4 peace glergac ewe Sy aft ayer Balata B Waterproof and Stretchless. For measuring line- al feet and board measure. Made also for lineal measure only. Alphabetical Index of Advertise New RAILS ' Facts are facts. Ask ers—and there are hundreds of them—what they think of the investment. Then yo| use a Canadian” on your next job. GENUINE “TURBR§ The best belt fowmills. Manufactured and guaranteed Toronto, July 1, 1915 No. 13 Electric- Welded Boom Chain 25% a = 25% {More = 25% {More Weld \Strength ~ ° \Wear Sheared Toggle ee Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. BERLIN, ONTARIO htreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Blast Wheel for stringy material. Have You Seen It? If you have not received a copy of our new Pump Bulletin, send us your address, as we would like you to see it. We know you will be interested. The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited HAMILTON, CANADA Increase the efficiency in your mill—Reduce your lumber handling costs—and lessen the labor of your men by installing a orrison Lumber Measuring Register This register can be attached to your planer, moulder, resaw, matcher, your sorting table, 9 any other place u require. It will automatically and continuously measure your stock, giving the result in i neal or board mea- hre as desired. It can be used for either tallying small orders or for totalling the day’s run. The Morrison Register can be used in the sawmill, planing mill, sags key factory, woodworking plant or lum- ler yard. This register is solidly cons structed and guaranteed accurate. Used by many of the iargest concerns in re country. Sent on trial to any reputable firm. WRITE US FOR PARTICULARS he James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide Street West, TORONTO age 66 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 56 f CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WEDWORKER July 1, 1915 a i Coo Bae Weaver gronenge: — “Coalber like gold bas no sistilute A Good lfelt Means An Efficient ?lant The belting in any saw mill, planing omodworking plant is the very foundation of that plant’sciency. By using the best oak tanned waterproof her belting, “AmpuipiA by name, these gains are made. our power is transmitted, without loss by slipping, to ry machine. The machines are working at full capacitid therefore you get themost outofyourmen. Thesurfof AMpHiBIA belting grips the pulleys allowing the :ing to run loosely and save the bearings. ‘AmpuipiA, belting is ‘‘ Made in Canada.” When ordering state where the belt is to ru We have been making the best leather belts 39 years. Write us for prices. TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG 38 Wellington St. E. 511 William St. Galt Building ST. JOHN VANCOIR 149 Prince William St 107-111 We, July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER PLANT OF GEORGE GORDON 2X COMPANY » LIUMUITIED CACHE BAY, Adee Bird’s-eye view of Mills and Lumber Yards 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. George Gordon & Co. Limited CACHE BAY, ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER july at (ALZORNIA (ico | (S Na al REDWOOD NY 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 : 1% St. James Street, Montreal Logging By Rail Enables Us To Run Our Plant the Year Round This Means Better Service to the Trade ee Herleeke 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. — July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Se The genuine stock, we are now offering to you Look at the sizes listed below—surely you can make up an order out of same. 1915 CUT—No. 1 1915 CUT—No. 1 55,000—1-in. Sidings 8,000—2 x 8—10. 14,000—1 x 4. 23,000—2 x 8—12. 48,000—1 x 6. 40,000—2 x 8—14. 23;,000—1 x 7. 39,000—2 x 8—16. 10,000—1 x 10 19,000—2 x 10—10 16,000—2 x 4— 9 44 000—2 x 10—12 48,000—2 x 4—10 82,000—2 x 10—14 42,000—2 x 4—12 87,000—2 x 10—16 40,000—2 x 4—16 TU, oe 21,000-—2°x 6—10: 1914 CUT 28,000—2 x 6—12. 255,000 1 in. No. 2. 33,000—2 x 6—14. 308,000 2 in. No. 2. 27 ,000—2 x 6—16. 228,000 2 x 4 No. 2. Send us your inquiries. com? The Long Lumber Company [sore i?) HAMILTON, ONT. * an _— ' till Ba Collar The Trade with Hocken’s Hemlock You will have no difficulty in securing your share of trade if you sell such excellent stock as Hocken’s Hemlock. Ask for our prices. Hocken Lumber Company, Limited | Toronto Representative ses haga ee Ave., Phone Park. 2170 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July {, 1015 Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa . Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts Railway Ties - - Piles a ae Fraser Bryson Georgian Bay || Lumber Co., tta. L um b er C O27 Office, “S's22%* Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers Limited and Selling Agents for Waubaushene, Ontario Fraser & Co Mills at DESCHENES - - - QUEBEC Manufacturers of High Grade White Pine Lumber || Mite Pin Spruce Lumber an Lath GILLIES BROS., Limited BRAESIDE, ONTARIO WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE WE OFFER DRY STOCK FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT. Spruce—Log Run Spruce—Culls (Mill Culls Out) 4/4 x 4 and up x 6/16 450,000 5/4 x 4/5 x 10/16 1,000° = -B/4°x 7 x 17/22 500 5/4 = tend it/t6 600,000 8/4x 6 x 10/16 25,000 8/4x 8x 17/22 18,000 S/Ave # andiguuixsG/20 50,000 8/4x 7 x 10/16 5000 8/4x 9x 17/22 1/500 | 8/4x 8x 10/16 70,000 8/4 x 10 x 17/22 25,000 me 8/4x 9x 10/16 60,000 8/4x 12x 17/22 4.500 Tamarac—Log Run 8/4 x 10 x 10/16 30,000 4/4 x 4 and up x 6/16 60,000 8/4 x 12 x 10/16 55,000,,7°: AUS Ea or 5/4 x 4 and up x 6/16 4,000 8/4.x 6x 17/22 5,000 . 3 x4 and up x 6/16 2,000 "July 4, 1915 ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA Spruce Red Pine White Pine Large stock dry 1" and 2’ Have large stock 3° Spruce Deals for export trade at water points and can make delivery. Special, 400,000 ft. dry 6/4 Canadian Birch P e & J. SHANNON emloc e Sawmills a nd large Wolheatipped 3 Mill in cludi ng Sasuand Dd or Fac Manufacturers of oy, wih spc al machinery for the man Bae of @ak, Bivele cud Vlagle Flooring, . | White and Norway =) supply Timbers, Track Ties, Cedar Po E, Lathy Shin gles. Pine Lumber Lath, Ete. Inquiries solicited for 1915 cut. Mill and equipment new in 1914. Head Office and Mill :—Biscotasing, Ont. eee Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: 9 elma: of St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie | leeber | Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa : : : Montreal Wholesale Red Pine White Pine Spruce Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele FE r a S e r L ] mM ] t 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. Manufacturer: Spruce xd Pine Lumber iad ‘Ground Wood Pulp Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. F & M Lumber Co., Limited Whitworth, P. Q. California BX L. Redwood For Bs es Finish Spruce Lumber Redwood is easy to work and takes a beautiful finish. at: Rough and Finished For Exterior Finish MANUFACTURERS OF Redwood leads for it does not rot. It needs no paint. Ask for our Catalogue. Ask for our Finish Book. Shingles, Lath, Piano John D. Mershon Lumber Company Sounding Board Stock, etc. 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. July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 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 ST OCK, GOOD SERVICE. The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada For Prices write or wire F. G WHEATON, Amherst, N.S Canadian id Agent Jonn MoKenecow, 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 a gbieries i Dealers ree SPRUCE rs 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. Lt FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, Hard and Soft w rood slabs cut tolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts Orders ai prompt attention. PHONE 3 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. " NEWMAN Wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER ny Bal ded Yellow Pine, Hemlock es ae uidiog s, Doors, Sashes and linds ar Poles = Sa Yellow Pine Godse a Speci Interior Trim Oil 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 | Prompt Grades Prices Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J athe 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 July 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 ® a ~ 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. July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 “Well Bought is Half Sold”’ We Offer the Following Special Lines— For Quick Sale The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by peat Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. Allclasses of building material, lime and 2 Cars 4x4 to 6x6 Sound Cedar Squares 100,000 Ft. 5/4 Ist and 2nd Basswood ~ ae Builder & Contractor 2,500 i" 8/4 : PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO 2,500 “ 16/4 “ “ ‘“ 12,000 “ 8/4 Ist and 2nd Soft Elm : 17,000 “ 4/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm Books for Sale —Special Prices 22,000 “ 8/4 No.1 C. & B. Soft Elm Ce aa F Wetse 50,000 “ 4/4 No.2 C. & B. Birch fe ee Cattany, 812 13,000 “ 3x8 to 16”—I0 to 16 ft. Ist and pages, illustrated. Price $2. And White Ash ee Gi cuecenAN,. bets? °F +6 and up2-10'to' 16 fe’No. "1 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont. mite? ANADIAN OFFICE: CHoonFugniture — = (<) L J. J. MURPHY & CO. 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 States and Canada, Whether you want to buy, bond or sell I can be of service to you. FE. 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. 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, Toronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers andles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves 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, ‘‘TgcTONA,” 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 PRESSES Hydraulic and Screw for VENEER VENEER DRYERS PULP _ Special machinery made to order WILLIAM R. PERRIN TORONTO, CANADA Limited 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 * July 1, 1915 CAMERON & CO., LIMITED OTTAWA WHOLESALE CANADA OAK FIR WHITE PINE 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 C. A. Larkin Lumber Co., Limited JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Wholesale Dealers Lumber, Shingles and Lath British Columbia Douglas Fir Dressed or Rough, HEMLOCK Flooring, Ceiling, Siding of the finest quality at close prices. PRUCE RED CEDAR SHINGLES OF HIGH GRADE Quality our Watchword. Dry stock tail sixes, ‘Quick shipments. Office 704-750 Traders Bank Bldg., TORONTO, ONT. |. | 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. . ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. ‘ _ ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. 100,000° 10 x 10 Hemlock— . ft. 12/4 No. 1 Common and Better Elm. heavy to 12’ & 16 lengths . ft. 4/4 No. 2 Common and Better Maple . ft. 8/4 No. 2 Common and Better Magis: 45,000" 2" No.1 C. & B. Maple . ft. 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 100,000’ 1” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 26 M. ft. 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better Birch. 40°M. ft. 4/4 Mill Cull Elm. 30,000° 1° & 1%” Log Run Beech A RT HUR N. DUDL EY Above is all dry well manufactured stock. : .501 Kent Bldg. haben Lath and Shingles Spe ars & Lauder T pihanss Ont . 109 Stair Building Toronto Phone M 6368 F. N. Wa tptE, President. R. S. WatopiE, 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. July 1, 1915 CANADA -LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 HARDWOOD LUMBER United States Manufactu ers. and Wholesalers seeking Canadian Business Hoffman Brothers Company | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From POPLAR ASH 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards at Nashville, Tenn. (FB) 1/ 20” SAWED VENEER We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected Hoy UN Pot O8 to_ Bes U8. Pa. Of WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WISTAR UNDERHILL & NIXON Specialty : Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Q U A RT E R E D W H I T E O A K Mr. Gilbert - Se Ont. f Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly —= COMPANY=-==3 Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co, CHESTNUT: BASSWOOD: ' 4/4 1s and 2s, 2 cars. 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. Stearns Quality 1 Ges he ; y 5/4 No. 1 Common, 8 cars. e ‘ WHITE OAK: ! 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. 8/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. Michigan Hardwoods Hemlock and Pine AR) porcans a i Sin aes = 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. 4/4 N 1 Commnan, cae : bed ; ¥ 7 oe oe bere. : Lumber and Timber ees eee Try out STEARNS SERVICE on : i/4 Reg. s three cars Va Nott eye cars mixed car shipments. Retail stocks | 4 No. mon, 2 cars. Lae 1 comaions 2 care. replenished over night by our 24 hour | ; Panel service. HEMLOCK IN SHINGLES WHITE PINE MIXED LATH | HARDWOODS POSTS 4 CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: vy,, MAPLE FL'G. CARS |} MOULDING John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada he h Phone College 6997 Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. R. HANSON & SONS MANUFACTURERS Michigan Hardwoods *, Hemlock Lumber Grayling - Michigan : 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4 July 1, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%": Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, ia i Spruce, Yellow Pine me: Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for ls Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. BOLINDERS’ Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery meets the most exacting require- : vee ments of the up-to-date Saw Mill Dries enormous amount of veneer nie man. perfectly flat and pliable at mini- Ho | Designed to meet the present day mum cost, without checks or splits _ = demand for machines capable of F A | rapid and economical production Send for catalog and list of users i~—se | Be. with a minimum amount of labor. The Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co., Philadelphia The Bokuder kme inches iam Speed Log Sawing Ma- chines, Double Edgers, Cross Cut Saws, High Speed A National Journal Electrical Flooring and Matchboard- P ; my) [2868 67. =. ing Machines, Planing Ma- for / SA aper in || BS ¢ 3 i 4 = >). Canada a /\ 3 _. chines, Automatic 2 Box- Managers pipreilg>” i 4 “V0 | Fee board Machines, Circular Superintendents t Nec Useful to — > “G/) - and Band Resaws, Special Electricians Re ang? RS Subseribers = 1. Patented Tonguing and and ne ; ; al Grooving Cutters, Etc. ba Mag m — . = eas S aS ay Profitable to ee Ball Bearings used throughout. Oo 4 r The Only ee Advertisers For further particulars apply to Light me, 5 Os Plants RON Arete a ee Swedish Steel & Importing Co. Ltd. and Everybody Ye ga Montreal, P. Q. Interested in nee % Petes Ltd, Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for Electricity onGaeG J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden 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 aea Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling etc. seavornce 2 he Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited - Winnipeg, Man. D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. hay dya918 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 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 I—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. e e e Chapter 4#—Methods in the Glue Room. H e avy F ] r D ] m e n S ] 0 n Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular: Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier tt is the Better we like it | We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to ee eels 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please : | 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-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. Lanber Cas Lt Meee. bad. : Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. 16 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 In the future we expect to buy nothing but your absolutely short- leaf stock for Ceiling, Flooring, Fin- ish, etc. We are tired of this hard, pitchy pine. | —From a retail lumberman to a manufacturer of Arkansas Soft Pine. There is a difference. — It is all in favor of the men who make things and the men who pay for things after they are made. The Man Who Makes Things finds his work is easy if he can get Arkansas Soft Pine. : The Man Who Pays for Things gets full value for the money he in- vests whether he orders a kitchen cupboard, a house or a barn. Arkansas Soft Pine is known as “PICK OF THE PINES,” because it is the pine your customers will pick if the choice is left to them. Its value will endure long after the slight differ- ence in price has been forgotten. : Valley Lumber Company - - . Reader, Ark. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Land & Lumber Company ~— - Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company - - Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company. - : Bearden, Ark. Crossett Lumber Company - Crossett, Ark. Eagle Lumber Company Ak 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. July 1, 1915 Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. 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 312” 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 Capacity 12,000 to 15,000 ft. a day. and prices. This Lloyd Portable Rotary Saw Mill Combines Lightness and Strength Don’t put in a portable saw mill till you hear more about this machine. Write us for full particulars Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Ltd. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting 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- a er 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. Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON - ONTARIO Branch: Montreal — Office 51 Duluth Building | | 7 Kentville, N.S. - : ! CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER é July 1, 1918 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 boss 100,000 feet 1 x 4 to 9 Common Sidings White 60,000 “ 5/4x12 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. C] e | T t] S | The Choice of Lumber- 1se OO aws 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. scs20crandStree, 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 July 1, 1915 We handle in Lumber e Everything Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. ~ OF PENETANGUISHENE Manufacturers of and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. Hemiock 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. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber To the Owtier 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. 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. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Let Us Quote You On Requirements Your Rough and Dressed Lumber and Lath We specialize on cutting to order all sizes of Dimension Timber Also in Dressing in car or mixéd lots 1”, 2” and 3” to customers’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. sear cee Long Leaf Timbers, Sine Short Leaf Finish Melton, La. and Waukegan, Tex. ; . 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 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Wanted - White Pine | | Morgan Machine ; Company We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will Contract for your this Season’s Cut. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— Write us and we will call on you. South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. Nailing Saranac Lake, New York Machines, Lock Cor- ner Box PRATT & WHITNEY CoO. | | “"” OF CANADA, LIMITED Box Board Matchers, SMALL TOOLS ||“. Printing Machines. Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA : ; are Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in As good as money can buy —Guaranteed absolutely ! any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- gan Machine Company for latest.developments in machinery for the Box Head Office and Works, DUNDAS, ONT. Industry. Lievens Morgan Machine Compan MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINE. BON ROCHESTER, NY 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. Wagufactures are Rleache d Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods July 1, 1915 CANADA. LUMBERMAN AND 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 — for small mills, .<¥ oe. 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. a 1 Log Loader for, right hand mill. 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 1 10 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, E S.C. band saws. ; 1 Automatic Machine for circular saws. 1 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 1 Lap Grinder. : P 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 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 Sound. Parry Sound Lumber Co. i bags , 5 Limite 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA WOODWORKER 21 Jouns- ANVILLE 4 SERVICE COVERS THE CONTINENT HIS nationally known emblem and the familiar bell of the telephone company each symbolizes a service that covers the country and each assures service of known value. Wherever displayed—however used—the J-M Service emblem stands for permanent satisfaction in J-M Products, based on J-M RESPONSIBILITY. J-M Asbestos Ready Roofing meets slate and metal roof- ing competition and keeps the business in your yard. This roofing is not a substitute for shin- gles—it competes with slate and metal; for it is highly fire protective, lasts longer than tin, is cheaper to apply than either slate or metal—yet it actually costs less than your good grades of shingles! J-M Asbestos Ready Roofing never needs painting—some of our roofs in service twenty to thirty years without a cent for repairs. Your trade will assuredly take a roofing that gives such Service at-prices under cost of slate or metal. Any build- ing, a business block or factory, barn or good poultry house is a fair prospect. J-M Asbestos Ready Roofing is made of Asbestos and Trinidad Lake Asphalt—nothing in it to dry out, break down or blow away. It makes a building warmer in winter and cooler in summer as materials are non-con- ducting. And backed without limit by J-M Responsibility. There is good business for you in this high grade roofing in your section. Let us get together and develop it— this season—Now. J-M Regal Ready Roofing (Rubber Type) A densly saturated heavily coated wool felt roofing—made of the wonderful Trin- idad Lake Asphalt in combination with other natural asphalts, and manufactured so as to be entirely worthy of the Brand and backing we give it. All lumber deal- ers handle some brand of rubber roofing. Why not the best at most attractive prices? It will surely bring repeat orders. Ask for Prices, Terms, Literature and Sales Plans on these Lines. THE CANADIAN H.W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. L7. Manufacturers of Asbestos Roofings: Pipe Coverings; Packings; \ Brake Lining; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 3 146 29 CANADA .LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 We are looking toward the dawn of greater prosperity for the Lumber wagies. You need SIMONDS. Saws, ‘Planer. Karwan 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 SAW MFG. CO. St. John, N.B. QUALITY You can’t get away from quality in NEPONSET Products. The dealer who handles the NEPONSET Line of Roofings is continually building up a repu- tation that is as solid as rock. _ NEPONSET Paroid Roofing is one of the best atone NEPONSET Roofings, but there is a NEPONSET Roofing to meet every requirement and pocket book. Then there is the popular NEPONSET Wall Board and standard waterproof build- ing papers, specified by architects everywhere. Bird & Son, Dept. L., Hamilton, Ont. Will you write us to-day for our proposition Send us your book “Repairing and Building.” : ie on these Canadian Made Products? Send proposition on: Check NEPONSET Roofings. ta Granitized Shingles. [99 Wall Board. iy e | Waterproof Building Papers. vee NEBONSET BIRD & SON, Hamilton, Ont. y MONTRE AL ST. JOHN WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER Nene. Terns, °c Br Bees Sa a) Address: 53) 2 July 1, 1915 Gnada jumberman Worker Issued on the lst 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: 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 Og - 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. “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, July 1, 1915. The Oriental Labor Problem At a public meeting held in the City Hall at Victoria, B.C., re- cently, an interesting discussion took place in conection with the em- ployment of Oriental labor. The matter was brought up by Mr. J. J. Shalleross, a former president of the Board of Trade who expressed his regret in regard to a despatch sent to the Prime Ministers of Aus- tralia and New Zealand advising them of a resolution which had been passed asking them only to purchase lumber produced by white labor. The resolution had been forwarded by the Victoria Trades and Labor Council. The meeting addressed by Mr. Shallcross was held in order to give support to an application to the British Columbia Govern- ment in favor of requiring the employment of white labor in produc- tion of lumber purchased by the Government. : Mr. Shallcross said that this resolution would have a detrimental effect upon the industry in British Columbia and if its object were achieved some of the British Columbia mills would have to close down. Many important questions were involved in the main question. The Board of Trade had been seeking to encourage reciprocity be- tween Canada and other British Dominions, and had found many diffi- culties, one of which was the great scarcity of tonnage, practically all of which was controlled, so far as the Pacific Coast was concerned from San Francisco. The white labor problem ought to be considered from the economic standpoint no less than from the patriotic stand- point. It should not be forgotten that the Chinaman had paid for his opportunity to earn a living in Canada. A great deal had been said about the standards of living maintained by the Oriental yet he was satisfied that the Oriental in British Columbia maintained a_ better standard of living than some of the United States citizens in the dis- tricts around Pittsburgh. _Mr. Shallcross then pointed out that the volume of export trade from British Columbia had decreased during the past ten years, while that of the Washington and Oregon mills had increased ten-fold. A resolution which had been passed at a meeting of the Council of the Board that morning expressing the opinion that the time was No. 13 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 inopportune for a change was presented by Hon. Col. Prior, president of the Board. The Board and the Government had put forward special efforts, he said, to assist in the development of the export trade and to secure the despatch of a trade commissioner in the person of Mr. H. R. MacMillan to develop our foreign trade in lumber. The success of this work should not be endangered by the imposition of special restrictions. The wording of this resolution was as follows:—‘‘In the opinion of the Board of Trade, it is unwise, during the negotia- tions for improved business relations with Australia and other coun- tries with a view to increasing our exports ot /umber, that any change should be enforced in the lumber industry, which would place British Columbia mills at an increased disadvantage with mills in the United States.” On behalf of the lumbermen Mr. J. O. Cameron stated that by employing Chinamen the industry obtained economical and reliable help at reasonable rates. Further, he pointed out that at the present time the white laborers in their employ were securing fully 85 per cent. of the money spent for labor. In May, his comipany had paid white labor $4,266 at the mill, and $2,580 to Orientais. In addition, $12,000 was spent for white labor in logging operations, and about $1,500 in getting the logs to the mill. Royalty to the Government took another $1,000. In other words, about $20,000 was spent» for white labor compared with $2,500 for Oriental. Mr. A. Gonnason added to Mr. Cameron’s remarks by stating that Chinamen in his em- ploy frequently stayed several years and developed great skill in the use of machinery. The labor side of the case was presented by the president of the British Columbia Federation of Labor, Mr. A. Watchman, and three delegates of the Trades and Labor Council, who dwelt upon the pa- triotic side of the situation and also urged that it was not necessary for the mills to employ Oriental labor, as suitable white labor could be found for the work. After the Council had heard all the speakers the matter was referred back to the City Council for further con- sideration. Co-operation in Fire Protection . It has been said that as a community, the settlers of British Co- lumbia co-operate in forest protection work to a greater degree than in any other part of Canada or in the United States. In view of this, the Minister of Lands of B. C., has instructed the district forest- ers to distribute a circular letter embodying the regulations concern- ing fire permits, giving rules for guidance when burning slash or brush in land-clearing operations, and information as to what should be done if fire breaks out. The importance of care with fire is clearly set out, together with an appeal for the help of every citizen. The letter gives facts showing the necessity for adequate fire protection to the timber industry and the importance to the Province of that in- dustry, an industry which in ordinary times contains half the capital, employs half the labor, and pays half the wages distributed in British Columbia. The letter referred to above states that the close season for burn- ing permits is now from May Ist to September 15th instead of May Ist to September 30th as formerly. During this season a burning per- mit must be obtained from a fire warden before a fire is set out for land clearing, brush burning, etc. The Department is doing all it can to avoid placing restrictions on land clearing work. Each fire warden has been instructed to see that all settlers are visited as often as pos- sible, so as to prevent delay in giving out permits. Settlers are urged to do their burning in the early and late parts of the season, when weather conditions are safe and to dispose oi all slash, especially that near railroads, public roads, etc. For the yuidance of all who are burning slash the Department has drawn up the following rules :— 1. Burn in the early spring and fall, preferably when the slash is dry but the soil damp. When the soil is very dry a fire will destroy the humus or vegetable matter which enriches the top layer, and also isamuch more difficult to handle. 2. If possible, have one or more neighbours assist in the burning so that the fire may be kept under control at all times. 3. Always make a light fire-break around the slash by throwing 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER any brush or litter in for say 10 or 20 feet. This will help to confine the fire and let you get around it quickly should it start to spread. 4. If the slash adjoins timber, burn it if possible when there is a light breeze blowing away from the timber, and start the fire first on the leeward side. If the slash is on a side-hill, start fires first on the upper side, and burn down-hill. When a good guard has been backed along the top, fires may be set at the foot of the slope and allowed to burn up. 5. If conditions are at all dangerous, never start a fire.in the morn- ing. The best time to start burning is after 4 o’clock in the afternoon of acalm day. The slash is then dry and burns readily, there is little danger of wind, and the fire burns out during the night, when it is least apt to escape. 6. Burn over the area as quickly as possible. 