers. The upper floor of this building contains twelve upright shingle machines. = : floor also contains a knee bolter for sapping and shaping the blocks and for cutting away the defective material. The blocks are con- veyed from the cut-off machine in the sawmill by an endless chain which passes by the knee bolter and in front of the shingle machines. The block pilers take the blocks from this endless chain and place them on a bench within easy reach of the sawyers. On the lower floor is located the line shafting, conveyors, shing bins and packing frames. Special mention should be made of the manner in which the bunches of shingles are carried to the kilns or dock. This is done through a system of conveyors and gravity rolls. The first section of conveyor is reversible, so that in running one way the shingles are conveyed to the kilns, and running the other way conveys them to a set of gravity rolls which in turn oe them directly to the dock for shipment in the green state. The shingles as they are sawn and clipped are dropped into their 1 spective bins by the sawyer above. The packers below then proce ef to pack the shingles into the neat and symmetrical bunches for which British Columbia is justly famed. Each bunch contains 250 shin The packer as he completes a bunch places it on a bench close t side, and along comes the marker, whose duty it is to insp stencil the bunches with the proper grade and trade marks. He places the bunches onto the conveyor mentioned above to be veyed to the dry kilns or dock. i The engine for driving the shingle mill is housed in a lean-to wing built onto side of main building. This wing wide and 31 feet long. The engine is an 18-in. x 24-in. t March 1, 1915 * CANADA me ee = oe Oe ‘ow ee ~ ose Pies Interior View of Sawmill— Vancouver Cedar Mills Co., Limited. valve with balance valves, and is of ample power to drive the shingle mill to capacity. The kilns for drying the shingles are located to the west of the mill and a sufficient distance away to afford protection from fire. There are three of these kilns, each 20 feet wide and 120 feet long, and of ample capacity for the shingle mill. These kilns are of the North Coast type and were furnished by the North Coast Dry Kiln Company, of Seattle, Washington. The kilns are fireproof, being of hollow tile and cement construction. > As mentioned before, the bunches of shingles are carried to the kilns by a system of conveyors, and at the receiving end of the kilns they are made up into proper loads for passing through the kilns. After they have passed through the kilns they enter the cooling shed at the discharge end of kilns, where they are left a sufficient time to gradually cool off. Jrom here they are passed into the storage shed, still in the original load and on the same trucks on which they entered the kilns. This shed is 64 feet wide and 108 feet long, and is capable of holding several millions of shingles. It is of heavy timber con- struction and substantially supported on concrete piers. From here the shingles are placed onto a system of gravity rolls, which conveys them to the dock for loading on cars or transfer barge. It can readily be seen that the complete operation from log to shipping dock is done with the minimum amount of labor and handling. The Power House and Steam Plant The steam plant for supplying steam to the engines and dry kilns is contained in a separate building, located to cae north of saw- mill and east of the shingle mill; This building is 50 feet wide and 82 feet long, of heavy timber construction, with crib walls and sub- LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 stantially supported on concrete piers. In this building there are five high pressure, double butt strap horizontal tubular boilers, each 72- in. diameter and 18 feet long. Three of these boilers are set in one battery and two in another. The battery of three boilers is con- nected to an induced draft system of the Miller type, the other bat- tery has natural draft with stack located outside of building on a concrete foundation. The boilers and induced draft system likewise rest on substantial concrete foundations. The boilers are set with Dutch-oven furnaces, which are automatically fed with sawdust by a conveyor from the sawmill. Primarily the battery of three boilers is for the sawmill and the battery of two boilers for the shingle mill, but they are all piped together, with the required valves between, allowing either of the departments to operate independently without the necessity of operatnig all five boilers, there being arrangements made in the shingle mill and a conveyor provided for bringing fuel directly from the ‘shingle mill to. the battery of two boilers. In front of all five boilers there is a steel deck to facilitate the firing of the boilers and for storing sufficient fuel for night and Sunday require- ments, it being necessary on account of the kilns and insurance to keep up steam at all times. In addition to the cants coming from the sawmill there is another means provided for supplying the shingle mill with material. This is what is termed a cut-off or block room, and is a separate building 30 feet wide and 40 feet long, located adjacent to the log pond. There is a separate log slip for this department, which contains a log haul- up, 84-in. circular saw for splitting the blocks to the required size. The blocks are carried to the shingle mill by one conveyor and the refuse by another. This department is driven by an independent steam engine placed-on a solid concrete foundation. The. building is of heavy timber construction, substantially supported on concrete piers. This department is primarily for the working up of that class of logs which would not pay to pass through the sawmill, and besides, it allows the shingle mill to be operated independent of the sawmill. The refuse from the entire plant is conveyed a sufficient dis- tance away to avoid all risk and consumed in an open fire, the dump being protected by a wire mesh screen 30 feet in height, and outer end of burner being carried by a water tower as an additional protection. From the foregoing, it will be noted that the plant has been de- signed and built with a view to permanency and with the view of cutting the cost of manufacture to the minimum. The capacity of the plant is figured to be about 100,000 feet of lumber and 350,000 shingles in ten hours. Trade Improvement In Sight in the West Mr. E. J. Palmer, managing director of the Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Chemainus, B.C., is reported in a recent interview as follows:— ‘Numerous inquiries have been made for lum- ber, but the dominant factor is the shortage of tonnage on the North Pacific Coast. With the present rates prevailing, it is impossible to ship to the old country, and we are chiefly interested now in the ru- mored demand for 500 million feet which is reported from Paris for the French Government to replace losses in the war and for military purposes. Some inquiries are being prosecuted in that behalf. If thai business should come our way it would mean the revival of the indus- try in British Columbia. “The Island will take some share of the big contract recently an- nounced, orders being placed at Nanaimo. We do not expect that there will be an improvement in tonnagg¢ till June next, though.if this French contract proves to be a bona-fide Government matter, the Government would be in a position to find the tonnage which is im- possible to the private order. “So far as the northwest market.is concerned, I think we shall see a revival, in the form of a normal demand this year, because the conditions during the last few years have been abnormal. Througi the decreased demand in the prairie provinces of recent months, the mills have all their yards stocked, thereby leading to the closing down of plants. If there begins to be a call for this lumber, the mills must reopen in order to cut to keep stock up, and that would, of course, lead to a material improvement in conditions. There will not be de- velopment until the market improves, but that improvement should come shortly. One of our difficulties has been the decreased demand for building material in the towns, which has in ordinary times kepi the stock in the yards at an average level.” At a recent session of the British Columbia Legislature, the Min- ister of Lands brought in a bill to relieve holders of special timber heenses who do not pay their renewal fees in time. This act is to 're- main in force until March 3lst, 1916, and it reduces the fine payable along with the necessary renewal fee to $5 if paid within 30 days, $10 if paid within 90 days, or $25 if paid within a year, or at the rate of $25 a year if paid at any later date within the life-time of the act. 0 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topics Pain ng Ui en System and Perseverance Necessary for Collections Editor Canada Lumberman: Kingston, Feb. 19th. While we have had some success in our collection system, we are still open to receive any new ideas that may be suggested. We have, for some time, debated the question “of adopting a uni- form system of discount, but up to the present time’have not done so. In our collections we resort to various methods, according to the char- acter and standing of the customer with whom we are dealing. A method which may be very successful with one customer may be utterly useless when tried on another. In the first place, we have found it a great advantage to issue a statement at the first of the month to every customer. % he dealer who fails to render accounts to his customers promptly and regularly can only’ blame himself if they are slow in paying up. The receipt of a statement at the first of the month should not be accepted as an of- fence by any customer, and when he becomes educated to this plan, he does not object to it. We try to get our customers to pay monthly. If the goods are sold on a very close margin, it is imperative. lia customer fails to pay inside sixty'days his statement is marked “Past Due.” If this does not bring prompt results, he gets a special letter written in a gentle tone about the 10th of the month. If, at the begin- ning of the third month, the account still remains unpaid, he is written a letter which is a little stronger in tone than the previous one. After ninety days, interest at 7 per cent. yearly is added to the invoice, as all invoices contain a printed notice that interest is charged at 7 per cent. after sixty days, although we seldom enforce this condition ifthe customer pays ina reasonable time. If a customer, at the time of purchase, asks for time, we request him to sign a note bearing interest, or if he can not meet his obliga- tions, we often have his account converted into a promissory note. If the account has run so long that it is doubtful, and we find it necessary to engage an attorney, we usually warn the customer be- fore placing the matter in the attorney’s hands, and this, very often, brings results. If we have to give notice of suit or threats to enforce payment, these are usually made in writing, for we find, as a rule, it is bad policy to make these verbally. A card record of delinquent cus- tomers is kept, and all promises are carefully noted thereon. Some accounts can be collected quite readily by calling the cus- tomer up on the telephone, especially if he be a farmer using a rurai line. A customer on a rural line will not take any chance of his neigh- bor hearing him being asked for payment by telephone, and most rural customers will immediately make some arrangements about payment rather than have this repeated. There are other customers who have bank accounts, but whose policy it is to keep their money as long as they can. This class is more impressed -by a bank draft than any- thing else. There are still others to whom a personal visit is more effective than anything else, but we have found that this takes a great deal of time, and in most cases, mail is much cheaper, and more satis- factory, if the letters are tactfully and judiciously prepared. If one finds that a customer is determined to evade payment of account, or to raise some technical objections, it is advisable to procure the help of an attorney, one who makes a specialty of this business. We also make some use of the Mechanics’ Lien Law, and in cases where a customer is doubtful, we make sure that a lien is registered against the property for which the goods are being supplied before the thirty days’ limit expires, and we have ‘had cases in which the owners were completely taken by surprise when they realized that we had a claim against their property in this way. ; The collection of accounts is a science and requires tact. Where tact and good judgment, and the monthly system of rendering ac- counts are in use, there ought to be less than % per cent. of losses through bad debts.—S. Anglin & Company. The Credit Question—A Retailer’s Plan That Works Editor Canada Lumberman: In regard to our credit arrangements, we make all terms cash 30 days, and after that bank interest of 7 per cent., and we stick to this regardless of what may be thought by others. We live up to our part of this and needless to say the other fellow has to do the same. When making a sale the terms are distinctly understood to be 30 days cash, and, of course, this is one of the most essential points, as it saves many minutes time and worry later on in the deal. We take a man’s note (if he is responsible) with interest at 7 per cent., which enables us to go ahead without any inconvenience with our credits. By this method we have made both friends and, I suppose, some enemies, but when a man buys from us he knows that he is used just 4 prices and profits, the other fellow should be the same, but ne . bought for shipment to the States, and is composed of pee be March 1, 1915 the same as the other:fellow, and that one man is getting no lo terms than the other. This places everybody on the same basis. | We give no discount for cash as our terms are understood to I cash, and that settles the term question. As for having uniform collection I would say that if all the di ers lived up to any arrangement which was made it would be allr but you cannot get them all to stay with the game. I might al that the fellows who do most of the crying about these thi oS, who are always trying to tie another dealer up to an agreemen the fellows who are getting the small end of the business, and » will not move out of their tracks to get business. We have th very far from here, who have in the past tried to get us to fo association to boost prices up to their prices but not down to Their idea is very plain, but I feel that if we are satisfied find that we are probably buying a little better than they 2 a wish to pull our business down a little, to let them have a cha These are my views, on some points, but, of course, I am op change my views if I am convinced of anything which will suit requirements better—Retailer. ; Watch Your Credits and Collections Will Take Care of The Editor Canada Lumberman: _ Toronto, Februar We have no special system for handling credits and colle on The only advice we can offer our fellow lumbermen, which has pro ed fairly successful with us, is: watch your credits closely and collections will take care of themselves. As to discounts we take the largest cash discount we can all occasions, and give as little as possible, and we are always able show a credit on the right side of the ledger in our discount accoun As:to an exchange of credit information honestly among the bers themselves, a list kept by the secretary of the lumbermen tion, of the Board of Trade, open to all members, showing the na of the dead ones and the slow ones, would fiill the bill and s per cent. of the bad debts in the wholesale and retail trade. —Reid Company. Admits Necessity for Collection Improvement Editor Canada Lumberman: I am sorry to say that our system is much in nest of im ment and I will watch with interest anything that you may put and try and benefit thereby. ae I hope you will get information that will be valuable to” you.- Lumber Retailer. U. S. National Forests Much Used Selling some billion and a half board feet of timber and s vising the « cutting on several thousand different areas, overs grazing of mote ‘than 1 ,900,000 cattle and 7,500,000 sheep, ing more than 600 miles of road, 2,000 miles of trail, telephone line, and 700 miles of fire line are some of the the United States forest service did last year as disclosed i by the chief forester for 1914. , There is need, says the chief forester, to increase ‘the ber from the national forests wherever a fair price can be. ol the stumpage, because a great deal of it is mature and Ol taken out to make room for young growth. Unfavorable cor the lumber trade caused new sales of national forest timber t somewhat during the past year, though the operations on ing sales contracts brought the total cut above that of the year by 130,000,000 board feet. There was, however, a big i in small timber sales, these numbering 8,298 in 1914, against previous year. Desirable blocks of national forest timber hay appraised and put on the market, and it is expected that th find purchasers when conditions in the lumber industry ) All told, the government received $1,304,053.66 from the sale o: ber on the forests in 1914. A report from Bobcaygeon, Ont., says that there is unusual a ttivty this season in pulpwood, and all available ground in the raih yards is being filled. with piles of round wood. If the road holds g it is expected that well on to 1,500 cords will be delivered. It is b Gilead, spruce, and tamarac. Jt ee er 12 5 wT. “4 — March 1, 1915 Who Can F arnt Cheap Box Lumber For England? ‘Editor Canada Lumberman: I am looking for a cheap class of lumber for export to compete vith the Riga white wood, now imported from the Baltic, which is ed for box making purposes to hold foodstuffs, consequently the ell of the wodd is an important factor. I think the eastern Cana- n spruce is the nearest substitute so far, but it may be that you inform me of some other suitable wood. It must be something ilar in weight, texture, color, grain and smell, to Riga or Libau ites. If you can advise me whether such a wood is obtainable and m whom, I shall be extremely obliged.—English Importer. __ Any of our readers who are interested in the above enquiry wili find in the following description of the wood from which Riga deals e cut an explanation of the class of wood required. _ Sprtice or white fir (Picoe excelsa) produces the timber known “as “Baltit whitewood” or white deal. It comes from the same dis- ts as the (Baltic) redwood (Pinus sylvestris, Linn), grows to a ight of 90 to 100 feet or more, with slender trunk, but carries its _ branches nearer the ground than the redwood; hence the great. num- ber of knots to be found in it. The wood is nearly white in color, a yellowish white with sometimes a reddish or brownish tint, straight in the grain, light, tough, and elastic but soft, yet more difficult to _ work than redwood, owing to the hardness and great number of the small knots it contains, and inferior to it in every way. It is a timber _ which shrinks a good deal, but has only a moderate thickness of sap, which is sometimes difficult to distinguish owing to its being nearly the same color as the heartwood. In the poor qualities it is the tim- ber largely used by the “jerry builder,’ and in a good deal which ners would not call by that name; inferior in strength and dur- ity to redwood, unfitted for good exterior wood, suitable for a _ cheap description of interior work such as shelves, common tables, ‘flooring and panelling, it is used for all the classes of interior work for _ which the better class redwood is used, and is probably quite as much used as redwood in ordinary house building; some of the best of it is ery good, but it is liable to shrink if less than an inch thick. A large quantity is used for scaffold poles and pit props in mines, of 6 to 8 feet in length and 6 to 8 inches in diameter. It is much valued as one of the resonance woods for the bellies of fiddles and violins, as the sycamore and maple are for the backs. Not only is there a large _ trade in planed white as well as yellow boards, which are also import- ed tongued and grooved, but a great quantity of manufactured join- ery, doors and door frames, window frames, etc., comes from Norway and Sweden. The best of the Norwegian timber is used up for flooring and planed goods and manufactured joinery. Spruce forms much the larger proportion of the timber used in the toy trade of Austria and the Tyrol. Good deals, either yellow or white, should be bright in color and close in grain; a dull color and open porous grain of a wooly character betoken poor wood. Spruce is hardly distinguishable from fir except by the presence of resin ducts, which are wanting in the latter. The usual trade terms for Baltic timber are as follows: Logs or baulks, various length and sizes, up to 40 feet long. _ __Battens and deals, various lengths, 4 to 9 inches wide and 2 to 4 inches thick; average lengths about 18 feet. __ Planks are pieces of various lengths and thicknesses, 11 inches w ide and over, and 12 feet and upward in length. Boards or flooring are pieces l-inch thick and under. _ Great quantitiés of spruce, especially from the smaller-sized trees, are manufactured into pulp for paper. Fir is a name indiscriminately applied to the pines, spruces, and 's; they come from the same districts in the Baltic. The Northern id Scotch pines are often called for; the timber is used for the same irposes and the quality is similar to spruce, from which it is not ily distinguishable, except by the absence of resin ducts. ay ‘i The annual meeting of the Brtish Columbia Loggers’ Association as held recently at Vancouver. Officers for the ensuing year were ed as follows :—President, J. M. Dempsey; Vice-President, I. A. ice; Secretary-Treasurer, James R. McGrath (re-elected) ; Direc- —J. M. Dempsey, A. P. Allison, D. J. O’Brien, F. C. Riley, of 1, Stewart & Welch; Charles L. Koelche, International Timber mpany; I. A. Bearce, of the Haslam Lake Logging Company ; Jud- - Clark, of Clark & Lyford; A. E. Munn, Gordon Development pany; A. W. Mack, Prentice & Mack; C. W. Yapp, Squamish er Company; G. Hornibrook, Western Logging Company, and O’Brien, of Brooks, Scanlon & O’Brien. 8th annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber will be held at Chicago on June 10th and 11th, CANADA LUMBERMAN -AND WOODWORKER ¢ + Encouraging English Wood Using Industries The weekly report of the Department of Trade & Commerce un- der recent date, referring to the wood trade of Great Britain during 1914 says:—No United Kingdom business has been more directly af- fected by the war than the timber trade, and the cessation or diminu- tion of shipments of certain woods from the usual sources has caused many importers to look to Canada as an alternative source of supply, notably of railway sleepers, telegraph poles, pit wood, and structurai lumber. The general impression produced by the 1914 figures is that while the returns show a falling off in comparison with 1913, the result is surprisingly good when it is borne in mind that imports in that year constituted a record, and the stagnant effects of an overloaded market which prevailed during the first half of 1914 were succeeded by the transportation and financial difficulties resulting from the war. This latter feature is accentuated by the fact that the bulk of the imported wood reaches this country in the summer and autumn, and that the German declaration of contraband had hindered consignments from Sweden which otherwise would have filled part of the deficiency. A practical feature of the campaign which the Commercial Intel- ligence Branch of the Board of Trade has been conducting in the in- terests of British trade, is the holding of so-called “exchange meetings” of manufacturers and buyers. It has been found that both British manufacturers and merchants have been importing from Germany and elsewhere materials which— if even to a lesser degree—are produced in this country, and one ob- ject of these conferences is to bring buyers and sellers togther at a time when such co-operation is advantageous. It is also hoped that as an outcome of the present situation. British manufacturers will commence the production of certain goods which have previously only been obtainable from Germany and Austria, and such manufac- turers are invited to attend these business meetings at which facilities are available for them to exhibit and introduce their goods to buyers. Each of these exchange meetings is devoted to some speciai branch of trade. They last two or three days, and upon the conclusion of the London meeting which takes place in premises which the Board of Trade have recently leased for the purpose, each exhibition is moved to the principal provincial cities, usually with the co-operation of the local Chamber of Commerce, and other commercial bodies. The Manufacture of Bentwood Furniture The first two meetings were devoted respectively to toys and elec- trical supplies, and the most recent is connected with the inauguration of the manufacture of bentwood furniture in the United Kingdom. © This has always been a special Austrian industry, and in addition to the regular demand for this furniture which has been established in the United Kingdom, large quantities are sent to other countries most of which are consumers of British goods, the total export trade from Austria amounting to £505,600 in 1913. With the total cessation of Austrian supplies, some of the furni- ture manufacturers are desirous of not only securing the British trade, but supplying bentwood furniture of the Austrian type for export purposes. Upon visiting the exhibition, it was found that probably a dozen manufacturers, mainly from High Wycombe, have commenced the manufacture of bentwood furniture and were showing the most popu- lar types of Austrian chairs and stools. In certain cases there are deviations from the Austrian methods, but the goods look well and the workmanship appeared to be excellent. At the same time the prices are considerably above those at which Austrian goods are ordinarily laid down in this market, the advance ranging from a quarter to one-third or even more. Manufacturers attribute this mainly to cheap Austrian labor and to the increased cost of timber in this country in comparison with the cheap supplies avail- able in Austria. Another reason is that the industry is an entirely new one in the United Kingdom, whereas for many years operations have been conducted upon a most elaborate scale in Austria, enabling all possible economies to be adopted. Manufacturers state that they have taken up the production of these goods in the hope of being able to suppl* a definite want, bui that the future development depends entirely upon the encourage- ment given by buyers both for home and export. Fs Incidentally one of the manufacturers mentioned the large demand existing at the present time for birch and the difficulty in obtaining supplies. His firm could place a large order for logs with Canadian shippers, and would be glad to receive quotations. Reports from New Brunswick state that heavy snow falls early in February made it possible for lumber operators on the Nashwaak, Miramichi and other rivers in central New Brunswick to finish up , their season’s work earlier than expected. There was at that time about a foot and a half of snow on the Upper Nashwaak and condi- tions for hauling were excellent. It was then expected that by the third week in February most of the operators on the Nashwaak would have finished their season’s work. See oe Ge d arr. ° ail, ae yi 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 19188 Canada’s Exports and Imports of Forest Products Canada’s trade in forest products for the twelve months ending with November 30th, 1914, amounted in value to $41,954,640 in the three previous years, the totals were as follows :-—1913, $42, 875, O89 ; 1912, $43,112,393; 1911, $40,654,422. Imports of wood and manufactures of wood into Canada for the twelve months ending November 30th, 1914, were as follows :—from United States, $17,042,577 ; from the United Kingdom, $418,080; total, $18,075,423. fal wvas $27,137,200: Imports of dutiable goods included sawed boards, planks, deals, planed or dressed on one or both sides, when the edges are jointed or tongued and grooved, to the amount of 28,430,000 feet valued at $517,205. Imports of wooden doors during the year were valued at $482,632. Imports of mouldings were valued at $155,446. Imports of veneers of oak, rosewood, mahogany, Spanish cedar and walnut, not over 3/32 of an inch in thickness were valued at $227,752. Other imports of veneers of wood not over 3/32 of an inch in thickness were valued at $58,226. Woodpulp was imported to the value of $404,561. Canada’s exports of paper during the twelve months ending March 31, 1914, were valued at $12,690,549. During the previous year the value was $6,341,088. , Canada’s exports of products of the forest during the year ending March 31st, 1914, with a comparison of similar statistics for the pre- vious year were as follows :— Twelve Months Ended Twelve Months Pnded March 31, 1913 March 31, 1914 Quantity Value Quantity . Value Ashes, pot and pearl .,. ... Brl. 550) 1S) 125 487 434 $$ 19,218 Ashes, leached ... AE Mtoe ies pS) yaad chad Re PAS onPac: Ashes, all other .. SAAB ee ett 29,644 - 2 a See sotal:ashesian. Pm sue tees C210 ee 48,862 Bark for tanning . Cord 5,802 29,842 4,833 25,577 Firewood .. ; Cord 16,700 49,419 16,403 49,608 Knees and Futtocks At chs No. 14,139 20,597 30,526 - 33,404 Lathwood ... Cord 895 3,392 72 258 Logs, cedar, capable of being made into shingle Doltswe ast ae TP ek SS USE RvR $ 376,046 Logs, Elm .. RR ne Re ta Oe aoa T4640 aes 33,721 Piapounilemlock’s:,/. nce" ee tele cw ee slots ADO OL Eee 4 ce eine 11,276 Lovee QU a has Aig ea Ar te er ET tant A TK els ema ki k 811 ORS P Pine Sch ees Vinten Oc donmeee BAS TM Ae ae 62,743 WOES SDH CEN G Mio dei) cotta Lehteae atone, ST plete Oe AR Bikes ee are 95,483 OES MPEAMIARAC ¢ och s cpt ckejtiteco®, wicis-h jlo Gtinh mets Sauls 4 eee wehemeote ee 25,473 | eS AS OUNCE ica Panis ois el scat tarp 2... oye uv denen oe 936,080) os fos er 212,836 ROA LOS Merk pete ee blake Merete aes 10285450) eat et ose 818,389 Lumber, viz.:— Battens 5) Sa nd Aceh dL teed ee: LS ey NoPE be it $ 5,426 BaASSWOOd... 5. no usex coe ML. tt: 1,009 24,595 687 14,992 Deals, pine ... ... . St. hund. 9,956 1,386,708 20,382 1,408,709 Deals, spruce and other 3 134,835 5,513,543 149,638 6,547,854 Deal ends ... i ee 6,086 228,399 7,124 - 294,195 ELC ONigNrg 8) alee cons euler, M. ft. . 26 1,318 59 2,993 LLP YE LG Sek hae i SIRE abe ey easy teh, a 700,789 1,789,969 608,921 1,699,221 AP AIAN S i. os aNae” eAe tt se 80 805 2,909 20,657 Pickets ides br AS sag a RO LEE A aS SUvSa he ee eee 206,573 Planks and boards. oe Mite, aylaoore 20,840,190 999,311 19,522,675 DCAMtHINe. .. 2 sas) wand olen Mie ate 106,312 1,454,238 87,233 1,264,881 Shingles ae: ee eR Er alls 564,019 1,409,116 689,150 1,775,619 Lumber, shooks, other SPL Meri ye vse ett oy 266.898 1,880 1,660 1,550 3,040 5650 3,140 2,590 6,740 2,930 Birch Logs, Loads 60 60 0 140 220 80 780 140 60 Birch Planks, Stds. 152 97 18 127 $382 436 697 > 612 455 Manchester & Spruce, Stds. .. 2,380 750 1,625 1,650 4,280 3,000 8,350 14,310 6,055 Birch Logs, Loads 0 100 0 20 140 140 440 300 500 sirch Planks, Stds. 18 36 12 48 127 152 509 479 491 Stocks in Manchester and Liverpool Combined Spruce 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. Manchester ... 10,380 9,740 8,350 14,310 6,055 Liverpool .. 6,680 4,730 2,590 . 6,740 2,930 17,060 14,470 10,940 21,050 8,985 Stds. Birch Logs’. Martchester ... ... 0 100 440 300 500 ' TwerpOOll sees. 0 320 780 140 60 0 420 1,220 440 560 Loads. Birch Planks Manchester ... 279 73 509 479 491 Liverpool AS 261 467 697 612 455 540 540 1,206 1,091 946 Stds. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN Personal Paragraphs The business formerly carried on at St. John, N.B., by the late Geo. McKean will, it is understood, be conducted by his sons and former associates. Mr. J. P. Dupuis, of the lumber and sash and door firm of J. I. Dupuis, Limited, and ‘late candidate for the mayoralty of Verdun, P.Q., was recently entertained at a banquet, at Verdun, by a number ot the citizens. By a majority of 290 ex-Alderman Levie T remblay has been elect- ed Mayor of Maisonneuve, P.Q., defeating Mr. A. Michaud who had been mayor for four years. Mr. Tremblay is the owner of a sawmiil and a sash and door factory at Maisonneuve. Mr. J. I. Bennett, representing Messrs. Charles Boss & Company, Limited, Wood Agents and Importers, Bishopsgate, E.C., London, Kngland, is now in “Canada for the purpose of arranging for shipments of spruce and other lumber to England. His address is Royal Hotel, St. John, N.B. Mr. C. O. Maus, of Atlantic City, N5J., who represents the Hyde - I.umber Company, of South Bend, Indiana, visited Toronto last week, and reports having had an encouraging business trip through On- tario, during which he placed several good orders for his companys hardwood products. G. C. Seibert, who was for some time head of the sales department for the Georgian Bay Shook: Mills Limited, of Midland, Ont., has re- cently been appointed sales manager for athe’ Schultz Bros. Company, Limited, of Brantford, Ont., large manufacturers of sash, doors, muil work and brick. Mr. Seibert is well known in the Canadian construc- tional field, having been secretary of the Ontario Sash & Door Asso- ciation. . Hon. W. H. Cushing, of Calgary, Alta., ex-minister of Public Works for Alberta, recently visited Victoria, B.C. In the course of an interview Hon. Mr. Cushing said that he expected considerable de- mand for British Columbia lumber in the Western provinces this year. “The increased acreage, and the prospect for a good harvest for which we look should stimulate the demand both for British Columbia lum- ber and fruit” he said. “So far as the future of the former.industry 1s concerned, it seems probable that the end of the war will lead to a great demand for material for reconstruction purposes in the areas de- vastated by the war.” 5 Victoria Harbor Company Loses Valued Employee Many lumbermen in Ontario will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Philip Schissler, Victoria Harbor, Ont., who had been in the employ of the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company as yard manager for over thirty years. While he was passing a moulding machine in the planing mill, Mr. Schissler’s coat caught in the belt and he was thrown violently to the floor. He suffered a number of serious injuries which resulted in his death a.few hours later. The late Mr. Schissler was greatly respected and beloved by his employers and by the large number of men under his charge. He was a man of generous heart, always ready to help those who were in dis- tress and to show an interest in the welfare of all who came under his employ . Readers of the Canada Lumberman will remember an interesting group photograph which was reproduced in our issue of August 15th, 1914, showing Mr. Philip Schissler and his five sons, all of whom were employees of the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company and had never worked in any other position, with the exception of one son who had recently taken a position as customs officer. The late Philip Schissier was of Philadelphia-Dutch origin. He came to Canada from Williams- port, Pa., to work for the Georgian Bay Lumber Company at Wau- haushene and remained with them about twelve years. When the late John Waldie started the Victoria Harbor business, Mr. Schissler was appointed yard manager, a position which he retained until the day of his death. Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co. Present Good Report It was stated at the annual meeting of the Abitibi Pulp and Paper Company, held recently at Montreal, that the profits for four months’ operations were $174,092—a considerable proportion of ths compris- ing interest. .After meeting interest charges on bonds and debenture stock, there was a balance of $47,968 to establish a profit and loss ac- count, on December 31st last. The operating revenue of the company had so far been derived solely from’ the manufacture of pulp, which had been carried on since September at the rate of from 190 to 210 tons per.day. Mr. F. H. Anson, the president, stated that the first two months’ operations were carried on under difficulties and that the costs had been much higher than during the last two months of the year and in January. Present indications warranted the prediction that two paper machinés would be in operation by May Ist, the third about July 1st, and the fourth in the early fall. The work of construction. Mr. Anson remarked, was progressing favorably. The company had been fortunate in its supply of pulpwood for the pulp mill. During -isted in England and Wales, and 3 800,000 could be made availa bl ‘the calculations made by the merchant referred to are accurat AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 the winter months the company will have distributed an amount in. neighborhood of $400,000 for pulp wood alone, among settlers. board of directors was elected as follows: F. H. Anson, Alex. Smith W. R. Stirling, Sir Thomas Tait, Hon. Geo. Gordon, G. [. Challis Shirley Ogilvie, W. R. George, G. H. Kilmer. _ English Pitwood Supplies The weekly report of the Department of Trade & Commerce ur der recent date, says:—Sir W. Schlich, Professor of Forestry at C ford, writing in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry on “Forestry the War,” refers to the inquiry made by the Board of Agriculture the supplies of pitwood for the collieries of this country, the re which was that it was ascertained that 7,900,000 tons of pitwo extraordinary fellings. The latter quantity would meet the req ments for one year, ‘while the total existing quantity would be used in the course of two years, in both cases exclusive of stocks and rut imports.., ; As regards imports, it was ascertained that, during Sep last, the actual amount came to 240,000 tons, whereas the norm tember imports of former years came to 600,000 tons. The lar of the September imports came from the west coast of France, from the Landes. The imports from the Baltic were quite 1 cant since the war commenced. Under these circumstances, ments were made to obtain pitwood from Canada, and it i: that some supplies may be expected from February, 1915, onwa Labor 1n Canada is very expensive, and it has not been stated what supplies will cost per ton. That being the case, says Sir William Schlich, we may well ; what would be the position if the war should last more than two ye as Lord Kitchener seems to consider possible, and what will effect on British woodlands at the end of it. Just imagine our pos if half our coal mines, or even more, had to be shut down for wa pitwood. Opportunities for B.C. Lumber in Cuba The weekly report of the Department of Trade & Commere der recent date, referring to the market for British Columbia lun in Cuba says :—Since the opening of the Panama Canal, exporte the western United,States have been looking to Cuba with deep ¢ cern; especially lumber merchants who are eager to enter the market taking advantage of the facilities that this important way will offer to the trade. Ev ery effort has been made to Cuban dealers in British Columbia lumber with the result tha factory connections have been made and it is hoped that it wil long before a trial order for Douglas fir will be placed with portant firm of British Columbia. While this lumber is unknown in Cuba, a leading Cuban chant, after investigations made from data provided, expres opinion that Douglas fir could be put to the same uses as yellow | in a considerable number of cases, with the advantage over the that boards of greater length could be obtained and as the grain : very different from that of spruce, it could enter the Cuban [ a strong competitor of yellow pine. Considering that the annual import into Cuba of amounts to more than 100,000,000 feet, it is evident that C open a valuable market to the lumber industry. of British Col As the time appears propitious for an active campaign on of Canadian exporters of lumber it is imperative that a few sample Douglas fir and other merchantable woods of British Colum be forwarded at once so that the necessary steps may be Mcrsi’ pare the ground for future trade. B. C. Loggers Elect Officers At the annual meeting of the Abitibi Pulp & Paper which was recently held in Montreal, a very satisfactory standing was shown. Up to almost the last month of 1914 the the company at Iroquois Falls, Ont., was stilk in its constructi After meeting fixed charges a balance of $47,968 was carri The operating profits of the company during the year were solely from the manufacture of pulp. It is expected that the m ery for the manufacture of paper, now being installed, will be r in April or May and that this equpment will. be considerably a ed during the summer. The board of directors elected for the year was as follows:—-F. H. Anson, Alex. Smith, W. R. Stirlin Thomas Tait, Hon. Geo. Gordon, G. E. Challis, is es Ogilvie, George, G: H. Kilmer: The Quebec Government have introduced a Public Health cone provision of which empowers the Health Board to order the ployment of qualified physicians in lumber camps or among railw construction gangs. ¢dhis is subject to the proviso that the emplo must number at least 25 men. rch 1, 1915 Opportunities for Canadian Pulp in Japan The Canadian Acting Trade Commissioner of Yokohama, Japan, a recent report refers to the critical situation in the Japanese pulp ket arising out of the interference with the source of supplies-from sandinavia. Referring to the opportunity for Canadian pulp in Jap- 1, the report says :— The average quotations for European imported pulp before the wr and at present are :— Before the War. Present sen. , sen. leached sulphite, Ist quality ... ... 2, ) 52.9:t06.0 6.9 ached sulphite, 2nd quality ... ...... Bi, 6.6 bleaching sulphite, lst quality ... 4.9 5.7 bleaching sulphite, 2nd “annie ... 4.6t04.7 Bee trong sulphite, Ist quality ... ... ... 4.6 513 trong sulphite, 2nd quality ... 4.4 5.1 ces ruling for Canadian pulp, which is considered to be of polity, are somewhat cheaper. For instance, Easy, Bleach- uality, which cost prior to the war about 4.6 sen per pound, Ww 0 fred at 5.2 sen. In this connection it has been stated by a e Japanese paper manufacturing company that the packing and ng of Canadian pulp does not appear to be properly attended b nadian pulp manufacturers, as it is not uncommon to find or four different grades in one bale. This naturally distracts ym the value of the pulp and should be especially brought to the tice of manufacturers. he total import of pulp, coming mostly from Scandinavia, was year 47,500 tons, valued at $2,100,000. Recently, however, mes were set on foot by Japanese companies to supply a portion, all, of this import from home resources. Mills have been under ‘uction in Karafuto, where there is a supply of lumber, and one he mills has already commenced to turn out sulphite pulp of good quality. al Cargoes of sulphite pulp which were held up in August in British and Swedish bottoms have been arriving with pulp direct from Scan- lavia, and it is estimated that a supply sufficient for three months now on hand. It is possible that even during the war there may be a direct import from Scandinavia of pulp in Swedish bottoms. _ The same report states that the timber market in Japan is de- sed. Fair stocks are in hand and there is now no difficulty as to orts whether from America or from the South Seas. Consumption of Wood in Ontario Industries Leaving out of consideration the numerous industries engaged in on of shingles, lath, ties, bridge-timber and rough lumber, e still remain at least thirty- -eight different industries in Ontario or less dependent on wood for their operations,.and it is signifi- that even the makers of wood substitutes require wood in their ss of manufacturing such. The exhaustion of Ontario’s wood es, the depletion of which is already evident from the fact that one-quarter of the total expenditure of $19,161,384 is paid for ported wood stock, would seriously cripple every Ontario industry. _ Thirty-four diferent kinds of wood were used by these industries the pea wecture of everything in wooden produce from toys to es Only eight of these woods had to be entirely from outside sources, but, on the other hand, only six were 1ome grown. However, almost 90 per cent. of the three prin- cies, namely, pine, spruce and maple, which represented over alf the total quantity used, were purchased in Ontario. The sash and door industry easily takes first place among the -using industries, using 31.3 per cent. of the 807,456,000 feet, ‘measure, of rough lumber annually worked up by the one isand two hundred Ontario manufacturers reporting to the For- Branch. The importance of this one industry will better be srstood by comparison with the pulp industry, which although = 119,496,000 feet, board measure, of raw material, nevertheless as responsible for only 14.8 per cent. of the total consumption. \ New Westminster despatch states that at a recent meeting of a cutive of the Fraser Valley Development Lague a resolution passed that the secretary write to the Department of Trade and 1erce to secure information about the timber requirements of the 1, French and Russian Governments. With this information the will try and help the small lumberman of the Fraser Valley to a foothold i in these markets. The league was of the opinion that mill owners would know about this information and would ac some of the trade, while the small man would have to do. . A. G. Rose, secretary-treasurer of the Estate James David- a visit to Great Britain. He reports that the vessel on which l, the Vaderland, was chased by a German submarine, when he Trish coast, but was to quick for the enemy: ‘ lie “? See | bas 4 Al ; oe me . ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 The Short Length Problem Lumber manufacturers are right now considering more seriously than ever before the problem of marketing short length stock, and they ‘are going to continue until they find some way of disposing of the shorts and thus reduce the percentage of waste at the mill. It is a commendable undertaking, and one that deserves the hearty support and co-operation of the retailers. In some instances the manufactur- ers, when putting into effect some innovation in manufacturing lum- ber, have acted somewhat arbitrarily, so far as the dealers are con- cerned, and thereby aroused opposition. The simple facts are: There is a serious unnecessary waste of for- est products due to the fact that the public has never been educated to the value of short length stock for building purposes. We believe a majority of retailers would gladly carry short stock if there was a well defined demand for it. As the case stands, the dealers do not feel disposed to take the trouble of demonstrating to builders the merits of short stock. It would seem, therefore, that the first step necessary is for the manufacturer to reach the public in some way with the gospel of short lengths. That is the method followed by manufacturers in other lines. They go to the consuming public first and there create a desire and a demand for their product. Then they experience little or no trouble getting retailers to handle it. This paper has pointed out in recent issues how retail lumber dealers could handle short length stock, make a good profit on it and supply their customers with superior material for such purposes as short stock can be used for if they carried it. Dealers interviewed on the subject say their greatest difficulty is to get the carpenters and contractors interested in using short stock, and right there is where the public-reaching publicity campaign of the manufacturers would do the work. Let the manufacturers prove to the public that a sub- stantial saving can be effected by using short stock and the stubborn contractor and carpenter would have to yield. Waste of any kind is wicked. A man hasn’t any moral right to go into a restaurant and order twice as much food as he can eat, even though he is able and willing to pay for it, for the simple reason that it results in unnecessary waste. He had better find some way of get- ting that extra food, or the money he would spend for it, into the hands of some poor devil that is hungry. A man hasn’t any moral right to buy a suit of: clothes and throw it away, just because he has the money to do it with—he had better give the suit to some chap that cannot afford to dress decently. By the same token, the public, lumber manufacturers and retailers of lumber have no moral right to be parties to unnecessary waste of our forest resources. We put the public first, for the very obvious reason that it is the public that sup- plies the money eventually to pay for the lumber that is produced, and therefore in a sense, the greatest obligation to avert waste rests with the public—but before that obligation can logically be placed on the shoulders of the public, it becomes the duty of those more intimately familiar with the facts—the lumber manufacturers and retailers—to enlighten the public as to the actual value and utility of the vast quan- tities of lumber that is now going to waste—Retail Lumberman of Kansas City. Three interesting new catalogues have been issued by the Buffalo Forge Company, Buffalo, N.Y., describing their conoidal fans, their planoidal fans and their blowing, exhausting, ventilating, cooling and drying, electric fans. Bulletin 182E is a collection for convenient re- ference showing the various types of blowers and exhaust fans which are regularly built for direct connection to motors. This includes everything from large ventilating and drying fans down to the little baby conoidals for ventilation of moving picture booths, drying cabin- ets, etc. The catalogues are handsomely published and extensively il- lustrated. They will prove valuable and interesting to all who make use of electric fans. The Universal Portland Cement Company have issued a very at- tractive calendar for the year 1915. A sheet is devoted to each month and each sheet contains forcible and interesting references to the im- portance of cement as a construction material. The color scheme and type of the calendar are very unique and attractive. “The Life History of Lodgepole Pine in the Rocky Mountains” is described in an interesting bulletin (No. 154+) issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, and prepared by B. T. Mason, as- sistant district forester. The bulletin gives a lengthy description of the distribution, characteristics, climatic requirements, reproduction, growth, etc., of the Lodgepole Pine. A bill introduced into the Quebec Legislature by the Hon. L. J. Allard, Minister of Lands and Forests, provides for building storage dams on the St. Francis River, so as to control the waters of the rivers, its lakes and tributaries. This will give a constant supply of water to the various electrical plants, mainly for lumber and pulp industries. s CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Work for the Dull Season In a recent article I suggested a general course of action for the developing of closer social and business relations between the town and country communities, and urged the retail lumbermen to take the Jead in agitating the subject in co-operation with the progressive business men and farmers, and formulating plans to carry out the idea in their respective localities. I am calling your attention again to it at this time because you have got the dull season of the winter with you, wherein to work up sentiment and action for whatever vou and your associates may consider is best applicable to local circum- stances and conditions. Knowing as I do the general conditions that prevail in the average country communities, I expect that this pro- position will receive the gratified approval of its being a good thing if it could be carried out, and the large majority will, no doubt, dis- miss the idea as being practically impracticable. This is because they have the old attitude of mind that is responsible for the present divi- sion of sentiment that has always prevailed between the country town and the farming community. They do not recognize the fact that conditions have so changed that in order to enhance and pro- mote the prosperity of the country towns there must be a closer affili- ation with the farming interests of their environments. But I be- lieve there is more or less of a progressive element in every rural district. There are thoughtful minds on the farm-and in the town who have thought of this same thing and recognize that something should be done to promote the closer co-operation in the social and business life of the two communities, and it is to this element that I have ad- dressed myself because I know my suggestions in this regard will in their minds meet with a responsive approval. Perhaps, too, there will be a few who will believe in the idea strongly enough to impel them to talk it over with others and get them also interested, and together go to work and make plans for its practical fulfilment. _ Naturally, I think more of the younger men in this connection than the older ones, but even among these there are as progressive minds as among those younger in years. One has a little more en- thusiasm, perhaps, but the other has both enthusiasm and judgment. Temper this with’ persistence, and you have a combination that can do anything. If it were not for the young and progressive men in the business, I believe it would become monotonous trying to interest the unre- sponsive element in the trade. It would be something like working on an old tough cottonwood stump with a dull axe. But every little while, however, I receive letters from retailers that encourage, and assure me that my efforts are not in vain, and when I think of the great changes in our associations and the splendid progress they have made, I know there is an increasingly progressive element in the fra- ternity of retail lumbermen that is worthy of, and responsive to, the efforts of the best minds in the country. I am more and more con- vinced that the constructive character of the retail lumberman’s busi- ness makes of him the natural leader in all progressive movements in his locality, and in the awakening of the rural districts that is now going on, he will play a prominent part in the working out of the social and business problems. It is incumbent, therefore, on the young man, to prepare and fit himself to meet the responsibilities of the un- folding character of present and future business requirements. He must learn to deal with the town and farming communities as one community of interest. He must recognize and appreciate more and more the nature of his own business and its relation to that of the one community. Knowledge Gained From Experience There are no night schools nor correspondence schools to learr this in. Such knowledge is acquired only by experience, observation and close study of its governing principles and the details of the vari- ous parts.of the business. One great fault among our business men is the superficial character of the knowledge of the business they are engaged in. They know only the surface part of it, which is the rea-- son why so many ultimately fail. Those who do succeed do so more on account of their disposition and ability to hang on to the pennies, but as far as knowing much about the goods they sell, or how tc create business, or meeting scientific competition, they are not in th: true sense masters of their business. As I look back over all the years I spent in running a yard and compare what I know of the retail business with what there is to be learned of it, and what is necessary to know today, I can but confess that I have only a superficial knowledge of the business as it is de- veloping at the present time. And because I realize this in my own case, I am urging the young lumbermen to get below the “grass roots” of their business and dig for all the knowledge they can obtain of it, and also those things in relation to it that can be made factors in its development. ‘Every young retailer should be a student and study some particular thing about his business every day, and by getting into the habit of doing this, he will be a student all his life. It may be of some assistance to those inclined to do this, if I mention - -are plans of a house or barn, and that is about all. So he has March 1, 91 a few things on this line that will be suggestive in following it o still further. | a In the first place, I will ask: What do you know about lumi other than that it is lumber, and you know how to figure the bo: measure and the prices of it? Of course, if you don’t care to know ar thing more about lumber than to sell it, there is no need to do ott wise than what you are doing. But it is coming to be recognizec a vital requisite in good salesmanship that it is necessary to know you can about the goods you are selling. Now you have got s where about a dozen different kinds of woods in your yard and | is not one of them but has a distinct character of its own, and fl fore is different from the rest, and is better for certain uses another. Is it not worth while to know this when a customer which is the best to use? Then again, there is a satisfaction ; ing the consciousness that you know something about lun sides knowing how to sell it. am How much do you know about the using of lumber in t poses it is bought for? A customer brings a long list of different lengths and kinds of lumber for you to figure out and giv estimate. What do you know about what each item is ae goes in the building, and whether there is a sufficient quantit If you have only a sort of a general idea, there are items you can only guess what they are for, and you are at a if you are figuring against a competitor who does know | everything goes as well as the requisite quantity. And le you, when you are figuring against mail-order-house con you are doing so against an estimator who knows all about y is doing. Building Knowledge Essential Once upon a time it was not wholly necessary for a lumbe to know anything about building construction. All he had » to figure on what was brought to him and trust to beating competitor, who was on a par with him/in knowledge of the b: With the introduction of an improved class of architecture country towns and among the farming population came plans, and specifications detailing every item about them. average retailer they are as an unknown language. He kr pend on a contractor for the making out of a bill of items who 1 or may not be competent to do it. And, as perhaps several of contractors will compete for the job, they severally make ou own bills according to their understanding of the plans. Asa quence, there will be as much variation in grades and | iti in the knowledge of the different contractors of the detail ft 1 The result generally is that the smallest bill is bought for the Now, what do you know about the plans and specifications of a 1 dwelling house with its complex designs of rooms, stairs, and kitchen conveniences? You are out there in a small the contractors know but little more than you do about t you know anything about providing the sewerage for one dwellings? If you haven’t a good working knowledge of these concerning a dwelling of this class, it is essential that you do, want to be able to advise intelligently about them to people wv thinking of building a better class of improvements. If you know, these people are going to seek for other sources of in Whether you realize it or not, it is a fact, nevertheless, that in country towns the lumber dealer is supposed to know all abe ing matters by the great majority of the community, and source of information to whom they naturally go when thinking of building, and the thing for you to do is to culti supposition on their part by demonstrating that you do kn he they believe you do. mma * Other Things You Should Know There are other things about building besides lumber and work that you ought to have a practical knowledge of, such as brick, plastering, painting and concrete work. You ought to fied to figure out an estimate from the plans of the quan cost of any of this kind of work without having to tell a custo to go somewhere else for his information, and in such work as pla ing and concrete work you should be able to tell the proper pr tions of materials in mixing them. In fact, there is nothing a construction of a building but what you should know as well ter than the average contractor, even to the amount and cost of labor necessary to build it. cy This latter item may seem a little strong, but let me tell 3 what is a fact. The average contractor, in figuring the cost of lal in his estimate, doesn’t figure out the day’s work on this and part of the building. He simply guesses at a lump sum which thinks will cover the total cost of the labor, and then adds to what he ‘thinks should be his percentage of profit on the labo you want to verify this, just ask some of your contractors wha work would cost on several kinds of jobs, and then compare the est mates, and you will see one reason for the variation in the bids th A at's i . os ‘ ‘ ¢ ng aN Bae LP a “1, 1915 en in for contract jobs. You have no idea till you get into it of roofs and the way to cut the rafters to get the desired pitch, nt of the roof. It is not generally known, but the common car- $ square is the most interesting and intricate of all mechanical sed in construction. Whole volumes have been written about its almost infinite variety of uses. If you can get hold of one these books, it will pay you to study some of the primary and forms of its uses. It is very seldom you can run across a r who knows little else about his square except that it is a suring tool and a guide to cut out the visers and treads for the work to staiis. Some of the older carpenters might possibly ou a little more about it. yuring the areas of the different kinds of roofs, dormer win- d gable ends of buildings is another thing that is useful to the area of a circle are something you should learn the rules for, commit them to memory, for it often comes in handy to use them euring stuff for tanks, silos and cisterns, and as you don’t always a book nearby with these rules in, it comes handy to depend nemory when you are up town or out in the country. People often ask you questions about the cost of different things, and ought to be able to figure out at the time the quantity of materials the total cost of what they want to know. Another thing about a building is the quantity of nails it will aire. You ought to be able to make out the bill of hardware for ost any common building, for you are often asked by customers how y nails it will take for the job they are buying the materials for. good way to do is to make a note of questions of this character t are asked you, and make it a point to post yourself on them so to be competent to give inquirers the information desired. Learn yw many nails of the different sizes there are in a pound and that 1 help you to make an approximate estimate. This is about all that be done, anyway, but by practice you can come pretty close to it. Get the Habit of Asking Questions - Get the habit of asking questions about anything you don’t w of those who are supposed to know. I have learned most of general information in this way, and when | was running a yard re was nothing | carried in stock but what I learned all I could ut from experience, observation, reading and asking questions ut it. A retail lumber yard is a great school of applied knowledge, id in proportion to the amount of application you put into its sev- eral departments, so will the degree be of your knowledge and mastery i the business of a retail lumberman. Furthermore, you have only rself to depend on for this. Of your own volition you must get what there is in you, for if you don’t, no one else will. You have to furnish the nickel and put it in the slot yourself in order to get hing out of life in this world. Some of you may say, “Where do et the time to study on all these things you have mentioned and y attend to the affairs of the yard?” I can only answer this in eneral way. It is common experience with us all that we can find e to do what we really want to do, and therefore, if you get into t attitude of mind towards these things, you will find the time will what you can. If you love your work you will do more of it. I am not saying this in the way of theorizing. There are some gs I know, and I[ know that I know them, and this is one of the ings I know, because I have done it. I know that a retail lumber d is a busy place, and so is a working school. It was the best ool I ever attended, and busy as I was, I generally found time lo what I wanted; not all, perhaps, that I would have liked, but id what I could, and the same application can be used by any *man who is able to run a yard. A half an hour, an hour, can ved out of the twenty-four by any young man for studying the that will make him more proficient in his business. In order this, however, he must have within him as a driving force the ing desire to know these things. Another Important Factor It is becoming more strongly recognized that advertising is one ¢ most important factors in business. Most all of the great manu- ng and retail concerns make it a separate department of their iness, and employ high-salaried experts to conduct it. Advertis- has developed into a science, and while it is being applied as such he larger circles of business, the principles that govern it may be land used by the smallest business man. Ifa business is worth thing at all, it is worth advertising. Failing to do this, business 1 are not getting all out of their business they could and should. rgest retailers in the city are the greatest advertisers, and I noticed that the same rule applies, as a general thing, to the ts ina country town. It must be said, however, that in many | 2 Ga ee < ceee | i ie » = 5 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER br cases the results are not favorably proportional to the expense, and this is because the advertisers don’t know how. Their advertisements are merely statements, and have not the “pulling” power they would have if they were inducements. And because of this fact, many busi- ness men don’t see any use in spending money for advertising be- cause it doesn’t pay, and a large majority of the retail lumbermen are in this unbelieving class. The young men in the business are in danger of growing up in this belief also, and from the same cause. I know this subject of advertising by retail dealers is an old one to write about. You read about it in every trade paper, and your local paper is all the while dinning at you to advertise, and you have got so you don’t pay any attention to what they say because you are stuck in the belief that it doesn’t pay. Now, my friends, I am not in the habit of writing about obsolete and dead things, and there- fore in my remarks about advertising at this time, I am talking about - one of the newest and livest subjects in the business world today. It is new, because of its rapidly developing character, and a live one because live men are deeming it necessary to employ it as an essen- tial factor in their business. I believe that the developing nature of the retail lumber business will cause it to become in the same de- gree as essential to its life and progress. [I am convinced that there are few things of more importance for the young retailer to study and become familiar with than the science of advertising. It is not to be expected, of course, that he can do more than obtain a fair know- ledge of its fundamental principles, but with these acquired he will add to his knowledge through experience gained in their application. When it is borne in mind that the strongest competition the retailer is meeting today is expressed through the medium of advertising, the importance of it ought to be more generally recognized by him than it is. And as this is the strongest weapon used against him, it is a logical proposition for him to use the same instruments for defence. But he is unable to do this unless he knows how to effectively use it. I would suggest and urge, therefore, that every young man in the retail lumber business who has the ambition to make the most of himself in his business take up this subject and make it a study dur- ing the winter months, and keep at it during the year also. I would particularly advise the study of the creative principles of advertising, and learn how to apply them in the writing of your ads, for what you need and are all the time looking for is a further development of your trade, and it has come to pass in many places that this can hardly be accomplished without resorting to the old methods of tak- ing it away from competitors. ‘Therefore, the only recourse without doing this is to go to work and create more business, and the best means through which you can do this is the use of creative advertising. It is a New Subject I am well aware that I am urging the retailer to do something that in most cases is entirely new to them and the difficulty is what to do, and how to begin. It is as though you wanted to go to school and had no school master. You are out there in that little country town where there is nobody who knows any more about the science of ad- vertising than you do yourself, and you are entirely on your own re- sources. You feel that in taking up the study of this subject you need assistance to start and guide you in what to do. There are some retailers whose natural talent for such things has enabled them to work out the problem for themselves without any particular outside assistance. These are exceptional cases, however, and the fact re- mains of the average retailer’s need of assistance in this matter, and to these I would say there are a-number of good books published on this subject that their reading and study would give a general idea of the theory of the science which the student can apply in his ex- perimental ad writing. There are also a number of correspondence schools that teach it through a course of lessons at an expense within reach of any young man in possession of a job. Nearly every state university has a department now, that includes advertising among its special studies. You might obtain some assistance from this source. There is plenty of such help to be found for the seeking and if you really make up your mind that you want to know something of the science to enable you to write a creative advertisement and one with a “pulling” influence to your yard, you will have no serious trouble in finding ways and means to educate yourself on the subject. To create a demand and induce the buying of lumber is the pro- position that is becoming increasingly prominent to the retail lumber dealers and the greatest and most effective agency to deal with it is a knowledge of the science of advertising. The manufacturers are waking up to the urgent need for general-action in the interest of maintaining the use of lumber for building construction which is be- ing seriously threatened by the “substitute” interests. This will call into action a new feature of advertising which I will term “preservy- ative” advertising. For this purpose there will have to be an earnest, intelligent co-operation of all branches of the industry. The retail lumber dealers will be expected to bear a prominent part in this new work and to better fit them for it | am urging them to study the sub- ject of advertising in all its features—C. H. Ketridge, in the Missis- sippi Valley Lumberman. WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE other than ‘Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured fiom rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements Advertisements of ‘“‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of “Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents ¢ word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. BASSWOOD CUT TO ORDER 20 to 40 M., 6/4 in. Winter or delivery when in shipping condition. Oppor- tunity to cut to advantage for good price. Write immediately for particulars ‘before saw- ing to Box 154, Canada Lumberman, Toron- to. 5 spring cut; Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-tf Wanted A quantity of No. 1 Basswood Lath, 4 ft. Quote prices, YORK LUMBER COMPANY, 1000 Gerrard Street East, 5 Toronto. Export Lumber Wanted Canadian manufacturers are quote on the following stock for export to the British market: 3-in. Spruce Deals, requested to merchant- able, 4-in. and up wide, aiso fourth quality. Write at once, giving particulars, to J. I. Sennett, Royal Hotel, St. John, N.B. 5 White Pine Lath Wanted One or more cars of No. 1 or No. 2, 1%-in. x %-in. x 4 ft. White Pine Lath for inime- diate shipment. State quantity and price f.o.b. shipping point. Box 152, Canada Lumber- man, ‘loronto. 5 Shell Bark Hickory Wanted in car lots, genuine Shell Bark Hickory in bolts 6-in. and up diameter, two to four feet long. Logs 8-in. and up diame- ter, four to twelve feet long. uote. prices. St. Marys Wood Specialty Co., Ltd., 5 St. Marys, Ont. Rock Elm, Maple and Hickory Slabs Wanted in car lots, slabs 2% ins. thick, 4 ft. long. Must be cut from green lumber. Quote prices. St. Marys Wood Specialty Co., Ltd., 5 St? Marys, ‘Ont. WANTED For early spring shipment 10 cars 4 ft. white pine lath No. 5. 10 cars 4 ft. white pine lath No. 2 2 cars 4 ft. white pine lath No. 1. 10 cars 4 ft. hemlock lath No. 2. 5 cars 4 ft. hemlock lath No. 1 AMERICAN LUMBER & MFG. CO., 8 Pittsburg, Pa. oO Wanted To Buy 1-in. Cull Pine. 50,000 ft. 1-in. Cull Basswood 50,000 ft. 1-in. Cull Hardwood. 1,000,000 ft. 1-in. and 2-in. Hemlock. 2U0,000 pieces 1%-in.. lath. Apply Box 139, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 4-7 500,000 ft. We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. Stif. We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber 12. Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, Haileybury, Ont. up to 12 x For Sale Common Spruce. Common Spruce. up Clear & No. 1 Spruce. _Log Run. Canada Lumberman, 54-in. x 38-in, l-in. x 3-in. in. x 4-in. l-in. Ash Tox 145 Toronto 5 FOR SALE Norway Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 1,000,000 ft. 1 6 500,000 ft. 1 Ie a £5,000 ft. 1s 10 14,000 ft. 2x 4 165,000 ft. 2x 6 220,000 ft. 2x 8 320,000 ft. ye on! |e) 218,000 ft. 20x 12 65;000 it. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,500,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., rt. f. Ottawa, Ont. Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 375 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. Saw Mill Wanted Second-rand portable sawmill, right hand. State make and condition, with cash price f.o.b. A Jackson, Kendal, Ont. 5 For Sale One Whitney 50-in. scraping machine, cqm- plete with knife grinder. It has been in use about one year. Will sell on easy terms. Address AMERICAN COMPOUND DOOR CO., 4-7 21st and Morgan Streets, Chicago, ill. 75 H. P. Steam Boiler splendid order. with usual fittings, all in i shaving Band rip saw, Fay & Egan make, exhaust double fan, with quantity of pipes, etc. Flooring matcher, with Sherman flooring boring machine, also shafting, hangers, pul- leys. Also a complete saw mill, capacity about 10 M., including good building if wanted. Cheap for cash, or terms, or Hardwood lum- ber taken in exchange. J. S. Findlay, Owen Sound, Ont. 3-10 Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1 No. 51 Crescent universal woodworker ; 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 3 12-in. buzz planers; 1 12-in. four-side moulder; 1 No. 802 Canada Machinery Corporation shaper; 5 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 2 No. 619 Canada Machinery Corporation saw tables; 1 36-in. double drum sander; 1 20-in. American wood scraper. H. W. PETRIE, LTD., Toronto. .do his own filing. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in, Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 42-in. 100-in. 64-in. These machines are decided bargains and carry the same guarantee as we give our new ones. Prices on application. THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 23t.f. Painesville, Ohio. knife, 6-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 5-in. knife, 6-in. knife, 5-in. swing, &8-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 76-i “in. swing, 52-in. power clipper. foot power clipper. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. spindles. Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Position wanted as single or double cut hand sawyer. Good references. Box 155, Canada Lumgerman, Toronto. 5 Position wanted as band saw filer, double or single cut. Al references. Address Box 140, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Lath Mill Man wants position to run a lath mill by the day or per thousand, Will go any- where.” Ten years’ experience. References. Box 151, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 5-7 Position wanted as ‘saw mill foreman or millwright. Can give best of references. Age 44. Address Box 141, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 _ Mill or General Superintendent wants _posi- Eastern and western experience. Splen- did record. References. Box 131, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 3-7 Al Band Saw Filer wants position. Double or single cut. Will go anywhere with good season’s cut. Best references. Box 138, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Band Saw Filer open for position. Used to cutting hard or soft wood in saw mill or factory. Box 124, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto, 2-5 W: \NTED situation as sawmill Foreman, 29 years’ experience in high capacity Mills, Ex- pert Mechanic, Band Mills a speciality. Thos. Sissons, 234 Liverpool Street, Montreal, P.O. 5- 7 Book-keeper, experienced in lumber ac- countancy and collections, open for engage- ment about April Ist. Can furnish excellent references. Box 134, Canada Lumberman, ‘To- ronto. 4-5 es Wanted to get in communrfication with a lumber firm who need the services of an up- to-date circular mill man, to take charge and Ali 128% Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto, Ont. 4-6 Credit man open for engagement March Ist. Iligh grade and fully competent to take charge of finance department. Has experience in financing and is thoroughly familiar with On- tario and Quebec lumber dealers’ credit stand- ing. ‘Credit Man,” 119 Board of Trade. Montreal. Position wanted as Secretary-Treasurer or Office Manager of lumber and woodworking business. Thoroughly experienced in Lumber Factory and Office routine. Capable account- ant and correspondent; 17 years with one large Ontario company. Test credentials. At present engaged. 30x 147, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 5-6 Position wanted by manager. Have learn- ed the business by practical experience, east and Pacific Coast. Managed all branches; expert on manufacturing, also mill designing and building. Good organizer and cost re- ducer. References guaranteeing efficiency and character. Box 130, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 3-7 Capable Salesman and Inspector ment after years’ States. ronto. (Hardwoods) open for en Lage: March Ist. Young man. is experience in Canada and the Unite Box 156, Canada Lumberman, T Open for engagement. Executive ability 2 conservative business indamest Six yes road experience and ood = lumb: Speaks both languages Aueut y, and has a cr ; trade with the best lumber dealers in o and Ontario. Salary moderate. Correspond- ence confidential. Box 104, Canada Lumber. man, 119 Board of Trade Building, Montreal, 5 Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion, Minimum charge 50 cents WANTED—An experienced shipper to ship and inspect lumber in Ontario. Apply Box 135, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 47 WANTED—First-class_man_ for travelling — and selling lumber in Ontario. State age, experience and salary expected. Apply Box 136, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 “ Experienced man wanted to take charge of planing mill. Must be capable of taking full ‘charge of machine, grinding knives, etc. State references and experience. Box 153, Canada lLumberman, Toronto. 5-6 . WANTED—Band Saw Filer, double and single cut, for“sawing season 1915; state ex- perience, references, and other fmecessary par- ticulars. Address, The James Maclaren Com- pany, Limited, Buckingham, Que. WANTED by a Wholesale Lumber Com- pany in Toronto, a first-class salesman and office man. Must have experience and familiar with Toronto trade. State age, ex- perience and salary wanted. Strictly confi- dential. Write Box 144 Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 5 Veneer and Hardwood Salesman Wanted WANTED—A high- ee Hardwood Sales- man who is thoroughly acquainted with the furniture, piano and qatar finish trade of Canada. We can offer such _a man an exclu- sive territory in a well-established line: full particulars and references. 148, Canada Lumberman, 347 Sagi Street West, Toronto, Ont. 5 ae PT a me : Business Chane es Timber Limits For § Can be quickly and profitably disposed by advertising them on this page. Phi where buyers of timber property look ft : portunities to invest. your “ad” is the investor will see it. Canada Lumbi loronto, Ont. FOR SALE Saw Mill at Village of French R (C.N. Rly.) Ont. rs Mill and Equipment consisting of Doub Band Mill Saw. Circular Saw, No. 1 Gang Saw and Lathe Mill. Vanaca to 100,000 feet daily. Soilers, 5 large, capable of general h.p. Complete Machine Shop. Tug for ing Logs. Three tramways with large boarding house and 50 cottages. | St Ice house. ‘Two storehouses. 154 a land. Water French — Georgian Bay. Le ae Bryan Pontifex, Liquidator, . Ontario Lumber Co., Ltd., — 5-6 2 Leader Lane, Toro shipment from a ; Sawmill For Sale , Planing and: Shingle Mill’ with lumber rd in connection. Building 46 x 70, steel ff. Capacity of sawmill, 12 to 15 M. per Lots of timber. A good retail business a good business building summer cot- some push and a little capital to make e money. Good shipping facilities by r, 10 miles of the best of roads to Bruce- d station. Owing to a combination of bad h, other interests and a heavy financial s, I will accept any reasonable offer and any reasonable terms. Will keep a half fest with working partner. Come and this and go over the books. W. A. Mus- Bayfield, Ont. 3- Wanted esponsible firm to contract to take out Iway ties. Apply Box 143, Canada Lumber- n, Toronto. , 5-6 For Sale — Copies of “The Preservation of Structural imber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in y McGraw-Hill Boox Company. B12 Canada Lum- : Tug Boat For Sale Wooden hull, strongly built. Length 54% it., am 15 ft., depth 5 ft. 9 in. Compound en- gines § in. x 16 in. x 12 in., condenser, steam winch, Jenckes Marine boiler 7 x 7 ft., two ez . *,: corrugated furnaces. All in good condition. pply to ; ie J. RICHARDSON CO., LTD., Matane, P.Q. Do You Want to Buy or Sell? a If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber. or logs, a mill ‘property or timber limit, or some _second- hand machinery, the CANADA LUMBER- MAN AND WOODWORKER will bring ick returns. Use our “Wanted and For Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- city 60,000 feet. All machinery including :— Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double Cutting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Big Champion Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, etc. Also, dependent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, practically new and in cellent condition. Offers will be accepted all or any part of this machinery, where The Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Canada. . Coal and Wood Yard wease For Sale By Tender Tenders will be received up to and includ- arch 20th, 1915, for the lease of the smises, 13 Somerset Avenue, Toronto. ieds, buildings, etc., valued at .. $150.00 5-ton scales, valued at 1509.00 = $300.00 This yard has a frontage of 90 ft. by a hh of 132 ft., and has been operating as coal, wood and lumber yard for a number ears. eee toni is $5.00 per month and taxes, h amount to about $150.00 per year, ng a total rent of approximately $225.00 year. good coal and wood business is done he Winter, while in the past a good lum- I business has been done in the Summer, mostly low grade lumber. A good location fF a man with some capital. The present lease expires two years from y 9th, 1915. ll tenders must be accompanied by a ed cheque for at least 10 per cent. of tender, and the balance to be paid when e tender is accepted. lossession can be had at once, or upon nent of a substantial deposit, premises be held until the first of May. ny further particulars will be furnished lication. ; est or any tender not necessarily ac enders must be submitted to W. J. Assignee, 615 C. P. R. Building, his is a rare opportunity for a man - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER B. C. to Modify Timber Act Something in the way of a mor- atorium is to be given B. C. hold- ers of special timber licenses, a bill to modify the provisions of the forest act having been introduced in the legislature by Hon. W. R. Ross. The concessions are im- portant and are to remain in force until March 31st, 1916. They are: (a) In case the holder of any special timber license which has expired within one year prior to the passing of this act, or which may hereafter expire, fails or neg- lects to pay the renewal fee to the forest branch of the depart- ment of lands at Victoria within twenty-four hours after the date of the expiration of the license, then upon payment of the fee and an additional sum of five dollars within thirty days of the date of expiration of the license, or upon payment of the fee and an addi- tional sum of ten dollars within ninety days of the expiration, or upon payment of the fee and an additional sum of twenty-five dol- lars within one year of the ex- piration, or upon payment of such fees as would have been payable had the license been kept in good standing and an additional sum, calculated at the rate of twenty- five dollars per annum, at any later date within the period dur- ing which this act remains in force, the holder shall be entitled to a renewal of the license. (b) In case of any special tim- ber license renewable under the provisions of the forest act, or under those provisions as modi- fied by this act, the Minister of Lands may permit the renewal of the license for consecutive and successive periods of” three months. The renewal fee in each case shall be one-quarter of the annual renewal fee which would otherwise be payable. If the hold- er of the license fails or neglects to pay the renewal fee within twenty-four hours after the ex- piration of the license, the sum payable by him for such renewal in addition to the renewal fee shall be one-quarter of the addi- tional sum which would other- wise be payable therefor under this act. (c) In case of any special tim- ber license which expired since the first of August, 1913, and prior to the period of one year before the passing of this act, then upon payment’ of such fees as would have been payable had the license been kept in good standing, and an additional sum calculated in respect of the period elapsed since the date of its expiry at the rate of twenty-five dollars per annum, the Minister of Lands may permit the renewal of the license. Trade-Marks For Lumber Many of the yellow pine men in Chicago are interested in the plan now being suggested concerning 7 the adoption of trade-marks to be used in advertising their product. It is not unlikely that within a short time certain manufacturers will be inaugurating extensive ad- vertising campaigns along this line. R.S. Kellogg, secretary of the National Lumber Manufac- turers’ Association, is in favor of this method of merchandising lumber. He says that in his opin- ion the lumbermen have for years missed an opportunity to point out to the consumer the merit of cer- tain species of lumber because of their failure to adopt individual trade-marks, which, properly ex- ploited, would result in their pro- duct becoming as well known as any of the old and well-known patent medicines or even the fam- iliar hair tonics or corn plasters. He says, for instance, that “Jones’ 3-star non-warp bevel siding”’ might become as familiar and well known by judicious advertising as any of the ancient family remedies or any other commodity exploited in this manner. Others also are of the opinion that such a method soon will be adopted by lumber- men throughout the country. The Retailer’s Profit Avo: Porter; Secretary of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s As- sociation, hit the nail fairly on the head in a_ recent letter, in which he says: “I believe that the time ts fast approaching when the lumber business—the retail end of it—should stand on its own bot- tom, and the contracting business should stand on its own bottom. I do not believe that a contractor should make a big profit on the material going into the job. All he has to sell and which he should make a fair margin on, is his time and brains to put the material to- gether ; and I believe that the gov- ernment and the people and the manufacturers are going to insist that the retail lumbermen of this country reorganize their business in various places; put a fair mar- gin of profit on the various items of material sold, and sell it for that price for cash; but those two prices should be given to any and everybody. If he wishes to make hers You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- on. 41 a larger margin of profit, he must render more service and do more work.” French Tie Commission Coming Word has been received that the Societe Anonyme des Etablis- sement Carrel Aine, Rouche et Cie, having headquarters at 55 Rue d’Amsterdam, Paris, shortly will send a commission to Canada and possibly the United States to investigate and report on tie sup- plies. The organization is the pur- chasing representative for French state railways. Co-incident with this announcement is an inquiry for from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 oak ties ; dimensions, 8% ft. long, 9.45 in. wide and 5% in. thick, prices to be quoted c.i.f. French and Ital- ian ports, and ties to be inspected for acceptance before shipment. A bank guarantee will cover pay- ment and a similar guarantee is demanded to insure delivery. It is understood that this inquiry comes from Zurich, Switzerland. WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, Engineer 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. (ee CHOoL FurwiTuRe = Co. Limite? Pp 4 FICE. SCHOOL. J.M.&D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St.Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest properties anywhere. Forest surveys, Logging maps, Timber esti- mates. Water Power, Water Storage, Topographical. plans, Water supplies, Park Works, General plans for Village sites and Private Estates. Railroad location and construction. Roads and Riversimprovements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. There is un- doubtedlyabig market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- } vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. Western Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario The volume of the lumber trade in Ontario to-day is unquestion- ably small as compared with the same time a year ago. The outlook is that there will not be a marked in¢rease in the amount of trade, at least until greater elasticity is noticeable in the money market, as the large lumber consuming factor in Ontario trade is the housebuilding industry which is largely dependent upon loans. Under these condi- tions lumber used largely in housebuilding, such as hemlock and the lower grades of southern pine is feeling the dullness of trade more than other lines consumed by manufacturers. ea The most promising section of the present demand is in those towns which are dependent mostly upon agriculture. In these places there is a little more activity than in places where manufacturing 1s the chief industrial activity. Although the farmers are expected to commence showing their money before long, they have not as yet given any strong indications of doing so. Ontario lumber manufacturers are taking a more hopeful view of the trade situation since the announcement of a duty of 7% per cent. on rough lumber, and an increase of 7% per cent. in the duty on fin- ished lumber. The opinion is widely expressed that this will be an important factor in preserving the Ontario markets for Ontario lum- ber. Some enquiry is heard for lumber for export. Exporters are looking for Norway pine in fair average widths and lengths for im- mediate shipment to Great Britain. Uncertainty prevails about the probable demand for white pine for export, on account of the difficulty in securing reasonable freight rates. Eastern spruce is practically ‘off the Ontario markets on account of the favorable conditions in the export trade. The hardwood trade continues quiet and shows no changes of any importance. Eastern Canada Local trade is very quiet at St. John, N.B., and there is no change of any importance to report. Prices ‘continue firm and would stiffen if the demand improved to any extent. A good price is asked for the better grades of spruce deals for export. Present indications are that every deal will be moved by the time navigation opens. Ocean freight rates continue very high, 100s. per standard being the minimum. Stocks are commencing to move from all interior points. Portable mills are all in operation and the output from this source will be larger than it was a year ago. In the lower river districts there has been very little snow and hauling conditions have been poor. Prices oi logs are higher than they were last year although it is difficult to say how long this will continue. Logs are selling at about $14 for deal logs and $10 for spruce battens, 8 in. and up, delivered: at St. John. The large operators on the head of the St. John have cut about 25 per cent. more than usual, as woods conditions have been excellent. if the driving conditions are also good there will be a full season’s sawing at St. John. At St. John the trade is very quiet. Factory work of all kinds is slow. A fair amount of house building however, is expected during the coming summer. Shingles continue quiet. Laths are sell- ing at about $2.75 on the wharves at St. John. - A report from Boston states that quotations on eastern spruce, particularly on dimension have been reduced about 50c. The demand is slow. The increasing difficulty of obtaining vessels for shipments of spruce to England is reported to be resulting in heavier offerings in the eastern States. Some mills have orders booked ahead at $24. Random spruce is not too plentiful and prices are well maintained, 2 x 3 selling‘at $21; 2 x 4 at'$22; 2 x 5 at $21; 2 x 6 and 2 x 7 at $20.50 to $21; 2 x 8, $22 to $22.50; 2 x 10, $23.50 to $24, and 2 x 12, $24 to $24.50. At New York the market for eastern spruce continues quiet. The demand for hemlock at Baston is light. Some of the strong mills in the east continue to quote at $22 for the best clipped boards, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet, but the current trade in good eastern boards is at about $20 to $21. Shingles are slow at Boston, but prices are weak. Good white cedar extras are now offered at $3.40, the full range being $3.35 to $3.45. Clears are quoted at $3.80 to $3.90, and second clears at $2.50 to $2.65. The demand for lath is slack. 15£-in. is selling at $4.10 to $4.15. For 114-in. the range is $3.70 to $3.75. United States The business situation in the United States is steadily adjusting itself to the conditions resulting from the European war. It is notice- able that a great number of important industries have seen the neces- sity for resuming operations on a normal basis without waiting fo1 a more definite turn to the war situation. In the lumber business, , ‘a large consumer at present. _the considerable advance in spruce and redwoods, which is likel - ’, * oF”) = ‘ er peta. ? - i Ss é , - aT xe March 1, 1915 a orders are increasing in volume and there is a fairly general feelii of confidence that in the early spring there will be a decided c for the better. An important and encouraging factor is the fact tl money is plentiful and cheap for carrying on legitimate business. ~ volume of export business is steadily increasing. Railroad comp; are gradually increasing their buying. The outlook for the rz is excellent.- No one expects a heavy amount of new constructi practically all lines will be increasing their consumption of « terial, ties, etc. Wood working companies in general are findi trade is better than it was a month ago. The yellow pine trade shows improvement. The railroz the last few weeks have bought many million feet of sou Varying reports are received in regard to the hardwood tr, ness however, is gradually increasing in volume and some It improved prices. This applies particularly to quartered oak. Northern hardwoods are holding their own as to pr stocks are reported to be accumulating to a slight extent. northern hardwoods however, are in strong hands. Sprv fairly well and improvement is reported in the hemlock m The northern pine trade at Buffalo continues on a Much improvement is not looked for in the near future, weather is expected to bring out a fair amount of business. stocks are not heavy. Prices are steady. The low grad strongest. A seasonable amount of trade is in progress at Tonawanda. More box stock has been moved this winter merly, the demand being for ammunition boxes, crating and o poses resulting from the war. It looks as though there will be age of the poorer grades in the spring. Prices of box lumber ; liigher than they have been for many months. Great Britain = The continued uncertainty in connection with the supplies of ber and the course of freight rates during the coming season i ing down the volume of forward arrangements at London. Ve is being done at this season, which is usually a very busy time connection. The joinery makers are doing a fair amount of tr the indications are that this will continue. The packing trad The building demand is ve Values are well maintained at London with a continued ten wards advance. The deliveries at London docks during the 1 ing February 6th amounted to 5,248 standards, as compared standards during the corresponding week of 1914. At Ch Sim’s recent auction sale 3 x 11 third Quebec pine sold for £19 5s. z £19; third Montreal at: £18, and fourth Montreal at £15 15s. 10 to 7-in. Montreal brought from £17 to £15 10s., while 3 x pine sold for £17; 8-in. for £16 5s., and 7-in. for £15 15s. 7 Quebec spruce brought £16 15s. a. At Liverpool, c.1.f. values for spruce deals are a little firmer they were a fortnight ago. Transactions for forward delivery small, on account of the scarcity of tonnage. It is reported prominent firm of ship owners recently refused £6 per : freight on spruce from St. John and Halifax to the West Coas: Great Britain for a good line, stating that they had not any availa room. Liner parcels during the past month have been greatly cu ed. Spot values are very firm and likely to stiffen. The der good, although there is no great rush of orders. C.i.f. values are very strong, but the volume of business is light, partic forward delivery. Several liner parcels were recently sold at prices and spot prices went up in sympathy. At Manchester, is dearer and stocks are very low. Small cargoes were recently at about £16 c.i.f., of the usual average specification, based on freight. A fair volume of business is reported at Glasgow. — mand for spruce continues strong. The small shipments arri quickly sold at good prices. Available supplies are not su meet all the requirements, and a disposition has been. notice make use. of the cheap woods, such as low grade poplar for pac case material. : ; The Timber Trades Journal, London, England, in its i February 13th, says:—The present position has given a fillip Canadian timber industry from which the pine deal trade, like branches, is benefitting; but as to what duration this improved of things will extend is largely dependent upon the fluctuations of Canadian freight market. There is no doubt that at present the mand for pine deals and boards has increased very much owing continue for some length of time, oe. ae ‘ a : . March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 oe E View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST Retailers and woodworking establishments who like to gett Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to “deliver” them. | Saat We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ‘““Rush Orders Rushed ”’ ind Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P. Borz, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. edd vee A 8 ie = ih a-ee BP Leet wee sheen, 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Market Correspondence Montreal Trade Feeling More Hopeful Montreal, February 24th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : While there is no improvement in the turnover of orders, a more hope- ful feeling prevails in the lumber trade. Some firms are basing their expectations of better business on a strong demand for the British markets, while others are looking to the United States. Locally, there is no sign of an immediate awakening in trade, as building will be ight for three or four months at least. The representatives of two London firms have been making inquiries for immediate and later ship- ment of lumber, particularly of spruce. Some of this—clear spruce— is required for the Navy. Questions of tariffs—federal customs and railway—have naturally cccupied the attention of lumbermen. With regard to the former, in- quiries go to show that the budget, in so far as it affects the lumber industry, has been well received. Lumbermen spoken to are decidedly ‘in favor of the 7% per cent. on rough and the extra 7% per cent. on dressed descriptions. The opinion is that the tariff will keep out, to a certain extent, the poor qualities of Georgia pine which have been put on this market at prices representing a loss to the manufacturer, which made competition by Canadian grades impossible. The addi- tional 714 per cent. will, it is expected, make little difference to such woods as .oak,.poplar, etc., which we are practically bound to import from the United States. The consumer will-of ‘course have to pay; and will probably only regard it in the light of another war tax, temporary in its character. The higher railway rates asked for by the companies are regarded from two points of view. One is that the companies are entitled to moderate increases, owing to the rise in the price of commodities, com- bined with diminished receipts. On the other hand, it is contended that the companies having participated in the good times, must bear their share of the bad times, and that it is unfair to raise rates for the benefit of railway shareholders, who already have received great as- sistance from the Government. The lumber ttade ought not to be sub- jected to any further burdens. The vice-presidents of the railroads held a conference with the Council of the Board of Trade on the 22nd inst., the lumber interests being represented by Mr. P. D. Gordon. The rates of freight for the coming export season are still uncer- tain, and there appears to be little hope of any contracts being made just yet. The steamship companies are in the dark as to the amount: of tonnage which will be available, and on this depends the freights which will have to be paid. One thing is sure—prices will be high. The pulp and paper sections show very little change, business be- ing quiet. The Dominion tariff is likely to affect some of the finer erades of paper favorably, although it must not be overlooked that raw materials are included in the new duties. The propostd addition to railway rates will mean higher cost of pulp and paper, but it is not likely that the trades interested will raise any objection to the revised schedule. ; St. John Trade Continues Quiet St. John, N.B., February 20th (Special to the Canada Lumber- man): There is very little, if any, change to report in the local lumber market at this port. Local trade is now very quiet. All repair work has ceased, only such work as is absolutely needed is being done. Prices remain firm and if there were any large amount of business coming to hand prices would be liable to stiffen, especially in the bet- ter grades of spruce deals, which are demanding a good price for ex- port. If used for local work the purchaser would have to pay more than last season’s prices. Stocks of all kinds of lumber are not ex- cessive. Every deal will be moved by the opening of navigation, no ereat quantity being now on wharves here, and these deals would not be here were it not for the shortage of tonnage, which is almost im- possible to get at any price. One hundred shillings per standard is the minimum rate at which vessels are chartering. Sailers are get- ting these rates or better, but it is hoped that some reduction may soon take place in freights. Parties having scantlings, deals, or planks to offer for immediate shipment are getting extra good prices, as high as $18.50 to $19 has been paid for 3 x 4, 5, 6 in., while $20 has been paid for 3 x 7 in. and up deals, alongside ship at this port. All the stocks from interior points are now beginning to move, this last week being the first in which any snow has fallen so as to make hauling possible. The portable mills are all running and will continue to do so as long as they are stocked with logs. Any person who could get a small portable mill and had the lumber to saw is doing so this winter. If the weather is satisfactory a larger cut of rotary sawn deals will be manufactured this season than last. Very little and Comerce asked the House of Commons last week for a gra ry — * rs x March 1, SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD snow has fallen on the lower river counties and it has been i sible to haul any logs until the last week. Weather for yardin been ideal, and more logs have been yarded both in the lower sé of the river as well as the upper sections: All that is now needed plenty of snow to move logs, if this does not come it will mean gre hardship for the lumbermen especially in these lower reaches of 1 river near the coast. Prices for logs are higher than last year, but 1 one can tell how long this will continue, both as to prices of dea logs. The conditions do not warrant any gambling and persons so are very apt to be caught. Logs sell for around $14 for di and $10 for spruce battens, 8 in. and up, delivered here, with logs from the head of the river in the neighborhood of $14.50 or 1 abouts. All the large operators on the head of the river have ed their cuts about 25 per cent., caused by the fine woods con lf driving conditions are good this will make a full season’s sa at St. John. : Bi Locally, prices are more or less ruled by the demand and in s cases are being shaded to get business, which is very scarce. Facto work of all kinds is down to rock bottom and will probably conti so until warm weather. It is not anticipated that any large cor tion work will take place this winter. or during the summer, but expected that considerable house ‘building will be carried on. Stoc’ of refuse lumber are large enough to take care of all business co to hand. Prices remain about the same, viz., $13. to $14 per boards, scantlings and deals delivered to work in the city. The shingle trade remains quiet, stocks are not heavy, only ab enough to care for trade until spring opens. © Laths are being sol about $2.75 on wharves at St. John, but only a few new laths are cor ing in on cars. \ wo yu) Ottawa Trade Showing a Little Improvement —_ Ottawa, February 22 (Special to the Canada Lumberman): Thi war tariff and taxes, and the application to the Railway Commi by the Canadian Freight Association, which represents all the rai operating under the jurisdiction of the board, to increase the freig rates on all lines east of Port Arthur, have been all absorbing topics of discussion among the Ottawa lumbermen during the past week. - The consensus of opinion among members of the trade in O on the increase in the tariff is that Hon. W. T. White, Minister Finance, has chosen tolerably good methods for raising the reven needed to meet the added financial burden caused by the war. le is one fear, however among the lumbermen here, arising out of boost in the duty on lumber of 7% per cent., a fear that if real: would undoubtedly hurt business to.a considerable extent. This that the United States may put a retaliatory duty on lumber into fect. But to offset this fear is a belief that the American Government will realize that the increase in duty decided on by the Canadian Goy- ernment is for war purposes only and will be in effect only so age the war lasts. A canvass made of some of the leading members of trade elicits the information that there is no complaint registere regard to the change. There are some who are inclined to thnk 1 it will be a good thing, as it mav cut down the imports of sow pine, and therefore encourage the use of Canadian lumber that er into competition with the product from the south. ; The application of the railways for an increase in the f rates on eastern lines was filed with the Railway Commissio Thursday. The proposed increase on lumber and forest prod from %4 to 1% cents per hundred pounds. March Ist has been s the hearing and it is likely that the railways will be vigo posed by representatives of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Assc and shippers in general. ‘ With the improvement in weather conditions lately there more optimistic feeling that business will pick up. It is, as an of fact, showing some improvement lately. Some fairly good chases have been made in the last few weeks by United States ers. The prospects for activity in local building are brighter was expected a short time ago. Sir George Foster, Minister of $6,000 to be used for the control of ocean rates. He said he would $100,000 to develop his department in preparation for the trade op tunities which the war is opening up. Sir George, in answer query from Hon. Dr. Pugsley, said that he’intended to secure the vices of an expert to investigate the matter of ocean freight rates. kas not yet secured this man. In the last six months the minister « plained, it has been rather difficult to regulate the rates owing to many vessels being taken over by the British Admiralty and co ‘+e ¥ eee LN . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND “WOODWORKER. March 1, 1915 45 Our : Lumber | and Pulp Men Specialties e : You will save money in placing Mackinaw Long Pants, Mackinaw your orders now for your require- Knickers, Heavy Tweed Pants ments for TQI5 and 1916 opera- and Knickers, Mackinaw Coats tions. 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Mr, J. H. Sinclair, M.P., for Guysboa N.S., suggested that if, instead of holding the ship owner ee for the board measure, ‘he should be held responsible only for the num- ber of pieces received, lumber rates might not be so high since rate are now charged to cover the responsibility which accrued to the ship- owner under the existing law, for any shortage in measurements. Though there have been no sailings of boats to Great Britain can celled from Canadian ports on account of the threatened blockade « the waters around the British Isles by Germany, there is no doubts tlie export trade will be affected to some extent. In the main estimates for public works, etc., brought down the House of Commons a few days ago, provision was made for ti expenditure of $190,329,352.06, as against $208,118,672.25, for last ye a decrease of $17,789, 320. The amount to be spent in Ottawa ot $1,170,000. aan Lumbermen will be interested in the bill to prevent the pol olf streams given its second reading in the Dominion Parliament a days ago. . If the bill passes, it will mean an additional expense to which now dump sawdust, chips, etc., in to navigable waters, the bill provides for the imposition of a heavy penalty. Sir Wale Laurier pointed out that, as now drafted, the bill would work ah ship on the operator of a sawmill on a nav igable, though never stream. The bill is likely to be modified so that it will apply o waters that are navigated. -— > Thessalon, Ont., February 18th (Special to the Canada Lum man ):—The weather at the present time is all that could be desir for lumbering operations. We have abundance of snow and fro The ice on the lakes is excellent, and logs are being hauled Met If the cold weather holds as at present up to the 15th of March, will not be a log left on the skids. Some camps are breaking w week and others will break up as they get through, from this on, ” 15th of March will clean up everything. Mr. W..E. Bigwood, of Graves, iereay & Company, visi visited Thessalon last week. Graves, Bigwood & Company are ting oul a large stock this year. ‘ The output here this year will exceed that of last year by abou 20,000,000 feet, on account of the large amout of down timber. — “a The writer visited about twenty-five camps during the last tet days and the way the logs are coming in is wonderful. Tf have s some loads with 120 logs, and some very good logs at tha “4 largest loads I have seen hauled were at the Waldie Bros.’. can This firm have a new arrangement in connection with their loa Stakes about 3 ft. long, leaning out, are secured in the ends of the bunks, making a load about 14 ft. wide oni the third tier of logs. This enables them to pile on a great load. — There have been some sales of lumber on the shore this seas n the prices being about the same as last season. Men are very plentiful for woods work. Some men were h recently for $15 per month. There will be a large number of men on the shore from now until the ice is clear and the drives s and also until the mills commence sawing. € The Hope Lumber Company, Thessalon, are making extensive i m- provements to the North Channel mill which they purchased recently. They will have a very fine stock of logs, which are being cut on tl Forest Reserve. . St. John January Shipments Show Large Increases Shipments of wood goods from St. fohn, N.B., to United Kingdom, tinent, Australia, etc., during January, 1915 and 1914, are reported by Ww colm MacKay, St. John, N.B., as follows:— * Ports January 1914, Ft. January 1915, Spruce Birch Plank Spruce ; Liverpool i <2. re vey ~ 904,529 136,247 2,066,995 Manechiesterii.k os | pos ee eee 5 eae = ae 1,118,954 Channelvat be SOR Blake ogee a 2,109,953 GIgS ROW iris micas cies epee: ales 295 ;50o saree aes 397,530 Ts Oath aed oc ua ohan a see eee 598,491 415,916 2,120,228 Trelatid’.<.'5 ci $a. soe eo 2 IR ee ane an eee 2,742,707 Australia’ MAM eae we ee 19 00 20 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 24 00 Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 26 U0 Birclrog. Geartl es thie viet tele woe i 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, AZ Saeed ia eobdea, cmyeiw tater Ash, black, log run $x 10 No.l barn, sve 1 x 10 No. 2 barn 1 x 8 and 9 No. 2 barn ...... 22 00 23 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x 4-ft. 425 4 650 No. 2. White Pine ...... 380 3 95 Mill run white pine ...... .:.. 