7. Keep close watch on the area until all fires are out. After dealing with the importance of co-operation in fire fighting the Department urges everyone who discovers a fire on Crown Lands, or a fire which threatens to spread to Crown Lands, to notify the fire warden if it cannot be readily extinguished, and also to report the de- tails in case of having extinguished a fire without calling in the war- den. In conclusion the report says :— The greatest aid to agriculture and to settlement in British Co- lumbia is a flourishing and prosperous lumber industry. This indus- July 1, 1915 try contains half the invested capital in British Columbia and in ordin- ary times employs half the wage-earners and pays half the wages. Out of every dollar spent in logging and manufacturing lumber, over 80 cents goes directly to the comumnity to employ labour and buy supplies and transportation. The annual revenue from the forests forms about a quarter of the total Government revenue. It helps to build roads, schools, and all kinds of public works. It keeps the taxes down. The continuance and increase of this revenue is directly de- pendent on the prosperity of the lumber industry. Fire protection is necessary to ensure a permanent supply of raw material for the lumber industry. It is necessary to preserve the ma- ture timber for cutting now and in the future. It is equally necessary to protect the second growth to provide saw-timber for the more dis- tant future when the demand will be much greater than at present. It takes 100 years or more for a second crop of timber to grow after a fire or after logging. If repeated fires occur the young growth is destroyed, the soil injured, and the timber crop is delayed indefinitely. _ The public owns outright a large proportion of the standing tim- ber and nearly all the forest land of British Columbia. Much timber is held in partnership with the public under leases and licences. Citi- zens are therefore shareholders in the forest resources of the Province, and are urged to be careful with fire in the woods, and to give every assistance in their power toward the prevention and suppression of forest fires. B. C.’s Lumber Marketing Problems In a recent issue of the Canada Lumberman we published a num- « ber of interesting extracts from the report of the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia for the year ending De- cember 31st, 1914. The report is an extensive and valuable one and a section of it to which we did not refer in our previous issue, dealing with the export lumber trade of British Columbia is interesting to our western readers. The part played at present by British Columbia in the export trade of the Pacific Coast is shown by this report to be ab- solutely small, the exports by cargo shipment during 1914 from British Columbia having amounted to only 38,031,246 feet b.m. while those from Washington and Oregon reached a total of 1,610,947,654 feet b.m. Dealing with this situation the report says :— The same necessity for expansion of markets exists in the North- western States as in British Columbia. British Columbia, therefore, in striving for sufficient markets to keep her mills operating, will be forced to meet the keen competition of the American mills. The na- ture of that competition may be judged from the fact that, although the market in the Canadian Prairie has never been great enough to take more than three-fifths of our output. The Americans have in nearly every year of the past five supplied at least one-fifth of it. Al- though there is now free lumber into the United States, only 40,000,- 000 fet were shipped from British Columbia to the United States in 1914, as compared with the 77,000,000 feet imported into the Canadian Prairie from the United States during the same period. To find and hold a wider lumber market will. tax every resource of both manufacturers and Government through years of effort. There can, however, be no argument about the necessity of making an at- tempt. The extension of markets for British Columbia is such a public vecessity that it should engage the attention of the Government as the largest shareholder and as trustee of the public prosperity, though obviously no great improvement can be expected until the selling- price of lumber is again greater than the cost of producing it. This selling-price can only be increased by the operators. The mills of the Western States with their 12,000,000,000 feet annual capacity will eventually determine the price at which lumber will be sold in export markets, both in the Canadian Prairie and else- where. Therefore, to stay in business, the British Columbia logger and manufacturer must meet American costs. That is the first essen- tial. The present great variation in costs between different manufac- turers in this Province shows that the average production costs may be reduced even as things are, while changing economic conditions in the near future will make this easier. Cheaper production and a more aggressive marketing system to bring consumers into closer touch with manufacturers are problems to be solved by the industry. The Government can rightfully help the lumber industry to ad- vance into new markets in three ways: Firstly, by furnishing the lum- berman data as to the strength and other characteristics of our timber for advertising purposes; secondly, by studying foreign markets and supplying information to the trade; thirdly, by making British Colum- bia products known in the markets which British Columbia manufac- — turers are endeavoring to enter. The wisdom and the propriety of this work cannot be too strongly urged. One of the most important Government obligations in forest-management in British Columbia is to cause the forests to bear their full share in the support of the community. Hardwood Grading in Canada A United States wholesale lumber dealer with whom we recently had some correspondence gave expression in one of his letters to views upon the subject of grading which carry a great deal of signifi- cance for the Canadian trade, both consumers and producers. ‘This United States wholesaler handles hardwoods and does a considerable volume of trade with Canada, so that his views are of importance to our readers. The correspondence arose out of the fact that, in a letter to us this wholesaler, after expressing his unwillingness to have his views published over his own name—not being desirous of being set down as a critic—stated that he had considerable trouble with grades of lumber bought from Canadian mills and that the consuming trade in Canada seemed to be satisfied with an inferior grade which, to a great extent, worked him out of the Canadian market, for he refused to ship any stock unless its invoice showed the exact grading of the consignment. “We do however,’ he continued, “sell other whole- salers a good many cars which go to Canada. As a matter of fact we have practically given up selling in the section from Toron- to north and east, except what mixed cars we Sell to other whole- salers which are consigned into that territory.” The criticism expressed in this letter is one which we have some- July 1, 1915 times heard from other lumbermen, both in Canada and the United States, and which we have heard applied not only to Canada, but to many parts of the United States as well. For this reason we asked the wholesaler to elaborate on his views so that we might place them more definitely before our readers. In a second letter he complied with our request, and his views in full—part of which we published in our Export Number of June Ist—is now published elsewhere in this issue. The writer divides his criticisms into two sections, one dealing with the Canadian shipper, and one dealing with the Canadian con- sumer. The shipper, he finds, is quite ready in many cases to ship under National Rules, but makes his willingness of no effect by re- quiring that the inspection shall be at the shipping end, i.e., at the mill. The United States wholesaler does not buy sufficient stock in Canada to make it worth while sending a man to the Canadian mill to make the inspection, and this wholesaler finds that the number of licensed inspectors under National Rules in Canada is not sufficient for this purpose. These facts have caused him to go to West Virginia for items of birch which he could buy to better advantage in Canada. This is a remarkably strong instance of the effectiveness of organiza- tion. It shows that the United States lumbermen by organizing their ' inspection and grading have been able to induce trade to flow along lines which are not naturally to its advantage. “The average Cana- dian shipper,” this wholesaler adds, “should either get his nerve up CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 to back his grade, or arrange some workable plan, whereby the whole- saler who purchases from him can get a grade at a reasonable price that he himself can back up.” In conection with the consuming end the criticism offered is even more definite and important to the Canadian trade. ‘‘We have quoted on Canadian business,” this wholesaler says, ‘failed to get the order and have immediately shipped this same stock for other parties at the same or better prices than we originally quoted, but with a cer- tain percentage of lower grade stock mixed in with the shipment. This may be a proper procedure on the part of the third | party and may even be a criticism of ourselves for not knowing the grade that the consumer takes, but nevertheless, if the consumer asks for lst and 2nds, with us it is final proof that lst and 2nds is what he expects to receive. Such firms would probably get better value for their money if they would acquaint themselves more readily with prevailing rules and either demand what they specify or else accurately describe the grade and quality which they desire.” _ There is much more to the same effect in the letter, which we advise our hardwood friends to read. The hardwood trade in Canada is of sufficient importance to warrant attention being given to this problem until it can be solved. We do not expect that such troubles will ever be eliminated entirely, but undoubtedly much of the trouble can be removed and the business made much smoother and more re- spectable for all parties concerned. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers In its issue for June 12th, the Timber News, of London, England, under the heading of “The Extraordinary Position of Freights” has the following to say :— If there is a more engaging topic of conversation in the timber trade to-day than “freights” we shall be glad to hear of it. The shippers’ f.o.b. quotations, we all know, have a tendency to retire, so that the buyers may not altogether be frightened out of busi- ness, but it may be noted that of the two movements the “upward” one of freights is the more pronounced. The effect, therefore, is seen of the c.i.f. value slowly, but surely, forging ahead. The most disappointed man to-day is probably the shipper, who views with very mixed feelings the ever-advancing rate of freights. Given rates of 80s. per standard, or just thereabout, from the White Sea, with, say, 90s. per standard from the St. Lawrence, and 50s. to 60s. per standard from the Swedish side, and the shippers would have looked forward to good business this summer, but the White Sea does not look easy to arrange at 110s. to the East Coast, or the St. Law- rence at 140s. to the West Coast, or Lower Gulf Sweden to East Coast at 90s. per standard. It is even reported that Haparanda to London has been fixed at 100s. per standard. ‘However, the keenest regrets must be experienced by the Pacific Coast exporters, who are up against suggested rates of anything from 250s. to 280s. per standard to U. K., but apparently no boats are ob- tainable. It is said that the shippers would be satisfied with £4 per standard f.o.b. for Douglas fir (merchantable) plank and deals, if they could only find steamers. A more remarkable position it would be difficult to call to mind, although from all accounts the Gulf exporters of sawn pitch pine are similarly situated. We are’ given to understand that many of the Pacific and Gulf mills are temporarily closing down in consequence. oe It is hard of belief, but nevertheless true, that rates of freight to-day are treble, and in some cases quadruple the average normal quotations, and the immediate future holds out no relief so far as can be seen. - The following extract, taken from Commerce Report No. 125, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C., is of interest to British Columbia lumbermen :—“‘Other western woods eliciting considerable interest among the Brazilian lumber dealers who inspected my samples were Sitka spruce and Douglas fir. The former was examined as a substitute for the Swedish pine, especially for box lumber, and the latter for the other miscellaneous uses for which the Swedish red pine and some of the white serve. Proper prices will result in small orders for these woods, which were unknown in these markets, and the same is true of cypress. “In offering Brazil a substitute for Swedish pine American firms should seek the business with a view to supplanting permanently the European lumber. To accomplish this the grade of the pine from the Baltic region should be studied. Other conditions must also be care- fully noted, particularly the size. The question will naturally arise why the size 3 by 10 inches cannot be used as well as 3 by 9. Custom has established the latter size, and it will be hard to induce dealers to change. The yellow-pine mills have been cutting the ‘Rio deal’ size for many years, and when the Brazilian saws lumber from native woods and edges his planks he converts as many as possible without too great waste into 3 by 9’s. Then, too, the lumber sent to Brazil must be sawn accurately to size, and this refers to lengths as well as other dimensions. This is a very particular point for a competitor with Swedish lumber. “No defect is regarded more seriously in selling lumber in Brazil than sap stains and discolorations. The Norwegians and Swedes know this, and consequently take care to send only well-seasoned lumber, which arrives at destination bright and in good condition. The Brazilian uses very little of the Swedish pine in the same form in which it arrives. It nearly all goes over the resaw, and this gives the lumberman an opportunity to ascertain if it has been well sea- soned. Softwoods must, therefore, be bright and well dried to enter the markets of Brazil, and especially if they are to compete success- fully with Swedish pine. To undertake to furnish lumber without regard for these specifications will only result in loss, “The grade is another matter of particular importance for any lumber offered as a substitute for Swedish pine. It should be a stand- ard grade, accurately defined, and of uniform range.” According to the report of the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia for the year ending December 31st, 1914, the prices realized by timber sales averaged somewhat higher than those commonly secured by private owners for similar timber, the average price for the 48,605,000 feet of timber sold being $1.15 per thousand feet. During the year the Department made 71 sales of timber covering an area of 28,132 acres. The timber.sold amounted to 278,077,906 board feet, which together with poles, ties, cordwood, and posts brought in to the Department, revenue to the extent of $349,958.69. . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ July 1, 1915 The Commercial Importance of Cedar Technical Properties and Practical Uses of the Different Varieties of an Important Canadian Wood By A. H. D. Ross 3. 4, 5 3.—Eastern Red Cedar edge grain. 4.—Western Red Cedar edge grain. 5.—Western Red Cedar slash grain. 1. 7 1.—Eastern White Cedar slash grain. 2.—Eastern Red Cedar slash grain. The word CEDAR is supposed to be derived from the Arabic “Kedr,” meaning worth or value, and may possibly have taken its origin from the name of the brook Kedron, in Judea. In Greek, the word takes the form “Kedros,” and in Latin “Cedrus,” which is the botanical name of the true cedars. For example, the cedar of Leban- on is known to botanists all over the world as “Cedrus libani,” the de- odar or Indian cedar as “Cedrus deodara,” and the African or Mount Atlas cedar as “Cedrus atlantica.” These three are the only true cedars, and they are all old-world species, but the name Cedar has been applied to several genera whose wood more or less resembles that of the true cedars. Thus it appears that our cedar trees are not cedars at all, but are always something else, as we shall see during the course of this article. In the figurative language of prophecy, the cedar of Lebanon is frequently employed in the Scriptures as a symbol of power, pros- perity and longevity, and it has always been a favorite with poets and painters. “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon,’ (Psalm XCII., 12). “Behold the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with ‘a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature: and his top was among the thick boughs,” (Ezekiel XXXI., 3). The cedar of Lebanon is also referred to by Pliny, who says that its wood is everlasting and that for this reason the images of the gods are made of it. He also mentions oil of cedar for the preservation of books from moths and damp. This oil was prepared by distillation of the wood and papyri rubbed with it were known as “cedrati libri.” In Canada, the name “Cedar” is applied to trees belonging to the genera Thuya, Chamaecyparis, and Juniperus; all of which belong to the pine family. i The Eastern White Cedar (Thuya occidentalis) is also known as Arborvitae and American Arborvitae, and adopts itself to a wide range of soils, but prefers moist well-drained ones. Usually it is as- sociated with spruce, larch (tamarack), or balsam fir, and frequently forms dense stands on swampy ground. Its range of growth extends from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick and westward from the Island of Anticosti to the foot of James Bay and Lake Winnipeg. South- ward it extends into Minnesota, Illinois, central Michigan, northern Pennsylvania, central New York, and Massachusetts, and along the Alleghany Mountains to Tennessee; the greatest growth being in southern Canada and in the vicinity of the Lake States. A study of 35 trees in Michigan and 44 trees in Minnesota shows that the average age of five inch trees (4% feet from the ground) was 62 and 87 years, respectively ; whilst ten-inch trees were 154 and 167 years old. The stems are often fluted and much buttressed at the base and frequently affected by butt rot. In height the trees are from 25 to 50 feet (oc- casionally 70 feet) and in diameter from one to two feet. The bark _is usually ashy-gray to light reddish-brown, and separates into long, narrow, flat, shreddy strips, often more or less spirally twisted; and is occasionally woven into mats. The heart wood varies considerably in color, but is generally a pale yellowish-brown, has a characteristic resinous odor, is straight- grained, but rather coarse-textured, weighs about 22 pounds per cubic foot, splits easily, is soft, weak and brittle, but is exceedingly durable in contact with the ground. The sapwood is thin and nearly white in color, and almost as durable as the heartwood. The durability, of this wood is its outstanding characteristic, and this explains why such immense quantities of it are used for ties, poles, shingles, fence-posts, fence-rails, etc. Romeyon B. Hough cites a case of a cedar log straddled by a hemlock which on being felled was found to be more than 130 years old—yet the cedar log was quite sound. Mechanical tests of eastern white cedar from Shawano County, Wisconsin, show that the specimens averaged 23.4 rings per inch, and had an average moisture content of 55 per cent. of their absolute dry weight; the shrinkage in volume being 7 per cent. For the green specimens the modulus of elasticity was 643,000; the modulus of rup- ture 4,250, and the fibre stress at the elastic limit 2,600; while the end- _ wise crushing strength was 1,990 pounds per square inch for short columns. The hardness test showed that a pressure of 321 pounds was required to force a steel ball 0.444 inches in diameter into the end surface of the wood to half its diameter; 228 pounds for slash- grain specimens, and 225 pounds for edge-grain wood. The shearing strength in a radial direction was 617 pounds per square inch, and in a tangential direction 614 pounds; whilst the cleavage (splitting) strengths per inch of width were 148 and 139 pounds, respectively. If you ever made yourself a cedar “bow-and-arrow” or rived shingles you will now understand why the wood split so nicely. With a re- duction in the moisture content of the wood its strength is increased enormously; an average of 87 tests on wood containing 12 per cent. moisture showing strengths of 750,000 for modulus of elasticity, 6,300 for modulus of rupture (across the grain), and 5,200 pounds per square inch for endwise crushing strength. Eastern Cedar Ties During the year 1914 the 47 steam railways and 31 electric rail- ways operating in Canada reported a purchase of 19,403,646 ties, of which 13.7 per cent. were eastern white cedar. Jack pine ties ranked ahead of it with 43.2 per cent. of the total number of ties purchased, and tamarack just below it with 7.8 per cent. The average price paid for cedar ties was 48 cents each. For roads with a moderate passen- ger and freight traffic cedar ties are as satisfactory as any other; prac- tically the only objections being that they split rather easily and do not hold spikes as well as tamarack or hemlock. Although cedar is light and soft, yet its small medullary rays prevent its absorbing proportionately so much water into its wood cells as hemlock and spruce, and experience shows that after 3 or 4 years it is not so badly crushed under the rail as hemlock and spruce. Another peculiarity of cedar ties is that they are nearly always more or less defective because of the ravages of fungus diseases known to scientists as “Agaricus campanella” and “Agaricus melleus” ; yet when placed in the roadbed they last from 8 to 10 years. Some ties will have from 5 to 10 small spots of decay and others a badly decayed centre, but so long as there is sufficient sound wood for spiking they are considered good and their decay is so slow that their mechanical destruction is complete before they have rotted out. The crushing of the wood under the rail is due to the fact that the pithray system is composed of very small thin-walled cells, and its durability is due to the presence of resinous products in the wood cells which are not easily attacked by fungus diseases. During 1914 the number of eastern cedar poles purchased by telegraph, telephone and railway companies was 241,633; which is 85.3 per cent. of the total number. Western red cedar ranks next with 36,356 poles, or 12.9 per cent.—the remaining 1.8 per cent. being distributed chiefly amongst spruce, tamarack, and cypress. Eastern white cedar still heads the list as it has always done, but the supply is decreasing. In Quebec Province over 97 per cent. of the shingles manufac- tured are of white cedar; in New Brunswick 98 per cent.; but in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island very little cedar is found. In On-— tario cedar easily heads the list, although a large amount of white pine, hemlock, red pine, and other woods are also sawn into shingles. During 1913 the shingle cut in Quebec mills amounted to 363,560,000 at an average price of $2.22 per M, in New Brunswick 306,148,000 at $2.15 per M; in Ontario 128.211,000 at $2.40 per M; in Nova Scotia 41,327,000 at $1.98 per M. Wherever cedar can be obtained for the manufacture of shingles it is used because of its durability and the fact that it holds nails well. When other woods are used it is either July 1, 1915 because of their being cheap and abundant or forming part of the mill waste which can be manufactured into shingles at a profit. Of the split or “rived” shingles, almost all are made from cedar, which has a straight grain and splits evenly and easily. This also explains why so much cedar was used in the construction of the old “snake fences” on many farms in eastern Canada. The camparatively small amount of eastern cedar sawn into lum- ber is due to the small size of the trees, their rapid taper and the high value the wood has for ties, poles, shingles and posts. The following table exhibits the cut by provinces for the year 1913, which was a tri- fle less than two-thirds the cut for 1912. ORATION. chs. ¢ 168 9,493,000 $15.96 Quebec . 215 6,727,000 15.67 New Brunswick .. .. 15 5,100,000 9,19 Nayarscotia vy... 1 50,000 12.00 The saw material is used mainly for fencing, verandah work, tanks, tubs, slack cooperage, and planking for boats and canoes; minor quantities being used for boxes, bodies of vehicles, piano ac- tions, trunk boxes, etc. : Of the 739,678,000 lath sawn in 1913, cedar made up 17.8 per cent., but by far the greater portion of this was the western red cedar of British Columbia. Spruce made up 35.1 per cent. of the lath, and white pine 30.1 per cent.; cedar ranking third with 17.8 per cent. Western Red Cedar The Western Red Cedar (Thuya plicata) is closely related to the eastern white cedar (Thuya occidentalis) and resembles it in many ways. Western red cedar is also known as Giant Cedar, Giant Ar- borvitae, Canoe Cedar and Shinglewood. Its range of growth is from Alaska southward along the coast ranges of British Columbia, west- ern Washington and Oregon, through the California coast region and eastward along the mountain ranges of south-eastern British Colum- bia to. the western slope of the continental divide, and south-eastward to Idaho and Montana. From sea level to elevations of 6,000 feet in the interior it occurs singly or in small groves on low moist bottoms or near the banks of mountain streams, and thrives on a wide range of soils, provided there is sufficient moisture. Like hemlock, it is. able to withstand considerable shading and is a persistent grower. Uusal- ly the trees are buttressed at the base and affected by butt rot; mature trees being 100 to 150 feet in height, and 3 to 8 feet in diameter. Oc- casionally a tree 200 feet high and 15 feet in diameter is found— whence the name “giant cedar.” The heartwood is usually of a dull brown color tinged with red, straight-grained, coarse-textured, is easily split, has a dull lustre, and an agreeable odor, but is tasteless or nearly so, weighs about 24 pounds per cubic foot, and is soft, weak, and brittle. The sapwood is thin and nearly white. Specimens containing 55 per cent. moisture have an endwise compression strength of 1,990 pounds per square inch; a modulus of rupture (cross-breaking) of 4;250, and a modulus of elasticity of 643,000. For “air dry” wood, which contains approxi- mately 12 per cent. moisture, the modulus of rupture is raised to 10,- 600, and the modulus of elasticity to 1,460,000. During 1913 some 88 mills out of 159 operating in British Co- lumbia reported a cut of 82,627,000 board feet of cedar,.or 7 per cent. of the total cut of 1,173,647,000 for the whole province. Douglas fir ranked first with 67,6 per cent., tamarack second with 7.3 per cent., and cedar third. The average prices were $13.73 for fir, $13.62 for tamarack, and $14.65 for cedar. Both eastern white cedar and western red cedar are easily and rapidly seasoned and easy to work, but the wood of the western cedar is more spongy in texture and is less durable than that of the eastern. As lumber it is used for sheeting, siding, studding, planking for boats and canoes, tanks, pails, tubs, etc. the wood dents rather easily. For telegraph and telephone poles western red cedar is rapidly replacing eastern white cedar—especially in the greater length-. classes. Scarcely anything is used in B. C.; and in the Prairie Pro- vinces about half the poles are of western and the balance of eastern cedar. The-so-called “Idaho red cedar” is identically the same wood as from British Columbia. During 1914 the number of red cedar poles reported from B. C. was 36,356, at an average price of $3.81 each. The total number of poles reported for 1914 was 283,184; so it will be seen that western red cedar made up 12.9 per cent. of the total, whilst eastern white cedar made up 85.3 per cent. Spruce came next with 0.9 per cent. For ties, very little western red cedar is used, the reports for 1913 showing only 13,817 out of a total of 19,403,646—which is equiva- lent to only 0.1 per cent., and places it 17th in a list of 22 woods used for tie purposes. The total shingle cut reported for 1913 was 1,485,279,000; of which 93.7 per cent. was cedar. This shows that cedar is still pre- eminently the shingle wood. From eastern white cedar the number of shingles sawn was 748,626,000, and from the western red cedar of British Columbia 643,484,000. Lumped together, the average price obtained was $2.05 per M. For inside finishing, doors, etc.,_ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 It is a common saying in Britsh Columbia that the timber esti- mates turned in for cedar are usually below the actual cut. One rea- son for this is that logging brings to the mill much cedar that has lain on the ground for years without decaying and which was not. in- cluded in the estimate of standing timber. In other cases the discount allowed for defects has been too high—and it certainly does run high in some localities. When sound fallen logs are pulled out of the ground the loggers speak of the operation as “mining for cedar.” The heartwood of western red cedar is often quite dark in color streaked with lighter shades, and if properly treated produces some Very beau- tiful interior finishing material. Yellow ‘Cedar ae Yellow Cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), is also known as Yellow Cypress, “Alaska Cypress,” and “Nootka Cypress.” This tree ranges from south-western Alaska to northern Oregon; being’ most abundant and reaching its best development on the coast and adjacent islands of British Columbia and southern Alaska. Under favorable conditions it forms pure stands, but usually is associated with Sitka spruce, western red cedar, and western hemlock. It re- quires an abundance of moisture in both soil and air, but does not need a deep soil to thrive. Under favorable conditions the trees at- tain a height of 75 or 80 feet and a diameter of 2 or 3 feet; occasion- ally 90 to 120 feet and 3 to 6 feet. The trees are very slow growers, and the wood is wonderfully sound with a very thin and nearly white sapwood. The heartwood is a clear sulphur-yellow, is exceedingly fine textured, weighs 30 pounds per cubic foot, is quite hard, elastic, rather brittle, splits and works easily, and is remarkably sound in the ground. Trees dug up from peat swamps yield wood which takes a beautiful finish, and amongst the Indians it is often used for the manufacture of paddles, carved boxes, ete. “Air dry” wood showed a modulus of rupture of 11,000, and a modulus of elasticity of 1,460,000. Occasionally this wood is mixed with western red cedar, but its su- perior properties place it in a grade by itself for interior finishing, cabinet-work, boat-building, etc. Eastern Red Cedar Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is also known as “Northern Red Cedar,” “Pencil Cedar,” “Savin,” and “Red Juniper.” Its range is from southern Nova Scotia through New Brunswick, along the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Valleys, to Dakota; and south- ward to Florida, Alabama, and Texas. Usually it is found on dry gravelly ridges and rocky slopes and is too small for anything but fence posts or pencilwood. The stems are more or less ridged and buttressed at the base and the reddish-brown bark separates into long, narrow, shreddy strips more or less fringed at the edges and often spirally twisted. _ The heartwood of this tree is of a beautiful dull red color inclin- ing to purple and fading on exposure to purplish-brown. The sap- wood is thin and nearly white. The growth rings are usually very irregular in width and outline. When freshly cut the wood has a very fragrant aromatic odour which gives it a high value for moth-proof chests. In tangential (edge-grain) sections the wood often exhibits a beautiful frosted appearance. The resin cells are very numerous, deeply colored and easily visible under a magnifying lens; the wood itself being very durable in the ground. In texture the heartwood is very fine, and by far the greater quantity of it is used for the manu- facture of pencils. The wood is rather brittle but works easily in the machines and whittles nicely in the sharpening of the pencils. In the United States alone the annual output of pencils is over 325,000,000, requiring the purchase of 7,800,000 cubic feet of wood; nearly all of which is eastern red cedar. The pencil manufacturers say that the supply will be exhausted in five or ten years and are already experi- menting with substitutes. Alligator juniper is said to be rather hard: one-seeded juniper spongy and suitable for only the cheaper grades of pencils; Rocky Mountain red cedar practically the equal of eastern red cedar. Rocky Mountain Red Cedar For a long time this tree (juniperus scopulorum) was confused with eastern red cedar (juniperus virginiana) to which it is very similar. In Alberta it ranges from the foothills to the Rockies and westward through British Columbia to the coast; southward through Washington, eastern Oregon, Nevada and northern Arizona to Texas. To all intents and purposes its wood is identical with that of eastern red cedar, and it may be used for similar purposes. Other Cedars Other North American trees which go under the name of cedars are:—the white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) of cold costal swamps from southern Maine to northern Florida and with a wood resembling the eastern white cedar already described; the incense cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) of the coast region from central Ore- gon to southern California with a light reddish-brown wood much used for flume construction; and Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana) of the coast region between south-western Oregon to the Klamath River, California, with a light yellow or almost white } 25 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER heartwood scarcely distinguishable from the sapwood. Amongst, the foreign woods known under the name of cedar, we may mention the following :—Cedrela odorata, which is variously known as Spanish cedar; Jamaica cedar, or Honduras cedar, and belongs to the bead- tree family. It is much used in the manufacture of cigar boxes, mi- croscope cases, etc. Another tree closely related to it is Brazilian cedar (Cedrela flexilis). In New Zealand libocedrus bidwillii (first cousin to incense cedar mentioned above), is known as cedar, and by the Maoris is called “pahantea.” The wood is dark red and is easily worked. Amongst the near relatives of eastern red cedar we have the Spanish cedar (Juniperus thurifera) of the western Mediterranean region; Bermuda cedar (Juniperus bermudiana) of the Bermuda and Bahama Islands; and Rock cedar (Juniperus mexicana) which is com- mon to the limestone regions of Texas and Mexico. The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is the largest tree in Japan—attaining a height of 120 feet and a diameter of 10 feet. Its native name is “sugi,” and the wood is white, fine-textured, has a pleasant odor, and is easy to work. Guiana cedar ‘Icica altissima) is a large tree up to 100 feet high, and yields a fragrant, durable wood which is easily worked and is used to make canoes. In South Africa, Cape cedar (Callitris juniperoides) is a fair-sized tree. In Tasmania the term “pencil cedar” includes the three species Arthotaxis cupressoides, A. laxifolia, and A. selaginoides. In Aus- tralia Pentaceras australis of the rue family is known as scrub white cedar; Ehrectia acuminata of the borage family as brown cedar; Dry- soxylon rufum as bastard-pencil cedar; and, Rhus rhodanthema of the sumach family as yellow cedar. Further Shell Box Particulars The Shell Committee, Stephen Building, Ottawa, have made pub- lic the following further details in connection with the specification for shell boxes, which was published in the Canada Lumberman of June 15th:—‘In reference to the screw used to secure the cover in the 4.5 shell box, we would say that you have the alternative of using No. 12 x 1% ins. or No. 14 x 134 ins., and that there is to be only one screw in each end and two in each side, suitably spaced. “Further the cleats on the cover are to be made %-inch instead of %-inch. Also, the lumber throughout the box may be dressed to an even thickness not less than 7-inch.” ‘ Timber sales completed during the month of May, by the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia amounted to 535,000 feet B.M., and 1,300 cords, the total estimated value being $1,895.39. The purchasers were the Seaboard Logging Company, Seat- tle, Wash., and N. D. Sweet, Prince Rupert, B.C. The quantity of timber scaled in all districts of British Columbia during May was 41,- 335,237 feet B.M., of saw logs, 167,381 lineal feet of poles and piles, and 15,482 cords of railway ties, shingle bolts, fence posts and cord- wood. The total quantity of timber exported from oil districts during May was 7,608,046 feet B.M. Carrying a capacity cargo of 1,200,000 feet of lumber for New York, taken on at the Genoa Bay mills of the Cameron Lumber Com- pany, Limited, Victoria, the American steamer Tallac is now visit- ing Atlantic waters for the first time in fourteen years. The vessel was built in West Bay City, Mich., for freighting on the Great Lakes, being equipped with a forest of derricks for handling cargo. From the upper lakes the Tallac was shifted to the Atlantic Coast, and in 1901 the vessel was brought to the Pacific Coast around Cape Horn. The Tallac may-remain in eastern waters all summer. The fire situation in B. C. generally remains safe according to recent advices reaching the Minister of Lands. Few fires have been reported during the last month, and these have been easily controlled and extinguished. At the same time permits to burn have been taken advantage of widely, settlers continuing to show much activity in their clearing operations, especially in the Lillooet and Island dis- tricts. . From Kamloops, B.C., much satisfaction on the part of the mills is recorded in consequence of the orders which are being received, while in the Nelson District it is reported that the British Canadian Lumber Company at Crescent Valley, and the Forest Mills at Cas- cade expect to resume operations shortly. A report from Portland, Oregon, states that more than 5,000,000 feet of Oregon spruce has been sent to Great Britain and Europe with- in the past three months for use in making military aeroplanes. Great Britain has been the principal buyer. To a ee oe ee ee July 1, 1915 The Hardwood Grading Situation in Canada Editor Canada Lumberman:— . We have considerable trouble with the grades of lumber bought from Can- adian mills and we also find that the consuming trade in Canada seems to be satisfied with an inferior grade, which, to a great extent, works us out of the market, for we refuse to ship any stock unless our invoice shows the exact grading of the consignment. We do, however, sell wholesalers a good many cars which go into Canada. We have practically given up selling in the sec- tion from Toronto, north and east, except what mixed cars we sell to whole- salers which are consigned’ into that territory. To get down to concrete examples in buying lumber from Canada, we note that Canadian mills seem to be willing to ship under National Rules, but as a general thing they want inspection at their mill to be final. This would be all right if we should buy sufficient to warrant sending our man up there while the lumber is being loaded, and it would be perfectly con- venient if Canada had a sufficient number of licensed inspectors up there to give service at a reasonable cost, but in a case of buying one or two, or even three cars from a Canadian shipper we find, as a general rule, that the cost of obtaining a satisfactory inspection at the mill is too great. We ship our lumber subject to the National Rules at destination, or if we have a very tech- nical customer we sometimes think it saves trouble to put a National in- spector on here before shipping. But when a Canadian shipper demands National inspection at shipping point to be final, it does not mean anything at all unless a National inspection can be made at shipping point at a reason- able cost. This fact has caused us to go to West Virginia for items of birch which we could really buy to better advantage in Canada, except that, in order to get an inspection that we ourselves could guarantee we would have to go to large expense and trouble. As a concrete example of selling troubles in Canada, we have quoted on Canadian business, failed to get the order and have ultimately shipped this same stock for other parties at the same or better prices than we originally quoted, but with a certain percentage of lower grade stock mixed in with the shipment. In other words, we would quote a Canadian firm $60 per M. on an item of 1st and 2nd oak. Following up the quotation, we would find that our prices were high, but we would ultimately sell a third party 7,000 ft. of ist and 2nds oak at $60 with 3,000 ft. of selected No. 1 common mixed in with the shipment at $45. Now this may be a proper procedure on the part of the third party and may even be a criticism of ourselves for not knowing the grade that the consumer takes; but nevertheless, if the consumer asks for ist and 2nds, with us it is final proof that 1st and 2nds is what he expects to receive. Another illustration is that we have numerous times quoted Canadian firms on genuine northern white ash and oak and we have in a great many cases been informed that our prices were not only high, but considerably high. The writer recently made a trip into Canada and looked over some stocks that a number of these consumers had on hand and he is reasonably certain that the so-called northern white ash that they had was southern cane white ash and that a great deal of the northern tough oak that they had on hand was Ken- tucky and Tennessee oak. This also is a case that might not be open to criticism, for it is quite possible that the consumer received just what he wanted; however, he was not receiving what he asked for. It prevented us from contending for his business because we ourselves could have furnished southern cane ash and Tennessee oak at a lower figure than we would furnish the genuine northern stock. The points we are making are in no way whatsoever a “howl” on our part, and we are not in any way whatsoever putting ourselves up as a “More holy than Thou” firm. As stated previously we are shipping a great deal of stock into Canada, but, as a matter of fact, we sell very little to the consum- ing trade direct. We have made these points simply in reply to your request for an outline of our experience with the Canadian trade. To sum the whole matter up, we would say that the average Canadian shipper should either get his nerve up to back his grade or arrange some work- able plan whereby a wholesaler who purchases from him can get a grade at a reasonable price that he himself can back up. On the consuming end we would say that such firms would probably get better value for their money if they acquainted themselves more accurately with prevailing rules and either demanded what they specified or else accurately described the grade and quality which they desired. : This criticism, however, is not limited to consumers in your section. We bump up against the same proposition with a large number of United States firms, but it is not so prevalent here as it is on your side of the border, and is becoming less prevalent;—take for instance the Jamestown market. In the writer’s opinion this market has in the past been badly abused from the standpoint of correct grading, but the Jamestown dealers have apparently awakened to the fact and are making free use of the National inspector on their incoming lumber with the result that shippers now realize that they have to ship stock that is right. Thus Jamestown is getting her money’s worth from the viewpoint of association grading. This is a big problem and brings up the point as to whether the estab- lished grading rules are properly fitted to all kinds of business. Very possibly some consumers prefer a special grade and can get better value out of a special grade, but I think it is safe to say that whenever an established grade will answer the purpose it should be insisted upon, for such a standard is the easiest and most accurate way of getting at the actual money value.— U. S. Wholesaler. July 1, 1915 Consumption of Poles During 1914 Quantity Decreased 47 per cent—Average Price Advanced 11 cents—Varieties and Values A bulletin dealing with poles purchased in Canada during 1914 has been prepared by the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior, and will be published in the near future. ‘The statistics in this bulletin are based on reports received by the Forestry Branch from 381 firms purchasing poles in Canada in 1914. These firms con- sisted of 209 telephone companies, 3 telegraph companies, and 17 steam railway companies forming one group, and 132 electric light and power concerns and 20 electric railroads forming another. The following table shows the poles purchased, 1913 and 1914, by kinds of wood and chief uses—number, total value, and average value: 1913 1914 Kind of wood Av. Ay. - Number Value Value Number Value Value Total of all Uses hei 534,592 $1,188,331 $2.22 283,184 $660,262 $2.33 White Cedar ... .. 264,267 525,853 1.99 241,633 509,503 eat D Red Cedar ... 145,569 488,138 . 3.35 36,356 138,508 3.81 Spguce ... 5,228 6,046 1.16 2,638 6,740 2255 Tamarack 115,517 155,682 os 1,833 2,107 a alka) (Oli ee 2 gohs has batt tay avteltes tes 213 1,422 6.68 TOMAS MET oo. ek ee sdk 188 1,553 8.26 lateral” [EH 28 0 eae Sti Lee 126 252 2.00 Jack Pine 1,450 1,299 0.90 100 100 1.00 Chestnut ... 167 94 0.56 9% ed 79 Balsam Fir .. 1,437 1,841 1.28 Aste? White Pine ... ... 682 SOs ee ll Bz! eee be Cypress foo. 0... 128 1,056 8.25 Xi eee i Miemilock’ <:. ..°.. 92 32 0585) - baa Western Larch .. 39 163 4.18 ak > Cee ere INGORE Ct fia ous 16 32 BOO Severe a teta's Electric Railway, Power and Light Companies Rotaliewee ices a2.~ 65,071 355,072 5.45 97,073 . 303,103 3.12 White Cedar ... .. 33,907 143,196 4.22 84,279 211,307 Pa Red Cedar ... 29,855 205,749 6.89 12,290 90,016 (mer? Spruiceriaa -aac. «ss 835 1,896 2.27 286 192 .67 Donglasbine 0) 6... ie. Sacrsuercyai aks 155 1,485 9.58 Tamarack 305 3,007 9.89 63 103 1.63 CyMreSSieics sca 02% 128 1,056 Bech. 5a teen sr Western Larch ... 39 163 APB). 8 LMR. 6 Eiemlocks.;).5).... 2 5 2250. Le Otek pede Steam Railways, Telephone and Telegraph Companies Totalmesew ... 469/521 833,259 a lebrery 186,111 357,159 1.92 White Cedar... .. 230,360 382,657 1.66 157,354 298,196 1.90 Red Cedar ... 115,714 282,389 2.44 24,066 48,492 2.01 Spruce . : 4,393 4,150 0.94 2,352 6,548 2.78 Tamarack 115,212 152,675 1.33 1,770 2,004 1.13 QE cnt Sos tll Real Oe : 213 1,422 6.68 isliecl 12a ys A oe ate 126 252 2.00 Jack Pine 1,450 1,299 0.90 100 100 1.00 Chestnut 167 94 0.56 97 77 .79 IDYerbyelnc: 150s) aE aa 33 68 2.06 Balsamebin ... ... 1,437 1,841 Lee Lee AA ot S fetaes White Pine ... ... 682 8,095 11.87 Hemlock tig) .. 90 27 OG SU bales Scene ASH etn eS. ree 16 32 a.00%m, — cee. That the market for wooden poles in Canada is very irregular is demonstrated by the diagram inserted in this bulletin, showing the - purchases of this commodity in the last five years. The activity of the different railways in extending their lines is one factor that affects these figures. Some of the provincial Govern- ments which control telephone companies purchase large stocks of poles and furnish these to small independent telephone lines. Their purchases are of necessity irregular and have fallen off considerably in the last two or three years, sufficient telephone accommodation having been established. Decrease of Nearly One-Half The purchases in 1914 showed a decrease of 47 per cent. from those of 1913, while the average price paid increased. by 11 cents. Only nine kinds of wood were reported compared to twelve in 1913. Poles of oak, hard pine and Douglas fir were reported in 1914, but not in 1913. Decreases occurred with every other kind of wood, the greatest being in the case of tamarack, which amounted to 98.4 per cent. of the figure for 1913. _Eastern white cedar poles headed the list, their number forming over 85 per cent. of the total. Western red cedar from British Co- lumbia and the Western States came second on the list with over 12 per cent. of the. total. Poles of these two woods have formed the greater part of the purchases in past years in spite of the increasing scarcity of good material, especially in the case of the eastern tree. The steam railway, telephone, and telegraph group of purchasers bought 65.7 per cent. of the poles as compared to 87.8 per cent. in 1913. Their purchases in 1914 showed a decrease of 60.4 per cent. from those of 1913. The oak, hard pine, jack pine, and chestnut poles were all purchased by these companies. These companies reported the purchase of 442 treated poles. The electric railway, power and light companies bought 34.3 per - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 cent. of the poles as compared with 12.2 per cent. in 1913. Their pur- chases showed a decided increase (49.2 per cent.) over 1913. Over half the poles purchased in Canada in 1914 were under 26 feet in length, the two cedar species forming 97.9 per cent. of the total in this class. These two kinds of wood formed over 95 per cent. in every length class recorded. Almost a quarter of the total number belonged to the next length class, including poles from 26 to 30 feet in length. The greater part of the white cedar, red cedar, spruce, tamarack, and chestnut poles and all the jack pine poles belonged to the 20-25 foot class. Oak poles were mostly from 31-35 feet in length. The greatest number of Douglas fir poles were over 41 feet in length, and all the imported hard pine poles were of this same class. Timber Stands the Tests of Time St Paul’s Church, Halifax, 165 Years Old “Timbered in times when men built strong, With a tower of wood grown gray, The frame of it old, the heart still young, It has stood for many a day.” (Arthur Wentworth Eaton, in Acadian Ballads). St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, N.S., is one of the most interesting church buildings in North America. It is the Mother church of the Church of England in Canada, and is the oldest Protestant church in the Dominion. To readers of the Canada Lumberman one of the chief — -~- —— —EEEE A Timber Church, 165 years old—St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, N. S. interests in connection with this ancient building is the fact that it is constructed of pine and oak, and that it has existed since 1750, a strik- ing contradiction of the sensational attacks which have been made during the last few years ipon wood as a building material. The pine and oak of which this interesting church is constructed was brought from Boston, Mass., which in those days was a part of the British Do- minion. The church was built “at the expense of the Crown by grants from his Majesty for that purpose, and also by moneys granted to his Majesty for the use of Government.” The church was erected on the “Parade” in 1750 by his Majesty King George the Second. It was formally opened for Divine service on September 2nd, 1750. The in- terior of this church, built of wood, contains a great worth of mural tablets of greater historic interest than probably can be found in any other church on this side of the Atlantic. It has frequently been re- ferred to as “The Westminster Abbey of Canada.” The history of the church building is exceptionally interesting, but would be some- what out of place in these columns. It is especially interesting to note however, that the building, in spite of the fact that it is constructed of wood, has been attacked by fire and has successfully withstood the attack. In the year 1863 the church caught fire from the furnaces during service. The damage was only slight. ; We commend those who have been promoting the attack on wood as a building material and have been trying to persuade the consuming public that wood is particularly dangerous from the con- flagration point of view to consider the case of this ancient church building. 30 Consumption of Ties During 1914 Quantity Showed Slight Decrease—-Average Price Ad- vanced Two Cents—Fewer Poles Treated A bulletin dealing with the cross-ties purchased in Canada dur- ing 1914 has been prepared by the Forestry Branch of the Department. of the Interior, and will be published in the near future. A total of 19,403,646 cross-ties valued at $8,664,914 were purchased during 1914 by Canadian railways for use in Canada. These companies consisted of 47 steam railways and 31 electric roads. Of this total 1,447,576 ties were treated with preservatives to retard decay. This is about seven per cent. of the total as compared to ten per cent. in 1913. Cross-ties purchased, 1913 and 1914, by kinds of wood—number, value, average value, and per cent. distribution: 1913 5 1914 ie i v. : Vv. send .of wood Number Value Value Number Value Value sltotal ~.. . 19,881,714 $8,740,849 0.43 19,403.646 $8,664,914 0.45 Jack Pine 7,773,674 3,103,140 0.40 8,379,064 3,624,151 0.43 White Cedar .. 2,451,527 1,090,436 0.44 2,651,319 1,279.100 0.48 Tamarack 866,231 369,666 0.43 1,507,902 661,717 0.44 Douglas ERT A, 6-5 ale 2,427,100 801,710 0.33 1,456,388 539,249 OL37 Hemlock ... .. .. 1,199,699 455,662 0.38 1,390,885 576,440 0.41 Western Larch 1,225,956 636,631 0.52 1,121,347 459,643 0.41 Space... ... see 458,256 151,049 0.33 1,020,667 379,841 0.37 Oak . ae ees 978,554 673,244 0.69 617,449 483,496 0.78 Bac. Spruce a 267,917 70,685 0.54 547,919 202,234 0,37 Hard Pine ... 1,138,351 621,032 0.55 378,983 263,215 0.69 Chestnut .. 232,179 126,795 0.55 104,980 69,091 0.66 Red Pine ; 114,852 §2,112 0.45 81,979 30,923 0.38 BIE” 2 > 5, scenes 13,674 6,421 0.47 33,307 27,030 0.81 Beech ... 96,923 60,552 0.62 32,637 25,331 0.78 Miaple:...\ sockets 16,860 14,381 0.85 22,449 19,995 0.89 White “be ine@incees eels Bieic<" oe 00.0 8. Ghonkaeeeees Se, 14,165 6,446 0.46 iB. G. Cedar... 115,578 77,328 0.67 13,817 4,554 0.33 (Gy PTESS. iets e's beeen) ) Rhone iar 13,246 5,873 0.44 Birch 24,736 10,447 0.42 11,018 5,293 0.48 -Western Hemlock 479,113 148,725 0.31 4,019 1,246 0.31 AUSh), reas ec F 503 216 0.43 106 46 0.43 (Chetiivertce Sct. «2 31 rey (0). 50 Afr eC LG ei. S ‘ The cross-tie purchases in 1914 ae a sighs decrease of 24 per cent. from those of 1913, while the decrease from 1912 to 1913 was 6.7 per cent. The greatest decreases from 1913 to 1914 were with the western species Douglas fir, western larch, cedar, and hemlock, and the im- ported woods such as oak, hard pine, and chestnut. Of the twenty- one woods reported in 1914 eleven showed decreases. Jack pine makes thé most suitable tie material of the cheaper, more abundant woods of Canada. It has headed the list since 1911 when it took the place of white cedar a more durable wood, but one of which the supply is rapidly becoming exhausted. These two woods have formed the greater part of the ties purchased in past years, and together formed over half the total in 1914. Average Prices For Five Years The average prices paid for cross-ties by the railroads in 1914 showed only a slight increase over 1913. The prices in the last five years have been as follows.: 1910, 38 cents; 1911, 39 cents; 1912, 44 cents; 1913, 43 cents; 1914, 45 cents. In June, 1914, there were in Canada about 38,000 miles of steam railway right-of-way. On over 32,000 miles of this trains were in actual operation, and on the remainder ties at least were laid. The steam roads purchased in that year 19,196,208 ties, being about 500 ties to the mile. A large proportion of these ties were used for new construction at the rate of about 3,000 ties to the mile, and the re- mainder for maintenance of established lines. These companies paid an average of 45 cents each for their ties as compared to 58 cents in the case of the electric roads. The steam railways with 98.9 per cent. of the total for 1914 purchased all the ties of western larch, western spruce, chestnut, red pine, beech, maple, white pine, and birch. The electric railways in Canada purchased 207,438 cross-ties or about 1.1 per cent. of the total. These roads had a mileage of 1,561 in June, 1914, and therefore purchased ties at the rate of 133 per mile. These purchases were mostly used for renewals for which the demand is not so heavy as in the case of steam railroads. The total number in this case is a decrease of 47 per cent. from 1913, while the average price per tie is the same. The greatest de- creases were with western and eastern cedar and jack pine. Eleven woods were reported in 1914, and 15 in 1913, western larch, beech, maple, and white pine being dropped from the list. Editor Canada Lumberman: Thessalon, Ont. Thought your Export Number was just fine—F. C. Hall, Man- ager, Canadian Department, Clemens-Hall Inspection Company. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . D Ast, CoE July 1, 1915 Improvements Upon Quebec Driving Streams In the third report of the Quebec Streams Commission, which has just been issued, there are several references to lumber possibilities and to the construction of dams which are of interst to the lumber trade. The work last year consisted chiefly of studies of the St. Francis, and Salmon Rivers, and part of certain rivers in the Abitibi district. It is proposed to carry out a scheme for regulating the run off from the watershed of Lake St. Francis. Six water powers on the River St. Francis are being utilized, one at East Angus and another at Bromptonville by the Brompton Pulp and Paper Company, and one at Windsor Mills by the Canada Paper Company. The other three are used for hydro-electric purposes. At the foot of the lake, water is stored for power purposes and to facilitate the driving of logs from Lake St. Francis to Lake Aylmer, a distance of six miles, by the St. Francis River. In this stretch the logs pass three different sluices. The volume of water used daily for log driving last spring from May 10 to June 15 was thirty-one square mile feet. The amount of timber taken from Lake St. Francis to Lake Aylmer was the largest in a sin- gle year and very likely will never be exceeded. Taking into consider- ation the sum which will have to be paid to take over the rights of the owners of the present storage on Lake Aylmer and Lake St. Francis, Mr. O. Lefebvre, C.E., the chief engineer, estimates the total cost of the scheme at $400,000. In a report by Mr. J. A. Martin on certain tributaries of the rivers Noire and L’Assomption, in the county of Joliette, he states that the district is almost completely wooded; the forests near the rivers are all alike, the same kind of timber is found everywhere, and is for mer- chantable timbers, spruce, balsam, cedar and pine, named in the order of their importance. Nearly everywhere are seen traces of previous timber cuts and near the rivers the absence of large trees is notice- able. However, as little damage was caused by fire in this district, the forests are renewing pretty rapidly for merchantable timber, save in the case of pine, which has almost completely disappeared. On the other hand, balsam is becoming the most important timber. The cedar is of large size but is not generally perfectly sound. Apart from the timber regularly sold, there are here and there hardwoods which could be utilized, but which have hitherto not been available owing to the lack of transportation facilities. Mr. Martin refers particularly to birch, white birch and maple, which are, he says, in certain instances of remarkable size. On the Lavigne River the driving of logs can be carried as far as Lake Grande, at the outlet of which there is a dam 14 feet high, but not sufficient to store all the flood water. He was in- formed that the construction of another dam at the outlet of Lake La Galette, as well as on other lakes above, was being considered, to- gether with the cleaning of the bed in the upper part of the river, so as to make possible the driving of logs. Mr. Martin suggests the building of dams on the Caisse River, the Harnois River, and on Lake Lavigne East in order to make possible the driving of logs. The Le- prohon River is greatly used for driving pulpwood four feet long. It has been so used for several years past and the Lac Ouareau and Char- lemagne Lumber Company have built,a dam below the outlet of Lake Gourde to facilitate the floating of lumber bought from settlers in the vicinity. With a few improvements, the driving of cordwood would be possible from the head of the river. The Boule River runs through the timber limits of Mr. Wm. Copping and is used for the driving of logs, which is easily done on account of the many improvements made during the last few years. Five dams have been built at various points and a wooden slide has been installed for the passage of logs through the most important fall, which has a height of 140 feet. Reporting on several rivers in the Abitibi region, Mr. J. B. states with regard to the Bell River to the north of the railway that the forests have all been burnt. This area extends south of the railway for two miles after which there is good timber land, consisting chiefly of spruce, poplar and balsam with a scattering of jack pine. On the Harricana River, south from the railway to the head of Seal’s Home Lake, a distance of about 33 miles, there are large timber areas which when cut have cheap and ready river trans- portation to the town of Amos, where two saw mills are established. The country generally is well timbered with spruce, poplar and bal- sam, except in the locality just south from Lake Obalski, and also at a point five miles north from this lake where the forest has been fire-swept for a distance of 5% miles along the river. The banks of the Kewagama River are high and well covered with timber consist- ing mostly of spruce, balsam fir, poplar and a few jack pines. The steamer Durley Chine is taking on lumber at Fraser Mills, B.C., to be delivered at Port Nelson on Hudson’s Bay, for the Domin- ion Department of Railways and Canals. This is the first time in history that a steamship has undertaken a voyage from the Pacific Northwest to Hudson’s Bay. The Durley Chine will make the trip by way of the Panama Canal and will reach Port Nelson about the middle of August. . Se July-1, 1915 Chair Parts and Dowels Wanted in London The weekly bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, for June 14th, contains an inquiry for chair parts and dowels. This enquiry, No. 764, refers to a London, Eng., firm open to place orders for considerable quantities of chair parts and also of dowels. Samples of the chair parts and of the dowels are being forwarded to the de- partment where they may be seen on application when received. (Refer File A-810.) The following particulars give the specifications for the chair parts and dowel sticks desired :— Chair Parts. Sample Description - Quantity Required A100 Four feet... . 2 fries 4,000 100 Fronts .. ae 2,000 98 5-inch spindle ... 5,000 97 PO ee 4,000 97 Stretcher side ... ... 2,000 97 Stretcher middle ... 1,000 on =, Pour feet... 4,000 96 RUDRA Ns Std ance ca. ee ss dees 2,000 05 peal SPMONE 15: eae ees ee se of dee 4,000 Sets consisting of 2 legs, 2 rails, 5 spindles—1,000 sets. Manufacturers must guarantee bulk equal to samples supplied and the wood must be thoroughly seasoned. Stock to be supplied in birch, beech or ash. Manufacturers must state which wood they can supply and forward three or four samples with the quotations. Prices must be quoted f.o.b. Montreal or other seaport, or better still, c.i.f. London or Liverpool. If f.o.b. Canadian port, the rate of freight must be stated from port of shipment to London or Liverpool. , Prices should be quoted per 1,000 pieces and must include cost of bags or rough cases. Terms of payment.—Cash against documents, seven days sight draft through London bank, less 5 per cent. spot cash discount. Dowel sticks.—%-inch, extra smooth, beech preferred, 12-inch, 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch, 16-inch, 18-inch or multiples. ¥%-inch, ordinary, in birch, beech, maple or white borch, 12-inch, 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch, 16-inch, 18-inch or multiples. 9-16-inch, extra smooth, 12-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch or multiples, in beech. Y,-inch, ordinary, in beech, 12-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch or multiples. 7/16-inch, ordinary, in beech, 18-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, 42-inch or multiples. ¥%-inch, ordinary, in beech or birch, 18-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, 42- inch, 48-inch. 5-16-inch, ordinary, in beech, 18-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, 42-inch. y-inch, ordinary, in beech, 18-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, 42-inch. y-inch, 5/16-inch, 34-inch, 7/l6-inch, %-inch x 2%-inch quote for 10 to 20,000 of each size, also same in grooved dowels. For dowel sticks, quote per 1,000 pieces; the quantity required is 5 to 10 tons; samples must accompany quotations. All quotations should be made f.o.b. Canadian port, or better still c.i.f. London or Liverpool. Freight rates must accompany all quota- tions. Cash against documents, seven days sight draft through London bankers, less 5 per cent. spot cash discount. Imports of paper and paper products into Canada in the year ended March 31, 1915, decreased about $3,000,000, while Canadian ex- ports increased about the same amount, according to an Ottawa des- patch. During the year imports of paper and paper manufactures amounted to $5,764,379, compared with $8,043,368 the preceding year. In the year just closed $4,032,345 represented imports from the United . States, the remainder coming from the United Kingdom. Paper ex- ports for the year ended March 31, 1915, were worth $15,509,582, com- pared with $12,686,896 in 1914. Of last year’s total, $12,879,204 was sent to the United States. The Brompton Pulp & Paper Company’s drive of 45,000,000 feet of logs and pulpwood went down the St. Frances River past East An- gus, P.Q., on June 12th, with a crew of 100 men as drivers. Editor Canada Lumberman: Portland, Ore. We wish to congratulate you on your Export Number which has just come to hand. We shall be very glad indeed if you will send “The Timberman” an extra copy for our files. Again congratulating you for your splendid achievement in presenting very clearly the possibilities for the extension of the Canadian lumber trade, we are, Yours very truly, The Timberman, George M. Cornwall, Editor. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 French Duties on Print Paper and Woodpulp Reduced A circular letter of the Customs Branch of the French Finance Department dealing with the reduction by 60 per cent. of the duties on print paper and mechanical or chemical woodpulp intended for manufacture into print paper has been forwarded to the department By the Hon. Philippe Roy, the Canadian Commissioner General at aris. The following table will show a comparison of the old and the new duties on both of the above commodities :— Print paper weighing more than 30 grams (about 1 oz.) per square metre—Frs. 4.00 instead of 10.00 per 100 kilos gross (220 Ibs.) Woodpulp.—Mechanical pulp—0.40 instead of fr. 1.00 per 100 kilos gross (220 lbs.) ; mechanical wet, 0.20 instead. of fr. 0.50 per 100 kilos gross (220 Ibs.) ; chemical, 0.80 instead of frs. 2.00 per 100 kilos gross (220 lbs.) The only regulation with respect to print paper provides that tlie consignments will have to be delivered in bond to the printing office of a newspaper, under the supervision of the customs authorities. With reference to woodpulp, consignments will have to be de- livered in bond to a paper mill. The importers will also have to sign an engagement with bond attached to return in three months a certi- ficate provided by the management of a newspaper to the effect that the paper mill, to which the woodpulp was delivered, sent to the news- paper a corresponding quantity of news print. The quantity of paper was fixed at 50 per cent. of the total weight, in the case of wet me- chanical pulp and 90 per cent. as regards dry pulp. Responsibility for a Broken Dam The Court of Review at Ottawa has given judgment upholding the judgment of a lower court for $300 in favor of the plaintiff in the case of the Therrien vs. W. C. Edwards Company, Ottawa. The plain- tiff operated a sawmill on the Nation River and a dam to furnish power for it. The defendants had a boom for logs just above the fall where the plaintiff’s mill was situated. In May, 1912, the water rose and the plaintiff expressed his fear that the defendant’s boom was not satisfactory. The latter’s agent stated that he was about to release certain logs. He attached an additional rope to the dam. This broke and the logs rushed out carrying away the plaintiff’s dam. Chief Jus- tice Archibald in giving judgment said that if the boom had held and the logs had been allowed to pass out in the usual manner, not all at once, it would have been easier upon the plaintiff's dam. The defend- ant hafa right to float his logs and would not have been responsible for damages if, through inefficiency, the plaintiff’s dam had given out. Manifestly, proper care had not been taken. The rope had broken and this constituted a fault on the part of the defendant. Each party should regulate their actions in such a way as not to cause the other damage. The action brought by Edward Lowry and Mrs. F. A. Loring against J. R. Booth, of Ottawa, for $25,000, on account of the destruc- tion of a dam on the Montreal River near Latchford, which the plain- tiffs were constructing for the Dominion Government, has been dis- missed by Mr. Justice Middleton, at Osgoode Hall, Toronto. The plaintiffs claimed that the destruction of the dam was caused by one of the defendant’s log drives. Mr. Booth stated that he had never been notified that the dam was being erected, and that any damage that might have been done was the result of spring freshets and float- ing ice. He made a counter claim for $10,000 for undue obstruction of the river. Both the claim of the plaintiffs and the counter claim of the defendants were dismissed. 2 Chief Justice Meredith, recently dismissed without costs the suit of T. W. Rushworth against P. Percy Johnston for $15,000 alleged to be due for finding a purchaser for pulp lands, paper mill, and water power in Wolfe County, Quebec. ; Serious forest fires were reported in the district near Scotstown, P.Q., early in June, and at latest reports they were of a very danger- ous nature on account of the very warm and dry weather. Editor Canada Lumberman: Quebec, P.Q. Allow me to congratulate you on the excellence of your Ex- port Number. The publication itself will no doubt be generally appreciated for its merits and suggestions. It comes at just the right time, and will certainly attract attention to the pos- sibilities of enlarged trade, not without good results. It must have entailed considerable anxious thought and judicious management. I have failed to find one blunder, inaccuracy or error. Yours very truly, Edward Harper Wade. 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ July 1, 1915 Testing Qualities of Canadian Timbers Important Investigations Commenced by Forest Products Laboratories Will Give Valuable Information to Lumbermen The conditions of trade in Can- ada are making it necessary that we should obtain much more ex- act information both as to the quantities of material that we have available, and as to their qualities and adaptation to parti- cular uses. This is particularly the case in connection with the forest products of the Dominion, as they have, up to the present, had very little attention from scientific investigators, and there is little information of a definite character in regard to the quali- ties and possible uses of Cana- dian timber which is available. As Canada extends her trade in =i. foreign markets and comes into cs) a competition with other countries oe this necessity becomes more marked. For instance, the Gov- ernment of the United States have, through the Forest Pro- ducts Laboratory of the Forest Service, made very careful studies of the qualities and adaptability of the various species of woods of the United States, and this infor- mation, from authoritative Government sources, is available for ad- vertising the products of that country in foreign countries. Many of the species of trees in the United States are the same as those in Canada, but information obtained in regard to such trees in the United States is not necessarily applicable to the same species in Canada, and if the Canadian exporter, desirous of stating the qualities of Canadian timber, can refer only to information which has been obtained in regard to timbers in the United States, he is very likely to advertise those timbers in preference to Canadian timber, and has no definite information in regard to Canadian timber to set off against them. The Dominion Government has recognized this difficulty and has made provision for meeting it by establishing Forest Products Laboratories at Montreal in co-operation with McGill University where investigations to obtain definite information in regard to the qualities and adaptability of Canadian timbers are being carried out. Testing mine timbers. Laboratory Tests of Canadian Woods Laboratory work was commenced last September on Project No. 1, “Mechanical and Physical and Structural Properties of Wood Grown in the Dominion of Canada.” Douglas fir is the first species under test and representative shipments of logs were received last summer from three typical localities for these species—the mountain A THD) OF TESTE SMALL CLEAR SPECI® STaTe CLR Testing a small clear specimen of Douglas Fir. type from Morley, Alberta, and Golden, British Columbia, and the coast type from Abbotsford, British Columbia. A comprehensive series of tests has been undertaken on small clear specimens cut from the trees according to a well defined scheme. Eight strength tests are employed—static bending, compression parallel to grain, compression perpendicular to grain, shear, tension, impact bending, cleavage, hardness. This is supplemented by determination of phy- sical and structural properties, such as moisture content, specific gravity, shrinkage, rings per inch, per cent. summerwood, fibre di- mensions, cell structure, etc. For any one species the variety of tests indicate the variation of strength values of the wood from butt to top of tree and from heart to sapwood, as well as the variation of timber from different localities. The test results to date indicate that the fast growing Douglas fir of the coast has great strength,being very little lower in strength than the best long-leaf southern pine, and surpassing all remaining conifers for structural purposes. The slower growing and smaller mountain types are more affected by knots and other defects and their strengths vary from 70 per. cent. to 80 per cent. of that of the coast fir. In general, the strength of Canadian Douglas fir compares very favorably with that of the United States Pacific Coast and the tests confirm the fact that our Douglas fir is a first-class structural ma- terial. The investigation will be extended to include all the important wood species, taking first those which are of greatest commercial importance. It is felt that the establishing of authoritative test re- sults on the various Canadian species will do much to remove the unfounded prejudice against some of our woods and will aid in ex- tending the use of Canadian-grown wood, both at home and abroad. Investigators of Mining Timbers A second investigation undertaken last fall is Project No. 2, “Strength Functions and Physical Properties of Nova Scotia Mine Timbers.” This work is being done in connection with a compre- hensive investigation of Nova Scotia timbers under supervision of the Forestry Branch. The purpose in carrying on mechanical tests is to compare the strength value of various Nova Scotia tree species in the commercial sizes of pit props and booms used in mining opera- tions. A first shipment of nearly 300 specimens was taken from the storage yard of one of the mining companies in Cape Breton and in- cluded the three species commonly used—Black Spruce, Red Spruce, and Balsam Fir. Owing to the fact that the seasoning conditions and origin of this material were uncertain and that over half the speci- mens showed fungus infection to a greater or less extent, tests were made on this shipment to learn conditions of actual commercial tim- ber rather than to carry out the original purpose of accurately com- paring species. The results already obtained show that the Nova Scotia species exhibit very good strength values and are very well suited for use in the mining industry. Conditions indicate however, that great advances will be made by properly controlling storage of Pulp and Paper Department of Testing Laboratories, July 1, 1915 these timbers before use in the mine. Testing is now in progress on a second shipment of some 450 specimens freshly cut in Nova Scotia. The species include Black Spruce, Red Spruce, Balsam Fir, Yellow Birch, White Birch. and the trees were chosen to represent average growth conditions and to insure the receipt of sound material. The props in 6 ft. lengths are submitted to compression tests parallel to grain, and the booms in 13 ft. lengths are tested in static bending, these tests being comparable to service conditions. Half of the ma- terial will be tested in the green condition and half after thorough air seasoning. The information obtained on growth characteristics and strength values of these various species in commercial sizes should throw much light on the resources of the eastern provinces for future supplies of suitable mine timbers. Pulp and Paper Materials Investigations Next to the lumber industry the pulp and paper industry is the most important in connection with forest products, and steps have been taken to arrange for equipment that will enable the Department to make very thorough tests of Canadian materials and improvements in methods for making both pulp and paper. In the Forest Products Laboratories there has been provided perhaps the most complete ex- perimental laboratory for pulp and paper that there is anywhere and an experienced staff has been installed. This division of the work has the hearty co-operation of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Asso- ciation who recognize the value of such investigations, and it is ex- pected that they will bring about results which should give Canada its proper place as the chief producing country for pulp and paper. Some of the matters which will be taken up for investigation im- mediately will be the characteristics of Canadian paper-making fibres, comparison of balsam fir and spruce for paper-making purposes, tech- ~ nical study of the sulphite process, sulphite waste liquor. utilization -of sulphite screenings, different methods of beating paper pulp, manu- facture of pulp from different British Columbia species. Work is now being begun on all these projects and they will be carried to conclu- sion at as early a date as possible. South Africa’s Wood Imports Imports of wood, manufactured and unmanufactured, except fur- niture, into South Africa during 1913 and 1914 were valued as _ fol- lows :— ; Increase Value Value or ; 1913. 