400 425 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 325 3 50 Red ping, mill rit Aindeiey ae oe 360 3 70 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 300 82-in. ath .b. eet be etal te Steet 200 200 Pine Shingles eee Stee ate. «aye ters ee 300 3 50 Gre butt 1S8-in, ...s. 2 50° oe ee RR A eee. 5 7 White Cedar Shingles: KKK Sate ola ee selects 3a 4 25 Clear buttS P8Ains ys 2.451 300 3 50 ATE Ree © BC ub erity.A 2 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. . White Pine—In the Raft First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 65 Oak—Michigan and Ohio By the dram, according to aver- awe jand. quality” .....3) sccmsls = 70 Elm By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 75 By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 30 to 35 feet. 50 60 Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft: 25 30 Average 16 inch 30 40 14 inch, per cu. 20 22 15 inch, per cu. 24 26 16 inch, per cu. 28 30 18 inch, per cu. 32 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 8 x 9 and up. $22 00 23 00 Oddments Keke a) samen, vi Eee 17 00 18 00° Boards, 4 ‘aridi 2 ae Scien 16 00 18 U0 Birch Planks LOC ERTL als ota hela 16 00 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better tf x 6 and 8 in. Say San ieee) aie atari $54 00 1 in., 8 in. and up wide ......... . 62 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2 in. and up wide ....+. .+++++ 70 00 Cuts and Better 4/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 55 00 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 65 8/4 x 8 and up No, 1 and better ...... 65 00 6/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 52 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 54 00 6/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 46 00 $/4 x Gand up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts 1 in,,.8 ‘in andgup) wide"Ess... ace aes 42 00 1% in., 8-in.wand up wide ..:... ..4.. 55 00 1¥% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... 57 00 2: in,, 8-in. and ‘up wide 5a: de. sesmee 60 00 2% and 8 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 @ in, 8-in. sand > up Gwide: <6. as eens 85 00 No. 2 Cuts 1 ini, "Gn. and-ap wide... 2. Saupe 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... . 42 00 1% in., 6-in. and-up wide ...... .... 44 00 Zing 6-ins and (apiywide (ai... eee en 47 00 24%, 3 and 4 in., 6-in. and (ip “Wide “hese venhgere le ms ao 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and up WAGGA RK: « 6 crates § alinicia a 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide. 33 00 2-in., 6-in/ and up+wide ... 25.) .feices 33 00 24%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up wide? < Fi2.< Dae Seeks Giaeine 43 00 48 00 ‘Common and Dressing Mill Run Tein, & A-iny \ aed enpigwee -iggrere ae . 26 00 Pind s Ban ocean sce) bee . 27 00 Tein; 3c. Win iG wa Sis 3 dc bee 29 00 Weiss x PSHM. o cicteusls a siacl > aeene . 34 00 im: x 13 in. and*up ..s¢aceees 34 00 is, 13% and, 2-tn; Sonnets . 30 00 No. 1 Barn at iA and Zins 2... 30 00 36 00 Sy~ and S-iny Acs o- cs he ewnnivnn 38 No. 3 Barn > t incy & 2g. 77 Se Sees. a 21 00 28 00 No. 1, 01,1345 034) 2am: 0.2. 20 00 25 00 Box Wo. J, 1, 134, 24, 21m soe 22 00 25 00 No. 2, 1%, 13%, 2:in. .....s- 19000" 25 00 Mill Culls Mill run guile, Am Aare td = iy ae an PATY Sea aisie'e Bie 2 No. 4 se Sane Laonccrees. maleecatereaa 17 00 18 00 Lath Nes 1, 32-in. Bpine) oc..asceeen eine 1 15 - No, 2) 4B-inpine ...605 seen eaves 4 25 Noo 1,)48-in. Pine | soe oe, tensive weicas 4 75 No. 3, 48-in. pine PPP eo fc 3 75 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce. and Tamarac Dimensions, nou or S. 1S. and 1 E. t \\ SATO “it. 14x16 ft. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH 4 Mountain Stock Dimensions ke 2 x 4:12) Seatce slows vice pe - 20.50 2 x 4-8-14-16 2... 2.3 36 n.d evayie i OLD 2 x 4-10-18-20 ...... Gabinete ate ndeeneen aes FE EPSP DSS «calc dicn tutwatals siecle omnes . 20 00 25/8, 08 TOCA « senile kee wares SiGtee a 20 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 8, 12, 14 and 16 ft. 22 50 2 x 46 and Sin,; 10 er areas hi) oe . oe 1200 17-00 2050 18°50. BEB, ica 14.00 1700 2050 18 50 o 8) ..d ear 1700 1750 2100 1900. 2010). ae 1800 1850 2150 2000 Pe ae 1800 1900 2350 21 50. and §-in.; meee 30, 2 ft. can and 2° x 42; 8-16 ft. ©... Jcmereeee iE 20, 2 ie reece and 2 x 12; 24 , 26, 28, 30, No. 1 Common Boards es tee ee wee Flooring 4; px,6: inch4No. 17; tba 8) acc oe 4 or 6 inch No. J 4 or 6 inch No. *s F 6 inch No. 1 6 inch No. 2 6 inch No, 3 . 1 Cedar, pine, spruce . 2 Cedar, pine, spruce PINE ROUGH TH “e to 16 ft. 8 to 16 ft, . 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (ms A Sas oi 3 2 eee * NN ENE ox**y Ber PP BO Sddenl e Noe BE i as foe ae) be cos co Pescers yA ” x OP rn * DP 2 02 FS 0 jaa tet at a eS TE Raoe SPAR DEAS BDRORAAKKCKONDNNNHPNHNNNYNNWP KAR KKKAKAKK HAM RKKAKKKKKK MM r 6 in, se 00 per rM. SHIPLAP Bs C; Sir, 6 inl 23. on eee oh Fir, 8, 10, Hie nina . votaae ele extra, aie widths (may contain "30 per 4 and 6 in.) sia Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. seeeeeeee No. 2 Mixed widths teense coene No. 2 Bomxaa 8 to 12 in. . SHINGLES © i XXX B.C. Cedar ... 2. 2... se +e mn, <0 ‘eu “ m GOW woes . Cedar lath 3/8 x 1 RS ee BUFFALO AND TONAWAND# White Pine Wholesale soe ¥ Uppers 4/4 ...... Gok, Uppers, 5/4 to 8/4 ....... - -Uppers 10/4 to 12/4 ...... . Selects 4/4 Seir Selects 5/4 to 8/4 .. Selects 10/4 to 12/4 ... Fine common 4/4 Fine Common 5/4 ...... Fine common 6/4 Fine common 8/4 . No. 1 Cuts 4/4 . 1 Cuts (6/4) oc . 1-Cuts 6/4... . 1-Cuts 8/4 .. . 2 Cuts 4/4 . . 2 Cuts 5/4 . . 2 Cuts 6/4 2° Cuts 8/4..20,.% ween ee ry wee No. - No. 3 Cuts a/4 veeee Spee oe Dressing 5/4 ..... Dressing 5/4, x 1 Dressing 5/4 x 12 ...... No. 1 Moulding 5/4. No. 1 Moulding 6/4 (Continued on page 62 :. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 28 ‘Service’ Branches Throughout Canada Canadian Consolidated DoraixtON Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. Wherever Possible Patronize Home Industries Buy Rubber Goods (Tires, Hose, Belting, Packing, etc.) Made in Canada Our line-up is complete, our quality is unexcelled, and our prices are right. Let us show you what we can do. It is our desire to serve you. een Canadian Consolidated DOrnmnON Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Atkins Company, E. C. Anderson C0.4GeG, Boe eae Arkansas Soft Pine Association.., Auger &*Som end esse Sater Austin ‘& Nicholson: sev oases B Barclay Shingle Mills ... .:. ... Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . Batts, Limited... =. Berlin Machine Works ae ees Ole Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... Bird: é Sons, :, Was sense Biair & Rolland... 27 jeee- eee oe Borbridge, ‘S. cesbl. cae ae oe Cc Caldwell Feed Co. Cameron & Company .. Campbell MacLaurin Lum. te ae Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. . Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... ... Canada Metal Company ... Canada Pine Lumber Co. ... ... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. .. .. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. Canadian H. W. Johns- Manville Company ... Canadian Office “& Schaol wat ture Company ... Pantera wimemp. niente ites sie Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. oh lias White: ve Garlock Packing Company .. ... Garrett Lumber Co. : Gartshore, John J. Georgian Bay Lutahgs si td Gilliespie, James ... See Gillies Bros., Ltd. ... .. Goodhuer &yGay, Wes... -mitee ns Gordoneé Co, (Geo. 5. Be: ic Graves, ‘BiewoodCo.. . #9. -0 Graton & Knight Mfg. Co... ... Gutta Percha & Ruber Limited H Haeberle Lumber Co. <2.0%.2 .: Hamilton ‘Co, td’, Wa. ss: Hanson & Sons, Ro: - Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Harris: Diex& Timber’ Cor.) cae Harrison & Co., Ltd., John .. Hay Knife Company, Peter .. Hill Company, Wm. E. eae Hingley & Sons, Ltd., N. :.. ... Hobast, G (Gompanyecie aac so Hocken Lumber Company... ... Flo¢g vaio, Ro Ba eo tes ae ee Hivitimane Bros.jGG. .4..- <0 sae oe = Hoyt Metal Company ..: :.. ... Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. J Jacobs; Worse nis Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. Johnston, A. H. L Macey 8, Co. seas. aka ree Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... Lamontagne Limited) ji. 4. -us.os Larkin Company, C. A. IE Lanuderburn; sD: Et ey) cep eet eee Laughlin Company, Thos. ... ... Leak & Gompatny tic agecne ot) nce Lintz. Porter (Gow) re Long Lumber Company ... “Wilson Bros.” Flooring and Trim ‘‘ Wilson Bros. Hardwood and Pine. ” stamped on every piece of this flooring stands for Quality. Look for the name. Interior Finish of All Kinds. We are equipped to fill large or small orders on short notice. Wilson ae Limited Long Mfg. Company, E. ... . Louisiana Red Cypress Co. . Mackarell, Thos. ... we Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ... ... McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... McGibbon Lumber Co. . McKinnon Chain Co. nae McLaren Belting Co., C. ... ... McLennan Lumber Co:, Lid? ..: Mareen“ \ahesieee Mavhiae “ee Mershon Lumber Co., John D. . Mershon & Company, W. B. .... Montreal Locomotive Works . Montreal Lumber Co. ... . Morris ot aa Hoist ba fier) Morgan Machine Grae Moreau Barking Machine Co. ... Munson-Whitaker Co. Natiofial’ Hlevator Gos)... + eee ' National Mfg. Company ... Newman, John P. ae New Ontario Colenieanad ce Nicholson File Company Oliver Lumber Co. ... Ontario Bond Corporation Pacific Lumber Company Palmer-Co:, ‘johne se a Parry Sound Lumber Co., Lik Payette & Company, ie Reale Philadelphia basen! Pink & Compaiyd.ind 2-02 eae Pratt & Wihttoeye-s 7 2. 0s soe Q Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial 2 Radcliff Saw Company . Rat Portage Lumber Co., cree Read & White ... Wuichet, Lows =..)-s-ee ee Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. Write us for prices. Collingwood, Ont. Rimouski Industrial Co. ... ‘a Ritter Lumber Co., W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Paperal Ce ), Rutherford & Sons, Wm. ... ... Russel Bros;’ ..>. 2... 5:0 See Ryther & Pringle -: .”. 200m Sadler & Haworth ... .. + Saw Mill Owners Sales Co. Sewall; Jas. W. eee - Sheldons Linde eC Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... . Siemen Bros., Limited ... . Simonds Canada Saw Co., Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd Smart-Woods Limited . ; Smith, N. +3) Spears & Winaee 2. See Spencer, C. Al... 1) j2eeeeeeeeee Stearns Salt and Lumber © Steel Company of Canada a Sturtevant Co. of Canada B. F. *: — St Gabriel Lagped co. a4 Superior Manufacturing Cer cae: Swedish Steel & ' nee Came sa Tessier, Alphonse ... ... eo Thomas, Ed. ~ = eae cee Thursteg-Flawelle Taner Was . Timberland Lumber Co. .. .. .. Timms, Phillips & Co. a ee Toronto Blower Company ... oa Turner Bros. Canada, Limited . an Turner & Sons, J. J. one ae Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... a" WwW a Watson & Todd .... eee _ Webster & Bro. Ltd., James Pe West & Peachy (7 a eee Wilson Bros. ..4 eee eee Wilson Lumber'Go, 222 2s Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . White Company, kL. & I. J. ... ~ Woodhouse Chain Company ... =) 4 } " = { “March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 CUTTY TT [Joessaat TH) TW deamon 1] {TTT TTL lnnnintt Saw and Planing Mills In a Goodhue Belt you get only the best leather with the stretch taken out of it. A Goodhue Belt will always run evenly and ‘‘clings’”’ to the pulley transmitting 100% of your power. Za For the wet places in the mill we have a special waterproof leather belt—‘‘Acme’”’. Other Goodhue Belts are ‘Extra’ and ‘*Standard”’ recommended according to the conditions under which the belt has to run, Goodhue Belts stretch less than any other belt by 15 to 25 per cent. SEND FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS J L. Goodhue & Company, Limited DANVILLE - QUEBEC BE, cecpircments wine Lee, MAPLE LEAF SAWS Industry of Canada places us ina MADE IN CANADA FOR 50 YEARS position to give you exactly what you re- quire for your particular work. We have lately opened a branch at Hull, Que., where a full line of cross-cut saws, bits, holders, etc. is carried. A fully equipped repair department is in connec- tion for the convenience of our many cus- tomers in that section of the country. Our Vancouver Branch is similarly equipped. You are assured Prompt Attention and Immediate Delivery. | SHURLY - DIETRICH COMPANY, LIMITED ULL, QUE. | GALT, ONT. VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued 62 No.1 Moulding 8/4 o. dds lances oes 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 438 - 45 29 - 31 17-19 Wo: 2 Moulding O/A) ce... seer ice se) cine 47 00 SAP BIRCH Wo. 2-Moulding 6/4 . Se... cei. ONTARIO The designs of our small locomotives are the result of wide experience. All details are accurately finished c to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. ‘ iy ee) oe ee t “March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER OR WOOD AND IRON RAILS CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES * ae 1 Aé6z2-ton Rite Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. There are numerous makes of balata belting on the market, some first class, and others which contain little or no balata gum. The value of the balata is the thorough impregnation of the fabric possible with that gum. j Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “* H.” _ CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. Established 1874 Lanco Balata Belts are impregnat- ed with pure balata gum, and they We always : HEAVY an ae do not deteriorate with age. You } HORSES on hand can save money by buying in rolls, or half rolls. le SM Ag ; aes _ Oldest and Largest Horse Dealers in Canada Good horses are hard to find, so deal with an old and reputable firm. Your interests are ours. “LET US KNOW YOUR WANTS” J. W. JACOBS, “street Montreal Write us for prices. LIMITED TORONTO 4xe MONTREAL Paes a eS, ron pr > aaa =- yremengyse ns | a See ae This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you get in our Logging locomotives. They are specially constructed for logging operations and_ will _ stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. Oil or coal burning. They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. Repair parts may always be obtained on the shortest notice. Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, splendidly equipped. We would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS ? ' Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. | Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg -. 3y c ae = on 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 1915 Sedial to stand up under a heavy and continuous a production, and the usual hard usage such | a machine gets in a saw mill. The permanent alignment, easy adjustments nid 4 completely universal saw guide are features that commend themselves to mill men. Ask us for the Bulletin “No. 2 Iron Saw Frame’”’ LTT THE E. LONG MFG. CO., Limited Orillia, Canada AGENCIES: Vancouver—Robt. Hamilton & Co. Winnipeg—The Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. Calgary and Edmonton—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley Company, Ltd. Montreal— Williams & Wilson, Ltd. ~ = “March 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ae | TRANSMISSION [avasn soc FOR 1 MACHINERY PROMPT SHIPMENT if PILLOW BLOCKS BELT TIGHTENERS FOR THE SAWMILL FRICTION CLUTCHES il SHEAVE WHEELS ; ; IRON PULLEYS When you are over-hauling your mill you will find quite a CHAINS—ALL KINDS lot of parts—boxes, shafts, gears and pulleys—that need replacing. GEARS—] We can supply anything you will need in this line. Se aa rs il STEEL We supply pulleys in any size up to 12’ in diameter, sheave wheels SHAFTING ‘il too. Steel shafting up to 25’ long as large as 12” diameter, rough COUPLINGS | or finished, keyseated as desired. Also solid and clutch couplings, and set collars of every kind. IRON ROLLS SPROCKETS Our boxes and bearings, shaft hangers and mule- stands are furnished in stand- ard stylesand standard sizes. If you require gears we build them in steel, iron and wood, cast or machined. Our patterns cover gears and blanks of most sizes called for and we can furnish what you want on short notice. Paper and iron frictions are ac- cessories which we turn out right. Let us re-new yours. Make out your repair list this week and we will give you right prices and quick delivery on it. Our workmanship is guaranteed. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Branch H. B. Gilmour, Winnipeg, Man. Brantford, Canada Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 1, 191 “FROST KING” META Our thirty-five years experience in metal mixing enables us to place on the market a babbitt th we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction engin pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade met made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. F h 30c per we Fort Se Petipa West of Fort William 35c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta = tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. a wort of mixed metal For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where all sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per lb.; West of Fort William, 45c, delivers to your nearest railway.station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. Maple Leaf Brand|| [Aafener Stitched Cotton Duck Belting BELT . 8 Excels all others in economy, THATS strength, efficiency and true run- : ning, whether for transmission of K a OWN power or conveying. A test re- OUR cently made at McGill University, Montreal, of a 6-ply “Maple Leaf” ee ” belt, a light double leather, and a he »4 T Ey A 6-ply rubber belt, showed that our “Maple Leaf” Belt stood a breaking strain 50 per cent. great- SEV OD —— er than the leather, and 25 per BE _OAK oe, A trial Belt will convince you. cent. greater than the rubber belt. = EXTRA 3) Write for prices and samples. » 7 ANNED o THEE f] i} HEHE HHH HHT “ ° ie 1850" “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. MONTREAL TORONTO ‘Maple Leaf ’’ Belt Dressing is the best WINNIPEG VANCOUVER for all kinds of belts. Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON - ONTARIO Branch: Montreal —Office 51 Duluth Building The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. | | Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL — River Driving C will be decidedly lower this year if you use Adams Gasoline Towing Mach- inery in 25 ft. punts for carrying sup- ‘plies and handling booms and _ logs. One man does the work of ten. We have both machinery and complete punts for prompt shipment. It will pay you to write us now. Gasoline engines all sizes, 2 to 25 h.p. Adams Launch & Engine Co. | Penetang, Ont. 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Toronto, March 15, 1915 No. 6 New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. sf : fae trelded Boom Chain LOGGING CARS wy, (Mors = ogy (More. = ay (More Sheared Toggle A T Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring Jno. J. Gartshore ee eo cae 58 Front St. West, Toronto McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor-Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS or TOW 100 BOOM - STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS 5 Fort Frances, Ont. Do not risk ex- GENUINE “TURBROS” ly j . ows es. pensive delays in production by in- | ® = q e tin , . cs stalling an unreli- - | . a able Pump. | 7 . It will pay you to Waterproof and Stretchless. | The best belt for sawmills. , ae premised v6 Manufactured and guaranteed by SOIREPINE M ACHINERY | | Turner Bros. Canada Limited The Beeart Farner’ Machine Co., Limited — uv Montreal . Vancouver HAMILTON, CANADA CS A Mark of Service "In every field where strength and service are factors you will find AJ AX Chain in daily It has proven itself by a score of years in active service as without an equal. 90% of all the Lumbermen of the United States and Canada use AJAX. There’s a reason. Standard Chain Company The World’s Largest Chain Makers Pittsburgh em LSc. Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 64 h abe tical Index of Advertisers, Page 62 a® “A 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1 A Word About The Hides Used In _ Waterproof Leather Belting > Even before tanning there is a big difference in hides—particularly in their tensile strength. The hides used in AMPHIBIA belting are obtained from the best stock at a season when the hides are toughest. They are carefully tanned in our own tanneries by a secret waterproof process which renders the leather ab- solutely impervious to oil, steam, water or fumes. The best of the butts is then selected for use in AMPHIBIA belting, any ” weak or thin spots having been culled out by experts. Every stage of manufacture is carefully supervised and every precaution taken to make AMPHIBIA the best leather belting on the market. Spalher Like gold has no substitute Write us for sample order stating where belt is to run. “Made in Canada” Tanners and Manufacturers For 39 Years Tanners and Manufacturers of the Best Leather Belts. MONTREAL 511 William St. TORONTO WINNIPEG 38 Wellington St. E. Galt Building ST. JOHN VANCOUVER 149 Prince William St. 217 Columbia Ave. call Pe ££ $< 8 a AMPHIBIA § March 15,'1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER / George Gordon & Company Limited Cache Bay, Ont. Cross Arms zy, x 414, Shaped, bored and Machinery For Sale 1 14 in. Berlin Matcher 1 8 in. Woods Sticker painted 1 Buzz Planer WHITE oe 1 Tenoning Machine 3 ft.6in., 2200 pcs. A tt. 1500 pcs. 6 ft. 2300 pcs. NORW AY 344 x 444 DAS. A ft. 12400 pcs. PINE 6 ft. 9000 pcs. | | 1 Arm Sander | | 1 Sash & Door Clamp | 1 Saw Table Machine ' | 1 Turning Table 1 Steam Glue Pot 9 Small Trucks ‘The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada Established 1912 —Directors— Angus McLean, President - - Bathurst, N. B. W. F. Napier - - - Campbellton, N.B. D. E. Richards - - - - Campbellton, N. B. W. P. Eaton : - - - Chatham, N. B. R. B. Ross - - Montreal F. E. Blackhall, Bei. Treas. - - - Campbellton, N. B. —List of Mills and Shipping Points— The Shives Lumber Co., Limited . - Campbellton, N.B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Limited - - Campbellton, N. B. B. A. Mowat~ - - - Campbellton, N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Go; Bimited - Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Limited - Charlo,N.B. ~ The Bathurst Lumber Co., Pinied : Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. - - - Chatham, N.B. Edwards & McLean - : Bonaventure, N. B. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Peacr Co. - -Gaspe, Que. UNIFORM Grading Rules govern all Mills with uniform prices and terms to all buyers. For quotation, address either the Mill direct or send enquiry to er. G. Wheaton, Ahmerst, N. seis Canadian Sales Agent CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 2" Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only ‘Detulee Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak 4 Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B.C. — Read & White || New Ontario Colonization Co. Wholesale Lae Lands, Lumber, Lath and Pulpwood Spruce, Hemlock Planing Mill Work and Hardwoods | ones Hemlock & B.C. Timbers 818 New Birks Bldg., MONTREAL John Harrison & Sons Co. Owen Sound, Ont. Limited We have the following lumber on hand ready for shipment | | Lumber Yard, Jacksonboro, Ont. as shown above, and for which we solicit your orders viz: Posts, Ties, Timber, Lumber, Sash, Doors, In- 1 x 4 Merchantable Spruce. 1 x 12 Merchantable Spruce. tarior Finis: Mad d Fl p & 1 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 and 8/4 Mill Run Tamarack. erior Finish, rlardwoo ooring, oc. 1 x 6 Merchantable Spruce as Balsam. il 1 x 7 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 No. 2 and Better Whilewoud® Three eigen as Is and large, well 1 x 9 Merchantable Spruce. 8/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood equipped Planing Mills. 1 x 10 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 Mill Run Poplar. Good supply of Pine, Cedar, Hemlock and CLAY BELT LANDS FOR SALE, Located in Hardwoods. Special bills Winter or Summer. Townships of Kendrey and Haggart, District of Temiskaming, Ontario. | River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Manufacturers of Look! | Flooring Strips Red Pine White Pine 90,000 1 x 6—10/18 298,000 1 x 6—10/16 50,000 1 x 5—10/18 94,000 1 x 5—10/16 90,000 1 x 4—10/18 150,000 1 x 410/16 51,000 5/4 x 4—10/16 5 Cars 3 X B. C. Shingles in Transit. The Long Lumber Company HAMILTON, ONT. F _ a db Held Up ? |Are You Being Ws Hostile times cause panic, 4 AY ceed Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1915 _ FIR TIMBERS| HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. ‘Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. ee a : The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter I1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. | Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. EY Caper +Mtusie to tae Heavy Fir Dimension Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty i" Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better we like it nea We Dress fei 1 to 4 Sides up to 7 eae 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade ts posttively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited 1 Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 1 Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto : Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company — MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively | 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A” Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Eastern Agents, Gull River Lumber Co., Ltd., Lindsay, Ont. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B. Ce - 4 al CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada We offer for immediate shipment the following grades of | White Cedar Shingles Ey Clears Second Clears Clear Walls and Extra No. 1s ' This stock is bone dry and can be supplied short or full count. Shipping | Points: Campbellton, Dalhousie, Charlo, Bathurst, Bonaventure and Chatham. For prices write or wire | F G. Wheaton, Amherst, N. S., etnadian Sales Agent MecLennan’s Gang Edger This Gang Edger is substantially built and can be run continuously at full capacity. The specifications are ca- pacity, from 50 to 100 M per 10 hours; floor space, 5 feet 7% inches by 8 feet 8 inches ; length of feed rolls, 48 inches ; diameter of spindle 3 7/8 inches ; diam- eter of driving pulley, 14 inches by 14 inches ; to take six 20 inch saws, two of these shifting saws; front bench fur- nished with iron rolls and 4 iron rolls for back bench. We also make Slab Resaws, Shingle Machines, Lath Machines and Bolters, Sleeper Machines. Write us tor ctrculars on the above machines McLennan Foundry & Machine Works, Limited Campbellton, N. B. Joun MoKereow, W. K. GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City Byers Dealers rer SPRUCE «-:. Lath and White Cedar Shingles Sales Agents: Iberville Lumber Co. Sault-au-Mouton, P.Q. FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood : slabs cut tolengths required. Hem lock, Cedar, Posts ie Sete receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 | JOHN °. NEWMAN, wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. MBER AND TIMBER WhitePiae, Termes: Yellow Pine, Hemlock Onk Mpu idjogs. Doors, Sashes and 8, ar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. £44 LOGSTAMPS Write us for particulars and prices Superior Mfg. Co.,Ltd. 93 Church St., Toronto BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.00 Canada Lumberman - Toronto Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Grades Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Prompt - Shipments Right Prices Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red Jack Pine All grades and sizes. Get in touch with us for prices C. G. Anderson Lumber Company, Limited Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Dealers in Lumber 206 Manning Chambers Toronto March 15, 1915 E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW | LUMBER CO. LIMITED © Toronto Sarnia - Buffalo ~ Rimouski Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, } Ltee.) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock 4 | Red Cedar Shingles 2a White Pine Lath ’ Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie | Pine and Hardwood Lumber |, Lath and Shingles | | ; | a North Tonawanda, N.Y. | — March 15, 1915 / James W. Sewall TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. q ‘Technical Training Thoroughness , Experience 141 Centre Street | 1 OLD TOWN, MAINE HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress Kiln Dried North . Carolina Pine \ Send Us Your Inquiries 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard ‘i Prison Point Cable Address ‘‘Hobco Boston.” | The Penetanguishene Planing Mill : ash and Door Factory | aes of all kinds done by ease. Rail- ad Switch in connection with mill Nn classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor * PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO | Do you know the worth of ! your Timber Lands? if _ My methods of cruising, based fi on 24 years’ experience, will | prove as valuable to youas they | have to many large Banking { and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United Statesand | Canada, | Whether you want to buy, bond } orsell I can be ofservice to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester ~ 1 Broadway NEW YORK | Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, aver Expert Penna, Forest Commis- | sion ton P ro » a: pressive Se Jy Lumbering | evans accurate knowledge | +ofquantity, quality and accessi- bility of timber supply. | ‘This Bee wiedge, when obtained | byo | i TIMBER ESTIMATES } is reliable. It appeals to | : Timber Investors, i Bonding Houses, Mill Operators. a9 WE INVITE CORRESPONDENCE. v, v e iN 5 ason- Whitaker Co. ; _ Consulting Forest Engineers q » Sore 512 Cont. and Comm. BankBldg. if oston 622 Tremont Bldg. Daittebareh, 900 Arrott Bldg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 100,000 Ft. 5/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood A500“ 6/4-~"“ € - 2000 16/4“ zs “ 12,000 “ 8/4 Ist and 2nd Soft Elm 17,000 “ 4/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 22,000 “ 8/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 50,000 “ 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch 13,000 “ 3x 8 to 16’—10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash . 13,000 “ 2.x 6 and up—I0 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, ere | London Office Dashwood House 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, “‘TECTONA,” Glasgow At and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England For Sale by Owners B. C. Timber Lands G. FP three + (Cant Re New Railroads P. G. E: E. THOMAS 578 Richards St., Vancouver, B. C. Located on Quick Shipments Gulf Cypress N. Carolina Pine Long Leaf Timber From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1915 The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. You Want Long Joisting for Spring Look over your stock and write for prices on any of the following:— 50,000 feet 2 x 6—20 Norway 15,000 feet 2 x 10—20 Norway 38,000 feet 2 x 8—22 Norway . 60,000 feet 2 x 8—20 Norway 24,000 feet 2 x 10—22 Norway 15,000 feet 2 x 12—22 Norway | Stock List on application. Get your Stock DRESSED, MATCHED or RESAWED and save freight. PLANING MILL in connection with our yard. WORK GUARANTEED. ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. OF PENETANGUISHENE To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare — themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. : Manufacturers of and Dealers in | Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. HeMLock BIListuFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. All stock sized or matched if required. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company : id 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. + be DETROIT, MICH. | Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber California White Pine California Sugar Pine . . Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, 4 and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La ee AS ee - and Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber — ae fens Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— B General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. | — ae ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Watpre, President. R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. — The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. | Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 Wellington Street East, ‘TORONTO, ONT. } | March 15, 1915 Get our prices on White and Red Pine. We have all sizes at Bisco and can make prompt shipments. We also have Norway at Tomiko, 1913 cut, grade right, prices right. Leak & Company, Limited 18 Aberdeen Chambers, TORONTO 32 Church Street, FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers MEMPHIS, - TENN. To the Manufacturing Trade When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our specialty. Piling — Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long filled on short notice. Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto For Sale—1914 Cut Norway Lath Spruce Lath |The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Limited | ‘Tel. M. 5584 TORONTO, ONT. } | 18 Toronto Street | SPEARS & LAUDE JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Oak, Ash, Poplar and” Cypress . MEMPHIS, - TENN . ft. 4/4 No. . ft. 8/4 No. . ft. 12/4 No, . 4/4-No. 1 Common and Better Elm. 1 Common and Better Elm. 1 Common and Better Elm. 2 Common and Better Maple. . 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. : 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 40 M. ft. 4/4 Mill Cull Elm. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 300,000 1” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 60,000 2” No. 1 C. & B. Maple 60,000 2” No. | C. & B. Elm 100,000 1” Cull Elm 50,000 2” No. | C. & B. Birch 20,000 1” No. | C. & B. Maple 150,000 1° No. 1 C. & B. Elm This stock was cut early, is dry, and was taken from an excep- tionally good run of logs. We are quoting attractive prices on this lumber for prompt shipment: Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers 501 Kent Bldg., TORONTO Ottawa : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘March 15, 1915 Thos. Mackarell & Company : Montreal Wholesale Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele The Gres Falls Company Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P. 5 Manufacturers of Spruce 2d Pine Lumber «»¢ Ground Wood Pulp THE PACIFIC _LUMBER CO. The Largest Manufacturers of California P BX 1, Redwood in the Used for every purpose for which a soft wood is adapted. Furnished in any width and thickness. Manufactured goods of all kinds. Exclusively Represented by John D. Mershon Lumber Company Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 1657 Monadnock Bidg. world. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Red Pine White Pine Spruce. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Donald Fraser & oan Limiteds Cabano, P. Q. Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co., Limited — Whitworth, P. Q. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. As All Other Concerns Combined promptly. merit a still larger increase. Hibernia Building 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. Try us. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY New Orleans, La. =a March 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN | Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario | Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We have the following dry stock ready for q | shipment : | 1x4 Common and Better 150 M | 1x5 150 M 1x6 66 66 66 125 M a 1 x rs 66 : 66 66 50 M | 1 x8 66 66 66 50 M | a 1x9&up “ es a 75 M wo2g x4 v4 yes gle 160 M 2x6 66 6é 66 75 M 2 x8 66 66 66 100 M 2x10 66 66 6% 100 M ax 12 66 66 66 15 M 1 | 3x8 66 66 66 25 M. . 3x 10 66 66 66 15 M | Also about two cars 2 x 8, 2x 10, 2 x 12 by 18 | to 28 long.. We make a specialty of dressed and b matched lumber in car or mixed lots. Allorders by mail receive our prompt attention. Not altogether what we say but what users say _ “*We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- -ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- ppider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. y West & aeueney - Simcoe, Ont. AND WOODWORKER NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE YOUR MONEY Fill in the blanks, cut out, mail, then “wait and see.” To.the Herbert Morris Crane & Hoist Co., Ltd., Toronto. Please send me your new book “ Handling Economy.” I want to know how to save useless expense. SST te AE 2S een ee ie ee BAGS LO ee ae seh. he ete. acu eles oan RSERE PM GANR DENI ee oi) ese oascc.0 = chances Sue patil cay dee be wes PM SS fl Se’ ES i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ March 15, 1915 Hoffman Brothers Company Fort Wayne, Indiana LOUISIANA RED —— QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK 4 POPLAR ASH Yards at Nashville, Tenn. Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER | 1 baa SAWED VENEER ” 12" BAND S AWED LUMBER Specialty : QUARTERED WHITE OAK We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR F ROM YOU WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON | Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: G. H. Johnson, 125 Tyndall Avenue, Phone Parkdale 736, Toronto, Ontario Mr. Gilbert B. Woodhull, Box 54, Toronto, Ont. — Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. Stearns Quality NY: o. 1 Common, 5 cars. 8/4 1s and 2s, 1 car. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 1 car. WHITE OAK: , 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. 8/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 6/4 1s and 2s Plain, 6 cars. Mic igan arawoods 4/4-Sound' Wormy, 8 cars. 7/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. 5/4 Sound Wormy, 2 cars 8/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. Pi 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. em oc an Ine POPLAR: oA No. 1 Common, 3 cars. 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. 3/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 474 N - 1 Common, 5 cars. 4/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, four cars. PLAIN RED OAK: Lumber and Timber Try out STEARNS SERVICE on mixed car shipments. Retail stocks replenished over night by our 24 hour service, : 5/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 6/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. fr = = Es - possi 10/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 6/4 1s and Qs, 3 Gare: 12/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, two cars. ry a Sie ‘ls and 2s, three cars ° R : 8/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. og . 23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. 4/4 24 27, three cars, Panel and No. = 4/4 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. HEMLOCK / ow | SHINGLES All Ty ae ta = roam bef tet Sais § | MIXED | Ne oo CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: MAPLE FL’G. CARS MOULDING John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada Phone College 6997 The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS Michigan Hardwoods *, Hemlock Lumber ==W.M.RITTER LUMBER COMPA Grayling : Michigan - i "March 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 We handle er vihing in Lumber “Hipcoscope” Lumberman’s Electric Lantern Always Ready. Can’t Start a Fire. Cheaper to Use than Oil. This new searchlight (see illustration) will throw a strong light 300 feet. Operated on two No. 6 dry cells which may be secured anywhere in Canada for twenty-five cents each. The “Hipcoscope” is the ideal light _ your night watchman—he can sear rch e alley. The ‘‘Hipcoscope” gives 200 tate light for fifty cents, Write or wire for prices and stock lists. ~The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited It is impossible for the “Hipcoscope” to start a fire no matter what you do to it. Used with the “Har rdinge” Portable Watchman’s Clock your plant and yard are practically safe from fire or theft. Owing to weight it does not pay to ship batteries. Delivered free without bat- teries, for $4.50 anywhere in Canada. 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. Box Board Matcher Hingley’s B.B.B. Chains Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof Specialties Boom Chains of all Descriptions Rafting, Log Loading, Quarry, Minning, Crane and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton Crown Refined Iron. Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. Agent for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island F. R. Whipple, West St. John, N. B. General Agents for Canada Drummond McCall & Company, Limited Montreal Let us mail you catalogue of Box Factory Machinery and Horizontal N. Hingley & Sons, Limited Netherton Iron and Chain Works, Dudley, England and Vertical Re-saws. Mereen - Johnson Machine Co. ‘a MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Spruce White Pine Maes Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. - QUEBEC & ST. MAURICE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, Portland, Maine CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1915 | New Homes For which old ideas have been improv- ed and adapted and: new ones created, A» : 8 je ‘ Ory piss xb? when built of Arkansas Soft Pine, in 3 every wav are satisfactory and AMe® Tm Owen Are a Profitable Investment — Now is the time to build them. Manufacturers of all manner of building matcrials are hungry . for orders. Prices are lower than they have been for some time and probably lower than they should be—even the price of Arkansas Soft Pine has been affected by general business condi- tions. Labor costs less because the most skillful workmen are available. For these and other good reasons our suggestion is to BUILD NOW AND WALL \ ) wy To use Arkansas Soft Pine. Wecan furnish you complete information respecting the uses and values of this wonderfully good lumber, but we cannot explain why it can be procured at the very low price at which it is now offered. That condition exists and you will profit by it And avoid a quarrel with Fate by BUYING NOW and BUILDING NOW before you are required to pay more nearly what Arkansas Soft Pine, and other materials, are worth. It is for your own profit’s sake that we urge you to ° WB Build Now SS Spring is the time to start. A com- es plete stock of Arkansas Soft Pine right — h-re in our yard in your home town is a further reason why you should Get Busy WY Wh a fy Yi \We mY me NY, - Yjjjj?=- ‘ DP MN \ \\ \N Sor pr LM, 0 ror BAS If you set people to thinking you will find that thinking will set them to work. Ask the Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, for the four electros, clip the foregoing for copy, insert the advertisement in your local newspaper and start something in your town. If you need more Arkansas Soft Pine, ask the mills for it. Stout Lumber Company, - Thornton, Ark. ’ Eagle Lumber Company, - Eagle Mills, Ark. — Valley Lumber Company, - - Reader, Ark. Edgar Lumber Company, - Wesson, Ark. | Wisconsin & Arkansas Lbr. Co., Malvern, Ark. - Fordyce Lumber Company - Fordyce, Ark. Arkansas Land & Lumber, Co., Malvern, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Co., Millville, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company, - Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. Crossett Lumber Company, - Crossett, Ark. Gates Lumber Company, - - Wilmar, Ark. Southern Lumber Company -. Warren, Ark. a. a March 15, -1915 St. Simeon Lumber Co. Limited Doreil, P.Q. January 30, 1915 Mr. Chas. Manseau, Sales Manager The Moreau Barking Machine Co., Ltd. Drummondville, Que. Dear Sir:— We beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 20th inst. . We installed six Moreau barkers in May, 1907 and since that date we reckon that each of these machines has barked 15,000 cords of wood, costing on an average from 40 to 45 cents a cord, according to circumstances. Maintenance for each of these machines amounted to from $5 to $6 per year. We reckon the loss of wood through barking averages about 18%. These machines have proved so satisfactory to us that our firm, having decided to build a new mill, will install 8 or 10 of these Moreau barkers in it. . Yours very truly The St. Simeon Lumber Co., Ltd. Doreil Per Alf, Garneau CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER of Moreau Barkers The Moreau Barking Machine is something quite different from any other rossing device. It has a capacity of from 2 to 3 cords per hour and only requires6 H.P. to operate it, and it eliminates the time consuming and costly operation of boil- ing logs. The Moreau Barker only diminishes the log 18 per cent. as compared with a loss of 25 per cent. to 30 per cent. by other barkers. The Moreau is an Automatic Bark- er and its working efficiency is not de- pendent upon the operator. This feature is particularly advantageous when the logs to be barked are crooked. Used in conjunction with a pulp wood plant the Moreau Barking Ma- chine will show surprising results. A valuable feature of this outfit is that it is readily portable to any point in the woods—at the railway siding or wherever shipping facilities are offered. Its own weight is sufficient to hold it in place when in operation. Write us for literature and prices The Moreau Barking Machine Company, Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Address all communications to C. Manseau, Sales Manager, Drummondville, Que. 2) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Machinery and Timber For Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Miuills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. Special bargains in the townships of Burpee, Falconbridge and Street. for small mills. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 iandltWackine tos- ‘&, Al CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER March 15, 1915 SIMONDS Inserted Point CUT-OFF SAWS Here is a picture of a full size section of the Single Tooth Pat- tern Cut-Off Saw. The teeth and the saw plate are both carefully machine milled to form close fit- ting joints, which do not require rivets—the only successful Insert- ed Tooth Cut-Off Saw possessing this feature. The teeth are set for clearance and may be filed and set for local cutting conditions. | Write for prices. Simonds Canada Saw Co. Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. St. John, N.B. A Boon to Lumbermen Payette’s Famous Patent Mill Dogs 650 Sets already sold (1) They will dog with perfect ease and safety in any class of timber. (2) Will dog just as easily, frozen maple or hardwoods of any description. (3) Will dog the last board, just as easily as they dogged the first one. (4) They do not tear the board or stock. (5) Many other reasons, too numerous to mention here. SSTGS MAC POmBD we ESSSSSSSSASS SSS SSNS Write us for full particulars and booklet on same. We also manufacture the following High-Grade Saw-Mill Machinery;—New Modern Saw-Mill Carriages, with either three or two head blocks; P. Payette’s New Patent Saw-Mill Dog, for use in either winter or summer. P. Payette’s Grip-Set: Works; Steam Feed Valves, Steam Lifter and Loaders, Valves. Five different classes and styles of Edgers, for either light or heavy duty. Combined Gang-Circulars and Edgers, or Independent Gang Circulars. Steam-Canters, Steam Lifters and Loaders, and a general line of saw-mill machinery. Detachable Chain-Sprockets, Castings of Gray-Iron, Semi-Cast Steel, and brass casi- ings for general use. Descriptive Booklet and prices mailed free upon request. P. Payette & Company > Engineers and Machinists Penetanguishene, Ontario Gnada Jumberman Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. “ THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. OFFICES AND BRANCHES: INTO - - Telephone A. 2700 - - 347 Adelaide Street West OUVER - Telephone Seymour 2013 - Hutchison Block ITREAL - - Telephone Main 2299 - - 119 Board of Trade IPEG - Telephone Garry 856 - Commercial Travellers’ Bldg. YORK - - Tel. 3108 Beekman - - 628 Tribune Building ICAGO - - Tel. Centra! 6403 - - 1155 Peoples Gas Building DONVENG. - - - - - - - - 3 Regent Street, S.W. ! TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION la, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. Single copies 15 cents. The Tanda Lumberman and Woodworker” is published in the interest reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and idustries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely 1ation on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- its readers. vertisers’ will receive caratal attention and liberal treatment. For ufacturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention mers and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, lls, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly lost direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. d class matter.. ntered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- N.Y., under me Act x Congress of March 3, 1879. Toronto, March 15, 1915 No. 6 We Approaching Good Times? ice of the war; and even in the face of war conditions, it is opinion of many well-informed Canadians that the farmers of rairies, if they secure a good harvest this year will be in a posi- m to set the wheels of Canadian commerce and industry in motion ectively as to counteract the ill-effect of the war and make Can- osperous. n and the outlook for the year 1915 as seen by a well-known manufacturer of western Canada, ‘who recently visited To- and expressed his views: in detail upon this subject. Taking S. which had been given to him by a prominent western banker lumberman quoted the banker as saying that the farmers of the ould receive between $350,000,000 and $400,000,000 for their is year. This estimate is based upon reports which the bank ‘ived from many quarters to the effect that the acreage of wn this year will show an increase of about 20 per cent. At the estimate was made wheat was selling at $1.50 per bushel, which, taken in connection with the reports received for other id animal products will yield the amounts mentioned above. ha tever the actual results may be in dollars and cents, there is isaying the fact that, with a high price for their wheat, the of the west this year will be in possession of a vast amount oney, so long as the country is not visited by a crop failure, an which no agricultural experts are expecting. Everyone is more familiar with the manner in which the prosperity of the Can- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER es ditions, for the whole country has been marking time industrially ever since the collapse of the real estate boom which was founded largely upon the agricultural prospects of the prairie country and the enor- mous immigration which it encouraged. These prospects were dis- counted far into the future and we have grown accustomed during the last few months to hearing the opinion expressed that it will be a long time before the west will catch up to itself and be in a posi- tion once more to encourage industry throughout the rest of Can- ada to any great extent. If conditions had continued as they were and there had been no war, it is more than likely that this would have been the case and that we would have had to pay for many years to come for the temerity with which many Canadians sent their money travelling into the future. But the war has changed all our calcula- tions in this connection and there are now a large number of people who believe that as soon as the war is over there will come to Canada once more a great flood of immigration which will be a strong factor in placing the country again in a good position for prosperity and growth. There are other factors closely connected with the existence of ‘the war which are creating a new state of affairs in Canada and which will bring about prosperity long before we could have hoped for it under normal conditions. The vast amounts of money which have already been expended in Canada in the purchase of supplies of many kinds for military purposes afford probably the most important factor which has yet developed in connection with the return of industrial activity, which is beginning to be seen. In the west we had only commenced to see the withering effects upon the lumbering indus- try of the recent extravagance of our people. Many of the greatest lumber producing companies in Canada had been driven into positions of financial embarrassment. A few months ago we were hearing of these troubles every day and we -were wondering where the end would be. During the last few weeks the news reports haye been of another color and have told of such large orders for timber for military pur- poses and for railroad construction both in-Europe and America that large manufacturing companies in British Columbia and the Western States are starting up again and expecting with confidence that the orders already out are the forerunners of many others which will keep the saws busy for many months to come. In Eastern Canada the war has already created activity and prosperity such as lumber manufacturers have seldom known before. Moreover, these war or- ders are not handicapped by the high price of freight transportation. When one of the governments at war purchases timber or other sup- plies, it needs it as soon as it can be shipped, and as the Allies con- trol the ocean shipping situation today they can provide the vessels for transportation. These orders, therefore, all mean great and un- wonted activity in Canada and the circulation of great sums of money which cannot result otherwise than in widespread general and indi- vidual benefit. When one has considered all these circumstances and has rejoiced at the benefits which Canada will reap from the unfortunate existence of the war, there is still another factor to be considered, namely, that Canada is one of the few countries which is able to take advantage of the demand created by the war. Our resources are large, our raw materials and manufactured articles are in many instances of great value to the allies. We are so far removed from the seat of war that we can develop our manufacturing without interference. We have ready access to the great money markets of England and the United States, so that we are not hafidicapped in producing the articles need- ed. We are, in fact, in an ideal situation not only for supplying the actual requirements of the fighting armies of the Allies, but for fill- ing the deficiency in the production of European countries which have been devastated of their manufacturing plants, their workmen, their farm laborers and their fertile fields. In the matter of farm products alone, it is estimated that the deficiency in the grain production of Europe for 1914 as compared with 1913 was about 357,888,000 bushels. Germany, Austria, Belgium, France and Russia will not-be able to make up the deficiency until after the war. The war presents to the farmers of Canada, therefore, a unique opportunity of help in the re- turn of prosperity to the people of Canada and to do their share in 24 feeding the armies of the Allies. We believe, from the reports which have been received, that the farmers are awake to this situation and have already made preparations which will result in a greatly increased yield for 1915. There is no way of estimating what will be the value of a bushel of wheat when it is harvested. The price fluctuates so greatly from time to time that prediction would be foolish, yet the farmer of the west is already expecting that his crop this year will bring him $1.50 per bushel. A recent estimate placed the 1915 crop at 195,520,812 bushels of wheat. This at $1.50 per bushel would yield $293,281,218 which is a great increase in wealth for the farmer of the west whet considered alongside of the figures for 1914, which were 139,090,000 bushels, at an average price of 54c., making. the total value $74,602,- '614. Other cereals are estimated for 1914 at a total value of $88,206,- 758, making the total receipts of the prairie farmers $381,487,976. This is believed by men who are conservative in their views to be the lowest possible estimate of the amount of money that will come into the’ hands of the western farmers this year. It must be remembered that the activity of the British Columbia lumber manufacturers which has recently commenced to show itself on account of the large military and railroad purchases, and the activities of the eastern lumbermen on account of the demand for spruce and pine in England to take the place of stocks which cannot be secured at present from northern Europe, are based entirely upon a demand which has nothing whatever to do with the Canadian farmer. This demand is likely to continue at least during the war, and Careless Credit and Its Consequences—A Call for Reform 4 “I see that you have been publishing a good deal of material about credits and collections in the Canada Lumberman recently,” said a prominent. Toronto retail lumberman a day or two ago in con- servation with the editor. “That is the one question above all others that stands out as one of practical importance to the trade and unless the trade takes to heart the advice which you have been publishing and does something of a radical nature pretty soon, many retailers, and wholesalers, too, let me tell you, will be in greater trouble than they have ever been in before. I do not mean that business is any worse today than it is usually at this time of the year, but I do mean that, with business in its present condition there cannot be any more indiscriminate granting of credit without trouble.” The retailer who made the above remarks is a man whose opinion is respected by every- one in the trade and one who never talks in such a manner unless the occasion calls for it strongly. Discussing the matter in detail he stated his views along the following lines. Get down to the bottom of the trouble and you will find in a great many cases that the origin is with the speculative builder, a man who is said to be taking a chance, but who in reality is taking a very one-sided chance, for, if the speculative building business is success- ful he makes money, if it is not successful he has little or nothing to lose, and men who give him credit for lumber and other building ma- terials are the ones who suffer. The speculative builder, however, is only a single factor in the situation, and could not be such a dangerous factor if he were properly held in check. The greatest cause of trouble is the retailer who fails to conduct his business in a businesslike man- ner. He generally employs a canvasser to hunt up business, at a sal- ary of $1,000 or $1,500 a year, a man whose work is to call on the con- tractors, architects, and men who intend to build, and try to get their business. He is paid a salary and he has nothing to do but get or- ders. He goes to extremes in order to earn his salary. He takes any business that offers. The speculative builder finds him nicely suited to his case because he will sell him lumber at the lowest possible price and will deliver it without question as to payment. The retailer’s canvasser, when he gets an order, is likely in almost every case to re- present the new customer to his employer as deserving of all the credit requested. The result is that when business comes to a stand- still, the retailers find themselves loaded with many dead accounts. This canvasser or solicitor, or whatever he may be called, is a menace CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , a 4 ri ae 7) * Th 2 March 15, 19 191 5 probably even thereafter, for, the minute the demand for military u ceases there will be an even greater demand for building up the co} tries which have been devastated by the war, and the railroad ¢ panies will experience at once an acceleration of their freight basing = sg such as they have seldom experienced in the past. The demand tig Ir Europe, therefore, will continue, and when on top of it there co me the demand of the prairie farmer and the general Canadian farmer, ; a result of the money which he receives for this year’s crop, it ; be a remarkable thing if the lumber industry does not becor ef most prosperous industry in Canada. = In all this discussion of the situation no mention has been r of Ontario; but Ontario is in that happy position in which it car fail to be one of the greatest beneficiaries from the general pra of the country. It will ship lumber to the middle west. It - agricultural implements. It will ship furniture, stoves, build terials of many kinds, and in fact manufactured articles of ever cription. It will immediately feel the benefit of the circul money which becomes effective in the near future. While the “Canada Lumberman” is always on the wate reasonable opportunity to tell its readers of the brighter side industrial picture, all that has been said above is not of its a ception. These views, while they are held by us, are really th ” of men in the lumber industry in all parts of Canada which heard expressed from time to time during the last two mo especially during the last few weeks, and while at first mentioned with some hesitation they are today expressed all sides, so that we have become convinced of their truth. to the trade. The retailers in a city like Toronto must stop of doing business or the trouble will never cease. ‘They oug the matter over between themselves and they can easily remedy ters. It is only a question of resolving to be more careful about } and not to be so greedy about orders, and then living up to. lution. The same thing applies as between the wholesaler and ce large number of retailers. The same foolish way of doing busin prevails there also. There are three classes of retailers. man who takes his two per cent. 30 days. There is the takes his three months, and there is the man who does not or only pays a small amount when he is driven to it. TI class, as a rule, will renew their notes time and again, pay about 10 per cent. when they are pressed very hard; and the of the retailer whose views are expressed above is, that the. class of trade, if not more. Among the wholesalers, there h too many who encourage this class of retail customers. Rece have been “stung” in several instances and have learned which will prevent some of them from ever making the san again. The wholesalers should talk over this question other. There is no other way of eliminating the evil. decide to give no more credit to this class of retailer. which such a retailer carries must be thrown on the mark fails. So long as such a man is doing business he is under the other retailers who conduct their affairs on a basis, and when he fails his stocks are thrown upon the bargain prices and the consumers are the only ones who ber is nothing in it for the trdde no matter what the results r loss of business and a great deal of trouble. The retailer who is referred to above is a member of t bermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade which has formed, and he urged that this matter should be taken up at meeting of the Section. If this is done, there is a likelihood retailers and the wholesalers will thrash out the problems and to devise a plan for solving them. The matter is not a difficult It is only a question of making the resolution to conduct busit a businesslike manner and then living up to the resolution. one will be better off. The trade will make a better proaey on 1 e arch 15, 1915. business which it does. There will be far less price cutting, and com- petition will be on a reasonable basis. No one will be injured except ‘the man who wants to do business on other peoples’ money, giving the owner of the money all the risk and taking for himself all the In connection with the cost of transporting lumber, no question ever come before the industry which is of greater importance than pplication of the railway companies to the Dominion Board of vay Commissioners for permission to increase their freight rates 1 all eastern lines. A report of the first hearing of this application the Board is published elsewhere in this issue. Members of the iber trade and industry should study this report minutely. The ard will hold further hearings at Montreal and Toronto and it is to be hoped that the case as already presented by the lumbermen at Ottawa will be further endorsed by strong protests at these hearings. \t Toronto, the hearing will probably be held early in April. The ‘onto trade, and in fact the whole trade of Ontario, should see to t that their views are presented before the Board. 4 _ In the broadest aspect of the case there is no question whatever that the present is a most inopportune time for proposing any such increase for moving freight. Even if we should admit that the railway Bcc mpanies are making less profit from their freight business now lan formerly, and that they have reason for wanting higher rates, the present is no time for putting such rates into effect. The immediate and chief result would be a diminution in the amount of traffic, which would leave the railway companies no better off than they were be- _ Industrial conditions in Canada today are such that they will ee respond to any such treatment by reducing the volume of iness done. Moreover, the railway companies, if they are mak- smaller profits than usual, are no exception to the general line of iness in Canada and they should be content, for the time being east, to govern themselves in accordance with the examples which er lines of business have established. One has only to read a daily spaper to discover that other lines of business are seeking to ncourage trade in exactly the opposite manner to the railway com- ies, namely, by lowering their prices all along the line. We be- e that the railway companies at present could do themselves more d in the same way than they could by increasing their freight charges. % Competition for business today is exceptionally keen. The vol- w ne of business is reduced. The situation is one which is governed “a iP : A report from Louisville, Ky., states that hardwood manufac- rers are very much perturbed over the 7% per cent. tax on lumber 1 has gone into effect in Canada. It had been known for some that the Canadian Government would impose a war tax on lum- - imports, but apparently few concerns prepared for it, though yme large hardwood men have a few hundred thousand feet of stock n the other side of the border. The imposition of the tax will re- it is declared, in the consumer in Canada having to pay that h more for his stock, as the manufacturer in the United States uuld, of course, not be willing to shrink his prices to that extent. tax is placed on the shipping price of the lumber, freight off. ‘That ocean freight rates on Canadian lumber were now so high 0 interfere very seriously with the export trade to Great Britain the statement made in Parliament recently by Hon. Dr. Pugsley, ler Minister of Public Works, during a discussion of the question. Pugsley asked Sir George Foster, Minister of Trade and Com- e, whether any steps had been taken to regulate ocean freights espect to Government subsidized mail steamers during the last onths. “It appears,” he stated, “that the rate on lumber shipped the limited Kingdom, which a year or two ago was 36s per stand- CANADA-~LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 profit if any is made. These difficulties are common to every part of Canada and if the trade in Toronto are fortunate enough to be able to bring into effect a practical improvement in the situation their ex- ample will unquestionably be followed in other localities, The Railway Freight Case—An Unreasonable Request more than anything else by a universal desire on the part of the con- sumer to reduce his expenditure. You cannot make business or in- crease profits at will today by increasing prices for your commodity or your service. You will either reduce the volume of business still further, or encourage the trade of competitors. With all the railway companies seeking permission to make a uniform advance in their freight rates there is no question of encouraging a competitor’s trade. The result, therefore, must be that if freight rates are increased the volume of business will be diminished, in addition to placing upon the trade that remains a further burden which it will find great diffi- culty in shouldering under present trade conditions. Leaving aside entirely all consideration of the statistics connect- ed with the case, because we believe that they are not sufficiently strong to justify the railroads’ request, the present is a most illogical moment for the railways to seek such an increase. It happens that their desire for this increase is based upon the permission recently given to the railways of the Eastern States to make a 5 per cent. in- crease in their freight charges, a concession to the railways which was made in reply to a request presented more than a year ago, be- fore there was any fear of war, or of the great economic disturbances which the world has undergone since that time. The increase was granted after the war had been declared, it is true, but the facts upon which it was based were presented before the war and the whole question and its solution had to do with conditions entirely outside of any consideration of those conditions which have developed since the war began. For this reason the example of the United States is not one which justifies the Canadian railroads in seeking a similar privilege. Possibly, if the war had not occurred and there had been improvement in trade conditions in Canada, an increase in freight rates would have seemed reasonable; but under present conditions an increase would not only be unreasonable, but would be shifting on to the manufacturing interests of the country a burden which the railway companies, already large beneficiaries by the generosity of the people of Canada, should, if they wish to be considered as taking their share of the present national burdens, in all justice to the public of Canada, be content to carry for themselves. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers ard of lumber, today is 100s. That, of course, interferes very seriously with the export of lumber to the United Kingdom. I think lumber freights have been subjected, in fact, to an increase of about 150 per cent.” The Minister of Trade and Commerce stated in reply that on account of the commandeering of so many vessels by the British Admiralty there had been a great scarcity of tonnage and ocean freight rates had gone up in all parts of the world. The last five months had been a very stormy time in which to regulate freight rates and he had not endeavored to do much in that direction. The Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States has dismissed the complaint of the International. Paper Company against the rates on pulpwood from points in the Dominion of Canada to points in New York effective on the Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial Railways and other roads engaging in this traffic. The Commission held that the extent of its jurisdiction over the joint rates involved would be to require the United States carriers to de- sist from concurring in any such rates, thus leaving the traffic to move on combination rates to and from the border points. The rates in question were previously found reasonable by the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners and this decision was held to be material in deciding the complaint. 26 Lumbermen Oppose Freight Advances CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER woe tee ee at Se eee Pia na = rs he Ath ‘y - + . = ~ i March 15, 1915 a, Present Strong Arguments Against Application by Railroads for Permission S to Increase Their Charges on Eastern Canada Traffic Ottawa, March 4 (Special to the Canada Lumberman): When the application of the railways for an increase in their freight rates on all eastern lines came before the Railway Commission this week a protest was made in behalf of the lumbermen by Mr Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association and Mr. Arthut tH. Campbell, President of the Montreal Lumbermen’s Association. The protest from the pulp and paper makers came from Mr. Arthur D. Huff, traffic manager for the Laurentide Pulp and Paper Company, ’ who appeared for the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. _After hearing evidence for two days here, the Board decided to hold sittings in Montreal and Toronto, and perhaps other cities, before attempting to give a decision in the case. Mr. J. F. Orde, K.C., Ottawa, was present and informed the hoard that he had been appointed by the Dominion Government to hold a watching brief in the interests of the general public. He said that the Government was not going to stand idly by and see the rail- ways boost their rates without a protest. It seemed strange, he said, that the railways should come along at this critical time with the ap- plication. If the railways are suffering by a falling off in revenue they are merely suffering as everyone else is at the present time, and they should bear their share of the burden and not try to shoulder it on the sublic. . Figures showing the extent of the increase in operating expenses and the falling off in revenue covering a period from 1909 to 1914, botin years inclusive were put in by Mr. Howard Kelly, first Vice-Presi- dent of the Grand Trunk, and Mr. E. W. Beatty, Vice-President and ae Counsel for the C. P. R. Mr. J. E. Walsh, tariff expert for the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, registered an objection to the application, but he said that the manufacturers desired to be rea- sonable and fair. Thosé in Ontario are this year facing an added bur- den in taxation of over $3,000,000, of which amount $2,500,000 is the result of the new Workmen’s Compensation Act and the increased duty of 10 cents per ton on bituminous coal means another $500,000. Added to this $3,000,000 will be the new Provincial tax of one mill on all business men. Mr. Thomas Marshall, Toronto Board of Trade; Mr. W. E. Tilston, Montreal Board of Trade, and Mr. W. E. Bremner, Ottawa Board ‘of Trade, protested against the proposed increase. The Lumbermen’s Reasons For Objecting Mr. Frank Hawkins, made the following statement to the Com- mission; explaining that it outlined the attitude of the Canadian Lum- bermen’s Association in respect to the application. “The minimum increase of %c. per 100 lbs. asked for by the rail- roads may, in itself, seem small. but- applied to the lumber tonnage originating in Canada of 8,391,000 tons will mean approximately an increased revenue to the railroads of $840,000 annually. These ton- nage figures are taken from the Government blue book for the year ending June 30th, 1913. “The railways’ argument has been deficiency in operating ex- “ penses and gross revenue. Is it not a fact that increases in operating expenses are somewhat due to the duplication of routes such as the parallelling of the Grand Trunk line Toronto and east by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern without any new territory being open- ed up and without any corresponding benefit to the public. “Rega:ding sub-section D, paragraph 3 of the railroads’ appli- cation; why should the revenue of the railroads east of Fort William he separated from their gross revenue? In other words is it fair, for instance, for the Canadian Pacific to separate a portion of their sys- tem as an argument for increases in rates and at the same time be one of the few corporations in Canada able to continue paying 10 per cent. dividends. . “The rates of freight on lumber by order of the Board 10.528 dated April 19th, 1910, were increased, since which time rates from this territory to Montreal were again increased from 12 to 20 per cent. and in addition thereto, the carload minimum on commodity tariffs covering lumber has been increased from an average of 30,000 lbs. to 34.000 or 13 per cent. by mutual consent. Very considerable increases in revenue to the railroads must have resulted therefrom. It is now proposed to abolish the summer rates from Ottawa Valley to Mon- treal and continue the winter rates the year round. This, with a fur- ther proposed increase of “%c. per 100 lbs. will make the domestic rate to Montreal from Ottawa 7%c. with an export rate of 6%c., other points in proportion,-as against rates last summer of 6c. and 5c. re- spectively, meaning a flat increase of 1%4c. in both cases; therefore from this territory to Montreal since the summer season of 1913 the ~ increase will mean in lumber rates, 50 per cent. “This matter seems to resolve itself into a question of revenue and cost of operation. The railroads in connection with all other > enterprises in Canada have been confronted during the pdst year wit a decreased revenue as compared with the prosperous years up to a1 including 1913. The conditions during the past year have been a normal and should certainly not be urged as a reason for such i creases in rates as those proposed. The earnings of the railroa jumped from $145,056,336 in 1909 ,to $256,702,703 in 1913, with of ating expenses of $104,600,084 in 1909 and $182,011,690 in 1913; the lative percentage of operating expenses to earnings being 7. cent. in 1909 and only 70.9 in 1913. From the Government blt “the percentage of operating expense to earnings in 1913 was ¢ the same as the average for the previous 20 years i.e., 70.9, s with all the tremendous increases in wages and other costs e1 into the calculation, the railroads as a result, no doubt owing creased efficiency, were able to keep the percentage of operat: penses on an even keel in 1913. ; ee The percentage of freight earnings to total earnings in 19( 65 per cent., as against 67 per cent in 1913, or an incerase of cent. ; ibe >. “Therefore, in conclusion, and bearing in mind that few industry have been harder hit by existing conditions than - ber trade, and the fact that we have paid several and severe in in freight during the past few years, we are unalterably op the proposed increases in rates on lumber, feeling that they ar: ranted and not justified.” “fie : Strong Opposition From Montreal ry. Mr. Arthur Compbell, representing the Montreal Lum Association, said: , Sa “Referring to the proposed advance of one-half cent per 1 on those lumber rates which are now 15c. or lower, as set forth i application filed with you by the railway companies in connec with the proposed general increase in freight rates, we beg to - the following representations in opposition thereto: == “That lumber is a low grade commodity and should move rates, as it moves in large quantities—is loaded by the shipper an loaded by the consignee—is shipped in both open and closed c is loaded to a high economic carload rate—does not require s expedited movement—is not easily injured in transit and ca‘ damage claims. , + “That as recently as April, 1910, the Railway Commissio ed a very stibstantial increase in the domestic lumber rates (see ( 10528). i “That the building trade and other industries which use lum most extensively are, for the time being, suffering from want of ness and consequent curtailment of revenue, and any such adv: is proposed by the railways would, while helping the transyj interests, bear very heavily on all other interests concerned - to reduce rather than stimulate business. ait “That while during the past few years the tendency of pt all the supplies required by the railways in their operation most of the goods carried by the railroads has been steadily furnishing an argument on behalf of the railroads in favor of i in their freight rates, that condition has entirely changed and eral tendency, both on goods which the railway companies ed to purchase, and on the goods they carry, is now towards | levels, and further, it is more than probable that the railwa successful in their efforts to reduce considerably the wage der which a large number of their employees are now workin “That for the foregoing reasons and many others whic adduced, this Association begs to oppose most strongly an in the freight rates on lumber at this time, which we beliey niost inopportune in view of the already unsatisfactory state lumber trade.” -- : At the same sitting the Board heard arguments from the representatives in favor of the putting into effect of the five’ advance in freight rates on International traffic, the result of mission recently granted to United States railways to increa rates on all lines east of the Mississippi, by the Interstate Comme Commission. Judgment was reserved in this case. 7 The case for the railways in this case was explained by Mr. C. 4 “McCain, chairman of the Trunk Line Association of New — Briefly it was that if the five per cent. was not applied to internat traffic it would disrupt the relations between Canadian and U States lines. ie Mr. Huff said that the five per cent. increase means an expense of nearly $15,000 per year to the Interstate Pulp and Company, and if the Canadian railways were allowed to put. crease in domestic rates they are asking for into effect, it ean an added cost of $20,000 yearly. Mr. E. R. Bremner, of Wat- and Todd, said the new rates, if allowed would mean an addi- 1 expenditure of $10,000 to his firm. Further hearings upon this subject will be held by the Board at The Toronto hearing will take place, it is ected, early in April. Steps are being taken by the lumber in- ts to lay befofe the Board at Toronto a further presentation of e point of view of the lumberman. This presentation of evidence d argument ought to be made as strong as possible, as the situa- a critical one. The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, 1 their traffic department, are arranging to present the matter oard, and the lumbermen will co-operate with them. Bae ntreal and Toronto. io port Opportunities Neglected yntreal Chambre de Commerce Surprised at Failure of Lumbermen to go After Transatlantic Prospects 4 ontreal, March 4th (Special to the Canada Lumberman): The itteeé on woods and forests of the Montreal Chambre de Com- asisting of Messrs. F. Pauze, president of the Chambre; e, president of the committee, and R. Bedard, secretary— a report at the meeting of the Chambre on March 3. In the general situation as to the inquiry for Canadian woods, states that the Committee cannot but express surprise at ent so generally made that the lumber and wood trade is declining, in view of the fact that enquiries are received every oth by the Chambre and by the Minister of Trade and Com- Ottawa, for Canadian wood in different forms. A short re- the various enquiries will give an idea of their extent. Society of Railroads of Greece, Athens, have made a request 10,000 railroad ties; and although a dozen Montreal lumber mer- were notified of the opportunity to do business, the committee eceived a single reply from them. Some Edinburgh contrac- were asking for shingles. Mr. J. A. Maitrejearn, of La Varrene |, was open to buy certain Canadian woods. A Paris lumber , who annually imports a million francs’ worth of lumber eden, Russia, and Finland, states that he would be willing chase spruce. A Havana importer desires to purchase Cana- ‘oom handles. : ‘Those who regularly read the reports of the Department of Trade ymmerce are well aware that hardly a week passes without one ral inquiries for Canadian wood by foreign buyers, these orders lly for railway ties or props for mines. So great is the s in France, that the Societe Anonyme des Establisse- el Aine, Rouche et Compagnie, 55 Rue d’Amsterdam, Paris, on to send a commission to inquire in Canada, and perhaps ited States as well, concerning the capacity for production ties. The members of this commission are buyers for the ays of France. ‘Canada Lumberman” recently announced that from one to on ties are required for shipment to French and Italian ports, ted and paid for at loading points. Besides this, Sir Wil- shlich foresaw the possibility, if the war should last for another ‘two, of the English coal mines being closed for lack. of props. ‘land imported 240,000 tons of wood for this purpose in Sep- ast, the greater part of this came from the west of France. land, however, was preparing to get this timber in Canada hence- h. For the Welsh coal mines of only one district, according to a nt of Osbeck & Company, of Cardiff, the normal yearly im- ‘of wood for props is as large as 1,750,000 tons, or sixty-six ces 6% ft. to 9 ft. long, and with a diameter of from 4% to One ton of this timber is sold at $4.80 f.o.b., even during tae Sins ing 7 ay wee en Oy Sa i ae SE Te aE F ter to the editor of the “Canada Lumberman” it was also England would require from Canada large quantities of od for the manufacture of boxes, and a report of the Min- merce dated February 15, stated that every kind of wood uired by Great Britain. The London Board of Trade had a report of the means of replacing timber for mine props fore the war, had been imported from Baltic ports. In 1913 sources of this supply had been Russia, France, Sweden, Spain and Germany. This did not include the seven or red thousand tons of English wood used. and the total sumption would thus be brought to 4,500,000 tons. nglish commission composed of the representatives of the Trade, the Timber Trade Federation and the Mining Asso- vhich recently visited this country, had established that Cana- yer might be placed on the English markets at prices that be considered unreasonable. there is a strong foreign demand, our own country also an enormous quantity of wood. In.the year 1911 alone, rht 13,683,770 railway ties, and it was estimated that ten have to be replaced every year on lines in operation. ~ > a: > aor CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | 27 In this manner there was a constant demand and one which could only go on increasing, with all other wooden articles, in a country be- ing developed. It is noted, on the other hand, that in 1913 Canada imported wooden handles to the value of $71,214, fence posts and ties worth $1,856.711, blocks and unmanufactured wood, $1,001,717; shin- gles, $277,551, and firewood, $149,677. The committee is not ignorant that there are difficulties to-be surmounted in the matter of transporta- tion, but is ready to make an effort to remove these as soon as those interested have made known the exact nature of the difficulties they are faced with. To sum up, the demand is abundant and it seems that the supply is rather lacking. What will be the answer of the Canadian lumber merchants to the French Commission when it ar- rives in this country? Minister to Regulate River Disputes _ _ A bill of considerable importance to the lumber manufacturing industry in Ontario has been introduced in the Provincial Legislature by the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Briefly the bill gives the Lt.-Governor-in-Council power to declare by proclamation that any river, stream or creek to which the Rivers and Streams Act is applicable shall be under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines and that the Minister shall have power to de- termine, upon application to him by any parties concerned, questions arising in relation to such river, as to the right to construct or use improvements thereon; the respective rights of persons using the river for the purpose of floating timber thereon; and the right to in-° terfere with, alter or obstruct in any manner the flow of the water in such river. The decision of the Minister is to be final. The bill also states that no person shall construct a dam, weir or other struc- ture or work upon any river except with the permission of the Min- ister of Lands, Forests and Mines, and under such conditions as he may impose. The Minister is given power, if he deems it expedient, to have an inspection made of the rivers and to name an engineer for making the inspection. The Lt.-Governor-in-Council upon the re- commendation of the Minister is empowered by the bill to make such regulations for the use and management of the work as he may deem proper. The Minister is given power to appoint an inspector to visit such river, or other rivers upon which improvements have heretofore been constructed, in regard to which it is deemed expedient in the public interest that the use of the water should be regulated so that all persons entitled to use it for lumbering, power or other purposes shall be given a reasonable and fair opportunity to do so. Where any conflict or dispute arises between persons having the right to use the river or any works or any improvement thereon for lumbering, power or other purposes, the Minister may cause an in- spection to be made and, upon receipt of the inspector’s report, may appoint an officer to be in charge of the river or improvement or other works who shall have power to regulate the use of the river or any works or improvements thereon in such a manner as shall seem to him best calculated to afford the persons having diverse interests on the river or in the. works or improvements a fair and reasonable use of the waters of the river. Where it appears to the Minister that works or improvements on any river are in a state of disrepair he may, in writing, order the owner or occupier of such work or improvements to put them in pro- per condition for use and if the person named neglects or refuses to make the alterations or repairs the Minister may cause them to be made at the expense of the person named. The main effect of this bill will be to simplify the matter of settling disputes between parties having diverse interests, such as lumber manufacturers and companies developing power who formerly were obliged to have recourse to expensive legal proceedings. When the bill is enacted they will be able to bring their disputes before the Minister and have them more expeditiously settled. United States Lumber Statistics The National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association in its report for January, 1915, gives general statistics compiled from information furnished by affiliated associations and non-member mills. Among the associations reporting are the Georgia-Florida Saw Mill Associa- tion (Inc.), the North Carolina Pine Association, the Northern Pine Manufacturers’ Association, the Southern Cypress Manufacturers’ As- sociation, the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, the Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association, the Hardwood Manufac- turers’ Association of the United States, the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association and the Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association. The report shows that the total cut from Iebruary 1st, 1914, to February 1st, 1915, was 11,072,600,000 feet, and the total shipments were 10,526,100,000 feet. The actual excess of the cut over shipments was 975,300,000 feet. The cut of January, 1915, was 79,400,000 feet less than the cut of January, 1914. The excess of shipments over cut during January, 1915, was 38,200,000 feet, and the excess of shipments over cut during January, 1914 was 45,600,000 feet. mt sass Re, | 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ia March 15, 1915 The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topic : Credits and Collections—How a Wholesaler Keeps Down His Bad Accounts—A Uniform System Needed Articles or letters to the Editor of the Canada Lum- berman, dealing with trade conditions, or discussing ques- tions of interest to manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers of lumber are always welcomed by our readers. Here are a few that have been received lately :— A Uniform System of Discount Needed Editor Canada Lumberman: Our lumber is sold on the following terms, 2 per cent. 30 days or 00 days net. This, of course, is optional with the customer. We very seldom give a customer a renewal in full, it all depends upon the circumstances. We always try and make them pay half if possible and we will then take a renewal for 30 days for the balance of 8 per cent. interest. We really have no system regarding the collection of our ac- counts except that we keep a pretty god tab on each individual cus- tomer and if he is not paying up the way he should, we get after him and try and make him pay up. If he cannot pay up in full we try to eet security for the account. Of course some of them object to giving you this but we have been fairly successful, during the last few months in getting all our accounts secured. We think that it would be to all our advantage if we could get the lumbermen of Canada together and arrive at a ‘uniform system of discount and interest rates. The usual terms that a manufacturer gives to us wholesalers are 2 per cent,, 30 days or net 90, but, there are some who only give 1% pet cent; 15 days or perhaps 1% per cent., 30 days or 60 days net. It is pretty hard for the retail trade to get away from the 2 per cent., 30 days or net 90, and we think that there should be one uni- form discount. The reason that we charge 8 per cent. interest on renewals ts that we have to pay 7 per cent. to our bank and we figure that it costs us 1 per cent. to make these renewals although we would sooner not have them. We think that it would be a pretty hard matter to get the whole- salers together to make a uniform rate of interest and discount. For instance, the other day, we ran across a case where one wholesaler gave a customer 2 per cent., 90 days and another one six months. There would be a better chance of arranging a uniform rate when times are good. Under the present conditions there are some dealcrs who are very anxious to get rid of their stock and will sell at almost any terms to dispose of it. This makes it very hard for us to try to sell a customer who has had those terms offered him. It is either meet them, or turn the order down. Now, in reference to.a feasible plan for exchange of credit infor- mation among lumbermen we have often thought this matter over but cannot see whereby a plan can be worked out. We have often thought it would be a good thing if we knew just what the different retailers’ liabilities were. We mean by this what amount they owed different wholesalers. The only way that this could be got would be to open up an office and have a man put in charge who could advise the different wholesalers each month as to the amount that different customers owed these wholesalers and *n order to do this we would have to send in a list of the amount eaci f ed us each month. We do not think that the different »holesalers would agree to a plan of this kind as it would have a tendency to let us all know who our big customers were and we are afraid that a plan of this kind would not work out.—Wholesaler. Keeping Down Unpaid Accounts Editor Canada Lumberman: Exeter, March 2. As our business has been established for a number of years in this part of the country we know practically all our customers and can therefore guard against having too much credit, which we know will not be paid, on our books. As a rule we render all our accounts every three months and at the end of the year all unpaid accounts are rendered with 7 per cent. added interest from the beginning of the year until paid. When we find a customer who will not pay, we render his account each month and keep adding interest until he pays. By collecting in this way, knowing our customers and keeping as much to the cash system as possible, we have not lost $20 in debts not collected during the past ten years. In the wholesale trade our terms are thirty days, but we always find out our contractor’s financial standing through our bank before quoting him. When we do not want his custom we do not ‘operations would amount to: 16.0 000,000 feet on the Nashwaak this NT ay ole 5 F ‘oP quote, or we quote too high so that he will not accept.—Ross-lTayk Company, Limited. q Insists Strictly Upon ——— Editor Canada Lumberman: K, Net 30 days are our terms, and drafts are drawn at the first each month, no matter if the man lives right next door to us. Any who cannot attend to these drafts, has to put up security to us, ¢ buy their goods elsewhere. They can always find somebody w willing to take them on, and in that way we have the cream business, and our losses have only been three in four years. i im man, New Brunswick Logging Operations Mr. A. E. Loosen, manager of the Bathurst Lumber Con mills at Bathurst, N.B., reports that there has been plenty of sno ade cently on the North Shore to complete the lumber operations « a past winter. The Bathurst Lumber Company, he said, was ' cout from 35,000,000 to 40,000,000 feet, as usual, and had been. out for some time, on two feet of snow. The two milis at Bz will run as usual this year and he expects that the large new pulp below Bathurst will commence operations this summer, possib July. Although the North Shore lumbermen have not been handica by lack of snow those along the Coast of the Bay of Fundy have less fortunate. The Pejepscot Pulp & Paper Company have 8,000,0 feet on the yards in St. John and King’s Counties and prospects - getting it off are poor. In Albert and Westmoreland Courities it feared, early in March, that a large quantity of logs would be hung unless more snow arrived. On the Upper waters of the St. Joh a was reported that there was plenty of snow to carry the hauling opera tions through unless the break up came too early. ‘ Reports from Doaktown state that there will not be any logs 1 the woods by the operators on the Miramichi River, althoug first it was feared that the recent rains, by interferring with haul: operations, would result in a considerable hold-up. The latest rep 0 were to the effect that most of the lumbermen had completed season’s operations and that the others were expected to finish sho McLaggan Brothers, of Nashwaak, who have been carrying lumbering operations a few miles below Woodstock, were among first crews to complete their winter’s work. They had a cont cut 1,000,000 feet of lumber for Frasers, Limited, and completed work on February 24th. The lumber was put in Great Creek, ready be taken to the company’s mill in the spring. The lumbering operations on the Nasshwaak Raed have not b hindered to any great extent by the recent heavy rains, accordin; Mr. E. B. Staples, manager at Marysville for the Partington Pulp Paper Company. Mr. Staples stated that the Partington company : ') 4 B. C. Shingles in U.S. Market In an article discussing the sale of Canadian shingles in the States, a Western United States lumber trade journal recently 1 7 the following interesting comment :—Naturally the tariff remova had much to do with the increased use of the Canadian-made s in the United States, even in times of market depression, other very strong factor is that British Columbia mills pay s and commission men five cents a thousand for selling their in American markets as against three cents a thousand paid for ing the American-made shingle. On a car containing two hun thousand shingles this amounts to ten dollars commission Canadian manufacturer as compared with six dollars a car f m American shipper. There are more than twelve hundred s and commission men selling shingles in the United States, and, un the circumstances, it is natural for these men of the road to se best revenue producing article. Under higher prices for raw m and higher wages, it is doubtful if the American shingle pr can afford to pay the commission offered by the Canadian. A on the Canadian article might make the competition more equé in any event, it is salesmanship rather than quality that is accout for seeming popularity of the imported shingle. A report from Everett, Wash., states that every lumber ant shingle mill in the city and near-by towns is in operation and that tht majority of the logging camps are resuming operations or preparing to do so. : x x oT, gee eM eres 83 * ~ oot rch 15, 1915 Toronto Lumbermen Form Board of Trade Section __ The lumbermen of the city of Toronto held a meeting on Friday, March 5th, in the Board of Trade, at which the organization of a lumbermen’s section of the Board of Trade was completed. A large number of lumbermen were present, representing all branches of the trade and industry in Toronto. Previous to the meeting, a luncheon was served. . Mr. J. L. Campbell, of Campbell & Johnson, Toronto, was chair- jan of the meeting and called upon the secretary to read a letter from Board of Trade in regard to the application of the lumbermen for mission to form a section. ‘This letter stated that the application e lumbermen had been placed before the Council of the Board he desired permission had been granted. The by-laws of the on as drawn up at a previous meeting of the lumbermen had been approved. . n the motion of Mr. Wm. Lovering, seconded by Mr. W. J. eth, it was then unanimously decided to form a Lumbermen’s of the Board of Trade. It then became the business of those t to elect officers for the Section. On motion of Mr. MacBeth, nded by Mr. Boake, Mr. J. L. Campbell was elected unanimously _chairman. The next office to fill was that of vice-chairman, for ch a number of names were put in nomination. The election re- Ited in Mr. G. W. Boake being chosen on the first ballot. The other cers were elected unanimously as follows :—treasurer, J. B. Reid; etary, Ht. Boultbee; executive committee, John Donogh, A. E. , W. J. Hetherington, A. C. Manbert and James Lauder. The only other matter of business to be attended to at the meet- was the consideration of the by-laws which had been passed at a ious meeting and had been sanctioned by the Board of Trade. by-laws were taken up clause by clause and adopted with a few dments. The first amendment related to membership. Accord- the draft by-law, the membership was to be composed of “man- turers of lumber and dealers in lumber who are members in good anding of the Board of Trade, etc.” ‘This was amended to read as ws :—“manufacturers of lumber, and dealers in lumber or repre- tatives of the foregoing, who are members in good standing of Board of Trade, etc.” The idea of this amendment is to widen membership so as to make sure that lumber salesmen are eligible. Another amendment was passed changing the time of the regu- “meetings, so that they are now to be held at 1.30 p.m., on the Friday in each month excepting July and August. Previous to meetings the members will hold a luncheon at | o’clock. aa Urges Co-Operation to Secure Wartime Orders _ A prominent Vancouver business man is urging millmen, loggers nd towboatmen and the representatives of labor to get together to f more of the large war contracts for manufactured lumber can- be “landed” for B C. manufacturing plants. “I happen_to be in as ouch with conditions amongst Washington State mills as | am tish Columbia,” he says, “and the way it looks to me is that ali erests involved on this side should try to join hands if they wish eds of millions of feet-will undoubtedly be filled on this coast the next year or two and we should leave no stone unturned tu a good part of this business. Conditions regarding labor and prices to the men who.own the timber are such, however, that unless e look very sharp about it the manufacturers‘on the other side are y to underbid us. The point I wish to emphasize is that it would better for our manufacturers, loggers and labor people to do the id supply the material just for the sake of keeping going and the money circulated here than for us to calmly fold our hands allow the United States mills to get away with everything. [ v that Washington mills are putting in bids for some of these big t prices which are away down, at actual cost and in some cases r. They are doing this just for the sake of realizing the cash. i ink a great deal could be done here if the various interests involved ld meet and get down to a basis where, even if there were no parti- rofit to anyone concerned, it would allow a price that would en- > manufacturing plants to reopen and several thousand more uld be given employment that would help conditions greatly he present year. I know of one firm of towboatmen who wiil lighters rent free and who will give their tugs for what it costs and wages for crews. That is a start and along this line we be able to work up to a point where our mills could afford to d the plants on the United States side.” eport from St. John, N.B., states that Atlantic freight rates s have reached the unprecedented figure of 136 shillings per At the outbreak of war the rate was fifty shillings and imped to eighty-five, then 100, then 115, and to-day 136 was for a steamer. The high rates have brought a large number vessels in the market and they now command 110 shillings. Pig ¢ i) > CANADA LUMBERMAN the big contracts that are now going around. Demands for. AND WOODWORKER 29 A Successful Lumberman’s Business Policy The accompanying photograpii is an excellent picture of Mr. Bea- ver, a successful descendant of the Pioneer Lumberman of North America. On being interviewed recently - as to his view on the lumbering situation he said: Our family still control very extensive tracts of virgin timber and, as we do not require finan- cial assistance from the banks, we are retaining our skins, and our season’s operations will be about normal. To what do you attribute your success Mr. Beaver? To the fact that we never did more business than we could finance ourselves. Being free both to work and manage our own business, instead of being worried to death by the banks about finan- cial matters, and by expert advice and suggestions from bank boys as to how operations should be con- ducted, makes the difference. We expect the demand in our line of business will increase as soon as the war is over. , A Pioneer Lumberman Pacific Lumber Inspection Report The annual meeting of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau was held recently at Seattle, Wash. Reports of the officers were pre- sented. Two changes were made in the Board, one of which was the election of Mr. E. J. Palmer, Victoria Lumber Company, Chemainus, B.C., to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. R. H. Alexander. The secretary’s report showed that the total inspections of water- borne and rail shipments for the year amounted to 1,300,301,169 feet b.m. of lumber, lath and pickets, a decrease of 139,398,439 feet as com- pared with the year previous. On the water-borne shipments the loss was 140,746,706 feet and on the local shipments 1,518,097 feet, inspec- tions on rail shipments increased 2,866,364 feet. The amount inspect- ed during 1914 is divided as follows, together with a comparative statement showing gain and loss over the amount inspected during 19t3: 1914 1913 Gain Feet B.M. Feet B.M. Feet B.M. Foreign... 486,964,160 527,358,085 *40,393,925 California 687,774,072 808,201,912 *120,427,840 Domestic ports 92,302,519 72,227,460 20,075,059 1,267 ,040,751 1,407,787,457 *140,746,706 Rail, s72 ears ost). 33,260,418 30,394,054 2,866,364 ota ren Re cde ee 1,518,097 *1,518,097 AtroreeWlse een . 1,300,301,169 1,439,699,608 . *139,398,439 * Loss. The following is a comparison of the total amount of water-borne shipments, with the amount inspected: Shipped Inspected Not Inspected 1914 1914 1914 Rs Feet B.M. Feet B.M. Feet B.M. Foreign . .. 508,606,327 486,964,160 21,642,167 California .. . .. 1,074,535,466 687,774,072 386,761,394 Domestic ports 110,479,399 92,302,519 18,176,880 1,693,621,192 1,267,040,751 426,580,441 A large gain is to be notéd in the inspection of foreign shipments. The uninspected foreign shipments in 1913 were 12 per cent. of the total amount shipped: whilst in 1914 the amount uninspected is only 4% per cent., a gain of 7% per cent. being made. On the total amount shipped and inspected a gain of 2% per cent. was made over 1913— the percentages being 27% per cent. for 1913 and 25 per cent. for 1914. The uninspected foreign shipments are largely made up of ship- ments of creosoted ties to India on which inspection was not required. During the year the bureau issued certificates on 1,374 cars of rail shipments, covering 33,260,418 feet. This class of ship- ment shows an increase of 2,866,364 feet over 1913. The increase would have been greater but was curtailed owing to the shutting down of mills who were availing themselves of the services of th: bureau. ig CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | : B.C’s. Trade Troubles Done into ee a i, Prose Contribution on the Same Subject A fool there was and he made his prayer (Even as you and I!) He left pursuits that had prospects fair And joined the crowd at the golden stair That leads to Mount Castle de Millionaire (Even as you and I!) He reached the stair in the greatest haste, Where many were now by each other chased (And he did not understand;) He did not know and he never could know . Just why this mountain had such a glow (To him from a distant land!) Then a whirlwind came from a far off land (Far from you and I!) So swift did it blow that the air it fanned Grew hot and still hotter, ’till rational man Aghast stood and marvelled, could not understand (Neither could you nor I!) The people all wondered at what it all meant, And in their amazement much money was spent (Was sown in the wind that blew!) We knew it was wrong, for it couldn’t be right, But what did it matter with plenty in sight? (Even to me or you!) But fools there were in the days of old (Greater than you or I!) With foolish ambition and courage bold They started a tower to heaven, we’re told, A short circuit route to the City of Gold (But didn’t get very high!) But the fools of then as fools today When in elements far too high) Grew foolishly bold in their thoughts of gain, And on flatterings doled they lost their brain, And with thoughts of gold became insane. (And returned to earth with a sigh!) Oh, the years we waste, and the tears we waste, And the work of our head and hands, ~ As we try to climb to the mountain bold; To the phantom treasure of rarest gold, As we scale the wall to the stranger’s fold, (And do not understand!) ! . Oh, the toil we lost, and the spoil we lost, And the excellent things we planned; ; While the crowd grew large and larger still, All clamoring wildly to reach the hill, With money from somewhere to pay the bill; (Yet we did not understand!) Contributed by outraged Miss British Columbia, with due apologies to Rudyard Kipling. beheld. Reconstruction Essential for Permanence of B.C. Lumber Industry Editor Canada Lumberman: Grand Forks, B.C., March 2nd. There must be a reconstruction of the lumber industry in British Columbia, before general confidence is established, and before the manufacturers can operate with a profit. Until such time as CON- -FIDENCE has been established, the mills must remain idle, chiefly because men of large resources and bankers will not continue to make advances to a losing game. In order to reconstruct the meer an it will be necessary to de- termine some of the causes which have brought this immense in- dustry into financial ruin, and the causes of the lack of CONFI- . DENCE by the general public. 1..In former years the British Columbia coast mills exported to Australia and. New Zealand, 90 per cent. of the lumber used, which later, owing to the difficulty in securing adequate transportation, has dropped in 1914 to 6 per cent. 2. The personnel of the British Columbia Forest Board have not all been practical Canadian lumbermen, acquainted with the difficul- ties and hardships confronting .the manufacturer. Over their sig- nature, statements were made that the lumbermen were making large sums and could readily stand a royalty of even $4.00 per thousand feet. In consequence of these opinions, burdens were imposed. The lum- ber associations of British Columbia opposed any additional burdens, claiming that the industry was not remunerative. made by the Forestry officials and the associations whereby chartered accountants were to examine the books of the largest operators for facturer does not and cannot sell to the consumer. An agreement was. “he OP ee YY Nowe And it isn’t the shame, and it isn’t the blame, That stings like a white hot brand; But the thought that we are quite at sea, And the voyage rough in a high degree, And as measured up by the rule of three (Only two can stand!) ‘ A fool there was, and his goods he spent, (Even as you and [!) With honor and faith and sure intent — . 3 The money we borrowed was freely spent, +o For a fool must follow his natural bent (Even as you and I!) And now we know that we never could know, As long as the rabble was rabbling so, f ? (Could not even understand!) : ae eS But the joys of our foolish days have fled, ae) And we find we are now many years ahead eh (Of where we can safely stand!) So while we are hoping, we patiently wait, a But cannot understand!) a While the hand of destiny changes the slate eas" That changes our destiny not by our rate, , ae But by the conception of destiny’s mate, a. Ay (Who thinks he can understand!) | Re We have read many fables of long, long ago, _ . eS ‘ From mythical depths where but fables can grow; (To guide both fool and man!) ls But we never did know, and we never will know, Why all of the flock go where leader sheep go; e (And we never will understand!) le? ’Tis a cursed achievement so many have made, ata (And they could not understand!) ; Why a mountain looming so high in the shade, ifn From various walks in business or trade, Pursued by exploiters should vanish or fade; (And they do not understand!) God in His wisdom made all anes we're told; (Even made you and I!) Made men to run saw mills, and some to dig gold; Made farmers and bankers, and tradesmen of old; __ All for the good purpose for which He did mold; (Even as you and I!) If nothing without some good purpose was maple (Then fools have a place in the land!) But why they were made or allowed to invade te What without them might be a legitimate trade, sid} And turn it from upward to a downward grade, __ three years previously. Before the accountants were ‘eae examinations, the results were so discouraging to the forestr. that the investigation was dropped, in spite of which | were still increased, thereby causing general anxiety manufacturers and the bankers. ; 3. Owing to the over-production of lumber in the U and the depressed state of their market, lumber is being ¢ Canada at much less than the cost of production. The c facturing in British Columbia are higher owing to many ages, not the least being that supplies of all kinds cost mo the United States and upon which the Canadian lumbermen and consumers have to pay a duty. The settlers on the prairies r no benefit by the importation of United States lumber as the n The in United States lumber into the Dominion and into western p especially affected, in 1912, reached the enormous amount o: 000 feet, valued at nearly $10, 000,000. 4. Under- -consumption, which caused price cutting by unwise e $2 managers. The result of this LACK OF CONFIDENCE in the industr British Columbia today is: (a) Three hundred and fifty idle mills. (b) Sixty thousand employees looking for work from othe dustries. an - ¢c) Millions of money invested lying dormant, and nu “March 15, 1915 families of the unemployed and hundreds of merchants adversely af- fected. \ _ The war in Europe has not been responsible for the serious state of affairs now existing, but has brought to light the facts. If CON- FIDENCE could be re-established, the war would be a financial benefit to British Columbia. Is there any future bright outlook for the lumber industry? Ab- solutely none, unless the entire industry. is re-constructed. In order to restore CONFIDENCE to the industry, the follow- ine policy is submitted for consideration : 1. Endeavor to secure a subsidized line of steamships for the ex- port trade. 2. Appoint men of national reputations as practical Canadian lum- bermen to the Forestry Board in British Columbia. umbia by the addition of two practical lumbermen, one from the in- jor and one from the coast, to act in an advisory capacity only. The pert knowledge of men experienced in the various phases of the aber industry throughout the province would necessarily prove of great value to the Board. 