1914. Decrease. otal... , 1,236,016 892,806 —343,210 British Empire . 188,716 97,919 — 90,797 Foreign Countries .. 1,047,300 794,887 —254,413 Canada aa 59,532 63,558 + 4,026 United States . 246,491 294,502 — 48,011 United Kingdom ... 87,108 63,121 — 23,987 Sethaid... t's as 37,480 27,077 — 10,403 Sin hts 541,198 374,602 —166,596 Cine) 188,785 EL5;A55 — 73,032 Russia .. 40,520 43,924 — 3,404 The chief imports from Canada were of unmanufactured pine, the value of which in 1914 was £41,305, an increase of £9,381 over the value of the imports during 1913. In the Weekly Bulletin of the De- partment of Trade and Commerce, W. J. Egan, Trade Commissioner at Cape Town South Africa, reports as follows :— The import of wood of all kinds into South Africa during 1914 was $1,690,000 less than in 1913, and the decrease is on every kind of wood. In pine and other unmanufactured wood (except oak and pop- lar) the imports from Canada have increased. The conditions prevailing in South Africa during the year had a serious effect on building operations which accounts for the decreased imports more than the restriction of the supply from the North seas due to the war. The prospects are very good for a revival in the building industry and as stocks in the yards are light the demand will be active. L The tables of imports as shown above indicate the source of sup- ply with which Canadian lumber manufacturers must compete and it does seem as if this is a most opportune time for Canada to increase her exports of poplar, cedar and pine in the rough and flooring, and ceilings should secure a much larger share of the trade. The South African Railways department have in view the possi- Editor Canada Lumberman: Grand .Rapids, Mich. We wish to compliment you on your Export Number of the Canada Lumberman & Woodworker. This is as fine a piece of work as any special number of any trade paper we have ever seen, and a whole lot better than a great many. The articles contained therein are very interesting, and there is a great deal of valuable information contained in the issue Yours very truly, : Van Keulen & Winchester Lumber Company. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 A Time For Aggressiveness The business situation in the Eastern markets it seems to me has reached a point where the tide has changed and started to flow the other way. In spite of the unusual conditions existing to-day, wars and rumors of more wars there is considerable activity in the retail trade, and some of the yards in Brooklyn are having a large volume of business, and while prices are not at all what they should be, there is some improvement. During the month of May my firm had next to the largest month’s business we have had since we have been in business. I am also pleased to say there seems to be the opinion that trade will be good during the summer months, and that in our city it is not confined to any one particular line. This, of course, means that if trade holds good prices are bound to advance, due to the fact that yards and manufacturers are not carrying their normal stocks, the tremendous advance in ocean freights which are taking all available bottoms, a 5 per cent. advance to the railroads, and the fact that many mills have been shut down on account of prevailing prices. This means there is a silver lining to the dark cloud which has been hanging over the wholesale trade for some time. I am an optimist, and believe it is the time of all times to be awake and aggressive. The world needs optimism in its business, it wants to be cheered up in these troublesome times. This is the time of all times when we have got to be loyal and back with our lives, if necessary, the things we think and know to be right. I once heard the Reverend Dr. Talmadge say that if a cap- tain of a ship started for the other side, and only steered in that direction one day in the week, he would never reach his des- tination. The man in business to-day without some definite object, with- out some goal toward which he is striving, is in about the same boat as the captain. High ideals in business are absolutely necessary to success.— R. J. Perrine, before the National Hardwood Lumber Association. bilities of securing some supplies of ties from British Columbia and in aspen logs for match making, one fairly large order has already been placed in Canada. In manufactured wood the imports from Canada have improved on handles but the supply of Canadian handles should be much larger. Of box shooks, Sweden has controlled the trade for a number of years. However, the conditions are now favourable for Canada to secure a larger share of these imports. Trade inquiries for large quantities have been submitted within the past three months. Good Prospects for B. C. Fir in West Indies The Canadian Consular Agent at Port of Spain, British West Indies, is of the opinion that the opening of the Panama Canal affords opportunities for trade with Western Canada which are not being overlooked by merchants. He states that if Douglas fir has the quali- ties which will enable it to replace pitch pine, now secured from the United States, there will be an excellent market for it in the British West Indies. The first large cargo of British West Indian sugar is about to be despatched by the new route to British Columbia, and lumbermen will recognize the importance of the new conditions as affecting return cargoes of lumber. The superiority of Douglas fir is being brought to the attention of the Consular Agent in order that he may distribute information concerning it to local buyers. In connection with the foregoing, the Forest Branch of British Columbia calls attention to an article on the West Indian lumber trade in the June lst number of the Canada Lumberman, in which we quote an American business man, located at Kingston, Jamaica, who Says :— “A great deal of the pitch pine imported here from the Southern States is very defective. We would not use it in the United States; you would not use it in Canada. It is used in Jamaica because there is nothing to compete with it. I would like to see your British Colum- bia Douglas fir coming in here.” There is apparently no question but Nie C. fir would sell extensively in the West Indies if properly pushed. Editor Canada Lumberman: Ottawa, Ont. The Export Number of the Canada Lumberman appears to be an admirable production and I think it cannot fail to be of value to the important industry to which it relates. Yours faithfully, R. Grigg, Commissioner of Commerce. 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Canadian Wood Goods in Great Britain Expansion in Trade Resulting from the War—The Increasing Trade in British Columbia . Timbers—Manchurian Pine Competition The chief wood imports from Canada into Great Britain are the subjects of the leading article published in the Annual Issue of “Tim- ber,’ the well-known London, Eng., Journal. In the course of this interesting article “Timber” says :— A result of the great war gratifying to those in sympathy with the expansion of Colonial trading is the impetus it has given to the export of timber to this country from Canada. For many years it has been the chief source of supply of yellow pine to the United King- dom, but only to a modified extent has its enormous resources in spruce been called upon, due to a great extent to competition from the Baltic, which, with the advantage of a cheaper freight, has hitherto proved too formidable a competitor to entirely overcome. In the case of pine, Canada still holds its commanding position, though not with- out, in recent years, having had its supremacy challenged by the pro- ducts of Siberia, New Zealand, and California. It is outside the scope of this article to enter into the relative merits of all these compara- tively new varieties of pine, and no doubt considerable divergence of opinion exists among experts on the point, but the most that is urged on their behalf by those responsible for their explotation is that they claim favourable comparison with the older and_better- known Canadian products, and there the matter may be left. Though held in high esteem, it has to be admitted that Canadian pine has lost ground in recent years, not because of any loss of faith in its many merits, but because the steady upward movement in values which has occurred in recent years has forced housebuilders and other large users of it to avail themselves of cheaper substitutes. There is evi- dence that in many instances the woods so substituted have proved unsuitable, and as a result Canadian pine has once again come into favour, and looks as if it might be entirely reinstated in public esti- mation, provided shippers refrain from forcing up prices unduly, as they have done in the past. - They, like other people, hae got to recognize that beyond a cer- tain point it is impossible to force the price of any product, no matter what its merits may be, without gravely jeopardising its popularity. They had a lesson in the case of waney pine timber—so long a favourite with shipbuilders for decks—which went practically out of use altogether a year or two ago, when something like 6s. or more was demanded for it. To their surprise, the discovery was made that shipbuilders could do without yellow pine decks, and as a matter of fact it was only when some modification was made in the price that a sale could be found for it. It is possibly correct that the price is not too high, in view of the special trees selected for making prime waney boardwood and the increasing cost of having them hewn by experts; but it is practically certain, if it be found that the price will not bear any modification, it must inevitably result in a considerable curtailment in the use of this wood by shipbuilders, who have hither- to been its largest users. Possibly some day, instead of the log be- ing exported to the United Kingdom, the finished deck may be sup- plied, as has occurred in the case of pitch pine and Oregon pine. Cer- tainly a well-manufactured deck at a moderate price would command a ready sale in the United Kingdom if any one cares to give it a trial. In recent years the demand for first quality yellow pine deals has fallen away to such an extent that now it remains the merest shadow of what it was, and in this case also high prices are responsible. Any call which exists for Canadian first quality pine is supplied for the most part by good sidings (as they are termed in the trade), from inch to two inches thick, and made up in a general way of about 75 per cent. first quality and 25 per cent. seconds, but even in the case of these the constantly advancing prices have adversely affected the de- mand. The explanation of the gradual evolution which has occurred may be safely attributed to the increasing tendency to sacrifice quality to price, which has resulted in the lower grades of deals and sidings coming more and more: into favour every day. One result of the change is that there has been a certain loss of proportion in the values which used to exist between the higher and lower grades, the price of the latter having advanced considerably, while the former has remained more or less stationary, which would appear to suggest that the pro- duction of the best quality has to some extent exceeded the demand for it, so far at all events as the United Kingdom is concerned. Siberian Pine In recent years a serious competitor to Canadian pine has made its appearance from Siberia, which, though at first meeting with a certain amount of prejudice, has made considerable progress in pub- lic favour. By its detractors it is stated to be inferior to the best Can- adian pine, though, on the other hand, there are many whose opinion is entitled to carry weight, who consider that the best of it is equal to the finest Canadian product. There can be no question that the resemblance between the two is very close, though possibly the Si- berian variety is hardly so uniform as regards colour and freedom from resin as the other—no great importance in the case of most of the work it is used for. It is claimed that it can be produced cheaper than the Canadian pine, and also that it is better graded for quality, quite sufficient to make itself a rival to be reckoned with. The Rus- sian Government, it is understood, is making every effort to encourage and develop the export of their vast timber resources, so that it is reasonable to infer that the Siberian pine trade is likely to undergo considerable expansion in course of time. Siberian yellow pine is, possibly, rather too loose a description to apply to.all the shipments of yellow pine from Vladivostok. Users of this wood will, before long, discriminate between Siberian (East- ern) yellow pine and Manchurian yellow pine in the same way as the trade has come to discriminate between British Columbian Douglas fir and the Oregon pine south of the Puget Sound. The variety is known locally as Kedr, which, literally translated, is cedar, but botani- cally,.the tree is known as Pinus Koraiensis and Pinus Mandshurica. It is established, beyond all question, that the pine growing in that part of Manchuria between Honderhedze and Modaoshee is incom- parably superior to that which is to be found in the Priamur district. In fact, by a process of careful selection of logs before conversion, and elimination of resinous planks at the time of grading, it is pos- sible to turn out a shipment which shall practically equal the produc- tions of the white pine from North America and Canada. It is interesting to trace the development of the import into this country from the beginning. The first parcel arrived in London some eight years ago, and was landed in the West India Docks. For a year or two prior to that event, intermittent rumours had come to the ears of a few members of the trade as to the possibility of obtain- ing supplies from so distant a part of the world, and the very few who paid any attention to these rumours decided in their minds that the class of wood obtainable was the same variety as the White Sea red- wood, and this was a quite reasonable supposition, for the reason that Siberian redwood was being exploited by Archangel shippers, and ex- ported from that port, and although thousands of versts separated the definite sphere of operations from the prospective, it was a fact not taken into account. That pine from Siberia must, of course, be Pinus sylvestris, was the thought of those who troubled themselves to think about the matter at all. Consequently, little attention was given to the reports, because it was felt, and rightly so, that it would never pay to export timber of the White Sea redwood description from Vladivostok. Here one should mention parenthetically that the Manchurian and Priamur pine should not be confused with the West- ern Siberian Red pine shipped via St. Petersburg and Archangel, which, although an excellent wood, is not the soft yellow pine with — which we are dealling. © Spruce As already indicated, the Canadian spruce trade largely benefited by the exporting facilities from Russia and the Baltic ports generally having been so much curtailed owing to the war, and as a result prices have advanced to an extent hitherto unknown in its history. Prices, which had ranged from £9 to £10 10s. for an ordinary specification of St. John deals, advanced rapidly to something like £15 to £16 per standard, while the demand, which was stimulated largely by Government orders, more than kept pace with supplies. Owing to the sharp advance in freight rates, shippers did not in every instance reap the entire benefit of the inflated values, but those who had the fortune or foresight to secure room by the liners at 40s. to 50s. per standard must have made very handsome profits indeed. As to the future of prices, there is naturally considerable divergence of opinion, owing to the many conflicting elements governing the situation, but, on the whole, the majority appear to favour the likelihood of their being maintained throughout the year, unless in the improbable event of a collapse in freights, of which it may be said that there is as yet not the least indication. High though prices are, it cannot be urged that there has been any falling off in the demand for packing-case ma- terial, nor is there likely to be in the absence of an equally cheap and suitable substitute for spruce. It has frequently been urged that the existing trade between Canadian ports and this country could be con- siderably developed if some attempt was made to give a larger pro- portion of 18 feet and up lengths, but apparently this is not a matter easy to arrange, or else manufacturers do not consider the British markets of sufficient importance to warrant them from moving off the beaten track of the 14 to 16 ft. average they usually supply. No doubt, if a preference was given to the Colonial product by this coun- July 1, 1915 try it, would help materially in the direction of developing this trade, as under ordinary conditions the cheaper freights from the Baltic prove too severe a handicap to Canadian shippers. Whatever pros- pects the future holds for a scheme of Colonial preference, there is at present no reason to suppose-that such a contingency is anything other than remote. Though dealing with Canadian spruce, it is perhaps permissible to refer to the growing export of that from Virginia to the British markets. The demand for it has increased to a great extent within the past six months, partly on its own merits, partly because of the sharp advance in prices of the Canadian and British Columbian pro- ducts, and shipments this year from Baltimore (through which port most of it comes), have been on a much larger scale than previous years, with every prospect of still further development. Birch Next to spruce the principal export from St. John and Nova Sco- tian ports generally is birch, which, unlike spruce, comes forward to this country in the log and plank, there being quite a good outlet for it in both shapes. It is a wood that for long has been sold too cheap relative to its value, and why it should not have appreciated in price with other less indispensable woods is not easy to explain. No doubt it is at present higher than at any other period in its history, but the increase is largely represented by the extra expense involved in freighting. Buyers who have been in the past accustomed to pay from £10 up to £13 per standard for the best quality of Que- bec planks, do not take kindly to the prices now current, as can be understood. As regards logs, the supplies sent over last year to this country were not sufficiently adequate, and, as a consequence, something like ’ a famine has prevailed, while values have reached a point never pre- ‘viously recorded in the history of birch. Imports this season will be unusually costly, not on account of the free-on-board price having ad- vanced to any extent, but to transportation charges. British Columbian Products The import of timber from British Columbia, which is, compara- tively speaking, a modern event, has in recent years grown to con- siderable proportions, and continues to gain in popularity. -One of the many points in its favour is the fine lengths which can be supplied in both pine and spruce, and it is due almost*to this fact alone that it has to a very great extent usurped the position so long held by hewn pitch pine in the United Kingdom markets. For many purposes Oregon pine is admirably suited, such, for example, as general housebuilding and shipbuilding requirements, though, like other woods, it no doubt has its detractors. It has been successfully tried for ships’ decks in place of pitch pine, than which it is somewhat cheaper (in itself a very important consideration), and there would appear to be a great future before it for this purpose amongst others. The decks which come forward have been, on the whole, well manufactured, the sizes in most demand being 3 x 5 in. and 2Y% x 5 in., cut an eighth to a quarter-inch full, to allow for shrink- age, with an average length of at least 28 ft., and that they have proved a success may be gauged from the fact that the demand for them is a steadily growing one with the United Kingdom. It is not claimed for it that it makes such a fine deck as Canadian pine, for example, but against that there is the important consideration that it costs ever so much less, while it compares more than favourably with the other in so far as freedom from knot defects is concerned. For spars it is in much request, owing to the great lengths which can be supplied prac- tically without defects and, as already indicated, it has to a large ex- tent displaced hewn pitch pine, which up to the introduction of Ore- gon was chiefly used for spar purposes. For the cheaper grades of ‘ Jogs and planks there has also been considerable expansion in the de- mand for building and structural purposes generally, due largely to * the increasing cost of Canadian yellow and red pines. The import of spruce from British Columbia has made progress in recent years, the best grade (which forms the bulk of the arrivals into England) being used for many purposes hitherto identified with the best quality of Canadian pine, and having the advantage over it of being much cheap- er, of better dimensions, and singularly free from defects. It is in special request for aeroplanes—this particular variety of spruce, in the estimation of experts, possessing advantages over others in the matter of breaking strain, while a matter for further consideration is that it can be supplied in clear grade at a moderate price. Another wood from this district introduced into this country, though only meeting with modified success, is clear. It is quite an at- tractive looking wood, but has never become popular here, which may be attributed to it being short in the grain, though it may possibly possess other disadvantages. It is said to be popular in Canada and the States, but has not so far worked its way into favour here. A few shipments of Columbian yellow pine deals and sidings have also been imported into the United Kingdom, and met with a reasonable amount of success. It is a matter of 20 years since imports from the Pacific Coast were first introduced to the British markets, and in that time it CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 has developed into a large trade, with every appearance of still further expansion. As most people are aware, Australia is the largest market for West Coast products, if for no other than geographical reasons; but progress is being made in many other directions, such as South Africa, Japan, and the Argentine, and, with the opening of the Panama Canal, it is bound to become in course of time one of the great sources of supply of timber to the markets of the world. Since the outbreak of war, the increasing freights from Vancouver, which are now as high as £15 per standard to United Kingdom ports, have helped to ad- versely affect business, but this can only be of a temporary character. Will Push B. C. Fir on Atlantic Seaboard _ The welcome news has been made public that the Empire Lumber Company, which owns 56,000 acres of Douglas fir timber in the vicinity of Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, is preparing to increase its logging capacity from 50,000,000 feet to 80,000,000 feet yearly, and before the first of June will likely have another Lidgerwood overhead skidder at work, the plant at present in use comprising two Lidger- woods and two donkeys. The announcement was made recently by President William G. Moore and Managing Director George D. Bou- ton, both of Philadelphia, on the occasion of a business visit to Vic- toria and the company’s logging headquarters at Cowichan Lake. “I am hoping,” said Mr. Bouton, “to build up a business of from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 feet on the Atlantic seaboard. In the cities of that seaboard the value of the British Columbia and North Pacific fir is being appreciated, and it is going to displace other woods to a considerable extent in interior and exterior finishings. It is realized that the Douglas fir will force its way into use, and to meet that de- mand the company is preparing and laying its plans.” “The next point arising is the plan to be adopted for cutting those logs. At Crofton we consider we have one of the best sites for a mill possible, and the action taken by the company may be either in the form of absorbing some of the existing mills, or else of construction of our own plant. It is the definite intention of the company to manu- facture lumber itself, and one of the objects of the present visit is to make some milling arrangements. Meanwhile the opportunity to cut at Genoa Bay will be fully used and in addition to the 6,000,000 feet a year for the Toronto harbor works, that mill having a capacity of 30,000,000 feet, the export trade will be maintained as the market watrants.” Transportation of the lumber when cut,” he said, “is a most im- portant feature, and for that purpose a director of the company has been secured in Lowel L. Richards, a member of the great British shipping firm of Bowring & Company, Limited, which represents that firm in the United States. Mr. Richards will look after the trans- portation end, and we hope after the war is over that the release of tonnage will enable us to ship satisfactorily.” The imports of log timber into Belfast, Ireland, for 1914, as shown by the return of the sworn timber measures of the port, indicate a total of 821,887 cubic feet, being a falling off of 99,306 cubic feet as com- pared with the previous year, which was the lowest record since 1909. This drop was mainly in teak and pitch pine; yellow pine and Riga timber showing considerable increases in comparison with the preced- ing year. At the outbreak of the war Riga and Petrograd were imme- diately eliminated as shipping ports, which greatly affected Belfast importers, large quantities of timber being ordinarily carried from the former port. Moreover, the addition of timber to the list of arti- cles scheduled as contraband of war had the effect of practically shut- ting off the main Swedish supplies from the Baltic. Owing to the in- creased demand for tonnage, freights rose to record figures, and it be- came almost impossible to charter for wood shipments. » During the early months of the year prices were low, providing only a small margin over cost for local importers; but later, owing to increased consumption of timber caused by work in connection with the war, values advanced. At the close of the year prices for spruce deals, flooring, and sheeting stood at figures far above those which had ever been entertained. Packing-case makers were somewhat af- fected by reason of the high prices ruling for their materials. Editor Canada Lumberman: I wish to congratulate you on the excellence of your issue of Montreal, P.Q. June ist. In my opinion this “Export Number” is the best you have ever issued, the illustrations and set up generally being so attractive and the number containing such a large amount of de- cidedly valuable information. I am sure the circulation of this number the other side of the water cannot but be beneficial to the Canadian Lumber Trade. With best wishes for your continued success, I remain, Yours very truly, C. A. Spencer. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Cost Keeping for the Retail Lumberman By W. V. Coakley I was for many years manager of a retail lumber yard and I will endeavor to give you herewith the systems of costs which | employed while in this connection: The first and most important step is to have the various kinds of material segregated on the books. For instance, a separate account is necessary for the lumber, another for posts, another for shingles, etc. This in order to know exactly how much of each item was sold during the year’s business. It is a well known fact that many of the small retail yards whose owners are always in the office person- ally, have no system at all for keeping a check on the various items sold. This often causes considerable loss to the proprietor, and for this reason one of the first considerations should be a comprehensive cost system and careful inventory, at least once each year. The stock which is carried by a concern of any kind is the same as so many dollars and cents and should be counted and looked after just as carefully as the actual money. The yard with which I was identified handled lumber, lath shingles, posts, coal, sash, doors, mouldings, nails, roofing, etc. We found it desirable to open a merchandise account and handle all sash, doors, mouldings, nails, roofing, etc., through the one account. Be- low is given a fac-simile of our journal heading: This arrangement can, of course, be changed to suit the indi- vidual needs of an establishment. In handling accounts, it is, as stated elsewhere in this article, necessary to open a separate account for each kind of material. At the end of every month the total sales of each item should be posted Date Folio Eide ae S il (mga a reais) Hall ldalailoe| Wed (| Tsof | Ef [ [rlod THe lelstsol sels] gol | eles HTT ea all material during the same period can be determined. It may not be desired to find out how much it cost to handle material in total, and should it be desired to find out only what it has cost to handle the lumber end of the business, the answer can be arrived at in the same way, by using only the total feet of actual lumber handled and dividing that by the total lumber expense, which would be contained in the yard labor and expense, and a proportionate amount of the office labor and expense. This method can also be applied to any of the various other representative accounts. The case suggested in the question would require accounts as follows: Lumber, lath, shingles, posts, merchandise, glazing. These accounts to be the representative or stock accounts, where a complete record of all the sales or purchases should be posted. There should also be opened expense accounts as follows: Yard labor, office labor, factory labor, glazing labor, yard general expense, office general expense, factory general expense, and glazing general expense. It must be understood that it is necessary to have a personal pro- perty account and an improvement account, where all items of per- sonal property and improvements must be posted; they should not be posted to the expense account. For instance, if a horse is purchased, he is not expense, but personal property; he is an asset. If a shed is built, that is not expense, but improvements; it is also an asset, in the same way that a horse, wagon or other necessary equipment is an asset. The personal property account and improvement account Pes Art [Ped Ari Merc- Coal handel Tons || Amt ||_| HH Suggested Ruling of Page for Cost Keeping for Retail Lumbermen. on the credit side of the account, and the total purchases should be posted on the debit side of the account. In this way an accurate check is kept on the amount of each of the various materials handled. In order to keep careful track of the expenditures for mainten- ance, it is necessary to open various expense accounts. The number and kind can be applied only to an individual case, as each yard has its different commodities to sell. Some handle roofing, wall -board, etc., and some do not. Others have different side lines. All of these side lines can be taken care of in a merchandise account or a separate account can be opened to look after them; it depends entirely on the will of the management which method shall be used. I used only a small number of accounts as the business was a small one. Our ex- pense was divided into a labor account and a general expense account. In most yards it is advisable to have a teaming account, a yard labor account and an office labor account as well as several other specified expense accounts. This can be determined by the size of the expendi- tures for these different purposes. We ran all teaming labor through our labor account and carried accident insurance on our men accord- ingly. The office labor, etc., was-simply run through the general expense account. In a case such as suggested in the question, it would be necessary to open a labor account and divide it into four units, as follows: Yard labor expense, factory labor expense, office labor expense, and glazing labor expense. In this way each separate department can be made to stand on its own bottom. This is a very desirable point in the conduct of any business, as it can then be readily ascertained at the end of each year exactly how much is made from the output of each unit of the business. In arriving at the cost of handling lumber per thousand it is, of course, first necessary to reduce everything to feet. This can be accomplished by following the methods as set forth here. In the case of posts, take the nearest sized square and figure the number of feet therein. In the case of lath, figure that ten lath make one foot of lum- ber. In the case of shingles, figure that five shingles make one foot of lumber. In the case of sash, doors, mouldings, etc., it is more or less guess work, but with a little careful thought this stock can be approximated into feet also. By adding the total of all these items, it is possible to find exactly how much, in feet, has been handled during a given period. This total can be divided by the total ex- pense and in this way the exact cost per thousand feet for handling should, of course, have about ten per cent. deducted each year for depreciation, and this will make up for such items as a horse dying and a new one being added to personal property. If it were not for this deduction, the company would have two horses charged up and only one to show for it. You do not have the dead horse charged to your personal property account, because you are deducting something each year to make up for the added asset which the new horse will be after his purchase. The same applies to a rebuilt shed. It is to be remembered al- ways, that it is better to carry insurance on too many assets than too little. It is well while on the subject to say a few words regarding in- surance. This detail should always be considered the most import- ant and vital part of the expense. It is really not an expense at all, but an investment. One fire with no insurance or not enough insur- ance would cost the company more than enough to pay for the in- surance for a good many years. My employer is a man who actu- - ally seems to find pleasure in paying for insurance. He never had but one fire, and that a comparatively small one. However, he feels . perfectly safe at all times and does not worry at all about this sort of misfortune, for the reason that he always carries enough to re- imburse him in full should another fire wipe out the yard. It is to be hoped that any retail lumberman who reads this article and who has not been carrying enough insurance will, for his own good, take out enough more to play safe, at once. We never know who.will be the next to suffer by fire. This general outline of a cost system can, of course, be enlarged upon, or the essential parts can be taken and a system suiting the individual taste can be put into use. All the necessary suggestions are, however, handled here, and by using this method as a founda- tion, a very satisfactory cost system can be worked out. : A despatch from Winnipeg, Man., states that Fred H. Jones, for whom the police have been searching for nine months has been ar- rested at Portland, Oregon, on a charge of absconding with $11,000 from the Imperial Elevator & Lumber Company at their branch office at Conquest, Sask. He will be brought back to Canada to stand trial, as he has waived extradition. July 1, 1915 Relation Between Dealer and Mill Man* By L. D. Dewey The subject assigned me covers a situation which has come about so gradually that most of us have failed to realize it, and we have con- sequently made no efforts to adjust our business to the changed con- ditions. For over six years I have been “the relation” between forty- seven retail yards, and about twice as many mills; this has enabled me to obtain a very fair view of the situation. While the changed condition between the dealer and the mill man is simply a case of evolution, and not the fault of either, still it rests upon both to do what they can to help the situation. Both of us have our shortcomings and we should endeavor to correct them in order to co-operate more effectively in advancing our mutual interests. I will enumerate a few of the faults, as | seem them, beginning with the mill men. Faults of the Mill Men There is nothing radically wrong with the mill men: we do busi- ness with about sixty-five concerns and my troubles are few. The one criticism I can make is that retail conditions have changed, but as yet, the mill men are not adjusting their business to conform. _ In the olden times the retailer carried immense stocks. He usual- ly bought about twice a year, and by reason of his excessive stock, he could allow the mill plenty of time for shipment. In those days the sales were largely for cash; now, the conditions are just reversed, modern competition has almost eliminated the cash sale, and the dealer is forced to work on light stocks and put the big end of his in- vestment into outstandings. To do this, he must turn his stock often, and the faster he can turn his stock, the greater are his chances for success. But, in order to handle his stock in this manner, he must have the co-operation of the mill man in the matter of quick ship- _-ments. Long Delays Unwarranted In my opinion, there is no excuse for an order being delayed over three weeks. A “rush” order should move in less than ten days, and the average order should not remain at the mill over two or three weeks. Some mill men may think this a little strong, but in support of my statement, I will quote from some records in my office. The average time of shipment was 13 days on 1,157 cars purchased in 1914. These-orders were placed with twenty-seven different concerns, twenty of whom averaged better than fifteen days, the highest average being twenty-five days. This should prove conclusively that quick ship- ments can be made. I consider the sales agent mainly at fault for slow shipments, as he should not quote on, or accept business, that does not show on his stock sheet, and in shipping condition The mill man also seems to be of the opinion that a thirty or sixty day shipment should satisfy anyone. Some mills are very peculiar in their manner of shipment; frequently we have an order that has been out for thirty days or more, and which we have been tracting religi- ously ; the mill replying with first one excuse and then another. When -all patience is exhausted, and you wire for car number or cancella- tion, it is only a few hours before a return message brings the car number. I never could understand how some of these hard orders can be loaded so quickly. “Grades” and “Off-Grades” While we are dealing with the mill man, it would be weil to dwell a little on grades—or we might say off-grades. As a rule, I find the grades very good, in fact, they are considerably above the association ‘standards. The fact that the mills do grade above the standard is what causes the trouble on claims. When a bad car does slip by and the mill calls for an inspection (they usually do, for the average ship- ping clerk never makes a mistake), it is the dealer who is the loser thereby. The inspector grades on the rules, which forces the dealer to accept a grade that is inferior to what he has been receiving, and what his trade is, in turn estimated to receive. After the inspector leaves, it is, therefore, necessary for the dealer to re-grade to “‘cus- tom” grades, and pocket his loss. Another thing which makes an in- spection distasteful to the dealer, is the fact that usually from four to eight weeks elapse before the said official arrives. A dealer should not be expected to hold off-grade longer than two weeks. Adjusting ‘Claims In adjusting claims, I think that circumstances should govern the settlement rather than a fixed set of rules. I also believe that the salesman is the logical man to do the adjusting—the salesman knows his customer, knows the value of his business to the firm, and in a set- tlement is better fitted to make an adjustment satisfactory to all parties concerned ; thereby leaving the dealer in good humor. An offi- cial inspection has a tendency to make the dealer feel as though he had received the worst of the transaction. Claims are bad business at best, and it is much easier to lose a dealer’s trade than it is to regain it. One of the worst conditions that we have to contend with, is the shipment of wet and green stock. Here is where the sales agent again * Address delivered before the Lumbermen’s Association of Texas. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 is responsible, as he should not accept orders for stock not in ship- ping condition. Green stock works an especial hardship on the small- er yard; he has to stick it on the outside, and when dry, is forced to pay extra drayage to get the lumber into his bins. The customary charge for sticking is 50 cents per thousand, and I contend that the dealer not only loses in the handling of the lumber, but it leaves him with a class of stock that is slow sale. In the country yards, where the trade pick their lumber, it is much easier to sell a bright No. 2 grade, than No. 1 which has become black and mildewed. Another little question :—why are there so many different ways of working flooring ; instead of V backs, hollow backs, rough backs, etc., why can’t we have one standard and all the mills adopt it? Never Cancel Under Three to Four Weeks In criticizing the mill man I do not overlook the fact that there are always two sides to every question, the dealers are undoubtedly often unjust to our mill friends. One especial practice is so prevalent that it is now almost considered a custom. I refer to concellation on account of price. I have known of instances where an order is placed, cancelled and replaced, on the same day, and all to save four or five dollars on the car. That is not right. If you make a bad buy take your medicine like a man. You will profit by your experience and on your next purchase will probably use more judgment. I never cancel under three or four weeks, and then only after having wired the mill for car number, and thereby giving them a chance—if they have not made shipment within that time, they deserve that the order be taken away from them. Misrepresentation is Injurious Another extremely bad practice of the retailer is misrepresent- ing price to, or misleading a salesman. Should you buy a car of 8 and 10 ft. flooring for $17.50, don’t tell the next salesman that so and so is making $17.50 price on flooring—such practices as this tend to de- moralize the market, which in turn reacts against the dealer. In such misrepresentation to the salesman, you really do yourself an injury, for when he leaves your yard with the low market information, it simply enables your competitor to buy that much cheaper. I would like to see some stability to the market, and a uniform quotation, such as we have on wire, nails and various other commodi- ties. The present practice of salesmen leaving prices with the dealer is bad. Whether the yard is in the market or not, the average sales- men either quotes or leaves a list of specials; these are shown to the next salesman, who promptly goes them fifty cents better, and so on. Still we wonder what is wrong with the market. Of course, sup- ply and demand primarily govern the price situation, but it is also a fact that the little things above mentioned do play an important’ part, especially at a time when there is a temporary lull in buying. Gain the Confidence of a Salesman Never try to put one over on a salesman, rather we should en- deavor to gain his confidence. Remember that where you have one opportunity to best the salesman, he has just ten times as many chances to get back at you. You will get stung and you will never know how or why it happened. The lumber salesman, as a class, is a good clean fellow, and can be of much assistance to you; while one cannot always give him an order, we can give him a little of our time, and I find it a very good way to keep informed. Co-operation is Essential In my opinion, what few differences we do have with the mill man are usually due mainly to a lack of understanding between us. There may be a few arbitrary ones, but the other class is largely in the majority, and it is easy to know with whom to deal. The mill man and the retailer should work more closely together, our interests are in common, and there is a great task set out for us. We should endeavor to remold public opinion, as to the true lumber situation. It is impossible to tell the average man that there is no such thing as a lumber trust; all imagine that we make two hundred per cent. pro- fit, while in truth there are few other lines of business that could exist on the percentage of profit made on lumber. I consider the retailer primarily to blame for this, by selling a man what he asks for, instead of ascertaining for what use the material is intended, and then selling him the grade best suited for the purpose. If the average purchaser is to build a chicken coop, he will ask for “the best” boards, and is charged $2.75 or $3.00; this man really wanted No. 3 stock, and would have been satisfied with both the grade and the price.’ However, it is just another case of the customer feeling that he has been overcharged, and attributing the whole situation to the “lumber trust.” It is mainly the small sales that tend to create such an impression. We must get away from this, and the sooner the better, for such a situa- tion is just what the mail order house wants. You never see the mail order people quoting higher grades; they ship the lower grades with prices to conform, and in a majority of cases the victim thinks he has 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND saved big money; the dealer could have furnished the same grades for probably less money, and then make a reasonable profit. It is up to the dealer to change public opinion as to high prices, combinations, etc. The saw mills also have a task before them. They sit idly by and allow wood substitutes to poison the public mind against wood construction. It is true that a few of the substitutes have some merit, but ninety per cent. of them are frauds, and are made to go simply because of their publicity departments and the passive- ness of the lumber producer. Would it not pay the mills to start an educational campaign? In summing up, I think that the modern relations between the dealer and the mill man consist mainly of a better understanding, also a co-operation between the two in the matter of intelligent dealing with the public, in an endeavor to regain their confidence. With proper efforts this should be easily accomplished. “The Saw in History” Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia, have recently put out a 64-page book entitled “The Saw in History.” It handles in a com- prehensive way the development of the saw from its prehistoric origin to its present highly perfected form. Practically every type of saw is covered, descriptions of the more modern developments being es- pecially complete. The text is supplemented with profuse illustra- tions. The preparation of the book involved a vast amount of research work among libraries, private records, original manuscript, etc., and “The Saw in History” is claimed to be the first complete chronologi- cal record of the development of this tool. The facts are presented in an interesting readable manner and its perusal will prove valuable to anyone, especially to those in inti- mate touch with the present-day application of this universal tool. A copy may be had free of cost by application to Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. . B.C. Timber in Old Lands Editor Canada Lumberman :— Vancouver, B.C. Sir,—I see by your valuable paper that Chief Forester MacMillan is going to investigate the opportunities of selling British Columbia lumber in the Old Country. Now, speaking from my experience of ‘twenty-five years in the building trade and cabinet trade and other woodworking industries, I feel that they will welcome him with open arms, as he can supply them with the goods for which these trades have been looking for many years. Take for instance the building trade, the material now supplied by the Swedish and Norwegian mills has been deteriorating for a number of years. Most of the lumber from those countries is small and inferior. The price also for lum- ber has been rising for years. Then again, for cabinet work, where is a better wood than British Columbia cedar? Most of the cabinet work in the Old Country is veneered, and I am sure it would find a very "ready sale if put into the market in a proper state and price, for it is very difficult now to obtain a suitable wood for this purpose. As yel- low pine of any width has almost disappeared, and whitewood of good quality has gone to such a price, it is almost as cheap to use common mahogany. The cedar being of such good width, light and open grain, makes it an ideal wood for cabinet work, and I am sure that the large cabinet manufacturers would only be too ready to use this if it could be supplied at reasonable cost, which I am certain can be done, if only the lumber concerns of this province will push this matter in the same way as the Swedish and Russian firms have done. Of course, the lumber would have to be special cut for this market, but I am sure that once the woodworkers of the Old Country, especially, London, were brought face to face with these products there would be no trou- ble to dispose of them at good prices. As to manufactured lumber, the doors here in British Columbia are the finest I have ever seen, and I may say that I have seen and had dealings with thousands. The ordinary doors sold to ordinary builders are mostly Swedish and these are made up wholly of small stuff, 12-inch panels glued and matched together, and never without a dozen knots in each door. That is the reason that builders doing con- tract work have to manufacture their own doors, as architects will not _pass the Swedish goods because they are poor quality. Here again they would have to be made in a style to suit the country, but this would cost nothing... Then mouldings, cut out of cedar, | am sure would be welcome, and quite equal to the best yellow pine. I know well the firms handling the Swedish goods, also the Beaver brand American pine work. I am also acquainted with most of the largest timber merchants and cabinet firms, and | feel sure that it needs only the courage of our lumber companies to open this market to themselves, and good results will be obtained. An agent who knows his business, and also able to get introductions to the archi- tects should be able not only to render good service to the manufac- turers, but to British Columbia and the Old Country. Yours, etc., ONE WHO KNOWS THIS BUSINESS. ‘ a8 ye ON ee ee al oe eee WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Educating the Consumer By Geo. E. Watson As to methods of educating the consumer | will say little. Prob- ably no two men would follow the same lines in mapping out a cam- paign for educating the consumer of lumber, for it takes imagination to handle such affairs, and where imagination exists in proper volume it is usually individualistic. Advertising, printed matter, motion pic- tures, lectures, anything which will reach the consumer will have its educational influence, but it is essential that such publicity, first of all, be truthful. Unhappily, the very few examples of successful lumber publicity have made too many lumbermen believe lumber is not a commodity which can be successfully exploited to the consumer, and the error of this belief can only be proven by actual demonstration. Lumber ad- vertising can be, and has been made successful, but none of you will ever get anywhere if. you continue to wait for some good Moses to come along and do for you those things which you should do for yourselves. In discussing that phase of this subject which pertains to the results of educating the consumer I must state, without disparage- ment to other woods, that cypress alone has followed a consistent and persistent campaign of education, so far as the consumer is con- cerned. Red gum was the first to attempt this line of work and de- serves full credit for being the first, but its efforts have been sporadic. White pine and fir made a very good start and apparently lost interest and it is only now that white pine is preparing to attempt the work again. Yellow pine, as a whole, is beginning to get busy in a very pleasing and satisfactory way, and in the past it has done excellent work, but in altogether too limited a way. Arkansas soft pine de- serves much credit for what it has done and all of the participants in this advertising will tell you that nothing they have ever done has brought them so many benefits as their advertising. In a very lim- ited way hemlock, birch and oak flooring have attempted to reach the consumer with more or less success, and North Carolina pine is preparing to enter the field. At the same time none of these cam-— paigns have been as continuous and as large as the cypress campaign. Because of my greater familiarity with it, | must base my re- marks on the results of educating the consumer upon the cypress campaign, and | will tell you a story which might also be taken from the Arabian Nights. Please do not liken this story unto “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” as it bears more similarity to Aladdin, in that the wonderful lamp was properly rubbed and there has since been a glare of enlightenment to the group of lumbermen who are philan- thropically bearing the burden of expenses which brings easier busi- ness conditions upon the unfaithful as well as upon the faithful. For a number of years I have heard remarks from other lumber- men similar to: “You cypress people certainly have a cinch.” It is an astounding fact, however, that in 1908 and 1910 the producers of cypress were confronted with a situation more serious than has ever beset the path of any group of lumbermen. It had become apparent that cypress was steadily and rapidly decreasing in demand. In other words, its market, which by a very large majority, was a market to factories, was going back upon it. Other woods, which would serve the purpose for doors, sash, blinds and other factory uses, were nosing cypress out of the race, not, perhaps, because of merit, but because of — price. ihe Here was a wood which claimed for itself certain qualities which were present in few other woods and which, because of these qualities, should be marketed on merit alone, sinking to the level of entering | into price competition with other woods. Further than this, there was a tendency toward a rapid increase in production. Here was a situation which caused extreme anxiety. If the fac- tory trade were retained the producers would be forced to name prices on par with the rapidly sinking level. Those owning cypress stump- age would be inclined to get out from under, either by the sale of it or by sawing as rapidly as possible an asset which was declining in value. By permitting things to drift (which is the usual habit of lumbermen) where would cypress have been to-day? What would have been the prevailing price and how many disastrous failures would have occurred? But there was one other possible market for cypress, which would involve the changing of cypress from a factory lumber to a retail yard lumber. An investigation of this possible outlet, however, indicated | that, no matter what the price, the average retail dealer was not in- clined to burden himself with another wood and also burden himself with the effort of trying to educate his customer to the virtues of this wood. There were other woods which he was already handling and with which his customers were already familiar. Why should he be the good angel to help out cypress? There as but one ray of light in this very beclouded situation. If the actual consumers were educated and if they were made to differentiate in the buying of lumber so they would use woods in their proper places, there certainly should be a demand for cypress. If this demand were created upon the part of the actual consumer, the retail July 1, 1915 dealer would, as a good business man, supply his customers with what his customers insisted upon having. First, however, he would have to be shown that the cypress manufacturers intended to create a ready-made market and that this market would receive consistent and continued attention from the cypress manufacturers. No retail dealer would care to put in a stock of cypress if only two or three customers asked for it, and the efforts to educate the consumer ceased. If such a campaign were attempted it must be one which would increase as time passed and would. be continuous, for the reason-that there is a rapidly changing list of prospective home builders in the country. It was therefore, with ideas of this sort that the advertising cam- paign for cypress began. At first it was mild, so far as expenses were concerned, but it has gradually increased in volume and the year 1915 will witness greater publicity for cypress than did the preceding year. Confidence was restored to the manufacturer himself, his egotism, so far as his product and his prospects were concerned, increased by leaps and bounds; his sales gradually changed from straight cars of one item of factory stock to those highly desirable mixed orders from retail dealers. : Actual figures on this switching of trade certainly prove the ad- vantage of educating the consumer. Since 1908 the production of cy- press lumber in the United States has increased more than 47 per cent. On the basis of 1908 production the factory trade has decreased more than 33 1-3 per cent. The development of a new market has been gradual, but has fully kept pace with the loss of the old market and the increase in the production. No wood manufactured into lum- ber in the United States can show as straight a line on average prices during this period as can cypress. The sales of the association mills during the year 1914, which was not a brilliant year, were within 4 per cent. of the production, and the mills during 1914 ran on remark- ably full time. In view of the experiences of nearly all lumber manufacturers, aren't the statements I have just made rather remarkable? Can you give any other reason for the success of cypress than the fact that the consumer was constantly receiving his education? Just think for a moment on what would have been accomplished: by lumber as a single proposition if the public had been educated as to the virtues of lum- ber. To speak more specifically of the cypress publicity campaign, it should be borne in mind that it was education which was needed by the public, and it was with this idea that the Cypress Pocket Library, which is in reality a series of text books, was prepared. While large masses, running into the millions of copies of other and cheaper print- ed matter was distributed in this educational campaign, the Pocket Library itself was regarded as of a higher order and it was not issued except upon special written request. It was desired that these vol- umes only go to people who asked for them, as in that case they would be studied, but there was an advertising campaign which was calculated to create this desire. More than seven hundred thousand volumes of this library have thus far been issued on written request, and the present position of cypress, despite the difficulties which con- fronted it five or six years ago, is sufficient indication of whether or not these little red volumes have done their duty. In order to learn conclusively the present attitude of the retail dealer with reference to cypress, and with a knowledge of what that attitude was five months ago, I have during the past two months ad- ‘dressed a large number of letters to retail dealers asking a number of specific questions, comparing their trade in cypress during 1914 with their trade during 1913. In doing this I realized that it was an unfair comparison, in that 1914 was not as brilliant a business year as was 1913. To these letters I received six hundred and ninety-one replies, and it is a remarkable fact that these are replies to more than 90 per -cent. of the letters which were written. These letters were addressed to retail dealers scattered throughout the country from New Eng- land on the East, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota on the North, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma on the West.. I have analyzed these letters and have placed them where they belong, in six groups. . 1.—Those letters indicating a gain in the sales of cypress, whe- iter or not other woods showed a gain................. 342 2.—Those letters indicating that the sales-of cypress were fully as great as during the preceding year, whether or not other woods lost ground... .. 205 3.—Those letetrs indicating that general business was dull and that cypress trade lost proportionately with that of other UE ee eS So ets, ee eee ee ees «45 4——Those letters indicating that cypress lost ground because other wodos decreased remarkably in price and cypress did ee a Retry. Ss Ao (las wie eae hee a. 24 5.—Those letters indicating that the sales of cypress decreased MOnerimMaletwersales Of other woods... ... fs. e0. ...%.- »-49 6—tThose letters stating specifically that cypress was not tie oe bass ha ea Sake et we «626 eB 691 The fact that 547 ‘replies, eat if 4; total of G31: indicated ‘that cy- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 press has held even, or has gained ground during a dull year com- pared with a fair year, is certainly proof that educating the consumer gets results. We know what would have been the result of this in- quiry five years ago, as the large majority of retail dealers would have stated that cypress was not handled. In conclusion, I am forced to state that in my belief there is no big line of business which is doing as little as lumber to either main- tain the demand which already exists, or to extend that demand. If any one of you were looking for a business in which to invest surplus funds would you for a moment consider a business in which those who were the leaders were perfectly aware of the fact that they were losing ground, and yet were doing nothing to protect themselves? Isn’t the mere idea nonsensical on the face of it, and can you blame the public or the financial interests when you desire to float bonds or to borrow money and get turned down? Will anyone be such a phil- anthropist as to aid those who absolutely refuse to aid themselves? Schroeder Company Increases its Holdings The Schroeder Mills and Timber Company, of Milwaukee, Wis., owners of 150 square miles of pine and mixed timber lands in Ontario, and of 21,000 acres western pine lands in Oregon, who are affiliated with the John Schroeder Lumber Company, of Milwaukee, Wis., have concluded the purchase of some 23,000 acres of long-leaf pine lands in Manatee County, Florida, from The Myakka Company, of Charleston, South Carolina. The timber acquired by this purchase will be sold to a milling concern on a cutting similar to the contracts favored by the United States Forest Service, wherein the operator pays for the tim- ber monthly as it is cut. The Schroeder companies are now disposing of considerable stumpage by this method, which has proven advan- tageous to both the holding and milling companies. Lumber Vessel Torpedoed ¢ The Norwegian Barque Bellglade which sailed from Halifax N.S., on May 21st with 550,000 superficial feet of lumber, shipped by I. H. Mathers & Sons was sunk by the German submarine U-35 on June 13th. -This is the first ship from Halifax to have met with such a fate. The cargo was insured. During the past three months 45 ves- sels have sailed from Halifax with lumber for the United Kingdom and all but the Bellglade have successfully landed their cargoes. Of these, 26 were squared-rigged; 13 three-masted schooners; 1 four- masted schooner, and 4 steamers. The Bellglade was built at Glas- gow in 1877 and was formerly known as the Michael Berentsen and the Zeta. It was 6,040 tons net, and was last owned by A. Monsen, of — Tonsberg, Norway. ’ ae , Hon. N. M. Jones, general manager of the Partington Pulp & Paper Company, St. John, N.B., reports that not more than 1,500,000 feet of the company’s drive on the Nashwaak River will be hung up The quantity successfully brought out will be between 15,000,000 and 16,000,000 feet, which is all the company requires, and more, for its present season’s operations. The rear of the Nashwaak drive will not be brought into the rafting grounds until the new dam is built at Lower Lake. This dam is to be 20 feet long and 20 feet high replac- ing one which was carried out this spring. Another new dana ot C erected by the company this year at Nashwaak Lake. ) ° ~ The Norwegian Darque Caraca, the first oil-driven square-rigged vessel which has ever entered the port of St. John, N.B., arrived on her maiden voyage from Norway in ballast on June 12th to load deals for a trans-Atlantic port. The Caraca is propelled during unfavorable winds by an oil engine which develops 286 h.p. The barque oan travel 9% miles an hour with the engine in operation. The passage from Norway to St. John occupied 19 days. It is reported that a fleet of square-riggers owned by Norwegians will be equipped with motors _ During the month of May 52,500,287 feet of logs were scaled by British Columbia scalers in the Coast district. This is the highest total for the year, although in March and April over 45 000 000 feet was scaled each month, and 43,000,000 feet in February. During the corresponding months of last year the scale average was only about 30,000,000 feet. _ W. D. Galvin, president of the Galvin Lumber Company, Win- nipeg, Man.., recently returned from a business trip throughout large portion of Western Canada. In an interview Mr. Galvin said: oN lumberman is as much interested in crops as a grain merchant T have ; been travelling through Western Canada for the last eight years ana I think T can truthfully say that I have never seen the crop foe litre so well at this time of the year. A lot of rain has fallen in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and there was considerable moisture last fall A cai the farmer has taken every precaution and put the land in first-class shape. The result of it all is that the country is looking splendid Tn some places I saw wheat 8 or 10 inches high.” : WANTED FOR SALE DEPARTMENT 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 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. Advertisements Basswood Wanted No 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firsthbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 7-tf Wanted for Immediate Shipment One car load 4-in. dry No. 1 Common and ist and 2nds Birch. Describe stock fully as to age, lengths, widths and percentage of Ist and 2nds. Quote best cash price delivered 9 f.o.b. cars Chicago, Ill. 15 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 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, | 9-14 Toronto, Ontario. FOR SALE Norway and Jack Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 850,000 ft. Ta 410,000 ft. ix 8 2 67,000 ft. ex 10 14,000 ft. 2x 4 158,000 ft. 2x G 161,480 ft. 2x8 306,222 ft. 2x 10 144,537 ft. 2x 12 26,849 ft. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,200,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., 5t.f. Ottawa, Ont. For Sale—1914 Cut 40,000 ft. 1 x 10/12-in. Mill Cull White Pine. 40,000 ft. 1 x 4, 12/16 ft. Box & Common White Pine. 90,000 ft. 1 x 4 and up, Mill Run Spruce. 25,000 ft. 2 x 6, 10/16 ft. No. 1 Spruce. 48,000 ft. 2 x 4 to 8 in., 10/16 ft. No. 1 Spruce. A close price will be made on any item. THE ELGIE & JARVIS LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED, 13 Toronto, Ontario, 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. For Sale Dry Stock 10 cars 8/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Common and Better. 