4. In every district in British Columbia in which the lumber in- 5. Procure a measure of fiscal protection to the largest and only natural industry un-protected in Canada. 6. Establish an organization with ample capital to market the product, thereby increasing the ratio of the annual cut of lumber to the annual growth of the timber, which is estimated at six and one-half pillion feet—Western Pine Lumber Company, Limited. Per W. k DeCew, Vice-President and Manager. Premier Predicts Great Future lieves Revival of Lumbering Industry will Come Soon and Declares Government Will Foster it Vigorously An important discussion took place in the British Columbia Legis- ire recently in connection with the bill introduced by the Govern- t to modify the provisions of the Forest Act in relation to special mber licenses. Sir Richard McBride in referring to the bill, pointed it that the people of British Columbia were, by the regulations of he Government, and by legislation placed on the statute books gov- rning the issue of timber licenses and the collection of royalties, for ll time co-partners in the timber industry, and in that way were most oncerned in the welfare of those engaged in the industry. . Parker Williams attacked what he claimed was the principle ill. It was his view that the people who had in 1905 and 100 n up large areas of timber lands were not able to hold on to them keep up their payments and the bill was a means of affording them . He opposed it, because, he asserted, the men who wanted it ‘ sry well long before the war that they had got themselves into a ner by their greediness in trying to grasp too large a slice of the al resources of the country. The principle of a moratorium was to give relief from conditions sing through the war, but the conditions in the timber industry had ted long before the war. The lumbermen were always in difficul- jes, and it was on record: that the House for the past five years had lealing with timber matters, and last session had passed what to be the last word in such legislation. Now these timber were back again for relief. -- Williams went at some length into what he alleged was the ory of a large lumber concern, composed of Americans, who had rated in British Columbia for some years, and who, instead of ig up and developing an industry, had in reality, at every turn, oney out of it until now, with assets of over $7,600,000, oi 500,000 was a part of the timber resources of this province, said to be in extreme difficulties. He charged their troubles to extravagant cost of management, and placing it in the hands not qualified to handle it. He said that no doubt if othe ar concerns were investigated, as he thought they should be, a ‘condition of affairs would be found to exist. ‘When we find no conditions brought on by the war had landed such people hey are,” said Mr. Williams, “I do not think we should help d up the natural resources of the country. I do not think it is ‘t of the duty of this House to save them from the consequences own folly.” : - Richard McBride answered the member for Newcastle with vigor. He had listened he said, to a somewhat severe criticism Government’s proposal to grant some relief to those who had d in the timber of the province. Instances of unscrupulous ation, it might be true, had occurred. But that was no reason ndemning the whole industry. In a wide field like British Co. 1 where money had been invested in timber, most of the invest- iad been sound through and through. When business was good 3. Increase the personnel of the Forestry Board of British Col- . predominates, send practical lumbermen as representatives to , _good times in the timber industry. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 34 ly as conditions would permit. In the past few years millions had been put into timber in British Columbia. While on account of present-day conditions there might be some criticism of timber investments, he was satished that every dollar put in had been on a sound business-like basis. It was the duty of the Government, and ever since his Government had been in power it had been their aim to protect outside investors who had brought in sucn large amounts of money and with that in view the policy of the Gov- ernment had been to raise the legislation on this important question to the very highest standard. The bill before the House was quite consistent in scope and policy with the other legislation now in force, dealing with the timber industry. With the handicap of present market and transportation condi- tions, the situation had become more burdensome, and it was the ob- ject to endeavor to relieve this situation. In the last four years the output had not only doubled, it had quadrupled, and the policy of the local government in putting an embargo on the export of logs, had been a large factor in this splendid increase. The course of the Gov- ernment in the timber industry had been consistent with their policy of endeavor to protect the farmer, the merchant, and others engaged in the development of the province. “Ts it not in keeping with the traditions of Parliament,” asked Sir Richard, “to stand by the people who have had faith enough in us and in our institutions, to invest heavily in this resource of the pro- vince? There is nothing behind this measure, but the idea of British fair-play.” He could not for a moment subscribe to the view express- ed by the member for Newcastle. The wonderful timber resources oi British Columbia had attracted some of the best and finest mill-men in the country. ‘he province, as a whole, was interested in the li- censes, and in the royalty collected on the annual cut. It was a condi- tion of co-partnership, and the premier predicted that through the wise policy of the Government, in a few years the people’s share would be enough to nearly meet all necessary revenue requirements for carrying on the civil government of the province. There was another point the people should be mindful of. Apart from the portion alienated there were large areas of the finest timber reserved still intact, the property of the province. live years ago a general reserve had been placed on all unlicensed or unsold ‘timber and this had been kept up with some small exceptions which had arisen in the working out of the departmental regulations. There were still mil- lions and millions of the finest timber, the property of the people. He referred to the statement of Mr. James J. Hilla few years ago, that the United States had only sufficient timber for another 25 years, which situation he accounted for through increase in consumption and from waste. With the measures in force for the preservation and protec- tion of British Columbia timber resources the day was not far distant when British Columbia would control a large part of the world’s out- put of timber. The completion of two new transcontinental railways and the opening of water transportation by the Panama Canal, were large factors in assuring future prosperity in the timber trade. At present there were difficulties, arising through conditions 1 other markets, and through lack of charters for export ‘cargo, as weli as through the present financial situation. Many delegations and in- dividuals had called on the Government and the whole matter had been freely and frankly discussed. He thought the House was simply dis- charging a duty it owed the province as well as to those who are cus- tomers in the measure proposed. He looked to see a quick return of Indications from the prairie were encouraging, and water transportation via the Canal was bringing us in touch with markets hitherto closed. Last but not least was the prospect of reciprocity with Australia, which would open up the tim- ber market there for us. The latest news he had was that progress was being made along the lines urged by Sir George Foster, and it seemed as if Australia would respond with a measure which would be satisfactory and effective. Lumber Commissioner Going to Australia Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester for British Columbia, is on a visit to Ottawa and it.is reported that the purpose of the visit is to discuss with the Dominion Government proposals for seeking a preference in Australia for British Columbia lumber; and that Mr. MacMillan himself will be sent to Australia to arrange, if possible, an agreement with the Australian Government on this subject. It is further reported from Vancouver that a company is being organized in Vancouver to build and operate a fleet of lumber carriers with a view to promoting the export of British Columbia lumber to Aus- tralia. The British Columbia Government is bringing its influence to bear upon the same subject. More than 200,000,000 feet of lumber are annually imported by Australia and of this total only four per cent. is supplied by British Columbia. Heavy rains during the first week in March caused such condi- tions on the Keswick River in New Brunswick that two sawmills were obliged to stop their operations on account of the high waters. 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , Electricity in the An Account of the Rapid Development of Electric Drive to Logging and Manufacturing Operations—Typical Installations Described By E. F. Whitney’ The first comprehensive application of electric drive in the dif- ferent branches of the lumbering industry are of such recent date, and the individual installations vary to such an extent, that no general treatment of the subject could be undertaken until more well-defined practices were settled upon. Not more than four years ago a completely electrically-operated sawmill was considered a hazardous undertaking; today, a new mill adopting other than the electric drive is the exception. The results of such operation have been so gratifying that today we can show two large and successful sawmill companies operating entirely from central station service, in spite of the large amounts of refuse available for fuel. The first completely operated mill was put in operation about 1908 ; the total installation consisted of 800 h.p. connected load, with a generating plant capacity of 600 kw. The first electric logging en- gine was put in commercial service in 1912. The electric railway, used solely for logging purposes, is yet to come. Before the above date many special machines—and often com- plete planing mills—were driven electrically, but none were willing to pioneer such drives for the heavy duty sawmil machinery required for Coast conditions. There is necessary today but one further step, viz., a drive for the cumbersome log carriage that will compare favor- ably in first cost with the simple twin engine, and the necessity for steam will be entirely banished from the milling branch of the industry. The lumbering industry, as a whole, must be divided into two distinct classes of work for our consideration: logging and milling. Logging In the branch of the industry embraced under the heading “log- ging,” progress in the application of electric drive was very slow. It is only of recent years that power-driven logging machines have met with general favor, supplanting the old ox team. The flexibility of steam engines under the very severe demand imposed in such work, was thought to be an insurmountable obstacle to the adoption of any other system; for instance, the loggers demand an equipment which can stand very heavy overloads momentarily imposed and which, at the same time, has flexibility enough to allow the progress of the log to be stopped almost instantly should it encounter an obstacle. At the present time it is estimated that there are approximately 3,000 steam-driven logging engines in the two states of Washington and Oregon. Most of these outfits are twin-cylinder engines approxi- mately 10 by 12 in. (25.4 by 30.48 cm.). The average operating boiler pressure is 160 lb. (72.5 kg.) gauge, so that they have great capacity for intermittently imposed heavy overloads. From the viewpoint of electric operation this requires a motor which will seldom come any- where near its continuous capacity, but which will frequently be called upon to exert its maximum torque. In these two states the operating companies total 532, with an output of 7,080,000 M. ft. (board measure) or about. 23,600 M. ft. (board measure) per day. The scene of their operations is often far removed from railroads; in the above operations the average distance from the scene of logging operations to the mill or to tidewater, varies from one to 35 miles (1.61 to 56.3 km.). The average distance is ap- proximately 15 miles (24.15 km.). The maximum distance of which we have record that logs are handled by rail in either of these two states, is 120 miles (202.1 km.), and by towing—after reaching tide- water—125 miles (210.1 km.). An added drawback to the use of electricity in the camps was discovered in .the distance of the operation from the centres of power generation or present transmission lines. Logging operators demand the simplest possible outfit, which necessitates the adoption of alternating current for such work. The average cost to the logging company of logs at the boom is approximately $8 per M. ft. board measure. This is divided approxi- mately as follows: : Baxed: charges o). 4/2. Pcl ost cine oe tee oe eae Logging (including felling trees, gathering and loading) tating sbiy,: rail c):s..-2 220 Sytoy years ghey Marston ee Handling at boom (including unloading, sorting, rafting And LOWIME |... »., cele since GARI ele ss. 19 SUES EE Eee SATIIPARE™ 2 ticle > + sa. els ce Rie sue ns ele) (ss oP nis tere A Per cent, 50 per cent. 11 per cent. 9 per cent. 13 per cent. We therefore see the great expense to the logger in felling the trees and gathering them from the woods, and in hauling them to tidewater. It is in connection with these two items that electricity has its greatest possibilities. \ *Reprinted by courtesy of The American Institute of Eleetrical Engineers. .* fet — March 15, 1915— ve Lumber Industry « Fig. 1—Front End, Electric Logging Engine There has been developed, for the logging engine, a motor wh has all of the characteristics demanded, viz., heavy constructic ability to stand severe overloads; ease of control and no complica parts. After exhaustive tests the Potlatch Lumber Company put t first two electric logging engines into commercial operation in 19 These outfits operate on an overhead system, lifting the logs fr the ground and letting them come in practically by their own we in hillside work, or pulling them in when working in flat co Motor Equipments ree The motor equipment shown in Fig. 1 is adjustable-speed 150- h.p., 600-rev. per min. synchronous speed, 550-volt, three-phase, 60- cycle induction motors. Power is received at a portable transformer sub-station—one sub-station for each equipment—at 11,000 volts < is stepped down to 600 volts for use at the motor. Rubber-cover armored cables run along the ground from the sub-station to the m tor, the distance never exceeding 1,000 ft.*(304.8 m.).. A ae _ In order to prevent mechanically over-taxing the equipment, an inverse-time-limit overload oil switch is set to give prectically ins taneous operation when the pull upon the main cable reaches its br ing strain. For quickly starting or stopping and to prevent over- winding the cable, a solenoid brake is mounted on the front end motor shaft extension. ray Fem These outfits are also called upon to load the logs on cars and to spot the cats, and even under these conditions the electrically-c ated outfits hold the camp record for a day’s operation, viz., 55,000 f board measure, gathered and loaded by one logging machine i day. This quantity is comparative only to this company’s other op ations ; the capacity of steam donkeys under similar circumstances 40,000 ft. per day. gh The following table gives representative performance figures i the various operations: ; Meee Work Peformed Input Tightening standing line, 2,800 ft. of 134-in. steel cable a ..2-.s5. hj. 10+ ss Running trolley out ... ... ... ... ... Accelerating 100 kw. ie Running free 35 kw. Pulling trolley in with logs; ; Vlog, SOs) beim. Ecos clas eee 70 kw. Alogs total! 2000: fte beatin). ee comes 145 kw. 3 logs, total 1,600 ft. b. m. ... 210 kw. log, total 1,100. b, aise acc. eae 85 kw. 1 log, total 1,800 ‘ft, -bi'm: 7.7. ov ee eee Loading logs am cars. 2 00. os -.. max. 100 kw. min. 70 kw. : ‘avg. 85 kw. Moving cars. 4... “as - max. 225 kw. min. 25 kw. In all of the above operations the load is of short duration that the daily energy consumption is small. For a 10-hour day ap aeaaegy g) 400 kw.-hr. are consumed gathering and loading 50,000 t. b. m. ‘ Of late, a great deal of attention has been given to the use of fuel and coal, as well as wood, for logging engines, and in orde see the comparative operating costs the following figures, cover 4 ieee oes eta . / CANADA LUMBERMAN and labor for a ee engine only, have been prepared. These res are based upon operations under similar conditions in the same “amp and doing the same general work. verage quantity handled ee oe Average distance of yarding . 76,200 ft., b. m. 670 ft. (204.2 m.) Average size log . 1900 ft., b. m.* Average time per log . 15 min. Average wood burned per day Ake 1650 ft., b. m 8.8 bbl. (11,192 liters) erage coal per day . He nite 214 tons (2.245 metric tons) Electric power energy consumption by 475 kilowatt-hours. C t working 70 per cent. of time—delays 30 per cent. of time. _ Electric Operation: verage fuel oil per day . £ 475 kw.-hr. at 1%c. per ox BILE, “sree Cereals) One motorman .. te 3075 Total per day . $10.88 Oil Operation: ‘ 8.8 bbl. at $1.15 per bbl. . $10.12 a; Engineer . 3.75 Water—(based o on 7, of pumping engineer’s time and Y% fuel consumption for pumping engine) . 2.67 - * Total fertie. GENES nate te gee Be Lai ae a $16.54 , siGaal Operation: Pas 7 ee tons at $4.25 ... $10.62 x ' eeeoemsincer ... 3.75 Water (see Oil Operation) . 2.76 Total per day ... $17.13 Rade Operation: 1,650 ft. b. m. at aad at Mt .28 -$11.55 Engineer ... +f nee 3.75 One wood bucket ... 2.75 Water (see above) . 2.88 Wotaboper dai... ... ... . . $20.93 rages. oe is ane whether oil and coal can be delivered to donkeys for such a low price, considering all items—handling, , pumping, etc. Without doubt, the cost of fuel would be than the value assumed, in the majority of operations. The of wood for fuel is estimated .as follows: “Stump value . . $2.50 per M. Logging cost ... AA . 4.00 per M. Extra cost for placing behind donkey ee 0.50 per M. Total . . $7.00 per M. ft. b.m. The higher interest charge in the case of electric operation due Baste cost of transmission line, sub-station, etc., is more than offset ‘the very much greater depreciation in the case of steam- -operated fits. No attempt has been made to cover this item for all cases. conservative estimate, however, the maintenance of a logging 1 epotler 72 in. diameter hy 144% in. long, with 374 two-in. tubes, re the above costs for fuel and labor, with oil, wood and , shows a net saving of $7.35 per donkey per day i in favor of electric n electric unloader is used which dumps the logs from the cars water. This is operated by a 37-h.p. hoist motor, and unloads 0 cars, aoe containing 7,000 ft. b. m., in approximately 20 minutes. [Tod | an Logging Railways Usually the country to be tapped is rugged and mountainous, sitating heavy grades and sharp curves. Track construction is as possible. As a general rule the grade is in favor of the and in most cases very little energy is required on the down or . d trip. Oil is the commnion fuel. Because of the grades encoun- ed slow speed locomotives find a wide use, the slow schedule speed ring train operation almost continuously during working hours. ths of these roads are usually very favorable to electric opera- allowing a round trip to be made in a reasonable time and not ssitating a train of excessive length. in only three of the thirteen counties in Washington and Oregon h produce 88 per cent. of the timber in these states is the average © haulage less than thirteen miles. An average of the thirteen shows a main line length of 15.2 miles. The maximum grades ally from 5 to 7 per cent. for an appreciable distance, with -up to 20 degrees. The average grade through the line is sel- ess than 24 per cent. and spurs leading to the different camps ven heavier grades and sharper curves. ws of pei is oe favorable to electricity, as will ‘of Lin exteg. (83 } e grade with load and ‘against ‘empty. cars” 21¥% miles 2 per cent. AND WOODWORKER 33 Maximum grade, ee equivalent friction for curves. 5.5 per cent. Gauge of track ... ... 4 ft. 84% in. Weight of rails ... ... ea eh Oe eee ee ae 60 Ib Loaded cars to be delivered per day Ore eee 75 ee ee on sac) hich ot oe eee 18% tons. Weight of car loaded . fee ORE, TR ee on ae 50 tons. ier Wreight of locomotive...s. las <<: «ae «- 60 tons. Cars per train either direction Eee evactee aes 9 Total weight of train uphill, one locomotive bt: 226% tons. Total weight of train downhill, one locomotive ... . 510 tons. Total time for round trip without layovers or switching. 144 minutes. memedule fime for round trip ... ........... «. avhir. Round trips per locomotive per day SEL ae ele 4 Womemmles, per round: fripy i. fc. (foe 22. eae . 15,800 Ton-miles per day—8 round trips | HAD Lele LAT stele tenis tet (fois L000 m Ton-miles switching ... at nee 6,500 Kilowatt-hours per day at locomotive Rate ee : 6,110 kw.-hr. Kilowatt-hours per day from high-tension bus 9,050 kw.-hr. Ave. load per day of 12 hours from transmission system 754 kw. Three locomotives are required for this service, two main line and one for switching. With 1200-volt electrification, two 500-kw. sub-stations will care for the power demand. The total approximate cost of the locomotives, sub-stations, transmission line, overhead, bonding and feeders is $190,000. For similar operation with oil-burning locomotives, two 125-ton standard slow speed freight locomotives. and four 50-ton geared type locomotives are required, and even with this equipment the train must be broken at the heaviest grade, necessitating a return trip for a_por- tion of. the empty train which starts from the. terminal. The locomotives burn oil fuel, which costs approximately $1.15 per barrel for main line locomotives and $1.20 per barrel for switch- ing locomotives at the logging camps. Electric power can be pur- chased for 0.9 cent per kilowatt-hour net. The following table of maintenance and operation, omitting those items which are approximately the same under the two conditions, shows a net saving of $20,068 per year with the electric railway: Electric Steam Interest and pica pie MF cubelata via. see tess icieers: iseoatede toe $19,000 $ 9,200 Maintenance: 20. 05s... fe. : 7,168 10,436 UCTS te Ao Nie ake Ag ete Me Al oe a Le ec a DE Dee 10,200 21,300 Power or fuel . itera Ie Sho. tiv ery SRS a Se 24,500 38,500 SLU DMS Ce ioaet foe: ictar Masicle Cyaters Y aus\cd fad eissevsescisl ovis Sieber ct mal OD 3,000 Total . . $62,368 $82,436 Under “electric operation” the different charges cover both sub- — station and train operation. There are some items which ordinarily would favor electric operation—for instance, track maintenance has been considered the same in both cases and omitted from our con- sideration, since in logging railway operations the greatest damage to the tracks appears to come from the swaying of ‘the loaded cars, and not from the locomotives. With steam operation, 84% bbl. of oil were used per day for main line haulage for the two 125-ton freight locomotives, and two 50-ton shays, and 22.3 bbl. per day for the two 50-ton switching locomotives. In this present instance the steam locomotives are taxed to their ut- most capacity while logging operations are being carried on at the near end of the timber holdings. It will be necessary within a few years for this road to be extend- ed’ approximately twelve miles further, the prevailing grade on the extended line being the same as at present, and an analysis of the future conditions will show that four locomotives operating thirteen hours each per day will be able to care for the output and the con- ditions will then be very much more favorable for electric operation. (To be continued. ) B.C. Pulp Mills Secure Australian Trade As a direct consequence of the European war British Columbia pulp industries have secured a large part of the Australian paper sup- ply trade, and very large shipments, running into over 1,000 tons a month, are being made to the antipodes by coast mills, according to information supplied by shipping men. So great an incentive has been given coast paper manufacturing mills by this new trade that a heavy demand has arisen for sulphur, “which is extensiv ely used in the pulp industry. British Columbia coast mills supply the paper to the en- ‘ tire group of Pacific Coast cities. A meagre invasion into the Austra- lian trade had been made before the outbreak of the European war, When hostilities broke out, the supply of paper from Norway broke down owing to the high insurance rates and also to the fact that much of the carrying between Norway and Australia had been done by German vessels. Australia at once turned her eyes to the Pacific Coast and, as a result, activity in pulp mills in British Columbia in- creased at once. The death is reported of Mr. H. F. Murphy, of Jas. E. Murphy & Company, lumber manufacturers, Tobermory, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN Annual Report of B.C. Forest Branch Emphasis Laid Upon Necessity for Seeking Out New Markets and Enlarging Old Ones—Report on Imports of Prairies from U. S. ad Vhe annual report of the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia, prepared by Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Chief Iorester, has just been made public. The report gives extensive and important detailed information about the lumbering industry, and inasmuch as it is made public at a time when the information is fresh, it affords an example to many other government departments in Can- ada which are in the habit of bringing out their reports so late as to be of little value or interest. The report contains among other things the following discussion of the situation, and information about the year’s operations: Four matters made the year 1914 remarkable from the point of view of forest administration in this province. The first was the pass- age of the “Timber Royalty Act,” which defined, for half a century ahead, the stumpage price of Crown timber; the second was the strenuous and successful struggle with one of the worst fire seasons ever experienced in the West; thirdly, in spite of the unprecedented conditions created by wars and financial depression, the forest revenue e was well over $2,000,000; while, fourthly, previous conjectures as to the large amount of timber remaining in the Crown reserve were con- firmed by the results of exploration. The fire season was one of the worst in the history of ee West, being comparable in most ways with that of 1910. But although there were more fires in 1914 than in any year on record, they resulted in far less damage than has occurred in many previous seasons; a grati- fying result to which the efficiency of the patrol and fire-fighting sys- tem of the province undoubtedly contributed. We have only to observe the effect of weather conditions in the American States to the south of us to realize how strenuous conditions were. Over $1,- 600,000 was expended there upon timbered areas no larger than those of this province, and yet the cost to British Columbia did not exceed $400,000 for fire-fighting and patrol. Property damage was estimated at about the same amount. But a portion of the province has so far been covered by the for- est survey of the past three seasons, yet the merchantable timber 1911. 1912. Feet B.M. Value. pig Feet B.M. Value. Planks, boards, ete., dressed one side. 190,768,000 $2,324,994 $12.13 207,762,000 $2,337,262 Sawn boards, ete., dutiable ... ... 31,348,000 390,866 1201 49,291,000 645,670 222,116,000 $2,715,800 ...... 257,053,000 $3,022,932 Pieces. Pieces, DEAE Ghd sh kia So eAye wis Molen h hate Gis Oe ee 58,220,000 134,795 2.31 63,720,000 134,624 PIMA RIOR nek a Wey cal ahi vee ees 17,206,050 32,781 1.90 82,887,000 152,402 PORTS 05 pie Pouncs oihy ieee ah ours wieier . gn eotnbehe SI, BGR AG: arcnts ving \einiete es $3,309,958 definitely located in the Crown reserve already reaches a considerable total. The boundaries of no less than 954,950 acres of unalienated statutory timber land have been established on the official maps of the province, without including any of the areas covered by recon- naissance during the past season. The preliminary reports concerning the latter show that an additional 30,000,000,000 feet of timber were located by our field parties in 1914; and when the full reports have been tabulated the Crown reserve will receive a further most satis- factory increase on account of unalienated timber that is included in this large stand. The market problem confronting the lumber industry and the Government’s efforts to assist in solving it, are dealt with in the fol- lowing report. The first hint of war temporarily paralyzed building operations in the market supplied from the ‘Pacific Coast. The lum- ber industry, which was in a weak condition following the inflation of a year ago, was brought to a dead halt. The effects are now felt in every community throughout the province by every class of the popu- lation, for this industry furnished our greatest export product, met the adverse balance of trade in every community, and provided set- tlers with a market for both their labor and their produce. In the majority of the villages and towns in the province prosperity will return quickest through revival of the lumber business. There is no lack of timber to cut; there is no lack of mills to cut it. It is the mar- ket that must be sought, both in Canada east of the Rockies and in the United States from the Mississippi Valley eastward, in Australia and the Orient, and to a certain extent in Europe. An aggressive campaign for the capture of these markets is now under way in the Northwestern States, lumber manufacturers and the Federal Govern- ment pushing it together. I cannot.too strongly urge that the most AND WOODWORKER ; March 15, i important duty of the Forest Branch at the present time is to assi in extending the markets for British Columbia’s forest products. I If the present opportunity is lost the lumber industry of this proves will have a long uphill fight in establishing its position. The Lumbering Industry The distribution of lumber-manufacturing plants throughout tf 4 province is as follows :— Saw and Shingle Mills of Province Saw Up to 15 M. 131040 M Over40M. Shingle- mills. District. Beeb Daily Feet Daily Feet Daily Capacity. Capacity. Capacity. Cranbrook 22 18 6 ae FortG@eprees... ainekes 5 14 2 Rs Ya Hazelton ... 12 ash # s Kamloops .. 15 4 1 ie Lillooet . 19 Z M3 ap Nelson 20 6 6 5 Tete Jaune Cache a ge oe 1 vis Vernon ... P48, 5 1 i ‘Totals, East of Cascades 125 37 15 5 Island 20 18 12 12 Vancouver 24 35 30 63 Prince Rupert .. 11 6 1 1 Totals, West of Cascades 55 59 43 76 ‘Totals in Province .. 180 96 58 Sir The only important market developed for British Colanban ing the past decade has been the Canadian Prairie. In the bes times the Canadian Prairie is a hotly contested market for Jumb as is shown by the following statement of imports from bes U nited States during the past four years :— ro) o QD a o- 3x 2 1913. 3= ~ 1914. me A’ Average se Average ee - Average per M. 82 Feet B.M. Valu perM. §° Feet B. M. Value. per M. OS OX he a) 2 C) Py Ay $11.44 9 106,299,000 $1,552,760 $14.61 49 71,130,000 $842,227 $11.85 33 13.09 53 17,843,000 303,971 17.04 64 (996,000 $6,002 14.34 66 eee 124,142,000 $1,856,781 ...... 77,126,000 $928,229 ......0 2. Pieces. ieces. 3 $e 2.11 9 32,996,000 78,361 2.37 48 13,112,000 29,920 2.28 60 1.84 381 34,003,000 65,153 1.92 .59 10,456,000 18112 1.73 69 : Site Sea Th ay ea $2,000,245 ...... seetevevce $976 261 aoe ere enn Further competition which cannot possibly be eliminated d the next decade is that of the Prairie spruce mills, which cut 225 000 feet annually, and the western Mills of Ontario, which send 000,000 feet a year. For several years past British Columbia has cl 1,000,000,000 feet to 1,200,000,000 feet of lumber for the Prairie So acute was the building depression in 1914 that only about Sg ,000 was cut for the Prairie trade, and ic all this quantity wi ivered. The situation plainly calls for general reorgenieaiaey for the of British Columbia have looked to the Prairie for a sufficient during the past ten years. The output capacity for these mill follows :— Sawmills, 1914 Forest District. aa Tenet Capacity f R Day. of Granbreok faoat cae S 7c eat Mad 46 1,153,200 345,9 FortsGeormed yciheltlei Boel oa aae 16 200,000 60,000 Elazelton: ¢a70ex ai toe 12 41,000 ~ 12,300, NsVanid soa. 50 1,594,000 478,200, Kamloops ... 20 683,700 205,010,0 Lillooet 21 20,000 6,000,0 Nelson 22000 oe Aor ee 32 877,000 263,100, : Prince Rupert zich a es cae aS ud athe 18 392,000 117,600,000 Tetes Jane (Cache soc. cnt atoen mod 1 100,000 30,000, 000 Vian COUVEh 4.08 sa eee rae Scere so 3,176,000 952, 800,000 WierMon: cs. cert then © loki coueiey eee 29 282,000 84,600, 000 7 Totals 334 8,518,900 2,555,570,000 i, The Prairie mar ie has’: never yet in any one year taken over 60 per cent. of the output of these mills; the export market has not any one year in the past decade taken 4 per cent. of the annual outpr » GS ot ae ea ; rch 15, 1915 lestly the only relief which will enable the lumber industry to eet its obligations is an extension of exoprt markets. _That the lumber industry has not yet sufficiently effective sales- 1en in the Prairie is shown by the number of farmers still without iplement-sheds. The Conservation Commission investigating this oint found that the proportion of implement- -sheds to farms in the erent provinces was :— apd ; ecaiemmes : » grcnkhie : ; mplement- mplement- mplement- Farms. Sat, Farms. areile Farms. sheds. 14 94 21 ' 92 By Logging Inspection Phere were 926 logging operations in the province during 1914, distri- as shown below:— Logging Opera- tions. 117 Hand- District. loggers. 2 cease Totals. |; 170 yéasing Use of Logging Railroads ficiency of Results, Economical Cutting and Continuity of Supply Leading to its Supplanting Horses By E. Lisherness, C. E. Vritten specially for the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker The application of the railroad for use in logging or lumbering ms is not new, and has been tried successfully in the south st for many years. In those localities it has proven entirely ory, and has displaced all other methods of operation over neces, but in our far north and east, where there is plenty t has not as yet made its appearance to any great extent, on of the ease with which logs are conveyed by means of horses s, or in cases where the haul is of considerable length, by the sr, Operating on the snow. Among lumbermen and others in- sd in timberlands, however, the question of a permanent way to » the timberlands in a scientific manner, and handle annual rT ations without hazard from the weather, has been taken up, and ibering railroad has’ received considerable attention. As long as there was plenty of timber near at hand the ordinary thods of lumbering sufficed, and there was no call for a change very little chance for introducing new methods, but, on account SE ee Se a SS =a ary to go back to the headwaters of the rivers for a supply. The result of this, long hauls, a large loss of second grade tim- r, and great cost when horses were used, was considered very un- able in the eyes of progressive business administrators and tific foresters. ider these conditions it became desirable to develop a means ig all types of wood, of conserving the growth so that con- jperation could be carried on, and delivering all the logs breakage, and at speed and cost so that profits warranting y would follow. reat value of timberlands, and the modern policy of fre- ne: also require that permanent roads be maintained, so ft ill not be necessary to construct a new road every time it to make a cutting on the land, or, because of the cost of to remove the entire. stand. > permanent roads afford easy access to all parts of the for- any time, and greatly facilitate the present fire patrol systems government and private owners. With these conditions in study of the logging railroad will convince the most skeptical ue, both as a means of taking out the timber, and for use of ed after the rails are removed as a means for permanent the land. 2 first and most important point which is demanded of the log- oad is reliability, and that this is a very particular feature ethod of transportation is easily set forth. After the road established, the cutting of the timber and the lumbering ions are not then dependent on the season. In fact, operations ‘arried on throughout the year, and the logs handled when de- , or piled up for driving in the spring of the year. In the past, ng operations have been dependent, to a large extent, on tlte d in some seasons this has failed entirely, been greatly de- has come too early for satisfactory results. With the rail- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | As operations may not be held up. When the road is in operation it is not easily destroyed, torn up or gotten out of condition, and it does not require a great amount of attention, in fact, not nearly as much as the average ice-made road for either horses or log-haulers. Another very particular point in favor of the logging railroad is the fact that it can operate in almost any place, and if the logs are on another watershed it does not make the place inaccessible. ‘These roads have been frequently used with grades up to 20 per cent., and substantial loads hauled under those conditions. As a logging road requires a width only equal to the length of the ties, about seven feet, the process of making a road in a difficult place is considerably light- ened, and it can be said that any place accessible to teams can be used. If one considers the loss of logs in hauling and driving small streams, the amount saved in these broken logs will, many times, nearly pay the cost of operation, and it is also profitable in many cases to take out other types of wood, which are valuable, but which it is not possible to drive or profitable to handle by means of teams. When a road is located into a section, and the timber carefully cruised, it is then possible to use machines for yarding, piling and handling the wood, and in that way to get much cleaner cutting, bet- ter results from the operation, and better prospects for a future growth on the land. As compared with either a log-hauler or a two-sled road, the width of road is sa‘ much léss.that the amount of timberland saved is a considerable item, for in the case of the log-hauler road it is only necessary to give sufficient room to clear the car loads properly, or less than half the amount used by the log-hauler road, while heavy falls of snow do not interfere, as the ploughing out does not take much time and it is not necessary to ice a new roadbed. In the cheapness of operation it has a decided advantage, in that it operates at high speed, some ten or twelve miles per hour, at any time of year, and any number of hours per day, and will operate con- tinuously if three sets of cars are used, and the unloading and load- ing crews have each set ready for the next trip. This high speed makes the matter of distance from the landing place immaterial, as the time consumed in the trip will not ‘be of great account. The cost of the equipment necessary for operation of a railroad is considerably less than that of a log-hauler, and the logs can be fre- quently hauled and unloaded into the water, thus saving the cost of piling on landings, and at the same time the logs are available much earlier in the season, and the interest charge against them is greatly reduced. It has been customary, on account of their availability, to drive small streams, and the cost of clearing these out, blasting ledges, building dams, ‘sluices, etc., is very heavy, and even after these pre- cautions are taken, the logs are frequently left stranded by falling water, or else great damage and loss is caused by throwing them into. the woods by sudden extreme rises, due to heavy rains, or the going out of a dam; in fact, the hanging up of a drive for a year is of fre- quent occurrence from these causes. It is not possible to make any comparison of costs of a small stream drive and a railroad, because of the different conditions in every locality, but in many cases the cost of the stream improvements would build and maintain a railroad, and the cost of driving would operate it. A very general price, deduced from the operation of roads of this type, shows that the cost of loading, repairs, hauling and maintenance of line and equipment will not exceed fifteen cents per thousand per mile. The first cost of the road is not so excessive as is often believed, on account of the cheap, rapid construction, the use of second-hand rails, and the fact that the ties are at hand, and, while conditions may differ in localities, and the character of the ground has much to do with it, it can be generally stated that three to five thousand dollars per mile of track will build a good, substantial road, ready for use, and when the operations are completed, about ewo-xthirds of this can be salvaged for further use, or disposed of to some other operating company. The logging railroad has also another decided advantage, in that supplies and other materials necessary for use in the woods can be hauled in, and thus save great expense in toting long distances by horses. It is also reasonable to believe that, if the operations are car- ried on the year around, snfaller crews will be used, and consequently the greatest efficiency secured, and a considerable amount saved in the cost of building camps and other structures necessary for a big opera- tion carried on for a few months. In the layout of a logging railroad, considerable caution should be used in its location. Many people consider that it is necessary to use a regular railroad location engineer, and he often considers merely the grades and the cost.of the construction, without consider- ing the means of getting the timber to the road. It is well, in every case, before a road is located, to make a careful survey and estimate of the timber, and then study the location by the aid of this timber map. A road costing a slight amount more will oftentimes, in that case, operate with greater efficiency, and save many times its cost by less- ened enaae in handling the timber. iat CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER St. Maurice Forest Protection Work Results of Year’s Work Show Value of Co-operation— Government Urged to Pay Half Cost of Fire Fighting Departing from their usual practice, the members of the St. Maurice Forest Protective Association held their annual meeting this year at Three Rivers, P.Q., instead of at Montreal. The meeting was convened for February 12, but after a discussion on the constitution it was adjourned until March 4, when the following officers were elect- ed: Messrs. S. L. de Carteret, president; Ellwood Wilson, vice-presi- dent; J. M. Dalton, F. T. Ritchie, R. F. Grant, and Chas. Lebrun, directors; Henry Sorgius, manager and secretary-treasurer. In his report, Mr. Henry Sorgius, stated that the membership was increased by the admittance of the Tourville Lumber Mills Com- pany, Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Company, William Cop- ping, G. C. Piche, W. H. Weber, St. Gabriel Lumber Company and FE. M. McLaren. The area patrolled was increased by 1,333.38 miles, or 853,363 acres.. The expense of fire fighting exceeded that of pre- vious years owing to the-long spring drought. A special assessment of 1-10th of a cent. per acre was levied to cover cost of fire fighting during the past season. The cost of patrol during the past season did not exceed the general asséssment of 4 of a cent per acre. Owing to newly acquired area the force of Inspectors was in- creased by two men. The mileage made by the rangers totalled 80,- ' 578 miles. Thé prosecution of offenders against the fire law had great- ly lessened the fire evil, as had the issuing of burning permits during the prohibited season. Proof of this was shown by District No. 1 where the fires decreased from 105 in the 1913 season to 4 fires in the 1914 season. The Provincial Government was most vigorous in prose- cuting claims made by the Association against offenders against the fire law. A large percentage of the fires were caused by river drivers. It is recommended that the superintendents of the various woods opera- tions be more definite in their instructions to their agents, foremen and all men under their supervision in regard to forest protection and fire prevention. Of the total number of fires set during the season, ten were caused by fisherman and sportsmen, the various fish and game clubs in the territory continued their good work in instructing their guides and guests regarding the protection of the forest from fire. The non-completion of the National Transcontinental Railway forced the Association to patrol that right of way again during the past season. The section-men under the supervision of the railway contractors were the cause of needless expense and trouble. On May 10 the section-men while burning their debris along the right of way, caused fire to be set on the adjoining land, burning over a large area. When questioned as to the setting of the fire they replied that they had received orders from the road-master to burn the debris. No pre- caution whatsoever was taken to prevent the spreading of the fire. This was but one of many similar cases where far-reaching orders were thoughtlessly given and blindly acted upon by men of only ordin- ary intelligence and no knowledge of the disastrous effects resultant irom carelessness or oversights on their part. As long as road-mas- ters and others in control of right of way crews continue to give gen- eral orders regarding burning of brush, oil ties, grass, etc., without ar- ranging for a thorough inspection as to piling and segregation before burning, so long will property adjoining the right of way be in danger of burning. Properly controlled, the section-men on any railroad could be and were of the greatest assistance in preventing fire damage on lands adjoining the right of way. It should be just as much a part of the section-men’s duty to keep the right of way free from inflam- mable matter as to keep the track in order. Gathering and piling of debris could be done at any time and with practically no supervision ence instructions were understood as to how and where to pile, but positively. no burning should be done without the presence of a fire ranger or inspector responsible for the burning and whose first precau- tion should be to see that piles are a sufficient distance from all other iuflammable matter, and that burnine is done only in calm weather, preferably when the ground is damp. The number of fires extinguished last season was 231, which were caused as follows: by children, 1; club guardian, 1; dam keepers, 1; drivers, 22; explorers, 1; fishermen, 10; Indians, 1; jobbers, 3; light- ning, 2; old fires, 6; portagers, 1; railroad, 56; settlers, 80; unknown, 46. Of the number of fires 61 required extra labor at a cost of $13,- 002.82. About 514 miles of portages and trails were cut and cleaned. Seven new look-out stations were erected. 2 Thanks of the Association were due to the Hon. Jules Allard, Minister of Lands and Forests, and Mr. W. C. J. Hall, Superintendent of the Forest Protection Branch for their generous assistance. The firm stand taken by the Government in prosecuting all persons against whom evidence could be obtained relative to disobeying the Forest Protection Law was to be highly commended. ee Mr. Sorgius also mentioned the co-operation of the various parish priests in drawing attention to the importance of the Forest Protec- . the result of this case, as a number of other cases develop -Fadden and Malloy have sold 12,000,000 feet to Toledo firms; “TE Se gs ai ' Sih .,” Whee ee ad M, ai oe Ties vy ; ‘¢ ' fe ist Sea ae y a aie March 15, 191 5 tion Law. Leaflets for school children were published by the ass tion in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests anc the Department of Public Instruction, for distribution among th school children throughout the Province. The following recommendations were made: That the associatia recommend to the Provincial Government the necessity for ha settlers obtain written permits from fire-rangers at all times of year before burning debris in their clearings; that the association ce tinue its efforts to induce the Provincial Government to pay half t total cost of fire-fighting in place of the present fixed allowance; t more stringent orders should be given by members of the associat to their men travelling in the forest as to the danger of small fires, that they should be instructed to extinguish fires immediately « covery; that it be recommended to the Railway Commission ada that all railway employees should obtain burning permits burning of any debris along the right of way, from the Fire Ins or Rangers in their respective districts; and that it be recon to the Railway Commission of Canada to order the placing o: in smoking car windows of all trains passing through wooded | during the fire season. The financial statement showed total receipts of $32,1 disbursements of $29,617.21, the balance in the bank being A comparative statement of the cost of operations for the se the total as $28,603.50, including $3,537.22 received from the ment. The actual cost per square mile including fire-fightin patrol work was $2.25, the cost of the Association being $1 compares with $2.088 and $1.668 respectively in the previou Court Dismisses E. J. Rainboth’s Claim The apeal entered by E. J. Rainboth, land surveyor, C against the judgment of the Court of Review given last June in against M. J. O’Brien, railway contractor, of Renfréw, has bee: missed by the Court of King’s Bench. The case was origin; by Mr. Justice W. A. Weir, who upheld Mr. Rainboth’s cl; Court of Review reversed this. dismissing the action and of King’s Bench has now upheld the Court of Review’s judgm Rainboth had claimed an undivided quarter interest in timb valued at $2,000,000 in the Upper Ottawa district, under an agreement with Mr. O’Brien in 1901. The Superior Court in 1$ held Mr. Rainboth’s claim and ordered the defendant to give quarter interest, subject to certain deductions, or to pay hi 000. The Court of King’s Bench now finds that Mr. Rai the application of the railways for an increase in their freigl failed to establish any rights to a share in the limits. The | special stress on the fact that during eleven years Mr. Rai made no claim of any kind upon the defendant in reference - leged rights in the limits. His silence, they found, was strong firmation of Mr. O’Briens version of the trarisaction between hi the plaintiff, that the agreement invoked had nothing to do © limits in question. Mr. Rainboth’s action was therefore d and he was condemned to pay the costs in all courts. An Interesting Legal Action A claim for $30,000 damages against the G. T. P. Railway pany, by the Fort George Trading and Lumber Company was cently brought before Mr. Justice Clement at Vancouver. The j tiffs, who have been operating in the Fort George district for | years, claim that during the spring and summer of 1914 the prevented from getting out any logs by the G. T. P. Railway a trestle bridge across the Fraser River just above*their mill. 1] rafts were forbidden to go down the river for fear of carrying away bridge. The defendants claim that they left an open porti centre of the bridge spans to enable logs to go down the ri plaintiffs say that this was useless because another river diverts the stream from one side to another according to the of the current from day to day. Several other companies are the same situation are to be tried subsequently. North Shore Stocks Practically All Sold _ An authoritative report received by the Canada Lumbe regard to manufacturing operations on the North Shore of Bay States that practically all of the large manufacturers ha their 1915 cuts at prices averaging about the same as the pric the 1914 cut. “The report states that the Edward Hines L Company have purchased the stock of the Nesterville Lumbe pany; that Mr. Geo. D. Jackson has sold all of his stock; that I P. Shannon & Company, whose stock is cut at Brennen Harbor, ha sold over 10,000,000 feet, the red pine going to Detroit and the wl pine going to Tonawanda parties, and that Eddy Bros., of Blind R have sold their cut. . i we - March 15, 1915 An Incident From Life—By S. H. Howard When the mail came into Camp Number Five of the Black Spruce ber Company in North Saskatchewan, there was a general hulla- 90, for the camp lay 70 miles from the railway track, and there had en no mail in there for three weeks. A cadge team had arrived a load of oats, and the teamster had ‘brought all the letters, post ds and newspapers that had collected in the last month. He took ‘ the clerk of the camp: Darkness sets in early in November, especi- in the spruce. So the sawyers and the skidders were back in amp waiting with more or less patience for the cook to announce supper, when the sleigh bells anounced the arrival. The men rushing ‘doors, crowded around the teamster and followed him into the -e, where they seemed to fill up the little log building with more than it was ever intended to hold. . “How about the war, Jerry,’ was the shout. them German dog-eaters yet a “Kitchener wants men,” blurted Jerry, by way of a bulletin to E his questioners, and then he tore himself loose to see after his team. Big Alex McVey received his back copies of the Prince Albert _ Times and retired to his bed. The shelf on which perched one of the coal oil lamps which lit the camp, was on the wall near his upper oie and he could lie on the broad of his huge back and read the news very comfortably. — “Kitchener wants men,” he feeraured aloud, “Kitchener don’t i care hether they know their right foot from their left so long as they can shoot.” After supper he sat on the bench before his bunk smoking and considering the matter. an “Tl bet you I could kill a good few of them Germans—if they didn’t get me first,” he remarked “I’ve a good mind to go out to the _ front and enlist.” - By “front” Alex meant the frontier of civilization, not the front ‘of battle in France as described in the war despatches. > His friend George Macdonald considered the point without pre Ber iudice. “Tl go if you will,” said he. “It’s a bet,” said Alex promptly. - Together presently they crossed over the camp yard to the office through the darkness, and “got their time.” The foreman was there. “Going out, boys?” exclaimed he in surprise. “Yep,” returned Alex briefly. “Going to enlist,” added George. “Sorry I haven’t got a team going out to-morrow,” said the fore- nan good naturedly. “It’s a good 70 miles to the track, but you can ie at the company’s half-way depot and put up there to-morrow he night.” “T high-banked it in, and I can high-bank it out,” observed Aiex in the idiom of the log drive.| _ At three o'clock next morning the cook gave the two men break- fast before calling the camp, so that they could get an early start. They “hit the tote road” by four, each man with his “turkey” on his back. That evening about 4.30 they surprised old man Munro by walk- into the depot camp. They had made the first 40-mile stage of leir journey in 12 hours, walking in two inches of soft snow, and ‘ying packs. They left next morning at six, covered the remain- 0 miles, and caught the afternoon train for Prince Albert. Here cashed their checks and.found themselves in possession of a little m ore than $100 cash, each. __ With creditable directness of purpose they proceeded to enlist. Br it they found their first difficulty. The Prince Albert contribution to the first contingent had gone to Valcartier long since, and was now in England. Recruiting for the second contingent had not begun yet. Bee Lect’s go down to Winnipeg, and enlist there,” beating George. > “Come on,” said Alex. _Down to Winnipeg they came, and they came at their own ex- se. Same story here. Not ready yet. Join a militia regiment and wait round for a while.” EP “Let’s go east, and enlist,” said Alex. one So they bought tickets for Toronto, and their rolls, apparently ibstantial in Prince Albert, shrunk now very visibly. Three days r they appeared on the streets of Toronto, and later they found the nouries. After a time too, they found a recruiting sergeant, and ed to enlist in the 36th Regiment, Peel. They selected this corps e it was the first one they encountered. ome back to-night and be examined by the doctor,” said the ing sergeant, after specifications had been written down. “Have we trimmed a Mi + RY w! . i Sg sig s “ “- 5 te Big Alex Wouldn’t Do. tobacco ~ the motions used to display a man’s CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 KITCHENER WOULD HAVE PASSED HIM BUT HE DIDN’T HAVE A CHANCE That night in one of the side rooms at the Armouries, a score of men and youths, stripped to the skin waited their turn before the doc- tor. City youths mostly, with overcoats thrown over their shoulders, and smooth stringy bodies. Big Alex McVey and his friend from the far northwest, stood in the line waiting too. Their red brick winter- beaten faces contrasted strangely with the snowy white of their bared bodies. A bit of a young office clerk was up before the doctor—a boy with nicely turned limbs, smooth and small. Of brawn such as is associated with work in the open he had none, but he passed the ex- aminer without a flaw, a fit and proper person to stop a German bullet. Beside Alex McVey who followed him, the clerkly boy re- cruit looked like an effeminate child. Alex threw off his overcoat and stood naked before his appraiser. He didn’t need to square his shoulders into the position of attention. His huge clavicles did that for him. without conscious contraction of the muscles. His chest seemed flat below the big protruding collar bone under the red line of the weather-beaten neck, but the throat swelled out to an enormous depth by ‘the time it reached the latitude of the heart. He was a raw-boned specimen all through, like a big young draught horse after a winter’s work in the bush. There was not an ounce of fat visible on his whole carcase. For all the spare- ness of flesh, however, there was a tremendous indieation of power in the muscles which levered those great bones. Most remarkable were his forearms—the arms of a*man who works with his hands. They stood out the more prominently, those forearms, in that they were sunburned and weather beaten, brown-red like his face. His great boney wrists, and wide sinewy hands were the color of leather. Spare-ribbed, lean, huge, the Notth man stood there physically fi, trained, not by the artificial exercise of a few months, but by hard work in the woods, and the spartan habits of a life time. At the command of the examining doctor he went through all “action,” with utmost docility and with the utmost ease. He expanded and contracted his broad chest, went down on his knees and rose again without disturbing his balance, or using his hands, answered all questions’sharply, intelli- gently and to the point, and behaved generally like a man admir- ably in possession of all his faculties, physical and mental. His heart and lungs were sounded, his teeth examined, ‘his eyes tested, and no fault was to be found. The medical man paused. “What’s the matter with that toe?” he demanded suddenly. He pointed to the big toe of the right foot, upon which Big Alex was at the present moment bearing most of the weight of his 190 pounds. “Cut it with the axe one time,” returned Alex. What makes the toe lie over inwards like that?” “Sinew’s cut, never joined up again,” explained Alex. wobble it any more.” . He smiled frankly, knowing the insignificance of the injury. “Does | it always lie over sidew ays like that?” eV 6 ep.” “Bother you any when you walk?” “Not a mite.” The doctor consulted his associate officer, and looked in a book. Then he turned to Alex and shook his head. “Can’t pass you,” he said. “What’s that ?” asked Alex, uncertain. “Rejected,” said the doctor. “Next man.” “But Kitchener doesn’t care whether a man knows his right foot from his left,” objected Alex. “Can't help it, thewgegulations are laid down; the regulations,” returned the medical examiner. you keep up on a march with a toe like that?” “Well,” began Alex, “I’ve high-banked it some. it out and that’s—”’ _ “Next,” shouted the doctor so sharply. George Macdonald was “next,” hind him. “What are you going to do?” he asked his friend in a low voice. “Me for the golden W est, I guess,” said Alex, beginning to climb ‘into his. clothes. “How much money you got?” What do I need money for?” enquired Alex. walk.” “I’m with you,” said his old stall companion. And together they dressed, left the British army to its fate, and took to an high bank, “Can?r we can’t go past “How long could I high-banked Alex stepped aside. but he gave way to the man be- enquired George. “Tm going’ to PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used,.en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of “Wanted Employees” will bé inserted at the rate of. two cents ¢ word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-tf Wanted to Purchase Timber Lots Would pay cash for good tract of mixed tim- Please state loca- letter. Apply Toronto G ber convenient to railway. tion, estimate and price first sox 167, Canada Lumberman, TTT TINIE Poplar Wanted 150 M. Ft. 4/4 mill run for shipment in four weeks time. Box 161, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 6 De on! Wanted A quantity of Clear Maple Squares, 1¥ Y in. x 1% in. x 42 in. Quote prices in car load and cas car load lots. Box 157, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 6 _——__—_— LT WANTED For early spring shipment 10 cars 4 ft. white pine lath No. 3. 4 cars 4 ft. white pine lath No. 2. cars’4 ft. white pine lath No. 1. 10 cars 4 ft. hemlock lath No. 2. cars 4 ft. hemlock lath No. 1 a MERIC, AN LUMBER & MFG. CO., 5-8 Pittsburg, Pa. ————————— ee Wanted To Buy 500.000 ft. 1-in. Cull Pine. 56.4.0 ft. 1-in. Cull Basswood 50,0u0 ft. 1-in. Cull Hardwood. 1,000,000 ft. 1-in. and 2-in. Hemlock. 200, 000 pieces 1%-in. lath. Apply Box 139, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 4-7 For Sale For shipment May Ist car lots Cheese box, Veneer. G. R. Jones, Eldorado, Ont. 6-9 We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. We Can Cut To Order Spruce or White Pine Timber up to 12 x 12. Inquiries solicited. H. C. DUNBAR, Haileybury, Ont. 5 BES FOR SALE Norway Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 1,000,000 ft. 1 Fa ee 500,000 ft. LATS 85,000 ft Lexi1d 14,000 ft 2x 4 165,000 ft 2x6 220,000 ft TE a 320,000 ft 2x 10 218,000 ft 2 x12 65,000 ft Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,500,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., 5t.f. Ottawa, Ont. Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 3875 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. te Wanted-Machinery Wanted to Buy 24-in. second-hand rotary bed planer. Up- to-date. First-class condition. Address Box 144, Liverpool, N.S. 6 F or Sale-Machiner eee For Sale One Whitney 50-in. scraping machine, com- plete with knife grinder. It has been in use about one year. Will sell on easy terms. Address AMERICAN COMPOUND DOOR CO., 47 21st and Morgan Streets, Chicago, Ill. 75 H. P. Steam Boiler with usual fittings, all in. splendid order. Band rip saw, Fay & Egan make, shaving exhaust double fan, with quantity "of pipes, etc. Flooring matcher, with Sherman flooring boring machine, also shafting, hangers, pul- leys. Also a complete saw mill, capacity about 10 M., including good building if wanted. Cheap for cash, or terms, or‘ Hardwood lum- ber taken in exchange. J. S. Findlay, Owen Sound, Ont. 3-10 Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1 No, 51 Crescent universal woodworker ; 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 3 12-in. buzz planers; 1 12-in. four-side moulder; 1 No. 802 Canada Machinery Corporation shaper; 5 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 2 No. 619 Canada Machinery Corporation saw tables; 1 36-in. double drum sander; 1 20-in. American wood scraper. H. W. PETRIE, LTD., Toronto. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt Coe veneer lathes and clippers ready for immediate ship- ment: Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. Lathe, 50-in. 100-in. 64-in. These machines are decided bargains and carry the same guarantee as we give our new ones. Prices on application. THE COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 23t.f. Painesville, Ohio. knife, 6-in. spindles. knife, 5-in. spindles. knife, 6-in. spindles. swing, 88-in. swing, 64-in. swing, 76-in. power clipper. foot power clipper. Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Position wanted as band saw filer, double or single cut. Al references.- Address Box 140, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 BAND SAWYER is’ open for position. References will vouch for ability and habits. Address Box 159, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto, 6 Inspector. wants experience in Lumber, Ties Yard or road. Good references. Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Fifteen years’ and Timber. Box 158. position. a? lath Mill Man wants position to run a lath mill by the day or per thousand. Will go any- where. Ten years’ experience. References. Box 151, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 5-7 Position wanted as saw mill foreman or millwright. Can give best of references. Age 44. Address Box 141, Canada Lumberman. Toronto. 4-7 Mill or General Superintendent wants _posi- tion. Eastern and western experience. Splen- did record. References. Box 131, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 3-7 Al Band Saw Filer wants position. Double or single cut. Will go anywhere with good season’s cut. Best references. Box 138, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 4-7 Position wanted by salesman who can give results by keeping the stocks moving. Good connection in Toronto and Western Ontario. Age 30. Apply Box 163, Canada Lumber- , Toronto, Ontario. 6 WANTED situation as sawmill Foreman. 29 years’ experience in high capacity Mills, Ex- pert Mechanic, Band Mills a speciality. Thos. Sissons, 234 Liverpool Street, Montreal, P.O. 5-7 Wanted to get ir communication with a lumber firm who need the services of an up- to-date circular mill man, to take charge and do his own filing. 128%4 Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto, Ont. : ro Secretary-Treasurer or Office Manager of lumber and woodworking business. Thoroughly experienced in Lumber Factory and Office routine. Capable account- ant and correspondent; 17 years with one large Ontario company. Best credentials. At present engaged. Box 147, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. - Position wanted as Position wanted by manager. Have learn- ed the business by practical experience, east and Pacific Coast. Managed all branches; expert on manufacturing, also mill designing and building. Good organizer and cost re- ducer. References guaranteeing efficiency and character. Box 180, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 3-7 WANTED to get into communication with lumber firm who can offer position of re- sponsibility. Good general knowledge, having filled positions from mill hand to paymaster. Preference for work at mill, hard worker, good references, age 31 years, married, sober. 30x 168, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. o r Expert Band Saw Filer wants position. Fourteen years’ experience on single and dou- ble cut saws. No proposition too large. Guarantee satisfaction in hard or soft woods. Strictly sober. A No. 1 reference. Address Saw Filer, P. O. Box 692; Memphis, Tenn., U.S.A. 6-9 : Position wanted by factory superintendent. Ilave learned the business by practical ex- perience in large factories. Managed all branches. Expert in the manufacture of ve- neer and veneered cabinet work. Special knowledge of planing factory construction and equipment. Good organizer and cost re- ducer. Best credentials. Box 397, St. Jean, Que. i * 6S 4 wanted by competent manager, experience, familiar with also finance de- Experienced in Position with fourteen years’ grading for every market, partment of the business. every branch from Stump to Market. Owing to present conditions would take a position ‘looking after the sawing or shipping White Pine. Box 164, Canada Lumberman, Toron- to, Ontario. 6 “ada Lumberman, Position Wanted A competent lumber Inspector or Salesman wants position, 18 years’ practical experiel both soft and hardwoods, 13 years with Ontario firm, 5 years with planing mill as shipper and yard foreman. an re sults. PBox 166, Canada Lumberman, aa ; to, Ontario. Advertisements under an heading two peas a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents WANTED—An experienced shipper to ship and inspect lumber in Ontario. Apply Box 135, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 47 WANTED—First-class_man_ for travelling — and selling lumber in Ontario. State age, experience and salary expected. Apply = 7 136, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Experienced man wanted to take charge of | planing mill. Must be capable of taking full charge of machine, grinding knives, ete. State references and experience. Box 153, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 5-6 WANTED practical man to take third or half interest in Lumber, Stave and Heading — Mill, well equipped, well situated; and mak- — ing ‘good money. Box 169, Canada Lumber-— man, Toronto. 6 Wanted Log contract by reliable party with good — outfit of horses and shanty plant. From four to eight million yearly. Apply Box 161, Can- ~ Toronto, Ont. 6-7 { Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for op-_ portunities to invest. If your “‘ad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. tf FOR SALE Saw Mill at Village of French River (C.N. Rly.) Ont. rd Mill and Equipment org of Double cut | Rand Mill Saw. Circular Saw, No. 1 Wickes Gang Saw and Lathe Mill. Capacity 80,000 to 100,000 feet daily. Boilers, 5 large, capable of “Tug tor Tow h.p. Complete Machine Shop. Tug fo ing Logs. Three tramways with Large boarding house and 50 cottages. 0 ae Ice house. Two storehouses. 154 acres of land. _ Water shipment from French River, Georgian Bay. — Bryan Pontifex, Liquidator, J Ontario Lumber Co., Ltd., 5-6 2 Leader Lane, Toronto. Timber Limi t Berth No. 6 (Sale of 1885) lying betwe the Township of Mowat and the Geo ian Bay and East Channel of French River, exclusive of Indian Reserve. The undersigned invites offers for the Tim- ber on Berth 6 as covered by Governniy License. Quantity about 7,000,000 feet, mostly White . and Red Pine. These estimates are not guar- anteed in any way. & Government License can be inspected at my office. ; BRYAN PONTIFEX, Liquidator, | Ontario Lumber Company, Ltd., 2 Leader Lane, Toronto. a ; id — Tz be ii A ch 15, 1915 ] Sawmill For Sale Planing and Shingle Mill with lumber ard in connection. Building 46 x 70, steel sof. Capacity of sawmill, 12 to 15 M. per _ Lots of timber. A go g od business building summer cot- ny reasonable terms. t with working partner. Come and se this and go over the books, W. A. Mus- rd, Bayfield, Ont. : Bil 7 Wanted »onsible firm to contract to ay ties. Apply Box 143, Canada Lumber- , Toronto, 5-6 7 7 Sawing Contract Wanted fo manufacture at our mill in Collingwood 4 million feet, either Hemlock or Pine. n of 1915. Kent Cooper Lumber Coin- , Limited, Collingwood, Ont. 6 take out For Sale ‘opies of “The Preservation of Structural iber,’” Howard F. Weiss. Published in b ceGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 llustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- , B47 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. Tug Boat For Sale oden hull, strongly built. Length 54% it., n 15 ft., depth 5 ft. 9 in. gines § in. x 16 in. x 12 in., condenser, steam winch, Jenckes Marine boiler 7 x 7 ft., two , pumated furnaces. All in good condition. ly to J. RICHARDSON CO., LTD., . Matane, P.Q. Do You Want to Buy or Sell? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a cular stock of lumber or logs, a mill rty or timber limit, or some second- machinery, the CANADA LUMBER- AND WOODWORKER will bring ¢ returns. Use our “Wanted and For \ ent.”” Saw Mill Machinery For Sale awmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- 60,000 feet. All machinery including :-— Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log r, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel jage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double ting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, Slab Slasher, 48-in. Big Champion er, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and er Tables, Sorting Tables, ete. Also, endent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit wer Plant complete. This machinery esign, practically new and in celle tion. Offers will be accepted r all or any part of this machinery, where ands or F.O.B. cars. Sellwood. Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Canada. ~ Coal and Wood Yard se For Sale By Tender rs will be received up to and includ- h 20th, 1915, for the lease of the 18 Somerset Avenue, Toronto. ildings, etc., valued at .. $150.00 on scales, valued at ... 150.00 * . $300.00 Osh has a frontage of 90 ft. by a 132 ft., and has been operating as wood and lumber yard for a number - rent is $5.00 per month and taxes, amount to about $150.00 per year, a total rent of approximately $225.00 coal and wood business is done nter, while in the past a good lum- ess has been done in the Summer, fade lumber. DY ROR , \ pt)" ASN , fo BSD f y . Ontario Hostile times cause panic, prices go aviating and the public pay what is asked. Buy Hocken’s ir \ Kay” : | Sl WW | ie iis Up, : | ROW Wd AY \ y =~§ ps \ GS ¢ and you will get a square deal — good stock and a prompt shipment—write us. /Hocken Lumber Salo uary. Limited Otter Lake Statio Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 és dsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915 REDWoop © ord!) our big specialty. The versatile wood. You have read our previous messages and know what this wonderful and economical wood is. BIG TIMBERS 3 our hobby. The bigger the better. RAILWAY TIES | our big line and everything in lumber. Second to none. TRY OUR QUALITY GOODS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. Canada Lumber Sales Co., Limited : 145 St. James Street, Montreal Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9 ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. . 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 14%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths Io ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. Send us your inquiries Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. ae m May i, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Longford 1x4&up No.1&2 Com. Birch 1x4&up No. 3 Com. Birch 1%4x¢&up No.1 Com. & Bet. Birch 1x4&up No. 1 Com. & Bet. Elm 1x4& up No. 2&3 Com. Elm. I1x¢&up Mill Run Maple 1x¢4&up Mill Run Beech . South River 15,000 2x4&up No. 1 Com. Birch 70,000 2x4&up 1st & 2nds., Birch 120,000 11/4x4& up No. 1 Com. & Bet. Birch 60,000 1x4&up Dead Cull Birch 40,000 1x¢4&up Log Run Maple 22,000 1x4¢&up Log Run Elm TheLongLumberCompany _—T | HAMILTON, ONT. yy The machine illustrated here was designed and built to meet the conditions that arise in portable_ mill work. Specifications Set Beam 18 ft. long, 9’ x 3%’ Carriage Frame Timbers: 5’ x 5’ 1% Saw Frame Floor Space 84 x 52’ Saw Frame Timbers 4’ x 9’ Weight of Mill about 3600 Ibs. Feed Belt required 9 ft. 3 in. Will take power from 15 to 40 h.p. engine 7 H Capacity 12,000 to 15,000 ft. a day. : : Don’t put in a portable saw mill till you hear more about this machine. Write us for full particulars 1 3 } and prices. | Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Kentville, N.S. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWGRKER The Harris Tie & Timber Co. | Ottawa - Canada | Lumber - Lath - Shingles | Cedar Poles and Posts | Railway Ties - - Piles 5 Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., ta. Wholesale Lumber Dealers Selling agents for Fraser & Co., Manufacturers Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa Waubaushene, Ontario — ee nn White Pine Red Pine — Spruce Lumber and Lath | Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber .~ Laths JOHN GILLIES DAVID para President Office, “Ss queen st” Ottawa, Can. | J. S. GILLIES Sec.-Treas. resiaden Brese GILLIES BROS. BRAESIDE, ONT. | Limited , 4 anufacturers WHITE PINE RED PINE | SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED a OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment: NORWAY & JACK PINE, M. R. NORWAY & JACK PINE LATH SPRUCE, M. R. 1x4/5 x 10/16 ft—1,080,484 ft. 12x ¥% x 4 ft., No. 3—471,000 1% x4 x 10/16 ft— 92,000 ft. 1x6 x 10/16 ft— 443,000 ft. 1% x ¥% x 32 in., M.R.—440,000 1%x5 x 10/16 ft— 17,000 ft. 1x8 x 10/16 ft— 81,000 ft. 14%4x6 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 1 x 10 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 14x9 x 10/16 ft— 67,000 ft. Be 4 0/16, it 164,312 ft. 5 ae a io x 85% 10/16..—. 31 0008 Ft. 2x6 x 10/16 ft— 220,000 ft. 2 x3 x 10/16 ft— 24,000 ft. [- 24 x 10/20 tt.— 73,000 ft. 2x8 x 10/16 ft— 320,000 ft. 2 x4 x 10/16 ft—700,000 ft. 1 x5 x 10/16 ft—140,000 ft. 2 x 10 x 10/16 ft— 218,000 ft. 2 x5 -x 10/16 ft—400,000 ft. lex 7 "10/16 ft— 15,000 ft. See i2x 10/16 ft— 65,000 ft. # x : x ae pear ee = eS t.— i Nis 3 x 4& upx 10/16 ft —129,000 ft. 4x3 x 10/ SPRUCE CULLS a 3. x4and up x 8/16 ft—125,000 ft. ee PINE, CULLS esa = Lae +o ani 2 x4and up x 8/16 ft— 20,000 ft. 1x4andupx 8/16 ft—1,500,000 ft. ! 2 xS5and up x 8/16 ft— 85,000 ft. 3x4and upx 10/16 ft— 82,517 ft. 14% x ¥% x 4 ft—Five cars. 1 x4and up x 8/16 ft— 80,000 ft. WE CAN DRESS AND MATCH OR RESAW TO ORDER Th Sawmills and large, . . Beak Fine et ok Plaving, Mill, ‘in- The Saw-Mill Owners Sales Co. White Oak : cluding Sash and Door Factory, Representing 22 Mills - 6 Branches Red Oak with special machinery for the : White Ash manufacture of Oak, Birch and What about a mixed car of mouldings, turnings, Birch Maple Flooring. doors with shingles and sidings. cai We supply Timbers, Track Send for our latest catalogue. Beec Ties, Cedar Posts, Lath, Shing- Rock Elm — les. It will pay you better than making them yourself. _. tis Try us once::; «| Lumber of all kinds. Yellow Pine . ing eee aod John Harrison & Sons Co. Your correspondence solicited. Spruce prac Head Office: Coristine Bldg., MONTREAL Cedar Owen Sound, Ont. | River Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of / Quebec City ' : Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie | Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Manufacturers of 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa s Charlemagne & Lac OQuareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele The Gres Falls Company Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Manufacturers Spruce and Pine Lumber and Ground Wood Pulp California BX L Redwood For rade Finish Redwood is easy to work and takes a beautiful finish. For Exterior Finish Redwood leads for it does not rot. It needs no paint. Ask for our Catalogue. Ask for our Finish Book. John D. Mershon Lumber Company Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 3612 S. Morgan St. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS As All Other Concerns Combined 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. merit a still larger increase. Hibernia Building Wholesale Red Pine White Pine Spruce} Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY May 1, 1915 : Montreal | | F raser ‘Limited Fredericton, N. B. SELLING AGENTS FOR Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited © | Cabano, P. Q. Limited Fraser Lumber Co., Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co., Whitworth, P. Q. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. Try us. New Orleans, La. i May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | White Cedar Shingles The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada offer for immediate or early shipment: | EXTRAS, CLEARS, SECOND CLEARS, CLEAR WALLS and EXTRA NO. 1s.- This Stock is Dry and Can be Supplied in Short or Full Count. Rail Shipments Can Be Made From the Following Points :— CAMPBELLTON, N. B. Shives, Mowat or Richards Brands DALHOUSIE. JCT., N. B. Restigouche Brand DALHOUSIE, N.B. Dalhousie Brand CHARLO, N. B. Charlo Brand BATHURST, N. B. Beaver Brand, full count stock CHATHAM, N. B. Miramichi Brand Water Shipments Can Be Supplied as Follows :— GASPE, Que. York Brand BONAVENTURE, Que. Beaver Brand, full count stock Water Shipments Also Supplied From :— CHATHAM, BATHURST, DALHOUSIE, CAMPBELLTON and BONAVENTURE. Standard Grading Rules have been adopted and you will find our stock uniform and much superior to the ordinary run of shingles. EXTRAS: Please note that this grade is sold out at all the Mills except the Shives Brand from Campbellton which is running on select- ed piled logs during present winter. This grade will not be available generally until May rst. For Prices write or wire F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N. S. Canadian Sales Agent 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Jonn MoK»roow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Direotor The Montreal Lumber “Co. Limitea Wholesale Lumber Montreal Office: 759 Notre Dame St., W. Lumber Good Grades Canadian Hardwood... National Grading Rules Ottawa Office : 46 Elgin St. Right Prices Prompt Shipments CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City Bigs nes Dealers ret SPRUCE ec Lath and White Cedar Shingles Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech Sales Agents: Iberville Lumber Co. Sault-au-Mouton, P.Q. John K. Campbell Grant & Campbell Manufacturers of James P. Grant SPRUCE, HEMLOCK TIMBERS AND PILING AND LATH Prices promptly given on all enquiries. New Glasgow, N.S. All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J nck ‘Pine All grades and sizes. FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood slabs cuttolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. Orders receive ee attention. PHONE 37 DENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN Wiarton, Ont, HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. Get in touch with us for prices LUMBER AND TIMBER tithe Bar ipuldngs, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oa, Doors, Sashes and tind. fe fon Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine iia a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work, j NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Company, Limited Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Dealers in Lumber 206 Manning Chambers Toronto Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO C. G. Anderson Lumber May 1, 1915 E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak. Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles, AUGER & SON | QUEBEC The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited] Manutacturers: ock, Cheese Box H Heading, Baskets, i Write, a or Telephone orders Orillia, Ont. R, LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo The e = e ~ Rimouski Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, Ltee.) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- colonial Railway. SPEC) aan Sawed H Red Cedar oStagis White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie | Pine and Hardwood Lumber ‘Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N.Y. | May 1, 1915 | James W. Sewall ‘TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- . able Mill Operations. | Technical Training Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE Thoroughness |HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine Send Us Your Inquiries 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard at Prison Point Cable Address ‘“‘Hobco Boston.” The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO J. J. MURPHY | & CO. LUMBER and TIMBER Spruce, Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods Square Spruce, Hemlock and Cedar Timber, Railway Ties, Telegraph Poles, Etc. 235 Beard of Trade Building MONTREAL Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youas they | have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United Statesand | Canada, | Whether you want to buy, bond or sell I can be of service to you. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK. _ Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, | Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- _ sion, etc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— 2 Cars. 100,000 Ft. 5/4 2,500 “ * 8/4 2,500 “ 16/4 12,000 “ 8/4 17,000 “ 4/4 22,000 “ 8/4 50,000 “« 4/4 13,000 “ 13,000 “ For Quick Sale 4x 4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares Ist and 2nd Basswood Ist and 2nd Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. | C. & B. Soft Elm No. 2 C. & B. Birch 3x 8 to 16’—10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash 2 x 6 and up—I0 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers (3 or more ply) Staves Handles (all descriptions) ; Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House 9g Broad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTona,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, l-iverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.00 Canada Lumberman - Toronto 7 pea 6 a STAONAL a | Hexagonal Lumber Crayon No.9. $33 STAONAL LUMBER CRAYONS Waterproof Permanent Will not wash or rub off SUPERIOR MFG. CO., LIMITED 39 Church Street, Toronto Order To - Day Ship Tomorrow Gulf Cypress Kiln - dried North Carolina Pine, Long Leaf Timber, White- wood, Cypress Shin- gles. From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915 _ CAMERON & CO., LIMITED Shingles MILLS AT ~ ~ BARNET, B.C. POSTS OTTAWA WHOLESALE CANADA OAK FIR WHITE PINE é e @ e Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK YELLOW PINE NORWAY PINE Lumber EASTERN AGENTS. TIES Lath | NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited POLES ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. OF PENETANGUISHENE To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident-to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. HEMLocK BILLstTuFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. All stock sized or matched if required. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. - - DETROIT, MICH. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber California White Pine California Sugar Pine =| | . : Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La Short Leaf Finish ee . and aukegan, Tex. ° P Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office P Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. | Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Wa pte, President. R. S. WALpIE, Vice- President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. © The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Lida Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. _ | May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER is ill ni Are You Looking For || JOHN DONOGH & CO. CASH BUYERS ? _Wholesale Dealers emo Laimiber-ond--Latt | HEMLOCK FOR CASH. SPRU CE ¢. A. Larkin Lumber Co., Limited Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 705 Traders Bank Bldg., TORONTO, ONTARIO 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED 32 Church Street, - TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for _ MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. MEMPHIS, - TENN. We Offer for Immediate Shipment . 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. . 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. . 12/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. . 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. . 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. . 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. . 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 40 M. ft. 4/4 Mill Cull Elm. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 To theManufacturing Trade When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our specialty. Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long P iling ~ filled on short notice. Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto Do You Want a Salesman? @ Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. 100,000’ 10 x 10 Hemlock— heavy to 12’ & 16’ lengths 45,000’ 2” No. 1 C. & B. Maple 100,000’ 1” No.1 C. & B. Birch 30,000° 1° & 1%” Log Run Beech Above is all dry well manufactured stock. @ You can get the man you want through asmall advertisement in the ‘“‘Wanted and For Sale’’ department of this paper. P@snada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ontario Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. 501 Kent Bldg. Spears & Lauder “Toronts, one - \ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, i918 Mason, Gordon & Co. 25."s:2: Montreal, Que. _ Everything in Timber Car.and Cargo lots only — ; oan Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire-or ’Phone for Prices = Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. BOLINDERS’ ‘Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery meets the most exacting require- _ ments of the =o Saw Mill | man. 6 Sic a er ee a 2 ee ae = Daas enormous amount of veneer perfectly flat and pliable at mini- mum cost, without checks or splits Send for catalog and list of users The Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co., Philadelphia Designed to meet the present day demand for machines capable of rapid and economical production with a minimum amount of labor. The Bolinder line includes High Speed Log Sawing Ma- | chines, Double Edgers, Cross Cut Saws, High Speed Flooring and Matchboard- — ing Machines, Planing Ma- chines, Automatic Box- board Machines, Circular _ and Band Resaws, Special Patented Tonguing and Grooving Cutters, Etc. Ball Bearings used throughout. For further particulars apply to | The Swedish Steel & Importing Co. Ltd. Montreal, P.Q. Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden The Only , A National Journal ay, Electrical Paper in Canada for \ Managers = es Superintendents Gino > ONG Useful to Electricians QO ONS Y Subscribers and ~ is Engineers of Electric Light Plants Profitable to Advertisers SE OPS SORE PILE A IRA ER OT A Ce a ET 4 , i” a | , a - ° For free sample copy addres and Everybody Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Interested in ee 347 Adelaide St. West, Electricity TORONTO The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. | With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. Harrison River, B.C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont. * Saye Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling etc. afoomss. The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. Winnipeg, Man. May 1,'1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CoO., LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. _ Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. Chapter #—Methods in the Glue Room. Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. Price 50 cents — Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Heavy Fir Dimension Is Our Particular Specialty The Heavier it ts the Better we like it We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is positively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. _Thurston- Flavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF | British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A”’ Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. | astern Agents, Gull River {| Lumber Co., Ltd., Lindsay, Ont. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Do You Believe in Wood? be a Get! j to te May 1, 1915 Sure you do, BUT is your belief based on the intelligent and profitable use of wood rather than on expectation of profit from its sale ? When you buy a car load of Arkansas Soft Pine it becorness your property and you can urge its use for any purpose you choose. You know more about lumber than your customers. Are you edu- cating them to use the right kinds or the wrong kinds ? Now, just between yourself and the ledger, does a few dollars extra profit justify you in pursuading a customer to ac- cept something that is not just right for his purpose? Frequently the question is wholly within your jurisdiction. You know about the uses and values of wood and what kinds to recommend. Just one more question— Are your customers profiting to the extent to which they should profit by using Arkansas Soft Pine? Arkansas Soft Pine Pick of the Pines - For Interior Trim—A stock of Arkan- sas Soft Pine and a knowledge of its merits, beauties and values gives the retail lumber- man command of an increasingly larger por- tion of the Interior Trim trade. The wood is beautifully figured, of firm, uniform texture, free of pitch and takes stains and dyes in a pleasing and satisfactory manner. While in many buildings it has been used with oak a much more saiisfactory and uni- form effect is secured when Arkansas Soft Pine is used exclusively. If you want the trim trade stock up with Arkansas Soft Pine. Don’t offer your customers “something just as good” Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company - Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company - Edgar Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company - Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Wilmar, Ark. Warren, Ark. Thornton, Ark. Reader, Ark. Malvern, Ark. ‘Malvern, Ark. Warren, Ark. Bearden, Ark. Crossett, Ark. Eagle Mills, Ark. Wesson, Ark. Fordyce, Ark. Millville, Ark. gga = a7; = ‘ a= eS ae iP errs er PL PU Ce A, SEP et St Set eee =~ "a 7 . a _ d a> a , ¥ ae edo ee 5 ee gpl eens 0 * ot ‘os | { May 4, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 HARDWOOD LUMBER United States Manufacturers and Wholesalers seeking Canadian Business Hoffman Brothers Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at Nashville, Tenn. 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER | 1 aia SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected A le Beers on WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: QUARTERED WHITE OAK | °* mete ie vi coe Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly —— Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: | a Stearns nalit ay Gee | HEE y = gene cere ee é A s ; eff dgaid ae 5 cars. Michigan Hardwoods cal] i Soint Wormyr 3 cre ee Hemlock and Pine ae” No on : 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. e = nehcael 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. erent, } PLAIN RED OAK: Lumber and Timber |i oes Try out STEARNS SERVICE on 1 AS mixed car shipments. Retail stocks | e ake toate Ree BRE By our’ 24 hour 2) ee eee ee oe service. pnt | 4/4 18-23; two cars, Panel and No. 1. HEMLOCK IN SHINGLES 4) lt Ein own mansfacture and “Vand Sawn stocky and thoroughly eee TINE MIXED —- a eee Sh aa ae HARDWOODS tees POSTS =I MAPLE FL’G. | © } MOULDING | John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada The Mh, Phone College 6997 Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludirigton, Mich. R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS Michigan Hardwoods **, Hemlock Lumber Grayling - Michigan CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915. The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. ‘Manufacturers of RED and WHITE P INE We have in stock:- 100,000 feet 5/4 x 4 to 9 Common Sidings Whitg 100,000 feet 1 x 4 to 9 Common Sidings White 60,000 “ 5/4x 12 Common 125,000: “ 1x12 Common iy 19,000 “ 4x4-10/18' Norway Try some of these Sidings and get a nice assortment of widths. Have them Dressed if required and save freight. C e | T t] S The Choice of Lumber- hise OO 7 AWS menintwo Hemispheres More than 80,000 of these saws are now in use in all parts of the world. Hoe Chisel Tooth Saws are backed by 86 years’ experience in the manufacture of saws. They are made from the finest steel, evenly tempered erect Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are ee Gee for sawing hardwood. We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO. s0+520Grandstree, NEW YORK CITY W. H. Miller Co., Limited Manufacturers and Exporters of all kinds of Spruce and Pine Lumber New Brunswick White Cedar Shingles A Specialty RAIL AND WATER SHIPMENTS. WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS. Laths and Ties CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Pulpwood Ao. aT ee ee righ May 1, 1915 We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Hingley’s B.B. B. Chains Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof. Montreal, Que. Specialties Boom Chains of all Descriptions Rafting, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton Refined Iron. - Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. Agent for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island F. R. Whipple, West St. John, N. B. General Agents for Canada Drummond McCall & Company, Limited Montreal N. Hingley & Sons, Limited _ Netherton Iron and Chain Works, Dudley, England Fits Any Saw Mandrel A Huther Bros. Dado Head consists of two outside cut- ters and enough inside cutters to make the required cut. This Head will cut perfect grooves, with or across grain, any width. It is an easy Head to keep in perfect condition, has a simple quick adjustment, and may be enlarged any. time after pur- chase. Sent on approval and if not satisfactory return at our expense. , Write for New Illustrated Catalog. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc. 1103 University Ave. ROCHESTER, N. Y. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We have the following dry stock ready for shipment: WOODWORKER 19 1x4 Common and Better 150 M 1x5 sf re 5 150 M 1x6 5 “4 ‘3 125 M J x 4 66 66 66 50 M 1 x8 66 66 66 50 M 1x9&up “ se 3. 75 M 2x4 66 66 66 160 M 2x6 66 66 66 75 M 2x8 ‘ “ - 100 M 2x 10 66 ‘ce 66 100 M 2x 12 66 66 66 15 M 3x8 66 66 66 25 M 3 x 10 Z as 15 M Also about two cars 2 x 8,2x 10,2 x 12 by 18 to 28’ long. We make a specialty of dressed and matched lumber in car or mixed lots. All orders by mail receive our: prompt attention. Let us mail you catalogue of Box Factory Machinery and Horizontal and Vertical Re-saws. Mereen - Johnson Machine Co. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ee a zm CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 108mm Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine PRATT & WHITNEY CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely! Head Office and Works, DUNDAS, ONT. SALES OFFICES : Sabathlepeins VANCOUVER WINNIPEG rummon Bank of Hamilton Bldg. — KNIVES — Good Steel Carefully Manufactured Properly Tempered Morgan Machine Company eee ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— Nailing _ Machines, Lock Cor- ner Box Machinery, Box Board - 2 Matchers, : Box Board Printing Machines. Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nailstodriyein | any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- [| gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box | Industry. 1 Morgan Machine CH le ROCHESTER, N.Y. Ask for Catalogue and Quotations Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT m ONTARIO Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. Limited Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of— Bleached Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwo ods | May 1, 1915 CANADA Machinery and Timber For Sale lhe undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Shawanaga, Burpee, Monteith, Carling, Christie, McConkey, Mills, | Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. Special bargains in the townships of Burpee, small mills. Falconbridge and Street - for We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 3-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. 1 Double cylinder steam nigger, right hand. 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. “1 left-hand steam nigger. 1 Log-loader. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two kickers pene for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. i 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, made by Diamond Iron Works. 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. | 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM | 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. D band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band saws. 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger and slash table saws. POWER PLANT 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water Pumps. 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 Ibs. steam. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 1 10 h.p. Engine. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for Ubie., wood. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 30 light arc generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Soun : | Parry Sound Lumber Co. TORONTO, CANADA 26 Ernest Avenue, LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 Jon NS- ANVILLE SERVICE COVERS THE CONTINENT Le This Emblem is rapidly becoming one of the most widely known trade marks on this contin- t; but even though it belted the earth, it could not stand more staunchly than it does today for the business principles underlying J-M respon- sibility. This Roofing lifts itself out of Competition and builds up Business on Quality and Service J-M Asbestos Roofing won’t sell to people who want cheap temporary weather pro- tection, for a season only; and likewise you can’t sell it to people who want a twenty-five-year roofing at a five-year price. ing is not yet made. That roof- + But it will sell to owners who want roofing that settles the roofing question once and for all. of customers in your community ness common sense of applying You have plenty who can see the busi- J-M Asbestos Roofing. Never needs painting or repairs—We can refer your cus- tomer to many roofs that have given twenty to thirty years of service—without a cent of expense! Has white top smooth surface, is put on with J-M Vise-Grip Rooi- ing Cleats making a fine appearance. Fire-retardant and spark-proof; resists cold and reflects heat so that it tempers the interior of a building at all seasons. Made of Asbestos and Trinidad Lake Asphait which contains nothing to deteriorate, so that its first cost is its only cost. Send for Descriptive Literature, Prices, Terms, etc. THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., LTD. Manufacturers of Pipe Coverings; Packings; Brake Lining; Boiler Preservative; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 3110 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | | : PS. oe We are looking toward the dawn of greater prosperity for the Lumber industry. You need SIMONDS Saws, Planer Knives and Files, all the time, because they are the most economical—money saving—producers. 'IN STOCK AT EACH OFFICE SIMONDS CANADA SAW COMPANY, LIMITED St. Remi St. and Acorn Ave., MONTREAL, QUE. Vancouver, B.C. In the U.S.—_SIMONDS MFG. CO. St. John, N.B. ote This! In the United States lumber dealers, practically without exception, are all handling Building Papers, Roofings, Wall Board and similar material. By the very nature of the lumber dealers’ business they are the logical people to distribute such materials—and there is of course a good profit in these side lines. If these items are not included in your line now, will you write us for information and prices on the ROOFINGS BUILDING PAPERS WALLBOARDS Certainly 1915 is the time to take on these profitable side lines. BIRD & SON e Established 1795 Hamilton stole ae WAREHOUSES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES [et piste eee aa a as Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. 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It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- sion by its readers. _ Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manufacturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of Owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, - pulp mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly he most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- rected to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. = Authorized by the Postmaster General for Canada, for transmission as second class matter. Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- falo, N.Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. 35 Toronto, May 1, 1915 No. 9 Export Number—June 1st } __ The June Ist issue of the Canada Lumberman and | Woodworker will be an “Export Number.” We need offer no explanation of the reasons which have induced us to bring out an issue devoted to the export trade in wood : goods. There has never been a time in the history of the | lumber and timber industry of Canada when the export end of the business was of greater importance to the industry than it is today. We are of the opinion even, that its im- | portance today has never before been equalled or approach- a ed. This importance exists in the great opportunities now | presented for developing the export markets in Canadian ei wood goods, and in the necessity for doing so in order to | place the industry upon a sound basis. i, The lumber industry of Canada was born of the export trade. In the course of time its domestic markets grew in importance, but the export trade has always been large and has helped Canada to maintain a balance of trade with other countries. It has witnessed many ups and downs of prosperity, many changes in its chief characteristics, and many struggles against competition, but in the long run it has made a good showing. Today, the lumber industry of Canada lies in the melt- ing pot of economic revolution. The old courses of trade ~ are being dissolved and broken. New ones are being estab- lished. Out of all this disintegration and reconstruction _ the lumber trade of Canada—if those who are its sponsors _ realize their opportunities—will emerge with its horizon widened far beyond its present limits. This is the reason why we will publish an Export Num- ber on June 1st. The information we are preparing for that issue will be practical and indispensable to those who are exporting or hoping to export lumber or timber from eda. _ management. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 Co-operation the Logical Cure Whenever the question of credits comes up for discussion among a lot of lumbermen, whether retailers, wholesalers or manufacturers, it is a sure thing that everyone present will be interested. No one single question touches all branches of the trade and industry so inti- mately, or is so important a factor in connection with the success or failure of their business. Although their interests are all affected, it does not follow that they are all affected in precisely the same man- ner. The chief principles in connection with credit matters are the same all over the world, but they affect different concerns in different ways and it is not a simple matter to induce a lot of retailers, whole- salers and manufacturers to take identical views as to the manner in which credit problems should be handled. An illustration of this fact has been clearly afforded at the re- cent meetings of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade. Although everyone present at these meetings was agreed that the credit situation in Toronto and in Ontario generally was about as unsatisfactory as it could be, there developed a distinct cleavage of opinion as to the manner in which this situation ought to be dealt with. So far as the retailers were concerned no difference of opinion was disclosed whatever, but among the wholesalers who were present a reasonable doubt was expressed as to whether the question was not one which, under present conditions at least, ought to. be handled by the retailers alone. This view was held by several prominent wholesalers who were of the opinion that the solution of the difficulty was largely in the hands of the retailers. Other whole- salers in Toronto however, among them for instance the mover of the motion for the formation of a credit bureau, believed just as strongly as the retailers that the wholesalers were to a considerable extent responsible for the unsatisfactory credit situation, and therefore ought to take part in such a plan for providing a remedy as was pro- posed. As to the rightness or otherwise of these opinions the Canada Lumberman does not wish to make any statement at present, but as to the necessity for doing something very radical and doing it quickly we have no hesitation in saying what we think. There is no single question which has been discussed in private by lumbermen with representatives of the Canada Lumberman, more frequently, or more earnestly, than this question of credits and their We have seldom made a round of visits among the trade in Toronto, or anywhere else in Canada for that matter, with- out having come across some lumberman who wanted to have a heart to heart talk upon this subject. Sometimes the discussion takes the general form of a talk about ways and means for improving the situ- ation. At other times it takes the form of a denunciation of some other lumbermen who have transgressed the ordinary rules of business common sense. The strange thing from our point of view is, that until the matter came to be discussed jointly by members of the Lum- bermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade, no one had thought that it would be worth while to seek out a remedy based upon co- operation in connection with the Toronto trade. The trouble caused by granting indiscriminate credits is one of ancient standing, yet we believe that the only thing necessary in order to devise and put into operation a successful plan for improv- ing matters is that members of the trade should become better ac- quainted with one another than they have in the past. This is one of the objects of forming an association of lumbermen such as the Section of the Board of Trade, and an organization of this sort will not be living up to its opportunities if it leaves this important ques- tion aside before putting into effect a definite plan for improvement founded upon confidential exchange of information. _ No lumberman needs to have information given to him as to the actual manner in which loose credit management demoralizes trade. The working out of the evil once it has secured a foothold, is rapid and certain. The strange thing is that it is ignored by so many people when its symptoms are so definite and clear. Although everyone who is engaged in business knows the dangers, it seems as though there are in the lumber business, as in every other line of life, a large percentage of men who have an absurd idea that their own case is an exception. These men are the responsible ones. It is by means of + CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER their weakness that the perennial crop of dishonest men manage to keep their hold on the trade long enough to make a good clean-up at the expense of men and firms who should have known better and of others who have felt themselves driven into the maelstrom of price cutting by the fierceness of competition. The individual who will take advantage of this tendency on the part of business men who consider themselves exceptions to the natural laws of business, will always be with us and will continue to prey upon us so long as we fail to get together. Getting together, in the widest sense of the phrase, is the only manner in which the situation can be cleaned up. It is not a difficult problem. It is rather a personal problem, one which depends upon good fellowship, business confidence between legitimate members of the trade and a determination to co-operate in bringing about a sadly needed reform. Talking of credits and of the manner in which careless handling of credits may lead to serious loss, a few examples are worth men- tioning. If necessary we could bring forward a great many, but we well confine ourselves to two which have lately come to our notice. Recently an auction sale was held of the effects of a certain firm of lumbermen. The stock of lumber was sold at 65 cents on the dollar. This stock was valued at about $16,000. The book debts of the com- pany, amounting to over $31,000, were sold for the ridiculously low price of 6 cents on the dollar. It is hard to conceive how any firm could have seriously considered itself capable of doing business which would allow credit to its customers to the extent of just about double the value of the stock which it had on hand. Perhaps it is possible to do business in this manner if the firms to which credit is given are of such excellent standing that the book debts will show a large per- centage of good accounts, but with stocks bringing 65 cents on the dollar and book debts to twice the value of the stocks bringing only 6 cents on the dollar there must have been some remarkably loose Ontario Retailers Need An Association Although there is so much talk of co-operation and association work among lumbermen in Canada, the field for such a laudable movement is sadly neglected. There are many associations now in existence, all of them doing good work in their respective fields, but there is room for many others, also room for a widening of the scope of those already at work. There are manufacturers’ and wholesalers’ associations and some retailers’ associations, but the country is not sufficiently covered in connection with any of these. The manufac- turers and wholesalers have done the best so far, but are far from realizing a reasonable share of their possibilities. Every manufac- turer of lumber in Canada who takes a businesslike interest in his work ought to be a member of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Associa- tion and of any local manufacturers’ association in his district. Among the retailers there is great need for association work. In no one field of the lumber business is there such lack of co-operation and such regrettable distrust of one another as there is evident in practically every district where competition comes into play. It leaves the retail lumberman a prey to the scheming of his customers, obliging him to give terms of credit which are unwise; to reduce prices to unsafe levels, or to.lose business; and in a hundred and one ways to con- duct affairs in a manner unworthy of a man whose ambition is to — make an honorable living in an honorable business. Take the matter of handling customers as an instance of the way in which failure to co-operate works out. The retailer becomes prac- tically at the mercy of the customer. The customer may get into the retailer’s debt and delay making payment almost indefinitely, and when the retailer at last becomes exasperated and refuses to sell any more until the bills are paid, the customer simply goes to another retailer and starts over again. If the second retailer asks the first one for information regarding this prospective customer when he switches his business, how likely is he to get information upon which he can depend; or even to act upon such information, whether it has been given in good faith or not? The probability is that he will follow his own judgment irrespective of the information he may have secured. .firms and individuals of long standing and widely recognized a May 1, 1915 credit management, which could only result in Suited and complet failure. : Outside of the lumber trade the same situation exists in man} ‘other lines of business. We have before us a copy of the minutes of the meeting of creditors of the Imperial Export Company, Limited of Toronto, which made an paisa: on March 24th, together w a printed statement of the company’s affairs, which was presented o the creditors. The assignee explained to the creditors at the meetin that the deficiency between assets and liabilities was approxima $179,500; a very large percentage of the total liabilities, which re $217,884. The assets amounted only to $38,716. The asests incluc accounts receivable considered good, to the amount of $1,688; do ful to the amount of $9,538 (estimated to be worth $2,550), andi ms to the amount of $30,826. Of the accounts receivable, ther amounting to $42,054.20, only $1,688 can be reported as good,- over $40,000 is nearly all of no value, a small portion being consi of slight value. Yet this firm carried on business in a large way maintained offices in Toronto, Melbourne and Buenos Aires, and was able to get extensively into debt with many large firms of long stand- ing. An important feature of this particular case is the list of credit« included in the statement of affairs. The direct creditors incluc ability. It is impossible in all these cases to assume that the credito: could not, in some manner, have learned that they were treading dangerous ground, long before the assignment was made. There is 2 unquestionably great need for something far more definite in the way of checking up credits in the business world of Canada than has been put into practice in the great majority of cases up to date. Cred ts can be handled and are being handled by many successful firms with scientific accuracy, and unless this is done by others there must great loss of profits and continual danger of failure. pon He has been stung so often by customers, by other retailers, and some times even by wholesalers, who sell to his trade, that he is sceptic of everything except his own personal experience of a customer’s ways of doing business, so, the new customer has the whip hand in nearly every case. -~ i An instance which we heard of recently illustrates the above point very clearly. A prospective new customer came to a retail dealer for lumber. When the terms of payment were under discussion it de- veloped that the customer had been dealing with a competitor and was switching his business. The retailer asked him why he was do- ing so and was told that the other retailer had not been treating him satisfactorily. So the second retailer asked if there would be any ob- jection to his telephoning the other retailer for information as to the customer’s promptness in paying bills. No objection was taken and the following line of conversation took place over the telephone. zy “Mr. A. wants to buy some lumber from me. He used to be one of your customers. Can you tell me what sort of pay he is?” “Well, he is a little bit slow.” } “Does he owe you anything”? “Yes, a little bit, and it is hard to get it out of him.” “Thank you, very much, good-bye.” Turning to the customer the retailer told him exactly what other retailer had said. The customer appeared surprised, but sently said he would call again in a short time and show the re something interesting. A little later he returned and laid before retailer a bundle of receipted bills for lumber which he had bo from the other fellow, indicating clearly that he was in the hab paying his accounts in a satisfactory manner and that the other tailer had been giving his cops uee untruthful information. He he thought to keep this man’s trade, but in reality the result was that he confirmed the customer’s bad opinion of him and lost his trade completely. We have heard of cases of this sort of thing from all parts of the country. It seems to us that the only cure is association work, which will “ a" - May 1, 1915 bring members more closely in touch with one another, showing them that they will be more prosperous if they act towards one another as reasonable business men. If the formation of an association of retail -lumbermen in Ontario, for instance, could be brought about, and could be followed up by a plan for the exchange of information regarding the credit standing of customers, the retail: lumber trade could be placed upon a much more substantial and satisfactory basis. This sort of thing has been effectively worked out in other parts of the country, both in Canada and the United States. In some cases it is handled locally by the trade in a well-defined district. Organizations of this nature ought to be developed in connection with the retail ‘trade in the chief consuming districts of Canada. In Ontario; fdr instance, such organizations could avoid heavy losses and much trouble to the local trade and they could exchange information with ‘similar organizations in other districts whenever necessary. A few days ago we received a letter from a prominent firm of _ retail lumber dealers in southwestern Ontario which we are publish- ing elsewhere in this issue. The writer of this letter advocates strong- ly the formation of a retail-lumbermen’s association in Ontario, not so much for the purpose of regulating credits, as discussed above, as _ with a view to relieving the retailer of another trouble, which, while ‘not so extensive, perhaps, as his credit trouble, is nevertheless, a seri- ous one. He discusses bitterly the dishonest methods of a few whole- salers with whom he has done business at one time or another. It is a matter for congratulation that so many of the wholesalers in Since the stamp tax upon cheques, bills of exchange, pro- ‘misory notes, etc., was imposed on April 15th, numerous enquiries have reached us as to the proper manner in which to comply with the new regulations. Although the tax has only been in effect for a fort- night the public has become pretty well accustomed to it and there _is not now anything like the uncertainty in regard to what should be done, that there was at first. There has developed, of course, con- siderable diversity of opinion as to how the tax will work out as a revenue-producing measure, and as to how it ought to be worked out ‘in order to be as fair as possible to all parties concerned. What we are interested in at present however, is the actual working out of the measure under existing conditions. Considerable enquiry which we have made among bank managers and lumbermen shows that the ‘situation is about as follows:—On cheques, it is necessary for the erson issuing them, that is to say the person whose signature ap- biéars on the face of the cheque, to attach a stamp. Otherwise he renders himself liable to a penalty not exceeding $50. On drafts pre- sented to the bank for collection, the person presenting the draft must attach a stamp, irrespective of whether the bank succeeds in “making collection or not. A similar penalty is provided in this case. Promisory notes or bills of exchange when delivered to the bank ‘must have a stamp attached by the person delivering them. Asa result of these regulations, the burden of the tax in some cases does not seem to be placed upon the right party, from a busi- ness point of view, although it is being pretty generally accepted in a philosophical and uncomplaining manner. In the case of cheques for instance, one would naturally expect that the person in whose f avor it is made out would be very willing to affix the stamp. This m Ly be done in some cases, but the regulations state definitely that e issuer is the responsible party and the one liable to fine. For this ason all the information we have been able to secure from various rces indicates that it has already become the definite practice oi e who issue cheques, to attach the stamp. Likewise, those who drafts to the banks for collection are attaching stamps. During first few days the bank returned many drafts which had not been One enquiry which we paced recently related to “time cheques” ed by logging operators for payment of their workmen in the ods. These time cheques, are payable at the head office of the pany wherever it may be located, but many of them are handed 7" . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 Ontario are men of honorable business instincts, but there are others whose ideals are based largely upon the belief that the only thing to consider is the actual transaction which may be under way, and how it can be made to yield the greatest profit without any con- sideration of the interests of others in the trade. The particular case which this retailer uses as an instance is a flagrant one. He tells of a wholesaler who took a high moral standing in his discussion of business methods, assuring the retailer that he was doing all he could to protect his customers. The retailer found, however, upon one occa- sion recently, that a considerable amount of lumber was shipped inte his district and unloaded by farmers. The sale had been made direct by a wholesaler to the farmers and investigation showed that the wholesaler was none other than the one who had been pretending to protect his customers. It is needless to say that this wholesaler, while he made a pretty good profit on the sale of this stock, lost entirely the custom of this retailer, who carries on a business of con- siderable extent in -his district. The wholesaler has grabbed at the shadow and lost the substance. Moreover, it is a pretty sure thing that this retailer will advise other retailers, with whom he may be on intimate terms, of the manner in which the wholesaler has duped him. It is regrettable that there should be any such behavior on the part of important members of the wholesale trade. We suppose that so long as the trade exists, however, there will always be_some of this class of dealers, and for this reason also it is important that retailers should work out some plan for protecting themselves. How the Stamp Tax is Working Out reach a bank which presents them finally at the head office for pay- ment. We are advised by the Finance Department at Ottawa that these “time cheques” are “bills of exchange” and not strictly cheques. The company issuing them does not require to place stamps upon them, but the party who tranfers them to a bank must place stamps upon them at or before the time when he negotiates them. A large flagstaff has been got ready for shipment to England, where, as a present from the Government of British Columbia, it will interest the crowds of Londoners who flock to Kew Gardens, the famous botanical gardens a few miles up the Thames from London. The flagstaff is the most perfect specimen in existence, for from end to end it is absolutely without a flaw. When it was cut on the limits of the Brooks, Scanlon & O’Brien Company at Gordon Pasha Lake, the stick was 236 feet long, but 20 feet was cut off later owing to a flaw being detected. In its original state the stick was five feet in diameter at the butt, and 14 inches in diameter at the top, and as straight as could be. Since the workmen have finished dressing it into shape, the stick now has a diameter of 32 inches square at the butt for a distance of 16 feet. For the next 100 feet it has an octagonal shape, and for the last 100 feet it is perfectly round. The upper 200 feet is a gentle taper from 32 inches to 12 inches. The United States Commissioner of Currency recently made en- quiries of eighty National Bank examiners as to business conditions, asking them for special reports upon the outlook. Ninety per cent. of the replies received stated that a permanent improvement in busi- ness conditions has taken place recently. According to a summary of the reports, which has been made public by the Commissioner of Currency, hopefulness is apparent in nearly every district. Agricul- tural conditions are said to be generally excellent and commercial lines, with comparitively few exceptions, are enlarging their activities mainly as a result of an increased demand, but in some instances in preparation for new business, which is expected to develop with the coming of good weather. Industries receiving orders for supplies from foreign countries are described as especially buoyant. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1915, the receipts at the Do- minion timber office at New Westminster, B.C., totalled $72,031.84 and for the corresponding period ending the last of March, 1914, the receipts were $59,601.47. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : Toronto Trade Discusses Credit Burea Spirited Views Expressed Regarding Importance of Adopting Plan for Checking Credits— Positions of the Wholesaler and the Retailer The Lumber Section of the Toronto Board of Trade held a meet- ing on April 9th at which an important discussion took place in con- nection with a proposal to form a credit bureau. Mr. J. L. Camp- bell, chairman, presided. After the routine business had been disposed of Mr. A. EF. Clark, introduced the discussion of the proposed credit bureau. Mr. Clark had given notice of motion at the previous meeting that a credit bur- eau might cover the trade of Ontario or even further if they saw fit. Similar bureaus were being run at present in connection with the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association and in connection with some of the large lumbermen’s associations of the United States. The opera- tion of such a bureau went much further than that of any commercial rating company. From the commercial rating companies you could not get information to the effect that a man was a chronic kicker, claiming shortages, etc. He had in mind a man who invariably made claims for shortages. On one occasion he had claimed that a car was 200 feet short. Mr. Clark had gone to see the car without this man’s knowledge and found that it had not even been unloaded. That was only one small item, but it was indicative of the general situation. There were concerns also throughout the country who were not entitled to credit at all, but who gota little credit from many whole- salers. If a credit bureau were established it would work out to the benefit of both wholesalers and retailers, by furnishing a means of checking up credits both from a financial standpoint and also from a moral standpoint. He suggested that they should form a com- mittee to look into this situation and secure information from organ- izations which are running.similar systems. In time, he believed, they could form a good credit association for Ontario. Mr. Clark concluded by presenting a resolution to the effect that a committee should be appointed. Mr. W. C. Gall seconded the motion. Referr- ing to the necessity for a credit bureau Mr. Gall-instanced cases where men would secure credit from one firm and go to another and get a little lumber from them until they had practically gone the rounds and everybody was caught. A credit bureau would be an infinite benefit to the trade. Breaking the Heart of the Legitimate Retailer Mr. J. B. Reid spoke vigorously in support of the proposition, saying that the retail man suffered when the wholesale man suffered and if there was anyone who ought to be protected it was the re- tailer, who should be protected by the wholesaler. The wholesaler also ought to be protected by the manufacturer. So-long as whole- salers continued to sell to men who could not and would not pay, they were breaking the hearts of the men who would pay. The whole- sale men today were weeping more than he had ever heard them in all his experience. He believed that the war had nothing whatever to do with this situation. The real cause of the trouble was that there were too many men trying to do business as retailers. There was not sufficient business:‘for them all to make a decent living. The conse- quence was that everybody was grabbing for everything at any old price. Some people were not satisfied to run a small yard as had been the case in the old times when the running of a small yard was an honorable occupation. Today, if a man wanted a load of lumber to build a house, and dug a small hole in his front lawn in the morn- ing, before the next morning, there would be three or four men sitting on his door step waiting to sell him lumber. When these men came along to see the builder he gave them lists and waited to see what was doing. The salesman with the list would return to the office and persuade his firm to furnish the lumber. That was the way the retail business had been going on for the last two or three years. It was not being run as it ought to be run. When a man wanted lumber he should be made to go to a responsible yard and pay a respectable price. The man who sat on the door step looking for the builder’s trade did not care anything about bad debts. He was getting his salary and going around looking for more prospects. If the whole- saler would give a retailer lumber in return for promisory notes on which 10, 15 or 25 per cent. only would be paid when they fell due, and the balance renewed indefinitely, where would he land? He would have a fine book full of debts upon which he would never recover more than half. As far as the credit bureau was concerned, the best advice they could get was the advice they could give one another. They must _be honest among themselves and expect their customers to be honest. with them. When they got information from half a dozen men in the trade about a proposed customer they would be able to size up the man’s financial and moral responsibility far better than they could by getting information from any mercantile agency. He thought that - credits as it was for the retailer. May 1, 1915 ’ “i a » & a ‘ i they should have in the files of such a bureau a book in which a such information would be set forth. If a lumberman were to ] stung by a customer he should give information to that effect, gi ing the name of the customer and the amount. This informati should be filed away and no one should have authority to divul the name of the party making a report. The information we be available for every member of the bureau, thus giving those wl were trying to pay their way, a chance. . a The Speculative Builder’s Evil Influence a _. Mr. Reid thought that the ball had been started rolling in tt right direction by Mr. Clark. Speculative builders, he believed, hz been the curse of the lumber trade. They were purely and simp gamblers, taking great chances. They had no money on whi take a chance, but they took it upon the money of the lumbe: If they won they won, and if they lost the lumberman lost. experience had been that there was always a tail to the cat, and last fellow got squeezed good and hard, and the profits he had out of the first half dozen deals were all eaten up in the last one. A lot of the trouble came from worrying too much about wt the other fellow was doing. They ought not to care what the ot fellow was doing. The two loads that he sent out might be goin perdition, while your one load was making good. If the lumberm« could get together and form some kind of a system to look aft the credit trouble there would be a great improvement in the wt trade. No lumberman had ever lost one dollar through men | came to their yards for supplies, compared with $100 lost throu men whom they went after. Mr. Reid also dwelt forcibly upon wholesaler’s connection with the situation, claiming that the whole- saler, by granting credit indiscriminately to every man who himself a retailer, was encouraging cutting among retailers and venting those who were trying to do an honest and profitable t from doing so. - : Mr. Norman Hocken, Otter Lake Station, Ont., expressed hearty approval of the proposal to form a credit bureau. This was a proposi- tion, however, which would require a great deal of thought in or to work it out successfully. He suggested that they should all g their attention to the subject and come to the next meeting prepa to discuss it in much greater detail. They would probably then able to lay down definite plans which a committee could take up work out. ; a Credits Extended Without Proper Enquiry Mr. A. E. Clark again discussed the subject saying that he agree with Mr. Reid that a large portion of the trouble in Toronto © originated from wholesalers issuing credits without making pro enquiries. It was just as necessary for the wholesaler to check The wholesaler and the re must work together on such a question. Speaking as a whole he thought that wholesalers were partly responsible for the pr situation. If they could put into effect a practical credit system whi would enable them to eliminate a lot of those men who had their offices under their hats or on somebody’s door step, and thus give the trade to the legitimate lumber dealers they would raise the standard of the business and also its profits. ett Mr. J. L. Campbell, the chairman, thought that the credit prob- lem was definitely divided into two parts, one relating to the w saler’s business with the retailers and the other relating to the re er’s business with his customer. If the retailer were careful abc his credits and sold only to those who were responsible and pay his cost would be reduced to a minimum and there would danger to the wholesaler provided that he sold only to the 1 who conducted a legitimate business. If the wholesaler went past the ea and sold to the retailer’s customer he was demoralizing tl trade. ‘ r Mr. Reid remarked that if the wholesaler sold to the legitima retailer who paid his debts when they fell due, Mr. Camphell’s arg ment was sound, but if he sold to a retailer who did not pay his de it was unsound. 4 Mr. Campbell replied that he was just coming to that point. Tf the wholesaler sold to the contractor or to the consumer, going past the retailer, he was taking from the retailer business to which the latter was entitled and upon which he should have a profit. In that way he was reducing the capacity of the retailer to pay his bills to the wholesaler and was helping to make the retailer a poor retailer. The wholesaler ought to scrutinize his accounts just as carefully as the retailer and cut out the men who were not meeting their paper in = on ‘ . = AR Rae Par moh: : May 1, 1915 the proper way. One of the great difficulties with the retailer, he thought, was that he so often wanted to do all the business. This was one of the most serious errors that a man could make. Every man should recognize that the other fellow had a right to his share. Failure to recognize this fact led to price cutting, bad debts and trouble for everybody. Mr. G. W. Boake said that the trouble the retailers were up ‘against was that every man who hung out his shingle as a retailer | had all the wholesalers calling upon him offering him any terms he | wanted. Then, when the wholesaler came across a bill that was too large for this class of retailer to handle, the wholesaler often went straight to the contractor. The result was that the legitimate re- he 7 i tailer was up against it on both sides. “Had not the retailers a remedy in their own hands largely, by refusing to buy from wholesalers who sell to the retailers’ customers” ? _ Mr. Campbell asked. Mr. Boake replied that he thought this was = the case. ; : Mr. Reid thought that the retailers would be perfectly satisfied _ to compete with any other retailers if they knew that the man who sold to the competing retailers made him pay for the lumber when the time was up. s Mr. Boake agreed with this, but remarked that the great trouble _ was that so many men tried to get into connection with the new _ customers and to give them all the credit and all the lumber they wanted. ; Mr. W. B. Tindall spoke of the manner in which his company, _ the Parry Sound Lumber Company, had handled its credit affairs. _ He believed that his company had not had a loss of more than one- _ half of one per cent. on account of the extension of credit. They _ watched their credits rigidly. They never let an applicant for credit make his own terms. That principle had been followed out as far aS was consistent. Much of the trouble in connection with credits arose from the fact that many men went into business without suffi- _ cient capital, trying to do a ten, fifteen, or thirty thousand dollar _ business on one thousand dollars of capital. They went to the bank _ for credit and the banks made them pledge everything they had. _ Then, when they wanted to get more capital, they went to the whole- _ saler who was supplying them with lumber and all too frequently ob- tained further credit to which they were not entitled. When trouble _ developed the wholesaler found that the bank had everything tied up so tight that he could get little or nothing in payment for his lumber. _ If the wholesaler would investigate these men and find out the extent _to which their stock had been pledged or their credit exercised, the _ situation would be very different. It happened frequently that the _ salesmen had too much to do with the extension of credit. There was not a salesman made who ever was a good dispenser of credits. The man who sold should have nothing whatever to do with extending credits. In his company, when a man wanted credit he was always _ referred to the “mean man” in the office, who was especially capable _ of looking after the credit situation. - _ At the suggestion of the chairman, the discussion was adjourned until the next meeting. _ The next meeting was held on April 16th. Mr. Campbell gave an outline of the discussion at the previous meeting and a further interesting discussion took place. Mr. W. J. Lovering suggested that the creation of a credit bureau as suggested would duplicate to some extent the work done by the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association which furnished wholesalers with information regarding the credit ‘standing of retailers. ‘Mr. L. F. Strickland said that there were enough retailers in the Board of Trade to make it worth while to try such a plan. Ifa credit association existed the interests of the wholesalers would be taken care of, as well as those of the retailers. Mr. Lovering thought that this might be the case and added that according to his idea it would be best not to have a regular bureau of information, but simply to exchange confidential information at reg- ular meetings. a some plan for giving a better idea as to the retailers’ standing than was at present available. The more carefully the wholesalers watched their credits and the more systematically they exacted payment when it was due, the better it would be for the retail trade. _ Several other members took part in the discussion drawing at- tention particularly to the expense which would be involved in form- a regular credit bureau and the large amount of clerical work ch it would involve. The discussion finally centred largely around point as to whether such a plan for reporting upon credits should handled entirely by retailers, or whether the co-operation of the holesalers would be essential. It was evident that the opinions of se present were as yet unsettled in regard to this point, although were agreed that the necessity for introducing some definite plan hecking up the credits of retailers and contractors was a most sing problem. Mr. Boake thought it was important that they should work out CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 Lieutenant in an English Regiment Mr. C. P. Waldie, whose port- rait we publish herewith, is well known to lumbermen in Ontario as the manager of the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, at Vic- toria Harbor, Ont. Mr. Waldie felt the call to go to the front, soon after the war commenced. He left Canada in September, proceeded to England, where he secured a commission as a lieu- tenant in the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. At pre- sent Mr. Waldie is stationed at Worthing, England. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company operate three mills at Victoria Harbor, which, together with the power house and an ex- cellent piling yard, make up the company’s plant. The mills are equipped with everything that goes to the creation of a modern and efficient lumber producing plant. It has been in the management of this large plant that Lieut. Waldie has been engaged. He devoted his whole time to the busi- ness of superintending the plant and its output. Lieut. Waldie is a son of the late John Waldie, who made for himself in the lumber business of Canada a name which stands among the very highest. Lieut. C. P. Waldie of Victoria Harbor, Ont. Personal News of the Trade F. L. Johnson, Jr., advises us that he has moved to 1231 Lumber- men’s Exchange Building, La Salle and Madison Streets, Chicago. Mr. R. Wilson has been appointed secretary of R. Macfarlane & Company, Limited, lumber merchants and sash and door manufac- turers, Montreal. Ee i Geo Weisner, formerly with the Long Lumber Company, Ham- ilton, Ont., has joined the selling staff of the Canada Lumber Com- pany, Weston, Ont. Mr. Leon Gagne, Jr., formerly General Manager of the Western Lumber Company, Montreal, has assumed charge of the purchasing and selling ends of the Canada Lumber Sales Company, Limited, Montreal. Herbert McKnight, Cobalt, Ont., in a letter to the Canada Lum- berman states that he finds business good, war or no war. Mr. Mc- Knight is a wholesale dealer in lumber, handling spruce, pine, ties, poles and piling. J. M. Donovan, of the Long Lumber Company, Hamilton, Ont., whose office was formerly in Toronto, is again covering the city of Toronto for the Long Lumber Company and will visit the Toronto trade for about a week in each month. Mr Harold Bradley, general manager of Forest Products, Van- couver, B.C., states that his company has received a standing order for 200,000,000 feet of hemlock logs from a prominent Puget Sound box manufacturing company. The order follows upon a trial order for 600,000 feet of lumber supplied a short time ago. Captain R. S. Bingham, manager of the Coast Lumber Yards, Limited, Winnipeg, has been granted leave of absence ‘and Mr. W. H. Sinclair will be in charge of the company’s business until Captaiti Bingham’s return. . Hon. John C. Kaine, Minister without portfolio in Sir Lomer Gouin’s Cabinet, has been nominated Legislative Councillor for Stada- cona, P.Q. Mr. Kaine has represented Quebec West in the Legis- lative Assembly since 1904. He was made a Minister by Sir Lomer Gouin two years later. Mr. Kaine is a prominent and successful steam- boat owner and lumber merchant. i ] Mr. J. William Jones, a member of a prominent timber firm in Liverpool, England, who recently visited Victoria, B.C., expressed himself as much impressed with the outlook for the timber industry. “With the favorable freight rates afforded by the opening of the Panama Canal,” he said, “British Columbia should be in a position to compete advantageously with the Baltic, where formerly England secured most of its timber. The lumber obtainable in British Col- umbia is well adapted for box making, and I see no reason why an extensive trade should not be developed between British Columbia and the British Isles.” Mr. Jones’ firm recently placed an order with a Victoria company for 500,000 wooden boxes, a branch of the busi- ‘ness in which his firm specializes, and he has just completed arrange- ments for their shipment to the Old Country. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topics 5 Retailer Urges an Ontario Association—Vigilance Necessary for Credit Management— Wood Silos Filling the Bill _ Articles or letters to the Editor of the Canada Lum- berman, dealing with trade conditions, or discussing ques- tions of interest to manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers of lumber are always welcomed by our readers. Here are a few that have been received lately :— Ontario Retailers Should Organize | Editor Canada Lumberman: Exeter, Ont., April 22. We have for some time been debating in our minds the question of wholesalers selling to other than retailers. and we feel that the question is one in which every retailer in the country is and should be interested. From time to time we have been subject to such treatment, from wholesale firms, who sell direct to farmers, and we expect that other retailers have received the same treatment. We know there are a large number of wholesalers loyal to the retail trade. but you will find in all business relations some who will do business and care not how till they are caught red handed. Then you must listen to their ex- cuses. We have now in our mind one firm who delivered two cars ol cedar posts to our station in the last month, same was unloaded and paid for by farmers themselves. This firm have the reputation for doing the same thing elsewhere. They have since informed us that they are very careful to whom they sell and always protect their cus- tomers. We have been buying from this firm for some time, so this proves their protection is not to be depended upon. It is up to every retail dealer in this part of the country to raise his voice or pen to combat this class of business. We, as business men, must look after our part of the business and see that it is con- ducted to our own interest; not by charging the consumer a large profit, but by running our business on a fair margin and getting what business there is in our communities., Is it not in the interest of the wholesale firms to see that we get fair treatment in this mat- ter, as business for us is business for them. We might add that now in this time of depression of all time, is the time for them to be loyal. At the present time there is no other class of people, who can help the trade better than the farmers. as most of them will allow a busi- ness man a fair margin, but you will find a few wise ones, who think they should have all, and are wise enough to pull the wool over the eyes of the simple-minded wholesaler, to sell them a car of posts once a year. When a wholesaler has done this he will find out that he has lost his retail business in that section of the country for good. Would it not be a wise plan on the part of the retailers to organ- ize themselves into districts and meet once a month to talk matters over. We would then be in a position to meet the wholesale dealers who sell to consumers, in an organized body, have no business deal- nigs with them and fight them to the last ditch? We do not know of any body of men who have less organization than the retail lumber dealers, and as long so we stand by and let others combine them- selves, it will be to our loss. Now in conclusion let us say as for us, we are out to give this class of wholesalers their dues and we will not buy from them and will do all in our power to hit their trade wherever we find it. We would be pleased to hear from some of your readers in refer- ence to the above matter as it is striking at the very foundation of the retail business—The Ross-Taylor Company, Limited. Vigilance Essential to Credit Management Editor Canada Lumberman :— Toronto, Ont. We have been interested in many of the articles and letters which have recently appeared in the Canada Lumberman discussing the situ- ation in connection with credits and collections. This is one of the most important features in connection with the wholesale lumber trade and we have given it close study. Before we sell any stock to a man we secure all the information we can in regard to his financial standing, his general habits, etc., and particularly as to his way of doing business, that is to say, whether he is a money-maker or is one of those who conduct their business in a slip-shod manner. We make up our minds before we sell him anything, how much credit we are prepared to give him on regular terms. Our terms are two per cent. thirty days from date of ship- ment, and three months net from date of shipment. When a man’s bill comes due, if he does not pay we want to know why. In fact we insist on knowing why very definitely. In May 1, 1915 any case we insist upon a part payment, unless there is some good and exceptional reason. 1 Discretion must be used in connection with every individual cas Each case must be decided upon its merits. The secret of succes collections is to know your man and to know when to grant an @ tension and when to decline it. If we think that a man is treatin fairly, and we find that he is urgently in need of an extension of we grant it, but if it once gets into our heads that he is not g us a square deal we close down upon him very sharply. There other way of handling the situation. As we said before, the matter is one in regard to which definite procedure must be applied right up to the point where a man asks for an extension, and after that discretion must be used, because that is the critical point at which you must form your opinion as to whether assistance will enable the customer to pay his bill in full i a reasonable time, or as to whether it will simply encourage him be stall you off indefinitely—Wholesaler. ‘ Wooden Silos Superior to Cement } Editor Canada Lumberman :— aN This’season, in this locality, will be a very busy one in the silo end of our trade. There are several kinds on the market which are being sold and used in this district, but this year the wood silo i: taking the lead. The farmer is waking up to the fact that the cement silo draws frost, and causes more lost feed than the wood silo. have been investigating somewhat in this line, and find that tie majority of the farmers are more favorably inclined toward the wood silo than before. I have found that the silage freezes to a thickness of from eight to twelve inches in a cement silo, while the same degree of frost will scarcely cause a noticeable effect in a wood silo. One man said his wooden silo had two inches frozen in it last winter, an d his cement one had over ten inches, which shows the difference i in the conducting qualities of cement and wood. The time has com 1e when the farmer is becoming a little more particular as to what he buys, and he will not always rise to a glittering bait. The writer has a good deal to do with the farmer trade and finds that you must taal a good article, as one farmer tells another, and so on it goes. a Some time ago I saw an article in your paper to the effect that the lumber dealer should not sell any side lines. Well, in our case, we would come out at the short end of the stick if we did not have other lines, as some people wish to try different lines of lumber. For instance, if a farmer wishes to try a cheap ready roofing instead of shingles, I certainly might as well sell him what he wants as let him go to the hardware dealer, where, perhaps, while he is getting his roofing he may buy one of their cheap screen doors, which the country dealers sell. 7 I have my money tied up in the lumber business, but if I can- not sell lumber I must sell something which will help to make a profit, and overcome the shortage caused by not selling lumber. I might add, that there is nothing in the building trade which you cannot purchase through us as dealers here, except hardware. If we do not have it in stock, we have arrangements with firms who will supply us direct with our different needs in this line. It is very nice for the small village dealer to know that there is a “big city” dealer who will supply him with anything he may require, and save him from buying perhaps a whole car when he only needs a few piec —Country Retailer. es Lumberman Furnishes Machine Guns . J. B. Fraser, the well-known Ottawa lumberman, has dona two addition machine guns to the machine gun section of the Canadian Mounted Rifles. The section will thus be increased a two-gun equipment to a four-gun equipment and will be under command of Lieut. Fraser, second son of Mr. Fraser. Mrs. F has already donated one machine gun and the Militia Departr one gun to the section. Lieut. Hugh Fraser, another son, is at t front with the first contingent, and was an officer in the Governor- - General’s Foot Guards. Mr. Robson Black, Toronto, has been appointed secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association in succession to Mr. James Lawler, who resigned at the annual meeting last January, after six years’ service. Mr. Black is a graduate of Queen’s University, and has been engaged in journalistic work in London, Montreal and Toronto. He has had considerable experience in organization work and expected to take up his new duties at Ottawa about April 15th. _ May 1, 1915 ‘Ontario Output Showed Increase Production of Timber Under License During I914 Exceeded 1913 by 22,204,830 ft1.—Revenue Shows Decrease The annual report of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines of the Province of Ontario, for the year ending October 3lst, 1914, has been issued. The report states that the revenue accrued due ~ from woods and forests for the year ending October 31st, 1914, was $2,009,131.43, a decrease of $118,191.13, as compared with the accrual ~ of 1913. The revenue collected during the year from woods and for- ‘ests amounted to $1,674,887.93, a decrease of $304,237.88 as compared _ with the revenue collected in 1913. The revenue from timber dues — was $1,112,480.38 against a collection of $1,277,490.08 in 1913. The - collection on account of. bonus was $454,167.24 as against $591,676.29 in 1913. The collection on account of ground was $103,910.31 as against $99,460.19 in 1913. The revenue from transfer fees was $4,- ~ 330 as against $10,500 in 1913. The area under license in 1914 was 17,333 square miles, as against ~17,517% square miles in 1913. The area under license varies from _ year to year from several reasons. Areas cut-over are dropped and other areas go into what is called “abeyance,” that is, the ground rent not being paid the license does not issue, or perhaps Crown timber _ dues are owing, in which case the license does not issue. Then the next year the ground rent or dues having been paid up the licenses are again issued and the area under license is considerably increased although no sale has taken place. There was surrendered during the year 1,111 square miles and new licenses were issued for territory aggregating nearly 500 square miles. é Volume of Output The production under license of pine timber, sawlogs and square timber, etc., in feet board measure during 1914 was 382,582,027 ft. _B.M., being 22,204,839 ft. B.M. in excess of the output of 1913. The output of timber other than pine in 1914 was 77,451,857 ft. B.M. as against 64,097,436 ft. B.M. in 1913. The quantity of pulpwood taken off Crown Lands was 104,544 cords as against 131,434 cords in 1913. There were taken out 5,439,845 pieces of railway ties as against 6,355,- 828 pieces in 1913. . Financial Stringency In the report for 1913 the existence of financial stringency was referred to and the opinion was expressed that there would not be much increase in the output of logs. Financial matters did not im- prove, but on the contrary became worse in the sense that the war came upon us in August just when lumbermen were making arrange- - ments for the payment of accounts for the previous season and also _ for advances on account of their lumber operations during the com- 3 ing season. For some time after the breaking out of the war financial _ matters were in a state of chaos and lumbermen found it impossible _ to finance both their operations and the payment of their accounts for timber dues and they frankly said so. The Department has never failed to take into consideration the state of financial matters and to assist in preventing a crisis in the lumber trade by extending leniency to those indebted to it for timber dues, because the security of the ‘limits is good. In pursuance of that policy the Department did not press for payment in full of accounts for dues, etc., consequently the collection from woods and forests has been about $304,237.88 below _ the estimated revenue. It is not expected that the output for the _ winter of 1913-14 will greatly exceed that of 1912-13, although the - financial position is somewhat improved. The report states that several fires occurred last year. A few in _ the Mississaga Forest Reserve, which necessitated the sale of some timber berths in order that the timber should be cut during the pre- -sent season. There was also a serious fire in the Algonquin Park which was extinguished with difficulty and not until considerable timber was damaged.. This timber was offered for sale, but owing to the depression in the timber trade no bids were obtained. On the _ whole, however, the fires on lands of the Crown were not serious, and except on licensed territory, no losses were incurred. There were several fires on licensed territory, notably in the Townships of Parkin, -Goschen and Montgomery. __ -The cost of patrol of forest reserves was $84,148.59; on railways and Crown lands $148,079.28. The cost of extinguishing fires in forest reserves was $2,952.07 ; on railways and Crown lands $2,508.77. There are 325 rangers on licensed lands, the estimated cost of which would be approximately $85,000. iy Lumber Carrier Torpedoed eS British tramp steamer, known in the North Pacific lumber trade, was recently sunk by a German submarine. The steamship Hyndford, 2,775 tons, was torpedoed off Beachy Head, March 19th. All of the crew except one was saved. The Hyndford cleared from Puget Sound, September 12th last, with 2,797,700 feet of fir and 709,- 437 feet of redwood, for Calcutta. At that time the German cruiser | | “7 aa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Emden was sinking many British merchantmen in the vicinity of Singapore and Penang, and the master of the Hyndford, when inter- viewed by a Seattle paper, declared he would attempt to ram any Ger- man warship that might get in his path. Radical Change in Rivers and Streams Law The bill introduced into the Legislatute of Ontraio recently by the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines in connection with the Rivers and Streams Act has been enacted into law. This bill gives the Lieut.-Governor-in-Council power to declare by proclamation that any river, stream or creek to which the Rivers and Streams Act is applicable shall be under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, who shall have power to determine upon applica- tion to him by any parties concerned, questions arising in relation to such river, as to the right to construct or use improvements thereon ; as to the respective rights of persons using the river for floating’ tim- ber; and as to the right to interfere with, alter or obstruct in any manner the flow of water in the river. The decision of the Minister in these matters is to be final. The bill also prohibits any person from constructing a dam, weir or other work upon any river except with the permission of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, and under such conditions as he may impose. If the Minister deems it expedient he may have an inspection made of the river, and name an engineer for this purpose. The Lieut.- Governor-in-Council, upon the Minister’s recommendation, may make regulations for the management of such works, according as he con- siders expedient. The Minister may appoint an inspector to visit such rivers to determine as to the regulation of the use of the water so as to give all parties entitled to it for lumbering, power or other purposes a reasonable and fair opportunity to make use of the water. In cases of dispute as to the use of such works or water the Minister may have an inspection made and then may appoint an officer to be in charge of the river or improvements who shall regulate the use of the river and improvements. When works or improvements upon such a river get into a state of disrepair, the Minister may order im- provements to be made by the owner or occupier, and, if thé latter neglects or refuses the Minister may have them made at the expense of the person named. ' The main effect of this bill is to place the settlement of disputes between parties having diverse interests in the use of such rivers, in the hands of the Minister, whose ‘decision is made final. French River Driving Charges The French Boom River Company, Limited, is making applica- tion to the Dominion Government for approval of the following pro- posed toll to be collected on logs and timber taken down through its works during the season of 1915:— Cts. Section I—(a) For all logs and timber passing through the works of the company from the Elbow to below rapids at rami y, toreescm 1000 fest BM. eM oie ote Bee Oe (b) For taking logs from inside Elbow just above Tram- way, and delivering same in rafts to Lake Tugs in their storm booms, and additional charge per 1,000 feet B.M. ... .40 Sections IT., III., 1V.—For taking logs ffom mouth of Wahna- pitae, Main French or Pickerel River at LeBoeuf Lake to inside Elbow, for each 1,000 feet B.M. ... ... ...... ie Southern Hardwood Sales in Ontario The first issue of the periodical reports of actual sales of hard- wood lumber by members of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Associa- tion of the United States has been issued by the Association. The report is compiled by the secretary and contains lists of the actuai amounts,.sizes and prices, of sales made in the different districts of the United States and Canada which are covered by the Association. The secretary states that future reports will be more complete as re- ports are now coming in from all parts of the country. It is inter- esting to our readers to note that the first report contains notice of sales in the Toronto territory covering all points in the province of Ontario east of Lake Huron as follows :—Chestnut 30,000 feet at prices varying from $22 for 4/4 in., sound wormy, to $52 for 5/4 in. and 8/4 in. Fas.; plain white oak, 33,000 feet at prices varying from $42 for 8/4 in. No. 1 common to $62 for 8/4 in. Fas.; 19,000 feet of plain red oak at $60 for 6/4 in. Fas., $52 for 8/4 in. Fas., and $68 for 4/4 in. Fas.; 7,000 feet of quartered white oak, 4/4 in. Fas. at $82; 16,000 feet of rough poplar 4/4 in. Fas. at $57; 4,000 feet of rough poplar, 5/4 in. select at $48; 3,000 feet rough poplar 6/4 in. select at $48; 8,000 feet rough poplar, 4/4 in. No. 1 common at $42, and 3,000 feet of rougii poplar, 4/4 in. No. 1 common at $38. 30 Montreal Engineers Discuss Dry Rot Decay in Timber Recognized as a Serious Problem Requiring Scientific Study—Rosin Content and Density the Chief Factors in Safe Grading Montreal, April 23rd (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— “Decay in Timber” was the subject of a discussion at the closing meet- ing of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Montreal, on April 22nd. The subject was discussed from the engineering, botanical, chemical, biological and other points by several speakers, their re- marks being illustrated by a large number of fine lantern slides, show- ing the causes and effects of various forms of dry rot. The attend- ance was large, and included several prominent local architects, chem- ists, builders, and many consulting engineers. The discussion was opened by Mr. Frederick B. Brown, M.Ss., M. Can. Soc. C. E., who said, in part: During the past three or four years there have come into more or less prominence a comparatively large number of cases of decay in timber causing structural diffi- culties. Timber is and will continue to be used in engineering work to such a very great extént for poles, piles, ties, cribwork, trestles, flooring, sheetings, and for the framework of buildings and other struc- tures that these cases of dry rot trouble seem.to call for careful thought on the subject. Every engineer who has been connected with railroad work and pole line construction knows the effect of decay on ties, the butts of poles and other timbers partly imbedded in the ground. The causes are perhaps not so well known nor the reasons why adjacent ties or poles may act quite differently in resisting decay. The details of decay in buildings, however, are perhaps not so familiar to us as engineers, and it is therefore the purpose of this talk to pre- sent some features in connection with dry rot in buildings. Fungus Growth the Cause of Rot Decay in wood was formerly supposed to be a slow chemical action something like the rusting of metals, and it was thought that the fungus growths frequently found on timber were there because the wood was already decayed rather than that they were actually the cause of the rot in the wood. Forty or fifty years ago, careful in- vestigators in Europe showed that fungi were the cause of rot instead of the result of it, and the mycelium, or thread-like branches of the fungus, was shown to be capable of penetrating and destroying the wood fibre. There are several fungi which may cause rot in timber. Some of these varieties are now well known to botanists but others are much less so. The action of the same fungus on different woods; and of different fungi on the same wood, is only commencing to be studied, but it is known that the same fungus acts very differently on different woods, and indeed on different parts of the same piece of. timber. In addition to the life progress of the fungus through the wood cells, it is quite likely that there is a chemical action, but this is by no means well understood as yet. The pines, white, red and yellow, are the timbers most usually found in the framework of eastern mill and factory buildings. Spruce and hemlock are also very largely used, but not to such a great extent as the others. Oak beams have also been in the past very freely used. The use of British Columbia or Douglas fir for framework is really only commencing in the east, but it would appear that this magnifi- cent wood will be more freely used in the future, especially when the advantages of the water-borne freight via the Panama Canal will have become well known. A very common form of construction is a frame- work of yellow pine with floors of spruce. The most noteworthy cases of dry rot in the last few years are concerned with timbers of nearly every variety mentioned. The disease is apparently no respector of species. - Neither is its action confined to any one locality. Serious cases are on record in widely scattered places in Canada and the United States. Decay in Water Tank Structures Some four or five years ago we had occasion to examine nearly _ two score of water tank structures in and about Montreal with a view to reporting on their stability. It may perhaps surprise some of those present to hear that in nearly every instance there were found one or more serious defects in design, construction or condition. Apart from structural defects we found several more or less affected by rot. One case will serve as an example. In this one the entire wooden supporting framework was badly rotted and so dangerous as to re- quire complete renewal. The arrangement of the structures was such that it was exposed to moisture most of.the time, and an ample sup- ply of condensed steam was available for the rot which had. pene- trated nearly every member. This structure was composed of heavy white pine timbers. A’ not uncommon trouble was found in tank staves. These are generally 3-in. stock. The heart of staves may be completely rotten without there being any external indication of such a condition. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - ed Pe heed) 2 \ May 4, 191 An interesting case has just come to our attention. A large f ‘ tory built in 1911 near Montreal has recently been awarded a con for the manufacture of shells for the war. {[n examining the buil with a view to remodelling it to take certain new pe noticed that the main floor had sagged. Investigation showed 2 ous case of dry rot, with extensive structural damage. The floc composed of three thicknesses of 2-in. hemlock planks laid cris and the beams were 12-in. x 12-in. composite members made 1 2-in. x 12-in. hemlock planks spiked together? The floor w: from two to four feet above the bare ground, and the beams w ported on concrete posts. There was no covering over the beneath the floor nor were any openings provided. The enti and the beams were rotted and were replaced by concrete. Another case is that of a mill building. The main mill isal building with wooden framework, floors and roof. Tales a cross-section of the factory we have a building five stores } 85 feet wide and about 250 feet long. It is divided croaweniile four bays separated by three rows of columns set about 21 feet On the columns were set 8-in. x 18-in. yellow pine beams in pairs, cept in the top storey, where the beams supporting the roof > single and were 8 in. x 16 in. in section. Each pair of beams was r up of two 8-in. x 18-in. yellow pine sticks held 1 in. apart by m of white pine spacers. The beams were fastened together by bolts passing through both beams and the spacers. The columns in the factory were of cast iron in the first or groun storey. In the second, third, fourth and fifth storeys the ce were of yellow pine, square in section, and bored down the In the second storey they measured 13 % in. square, while in the t upper flats they were 11% in., 9% in. and 7% in. square respec The flooring itself is the usual form of composite mill constru ti made up of 2 in. x 5 in. spruce, set on edge, of random lengths spik side by side, running at right angles to the beams. The floors — finished on top over a layer of tar paper with l-in. spruce on which a hardwood wearing surface. There were twenty-one bents in building, giving a total of two hundred and fifty-two wooden col and seven hundred and fifty-six beams. The timber beams and umns had all been covered with a white linseed oil paint on the « posed faces. Building Unsafe After Two Years The first manifestations of rot were noticed about two yea after the completion of the building in the sagging of floors, neces tating the shimming up of certain machines. An increase in the ¢ flection in certain parts of the building was noticed, and a careful amination was instituted. It was found that a great many of th beams showed evidences of failures. It was considered wise to put temporary posts here and there in order to reinforce the beams, z some of these were at once installed. In all, about three hundred thirty temporary wooden posts were required within the e twelve months, and the subsequent reconstruction of the buil showed these temporary columns to have been essential to the s: of the structure in use. Indeed, had it not been for the peculiar tinuity and pliability of the mill construction floors, it is quite sible that accidents might have occurred even with this large r of temporary posts. The complete framework of the mill was and replaced with other material. During reconstruction notes were taken by inspecters who were continuously on ihe V day and night. Various degrees of deterioration were found, all the way f trace of the fungus mycelium to what might be termed complete d integration of the member. A great many of the beams were so f decayed that they fell into pieces in the process of being re Some were rotten to the core, and so much affected that with bar or peavy one could readily break the beam into small pie is doubtful if five per cent. of the whole number of timbers — building were free from infection at the time of reconstruction. The mill construction floors over the beams were also affe a slight extent, but the results were not sufficiently serious to p them from performing their duty and they were not removed. evident that in this case the resistance of the spruce floors to attack of the fungi present was greater than that of the pine beams and columns, and the reason for this has been investigated. It is pos- sible that the balance point of spruce with regard to relative humidity is different from that of yellow pine. When the shipment of he pine was delivered the remark was made ‘by those handling it th it was a fine shipment in appearance as any. After completion of the 4 } Ld Dae fee =. oO: ; May 1, 1915 Beni! any engineer or architect walking through the building would z undoubtedly have pronounced it an eminently fine structure, yet with- _ in three years the entire framework of this building required renewal. 4 As a result of our study the conclusion was reached that the tim- ' ber must have been affected prior to being placed in the structure. _ The use to which the building was put did not have anything to do ' with the ultimate result. Other mills have the same form of con- struction, and being operated in the same way have been in service or decades. In discussing the timber specifications with dealers and others mere appeared to be a difference of opinion as to the exact character- Srtics of the lumber which should have been supplied. This discussion led to a special study being made of the re-grading of yellow pine _ lumber. ad There are two main considerations in drawing up a specification for timber, one is durability and the other structural strength. A _ piece of timber may have the necessary structural strength and have a very little-durability. In drawing up™specifications where durability is of prime importance it is therefore necessary to choose between high grade timber or to pay for the treatment of an inferior quality _ of stock. Where structural strength is of prime importance the choice lies between high grade timber of a certain size or a larger quantity of timber of a lower grading. The Grading Problem i The ordinary grading in use up to a year or so ago apparently | _ did not take into consideration all the factors necessary for durability and strength. The gradings for yellow pine were apparently designed _ to meet the requirements of the lumber dealers. During the past year, two or three specifications have appeared which indicate that the requirements of the user as to durability and strength can be met. > Our researches convinced us of the necessity for describing tim- bers on a different basis from that formerly in use. We found what _ appeared to be a somewhat definite relation between certain of the physical characteristics of the beams and columns in this mill with ‘regard to resistance to decay. The timber varied from very coarse- _ grained, having as few as three growth rings per lineal inch mea- sured along the radius of the section, to fine-grained beams having as many as twenty rings to the inch. The finer grained beams gen- erally showed a higher resistance to decay than the coarse-grained, but this was not universally so. In some cases the fine grained Beams had a comparatively small percentage of dark summer wood, and _ these were more affected than a highly resinous coarser-grained piece. _ Sapwood was found to be very susceptible to rot, but on the other _ hand, heart wood was not entirely immune. Summing up all of the data we were able to collect, we concluded that the rosin content has 2 a great deal to do with theh resisting power of yellow pine. Gen- erally speaking, those sticks which were dense and showed evidences _ of considerable rosin were much more resistant to the fungus attack than the lighter wood even if fine-grained. ___‘ Dr. Carrie Derick, of McGill University, dealt fully with the en and biological sides of the question, explaining the structure ‘of the woods, the various forms of fungi, and how the fungi affected different kinds of timber. Miss Derick also explained the methods by which the fungi spread, and the linking of certain species for various food materials. Good lumber used under proper conditions was an excellent building material, but it was perfectly useless to use poor ‘lumber under circumstances where it was subjected to great strains. Mr. F. J. Hoxie, Engineer and Special Inspector of the Asso- ciated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, Boston, remarked upon the stress some people laid. upon ventilation in regard to dry tot. He pointed out, however, that it all depended upon “the kind of ventilation, and that in some instances ventilation had encouraged, instead of retarded, the growth of fungi. Air taken from near the surface of warm, moist ground into a cool basement would prove worse than useless as water would be precipitated from it on to the cooler woodwork making it wetter instead of drier. Mr. Hoxie em- phasized the importance of relative humidity in its relation to the owth of rot, and then alluded to the question of piling. He showed a picture of a Canadian lumber yard where the manufacturer used - concrete bottoms for piling lumber. Some lumbermen, he said, were _ under the impression that any old lumber was good enough for use 1 piling, : and this was the cause of a considerable amount of infection. Other pictures illustrated tanks for treating lumber before piling, a ‘method which had been proved to be effective. The percentage of rosin and the density were most important indices to the resisting power to decay in yellow pine. Mr. Hoxie concluded by pointing out the danger of using unsuitable lumber in mill construction. Rot In Mining Timbers Dr. J. S. Bates, Superintendent of the Forest Products Labora- tories of Canada, stated that the laboratories had recently undertaken a general investigation of Nova Scotia mine timber. They had re- ived from mine owners shipments of timber with a view to deter- ie the relative strength of the various species. Specimens of black = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 and red spruce and balsam fir were obtained. When they started to make the tests it was found that the timber was infected with fungi, which, of course, affected the strength of the timber. The results showed that only forty per cent. of the 288 sticks were sound. Some mine owners wondered why the timber rotted so quickly. The im- vestigation showed that some of the timber was rotting before it was put into the mines. As the result of the tests, it was found that the strength of the timber had decreased from 15 per cent. to 30 per cent., even with very little difference so far as the deterioration was con- cerned. Enquiries elicited the fact that some of the pit props were not properly stored in the yards, and that they had absorbed a large quantity of moisture; there was also a considerable amount of rotten wood in the storage yard, which afforded excellent food for the fungi. Dr. Bates announced that the Department were undertaking experi- ments to determine the relation between moisture in- lumber and the pressure of humidity in the surrounding air. Mr. J. A. Jamieson referred to decay in timbers used in building grain elevators. His experience was that wood cut and placed in buildings in a very damp condition decayed rapidly ; while in one case wood left to dry for twelve months was in an almost perfect condition after having been in use for twenty-five years. He asked how it was that in some instances the decay was found in the heart of the timber while the outside was sound? Miss Derick replied that some trees were infected by reason of the wounds made through the branches being broken, allowing fungi to enter the heart, and still other timber was infected after it was cut, since in some species heartwood is more susceptible than the outer portions of the tree. Dr. Porter, of McGill University, suggested that dry rot had in- creased of late years. He thought that this was due in part to the fact that years ago portable mills were more in uSe; now the estab- lishment of large mills formed, as it were, fungus beds. Mr. Hoxie was of opinion that the increase of rot cases was due to a certain extent to the kind of lumber which was now used. He pointed out that the supply of long leaf pine was not so reliable as it was in the past, and that loblolly which formerly was rejected, was now being used in increasing quantities. Mr. Walter J. Francis (the chairman), in closing the meeting, declared that wood was an excellent building material; probably 90 to 95 per cent. of the structures in which lumber was employed were satisfactory. Dry rot was very insidious in its operation, and the object of the discussion was to interest engineers in the subject, which was of growing importance. The question of timber treatment was left for another meeting. Question and Answer Editor Canada Lumberman:— We would like to have information as to what percentage of the exports of lumber from Montreal during 1914 was white pine and to what countries | this white pine was shipped. Do you know whether there is a market in the mother country for white pine selects for factory purposes? The best information we can obtain is to the effect that approxi- mately two-thirds of the exports of lumber from Montreal, as shown in our issue of December 15th, 1914, was white pine. It is impossible however, to state the exact figures as various shipments of different firms are lumped together, including pine, birch, spruce, and various other kinds of lumber. The white pine was shipped principally to the United Kingdom, but some of it went to South Africa, also to Harve, Antwerp and one or two other European ports. By far the greater portion of it however, was shipped to the United Kingdom. We are also advised that there is no market in the Old Country for white pine selects ‘for factory purposes. In fact, one of the largest exporting firms in Montreal advise us that you could hardly. give this stock away in England. Editor Canada Lumberman:— Will you give us information in regard to the stamp tax upon “time cheques”? We pay our men in the woods with these cheques. They are payable at the head office of our company in Toronto.,.The men often hand them over to local merchants when they are buying woods. The «merchants cash them and send them to a. bank. Through the bank they finally reach our head office. Must we put stamps on these “time cheques”?—Logging Manager. We are informed by the Finance Department at Ottawa that these so-called “time cheques” are “bills of exchange” ‘and are not strictly “cheques.” The company issuing them does not, then, require to place a stamp upon them, but the party who transfers such an instrument to a bank must place a stamp upon it, at or before the time he nego- tiates it. 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Electricity in the An Account of the Rapid Development of Electric Drive to Logging and Manufacturing - Operations—Typical Installations Described By E. F. Whitney* From the trimmers, the stock passes over chain conveyors spaced 4 ft. (1.22 m.) apart, to the Sorting table, where it is graded and re- moved for placing in yard stock, treating in the dry kilns preparatory to further finishing, or to be returned to the mill for further reworking. The sorting table consists of several chains or cables running at about 15 to 30 ft. (4.58 to 9.15 m.) per minute. The starting require- ments are heavy, since the mass to be accelerated is very large. A friction device is invariably placed in the speed-reducing transmission machinery, however, which relieves the motor from all starting strains and allows a squirrel cage type motor to be used for the drive. The motor is semi-exposed to the weather, and in its manufacture, this fact should be considered. The running load is fairly light and practically constant. A motor with polar-wound rotor, back-geared shaft and chain drive from back-geared shaft direct to table driving sprocket, will eliminate all of the transmission machinery. This scheme has not met with general success, however, due to the very severe starting strains as compared with the running load. The table . itself should be of such length that sorting for both dimensions and lengths can be accomplished without too great congestion at its end. The power requirements for an average case are about as follows: Motor, 10 h.p. back-geared 850 to 128 rev. per min. Chain drive from back-geared shaft. Drives 1596 ft. No. 75 chain—Chain weight 3445 Ib. Lumber per hour—12,000 ft. b.m. Speed of first section 35 ft. per min—decreasing to 29 ft. on last section. ; Maximum noted load running... ... Average load running... .. . 75 kw. eH Sie leew. Re-Saws These machines re-work stock which has not been cut to its ulti- mate thickness at the first operation. Fig. 14 shows a six-inch vertical re-saw which is direct-connected to a 75-h.p. motor. The starting duty is heavy, due to the weight of the lower wheel and the inertia to be overcome. It is therefore common practice to use a squarrel cage motor with substantial end-ring construction and resistance rotor. When running, the tension wheels serve as an equalizer, reducing the peak demands. The feed rolls are sometimes operated by an indi- vidual motor, and in a ré-saw of this size, approximately 10 h.p. is required for them, the feed roll motor being a standard squirrel cage machine. ° The following are typical service data of a heavy-duty band re- saw : Raterof feed... cn. usc aes tee we TOOULE, (JOee Jit pepe, annem Splitting, 2 in. (5.08 cm.) by 12 in. (30.48 cm.)... ... 80 kw. input mie Licey 60 kw. input 4 in. (10.16 cm.) by 10 in. (25.4 cm.) Ret micig’ We 0 rcciere ence, acs: po lere tae sito Gk ee Onan 16 kw. inpit Horizontal re-saws are becoming more popular because of the ease with which they may be instantly adjusted to care for stock of different dimensions. Such a machine can, for instance, handle on one side of its adjustable bed a 6 in. by 12 in. cant, re-sawing to 4 in. by 12 in. and 2 in. by-12 in., and on the other side at the same time re-work a 2 in. by 8 in., making two 1 in. by 8 in. boards. The start * Reproduced by courtesy of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers—Conttnucd from Apri 15, Canada Lumberman. . Fig. 14—Band Re-Saw with Direct-Connected Motor. ‘be planed after the timbers have been squared at the end, and conse- -consist of dust from the saws, edgings, trimmings, and shavings from May 2; 1915 Lumber Industry . . ' ing duty is about the same as for the vertical type. The running le fluctuates no more widely. j Gang saws, as the name implies, consist of a number of straij crosscut saws which split a cant at one operation into a great numb of boards of the proper thickness. The boards then proceed ro t trimmer and are cut to length, as with the output of the edger. 7 he: saws have a vertical reciprocating and oscillating motion and t chine is equipped with a flywheel to equalize the load. The a size gang requires a 75-h.p. motor. , a A rip saw is required to reduce the width of a certain amount o' the mill run, according to order demands. Fig. 31 shows a rip saw rolls and transfer to rip saw from first section of sorter chains. A silent chain drive or a direct-connected motor may be used. Either method operates satisfactorily, the particular drive adopted depend- ing on the mill layout and space available. ; Rough timbers often require no further sizing work than can be performed by the head saw, and never more than an additional pas- sage through the edger. They are conveyed directly to the tail end of the mill, where the ends are squared by a large cross-cut saw— and then proceed to the loading platform. Sometimes, however, for uniformity of alignment in building operations one or more sides mus! quently they go to what is known as the “green” mill. This cons of one or more planing machines, with an exhaust fan to dispose of the shavings. The planers ordinarily used for this work are know1 as “ready sizers,” a machine which is quickly adjustable for different size timbers and is arranged to surface only an edge and a side, an¢ “timber sizers,” which ordinarily have four cutting heads and can surface all four sides of the stock. The average power requirements of such a machine are as follows: >. For transferring cants from the main rolls past the head saw to the storage platform in front of the gang saw, an overhead crane tra s- fer is provided (shown at top of Fig. 16). The hoisting and propelling motors are series-wound, direct-current machines, and are supplied from a motor-generator set. ' Refuse \ ‘ The refuse from the various sawmill manufacturing processes the “green” planers. V-shaped.troughs in which chain and block con- veyors run, serve to handle the sawdust from the main mill machines, but from the planing machines the shavings must be carried away from the knives as fast as possible, so that some pneumatic suction system is necessary. The edgings are first run through a gang of crosscut saws, a “slasher” with saws spaced 4 ft. (1.22 m.) apart. See Fig. 17. These slabs fall directly into the main mill wood conyeyor, which has already received the stub ends from the trimmer which were less than 4 ft. (1.22 m.) long. From this conveyor, Fig. 18, is taken the stock for the lath mill and wood saws. The waste which is suitable for neither of these purposes, continues to the “hog” and the refuse burner. The “hog” hashes the refuse into small pieces suitable for use under boilers, after which it is conveyed to the fuel storage bins. These appliances run at constant speed, and have fluctuating demands. = Dust from the machines is dumped into a main sawdust conveyor, Fig. 20—Monorail Car and Transfer Crane for Spotting Car at Different Sections of Sorting Table. | Beet, i015 CANADA LUMBERMAN f | = eta aa Sal \ | Fig. 16—Side Elevation of Mill. which in turn delivers into the conveyor at the fuel bins. The shav- ings from the sizers are lifted by suction to a collector and from here blown directly to the fuel bin. Piping is usually large, because of the tendency of sawdust, if at all damp, to pack tightly at bends. Low le such as can be delivered by centrifugal fans are the rule. he pressure seldom exceeds 5 oz., but the volume is constant and consequently the blowing system is quite extravagant of power. The ‘sawdust and hog fuel from the saw mill, planing mill, etc., if used for generating steam, is more than ample for the total power require- _ ments of the mill. Refuse consumers are a source of large expense to the mill oper- ators. They must be substantially constructed; at the base, they are Bined with fire brick, and sometimes they are water- jacketed to quite aheight. Fora mill with a capacity of 150,000 ft. b.m. per day, the upkeep expense of a $10,000 burner would be approximately $1,200 for interest and depreciation, and $1,000 for maintenance. The life of an average burner is about ten years. 5 Handling From the sorting table the lumber is placed in bundles ready for handling. The most efficient method where location permits, ap- pears to be by the well-known overhead monorail (Figs. 19 and 20). e cost of handling by this method averages about $0.10 to $0.14 per . ft. b.m., which includes all expenses in connection with the sys- n after the bundle is picked up until it is placed in the storage yard or deposited at the dry kiln. This cost covers all charges against the system for labor and operating. The first cost, installed, of such a system is $4.00 to $5.00 per lineal foot of track, including the hoists, and it provides about 2,000 ft. D.m. storage space per foot of track. The monorail is usually oper- ated by direct-current power at 250 volts, requiring a motor-generator set or small direct-current steam- -operated set. The cost of handling - with trucks and horses is approximately 25 cents per M. ft. The _ horses are giving way, however, to storage tractors, with the result that the above cost is reduced to approximately 10 cents per M. ft. average distances of handling. (to be. continued ) ~— J > if Motor- 10H, ip. 870 Rev. i wD 4 Pulleys - 83 Dia. to 50” Dia. wan, Gears - bos Dia to 5°4” Dia. A- 1/5" Dia. Velocity of Chain 56.4 Ft Hin. [ee Bi Fig. 18—Refuse Conveyor Drive. AND WOODWORKER 33 Saws 42” Diameter / Conveyor takes the An as “Sam dust from the » Ldger, length 26°0 7 Se 1 0"ia. aaa Perif Velocity of Saws 165 Ft Sec. Velocity of Chains Transfer A. 25 ce Ft Hin. 56. ¥ Genmner /375 Ft Min. Fig. 17—Slasher. Pulley Dia. a 4 Pulp and Paper People Object to Freight Increases During a recent session of the Dominion Board of Railway Com- missioners at Ottawa, Mr. Arthur D. Huff, Montreal, traffic expert of the Laurentide Pulp & Paper Company, protested against the pro- posed increase in freight rates on pulp and paper. When the war is over, Mr. Huff said, the products of pulp and paper mills in Scandin- avian countries which are now tied up owing to the disorganization of trans-Atlantic shipping would flood the United States market, which was Canada’s best market, and Canadian mills would have to curtail their output or shut down, and some of them would come to financial trouble. Owing to misapprehension in regard to the alleged huge profits in the pulp and paper business, companies were spring- ing up like mushrooms in Canada. At present there was over $100,- 000,000 invested in the industry and $10,000,000 paid annually in wages. The growth of the industry was greatly in excess of the re- quirements and consequently there was a great surplus of produc- tion over consumption, with prices lower than at any time since 1909, although the cost of material and labor-was higher. Mr. J. F. Orde, K.C., told the Board that the paper department of the. E. B. Eddy Company, of which he was a director, made no profit at all last year. Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester for British Columbia, passed through Toronto recently on his way to Ottawa. Mr. MacMillan left a few days later for New York to take passage for Great Britain. This is the first stage of Mr. MacMillan’s trip around the world as a trade commissioner for the Canadian Department of Trade and Com- merce. It was expected.at first that Mr. MacMillan would make his trip in the other direction visiting the Orient and continuing west- ward. Subsequently, however, it was decided that the better plan would be to visit Great Britain first and continue to France, South Africa, India, etc. Wm. Disston, president of Henry. Disston & Sons, Inc., Phila- delphia, the long ‘established and widely-known firm of saw manu- facturers, died on April 5th, at the age of 56. m i by 14246 | & SI 3 'BENTS BESIDE PLANING MILL. Fig. 19—Monorail Structure Detail. 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Trade News From Maritime Provinces Sailing Vessels Helping to Relieve the Scarcity of ‘Totisiage Interesting Reports of Progress of the Drives. Some forty years ago, or about the time of the Iranco-German War, steamers very seldom carried wood, says The Timber Trades Journal, of London, Eng. Sailers were considered sufficiently speedy and quite good enough for timber cargoes. Gradually, however, the -windjammer was ousted in favor of the quicker transit, and the sailer has now become in ordinary times the exceptions, and ‘employed only for small cargoes from Norway or to minor ports. The present scarcity of steamers, owing to the war and the high freights of 100s. or 120s. a standard, has attracted sailers back to the timber trade, and considerable numbers have been chartered “for the pitch pine and spruce ports. The St. John Telegraph describes the Miramichi River as now a veritable forest of masts, the lumber firms have been seek- ing sailing vessels far and wide to undertake the carrying trade, and one firm alone has thirty three-masters and barquentines chartered to handle its output during the coming season. The lumber cut on the Miramichi this year is larger prob- ably than ever before, and has been yarded without difficulty, so that if stream driving proves favorable the output of the Miramichi mills will be above the average and will all be shipped by sailing ves- sels, there being no steamers available. These sailing vessels, gather- ed for the transatlantic trade, have hitherto engaged in coastwise lumber carrying and general freighting business, but the high freights will make the change very profitable, and the same condition will probably apply to the lumber trade from St. John and Bay points. Sailing Vessels Carrying Lumber From Halifax An example of the way in which sailing vessels, square-riggers included, are benefiting from the prevailing high rate of freight was given in Halifax harbor recently when three large Norwegian barks from across the Atlantic sailed into port and snaided came to an anchorage behind George’s Island. Before night fall a fourth bark had passed Chebucto Head bound in, and early in the evening another square-rigger was reported about five miles off the Head. Five barks arriving at Halifax in about as many hours is sufficient evidence of the boom that the war has caused for sailing ships. All five vessels came to load deals for England. As each ship came in she passed the Norwegian bark Cimba, which lumber-laden, was towed out of the harbor to sea and was soon under sail for England. Fifteen Nova Scotia schooners and one Nova Scotia bark are at present engaged in the deal carrying trade to the United King- dom. Many schooners are expected to load at Bay of Fundy ports for England this summer. Eastern Nova Scotia Association Formed A meeting of lumbermen of Eastern Nova Scotia was held at the Learment Hotel, Truro, N.S., on April 20th, to form an organization to be known as “The Eastern Nova Scotia Lumbermen’s Associa- tion.” The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Pre- sident, I. J. Soy, Amherst, N.S.; Vice-President, C. C. Glennie, Ox- ford, N.S.; Secretary-Treasurer, D. M. Smith, Truro, N.S.; Execu- tive: I. J. Soy, C. C. Glennie, D. M. Smith, C. H. Reid, Amherst; C. C. McNeil, Oxford; J. H. Hickman, Port Elgin; B. H. Dunfield, Hali- fax; Walter Bragg, Collingwood Corner; J. H. Livingston, Went- worth. There was a large attendance of the prominent operators at the meeting, showing the wide-awake interest that is being taken in the welfare of this industry. Randolph and Baker Mill Newly Equipped Randolph and Baker, St. John, N.B., the well-known manufac- turers of lumber, have recently made important alterations to the equipment of their plant. They decided last year to discard much of their former equipment and they have now installed equipment furnished by the Berlin Machine Works, Hamilton, Ont. The plant now includes the following Berlin equipment :— Log deck machinery; log kicker and loader, steam nigger and deck rolls. Saw mill carriage with ful? equipment for single or double cut- ting band, 11 x 14 in. twin engine steam feed. One-eight inch Berlin Double Cutting Band Sawmill. One 7-ft. Berlin horizontal band resaw, with divided roll bed, roll equipment front and back with transfers to edger and live rolls. The mill has also two edgers. One 5-saw slasher with extension chains. ; One 2-saw lumber trimmer of the New England type. Full outfit of live rolls. Full equipment of transfer chains to the various cutting units. . = ee Are > sae Let ee © + ¥ 4. May 1, 1915 A special assorting chain device behind the trimmer, arr to deliver stock automatically to yard rolls running at an ang about 60 degrees. A full equipment of filing room tools for the proper ol the bandsaw and band resaw, as well as of the circular saws re for the mill’s* equipment. Transmission machinery necessary for operating the V machines. . 4 The estimated output of the mill with its new equipment. tween 80,000 feet and 90,000 feet per ten hours for the class 0! ber upon which it operates. New Charter Party Proposed At a recent meeting of the Maritime Shipowners’ Assoc held at Halifax, N.S., it was suggested that a standard form of party should be adopted for coastwise lumber voyages, vessels to be loaded as fast as possible, and to be received by cor signees at the rate of not less than 40,000 superficial feet per ay (holidays and Sundays excepted). No definite action was taken in regard to this matter. i, Extensive Orders from Cuba A despatch from Truro, N.S., states that Mr. J. E. White, T Havana, Cuba, who is now in Nova Scotia, has purchased 5,000,0 feet of spruce in New Brunswick for the manufacture of pacl boxes, and is now in Nova Scotia looking after 3,000,000 feet nc for the same purpose. Mr. White says that the Cuban sugar crop unusually large this year, but the tobacco markets, England, Fra and Germany, are almost closed to them on account of the war. _ News From the Drives and Mills of the East A report from Bridgewater, N.S., states that water in the streams has been exceptionally low this spring, and that lumbermen h been seriously handicapped in their driving operations. A report from New Glasgow, N.S., states that although the wint er was a poor one for logging operations there will be four steam mills and one gasoline mill operating at Country Harbor this summer. — tc Mr. John A. Morrison, Fredericton, N.B., reports that atin operations have been started on all the small strearns running into ¢ = Upper St. John River under most favorable conditions. Reports of driving operations on the Nashwask River are also very favorable. a A report from Scotstown, P.Q., states that driving conditions o1 most of the small tributaries of the Salmon River have been d up to date this season, and that the volume of water is likely to ¢ tinue fair for some time. There was very little snow left when mild weather commenced and so a little more rain is needed usual. It is expected that there will be no drift drive on the lower St John River this year. Only about two thousand pieces went dov with the first ice run and a good many had got adrift, while the c were mostly logs which had been under Grand Falls since earl season and could not be extricated. Men with row boats and boats went out on the lower river catching these logs and non¢ them are expected to be lost. The main body of ice in the St. John River started running this year about two weeks in advance of the date in 1914, when broke up on April 27th. The river was clear of solid ice ‘this below Grand Falls at the end of the second week in April. The was then still solid above Grand Falls. With the main river clear of ice the river steamers commenced their trips and the St. John River Log Driving Company began placing their booms. Bank logs have advanced fifty cents a thousand superficial feet and are in strong demand at Springhill, N.B. Only about fifty joints had May 1, 1915 atrived there by April 21st and they were largely logs that were al- ready contracted for. Buyers have been bidding briskly for all logs en the market with the exception of hemlock, which are not as good sellers, because of the American market being somewhat off. Quota- tions were $15 for merchantable spruce and $11 for battens, with hem- lock and hardwood selling from $9 to $10. _ A despatch from Scotstown, P.Q., under date of April 21st report- ed that continued fine and cool weather had set back the lumbermen great deal, as there were a number of gangs of drivers being held up the woods on account of lack of water. Comparatively little snow 1 in the woods during the past winter and this has made the usual ring supply of water very much less than in former years. The _ chances of any increase in the supply of water did not seem to be ~ good. The Salmon River near Scotstown fell over five feet in a few days. The first new logs from the Upper St. John commenced running ‘past Fredericton on April 20th. Among these were new logs for _ Stetson & Cutler, St. John, from the Seven Islands District and new logs from the Allegash. The booms of the St. John Log Driving Company were all swung on April 19th, but the run of ice and logs - were so heavy that they had to be swung open and a considerable _ quantity of logs went past the booms. Steps were taken to catch these logs further down the river. The water in the river on April _ 20th was about five feet higher than when the ice ran out. 4 A despatch from Fredericton, N.B., under date of April 21st stat- ed that the St. John River I.umber Company’s booms at VanBuren, _ Me., had been put out and the sorting gaps would soon be at work. Logs were being sent out into the main St. John River from the Bra- _ ley, Turney, Baker Branch and Southwest streams, the water being at Po fair pitch for driving. Other reports from up river stated that the _ water was rising at VanBuren, but on the lower part of the river, the water was falling due to cold weather and heavy winds. All over the province large crews of river drivers were being sent to the streams, and driving operations were in, progress in every section. 4 | Reducing the Cost of Woodworking | __ Foremen, managers or superintendents, upon taking charge of a _ strange shop, are confronted with several serious problems, the worst of which is, “What to do, and what not to do.” It is very hard to even imagine a more trying position for a man _ to be placed in than to be suddenly thrust into the management of a large woodworking plant, with the owners and directors all standing by in expectation of great things from the new manager or superin- -tendent. It is a very hard position to be in, and for the time being it is almost impossible for the new official to determine what his best course should be. Ina case of this kind, perhaps the best thing to be done is to do nothing—that is, make no changes in the personnel or the methods under which the shop is being operated. The inertia of a woodwork- g shop will keep it moving while the new head is getting his bal- ce, and, unless a previous course of study and well-formed plans _ have determned the proper course of procedure, the very best thing ~ for the new manager is to do nothing. ___ Ina few days, things will begin to shape themselves, the new head will see things one or two at a time, where the knife is required, and _he can apply it gently and steadily until the necessary cuts have been made. : One of the very worst things which a new manager can do is to Start in with a whoop and a holler, and give the idea that he intends to turn the factory, if not the world, upside down in about fifteen inutes. The new manager will lose nothing and gain a great deal 7 taking the gentle course. The workmen are always on edge when a new head is placed over them, and they are either working at high speed or they are in the sulks, expecting a grand turnover, and caring dittle what happens. The latter condition usually prevails when the Ww manager “pulls her wide open” the instant his hand touches the ‘ottle. Things become chaotic in the shop, and efficiency and out- are alike reduced almost to zero. - But how much different are things when the new manager begins ith the “soft pedal!” He lets the foremen run their several depart- ments just as they have been doing and the work moves along as ugh nothing new had happened. In fact, the work and products sually above the average, owing to the fact that the men are d up” to their highest pitch, and are doing their best while try- ) “size up” the new manager. hen as the new head becomes acquainted with the peculiarities shop, let the work of cost reduction begin. A little change here, y operation there, the planning of work so that a machine opera- ir can perform the operation instead of its necessarily being done by | expert operator—those are the quiet ways in which the cost of odworking is to be reduced. aa a ys 74. 4a, ~ eo ee at Te a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Sometimes the superintendent is obliged to establish an entirely different route for the material as it passes through the shop. The rearrangement of a machine or two, or of seevral machines, may be necessary to provide a straight line of progress for the material. The manager will very quickly find that every degree which work- progress deviates from a straight line through the shop in an addi- tion to the cost of woodworking. Acting along these lines, the manager will find that the secret of low cost production hinges upon a three-fold requirement. First, each machine must be kept in operation full capacity all the time. The measure of a shop is the capacity of its machines, and the only way in which the shop can make money is by a percentage of profit upon the material which passes through the shop and the several machines. Hence the necessity for each machine to be in operation every in- stant of time. The second requirement is the supplying of stock to the several ‘machines, 1.e., feeding them, with as little expense as possible. Here comes in the “straight-line” method of progressing material through the shop. Closely connected with this progress of stock is the matter of labor efficiency and useless work which is being done in the shop. This matter may be well illustrated by watching two men pick up blocks and throw them into a truck. One man picks up a couple of blocks with one hand, puts them into the other hand and then throws them-into the truck. The other man picks up blocks with both hands and throws them aboard without making an unnecessary motion— all useless labor is eliminated, and that is the problem the superin- tendent has to wrestle with, to solve if he can, and to tolerate as best ié may, bearing in mind that so far as the men deviate from the single-motion method so far will the shop profits fall short of “what they might have been.” The third problem of the superintendent’s problem is the condition of the machines. Unless they are constantly maintained at the very top-notch of working efficiency, there must be a corresponding loss in shop profits, for, as before stated, the sole source of shop revenue is in the amount of quality of the work turned out by the several ma- chines. A dull knife here, a slipping feed-belt there, may reduce very appreciably, the quality as well as the quantity of the output, and it is up to the cost-reducing manager to keep these machines keyed up to their fullest capacity each and every minute of the day The above is one most excellent method of procedure for the new superintendent upon taking charge of a new and strange shop. But occasionally the methods described above fail to work. The older workmen may have gotten so deeply into the ruts of habit and routine that it is impossible to teach them new habits. In this case, the cure is apparent and simple. Just get a new man, and a young one, who can be taught the new and improved methods of doing work. It is well, when possible, to take charge with the “soft pedal open” as described above, and then gradually weed out the poor men and poor machines. This course does not paralyze production as it does when a new superintendent jumps in with his coat off and tears up everything before he knows what the conditions really are. But when it is found that the “soft pedal” method is not bringing results, then a radical change is in order. Things must be ripped up, but a ¢omplete turnover must be ripped up, but a complete turnover then will not stop everything as it would before the new management had become ac- quainted with conditions and knew how to meet them. Sometimes the rooting out of a few men, perhaps a foreman or two, will be all the change necessary, and make all the difference in the world between slipshod, desultory work and the snap and vim of top-efficiency shop operation. The wise superintendent seeks the cause of high cost of production in his shop, and roots out those causes along the lines of least resistance, be it by the slow “soft pedal’* method or by a “clean- ing out” of the entire shop force and the hiring of new workmen.— J. S. in Wood Craft. New Rate on Unrossed Wood Refused The Board of Railway Commissioners has issued judgment re- fusing the application of E. W. Roberts, of Montreal, for the estab- lishment of a special winter freight rate on rough, unpeeled pulpwood by Canadian railways. This matter has been before the Board for some time. The applicant pointed out that while the green, unrossed wood weighed about 5,000 pounds to the cord, the rossed wood weigh- ed approximately three-fifths of this. -He stated that there was a large amount of unrossed wood which was owned by operators. of small means who were unable to obtain capital to cut and ross the wood and wait until it was sufficiently seasoned, and he was thus of the cpinion that a special rate on unrossed wood would be justifiable. He therefore asked for a special winter rate on the unrossed wood to be applicable until May 10, the rate to be exactly the same per car as a similar car lot of rossed wood would amount to during that period. Roughly speaking the seasoned wood, when loaded to the minimum of an ordinary car, would represent 10.3 and 11.2 cords respectively while the unseasoned wood would represent 7 and 8 cords respec- tively. , 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Canadian Lumber Competition in the United States Under the title of “Canadian Lumber Competition” an interest- ing article is published in a_ recent issue of American Forestry, contributed by Mr. H. D. Langille, of Portland, Oregon. In the course of his article Mr. Langille writes as follows :— In normal times log values are the same in the province as across the line; and as a general statement it may be said that the difference between log cost and log value, which is stumpage, including royal- ties, is about the same for logs of equal quality. In each territory original purchasers acquired timber at prices which are almost neg- ligible in the cost of logs but latter-day buyers in British Columbia have been required to pay as much for timber of equal log value as is paid in the United States. There is but little, if any, foundation of fact in the statement often made by operators in the United States that our neighboring manufacturers can sell for less because their timber is cheap. Timber that the market of these years will absorb is not comparatively cheap in the log. The initial cost of logging equipment and maintenance is higher in British Columbia than in Washington or Oregon owing to heavy import duties. Supplies and woods labor are higher and the labor, as a rule, is less efficient. The provincial laws prohibit employment of Oriental labor in provincial forests or on public works, and the standard government wage fixes a high rate for all labor. Eighty per cent. of the donkey engines and blocks, etc., is made in the United States. The wire rope comes from England, while saws and small- mill machinery is mostly made in Canada. Large mills use American- made burners, bands, gangs, log-deck and electrical machinery. The proportion of American-made goods is decreasing but Canadian prices are based on American prices, plus duty. A comparison as between wage scales of mill and woods workers shows that wages in British Columbia are about 10 per cent. higher than in Oregon. Considerable Oriental labor is used in the yards but its cost, per unit of produc- tion, is equal to that of the labor employed in the western States. The climatic conditions are similar except that the heavy rains of the northern coast cause more loss of time in the camps. Cutting is less advanced amid the intricate system of interior waterways in the province, hence the haul to water is shorter. The conditions are similar to those which prevailed along the Puget Sound and Columbia River in the days of small loggers. The waterways may offset in a measure the disadvantages alluded to but small operations cannot be economical and the day of the hand logger has passed. It is gen- erally claimed by provincial loggers and manufacturers that operations in the province cost 20 per cent. more than in the United States; and this is unquestionably true in the inter-mountain districts, at least. It is the log value at points of manufacture that counts in a discus- sion of competition and this has been shown to be equal; excepting that in the United States log prices of water-borne logs are made as at booms, while in the province they are usually for logs delivered at points of manufacture. With its wealth of good cedar! British Columbia is able to pro- duce enormous quantities of shingles. Unopposed by restrictive duties it may easily capture the shingle business of the United States where the supply of cedar is comparatively limited. The province also bears an immense amount of pulp timber and water power for its development. One paper mill is now producing 225 tons daily. A sulphite fiber plant is producing 40 tons of fiber per day. “A small portion of this suffices to supply the provincial market, while freight rates prevent the shipment of newsprint to points east of Alberta. A small quantity of newsprint is shipped to be distributed from Cal- gary and Edmonton, the balance (comprising over 75 per cent. of the output) being marketed in the Northwestern States. About 25 per cent. of the sulphite fiber is sold to paper mills in the same market.” This in the face of the fact that pulp logs in those States cannot be sold for enough to return the cost of logging. The first shipment of wood pulp from British Columbia to the Atlantic coast was consigned to New York in September of this year. Canadian Markets In 1911 the population of Canada was 7,207,000. The five western provinces, with an area of 1,723,700 square miles, had 1,321,748 people, or less than the present estimated population of Philadelphia. But during recent years there has been an unparalleled influx of settlers into that territory seeking homes on the boundless prairies within the range of grain production. A great boom was experienced. Rail- roads were built and towns followed. The vacant places were spar- ingly peopled. As a result an enormous demand for lumber was created—greater per capita than was ever before known. To the west was the almost untouched forest reaching to the sea and. the May 1, 1915 government invited its exploitation. Plants sufficient to supply t normal demands of ten million people were erected in frenzied ha to supply one and one-half millions. Then, by 1913, immigration practically ceased. Stagnation lowed inflation and in rapid succession the mills went down, leay capital and labor unemployed. In 1910 there were 225 saw m British Columbia with a daily capacity of 4% million feet. In was estimated that $52,000,000 of American capital was iny mills and timber in the province. There are now about 365 saw and 61 shingle mills in British Columbia and in 1913 they cut 1 828 thousand feet of lumber and about 480,000,000 shingles, raisin the province to first place in the Dominion as a lumber producer. hi 1909 it produced only one-fifth of the total cut-of Canada. a So great was the consumption of lumber in the prairie pro that besides four-fifths of British Columbia’s output that marl sorbed 479,169,300 feet of lumber, 121,940,000 lath and 90,09; shingles imported from the United States during 1911 and 191 was a dumping ground for low-grade lumber from the Inland ~ pire. No effort was made to develop a foreign market. When th slump came there was distress. dah Eastern Canada has an important trade with foreign countries and its relations with the eastern United States are fixed. The prob- lem of overshadowing moment is what British Columbia shall with the products of its surplus of mills. ef - _ Through time beyond reckoning the prairie provinces will large consumers. Settlement and wheat growing will reach no ward to latitude 55 degrees and the sparsely settled districts will with farms, but the abnormal demand of the years just past will n develop again. Years may pass before the capacity of today will be reached. In the meantime the capital invested cannot remain un- productive. Impatient of returns from timber new mills will be b As in the United States, government will look to its forest for reve encourage waste and aid in destroying the industry by selling when- ever and wherever it can on terms which foster incompetence an¢ invite. affliction. With capacity to supply ten millions of people and one and one- half millions to supply, the manufacturers are seeking to know what they shall do to survive. The answer must be found among ten lions of people outside of Canada. Lumber is a bulky product. best market is that nearest the source of supply; hence Canadi manufacturers turn to the one hundred millions of people across line—the most prodigal users of lumber in the world. The tariff ba are down, international railroads have reduced their rates to equ those of all-American lines; the way to a market is open and buyers in the United States may now rejoice at the spectacle of a demoral- ized industry struggling from both sides of the boundary to increase consumption by cutting prices to or below cost of production. day of Canada’s retribution dawned on October 3, 1913, when the Underwood tariff took effect. Ln During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, 472,245 M. feet c lumber worth $11,481,431 was exported to Canada from the Un States and there was received in return 892,833 M. feet worth $ 936,930. In the last nine months under protective tariff British | umbia sent into the United States 1,861,100 feet of lumber, w during the first nine months of free trade the shipments amounted 1 12,030,799 feet, an increase of 546 per cent., but withal not an a ing amount when compared with shipments into the prairie provit fromn the United States during 1911. During the first eight of 1913 importations of Canadian shingles amounted to 288, valued at $743,030; while during a corresponding period in 1 importations amounted to 765,627 M., worth $1,776,930, an iner volume of 139 per cent. Of the 765,627,000 shingles imported year 201,842,000 were shipped from British Columbia through Puget Sound gateway, as compared with 30,706,000 received throi the same gateway during the first nine months of 1913 under a p tective tariff. This indicates the ascendency of British Colum shingles over those made in Washington and Oregon. The value of all wood products imported into the United States from C ada in the year ending June 30, 1914, was slightly less than tha 1913. Only a profitless market, over-production and géneral poverishment of the industry in the United States will prevent heavy importations this year. The British Columbian manufacturer cannot compete successfully with present prices. x A notable difference is found as between the attitude of govern- ment in Canada and the United States. In Canada, and particularly British Columbia, a partnership has been established between leasees May 1, 1915 -and actual owners. Parliament aids in developing industry at home and abroad. In the United States, Congress authorizes the expendi- ture of a million or two of dollars that a mythical, impossible trust shall be sought for. Canada is seeking preferential tariff relations with her sister countries of the empire, seeing in them parts of the ten million consumers she needs. The time is opportune for trade extension at home and abroad and with the return of normal condi- tions in the United States the wheels of industry will again turn in the province, prolonging the idleness of labor and capital from which the northwestern States are now suffering. . British Columbia will not hope in vain for an American market. The Panama Canal and our shipping laws invite participation in the trade of the Atlantic seaboard. Cheaper vessels, smaller crews and lower wages paid them combine to this end. Shippers and vessel Owners aver that it costs from 20 to 25 per cent. more to transport lumber to the Atlantic seaboard from American ports on the Pacific than from British Columbia ports—and America dug the canal. With rail rates the same as, and water rates, say, $3.00 per M. lower, British —Coluntbia manufacturers have an opportunity to reach the coveted ten -. million people, and they will grasp it. c Among the lumbermen of the west there is an urgent demand for the restoration of an import duty on lumber, at least sufficient to pre- _ _yent dumping in times of stress. Admittedly their business is de- E moralized. As in the case of British Columbia there is an excess of ___ productive capacity which cannot adjust itself to demand because of _ small-unit production and the facility With which supplies of raw ‘material may be obtained. On both sides of the line the industry is in a helpless condition. Every thousand feet of lumber unmarketable | _ at home which can be sold on the opposite side of the line is sold at any price above the cost of the labor applied in producing it because ___ such’ sales reduce the cost of the output and add to the profits of the producer by helping him meet his overhead. Under the conditions which have prevailed during the greater part of the past seven years - lumber manufacturers have followed receding hope until many are seeking the only direction of motion their perspicacity reveals—the return of their investments in stumpage through the immediate agency of the saw. Lumbering is a primitive industry in which countless men having primitive ideas of business are able to engage. It is undergoing enforced readjustment because it has at last reached the ____ period when it must yield to the demands of modern business. Neither _ protective tariffs nor any other legitimate forms of legislation can _ gave it in the absence of large control of raw material, large scale _ production and applied modern business principles. From the standpoint of national economy there would be danger in restoring a duty on lumber. The immediate effect would be to attract into a less profitable industry capital that would have been invested in more productive channels. As a result waste would be _ further increased with corresponding loss to communities and coun- tries. Yemporary depression has reduced the Canadian demand for British Columbia lumber and the United States will be made a dump- _ ing ground for the surplus of its mills at prices as close to the cost of production as may be necessary to sell their product, until such time as the surplus of productive capacity shall be forced out of business _ or more profitable markets can be found. & British Columbia mills cannot compete with American mills and earn a profit; but so long as a market can be found they will avail themselves of it and be large factors in continuing the present boot- Sn ee tr PR GE OR OE ee less condition. industries. Its forests comprise its chief resources. It sends to us its lumber, shingles and pulp in return for our manufactured and agricultural products. tend to produce only those things for which it is best adapted and rely upon the other for the things desired and in the production of which it has a relative advantage. While the United States produces an enormous volume of raw materials it is destined to be a great manu- facturing nation. Our markets for manufactured.goods must be found in countries like Canada. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, ‘we sent to each individual in Canada about $52 worth of exports and took from each individual about $15 worth of imports. -_Unless we give we cannot receive. The problem resolves itself ato the economic question of whether or not those lumbermen of he United States who are impoverished by their own inability to ap- fundamental principles of efficiency should be protected at the ’ a al Sas § oe — me G3 advantages of the contest are theirs. Brothers killed in a Mill A boiler in the sawmill owned by Henry Fields and Sons, in Sin- clair Township, near Huntsville, Ont., exploded on April 17th, and lied Mr. Fields’ sons, George and William. The cause of the ex- plosion has not been learned. George was unmarried and aged about years. William leaves a wife and family of small children. He ie from Toronto two years ago. The family are well-known aoe va © / ee, CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND It is a raw, primitive country engaged in primitive . If free trade be continued each country will . that is stiff and dry. st of other industries until an enforced readjustment is complete. WOODWORKER 37 throughout Muskoka and have been residents there for nearly forty years. Some points about Cutter-Head balance _ Suppose a 5-lb. knife is put on a cylinder having a 6-inch cutting circle and running at 4,000 r.p.m. If the knife is 4 inches wide, a 34- inch strip along the cutting edge would weigh about 1 Ib., which re- volving at this speed would exert a force of 1,360 Ibs. A similar strip in weight and size, next to this outside strip would only exert a force of 963 Ibs. Half an ounce at the outer edge has a pull of 42% Ibs., and on the smaller circle only 30 lbs. __ The force of small weights is so tremendous when running at high speeds that you cannot be too particular in balancing knives. An incorrect balance causes poor work by that particular head, and indirectly by all other heads, as its effect is transmitted to the injury of the entire machine, particularly to the bearings of the head out of balance. : Head bolts are a frequent cause of improper running balance also. Where there are a number-of machines these bolts become easily mixed as they are much the same in appearance. However, if bal- anced they will vary in weight from % oz. to 1 oz. This causes trouble in balancing up a set of knives when it is necessary to put both knives and bolts in the scale. At the time of weighing an even break is se- cured, but later no allowance is made for the difference in bolt weights or in cutters which vary in weight according to their width and thick- ness. Thus a lighter bolt may be put on a lighter knife and a heavier bolt on the heavier knife, or the heavier bolts may be put on one end of the cylinder and the lighter bolts on the cylinder and the lighter bolts on the other. When putting on knives or bolts as they are picked up, without first pairing them off, a bad balance results. Then the operator looks elsewhere for the trouble, and among other things, cinches his bearings, causing them to run hard, burn, and do poor work. } In connection with the matter of balancing, the belts should also receive consideration. Belts give bad results when out of balance just as do cutter-heads. A common cause of this is the piecing out of belts with odds and ends that are too thick or thin, too wide or narrow. A short piecing that is too heavy is worse than if too light. It causes constant slipping, and the higher the speed of the belt and the smaller the pulleys the worse this trouble. This is because centri- fugal force throws the belt away from the smaller pulley, lets the speed slack and forces the remainder of the belt to pick up this lost speed. This is easily proved as daylight ¢an be plainly seen between the belt and the pulley every time the heavy piece passes over. Of course, this improper balance puts an unequal strain on the belt, causing it to give way before it otherwise would. So, to be on the safe side, balance your belts as well as your knives, heads and pulleys. Berlin Quality. ; Importance of Belts in Machine Expense There is no machine having as many moving parts as any single belt, and so the matter of lubrication is entitled to very much more serious consideration than it usually receives. There is friction between the fibers of a belt just as there is fric- tion between the moving parts of a machine. It is, therefore, logical to assume that these fibers require just as much lubrication as the moving parts of any mechanism. A properly lubricated belt bends easily and therefore saves a lot of power ordinarily lost where stiff belts are operated over fast-running pulleys. Moreover, a belt lubri- cated with the proper dressing, lasts very much longer than the one This is due to the fact that the fibers of the dry belt cut each other, thus cracking the belt. Furthermore, the dry belt has to be very tight in order to pull its load. This stretches the fibers against one another in a way that soon proves destructive. A belt cannot pull its load when there are air pockets between it and the pulley, and the only way to exclude this air is to make the belt soft and pliable. .If a new belt, after a few days’ operation, is examined on the side next to the pulley, it will be discovered that not over half the surface of the belt has ever contacted with the face of the pulley. A belt in this condition would have put the pull of a belt half its size which was properly lubricated. A sticky substance should never be placed on a belt. Use a dressing that goes into the belt, put it on both sides so that it will quickly penetrate the fibers all the way through. Regarding the power required to run tight belts, it takes about 50 per cent. more power to operate a shop equipment of tight belts than it does when the belts are in good condition and running slack. The upkeep of machines, countershafts and lineshafts is another item that should not be overlooked. In shops where the belts receive but little attention the millwright is invariably rebabbitting boxes, and this is very expensive since it involves idle machinery—Berlin Quality. Br CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Prairie Province Outlook Brightening Mr. M. M. Harrell, a well-known Vancouver lumberman, who recently returned- from a three week’s trip through the prairie pro- vinces, reports that business conditions in the small prairie towns are very promising. Ninety per cent. of the farmers, he believes, are free of debt, and with the prevailing good price for wheat they are expecting to make a large amount of money this year. He believes that there will be numerous cases of farmers retiring at the end of this year and moving out to live at the coast. He reports forty per cent. more acreage ready for seeding to wheat this year than last year. In regard to the lumber trade of the prairies Mr. Harrell said that conditions all pointed to increased business coming from the farmers. The prospects were so good that he had appointed thirty agents during his trip. Many bankers whom he had visited told Mr. Harrell that they could point to numerous farmers to whom they would lend one thousand dollars or two thousand dollars on their personal notes. During the past ten or twelve years, farmers had had little time or money for building good houses or barns. Excepting in the older districts the barns and shacks were of the rudest descrip- tion. This meant that the farmers would need lumber this fall, and with the crop assured and prices still high, they would send in orders for lumber. This year, Mr. Harrell believes, there is Sure to be a good crop. The acreage under crop will increase forty per cent. Farmers are using every possible effort to put all land into wheat. Weather conditions so far had left nothing. “Tt needs only a visit to the general stores and the banks in the small towns on the prairie to get a touch of the optimism of the coun- try,” Mr. Harrell said. “On Saturday nights the farmers are there buying their supplies and to all appearances there is no indication of hard times. The bankers are ready with money to finance farmers this year and are helping them to buy seed grain for the coming crop. Only in the larger cities of Edmonton, Calgary, Regina and Saska- toon is business quiet in comparison with former times. The people of the prairies are counting on making their fortunes this year and then coming to the coast to make their homes. They look to British Columbia as the place to come to settle down and spend their money. In the meantime the lumber industry and every other line of busi- ness at the coast will share in the prosperity from the high price of wheat and the heavy crop this year. With the Panama canal opened, shippers of wheat from the prairies expect all grain west of Regina to go by way of Vancouver. This will be the case at any rate when the government elevator is built. Naturally when the wheat is marketed in Vancouver the farmer will spend his money there.” , B.C. Manufacturers Report Shortage of Cedar Logs Some British Columbia lumbermen are now urging that the regu- lation recently put into effect by the Provincial Government, grant- ing the right to loggers to export cedar logs, has been in operation long enough and that a shortage of cedar logs is developing in the province. They report that prices of cedar logs have advanced and logs have become so scarce that it is impossible for the cedar mills to get material enough to make their cut. They admit that the regu- lation was a good one for the time being, but claim that it should now be withdrawn as there is a good demand for shingles and all kinds of finishing lumber, especially cedar siding, and it is difficult to get raw material. Accordingly they are urging the Government to with- draw the permission for exporting cedar logs. B.C. Gets Important Australian Order Orders have recently been received by the Forestry Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia from the Australian Government for a cargo of British Columbia lumber amounting to 550,000 feet, according to a recent Vancouver despatch. It is under stood that this order is one of the first results of the activity of the British Columbia-Government in conjuiction with the lumbermen, with a view of increasing the export trade in lumber. The material is to be used for public works in New South Wales and is being sup- plied by the Victoria Lumber Company from its mill at Chemainus. Although the order is for 550,000 feet, a larger shipment will be sent if a large enough vessel can be procured. : A Vancouver, B.C., despatch states that Industrial Commissioner W. L. Darling reports that he is in position to place an order for 4,000,000 feet, more or less, sawn fir ties, size 5 x 8 x 9 feet, for Eng- lish railways, providing a suitable vessel can be found to carry it. The order can be reduced or increased in order to make up a full cargo. It will be olaced subject to the usual inspection conditions, and the price offered is f.o.b. ship’s bottom. The desire for: new sources of supply for pulpwood is leading to many experiments with new woods and wood in different forms, and it is beginning to look as if eventually we will develop the use of wood waste for pulp-making. _1. On each saw-log 17 feet and under in + 4 ’ Vv May 1, 1915 Seizure of House is Not Formally Legal Montreal, April 9th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—Mr. Justice Mercier, sitting in Montreal, has decided a case of interest to Province of Quebec lumber firms supplying goods to contractors. This was the case of the South Shore Lumber Company vs H. H. Loiselle, defendant, and E. P. Gordon, mis-en-cause. The plai supplied $600 worth of lumber to the defendant for a house for E. Gordon, and took out a seizure of the house, on the ground that pay ment had not been made. Gordon was not notified of the fact until the plaintiff was supplying the lumber to the defendant until the v had been in progress. His lordship decided that before a supplier : materials could invoke a privilege, he must give a notice to the pr prietor outlining the nature of his contract with the contractor, t cost of the materials and for what building they were destined—a this before any materials at all were delivered on the job. The pro in the present case showed that this essential formality had not complied with. What notice was given, was forwarded a delivery of the materials had started, and without determining y such notice was sufficient in law, it must be said that it was Such tardy notice could not have the effect of creating a pri even for materials delivered after the notice was given. Hen action of the plaintiff was unfounded and it was dismissed with cos! Woodsman Not Under Compensation Act _ Mr. Justice Pouliot, in a recent Quebec case which came him gave a decision to the effect that a woodsman who injured self by cutting his foot with an axe during the felling of a tree hac course for redress under the common law and not under the men’s Compensation Act. The reason for coming to this cone was that the work done by a woodsman was to be considered agricultural pursuit, not a manufacturing pursuit. It was to cluded that the intention of the legislature in drawing up the Work- men’s Compensation Act was to protect the workmen against the mis- haps of industrial pursuits, and in no wise against the dangers inh ent to the cultivation of the soil, and forestry operations, agains which personal initiative renders it incumbent upon them to pro re themselves. This decision was given in the case of Michaud Gagnon. r= — Valuation of Lumber Company’s Property _ An interesting judgment was recently given by Mr. Ju Hutchinson in the Supreme Court at Sherbrooke, P.Q., in an a by the Brompton Pulp & Lumber Company against the Cory of Lingwick. The action arose over the valuation of the com property in the township of Lingwick, where they owned a three-fifths of the immovable property, the balance being owned farmers and residents. The company claimed that all the propert the township should be taxed upon a uniform basis. In 1! company’s property was valued for taxation at 54 per cent. of tk total value of property in the township. In 1911 this was increase to 59 per cent., and in 1914 to 64 per cent. Mr. Justice Hutchinson that the taxation should be on a uniform basis and reduced the 1 valuation by 25 per cent., making it $254,688 instead of $339,583. Rouge Boom Company’s 1915 Tolls. The Rouge Boom Company, Montreal, have received auth from the Privy Council for levying the following tolls for the u their works during the season of 1915 :— a] ' ¥i14 length itr aid i ES sole Se 1/5 ct, 1 bee 2. On each piece of round or flattened , » ee timber over 17 feet in length .:. .. 5cts. Lets oP 3. On each piece of square or waney tim- ; bere ink sdhev Aa jeteatt cia oe ee 2 cts. 4. On each piece of 4-foot wood ... ... 1/24ct. 5/24 ct. 5. On each railway tie 8 feet long ....7/30 ct. 1/6 ct. 2 The above charges cover the cost of gapping and putting and logs in owner’s sacks. ‘ At a recent meeting of the Washington branch of the West ( Lumber Manufacturers’ Association Mr. E. J. Palmer, of the Vi ‘Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Chemainus, B.C., referre an inquiry from Europe for lumber that has been received on ~ Coast. Mr. Palmer also called attention to the fact that there will probably be an easing up in the tonnage stringency in the near future and that plenty of vessels will be available to transport lumber from the West Coast to Europe in the event that an order is placed. He said that there are some twenty or more vessels in Australia which were seized when the war broke out, some fourteen of which have” been sold by the prize court and are about to become available for business. Thesinquiry to which Mr. Palmer referred is for one and two-inch material. \ ve 4 p May 1, 1915. , Retail Credits and Terms of Sales An interesting address was recently delivered by Mr. C. C. Trapp on the subject of Credits before the South Western Lumbermen’s As-— ania Annual Meeting, which was held at Kansas City on January “T come to you with a message which contains nothing new, but which presents a combination of ideas gleaned from the many arti- cles published in the various trade journals, together with the ten and one-half years’ experience as a retail dealer. I am asked to talk to you upon the most neglected, and the most needed subject of interest te lumbermen, that of Credit. - 4 Probably, and no doubt truly so, the too liberal extension of credi has done more to wreck the retail merchant than all other causes. Th present system of extending credit is without merit, and évery retai merchant in the country should adopt and use some plan which ° put his business on a safe basis. This can be done, and we retail lum- ber dealers should be the first to set the pace. It has been astounding to me to discover the fact that 90 per cent of the retail lumber dealers have been selling on the wideopen and have encouraged the system of which we are all victims. Ot patrons haul out whatever they may want from our yards and pay 1 when it best suits their convenience, which nine times out of | results in a very great inconvenience to the dealer, for he is obli to enter into a collection campaign or borrow money to meet his bills. This is bad business, for it not only endangers his own credit but | forces him to ask extensions of time, which oftén prove embarras as The blame for the present unsatisfactory credit system is tr: . able to the unbusinesslike practice of the dealers themselves. We h not only permitted it to be forced upon us but we have unwitti invited it. We have made no distinction between cash or credit, between short time and long time. We charge just the same for a of lumber, when we are paid cash, as we do if the account is to be pa’ a year hence. We make the same price on a bill paid at the end of — ninety days as we do on one paid at the end of two years. In fact, if we offer no inducement for cash, for payment within a short time after purchase, how can we expect our patrons to do otherwise than take advantage of the unlimited time which we give them? It was because of our own indiscretion along the lines alrea enumerated that we were obliged to take steps to remedy the eff on our business, and to give you a taste of our experience I must back to the-year 1912. On June 1 of that year, upon completing ou annual inventory, we found that our bills receivable very greatly | ceeded our stock and working capital. In fact, our working capi was entirely absorbed, and the necessity of borrowing confronted Flowever, we took no steps to remedy the situation, but procee along the same line until June 1, 1913, when we again invoiced. ~ time we were forced to realize that our bills receivable had so grow that the excess over and above our stock and working capital was — double that of the previous year. We were certainly getting into deep — water. Following upon this disclosure your humble servant began an investigation as to the cause thereof, and what was necessary to p the business on a safe basis. It was not until late in the fall of t year that we were able to arrive at any definite conclusion as to w was needed and what would be effective in bringing about the much needed change. . Results of Inviting Extended Accounts 7 ‘ ‘ — We awoke to the realization that we had been doing business with the public for nine and one-half years without offering a single — inducement for cash; that our credit system had been wide open and that we had not only encouraged long time but had brought the b - den upon ourselves. We had been careful not to extend to par “not good,” and believed that we could close out our business collect every dollar owing us, with not to exceed fifty dollars per loss. Yet we had no working capital and either had to borrow or buy our stock as the money came in. a. Having suffered the thrills of this experience, and knowing a solution of the problem must be had, we worked for six long m before arriving at a definite decision. We thought of several p which would aid materially but none of which met the two condi necessary for the establishment of a sane policy, and, after consu with many of our customers and asking their advice upon the s ject, we were able to learn that the most practical plan must be lib to the customer and protective to the dealer. Intelligence in Generosity We were led to this belief because of our knowledge of the faci that there are in every community two classes of customers—one which is at all times able to pay cash, and the other which is deserving and needful of credit. Both classes have been taken care of by the - dealer, and each in accordance with his value as a part of the con- suming public. We believe it a part of our service to accommodate > our patrons, and know that there is a time when every customer needs some accommodation. For this reason we do not think it pos- sible to get down to a strictly cash basis, neither do we court same, “ May 1, 1915 for we would then be robbed of the pleasure of granting a favor to a deserving friend. We believe that every retailer should give to his customer more than he receives, but should not give to the extent that it cripples his business. We find the consuming public as broad-minded upon this subject as any retailer dare be; also the sentiment of the public is favorable to any plan which will better business conditions. I feel free to say that there are hundreds of dealers in attendance upon this convention whose business is in a condition similar to that * which overshadowed us in June, 1913, and it is for the purpose of aid- | ing all such dealers that I am about to give you a solution of your problems, and that solution lies in the adopting of some specific terms of sale. This we did, and since the first of the year 1914 have used a plan which has proved entirely satisfactory to our patrons and our- selves. 4 In the final December issue of our home paper we announced our purpose to change our policy the first of the New Year. In the first January issue we announced the plan, and at the same time hung ina conspicuous place in our office a placard 11 x 12 inches upon which was stated, in large letters, the terms upons which we have since been doing business. This placard was framed and reads as follows: i | . Suggesting Specific Terms of Sale | “ Our Terms Building material . 90 days Om. PUG 7% 30 days 8 per cent. interest ‘char ‘eed 0 on all accounts ‘not paid when due. 2 per cent. discount for cash on all building material. No Discount on Coal 4 When adopting these terms it was our intention to be liberal to the consumer. We feel that we have been so, for on all purchases of _ building material we are given but 60 days’ free time. We have given _ 90 days. On our coal purchases we are given only until the 10th of _ the month following shipment. 'We have given 30 days’ time on all of our purchases, which is more than we receive. We are allowed a discount of 2 per cent. after deducting the freight, which, in fact, will not average more than 1 per cent. on all purchases of building ma- terial. We grant a discount of 2 per cent. on the net sale, which can not help but be liberal, since the discount we give is double that which we receive. ' We are charged interest on all of our over-due accounts, and on all accounts which are not paid at the time when due we charge 8 per cent. interest. A Satisfactory Change Thus have we revolutionized our business. We would not return to the old way of doing business even at a loss of one- -third the volume _ of sales for the last year. In fact, our motto now is, “Less business on Satisfactory terms, rather than more business at a sacrifice.” : Business cannot be changed from long time to short time basis overnight. It is a matter of education, and whatever terms of sale are adopted by any merchant some advantage must be shown the con- ' sumer before he will approve of it. Gradually will he see the wisdom _ of taking the cash discount and gradually will the dealer see his work- f ene capital grow in proportion. Business is asked to bear all the burdens of misfortune, and this, > Peotipled with the long time credit of to-day, is mainly responsible for _ high prices. When the consuming public is educated to know this, and when the retail merchant adopts and strictly adheres to some specific terms of sale, and at the same time throws aside his greed for business, a complete revolution will take place in the retail business of to-day, and fewer failures will occur among business, brought about by their too liberal extensions of credit. | a > Quebec’s Forest Wealth Officials of the Provincial Government have estimated the total Rgscih of the forests of Quebec Province to be $600,000,000, made up follows: One hundred billion feet, board measure, of pulpwood, 00,000,000 ; 50 billion feet, board measure, white and red pine, $200,- 000 ; 125 ‘billion feet, board measure, spruce and balsam fir, $250,- 000,000; 35 billion feet, board measure, of hardwood, birch, maple, ete., $25,000,000; 20 billion feet, board measure, of cedar, $25,000,000. Sir Geo. IE. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, in a recent ouncement in the House of Commons, stated that the Dominions’ Royal Commission, whose tour through Canada last fall was suddenly put an end to by the war, may resume its sessions this summer, start- ‘in British Columbia. The commission was appointed at the sug- ion of the last Imperial Conference, and has held sittings in Eng- Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Newfoundland. _ Mr. J. William Jones, a member of a large Liverpool timber irm, recently visited Vancouver. He spent several weeks at the st enquiring into trade conditions and placed a large order with ictoria concern, ae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 44 Barbados Market R: port P P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of April Ist, as follows :-—Lumberstuffs—White pine—The Schr. “Cath- erine” has arrived from Bear River, N.S., via Grenada, with a small lot of about 30 m. ft. which had previously been sold to arrive at $34 duty paid, for merchantable, and we value further receipts at this price. Spruce—The “Catherine” also brought some 70 m. ft. sold at $26 duty paid. The market is fully stocked, and there is no de- mand at the moment. Shingles—The position is unchanged. Stocks are ample for present requirements, and there is but little enquiry. Shooks—The S. S. “Freda” from Mobile has brought 2,236 bundles for dealers’ account, and 1,752 bdls. staves, likewise for dealers’ ac- count. Wood hoops—We note the arrival of 540 bdls. by steamer from Newport, Monmouth. Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen -Lumbermen have very little idea, as a rule, of the devious and astounding methods by which the cement manufacturers, for ex- ample, are building up their trade, remarks that well-known authar- ity, the American Lumberman. No ordinary competition, no ordin- ary advertising, will serve to offset their work, and lumbermen should bear in mind that what is needed is not merely a defensive campaign which will resist the inroads of cement, brick, tile, etc., but a really offensive market extension, fighting-for-business campaign of the sort that will open up new fields and that will place the lumber industry in a position where it can market its products at reasonable prices and with reasonable profit regardless of external or internal competition. A recent despatch from Duluth, Minn., stated that many mil- lions of feet of lumber were awaiting the spring drives on the streams emptying into the Mississippi. During the second week in April the ice on most of the lakes and streams was almost ready to move. One of the largest drives of the season will be brought down the Cloquet River, probably 40,000,000 feet, and 14,000,000 feet of white pine and Norway pine will go down the Swan River. Other logging com- panies have cleared their camps of the winter’s cut, which is being shipped by rail. to mills at Superior and Duluth. The announcement by the railway companies of plans for construction work has given an impetus to the lumber trade in that district and the prospects for the coming season are greatly improved. The Kolambugan Lumber Company, of which Findlay, Richard- son & Company are proprietors, has been awarded the $50,000 con- tract to furnish the Army in the Philippines with 2,430,495 board feet of lumber, to come from the white lauan and almond forests of Mindanao. The award is regarded with great satisfaction by. the lumbermen of the Philippines, as it is the first time Philippine woods have ousted Oregon pine in a large army contract. Reports which have just been received from Stockholm, Sweden, state that Germany has agreed to consider all sawn and planed wood goods as non-contraband. For some months these goods have been declared contraband and the result has been a very heavy handicap on shipments from Sweden. The change will probably result in a considerable readjustment of f.o.b. values, to the benefit of Sweden and to the detriment of the White Sea shippers. During the month of March 45,895,000 feet of logs were scaled for royalty in the coast district of British Columbia, including 2,270,- 000 feet that were exported to Washington. The reports received by the Department of Lands give evidence of a revival in the lumbering industry. The logs exported were chiefly shingle cedar. A Vancouver, B.C., report states that there has been quite a call for shingles from Ontario during the past few weeks; more so than usual, in fact, although the shipment to points in that province have not been particularly large. Prices remain about the same, which are low to medium. Several hundred thousand copies of a booklet, teaching the effect of fire in the Pacific Northwest and the necessity for caution, are be- ing placed in the hands of school children in the Northwestern States by the Western Forestry & Conservation Association. The Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company, Virginia, Minn., have purchased from Russell Bros., Fort Frances, Ont., one of their Shaw motor head works, to be used*by them for towing logs. Birch veneer is being sought in Canada by London manufac- turers of tea chests. WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted: in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. ' If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements of “Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents 4 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Wanted to Buy 3ox 184, Inch Cedar suitable for boats. er Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 7-tf A Wanted to Buy Birch, Oak, Maple, Ash and Elm. Apply by letter, stating prices, thicknesses, lengths, aver- age widths, quality, also name point of ship- ment, to Robert Cox & Company, Hope Building, Ottawa, Ont. 7-10 — Wanted - Rock Elm 250,000 to 350,000 feet of 10/4 No. 1 com- mon and better, standard lengths, 6 ins. and wider. Will take the stock green or dry. Address American Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg, Pa. 5S eS Wantei to Buy A hardwood timber limit with largé percent- age of Birch, must be located convenient to railway so that mill can operate during win- ter months. State estimated quantity, best price and terms. Box 187, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 9 SS es Birch Wanted I am open to purchase one million feet of 1-in. Birch log run, mill culls out, on a railway rate not to exceed 9c. to Montreal. State how much you have to offer, when sawn and price wanted. HORACE HARTLEY, . 19 Mayor Street, 8-9 Montreal, Que. For. Sale For shipment May 1st car lots Cheese box, Veneer. G. R. Jones, Eldorado, Ont. 6-9 _————_ We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. pene tetas 2 ee For Sale Two cars of 3-in. Birch, first and seconds, and 2 cars of 2%-in. Birch, first and_ seconds. This stock is well manufactured and_season- ed. Cut early in 1914. Drayton Mills, Lim- ited, Drayton, Ontario. Shingle For Sale One million Northern Ontario Cedar Shin- gle for sale. One X, Two X, and Three X, or make us an offer for the whole cut, f.o.b. car Field. Freight rate to Toronto 11 cents. The Field Lumber Company, Limited, Field, Ont. 9 For Sale PILING, any length in Spruce, Red, White and Jack Pine or Hardwood. Telegraph Poles, Ties and Fence Posts. Square Cedar and Hemlock up to 12 in, x 12. Correspondence solicited. ANGUS PRENTICE & SON, 189 Arthur Street, Toronto, Ontario. For Sale—Dry Stock Half million feet Hard Maple 1%-in., and 3-in. 10 cars 1-in. 10 cars 1-in. 10 cars 1-in. Soft Elm. Half million feet 1-in. and 2-in. Hemlock, 8 to 18 ft. long. Above stock is well milled 9-14 2-in., Basswood. Black Ash, and end trimmed. Rail or water shipment. Write us. HALL BROS., 9 174 Mutual Street, Toronto. FOR SALE Norway Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 1,000,000 ft. 1x 6 500,000 ft fe it =| 85,000 ft. i ee ue (1) 14,000 ft. 2x 4 165,000 ft. 2x 6 220,000 ft. 2 cS 320,000 ft. 2x 10 218,000 ft. Qaxete 65,000 ft. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,500,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., Ottawa, Ont. Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 375 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c Montreal, Que. DRY BIRCH FOR SALE Shipment Immediately The following Birch has been on sticks for over two years, and is perfectly dry. Log run, mill culls out. 2 cars 4 x 5 x 10 ft. and up. 1 car 4x 6x 10 ft. and up. 3 cars 5 x 9 and up x 8 ft. and up. ' Apply HORACE HARTLEY, 19 Mayor Street, Montreal, 8-9 Que. Ot TA For Sale-Machiner Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1 No. 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 3 12-in. buzz 51 Crescent universal woodworker ; planers; 1 12-in. four-side moulder; 1 No. 802 Canada Machinery Corporation shaper; 5 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 2 No. 619 Canada Machinery Corporation saw tables; 1 36-in. double drum sander; 1 20-in. American wood scraper. H. W. PETRIE, LTD., Toronto. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt venecr ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, S88-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 33¢-in. spindles, 1 Coe 100-in. Power Clipper. 1 Coe 54-in. Power Clipper. 1 Coe Type A. Stamper. These machines are decided bargains and carry the same guarantee as we give our new ones. Prices on application. THE COE MFG. COMPANY, , Painesville, Ohio. Machinery For Sale One Double Surface Planer. Power-Feed Rip Saw. 12-in. Moulder. Heavy Flooring Machine. Vertical Boring Machine. A. J. LINDSAY, 9 92 Pembroke Street, Toronto. For Sale Woodworking Machinery One McGregor Gourlay Q.Y. 15 x 16 Planer and Matcher, with one set 4 bit 1-in. Matcher heads, one set Shimer 4 bit Expansion Match- er heads. Machine in Al condition. For sale cheap for cash. Box 188, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 9 Sa ante nt | Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents _ Lumber Inspector with experience in look- ing after stocks, open for engagement. Box 190, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 9 > WANTED—Position by experienced Band Sawyer. Sober. First-class reference. Ad- dress Frank Weston, P. O. Box 59, Odanah, Ashland County, Wis. 9-12 Bookkeeper or Office Manager, experienced in lumber, wants position. Open for enage- ment June Ist. Good references. ox 1, les Escoumains, P.Q. Band and saw filer wants position. Strictly reliable, steady and up-to-date. Thoroughly dependable. Best references. Box 181, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 8-11 Band Saw Filer wants Position. A1 refer- ence; fifteen years’ experience. State what you have in first letter. Address A. W. Wood- ward, 57 Kirkwood Street, Akron, Ohio. 9-12 Thoroughly experienced Lumberman re- quires position with Wholesaler or Manufac- turer as Traveller or Shipper. Expert on White Pine Grades, beth green or dry. Could look after cut of logs. Estimating and piling of lumber. Best credentials. Box 194, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. Ly Expert Band Saw Filer wants _ position. Fourteen years’ experience on single and dou- ble cut saws. No proposition too large. Guarantee satisfaction in hard. or soft woods. Strictly sober. A No. 1 reference.. Address Saw Filer, P. O. Box 592, Memphis, Tenn., WESsAs 6-10 A Forest Engineer—in government employ, ' who has received his technical trainiftg in Canadian and American Universities, and has done technical work in the main forest re- gions of Canada—east and west, with several years of practical experience—bush and lum- ber yards, previous to studying forestry, de- sires to hear from large firm or lumber as- sociation. Knowledge of French and English. Best credentials. Box 173, Canada Lumber- ian, Toronto. 8-9 ane. RE He sh Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents Pare WANTED a good resaw man, 1 good marker, and a good edger man; also zood set- ter for steam set works. Experience in steam setting not necessary if capable setter and willing to learn. John S. Eagles & Company, 39 Canterbury Street, St. John, N.B. 9 WANTED an Accountant who has had ex- perience in the lumber business for a luniber manufacturing concern. State age and ex perience, and give references. Box 192, Can- ade Lumberman, Toronto. 9 WANTED first-class experienced man as Traveller for Ontario. State age, experience, and references. Box 189, Canada lLumber- man, Toronto. 9-11 SRE eRe ea et ee ne nt ey ° | Business Chances Ba: Ba trea LE ee WANTED practical man with some capital to take over an_ established woudl business now manufacturing wood csoniel with other special lines. Located in best town on Georgian Bay. Rare opportunity for live man. Box 186, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 9-10 Factory building opprosetee 9,000 feet floor space, separate office building, two rail- way lines, water power, and auxi lary steam plant. 30 miles from Toronto, Free for one year. Apply Wrights, Limited, 22 College Street, Toronto. ov For Sale Hardwood timber limit with first-class saw- mill. Maple, Birch, Beech, Oak estimated 20,000,000. Shipping facilities ood, For particulars write Box 185, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 9 Timber Limits For Sale Can be quickly “and profitably disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for op- portunities to invest. f your “ad” is here the investor will see it. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. tf Sales Agents Wanted . Large U. S. firm making steel and wire prodncts wants sales agents in both Eastern and Western Canada. Lines include metal wheels and axles, farm wagons, tractor trucks, log and freight wagons, portable mountings for machinery, ete. ox 198, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 9-10 Lumber Business For sale in Eastern Canada, a first-class lumber business in good running order, com- prising over 200,000 acres license lands, saw- mill with excellent loading facilities by deep water wharf. Principals or their soliritors only. Address Veray, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 9-10 Salesmen selling supplies to Lumbermen and_ Contractors to handle as a side line Dr. J. M. Stewart’s Veterinary Remedies, now being used by the greater number of Lum- ber Companies in Canada. Liberal com- mission. : ; PALMER MEDICAL CO., LTD.,. T-t.f. Windsor, Ont. FOR SALE The Lumber Yard of the Estate of D. Du- puis, situated on St. James Street, Hull. The property comprises a valuable block of land, having frontages of 254 feet on St. James Street, 221 feet on Leduc Street, 142 feet on Wellington Street, and 210 feet deep between St. James and Leduc Streets. : The yards are stocked with a large quantity of valuable lumber of all kinds. © : The business is a good going concern, hay- ing a large trade, and was established in 1890. It can be purchased en bloc, or the lumber — and rolling stock can be bought separately and the land rented. > The property is a valuable building site, suitable for subdivision into city lots, and is situated right in the heart of the business — section of the city. For particulars apply to P. H. Ce 142 Champlain Ave., Hull. * e ores Fe, Do You Want to Buy or Sell? If you wish to purchase or dispose of a particular stock of lumber or logs, a mill property or timber limit, or some second- hand machinery, the CANADA LUMBER- MAN AND WOODWORKER will _ bring quick returns. Use our “Wanted and For Sale Department.” " _ May 1, 1915 For Sale t Copies of “The Preservation of Structural } Timber,” by Howard F. eiss. Published in [- 1915 by McGraw-Hill Boox Company. 312 Pp rages, illustrated. Price $3.00, Canada Lum- erman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Sawmill near Sellwood, Ontario, daily capa- city 60,000 feet. All machinery including :— Log Ladder, Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Log Loader, Stationary Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel | Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8 ft. Double | _—s Cutting Bandmill, Cast Iron Lumber Table, } 5-Saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Edger, Trimmer, Transfers to Edger and “Trimmer Tables, Sorting Tables, etc. Also, Independent Lathmill, Filing Room Outfit and Power Plant complete. This machinery is of the latest design, practically new and in excellent condition. Offers will be accepted for all or any part of this machinery, where it stands or F.O.B. ‘cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.f. Brar.cford, Canada. . How to Run Belts Always run the smooth side of the belt in contact with the pul- leys. ‘This subject has been discussed considerably among belt men, and arguments are usually un- convincing, because there is no actual proof brought to bear on the subject. It is my aim here to show just why the smooth side is the correct one to use where a considerable load is to be pulled. _ Where the load is light, it makes __, little difference which side is used. In the first place, all manufac- turers agree that the smooth side is the best, and many of them stamp on their belts, “Run this Es 7 PF ecare Pe apn gs a * al _ That should be a pretty strong argument, yet many belt men _ think they know better and de- __ liberately use the rough flesh side ‘6 anyway. They say the rough side should produce more friction. a However, actual tests have ___ proved beyond a shadow of doubt _ that belts wear out more quickly "where the rough side is made to do the heavy pulling. In one _ test two belts exactly alike were _ run side by side on pulleys of the same size on similar machines, -andeach belt doing the same amount of work. One was run smooth side against the pulleys and the other the flesh side. The _ result was that-the flesh side belt _had to be replaced in three months, whereas the other was as good for all practical purposes as when new. It has not been replaced yet, after a couple of ‘years. In another test four belts were used. Two were operated flesh _ side against, and two were oper- ated smooth side against pulleys. ‘The results were the same as in _ the first mentioned test. The flesh _ side belts had to be replaced. If anybody is in doubt as to the correctness of these results I would suggest that he try similar ‘s himself. f you have only one belt and mnot make the test very well, in the belt one way for a while id suddenly stop the drive. Feel pulleys with your hand. You find that with flesh side in tact the pulleys become hot- which is a certain indication greater loss of power. It is " Big Champion .« side in contact with the pulleys.”. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER this heat, usually, that destroys the belt; for most animal and vegetable substances cannot well withstand high temperatures. Leather especially is destroyed by heat very quickly. This heat is caused by slip, of course, and slip is a bad thing. Slip should not be allowed and can invariably be prevented by proper treatment with belt dress- ing preparations. However, even with belt treatment the smooth side is best, as may be proved to your own satisfaction by feel! ing the pulleys as already men- tioned. Belt traction does not depend upon belt roughness so much as upon belt contact. The idea is to make every square millionth of an inch of belt come in con- tact. The more contact, the bet- ter. Hence the desirability of as large an arc of contact as pos- sible. The best way, then, to do this is to use the smooth side of the belt in as flexible condition as possible. Flexibility is a great aid in allowing the entire belt sur- face to come in intimate contact. My last argument is this: Man- ufacturers of two or three-ply belts always make both sides ‘smooth, making it impossible to run the belt-flesh side next. It would be possible, of course, to make two-ply belts in such a way that both sides would be flesh sides —N. G. N., in Barrel & Box. Operating Mortice Chains A few days ago we had visit- ors at our mill. Who they were or what they were does not mat- ter to you‘or me. As they went around from one machine to an- other, watching the various pro- cesses in furniture manufacturing, I noticed at once that they were not unused to the noise, dust, or sights of a machine shop. They did not put their hands over their ears, nor did they keep flicking the dust off their clothes with their gloves. Evidently they came to have a good look around, and asked intelligent questions on various items and machines, etc. It was the chain mortiser, how- ever, that seemed to interest them most. We were doing some heavy cutting at the time—deep mortises in hard oak—and that tickled them to see her walk through’ it. After watching her do her bit, I was asked the old question: Do you have trouble with chains breaking? None whatever, I answered. Then they told me they had seen a great many and had often been told they were expensive machines to run on account of so many chains breaking. Also it required great skill on the part of the operator to handle them economically. I laughed at their fears, and show- ed them some fast cutting with a 3g in. chain, even advancing the work along with the chain in the cut. Then they saw and believed that the machine and chains would stand hard usage if they were both in good order. I told them we had used the machine almost continuously for three years and had never broken a chain, but showed them two chains that were used up, ground through to the pins, yet all teeth were in good shape. Grind often and light, and grind under to have a keen edge, with plenty of hook to it. It keeps sharp longer and is easier on the belts and chains. I do not think a fool can get good results from a chain mortiser any more than any other machine; still, any level-headed mechanic can keep her singing the right tune if he is given a few pointers for guidance now and then. No one need have trouble with a chain mortiser if they have a good machine and look after it. —J. M.N. Speed of Circular Saws for Hardwoods A speed of 9,000 ft. per minute at the points of the teeth for rip- ping, and 10,000 ft. for cross-cut- ting, has for many years been ac- cepted as a standard for circular saws. These speeds are all right for sofa woods, but in my opinion they are too high for hard woods, and cause undue wear and blunt- ness on the saw teeth. I am aware that most mills run their saws at the same speed for both hard and soft woods, but after various experiments I have come to the conclusion that for hard - woods the above speeds can be reduced with advantage, for in- stance, for cutting oak, say a re- -duction of 1,000 ft. per minute, and for that difficult wood, hick- ory, 2,000 ft. with the hook and set of the teeth reduced in pro- portion. I should be glad to hear the results of my readers’ experi- ence in this connection, as, al- though I have had forty years’ experience in wood conversion, | am just beginning to find out how very little I know—Senex. New Idea in Fuming Oak Mr. Rudolph Kilbourne, writ- ing in the Woodworker on fum- ing oak, says:—“A few days ago I dropped into one of the largest and most up-to-date furniture fac- tories in the country, one that turns out a large quantity of high- class fumed oak, and there I got a new idea regarding the fuming process. The usual way of evap- orating ammonia for fuming has been to allow it to drop from a tank outside the vat on to a series of slides inside, and finally into a jar on the floor, this dripping pro- cess extending over a period of . from twelve to twenty-four hours. The new method is to place in a long, shallow pan about one-third the quantity of ammonia usually required, and place this over a coil of steam pipes. The advantages claimed for this way over the old method are that a more uniform color is obtained, the work is done 45 in half the time, and much less ammonia is required. I have not yet tried it out myself, but from what I saw in that shop am con- vinced that the thing is a suc- cess, and I pass it on for readers to try out for themselves.” British North-America Wood Charter It was announced some days ago by the Secretary of the Doc- umentary Committee of the Lon- don Chamber of Commerce that a new form of charter party for deal and other wood cargoes from British North America had just been issued, and that it would be- come operative on April 15th next. It is further understood that some business has already been done through London tim- ber importers on the new charter, but Liverpool timber merchants are entering an emphatic protest against it, and resolutely decline to accept it as the basis of busi- ness, their contention being that the terms and conditions stipu- lated for are too complicated and totally unsuitable for the require- ments of the trade in general, and they further aver that they are finding no difficulty whatever in getting offers of tonnage and chartering on the old Conform A. WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is, and how it may be eliminated. Forest D. E. LAUDERBURN, ,Fersst, 1 Madison Ave., NEW YORK, N.Y. PRESSES Hydraulic and Screw for VENEER VENEER DRYERS PULP Special machinery made to order WILLIAM R. PERRIN TORONTO, CANADA Limited J.M.&D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St.Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on Forest forest properties anywhere. surveys, Logging maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Power, Water Storage, Topographical plans, Water supplies. Park Works, General plans for village sites and Private Estates. location and construction. Roads and Riversimprovements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. Railroad 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario A large Canadian wholesale lumber dealer who has recently spent the greater part of the month in visiting consuming and producing districts in many parts of the province expresses the opinion that the lumber trade today in Ontario is in a transition state and that he does not know exactly what to say in regard to the outlook. The retail trade bought stock to a fair extent during the winter and accumulated a fair assortment of stocks, the idea being to carry in their yards sufficient stock to be ready for improved trade if it should come in the spring. The spring found the retailers with stocks of this nature and very little building demand developing, the result being that retailers have sufficient stocks to carry them along for a short time with a good demand or for a longer period if the demand continues quiet. Referring to the course of events during the past fall and winter this wholesaler said that as soon as the war broke out trade became light and retailers reduced their stocks to a minimum. At the end of the year stocks in the hands of retailers were very light, and assort- ments were badly broken. After the first of the year retailers found it advisable to put in small assortments of stock. They now find that there is very little ready sale and therefore the retailers are not an important purchasing factor today. Whether they will become so during the summer is something which will depend entirely upon factors which cannot be foretold. Manufacturers kept their stocks down after the war broke out and waited quietly, for several months, watching the course of events Another wholesaler who has recently made a visit throughout south- western Ontario reports that. manufacturers, particularly furniture producers, are coming into the market again to a fair extent. One very large furniture manufacturer recently was considering plans for closing down his plant. Before doing so he paid a visit to the prairie provinces, where he secured so many good orders that he decided to go ahead with his manufacturing operations. With this manufacturer, practically all the dry stock he owned was then in his kiln and he had to come into the market immediately with a substantial order. Other furniture manufacturers are also reported to have only small stocks and they will have to buy if orders commence to come in for their product. This wholesaler reports also that the yard trade is very quiet. He believes, however, that most of the yards have very little stock on hand and will also have to buy if trade picks up. Reports from mill points indicate that stocks are fairly well picked up, with the exception of a few mills where there are fair amounts of white pine of all grades. Manufacturing operations at Ottawa are about in full swing at all the mills. A definite improvement is reported in trade in the Ottawa district. Eastern Canada Slightly better conditions are reported in the lumber trade at Montreal. Orders are developing more freely and wholesalers are more cheerful than they were a short time ago. There is no likelihood of anything in the form of great activity, but a fair increase in the demand is expected. No large buildings are under contemplation ; the permits being all for residences and alterations. The United States demand is improving. The trade in sash and doors shows a slight increase, but is still far below normal. The outlook for spruce in Great Britain is promising, but reports in regard to pine are not encouraging. Lists of sailings for the month of May, which have been rssued by the steamship companies, are considered to be fairly satisfactory, in view of the world-wide scarcity of tonnage. The demand for dimension spruce at Boston is improving. Dur- ing the past fortnight it has been noticeably better. Producers are asking $24.50 for 8-in. frames, Boston rate. ‘The’ demand for random is good and quotations are about 50 cents higher than they were a month ago. The board market is weak on account of heavy offerings of southern lumber at rather low prices. Spruce covering boards, 5-in. and up wide, 8 ft. and up long, are bringing only $20 and matched boards, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet are selling at $22.50 to $23. There is a better movement of shingles at Boston, but there is still room for much improvement. Mast of the demand is from country yards. White cedar extras are offering at $3.30 to $3.40, clears at $2.80 to $2. 90 and second clears at $2.50 to $2.60. The demand for spruce lath is good and prices are steady. Most producers are quoting $4.20 to $4.25 for 154-in. lath. For 14-1 in. there is a satisfactory demand, with $3.75 as the lowest price and $3.80 being more frequently quoted. Great Britain Since the removal of the embargo on Swedish wood by Germany, there has not been the reaction in prices which was at first expected There are many merchants who now predict that prices will com down, but those who are taking a longer view of affairs are not as ing that Swedish Baltic shipments will reach England without rance. They expect that there will be a very large shortage in North of Europe wood exports. Unless Germany loses comm; the Baltic, or the war comes to an’end this year, the market x short all season of Russia and Finland shipments. great decrease in total consumption during the war there. can be little doubt that the diminution in stocks arriving will be even greater, so” that it is difficult to see how anyone can reasonably expect a slump in prices. The actual f.o.b. and c.if. business now going on is on in extremely limited scale. n The spot market at London has been rather quiet. Dock’ stocks on the first of April, including all descriptions of deals and battens, pine and spruce, were nearly sufficient for three months’ consump- tion on recent lines, but in floorings and log timber a great shrinkage was shown. The deliveries at London docks for the week ending April 3rd were quite normal, amounting to 3,471 standards, as co m- pared with 3,983 standards during the corresponding week of 1914 4 Arrivals at Liverpool have been on about a similar scale with those of previous years. The timber imported has been on a good . scale, including several soft woods, among them parcels of spru e from St. John and Halifax. Stocks which have been hung up at Liverpool on account of the inability of the railroads to handle all iss the freight received, have lately been sent forward and the congestion is greatly relieved. At the conclusion of the first three months of the present year soft wood stocks at Liverpool were shown to be about half what they were at the corresponding period last year, the reduc- tion being chiefly in cheap pine, birch and spruce, the imports of which, during the past three months have been insignificant as com- pared with normal times. The consumption, however, has been in- excess of that for the corresponding period of 1914. One of the most prominent items in the monthly list of Liverpool stocks is pine deals, which amount to 1,030 standards, or nearly three times the norn quantity at the corresponding periods in previous years. These stocks, however, are largely of the lower qualities which are being used as a substitute for spruce deals, stocks of which, both at Liver- pool and Manchester, are abnormally low. The disorganization of the ocean freight market is being felt greatly by those engaged in the importation of wood from Atlantic Coast ports in North America. — The spruce spot market at Liverpool is very firm and the indica- tions are that consumers will have to face further increases in pr later on. Consumers are reducing their stocks to a minimum befo purchasing and- will not be in the market for large quantities w they do buy. There has been a fair movement of birch at full vah These have been on f.o.b. terms with the rate of freight fixed, usua at a very high figure. Spot demand is better than might be expect Stocks of logs are practically nil, and planks and boards are grov ing very scarce. “ = Stocks of timber at Manchester are much lower than the aver: The consumption keeps up well. Large increases are shown in consumption of Quebec waney board pine. Deliveries of sp amounted to 2,251 standards for March. This is very little belov figure for March, 1914. Spruce deals have been reduced to 2,000 standards. Stocks of pine deals are also low. United States Conditions in the lumber trade in the United States durin past fortnight have given strong evidence of the fact that al many important factors are present for the production of trade a ity, a continued increase in volume is not to be expected. A time ago it looked as though a steady advance might be looked On top of this there comes, however, a period of reduced activit accompanied by wide variations in the course of trade in differe: parts of the country. The most encouraging reports during the p fortnight have been from sections that are most closely in touch w the manufacturing states of the north and east, such as Illinois and the New England Coast. The demand for war material is apparently having an appreciable-effect in these districts. Throughout the there are also fair indications of a buying movement on the par oe . ie ‘i A r CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST Retailers and woodworking establishments who like to get Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to ‘‘deliver’’ them. We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ““Rush Orders Rushed ”’ Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P: Bore, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER the agricultural communities which have been enjoying prosperity for some time past. There is nothing in the form of a building boom throughout the country, but there is a fair development of the build- ing trade. The demand for northern and southern pine and for some hardwoods for boxing and crating material is fairly good. Stocks of lumber in retailers’ hands, generally speaking, have been depleted. The public have been economizing for so long a time that it is believed that a revival in retail trade in all important neces- sities is about to develop. Some relaxation in the economy of the Market Correspondence Montreal Market Report—Spruce Exports Likely to be Heavy Montreal, April 22nd (Special to the Canada Lumberman ) :— While it is too early to speak of any decided improvement, there are signs of better conditions in the lumber market. Orders are coming in more freely, and there is a more optimistic feeling among whole- salers. No one expects anything in the shape of a boom, but many believe that we shall see a considerable increase in the demand, even allowing for the usual gains in orders during the spring and summer seasons. Practically all the building permits are for residences or for alterations, and most of them are for comparatively small amounts. Trade with the United States is picking up, one firm having recently. booked an order for over a million and a quarter feet of _ spruce. Although by no means brisk, business in sash and doors and interior finish has improved. It has, however, still considerable lee- way to make up before it approaches normal. With regard to the import duty of 7% per cent. imposed by the Government, some firms have. been able to make a compromise with United States manufacturers on orders given previous to the impo- sition of the duty; others have refused to pay a cent, claiming that they are not liable under f.0.b. Montreal shipments ; and others have paid the duty, the sellers objecting that the duty is, strictly speak- ing, a war tax which ought to be borne by Canadians. The pay- ment or non-payment seems to have been largely a matter of circum- stances, and certain local wholesalers have incurred losses rather than jeopardize future business relations. The outlook for Canadian spruce in the British market is decided- ly good, but that for pine is not very cheerful. Reports from the other side are not encouraging for pine and it is probable that the coming season will witness a considerable diminution in these ex- ports. The talk is all of spruce and of the chances for getting suffi- cient freight space to carry the large stocks sold for United Kingdom account. It is believed that the Old Country can easily absorb what- ever Canada can offer, in view of the impossibility of getting sup-— plies from the Baltic. The steamship companies have issued their May lists of sailings, and these are, considering the scarcity of ton- nage, very satisfactory, so far as number is concerned. A report from Liverpool states that the dock porterage charges have risen from . ls. 3d. to 3s. 9d. per ton. Ottawa Mills Starting—Trade Improving Ottawa, April 21st (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—J. R. Booth opened his sawmill for the season last Monday in a limited way, but by the end of the week he will have it going to its full ex- tent. He would have begun operations earlier had not the large flume at the plant broken a week ago last Sunday. This not only handicapped the. opening of the sawmill, but flooded out the power house and one of the pulp mills and interferred with other parts of the plant considerably, with the result that it threw about 1,000 men out of work temporarily. Repairs to the flume were undertaken with- out delay and.completed last Saturday. Shepard and Morse will open their mill at the end of this week for the season, which will give employment to about two hundred men and will thus help to relieve the unemployment situation in Ottawa and district, which is acute just now. All the mills in this district will be working by the first week in May. Trade is picking up with spring definitely here, and the outlook is rather encouraging. The water in the Ottawa is rising and alto- gether conditions are not such that lumbermen need to be pessimistic, even though there are no signs that the war will be over for some time to come. The aftermath of a contract made with the Maclaren Lumber Company, of Buckingham, Que., was aired in the Hull criminal courts last week. Damas Gauthier, a farmer living near the Lievre River, entered into a contract with the company to drive logs on tel a May 1, 1915. public is in evidence and is having an effect already upon trade There is evidence of a better demand for box and crate lumber. More over, the demand for these goods in connection with the shipment of war materials is very considerable. Factories also are reported to be using larger quantities of lumber. Unemployment is noticeably re duced in many parts of the United States. Industries are gradualh opening up. Although present trade conditions are somewhat les active than a fortnight ago, there are decided indications of a r vival in the near future. SPECIAL REPORTS | ON CONDITIONS AT | HOME AND ABROAD Severn Creek into the Lievre. The company found that his work | not being done satisfactorily, so J. Whitfield, a foreman; for the 1} laren firm was instructed to take the contract over. Whitfield y his men went to get some of the company’s logs piled alongside creek on Gauthier’s property, whereat the latter, it is alleged, go rifle and fired at Whitfield, narrowly missing him. Gauthier’s arr followed. The case is still before the courts. . : At a recent sitting of the Railway Commission the C. P. R., other railways sought to obtain permission to have their responsibi for bush and forest fires reduced. Under the present rules of Board the railways are liable for damage done by fire caused wi three hundred feet of the track. They wanted their responsibility c fined to the edge of their right-of-way. The application was oppos by Mr. Clyde Leavitt, Chief Forester to the Commission, and Board decided to let the rules remain as they are. A large part of the money subscribed to purchase instrument for the band attached to the 38th batallion of the second Cana contingent, came from lumbermen in Ottawa and district. 17 commanding officer of the batallion is Lt.-Col. C. M. Edwards, of the lumber firm of Watson and Todd, and nephew of Senator Edwards head of W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited. ah The death occurred ten days ago of Mr. John C. Browne, » Ottawa, well known in lumber circles, in his 69th year. For mat years deceased was a member of the Union Forwarding Company, and, when that concern wound up, he went into the commission an¢ brokerage business, acting for several of the lumber firms in the ci and district. He was also connected with the Fraser Lumber Com- pany. = . Glasgow Quarterly Market Report Calder, Henderson & Livingston, Glasgow, in their quarterly 1 ber market report, under date of April Ist, say:—Canada—St. Lay rence.—Yellow pine—waney—While the demand generally was quiet, some enquiries traceable to Government requirements were evidence, but these were supplied from Siberian logs of more attr ive specification and price. Pressure of naval work, which calls the minimum of timber, caused a dislocation of the ordinary sumption in the shipyards and stopped deliveries of purchases c pleted at the end of last year, hence the poor consumption of on 40 logs for the quarter. The stock is low and largely held by me chants and shipbuilders. First class deckwood of good scantling firmly held and values are about in line with the present high i cost, but the smaller wood is difficult of sale unless at a low fi Second class timber and square wood of any quality were not enq for and there is no stock. ie Elm.—Enquiries were not numerous, and the consumption very moderate. First class wood only was asked for, and large si logs sold at a high figure. Smaller timber was firmer in value. < ond class wood and grey elm were stagnant and values were b 2 pee Stocks, apart from first class, which is lightly held, are to eavy. % Oak.—There was little movement. Stocks of first class are he by merchants and are more than ample for present wants, but value are firm. Second class wood went at a low figure in competition wii United States logs. , Ash.—Was not asked for. Birch—logs—No arrivals. The demand was strong, but in ‘ absence of supplies few transactions were recorded. Values advance and are now at a high level. Forward buying has been done at 2s. ex quay for 15-inch average on a freight basis of 70s. per std. T stock on the tables solely represent round wood stored on consum account. Planks—Experienced a steady enquiry at steadily advancit figures. Stocks are moderate and are now held by merchants and er ae , a} A te ae oe -SMrG s pe = ‘a ) a7 ~s sreql. ee) ne _. May 1, 1915 Lumber and Pulp Men You will save money in placing your orders now for your require- ments for 1915 and 1916 opera- tions. As you are aware there has been an advance in all Raw Materials equal to about 7% % We are still in position to give you the same to cover War Tax. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Our Specialties Mackinaw Long Pants, Mackinaw Knickers, Heavy Tweed Pants and Knickers, Mackinaw Coats in Black and Fancy Colors, Mackinaw and Tweed Shirts, Kersey Shirts, Pure Wool Under- wear, Pure Wool Socks and Sweaters, also all Wool Grey Blankets. prices offered on January Ist. eek And all the above at the old Generous Sizes and prices. ' Prompt Shipments Our Mottoes Mmarr- 00 ns Ottawa ——— am LIMITED Winnipeg ~ Montreal Toronto | Jenckes Boilers Horizontal Tubular Boilers Penstocks Locomotive Type Boilers Smokestacks Vertical Boilers Steel Tanks Heating Boilers Plate Work All Sizes, To Any Provincial Act. Write for quotations. The Jenckes Machine Co. Limited Sherbrooke, Misteoat St. Catharines, Toronto, Cobalt, South Porcupine, Vancouver, Nelson Works : Sherbrooke, Que., es Catharines, Ont. 48 * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER sumers. No. cif. transactions have been reported, buyers, owing to the freight position, holding aloof meantime. Deals, battens and boards—pine.—There was no import, and with the exception of Ist pine sidings, sales were practically transacted through merchants who held the stock carried over from the end of last year, and the figures realized were on a retail basis. A strong demand, chiefly for the lower qualities, resulted in a satisfactory con- sumption and the stock is now at a low ebb. Values of Ist quality deals were firmer, and the lower qualities showed a marked advance First pine sidings were in occasional request and sold at from £32 5s. to £35 per St. standard for 12 to 14 inch average. The stock is now in a healthier position, although ample for present requirements. Red Pine-——Wtih housebuilding so quiet they were seldom asked for. Values have risen and buyers who have been using them for box-making purposes have returned to spruce, preferring the latter at the now slight difference in price. Spruce.—The consumption was a good one, the demand running chiefly to the wider deals, 9 inches and up, and also 6 inch. Values owing to the steady enquiries and increasing cost to import advanced and are now at such a high level that purchasing has become restrict- ed. The demand also is somewhat quieter at the moment. Stocks are low and at present the prospect of them being increased to any material extent is unlikely. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.—Birch—logs—No arrivals. These are wanted and good prices are obtainable. There is no stock. Planks.—Moved well into consumption. Prices were firm and have advanced. The stock remaining for sale is very low. Deals and battens—pine.—The position has improved with the scarcity of the lower qualities in Quebec deals and values are higher. Spruce.—The strong demand prevailing absorbed practically the whole of a fairly heavy import which went well into consumption owing to the large amount of government work on order. Values rose and were maintained on a high basis, and their movement will largely depend on the freights and the position of North of Europe goods. Government enquiries are reported now to be scarcer. Liverpool and Manchester Stocks The following report upon Liverpool and Manchester stock for the month ending March 3lst, 1915, is furnished by John E. Moore and Company, Limited, St. John, N.B. Spruce and Birch Month Ending 31st March, 1915 _ Liverpool Imports Conspmption Stock 1913 1914. 1915. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1913. 1914. 1915. N.B. & N.S. Spruce & Pine, Stds. .. 1,840 3,850 1,550 1,950 3,490 1,540 2,900 6,090 3,590 Birch Logs, Loads 0 480 0 400 60 0 400 540 20 Birch Planks, Stds. 79 200 0 279 261 91 473 461 212 Manchester Spruce, Stds. .. .. 1,680 1,530 690 2,390 2,400 2,260 6,840 11,560 1,910 Birch Logs, Loads 0 100 0 40 200 180 300 140 200 Birch Planks, Stds. 12 24 0 67 91 103 424 370 261 Stocks in Manchester and Liverpool Combined Spruce 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. Manchester ... ... 6,040 5,260 6,840 11,560 1,910 Liverpool ... 4,470 3,580 2,900 6,090 3,590 10,510 8,840 9,740 17,650 5,500 Stds. Birch Logs Manchester .-5 22% 60 40 300 140 200 Liverpool ... 260 340 400 540 20 320 380 700 680 220 Loads. Birch Planks Manchester <.. ... 6 55 424 370 261 Liverpool See 152 352 473 461 212 158 407 897 831 473 Stds. Glasgow Market Report Messrs. Cant & Kemp, Glasgow, in their timber market report under date of April 2nd, say :—Business during this quarter has been different from anything ’ previously experienced, the chief work in the large industries being the production of munitions of war. All kinds of naval craft, mines, shells, motors for tr ansport, and other materials, are being turned out in growing quantities and this is only likely to decline when the war ends. Notwithstanding all this, shipbuilders have been well employed and the tonnage launched is: greater than was expected. It is however to be feared that this may not be main- tained. Wagon builders have also been fairly well employed, chiefly with war materials and transport. Housebuilding shows no change, while the demand from the cabine industry continues slow and dis. appointing. May 1, 1915 Quebec yellow pine waney boardwood.—The demand is slow The stock is entirely i in merchants’ hands. Prices are fairly firm. Quebec red pine.—The stock of timber is nil, with no enquiry. The stock of deals is very small. Prices are firm. Quebec oak.—The stock is somewhat reduced, with a limited en quiry, chiefly for first class parcels. Prices are firm, and may quoted from 3s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. per cubic foot, according to quality ane specification. ; Ash.—The stock of logs is very small, with a fair demand. Th stock of planks is light, with a limited enquiry, chiefly for first clas lots of good specification. Prices are firm, and quotations may given for logs, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 6d., and for planks and boards 3s. 6d. 4s. 3d.—according to specification. Birch.—The stock or logs is very light as well as that of pla and boards. Prices are firm, and with high freights, stocks will be easily replaced. Quebec yellow pine deals, etc——The stock of all grades is I and mostly in merchants’ hands. The demand has been largely the lower qualities, the better grades of both deals.and sidings havi only had a limited enquiry. Canadian goods are very firm and m be quoted as follows, viz.:—Firsts—Broads, 5s. 3d. to 6s.; regu 4s. 10d. to 5s. 3d.; undersized, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 3d. Seconds—Br and regulars, 3s. Rd. to 4s.; undersized, 2s. 8d. to 3s. Thirds—Broa and regulars, 2s. 7d. to 3s.; undersized, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. Fourths— Broads and regulars, 2s. 1d. to 2s. 3d.; undersized, 1s. 9d. to 2s. sidings, 4s. to 5s. 6d.—all per cubic foot according to specification. Quebec Spruce Deals.——The stock is moderate with an excellen enquiry. Values are high. Quotations are—9 inch and up, 2s. 3d. 2s. 6d.; 8 inches and under, ls. 10d. to 2s. 1d.—all per cubic foot. Lower Port Pine and Spruce Deals.——The stock is very similar to what it was at the end of December, with high prices. Quotations are—9 inch and up, 2s. ld. to 2s. 4d.; 6 to 8 inch, 1s. 9d. to 2s. pet cubic foot. The stock of Riga goods i is small and quotations are from 2s. to 2s. 4d., according to specification. rOOoCc The Practical Evinrude | 4 ty Many lumber manufacturers and loggers, whose business inter- ests them in the towing of logs and supplies, and the carriage of work- men by water, will be interested in the advertisement of the -Evin- rude Detachable Rowboat Motor, appearing in the Canada Lut berman. The Evinrude Rowboat and Canoe Motor is not merely a pleasure machine. It fills many requirements in the field of practi operations, and is today used from Cape Horn to the Land of Midnight Sun in practically every civilized as well as many uncivil- ized countries of the world. Its principal feature is that it is detacl a able, that is, it can easily be fitted (clamped with two thumb screw The Practical Evinrude Motor. to any boat. Its peculiar position, outside of the stern, offers advantage that the entire capacity of the boat can be utilized carrying cargo, or passengers. The 3% h.p. Evinrude, for ins will readily handle boats loaded with 8 tons or more, while tory z purposes its power is remarkable. - The Evinrude Company have received innumerable testim mee users who have used the Evinrude to tow other craft, of these endorsements being almost unbelievable. Among the monials are many from engineers and contractors referring en astically to the efficiency of the motor under widely diverse circ stances. Twenty-two national governments have adopted the E rude motor for war, navy and lighthouse service, which is an in tion of the dependability of the machine. The built-in magneto sea and weather proof and the automatic reverse makes possible the manoeuvring of an Evinrude equipped craft as may be desired. All machines have the famous Maxim silencer. The Evinrude is a practical, durable and reliable motor, for lu bermen, foresters and contractors. It is powerful for bowen and ¢ ai be hooked right on to a scow, barge or float. Y May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; 49 CAMP SUPPLIES Many lines of food supplies have advanced materially during the past few months. To offset this advance we have some specials which you may be able to use to good advantage in the camps. Natural Figs, Extra Fine Quality, Bags 30 lb. 534 Dried Peaches, 50 lb. Boxes 434. Sair Dates, Boxes about 60 lbs. 3% Prunes 70/80, Boxes 50 Ib. 134 Evaporated Apples, Boxes 50 lb. 1354, Gallon Apples 2.10 Gallon Rhubarb 1.65 doz. Send us an order. H. P. Eckardt & Co. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO Not a Crack! 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We ’ of the Lumber DOU AS A please others, Industry will j S we can please within a few i 2 you. years make N this Province Western the most im- portant in the Lumberman | whole Domin- nd Crowe & Wilson Chambers on. VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg Shingles Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. ” Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HEMLOCK 6 ssreciar I offer the following Dry Hemlock for prompt shipment: 221,600 ft. 1x 4’ & up 10/16 ft. piled separate widths - 506,500 ft. 2 mm 4’ & up 10/16 ft. 66 46 ‘6 80,000 ft. 3x 4’ & up 10/16 ft. “ be ~ GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER © Wholesale Dealer in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915 EDGINGS Ontario The Standard Planing Mill Limited, North Bay, Ont., has secured ¢ charter. ; The Peterborough Lumber Company, Peterborough, Ont., commence operations at their saw mill during the second week in April. _ The Township Council of York, Ont., have instructed Commissionel Snider to secure tenders for lumber and nails to be used in township work. _ The planing mill belonging to the Bryan Manufacturing Company, ol- lingwood, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire, the loss amounting to about $50,000. = The Rathbun Match Company, Limited, have been incorporated with sear seg at Deseronto, Ont., and capital stock of $125,000, to manufacture matches. ‘ R. Lockhart & Company, Rocky Inlet, near Fort Frances, Ont., reopened their sawmill on April 19th and expect to be operating all summer at~full capacity. The mill employs 75 men and cuts timber and ties. . John Piggot & Sons planing mill at London Street, Windsor, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $50,000. The company will probably rebuild, and will purchase new machinery at once for tem- porary quarters. ' The. Rat Portage Lumber Company, Kenora, Ont., started their sawing operations during the third week:in April. The company carried over a large quantity of logs from last year and with the output of the last winter they will have enough to keep the mill running night and day this summer. The Biebel Furniture Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Stratford, Ont., and capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators include Chas. Biebel, D. E. Weir and W. Ruttle, all of Hanover, Ont. The — company’s powers include manufacturing and trading in lumber, furniture, and builders’ and contractors’ supplies. The Keewatin Lumber Company, Keewatin, Ont., started cutting cull ties into lumber and making lath, about the middle of April. Their sawmill — was started for the season about a week later. The company have a.large — stock of logs in the water and will operate throughout the season. It is possible that they may run both a night and a day shift. The sawmill belonging to Wm. Pedwell, Owen Sound, Ont., was des- troyed by fire on April 17th. The loss is estimated at $10,000 and there was insurance of about $3,500. The mill had been in operation for some time — cutting shingles. Preparations were under way for opening the plant for the cornea operations. Mr. Pedwell has not yet determined whether he will rebuild. 7 The large flume which controls the water at the J. R. Booth mills in Ottawa, recently broke. The power house and one of the pulp mills were flooded and much damage was done by the water. On the following morn-— ing the plant was to have commenced summer operations. The accident caused a delay of a week, during which the large staff of employees had to remain idle. 4 The Pigeon River Lumber Company, Port Arthur, Ont., will commence sawing about May 15th and expect to continue until fall, operating two shifts. The company have about 4,000,000 feet of logs in the bay opposite the mill, and about 6,000,000 feet of last year’s cut boomed in the river.. They cut during the past winter from fifteen to twenty million feet which is now in~ rafts ready to be towed to the mill. ; a The Shevlin-Clarke Company’s mills at Fort Frances, Ont., commenced — operations for the season during the third week in April. Operations will — be continued throughout the season. The larger mill will run during the © day time only, and mill No. 2 will be operated day and night. About 500 men will be employed. It is expected that the two mills will cut about 70,- — 000,000 feet this year, as compared with 100,000,000 feet last year. 4 The Woodworkers Accident Prevention Association has been incor- porated, with an Ontario charter, the head office being at Toronto. The pro-~ visional directors are W. B. Tindall, W. C. Laidlaw, W. C. Irvin, Dwight J. Turner and H. S. Cane. The object of the Association is to promote the pre- vention of accidents in the woodworking industry and in any other industry which may be assessable by the Workmen’s Compensation Board of Ontario — in the same insurance group as woodworking. ‘ Eastern Canada Louis Bouchard, St. Paul’s Bay, P.Q., recently suffered loss by fire at his sawmill. } The General Interior Woodwork Company, Montreal, P.Q., has been dissolved. J J. E. Moranville, general store and lumber dealer, Nominingue, P.Q., has sold out his stock. “a The Starke Cooperage Company, Montreal, have sold out to the Paxton Cooperage Company. G. Walter Bowen, manufacturer of doors and windows has been reg- istered at Beebe, P.Q. ; The Shepherd & Morse Company are operating a new mill in the dis- trict called L’anse aux Cousins, P.Q. Mr. D. J. Buckley has purchased the T. W. Flett mill property in Nelson, N.B. Mr. Buckley’s last winter’s cut was twelve millions. Kubelik & Bissonette, lumber and real estate dealers, Montreal, P.Q., have been registered. S. Max Kubelik, 263 St. James Street, Montreal, is one of the partners. r. “Robinson Limited,” have been incorporated with head office at Millerton, May 1, 1915 i 1 busi- N.B., and capital stock of $199,000, to carry on and operate a genera ness. The incorporators include James Robinson, W. Robinson and H. A. Frank, all of Millerton. The Camwick Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Montreal and-capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators 1in- clude G. L. Alexander, E. Lafontaine, H. J. Murphy, H. Hughes and Geo. Burnett, all of Montreal. The Ed. Partington Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, of St. John, N.B., are operating a sawmill this season at Napudogan, N.B., on the Transcon- tinental Railway. This mill is equipped with a rotary gang having a capacity of five million for the season. It will cut principally hardwoods. Under the name of the Boston and Montreal Lumber Company, Mr. J. Henry Poulin and Mr. Oscar F. Berthiaume, formerly of the Canada Lumber Sales Company, Limited, have opened an office in the Dominion Express Building, St. James Street, Montreal. They will conduct a wholesale lumber business. The M. F. Schurman Company, Limited, Summerside, P.E.I., who lost half of their plant by fire last fall, report that they have not yet definitely settled their plans for rebuilding, but expect to put up a brick building and to pay special attention to making it fireproof. They will make considerable increases in their floor space. The company carry on business as contractors, manufacturers and lumber dealers. : S i < Western Canada a Hafenbrak & Stein, planing mill operators, Dauphin, Man., have been suc- _ ceeded by C. B. Stein. ( at The Standard Lumber Company, Limited, Killam, Alta., has been in- _ corporated with capital stock of $10,000. z James White, lumber and hardware dealer, Carberry, Man., has sold his 3 hardware business to B. McCormick Limited. q The Turnour Island Logging Company, Limited, has been incorporated ie head office at Vancouver, B.C., and capital stock of $25,000. . G. S. Richards, 14th Avenue’ East, Vancouver, is planning to engage-in tie manufacturing, and will probably start up a small mill somewhere in the Fraser Valley. < The Prince Albert Lumber Company, Prince Albert, Sask., have com- _ menced operations for the season and are giving employment to between - 400 and 500 men. . The Weeks Dunell Cedar Company, Limited, Union Bay, B.C., are ap- _ plying for approval of plans and site for a shingle mill, wharf and booming _ grounds, at Fanny Bay, Vancouver Island. ; on April 19th. The resumption of sawing there for the first time since the mills were burned down two years ago will be welcomed throughout Northern _ Saskatchewan. The Okanagan Saw Mills, Enderby, B.C., have started sawing. It is the intention to employ only white labor. The planers have been in operation _ for the past six weeks and the company report that the lumber market gives _ promise of a busy season. The Ladder Lake Lumber Company’s mills at Big River, Sask., opened _ The partnership formerly conducted under the name of the Grande Prairie Lumber Company, at Grande Prairie, Alta., has been dissolved by mutual consent. The partnership will be carried on in future by Alfred John- son and James E. Van Horne. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British Columbia up to May 17th, for the purchase of License X167, to cut 3,308,000 feet of cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir on an area adjoining Lot 902, Heydon ake, Range 1, Coast District. Two years will be allowed for removal of the timber. ' The Otis Staples Lumber Company, Wycliffe, B.C., started their mill during the third week in April, employing about 150 men. Reports received from various ports of the district indicate that lumber is beginning to move more freely, and it is likely that most of the mills will be in operation in the near future. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British Columbia up to May i7th, for the purchase of License X234, to cut 1,423,546 feet of cedar, Douglas fir, and hemlock on an_area adjoining Lot 2351, Mill Creek, New Westminster District. Two years will be allowed for removal of the timber. Sealed tenders will be received by the Minister of Lands for British Col- umbia up to June 16th, for the purchase of License X405, to cut 6,868,000 feet of Douglas. fir, cedar, hemlock, and balsam on an area adjoining T. S. X94, Mellin Lake, Range 1, Coast District. Five years will be allowed for removal of the timber. ‘ Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British Columbia up to May 19th, for the purchase of License X340, to cut 1,236,000 feet of red cedar, hemlock, and balsam on an area in the vicinity of Lot 912, ‘on Huaskin Lake,’ Range 1, Coast District. One year will be allowéd for Temovyal of the timber. Comaplix, B.C., had a serious fire recently which caused a total loss of $300,000. Fourteen million feet of lumber:owned by the Forest Mills, a light ught river steamer, several mill buildings, a hotel and seventeen dwelling uses were destroyed. ‘The fire is believed to have been started by an in- diary. The cut lumber was valued at $210,000, and was insured to 90 per cent. of its value, but little insurance was carried on the buildings. ‘The Mackinnon Lumber & Coal Company, Limited, has been granted -extra-provincial license to carry on business in British Columbia, with yvincial head office‘at the Home Bank of Canada Building, Fernie, B.C., and t. Sherwood Herchmer solicitor. The head office of the company is at 509 tald Building, Calgary, Alta. The capital stock of the company is $50,- . The company will take over the business carried on by Arthur Mac- non at Calgary. Py eta te) ie ee ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 Blair & Rolland, Ltd. 130-131 Coristine Building Montreal Main 5063 ~ Dressed Spruce Merchantable Lad 1’ x 4” and up x 10’ and up widths piled separate Spruce Roofing | 1’ x 4” and up x Io and up Random widths Pine O Culls 1” and 3” x 4” and up x 6/16 Spruce O Culls 1” and 3” x 4” and up x 6/16 Spruce Merchantable | 2 x 5) Eze, LopEg’ Lath Spruce Mill Run ‘ Now2 Pine No. 2 14%" x 3%’ x 4 1%” x 37g" x 4 Toye eae X 4 Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knuwnrequirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles EP and combinations of GARLOGS: our packings to work successfully and eco- nomically under any stated condition; and it goods are not wholly satisfactory to purcha- ser we will refund promptly the cost of same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes our various styles of ckings. Style No. 777 Pa & The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Style No. 150 Branches: Branches : Calgary Toronto Montreal Winnipeg CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘May 3, a Or wo “Hipcoscope” Lumberman’s Electric Lantern Always Ready. Can’t Start a Fire. Cheaper to Use than Oil. This new searchlight (see illustration) will throw a strong light 300 feet. Operated on two No. 6 dry cells which may be secured anywhere in Canada for twenty- five cents each. Traction Belt Dressing FB VERY element needed to restore and main- tain the “life” of a leather belt is contained in this paste dressing. It penetrates to every fibre of the belt, strengthening them and bringing back the pliability and vitality—and it gives a surface of maximum pulling power. It water-proofs the belt, too, so much as any dressing can. Send for “The Proper Care of Belts.” No. 238E. The “Hipcoscope” is the ideal light for your night watchman—he can search every alley. The ‘ “Hlipcoscope”’ gives 200 hours fight for fifty cents. It is impossible for the tte canine to start a fire no matter what you do to it. Used with the ‘“Hardinge” Portable Watchman’s Clock your plant and yard are practically safe from fire or theft. Owing to weight it does not pay to ship batteries. Delivered free without bat- teries, for $4.50 anywhere in Canada. Lintz-Porter Co., 27 Yonge St. Arcade, Toronto Made in JERSEY CITY, N.J. by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company Established 1827 Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: “Dunbar” Shingle Machine Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. fb. ottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson's Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil inks al. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 if bottles : 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles J 11.00 doz. The “Dunbar” Shingle Machine works smoothly and swiftly producing shingles of uniform cut at a low cost. Users of the “Dunbar” Shingle Machine testify to its strength and Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for vu kinds of Colic reliability. 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. Specifications are 2 38 Shingle Saws and 1 36-in. Jointer Saw. Speed, 1 Ib. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 1,600 r.p.m.*° Capacity 16,000 to 30,000. Weight 2,800 Ibs. Main Arbor, 2 1b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, 2 7-16 in. Polished Steel. Adjustable rackets. Boxes Ring-oiling. Gall Cure The “Dunbar” Shingle Machine is made in two models, “A,”’ having Johason: s Veterinary Healing Ointment is r tin ) Jointer Saw driven from counter shaft or line shaft, and “B,” having £ cz tins poe a Jointer Saw driven by a leatherboard friction which makes it self- contained. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Céndeneeal Write us in regard to your Shingle Mill requirements. 1 lb. Packages 3.60 per doz. We also make Sappers, Cedar Cut Offs, Lath Machines, Car Wheels, and Castings of all kinds. We will gladly supply you with information and prices. {Quith Foundry Co. Fredericton, N.B. — “imited Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. A. H. Johnson, ‘rugcist. Collingwood, Ont. | Pink’s Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Light and Durable. Long Distance Phone, No. 87 Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. MADE IN CANADA The Thomas Pink Company, Limited =“, Manufacturers of Lumber Tools saglie ones PEMBROKE - - - - - ONTARIO Peavey wen”: - we s A = -" M 91 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 id ay 1, 1915 ri —. Teading Firms CATERING FOR Ss lt ill, Factory and Camp Busine=” sa fi 1 arf thas i eT mas ay ny fer in nt [ NEA ARON JEM Pye) ‘ 92: A iN R , SRR wt? Naa arya as os . WRITE Co., “ie cae Ont. ALGONQUIN STEEL RANGE. ae ;4 AGS coalor coke. Special price to lumbermen. ; Writeus. NATIONAL MFG. CO.,LTD, Ottawa Ian nit ETNA 7 ee vite ees Ber ovat Suc ae Good Clean Western Oats of every description bagged in strong, well-sewn sacks in anti- HOSE, AND MILL SUPPLIES vipation ws rough handling Ke We Guarantee Satisfaction Write for Net Price List CAMP SUPPLIES The Lumber field in Canada is large, but it can be econom- ically covered through the Canada Lumberman & Woodworker TORONTO, CANADA Prompt service assured. Write or wire for quotations. National Elevator Co., Ltd. Calgary WINNIPEG Port Arthur 7 ‘ ae 4 ‘fy Ni ina J Pan Was Nah CK DOA EAL 4 138 York Street, Toronto, Ont. f/f MU ) aN AY ¥ oF’ At . NAH i n) fi ¥ | if 3.3 ‘ ii WEA un at DL eae Ci ie ne a Screw Boot aq He ; HLA . ah Made especially for Lumbermen en Any one of these spaces twice a month for a year (24 insertions) wil] cost $72, and may be changed every issue. 4 a7 oer aoe, . “oe Fo cs ea > hin wari 2 nb berorahe totes vn ae: o— rai —, ‘Am No. 5. ane = = Send for samples and prices. The Steel Co. of Canada, Limited Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, St. John. Th hart oe sig = Hogs in No. ra 2 Luma 00 doz. Dee gnadiery ® Moccasins ret EF ERE E BARNES 5, & H. Borbridge |tayRPAHA Ng ng WOR ee a yer eM amen = als > alam +. ey 5 amy na: teen ny os Shaan — Yee cP neh Ottawa, Ont t be Ug Be } nal. es oon fe a free | \' peat ROIS ea Wi H. i ik ts sal OTTAWA, ONT. Offices also at Fort William and Montreal Largest Wholesale Dealers in Hay and Oats in Canada a TATE : a eas He ‘i Set ore 5.4 ny —* aa) eA = Mi * per 2 = Write or wire us at any of the above offices. We do the rest. HE WHO SERVES BEST PROFITS MOST.” “lA SOOT napebape ATE il om 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway Commission J. L. Englehart, Chairman W. H. Maund, Secy-Treas, Office of Chairman Fredk. Dane Toronto, April 17th, 1915. C. Manseau, Esq., Sales Manager, The Moreau Barking Machine Co., Ltd., Drummondville, Que. Rossing Machines Dear Sir: Acknowledging your letter 12th inst. in which you-state that you have been informed by your Mechanic that we had to quit Pulpwood Barking, et al. Facts are that the purchasing of the few machines which we did, was for purpose of educating people up and along Lines of the necessity. After having served that.good purpose, we disposed of our machines, and to-day the rossing-peeling, and barking of Pulpwood increases to larger and larger extent, and that is what is desired for the market—Pulpwood outlined, and not with the Bark on. We are very glad to subscribe that your machines are doing very good work along Lines. We are forwarding your letter to our C. E. & S. of M., S. B. Clement, North Bay, who may be enabled to furnish you further infor- mation and assistance of interest. Thank you for the courtesy. Yours truly, J. L. Englehart, Chairman. Write us for literature. Be oreau Barking Company, Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Address all communications to C. Manseau, Sales Manager, Drummondville, Que. The AND -WOODWORKER Denis Murphy wood (128 cubic feet) per cord in eleven days. May 1, 1915 Performance Counts | Moreau Barkers | Joseph Perrault Pulp Wood Contractor Nushka, Ontario Nushka Station, April 12th, 1915. The Moreau Barking Machine Co., Ltd., Drummondville, Que. Attention Mr. C. Manseau, Sales Manager. Dear Sir :— I must say that your machine is very good and we can easily bark 25 to 30 cords of four feet wood per day. d I have used several machines in the past, and I can certify that yours is the most satisfactory I have handled. We have barked three hundred cords of pulp a Very truly yours, (Signed) Joseph Perrault. Machine | 2 May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 » A Remarkable Tes Orrick Puowe, ELLiort 2270 Ree. Prone, - East 292 RICHMOND BEACH SAND & GRAVEL Co. 303-304 MARION BUILDING TRADE -MARK r Seallle, Washing ft; September 24, 1914, REG. U.S. PAT. OFF, Graton & Knight Mfg. Co., 320 Occidental Ave., Seattle, Washington. Gentlemen; In reply to your favor of recent date, making inquiry as to the present condition of our 18" “Neptune” double, water proof, belt, used to drive our dredging pump, with 150 H.P. Gasoline Engine, beg to state; You may not remember that our dredger sank and was under water for eight or nine days, After raising the dredge and partially drying the belt and giving it a careful dressing, we were able to start the pump without a hitch, It has been over two years since the belt was under water, and we cannot tell that it has been damaged in any way. Its performance is just as good, so far as we are able to judge, as before it was under water. UBMERGED eight days in the salt waters of the Pacific Ocean and still as good as new. We are very glad indeed to give it our highest epproval, since we believe it is only just, as well as good business, to recommend goods that stand up as this belt has done for us. Yours very truly, RICHMOND BEA‘ & GRAVEL CO, 3 E Tete That's the record of this 18’ Neptune Double Belt which went to the bottom of Puget Sound in November 1g12. NEPTUNE BELTS are all alike—inch for inch and ply for ply. Nothing used but the choicest center stock leather, and every foot guaranteed as to quality and workmanship, also guaranteed not to open at the laps or between the plies even though wholly submerged in water. Neptune, the Pioneer Waterproof Leather Belting, proved from the first to be a wonderful Saw and Planing Mill belt—continually with- standing unusual hardships, and always transmitting power with great economy. Wherever there is moisture, install Neptune—it means maximum service and production—first—last and always. Be sure to look for the trade mark—it’s your protection and guarantee of satis- faction. If you have any belting problems, put them up to our En- gineering Department. No obligations—consult us freely The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. Representatives in Canada: The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Ltd. St. John Quebec Montreal Vancouver Toronto Hamilton Ottawa Victoria 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve ASBESTOS ROOFING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BABBITT METAL Hoyt Metal Company Canada Metal Company BAND MILLS Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works BARKING MACHINES Moreau Barking Machine Co. BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company. BELT DRESSING Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph Graton & Knight Mfg. Company. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Federal Engineering Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Co. McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Sadler & Haworth Smith, Nathan Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BLOWERS Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Invincible Blow Pipe Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Inglis Company, John Jenckes Machine Company Leonard & Sons, E Waterous Engine Works Co. BOX MACHINERY Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Morgan Machine Company BUILDING PAPERS Bird & Son CALKS Steel Company of Canada CAMP SUPPLIES Borbridge, S. & H. Eckardt & Co., ‘H. P. Johnson, A. H. Lamontagne, Limited Morin & Company, Dr. Ed. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J J. CANT HOOKS McFarlane Neill & Company Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Laughlin Company, Thos. McKinnon Chain: Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. Woodhouse Chain Company ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CRAYONS Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph CYPRESS Harris Lumber Company, Frank H. Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DOORS Batts Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Lumber Company Tessier, Alphonse DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Sheldons Limited EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES = Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Co. GRAPHITE Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph Turner Brothers Canada, Limited GREASE Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie James Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial Company Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros. BUYERS’ DIRECTORY headings; full page, twenty-four HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Cameron & Company Canada Lumber Sales Company Graves, Bigwood & Company Haeberle Lumber Company Hocken Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company Spears & Lauder Spencer, C. A. The Long Lumber Co. HOSE Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Wilson Bros. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Galt Knife Works Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. — Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company Rat Portage Lumber Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Spencer, C. A. Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Mfg. Company Heisler Locomotive Works Montreal Locomotive Works -LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Co. LUBRICANTS Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Dudley, A. N. - Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harquail, J. & D. Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John headings. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Miller Co., Ltd., W. H. Murphy & Co., J. J. Newman, John P. ; New Ontario Colonization Co. Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ~ Wilson Bros. LUMBER CRAYONS Dixon Crucible Company, Jos. Superior Manufacturing Company { MOTORS Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland ‘ Cameron & Company = Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John : Fesserton Timber Company Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company,. Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company , Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Con pany F : Rat Portage Lumber Company 4 Rideau Lumber Company Sawmill Owners Sales Company Spencer, C. A. F St. Gabriel Lumber Company Watson & Todd, Limited OATS Chisholm Milling Company > Dwyer & Company, W. H. Fairweather, A National Elevator Co. PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd Garlock Packing Co. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company ~ Turner Brothers Canada, Limited PAINT Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph PENCILS Dixon Crucible Co., Joseph ~ PLANING MILL EXHAUS Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHI Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. — ve Harris Tie & Timber Company ~ Pink & Company, Thos. | ' POLES }) . . PRESSES ; Perrin & Co., W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING | Waterous Engine Works Co. a Be Way 1, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : Dominion Timber Regulations Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Northwest Territories, within twenty miles on either side of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Province of British Columbia, and in the tract of three and one-half million acres to be located by the Government in the Dominion in the Peace River district in the Province of British Columbia, lying east of the Rocky. Mountains and adjoining the Province of Alberta, shall be disposed of by public auction at the office of the Dominion Timber Agent for the districts in which the berths are situated. _ Before any parcel of timber is offered for sale it shall be surveyed by a duly qualified Dominion Land Surveyor into berths of an area not exceeding twenty-five square miles, and each of such berths shall then be thoroughly cruised by a duly qualified timber cruiser in the employ of the Dominion Government. The Minister shall then fix an upset price at which the berth shall be disposed of, and no berth shall be sold at less than the price so fixed. Purchases to the amount of one thousand dollars or under shall be paid in cash at the timé of sale. Purchases over one thousand dollars and not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid, one-half in cash at the time of sale, and a note or notes shall be given for the remaining. half of the purchase price, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of five percent. per annum. Purchases over five thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-third in cash at the time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining two-thirds of the purchase price, payable in three and six months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Purchases exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-fourth in cash at time of sale, and notes ‘shall be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase price, payable within three, six and nine months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Notes shall be made payable at a bank in thecity or town in which the sale is held or at a bank in the city of Ottawa. Cash payments must be made at the time of salé in legal tender or by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, or by a draft issued bya chartered bank, payable to the order of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. If default is made in any payment required by this section the sale shall be forfeited and void. The purchaser must also pay the cost or the estimated cost of the survey of the berth before a license is issued. The licensee shall pay an annual ground rent of five dollars per square mile except for lands situated to the west of Yale, in the Province of British Columbia, in which case the yearly ground rent shall be five cents per acre. The licensee shall pay the following dues on timber cut on his berth :— Sawn lumber, 50 cents per thousand feet, board measure. Railway ties, eight feet long, 1% cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. Shingle bolts, 25 cents per cord. And 5 per cent. on the sale of all other products of the berth. Timber Permits Yearly permits are granted to settlers, mine operators and others on application to the Dominion Timber Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Deputy Minister. December 20th, 1912. PULP MILL MACHINERY Moreau Barking Machine Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Co. RAILS Gartshore, John J. REDWOOD LUMBER Mershon Lumber Co., John D. Pacific Lumber Company. ROOFING Bird & Son Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited RUBBER GOODS Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited SASH Batts Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial Company Tessier, Alphonse. SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Mereen Johnston Machine Company Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Comgany, E. Belting power transmission. Packings CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Smith Foundry Co. Waterous Engine Company SHINGLES Bartram Brothers Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Christy-Moir Company Fraser Limited Gillespie, James Harris Tie & Timber Company Larkin Lumber Company, C. A. Long Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company North Shore Shingle Association Rat Portage Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. Timms, Phillips & Company - SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Long Manufacturing Company, E. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Co. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation - Cameron & Company RUBBER GOODS FOR LUMBERMEN Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize on this line. ‘‘Monarch” ‘‘Red Strip” and ‘‘Lion” are our leading brands for (Write for Booklet B-1.) ‘‘Redstone’ High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that it will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral Canada Lumber Sales Company Christy-Moir Company Donogh & Company, John Fenderson & Company, John Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gillies Bros Grant & Campbell Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Miller Co., Ltd.,; W. H. New Ontario Colonization Co. Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL CHAIN McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. SNOW PLOWS Pink Company, Thos. TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Co. TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Co. Spears & Lauder TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D Meier, F. R. and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. (Booklet P-1.) Hose for Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, and economical service under different conditions. Departmen TORONTO t in the Dominion. Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited in the best equipped Factories, (Booklet H-1) Successors to The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited MONTREAL WINNIPEG CALGARY . made especially to give satisfactory (Booklet H-1) Fire Hose One or more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only = Mills, etc., but in almost every Fire - . : May 1, 1915 TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Co. Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., Jas. ' VENEER MACHINERY Coe Mfg. Company Perrin, William R. : j Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. WIRE Steel Company of Canada WOODWORKING MACHINERY | American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works _ Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Fay & Egan Co., J. A. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co St. Gabriel Lumber Company VANCOUVER May 1; 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Veneer Machinery The Standard of the World for Sixty-Four Years Fore sight is nothing more than the exercise of dis- crimination in your business deals. The shadow is always cast before the event, and you know the way the wind blows by—observation. We always drum the advisability of strict investigation before buying any machine, especially veneer machines, The fact is we court it for all Coe Veneer Machines, whether for Rotary Cutting, Slicing, Clipping, Sawing, Stamping or taking Green Veneer just as it may be, Rotary Cut, Sliced or Sawed, regardless of thickness, size or variety of wood and delivering it dry, ready for the glue room, or for crating and shipment, without split, warp, check, discoloration or a polished surface, We claim the above, but we make it easy for you to prove, in-as-much as we do not depend upon theory, but are quite satisfied with what practice makes in evidence. If you are willing to judge by comparison and service, drop us a line and we will undertake to clearly show and fully demonstrate to you any and every type of Coe Machine, especially the ones adapted to your needs. We are specialists, you must remember, in veneer producing machines and sixty-four years’ of close obser- vation, active. work and the incentive of making Coe Veneer Machines best, has placed us in the lead and we mean to keep it. Now figure this out—the consumption of timber is in- creasing, the supply is diminishing and the demand for veneers is now more than ever. Further investigation will prove to you that veneer and thin lumber production will pay better as time advances. Write for new edition of Coe Catalogue—the better machines for producing more and better veneers. The Coe Mfg. Co. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of veneer mill equipmint in the world. Painesville, Ohio 60 Gna ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = Wy, ANTS TO The Connecting Link Way back in 1880 the Wanted and For Sale columns of the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker were used extensively by the lumbermen of Canada for the purchase and sale of timber, lumber and machinery. Time has but served to enhance the value of this medium, until to-day the Wanted and For Sale Department of the Canada Lumberman has become a national market. Twice a month ‘‘the paper with the | green cover” brings together buyers and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the principal lumbering centres of Canada and the United States. By covering this wide field, the percentage of waste circulation for advertisers has been reduced to a minimum. For quick and satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the qd Wood Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO - - - Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 628 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1155 Peoples Gas Building, CHICAGO. CANADA jumberman 50% or 90% Which? © ANY mechanics are less than 50% efficient in the use of files. In the mistaken belief that they’re ‘‘saving money for the firm”, they use their files too long. They try to do good work with files that long since passed the ‘‘useful point.” They are only 50% efficient. But if they took good care to discard each file when it reached the ‘lower efficiency” point, they would be more efficient in using files. They would accomplish more and better work—in less time—and ata lower filing-cost, that would pay you © an extra profit over the cost of files. Make your men more efficient. See that they promptly discard all worn files. And in the interest of . Maximum efficiency, furnish them with the ‘‘ Famous Five.” KEARNEY & FOOT GREAT WESTERN AMERICAN ARCADE GLOBE (Made In Canada) World-Standard for 50 years. Produced in 5 great plants—6o,- 000,000 a year. Yet every manu- facturing process—from furnace to file—controlled by us. Every file carefully inspected—and put to ex- acting tests. Solely on the strength of super- ior service, they hold 90% of Cana- da’s file. trade. This fact speaks for itself. Over 4000 different patterns— the RIGHT file for EVERY use. Let us send you ‘‘File Filosphy’’ and our Catalog. Nicholson File Co. Port Hope, Ontario | May i, 1915 iN) PAN} ai “hh ‘M4 The Foreign Lumber Demand Great Britain, France and other countries are finding it necessary to establish new buy- ing connections for lumber, timber and wood products. ‘ . South America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and China are also increasing their lum- ber imports. The Orient will absorb a large quantity of the world’s future timber supply. These changing conditions are daily open- ing up new trade possibilities which progres- sive lumber manufacturers have long desired. _Expor To assist in building up an export trade a Special Export Number of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman & Woodworker”’ will shortly be issued. The object of this number is to present clearly and effectively to foreign buyers the ex- cellent position in which Canada is situated for taking care of large export orders. The Export Number will be bound in an attractive cover. The contents of this number are bound to impress lumber buyers abroad and increase their interest in Canada. AA? yy b uf XN ~ NSS t Number “ah Jin R by, : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘iy yan tt vt Canada’s Lumber Opportunity This is Canada’s opportunity to secure and permanently maintain a foothold in the lumber markets of the world. We have the timber resources and: the manufacturing facili- ties to doit. Now is the time to start an ag- gressive campaign for export trade. This country should build up a large ex- port business. The progress and stability of the lumber industy in Canada will then be guaranteed for years to come. Every regular subscriber will get a copy of the Export Number. It will also be mailed to lumber wholesalers and large consumers of lumber in the Eastern and Middle States and Great Britain, and to foreign countries where there is a field for Canadian lumber and wood products. The Export Number will be a particularly useful reference number for Canadian trade com- missioners in Great Britain and abroad. It will emphasize to our commissioners the high posi- tion Canada holds in the world’s lumber trade. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 347 Adelaide Street West TORONTO, CANADA 61 GANADA LUMBERMAN AND > — ae eae Age * 62 WOODWORKER TORONTO, ONT. Wate NG/4. ie new ata artetera tial .. 75 00 Ash Car Lots hite oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 4/4, 5900 43 inches and u according to White Pine: be Ales! plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% 65 00 average and sanity, per a ft. 25 30 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 White call 2 Ae ee ab 8 13/4 Average: 1@iineli:. 2's see's." are wedict BO 40 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 6000 6200 and 46/4 : : 75 00 Bixeh 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 6: $e ates Lee. Gaerne is tes irc 134-in. No, 2.C. & Bs ...++1. 45:00 47 00 > Wypit O8ts 10 ety ae nana ei ek 85 00. 4 jock EOD 20 «22 2-in. No, 2 cuts and better 47 00 49 00 and 2nds 4 Sragweepiemines ek Dieses aaa 88.00 15-inch, per cu, ft. ............ 24 26 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ........ 31 00° White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... 55 00 16 inch, per-cu, ft. .....5...... 28 30 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 00 Hickory date and ends 4/4 90 00 ©6118 inch, PET “OU. Sie e's! dr hine Seah 32 35 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts -..... 38 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, "4sts and 2nds. 75 00 1-in. ued Shorts id Ridielaréie ee oo "4 oh ¢ F Quebec Spruce Deals 1 x 4 and 5 com. an ressing 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 ra up x 3 x 9 and up. bec Ned Pr 4 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 Boards 1 mide Nett ec as 00 18 00 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 31 00 32 00 OTTAWA, ONT. Re aoeon IM, eee ee ve ee 1 x 12 common and dressing.. 382 00 34 00 Manufacturers’ Prices Birch Plank 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 Pine good sidings: es are ae 1-in. mill cull sidings ........ Se 4 cn eee ranean up $52 00 54 00 2 toe ne erat cota 16 00 18 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out Ce Be aE aS ie ae Be Se ; 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 msr., m.c. out a 0p) 54 uy Sale * 8 eM ae en SARNIA, ONT. 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 28 00 No) Dicats 2 aR onal ‘ape 40 oY 42 00 Fine, Common and Better 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 29 00 eg Pinte ei 54 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c, out CUNT eee ae Sener Se ham Bi pnd riers gamer? 24 =gstek 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 00 g Pes 0 8 de Ae OR ee eee oo BG ts TO common eae ee 28 00 Te. See SARE SG aes: 38 00 4000 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2 and 3 x 12 common ........ 30 00 ane in. and rhe Ef).j Weis loin/eeieere 50 00 5200 2 in. and up wide ...... ...... - 70 00 1 x 8 box and common ...... 2S HO se SS Sth ee ce -AT, Sateen tae etasie ie a esene Ree Toe 52 00 55 00 : 1 x 10 inch box and common, 25 00 26 00 Pi ae Cuts and Better 1 x 12 inch box and common. 27 00 Be Boney enon es 4/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ..... - 55 00 l-in, mill run sidings .......°. : 95 00 27 00 J-in. x T-in. and up .......... 40 00 42 00 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 65 00 1-m. mill run. sliorts’ S22 20s ste 22 00 Lin. x 4-in. to 6-in. ...... 30 00 3300 8/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 65 00 l-in. mill run Norway ........ 22 00 1%-in. and 1%4-in. ........... 50 00 5400 6/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 52 00 2-in. mill run Norway ........ 23 00 Qin, cece cece cee ee eee 5200 5400 98/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 54 00 Norway, c and cf. 1-ins iv.-.. 32 00- T-in. to 9-in. A_ sidings 25 00 2700 6/4 x 6 and up No. 8 and better ...... 46 00 Norway, c. and cf. 14%-in. .... 52 00 Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 3000 3300 §/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 Norway, c. and c. 2-in. ...... 32 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips 29 00 30 00 Spruce millculls, 5 3. /2.-iuese 20 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts 22 00 24 00 No. 1 Cuts ! eine ay = as Se Bee ao ~ eo ae - L-ink.8: ins ‘and wip »wide:. ca sin« sxpmer 42 00 Hemlock No. 1: Bie © aia be aha nie eptias "53 00 2400 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ..... ..... 55 00 1x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 1700 pine’ Lin’ x Tim eecatdbe 23.00 2400 1% im, Sin. and up wide ...... Sens PROD ix Gin. xO todGeft, aversen : 20°00 peice sek a te cas 16 f. 1. 9500 2600 2. im, 8-in. and up wide ...... ....- 60 00 ix 8-in, x 9)fo 16 tit<% Spe. 21:00; <: pi ee Win ce Aa AONE 27 00 2800 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide . 75 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 00 ne ae " sidin Mis tae 28 00 3000 * in, S-in. and up wide ...... ...-. . 85 00 1x 7,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 1900 5; hick eh 31 00 -28 00 Lin: No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. ... 17 00 oe ees Sceaeuines or taeay No. 2 Cuts 2x 4 to 12, 10 and dGuft. .c>. Me (BOON go Se eer a0'tb 4. tohbOGhe nueaekte 31 00 2.x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ftr..,.¢ o- 20°00 9 pin Bee ee et. cBorts 1x & 20 00 91 00 134 fo., Cin’ aud te whe Gee * 42 00 2x 4 to 12-in., bee ie, Fe ee AH ‘e 24 00 Pine po te “Sig - mae 1 = 6 20 00 21 00 1 a Bag and Bs Wide in se Z 44 00 = ew) tor Lin. 20. fis. eee BO G0) EME re ei Soe ae Tek eae Tee oe ae Pine, s.c. shorts, 6’-11’ 1”’x10” 23 00 2400 2-in., 6-in. and up wide ...... ..... 47 00 BE fe ine eco 29) ne boa eas Bo Sands and Had. Noo: dain aa mapean 7 dig aa eae eee Lt os : 7 UP WIC) oc aweye wstade gels 62 00 65 00 width, 6 to 16 ft. ........ 1700» * Pe eee Pies Non Bittets Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 5D apy Tape, aul eulls, etsipg and ei Be, ai ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- d iny) Gin, and np wideu.s. cceseae 24 00 8 Pie nC Git) eine Mp RMS © KPNE 17 00 1900 1% and 1% in. 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 Douglas Fir: ae par seis aed x ee 2100 2200 2-in., 6-in. and up wide Subhas ge 33 00 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: uy cull shorts, t-in, x 4-In. 2%, "3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up ° , 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10014, 12x12, “and «up, -6-ff) to’ T1-ft. 2.055% 17 00 18 00 wide. 225 vey gen awoe aan 43 00 48 00 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 ©: lotlls ek Wopieeiaa =, ies ows 15 00 17 00 CO eae: 25 ire Seen 5 oe 31.50 Red pine, log run: ' Common and Dressing Mill Run 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x12, 10x16, mill’ culls out, eins ns. 5 18 00) 20 OD. tin, se atin, : To. 6 7 =, elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and i aie ng: igs ae FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Soft maple, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 33 00 Oak—Michigan and Ohio Mountain Stock Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 ...... 25.00 By the dram, according to aver- Dimensions Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, ists and 2nds. 35 00 age Jamil quality, 7). aise aoe 60 MO: [59 ce AMO a. ee ae ee eee 20 50 Hard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 37 00 D156 WAC ROIA TB ao Soe mtg . +. 20 50 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. 28 00 Elm 2 x 4-10-18-20 ...... .. SS Tees . 22 50 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, Ists and 2nds. 46 00 By the dram according to aver- eA Sata 1G! «,c'<.< ala) is: sidieineW eee marta 20 00 Red oak, plain Ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 5900 “age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 TS eB 46 IO nin ce emcee 20 50 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 By the dram, according to aver- 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 8, 12, 14 and 16 ft. 22 50 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 age and quality, 30 to 35 feet. 50 60 2x 4-6 and 8-in.; a PONE ds cate eee OO 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28, 30, 32 ft... 2x 10 and 2 x 12; Pye ad ate 2x 10 and 2 x 12; Pee ae 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 24,'26,'28, 30, 32 No. 1 Common Boards -, <— A incl (oi. PRR Pe Ginch: .iece sta case e eel eee 8, 10, 12 inch 1122! Mixed widths See ee eee 4 or 6 inch No. 1 4 or 6 inch No. 2 . 4 or. 6 inch No. 8 S..222. acee ee Shiplap—Finished @ inch lousieee 6 inch re ee 7 8, 10 and 12 inch . No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce not 1 No. : Cedar, pine, spruce No. 2 Cedar, pine, spruce 12 6 x 6 in. : 10 to 10x 10, 8 x 8 6 x 12 ia, up to 32 ft. seats © escuee S05 5m eee BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR Dimensions, S 1S,and E 6 and 8 ft. Sea ee eee Sk KH ie FF BBS S'S ESS Leal tng e ee O sae mevsariastave i er) wp, o Raeean none eit suibkuos oBRo BYES pS 5 ‘a ees mF ye Sboe: Yas ss. ° sae eee 5 www yee Re Pe Re Re ef ee Ete vist BOG o AAAS, oon oh 5 AAMAWWWUWWNMNNNNNNNNNNNNNY — o AKAAKRKRAKKKKKKKKAAK KKK KKK nam, 9 mrn nw = c = os ee oe eet lete C. Fir, 8, 10; 12 ini; 8 to 16 ft. Ro. 2 Shiplap, 6 in. eae ne ee se No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12 in. ..... FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $15S,8 4 and 6 in.) Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. ... — 2 Mixed widths ...... SHINGLES xEX'h.'C Cedar Lege teens eee a Cea BEA > 13/8 in. “x4 BUFFALO AND TONAWA White Pine — Wholesale hae ries Uppers Uppers Uppers ie to 12/4 stale Selects 4 Srey Selects 5/4 to 8/4 ...... Selects 10/4 to 12/4 .... .. Fine common 4/4 ..... Fine Common 5/4 Fine common 6/4....:. Fine common 8/4 ..... No. 1 Cuts 4/4 No. 1 Cuts 5/4 . No. 1 Cuts 6/4 No. 1 Cuts 8/4 No. 2 Cuts 4/4 ..... No. 2 Cuts 5/4 “a5 No. 2 Cuts 6/4 No. 2 Cuts 8/4 No. 3 Cuts 5/4 as, 3 Cuts 6/4 3 Cuts 8/4 ....... «.--- A hts DLA. oc tet Spats : Dressing 5/4 x 10 ...... Dressing 5/4 x 12 .. < No. 1 Moulding 5/4 .. No. 1 Moulding 6/4 ..... (Continued on page re er ee ® May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ws 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. “Get The Habit” Buy Rubber Goods (Tires, Hose, Belting, Packing, etc.) Made in Canada Get Another Habit Buy Them From Us Our line-up is complete, our quality is unexcelled, and our prices are right. Let us show you what we can do. It is our desire to serve you. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN, AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915 7 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Atkins /Gonipany, s&. ©. tn en Anderson 7é&, Comp@m Gap ty.us.- Arkansas Soft Pine Association.. Auger &..SOny tna pie ee .chiete Austin & Nicholson ... ...... . B Barclay Shingle Mills Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . Batts, Limited i ess 2 ae Berlin Machine Work ; Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... .... Bird: & "Son <2... < «35. eee eee Blair’ & Rolland: o2-... jee ae Borbridge, S. -& H:..... Ser: aga. Brown Corporation ... Cc Caldwell Feed Company ... Cameron & Company Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. .. .. Canada Lumber Sales Co. ... ... Canada Metal Company ... ... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co.. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. 6 Canadian Locomotive Co. ... .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville COO AI Wiewe-iec Lape outer als arma emia Canadian Office & School Furni- ture Company ... SERS ac POT be OICCRIUDY seks caBh ain tp pauses cay eee Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... ... . Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. .. Climax Mfg. Company ... ... .. Coe Mtge. Comipany “e. ...0.5c2- Groteau, J) M. GD Ww. 7 Oe, . D Dixon) Crucible Co: Jos: iy 8 Disston & Sons, Henry...:e.. = Dominion Belting. Co. ..... wis. Dominion Timber Regulations .. Donogh & Co., John ... te Wadley. cAy Ny. See 2 ky, cont eee ate Dwyer Company, W. H. .-. E Eckardt Company, H. P. ... ~ w 10 16 10 19 45 59 Co tO sn WwW © W CS tc Cs ‘* Wilson Bros.” Hardwood and Pine. F Fassett. Lumber, G@o;, Ltd... .. Farnworth & Jardine ...- Federal Engineering Co., Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fraser) Lignied#.c asp) ook, Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. G Galt Knife Works ... Garlock Packing Company Garrett Lumber Company Gartshore, John J. ... Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Ltd. Gilliespic, James 0«< gee v- 5 en GilliesPBEOS:, Metals fea. ncsece! oe (Coodniege: Com J. Le...s.) Fs Gordon & Co., Geo. ... : Graves, Bigwood Co. ... Sacre Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... ... Grant & Campbell ... ... . Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. H Haeberle: Ltimbex ‘Goi 30... on Hamilton, Goi}: etd: Wie... :. . Hattson@a, SOs; Ik, cs os tr aa ee Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. .. Harris. Tie (&) Timber (Go... oes Harrison & Co., Ltd., John Elanqirailsn ys Geely, nie sc wte caer ae Hay Knife Company, Peter Hill Company, Wm. E. bg ee Hingley “&: Sons, Lid, NN. o. 2)... Hobart & Company . at en Hocken Lumber Company ... ... Hoe & Company, R. ... : Figtiintan Gros, sae le eee Hoyt Metal Company avo me 8 afiwie Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. J Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... .. Jiohinstoaiys Ae es! heat tals L Wactey; Ge Co. sids ae tre. Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... Lamontagne Limited ... ; larkin Company G. Ala, cae Lauderburn’ D9 Bete Benen 5 ove Laughlin Company, Thos. ... ... Lintz’ Porter ‘Company y25 bac ei oe ' Lloyd Mfg. Company Long Lumber Company ... , Kong MfeeCompanyal, © fe .. o Louisiana Red Cypress Co..... .. M MaGleirellP Whos... cos toe ae ee Mason Gordon & Go.-.778s4- 4k McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... .. McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. McKinnon, Chain ‘Co: 9.) 0.22 cee McLaren Belting Co., C. ... . McLennan Foundry & Machine Works... sn. McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Miereree. Ry eee acu. an ee Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau. Mereen-Johnston Machine Co. .. Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. Muller ‘& ‘Company, W2 EL...) Jee Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumber Go: ...°2. ‘2; Morin: &Coy Drinsd. .. 2.5 ae Morgan Machine Co. ... ... ... Moreau Barking Machine Co. N. Murphy Coy Ji Ue ae eee ; N National Elevator Co. ... . ’ National Mfg. Company ... Newman, John Pi. es eee New Ontario Colonization Co. .. Nicholson File Company ... : North Shore Shingle Assn. ... ... Oo Oliver Lumber Co... <.. -/eees P Pacific Lumber Company Palmer Medical Company Parry Sound Lumber Co., Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. PayetterSaCompany, iP: ... ... & Perrin. &.Go2- Wins ieee, aks Philadelphia Textile Machinery Cosipany. 42.2) hese ae Pink ‘&* Company o-25 > e-eeioess Pratt & Whitney ..- R Radcliff Saw Company ... ... .. Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. ... ~ coo ou im we io 13 stamped on every piece of this flooring stands for Quality. Interior Finish of All Kinds. We are equipped to fill large or small orders on short notice. Wilson Bros., Limited Rimouski Industrial Co. ... Ritter Lumber Co.. W. M. ... .. River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. — Rutherford & Sons, Wm. ... ..._ Russel, Bros: . 22... vee Rythet & Pringle 773) pee rs tae Ss Sadler & Haworth ... ... . Saw Mill Owners Sales Co. .... Sewall, Jas. W. ;.. 2. Sheldons Limited=. -. ame Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... Siemen Bros., Limited .....2,. foes Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited ... . Smith Foundry & Machine Works ; Smith, N°). 25: eee Spears & Latder 2350) eee Spencer, C. A. 1.5 haa geet Standard Chain Company ... ... Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. Steel Company of Canada... .. Sturtevant Co. of Canada Ltd., St.: Gabriel BumbersGomewa. ones Superior Manufacturing Co. ... . Swedish Steel & Importing Co. .. ‘ x T Tessier, Alphonse . i eer's 9 olga Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. .. Timberland Lumber Co. ..... .. Timms; Phillips 6: Goss ee Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. " Turner & Sons, J. JiGG ' and! tips cee en ee 24 00° Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts ah ae Neen ile WR RR ire Ye jee BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 to 294 wese0s sveswe edeane 4 80 RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 : pie Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- 4/4 41-430 «27-29 «15-17 — Selects, 1 to 2 inch ....., .... 80 00 8800 feet and up ....-... ...0.- 21 00 22 50 in. extra red clear ...+ -... S80 Sq CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued “To be, or not to be, thatis the question, Whether ‘tis nobler inthe mind To suffer the slings and arrows Of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles.” —Hamlet. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a character which every budding actor aspires to play. The late Sir Henry Irving certainly inspired many to study the works of Shakespeare and those who were privileged to hear him in Hamlet’s famous soliloquy are not likely to forget it. + state of doubt on many occasions and sald to ourselves: The question is: TO BE, or not TO BE May 1, 1915 Most of us have been ina Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen on waters of French River or similar streams.” | Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. Isn’t This Convincing ? Ninety per-cent of all lumbermen in the United States and Canada use AJAX Loading Chain. Above cut shows a piece of 9-32 inch Chain proof.tested to 3,000 Ibs. Showing the same pulled to destruction, breaking at 7,800 Ibs. (See how this Chain stretched before breaking) We can serve the interests of our customers who use Babbitt Metals and recommend without any hesitation. Harris Heavy Pressure The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault Engineers using H. H. P. avoid a sea of troubles. They know IT WILL GIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE Manufactured and guaranteed by The Canada Metal Company Limited Head Office and Factory, TORONTO Branch Factories, Montreal, Winnipeg Sounds like a mighty strong statement—but it isn’t, it’s gospel truth. And the best part of it is that the ninety per-cent is growing. The reason for this great demand is simply and absolutely—Quality and Dependability—that feel- ing of sureness—that is so essential to good work. If you are not now using AJA X—try it on next order—learn for yourself why it’s popular. Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh SS RO er 8 oe es = ~ te Re RSs = neces May 1, 1915 The Steam Tension Band Mill CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 67 It is called the steam tension mill because the tension is maintained by steam—the most sensitive form of tensioning which has been devised. The result of this is a great saving in saws—several users of the machine have run through an entire season without cracking a single saw. But in addition to raising and lowering the top wheel by steam, there is a separate cylinder for operating the top guide, and these two cylinders make ours an entirely steam- operated mill, and, therefore, exceptionally fast. It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and-1o ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. Write for bulletin and list of users. ie. William Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915 SPUD for Bark Peeling, fills a long felt want. Made of Forged Steel with sub- stantial Sockets uniform in size. Prompt shipments in any quantity desired. We : make a Specialty of Conveyor Chains | For Lumbermen E make them from carefully-selected iron, and every link is guaranteed strictly hand-made—not the in- ferior machine-made. The point is worthy of special emphasis. We make the chains according to any dimensions desired, guarantee splendid workmanship; uniformity ; dependability. Prices are the lowest possible for the class of work we furnish, and Quality above criticism. . 2 Let us quote for your needs. The Thomas Laughlin Company Portland, Maine, U.S. A. . Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining and safe-working loads, and giving hints regarding the care of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- fulness. We also manufacture a large line of CONTRACT- ORS’ SUPPLIES and MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS. « vl a If a dealer, ask for our 450 page catalogue. Pe W 00 dh ouse Ch ain W ork s - P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J, INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES SE BPE OO A ES _ The designs of our small locomotives — are the result of wide experience. Pol we: eres, All details are accurately finished to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. — This cuts out long delays when parts wear out, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL. CANADA May 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 69 CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR W9SD AND A 62-ton Climax Locomotive In places that are Designed Especially f . * 4 Heavy wet or damp Logging Work. use Lanco Balata Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “* H.” CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, | CORRY, PA. Belting VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. $ These belts can be made end- The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited | } less if required at our ware- GALT, ONTARIO as aed. Service is good and prompt. WE GUARANTEE THE GOODS. We stand back of every belt we sell providing we are supplied with the details of the drive at the time of purchase. MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Ask for our Belting Machine Knives, Circular Cutters rae os e LIMITED OOR. and Mortise Chisel TORONTO 4x0 MONTREAL bas al ttt | Pek A te ie WA x ls 4\2 = MUTI | This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. | The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you get in our Logging locomotives. They are specially constructed for logging operations and _ will stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. Oil or coal burning. 1 They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. Repair parts may always be } obtained on the shortest notice. id Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, splendidly equipped. We 1 would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS ? )} Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. | Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg \ * . = > CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May. 1, ist *. Among our various types of log deck equipment, there is a machine to suit you. The points you will approve of include: Positive steam regulation. Piston valves, efficient and positively balanced. Direct-line steam ports —no loss of power. No check valves, or other loose wearing parts. Solid lower cylinder heads—no packing to blow out. Best material, freely used—all parts unusually heavy. Get Catalogue No. 101. The E. Long Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Orillia, Canada AGENCIES: a Vancouver—Robt. Hamilton & Co. Winnipeg—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. Calgary and Edmonton—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. Montreal— Williams & Wilson, Ltd. May 1, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Only the Best Is Good Enough HE work your filer does is limited to a great extent by the equip- ment he uses. Give jhim the kind that allows him to keep your saws in the best possible condition—and his work will be re- flected in the out-put of your mill. Smooth cutting, easy running saws mean smooth sawn lumber—the secret of both is— | “COVEL” 24706 For Band and Circular Mills—Any Size Both in Canadian and American installations, where severe saw service is the general rule, COVEL Filing Room Equipment is giving excellent results. It is producing larger cuts of better Jum- ber wherever used. Your filer needs that kind of equipment. SS ee = We can supply COVEL Saw Filing Tools capable of handling circular saws up to 84 ins. in diameter and bandsaws up to 20 ins. | __ wide, that will help him keep your saws in better shape at less cost than ever before. = oer eS — There is only one kind of Saw Filing Equipment good a aI sue enough to use on good Saws—the best. ““CCOVEL”’ is the name. Remember it when you are buying Filing Room tools. {| | | i" The Waterous Engine Works, Co., Ltd. H. B. Gilmour Branch:— Vancouver, B. C. Brantford, Canada Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1915. “FROST KING” METAL Our thirty-five years experience in metal mixing enables us to place on the market a babbitt that we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without an equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction en ‘ pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade al 5 made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. $ ,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. F p 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 35c per Ib., delivered nearest railway st worth of mixed metal tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where all sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per lb.; West of Fort William, 45c, deliv to your nearest railway station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 Ib. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada | Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. 7 ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting THE LEATHER BELT Excels all others in economy, strength, efficiency and true run- ning, whether for transmission of power or conveying. A test re- cently made at McGill University, Montreal, of a 6-ply “Maple Leaf” belt, a light double leather, and a 6-ply rubber belt, showed that our “Maple Leaf” Belt stood a breaking strain 50 per cent. great- er than the leather, and 25 per cent. greater than the rubber belt. =a =< A trial Belt will convince you. Write for prices and samples. “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. ‘‘Maple Leaf” Belt Dressing is the best for all kinds of belts. MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON - ONTARIO Branch: Montreal—Office 51 Duluth Building The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL River Driving Costs will be decidedly lower this year if you use Adams Gasoline Towing Mach- inery in 25 ft. punts for carrying sup- plies and handling booms and _ logs. One man does the work of ten. We have both machinery and complete punts for prompt shipment. It will pay you to write us now. Gasoline engines all sizes, 2-to"25. tip. Adams Launch & Engine Co. Penetang, Ont. i 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Toronto, May 15, 1915 New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. A ee ne ¢ @ctric- VV eiae oom ain LOGGING CARS 25% {weld ~ 25% (Strength ~ 75% (Wear Sheared Toggle ke Bar Hook - Two Sheared x | Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring J hh oO @ J @ G a r t Ss h oO r e Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed 58 Front St. West, Toronto McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. DODGE FRICTION CLUTCH PULLEYS For Saw Mills and Planing Mills A simple, positive, durable clutch! Every Friction Clutch Pulley we sell is guaranteed suitable and satisfactory for the work or money refunded. All sizes split or solid for quick shipment. Dodge Manufacturing Company, Limited TORONTO MONTREAL GENUINE “TURBROS” rts Bo not risk ex pensive delays in production by in- @ : T we 4 B | t B . é stalling an unreli- alata belting || ; Sine is _ 7. It will pay you to Waterproof and Stretchless. y ; Dp: . investigate the line The best belt for sawmills. —_—- SSS ee cr Manufactured and guaranteed by Se BUMPING M ACHINERY Turner Bros. Canada Limited The Raa Parner “Machine Co., Limited Montreal. — Vancouver HAMILTON, CANADA The OPERATING EXPENSE of a Shaw Motor~Headworks or Gasoline Warping Tug | IS LESS THAN $10.00 PER DAY This Includes, Full Crew (less log men) Fuel, Oil, Upkeep and Depreciation IT WILL WARP 2,000,000 FEET OF LOGS or TOW 100 BOOM - STICKS Manufactured by RUSSEL BROTHERS - Fort Frances, Ont. Alphabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 62 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 64 » = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May an, ate SN y > | be - a ‘ v7 >. & yv >, ff) \ : AWA > ¥ AMPHIBIA 4 De } The Knack of |. Belt Making ¢ AmpuipiA belting is like a frog, having the ability to exist equally well either in wet or dry places. This quality makes it particularly well suited to the difficult runs in saw mills, pulp mills, veneer plants or where es wet and green lumber is handled. hie ‘AmPHiBIA. waterproof leather belting is pliable, firm with minimum stretch and maximum tensile strength and dur- Ae ability. AmpxHiBlIA grips the pulleys perfectly and trans- | bs Dips mits more of your power than other belting. va ‘AmpupiA belting has been ‘‘ Made-in-Canada”’ for 39 ie years. When ordering state where the belt is to run. ngs Write us for prices. een 5 4 \ r s ’ are | < ‘ee f ee f a Tanners and Manufacturers MONTREAL 511 William St. TORONTO WINNIPEG ~ VANCOUVER ST. JOHN, N. B. 38 Wellington St. E. Galt Building 107-111 Water St. 149 Prince William St. lal LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER When You Want White and Norway PINE That is Well Manufactured and Closely Graded Write or Wire us for Prices George Gordon & Company Cache Bay . Ontario E\ |i You Won't Abel Be Scared At Our Prices H chen’ s Hemlock i ; Same Good Quality, Prompt Shipment and Normal Price | - Hocken Lumber Company, Limited 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Write, Wire or Phone for Prices - PRATT & WHITNEY CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely ! Head Office and Works, SALES OFFICES: VANCOUVER DUNDAS, ONT. MONTREAL Drummond Bldg. WINNIPEG Bank of Hamilton Bldg. SHINGLES BARCLAY SHINGLE MILLS LIMITED P. O. Drawer 520, VANCOUVER Mills at HANEY, B. C. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Lumber gos. Feo Montreal, Que. SPRUCE Lath Pulpwood May 15, 1915 New Ontario Colonization Co. LIMITED Lands, Lumber, Lath and Pulpwood — Planing mall — Lumber Yard, Jacksonboro, Ont. We have the following lumber on hand ready for shipment as shown above, and for which we solicit your orders viz: 1 x 4 Merchantable Spruce, 1 x 12 Merchantable Spruce. ~ 1 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 and 8/4 Mill Run Tamarack. x 6 Merchantable Spruce 4/4 Balsam. x 7 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood x 9 Merchantable Spruce. 8/4 No. 2 and Better Whitewood x 10 Merchantable Spruce. 4/4 Mill Run Poplar. CLAY BELT LANDS FOR SALE, Located in Townships of Kendrey and Haggart, District of Temiskaming, Ontario. Mills: Sales Office: i JACKSONBORO, ont. Ne BUFFALG Aa mea Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada ~ On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ze \\ RLUMBES Somm | = Must Move for New Cut \ Longford South River 100,000 1 x 10 and 12 in. No. 2 White Pine 6,700 1 x 4 and up No. 1 Spruce. wes 30,000 1 x 4 and up No. 1 Hemlock sai: awe } p No. emlock. 200,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 White Pine Culls eis A sued tip, Now. 2- Hemlock, 20,000 2 x 4 No. 1 Spruce. 50,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 Spruce. 85,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 Spruce. 8,000 4 x 4 No. 1 Spruce. 30,000 2 x 4 No. 1 Spruce. \ 280,000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 Hemlock. 40,000 2 x 6 — 8/16 No. 1 Hemlock. \ 300,000 2 x 6 and up No. 2 Hemlock. 40,000 2 x 8 — 8/16 No. 1 Hemlock. \ 225,000 2 x 4 No. 2 Hemlock. 25,000 2 x 10 — 8/16 No. 1 Hemlock. N 40,000 1 x 4 and up No. 1 Hemlock. SS 20,000 2x 4— 14 No. 1 Hemlock. 50,000 1 x 10 —8/16 Box & B. White Pine Ss 20,000 2°x 1016 No. 1 Hemlock. 60,000 1 x RN 12 — 8/16 Box & B. White Pine : ~~ 6,000 2 x 12—14 No. 1 Hemlock. 50,000 1 x 13 and up Box & B. White Pine _ The Long Lumber Company fe “esis? 3 HAMILTON, ONT. ; |McLennan’s Sleeper Machine HE specifications of this sleeper ma- chine are: capacity, 2,500 in Io hours; floor space, 12 feet x 6 feet ; drive pulley, 16 inch diameter by 14 inch face ; two 38 inch by 8 gauge saws. We will be pleased to send you complete information if you are interested. The McLennan line of saw mill ma- chinery includes gang edgers, shingle machines, lath machines, bolters, sleeper machines and sleeper barkers, etc. Write us for particulars. | | McLennan Foundry & Machine Works ; : CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Limited 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , May 15, 1915 Watson & Todd Lnited WHOLESALERS _ Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Harr Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - (Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts Railway Ties - - Piles The Georgian Bay Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Ltd. Wholesale Lumber Dealers Lumber Co. Limited Selling agents for Fraser & Co., Mandan Mills at Deschenes, Que., near Ottawa Waubaushene, Ontario | sr White Pine | Red Pine Spruce Lumber an Lath Manufacturers of' High Grade and “Office, “ss2%" Ottawa, Can. GILLIES BROS. Limited BRAESIDE, ONTARIO— WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE WE OFFER DRY STOCK FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT. Norway—Log Run | | Clear Out Mill Cull Out Norway—Caulls | ' lx4x 10/16 110000 | x 8 and upx = 13000 4/4 x 4and upx 6/16 700000 3 x 4 and upx 6/16 350000 | £ 1x5x 10/16 95000 2x6x 10/17 13000 4/4x4andupx 17/22 15000 3x 4andupx 17/22 80000 [| - 1x 6x 10/16 290000 2x8x 10/17 12000 6/4 x 4 and up x 6/16 1500 4x4 andupx 10/22 15000 | ; lx 7x 10/16 145000 - Be gt 3500 8/4x6x 10/16 10000 | 1x 8x 10/16 40000 2 x 10/12 x 10/17 4000 8/4x4andupx 10/16 15000 it a 1x9x 10/16 130000 2x4andupx 10/17 450000 8/4x4andup x 17/22 15000 Bass Culls . | 1x 10 and widerx 10/16 50000 . 2x 4 andup x 17/22 250000 4/4 x 4 andupx 6/16 2500 | lx 4andupx17/22 20000 i 4 ! Ree is, ints CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer tor Immediate Shipment: NORWAY & JACK PINE, M. R. SPRUCE, M. R. x 4/5 x 10/16 ft—1,080,484 ft. 10/16 ft— 92,000 ft. 6 x 10/16 ft— 443,000 ft. NORWAY & JACK PINE LATH 10/16 ft— 17,000 ft. x 10/16 ft— 81,000 ft. 114 x % x 32 in. MR—440.000 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. es 10/16 ft— 67,000 ft. 10/16 ft— 164,312 ft. 10/16 ft— 31,000 ft. 10/16 ft.—- 75,000 ft. 10/16 ft—140,000 ft. 10/16 ft— 15,000 ft. 10/16 ft— 320,000 ft. SPRUCE, M. R. 10/16 ft— 218,000 ft. x 10/16 ft— 65,000 ft. we Pare . up x 10/16 ft—129,000 ft. t—700, a Fa 10/16 ft.—400,000 ft. SPRUCE CULLS 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. x 4 and up x 8/16 ft—125,000 ft. MMM MM OM OM 1 1 1 1 x 2 x 2 x 10/16 ft— 220,000 ft. a x 2 x Z %) NORWAY & JACK PINE, CULLS 10/16 ft— 13,600 ft. x4 and up x 8/16 ft-— 20,000 ft 1x4andupx 8/16 ft—1,500,000 ft. x 5and up x 8/16 ft— 85,000 ft. 3x4andupx 10/16 ft— 82,517 ft. x 4 and up x 8/16 ft— 80,000 ft. Have Large Stock 3" Spruce Deals for Export Trade at Water Points Spruce, Hemlock and Hardwoods We have on hand ready for shipment :— 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Hemlock 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 9 ft. to 26 ft., widths 4” to 11”, each length and width piled separately. 1,200,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce 1”, 2” and 3”, lengths 8 ft. to 24 ft., widths 4” to 12”, piled separately. 700,000 ft. Hard Maple 1”, 1%”, 1%”, 2” and 3”, sawn on grade. 250,000 ft. 1” and 1%” Beech, sawn on grade. 125,000 ft. 1 x 4 & up Basswood L.R., No. 2 C. & B. 125,000 ft. 1” M. C. Ash. , 70,000 ft. 1” M. C. Elm. We specialize in timbers—lengths to ft. to 26 ft. long, and we have facilities for Dressing. ¥ | . Send us your inquiries | Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. aT 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa ss = - : Montreal Wholesale e eo. ee | | Red Pine White Pine Spruce} Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele S ti k The Gres Falls Cosmin NJUC Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine | St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited To Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office : 524 Board of Trade, ane P.Q. It Manufacture: Spruce «nd Pine Lumber wd ‘Ground Wood Pulp To make a success of adver- tising one must be prepared to stick to it, like a barnacle on a boat’s bottom. California BX Redwood For Interior Finish Redwood is easy to work and takes a beautiful finish. For Exterior Finish Redwood leads for it does not rot. It needs no paint. Ask for our Finish Book. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ont. Ask for our Catalogue. John D. Mershon Lumber Company Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 3612 S. Morgan St. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much. GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS. | As All Other Concerns Combined | 250,000,000 feet constantly in stock insures filling any reasonable order promptly. Our Canadian trade is constantly increasing and we are always striving to merit a still larger increase. Our salaried salesmen receive credit for mail orders. Try us. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS COMPANY Hibernia Building New Orleans, La. o> Se White Cedar Shingles Our Mills have now started and we can ship promptly White Cedar Shingles in all grades. Association Grading Rules produce high grade stock that commands top prices in all Markets, still the price is no higher at our Mills than you are now paying. Uniform Prices at all Shipping Points with same terms to all buyers. We are now shipping from following rail points: CAMPBELLTON, N.B. DALHOUSIE, N. B. CHARLO, N.B. BATHURST, N. B. CHATHAM, N.B. Water Shipments from: ' Gaspe, Que., Bonaventure, Que., Campbellton, N.B., ‘ Dalhousie, N.B. Bathurst, N.B. Chatham, N.B. OUR MOTTO: : PROMPT SHIPMENT, SATISFACTORY STOCK, GOOD SERVICE. | The North Shore Shingle Association ; _ of Eastern Canada For Prices write or wire G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian a Agent Joun MoKerncow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Direotor The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: | 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City biaiec Dealers 2: SPRUCE &-c Lath and White Cedar Shingles Sales Agents: Iberville Lumber Co. Sault-au-Mouton, P.Q. James P. Grant John K. Campbell Grant & Campbell Manufacturers of SPRUCE, HEMLOCK TIMBERS AND PILING AND LATH Prices promptly given on-all enquiries. New Glasgow, N.S. FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames Hard and Soft wood slabs mato leneehe required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts aren receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 ESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN Wiarton, Ont. ‘4 LOGSTAMPS Write us for particulars and prices Superior Mfg. Co.,Ltd. 93 Church St., Toronto HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. MBER AND TIMBER aiobia fakes Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mou aldjngs, Doors, Sashes and linds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Tram Mill Work, NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Right Grades Prices Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J ack Pine All grades and sizes. Get in touch with us for prices C. G. Anderson Lumber Company, Limited Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Dealers in Lumber 206 Manning Chambers Toronto Prompt Shipments ! -[ out, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, UD A ee “; < » <= $ : May 15, 1915 E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Wood | Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Bom Heading, Baskets, Etc Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW | LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo The e pe i ~ Rimouski | Industrial Co., Ltd. | ( La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, ee.) Dressing of wood in transit on the Inter- | colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar rem les White Pine L Bass and Poplar Siding 4 James Gillespie — Pine and Hardwood | Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. May 15, 1915 James W. Sewall IMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. Technical Training Thoroughness Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE ~— HOBART & CO. CHOICE Southern Hardwoods Cypress, Kiln Dried North Carolina Pine Send Us Your Inquiries 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. Yard-at Prison Point Cable Address ‘‘Hobco Boston.” The Penetanguishene Planing Mill -Sash and Door Factory | Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Special Price, $1.00 Canada Lumberman - Toronto J. J. MURPHY & CO. LUMBER and TIMBER Spruce, Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods Square Spruce, Hemlock and Cedar Timber, Railway Ties, Telegraph Poles, Etc. 235 Board of Trade Building MONTREAL Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands ? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youas they have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- a vestors in the United States and | Canada, ‘| Whether you want to buy, bond or sell I can be of service to you. . F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest Service, State Forester of New Jersey, = Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- | sion, etc. CANADA “Well Bought is Half Sold” We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 100,000 Ft. 5/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood 106)" ian SC Sod re Z,900 * 16/4“ z : 12,000 “ 8/4 Ist and 2nd Soft Elm 17,000 “ 4/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 22,000 “ 8/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm 50,000 “ 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch 13,000 “ 3x8 to 16’—10 to 16 ft. Ist and 2nd White Ash Pad 2x" and up10 to 16 fe Now C. & B. White Ash Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry Your Inquiries Will Have Prompt Attention Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, -l oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers andies (s or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, ome TN England os Offi C ant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, “‘TgcTona,” Glasgow A1 and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England PRESSES Hydraulic and Screw for VENEER VENEER DRYERS PULP Special machinery made to order WILLIAM R. PERRIN TORONTO, CANADA = Limited Quick Shipments Gulf Cypress N. Carolina Pine Long Leaf Timber From our wharves in Portland, Maine Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “ ‘May 15, 1018 am The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Wee of RED and WHITE P INE We have in stock:- 100,000 feet 5/4 x 4 to 9 Common Sidings White | 100,000 feet 1 x 4 to 9 Common Sidings bal 60,000 “ 5/4x 12 Common 125,000 “ 1x12 Common 19,000 “ 4x4-10/18' Norway Try some of these Sidings and get a nice assortment of widths. Have them Dressed if required and save freight. ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. ‘OF PENETANGUISHENE To the | Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. Hemtock BIListurF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. All stock sized or matched if required. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department - Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. DETROIT, MICH. : H. Garrett Lumber Co. California White Pine California Sugar Pine = . Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La Shee tt ee Melton, La. ’ and Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Waukegan, Tex. Railroad Material ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Buena Vista, Ark. Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office ; Suite, 1220 Chemical He ST. LOUIS, Mo. | F. N. Watpiz, President. R. S. WaLpiE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. | The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of- Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. | 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Are You Looking For CASH BUYERS? We are open to buy MILL-CUTS of Pine, Spruce, Hemlock Lumber and _ Lath FOR CASH. C. A. Larkin Lumber Co., Limited 705 Traders Bank Bldg., TORONTO, ONTARIO 32 Church Street, - MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers MEMPHIS, - TENN. To theManufacturing Trade When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our specialty. Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long P iling— filled on short notice. - Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto | Do You Want a Salesman? 1 q Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. .@ You can get the man you want through asmall advertisement in the ‘“‘Wanted and For Sale” department of this paper. | Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ontario Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit Selling Agents for JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. We Offer for Immediate Shipment 50 M. ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. 32 M. ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. 7 M. ft. 12/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. 70 M. ft. 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. 26 M. ft. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. 40 M. ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 26 M. ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 40 M. ft. 4/4 Mill Cull Elm. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. 100,000° 10 x 10 Hemlock— heavy to 12’ & 16 lengths 45,000 2” No.1 C. & B. Maple 100,000 1” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 30,000 1’ & 1%” Log Run Beech Above is all dry well manufactured stock. Spears & Lauder “foronte, ont’ 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 FIR TIMBERS| HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS S& CO. LTD. Birks Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter I—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. Chap‘er 4#—Methods in the Glue Room. Chapter 3—Glue Room Equipment. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. Heavy Fir Dimension Is Our Particular Specialty The Heavie it ts the Better we like it We Dress Frias 1 to 4 Sides up to | 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited | Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. ) Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. j Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Price 50 cents Canada Lumberman & Woodworker 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company | British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively 4, 5 and 6 inch “ ‘CLEAR A’”’ Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12-inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Lesbie Oe eh Lindee tae Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 Special, 400,000 ft. dry 6/4 Canadian Birch We handle Hemlock Three Sawmills and large, well-equipped ® e ane Pianing Mill, including Sash and Door Fac- E th L b Deaton tory, with special machinery for the manu- very Ing In um er White Ash facture of Oak, Birch and Maple Flooring. is ' : Magic _ We supply Timbers, Track Ties, Cedar Beech Posts, Lath, Shingles. Rock Elm Soft Elm Try us once. Red Gumwood Yellow Pine John Harrison & Sons Co. - Sig Limited The McLennan Lumber Co. Cedar Owen Sound, Ont. Write or wire for prices and stock lists. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. 128,350 Laths In Ten Hours Our Lath-Mill and Bolter have made a test cut in ten hours of 128,350 four foot laths, 14 in. by 3% in., counted, tied and piled. We also make a full line of Lath-Mill and Picket-Mill Ma- chinery, for mills, both large and small. A Few of the “400” who use Payette’s Lath- _ Machinery : Graves, Bigwood Co., Byng Inlet, Ont. Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Victoria Harbor, Ont. Wm. Milne & Sons, North Bay, Ont. C. Beck Mfg. Co., Penetanguishene, Ont. Manley Chew, Esq., Midland, Ont. Chew Bros., Midland, Ont. P. Payette & Compan cs iti, om e >] Engineers and Machinists PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. so Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Nanudogan; N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of— Bleached Sulphite Pulp | | Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LOUISIAN RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH | Yards at Nashville, Tenn. We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected — WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representatives: G. H. Johnson, 125 Tyndall Avenue, Phone Parkdale 736, decom Ontario Mr. Gilbert B. Woodhull, Box 54, Toronto, Ont. Hoffman Brothers Company Fort Wayne, Indiana Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER 1/20” SAWED VENEER (FB) t : Reg. U.S. Pat. Of i) Reg. UB. Pat. Of 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER Specialty : QUARTERED WHITE OAK — Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly —— Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co, abs e CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. ‘ 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. ‘ 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars, 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 6/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. : ry 1s and 2s, 1 car. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. ~ 2 Yo. ommon, 3 cars. TS LI a a IS 5/4 No. 1 Common, 1 car. WHITE OAK: ; 3 a ag } a 2 cars. pr 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. ° mmon, 2 cars. 1s and 2s Plain, 6 cars. Michigan Hardwoods 4/4 Sound Wormy, 3 cars. 7/4 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars. i 5/4 Sound Wormy, 2 cars ae 1s and 2s Plain, 7 cars, H | k d P 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars, emiloc an Ine POPLAR: 6/4 No. 1 Common, 8 cars. 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. tia Otd. 1s and 2s, 4 cars. < ne car A 3/4 Ben: deand 2s, e ; o. 1 Common, 5 cars. 4/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, four cars. PLAIN RED OAK: 5/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 1s and 2s, 7 cars an 6/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 5/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 10/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. ~ Ont 12/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, two cars. 6/4 1s and 2s, 8 cars. 16/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars ars. Try out STEARNS, SERVICE on mixed car shipments. Retail stocks replenished over night by our 24 hour _service. 5/4 No. 1, Common, 3 cars. 5/8 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. 4/4 24- 27, three cars, Panel and No. ic 4/4 18-23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. HEMLOCK i N SHINGLES Au our own manufacture and band Sawn stocky and thoroughly WHITE PINE | yitep| LATH Miekded: HARDWOODS POSTS MAPLE FL’G. CARS | MOULDING John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Cainsil Phone eee 6997 The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS Michigan Hardwoods *, Hemlock Lumber | ==W.M.RITTER LUMBER COMPANY a ts gt i Grayling . Michigan CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Morgan Machine ; : Fraser Limited Lompany Fredericton, N. B. ROCHESTER, N. Y. SELLING AGENTS FOR | i okataatees | Wn ii a Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited of He & eas 4 Cabano, P. Q. Naili : athe. rut) Machines, | 14 Soe | Fraser Lumber Co., Limited rae 7 \es a Plaster Rock, N. B. re Lock Cor- _— \ ‘Vaas . pis: | ae the o | Ly 4 F & M Lumber Co., Limited ac apery, alt r : a . Whitworth, P. Q. Box Board | Matchers, | . a ie | Uva. P MANUFACTURERS OF ox ord Spruce Lumber Printi Machines. SOE a, ae ae a 7 Rough and Finished re ee : —— on Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- — Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Shingles, Lath, Piano Morgan Machine Company Sounding Board Stock, etc. ROCHESTER, N.Y. W. H. Miller Co., Limited Manufacturers and Exporters of all kinds of a 7 | she Beam eters < oo Le ae ee Spruce and Pine Lumber New Brunswick White Cedar Shingles A Specialty RAIL AND WATER SHIPMENTS. WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS. Laths and Ties CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Pulpwood CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Foreign Lumber Demand Great Britain, France and other countries are finding it necessary to establish new buy-’ ing connections for lumber, timber and wood products. South America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and China are also increasing their lum- ber imports. The Orient will absorb a large quantity of the world’s future timber supply. These changing conditions are daily open- ing up new trade possibilities which progres- sive lumber manufacturers have long desired. Expor To assist in building up an export trade a Special Export Number of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman & Weodworker” will be issued June first. The object of this number is to present clearly and effectively to foreign buyers the ex- cellent position in which Canada is situated for taking care of large export orders. The Export Number will be bound in an attractive cover. The contents of this number are bound to impress lumber buyers abroad and increase their interest in Canada. t Number saat Y ]]) , MG ya nf | Z Aly, Canada’s Lumber Opportunity This is Canada’s opportunity to secure and permanently maintain a foothold in the lumber markets of the world. We have the timber resources and the manufacturing facili- ties to doit. Now is the time to start an ag- gressive campaign for export trade. This country should build up a large ex- port business. The progress and stability of the lumber industy in Canada will then be guaranteed for years to come. Every regular subscriber will get a copy of the Export Number, It will also be mailed to lumber wholesalers and large consumeis of lumber in the Eastern and Middle States and Great Britain, and to foreign countries where there is a field for Canadian lumber and wood products. The Export Number will be a particularly useful reference number for Canadian trade com- missioners in Great Britain and abroad. It.will emphasize to our commissioners the high posi- tion Canada holds in the world’s lumber trade. Canada Lumberman -& Woodworker 347 Adelaide Street West TORONTO, CANADA May 15, 1915 ” May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | 19 ‘Easy to Work T landed that Everly job, Jim,” said the contrac- tor, “and of course I will want Arkansas Soft Pine, the kind of stock I used on the Davis house, IIS EASY TO WORK.” “Tt will cost you a bit more,” said the dealer. ‘Worth more, said the contractor, “it’s easy to work and [1 HOLDS PAINT.” “ How about the trim?” ‘“ Everly has been educated. Plans call for Arkan- sas Soft Pine trim throughout. Mrs. Everly has worked out a color scheme for each room and knows what wood to use to get the exact effect she wants; SO YOU SELL THE TRIM.” _ JUST REMEMBER: Arkansas Soft Pine is easy to work, B. __ it takes and holds paint, it may be finished to secure any . wood effect the builder has in mind. Your customers want it. IS YOUR SUPPLY AMPLE ? Southern Lumber Company Warren, Ark. Stout Lumber Company - : - - Thornton, Ark. Valley Lumber Company : Reader, Ark. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Gemapany - - Malvern, Ark. 3 Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Malvern, Ark. ‘a Arkansas Lumber Company - - Warren, Ark. : Cotton Belt Lumber Company - - - Bearden, Ark. % Crossett Lumber Company - - : Crossett, Ark. + Eagle Lumber Company - : Eagle Mills, Ark. f | Edgar Lumber Company - - - = Wesson, Ark. | Fordyce Lumber Company - : : Fordyce, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber =mopany - - Millville, Ark. Gates Lumber Company - - Wilmar, Ark. 20 For Machinery and Timber CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Sale — The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber ands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Monteith, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. Special bargains in the townships of Burpee, Falconbridge and Street for small mills. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 3-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. 1 Double cylinder steam nigger; right 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. 1 left-hand steam nigger. 1 Log-loader. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two kickers complete for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. ; 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. ‘ 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, made by Diamond Iron Works. 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls and transfer chains to complete outfit. 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. D.C. band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band saws. i Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger and slash table saws. POWER PLANT 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water Pumps. 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 Ibs. steam. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 1 10 h.p. Engine. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 30 light are generator. _ There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. _ Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work, . All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. Parry Sound Lumber Co. 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA ited i ‘J | ‘ ~ . She 15 M 3x8 66 66 66 25 M 3 x 10 66 66 sé 15 M , Also about two cars 2 x 8, 2x 10, 2 x 12 by 18 a to 28’ long. We make a specialty of dressed and | matched lumber in car or mixed lots. ee Allorders by mail receive our prompt attention. a di e - Pars ies ad Y ' ; “y ‘ ie pS en oS ae hee c Ste at af q ' i 4 - > . . ir - ~ - ‘ vi wee ' 2d co é Fe 7 ‘ ee rr ew - us : cs ting’ Asa rs i ' i $ i " SPT yr te FS ere ea ee ee wo ~r¥ The only Original . Dunbar Shingle Machine We are the originators and only manufacturers of the genuine “‘Dunbar” Shingle Machine. Other ~ machines may bear “‘our’” name but they are not the real ‘‘Dunbar’”’ machine.- The “‘Dunbar” has self-oiling boxes, steel slab catchers, reversible spur rolls, nickel steel arbors, and unbleached hard pine frames. We also make clapboard ma- chines, lath machines and other mill equipment. Write us for particulars. Remember the maker’s name 1 Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. | ‘WOODSTOCK, N.B. f May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Compare Your Present Surfacer Equipment With This Berlin-Cabinet-Surfacer The Berliri was the first single surfacer to which thin knives, round heads and on-the-machine grinding device was applied. his was brought about by the growing need of a planer that would handle a large range of stock and produce a smooth finish that left little or nothing for the sander. Such work resulted through the use of the round heads equipped with self-hardening thin steel knives. The direct advantage of this equipment, aside from its safeness, is that it gives a scrape cut identical with that used in finishing the finest woods by hand, and with least waste of stock pro duces a straight grain finish on cross-grained or twisted wood. The even pressure put on knivesclose up to the cutting edge assures a cut that will not tear grain around knots or clip the ends of shortstock. Sturdy construction is followed throughout the machine and permits of more dependable work at double the speed of the old thick knived surfacers. The production is not only double, therefore that of the maximum on the old machines, but by removing causes for the old accustomed stops that caused the knives to ‘‘dig” into the wood and prevented a smooth finish, the actual running time is made longer. : Now is the time when the saving which this machine effects will be most welcome, so now is the right time to write for particulars. These Set-Grind-Joint Devices Made Better Cabinet Surfacing Showing Grinder in position. Showing Jointer in position. A true cutting circle is obtained while the head is running full speed, so that each knife takes off a fine thin shaving. Such a cut enables using stock that otherwise would have to be thrown out or used for low grade products. A few minutes grinding daily without the necessity of breaking your setting, keeps knives in proper condition to turn out high-grade work all the time. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. U. S. Plant with Office Beloit, Wisconsin 21 ne , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER yay 15) se ) Go back far enough in the manufacture of any article and you will find some of the fundamental ‘*reasons why.’ In the case of saws you will find Simonds special crucible steel made in Simonds’ own steel mill is responsible for that edge-holding, even temper taking quality which makes this saw so popular and economical throughout the United ‘ States and Canada. Write us about any size Circular or Band Saw, y Planer Knife or File. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LTD., st. Remi St. & Acorn Ave, Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. In the United States—Simonds Mfg. Co. St. John, N.B. Note This! OTe ts. In the United States lumber dealers, practically without exception, are all handling Building Papers, Roofings, Wall Board and similar material. By the very nature of the lumber dealers’ business they are the logical people to distribute such materials—and there is of course a good profit in these side lines. - If these items are not included in your line now, will you write us for information and prices on the NEPONSET © ROOFINGS BUILDING PAPERS WALLBOARDS =| Certainly 1915 is the time to take on these profitable side lines. | BIRD & SON Hamilton _ Established 1795 _ Ontario | | WAREHOUSES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES a jumberman Wood Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by “HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. kha THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. e OFFICES AND BRANCHES: ' TORONTO - - Telephone A. 2700 - - 347 Adelaide Street West _ VANCOUVER - Telephone Seymour 2013 - Hutchison Block MONTREAL - - Telephone Main 2299 - - 119 Board of Trade WINNIPEG - Telephone Garry 856 - Commercial Travellers’ Bldg. NEW YORK - - Tel. 3108 Beekman -. - 1226 Tribune Building CHICAGO - Tel. Harrison 5351 - 1413 Great Northern Building LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - - - 16 Regent Street, S.W. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. Single copies 15 cents. at $ “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and Mi allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely _ information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- sion by its readers. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manufacturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is di- _ fected to the “Wanted” and “For Sale” advertisements. are 1 eat ---~——s Authorized by the Postmaster General for. Canada, for transmission as _ second class matter. z Entered as second class matter July 18th, 1914, at the Postoffice at Buf- 3 falo, N.Y., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. ; Vol. 35 Toronto, May 15, 1915 No. 10 rr) ¥ : The Export of B. C. Cedar Logs 4 There has been some talk in British Columbia lately about the yi _ effect of the permission to export unmanufactured cedar logs. The 3 chief point of discussion has been as to whether it is time to replace the embargo upon the export, the idea being that the extensive move- ‘ment of cedar logs across the border, which has been in progress since the embargo was removed, has resulted in so great a reduction in the quantity of logs available for British Columbia mills as to have an injurious effect upon the industry in British Columbia and to place _ the manufacturers of British Columbia at a disadvantage as compared _ with those of the Pacific Coast States. There has not been much ex- pression of opinion as to this point, but a few British Columbia manu- facturers have been insistent in regard to it and the matter is one that the Government must watch closely, as, although the export of logs _ is a distinct benefit at times when a surplus exists, it may work out greatly to the disadvantage of the Canadian industry if it is permitted to continue indefinitely and without consideration of the condition of the British Columbia mills. Briefly, the danger is that United States manufacturers, watching for a surplus of logs in British Columbia, will be able to purchase their logs at bargain prices and when they have reduced supplies upon which British Columbia manufacturers “ate dependent, they will have on hand raw material for the produc- tion of lumber at low prices, which can be shipped into Canada or compete with Canadian lumber in United States markets, while, at the same time, the removal of the surplus of logs will force Canadian Manufacturers to purchase their logs at high prices, and will handicap th m in competing for the trade in lumber. The periodical removal ot the embargo may easily work out in this way and result in Cana- d jan mills which buy their logs, having to pay high prices until there is a surplusof logs, and then being deprived of the advantage of low es because the logs can then be exported. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands for British Columbia, ex- pressed the Government’s attitude to this matter, so far as it touches the actual situation existing to-day, when he addressed the Pacific Coast Loggers’ Association rectntly during their convention at Van- couver. When the embargo was raised, Hon. Mr. Ross said, there had been 25,000,000 feet of logs in the water. Since then 77,000,000 feet had been scaled. During the same time 30,000,000 feet had been ex- ported and 35,000,000 feet had been sawn. There was still a substan- tial margin left to meet the requirements for manufactured materials within the province. During February, March and April of the pre- sent year the exports of logs had been as follows:—February, 2,500,- 000 feet; March, 3,000,000 feet; April, 4,000,000 feet. The amount - scaled during the same periods had been respectively 5,000,000 feet, 7,000,000 feet, and 7,500,000 feet. There was therefore an increasing amount on hand to meet local requirements. “It is not the intention of the Government” said Hon. Mr. a “to replace the embargo un- til there is a more apparent need for it.’ Some further remarks made by Hon. Mr. Ross in regard to other aspects of the trade situation in connection with British Columbia lumber were of interest. After referring to the Government’s timber policy, he said that British Columbia had been depending too largely upon the home market. It was now necessary to get into the world markets. The United States manufacturers had succeeded in doing this. Once the industry in British Columbia was again on its feet it . should have a very substantial export trade. A great deal of the Suc- cess of American exporters had been due to their methods of adver- tising. He also referred strongly to the necessity for better shipping facilities, so as to enable British Columbia exporters to send their lumber to foreign markets on equal terms with the manufacturers of the United States. Toronto Trade to Have Credit Bureau The proposal of the lumbermen of Toronto to form a credit bureau for the exchange of information regarding the standing of cus- tomers, and possibly for the handling of collections, is one of the most important matters which the Toronto trade has ever had under dis- cussion. The indications now are that, after having given the matter lengthy discussion and having interviewed practically all the retailers and most of the wholesalers in the city some such step will be taken at an early date. At the meeting of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade held on May 7th a good discussion on the subject took place which showed that the ‘trade is ready for such a step and will give it hearty co-operation. Co-operation is the only thing that will make such a plan work out. The whole problem is ene of co-operation and can unquestionably be worked out satisfac- torily if the members of the trade will simply agree to give the bureau full information and to use it whenever they require to know about the standing of a customer. There has been a great deal of discussion at these meetings as to the situation of the wholesaler in connection with such a bureau. Some of the wholesalers in Toronto have expressed the opinion that they will not be in a position to secure any valuable information from a bureau of this nature; that it must necessarily be of value to the retailer only. They are not interested, they say, in the retailers’ cus- tomers, but simply in the retailers themselves. It may be, to some extent, that this is true, but it cannot fail to work out that the forma- tion of a credit bureau supported by retailers and wholesalers alike will result in extensive benefits to the wholesalers as well as to the | retailers. The restail trade of Toronto has many troubles to contend with, but the most serious is that which arises from the unscrupulous cus- tomer—a speculative builder in many cases who gets as much credit as he can from a number of retailers and, when times are bad, fails and leaves the whole of them in the lurch. There is a great deal too _much of this and the most important advantage to be secured by es- tablishing a credit bureau will be to make it possible to eliminate this class of man. When he has been eliminated and the irresponsible re- tailer also has been eliminated, who sells without question to this Spam CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER class of customer, the other retailers, those who are in business to make an honest living out of it, will be in a far better position finan-. cially and in every other way than they have ever been in before. There will then be in Toronto a retail lumber trade to which it will be a pleasure to belong, and if the wholesalers of the city cannot see that they will be benefited by bringing about such a situation, they must be hard to persuade. The wholesalers of Toronto would be the envy ol every wholesaler in the lumber business in all parts of Canada if they had such a healthy line of retailers to deal with. The successful organization of a credit bureau of this nature can- not fail to benefit all those connected with the trade who desire to do Coming Out of Nothing has been more emphatically emphasized at the annual meetings of the various lumbermen’s associations this year than the fact that the lumber business is suffering greatly because those who are engaged in it have not been following the examples set by many other lines of industry in the way of telling the consumer why and when he should use their products. It has taken a number of years to convince lumbermen that it is either feasible or possible to do any- thing in the way of educating the consumer. There have been a few pioneers in the movement who have put their faith into deeds and have proved‘clearly that lumber is no exception to the general mer- chandising rule that if you want to sell your product, you must not only make it as good as possible, but must go out.and tell the consum- ing public how good it is and why they should use it. There was a man of a philosophical turn of mind who once made quite a reputation for himself by writing a little treatise upon efficiency, in the course of which he said something to the effect that if a man could make some- thing which the public wanted and could make it a little better than anyone else, the world would make a beaten path to his door, even though he lived in a wilderness. This is a pretty sort of a statement, but it does not work out in practice. If you have made something which the world wants and have made it a little better than anyone else, you are still a long way from getting the world to use it. You must get upon the house tops and shout about it so long and so loud as to make the public curious. Unless you do they will not buy. They will not make any beaten path to your door, even though it be located at the most expensive business corner in your town, but they _ will go to the merchant in a back street for a substitute material, if he. has been wise enough to understand that the general public not only wants goods to fill its requirements, but at the same time wants to be persuaded by argument and oft-repeated announcement, that it is getting the best value for its money. The facts of the case as re- gards the actual merits of the goods have much to do with securing and holding the trade, but no matter how good your wares may be they will not bring you sufficient trade to keep the bailiff away ,un- less you let the consumer know about them and unless you do some- thing in the way of educating the consumer to a proper appreciation of their merits, for fulfilling his particular requirements. Remedies For the Substitute Evil An interesting series of articles has been appearing in American Forestry, written by Mr. E. B. Hazen. In the latest issue Mr. Hazen deals forcibly with the encroachment of substitutes for wood, upon the market. Seeking to give an explanation and a solution of this prob- lem Mr. Hazen says :— There are so many lumber manufacturers operating under diffi- cult conditions that it would be impossible to secure a unanimous opinion as to the steps necessary to remedy existing conditions. There is no general agreement as to what is wrong, nor thorough under- standing of the economics of the situation. country have for two years given much space to an analyzation of the causes for depression in the business. To-day there is much better understanding of the problem among manufacturers, but the basis of The lumber papers of the . uy th Se . To oy (tes oe 15, 1915 an honest business. With the irresponsible retailer eliminated thosd who are left will be able to make a fair profit. They will be just that | much better able to meet their own obligations. They will be that much more attractive to the wholesalers as customers. The whole- salers themselves will find their troubles reduced because their retail customers will be so much better able to meet their obligations and, making:a better profit out of their trade will be able to buy much more steadily and satisfactorily from the wholesalers. We hope that the bureau will be established soon, and we feel assured that it will be come an important influence for good to the whole Toronto trade, anc not only that, but a benefit to many in the trade outside of Toronto. — the Wilderness ‘ ne ‘ The lumber industry and trade for many years was Living in a_ wilderness and fondly counting upon the public to continue for ever natural inclination to buy lumber, but while they continued PEBECS fully thus, their competitors bestirred themselves and insistently and ingeniously made a beaten path to the home of the consumer by wa. cf advertising publicity and secured such a hold upon the consumer's” trade that when the lumbermen awoke to the true state of affairs the damage which had already been done to their business prospects was ; great, and they found themselevs far behind in the race for business. — Recently, many associations of lumbermen in the United States have been giving this situation their earnest thought and have got so well to the bottom of the situation that they have already commenced to work along the same lines as their competitors. The latest move- ment now in existence among the lumbermen of the United States i is. that which has in view the education of the consumer to a better un - derstanding of the merits of wood. It has taken only a pekiiiat short time, devoted to investigation, to show the lumbermen a num- ’ ber of important facts. They have found out that lumber consump- tion has fallen off in greater proportion than building construction, during the recent trade depression and that well financed organiza tions are working forthe elimination of wood. Lumber to-day is get- ting only 10 per cent. of the advertising devoted to construction ma- terial. Unscientific and some times unfair building codes are unduly restricting the use of wood which is being made the target of anti- fire agitation although 85 per cent- of the fire loss in the United States” is due to other causes. The result of all this is that, whereas the pub- lic formerly “bought” lumber, now it must be “sold” against keen competition, and the dealer is commencing to feel that he alone should not bear the burden of selling the manufacturer’s goods. In conse- quence of this and other features of the trade, the public is being educated away from the use of wood to such an extent that prompt steps are essential to save a large part of the present market for lum- ber. The only way to maintain the demand for lumber in fact, is by the co-operation of all branches of the industry and trade, in a move- ment to educate the consumer and promote the use of wood wherever — it is the best available material or where it can be made equal to other T= materials for the service required. ; ‘ constructive effort must be a thorough study of the question and s sei help by lumbermen themselves. Me Only a few of the remedies which should be applied will be ee tioned here. Good business can only be realized through: 1. Publicity. . Salesmanship. ’ . Research work. , “ Initiative. . Better producing organizations. . Co-operation. Publicity must remind the public of neglected uses for jumbeem t must visualize the warmth and beauty of lumber, appealing to an inherent preference for wood in-exterior design, panel effects, furni- Auwkwhd May 15, 1915 ture, etc.; it must show its permanent utility, its workableness, its _ adaptability to individual tastes, its susceptibility to remodelling and improvement to suit changing conveniences and customs; it must de- monstrate the safety, superiority and lower cost of fire-proof, “mill constructed” factories, warehouses and public buildings, equipped with automatic sprinklers, and the application of the same principles in modified design to the house; it must point out the efficacy and reasonable cost of means to prevent decay in wood; and, most import- ant of all, it must correct the fallacy that lumber is becoming scarce or timber supply exhausted. By giving publicity to the distribution of the cost of the product, manufacturers will correct the erroneous impression that lumbermen are privileged exploiters of the nation’s resources and that they re- ceive disproportionate gains. The public must learn that lumber is _ the product of an industry which employs more workers than any other and ranks third in the United States in the point of capital in- vested. It produces two and three-quarter billion dollars’ worth of merchandise annually, about 80 per cent. of which is represented by labor. The public is interested because of its ownership of national : forests and because in certain sections timber pays a major portion of _ the taxes and public improvements. These reasons, together with a 3 realization of the public’s constant need for a timber supply, will lead to more equitable taxation, better support of fire protection laws, the & establishment of a permanent national forest policy and the enact- ment of constructive legislation. Hand in hand with publicity must go stimulation and satisfaction ‘of demand by efficient salesmanship. Modern business has shown _ that salesmanship is more than order-taking- It involves a thorough ; knowledge of the product to be sold and methods of manufacturing ; a study of markets; possibilities of development; the production of ‘material to fit those possibilities ; and the easy acquisition of that pro- z uct by the consumer at the lowest price consistent with sustained, _ reasonable profits. The manufacturer should definitely classify and perhaps even brand building materials for the benefit and protection of the user, grade to fit common and technical uses, and cut to fit ulti- | tate uses according to plans. Salesmen will assist:consumers with - information, plans and instructions; co-operate through distributing agencies with helpful personal service, and make good all material | that fails owing to mechanical imperfections, carrying honesty oi _ purpose to the user. Referring to what may be done in the way of selling effort Mr. Tazen points out that if every farm upon which animal food is wasted ee erect a silo, the lumberman soon would require one-half of the it of the United States for one year, and if wooden blocks were used on streets and country roads as they should be, the increased con- sumption of lumber would be almost beyond comprehension. In this cannection Mr. Hazen says :— _ Up to the present time lumber makers have made little effort to deliver lumber in shapes, sizes and lengths ready for the ultimate __ user. Much lumber is cut before being put to final use, so the time : shall come when cutting will be accomplished at the mill where the ~ waste can be utilized, freight saved and deliery made in the sizes de- red with economy to all concerned. Knocked-down houses, barns, garages, chicken houses, and even baby cradles are cut-up possibili- ties. Shelves, ironing boards, knocked-down boxes, and packages of Short boards of assorted sizes for the boy carpenter will be stocked by merchants equipped to deliver such packages with other goods. proved roads and auto truck service will revolutionize delivery from lumber yards. _ The modern methods which must be practiced by manufacturers’ alesmen will make demands upon distributing agencies. They will for development along the progressive lines that some lumber re- rs and many distributors of other merchandise are following. e retailers will carry ample stock, comb the field for business, and dvise buyers intelligently and honestly in selecting material. They All depend upon intensified effort, large volume and reasonable pro- : rather than upon mediocre effort, limited volume, high prices and ulation. There should be fewer yards, larger and better equip- ‘ith competent selling forces. Railroads Will co-operate with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 distributors by giving in-transit rates, under which lumber may be re- shipped from central distributing points at low cost. Speaking of the necessity for co-operation among the lumbermen Mr. Hazen continues as follows :— The sum and substance of all these requirements is that lumber manufacturers must effect one combination in restraint of waste and another in promotion of legitimate trade. To accomplish them is not a task for one manufacturer nor for the 46,000 separately owned and operated saw mills in the United States to-day. No successful busi- ness can point to a history of achievement through the wasteful com- petition of so many grossly inefficient producing units. Consider the number of such units in the lumber business to-day. Thirty-three thousand mills make less than 20 cars of lumber each per year; the annual production of each is an equivalent of less than fifty Douglas fir trees. Twelve thousand other mills make less than 200 cars each per annum; 500 Douglas fir trees would supply any of them a year. When we realize that one-half of the national supply of lumber comes from mills of these capacities with necesarily poor and limited equipment, we can better understand why unsatisfactory lum- ber reaches our markets, and why lumber is furnished to dissatisfied buyers. These small units cannot accomplish the results demanded of the industry. If the greater part of our nation’s needs were supplied by large, efficient units, consisting of eight to twelve plants, under highly skilled management, the problem of distribution and close util- ization would be worked out in a manner helpful to all. This would not mean control of the industry by monopoly. It would simply make possible the efficiency required in handling the product at the lowest cost to consumers. The trend is already toward larger individual mills, because it has been found that they can produce more economically ; but a single mill cannot market its output scientifically. Large-scale production and twentieth-century distribution must be accomplished. The advantages of large units to producers and consumers will be apparent, but there are vital requirements that even these units cannot meet. Some are questions for the industry as a whole to solve through associated effort, and some must be dealt with by govern- ment. Associations will deal with matters of general publicity, trai- fic, insurance, workmen’s welfare, building code revision, conservation, irrigation, and some of those matters of research and education which are of general interest to the industry and the public. A Business-Aid Service for Lumbermen The latest business-aid service instituted by the United States Government is a wood-waste exchange, enabling lumbermen and manufacturers in the various wood-using industries to utilize each other’s waste to mutual advantage, aiming to effect a large saving in forest material as well as in money. The wood-waste exchange 1s being conducted by the forest service of the department of agriculture. More than forty manufacturers of wooden articles already have asked to be listed as having certain kinds of waste wood for sale, or as de- siring to obtain their raw material in the rough or in semi-finished form from mill or factory waste. Twice a month the exchange sends out a circular headed, “Opportunities to Buy Waste,” containing the names and addresses of factories having waste wood for sale, with ex- act information as to species, sizes, forms and quantities. Similarly, another circular headed, “Opportunities to Sell Waste,’ gives the specific requirements of wood-using plants which desire to buy waste material. One of the abt waste problems solved has been that of a furni- ture maker in Michigan who wrote to the forest service asking how to dispose of sugar maple blocks and sticks which were cut off in the pro- cess of furniture making and which he had to sell merely as fuel. Sam- ples were obtained from him and the forest service then located a scrubbing-brush manufacturer who used small maple blocks for brush backs. The result was that the furniture maker was enabled to sell - his waste at a much higher price than it had brought as firewood, while the brush maker was enabled to by brush-back material in suit- able sizes at a much lower figure than it had been costing him to buy maple lumber and cut it up. CANADA 26 Low Water Delaying Northern Drives Operators Report Difficulty in Getting Out Their Logs—Heavier Rainfall Much Needed—Very Few Drives Actually Hung Up ‘ During the first week in May the driving conditions in most of the important legging districts of Northern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley have been unfavorable, though not seriously so. Many re- ports which we have received tell of low water, though in the ma- - jority of cases the operators are succeeding in getting out their tim- ber with a little more effort and at a somewhat slower rate than would have been the case if there had been more plentiful rain, or if the winter’s snowfall had been heavier. The following letters tell of the situation in many important districts :— Editor Canada Lumberman: Ottawa, Ont., May 5th. The lumbermen of this section are going to have an exceedingly hard time to get their drives out owing to there being so little water in the lakes and rivers, which is due to the small snow fall we had last winter and the small rain fall this spring. We have been fortun- ate however in getting all our drives out and have at the present time about 60,000 logs at our sawmill. We only had a drive of about thirty miles in the Coulonge River. We understand from our bush foreman that on the east bank of the Coulonge River there is a jamb of logs about a mile long which includes logs from several Ottawa and Hull firms. In the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers I understand the same con- ditions prevail and if the different companies do not get their drives out there will likely be a shortage of lumber this fall—Estate James Davidson. Editor Canada Lumberman: Keewatin, Ont., May 3rd. Logging operations in this district were very light during the past winter, and, although there were two or three small operators working, the larger companies—being the Rat Portage Lumber Com- pany, and ourselves—had only one large camp each. Their logs were landed on the ice of the Lake of the Woods and will not have to be driven. Our output will be brought through a chain of smali lakes and creeks for a conisderable distance before coming into the lake, and will not be delivered at the mill before July. We anticipate no more than the usual difficulty in getting this cut out, as there is plenty of water—Keewatin Lumber Company, Limited. Editor Canada Lumberman: Ottawa, Ont., May 5th. I have just commenced my driving operations, the ice only having left the inland lakes last week, and so far the progress of the drives has been satisfactory ; but as the present supply of water available is very much below normal, unless we have an abundance of rain from this out, I fear very much that some of our drives will be prevented from coming out to the main stream. If this should be so, the logs and pulpwood would not be available for manufacture during this season. However, I am in hopes that the present rains may con- tinue, thereby helping out the situation —J- R. Booth. Editor Canada Lumberman: Snow Road, Ont., May Ist. Water in our stream (the Mississippi) is the lowest we have ever seen it in the spring. In fact, the oldest settlers say they never saw it so low. Our drives are now out of the creeks, and we hope, with the rainfall we are now getting, to bring them to our mills. Our log cut is only about two-thirds the usual amount. We understand our near- est neighbors, on other streams, will not be able to bring their logs out at all this season, and that, in consequence, two mills in this vicin- ity, that have always run heretofore, will not run at all this season.— Chandler-Jones Lumber Company. Editor Canada Lumberman: Clyde Forks, Ont., April 30th. There is no driving of any account right in this vicinity. We understand that further down the Clyde some of the drivers are hav- ing difficulty with low water but will be able to get the logs down, as they have not many and the distance is not great—The Clyde Forks Lumber Company. Editor Canada Lumberman: Marmora, Ont., May 3rd. The lumber operations in this section have been very limited and there are no fresh drives. The only driving is tailing up some work which was stranded last year in low water. The water is very low et and will make it difficult to get them out this year. We have taken out about one-half our usual cut, but as we are in the hardwood business we deliver the logs to our mill on sleighs in winter and land them on a dry dump. Our usual cut is from 1,000,000 to 1,500,- 000. This year it is only 700,000.—Lynch & Ryan Lumber Company. LUMBERMAN,. AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 Editor Canada Lumberman: Sudbury, Ont., May 7th, We expect to get through with our drives by the 10th inst., but the writer has not had as low water on the Vermillion River in the last 10 years driving. The creeks are’very low, in fact, they are low- e: now than they usually are in the middle of June, and there is a good deal of complaining among the lumbermen in this district, that unless there is a very heavy rain fall in the near future there will be a good many logs stuck in creeks.—Haight & Dickson Lumber Com pany, Limited. Editor Canada Lumberman :— Ottawa, May 11th. | This has been a season of low ‘water, making the drives in this section very difficult. We would judge that there will be at least some sticking of logs but we think the greater share of them will come out to the main streams because recently there has been more or less heavy rain to help the conditions, and if there should be a con- tinuance of fairly showery weather, we think the drives will be gen erally successful, but no doubt expensive——W. C. Edwards & Com- pany, Limited. ee Editor Canada Lumberman: Toronto, Ont., May Ist. The future of the drives depends entirely upon the matter of rain, and is, therefore, uncertain. Unless we get some heavy rains, some drives are bound to be hung up. It has been an unusually dry spring and, on the law of averages, we expect, before the season closes, we should have plenty of water. We are concerned about the situation, but do not consider it has reached the stage yet where it 1s desperate.—Graves, Bigwood & Company. Editor Canada Lumberman: Midland, Ont., May 1st. Our logs are coming out from Blind River this season, and al- though we have two creeks to drive they are short and we do not anticipate any difficulty in getting our logs into the main river. Gen- erally speaking, however, we do understand that the water is very much lower than it has been for years and unless we get considerable rain some of those having small streams to drive will doubtless have trouble in getting their logs out—Chew Bros. ; ’ Editor Canada Lumberman: . Ottawa, Ont., May 3rd. So far as we know, the drives have not started yet, and so far as our own logs are concerned, they are all dumped on the big lake, and it is only a matter of towing, but we understand that parties who have creeks to drive are not anticipating any trouble, as the swamps are full of water, and they figure on having enough water to drive the small streams.—Shepard & Morse Lumber Company. 4 Editor Canada Lumberman: Toronto, Ont., May 3rd. Our logs are on the Seguin and Muskoka waters and we haye plenty of water to get out with, although we have been bothered in getting out of one creek a little on account of water being scarce. No doubt the northern drive, especially where they have to get out of creeks, will suffer terribly on account of lack of water, and we are afraid some of the drives will be hung up, as the snow went away so early in the winter.—Fesserton Timber Company, Limited. “f Editor Canada Lumberman: Chapleau, Ont., May 5th So far as we are personally concerned we do not anticipate any difficulty with our drives as we have very large lakes for reserve, bu the general conditions could not be much worse for driving operatic in the whole north country, and it would seem to us that unless ver heavy rains come in a short time, there are going to be a number o drives tied up—Austin & Nicholson. ' via Editor Canada Lumberman: Pembroke, Ont., May 3r We find water on the Upper Petawawa very low, in fact so 1o1 at one or two points that it is impossible for us to move our logs a present. Of course, should we get rains in sufficient quantity te raise the water a few feet, we will get everything out, otherwise we will have to leave part of our cut—Petawawa Lumber Company Limited. ; 7a Editor Canada Lumberman: Marmora, Ont., May 1st So far as we are aware there are very few firms who got out an logs in this section of the country during the past winter, and conse May 15, 1915 quently there will be no drives to speak of. The water has been very _ low this spring and there has been nothing like the usual freshets. Unless we get heavy and frequent rains during the next couple of _ months it is likely that the rivers will be very low ineded.—The Pearce - Company, Limited. _ Editor Canada Lumberman: Biscotasing,; Ont., May 6th. ‘ We find this one of the dryest seasons we have had in our ex- perience, and unless we have considerable rain during this month, driving will be interfered with in a great extent. We have only a _ short drive here ourselves this year and expect, with the assistance of some rain, that we will have no difficulty in getting it out—P. & J. Shannon. F Editor Canada Lumberman: Pembroke, Ont., May 3rd. It is almost impossible to say at present what success we will have with the driving of our logs this spring. We have just com- _ menced on this work and, unless we get heavy rains to raise the water, we fear there will be great dfficulty taking out drives at one or © _ two of our branches.—The Colonial Lumber Company, Limited. : 3 Editor Canada Lumberman: Midland, Ont., April 30th. a _ The water, generally speaking, is very léw this spring, much _ lower than it has been for many years. The logs that I am driving, I fully expect will have plenty of water, and up to the present time, have not heard of any that will not get out, but I fear that some, who mare working on small streams with not much behind them, will be in _ danger—Manley Chew. . _ Editor Canada Lumberman: Port Arthur, Ont., May 4th. i ’ Present indications are not favorable for driving, as the water in - all the rivers and lakes is lower than it has been for several _ years, and unless we get heavy rains we expect lumbermen in gen- eral to experience some difficulty in getting out their drives—Tie _ Pigeon River Lumber Company. Gravenhurst, Ont., May 3rd. ' . The only drives we have this year are on the South Branch of _ the Muskoka River and on the Black River. In both these places we have plenty of water in reserve and both drives are coming fast and likely to be in, one month earlier than usual—Mickle, Dyment t _& Son. 4 7 . . _ Editor Canada Lumberman: Sarnia, Ont., April 30th. Weare not in touch this year with log driving as our entire out- | put this year comes into Sarnia by rail. The other logs, which we d Editor Canada Lumberman: have coming in, are already out to the mouths of the rivers.—Cleve- | land Sarnia Saw Mills Company. Editor Canada Lumberman: Bracebridge, Ont., May lst. 5 The drives in this district are all under way now and as there is lots of water the logs should reach the mills within the next two or three weeks—J. D. Shier Lumber Company, Limited. Editor Canada Lumberman: Whitney, Ont., May 4th. There are no important drives in this vicinity. Water is un- ‘usually low, but no drives near here will be hung up on that ac- -count——Dennis Canadian Company. ‘Editor Canada Lumberman: Huntsville, Ont., May Ist. There are very few drives around here this season, and we under- stand that they are coming out, but progress is very slow.—Hunts- yille Lumber Company, Limited. Editor Canada Lumberman: Magnetawan, Ont., May Sth. The drives here are all safe. I had over 3,000 pieces last year stuck, but have all out now. The drives were considerably Jighter than last year— Wm. McLachlan. os ) 4 Py y ey. I'ditor Canada Lumberman: Bracebridge, Ont., May Ist. So far as I know, the drives in this locality will come out al- t. -There are not any large drives and the water seems to be tiful—Geo. Tennant. 4 va or Canada Lumberman: Campbell’s Bay, Que., May Sth. We think it will be very difficult for lumbermen in this vicinity to their logs out, as we have never known the water to be so low fore—Smith Bros. .- tor Canada Lumberman: Owen Sound, Ont., April 30th. _ Our drives are short and new logs are now coming out, though is lower than usual at this season—John Harrison & Sons ym any, Limited. 4 3 “Vee ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 Editor Canada Lumberman :— Montreal, May 11th. Our drives are coming out very well. The water in our stream has been very. good and the drives up to the present time have made very good progress. We will get all our logs out and expect to com- plete our drives down to the main boom two weeks earlier than usial. —The Riordon Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. — Editor Canada Lumberman: Pembroke, Ont., May 3rd. At the present all our drives are coming along fairly well, and we do not expect to stick any logs this season.—The Pembroke Lum- ber Company. Editor Canada Lumberman: Burks Falls, Ont., May 5th. Our own drives are all exceedingly short, and we expect we shall aa out early and in good shape.—Knight Brothers Company, Lim- ited. fd | a Few Detweiler, of the Quincy Adams Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto, in an interview stated to the Canada Lumberman that his company’s drive this year has come out safely. The Collins Inlet Lumber Company, Toronto, have not been trou- bled with any shortage of water in their drives this year. While the water supply is considerably below normal for this. season of the year, yet, so far as I can hear the drives are still mov- ing. There may be a few of the smaller creeks that are doubtful at the present time, but if we should, get the precipitation that is due us after the remarkably dry season, and get.it within the next ten days, everything may come. finally abandoned any drive. Ten days or two weeks from now we will know more about it—North Shore. Driving Reports from Eastern Canada A heavy rain fall took place in New Brunswick during the first week of May, which resulted in many of the streams in the central portion of the province overflowing their banks and causing consider- able damage to highways, railway tracks, etc. A further result was that large quantities of logs were brought out of the woods with an unexpected rush. The St. John River at Fredericton on May 3rd was nearly 13 feet above the summer level and fully 18 inches higher than at any former time during the present spring. In the northern parts of the province there was at the sanfe time a fall of snow, so that the run off of water into the rivers was not-so rapid, which prob- ably prevented serious damage in the south of the province. Frasers’ Limited, drive on the Rusiagornish River had too much water, the stream having swollen to such an extent that the logs were carried over the intervals. Some of the Fraser’s drives on the Temis- couata were already out by May 2nd, the earliest date on record. Re- ports from Tobique were that the two drives on the branches of the Sisson stream were out at the same time. The River Valley Lumber Company’s drives for their mill at Oromocto were out by May 5th. A well-known Ontario lumberman who has recently spent much of his time in the manufacturing districts of the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario, reports that generally speaking there was, up to the first week in May, a shortage of water for driving purposes throughout Ontario and the East. In Cape Breton, he says, many of the firms have had their logs left in the woods because of the small ' quantity of snow that fell last winter and because of the early spring. _ O00 feet. In Northern Ontario, he reports, there was comparatively little snow and it melted early. Unless we have a generally -good fall of rain this spring some firms, he believes, will have a shortage of logs. The River Valley Lumber Company’s drive at Little River, N.B., amounting to about 2,000,000 feet has been safely rafted and at latest accounts was well on its way to the company’s mill at Oromocto. The company’s drive on the north branch of the Oromocto was also mak- ing good progress at latest accounts. This drive contains about 2,500,- It is not expected that the drive on the Rockwell will be brought out this spring as the water dropped very rapidly at an early date. The W. J. Noble drive of about 8,000,000 feet for Stetson, Cutler & Company, St. John, N.B., was reported early in May to have passed Seven Islands and to be making excellent progress. It was expected to be one of the first drives from the Upper St. John River to reach the corporation limits. At the beginning of the second week of May, reports from many points in New Brunswick indicated that the driving conditions were improving. Heavy rainfalls occurred in nearly all parts of the pro- vince, making the driving conditions much-more. satisfactory. \ I have not heard that anyone had as yet . ae .*.”; a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Electricity in the An Account of the Rapid Development of Electric Drive for Logging and Manufacturing ‘ Operations—Typical Installations Described By E. F. Whitney” The material for a planing mill has usually been subjected to a drying process—either natural or artificial. All of the machines are - designed for constant-speed drive, the variations in rate of speed be- ing accomplished by changing the sizes of the feed roll driving pul- leys. ; Power demands of planing machines. have increased somewhat 1n the last few years, due to the development of fast-feed planers. Phis increase, however, has not been accompanied by a corresponding 1n- crease in motor sizes, as the present tendency is.to utilize more fully the rated capacity under usual conditions, operating the motor at over- loads when handling the heavier stock. It is universal practice to connect constant-speed, squirrel cage motors directly to the machine driving shaft, using a flexible coupling. Profile attachments are more conveniently operated by an individual motor driving the two profile cutting heads. The starting duty of planers is rather severe, due to the large masses to be accelerated to high speeds. To this is traceable the com- mon fault of “over-motoring” which was so much in evidence with the older, medium-feed machines. The advent of welded end-ring rotor construction has removed this obstacle. , The running load is flutcuating according to the small irregulari- - ties in the dimensions of rough stock. Friction load is approximately 55 to 60 per cent. of the working load. The working load factor of a planer seldom exceeds 60 per cent. of its maximum capacity, since some time is lost in locating rough stock for the operator, and in changing from one size stock to a different SIZE. Standard profile attachments run at constant speed and require 15 hp. The starting duty is light and the running load fairly steady. Combination Matcher and Re-Saw ; On ‘orders: which will permit one side rough, the re-saw simply splits the stock after it has been properly surfaced. The power re- quirements of the matcher end do not vary from standard machines. The re-saw (diameter of wheel 54 ins. or 1.37 m.—saw blade 7 ins. or 18 cm.) requires 35 h.p. to drive it. The motor is mounted on top ol the re-saw frame and its weight is supported by a counterweight from a sheave attached to the ceiling. The best method of drive for a re- saw so mounted is by a silent chain. The matcher end requiers a 50 h:p. motor. le In isolated instances, fast-feed matchers have been fitted with in- dividual motors for driving the various elements of the machine, 1.e.— one motor driving-the feed rolls and one for each cylinder or knife drum, etc. A modern fast-feed planer, size 6-in. by 15-in., feeding 200 to 250 ft. per minute, requires motors as follows: top cylinder geared with cloth pinions to a 35 h.p. motor, bottom cylinder to a 20 h.p. mo- tor, side heads to 15 h.p. motors, feed rolls to 15 h.p. motor. Such refinements have shown an actual saving in energy over the one-motor method, since all belt friction and slippage is elimin ated. The high speeds required for the various parts of the machine, some of which do not fit standard speeds of a 60-cycle motor, made it necessary to resort to gearing with cloth pinions. Very satisfactory results have been obtained. ; After being finished, the product from the planers is trimmed * Reproduced by courtesy of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers—concluded from May Ist Canada Lumberman. ; Fig. 21—Double 60-in. Exhaust Fan Direct-Connected to Motor.. May 15, 1915 Lumber Industry to remove defective portions; it is then sorted and bundled. Old practice required a trimmer table with a swing cut-off saw for each machine, the output being handled by hand after leaving the machine. Their work is very intermittent and the starting load is light. Squir- rel cage, constant speed motors are used, the usual size being three h.p. Tests of a 20-in. saw follow: Running light 1.2 kw. input Cutting one 2 x 4 in. .. jd etree ee LOUD, Tee Cutting two 2k 4 ink.) 4 ss oe ae) 4d ee Cutting three 2 x 4 in..... 7 kw. input Cutting one-2 36 '6 is a. eee. cs wees wen nl ee Cutting one) 29x02 im Double 60-in. fans ... 75: hp } Double 70-in. fans 100 h.p Another system aghich ‘hes ated Oa in energy consump- _ tion makes use of a low-pressure centrifugal fan for suction only, and uses high pressure for blowing the dust through the pipe line to the fuel bin. With centrifugal fans used for both suction and blowing, all of the material handled is passed through the impeller itself, neces- sitating large clearances and a consequent loss in efficiency. With Fe the high-pressure system, none of the dust or chips passes through € the fan itself, but the discharge from the collector empties into a re- { volving drum with vertical cylindrical compartments. The cylindricai cartridges thus formed are forced through the pipe line as each com: _ partment revolves under the compressor discharge. Centrifugal com: i pressors and positive pressure blowers find a wide field in the high- = abs system. ae Shingle Mills He bn Figs. 23 and 24 show the latest tendency in the layout of shingle mills. The logs are handled in the same way as in a saw mill, after =. - which they are cut into bolts, which go to the shingle machines and are finally trimmed, sorted, bundled and dried. Fig. 24 gives the main floor plan of an electrically driven mill, while Fig. 23 shows the elevation of a later mill. The latter was orginally planned for steam drive, but later changed to electric, so that the elevation shows a line _ shaft in error. In the final plans, this was eliminated and the driving __ motors connected to the shingle machines, as in Fig. 24. Fig. 22 shows the shingle machine floor of this mill, which is the first, of which we have record, using individual motor drive throughout. Its operation has been very satisfactory. Of all the machines “used in these opera- tions, only the shingle machines, shown in Fig 22, differ from those al- ready described for other operations. . The standard upright shingle machine requires two motors for its best operation—a 20 h.p. motor driving the main saw and mechanism _ and a 3 h.p. motor driving the trimmer saw—both constant-speed, _ Squirrel cage motors direct-connected to the driving shafts. The pow- _ er requirements of the complete machine—both the. shingle saw and t the trim saw—are about 18 kw. input, no-load, and 20 to 21 kw. input _ when cutting. General In general it is estimated, in a mill using steam engines with line be shaft drive, that 8 to 10 h.p. per M. feet b.m. capacity per 10-hour day, erkysese CANADA Khakis | peas co soe AND WOODWORKER 29 Fig 24—Shingle Mill Plan. is required for the sawmill machinery only. This old rule-of-thumb method was close enough for practical purposes, since with maintain- ed steam pressure the engines had large overload capacities, but with very poor speed regulation. This poor speed regulation is noticeable in nearly all steam-driven mills. The friction load is enormous, requir- ing often 40 per cent. of the rated engine power when running the mill idle. With the advent of electric drive, the motor horse-power instal- led will approximate 11 to 13 h.p. per M. feet b.m. capacity per day, for both sawmill and planing mill. The energy ‘required for manufacturing 1,000 ft. b.m., including planing mill operation, has been found to vary from about 29 kw.hr. in the white pine district to 46 kw.hr. in the fir district of the Pacific Coast, which would indicate an actual electrical horse-power of from 3.8 to approximately 6 h.p. per M. feet daily capacity of an electrically operated mill. The cost of power to the average saw mill operator means very little, due to the large wastes which they must experience in their manufacturing operations. Those mills, located remote from any available market, must dispose of this waste either.by generating power for their own use or consuming it in refuse burners. Refuse—Uses and Fuel Value The question of refuse disposition is one of the large items of ex- pense in connection with the average mill. Adding the refuse from the planing mill and other manufacturing departments, the total loss may: easily reach 40 per cent. of the original scale of the log. Of course the greater refinements in using the by-product will reduce the proportionate amount of refuse. Except for fuel,-the uses for this have been very narrow. At- Gey VN KS YY NIA =| oie pe aris S|, a, ee Net SLA Se BAe — lo =n Sami Fig. 23—Elevation of Shingle Mill. . a Frees i : 4 . Ang ; ‘ aS; ov es oe Ter Re a we. z0 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Say 16 tempts have been made to use sawdust from Pacific Coast mills, which cut mostly fir, spruce and hemlock, for manufacturing wood alcohol and ethyl alcohol. In practice, however, the manufacturing costs run so high that it has proved unprofitable. The latest projected use is in making sawdust briquets to be used for paving purposes, and also for use as fuel. Such a plant has been completed, although its opera- tions have not extended over a sufficient period to determine the ulti- mate success. As fuel, the refuse values, wherever there is an available market, are shown by the following data: ~ Wt. one cu. ft. wet sawdust ... ... --+ «-- Per cent: Moisture <.ce.n. aa. eee 48 to 52 per cent. Heat value per lb. wet sawdust ... ... ..._ 3,500 B. t. u Wet sawdust means that in its natural state coming directly from the mill operations, and includes-cut fuel from the hog. The - dust from planing mill operation is relatively dry, and as fuel, has a value per pound of 8,500 B.t.u. These values are averages of a num- ber of analyses and apply to sawdust from mills cutting mostly fir and spruce. As ordinarily found in the fuel bin, the mixture has some intermediate heating value. Sawdust is usually sold in units of 200 cu. ft., the equivalent of about 0.88 cord of slabwood. Slabwood is cut to 4-ft. lengths and sold by the cord. It also has _ a wide use as fuel, though as such it is more expensive than sawdust. The following table gives the average values of wood fuel as com- pared with oil and coal, the costs of the various fuels per unit being assumed as in column five. Column two gives evaporation values taken from tests at the same plants, using the fuels named. B.t.u. per Lb. water evaporated Cost per 1000 Cost per unit of lb. dry fuel from and at 212 deg. lb. water from fuel 21 Ibs. per unit. and at 212 deg. « Sawdusts. by ee 7" p lumber that doesn’t suit his purpose, and peddling a large share of it around town for firewood. ‘The manufacturer can no more afford to _ waste the lumber than the sawmill man can afford to waste his timber _ without expecting the price of lumber to advance needlessly and the cost of production to go beyond reasonable bounds. ° Both the lumberman and manufacturer are to blame for this need- ess waste—the lumberman for not specializing enough in the manu- facture of lumber, oftentimes to poorly manufacture and care of it and in a great many cases to sell his lumber in the wrong market or to a consumer whose needs do not suit. The consumer, on the other hand, is to blame for not buying the right kind or quality that is the most economical and suited to his purpose—sometimes through ignorance, ‘sometimes through carelessness or oversight. From what experience I have had in lumber, it seems to me that if the lumbermen would specialize more in the- manufacture of their goods, they would realize much more out of their product and find a more ready market. From this I mean, not to try to cater to all the trade by cutting up one kind of lumber into a dozen different thick- nesses and that many grades, thereby spreading their stock out so thin that there is nothing left to any of the grades, especially the thinner stock; where the larger and better logs have been cut into thick stock. With ‘the ordinary mill; where they have only 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 of hardwood lumber all told, it is impossible to cut all thicknesses of lumber and satisfy the different consumers’ wants properly. If you have a good run of birch, for example, and you want to sell to the birch all 1-in., and with careful sorting your lower grades will be up to standard and. give satisfaction. ° I had some experience along that line when I[ was shipping lum- | ber. One place my people had about two million feet of birch lumber cut from l-in. to 2-in.; the better logs cut into thick stock No. 1 and better. In shipping the 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 we experienced no difficulty in satisfying our customers. When we shipped the 4/4 we. sorted out the 1 and 2 red and the No. 1 red, which went through fairly well, al- though there was complaint that it was not wide enough. Sawing the ick stock was to blame for that. Then we sorted the 1 and 2 plain, together with the one-face 1 and 2 plain, out of the No. 1 and 2 com- -mon grades to ship west for finish lumber; the 1 and 2 face 4-in. strips for flooring and moulding trade. And what was left of the No. 1 com- on and No. 2 common we sold and started shipping, but the first cars hadn’t any more than reached destination before | got word not to ship any more of the No. 1 and 2 common birch. Somebody bought t birch who knew lumber and knew that it was robbed, and I don't lame him for kicking because it was not only skimmed on top by the choice No. 1 and No, 2 common getting into the thick stock, but it was skimmed on the bottom by sorting out the red common ‘and choice red 2’s;; on one side by taking out the finish, and on the other side by A taking out all the good strips. And a grade skimmed on four sides is mighty poor stuff and can’t very well satisfy the easiest kind of a cus- tomer. Now had that stock been sawn into 1-in. and 1%-in. or 1%-in., sr even a small amount of 2-in., being careful not to saw all the best s into thick stock ; throwing part of them into l-in., and shipped right without sorting out the red, strips and finish, there would re been no complaint. . Last spring I was in the market for some 4/4 No. 2 and better ple. One company quoted me a price so low that it looked like a gain. I went to look the stock over to see what it was like and [ found about 200,000 of 4/4 maple, sawed all the way from 34-in. to [%4-in. thick, poorly edged and trimmed, nothing over 8 ins. wide and all lengths piled together on 10-foot foundations, thus allowing the 6-foot to project about 6 feet to the weather. The crossings were badly out of line with each other that there was scarcely a straight Surse in a pile. The foundation timbers were laid on an old fill with- putting any new slabs or hog-feed under them; consequently they tled unevenly and the lumber became twisted. They had in the first e about a half million feet of good maple, sold all the veneer logs, all the No. 1 and better thick stock they could, and the 4/4 that was : was jacket boards and lumber from small logs. There was a fair- ood grade of narrow No. 1 and No. 2 common in the stock at that, h perhaps a sprinkling of five per cent. of seconds, and would have een good lumber for a flooring mill had it:not been almost entirely led in sawing and by poor care. No manufacturer could afford to e that stock at $10 per thousand unless he was going to cut it into y small cuts. Where lumber is mis-sawed, crooked, twisted, wea- eaten and checked on the ends, it is impossible to get any sized rs without an enormous loss. In the manufacture of lumber the first thing to be considered by i. large enough amount of any one kind and they run good to _and size, by careful engineering he can cut from two to three ent thicknesses without needlessly robbing any one thickness. The second consideration is the sawing and manufacturing. Care 1 be taken that the stock is full thickness when dry and is pro- ; edged and trimmed. third: and very important consideration is the proper piling a F cal finish trade that takes a No. 1 and better unselected grade, saw your - Aes ara! Fe oe ane ence os per eee oe > . ; rts we is ; -_ “May 15, 1915. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © ot and care of the lumber. A grade of No. 2 common well taken care of is of more economic value to a manufacturer than a No. 1 common grade that has been poorly piled and is stdined and warped out of shape. By careful study in regard to specifications for lumber, I find that very good results can be obtained by using the grading rules com- piled by the various lumber associations. One can “almost always find some grade or combination of grades that will meet every requirement. There are cases where a special length and width works up to better advantage but we must also keep in mind the fact that it costs more money and oftentimes the difference doesn’t offset the extra cost. In dealing with the lumber proposition along these lines, the manufacturer can greatly assist the millman by not forcing him to cut any more special stock than is absolutely necessary, and having left a large amount of stock on his hands that has been robbed and is hard to get rid of. Right and Wrong Methods of Feeding Sanders The methods of keeping Endless Bed Sanders, or any other large capacity sanders full of stock have not received much attention. You know that these machines are capable of doing a great deal, but they don’t always do it. Now the question is, where is the fault—with machine or operator? My experience is that there’s nothing to blame the machine for. Some operators can get the full capacity ‘from their sander while others can’t, and it is largely a matter of the right meth- od of feeding stock, and not because the work is too much for one man, at all. On the big capacity sanders there is quite a trick in keeping up to the full speed of the machine in feeding stock or in removing it. About the most common fault is that of “having the truck too far away. I have seen operators with their truck, on short stock, stand- ing four or five feet away; and the same with the fellow at the back end. When the stock is placed as near the machine as convenient, and not way to one side, the operator has about one-third the trouble keeping up as under the reverse conditions. The shorter the stock, the more time required to handle it, and therefore the greater the loss when it is not placed as effectually as possible. So much for the location of your stock. Now there are about three general ways of feeding small stock. The worst of these ways is fortunately not seen so much now that the large capacity machines compel the operator’s attention. Stiil some operators have a notion that they can do satisfactory work and look around and talk most of the time while feeding stock. They wiii pick up a handful of short stock, carefully pile it up on the infeeding table and then gingerly lay about three narrow pieces across the bed oi the machine. As their attention is not fixed, stock is separated about eight inches and not half the machine’s capacity is used. Another class of operators mean well and work hard, but still they have not quite the right knack of feeding stock. They will pick up six or seven pieces of stock, just enough to fill the width of the bed, pile them on the infeeding table and will then separately place each piece, beginning at the fair end of the Sander and adv: ancing across the bed keeping stock as near together as possible. Those men think they are keeping their machines as busy as can be, but as a matter of fact they loose at least one-third of the output they could get without any harder work on their part. They never have thought out a pos- sibiy better way to handle their jobs. . The best way is to place the truck at your side near one corner of the feeding bed. Stock should be carefully piled on the truck, then ‘when you pick it up, take both hands, taking from two piles in the iruck at once. Now distribute the pieces across the sander bed, drop- ping two pieces at once from the bottom of the two small piles in your hands. This applies, whether you are hopper feeding or not, because with hopper feeding, you simply keep on reptenishing the piles, across the sander’s width. This is not hard work, in fact it is easy, and it is made easier the more conveniently the truck is placed. That, applies to narrow and short stock. Where long or wide stock is to be sanded, I prefer to feed two pieces at a time. I first feed the two on the right, then two on the left and keep alternating, and the sander is full of stock all the time. It is all a matter of trying to find the easiest way, and as I am naturally lazy the easiest way was not hard for me to find. Just about these same methods apply in the matter of removing the stock. Some men will pick up one piece at a time, and always have a hard time keeping up, while others who know, will wait till the out- feeding table is full of stock, and then with one motion of both hands pile the ‘stock on the whole width of the sander into two piles and stack it on the truck, which is close at hand, and wait for the next swoop. They even have time to rest, and still do more work. So the more efficient the operator, the easier it is to keep the outfeeding table clear. Generally speaking, I find that the only reason sanders do not live up. to their advertised capacity is that the operator through ineffi- cient feeding methods is not keeping up to his true capacity or that of his machine.—Berlin Quality. ~ - w i ee oe Lh — ea ¥ w co) illia’s Fine N Woodworking Plant Orillia’s Fine New Woodworking Plant 7 Description of the Equipment and Layout of J. R. Eaton & Sons’ Interesting Plant—Excellent Facilities for Milling in Transit One of the examples of enterprise among woodworking institu- tions, which are noticeably more numerous just now in this industry than in many others, is that of J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, Orillia, Ont., manufacturers of general mill work, including hardwood floor- ing, exterior and interior finish. The company recently completed a modern and up-to-date factory building which will be one of the finest woodworking plants of its kind in Ontario. The present head of the company, Mr. J. R. Eaton, is a native of Ireland, and was brought to this country when a child. His boy- hood was spent at farming in Ontario.. He moved to Detroit where he learned his trade and business and returning to Canada 32 years ago he located at Orillia and engaged in business as a building contractor. He carried out important contracts in the north country and, to supply his own requirements, operated a small planing mill. This in reality proved the nucleus of the present progressive industry with which his name is associated. Eventually giving up the con- tracting business, Mr. Eaton decided to devote his entire energies to the development of his planing mill business with what success the present operations in Orillia are an index. This took place about eight years ago. The plant was located on Andrew street, but was burned down about two years ago, and the business was carried on for a time in temporary premises. The company was incorporated in 1910, with Mr. J. R. Eaton as manager, and his two sons, Messrs. E. R. Eaton and J. H. Eaton, in association with him. - In May, 1914, the construction of the new factory on West street was commenced, the architectural and building work being carried through by the company itself. The site occupies an area of nearly twelve acres, has a frontage on West street of 500 ft. and a depth of 1,000 ft. The main building is 151 x 304 ft., one-storey high, and full mill construction. In designing the building great care was exercised in regard to the lighting and in this respect the plant will be fully equipped, adequate lighting from all four sides and skylights being provided. The flooring is of concrete, and the building generally is fireproof construction. The roof beams used in the construction are British Columbia fir, the posts being pine and hemlock, and the roof is of mill construction dressed 2-in. by 4-in. on edge- The walls of the building are built of Denison Interlocking Tile, manufactured by the Sun Brick Company, Limited, of Toronto. This material was chosen as being specially suitable for a building of this nature. It makes a light wall, a cool building in the summer and a warm one in the winter and an absolutely dry and fireproof one. The most interesting feature of the new plant is, perhaps, the in- stallation of a new type of dry kiln. In order to obtain reliable data at first hand a trip through the principal plants in the United States was taken by Messrs. E. R. and J. H. Eaton. The plant is therefore modelled on the latest and most approved lines, both as regards struc- tural features and efficiency of equipment. The problem of obtaining AU Detail of Dry Kiln. —J. R. Eaton & Soas, Témited, Orillia, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKER : 2 May 15, 1915 a dry kiln which would solve the difficulty § found hitherto in regard t variations in wood, necessitated the making of exhaustive tests, b ot in Canada and the United States. The result was the adoption of th box or pocket type of kiln, and the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Gran Rapids, Mich., were given the order for the supply of a battery ¢ eight fireproof box kilns of the latest type of construction. The kiln are built of hollow tile and cement with a unique system of transfers and elevator, operated by electric power, which will enable the firm handle their lumber at a minimum cost from the railway siding to kiln, storage and factory. An important advantage claimed for box over other types of dry kilns is the division of the former i eight boxes, four of which have a capacity of five cars each, the cay ity of the other four being two cars each. By this means variations of temperature are avoided and different varieties of lumber, either. ha wood or softwood, can be dried independently of others. The kiln is 80 ft. by 62 ft., and is one of the most efficient lumber drying plants in the Dominion. a Adjacent to the kiln there is a large storage shed for drying a d storing the lumber after it has emerged from the kiln. This building will be kept heated at a fixed temperature throughout the winter. B ; the adoption of this new process only one handling of the lumber will be necessary and the material will always be under cover. These buildings are situated at the east end of the factory. At the nortl side there is also a dressed lumber and freight shed provided for load- ing and shipping the finished product. The company is also installin ; high-speed machinery and several of the machines will be run by in- dividual motors. ag The Endless Chain Conveyor : Another unique feature of the plant is the installation of ne endless chain conveyor for carrying shavings and waste material — the furnace. The endless chain conveyor renders hand firing un- necessary and no air is blown into the furnace. This idea was obtain- ed by Messrs. Eaton while on their trip in the United States, and it is claimed. that this equipment is the first of its type to be installed in Canada. ‘ The plant, when working at full capacity, carried about one mi - lion and a half feet of lumber, but with the added development made possible by the construction of the new plant it is expected that con- siderably larger quantities will be stocked. The company have about a mile of sidings on the G. T. R. with interswitching connection C.-Ps Bi and Canadian Northern. therefore unexcelled. The firm do all sorts of mill work, including exterior and interiot finish and hardwood flooring. Woodwork for offices, apartment’ houses, stores, dwellings, etc., is manufactured, also veneer doors. Hardwood flooring i is one of the firm’s specialties. A considerable por tion of their operations, consists of hardwood interior finish to archi- tects’ details. An important item of the business for a number of ie S has beer milling work in transit, this work being done mainly wholesale lumbermen. The lumber i is shipped in the rough to Orillia where it is dressed and reshipped to destination. For this the firm have the en equipment on the market and a reputation for doing first-clas wor The firm use all the commonly-known Canadian woods, inclué ing pine, birch, maple, spruce, hemlock, basswood and ash. imnoel is such as Southern pine, oak and mahogany and cypress are also used. The power is supplied by a Wheelock engine of 225 h-p., s being obtained from two boilers of 150 h.p. each. Electrical ene both for power and lighting, will be generated on the premises. company do a growing business with the whole of Canada as a ket, practically ninety per cent. of the finished product being shi Gut of Orillia. Shipping and other facilities are Movement to Educate Consumer In an interesting circular letter sent out to the lumbermen a United States generally R. H. Downman, president of the Na Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, puts squarely up to the lun trade the question “What Are You Going to Do About It?” in nection with the work of the proposed trade extension departmen the National association. Mr. Downman says the many papers, ports, addresses and discussions given at association meetings ané gatherings of lumbermen the last three months show conclusively: 1. That lumber consumption has fallen off in greater proportior than building construction. 2. That well-financed organizations are working for the elimini tion of wood. . g AZ cw ty So pak al Ra ll IY i Nel). are ‘ae Alt em ine eS May 15, 1915 oly en nas Rn ese Maney oe 3. That lumber is getting only 10 per cent. of the advertising de- voted to construction materials. 4. That unscientific and sometimes unfair building codes unduly restrict the use of wood. 5. That wood is being made the target of anti-fire agitation when . 85 per cent. of the fire loss is due to other causes. 6. That whereas the public formerly “bought” lumber, now it - must be “sold” against keen competition—and the dealer feels that he ~ alone should not bear the burden of selling the manufacturers’ goods. 7. That no other structural material is marketed with so little - intelligence or with so little regard to the interests of the consumer. 8. That in consequence the consumer is being rapidly educated ‘away from wood and that unless prompt and effective steps are taken this means a permanent loss of a large part of the present market for lumber. - 9. That no poorly-supported, half-starved measures will succeed, nor can anyone say “Let George do it” any longer. That lumbermen must learn what other successful merchants knew long ago—that in ‘order to make money, money must be spent for promotion. ower ZAXxGO-/OL. Zaee —————— I —C—~™~—S S88 SER HEH EH EHH Coa er ae a /4*/6-GEL.. SSO} ROUGH LU/ITBERL SITED /4LX/G~- EL. KILNS SmReeEee, LIT TIT y EH PCC CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Se /4.*/6-EL EAST LLEVATIO/V EERE ERR eee Beri [Th ime 2 WEST FLEVATION EDS SSS SSeS NESSUS SLPS ESS SASS Se BRERA SERS PPP EL t itt 33 10. That the only way to maintain the demand for lumber 1s through the co-operation of all branches of the industry in a nationa! movement to educate the consumer and promote the use of. wood wherever it is the best available material or can be made equal tu other materials for the service required. That the proposed Trade Ex- tension Department of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa- tion offers the most effective means of doing the work which everyoue knows should be done. Many Sailing Vessels at Halifax The Norwegian Bark Blenheim, arrived at Halifax on May 5th after completing a quick passage for this time of year, having made the trip from Southampton, England, in 27 days. The Blenheim had an exciting time between Fredericstadt, Norway, and Southampton, avoiding mines and warships, and took longer on that voyage than it did on the trip from Southampton to Halifax. The Blenheim is a 1,029-ton bark and was consigned to Colin C. Tyrer, Halifax, to take on a load of deals for England. The arrival of the Blenheim at Hali- fax made nine Norwegian barks in port ‘loading deals for the Old Country, and others were reported on the way. EH EEE EE JAXIG -~EL. | ROUGH LUMBER SHED AILIVS WORT? ELEVATIO/Y pie tebene pal ptt tty ES ESGSRaSeRR { a ROUGH LUMBER SHEDS. — >. | mess 7? LE VATIOY Sketch plans of the new plant of J. R. Eaton & Sons, Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. 4 / 34 Export of Logs Still to be Allowed Hon. W. R. Ross Declares B. C. Manufacturers Still Have Ample Supplies for their Own Requirements At the recent meeting of the Pacific Coast Loggers’ Association, Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands for B. C., delivered an address during which he referred to the invitation in connection with the ex- port of cedar logs from British Columbia. “At the time of the raising of the embargo on the export of manu- factured cedar logs,” said Hon. Mr. Ross, “there were 25,000,000 feet _of logs in the water. Since that time 77,000,000 feet have been scaled. During the time since the raising of the embargo 30,000,000 feet have been exported and 35,000,000 feet have been sawn. There is still a substantial margin left to meet the requirements for manufactured material within this province. There were exported during the months of February, March and April of this year two and a half million feet, three million and four million feet respectively The amount scaled during the same time was respectively five million, seven mil- lion and seven and one-half million feet of logs. We therefore see there is an increasing amount on hand to meet local requirements. It is not the intention of the government to replace the embargo until there is a more apparent need for it.” In the opening part of his remarks Mr. Ross referred to the ad- vantage which British Columbia had had in the framing of conserva- tion legislation by reason of the example set in a number of the states to the south. “At the time this legislation was introduced it was viewed with more or less suspicion on the part of the loggers in British Columbia. It was looked upon as a hindrance rather than a help. But I think the viewpoint among the loggers has changed and that they realize the government has been following along lines which will be of permanent value to the lumber industry. Lumbering-is one of our basic industries. It needs help and encouragement. Some may hold that mining and agriculture are destined to be of greater importance to this province. However, opinion may differ in this respect, we must at any rate rely onlumbering for a number of years to come as the basic industry of British Columbia. It is the one from which we reap the largest income. The welfare of the industry con- sequently affects our people intimately and our prosperity in large measure depends on it. “While conditions in the lumbering business have not been all that we could wish for in the immediate past, still it has given us a chance to look around and see where it can be benefitted. We find we have been depending too largely on the home market. It is now necessary that we get into the world’markets. Our friends across the line have succeeded in getting an export trade sooner than we have because they went after the trade. Once the industry is again on its feet we should have a very substantial market abroad. Much of the success of American exporters has been due to their methods of advertising. We should profit by this also. “Another matter which has handicapped the lumber interests here is the lack of tonnage. We could have supplied much more lumber for the export trade during the present time had there been sufficient ships to carry the exports of the forest. When an adjust- ment comes again this is another matter which should be set to rights.” C.L. A. Makes Further Protest Against Freight Increases Ottawa, May 10th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—Fur- ther objection against the application of the railways for an all-round increase in their rates on lines east of Port Arthur was made when the Eastern Freight Rates Case inquiry was resumed today before the Railway Commission, by Mr. Frank Hawkins, Secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association. He explained that the rail- ways had obtained an increase on the basis of the advance in the price of lumber in recent years and maintained that further increases should not be allowed. Mr. Hawkins said that if it is true that freight rates bear some relation to the value of the product and increases are permitted ac- cordingly it follows that the rates should be reduced when prices drop, a condition which would be intolerable. He also urged that the summer rates are the normal rates and that the winter rates are ab- normal on lumber, but the latter now prevail. On grain, however, the selling price of which has increased enormously during the last few months, the summer rates were peremptorily ordered to be re- stored by the board. Mr. Hawkins stated that the general opinion of lumbermen throughout Eastern Canada is that the present rates on lumber are at the limit that is in the best interests of all concerned. Mr. Arthur D. Huff, as representative of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, again protested against the application. It appears as though it will be at least a month before the case goes to the board for judgment. Another hearing, when more eyi- dence will be taken, is timed for next Monday, eid CANADA LUMBERMAN AND “WOODWORKER lumber interests in Eastern Canada, being president of the .Manufacturing Company, Montreal; vice-president of the Lo ae Ft K An * | "hae , = 45 te: May 15, 1915 Lumbermen’s Credit Bureau for Toronto At the regular weekly meetings of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Foronto Board of Trade during the past month the chief discussion was in connection with the proposed organization of a Credit Bureau A detailed description of the manner in which the Credit Bureau i operated by the retail lumber trade of Ottawa was received in a let ter from Mr. D. J. O’Donahoe. The Ottawa Association, which he been in operation about two years has been very effective, and f# loronto trade appointed a special committee consisting of Mes: Patterson, Boake, Hancock, Irvin, Eckhart and A. E. Clark to le into the plan in operation at Ottawa as outlined in Mr. O’Donahe correspondence, and to report upon the feasability of the plan the Toronto trade. At the meeting which was held on May 7th 1 committee presented a report to the effect that in its opinion — Ottawa system was well suited to conditions in Toronto. Th bers of the committee had visited practically every retailer in 7 ronto and had found them all enthusiastically in favor of establish a system for checking up credits by exchanging information, members of the section then discussed many of the details” proposal and finally decided that the same committee nie tion of Mr. W. J. Lovering should be empowered to proceed in ing arrangements for the establishment of a Credit Bureau al lines of the system which had been under discussion, and th should report progress at the next meeting. The wholesalers « section showed a keen interest in the proposal and expressed willingness to do their utmost to assist it. ie Mr. I’. G. Wheaton, Amherst, N.S.,- sales ieone dee the N Shore Shingle Association, recently called upon the trade in Oni _ _R. E. Hancock, a lumber manufacturer of Queensland, Ai lia, is on the Pacific Coast looking into lumber export conditions enjoying a vacation. ae J. B. Beveridge, general manager of the Dryden Timber & P Company, Dryden, Ont., recently left on a business visit to Win and other western points. Mr. C. O. Maus, representing the Hyde Lumber Company, Bend, Ind., visited the trade in Ontario during the first week in and secured a satisfactory volume of business. } ' W.C. Lawton, of the Lawton Lumber Company, Vancouver; recently was in Seattle on business. Mr. Lawton reports that the prairte trade has been fairly active both in lumber and shingles. Mr. WS: Bartram, the well-known lumberman, of Ottawa, recently visited Toronto on his return from the Pacific Coast. Mr Bartram visited the Old Country previous to his trip to the West. — Mr. J. H. Thompson, Winnipeg, who is well known in the timb: trade, visited Vancouver recently and stated that he was consideri a proposal for operating cedar shingle mills at interior points. Thompson considered that the outlook for the shingle busine promising. eet re Mr. E. W. Tobin, M.P., will again be the Liberal Se the counties of Richmond and Wolfe, P.Q.’ Mr. Tobin owns ex Lumber Company; director of the Brompton Pulp and Pape pany, Sherbrooke Lumber Company, Trois Pistoles Pulp and ber Company, and of other companies. a Mr. Hugh A Rose, eastern representative for the Cana ern Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, B.C., has received from minion Government an order for a cargo of fir timber for the | Bay Terminals at Port Nelson. The Canadian Government § Durley Chine sailed from Halifax for Fraser Mills by way Panama Canal on May 6th. She will take on a cargo at F and proceed by way-of the Panama Canal to Port Nelson. Mr. William Rutherford, of William Rutherford and So: pany, Limited, and Mr. H. A. Acer, of the Laurentide Compan: ited, have been elected:members of the executive committee Montreal branch of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association. annual meeting Mr. Rutherford, chairman of the Branch Legis Committee, emphasized the importance of the adoption of the p ciple of non-taxation of machinery- for municipal purposes, an tailed the various measures in which the association had taken < interest at the recent session of the Legislature. 8 - + = > ipa = rhs v ay = r i; erate HPs bee a Use, ake rs a , al oe “a » ‘= ; St eae si ha oo ay ellen! ete 4a % = 7 -, ee 7 ke ta ~ all 4 ¥ Sie ~ s. 8 ” Ocean Freights May Be Easier The following reference to ocean freight rates appeared in the can wood freights market business continues very slow in the charter- ing of steamers for wood cargoes. Shippers of Canadian deals and of pitch pine from the Southern States are still actively inquiring for _ boats, but at rates of freight to which owners have so far given little iy fe ade hy NG Don ap ageh Epa ea dal oe a Me a ts of their woodworking department. or no consideration, and the figures have been beyond charterers’ _ ideas. However, as other cargoes offering have become much fewer in number, and grain and cotton shippers appear to have pretty well filled their requirements for the present, owners will probably turn their attention to wood and bring their demands more into line with _ the rates which merchants are quoting, say a basis of 130s. from St. John, 132s.6d. Bay of Chaleurs, 135s. Miramichi, etc. Sailing vessels have also been, and still are, in request, but the supply of suitable carriers offering remains very limited, and in their case also the dif- ference between owners’ and shippers’ ideas of rates has hampered chartering. From the North Pacific grain merchants are pressing the market, and continue to offer increasing money to secure tonnage, and lumber merchants for the present do not appear to offer any seri- ous competition.” An interesting bulletin entitled “Tests of Wood Preservatives” has been published by the United States Forest Service. The tests were made upon thoroughly air-seasoned eastern hemlock. The bul- letin is of a technical nature, but contains much information which will be of interest to those who are concerned in the use of wood preservatives. . A Modern Woodworking Plant The James Smart Manufacturing Company, Brockville, Ont., have recently constructed a modern fireproof building for the use The building measures 50 ft. by 105 ft., and is three storeys high. The accompanying illustration gives a good idea of the appearance of the plant and shows that it has been designed with special reference to providing ample and well-lighted accommodation for the manufacturing operations of the woodworking department. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete throughout, including the floors and roof. The company have en- deavored to make the building thoroughly fireproof in every particular. For this reason there is no communication between the floors except. by an exterior stairway tower. The building is steam heated and electric lighted throughout. The machinery installed is of the best modern type for the work required. The motor power used is elec- _ trically supplied from the town plant and an independent motor is _ used on each floor. A large elevator is installed in the tower giving access for all kinds of material to the three floors with outside de- s livery on the ground floor. On the first floor are installed machines for the production of packing cases and crating of all kinds, and also for making hammer and other tool handles. The rough cutting up of all lumber to be used in the upper floors is also done on the first floor. On the second floor are located the principal machines for manufacturing the various wood products which the James Smart Manufacturing Company distributes throughout Canada. These products include school furniture of all kinds, plumbers’ woodwork, and a great variety of small articles used in connection with the company’s hardware trade. The third floor is used as a finishing room and for assembling, packing and shipping the various products of the factory. ai J ae pee negel a eat # enne | ee ens Te Tt a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Timber Trades Journal of April 24th:—In the Canadian and Ameri- | Adaptations of the Horizontal Resaw By E. M. McCormick It is perhaps impossible to say just what motive or what mixture of motives is responsible for the introduction of the horizontal resaw into this country, says The Woodworker. Since its introduction, however, it has been adapted to lines of work that perhaps were not thought of at all in the original conception. Primarily, the horizontal resaw seems to have been designed here to resaw short lengths that it is impossible to handle on the regulation band resaw. It carried with it a hopper feed, and the first one the writer remembers to have met with was designed specially to resaw box factory stock—short lengths of stock after they had been cut. In refining low grade and cull lumber to get box stock it is often best to get rid of the cull part and waste before resawing, otherwise there is a lot of material to handle and resaw that does not produce anything. To refine it means to reduce it to short lengths, and hence the horizontal resaw. Pretty soon the horizontal resaw idea began to attach itself to other things, among them its use for cutting up slabs and cull stock at the saw mill into shooks and boards. And a still later adaptation is the attaching of a horizontal resaw to the back of a double-surfacing planer, so that lumber is surfaced and resawed all at one handling and it becomes practically all one operation. This is perhaps one of the latest adaptations of the horizontal re- saw idea, and its original purpose seems to have been that of resaw- ing bevelled siding as it comes through the surfacer without having to handle it again. Of course, with a surfacer and this horizontal resaw mounted on the back end, one cannot only resaw bevelled siding, but some of the mills follow out the idea of resawing flooring and ceiling. That is, of matching it in double thickness, surfacing both sides and resawing, to get twice the amount of work through. It is questionable just how successfully this plan may be carried out. It is difficult to resaw with such perfection as to give the exact- ness in thickness essential to good work in the making of flooring and ceiling. The fact remains, however, that some mills are doing this right along. Z The. best opening, apparently, for this adaptation of the resaw, this putting of the horizontal resaw on the back end of a surfacing planer, is in the resawing of box lumber and other stock of that kind. Box lumber is often surfaced on both sides and then run through a resaw, and if this is the plan being followed by the box factory it should simplify operations to have a horizontal resaw made on it as part of the surfacer, so that one time handling will do both jobs. It will naturally require a little closer attention and more skill and man- ipulation, but where there is enough work to justify, it is perhaps a money-saving proposition. Anyway, this making of the horizontal resaw as a part of the sur- facing planer is one of the new adaptations that is receiving quite a lot of attention now, and we will probably hear and see more of it in the near future. What other heretofore unthought-of lines it may branch out into remains to be seen. It has gone further already than _was conceived in the original purpose of the resaw in this country, and apparently we are only beginning its development. The Practical Lumberman An exceptionally valuable publication for lumbermen, entitled “The Practical Lumberman” written and published by Bernard Brere= ton, Tacoma, Wash., has just appeared in its third edition. The book contains a large amount of useful information pertaining to the lead- ing commercial woods of British Columbia and the Pacific North West States. While the treatment of some of the subjects is neces- sarily brief it is remarkably to the point in every instance and can- not fail to be valuable to both buyers and sellers who are interested in Pacific Coast forest products. A very generous portion of. the book is devoted to Douglas fir. It is impossible to indicate the variety of information contained upon this valuable wood. It is safe to say however, that every experienced lumberman who is interested in Douglas fir will find pointers in this book which it would be difficult for him to obtain anywhere else. The author of the book has had a very wide experience in the lumber trade and industry in Liverpool, Montreal, British Columbia, and Washington. The third edition contains all the important information included in the previous edi- tions and added articles on solid and veneer doors, and on silos. The book is published at the price of $1.50, and may be secured from Mr. Bernard Brereton, P. O. Box 1158, Tacoma, Wash. A report from Scotstown, P.Q., states that a large amount of square birch which has been piled in that district for some time has commenced to move out. The stock belongs to the Pejebscot Pulp & Paper Company, who are shipping ten carloads of logs to London, England. 36 CANADA The Lumber Industry of (By F. S. Wright, Commissioner of Publicity, Prince Rupert, B.C.) f if A great injustice was rendered the district of Prince Rupert in the early days of development, when our fathers who sit in council at Victoria, and preside over the present and future development of British Columbia, chose to designate as “Northern British Columbia” that part of British Columbia which lies north of Vancouver Island. To the average man the word “Northern” spells cold and bleakness, and he does not take the trouble to enquire further. He is satisfied 1500 cedar poles for export, Masset Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. that the designation applied means remoteness, and that suffices. We in Prince Rupert particularly take exception to this title, as while it is true Prince Rupert lies six hundred miles north of Vancouver, it is still about eight hundred miles south of the boundary line be- tween British Columbia and the Yukon. Hence the justification of the claim she makes as to being the most central point on the Can- adian Pacific Coast, with—since the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway—the quickest and most direct through route to Win-_ nipeg, Eastern Canada and the eastern part of the United States, a route with a maximum ruling grade of one-half of one per cent., a first-class roadbed and’‘one of the best examples of solid engineering on the American continent. Eight years ago Prince Rupert was only a surveyor’s camping ground. Today she is a city of 6,000 people, with permanent buildings and large industries. In a bound, since the 3rd of September last, when an actual through schedule was inaugu- rated over the new transcontinental route, she has become recognized as a competitive factor on the Pacific Coast. An ordinary map of Western Canada will show you that in order to reach the larger part of the prairie provinces from the Pacific Coast a line drawn east along the route of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from Prince Rupert strikes through the centre of the prairie provinces clear through to Winnipeg. Hence the argument—lumber is bulky, transportation consequently high, and the shortest and most direct route must be the natural one. That is a matter of economics. Below are given a few particulars as to the material available ad- jacent to Prince Rupert in Central British Columbia, and these par- ticulars, taken into conjunction with the excellent transportation fur- nished both by sea and rail, go far to show the advantages of Prince Rupert as a central shipping point for the lumber industry of Central British Columbia. State of the Industry in British Columbia The enormous demand for lumber on the prairies, caused by the unprecedented influx of population during the last. decade, which reached its highest point in 1913, and the consequent activity in Brit- ish Columbia, from whence the major port of the material used in this industry was obtained, caused a frenzied haste on the part of capital to install plants in order to cope with the extraordinary de- mand. In consequence plants were erected throughout British Col- LUMBERMAN : AND WOODWORKER Kar af Central British Columbia | umbia capable of supplying the demands of a ten million population, where the actual market was only about one and one-half millions Naturally, when the rush slackened, as happened in 1913, over-pro duction followed, operations were curtailed, numerous plants in whieh large capital had been invested became idle, and unemployment em sued. , : ; The central portion of British Columbia, with Prince Rupert as its centre, fortunately escaped this slump and has therefore no “regrets” to offer for larger mills geographically misplaced. Quite to the contrary, Prince Rupert has been able to keep not only its own two small mills running full capacity in filling orders for the local trade, but has also been a heavy buyer of manufactured lumber in the south, and used in the construction of the dry dock and for other uses on the Transcontinental Railway. The reason why Central Brit- ish Columbia was not so affected was due chiefly to the fact that, out- side of two large plants, which endeavored to compete with the south- ern mills, it was catering only to the local demand, with small plants, the upkeep of which was possible even during the slump, owing to the lessened cost of overhead expenses, as compared with the larger concerns. The field they covered formed a steady market for all they could produce. The opening of through communication with the East by rail has had the effect of widening this market from a purely local one to one only bounded by the hauling capacity of the — railway. The traffic rates as far east as Edmonton, allow the lum- © bermen of this district to compete with Vancouver and other points south. As to lumber, and in the production and marketing of shingles, — they are able to ship on an equal basis as to transportation, and in hate ts tee te | 5 ft. yellow cedar, Prince Rupert, B.C. addition can produce a shingle of superior quality, both as to texture and strength. : The year 1915 seems to be the eve of another era of activity in the lumber trade of British Columbia, due chiefly to the fact that the raw material sources of Europe are at the present time practically closed and consequently the great market of Great Britain is experi- encing considerable difficulty in obtaining raw material necessary. CANADA The new system of towage, two rafts or cradles with one million feet. This supply, usually drawn from Sweden, Norway and Russia, has ceased to all intents and purposes, and in consequence Great Britain The opening of the Panama Canal has opened up a much shorter and direct all-sea route to this market and the markets of the Eastern States and Canada, effecting a considerable saving in water carriage, so important to the lumber industry of the West Coast. While Central British Columbia, owing to the further haul and inferiority of methods of production, cannot hope to compete at the present stage on a favorable basis with southern points, she can do so in some lines, such as cedar poles, of which the district has an unequalled supply available, and this fact, combined with the steady increase of her interior market, of which, owing to strategic position, she must have nearly the monopoly, will enable the lumber industry of this district to obtain a satisfactory start on the road to profitable perm- anency. Raw Material Available In giving the following particulars as to the amount of raw ma- terial available in the district of Central British Columbia, of which Prince Rupert is the natural centre, only timber is included which is adjacent to salt water and is of present commercial value. In 1914 the total cut of the district, which is roughly 200 miles long by about 30 miles wide, was approximately 12,000,000 feet board measurement —this figure including cedar poles and piling. The figures men- tioned show an alarming decrease over those for 1913, when the cut was approximately 26,000,000 feet board measurement, but with the renewed activity. this year it is expected that the year 1915 will show a substantial increase. The Forestry Department of the Provincial Government’s estimate, made on a careful basis of cruising, gives the total area of available timber lands adjacent to Prince Rupert as 25,000,000 acres, averaging over 15,000 feet to the acre. Of this 300,- 000 acres average over 25,000 feet to the acre. The general composi- tion of the stands are spruce 50 per cent., red cedar 20 per cent., hem- lock 20 per cent., balsam and yellow cedar 10 per cent. In addition to the above there is a large area of approximately 17,000,000 acres which will be available in the next fifty years for commercial purposes. $ The Interior Country In the interior, along the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, as far _ east as Fort George, there is timber suitable for local sawmills and _ pulp plants. This will eventually be used in supplying local needs _ for rough lumber, but owing to the fact that the limits are held in small units by numerous individuals, and the consequent difficutly _ in the obtaining of control over an area sufficient to justify, the erec- _ tion of extensive pulp plants, it is doubtful whether capital will take the hazard of entering seriously into the pulp business in the interior for some time to come. Whilst the Skeena and the Naas are two of the very few rivers that are drivable and have sufficient supplies of pulp in sight, the fact of the small holdings must militate seriously against exploitation. This is a most important point where large _ plants such as pulp and paper mills are contemplated. It is not the present, but the future supply which counts. There will also be a demand in the interior for mining timber, as development in this im- _ portant industry progresses. Whilst the demand for rough lumber in the interior can and no doubt will be met locally, the market for the _ higher grades of lumber, including the finished product, will belong _to the Coast mills. There is a large area of arable land available for agricultural purposes in the interior of Central British Columbia, tap- _ ped by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. This is being settled steadi- ly by a good class of settler, and hence the future development must mean an increased market for the output of the Coast mills tributary ‘to Prince Rupert. — Lumber and the Fishing Industry At the present time there are forty-two canneries and five large cold storage plants operating in the Prince Rupert district. The sal- LUMBERMAN AND is looking to the American continent for her supply of raw material. WOODWORKER 37 mon pack for 1914 was approximately 330,000 cases. These figures exceed the Fraser River pack by about four thousand cases. The quantity of fresh fish landed at Prince Rupert in 1914 was 376,121 cwts. From September to December, 1914, approximately 4,000,000 Ibs. of fish was boxed and shipped over the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- way to points in the East and Europe. In January, 1915, approxi- mately 750,000 Ibs. of fresh fish was landed in Prince Rupert and shipped to Eastern markets. A further increase in amount landed and shipped is expected for February and onward throughout 1915, with the eventual possible feature of Prince Rupert obtaining the control of the reception and shipping business of the enormous fishing in- dustry of the Northern Pacific. This is apparent to anyone who may choose to follow the agitation and concernment of Seattle and other southern cities which, previous to the entry of Prince Rupert into the competitive field for this industry, held control of the busi- ness. Every effort is being made to prevent Prince Rupert from obtaining this business, and every effort, with good prospects of suc- cess,.is being made by Prince Rupert to win and hold it. It is obvious that this fish trade means an increased demand for boxes and for lumber for cannery repairs, etc. Owing to the rapid deterioration of buildings, large quantities of lumber are used yearly by the canneries and other plants engaged in the fishing business. At the present time only two mills locally are making a serious effort to get this business. The combined capacity of these two mills is about 37,000 feet per diem. Out of the total number of boxes used for the salmon pack yearly only about 20 per cent. are manufactured locally ; the remaining 80 per cent. are manufactured in the south and shipped to the district at prices ranging from 15c. per case to 18%c. per case, delivered freight paid where the freight does not exceed 1%c. per case. In addition approximately 650,000 feet of lumber is used for repairs. This is for the salmon pack alone. In addition to this are the halibut shipments, which now average, as stated, nearly 750,- 000 Ibs. per month. Most of this must be boxed for shipment. There is also the requirements of. the box trade in connection with cured fish, and barrels for the salt herring industry. These figures speak for themselves as to the possibilities of Prince Rupert as a centre for the box industry. Lumber and the Shipbuilding Industry The year 1915 will witness the completion of the dry dock and ship repair yards, built and controlled by the Grand Trunk Pacific Dry Dock & Ship Repair Company. This dock is capable of handling any kind of vessel on the Pacific Ocean. It is absolutely modern in every respect, and one of its avowed purposes is the building of motor trawlers, coasters and all the various types of fishing and pleasure crafts. This will entail a large demand for the higher grades of lum- ber used in boat building. The dock is certain to become a large user of this material, and it will be also operated as a supply point for the material required by smaller shipyards located at Prince Rupert. The abundant facilities offered by the larger concern are bound to create smaller subsidiary plants of a similar description, owing ‘especially to the facilities offered in the way of dockage and the supply of mach- inery parts by the larger concern. Even at the present time no mill can keep up with the demand for the higher grades of boat building material. The Retail Trade At the present time the retail lumber trade is quiet, but this is due mostly to the fact that the outbreak of war had the effect of cur- tailing local development to a considerable extent. However, the interior even at the present time is furnishing an increased demand for finished lumber, which is fast becoming more apparent. This demand is increasing in such a way as to forecast a steady market in the future, Scaling spruce raft at Metlakatla, opposite Prince Rupert, B. C. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ without the possibility of over-production through boom causes. Ex- perience has shown that with regard to the box industry, unless oper- ated as an adjunct to a sawmill, it is impossible to do business on a competitive basis with sawmills that use part of their product for this purpose. Factory lumber for box making, the only available sup- ply of which comes from the south, is only 75 per cent. clear, and the wastage of at least 25 per cent. in raw material alone is unavoidable. Towage of Logs A new system of towage has recently come into prominence, and has had the effect of making the towage of booms handier and less expensive. Under this method logs can be handled in rough water, where it is impossible to handle an ordinary boom, and the method has enabled logs to be towed across rough water, such as the Queen Charlotte Sound, with best results. Instead of booming the logs in the old way a cradle is formed by means of chains, three chains be- ing laid crosswise and a layer of logs laid on them, then a layer of chains and a deck of logs, continuing alternately until the boom is made up. The last chains go completely around the cradle, which has a capacity of one-half million feet. ‘The cradle draws 20 feet of water, is cigar-shaped to make towage easier, and the entire method renders the question of long water haulage a much more facile and econ- omical matter. Government Supervision of Timber The excellent work of the Forestry Department, recently instal- led by the Provincial Government with the view of.protecting British Columbia timber resources, has rendered the location of suitable stands for commercial purposes on Crown lands a comparatively easy mat- ter. The particulars of tenure, stumpage and log values are gener: ally well enough known as applied to British Columbia. The cost of manufacturing and labor is slightly higher than in the south. An important factor in the question of the cost of operation is, that of the climate. The rainfall on the coast of Central British Col- umbia is heavier than on the southern portion and consequently more time is lost in the woods owing to bad weather, but as these wet spells generally occur at certain fixed periods of the year, and also owing to the fact that this rainfall is universally calculated on, it is possible to get labor to operate in all except the very heaviest weather without any difficulty. The men do not seem to mind the dampness, as they soon get accustomed to it. In conclusion, while Prince Rupert can and does look forward to the time when lumbering will be an important feature of the in- dustries of Central British Columbia, she is under no delusion as to the limits of her ability to compete in the world’s markets. What Prince Rupert does expect and claim is that the lumber industry of British Columbia, with its interior market, its market on the Prairies as far east as Winnipeg, in some lines also to the United States, East- ern Canada and Europe, is in its infancy ; that it has a large undevelop- ed future market locally, and that under the right management and procedure this market is available for profitable exploitation and be- longs to Prince Rupert by right of raw material available and her strategic position in relation to these markets. B.C. Timbers in Great Britain The Timber Trades Journal, London, England, in its issue of April 24th, says:—“The export timber trade on the Pacific Coast of America is passing through a period of severe depression, largely due to the reduction of business in the various consuming countries owing to the war, and the opening of the Panama Canal has not yet benefited the trade, so far as shipments to Europe are concerned, owing to the extraordinary rise in freights. British Columbia appears to have been more severely affected than the neighboring States of Washington and Oregon, the Colonial mills having been unsuccessful in dispos- ing of their productions. Notwithstanding the present depression in the trade, the conclusion that our correspondent has arrived at is that. a big trade will develop in the near future from the Pacific Coast to Europe, after the war, and when normal conditions are restored. Already considerable contracts have been made for the supply of Col- umbian pine sleepers, and it is understood that this wood is preferred to pitch pine when creosoted. The preserving process, however, which is necessary to obtain a satisfactory impregnation of the wood is somewhat different to that usually adopted for treating Baltic fir.” William R. Perrin, Limited William R. Perrin, Limited, is the name of a new company formed recently to take over the stock, machinery and foundry of the William R. Perrin Company, Limited, at Toronto, specializing in the manufacture of Veneer, Veneer Dryers and Pulp Presses. The firm are also especially equipped to take care of orders for speciai _machinery. They are building at the present time a 200-ton hydraulic Veneer Press with platen 50 x 74 inches for Hay & Company, Lim- ited, of Woodstock, Ont., which will make the second Perrin press this firm will have installed. Mr. Wm. R. Perrin, son of the late Wm. R. Perrin, is President of the new company. ‘Duncan, Limited, of Montreal. ~ary 26th, 1856, and went to Victoria in 1887. ‘sioners held in Ottawa the proposed increases in the freight ra oie a _— ~ Swern oy eee "> TO ere ets Me, f x a r “ gets ae = Pe. aa re Seay 15, 1915. Lake Vessels for Ocean Trade a ; one Scarcity of ocean tonnage and the high rates ruling for freight carriage are inducing lake navigation companies to send ves- sels to the Atlantic service. The Canada Steamship Lines, Limited, will put 15 vessels of its line on the Atlantic, it has been learned, and other lake navigation companies are expected to follow suit. The British Admiralty is also arranging to release a number of Canadian vessels belonging to the regular lines, substituting smaller ones in their places, and this is expected to assist in relieving the situation. a News from the Drives in Eastern Canada st Over 13,000,000 feet of logs to be manufactured at Victoria Mi N.B., have been brought out by Fraser, Limited. & Mr. F. M. Tweedie, Mayor of Chatham, N.B., reports that the of lumber on the Miramichi this year will probably be greater than has ever been before. +. Ga ae Reports from Fredericton, N.B., under date of May 7th that the water in the St. John River had fallen slightly from its fr height. The warm weather however, was keeping the level up poem ke Logs had been running into the booms freely for se ays. A large amount of damage has been caused in the Laurent Mountain district near Weir, P.Q., by the bursting of the dam Balsam Lake. -The water rushed down through other conne lakes, carrying away the dams, and sweeping thousands of logs int Round Lake. There, it destroyed a saw mill belonging to J. and In addition, about 500,000 f manufactured lumber and several rigs were carried into the le ‘wo bridges and part of the railway track were also badly damage Favorable reports have been received from nearly every on the Upper St. John River, N.B. Plentiful rains have occurred causing the water to rise extensively. Reports from central parts New Brunswick are less. satisfactory on account of scarcity of A despatch from Fredericton. stated that the main dam towards head of the Nashwaak River had been partially carried away. tor N. M. Jones, general manager of the Partington Pulp & Pai Company, reports that although the water in the Nashwaak Rive low, warm weather and a little.-more rain will bring out his co pany’s large drives. : ¢ * sf & Death pf Bernard Quinn The passing away of Bernard Quinn, at Windsor Mills, P.O., cently, removed one of the best known men in the Eastern Town- ships. The deceased had been in failing health for the past four yea and the news of his death, while not unexpected, will be received with deep regret, for “Barney” Quinn had a wide circle of friends. was a large lumber dealer and a director of the Lotbiniere Rai and Lumber Company; the Sherbrooke Lumber Company, the E. Telephone Company, and several others. Deceased, who was 66 y of age, leaves a widow and one son. Well Known B.C. Lumberman’s Death ——t™” The death is reported of Joseph James Lemon, Victoria, B. one of the best-known builders and lumbermen of that city a member of the widely-known Lemon, Gonnason Lumber Comp of Victoria, B.C. Mr. Lemon was born in New York City, on Fe Allen James Moore, of Bulwer, P.Q., who had been ‘con with the lumber business at that point for the past twenty years recently in his 69th year. ee At a recent meeting of the Dominion Board of Railway C on lumber were brought up again by Mr. Walsh, represen Canadian Manufacturers’ Association. Mr. Walsh read a letter fre the lumber producers and dealers of Hamilton, Ont., in which tl said that the proposed advance of “%c. per hundred Ibs., on lum would mean a combined loss to them of $12,500 per year, and on count of the close prices upon the commodity, there was practica no possibility of recovering this amount from the customers. g The Lake St- John region of Quebec, is in a very prosper condition just now, owing to activity in the ground wood busi This is one of the districts where log-cutting was actively pursued o1 a large scale all winter. Fortunately, also, the Price Brothers’ pape inills, unlike some of the others, are running full time, and are booke up ahead. a May 15, 1915 _ Secrets for Operating Bandsaws Efficie ntly By L. R. Brown Bandsaws, and what it means to care for them, is a problem that - leads one into careful workmanship and careful thought. In thinking of the many things we have to look for at all times, the many intricate annoyances that always are present wherever they are in use; one can aptly compare the whole to the feat of walking a tight rope. Equilibrium on an unstable centre, of course, is the trick in itself. But this equilibrium cannot’ be acquired, or maintained, or kept under any degree of control unless one is able to grasp a correct mental poise. If too much of the acrobat’s attention is centered on a single feature of the trick, his negligence on the other conditions would - make him all the more liable to lose his balance, than if he was able _ to divide his attention to cover the whole situation. The whole must _ be taken in at a glance, and this poise or that poise be taken, as the centre of equilibrium changes. So in the matter of caring for bandsaws; the whole must be con- _ sidered as a whole, continuously and cautiiously. If one centres too much energy in caring for the teeth without other precautions, the _ tension, or some other part of the work will soon become impaired. | Too much rolling for tension without first looking to the levelled con- _ dition, invites trouble; and to spend all of the time in the filing room, - without giving the proper care and attention to the necessary repairs on the machine, when conditions require it, is a considerable waste i. of energy; and the results will only be indifferent and unsatisfactory [> at the best. To obtain the best possible results, all these things—and a hun- - dred others—must ‘all be observed at a glance, and be done at the proper time. A little too late, or a little too soon will not do; things done at exactly the right time are what count in keeping a force of _ bandsaws i in a condition to hum a good lively tune at all times. Neglect is a strong factor in a good saw-fitter’s downfall; and diligence and careful workmanship are equally as strong factors in one’s success. Diligence and activity of mind and thought are, first __ of all, essential to good results. The problems to be worked out, must p frst of all be located. And there are certain rules that apply to cer- tain conditions that are helpful, but none are invincible. One should not allow himself to get the idea that he has all there is that can be done laid down in a certain set of rules, and after get- _ ting them all memorized and down pat, that is all there is to it. There are no hard-and-fast rules that will apply to all saws in all cases. ~ One must always be alert and on the lookout at all times for the _ places where “rule” methods are at fault, and meeotly work out ' methods before things get to going wrong. ‘ Of course, tension in all cases means the same thing, but the B' “degree, or amount required must be determined after carefully con- _ sidering the quality and quantity of work expected, and the nature of the stock to be sawed. Good straight cuts cannot be made with | too much tension any better than they can with too low tension. The | exact amount of tension is the problem in this case, and cannot be de- _ termined by any fixed rule. It must come from practical experience. ; Too much swage will ruin the cutting qualities of an otherwise well-fitted saw. If one attempts to run a wide swage, that a low or medium tension will not support, he may try a very strong tension and find he has made some improvement; yet unless he knows where «the. danger line in that direction lies, he can very easily walk into “serious trouble unless he knows where to stop. __ Ika 36 or 34 tension will not hold an 18 or 19 gauge resaw up to a straight line, something is wrong besides the tension. If a 44 or _ 42 tension will not hold up a 14 or 15 gauge log saw, it is of no use _ to go any farther in that direction. Something else is wrong: Not the tension. # » ee eS » that fie sawyer is running the saw too much on the cross- deat, d cracks begin to appear. It does not matter what tension is being used. Any change of tension will not result in any material good. re tension will only add to the dangers of more cracks; less ten- will only make the saws run more poorly. Just have a little ndly talk with the sawyer, and if the sawyer is a good fellow, | you are just what you ought to be, there will be an end to the uble then and there. It one of the wheels are loose on the shaft, the same results may ow up in the saws. And as in the above- mentioned case, a change the tension, or anything you can do in the filing-room, will be ‘se than a waste of time. It will be only as the old saying goes, idding insult to injury.” Have the necessary repairs made, so the Is will remain firm and tight on the shaft, and all the trouble | be over. s to make crooked cuts; yet it is worse than ‘useless to attempt the saws in the filing-room so it will make straight cuts under e conditions. It is much easier to fix the guides, and in fact, it ily atisiactory inet out of the trouble. Improperly adjusted guides may cause cracks, or may cause the “ “CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 And so it is from start to finish, with the man who does the fitting for bandsaws. No matter if they are wide or narrow, thick or thin; and no matter if the difficulties are of slightly annoying, or perplex- ing nature—there is usually an easy, simple way to- get out of the trouble, and usually the shorter method is the most effective and satisfactory. All the “secrets” of the business are only those incidents of every- day occurrence, and no one could expect to be told by others so they would be able to use them effectively in their own work without exer- cising their own wits in the matter, for they would not apply to dif- ferent cases with equally good results. And no one who thoroughly understands how complex those little incidents are, would ever at- tempt to apply them as fixed rules.—Berlin Quality. Miscellaneous Trade Paragraphs The Hastings Mill, Vancouver, B.C., is at present working over- time on several large contracts, including one for 4,500,000 feet of lumber for the new Government dock at the foot of Salisbury drive, Vancouver, and another for 3,000,000 feet to be used for street plank- ing in Prince Rupert. A recent report from Craigellachie, B. C., stated that an extensive forest fire had started in the Eagle River Valley, two miles west of Craigellachte. The woods were dry and a high wind spread the flames rapidly, until they became uncontrollable. The fires destroyed large quantities of cedar posts and much valuable timber. It is believed that the fire started from burning brush piles on settlers lands. Indications of substantial improvement in trade conditions are reported by Mr. S. Huddleston, of the Mankin Lumber Company, with yards at Hall, B.C. Mr. Huddleston recently stated that his company expected very shortly to close ‘a contract for 4,000,000 feet of white pine to be delivered in the United States. Of this order 2,000,000 feet is to be shipped within the next four months and the balance during the following four months. Mr. Huddleston also mentioned other important orders secured by his company as evidence of the fact that business conditions are improving. From November Ist, 1914, to April 27th, 1915, the T. & N. O. Rail- way carried 72,000 cords of pulpwood, which is more than the total shipments for the whole of 1914. Mr. J. L. Englehart, chairman of the T. & N. O. Railway Commission stated that there were also 36,000 cords stacked and sold, and 19,000 cords stacked that would be sold and_shipped a little later on. The Ottawa Valley mills are now all in operation. Recent rains have greatly improved the driving conditions. This applies, it is re- ported, to a great deal of northern Ontario. Trade conditions in Ot- tawa are a little more activesthan in most parts of the province. New Dominion Parks Regulations By an Order-in-Council passed by the Dominion Government on April 30th, the regulations relating to the removal of timber from Dominion Parks, formerly in effect, have been rescinded and new ones substituted. The dues for cutting timber in Dominion Parks provided by the new Order-in-Council are as follows :— The dues to be charged for dry wood shall be as follows :— A. For timber, mining props, railway ties, posts and rails measur- ing :— (1) Eleven (11) inches and over in diameter at the butt end, one- fifth cent (1-5) per lineal foot. (2) Nine (9) to eleven (11) inches in diameter at the butt end, one-tenth (1-10) of a cent per lineal foot. (3) Five (5) to nine (9) inches in diameter at the butt end, one- twentieth (1-20) of a cent per lineal foot. (4) Under five (5) inches in diameter at the butt end, free, if piled separately and thus made available for inspection. B. For cordwood, twelve and one-half (12%) cents per cord. - Wood to be classed as cordwood must before removal be cut into lengths not more than four (4) feet. The dues to be charged for green wood shall be as follows, payable on issue of the permit: ; A. For timber, mining props, railway ties, posts and rails measur- in (1) Bleven (11), inches and over in diameter at the butt end, three-fifths of a cent (3/5c.) per lineal foot. (2) Nine (9) to twelve (12) inches in diameter at the butt end, three-tenths of a cent (3/10c.) per lineal foot. (3) Five (5) to nine (9) inches in diameter at the butt end, three twentieths of a cent (3/20c.) per lineal foot. (4) Under five (5) inches in diameter at the butt end free, if piled separately and thus made available for inspection. B. For cordwood, twenty-five cents (25c.) per cord. Wood to be classed as cordwood must before removal be cut into lengths not more than four (4) feet. ~ WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wanted” or “Employees Wanted” will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line (14 agate lines make one inch.) ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more consecutive insertions of the same advertisement are or- dered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Wanted Employment” will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Minimum charge 25 cents. Advertisements. of ‘‘Wanted Employees” will be inserted at the rate of two cents «4 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Minimum charge 50 cents. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. cesar tal : F Wanted-Lumber y SENS Wanted to Buy ath Cedar suitable for boats. 3ox 184, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 9-12 Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-tf Wanted to Buy Birch, Oak; Maple, Ash and Elm. Apply by letter, stating prices, thicknesses, lengths, aver- age widths, quality, also name point of ship- ment, to Robert Cox & Company, Hope Building, Ottawa, Ont. 7-10 Wanted —- Rock Elm 250,000 to 350,000 feet of 10/4 No. 1 com- mon and better, standard lengths, 6 ins. and wider. Will take the stock green or dry. Address American Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg, Pa. . Lumber For Sale 200 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 22 ft. Cypress. 3875 Pieces 1 x 15 and up 24 ft. Cypress. Clear for boat building, in stock at Montreal. GEO. C. GOODFELLOW, c ; Montreal, Que. For Sale PILING, any length in Spruce, Red, White and Jack Pine or Hardwood. Telegraph Poles, Ties and Fence Square Cedar and Hemlock up to 12 in. Correspondence solicited. ANGUS PRENTICE & SON, 189 Arthur Street, Posts. Se le, 9-14 Toronto, Ontario. FOR SALE Norway and Jack Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 1,090,000 ft. sax OG 500,000 ft. 1x. 8 85,000 ft. 1 x 10 14,000 ft. 2x 4 165,000 ft. 2 x Oo 220,000 ft. 2% 28 320,000 ft. 2.x 10 218,000 ft. 2x 12 65,000 ft. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft 1,500,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., 5t.£. Ottawa, Ont, For Sale hard maple lumber, 1-in. thick, long. Would sell mill run or se- Finlay & Sons Company, Nor- 10 100,000 ft. 8 to 16 ft. lected. J. wood, Ont. We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- way Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. ROCESS ERE Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1 No. 51 Crescent universal woodworker; 2 24-in. planers and matchers; 3 12-in. buzz planers; 1 12-in. four-side moulder; 1 ~~ 802 Canada Machinery Corporation shaper; 5 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 2 No. 619 Canada Machinery Corporation saw tables; 1 36-in. double drum sander; 1 20-in. American wood: scraper. H. W. PETRIE, LTD., Toronto, Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt veneer ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 88-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 33¢-in. spindles. Coe 100-in. Power Clipper. — Coe 54-in. Power Clipper. Coe Type A. Stamper. These machines are decided bargains and carry the same guarantee as we give our new ones. Prices on application. THE COE MFG. COMPANY, Painesville, oe a os Ohio. ORR ole : Wanted-Machinery : Uy ai SSMS: Wanted A second-hand House or Koval Filing Ma- chine in good repair. Address, Herron Brothers, Limited, McKinnon Building, To- ronto. ~ 10 Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Band and saw filer wants position. reliable, steady and up-to-date. dependable. Best references. ada Lumberman, Toronto, Strictly Thoroughly Box 181, Can- 8-11 me Band Saw Filer wants Position. A1 refer- ence; fifteen years’ experience. State what you have in first letter. Address A. W. Wood- ward, 57 Kirkwood Street, Akron, Ohio. 9-12 I’m in a position to go on the road with a good responsible Wholesale Lumber firin, hardwood lumber, soliciting orders or ship: ping stock or manager of proper firm. Good oonduct; 30 years old; unmarried. Experi- ence from stump to foreign markets. Best of references. Box 199, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 10 SSS Expert Band Saw Filer wants position. Fourteen years’ experience on single and dou- ble cut saws. No Proposition too large. Guarantee satisfaction in hard or soft woods. Strictly sober. A No. 1 reference. Address Saw Filer, P, O. Box 592, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.A. 6-10 WANTED—Position by experienced iaud Sawyer. Sober. First-class reference. The London market has not been quite so active during fortnight, although deliveries at the docks continue to show over those of last year. Forward purchases are reported from usual sources of supply. There seems to be no prospect of any ening in present values as the spot stock at London is light and is little likelihood of new goods coming in at much of a red Buyers, however, are adopting a waiting policy, which is noth be surprised about. They will just purchase what they need and the current price. Deliveries at London docks during the week ing April 17th amounted to 3,659 standards as compared with 2,23 standards during the corresponding week of last year. At Foy Mor- gan & Company’s recent auction sale 3 x 11 second Montreal “y pine” sold at £29 and shorter lengths at £28 5s. ¢ ‘ There is no alteration to report in the general trade situation Liverpool. The demand is still spotty. Importations of spruce de from New, Brunswick and Nova Scotia have been “sold to arri to the usual importers. These goods are being despatched up cour as rapidly as the railroads can handle them. Prices on deals from John and Halifax “to arrive” are unchanged. ‘The uncertainty tonnage makes it very difficult to complete contracts for future livery. No change is reported in the market for Canadian pine d Most of the stocks on hand at Liverpool are held by the two houses in this branch of the trade who are selling them only — they can secure good prices, because they could not replace t what they cost, for next season. Owing to the scarcity of large siz pitch pine logs, the spot stocks of Columbian pine have been great reduced of late. Fresh arrivals of Columbian pine are costing more money than existing stocks have been sold for. a The trade at Manchester is rather quiet, partly on account of high prices and partly on account of high freight rates. Spruce de are going forward, but the prices are very high. Birch contin strong. Holders of dry birch boards and logs have raised their considerably. Birch logs are now valued at 21d. over the inch, thu 17-in. wood is worth 3s. 2d. per cubic foot. Similar quality was s not many years ago in 17-in. logs at ls. 5d. per cubic foot. The ference is largely the effect of the freight rate of 160s. per stan to Manchester. Dry birch is valued at 5s. per cubic foot. Pine d and boards are also firm. Third quality Quebec deals 11 in. x 3 in are valued at £15 per standard with 4ths at £12 f.0.b. Montreal. Reports from Glasgow state that the opening of the Mor shipping season should find a good market for pine deals as y heavy selling is reported recently on the part of a few merch holding good stocks. The deals are wanted for immediate cons tion. : ate a “+ The University of Wisconsin extension division announces a ¢ respondence-study course on the subject of lumber and its uses. course has been prepared by one of the best authorities in the cou and is planned especially for lumber dealers, contractors, carper salesmen and others whose work relates to nature’s great buil¢ materials. ‘Topies included in the course will deal with the struct of wood, paints and stains, physical properties, standard grades sizes, structural timbers, seasoning and preservation, lumber p cost of wood construction, specific uses of wood and the selectio materials. P. While lumber is one of our most important natural resources, one which requires more special information in its use than probal any other material, yet there has been available, in form of systema instruction, less information on this subject than on any other mate of anywhere near equal importance. But little effort has been ] forth to save those who deal with the use of wood from acquiring theit information by the slow, and ofttimes bitter, lessons of experience. — | May 15, 1915 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 C View of Mills in Sarnia. BUY THE BEST Retailers and woodworking establishments who like to get Al NORWAY and WHITE PINE LUMBER al- ways buy their stocks from us because we can ship them on quick notice. It pays to have the goods, but it pays better to “‘deliver’’ them. We also make a specialty of heavy timbers cut to or- der any length up to 60 feet from Pine or B.C. Fir. rues Rush Orders Rushed ” BP leveland-Sarnia Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P. Bortz, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. SAURWEIN, Ass’t. Mgr. 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Market Correspondence Ottawa Trade Fairly Active Ottawa, May 7; (Special to the Canada Lumberman-:—All the sawmills in the Ottawa Valley are now operating. Though the water in the Ottawa and its tributaries is not as high as the average at this time of the year, compared with other years, excepting last year, there is enough to keep the logs on the move. It was reported that the water was so low in the Coulougne and Gatineau Rivers that big drives of logs were held up. This report, however, is denied. Given an average rainfall during the summer months local lumbermen say that they are not likely to be so badly handicapped by lack of water as they were last year, which was a record dry season. _ In spite of all the conditions that are militating against business conditions arising out of the war, trade in this district is not so bad; in fact it is fairly good, taking everything into consideration. The export business is, of course, confronted with much difficulty, due to the presence of so few boats in the Trans-Atlantic trade compared with the number in times of peace, and the dangers attendant on ship- ping, from German submarines and mines near and in British waters. Most of the boats that were formerly in the Canadian service are now under the control of the Admiralty and the boats that are not, are required for the transportation of war materials and troops from Can- ada. The sash and door factory of the Pembroke Lumber Company was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morn- ing last. The loss is estimated at $75,000, which is covered by insur- ance. It has not yet been definitely determined what was the cause of the fire. ‘ Local building is likely to be handicapped by a strike of the brick- _layers and masons. Their agreement with their employers expired on April 30th. The will of the late Captain John L. Murphy, well known to lum- bermen throughout the Ottawa district, who died in Riverside, Cal- ifornia, about one month ago, was filed for probate here this week. He left an estate valued at $329,984. Of this amount $261,753 was in _ bank stocks, $36,010 in bonds and debentures; real estate in Ottawa and California, $29,600, and the balance in other miscellaneous assets. He left $2,000 to St. Patrick’s Orphan Asylum, Ottawa, and the rest of the estate to his widow and several relatives. Lumbermen will be affected by the reversed decision of the Do- minion Government respecting the war stamps on American and other foreign cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, etc., issued outside of Can- ada and payable in this country. The government at first-ruled that such bank paper need not have a war tax stamp attached when pre- sented for payment, but has just reversed that ruling. Quiet Trade at Montreal Montreal, May 8th (Special to the Canada Lumberman ) :—Con- ditions in the lumber market have not undergone any marked change. Business cannot be described as good, but at the same time there is a fair volume of orders. The one bright spot is the trade with the United States, some excellent business having recently been placed with local firms. Within the last six weeks one firm has received or- ders aggregating over two and a half million feet of spruce. Prices are being maintained at a satisfactory level, and heavy sales of spruce for United Kingdom having a material influence in this direction. The prices obtained for this description of lumber were higher than last season, and in turn this has tended to strengthen the local market. Orders for ammunition boxes continue to be placed here, and are keeping some of the factories very busy. The business in sash and doors has slackened. Building permits for last month were unex- pectedly large, but again show a decline as compared with those of last year. They were valued at $975,891, a falling off of $1,230,079. For the four months the total was $1,865,827, or a decrease of $2,- 195,336. The export season has not commenced very auspiciously. Only a small amount of lumber has been shipped, owing to the scarcity of space. The steamship companies now decline to book space ahead, and shippers have to take whatever room they can secure. The space available is a very uncertain quantity, while prices rule high, with an upward tendency. About 100s. per standard for Liverpool and 120s. for Glasgow have been paid. There is a probability that as the season advances more vessels will be put on, but the sales for the other side have been very heavy, and shippers are anxious to obtain every inch of room they can get. A correspondent at Three Rivers reports that the St. Maurice 519 shares out of a possible 20,000. _ ceptionally good the last couple of months. They have been ke a he rs ~ = = May 15, 1915 SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD River has risen considerably, facilitated by recent rains. All indications point to a better demand for ground wood in immediate future. The stream on which are situated American ground wood mills have now reached a point where they will commence te recede, and already there are inquiries as to contracts with Canadian mills. The latter could easily handle more orders, but there is nc disposition to reduce prices in order to dispose of present stocks. The imports of sulphite from Europe into the United States have materially decreased of late, and with the present compartively small stock, the outlook is for higher quotations. and that log driving has been. greatly North Shore Drives Needing Rain © me: . Thessalon, Ont., May 7th; (Special to the Canada Lumberman-: —This spring, so far, has been the most unfavorable for driving in the history of Algoma. The snow went away gradually and we have had no rains so far, although, notwithstanding the low water the drives have made good progress. Unless we get considerable rains from this out, however, the drives on the upper waters will not come out this season. This will be a serious loss, not only to the lumber- men, but also to the different towns along the shore which are de- pendent upon the mills for their existence. However, the season is still young and we may have a great deal of moisture yet this month River drivers are very plentiful this spring, and wages on the rivers” are not quite so high as formerly. Today has every appearance of rain and should we have a wet turn for a few weeks everything will come out, as the lumbermen have a good organization, with large crews of drivers on the ground, and are well equipped with alligators” and everything necessary, when the rain comes, to take advantage of* whatever may be to their benefit. : Barbados Market Report 5S. P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of April 17th, as follows :—Lumberstufts——White Pine—There have been no arrivals during the fortnight, and there is no enquiry at the mo- ment for Merchantable quality, but receipts of good Second quality would do well. Spruce—No arrivals to report. The market is very heavily stocked, and there is absolutely no enquiry for either Shippers or Seconds. Shingles—Dealers are supplied, and stocks of all des- criptions are ample for present requirements. Shooks—No receipts Wood Hoope—We note the arrival of 500 bdls. by Steamer from Lon- don for dealer’s account. ; . Annual Meeting of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company — The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Joseph Dixon Cru- cible Company, was held at the company’s office in Jersey City on April 19th, 1915. A large number of stockholders were present who expressed their satisfaction with the present management and re- elected the former Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The vote recorded was the largest ever represented at an annual election—19,- The following are the Directors elected: George T. Smith, Robert E. Jennings, George E. Long, E. L. Young, William G. Bumsted, H. Schermerhorn, Harry Dailey. The officers elected by the Board ol Directors are: President, George T. Smith; Vice-President, George FE. Long; Treasurer, J. H. Schermerhorn; Secretary, Harry Dailey ; Asst. Secretary and Asst. Treasurer, Albert Norris. ‘& Machinery Firm Reports Good Bu;iness Messrs. P. Payette & Company, of Penetanguishene, Ont., manu facturers of saw mill machinery, report business as having been their factory running on full time all along to keep up with their ord A number of installations have been put in by the firm this spri among them being a new steel carriage of 44 inch opening at Man Chew’s mills at Midland, equipped with Payette’s Frictional Grip Works, and patent mill dogs; a Payette lath mill and bolter in Grave Bigwood & Company’s mill at Byng Inlet; a lath mill and bolter in Foley Bros.’ mill at Scott, Ark., and two lath machines for the new Spanish Mills Company’s mill at Cutler, Ont. B. Gonnason, of the Leman Gonnason Lumber Company, Vic- toria, B.C., was recently in California. ? ‘ May 15, 1915 : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Getting Acquainted Is somewhat of a problem, at times, occasionally decidedly unpleasant You have probably found it so in both your buying and selling experience. Why take a chance of having your pride, feelings or temper ruffled—stick close to your old friends, not quite the excitement may- be, but there’s that peace of mind, that satisfaction in knowing that they can be depended upon. There is no more dependable place on earth to get your Dressed Spruce, than Fenderson’s—the value is in it—beautifully dressed—excellent grade—bone dry—you can bank on its being good when you place the order. If you would help your business grow, handle better stock than the other fellow, your customers talk it over, if pleased, they build your business—if not pleased, they tear it down. Be jealously careful of your strongest advertising medium. Remember The most value for every dol- lar. Each car chuck full of satis- faction. Make that next car a Fenderson car. You'll like it. john Fenderson & Co. Incorporated Sales Office MILLS AT : Cedar Hall : ‘ _ 27 Besse Place peace? One a Se : : : Salmon Lake, Que. St. Moise, Que. j P Springfield, Mass. Jacquet River, N. B. | WE CARRY THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF DRY | SPRUCE IN CANADA 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fancy Woods and Veneers | Hen ,fae: Proper Finishes for Walnut Manufacturers of furniture who are putting out designs in Ameri- can walnut are studying closely the trend of fashion with reference to the character of finish to be applied. In fact, one of the main features of the recent furniture shows was the attention given by the furniture concerns to the desire of buyers in this respect, and to the difference between the finish used in their own factories and in those of their competitors. It seems that the consensus of opinion on the part of both manu- facturers and dealers is in favour of dark-brown. Light-brown was shown to some extent, but did not seem to get the attention of the buyers. And while there were a few concerns which seemed to have gone out of their way in an effort to find some unusual method of fin- ishing American walnut, putting it out in a grey cast, which was cer- tainly not characteristic, no matter how attractive it might have been considered, this treatment was the exception and not the rule. The thing which manufacturers who are using walnut should remember in this connection is that people who are going into the re- tail stores and buying American walnut furniture are being guided largely by their recollections of the furniture which was in vogue twenty-five or thirty years ago. Of course, they expect to see the monstrosities of that period, as far as design is concerned, replaced by the chaste design which have now been brought out by the manufac- turers; and instead of seeing a finish which distorted the beauty of the wood, and was heavy and shiny, they have been taught to look for the dull, soft finishes which have been characteristic of good furniture for a number of years. But as far as colour is concerned, they are looking for browns. American walnut is being exploited as a brown wood, and it is brown, wear and use bringing out this shade to a greater extent than might be thought, looking at the wood fresh-cut. Consequently, the manu- facturer who finishes it brown is simply following the natural ten- dencies, and is also following the line of.least resistance. He is fin- ishing his furniture the way the public expects it to be finished, which means the way it is going to sell most readily. As pointed out above, some manufacturers seem to have attempt- ed to make a garish display of walnut, by finishing it in such a way as to develop contrasts of figure, and developing yellowish tones which suggest figured gum or Circassian walnut. These effects may please some people, but they are not characteristic of American walnut, and do not seem to have much claim on the sentiment or fancy of a public which is associating the product of to-day with the usages of the nine- teenth century. Walnut consumers should study the question of finish very close- ly, because this will affect the success of their lines more than they may have thought.—“Veneers.” The Prospect of Walnut Supply The prominence which black walnut has lately attained has caused inquiries concerning supplies to meet present and future demand. There has not yet been any trouble in meeting demand as it has come ; but persons who expect the call for this wood to increase in the future have been looking ahead to discover whether a larger demand could be met. No one knows just how much standing walnut of merchantable size and grade there is in the United States. It is certain that this tree is much scarcer than it once was, though it is not certain that it is becoming scarcer from year to year, but such is probably the case. The tree is not marketable until it -has attained considerable age, be- cause its value lies in heartwood and this is poorly developed in trunks which have not a good many years to their credit. For that reason young walnuts of rapid growth are not an immediate asset, though size may be satisfactory. Black walnut’s natural range embraces not less than 600,000 square miles, from New York to Texas. The annual drain upon it is usually placed at 50,000,000 feet, including lumber, veneer, and ex- port stuff; but it is difficult to show this by itemized figures, because it cannot be ascertained how much walnut is counted twice in reach- ing the fifty million total. The Forest Service was able to find only 23,988,346 feet of black walnut a year used for manufacturing purposes in the United States. This included veneer as well as lumber, but did not include any lumber used in its rough form. It is certain that not much is used as rough lumber. Black walnut was once an absolutely wild tree, confined wholly to forests, but its habits underwent a modification as the country be- came settled. It was one of a few trees which showed a disposition May 15, 1915. THEIR ORIGIN, VALUE AND AND VIEWS to become domesticated. As fields replaced woods, the walnut be- came more and more conspicuous in the open ground, along fenet rows; in the corners of pastures, and even in door yards. Some wer wild trees left standing when the thickets were cleared, others wert planted on purpose or by chance. The nuts which the tree bears have neon air rsa Ad re have been the saving grace in many in- ‘ which preserve ssoci ie: ee! wares it when forest associates of other species A radical change in rate of growth occurs when the black walnut. emerges from forest conditions and takes its place in open ground. When shaded and crowded, its rate is slow, and forest-grown trunks of large size are usually very old; but in the full light of open ground, vhere the roots are permitted to spread freely through good soil, the growth is rapid and trunks quickly increase to large size. - = _ During early life, however, the tree in the open does not increa in value proportionately as it grows in diameter, because heartwood forms slowly, and the “sudden sawlog” of black walnut is apt to be principally sapwood which, on account of its white color, is not valued highly by the woodworking factory. Years are required to change t e sapwood into heart, and when the transformation has finally occurred, ime aa aie bie as valuable as that grown in the wilderness, | -xce at it may be shorter of trun ; Y for by more desirable figure. 6 ee Ch ae Apparently no statistics are available which give the quantity of plasted black walnut now growing in this country. The acreage is considerable and is dispersed through several states, some of whic ; are not included in this tree’s natural habitat. In California, for ex- ample, the tree grows rapidly in situations where the soil is suff- ciently damp ; but the nuts are so valuable, and the trees produce stich abundant crops, that no one cuts the groves for lumber, and the grain, color, and figure of the wood-have not been described in reports. __As the walnut becomes more domestic and less a product of the wild forest, it is not improbable that the desire to save it for its nuts will become a powerful factor in reducing the supply of walnut lum E ber. The fruit will be worth more than the saw-logs which may 2 cut from the trunk. Apparently, age sets no limit on the productive 4 ness of the walnut tree. Of course, a time comes in the existence of all trees when they must cease their activities; and at that period th 2 domestic black walnut may be expected to go to the sawmill. It should not be expected, however, that young walnut trees, with little heart and much sap, will be cut in large quantities, because it will not be profitable to do so. The black walnut is a tree which depends largely upon age for the value of its wood. Rapidity of growth, thoug h in itself a desirable asset, cannot wholly take the place of the value due to age.—Hardwood Record. 7 Where Veneers Are Used , The relative quantities of veneer used by various industries are not shown in available statistics. The total annual production of all thickness in the United States is known, and the various thicknesses are segregated in a way to determine how much of each is produce 1. The amounts cut from various woods are tabulated, and there are sep- arate figures for rotary cut, and sliced, and sawed. Beyond these points the records do not go. Z _ The person who undertakes to state how much veneer goes te this industry or to that must indulge in guessing, but it is possibl to secure much information so that the guesses may be brought with. in the range of probabilities. It is very commonly believed that fur- niture manufacturers are the largest users of veneers, and after th at according to popular opinion, come the musical instrument ma and the industry known as fixtures. The most common artic grouped in the fixture industry are store and bank counters, office titions, and saloon bars. The total annual demand for wood in n ing furniture, including chairs, totals 1,250,000,000 feet, board me sure, in the United States. Musical instruments call for 260,000, feet, and fixtures account for 187,000,000 feet. In making the ar | included in the foregoing classes, there is no fixed ratio between fl use of lumber and of veneer. It is certain that veneer lacks mu c of constituting one-fourth of all wood reported for these three n dustries, but it is not possible to quote exact figures to show it. ~ 4 _ There is little question that those who have given credit to f ir niture, fixtureg, and musical instruments for the largest use of woo¢ veneer, have overlooked the most important of all—the box. he combined use of wood by makers of musical instruments, fixtures and furniture scarcely amounts to one-third of the demand by bo: makers. In the manufacture of shipping boxes, veneer is employee May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 TEAS FOR CAMP The tea market has been soaring during the past few months and prices have got quite high—we have a good stock on hand and can give you your requirements at very little over the old rates. You will surely be inter- ested in our offerings—just drop us a card asking for samples of our teas suitable for Camp. ) Chests Camp Blend Black............ 19% Chests Camp Blend Mixed........... 18% @hests ;Camp: Blend -Green.............17% HH. P. Eckardt & Co. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church Si. & Esplanade, TORONTO Pees the cost of labor in any. painting job as against the price of paint. Make up your mind that a more durable paint like DIXON’S caarure PAINT —> KNIVES — Good Steel Carefully Manufactured Properly Tempered lengthens the intervals between repainting and saves in the cost of labor. Booklet No. 238-B upon request. FOR EXPOSED METAL SURFACES OF ALL KINDS Made in JERSEY CITY, N.J. by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company Established 1827 Ask for Catalogue and Quotations Galt Knife Company, Limited GALT 4 ONTARIO “The Conveyor Chain Broke” These few words tell the reason why of many a costly shut down and the consequent loss. The reason can almost always be traced to inferior chain—that cost a few cents less. ° “STANDARD” CONVEYOR CHAIN is your insurance against failure. Specify it on your orders and be sure you get it. Standard Chain Company, - . _ Pittsburgh 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER in large quantities. Some of the small shipping containers which are made in enormous numbers, are wholly veneer, while many large shipping cases have veneer sides, tops, and bottoms, with reinforced corners. In boxes of that kind, the veneer is usually three ply. The wire-bound box, which is principally of veneer, is in much use. Just how thick a sheet of wood must be to pass out of the veneer class and become lumber, may be subject of controversy. When the government compiles statistics it classes as veneer all lumber five- sixteenths of an inch in thickness and under. More veneer is of three- sixteenths inch thickness than of any other dimension, if all be re- duced to a board-foot or a log measurement. About one-fifth of all veneer cut in the United States is of that thickness. If calculated by superficial measure, veneer one-sixteenth inch thick exceeds every other dimension.—Hardwood Record. Filing Band Saws for Hardwoods There is just as much difference in filing band saws for mixed hardwoods and for soft woods as there is between night and day. The outputs of a day’s sawing of hardwood and of soft woods are so divergent as to quantity as to be scarcely believable to one without experience in that line. When a mill equipped*with a band and re- saw has sawed for five or six years in soft wood and then is run on hardwoods for three or four years, and on about a dozen different kinds every day, it is possible to begin to judge the difference in the outputs of the two types of wood. -A band saw filer will then fully realize how much more difficult his work is and will be confronted with the fact that the output of a day’s cut is anywhere from twenty- five to thirty per cent. less in hardwood than in soft wood. Comparing saw practice or fitting in soft wood with that of hard- wood a radical difference will be found in the fitting, the shape of the teeth and the bench work, and the mill must be in perfect condition to get the best results. Suppose a mill saws hemlock or spruce; all the equipment is supposed to be in proper order, but yet the finer points are not as essential to get good results as when sawing hard- woods. Mills that cut hemlock and spruce are sawing material that is used mostly in the rough. If it is a little snaky or if some pieces are not just the standard thickness, they will go on the market just the same, but in hardwood it is a different proposition altogether. In that case stock is cut for furniture factories and all kinds of fine woodworking establishments, and in every case the demand calls for perfectly sawed lumber. A furniture factory can come nearer making a No. 1 cut of a No. 2 common than it can to making a crooked board straight. It is not only that that decreases the cut of a hard- wood mill, it is the getting the best out of logs that keeps hardwood lumbermen in business, and when good sawyers make good grades, logs must be handled three or four times more than when sawing soft wood, so it can easily be seen why the cut falls off so much changing from soft wood to hardwood. The question might be asked “if the cut decreases so much why is the filing of the saws more difficult?” That is the result of handling many different kinds of wood. Most hardwood mills cut red and white oak, sugar and soft maple, chestnut, basswood, poplar, cucumber, buckeye, birch, beech, and ash with a small per cent. of wild cherry which makes thirteen—surely enough to make a filer sometimes think it is an unlucky number. The diffi- cult thing is to so fit a saw that it will stand up to the requirements of so many grains and degrees of hardness and do equally good work in each. I believe that basswood should be sawed by itself because it is almost impossible to saw if mixed with sugar maple, ash or oak, owing to its fibrous nature which requires more swage on saws. As I have said before, in the fitting of saws for hardwood there are several essentials to first class work, as follows: The right hook and pitch of teeth, the right throat room, the right tension, the right fitting of cutting points, the absolute accuracy of the back, the pro- per condition and speed of the mill, and more important, the proper swage. When a mill starts to saw hardwood it should be repaired thoroughly ; all gearings and bearings should work snug. Especially is it necessary to have the band wheels ground more frequently than in soft wood as more or less dust gets on the wheels, the logs are more gritty, the wood is much harder, causing more strain on the saws and naturally the edges of the wheels wear much sooner. The carriage should be kept in first class condition. Should it have a little play, seemingly not enough to hurt in soft wood, or should the set works have a little lost motion—even 1/32 of an inch—it will cause lots of trouble sawing high-grade hardwood. The carriage track re- quires more attention, the tremendous weight of sugar. maple, ash or oak falling on the ‘head blocks while handling the logs so much oftener with the nigger, causes it to get out of level and out of line so much more quickly. Another very noticeable defect often found is that in cutting the last cut of a log the board dogs are not in good enough holding and working order to prevent the two or four inch cast from springing. As a result there are often dozens of thick or thin boards in a day’s cut. The speed of the mill very frequently has much to do in making May 15, 1915 crooked lumber. Some millmen’think if they speed a mill up like lightning it ought to go through the cut of a log like lightning. A mill with a speed of ten or eleven thousand feet per minute in soft wood does the work nicely, but to try that speed in hardwood with- out changing the spacing of the teeth in the saws means so ma y miscuts in a day and so many saws that the mill could not be r Ir successfully. About eight or nine thousand feet is the best spe ec With speed conditions satisfactory and a good sawyer the mill w do up-to-date work provided the saws are put up in good shape. 4 When fitting saws for hardwood it is very important to give t teeth more attention. A little less hook should be carried. If t filer is accustomed to extreme hook in soft wood it should be abo one-fifth less in hardwood. By pitch I mean back of teeth— should be lowered so as to have more clearance on back of tee sawing some hardwoods. Pitch is liable to gather on a high b Ac tooth and cause it to snake. The depth of the tooth should be fu ¥% of an inch in frozen timber and about 1/16 more when the timbe is not frozen. A nice round throat such as common sense dictates is very essential to assist in throwing the sawdust out easily. “7 The bench work on the saw requires the finest kind of work in hardwood or else “bull heads” and “snaky” lumber will result. It is necessary to look over the saws every day. Hardwood sawing re- quires more tension along the edges of the blade and it seems impos- sible to level them too much. All small lumps should be remove because the more level a saw is the smaller a swage can be run a a the less chance of the saw getting hot. The back of the saw mt be kept in such a condition that it fits the back gauge the whol length of saw without any variations whatever. Too much osciltal t- ing is not beneficial to saws in any kind of wood as it seems to throw them out of balance, especially as they enter the cut on large logs. A saw that oscillates also hds a tendency to cause band wheel boxes to run warm. It is a good idea to run the back of the saw with crown of about 1/64 or 1/32 of an inch in five feet. That makes tooth edge the tightest. When the strain is on the saw in hardwoo very often the tooth edge gets warm, in which case the steel ex pands and if the saw is run without a crown or with a straight back, it makes the tooth edge the longest and therefore not tight on he cutting edge. The result is the saw snakes very easily: The most important question is the amount of swage a filer r on his saws. If an estimate could be made of the amount of tim that is cut into sawdust by excessive swaging, it would be astonish- ing. However, I believe most filers are trying to do justice in that respect. In some cases millmen are constantly causing trouble a making bad lumber by forcing their filers to run saws with not suf cient swage; but filing saws in hardwood in clean logs on a seve and eight gauge swage on fourteen saws is entirely too much. Some filers swage a saw every three or four runs. Of course, that saves work but not lumber. The best and most economical plan is to sw light and often—to make lumber—not sawdust. It requires a few more emery wheels and is a little harder on filing room machiner: BA but the cost of that is small compared to the amount of'lumber saved. In sawing gritty logs a nine gauge light is plenty of swage. If the logs are clean nine gauge tight is sufficient. If'all these things are adhered to a sawmill is sawing hardwood at its highest RCntiCy H. J. K., in The Hardwood Record. : Empire Lumber Company's Plans Wm. G. Moore, president of the Empire Lumber Company, and Geo. D. Bouton, managing director, both of Philadelphia, Pa., recently visited Victoria, B.C. The Empire Lumber Company are planning tO. build up a large trade in British Columbia fir on the Atlantic Seaboard. In an interview Mr. Bouton said that he hoped to work up a business of from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 feet annually. The value of British Columbia fir was coming to be better appreciated on the Atlantic Coast and he expected that it would displace other woods to a con- siderable extent for interior and exterior finish. Following up this belief the company is preparing to increase its logging capacity from 50,000,000 feet to 80,000,000 feet per year on its limits around ichan Lake. Discussing the company’s plans for manufacturing operation Mr. Bouton said that at Crofton they believed that they had one of the best sites for-a mill that could be found. At present, however they have not decided whether they will take over some of the coas t mills or construct a plant of their own. It is the definite intention of the company to manufacture lumber on its own account and one of the objects of the visit of Messrs. Moore and Bouton was to settle this point. In the meantime the company is taking full advantage of its arrangement to cut on Genoa Bay. In addition to the 6,000,000 feet a year required for the Toronto Harbor works, the Genoa Bay mill will maintain its export trade as extensively as the market war- rants. ie ‘a May 15, 1915 Lumber and Pulp Men You will save money in placing your orders now for your require- ments for 1915 and 1916 opera- tions. As you are aware there has been an advance in all Raw Materials equal to about 7% % _to cover War Tax. We are still in position to give you the same. prices offered on January ist. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Specialties Mackinaw Long Pants, Mackinaw Knickers, Heavy Tweed Pants and Knickers, Mackinaw Coats. in Black and Fancy Colors, Mackinaw and Tweed Shirts, Kersey Shirts, Pure Wool Under- wear, Pure Wool Socks and Sweaters, also all Wool Grey Blankets. 49 And all the above at the old Generous Sizes and prices. Prompt Shipments Our Mottoes mart-Woods aes: 7 LIMITED > Ottawa Winnipeg Montreal ‘ Toronto Jenckes Boilers Horizontal Tubular Boilers Penstocks Locomotive Type Boilers Smokestacks Vertical Boilers Steel Tanks Heating Boilers - Plate Work All Sizes, To Any Provincial Act. Write for quotations. | The Jenckes Machine Co. | Limited : prerbraoke, Montreal, St. Catharines, Toronto, Cobalt, South Porcupine, Vancouver, Nelson Works : Sherbrooke, Que., St. Catharines, Ont. Head Office at Montreal. 10/13 ft. SPRUCE ROUGH OR DRESSED. Saw Mills at MONT LAURIER. Dressing Mills at ST. JEROME. Herman H. Hettler Lacaber Co. Midland, Ont. Manufacturers of - WHITE PINE and RED PINE LUMBER and LATH EXCELLENT PLANING MILL FACILITIES Special Attention Given to Prompt Delivery. Everything in Spruce Dressed and in the Rough Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Pine, Spruce Hemlock Hardwoods, Lath GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER Wholesale Dealer in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec ‘has been dissolved and the firm of Legault, Leger & Bourgeon has been regis EDGINGS Ontario a The Canadian Woodenware Company, Limited, Toronto, has been incor porated. < - The Beaver Fibre Board Company, Thorold, Ont., ststained a loss by fire amounting. to $18,000, on May 11th. , . Geo. Rivers, Akrona, Ont., is contemplating the erection of a basket fac tory to cost $6,000 at Strathroy, Ont. . J. W. Short, Kenora, Ont., will operate his mill during part of the present summer on an output of lumber, lath and ties. ; Over 500 men are employed at the Shevlin Clarke plant at Fort Frances, Ont., which recently commenced operations, and is running day and night. _. A fire recently occurred at Henry S. Shaw's sawmill and planing mill ai lweedside, Ont. The loss is estimated at $3,000. There was no insurance. The Pembroke Lumber Company, Pembroke, Ont., recently lost its sash and door factory by fire. The loss is estimated at $75,000 which is covered by insurance. The partnership between Geo. Louks and John Florn, who carried on a lumber business at Simcoe, Ont., and Hamilton, Ont., has been dissolved b mutual consent. The Bryan Manufacturing Company, Collingwood, Ont., whose plant was. recently destroyed by fire report that they have not yet made any plans in regard to rebuilding. } The sawmill belonging to the Wallace Sawmill Company at Mt. Brydges, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss amounted to $7,000. The com- pany contemplate rebuilding and purchasing new machinery. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, Victoria Harbor, Ont., are oper- ating only two of their three mills this season. Mill No. 1, the timber mill, and mill No. 2, are both operating. Mill No. 3, one of the saw mills, is idle. Wm. Milne & Son’s sawmill at North Bay, Ont., started operations during the last week in April. It is expected that the mill itself will have a large output this year. The shingle mill was also put in shape for a good season's cut. The Columbia Lumber & Handle Company, Limited, has been incorpor- ated with head office at London, Ont., and capital stock of $100,000. The in- corporators include Ff. G. Rumball, John Stevely and W. H. Braddon, all of Toronto. : ; Capt. E. F. Kendall, Kenora, Ont., is installing a lath machine in his tie mill at Norman and will cut into lath a large number of cull ties which hav been accumulating during the past two years. Capt. Kendall will also cut some lumber and ties. } The planing mill operated by Richard Smith & Sons at Niagara Falls, Ont., was destroyed by fire on May 9th. The damage amounted to $25,000. The entire stock of lumber was also destroyed and the machinery is reported to be a total loss. The Commissioner of Works for Toronto, Mr. R. C. Harris, is receiving tenders for cedar ties for Lansdowne Avenue, extension to the civic railway. Tenders will close on May 25th. Specifications may be seen at the office of the Works Department, City Hall, Toronto. ~ The Rathbun Company, Deseronto, Ont., report that the Rathbun Match Company, Limited, which was recently incorporated have not as yet com menced operations. The company propose to operate at Deseronto and else- where, commencing when they consider conditions suitable. The capital stock fo the company is $125,000. C. Weiler & Son, Formosa, Ont., recently suffered a loss by fire at thei sawmill. The firm advise us that their cooperage and hand sleigh departments were completely destroyed, together with a large quantity o cooperage stock and machinery. The sawmill, lumber and shingle yards were saved. The in surance amounts to $4,000 which wilyl only cover part of the loss. The firm have not yet decided in regard to, rebuilding. ; a The Pigeon River Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Port Arthur, Ont., and capital stock of $500,000. The incorpora: tors include Wm. Scott, lumberman, and D. W. Chamberlin, of -Port Arthur, and F. Babe, F. R. Morris and C. A. Henderson all of Fort William. The com pany will acquire all the assets and property of the Pigeon River Lumber Com- pany and carry on the business of lumber manufacturing, ete. 7 A serious fire occurred at the yards of the Wilson Lumber Company, Foot of Spadina Avenue, Toronto, recently. The blaze originated in the drying™ kiln where there was a large stock of lumber being dried. The cause of the fire is not as yet known. Although there were large quantities of stock in the yard, the firemen managed to restrict the flames to the kiln. The kiln was valued at $7,000, and the lumber inside was of a high value, but the total is not as yet known. Eastern Canada The Ste. Anne Lumber Company, Limited, Montreal, has been registered Messrs. Prouty and Miller will operate a portable sawmill near Magog P.Q., this summer. The Swedish Canadian Lumber Company will operate their mill at Richi- bucto, N.B., this summer. 1 The Lake Megantic Lumber Company’s plant at Lake Megantic, P.Q., commenced operations on May Ist. The Moncton Wood Working Company, Limited, Sunny Brae, N.B., are} advertising their land, buildings, plant, etc., for sale. Tenders are being re ceived until May 28th. The firm of Legault & Leger, sash and door manufacturers, Montrea tered. Mr. E. W. Tobin, M.P., recently visited his company’s operations be an ‘tween Quebec and Ste. Anne. He expects to get out some 17,000 cords ot pulpwood this season. The name of the Quebec and St. Maurice Industrial Company, La Tuque, _P.Q., has been changed to that of the Brown Corporation. The Quebec Streams Commission are calling for tenders for the construc- tion of a dam, 1,720 feet long, at La Loutre on the St. Maurice River. The plans provide for a sluice for logs. ' The Swedish Canadian Lumber Company’s sawmill at Rexton, N.B., will not operate this summer. Arrangements have been made for several vessels which will ship out the lumber the company now has on hand. “The Little Bonaventure Lumber, Limited,’ has been incorporated with head office at Quebec, P.Q., and capital stock of $20,000. The incorporators jnelude J. Ferlatte, H. Robichaue, J. P. Eugene Gagnon, L. A. Letourneau and L. Auger. The York & Sunbury Milling Company started operations at their mill at ’ Pokiok, N.B., during the last week in April. The company have 8,000,000 feet Sof logs to be sawn. Of this amount 5,500,000 feet will be sawn at Gibson, _N.B., and 2,500,000 feet at Pokiok. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Company (formerly the York Lumber Corporation) have installed three new shingle machines in their plant at ‘Sandy Beach, P.Q. The equipment of the mill now amounts to ten ma- chines, all of ‘which will be in operation this season, A fire recently occurred at Hull, P.Q., in the lumber yard and sheds of ‘H. Dupuis & Son. The loss is estimated at $8,000 which was covered by in- surance. About 1,600 cords of 4-ft. wood was destroyed. The greater part of _ the wood had been sold to Heney & Company of Ottawa. » The Makamik Saw Mill Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Molesworth, P.Q., and capital stock of $20,000. The incorpora- tors include L. N. Boisclair, Princeville: J: B. Boisclair, Saint Samuel de Hor- ton; D. Lambert, Warwick: 1g sie Boisclair and O. Boisclair, Princeville. | The Bathurst Village and Nepisiguit mills of the Bathurst Lumber Com- pany started their season’s operations on April 30th. It was then expected that _ the company’s logs would commence to arrive during the first week in May, after which both plants would be run day and night for the rest of the season. The Penningtons, of Quebec, are arranging to develop their timber limits near Lake St. Charles, and have again approached the: Quebec & Lake St. John Railway for an extension of their line, the object being to bring out pulp- wood. It is stated that the request will be granted and a spur built from In- dian Lorette to Lake St. Charles this summer. 1 La Compagnie Forestiere et Immobiliere de Quebec, has been incorpor- a aied with head office at Quebec, P.Q., and capital stock of $49,000 to exploit and sell forest products to construct houses, buildings, etc., and to manufac- _ ture ‘wood into its various products. The incorporators include G. C. Piche; C. Gallois, Wm. Borel, F. Barrelet and B. Guerin. Under an agreement proposed to be made by the Newfoundland Govern- ment with the Newfoundland Products Corporation, Limited, represented by “Mr. T. L. Willson, of Woodstock, Ont., with whom is associated the Reid- Biewioondland Company, a sum of over sixteen million dollars will be expend- ed on the construction and equipment of large plants in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is proposed to establish at Bay of Islands an industry for the manufacture of various chemicals, wood pulp and lumber. The saw mills are estimated to cost $211,800, and thé sulphite pulp mills, electrolytic bleaching plants, and works for the manufacture of wood preparations will involve an : outlay of $1,568,300. Rumors are current of the possibility of another merger of pulp mills. Three years ago the Chicoutimi Pulp Company and the Ouiatchouan Falls | 1 ‘ulp Company were amalgamated. It is now stated that these amalgamated companies are likely to be merged with the St. Lawrence Pulp & Paper Cor- poration, whose plant has just been completed in Gaspe, and there is also talk ( adding the Tidewater Paper Company, which has been operating in Brook- yn for a few years, and which obtains its supply of ground wood pulp from Chicoutimi. J. E. A. Dubuc, the managing director of the Chicoutimi Pulp Company, recently became connected with the St. Lawrence Pulp & Paper “orporation. He is now in Europe, working, it is stated, in connection with the merger scheme. ° 7 Western Canada Fire recently destroyed the sawmill belonging to. Mr. Persons, Onion Lake, Sask. ' _ The Ross-Shskatoon Lumber Company, Baynes Lake, B.C., started opera- tions during the first week of May. W. H. McClinton, general store and lumber dealer, Pilot Butte; Sask., has moved his business to Belle Plaine, Sask. Po fire recently occurred at the Imperial Lumber Yards, Dajoed, Sask. The Ss is estimated at $5,000, partly covered by insurance. _ The Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Chemainus, B.C., com- aenced operating at full capacity during the last week of April. The Revelstoke Sawmill Company, Limited, has bought out the business nd stock of the Stern Lumber Company, at Donalda, Alta. A. L. Harvey is Bnew manager. The North West Lumber & Supply Company, Regina, Sask., recently suf- d a loss by fire, amounting to about $25,000. Their buildings and lumber ere insured. They will rebuild. _ The Ohio Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head ce at Vancouver, B.C., and capital stock of $300,000. The company will ac- » timber licences owned by L. E. Ewing in the West Arm of Quatsino bund, B.C Negotiations have been concluded between the Selkirk, Manitoba, Indus- al Sites Committee and Mr. J. S. Hughes, of Mill Village, N.S., under whicl oH ughes undertakes to erect and operate a paper mill at Selkirk. Work is be commenced at once and it is said that the estimated cost of the plant $150,000. g May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 Blair & Rolland, Ltd. 130-131 Coristine Building Montreal Main 5063 Dressed as Required, eee and Pine—1914 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Sai : x 1Hi3 all can be P. 1 or 12 S. and a 3 : atched. Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 Spey Pe Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 ; V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 } Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1 in. x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 La ie: Cull White Pine—1914 cut 1 in. and 3 in. x 4 in. up x»6/16 Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 3 in x 9 in x 10/13 3,000,000 pieces Mill Run Pine Lath, 4x 1% x 3g, LOLS: etit. 1,000,000 pieces Mill Run Spruce Lath, 4 x 144 x 3, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces No. 2 Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x 3s, 1915 cut. Long Time Investments Timber lands are real estate, the most tangible and enduring prop- erty there is. So long as this world is inhabited there will be a demand for the land ; So long as civilization shall endure there will be a call for products of the forest. In some sections lands are worth more for agricultural use than is now asked for the timber and the lands. Logs are a first and most profitable crop. Find out the price of the lands you want. Write us. James D. Lacey & Company Timber Land Factors Chicago, IIl., 1750 McCormick Building Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg. Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building or wo Hardinge Watchman’s Clock 70 per cent. of the lumber ~ fires start in the yards. Is it not good business to employ a night watch- man and a Hardinge clock? Stations at the end of each alley— weatherproof, tamperproof, and put S up by your own men, no wiring, pi Bly guaranteed by the factory for one ‘ell lose: ; y year. Every danger point in your i plant is inspected hourly every night and you have your watchman’s re- cord of his night’s work. No part of this clock is made in Germany—it is made in the United States. The clock is $39. v3 and stations $4.20 each, F.O.B. Toron- to. The Canadian Weston Lum- ber Co., New Westminster, B.C. have 40 stations in their plant. Write us. Lintz-Porter Co. 27 Yonge St. Arcade, TORONTO He checks himself F There is un- doubtedlya big market for Mill Are You Interested in British Colum- Equipment of yr bia Trade? — ORLO>DKNWS la lrade Qs ~X trate our Ad- vertising ser- CANADA LUMBERMAN Demons-: Oy ai ~ Theimmensity LON og Ss m EE vice. We * “ S74 of the Lumber Industry will within a few please others, we can please you. AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 EVINRUDE Detachable Rowboat Motor The ideal motor for lumbermen, forest- ers and contractors. b Practical, durable, reliable. od Powerful for towing; can also be hooked right on to the scow, barge or float. One motor will do the work of. three _ or four men. Waterproof magneto, built in tags fy wheel. Over 35,000 in use. Write for catalog and prices to 2 H.P. and 3% H.P. MELCHIOR, ARMSTRONG & DESSAU | na L. Broad St.. NEW YORK Planing Mill Improvements | Every Manufacturer in the Lumber Industry realizes that to be “up-to-date” their Factory should- be installed with Shaving Exhaust Fans. The Sheldon Shaving Exhaust Fan is_ especially designed to suit your particular. requiem years make this Province _ the most im- portant in the Lumberman whole Domin- Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. on: Branch at Winnipeg giving greater efficiency and . | independence than any other | on the market. Western re, (a i. Ms"; ae 2 See our New Catalogue Dries enormous amount of veneer perfectly flat and pliable at mini- mum cost, without checks or splits Send for catalog and list of users The Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co., Philadelphia Sheldons Limited - Galt, Ontario | Toronto Office, 609 Kent Building AGENTS: D Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 sigue St. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. : Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. oa Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. = Good for Everybody ~— Advertising helps to make the small business big; the | aa big business bigger; and the biggest business safe. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker = Toronto, Ontario ‘aad A uot eg ee ee = — =. 2 May 15, 1915 | Performance Counts Moreau Barkers Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway Commission J. L. Englehart, Chairman W. H. Maund, Secy-Treas. Denis Murphy Office of Chairman Fredk. Dane Toronto, April 17th, 1915. C. Manseau, Esq,., Sales Manager, The Moreau Barking Machine Co., Ltd., Drummondville, Que. Rossing Machines Dear Sir: Acknowledging your letter 12th inst. in which you state that you have been informed by your Mechanic that we-had to quit Pulpwood Barking, et al. Facts are that the purchasing of the few machines which we did, was for purpose of educating people up and along Lines of the necessity. After having served that good purpose, we disposed of our machines, and to-day the rossing-peeling, and barking of Pulpwood increases to larger and larger extent, and that is what is desired for the market—Pulpwood outlined, and not with the Bark on. We are very glad to subscribe that your machines are doing very good work along Lines. We are forwarding your letter to our C. E. & S. of M., S. B. Clement, North Bay, who may be enabled to furnish you further infor- mation and assistance of interest. Thank you for the courtesy. Yours truly, J. L. Englehart, Chairman. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Joseph Perrault Pulp Wood Contractor Nushka, Ontario Nushka Station, April 12th, 1915. The Moreau Barking Machine Co., Ltd., Drummondville, Que. Attention Mr. C. Manseau, Sales Manager. Dear Sir :— I must say that your machine is very good and we can easily bark 25 to 30 cords of four feet wood per day. I have used several machines in the past, and I can certify that yours is the most satisfactory I have handled. We have barked three hundred cords of pulp wood (128 cubic feet) per cord in eleven days. Very truly yours, (Signed) Joseph Perrault. Write us for literature. The - oreau Barking Machine Company, Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Address all communications to C. Manseau, Sales Manager, Drummondville, Que. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 ot —— Leading Firms CATERING FOR & ae inet aS UG Hom A good Steel Range for Camp Use Can be fitted 10 ge UE gk gee pay ALGONQUIN STEEL RANGE. burn wood BY F / = ie coalorcoke. Special price to lumbermen. aN = aoe Write us. NATIONAL MFG. CO.,LTD, Ottawa AA A ay, i aE ay ne nn (4 4H z : Rational owen are Good Clean Western Oats trong, well-sewn sacks in anti- is seen jon of raaeh handling incident . o CAMP USE Etat, service assured. Write or wire for quotations. National Elevator Co., Ltd. Calgary WINNIPEG Pan Arthur Maeealg a ay RUN oie oa Ae and Si aa ra eal nes Pane = 3 al h rien aT, i ih | ! HARA eit iN CR iit CAMP SUPPLIES The Lumber field in Canada is large, but it can be econom- ically covered through the Canada Lumberman & Woodworker TORONTO, CANADA = | ee 4 is HA Mean Es: a hed ail A Seen cot narra of every description HOSE, AND MILL SUPPLIES We Guarantee Satisfaction. Write for Net Price List Ki: N. SMITH Lae Kh ROP ene om Si BEN ONA: Hepaliea RAW ihe hy wo AVG Ay Hi if. Tee's Ay ; HN att) pee Screw Boot ca i Ta Ha Made Sepals: for Lumbermen - —— sa OE en —- ir. Fay } aA} PR, 75 ie 7355 — 7 : 2 5 ei oe.» ——S <— Any one of these spaces twice a month for a year (24 insertions) wil] cost oa Le Sac ann mere —~ —-_ = Se ae Scola se $72, and m 7! Horse EXPE) q ay be changed eg 5 no ia Send for samples and prices. f Thess oe Meters ean every issue. He The Steel Co. of Coundat Lanes Vi ner cee ify Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, St. John. . za ‘vf A No. 62 2 Ss 7.00doz- ’ sé a ro— aiag ey ai we Died a rT o a oT Mee = or i G maul fet nen / i v3 hi iid Mh Kor LAY cain ‘i W. H. Dwyer & Co.,Ltd. OTTAWA, ONT. Offices also at Fort William and Montreal Largest Wholesale Dealers in Hay and Oats in Canada ~ cs ti. Write or wire us at any of the above offices. We do the rest. HE WHO SERVES BEST PROFITS MOST.” May aM 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 The Steam Tension Band Mill It is called the steam tension mill because the tension is maintained by steam—the most sensitive form of tensioning which has been devised. The result of this is a great saving in saws—several users of the machine have run through an entire season without cracking a single saw. But in addition to raising and lowering the top wheel by steam, there is a separate cylinder for operating the top guide, and these two cylinders make ours an entirely steam- operated mill, and, therefore, exceptionally fast. It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and ro ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. _ Write for bulletin and list of users. William Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario in \ 1 ‘ 3 i ‘g iP ! ; ; | meet every knuwn requirement. GARLOGKe. <=: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles and combinations of our packings to work successfully and eco- nomically under any stated condition; and it goods are not wholly satisfactory to purcha- ser we will refund We make a Specialty of For Lumbermen E make them from carefully-selected iron, and every link is guaranteed strictly hand-made—not the in- ferior machine-made. ; The point is worthy of special emphasis. We make the chains according to any May 15, 1915 i Conveyor Chains |) dimensions’ desired, guarantee splendid workmanship; uniformity ; dependability. Prices are the lowest possible for the class of work we furnish, and Quality above criticism. Let us quote for your needs. promptly the cost of same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes our various styles of packings. ; Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining and safe-working loads, and giving hints regarding the care of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- — fulness. ; Woodlings: Chain Works Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches : Branches : Calgary Toronto Montreal Winnipeg P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J. LOCOMOTIVES The designs of our small locomotives are the result of wide experience. All details are accurately finished to standard gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. This cuts out long delays when parts wear out, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL. CANADA |. May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR Wood AND IRON RAILS A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. ga hagerteic Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog ‘“‘ H.” CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. “VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD.. VANCOUVER, B.C. Saw Mandrel A Huther Bros. Dado Head consists of two outside cut- ters and enough inside cutters to make the required cut. This Head will cut perfect grooves, with or across grain, any width. It is an easy Head to keep in perfect condition, has a simple quick adjustment, and may be enlarged any time after pur- chase. Sent on approval and if not satisfactory return at our expense. Write for New Illustrated Catalog. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc. eee fl ae ~ 1103 University Ave. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads ROCHESTER, N. Y. AND WOODWORKER 57 “The Missing Link” DROP FORGED FROM HIGH GRADE STEEL Made in sizes %" to 15%" PATENTED SEPTEMBER 17, 1907 These links are the only ones which compare with the same size chain and are fully equal to it in strength. The great advantage of this is self- No other link approaches them. We also manufacture a large line of CON- TRACTORS’ SUPPLIES and MOTOR BOAT FITTINGS If a dealer, ask for our 450 page catalogue. evident. Their use means a saving in expense and time. The Thomas Laughlin Company Portland, Maine, U.S.A. The knowledge and experience of fifty years in locomotive designing and construction is what you get in our Logging locomotives. obtained on the shortest notice. | They are specially constructed for logging operations and will | stand up to the severe service in which they are expected to run. | They are as carefully designed and built as our 200 ton locomotives. Oil or coal burning. Repair parts may always be Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptly. New foundry, splendidly equipped. We would be pleased to quote on castings—singly or by contract. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS? Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg We also make drop forgings of all descriptions. 58 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 60 00 62 00 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 00 64 00 maine NO: 2°G. 62.38. Bien 45 00 47 0U 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better’... 47 00 49 00 £/4 No. 2 and'3 cuts: ....60.. $1 00 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 8 cuts 387 00 8/4 No. 2 and 8 cuts ...... 88 00 fin, Good . Shorts 5... 385 00 40 00 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 00 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 OU 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 381 00 32 00 1 x 12 common and dressing.. 32 00 34 00 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 (Sin anill ‘call sidings y-.<:cerercie 21 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out 27 UO 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 m.r., m.c. out 28 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 28 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 29 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 U0 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m-r., m.c. out 34 00 Z x. 10% common (125372555 2. os 28 00 2 and3 x 12common-.<2.:.-. 30 00 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 bu -1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 U0 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. 27 OU l-in. mill run sidings ......... 25 00 27 00 Sinvemill min (Shorts! Seicteee verse 22 00 1-an. -mill @un: Norway. .....% ss 22 00 2-0. mill’ sun) INorway. o20 26. . 23 00 Neorway,.c and? cf} Jin. f.6c 32 00 Norway, c. and cf. 14%-in. .... 32 00 IN OL WAY.) C2) ANGNC. ait e5 ee 32 00 Spruce mill run 1-in. and 2-in. 22 00 Popa otet tap sot larch (= Se Sere Se 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 HX (G ite ROP tO! Ome hac eee ess 20 00 x: 8-in, 219) to 16) ft. be ws 21 00 b x 10) andtie"in. x 9rto 16" ft: 4 2 00 i x 7,9 and 11 in. x 9’ to: 16. ft. 19 00 I-in. No.2; °6-ft) to 16-ft. i... 16 00 = x 4 toml2, 10" and AGM 1... 19 00 mex 4 to. 2-1. Wand 14 Fe. vc 19 00 eek Ay tO a-31v, (16 it. ni ow paler « 22 00 (Ne aT: Sh Coven 178 tomy’ bi ar 24 V0 Dy SE: $0 gl Oli ROSE. riaia rr ieresare 25 00 2 x S0tarlZ-tn. 2 fe o.oo Ning 26 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in width, 16-to7 26, at... og. 16 00 Clear in L.. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 OU Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 382 ff. 2.6 3 31 50 6x10, 6x12, “8x10, 8x12, “10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to i eae s 32 00 6x14, Sx14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 f cS 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to SORE ' 33 00 20x20, “ip ‘to: 32° it.v.e 5s 33 50 POxiS, SxiS, up to 32 ft: so..5. 34 00 6x20; 8x20) up to 32 ft. seven. 35 00 Timber in lengths over 32 feet take the following additions: 33 to 35 ft., 50c; 36 to 40 ft., $1; 41 to 45 ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5; 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft., $9; G1 to 65 ft., $12.50; 66 to 70 ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft., $18; 76 to 80 ft., $22. Fir flooring, edge grain ..... 35 00 No. 1 and 2 cedar 1-in. Fir rough 38 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 14%, 1% and ABST 0A Ds Cale fol rt) SANE clot 40 00 1¥%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1Y%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 1y-in. S24n! pine ....02¢ 2 65 1¥%-in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock Jath 4 00 1%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 Kx BoC, cedar shingles .2.+- 2 25 XXX _ 6 butts to 2-in. ...... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 3 10 12D, O.@ GENT a Re Sea: 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No, i scommion! on aneaen 45 00 Ash, brown, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 50 00 Ash, brown, common and better ..... 39 00 Ash, brown, ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 60 00 Birch, ists andi-2nds, 4/4. .4.00- ences 39 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... 30 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .... 42 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, 1Ists and 2nds, 16/4 pa Basswood, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ....... 0 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 20 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3,. common 404,60 "18,60 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds, 44 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. 38 00 Basswood, 4/4, No. 2 com, and bet... 28 00 Soft elm,-1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ......., 40 00 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 28 00 Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common ...... 17 50 Soft elm, 6/4 and 8/4, 1 and 2 ..... 42 00 Rock elm. ists and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. 55 00 Rock elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and AE Aron cg Sro.cl ce ake oie) cael cei eae 7 00 Soft maple, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 33 00 Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 ...... 25 00 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, ists and 2nds. 35 00 Hard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 387 00 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, Ists and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain 1sts'and 2nds, 12/4 CANADA LUMBERMAN and! "IG/4™ siduscxte te vette terme White oak, plain, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4. White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. White and 16/4 White oak, % cut, White oak, Y% cut, and -2ndsilage aie wis cence White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... Hickory, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ......... Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. ed Ists and ‘Suds, 4/4. OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: 5/4 and 6/4, 1sts ; 75 00 59 00 65 00 Din X Tin, and" up) oe wee we $52 00 54 00 1%-in. & 1%-in. x 8-in. and up 55 00 58 00 2An. x T-in; ANGSUp ca cteleaceesie 58 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 42 00 Pine good strips: Isink Ghsavedopedotes streeitaee 38 00 40 00 ee “iN. wand (eZine cane oe 50 00 52 U0 Ed ini s,s hshecisin meat ore 52 00 55 00 Pine aes shorts: Aan: 7) Toit att tt ce talets rennin 40 00 42 00 Leims «x /44in., to) sGsins tea ate 30 00 33 00 DBAS be atoll ht ree eer 50 00 54 00 DEIN; ~ le aimrgien ys d J tielecaeerortetee 52 00 54 00 “-in. to 9-in. A sidings .... 25 00 27 00 Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 30 00 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips .. 29 00 30 U0 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, 1-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 238 0U Pine, l-in. x 5-in. s.c. strips .. 24 00 25 00 Pine, 1-in. x 6-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00, 24 00 Pine, 1-in. x 7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 ‘S.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. ... 25.00 26 00 Pirie l- iro Oring: WWE IRS eG ai 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1, and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pirie VS 0 Strips: Vato sierate sie ose 100 23 00 Ui PLA and! Dette. sa steels ws o 24 00 26 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 1 x 4 to 6 in. 20 00 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 5 20 00 21 00 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 6 20 00 21 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 6’-11’ 1”x10” 23 00 24 00 Pine, box boards: 1” x 4” and-up, 6’-11’ .... 17 50 18 00 RSE tO IOC de OE nets a 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and sid-— ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- it, dnl sean Peete cere -.. 17 00 19 00 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 -«- 2100 22 00 Mill cull shorts, 1-in. x 4-in. and up, 6-ft. to 11-ft. 18 00 O ici e 2 Rr co in ee ee 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, 1-in. 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. . 21 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. . 21 00 mill culls out, 2-in. 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1x7” YOURE cholo aye Ss as ie dale eee 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: xd” and: tap; 6" -Eir er aria 17 00 18 00 1’ x4"" and up, 12216" sees 18 00 20 00 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 00 14%"x7” 8-9” and up, 12’-16’ 22 00 24 00 114 "x10" and up, 12’-16’ .... 22 00 24 00 14” & 2”x12” and up, 12’ -16’ 25 00 26 00 Spruce 1-in. clear (fine dressing AGIA De o cadscre sv ataleieiatiieed twee 25 00 27 00 Memloek-l-in.cullit seen eos 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 RaMTArAG <7 0% Gch te Se pede kris 19 00 20 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 24 00 Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 26 00 Birch “lop run' it s..se0 seeeccetee 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, 134,~ Deine Saar are eters 20 00 24 00 Ash, black, dog run’ .sacs deace 25 00 28 00 Lx) 40: Nol) barn) oon ese 83 00 36 00 Dose 10. Nos 26barmin..-. ere 23 00 26 00 1 x78 “and.9) Now?) barn 3.2% s. 22 00 23 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x 4-ft, 425 4 50 No. 2 White Pine ...... 380 395 Mill run white pine ...... .... 400 425 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 325 3 50 Red pine, mill run ..... ASSES 360 8 70 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 300 S2ein, vlath Ao se sed 9 cine ea rereters 2) 00-. *200 Pine Shingles KXEX, LSI oserora thea 300 3 50 os butt. 18-in. sh, a 250 8 25 sen ees Mehew Toth be Comes 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: KEK SHIN: oe bins oe ae ee 375 425 Clear ‘Butt, \18:in. 1350006 300 350 Retna deb nl aie ce ie nite 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine—In the Raft First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal... 60 65 Oak—Michigan and Ohio By the dram, according to aver- age and. quality~ su dicinee mewns 60 ‘70 Elm By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 75 By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 30 to 35 feet. 50 Oi (ON AE ee ae LR AND WOODWORKER Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu, ft. 25 30 Average J6 Anchs dps «os nlm 30 4U Birch T4: inch eper cM. tte . «vss caisemae 20 46° ineh, per, Ci. ft, o.uaenr eee 24 26 16 inch, persed. (tt. sacs. . cae 23 30 18. inch, per cu: ff 2.40 cose ene 32 Quebec Spruce Deals £2 tt, ond 6? -*.8 =.) Se eer 23 00 Oddments 4 .// 2. sadist aera 18 00 Boards, 1 and 2 in. ...... 1 wo 18 V0 Birch Planks 3 to 45ino spate eee 16 00 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better fe hand SS ore een at ete tie $54 00 1 in., 8 in. and up wide ......... - 62 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 U0 2 iN. “Axi Up): WIE & os othe cates TU 00 Cuts and Better 4/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 55 00 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 65 00 8/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better ...... 65 00 6/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 52 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 2 and better ...... 54 00 6/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 46 VU 8/4 x 6 and up No. 8 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts d ing 8 ins and yup bwidess.esientranes as £4) ins, S-in.. and: up wide We. jcc (te soe 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... 2 in, Sites ands upowider. ak. a one 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide .... 4 in.) Sine and apewider sis. i bhi. © No. 2 Cuts @ ity (Grit, And Ap Wes ee ie civgele 31 00 1% in., G-in. and up wide ...... 42 00 1% in., Gin. and up wide .,.... 44 00 2-in., 6-m. and’ ap “wide. . aso. see 47 00 24%, 3 and 4 in., G-in. and upMwide, >~.9,5.5 Pics 2 ebinaee a 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts # in, 6-In,, and wp, wide soon.) Sec. 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 U0 2in,, Gin, and. Gp wide “wie..< seer os 33 00 24%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up WIE." dic/esivcw o,ccnrsietell catals aera 43 00 48 00 l-in. x 1-in. x l-in. x 1-in: x 1-in. x » l-in. x é a Aim. 36, 1S ta and ap! fo, saa ee 34 00 1%, 234 -and) 2-in. Wi, <<. pee . 30 00 No. 1° Barn th nob. ~s55taviPptitancene eerie 31 00 45 00 104, Pigvand Quint 2s .ns cannes 36 00 45 v0 234) and *B-Un.) "a skies xe weet we 45 00 4 inGh bn ccsor eis eee ee 50 00 No. 2 Barn Lt ‘Irich’..s eckl sapped stems 28 00 36 00 234,024 “and Sn Ga cas 30 00 36 00 2G) eid B= inet w cle isey afore x alate 38 00 No. 3 Barn L-/gtrehy 2 USN conchae aman eee 21 00 28 00 No.. 1-4) 2%, 134, 20.) Sener 20 00 25 00 Box INOpo 1, Oh, P1322 IRA ie a aeons 22 00 25 00 Now 25014, 16 p 2m sree ae 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Mill run culls, 1-in. b 1A» 1% and 2-in. Nos: 2... seers Lath NORAD polite pine -ace acme pape Siding - 6 inch Nout A>5.88 od 6 bw) iow ae 6-inch «No:)2\..502 a aisles ke ee 6 inch No. 3°. Woods ical eee No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce fast mixed) 5 ( No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce pee No. 2 Cedar, pine, spruce eee 82 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER BRITISH COLUMBIA one Dimension S 1 S, and-E. in.; 6 and 8 ft. tee re wos beeea rp RAP Sebel tts aetetoae La ADADAWWWWWNHNNNHNNHHNWNNNNNY iS RRR KKRAKKKRKRKAA KR AK KKK RKKA as Bs Fir, 6 in. Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.) 8 to 16 ft 2 No. SG Shinty § in, Pere en ee No. 2 Shiplap, 8 , 10 and 12 in. aot PS FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $ 1S, 8 to 16 E Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6.190.) e850 es Common Boards, 8 to 12° in. No. 2 Mixed widths SHINGLES XXX. Bees...» ene es LATH Fir Set 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. x 4 ft., bundi.d | eee Cedar lath 3/8 x 13/8 in. x 4 ft oe + BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.) White Pine Wholesale Selling Price Uppers 4/4 ...... Uppers 5/4 to: 8/45 acess Uppers 10/4 to 12/4 ...... wraie Selects 4/4 ...... 2 Ree Selects 5/4 to 8/4 . Selects 10/4 to 12/4 Fine common 4/4 .. Fine Common 5/4 Fine common 6/4 Fine common 8/4 No. 1 Cuts 4/4 ...... ack CULO saws aan ee Cuts 6/4 ee ween er ea gooogs nap See Rate Mei Cuts 8/4 Dressing 5/4 Dressing 5/4 x 10 Dressing 5/4 x 12 ...... No. 1 Moulding 5/4 No, 1 Moulding 6/4 (Continued on May 15, 1915 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. “Get The Habit” Buy Rubber Goods (Tires, Hose, Belting, Packing, etc.) Made in Canada Get Another Habit _ Buy Them From Us Our line-up is complete, our quality is unexcelled, and our prices are right. Let us show you what we can do. It is our desire to serve you. ~ Canadian Cansaliduted Rubber Co., Limited Montreal, P. Q. 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada DOMINION UBER SYSTEM 7 - 4 sar ae 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER mer May 15, 1915 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES -— Continued | No: 1 Moulding 8/4 . 2. ec ice see, pine 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 43 - 45 29 - 31 17 - 19 Fine common, 1 in. ...... .... 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. 7 No. -2' Moulding (Db/40%. icc cwstroe Veuiee 47 00 SAP BIRCH Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 21 00 21 6 Ae ; Liber ed yn iea lalov's, NO rao Maos att Z bs 4/4 35 - 37 23 - 25 - - be on ri me rive AEs REE * 55 00 5-inch and up merchantable % o. Oulding. 3/2) cccsae % Up e. sjniee> alg 5/4 and u 37 - 39 25 - 27 - oO. Mts L354 foe ins oi sa ens, 60 00 64 00 6 om No. 1 Barn 1 x 12 "1 48 00 : No. 2 Cutie fuss aot ages abe 40 09 |, beards: ©) it. and op, 202 No. 1 Barn 1x 6 and 8 é SOFT ELM No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 4800 5000 1 “lioped and a eth p Is = oe Neonat se 6 ail 6 4/4: 35-87 %-26 15-17 Barn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 4800 5000 454 in spruce laths ...... .... ‘4 No. 2 Barn 1 x 10 5, 6 & 8/4 37 - 39 26 - 28 17-19 No. 1,1 x 10 .. 37 00 38 00 14-in. spruce laths ...... ..<. 3f No. 3 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 Now -t,.dax.- 8, 37 00 : : No. 9° Baraca 40 BASSWOOD No. 2,1 x 12 .. 3600 40 00 ws : : Box 4°x26 “and igip' tte sc5 eee 23 00 4/4 33-35 24 - 26 16 - 18 No. 2,1 x 10 .. 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles ise. 0s, 20" tnd sak nee eae mie 25 00 Thicker 35-37 26-29 19- 20 No. 2,1 x 8 .. 3300 8400 Extras... .)ssusse essen 330 34 Box tx 12-3... ce ean eee 26 00 No. 8,1 x12... 81:00 82.00 Clears) > 3) 05. sare ae 2 Nox 1.x 1Scand up’ .' -caygameeereeag 30 00 PLAIN OAK a m4 eo, a | . Second clears «..... sess “ 2 6 The following quotations on hardwoods re- 4/4 51 - 53 32 - 34 20 - 22 xt (enae- : = baer "whites mat Ee “ present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 53-55 34-36 22 - 24 Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 50 2500 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) .. 00 and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 25 00 2700 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts a MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN reas ¥ in. dimension ...... 26 28 00 to Dit: sc. v0.0 ccs ee 3 50 c - 29 18 - 20 pruce, Ti Miata wie Nore Secale 23 24 50 4 oy 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. oF ar a as a 3 Spruce: an. saad Manion ees 25 00 ae Cedar Dein 18-inch 5 an 4/4 380 - 32 20 - 22 14 - 16 10/4 d 61 - 63 41 - 43 21 - 23 10 and 12 in. random lengths, utts to 2-in: |... som eee 7 5/4 to 8/4 33-35 22-24 14-15 corr 10 ft: Vand supisces teas ee 2400 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts SO(S to 20/8 OT a 2a ane BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2 627 Wie 4 RED BIRCH : White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 an x 4 random lengths, 10 ashington 16-in. utts to 2- 4/4 44-48 — (37-29) 95, - I7-" Selects, 1) tae andiiyy ons meee 80 00 88 00 feet and up ...-++.. «-++0s 21 00 22 50 in, extra red clear .... .... 330 8 7 BOLINDERS’ Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery meets the most exacting require- ments of the up-to-date Saw Mil man. Designed to meet the present day | demand for machines capable of | rapid and economical production with a minimum amount of labor. The Bolinder line includes High } Speed Log Sawing Ma- } chines, Double Edgers, - Cross Cut Saws, High Speed Flooring and Matchboard- ing Machines, Planing Ma- chines, Automatic Box- board Machines, Circular and Band Resaws, Special Patented Tonguing and Grooving Cutters, Etc. Ball Bearings used throughout. For further particulars apply to / a The Swedish Steel & Importing Co. Ltd. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in- calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. Montreal, P. Q. ‘ ° Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for West & P eachey - Simcoe, Ont. J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.”’ Pink’s Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Light and Durable. MADE IN Long Distance Phone, No. 87 CANADA Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited — *;..," take it, and Manufacturers of Lumber Tools it’s ‘is bast PEMBROKE - - = ONTARIO Peavey made. | T a la I eerie Ne 2 —" 4 2iv® Me. Beas a" = a % Vile s te Sts —— eRe mae ee eS) ee te en ee Se ¢ $e May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Dominion Timber Regulations Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Northwest Territories, within twenty miles on either side of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Province of British Columbia, and in the tract of three and one-half million acres to be located by the Government in the Dominion in the Peace River district in the Province of British Columbia, lying east of the Rocky Mountains and adjoining the Province of Alberta, shall be disposed of by public. auction at the office of _ the Dominion Timber Agent for the districts in which the berths are situated. Before any parcel of timber is offered for sale it shall be surveyed by a duly qualified Dominion Land. Surveyor into berths of an area not exceeding twenty-five square miles, and each ofsuch berths shall then be thoroughly cruised by a duly qualified timber cruiser in the employ of the Dominion Government. The Minister shall then fix an upset price at which the berth shall be disposed of, and no berth shall be sold at less than the price so fixed. Purchases to the amount of one thousand dollars or under shall be paid in cash at the time of sale. Purchases over one thousand dollars and not exceeding five thousand dollars shall be paid, one-half in cash at the time of sale, and a note or notes shall be given for the remaining half of the purchase price, payable in three months, with interest at the rate of five percent. per annum. Purchases over five thousand dollars and not exteeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-third in cash at the time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining two-thirds of the purchase price, payable in three and six months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Purchases exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be paid one-fourth in cash at time of sale, and notes shall be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase price, payable within three, six and nine months, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. Notes shall be made payable at a bank in the city or town in which the sale is held or at a bank in the city of Ottawa. Cash _payments must be made at the time of sale in legal tender or by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, or by a draft issued bya chartered bank, payable to the order of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. If default is made in any payment required by this section the sale shall be forfeited and void. The purchaser must also pay the cost or the estimated cost of the survey of the berth before a license is issued. The licensee shall pay an annual ground rent of five dollars per square mile except for lands situated to the west of Yale, in the Province of British Columbia, in which case the yearly ground rent shall be five cents per acre. The licensee shall pay the following dues on timber cut on his berth :— Sawn lumber, 50 cents per thousand feet, board measure. Railway ties, eight feet long, 1% cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. Shingle bolts, 25 cents per cord. And 5 per cent. on the sale of all other products of the berth. Timber Permits Yearly permits are granted to settlers, mine operators and others on application to the Dominion Timber Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W.. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, , Deputy Minister. December 20th, 1912. A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Atkins Company, E. C. Anderson 8c! Gos (CAG. 5 6 Arkansas Soft Pine Association... Aie@en 6. SON .: 2)... Austin & Nicholsom ..2 = .24 so. 5 B Barclay Shingle Mills ... ... ... Bartram Brothers, Limited ... atts, ounce. < cv.) bites = poner Berlin Machine Works ... ... .. Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... Birdeer Oils on tre oct tens cece arate Biairige, Rolland? 12 stjteay oa eb ee Borbrida@es 5.0 ble: ne Paes eee Brown Corporation Cc Gameron 6: (Compaily ness a Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. .. .. Canada Lumber “Sales Co. ... .:. Canada Metal Company ... ... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co.. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. ; Canadian Locomotive Co. Pg Pe Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville (CGMP ANY a. cmos ee er eee eo Canadian Office & School Furni- fire - Company 3 2 es ok eee art ya&: KeMipe. 2 che ecb tots een Carborundum Company ... Christy-Moir Company ... ... . Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. . Climax Mfg. Company ... Coe Mie Gonipanyiss « «..i.. d-a5- Croteauy JeMAG "D7 Ws... 7s. D Dixon Crucible Co., Jos. ... Disston & Sons, Henry ... ... . - Dodge Mfg. Co. ... Dominion Belting Co: ... ee Dominion Timber Regulations .. Donogh & Co., John.... Drees AL UNas Mais cots) oh ish yells oys Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. . Dwyer Company, W. H. ... E Bacle Jcumber ‘Co, +. .>. 2. 0: Eckardt Company, H. P. ... particular. wun “eR WOW kK ON re oo we Garrett Lumber Company CANADA F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Farnworth & Jardine ... Federal Engineering Co., Fraser Limited ... .. Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. .. G Galt Knife Works ... 7 Garlock Packing Company ... .. Gartshore, John J. ... Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Ltd. Gillfespie, James dun oo ae ce eee Gillies: Bros), Wbtdte< so2. > wera Goodhue & Cori J. hee Gordon & Co., Geo. ... Graves, Bigwood Co. ... $4453 Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. Grant “& Campbell ss iano see Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. H Haeberle Lumber Co. ... .-. Hamilton Co., Ltd, Wm. ... Hansonice Sans sot rao eet er Harris Lumber Co.; Frank H. .. Harris? Dre (6 Limber- Gat. . vitae Harrison: & Go,, Lid, John: .. ..-. Harquals J< Go, D> eee. ley he Hay Knife Company, Peter ... .. Hettler Lumber Co., H. H. Hill Company, Wm. E. Hobart & Company Hocken Lumber Company Hoe & Company, R. ... Hottman Bros; *Gs>-. Hoyt Metal Company Huther Bros, Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. J Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... Johnston, Avs... oa eee K Knox, Norman: S; . L Lacey & Gos Jas. Di « Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... Lamontagne Limited ... Larkin“ Company, GC. A: <.% Lauderbutn, Dy. By" © meee pete toe Laughlin Company, Thosi>.. ..: Lintz Porter -Company =o oon ve Write us for prices. italy dee Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... LUMBERMAN 49 Wilson Bros., Limited AND WOODWORKER Lioyd Migs. Gompany 2s 26.0% :! Long Lumber Company ... ; Long Mtg. Company, E. ..:...-. Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. M Mackarell- Thins. — 2... -occbecee Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ... ... McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. McKinnon Chain ‘Cos... 22 MeLaten* Belting Co, Gioey tos McLennan Foundry & Machine Wiorks -. 2s tg McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Meier.LE: Roo ek eee Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau Mereen-Johnston Machine Co. .. Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. Miller & Company, W. H. ... ... Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal’ LumbersCo.n.n 22. ek Morin: & ComDe Edt pee oe Morgan Machine ‘Gos is. 275, =). Moreau Barking Machine Co., N. Murphy Cos ah. IS Rooter tees “ N National Elevator Co. ... National Mig. Company ... Newman, John 3). eer New Ontario Colonization Co, .. Nicholson File Company ... North Shore Shingle Assn. ... ... 0) Oliver Euntber: Co: 35 eees P Pacific Lumber Company Palmer Medical Company Parry Sound Lumber Co., Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. Payette & Company, P! 222-27. Perniny& Go. Wins RSP ee Philadelphia - Textile Machinery Company od Tae gee Pink & ,Gompany .. 7-2. mee oe Pratt & Whitney ... R Radcliff Saw Company ... ... .. Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. .. - Collingwood, Ont. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ~ aonw 13 “Wilson Bros.” Hardwood Flooring is the Flooring that. is manufactured expressly to supply the demand for the best. It is made by modern machinery from carefully selected stock, and every precaution is taken throughout our entire system to make it fulfil the requirements in every Spears & Lauder ...>..5)-5.) 2.0m Rimouski Industrial Co. ... Ritter Lumber Cos W, Mitta ae River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Rutherford & Sons, Wm. ... ... Russel Bros. .., ..: 15... Ryther & Pringle ... .1. .)9e Ss , Sadler & Haworth ... ... 1... 1. Saw Mill Owners Sales Co. .... Sewall; Jas. Wo eee Sheldons Limited .7. 775g Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... ... Siemen Bros., Limited ... ... x Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... | Smart-Turner Mach, Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited ... ... oo Smith Foundry & Machine Works © Smith; -N.-.). 3. oye Spencer, C..A. 20 ee Standard Chain Company ... ... 4 Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. ~ Steel Company of Canada . Sturtevant Co. of Canada Ltd, — BF... 3. oe St. Gabriel, Lumber Co. ... ... 2 Superior Manufacturing Co. ... . 1 Swedish Steel & Importing Co... 4 zi Tessier, Alphonse! .:e26 aes ce Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. . Timberland Lumber Co. . F Timms, Phillips & Go. ... ... .. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. Turner ‘&Sonsj dei Vv = Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ..._ 5 E 9 Ww x Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. — Watson & ‘Todd - -tn =o.) ..9m Webster & Bro. Ltd., James . West & Peachy ... .: Wilson | Bros. 3.) Gee Wilson Lumber/GCosgeaeee =. 5 Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . 1 White Company, L. & I. J. ... . Woodhouse Chains Company .. Wuichet, Louis’:i. S2.eee cee ce RS Pil —— ININNISL2 tay is, 1918 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER oa hen You Overhaul Your Mi HERE are wet places in every saw and pulp mill where nothing but the highest class belting can ‘‘make good.” It is for these wet places that we recommend what most mill-men swear by—our “ACME WATERPROOF” BELT This belt is especially made for a rough and trying service. It has less stretch than any other belt by 15 to 25 per cent. When you are overhauling try a Goodhue ‘‘ Acme Waterproof”’ belt. Other Goodhue belts are ‘‘Extra”’ and ‘‘ Standard.” Prices and particulars on request. J. L. Goodhue & Company, Limited DANVILLE, - QUEBEC For Cutting Pulp Wood The Ryther Multiple Saw Slasher will cut 1,000 logs and over per hour into absolutely Uniform Lengths — Highest Possible Efficiency — Lowest Cutting, Costs, per Cord — Minimum Maintenance and Repair. Write for Catalogue _ The following is a partial list of Canadian plants equipped with Slashers designed and built by Ryther & Pringle Com- pany, for other firms see future advertisements. Laurentide Company, Limited, Grand Mere, P.Q. Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co., Newfoundland. Belgo Canadian Pulp & Paper Co., Shawinigan Falls, P.Q. Albert E. Reed & Company, Newfoundland, Limited. Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mills, Spanish River, Ont. Price Brothers Company, Kenogami, P.Q. Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mills, Sturgeon Falls, Ont. Chicoutimi Pulp Company, Chicoutimi, P.Q. Bayless Pulp & Paper Company, Ste. Anne, P.Q. Baie St. Paul Lumber Company, Baie St. Paul, P. Q. | Ryther & Pringle Company, Carthage, N.Y. 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve ASBESTOS ROOFING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BABBITT METAL Hoyt Metal Company Canada Metal Company BAND MILLS Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works BARKING MACHINES Moreau Barking Machine Co. ... ... BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Dixon Crucible Company, Joseph Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Federal Engineering Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Sadler & Haworth Smith, Nathan Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BLOWERS Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Invincible Blow Pipe Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Inglis Company, John - Jenckes Machine Company Leonard & Sons, E. Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Mereen-Johnson Machinery Company Morgan Machine Company BUILDING PAPERS Bird & Son CALKS Steel Company of Canada CAMP SUPPLIES Borbridge, S. & H. Eckardt & Company, H. P. Johnson, A. H.. Lamontagne, Limited Morin & Company, Dr. Id. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS McFarlane Neill & Company Pink Company, Thomas ~ CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Laughlin Company, Thomas McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company Ltd. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CRAYONS Dixon Crucible Company, Joseph CYPRESS Harris Lumber Company, Frank H. Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DOORS Batts Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Lumber Company Tessier, nie DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Buffalo Forge Company Sheldons Limited EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Buffalo Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Buffalo Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Buffalo Forge bens Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GRAPHITE Dixon Crucible Company, Joseph Turner Brothers Canada, Limited GREASE Dixon Crucible Company, Joseph HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Harris Lumber Company, Frank H. Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial Company Spencer, Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James “HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros. headings; full page, twenty-four HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Cameron & Company Canada Lumber Sales Company Graves, Bigwood & Company Haeberle Lumber Company Hocken Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company Mason, Gordon & Company Spears & Lauder Spencer, C. A. The Long Lumber Company HOSE Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Wilson Bros. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Galt Knife Works Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company Rat Portage Lumber Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Spencer, C. A. Victoria Harbor Lumber Company LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES — Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company - Heisler Locomotive Works Montreal Locomotive Works. LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT | Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company _ LUBRICANTS Dixon Crucible Company, Joseph : LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Dudley, A. N. Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harquail, J. & D. Harris Lumber Company, Frank H. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John headings. Laidlaw Lumber Company ia J McLennan Lumber Compa ny Montreal Lumber Company Miller Company, Limited, Murphy & Company, J. [* a Newman, John P. : New Ontario Colonization Con Oliver Lumber Company __ Parry Sound Lumber Compa Ritter Lumber Company, | River Quelle Pulp & Lu Victoria Harbor Lumber Wilson Bros, . - LUMBER CRAY Dixon Crucible Compz Superior Manufacturing x MOTORS Melchior, on & NORTHERN Anderson Lumber Compan Beck Manufacturing Com Blair & Rolland Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia Sawm Donogh & Company, . Fesserton Timber Co Fraser-Bryson Lumb Gordon & Compan Gillies. Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood C Harris Tie & Timber C Hocken Lumber Con n ice Rat Portage Lumber Rideau Lumber Co: Sawmill Owners’ Spencer, :G.Apy = St. Gabriel Sumb Watson & Todd, Dwyer yy - PLANING MILL Canadian Buffalo Fo Harris Tie & Timber Com Pink & Company, Thos. PRESSES Perrin & Company, W. R. | PULLEYS & SHAF Waterous Engine Works May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Belting That Will Stand Floods ST ae ys Nin el ema We have large stocks of this belting . Weatherbeaten Over Ten Years at both our Toronto and Montreal The story the other fellow tells about Neptune Waterproof Leather Belting is even stronger than ours. Just read the following voluntary let- Lex 3 offices. Madera, California, June 7, 1911. “For the past seven years we have had in continuous use one of your 12-in. double ‘‘Neptune”’ Belts on our hog. This belt has been, and is If you have not used this Balata still running in the open, and is exposed to all rain, fog, hot sun, and any and all kinds of weather, and is still a good belt, and in good condi- - tion.” ‘ Belt send us your next order. Remem Madera Sugar Pine Company, * s A. P. Froom, Foreman. ber, if we have the data governing the WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM 2 ed we . May Sixteenth, 1914. drive at the time of sale we guarantee “Madera Sugar Pine twelve inch Neptune still running and giving good service,” . a There you have it—unmistakable proof of the absolute waterproof qual- every belt we send out . ity of Neptune Leather Belting. The use of Neptune Belting in your plans = is an assurance of belting service in the highest degree. Make your next order a Neptune Order. Federal Engineering Co. The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers, WORCESTER, Mass., U.S.A. «ke Representatives in Canada: Limited The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited Toronto =. Montreal St. John, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victoria ONTARIO Canada’s Banner Province Ontario’s timber production last year valued at $26,774,937 or 40% of Canada’s total output. pore, tyne sens Pine production, 905,442,000 ft. B.M. Pulpwood, 246,282 cords. Railway Ties, 5,704,459- Ontario’s woodworking industries, using 34 -different kinds of wood, provide a ready market for the lumberman. Eighty-two per cent. of lumber used in Ontario’s industries purchased within the Province. Ontario’s vast resources offer unsurpassed opportunities to the lumberman. For maps and full information regarding Ontario, apply to HON. G. HOWARD FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. 66 PULP MILL MACHINERY Moreau Barking Machine Company PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. REDWOOD LUMBER Mershon Lumber Co., John D. Pacific Lumber Company ROOFING Bird & Son Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited RUBBER GOODS Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited SASH Batts Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski Industrial_.Company Tessier, Alphonse SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Mereen-Johnston Machine Company Radchiff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E Run Easiest Cut Fastest Last Longest v A DS - ew # i woe bn ma Jl € ae yt CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Mereen-Johnson Machinery Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P. Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company SHINGLES Bartram Brothers Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Christy-Moir Company Fraser Limited Gillespie, James : Harris Tie & Timber Company Larkin Lumber Company, C. A. Long Lumber Company McGibbon Lumber Company North Shore Shingle Association Rat Portage Lumber Company Snowball Company, J. B. . Timms, Phillips & Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Long Manufacturing Company, E Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Payette & Company, P. Waterous Enginé Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Harris Lumber Co., Frank H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber. Company Wuichet, Louis SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company favor of on request. Labor Saved Is Time Saved When to this is added increased durability we have the economy that naturally results from larger output and long service. These are some of the strong points in They are ground to a true taper all the way from cutting edge to an extra thin back. Being ground on lines that conform exactly to the breast of the saw, the blade is absolutely uniform in thickness through- out the entire length of the cutting edge. This special method of grinding gives the maximum amount of clearance with the minimum amount of set, without sacrific- ing elasticity and stiffness. You know that all these points are good points, and sub- stantiate our claim that Disston Cross-cut saws are unexcelled. You will find a lot of valuable information in our Cross-Cut Saw Booklet. Henry Disston & Sons Ltd. Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works 2-20 Fraser Ave. TORONTO, ONT., CAN. Canada Lumber Sales Company Christy-Moir Company Donogh & Company, John Fenderson & Company, John Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gillies Bros. Grant & Campbell Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Miller Co., Ltd., W. H. New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL CHAIN McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. SNOW PLOWS Pink Company, Thos. TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Spears & Lauder TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Sent free Ake bt), ~~. Wes a ihe aN May 15, 1915 . ‘ TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E — TUGS a West & Peachey . a VENEERS Dominion Mahogany & Veneer C Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY _ Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R- ee - Philadelphia Textile Machinery WIRE Steel Company of Canada WOODWORKING MACHIN American Woodworking Mach Berlin Machine Works Canadian Buffalo Forge Company Fay & Egan Company, J. A. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, F Mereen-Johnson Mae Co.s Waterous Engine Wo WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company _ Established. 1840 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Coe Rotary Veneer Cutter Style “A” Extra Heavy Pattern Front Veiw Made for any length of knife up to 120 inches; diameter of swing, 68 inches; diameter of spindle, 6 to 8 inches; weight is proportionate to length of knife. 2 chief things required of any machine are ability to stand severe and continued use, and ability to do its work in the manner claimed by its makers. From the first the Coe policy has been to design the most able Veneer machinery that expert knowledge could conceive, and experience suggest, andto make the Coe Veneer machines the best that selected material and skillful workmanship can produce. We make the largest line of Veneer machines in the world and are always ready to answer questions about Coe machines. When an inquiry comes to us, we lay bear all the facts in question, for this is one of the means whereby the good points of the Coe Veneer Machines become known. Don't hesitate, therefore, to ask us questions regarding Veneeer Machines for Cutting, Slicing, Clipping, Wringing, Sawing, Drying or Stamping, or producing Veneer from any kind of lumber. Judged by standards that go to make the best Veneer machinery, Coe Veneeer Machines repre- sent the best types made to-day—in capacity, resistance to wear and tear, and in excellence of product. We are ready to plan and equip a mill complete for any capacity and we can furnish a full line of machines or any single one needed and make practically immediate delivery. The Coe Manufacturing Company PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer mill equipment in the world. Veneer Machinery The Standard of the World for Sixty-Four Years es CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 — west = z 3 : CT ne aeenmrnnmmmmmmsames |((\||||||I\{/\III! BATTS LIMITED |Iiiil {iii iil = BATTS LIMITED 377-9 Pacific Ave. TORONTO, ONT. Manufacturers of Staved Columns, Veneered Doors, Greenhouse Material, _ Newels, Balusters, Panelling and Interior Fittings. Write for Catalogue Buy Goods “Made in Canada” (We manufacture all our own goods.) B. L. No. 334, 4-Cut Oak B.L. No. 253 B.L. No. 261, Octagon B.L. No. 252 B.L. No.235 S juare B.L. No. 260, Octagon B.L. No. 251, Round Design B.L. No. 1 Design B.L. No. 206 ne RE ire! ie | TTS TIMITE . (AT ace, Xa Cae | Design B.L. No. 210 Design B.L. No. 5 - May 15, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sel] that another is likely to want, or if you want something, a sure way to get in touch with your party is through | a ‘“‘want ad.” This class of adver- tising the world over is a rapid and positive means of finding your man. If you have any wants in the lumber business the quickest and most inex- pensive way to satisfy them is by advertising in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the Canada Lumberman and Wood- worker. Twice a month ‘the paper with the green cover” brings together buyers and sellers of lumber and machinery from all the principal lumbering centres of Canada and the United States. By covering this wide though specialized field, waste circulation for advertisers has been eliminated. For quick and satisfactory results, get your advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of the (@nada fu Wood lu Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO - - - ~~ CANADA Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 1226 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1413 Great Northern Bldg., CHICAGO. fast and absolutely cool,—the or draw the temper from the mberman cause Aloxite wheels hold their shape, - show long life. (LLL THE PROOF IS IN A TRIAL WHEEL WOODWORKER 69 PER RERERRLEEA PEEL AES ELS BACK UP THE ABILITY OF YOUR FILER IVE him the saw gumming wheels that will cut free, wheels that will not caseharden saw. Give him ALOXITE SAW GUMMING WHEELS He will do better work in less time. There will be no burned saws, and he will save time—save on wheel costs be- “THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y BOSTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CINCINNATI CLEVELAND GRAND RAPIDS CHICAGO PITTSBURGH MANCHESTER, ENG. MILWAUKEE ‘DUSSELDORF, GER. 70 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Mark Efficiency Where arch is Hardest The Stationary Cylinder Steam Nigger, shown below, is a real PRODUCING machine. The quick, positive action will please the sawyer. Its rigidity and the absence of leaking steam joints will please the millwright. Built in eight sizes. Our catalogue—yours for the asking —tells why. The E. Long Mfg. Co. Limited Orillia, Canada REPRESENTED BY: 4 Robt. Hamilton & Co., - Vancouver Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Limited, Calgary and Edmonton Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd., - Winnipeg Williams & Wilson Ltd., - - Montreal ' i May 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER de te Only the Best Is a Good Enough HE work your filer does is limited to a great extent by the equip- ment he uses. Give him the kind that allows him to keep your saws in the best possible condition—and his work will be re- flected in the out-put of your mill. Smooth cutting, easy running saws mean smooth sawn lumber—the secret of both is— “COVEL” #3,7u8 For Band and Circular Mills—Any Size 7 Both in Canadian and American installations, where severe saw service is the general rule, COVEL Filing Room Equipment is giving excellent results. It is producing larger cuts of better lum- ber wherever used. Your filer needs that kind of equipment. We can supply COVEL Saw Filing Tools capable of handling circular saws up to 8¢ ins. in diameter and bandsaws up to 20 ins. wide, that will help him keep your saws in better shape at less cost than ever before. There is only one kind of Saw Filing Equipment good enough to use on good Saws—the best. “COVEL” is the name. Remember it when you are buying Filing Room tools. The Waterous Engine Works, Co., Ltd. H. B. Gilmour Branch:— Vancouver, B.C. Brantford, Canada Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 15, 1915 ; “FROST KING” METAL Our thirty-five years experience in metal mix ing enables us to place on the market a babbitt that we believe to be absolutely perfect. For high speed machinery and engine work it is without an equal. It is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction engines, pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade metal made of the very best selected stock, and carefully compounded. : $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. Price i 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort’ William 35c¢ per lb., delivered nearest railway sta- — worth of mixed metal tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where all sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per Ib.; West of Fort William, 45c, delivered to your néarest railway station; packed in 30 lb. and 60 Ib. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada Factories also at :— New York, N. Y. London, Eng. ' §t. Louis, Mo. President and General Manager Secretary-Treasurer, T H E D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg WILSON BELL, Winnipeg LEATHER The Rat Portage BELT Lumber Co. Ltd. ~ ‘THATS Manufacturers of Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER © Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath MONTREAL TORONTO heathing, Cedar Sidi Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. River Driving Costs will be decidedly lower this year if you use Adams Gasoline Towing Mach- inery in 25 ft. punts for carrying sup- plies and handling booms and logs. One man does the work of ten. We have both machinery and complete punts for prompt shipment. It will pay you to write us now. Gasoline engines all sizes, 2 to 25 h.p. Adams Launch & Engine Co. Penetang, Ont. ; r 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch “Toronto. June oa 69 | 15 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Waterproof Belt with the Surface that The Only Belt for Mills Sawing Green or Wet ‘AMPHIBIA There is more knack and ‘‘know how” required in the manufacture of a perfect leather belt than in the manufacture of almost any other product used in a mill. 39 years of experience have taught us the secrets of successfully — making leather belting that is absolutely waterproof and imper- vious to water or oil. The hides used in AMpPHIBIA belting are obtained from the best stock at a season when the hides are tough- est. They are carefully tanned in our own tanneries by a secret waterproof process. The best of the butts is then selected for use in AMPHIBIA belting, any weak or thin spots having been culled out by experts. "AmPHIBIA, has been ‘‘Made in Canada” for 39 vears. When order- ing state where the belt is to run. Write us for prices. CGudberi/fanmh- TORONTO VANCOUVER MONTREAL WINNIPEG ST. JOHN 38 Wellington St. E. 107-111 Water St. 511 William St. Galt Building 149 Prince William St. pine cee ie ea a June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 a ~aatt “~ Ror k Wes : ae w ara ri NS ~< Ae OES One of our log dumps on Sturgeon River | Geo. Gordon & ( Co. Limited Cache Bay, Ontario WHITE AND | NORWAY PINE _ Send us your inquiries for Dimension Timber, Deals, Rough and Dressed Lumber in all Sizes | and grades. With a daily capacity of 200,000 feet of Lumber, and 90, 000 pieces of Lath we can fill your orders promptly. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER jane: 4, ae itt: ia a ee om * ne View of Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company —— in at oP 59 | Sa 2 I a a ai ara Limited MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER LATH and SHINGLES HEAD OFFICE: 12-14 Wellington St. E., TORONTO. ONT. F. N. WALDIE, Presipent R. S. WALDIE, Vice Pres. W. E. HARPER, SEcRETARY June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — rl At Our Longford Mill Send us your inquiries for pecial Bills We have on hand at Cache Bay One Million feet dry No. 1 Hemlock. A good assortment of sizes. Cut plump inch and two inch. We will give you a snap on a block of 1" and 2” No. 2 Hemlock both at Cache Bay and Longford. The Long Lumber Company HAMILTON, ONT. oy ie B=" _ Established 1871 Incorporated 1904 We Specialize in Highest Quality Canadian White Pine As required for the markets of the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Etc. Red Pine Sugar Pine Spruce Hardwood Flooring R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Limited Head Office, 65 Yonge St., TORONTO, Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1,°1915 — sip ERONLLPBER CRATE + eps DSI NY a Hy AN vf t 3 In Lumber The best of shipping facilities by either rail or water. Write, phone or wire us for prices and stock lists The McLennan Lumber Company, Limited Montreal a June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Section of Toronto sorting yard For the European market we solicit enquiries for following Prime Stocks Hard Maple SPECIALTIES White Ma p le —. hes Soft M ap le C. I. F. quotations Quarter Sawn Maple Basswood ; a Piano Rails Soft Elm Logs, White Basswood Birch Planks, Rock Maple Board Maple Flooring Strips Beech ae is Maple Mangle Blocks Rock Elm quares Coffin Orham White Ash and all dimen- Quebec Birch Brown Ash sion stocks. Birch Squares Maple Last Blocks Cherry | Orham For the United States market we quote on grade National Inspection —_— Office : Robert Bury & Co. Office : Robert B & Co 79 Spadina Avenue obert bury : England Ltd. Wholesale Hardwoods Toran Yard and Wharf: Bootle, Liverpool, Eng. T or onto, Canada Bay Front, Toronto CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 __ | Quebec and Ontario | SPRUCE | I am in a position to supply Merchantable Spruce in all thicknesses from 5%” to 3 inch in standard widths. Canadian Hardwoods Specializing in | LAURENTIAN RED BIRCH sawn for export at my mills in the Laurentians; can contract for cuts to be sawn to order. Also offer 1’, 14", 114", 2”, 244" and 3 dry stock. Will be glad to quote on your requirements in Maple Basswood Beech Ash and Elm C= SPENCER, Lumber Merchant Eastern Townships Bank Bldg, MONTREAL, Que. | OPERATING Spencer Lumber Co.—Mills at Rockway Valley and Arundel, Que. Beas £ ois CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We Manufacture and Deal in Pine, Spruce, Hemlock Hardwood Lumber and can quote you prices on any grades you may require. Railor vessel shipments. Have now on hand 7,000,000 feet sound knotted White Pine Lumber of all thicknes- ses for early shipment. All Hardwood Lumber shipped subject to Na- tional Hardwood Lum- ber Association rules of inspection. Mills at:--V[gwat, Ont. Blind River, Ont. Burk’s Falls, Ont. Wilberforce, Ont. Spears and Lauder 501 Kent Building, Yonge Street, TORONTO, ONT. Phone Main 5324 Night and Holidays Phone Hillcrest 6054 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER —| LUMBER GOOD | RIGHT PROMPT GRADES PRICES SHIPMENTS. ~ COMPLETE STOCKS Birch, Basswood, Maple, Elm, Beech in all thickness Also full line in White, Red, Jack Pine and Spruce SPECIALTIES Maple and Birch C. G. Anderson Lumber Co. Limited ~ Toronto Cable Address—Marneil, Toronto June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 11 BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA SPRUCE, RED AND WHITE PINE We Offer for Immediate Shipment: NORWAY & JACK PINE, M. R. ; SPRUCE, M. R. 1x 4/5 x 10/16 ft—1,080,484 ft. 1%4x4 x 10/16 ft— 92,000 ft. 1x6 x 10/16 ft— 443,000 ft. NORWAY & JACK PINE LATH x 5 x 10/16 ft.— 17,000 ft. 1x8 x 10/16 ft— 81,000 ft. 11 34 x. 32 in. M.R.-~440.000 x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 1x 10x 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. mya es ing MB 4x9 x 10/16 ft— 67,000 tt. 2x4 x 10/16 ft— 164,312 ft. x 10/16 ft— 31,000 ft. 2x6 x 10/16 ft— 220,000 ft. x 4 x 10/16 ft— 75,000 ft. 2x8 x 10/16 ft— 320,000 ft. SPRUCE, M. R. x 10/16 ft—140,000 ft. 2 x 10 x 10/16 ft— 218,000 ft. x 10/16 ft— 15,000 ft. 2x i2ex 10/16 ft— 65,000 ft. rate lana oh 3 x 4& up x 10/16 ft—129,000 ft. t.—700,000 ft. ie 10/16 ft.—400,000 ft. SPRUCE CULLS 10/16 ft— 14,000 ft. 4and 8/16 ft—125,000 ft. NORWAY & JACK PINE, CULLS 10/16 ft.— 13,600 ft. 3 4 | i ‘ 3/16 ft.— 20,000 ft. 1x4andupx 8/16 ft—1,500,000 ft. x 5,and up x 8/16 ft— 85,000 ft. 3x4and upx.10/16 ft— 82,517 ft. x 4 and up x 8/16 ft.— 80,000 ft. Have Large Stock 3" Spruce Deals for Export Trade at Water Points Logging By Rail Enables Us To Run Our Plant the Year Round This Means Better Service to the Trade Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods ALWAYS IN STOCK READY FOR SHIPMENT Hemlock, Hardwood and Spruce Timbers a specialty—lengths 10/26! long. We can dress and rip to your orders. A postal will bring you our monthly stock list with our best prices "Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND* WOODWORKER E f 7] el iL iw John Lumsden Red and White Pine Lumber and Lath mt Coa ped Uf peal Le} Mills at Lumsden Mills . Que. June 1, 1915 ea SaaS es White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lath Ottawa a Valley Gade: | High Graders of Canada Lumber F RASER & CO. 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Jone 2a CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE CANADA OAK FIR WHITE PINE e e e e Specialty --- Dimension Timber HEMLOCK YELLOW PINE NORWAY PINE Lumber EASTERN AGENTS TIES Lath NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Limited | POLES Shingles MILLS AT ~ ~ BARNET, B.C. POSTS Special, 400,000 ft. dry 6/4 Canadian Birch pei aps bee Three Sawmills and large, well-equipped Wilts oan Planing Mill, including Sash and Door Fac- Red Oak tory, with special machinery for the manu- White Ash facture of Oak, Birch and Maple Flooring. Birch Mapl We supply Timbers, Track Ties, Cedar ; - Beech Posts, Lath, Shingles. Winter Cut, Dry Stock, Red alll Be sar ein Tiyaetenee. 4/4, 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Red Gumwood : One Million Feet No.-1 Common and Better Yellow Pine John Harrison & Sons Co. ee ne ee WMT LTIT TT) 02a je Basswood Spruce Cedar Owen Sound, Ont. Manufacturers of Hardwood, Hemlock Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Spruce and Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele Pi L b The Gres Falls Company ne ee Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine Lath and Shingles St. Gabriel Lumber Co., Limited Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. calgary Dennis Canadian Co. Spruce 2x4 Pine Lumber «»¢ Ground Wood Pulp |. Whitney, Ontario Williams Lumber Company — Wholesalers and Exporters WHITE PINE Ottawa rere - . - Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Thos. Mackarell & Company Head Office: Branch Office: Union Bank Building _ Canadian Express Building Ottawa 7 Montreal Quebec Spruce Red Pine Deals and Boards a ————— We control some of the finest cuts in Canada. — Enquiries solicited from European Buyers. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER °° *éOGfume i, i915 _ Registered Trade Mark a White Pine Deals “ » White Pine Boards : Red Pine Deals Red Pine Boards ne & e i All Grades : XK xn Registered Trade Mark fae 4 tole CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER James Cooke & Co., Lia WOOD BROKERS The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts Railway Ties - - Piles 2, St. Nicholas Buildings, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE | REPRESENTING LEADING AMERICAN AND BALTIC SHIPPERS Pine Spruce White « Red | Hemlock We have the Stock and Facilities for Prompt Shipments. Correct Grades FOREIGN ENQUIRIES SOLICITED WRITE, PHONE OR WIRE US ~W. H. Bromley, Pembroke, Ont. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J.S. GILLIES President Vice-Presid Sec-T | “ten” GILLIES BROS. _ sracsive, onr. Limited WHITE. PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 ( ALIECRNIA (LEORNIA (¥ REDWOOD G our big specialty. The versatile wood. You have read our previous messages and know what this wonderful and economical wood is. BIG TIMBERS our hobby. The bigger the better. RAILWAY TIES our big line and everything in lumber. Second to none. TRY OUR QUALITY GOODS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. Canada Lumber Sales Co., Limited — 145 St. James Street, Montreal _ “Safety First” Don’t take a chance on losing a customer by selling him t= some inferior lumber, sell him Se Hocken’s x ‘” Hemlock | SSS = ae and you'll be safe. - Hocken Lumber Company, Limited — Otter Lake Station, Ont. Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 x June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 paar, CK” is synonomous with BEST LUMBER PRODUCTS WHITE AND NORWAY PINE SPRUCE Our LATH are the best on the Georgian Bay Some of our specialties: ,POXES, BOX SHOOKS | We can Dress, Match and Resaw Send us your orders and inquiries Good Dock Facilities for water shipments. | it _——_—=— SSS ———————o——— [feeaien Yy y SS y © —% JO 7 \ \ \ UI ! \ Y. “\ \ ; \\ \\ AN \\ \ \ AY \ “) 2 AIOE AUX f * rh) 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 — Conger Lumber Company Mills at Parry Sound, Ontario View of Mills at Parry Sound Manufacturers of all kinds of Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Timber and Lath HEAD OFFICE: 622 Confederation Life Chambers TORONTO, ONTARIO June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBER WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE HEMLOCK WHOLESALE LATH - SHINGLES - CEDAR POSTS - PILES JOHN DONOGH & CO. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING TORONTO THE A. W. BURRITT CO. MAIN OFFICE NEW YORK SALES OFFICE BRIDGEPORT, CONN. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL LARGE STOCK SPRUCE » W. PINE WATER AND RAIL SHIPMENTS FROM NEW BRUNSWICK, QUEBEC and NOVA SCOTIA “4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited California BX Redwood For Interior Finish Redwood is easy to work and takes a beautiful finish. For Exterior Finish Redwood leads for it does not rot. It needs no paint. Ask for our Catalogue. Ask for our Finish Book. John D. Mershon Lumber Company Saginaw, New York Chicago Mich. 1 Madison Ave. 3612 S. Morgan St. Waubaushene, Ontario There is un- doubtedlya big market for Mill = Fquipnient cot Manufacturers of High Grade all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. SS 4 ye SS %G Z . f,) SS St, SS ‘@ oaie™ WSS ’ / % S : G = = Western PB) L umberman R and | NN Crowe & Wilson Chamb ' ers VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg River Ouelle Pulp & Lambe Co. | Manufacturers of Head Office and Mills at: | | St. Pacome, Que., Canada ( : On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of S P R U E pot ao Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lumber Lath P ulpwood | On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? Theimmensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make | | this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- on. : ing 1; 1035; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER WE ARE HEADQUARTERS For British Columbia Douglas Fir and Cedar Lumber and Timbers. (Especially Dressed Lumber and Finish.) For British Columbia Red Cedar Shingles. For White Pine Lumber (all kinds) and Lath. For Norway Pine Lumber, Timbers and Lath. For Hemlock Lumber, Timbers and Lath. For Cedar Ties and Posts. Get our prices, they will interest you TERRY & GORDON LUMBER AND TIMBER MERCHANTS Head Office :—TORONTO, ONT. Branch Office :—VANCOUVER, B.C. 704 Confederation Life Building $52 Cambia St. Finch, Pruyn & Company. Inc. Glens Falls, N.Y. Mills— Geer ae P.Q. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce, Hemlock, White Pine, Hardwoods rut cont White Cedar Shingles Lael). bs end 2 Mixed Cars Rough and Dressed Hemlock Timbers To Order = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 Are You Looking For CASH BUYERS? We are open to buy MILL-CUTS of Pine, Spruce, Hemlock Lumber and Lath FOR CASH. C. A. Larkin Lumber Co., Limited 705 Traders Bank Bldg., TORONTO, ONTARIO FRANK H. HARRIS LUMBER CO., LIMITED 32 Church Street, - TORONTO, ONT. Yellow Pine and B.C. Shingles always in transit JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers HEMLOCK SPRUCE Dry stock in all sizes. Quick shipments. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO Selling Agents for MEMPHIS VENEER & LUMBER CO. JAMES E. STARK LUMBER CO. Manufacturers Manufacturers Honduras Mahogany and Sawn Veneers Oak, Ash, Poplar and Cypress MEMPHIS, - TENN. MEMPHIS, TENN. To theManufacturing Trade We Offer for Immediate Shipment When wanting lumber in car lots of various kinds and ; . 1 Common and Better Elm. thicknesses. Send us list of your needs. We will be ft. - 1 Common and Better Elm. : : : pitts . 1 Common and Better Elm. glad to make you quotations on Birch, Basswood, Black ete . 2 Common and Better Maple. ; ‘ . ft. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple. Ash, Soft Elm, Pine and Spruce. Mixed car loads our ‘ft 4/4 Not Common anduBeq ae a specialty. 26 M. ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. Orders for Spruce Piles 30 to 60 feet long 40 M. ft. 4/4 Mill Cull Elm. FP iling ~~ filled on short notice. ART H U R N A D U D L EY Oliver Lumber Co. of Toronto, Ltd. Lumber, Lath and Shingles 540 Confederation Life Building, Toronto 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 Do You Want a Salesman? Let us quote you on your requirements of eo the following stock. @ Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman 100,000’ 10 x 10 Hemlock— and Woodworker. heavy to 12’ & 16 lengths 45,000’ 2” No. 1 C. & B. Maple You can get the man you want i gitie SCY : i through a sriattisdte ice the 100,000 1" No. I C. & B. Birch ‘‘Wanted and For Sale’ department 30,000’ 1° & 1%" Log Run Beech of this paper. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker | soy ae ae Toronto, Ontario Spears & Lauder ; Toronto, Ont. Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. Above is all dry well manufactured stock. @ Me June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a || H. R. Goodday & Co. Exporters of PRUCE New Brunswick Agent: Head Office; F. E. NEALE, CHATHAM, N.B. QUEBEC, P.Q. Wholesale Lumber «« Timber Spruce Timber 150,000 ft. B.M. 8 in. x 8 in, 10 in. x 10 im. and 12 in. x 12 in. x 12/16 ft, Cedar Timber 100,000 ft. B.M. 8 in. x 8in, 10 in. x 10 in. and 12 in. x 12 in. x 12/16 fet. Brown Ash 25,000 ft. B. M. 1 in. x 4 in. and up x 6/16 ft. 1913 cut 25,000 ft. B. M. 1 in. x 4 in. and up x 6/16 ft. 1914 cut White Ash 20,000 ft. B.M. 2 in. x 5 in. and up x 6/16 ft. 1913 cut, live sawn Elm 25,000 ft. B. M. 1 in. x 4 in. and up x 6/16 ft. 1913 cut Basswood 150,000 ft. 1 in. x 4 in. and up, Log Run, (Culls out) 1914 cut Cull and Merchantable Spruce and White Pine Cedar and Spruce Railway Ties and Poles J. J. Murphy & Company 235 Board of Trade Bldg., Montreal Joun MoKERcow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Montreal Office: 759 Notre Dame St., W. Ottawa Office : 46 Elgin St. CHRISTY-MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City Wholesale Dealers 13 ret SPRUCE == Foot Lath and White Cedar Shingles Sales Agents: Iberville Lumber Co. Sault-au-Mouton, P.Q. PRESSES Hydraulic and Screw for VENEER VENEER DRYERS PULP Special machinery made to order WILLIAM R. PERRIN TORONTO, CANADA Limited FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft wood slabs cut tolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN Wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER WhitePine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oa He 0 s, Doors, Sashes and linds, v2, Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Hardwood Flooring The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. For prices write W. T. EAGEN Selling Agent for Ontario and Quebec 2 Toronto Street, Phone M. 2814 TORONTO AND WOODWORKER CANADA LUMBERMAN Manufactured Lumber White and Norway Pine Hemlock and Spruce Nature’s Best in Woods Man’s Best in Manufacture Export Lumber in Car and Cargo Shipments Celebrated Muskoka Birch Ontario Maple Ontario Ash Ontario White Basswood Soft Elm Diamond Brand End Matched Hardwood Flooring Head Office: 2 Toronto Street W. T. Eagen, Toronto, Canada (at | ii Aq A Vv j 3 fi j nal Py ee m0 od e, - a QS eae June 1, 1915 E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON | QUEBEC The Canada Wood | Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo The Rimouski | Industrial Co., Ltd. (La Cie Industrielle de Rimouski, ee.) Dressing of wood in | transit on the Inter- | colonial Railway. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles - White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie | | Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER tw] ~ We are Buyers of 4 ag acti Hardwood Lumber stimates, - Pine and Spruce B etseahe eal “Well Bought is Half Sold” aNeneers Henge | Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing Logging Maps, Pot ae 2 Staves Hoops . able 1 erations. : . Technical Training d Thoroughness Heading Ss Experience , We Offer the JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. 141 Centre Street i i - Bootle, Liverpool, England OLD TOWN, MAINE Following Special Lines— Dashwood Hasse Otis oe. w.c For Quick Sale 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares HOBART & CO. 100,000 °Fi+ 5/4 ‘lst and: 2nd Basswood CHOICE 2,500 “ 8/4 ‘“ “ ‘“ Southern rere i640 ae Hardwoods Pome. 8/4 Atédade2ad “Sok Ela C2ant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cypress, Kiln Dried North 17,000 “ 4/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm Cine Aaa od. Crnccoud Gia ee ss Saale 22,000 “ 8/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm a api aie 53 State St., BOSTON, MASS. 50,000 “ 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch Yard at Prison Point 13,000 “ 3 x 8 to 16°16 to 16 ft. Ist aml Cable Address *‘Hobco Boston.” 2nd White Ash. ; ARNWO RTH 13,000 “ 2x 6 and up—I0 to 16 ft. No. | C. & B. White Ash & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS . The Penetanguishene Planing Mill ; Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- arnt or petisg uci ie ana Hardwoods Thoroughly Dry iE SURE RS cement tor sale. tae ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor Your Inquiries Will Have 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool Prompt Attention — bd BAUGHMAN’S BUYER AND SELLER Graves, || °shes Canada Lumberman - Toronto J.M.&D.M. Croteau Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St. Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examine and report on forest properties anywhere. Forest @ surveys, Logging maps, Timber esti- pas. a deel By eer Bierage, : =" STAONAL . Topographical plans, Water supplies, Hexagona : ; Park Works. General plans for village oS on No.9.554 sites and Private Estates. Railroad location and construction. Roads and Riversimprovements. Good informa- STAONAL LUMBER CRAYONS tion concerning Quebec Timber and Waterproof Parmanent Mining lands, cheerfully given. Will not wash lig ge OQ SUPERIOR MFG. CO., LIMITED @ 39 Church Street, Toronto MANUFACTURERS OF Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will prove as valuable to youasthey have to many large Banking and Bond Houses, Railroads, Corporations, and private In- vestors in the United States and Order To - Day P ine and Hemlock Ship Tomorrow | Gulf Cypress Lumber Kiln - Raed = Carolina Pine, Long ! Canada, 3 Leaf Timber, White- BE os be ofspevice toyon. 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, | oronto,Ont. wood, Cypress Shin- gles. From our wharves in Portland, Maine Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Wilson Lumber Co. Portland, Me. F. R. MEIER Consulting Forester 1 Broadway NEW YORK | Formerly: Forest Expert U.S. Forest | Service, State Forester of New Jersey, | ‘Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- - sion, etc. Let Us Quote You On Your Requirements Rough and Dressed Lamber Wa Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of Dimension Timber Also in Dressing in car or mixed lots 1”, 2” and 3” to customers’ ee Complete stocks always regents r prompt s shipment. Send your inquiries. AUSTIN & NICHOLSON Chapleau, Ontario The D’Auteuil Lumber Co. QUEBEC, QUE. as Wholesale Dealers Pulpwood, Ties, Lumber, Coal, &c. - June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%:'2: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. LOGS Winey, Round Everything in Wood for Building Purposes Write for Catalogue JAMES M. REID, 10 tospita se, Mosiseal | The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. Harrison River, B. C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling etc. | | mpone he Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited - Winnipeg, Man. D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Machinery and Timber For Sale lhe undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, Ont.; and other Lumber Equipment, including boom chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargains left in Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Shawanaga, Burpee, Monteith, Carling, Christie, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. Special bargains in the townships of Falconbridge and Street for Burpee, small mills. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: 1-8 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 3-block right hand steam feed carriage fitted with steam set works, made by Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. steam feed cylinder. 1 Double cylinder steam nigger, right han 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. 1 8 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 110 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. 1 left-hand steam nigger. 1 Log-loader. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two kickers complete for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, .made by Diamond Iron Works. 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls an transfer chains to complete outfit. 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. FILING ROOM 1 7 ago Filing Machine for 12-in. and saws. 1 Ae Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. .band saws. 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and _ levelling blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- ber of second-hand band, gang, edger and slash table saws. POWER PLANT 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water Pumps. 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 lbs. steam. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 1 10 h.p. Engine. 1. Mitts & Merrell Hog. 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled: 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 30 light are generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and turn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. Parry Sound Liaaibiee Co. Limited 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA Te ee Chew Brothers Midland, Ontario M anufacturers of Lumber and Lath Contract Sawing Mill Capacity—Sixteen to eighteen million per season, equipment light gauge bands and gang. » Same care- ful attention given to manufacture of logs under contract as to our own. Excellent yard for seasoning and facili- ties for both rail and water shipment. Stock For Sale 2 cars 1° & 2" C&C. F. Red Pine 4 “ 1” Box & Common Red Pine 7 “ 1” & 2” Cull Red Pine 15' “ 2x4 to 12” - 10/16 Common Norway 2 “ 1” Mill Run Cedar 1 “ 4x4to6x6 Cedar 1 “ 1” Mill Run Whitewood 4 “ 32” Mill Run Lath During the season we shall also have for sale product of about 175,000 logs consisting of choice White and , Red Pine. Large percentage sound red knotted dressing quality. INQUIRIES SOLICITED June 1, 1915 June 1, 1915 ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. OF PENETANGUISHENE Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. HeMLock BILustuFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait to write. Phone us your requirements. _ All stock sized or matched if required. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber Thos. Kirkpatrick Manufacturer of High Grade B.C. Shingles Vancouver B. C. Prairie Representatives: CUDDY & NELSON Calgary, Saskatoon and Winnipeg Ontario Representative: W. J. SMITH Weston, Ont. U. S. Representatives: CHINOOK LUMBER & SHINGLE COMPANY White Building, Seattle (For Middle and Central States) CARLOS RUGGLES LUMBER COMPANY Springfield, Mass. (For Eastern Atlantic States) Manufacturers of SHORT LEAF, KILN DRIED PINE, ROUGH AND DRESSED, ALSO SHORT AND LONG LEAF TIMBER We have our own steamers and sailing vessels and make shipments that ARE quick. Storage Yards: Long Island City, and Mystic Wharf, Boston, Mass. Philadelphia Office: Witherspoon Building. Capacity Over 600,000 Feet Every Eleven Hours Mills: Georgetown, S.C., and Berkley, Va. New York Office: 1790 Broadway. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation FRANK J. SAXE, General Manager of Selling Department 1790 Broadway, New York City CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER } 31 To the Owner of Timber Lands Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your holdings, and the best method of marketing them. Let us prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when necessary. Send for our booklet. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. DETROIT, MICH. T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. siseree * Long Leaf Timbers, oe a Short Leaf Finish Melton, La. Waukegan, Tex. and Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. California White Pine California Sugar Pine and Arizona Soft Pine Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Boston Office: 53 State St. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 Forest Mills of British Columbia, Limited Head Office :—Revelstoke, B. C. Manufacturers of all Grades and Classes of Mountain Lumber White Pine, Western Pine, Cedar, Fir and Spruce Largest Stocks of Well-Seasoned Lumber Special Attention to Mail-Orders. FOUR MODERN MILLS Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sid. B. Smith Lumber Co. Sid. B. Smith Shingle Co. 609-13 Bank of Ottawa Building VANCOUVER, B.C. _ Manufacturers and Wholesalers Forest Products Heavy Fir Dimension Is Our Particular Specialty EXPORT and RAIL shipments Located at source of supply, with unex- celled facilities for handling business. The Heavier it is the Better we like it We Dress vias 1 to 4 Sides up to 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please Timberland Lumber Co., Limited Head Office, Westminster Trust Bldg., NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Mills at Craigs on the B.C.E.R. Shipment by C.P.R.R., G.N.R.R. or B.C.E.R.R. Shingles shipped under our ‘‘ Sidney ”’ Brand, manufactured at Sidney, B.C., give satisfaction. Sid. B. Smith Lumber Co. Sid. B. Smith Shingle Co. Thurston- Flavelle Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS OF British Columbia Red Cedar Exclusively | 4, 5 and 6 inch ‘‘CLEAR A” Cedar Bevel Siding. 8, 10 and 12 inch CLEAR CEDAR FINISH. EXTRA XXX RED CEDAR SHINGLES. Eastern Agents, Gull Rive Beater Ca-Lid Lindsess ae _ Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO. Limited Yorkshire Building . Vancouver, B. C. Exporters of Douglas Fir Silver Spruce Red Cedar Red Cedar Shingles—All Varieties | Lath—Doors—Mouldings, Etc. Let us quote you delivered prices anywhere. F ederal Lumber Company Rogers Building, - - VANCOUVER, B.C. —— Exporters LUMBER Clear Spruce, Fir, Red Cedar, Hemlock Cedar Poles, Fir Piling, Red Cedar Shingles i Parcel Lots ‘ Can we ee ron! 3s fh Adie s— “Fe aha : American Telecode, Scott’s 190 ition. Head ee a Vancouver, B.C. Mills—South Vancouver, B.C. —s 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fund 4 10 New Plant. Base of Operations. British Columbia Cedar Shingles Made in Canada’s Most Modern Shingle Plant. THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY. Write or Wire for Quotations. The Robert McNair Shingle Co. Vancouver, B.C. Logging Railway Dump. June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Manufacturers and Exporters of Douglas Fir, Cedar, Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles Spars and Long Timbers a Specialty ESTABLISHED 1865 = ea! re, mst ~ a ‘ on wh pee ' Hastings Mills, Vancouver | ei Company’s plant, known as the Hastings Saw Mill, which is located on Burrard Inlet, in Vancouver Har- bour, has the very best facilities for making shipments by water and rail. The docks are capable of accomodating vessels of any size or draught. We are prepared to quote on all orders, large or small. The British Columbia Mills Timber & Trading Co. Vancouver, B. C. Wr ANA =) VA VOY = lea VESSELS LOADING AT HASTINGS SAW MILL, VANCOUVER.B.C. 36 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Limited General Offices, 817 Metropolitan Bldg., Vancouver, B. & Rail and Cargo Ship Daily Capacity—Two Million Shingl 28 oes eS ye Sut? CROC 2 ; > G1 1 874 of Ke 5) EXMAXN Lens > PERFECTIONS = be) = B.C. RED CEDAR SHINGLES * B.C. RED GEDAR SHINGLES © = B.C. RED | VANCOUVER, - B.C, VANCOUVER, - B.C. VANCOUVE ER, - EI “s What’s ina name? To the wise buyer a particular brand means everything. Why? Because he kn shingle he is going to get when he specifies on his order a certain brand. After extensive investigation conclusion that the av erage American buyer is willing to pay the price for a superior article if his trad than this: When the tariff on shingles was removed, the average Canadian shingle manufacturer was that the regular brand of shingles, particularly as to thickness, would be gener ally accepted by the tral markets, but experience has taught us differently. We positively know that a Premium Brand is the reac _ for the manufacturer an established and reliable trade. Bearing all of this in mind, we have a a = ec) duce shingles that will meet the requirements of high-class American trade. The “Shamrock” brand ee Perfection in every particular, and carries a guarantee that insures you protec low is our guarantee: vee “SHAMROCK” BRAND. Length Thickness XXX Extra Clears 16 ins. long )\ Variation of 1 25 Butts must measure 8% ins. over all } XXXX Extra. Clears 16 ins. long | in. in 10 per 25 Butts must measure 9 ins. over all XXXXX Extra Clears 16 ins. long \ cent. permiss- 25 Butts must measure 10 ins. over all be Eureka _ 18 ins. long able. 25 Butts must measure 10 ins. over all Perfections 18 ins. long | 20 Butts must measure 9 ins. over all J ~ STRICTLY CLEAR—EDGE GRAIN—NO SAP. 3 INCHES AND WIDER. res SY - J ees “| Packed in regulation frame 20 inches in width. XXXXX Openings shall not aggregate over 1% ins. to the course. Shall be packed 25/25 courses to bunch, 4 bunches to the Gromeaacl Eurekas Packed in regulation frame 20 inches in width. Perfections Openings shall not aggregate over 1™% ins. to the course. Shall be packed 20/20 courses, 5 bunches to the thousand. Must Have “Shamrock” Brand. British America Mills - Limited Vancouver, B. C. “" ee i= ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ror BRITISH COLUMBIA . ot RED CEDAR SHINGLES All over the country the demand for better shingles has become so insistent and determined that dealers are beginning to realize that good shingles are an asset ; poor shingles a liability. ie ; | June 1, 1915 * When enough dealers want one brand of shingles to make it a “best seller’ —it has got to be mighty good. That's the ““Otter’’? record—because this wonderful Red Cedar Shingle is a marvel of quality—giving “‘perfect satisfaction” to - thousands. We want you to We the merits of «6 Otter is ee as trade getters. | Ovder a car each of our “Otter” , Otter” Extra Clear m5 Extra Clear . a XXXXX 6f2=16" 3/2=16" Our Guarantee Clear 100% ; Vertical Grain 3” and Wider Full Thickness—Free from Sap—Well Manufactured SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY THE B British Columbia Shingle Mills Agency _ peeropaiitan ‘aia _ VANCOUVER, B.C. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER British Columbia Douglas Fir ritish Columbia | TIMBER With the tremendous demand for timber that will arise at the close of the War, F the eyes of the world will turn to BRITISH COLUMBIA with its magnificent | Home of the Douglas Fir British Columbia is the home of Douglas Fir, a tree that has no su- perior—as has been proved by many tests—for dimension timber. British Columbia furnishes fir tim- ber 20 in. x 20 in. x 80 ft. British . Columbia supplies Douglas Fir for general construction purposes, for interior- finish; trim; panelling; moulding; ceiling; flooring; furni- ture; railway ties; piling; paving blocks; cooperage, ete. British Columbia supplies Western Red Cedar, unsurpassed for siding; ceil- ing; shingles and boat construc- tion; the finest of Western Hem- lock, an excellent wood for general construction, box making, pulp material and interior finish; Spruce, for box making and general con- struction. Hon. W. Cable Address “Fingener” stand of more than 400,000 million feet of splendid merchantable timber. A Great Timber Province British Columbia is far-famed for its timber resources. The value of the lumber industry to the Pro- vince in 1913 was $33,650,000. British Columbia has 835 saw mills with an annual capacity of 2,500 million feet. The Province pro- duces 1,000 million cedar shingles a year. British Columbia pro- duces annually $2,500,000 in news print and high grade sulphite pulp. Enormous quantities of raw ma- terial afford great opportunities for further pulp manufacture. The timber resources of British Colum- bia have only been sampled. The period of highest development is still ahead. Information : Service | The Forest Branch, Victoria, will give immediate attention to requests for information as to the strength, uses and quali-. ties of British Columbia woods and will, further, undertake to. distribute, free of charge, all enquiries for material. If so desired the Forest Branch will — receive tenders for submitted specifications and will refer quotations by letter or cable to foreign enquirers. R. Ross, Minister of Lands VICTORIA, B.C. “Bentleys” or “A.B.C.” 5th Ed. Code . ; BeTsine: 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 * 4 é | White Cedar Shingles Our Mills have now started and we can ship promptly White Cedar Shingles in all grades. a Association Grading Rules produce high grade stock | that commands top prices in all Markets, still the price is no higher at our Mills than you are now paying. a em - Sie Uniform Prices at all Shipping Points with same ‘terms to all buyers. We are now shipping from following rail points: iz CAMPBELLTON, N.B. ; DALHOUSIE, N.B CHARLO, - N. B. ; BATHURST, N.B. CHATHAM, N.B Water Shipments from: Gaspe, Que., Bonaventure, Que., Campbellton, N.B., Dalhousie, N.B. Bathurst, N.B. Chatham, N-B. OUR MOTTO: PROMPT SHIPMENT, SATISFACTORY STOCK, GOOD SERVICE. The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada For Prices write or wire cF. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian sd Agent i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Wns ee The above Photograph shows a portion of One of our lumber yards at Mill No. 1. We carry the largest stock of dry lumber in Eastern Canada and make a specialty of shipping dry lumber (either rough or dressed.) A Modern Resawing and Dressing Mill, Electrically driven, turns out the best work in Canada. Shipment by Car to any market in Canada or the United States. Track room for sixty cars on our own premises. Water shipments to any Port in the world either by Schooner or Steamers. Send us your orders for Pine and Spruce Lumber, “ BEAV- ER BRAND” full count shingles and Spruce and Pine Lath. Ask for our monthly stock list. Bathurst Lumber Co. Limited — Bathurst, N.B., Canada Oxford Pants Some “Oxford” Features Waist Band, narrow, of neat and attractive material, exclusively designed for ‘‘Oxford”’ and sewn firmly through the body of the pant. Double stitched edge on waist band. Pockets —four instead of the usual three, cut deep and of a battleship grey material. Seams—sewn with a special 4 cord thread. Seat seam and crotch reinforced and double stitched. Brace Buttons, sewn on with steel. Design—cut extra large in seat for ease and comfortin working, ample height at waist band. Pockets and Fly, strengthened with strong bar tacking. Heel Treads, rubber gummed and felled. You men will appreciate the better wear and comfort of ‘‘Oxford” pants. Write us for prices. , Oxford Manufacturing Company, Limited Oxford, N.S. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = ~"eu,ssevre-a~ Soecnbyse ese Miller Company Limited Manufacturers and Exporters of all kinds of Spruce and Pine Lumber New Brunswick White Cedar Shingles A Specialty Rail and Water Shipments. Write Us for Quotations. Laths and Ties CAMPBELLTON, N. B. Pulpwood Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. Limited Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. |§ Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. MANUFACTURERS OF Bleached Sulphite Pulp Be ces Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods wer wipes = ts +... - . : ; June 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 C C “= XXX sf C C Trade Mark Trade Mark QUALITY GUARANTEED Campbell’s XXX Hammer Poll Axe Something New Camphell’s XXX Single and Double Bit Axes G. W. CAMPBELL, | are made from the best material Introducer XXX Choppers, 1903. Lumbermen find it difficult to illed workmen who are paid Inventor ; : by skilled wo P Hammer Poll Axe, 1914. get axes, which will stand hard an extra price for the best goods usage in driving saw wedges. that can be produced. Our invention we guarantee meee” * Properly heated for driving wedges, bolts, etc. in forging, carefully tempered by an expert, ground true and thin The poll is made from best to a keen edge, which it will re- cast steel V-shaped welded into poll of axe and cannot come — de) Be hips 'eyhee tain. | apart or flatten out. This axe has been on the market for twelve years with in- | Chopser | It is made to balance and will i creasing demand each season. Hier’ STJOHNNB, 2 chop easier than light poll axes. Lumbermen appreciate axes, After using Campbell's Ham- which they can rely upon to stand up under all conditions. mer Poll Axe you will discard striking hammers, mall or old . ee ee) ie. Write us for prices and sample style axes. dozen. We knowthey will please Order a sample dozen, you will you. order more when you try them. Campbell Bros., ST- JOHN, N.B. CANADA (Sole makers XXX Axes and Edge Tools) a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; "June 1, 1915) eects see John S. Eagles & Company 39 Canterbury St., St. John, N. B. r= Manufacturers and dealers in a ~| LUMBER Yellow Birch, Spruce and Cedar. Railway Track Ties, Switch Ties, Telegraph Poles Two Reliable Money Makers “Dunbar” Shingle «4.5.4 Ysers. | SUperior” Lath Machine Machine Fraser Limited, Fredericton, N.B.; Babbitt Lumber Co., St. Marys, N.B.; Turgeon & Williancourt, Amqui, Que.; Blue River Lumber Co., Ca- -bano, Que.; Freeman & Gif- fin Co., Isaac’s Harbor, N.S. Write us in regard to your Shingle Mill requirements. The “Superior” Lath Machine is well con- The Dunkbare Shinele whan ieeechnorn= We also make Sappers, Ce- structed of high-grade materials. It stays on +: EU aot nic aioe ee ee dar Cut Offs, Lath Machines, the job saving time and money. It gives satis- ly and swiftly producing shingles of uniform , ra - : : : Sa AAT an actory results. 15 to 20 horse-power will run cut at a low cost. Car Wheels, and Castings of : : J Specifications are 2 38 Shingle Saws and 1 36- all kinds ss Capable of taking three saws. Specifica- Jointer S “ Ss. d. 1.600: r.0.mi. #@apaci Z e: tions are: Wooden frame. Belt Feed Ring- 16 ii ‘ en ft Week t eres i ; Min. ree ee ee 1 oiling Boxes. Driving Pulley 10 ins. diameter, | los Pee Pp ake mie tc N iia ble (6 WA Bae eee ie ete 9-in. face. Sawing capacity with two saws 40,- or, 2 7-16 1n. olishec teel. Adjustable ‘with information and prices. 000 and 50,000 a day. rackets. Boxes Ring-oiling. The Smith Foundry Company, Limited FREDERICTON, N.B. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER OXFORD of Sawmill Machinery OXFORD BOARD AND DEAL GAUGE (RIGHT HAND)— 20 FOOT ORDINARY FRAME CARRIAGE, WITH*5 LOG SEATS, We also: make left hand for left hand carriages. Notice extra roll ie rae wy : aie —when this is set to saw a board, to set for deal simply swing this WITH 3 SLIDES—Built in many sizes to suit purchasers. roll back, so large roll comes in contact with deal, then with the lever you can set roller to saw any thickness in %-in. from 0 to 6 in. These gauges supplied on all our portable mills. OXFORD TRAM ROAD ENGINE—Runs on sawn wood rail 4 x 4 Hardwood or 4 x 6 Softwood. In winter, put a set of creepers on wheels, these are furnished. Steamer is under the control of driver, NEW MODEL HORIZONTAL ENGINE—. Advantages :—Main bearing gasoline has to be stopped to reverse. In steamer the reversing lever sets nearer vertical which brings adjustment now in line with the wear. Main wili almost instantly stop or reverse moron. of car, no troublesome bearings adjusted with taper key, and screws can be adjusted while engine is geaiing. Customer who used both says: “Cost of fuel for the gasoline running. Balanced crank which permits of high speed without . vibration. was over four times as much as for steamer. ; ic Main pulley has split hub, 1im of wheel sits over bearing about 4 inches Machine weighs about eight tons.