10 cars 12/4 Hard Maple, No. 1 Common and Better. 10 cars 4/4 Hard and Softwood. Sound Crat- ing. 10 cars 4/4 Basswood, runs well to white. 5 cars 4/4 Soft Elm. 8 cars 4/4 Brown Ash. 10 cars 6/4, &/4, 12/4 and 16/4 No. 2 and 3 Common Maple. 25 cars 4/4 to 8/4 Hemlock, all sizes. 5 cars 4/4 Mill Cull White Pine. 5 cars 4/4 Mill Run White Pine. The above stock is well milled trimmed, good widths and lengths. and end Prices low to a satisfactory buyer. HALL BROS., 15-15 174 Mutual Street, Toronto. Wante SS A Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 650 cents Wanted correspondence with young, capable man to take position as foreman or chief millwright in a general sawmill, capable of installing machinery as per blue prints, etc., and taking charge of full organization work. Apply Box 215, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. sXe 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 Sawyer, best of references. Will be open for engagement after July ist. Box 216, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 13 Position Wanted Band sawyer wants position. Single or double cut. Best of references. Used to fast rigs. Can come at once. Box 204, Can- ada Lumberman, 119 Board of Trade, Mon- treal. 11-14 Highest grade accountant, 20 years’ ex- perience in public works and lumber, now chief accountant in Ontario, wants change, Ontario or elsewhere. 40 years old, married. Highest references and securities. Box 210, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 12-17 Salesman or office manager wants position. Twelve years’ experience in wholesale. Sales manager for several years. Accustomed to Eastern Canada, New York and New Eng- land trade. High grade man, highest refer- ences. Speaks and writes both languages; good correspondent. Age -34. If you want a real capable and conscientious man, lose no time. Start immediately. Apply Box 150, Canada Lumberman, Montreal, Que. 13 Generator For Sale C. G. E. make—203-35 K.W. With Base. Pulley and Rheostat. Never been used. Is absolutely new. VICTORIA WHEEL WORKS, 13 Galt, Ont. Machinery for Sale One Double Surface Planer. Power-Feed Rip Saw. 12-in. Moulder. Heavy Flooring Machine. Vertical Boring Machine. A: J. LINDSAY, 11-13 92 Pembroke Street, Toronto. Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1—M. &0 Cowan Dowel Machine; 2—10-in. four side Moulders; 1—M. 190 Cowan hollow chisel mortiser; 2—26-in. revolving bed, double surface planers; 1—26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 1—No. 802 Canada Mach- inery Corporation Shaper; 1—42-in. power- feed band rip saw; 1—40-in. McGregor Gour- lay pedestal band saw; 1—382-in. Disc Sander with boring attachment; 1—20-in. American wood scraper; 3 Ideal Variety Saw Tables with boring attachments. H. W. PETRIE LIMITED, 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. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 334-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. Business Chances ee ta Wanted To buy white pine timber limits. Box 214, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 13 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 Ruane ai iy For Sale -Copies of “The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. 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, 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. Brarcdord, Canada. Tenders for Pulpwood Limit Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to and including Wednesday, the fifteenth day of September, 1915, for the right to cut pulpwood on a certain area situated north of the Transcontinental Railway, west of Lac Seul and south of English River in the Dis- trict of Kenora. Tenderers shall state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to the Crown dues of 40c. per cord for spruce, and 20c. per cord for other pulpwoods, or such other rates as may from time to time be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil, for the right to operate a pulp mill and a paper mill on or near the area referred to. Such tenderers shall be required to erect a mill or mills on or near the territory, and to manufacture the wood into paper in the Pro- vince of Ontario—the paper mill to be erect- ed within such time and in such place as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall direct. Parties making tender will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Honourable the Treasurer of the Province of Ontario, for ten per cent. of the amount of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into an agree- ment to carry out the conditions, etc. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For particulars as to description of terri- tory, capital to be_invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. N.B.—No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. . H. FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, June 5th, 1915. 12-17 TIMBER CRUISES Timber Estimates, Forest Surveys and Maps. D. E. LAUDERBURN 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 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 Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. 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.” July 1, 1915 Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen Plans for a proposed wharf to be built at Bathurst Basin, N.B., have been filed by the Gloucester Lumber and Trading Company, with the Public Works Department in Ottawa. John Carew, M.P.P., Lindsay, Ont., reports that his logs have come out this year more satisfactorily than in any previous year. All of the logs are out of the creeks and ready for towing to the mills. Reports from Bridgewater, N. S., state that many large sailing vessels are taking on cargoes of lumber at that port for trans-Atlantic shipment. ~ It is estimated that over 2,103,000,000 feet board measure of tim- ber is available in the district tributary to the Kettle Valley Railway in B.C. The timber consists of Douglas fir, yellow pine, cedar, spruce and tamarac. A despatch from Revelstoke, B. C., states that the Dominion Government has consented to the appointment of an official to look after the enforcement of the dumping clause in connection with the tariff on lumber imported into Canada. Mr. B. M. Howe and Mr. Chas. Reynolds, of Patten, Me., visited New Brunswick points during the third week in June. Mr. Howe is connected with the International Paper Company, and the object of his trip was to purchase pulpwood for that company. A report from Detroit, Mich., states that the Hamilton Trans- portation Company have purchased the fleet of the Edward Hines Lumber Company, of Chicago. The Edward Hines steamers are well-known on the North Shore of Georgian Bay from which they have carried many cargoes of lumber to United States ports. A proposal is being discussed at Ottawa to form a company of lumberjacks for service in connection with the British forces in Eu- rope. Ottawa lumbermen are reported as stating that a company of 200 or 250 men could easily be raised. Usually the men come in from the woods about June ‘15th to arrange for fall employment, and with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 the lumbering business so quiet as it now is, a large number of these men would probably be ready to volunteer for the front. They would make excellent soldiers on account of the experience they have had in the bush and their great ability to endure hardship. Mr. C. Ross Cameron, sales manager of the Wm. Hamilton Com- pany, Limited, Peterborough, Ont., recently resigned his position to go to the front as commander of the machine gun battery, 3rd con- tingent. Mr. Cameron has been with the Wm. Hamilton Company for about fourteen years, during most of which time he was associated with the 57th Battalion. Mr. G. R. Munro, chief engineer, has as- sumed the duties of sales manager in addition to those of his own department. As showing how seriously the scarcity of bottoms is affecting the export lumber industry of British Columbia at this time, it is only necessary to state that quite recently Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands, was authorized to place another order for 100,000 creosoted ties to be delivered in India. An initial order for 150,000 treated fir ties was filled last year by the Dominion Creosoting Works, who have a large plant on the North Arm of the Fraser. The quality of the shipment favorably impressed the Indian railway experts, the re- sult being a second order and an intimation of others to follow. The company has an ample supply of creosote, but is unable to handle the shipment because a vessel cannot be chartered. The United States consular agent at Almeria, Spain, has been in- vestigating the stave possibilities at the request of Pacific Coast manu- facturers. In his report Mr. Yost expresses his belief that a very good market for fir staves for making small grape barrels, such as are used in great quantities in Spain, may be opened up via the Panama Canal. Something like 2,000,000 grape barrels are set up each year at Almeria alone, the staves being manufactured in Western Spain and Portugal and set up where used. The staves are 20 inches long, three inches wide and one-quarter inch thick, and are packed in bundles of 32 or 33 staves. Practically all the lumber used in connection with the vine- yards of the country is imported, and it would seem there is an oppor- tunity here for the markets extension committee of the British Colum- bia manufacturers. Wood Pulleys 1 Saw Mills We make this wood split pulley especially for the saw-mill trade. We nail and bolt the rims. The arms and hubs are Hard Maple. Lighter, Stronger and Better than Iron or Steel The wood rim presents a better belt-surface by 33% per cent than any metal pulley. Belts may be fun slacker, and give more power. They are a permanent asset, and cost less to start with. We guarantee every pulley sold to be suitable for the work to be done. use everywhere. Millions in SOLE MAKERS Dodge Manufacturing Co., Limited Toronto — Montreal 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Review of Current Trade Conditions Ontario Continued quiet prevails in the lumber trade throughout Ontario. This condition is general and fairly uniform. The former spotty na- ture of the trade has become much less noticeable and the situation is now much the same in all parts of the province. In spite of the pessi- mistic opinions which one has heard expressed so frequently regard- ing the volume of trade and the difficulty in securing profitable or- ders, there is a fair volume to report. The long and the short of it seems to be that the well-established firms which have gained their reputation for doing a good business in the past and have paid par- ticular attention to the requirements and interests of their customers are to-day reaping the advantage of their businesslike methods, while others who have been less careful of the interests of their customers are feeling the pinch rather severely. Wholesalers in Toronto, most of whom belong to the former class, report that their men are finding a fair and continuous volume of trade, but that they have to hunt very hard for it, and that when it is secured there is not much profit in it. However, in these days, profit is not the chief consideration, the main thing being to secure orders which will bring back to the wholesaler and the manufacturer sufficient money to make it worth their while to continue in business. Taking this point of view, it is encouraging to note that the volume of trade is sufficient to keep all those who look at things in such a light, going along comfortably. This situation has now existed long enough to justify the trade in feeling that the worst of the period of uncertainty and depression has passed, and that although no one can foretell when or at what rate improvement will come about, there will be, from now on, no reason to expect any wide- spread trouble. Such readjustments as the trade has required have been pretty well attended to and the question is now one of patient waiting. As we have reported in previous issues, the backbone of the situation to-day is the demand from the former, who is in a posi- tion to spend money upon new buildings, alterations and repairs, and who has considerable incentive for so doing in the form of good prices and the demand for his produce. The hardwood trade continues quiet. and fairly steady. Eastern Canada Reports from the Maritime provinces state that the spruce deal situation is not so encouraging as it was a month ago. The demand for export to Great Britain has decreased and prices are now reported lower than they were at that time. Reasons given for this are not very clear, and it is expected by some shippers that the falling off will be only temporary. One explanation is that some recent ship- ments which arrived in Great Britain had been made upon more favor- able freight rates than usual and that they were sold at a correspond- ing decrease in price, which the buyers on the other side were quick to accept as a permanent decrease-in the price which Canadian ship- pers were willing to accept. On the other hand freight rates are now higher than ever, being about 140 shillings per standard. Improve- ment in the shipping situation in connection with stocks from Sweden and Northern Russia is also mentioned as one of the causes. A direct result in the Maritime provinces has been that some of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia stocks which were destined for Great Britain are now seeking United States markets. In the eastern town- ships the lumber trade is quiet. Our reports indicate an over supply of lumber, pulpwood and ties in this district. Most of the shipments are going to the United States, and they show a considerable decrease in volume as compared with last year. Reports from the drives in Eastern Canada are all fairly satisfactory. At Montreal there is no change to note in trade conditions. Re- tail yards are fairly well stocked and all the buying is of a hand-to- mouth character. Some good orders for spruce for United States ship- ment have recently been placed at Montreal. Box factories are busy on account of the Government demand for ammunition boxes. The export trade continues unchanged and suffers greatly on account of the lack of space in ocean liners. St. John mills are all sawing steadily with the exception of the Randolph and Baker mill which is being newly equipped and -was ex- pected to he ready for operation by the first of this month. Tonnage contmnues very scarce ana cnere 1s some possibility of mills having to shut down later in the season if stocks can not be shipped out more rapidly. There have been no sales of deals at St. John during the past month. Large quantities of spruce boards and low grade stocks are piled around the mills and the demand is light at a reduction of $2 as compared with last year’s price. Laths are firm at $3 per M. at the mills, and stocks are light. The demand for spruce dimension at Boston has not been so active during the past fortnight as it was previously. There is a fairly extensive movement however, and large firms are not disturbed by the temporary lull in the local demand, as they can keep their stocks moving through other channels. It is not expected that any further reductions on spruce frames will occur. The present base quotation of $23 by rail at Boston is about as low as manufacturers care to take the business. There is a general feeling that the market will advance as soon as the small producers have come to the end of their cut. The market for random has been a shade easier. The current trading has been at about the following prices :— 2 x 3, $21; 2 x 4, $21.50 to $22; 2 x 6, 2 x 7, $20.50 to $21; 2 x 8, $22 to $22.50; 2 x 10, $23.50 to $24; 2 x 12, $24 to $24.50. The demand for hemlock is fair at Boston. The shingle trade is quiet at Boston city yards, but the country trade is normal. Extras have been selling at $3.25 to $3.40, clears at $2.75 to $2.90, and second clears at $2.40 to $2.60. In red cedar there is a very wide range. United States The lumber trade in the United States, like that in Canada, is now especially interested in the crop situation. During the last month the situation has not looked quite so promising as it did at an earlier period. Extensive rainfall and cool weather in the north have been the chief cause. On the whole however, the wheat crop is expected to be as large as last year’s. Generally speaking the crop outlook is excellent, although it is not expected that there will be what may be termed a “bumper crop” in any of the grains. It is quite possible that some recovery may occur, or that further damage may be done which will entirely alter the present conditions. ‘ There is very little change to be noted in the lumber situation. Slight alterations are reported from various localities, but on the whole it is possible to say that a slight improvement is to be noted. General business activity, and a good demand for lumber are reported from manufacturing districts where orders for war material are a fea- ture. This applies particularly to the New England district, where the demand for lumber is increasing and better prices are reported. The same is true also in sections of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, while in the west the substantial strength of the agricultural States is making itself felt. Looking into the future therefore the situation is fairly encouraging. The box and box shook trade in many parts of the country is active. Building operations are on practically the same scale as they were a year ago. Manufacturers who use wood are still inactive, and the railroads also are a disappointment so far as their consumption of wood is concerned. The railroads how- ever, are buying to a small extent as they find it absolutely necessary to make many repairs and improvements. The yellow pine situation is improving steadily but slowly. In connection with the northern pine trade the movement of stocks on the Great Lakes is very nearly normal. At the Tonawandas, receipts are large and there is a fair movement outward. White pine how- ever, is still meeting with severe competition from southern and west- ern goods, and it is reported that many of the mills have recently put out a new price list with important reductions so as to retain the trade for northern pine. On the whole, the northern pine and hemlock situation is fairly good, with a prospect that the product this year will be satisfactorily cared for. There is little change to report in connection with hardwoods. Prices are quiet, but firm. : Great Britain ‘The “spot” market at London and also that “to arrive” are very steady, with prices still pending upwards. At the present moment, the most important factor is the freight situation. Boats are excep- tionally difficult to find and when they have been found the rates asked are so high that importers are doubtful as to the wisdom of fixing charters. Business conditions at London are reported as im- proving. A considerable volume of new imports has arrived. House building activity is a little greater than it was a short time ago. The new level of prices and the new conditions brought about by the war have permeated the wholesale and retail markets. Extensive fluctua- tions are no longer expected. There are varying opinions however, in regard to the actual spot market conditions. Some firms claim that the high level of prices will prevent extensive building and that it is impossible for the packing case trade, wagon building, railway orders, transport work, etc., to consume sufficient material to maintain a strong market. Even if this be the case, there is no likelihood of a sudden decline in the demand, or in values. A gradual decline would have no serious effect on British importers, for very few of them have speculated in advance. There is still very little White Sea business ~ aly % 1918 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “an 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. 44 in progress. The freight rate situation is compelling buyers to keep out of the market almost entirely. Importers have been expecting that vessel owners would accept 80s. to 85s. per standard, but the rates are still around 105s. to 110s. to London, and importers will not pay this price. The volume of trade in soft woods at London is increasing and prices continue firm. There are still extensive Government or- ders developing, but they are of moderate proportions as compared with former orders. The bulk of the wood going into consumption is really for more normal trade. At Liverpool, the trade continues quiet. Transportation diffi- Market Correspondence CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 culties in connection with getting goods to their destination are still serious. Spruce still retains its lead and is likely to do so for some time to come. Arrivals are fair and are keeping stocks about up to their recent normal level. In the Manchester district, trade has re- cently shown marked improvement, and good business is reported in most descriptions of timber. Hardwood prices are being well main- tained. Predictions of advances in the near future are plentiful. The c.i.f. spruce market at Liverpool is reported unchanged, but business in future déliveries is difficult to arrange on account of the freight situation. ; SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT, HOME AND ABROAD St. John Trade Very Quiet—-Laths Firm St. John, N.B., June 20th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : The mills at St. John are steadily sawing, with the exception of Messrs. Randolph & Baker, who expect to have their newly equipped band mill in full operation by July lst. This will be one of the most modern plants at St. John when finished, and should turn out lumber rapidly, besides being extremely easy upon the log scale, as they have a double cut band saw and a band resaw, both saws being of a very thin gauge. Every success that can be wished should attend them in their new venture after so many years of the old gang saw which was of a very heavy gauge and extremely hard upon the log as it took so much out in kerf. Only a moderate amount of tonnage is being loaded at St. John, largely by W. M. Mackay. Freights are not any easier and tonnage is as scarce as ever, if not more so. What the outcome will be, we cannot say, but if no further amount of chartering is done it will be very hard to move stocks from the mills here, and if not moved away the mill will be forced to shut down later in the season. It is to be hoped that charters can be made to relieve the situation. No sales of deals have taken place at St. John during the last month, except a purchase by a certain concern of some broad deals to fill a contract made last year at high rates, which, if the stock was not forthcoming, the buyers threatened to cancel. Outside of this sale there is nothing new to report, but a steady slowing up of trade. .No marked price can be quoted for deals as no one will risk buying any. Locally no im- provement has taken place. Values are not any higher, and the per- son who wishes to build a house of any kind is able to dictate his terms both as to labor and material, so many are the sellers moving after him. Large quantities of spruce boards and low grade stocks ’ are piled around the mills with but small demand for them, and prices are from one to two dollars per M. lower than a year ago. Refuse lumber of all kinds is a hard seller, and shading is being done. Very little house building is going on. If ever there was a year for a per- son to build a home, this is the one, and the chance will not come again for some time. All the short lumber trade such as_ shingles, staves, boxes, etc., are in the same limited demand, and purchases are only being made from hand-to-mouth. Lime is slow compared with other building material. It is to be hoped that before long some ray of light may come which will direct people to move ahead in the build- ing line, and renewed energy will be put into the business of selling. No failures have taken place in the lumber business in this section. Laths are firm at $3 per M. at the mills, with limited stocks. If everything in the lumber line was as firm as laths there would be no complaint. Collections in the trade do not show any improement. The American market is marking time like our own. No plunging of any kind is being done and will not be until a settlement of the war takes place. Quiet Trade in the Eastern Townships Sherbrooke, P.Q., June 24th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : The market in the lumber business throughout the Eastern Town- ships is moving very slowly. A prominent lumber dealer at Sher- brooke, Que., who has-been doing business here for over 30 years states that this is the quietest season he has ever seen. All dealers seem to be loaded with an over supply of lumber, pulpwood and ties. The greater part of the lumber in this district is being shipped to the United States. Shipments show a marked decrease as compared with this time last year. From the district on the Quebec Central in May, 1914, 171 carloads of lumber went through as compared with 100 car- loads in May of this year, and 1,475 carloads of pulpwood went through in 1914 as compared with 681 carloads this year. It would appear that the same proportion will be the showing for the month of _June. In the week ending June 14, 1915, 17 carloads of lumber have gone through as compared with 38 carloads last year, and 145 carloads t of pulpwood as compared with 212 carloads for the same week last year. The large sawmill which B. C. Howard & Company are build- ing on English Lake, in the district now being opened up by the new branch of the Quebec Central Railway, is nearing completion. It is® expected that finished lumber will be turned out from this mill during the month of July, and the Quebec Central Railway intend to extend their line as far as English Lake this year. Montreal Market News—Box Factories Busy _. Montreal, June 25th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : Con- ditions,in the lumber market are much the same as stated in the last report. Business is on the quiet side, and as the retail yards are fairly well stocked, there is no incentive to place any large orders with wholesalers. Buying is, in fact, of a hand-to-mouth character. Here and there, wholesalers state that their business is slightly better than it was at this time last year, but much of this is due to orders from outside sources. Trade for United States’ account is fairly good; heavy orders for spruce have recently been placed in this city. Some wholesalers complain of cutting of prices, with a view to securing trade. While every firm is anxious to increase its turnover, there is, it is declared, no justification for cutting down quotations to a level leaving little or no profit, and making a difficult situation still worse. Box factories are busy, owing to the placing of very substantial orders for ammunition boxes for Government account. The sash and door factories, however, are generally speaking, very quiet. There is no improvement in the export section. The Government are still requisitioning large amounts of space on the liners, leaving comparatively little for lumber and other shippers. In consequence, the lumber being sent to the other side shows a very marked decrease as against previous seasons. Bennett and Company, who secured con- siderable space during the winter, are the chief exporters up to the pre- sent. Cox, Long and Company have chartered a tramp steamer, man- aged by Elder, Dempster and Company, which will load at this port and also at lower Quebec ports. Rates rule from 140s. to 160s. per standard. , a2. + os The ground wood and sulphite markets are dull, several of the — mills working below their full capacity. Privates Campbell and Brown, of the Forestry Products Labora- tories, McGill University, have joined the Sanitary Corps organized by Major T. A. Starkey, of McGill University. ‘ Ottawa Trade Quiet But Steady Ottawa, June 22nd (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—There is little, if anything new to report on trade conditions in the past two weeks in this district. Business is as good as can be expected, taking the general state of affairs into consideration. The demand from the United States brings some business to the mills of local lumbermen. The water in the Ottawa River and its feeders is keeping up fairly well owing to some heavy rains lately. After conducting a careful investigation into the lumber industry in British Columbia, Mr. Richard Grigg, Commissioner of Commerce for Canada, has returned to Ottawa to make a report to the Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce. It is understood that his report will confirm previous reports made on the same subject and will throw turther emphasis on the serious results that have come to neariy all lines of trade in British Columbia, especially to lumbering, since the war began last August. Hon. George E. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, has already taken steps to help the lumbermen of the province. Mr. Grigg’s report will make additional suggestions for the improvement of present conditions. Lumbermen in Ottawa are generously co-operating to help the city in obtaining an adequate water supply, that will not only be an improvement on the present supply for drinking purposes, but will July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER J. & D. A. Harquail Company, Limited Extensive New Brunswick and Quebec timber limits, abundant with Virgin Spruce, Pine and Hardwoods. Twenty years’ experience in Milling and Manufacturing, together with a practical knowledge of Building and Architecture, is why our Customers tell us that the Dressing, Grading, and Manufacture of our Stock is just a little better than they expected. 7 Manufacturers of Lumber Large stocks of I in. Spruce Lumber al- ways on hand. Try a car of our Air-dried Dressed Spruce. We also make a Specialty of Kiln Dried Stock. Our personal attention given to every detail. Write, wire or phone us for quotations. Established 1894 Incorporated 1908 Campbellton, New Brunswick 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER provide a much needed increase in the pressure for fire protection pur- poses. Shepard and Morse have readily consented to allow the pro- posed overland pipe to be laid through their yards, at Nepean Bay, without any cost to the city, on condition that any lumber that is moved be repiled again. The overland pipe project was first advo- cated by Mr. J. R. Booth, the veteran lumberman of Ottawa, about three years ago. At that time he said it would be the best investment the city could make and would do away with the present unsatisfac- tory under water pipe in Nepean Bay. Nothing was done about it until a few months ago when a commtitee of prominent citizens, most of whom were lumbermen, urged the city to adopt Mr. Booth’s sug- gestion. The chairman of that committee was Senator W. C. Ed- wards and Sir Henry Egan, Mr. C. Jackson: Booth and others were members. Work on the new pipe will commence in a few weeks. The project has been favored by the Canadian Fire Underwriters As- sociation, which has ordered the city to install it and has placed a surtax of 50 per cent. on lumber and other insurance until it is com- pleted. The Provincial Board of Health has approved of it. An application for approval of plans for a proposed extension to his lumber mills at Chatham Head, N.B., on the south side of the Miramichi River, has been made to the Public Works Department, Ottawa, by John Maloney, lumberman. Two more lumber cases were heard by the Supreme Court of Canada at the concluding sittings for this term last week. The first case was an application for an order from the Attorney-General of Quebec to allow him to intervene in the case of Leamy vs. the King, which has lately been argued and which concerns the rights over the bed of a part of the Gatineau River. The question of riparian rights enters into the case, hence the request of the Attorney-General, which the Supreme Court granted. The other case was that of Mersereau vs. Swim, which came from the New Brunswick courts. The action was begun by Mersereau to _ replevy logs cut on land on which he claimed the title. The defence ‘argued that the Crown owned the land, and that it was included in ‘the limits leased to Swim. Judgment was reserved. London Stocks and Deliveries of Timber Churchill & Sim, London, England, in their monthly wood circu- lar, under date of June 3rd state that the stock of timber, deals, etc., at the public docks on June Ist, 1915, was as follows :— 1915 1914 1913 1912 Pieces Pieces Pieces ° Pieces Foreign Deals and Ends .. 419,000 1,068,000 753,000 793,000 Foreign Battens ... ... 800,000 668,000 982,000 855,000 Pine Deals and Battens ... ... 259,000 492,000 379,000 365,000 Spruce Deals and Battens ... 429,000 629,000 451,000 402,000 Boards, Rough ... 4,834,000 4,772,000 3,659,000 3,284,000 Boards, Prepared 3,469,000 2,898,000 3,358,000 4,424,000 otal .< NE Pitas. ore 3 10,273,000 10,527,000 9,582,000 10,123,000 Deliveries for the first five months were as follows :— 1915 1914 1913 1912 Pieces Pieces Pieces Pieces Foreign Deals and Ends ... .. 1,036,000 1,367,000 1,332,000 1,208,000 ‘Foreign Battens ... .. 1,152,000 1,551,000 1,613,000 1,621,000 Pine Deals and Battens ... 239,000 130,000 176,000 165,000 Spruce Deals’ and Battens 428,000 284,000 221,000 298,000 Boards, Rough We 3,334,000 4,024,000 3,318,000 3,028,000 Boards, Prepared 3,891,000 3,721,000 4,163,000 4,234,000 Wotale 2 10,080,000 11,077,000 10,823,000 10,554,000 There has been a decrease in deliveries from the docks of some 2,000 standards during May. The importation has naturally been on a much smaller scale owing to the elimination of the Finnish and Rus- sian Baltic ports as sources of wood supply during the continuance of the war. Prices, helped by a rising freight market, remain very firm, and the best shipments of all classes are realizing high figures when available for delivery. A large business has been arranged for forward delivery from the Swedish side during the month, and some few car- goes of White Sea productions are now being shipped, sales being only possible on a c.i.f. basis, but the extreme rates of tonnage have pre- vented shippers maintaining their earlier free on board prices, which are now more nearly in consonance with Swedish values. The market is a difficult and anxious one, owing to the difficulty of securing ton- nage at any reasonable figures, and the congestion of merchandise of all sorts at some of the ports of discharge is making chartering still more difficult. ; From the St. Lawrence the importations were :— Pieces 1915 Pieces 1914 Pine Deals. .... 5,000 17,000 Spruce Deals ..: . 21,000 2,000 Birch .Claniksy shi 1,000 Nil» and from New Brunswick— Pieces 1915 Pieces 1914 ite: Deals... incite anion. 3,000 3,000 Spruce Deals ... 1,056,000 102,000 Birch Planks ... 30,000 200,000 >) oo On i cre July 1, 1915 A large quantity of spruce has arrived from the lower ports, and has rapidly gone into consumption. The tone of the general market ahead is steady, but there is a great unwillingness on the part of buy- ers to add to their stocks while the principal spruce ports are still in a state of congestion. There was no change in London prices. Pine deals have been a very quiet market, and the demand is slower. Freights show no sign of a weaker tendency, rather the reverse. Liverpool Market Export Messrs. Farnworth & Jardine, Liverpool, Eng., in their monthly wood circular under date of June 1st, say:—The business of the past month was again of a quiet character, and there is little of interest to report. The arrivals, considering present conditions, compare favor- ably with the corresponding month of last year, and the deliveries fair. Stocks all round are moderate (of some articles light), and values generally rule on a high level. Canadian woods.—Pine timber—No arrivals; the demand con- tinues very quiet, but stocks are moderate, and values firm. Waney pine—First Class: No imports have come forward so far this season, but the demand is restricted, and stocks, though moderate, are ap- parently sufficient for present requirements; values are steady. Sec- ond class is only in quiet request ; stocks are light; prices firm. Square pine continues slow of sale, and the small stock is difficult to move. Red pine—The demand is exceedingly limited. Oak—There has only been restricted enquiry, and the deliveries have been disappointing, but stocks are light, and values rule firm. Elm—There is little change to report; deliveries have been small; stocks are not too large, and values are firm. Pine deals—The new season’s direct import is now arriving in small quantities by the liners; the demand is inactive; still, deliveries from Liverpool have been fair, and stocks further reduced, are now in a very moderate compass; values rule firm. Red pine deals are in request; stocks are light. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia spruce and pine deals—The ar- rivals to the Mersey (including Manchester Canal) during the past month considerably exceeded imports during the corresponding month last year, viz., 5,940 stds. (60 per cent. Liverpool, 40 per cent. Man- chester), against 3,600 stds. in May, 1914; the demand continues fairl steady, but the smallness of the figures in the consumption table is partly owing to the difficulty in obtaining delivery and restricted facili- ties, also several cargoes of recent arrival are still intact; values, although not quite so firm, are on a very high level; stocks are mod- erate here, and in Manchester very light. Ocean freights established a further advance during the past month, and available tonnage is limited. Pine deals are in steady request; stocks are nominal. | Birch. Logs—Only some 6,000 feet from St. John, N. B., im- ported during the month; there has been more enquiry, and the stock is about exhausted, but fresh arrivals are shortly due; values are very firm. Planks—Imports were on a moderate scale, and as deliveries kept pace, stocks are very light; values are firmer. The following report upon Liverpool and Manchester stocks for the month ending May 3lst is furnished by H. W. Lightburne and Company, Liverpool, Eng., and their St. John, N. B., representatives, John E. Moore & Company, Limited :— . Spruce and Birch Month Ending May 31st, 1915 Liverpool , Import Consumption ' Stock 1913. 1914. 1915. 1913. 4924, ° 1925. T9103) (Po1aeetoe N.B. & N.S. Spruce ‘ & Pine, Stds.. . 3,910 1,970 3,540 2,680 2,140 1,940 3,960 5,660 5,370 Birch Logs, Loads 540 400 120 340 480 220 780 640 40 Birch Planks, Stds. 436 291 73 164 230 176 715 443 67 Manchester Spruce, Stds. .. .. 1,620 1,630 2,400 2,150 3,000 1,820 4,710 8,510 2,780 Birch Logs, Loads 340 380 0 120 80 ° 60 480 540 0 Birch Planks, Stds. 115 327 0 115 9 91 418 497 103 Stocks in Manchester and Liverpool Combined Spruce 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. Manchester 5,200 6,530 4,710 8,510 2,780 Liverpool 3,980 2,710 3,960 5,660 5,370 9180 9,240 8670 14,170 8,150 Stds. Birch Logs ’ Manchester .. 260 300 480 540 0 Liverpool 960 800 780 640 40 “4,220 1,100 1,260 1,180 40 Loads. Birch Planks Manchester .. . 115 206 418 497 103 Liverpool cu. Fis 145 485 Tbe 443 67 260 691 1,133 940 170 Stds. July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Survey, Railroad and Shanty Canvas Feed Bags No. 1. Double sides and bottom, Lomoz SIOZ «ft. ..1. 910500 No. 2. Single sides and bottom, 12 oz. Doz. .. ae =©$9.00 No. 3.. Single sides and bottom, Weve elBler7) Aa ieee $8.00 Collapsible or Folding Pails Canvas Water Buckets Heavy Canvas. Iron ring at bottom, hand sewn, 9 x 12 in. each $2.50. Canvas Wash Basins No. 34-B. Illustrates our Collapsible Folding Wash Basins. When opened is oe a med 4% inches deep and 10 inches in diamet- No. 45 and 46. Show our rightly recommended Collapsible or Fold- Petey. “Absolutely: waterproof and ing pails. Made of heavy brown canvas thoroughly waterproofed. Metal parts are spring steel rustproofed. They are the only collapsible or folding pails that are rigid when open. They take up less space when [tae ozs. Price, each $2.00. folded than any other, are watertight in any climate, and can be used No. 34B. for any purpose where a pail is desired. Write for prices. Sena ay? s largest Tent, aap and Flag makers. i Ottawa tc Smart rf- o0 os Winnipeg (== LIMITED > all metal parts are rustproof. Weighs 21 Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. ‘They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing The Practical Evinrude The accompanying illustration represents one of the many uses to which the Evinrude detachable rowboat motor can be applied. This motor is not only a pleasure machine, but a very practical piece of equipment for use in connection with logging and sawmilling operations. It is used in many parts of the world, from Cape Horne fo the Land of the > Midnight Sun. It can vbe iomnd “an practically every civilized as well as uncivilized countries of the world. . For towing logs and conveying supplies and men by water, this motor is especially useful. The most important feature in connection with it is that it is de- tachable, and can easily be fitted (clamped with two thumb screws) to any boat or scow. Being attached on the outside to the stern, the motor does not interfere with the storage capacity of the boat. The 3% h.p. Evinrude will readily handle boats loaded with 8 tons or more. Moreover, its towing power is remarkable. Twenty-two na- tional Governments have adopted the Evinrude motor for war, navy The Evinrude Detachable Motor—valuable to Lumbermen and lighthouse service, a convincing evidence of its dependability and efficiency. The built-in magneto is sea and weatherproof and the auto- .matic reverse makes it possible to manoeuvre an Evinrude equipped craft in any way that is desired. All the Evinrude machines have the famous maximum silencer. For lumbermen, foresters, and contractors this motor is especial- ly useful. It is very powerful for towing and can be hooked right on to a scow or float. Full information, catalogue and prices regarding the Evinrude motor may be obtained from Melchior, Armstrong and Dessau, 116 L. Broad Street, New York. A New Lubricant for Saw Mills S. A. Pakes, 77 York Stret, Toronto, whose advertisement ap- pears elsewhere in this issue, has put on the Canadian market a high- grade lubricant, known as “Flota Mica,’ which has been used with great success throughout the United States. “Flota Mica” is a com- pounded dry lubricant which will cool any hot bearing when mixed with oil or grease without slowing down the machinery or loosening up the boxes. It is guaranteed to make a saving of from 40 per cent. to 50 per cent. on oil bills, and to reduce fuel, packing, and repair ex- penses. This is of particular interest to saw mill men, as a large ’ amount of time is wasted in shut down owing to hot bearings. “Flota Mica” is also used with great sucecss by automobile owners, as they find that by using it in the oil and grease that the machine will not require half the power to run, and will not heat up and cause any ’ trouble with regard to hot bearings. The Knox Tractor An attractive catalogue illustrating and describing the Knox Tractor, manufactured by the Knox Motors Company, Springfield, Mass., and distributed by the Knox Motors Associates, Springfield, Mass., has recently been published, which is of much interest to all business men who are concerned with the economic transportation of heavy loads over city and country roads. The most important fea- ture in connection with Knox Motors, a feature which is forcibly brought out by the catalogue, is the efficiency and economy of the principle of separating the power vehicle from the carrying vehicle which this company has adopted. The Knox Company was one of the first to adapt the automobile to commercial and municipal use, and has for years maintained a staff of expert transportation engineers to study the question of heavy hauling, devoting special attention to solving the problem of supplying a tremendously powerful, versatile, and economical form of gasoline vehicle for moving heavy loads. The result of these years of study has been that the company has satisfied itself beyond question that gasoline power can be made practical and economical in every field of heavy hauling, by letting the motor vehi- cle pull its load instead of being obliged to push or carry it. The Knox Tractor can do everything that a motor truck can do, and the company claim that there is a long list of things which a motor truck cannot do, but for the performance of which the Knox Tractor is es- pecially capable; such as hauling structural steel, huge sticks of tim- ber, big loads of sand in bottom dump wagons, and so on. Although its rated capacity with a single trailer is from 5 to 15 tons, the Knox Tractor has hauled as much as 50 tons. The Zelnicker Bulletin Zelnicker’s Bulletin for June, issued by the Walter A. Zelnicker Supply Company, St. Louis, Mo., contains a list of a number of loco- motives, dump cars, flat cars, steel tram cars, rails, etc. which will be interesting to many readers of the Canada Lumberman. The bul- letins issued by this company each month are important to all who are interested in the transportation of heavy materials in connection with logging lumber manufacturing, etc. They always include a long list of modern equipment at exceptionally low prices. ; A New Berlin Belt Sander Berlin Machine Works, Limited, Hamilton, Ont., have developed an entirely new furniture and mill work sander designed to receive all sizes of flat, curved or irregular shapes common to furniture and in- terior trim sanding. This sander is a hand-block bélt tool known as the Berlin “Universal” Sander, owing to its ability to finish prac- tically any size or shape of work heretofore only practicable to hand or special purpose machine handling. It is strictly a finishing tool in itself, eliminating the necessity of hand touching up on its own work or that of the big three drum sanders. Mile-a-minute belt travel, coupled with absolute operative simplicity and convenience, lends such capacity to the average shopman as to save the time and wages of four to eight experts sanding by hand. The Berlin ‘‘ Universal’’ Sander The long ‘‘sweep” between the adjustable standards results in an extremely pliable, sensitive belt, allowing getting into grooves or around corners and generally permitting manipulation to shapes of stock that a short belt cannot possibly get at. As the table, as well as the pedestals, are capable of adjustment of unusual latitude, ma- terial of great length and of exceptional thickness can also be most successfully handled. Economy is further increased, as neither pul- leys nor idlers touch the sand side of the belt so that it clears itself and long retains a fast cutting surface. No counter-shaft is needed and but little power is required to operate this “Universal” tool, which may be belted from any direction, or direct connected motor driven. July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 CAMP SUPPLIES aye you are in need of Teas, Dried Fruits, Beans and Provisions, in fact anything for the Camp, get in touch with us. We can surely save you money on many lines for the very good reason that we buy in big blocks and are thus enabled to cut deep on the price. Ask for sample of our Camp blend Teas. Black 19% — Mixed 18% -- Green 17% H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO Lumbermen’s Tents and Clothing Pure wool, Waterproof Mackinaw Coats, Pants and Shirts, the kind you have been looking for. Repellant Brand Army gto thie The best duck that money can buy. i ss ae We can equip your van complete. a: “sel aie Le Pure wool Blankets, Sweaters, Underwear. Hand Knit Mitts 3 and Socks. Palmers Shoe Packs, Buck and horse hide Moccasins, etc. Grant-Holden-Graham, Lim Factory and Warehouse 147 to 151 Albert Street, Ottawa, Can. mat ~_ (D fm 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Head Office at Montreal. 10/13 ft. SPRUCE ROUGH OR DRESSED. Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. Herman H. Hettler Lumber 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 specia I offer the following Dry White Pine for prompt shipment. 75,000 ft. 1 x 5, 10/16 ft., Mill Run, Box out. 60,000 ft. 1 x 9, 12/16 ft., Mill Run, Box out. 75,000 ft. 1 x 10, 12/16 ft., Mill Run, Box out. 105,000 ft. 1 x 4 and up, 6/11 ft., Shipping Cull Shorts. 50,000 ft. 1 x 4/6, 12/16 ft., Shipping Cull Strips. Also a complete line of Mill Cull and Box Shorts, Strips and Sidings in White Pine. GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER Wholesale Dealer in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec EDGINGS Ontario The Gull River Lumber Company, Limited, Coboconk, Ont., have in- creased their capital stock from $40,000 to $100,000. Mr. D. Barker, North Bay, Ont., whose sawmill and yards were recently destroyed by fire advises us that it is not his intention to rebuild at present. The Rat Portage Lumber Company’s mill at Kenora, Ont., was recently closed down for about a week in order to make some necessary repairs to one of its boilers. A small fire occurerd in the lumber yards of the John B. Smith & Sons, Limited, at the foot of Strachan Avenue, Toronto, recently. causing damage to the extent of $200. Pinneo & Sons, Niagara Falls, Ont., are erecting a box factory at an esti- mated cost of $3,500. The building is to be 2% storeys, 50 x 24, of frame and brick construction with concrete foundation. The Canada Woodenware Company, Limited, has been incorporated with capital of $40,000, and head office at Toronto. The incorporators include A. Ball, A. F. Haviland, F. W. Chapman and others. J. E. Baechler, Goderich, Ont., reports that the roof has now been put on his new furniture factory and the men are busy at the flodrs. They will soon be ready to install the machinery and prepare the plant for operation. Tenders are being received until July 6th by G. A. Payne for the lumber and coal premises, sawmill, stock in trade, etc., of the late Wm. J. Doxsee, Campbellford, Ont. Particulars may be had from Mr. Payne, solicitor for the executors. A report from Peterboro, Ont., states that Mr. C. Brisbois has left with a gang of men for Monteith New Ontario, where he will erect a sawmill and pulp mill for a company in which Mr. John Thompson, of Peterboro, is inter- ested. A contract for supplying 7,000 cords of pulpwood along the Elk Line of the T. & N. O. Railway has been obtained by the firm of McCrea and Sharp, Limited, Sudbury, Ont., and a number of contracts have already been sublet to settlers along the line. The company have 3 rossing machines already at work. The Rodney Woodenware Company, Limited, Rodney, Ont., manufac- turers of berry boxes and baskets report that their recent loss by fire amounted to about $6,000. They carried insurance to the extent of $4,300. The company intend to rebuild their plant and have made temporary arrangements so that they are already operating again. Hartwell Bros., Limited, have secured a Dominion charter to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in hardware, woodenware, and lumber- men’s supplies with head office at Walkerville, Ont., and capital stock of $40,- 000. The incorporators include F. G. Hartwell, E. J. V. Ward, M. W. Hart- well. B. A. Copp, Chicago, Ill., and J. A. Copp, Walkerville, Ont. Serious forest fires occurred along the line of the National Transcon- tinental Railway recently between Cochrane and Kapuskazing. At the latter place about 500 prisoners of war are detained. For a time the fire threatened the camp. At Jacksonboro a number of cottages were destroyed, but the saw- mill belonging to the New Ontario Colonization Company escaped damage. A Parry Sound despatch states that fire recently caused extensive loss on the limits of the Schrader Lumber Company, Limited, in the southeast corner of Wilson Township. The company lost a considerable amount of timber to- gether with their camp No. 5 and all its outfit of sleighs, harness, etc. The Holt Timber Company also lost one of its camps and the fire passed through - about 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 feet of its lumber which will have to be taken out this season. The company is likely to put in a logging railroad for this purpose and may also be in the market for logging machinery. The Ontario Department of Lands, Forests and Mines is calling for ten- ders until September 15th for the right to cut pulpwood on an area situated north of the Transcontinental Railway, west of Lac Seul and south of Eng- lish River in the district of Kenora. Tenderers are to state the amount they will pay as bonus in addition to the Crown dues of 40c. per cord for spruce, and 20c. per cord for other pulpwoods, or such other rates as may from time to time be fixed by the Lt.-Governor-in-Council for the right to operate a pulp mill on or near the area referred to. Tenderers will be required to erect a mill or mills on or near the territory and to’ manufacture the wood into paper in the province of Ontario. The paper mill is to be erected within such time and in such place as the Lt.-Governor-in-Council shall direct. Tenderers will _be required to deposit with their tender marked cheque payable to the Pro- vincial Treasurer for 10 per cent. of the amount of their tender, to be for- feited in the event of their not entering into an agreement to carry out the conditions. Full particulars may be secured from Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Min- ister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, July 1, 1915 Eastern Canada Forest Fires near Meductic, N.B., timberland. recently destroyed about 300 acres of The sawmill belonging to Cleophas Gagon at St. Cecile, P. Q., was recently destroyed by fire. J. Turgeon, 18 Carrier Street, Levis, P.Q., is contemplating the erection of a sash and door factory to cost $5,000. ; Lea Paul Company, Limited, Moncton, N.B., woodworkers and contractors recently suffered a loss by fire. They were covered by insurance. H. Dupuis & Son, Hull, P.Q., whose plant was recently destroyed by fire have commenced work on the reconstruction of their yards and sheds. La Fabrique, St. Joseph, sash and door manufacturers, St. Laurent, P.Q., have been registered, The members are Edouard Gohier and Jos. Gohier. The Brompton Pulp & Paper Company have announced the removal of their sales offices from Boston to the company’s headquarters at: East Angus, P.O, The sawmill belonging to Adelard Dubois at Hebertville, P.Q., County of Lake St. John, was destroyed by fire on June 10th. The loss amounted to $25,000. W. K. Baldwin, Baldwin’s Mills, P.Q., whose sawmill was recently des- troyed by fire will commence building a new mill to cost $10,000 at once. He is now in the market for machinery, shafting. belts, etc. Reports from Bury, P.Q., early in June told of two forest fires in that vicinity, one on the Tambs Brook on land belonging to Mr. A. B. Hunt, and one on the pulp limits of the Bury Pulp & Lumber Company. A contract has been let to Reid McManus, of Memramcook, N.B., for the construction of a spur line of railway connecting the main line of the Inter- - colonial with the new pulp mill of the Bathurst Lumber Company, Bathurst, N.B. The contract price is $61,000. The Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Company, St. John, N. B., are proceeding with the construction of a dam in the Upper St. John Rievr for the purpose of facilitating their log drive. The work will be done by the Ambursen Hydraulic Construction Company. A fire occurred at Fourche du Pin on the line of the Transcontinental Railway, two miles from Montmagny recently which destroyed a large quan- tity of pulpwood, owned by H. G. Van Dyke and Messrs. Tanguay and Freres. It is reported that _the fire originated in the bushes along the line of the Transcontinental Railway: Mr. P. H. Renaud has purchased from New York owners the patents on about 4,000 acres of land on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th ranges of the township of Clinton, at the head of Lake Megantic, P.Q. The land is well timbered having been held in reserve for many years. Mr. Renaud has made arrange- ments with a United States firm to supply them annually with pulpwood blocks, and is arranging to erect a mill on his limits, probably on Rush Lake. He expects to cut about 3,000,000 feet of logs each year and to ross them be- fore shipment. Extensive forest fires were reported from Campbellton, N.B., along the line of the International Railway which are said to have resulted in heavy loss to a number of lumbering concerns. The three chief outbreaks were at Anderson, Jardine Brock and Five Fingers. The latter fire destroyed all the lumber at Arseneau’s siding and Ross siding. The fire travelled as far as Richards, a distance of nine miles from Ross siding where it destroyed the Boulay mill. The Richards Company at this place managed to save their lumber piles which contained about 4,000,000 feet. A. E. O’Leary, chief game and fire war- den for New Brunswick, reported during the third week of June that all the forest fires along the International Railway had been extinguished, thanks largely to the rain. Mr. O’Leary and his men were engaged in fighting the fires for a full week. Western Canada The Pacific Timber Holding Company, Limited, has been incorporated with capital stock of $100,000, and head office at Vancouver, B.C. ; A despatch from Crescent, B.C., states that the sawmill of the British Canadian Lumber Corporation L,imited, is being overhauled and will be re- opened very soon. A pulp and paper mill is to be constructed at Selkirk, Man. The cost is estimated at $150,000. The construction of the plant is to be pushed ahead as rapidly as possible. J. S. Hughes, Mill Village, N.S., is interested in the undertaking. : The plant of the British Canadian Lumber Corporation, Limited, at Cres- cent Valley, B.C., was overhauled early in June preparatory to commencing operations for the season. It is expected that the plant will be run for about three and one half or four months this year. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Co- lumbia until July 12th for the purchase of License 1439 to cut 1,760,000 feet of fir and cedar on an area north of Lot 2743, New Westminster District. years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. The Jackman Lumber Mill at Jackman on the Fraser Valley Line of the B. C. E. R., has been taken over by Messrs. Stewart, Davenport, Millar and Slater. The plant is being overhauled and additional machinery is being in- stalled, preparatory to operation as soon as possible. Two CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5a PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, epruce and Pine—1914 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 : Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 we a Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 le hr 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 13 ft. Cull White Pine—1914 cut 1 in. and 3 in. x 4 in. -up x 6/16 Call 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 roi5” cit. 1,000,000 pieces Mill Run Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x ¥%, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces No. 2 Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x 3g L9b5 cut. x 3g, Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que. Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knuwn requirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles and combinations of our packings to work successfully and eco- GARLOCK 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 packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches: Branches : Calgary Toronto Montreal Winnipeg 52 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, i915 -20-0- tines -—@o0- Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof. B ¥ B e B Ad Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. SG a ras C h e TT General Agents for Canada a 1 n S ie ne Rapes and Drummond McCall & Co. e e . saneieanii oi a Limited Specialties : Boom Chains of all F. R. Whipple, Montreal ing, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane West St. John, N.B. and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton refined iron. N. Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton Iron and Chain Works, Dudley, England. KLIM Spell it backward THE LUMBERMAN’S MILK Klim is a standard soldier’s ration used to-day in every camp from Victoria to Halifax. DETACHABLE PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS Made in Western Ontario. Klim is pure separted milk in powder form. Will not spoil in hot weather. Severest cold cannot affect it. Cheaper than fresh liquid milk. One-third cost of Condensed Milk. No freight to pay on useless water. Using Klim means no waste. It means pure milk for the lumber camp. We can prove our statements. Packed for camp use especially in 10 lb. tins, $2.00 each. One pound makes one gallon of liquid. Large quantities special prices. Write for sample and full information. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Head Office:—Mail Building Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. J. J. TURNER & SONS PETERBOROUGH, ONT. If You Need a Position a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker will find one for you. The largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada of If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. TORONTO and ff MONTREAL — effect — Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bldg., Montreal Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. July 1, 1915 “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 for your night watchman—he can search every alley. The ‘‘Hipcoscope”’ gives 200 hours light for fifty cents. It is impossible for the ‘‘Hipcoscope” 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 Smith Car Wheels Endure Proper distribution of metal in the design of the wheels ensures uniform strength. Careful casting prevents flaws. Skillful selection of material, rigid adherence to specifi- cations, and testing before shipment are the reasons Smith Car Wheels endure. — Let us tell you the story of car wheel casting at the ‘Smith Foundry. Write for particulars and prices The Smith Foundry Co., Limited FREDERICTON, N.B. Pink’s Long Distance Phone, No. 87 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 - - § CANADA LUMBERMAN 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. AND. WOODWORKER 53 EVINRUDE Detachable Rowboat Motor The ideal motor for lumbermen, forest- ers and contractors. Practical, durable, reliable. 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 the fly- wheel. Over 35,000 in use. 2 H.P. and 3% H.P. Write for catalog and prices to MELCHIOR, ARMSTRONG & DESSAU 116 L. Broad St., NEW YORK 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) 2 1 ee jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. . bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson's Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) eee jugs (Imperial) 3.00 ( 11 bottles 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic. 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 1 lb. bottles 4 doses 2 lb. bottles 8 doses Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2 1b. tins 2.00 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) 1 lb. Packages 3.60 per doz. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such s Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powian. 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, Sricsist, Collingwood, Ont. MADE IN It’s a Pink anyway you take it, and it’s the best : ONTARIO Peavey made. r¢ 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 Moreau Barkers Eliminate Log Boiling Moreau Barkers save time by eliminating the boiling of logs. The Moreau Barker rosses from two to three cords per hour, taking logs 48" in length and 3" to 50" in diameter—peeling thoroughly—and evenly. It removes all knots, lumps and bark. The Moreau Barker saves money on power. It does not require more than 8 H.P. maximum for operation, The Moreau Barker only diminishes the log 18 per cent, a saving of wood from 7 to 12 per cent as compared with other machines. If you wish to make more money and do easier and better work write us for particulars. The Moreau Barking Machine Company, Limited St. Hyacinthe, Que. Address all communications to C. Manseau, Sales Manager, Drummondville, Que. July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER al SPARTAN ga BELTING 7 wee oe § ws in a Hot Place in Kentucky Nan Povey, Ky., june 23, 1911. We have been using one of your twelve. inch Spartan Double Belts. This belt is being used in our Dimension Mill as a main drive belt, within six inches’ of the boiler and fire-box, which we consider the hottest place we have, owing to the excessive heat, and same has given the very best of satisfaction. The belt has now been in use eighteen months, and is apparently in as good shape as when put on, and has only been taken up once since installation. Since install- ing this belt, we have had occasion to install several other belts of this same brand. We can highly recommend same to any one wish- ing a belt to run where the heat is excessive. C. C. Mengel & Bro. Company, H. W. Mengel. This 12 inch Spartan Leather Belt installed in January, 1909, is still in operation, highly efficient in service and apparently none the worse for its four and one-half years of severe usage. Just remember—Spartan Leather Belting is guaranteed to success- fully resist the action of water, oil, steam, heat, chemical fumes, etc. —is unusually pliable, wraps the pulleys closely, reduces slippage to a minimum, and transmits power with great economy. The use of Spartan Belting is a guarantee of service in the highest degree possible—let us co-operate with you toward “Better Belting Service.” The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. Representatives in Canada: REG. U.5,PATOFE 2 The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John Quebec Montreal Vancouver Toronto Hamilton Ottawa Victoria TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. < 4 PA a IE A NEL “ = | 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve headings; full page, twenty-four headings. 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 Company, Joseph Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Austen Bros. Limited Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F. Sadler & Haworth Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company BUILDING PAPERS Bird & Son CAMP SUPPLIES Canadian Milks Products Limited Eckardt & Company, H. P. Johnson, A. H. ‘Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS 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 CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DADO HEADS Cocker Manufacturing Company DOORS Batts Limited Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. 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 Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES . Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company ‘Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Rat Portage Lumber Company Rimouski ears on Company ’ Spencer, C. Stearns Salt * Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Conens, C. 7G, 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 am ye as ace Rubber Co. Can. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Bedi & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited _ HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Wilson Bros. KNIVES Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry 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 Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John -Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Miller Company, Limited, W. H. Murphy & Company, J. J. Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Company Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., . Incorporated Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. LUMBER CRAYONS Superior Manufacturing Company LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTORS Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland Burstall & Company, J. Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co, Rat Portage Lumber Company Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Sumber Company Trudeau, A. Watson & Todd, Limited PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Garlock Packing Company = Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited PLANING MILL EXHAUSTERS Sturtevant Company, B. F. — PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. . PRESSES Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Moreau Barking Machine Company Continued on page 58) Fale tects 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 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 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. 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. Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter CANADA LUMBERMAN’ AND WOODWORKER SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd., A. R. 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 Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 July 1, 1995 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company 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 WIRE ROPE Thorne & Company, Limited, W. H. 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 will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. (Booklet P-1.) ; for Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially to give satisfactory and economical service under different conditions. (Booklet H-1) Fire Hose ©¢° more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only Hose in the best equipped Factories, Mills, etc., but in almost every Fire Department in the Dominion. (Booklet H-1) Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited Successors to . The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER July 1; 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 Ww, Hk SATII The Illustration is a front view of the Coe style ‘‘A” extra heavy pattern rotary veneer It is 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. This Coe style ‘‘A” cutter is used for the heaviest cutting and for making the finest figured veneers. It is the best Rotary Veneer Cutter made in the world. cutter. The Coe Dryer Delivers Bone The Coe Auto- ii | matic Roller 7 ob +4 Aim, Dryer is built of Dry Stock from _ BY ii §=« Steel, Iron and Green Veneers. —- — Asbestos. 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 The Coe dryer will handle any size or thickness of veneers of any species of wood be ae will deliver them bone dry, commercially flat and straight without splits, wrinkles or checks or without discoloring, glazing or polishing their surface. Coe dryers have been designed and built for handling all kinds and thicknesses of stock and for all capacities. Write us for complete catalogue The Coe Manufacturing Co. PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer equipment in the world @nada jumberman CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER 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 é Wood Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO - - 4 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. 50% or 90% Which ? ANY mechanics are less than 50% efficient in the use of files. {[n 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 at a 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—6o0,- 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 July 1, 1915 July 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 Highest Award anama-Pacific International Exposition on Saws and Tools Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. 2-20 Fraser Ave., Toronto, Can. i & “a6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER nl PRI ae ne July 1, 1915 TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better es 00 52 00 1¥% inch No. 1 cuts and better 60 00 62 00 2-in. No. 1 cuts 5 better .. a2 00 64 00 1y%-in. No. 2 C, & B. ....-e- 45 00 47 00 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 00 8/4 No. 2 and'3 cuts ...... 88 00 l-in. Good Shorts .......s06 35 00 40 00 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 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... 32 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 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 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c, out 34 00 2 x. 10 common. .)..... codecs 28 00 2 and 8 x 12 common ........ 30 00 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 50 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 00 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. 27 00 1-in.' mill) run sidings ......... 25 00 27 00 Hin. mill’ rein’ ‘sliortsy <7). 6 ate 22 00 1-in. mill run Norway .......-- 22 00 2-in. mill run Norway ........ 23 00 Norway, c and cf, l-in. ...... 32 00 Norway, c. and cf. 14%-in. .... 32 00 Norway, c. and c. 2-in........ 32 00 Spruce mill run 1-in. and 2-in. 22 00 Spruce mill culls ...... weve 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9,to 16 ft. ... 17 00 1 x 6-in. x 9 to 16 ft, ......-. 20 00 Mx S-in, IO OrIG, FE soe 50.2 0% 21 00 1 x 10 and 12 in, x 9 to 16 ft. 22 00 1x7 ,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 00 1-in. No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. .. 16 00 2x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft. .... 19 00 2x 4 to 12-in,, 12 and 14 ft. 19 00 2x 4 to 12-in., 18 ft. .... 22 00 2 x 4 to 12-in., 20 ft. 24 00 2x 4 to 12-in,, 22 ft. .. 25-00 Dxee, to Aa-ini, 24 ft. <.. esce eels 26 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in Width, G to 16) ft. wj0 2.0.6. 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 Hb ts % 31 50 6x10, 6x12, "8x10, 8x12, "10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to 32 ft. .. X 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. - 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to Soft. hacees 33 00 10x20, up, to 32 ft. ...... Yaa 33 50 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. .......-. 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 ..... 35 00 No. 1 and 2 cedar 1-in. Fir rough 38 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 14%, 1% and Peis PAN, TOUGH i. cuss oasle% cis 40 00 1¥%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1%-in. No, 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 1¥%-in. 82-in. pine ...... 65 1¥%-in. No. 1 4- ft. hemlock lath 4.00 1¥%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX 6 butts to 2-in. ...... 2 90 meno 6 to 23-16-in, . 6c. ec cl 3 10 EROMERGARGRS 5 sje wic.e) mela n/e(oh ye'eie'e 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ........ 45 00 Ash, brown, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 50 00 Ash, brown, common and better ..... 89 00 Ash, brown, Ists and Zads, 6/4 & oa v4 00 Birch, AIsts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... seen 9 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and sae 4/4 ..... Fr 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .... 42 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 16/4 .......... 50 00 Basswood, 1sts and 2nds, BAe ciareins 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .... 18 50 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, 1Ists 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, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. 55 00 Rock elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and Aes oe Sn ons g wR RE oe 7 00 Soft maple, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 33 00 Soft maple, com.,and bet., 4/4 ...... 25 00 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, 1sts and 2nds. 35 00 Ward maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 37 00 Hard maple, common and better, 4/ . 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1sts and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/8 viv ate) Cade Men cebmitele .. 7 00 White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 59 00 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 1% Phe ee eee ct Sate ca 65 00 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, sais ANG VEG LS “ais os o's Nera wisinlep emtenieran 5 00 White oak, % cut, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 85 00 White oak, Y% cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists and 2nds pieta safe LGiw'eiern ble painis oleae 88 00 White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... 55 00 Hickory, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ........-. 70 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds. 75 v0 OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: L-in. x) Zin.) aad) Up's. cleeu se uicins $52 00 54 00 1%-in. & 1)4-in. x 8-in. and up bd 00 58 00 2-in. x T-in. and up ....seeeeee 8 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up ** $0 00 42 00 Pine good strips: bE} RRMA cy.) OP ours 38 00 40 00 1%- in.'and! 134-inw sien cce ss 50 00 52 00 PAD. Catide waadaee Goes a RuRene 52 00 55 00 Pine good shorts: 1-in. x J-in. and up ..... l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. 1A -in. and 14-in. oie 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 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, l-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Pine, 1-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, l-in. x T7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to a8 ft. ... 25 00 26 00 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pine, ‘sic. strips d-ing .).<5.0..5. 21 00 23 00 1%, U7 ran a-liseerereatceva aris 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 "x3" to. 6"; AZT AGt aa ees 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, 1-in. x 4-in, and up, 12- ft.\an@ pls 22 o0 new erate are 17 00 19 00 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 2100 22 00 Mill cull shorts, 1l-in. x 4-in. and up, 6-ft. to 11-ft. ..... - 1700 18 00 O. culls Weep wees sees 15 00 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, 1l-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill. culls out, 2-in. .....0.- 22 00 24 00 Mill culls,, white pine, 1”x7” AUG Dine alele «. sinleysierelaandiie alates 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: 1”x4” and up, 6’-11’ ...... 17 00 18 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 18 00 20 00 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 00 hae 7” 8-9” and up, 12’ -16’ 22 00 24 00 14%”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 ALLS) iieteis crabs avira, eeelste ine 25 00 27 00 Hemlock 1-in. cull ...... ...... 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 CU AMIATAC aie ra dele ie tielviciateaiators stare 19 00 20 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 24 00 Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 26 U0 Birch log rtm’ \.i5< uteicueeieele aioe 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, CS 8 Ts Se Pee 20 00 24 00 Ash, black, log run .......... 25 00 28 00 Lx 10° Noe. barn’, Gans. smene 33 00 36 00 1 x 10 No. 2 barn ...... ... .28 00 26 00 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 50 No. 2 White Pine Rictacetcha 380 3 95 Mill run white pine ...... .... _ 400 425 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 325 3 50 Red pine, mill run ...... ...... 360 3870 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 3.00 Dot at is. cee beimniel aie ti cet 200 200 Pine Shingles ce Seis FAR se sevcserelnry 300 3 50 er butt 18-in. ...... 250 8 25 Sincpiarcunion/ oh eee eye ere) Mish neleretetl 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: MK, RGAE Giles oiives ¢,.veaipialeaes 375 4 25 Clear butt, 18-in.. ....... 300 3 60 pA ES Reet ee ere Bo ay aac 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- age Jandiqualityy hecn, «coe cee 60 70 Elm By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 . 15 By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 30 to 85 feet. 50 60 Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu, ft. 25 30 Average 16: inches + ons esas 30 40 Birch 14 inch, oper (Ct. ff.) toi ae siceete 20 IG inch, ere. dt; Y.cegst veers 24 26 16: anch, pércu: ft). sss meae eee 28 IB ineh; per Cu, pit, tenes apap eae 32 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and ps 6 22 a ee 23 00 Dddmenta s/s De ae: istielae ot laeeeiete 18 00 Boards, 1 and 2 in. ..... - nag oO 18 00 Birch Planks P toA ane cciswlene oleae 16 00 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better Lx 6 sartds'S. is on ee sacin hacen $54 00 1 in,, 8 in. and up wide ..... bead 62 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2 in. (and pr wider. ssiccis cules . 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 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. 8 and better ...... 46 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts itin., 8 in, ‘and up wide wjceaan cee sere 42 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ee 55 00 1% in,, 8-in. and up wide ...... .... 57 00 2. ims, Sin. and up \wide cc's cre wei: vein 60 00 2% and 8 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 4 in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ...... 85 00 No. 2 Cuts Luin, G-int! and up ‘wide J.cc5« .ccleae 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... . 42 00 1% in, 6-in. and up wide ...... . 44 00 2-in., G-in. and up. wide-......, w..0s 47 00 24%, 3 and 4 in, 6-in. and . MID SWIG? is -n's,0 ui a0. bine ater ee 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts Link, Gin, and up) wide." vars stem en 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-in., 6-in; and up wide ws.ccs! seas 33 00 24%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and uP WHE: Pacis ome alale hibe’ < otaip hare 43 00 48 00 Common and Dressing Mill Run SM Eie PRA AE Viale!» e - aivtareed ee ..+. 25 00 TE a cago Fr SEDO ie tcy Yo ..- 25 00 De Hat Bhs ws ae: at axe eau a bales ... 26 00 Seine B-trt es aistininieye, Noeteidten kek cites cers 27 Dive ot LOIS calcu ls nr cows a aeiente . 29 00 Tein. x U2-in, 2... ceeeee ceeeee coe 84 00 Pin. 1S in, -and ap 20s. ac avers 34 00 1345 Deland: 2-in: Ss site) sae . 30 00 No. 1 Barn Wis SCH amin aintaeloiste eine gee ately 8100 45 0 1%, 034 and) 2-in.. . ciicccmcsiasiss 36 00 45 00 234 «and, Oli. o> Jigoe waghh es 45 A Sencha > ce bl ethie ss bab eae No. 2 Barn Wi UNIGHU ere ora se cial han Saag eae 28 00 36 1S 194) emd)).2-in, aiekise 30 00 36 00 DUA) am S101, ss, wien! ceaiotaiain mite 38 No. 3 Barn DL: SRvIGE Ms, ayemre ag Wiaveieincosah Sone er ee 21 00 28 00 No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2-in. ...... 20 00 25 00 Box No. 1,. 1, 1%, 1%,.-2-in! ..... 22 00 25 00 No. (2) 254, 356, 24s caren ate 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Mill run culls, 1-in. ...... 19 00 105 1, 1% and 2-in. ........ 20 00 NO! o2! cance cack Dane 17 00 18 00 No. 1, 32-in. pine No. 2, 48-in. pine ... No. 1, 48-in. pine No. 3, 48-in. pine WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimension S. 1S. and 1 E. 8 ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. 1700 2050 18 50 1700 2050 18 50 1750 2100 1900 18 50 2150 2000 19 00 2350 21 50 Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. extra. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock ~ Dimension 2x 20 50 2x 20 50 2x 22 50 2x 6, 8 20 00 2x 8 8 20 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 8, 12, 14 and 16 ft. 22 50° 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 10 RE See 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28, 30, 32 ft... 26 50 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 8164 aes ose oO 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 18, 20, 22 ft. ..... 25 60 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 ft. 27 50 No. 1 Common Boards 4 Sich+ as caer . 19 00° Cinch °5. 5:20 21 50 10, 12 inch . . 23 50 Mixed widths 22 50 Flooring 4 of .6.inch No: i? ios.) swrus z -. 33 00 4 or G.inche Nes 2oaweres ers . 31 00 4 or 6. inch: Nos its A% ricer . 25 00 Shiplap—Finished ; Aes wee ot alec ott 4 senses) aa - INCH sac. lszaesic sana tales ee 23 00 , 10 ee 12::inch":.5 5 6««, +aspeme ee « 24 00 Siding 6 inch No. 1 ..... ©. Wig were eine kat ae 6 inch +No. 2s. 's. cec Leena cee 2 6ee oe Ree 6: inch No. 3 4....< rere ro _ Lath No. 4 Cedar, pine, spruce i mixed) 5 00 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 4 50 No. 2 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 8x 6 ings. 85tesIGnte .c ose Mee ee 3 x 8 in.: 8 to 16 ft. obo Sine eee Arp 8. x12; a 6 2 ee, ee «eee. 25 00 4x10 to 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up to’ S2 ft.« ... sae isitslonen ene as dye een, ' BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S 1 S, and E. 2 x 4 in.; G and 8 ff So.c.eeeee wo at Ie 2 x 4 1n.: 12 x 14 ft; io. .- 18 50 2x 4°in. 5 JO se -16) ftaaeee eee ee 2.x 4 in.3 18 x 20) f& i322 12s ae 2x 4 in.; 22 x 24 ft 2 gal stapeiete Sateen 2 x4 in.; 26 x, S82. ff. saxcm Pres 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 10 to 16 ft. es fe OG. 2 x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 18 and 20 ft. .... 22 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 22 and 24 ft. til) 23 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 26 to 32 ft. .... 25 00 2 x 14 in.; 10 to 16: ft. 2. ac. poles ope: 2 x 14 in.; 18 and, 20 ft. <1. >.awes eee 2 x 14 in.; 22/and 24 f& .i.v~- neem 2 x 14:in.; 26'to G2 fis 7 eee wv. weds a ae 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 8 to 14 ft. .... 2. 21°00 3 x 3 and 8 x4 in.; '8 tol 16 ft>..n. ee 22 00 3x3 and 3x 4in.; 18 and 20 ft. ...... 23 00 3x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 22 and 24 ft. ...... 24 00 3 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 26 to 32 ft. .... 26 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 6 to 16 ft. ... 24 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 18 and 20 ft. ... 24 50 6x6 6x8 6x Oe ae ... 25 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 26 to 32 ft. ... 25 50 FLOORING Nos. 1 and 2, 1 x 3 in., E. G. ........ 32 00 Nos. 1 and 2, 1x 4in., E. G. ........ 31 00 Nos. 1 and 2, 1 x 6 in. EE. Gooey eee eee Boe. ¢ 0d ot See or 6 in., F. G. 23 00 No. 3, 1 x 4 in. or 6 in. .....5 2...08 20 00 No. 3 Edge grain $3.00" per M. extra. SHIPLAP BICl Rit; 6 ie ones .. 19 00 B. C. Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. ... 20 00 No. 2 Shiplap, 6 in. < oat inte Se No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12 in, ........ 20 00 FIR, COMMON BOARDS, § 1S, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6 in.) ..... «as eee see do Oe Common Boards, 8 to 12 in... wcnton cn eeuee No. 2)\Mixed widthe ..42.¢< «ase eee 17 00 No. 2, Boards, 8:to 12.in.'. i.) estan 18 00 P _ SHINGLES XS X B.C, Cedar .case eee «asia. iat eee LATH a lath, Bilebeter in. x 4 ft., bund... d ied Cedar lath 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. x 4 ft. cern) ae BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. White Pine Wholesale Selling Price Uppers 4/4 ...... waar Ae tr Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 ..... che Uppers rv hy to 12/45. 3 W. H. Miller Co., Limited im, Lam Z sr 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. Manufacturers and Exporters of all kinds of Spruce and Pine Lumber RAIL AND WATER SHIPMENTS. CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Laths and Ties New Brunswick White Cedar Shingles A Specialty WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS. Pulpwood - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 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. . i It is made with 8 ft., 9 ft. and 10 ft. wheels, and will stand thorough investigation. Write for bulletin and list of users. William Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario ’ —- — ” July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 =. Send me the Name of the nearest Dealer handling ASP Where Can I Get It? Consider this plea of the man who wants Arkansas Soft Pine. Please send me your trim book and name of the nearest dealer who carries Arkansas Soft Pine. Please send me, if you have it, a price list of inside finish in less than carload lots, that is, if you have no dealer in this state. If there is a dealer near me I will buy through him. We are reaching the public that wants to buy through the dealer. We are teaching the public to want to buy through the dealer. Are you stocked to supply the demand for Arkansas Soft Pine that exists in your locality ? We receive requests for the “name of the nearest dealer.” Shall we send your name, your competitor’s name or refer the in- _quirer to a dealer in an adjoining town? Your customers want Arkansas Soft Pine, not “something just as good,” not something better, not what you may happen to have in stock, but genuine Arkansas Soft Pine. It never will be cheaper than it is to-day. STOCK UP NOW. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Company ... ... ... ... ... Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Land & Lumber Company ... ... ... ..: ... ... Malvern, Ark. Arkansas J mer @emipmityece os. .; Gl. sis ese sac s.. ... Warren, Ark. Cotten’ Belt Limaber Sompamy: 2. Jo... wn ee. se. ». Bearden, Ark POSSE ma eet Memeo wes. 2s... 0 we ~ss .-.' Crossett, Ark: Faple Lumber Compamverwer. --.- 9... vo. .2. 0s. <... Eagle Mills, Ark: Hidbar ol Wil Der Omimaly seats... secu lactones aeeda.» .«. Wesson, Ark, Fordyce umber Company... 2.0 0. 20. 2 ts. ... ... Fordyce, Ark. Freeman-smith Lumber Company ... .:: ».. ....... :.: Millville, Ark. ates Iimnbet sGoripdtnye meee. eos sh. Gents oc. .s. Wilmar, Ark. Sottherm Lumber Company cma tees... 2. s «ak s.. ... Warren, Ark. Sit (Miner COMe Mir ites Sy. eh Nueces ie ,.. Thornton, Ark. Valley Lim bersGoupponivesgs 6p okte<. epic). 2.4 py dices. «x. Reader, Ark. Manufacturers of Genuine ARKANSAS SOFT PINE. _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 15, 1915 bd ? -200- Hin: -@00- Testeucto’ 20° Oparaidiniralty Preok. B e B ° B ° | Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. fala Nie A ale 21 > le nc i ta vs Chains Agent for New Siwnswia. and Prince Edward Island General Agents for Canada Drummond McCall & Co. ° ats e Boom Chains of all . seme Specialties : perce “Ratt. we, R Whipple, Montreal ing, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane est St. Jo > N.B. and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert : workmen from Hingley’s Netherton refined iron. N. Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton Iron and Chain Works, Dudley, England. BOLINDERS’ Saw Mill and Wood- working Machinery Timber W* have large stocks of rough and dressed: timber in Douglas Fir ‘ ; : af a ray meets the most exacting require- and Yellow Pine in sizes suitable for ail AL! ments of the up-to-date Saw Mill factory and warehouse construction. a Designed to meet the present day demand for machines capable of rapid and economical production = ae f ae with a minimum amount of labor. OO , S . x if The Bolinder line includes High Speed Log Sawing Ma- chines, Double _ Edgers, UR stock of hardwood interior ian _ Cross Cut Saws, High Speed j ». g¢ Flooring and Matchboard- and front doors is most complete JRL25 . ing Machines, Planing Ma- . . . : ’ a ) Ws i ee ° . t . " in plain and quarter cut oak, birch, | — eee ii, | a ae Machi Cae fir and pine. > yay, @ and Band Resaws, Special q / Patented Tonguing and Grooving Cutters, Etc. Ball Bearings used throughout. * For further particulars apply to Write for our catalogue. The Boake Mfg. Co. a 6 Limited mporting Co. Ltd. Montreal, P.Q. Sole Agents for Eastern Canada for Toronto, Canada J. & C. G. Bolinders Co., Limited, Stockholm, Sweden By George, She’s Busted Again Lots of time, trouble and money could be saved in your mill by the use of Standard Conveyor Chain. It’s the running mate of AJAX loading Chain, and we don’t have to tell you much about that—you know. Order Standard Conveyor Chain from your jobber, next time you're in the market—and you'll wonder how you ever got along with the cheaper chains, Made by Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh, Pa. July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 | Made & S Kind of Wood : Quantity.| Valus. % —--—- — _ : 5 British | United + : & 2 lcolumbia.| States. East. | Prairie. | Foreign. Au a } Ay rs M Ft.B.M $ $ cts.|M It B.M|M Ft.B.M/|M Ft.B.M/M Ft.B.M|M Ft.B.M 100°0 68,439! 2,348,912) $4 32 32,766 12,137 12,291 11,003, 242 21°7 14,869} 524,251) 35 26) 13,350) ELON cutee cea Peon eee lie tet elvieteae 20 3 13,923 406,756 29 21 5,551 1,902 ATO hap vcrtniecie | -vajvicis\siniic 8 17'8 12,165) | 190,760} 15 68 i 15°2 10,422} 337,001) 32 34 86 5,885) 136,741] 23 24 r 7°8 5,320} 460,018] 86 47).... 2°6 1,770 41,288] 23 33 2°0 1,347 86,222) 64 01 13 874 36,839] 42 15) . 05 374 20,585] 55 04 0°5) 368 14,562] 39 57 03 228 34,521/151 41).. 03 175 4,960] 28 34 0°2 137 10,082! 73 59 0°2 135 14,074|104 25 02 135 3,300] 24 44 0"1 91 6,563) 72 12) . 01 77 7,815|101 49 01 70 4,113] 58 76)... . .... erate 22 1,450) 65 91 be 18 2,729/151 61 * 10 612] 61 20). % 9 1,712/190 22) ... . 6 451) 75 16).... Ms 4 800/200 00 ¥ 3 265) 85 00)... .-... 1 De oy has eraeilineiseate cla: « = 1 77| 77 00] ......... Nilpe> Crd lGacareacen | Saremeers ts 1 TESTO Ot mccietaisiatel| ntecitd's's. oul liatenrouteaterall sieleccis actor's 1 | *Less than one tenth of one per cent. The wood of coniferous trees, commonly called soft wood, pre- dominates among the material used in the Prairie Provinces to the extent of 79.3 per cent. of the total. Altogether twenty-eight differ- ent kinds of wood were reported and of these nine were softwoods and nineteen hardwoods. The first four woods on the list form 76.4 per cent. of the total and these are softwoods. Only three native woods are reported, namely, spruce, poplar, and tamarack. Jack pine is sawn into lumber extensively in the region, but the greater part of it is used for rough construction and does not come under the scope of this investigation. The wood is usually sold mixed with white or red pine, and although in Canada many million feet are annually sawn into lumber, little or none of this is ever sold as jack pine. Douglas fir.is sawn into lumber in Alberta, but the product is sold with the imports from British Columbia. Birch and balsom fir are also sawn in this province, but only in small quantities for local use. In Manitoba, cedar, birch, scrub oak, balsam fir, elm, ash, and white and red pine, have been sawn but are not important commer- cially in the province. , The Prairie provinces form a convenient market for the forest products of British Columbia, as is demonstrated by the fact that almost half the imported material comes from that province. The United States provided 21.1 per cent., of which the greater part was oak and other hardwood. Ontario and Quebec provided an almost equal quantity, 21.4 per cent., of which over half was pine. Mahog- any, Spanish cedar, Circassian walnut and teak were the only foreign woods used. While the native grown woods in the Prairie Provinces include some species of the more valuable hardwoods such as oak, maple, birch, basswood, elm, and ash, these woods do not occur in commer- cial quantities and will always be imported for certain purposes. A better understanding of the qualities and uses of the native woods should lead to an increase in their utilization in a region where wood is not abundant and in many cases entirely absent. Douglas Fir:—In 1913 Alberta mills reported cutting 291,000 feet of Douglas fir. The wood is used for building purposes almost en- tirely. While at first valued only for framing, the wood has gained popularity for more ornamental purposes, and is now used for all kinds of interior finish, flooring, panelling,.and doors. It is used fre- quently as sliced veneer because of the striking grain and figure it exhibits when used in this way. Its use in the other industries is not extensive at present, although ten of them reported the wood in small quantities. The wood of Douglas fir is very strong, tough and elastic, fairly hard and durable, usually straight-grained and comparatively light in weight. It is difficult to work on account of its extreme hardness when seasoned, splits too easily for many purposes such-as box mak- ing, but can be obtained in large dimensions free from defect and is a favourite structural timber for bridges, culverts, cribwork, mining operations, and heavy framework of all kinds. It is used extensively in the round for piling and forms a large per cent. of the railway ties used in Western Canada. ; ; Pine:—The pine used in the Prairie Provinces is made up of lumber of many different species. The wood cut in the province it- Bs CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER self is chiefly jack pine (Pinus divaricata) with a mixture of white pine (Pinus strobus) and red pine (Pinus resinosa) in small quanti- ties in eastern Manitoba, and lodgepole pine (Pinus Murrayana) in western Alberta. Most of this native pine is crowded out of the mar- ket by the importations from British Columbia and Ontario, but large quantities find a local use in the three provinces. The greater part of the imports come from Ontario and Icastern ~Canada, and are chiefly white pine, with smaller quantities of red pine, and perhaps a little jack pine mixed in. British Columbia supplies what is commonly known as bull pine (Pinus ponderosa) or western yellow pine. This is often sold as white pine or merely designated as “B. C. pine.” It is not one of the white or soft pines, but belongs to the same class as the red or Nor- way pine of Eastern Canada. With this is imported a smaller quan- tity of western white pine (Pinus monticola) also called silver pine or mountain white pine. Its wood is similar to that of the eastern white pine, but the tree is not abundant in British Columbia compared to other commercial species, is not found in pure stands and is not mar- keted extensively. Some lodgepole pine is probably imported from eastern British Columbia. The wood of the white pines, eastern and western, is very similar and is the most valuable. It is, above all, easy to work, being soft and straight-grained. When properly seasoned it is only slightly af- fected by changes in humidity and does not swell, shrink, warp or check immoderately. The lumber has a great diversity of uses, but is a favorite material for sash, doors, finish and house work generally from shingles to sills. It,is light and strong and holds nails well, and is used for boxes and crating material on this account. Its uses in most cases depend on the ease with which it can be worked, in com- bination with its other qualities. The two red pines, eastern red or Norway pine and western yel- low or bull pine, are harder, stronger woods, more difficult to work and more resinous, but often more valuable for structural work and frame work. The bull pine is used as a substitute for white pine in its inferior uses. Red or Norway pine is used extensively for paving blocks, bridge work and railway ties. Jack pine and lodgepole pine are the two inferior species. Their wood is weaker, more resinous, more liable to defect and of smaller available dimensions than the other species, and is used locally as a substitute for that of the more valuable pines. Spruce :—There are five species of spruce native to Canada. One of these, red spruce (Picea rubra) is confined to the eastern provinces and is not used in the Prairie Provinces. Two others, white spruce (Picea canadensis) and black spruce (Picea mariana) are found all the way across Canada from the Atlantic Coast to the Yukon. Twa others are distinctly western trees. Sitka spruce (Picea Sitchensis) is confined to the Pacific Coast and Engelmann spruce is found throughout British Columbia crossing the Rocky Mountains and com- ‘ing down the eastern slopes into Alberta. Of the wood used in the three Prairie Provinces over half is na- tive grown, being chiefly white spruce with smaller quantities of black spruce and some Engelmann spruce from Alberta. The mills of the three provinces reported a cut of 219,071,000 board feet of spruce lum- ber in 1913, of which Saskatchewan contributed over half, Manitoba “over a quarter, and Alberta the remainder. The imported material comes from British Columbia, the United States and the eastern provinces. The lumber from British Colum- bia is mostly Engelmann spruce from the mountain hills in the east- ern part of the province with some Sitka spruce from the coast. The imports from the United States are from Washington, Ore- gon, and Montana, and are of the same two species. Ontario con- tributes white and black spruce only. The wood of the different species does not differ to a great ex- tent. Generally speaking it resembles pine, but is almost tasteless and non-resinous, lighter in colour, less durable, tougher, and of a finer grain. The white spruce is the commonest tree and its lumber forms the greater part of the total production. Sitka spruce is the largest tree and produces the best class of clear lumber of large dimensions. Black spruce, as a rule, is confined to swamps and low damp situa- tions. It consequently grows very slowly and seldom attains large dimensions, but it. produces the strongest wood with the finest grain and texture. Spruce is Canada’s most important lumber, the tree is abundant over an enormous range and its lumber is rapidly taking the place of pine. It is the most important pulpwood in America, being valued on account of its long, tough, colourless fibres and comparative freedom from resin. Its toughness recommends it for boxes and crating ma- terial and in these provinces its use is largely confined to building construction and boxes. It is used by twelve industries. Cedar :—There are two species of cedar native to Canada. East- ern or white cedar (Thuya occidentalis) is found growing from the Maritime Provinces to south-eastern Manitoba with a small isolated occurrence north of Lake Winnipegosis. The tree has an extensive July 15, 1915 local use and while it is used as lumber in Ontario and the East, the market in the Prairie Provinces is evidently supplied by importations of the western species (Thuya plicata) commonly called western red or British Columbia cedar. Cedar is noted for its durability when exposed to moisture and in this respect it exceeds all other native coniferous woods. - Like white pine it holds its place with little “working” even when exposed to alternate dryness and moisture. It is very easy to split and splits evenly because’ of its unusually straight grain. Western red cedar is the most important shingle wood in Canada at the present time. In the Prairie Provinces the wood is used almost entirely for house building, being used extensively for the more popular priced doors, sash, and finish. Smaller quantities are used in eight other industries. Poplar :—There are five species of poplar that reach tree size in the Prairie Provinces. Two of these only are of commercial import- ance, three being cottonwoods which do not occur in marketable quan- tities. The native poplars are, aspen (Populus tremuloides), and bal- sam poplar, or balm (Populus balsomifera) and are probably the most widely distributed trees in America, growing abundantly from the At- lantic to the Pacific. They are found northward almost to the limits of tree growth and extend farther out into the prairie country than most other trees. At present the wood of these two species is used mostly for fencing, outbuildings, and firewood. When sawn into lumber the wood is used for boxes and crating almost entirely, al- though some firms have reported its use for coffins and shells as well as for interior finish, furniture and fixtures. Oak :—There are altogether twelve species of oak found in Can- ada, but of these only two or three are commercially important. White oak (Quercus alba) the most valuable and most commonly used spe- cies, grows only in the eastern provinces and in the United States. It probably forms the greater part of the oak lumber imported into the Prairie Provinces. Red oak (Quercus rubra) is more abundant, but not usually so highly valued. It is of rare occurrence in south- eastern Manitoba, but is abundant southward and eastward of this — point. It is substituted for white oak in many cases. Burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is fairly common in southern Manitoba, but does not reach large size and is nowhere plentiful to form an import- ant source of lumber supply. The wood of the northern oak species may be roughly divided into two groups as regards their uses. The white oaks have hard, dense, heavy, tough, strong, durable wood. This has wide medullary rays which form the “flames” or “splashes” of hard, light-coloured wood exhibited on the surface of quarter-sawn material, which is fashionable at the present time for decorative work on this account. ‘The wood of the red oaks is not quite so strong, tough, hard or heavy as that of the white oaks. It is not nearly so dense, possessing many large-sized pores or vessels running with the grain of the wood. These vessels are small and infrequent in the wood of the white oaks. The red oaks are usually less durable but the differences between the physical properties of the two groups are often disregarded and the wood of all species used indiscriminately. The medullary rays in the red oaks are usually narrower than in the white group and the quar- ter-cut material has a less striking figure. Over half the oak pur- chased in the Prairie Provinces is used for interior finish and hard- wood flooring. It is used as lumber and frequently in the form of sawn veneer for doors, mantels and fixtures. Almost a quarter of the importations go into vehicle supplies where the wood is used for gear stock almost entirely. Office and house furniture take a fairly large proportion and the remainder is divided among five other in- dustries. Tamarack :—The common tamarack (Larix laricina) is almost as widely distributed as the spruces and poplars, extending westward from the Maritime Provinces to the Yukon and northward almost to the limits of tree growth. The tamarack cut in the Prairie Provinces and that brought in from Ontario is all of this species. The importa- tions from British Columbia are of a different species, the western tamarack or western larch (Larix occidentalis) which is a larger tree than the eastern species, but which is used for similar purposes. ‘ The tamarack is almost entirely confined to swampy wet situa- tions and is nowhere very abundant. The wood is hard, tough, strong, elastic and durable and closely resembles that of Douglas fir and the hard pines from the Southern States. Tamarack is used in the round for mining timbers, poles and fencing and is highly prized because of its strength and durability. It is used for railroad ties wherever it can be obtained and is noted for its spike-holding quali- ties. The wood purchased for use in the Prairie Provinces is used for paving blocks being treated with preservatives to increase its dur- ability. It is also used for boxes, for crating heavy commodities, for house frames and flooring, and is used in small quantities by four other industries. . Birch:—There are at least four species of birch represented in the lumber used in the Prairie Provinces. None of these is native ae? ee - O light, rather hard, straight-grained, sugar maple is hard, tough, strong and above all very stiff. July 15, 2 except paper birch (Betula alba var. papyrifera) which does not oc- cur in commercial quantities except in south-eastern Manitoba. The wood brought in from Ontario and the United States is mostly yel- low birch (Betula lutea) and cherry birch (Betula lenta) with, per- haps, a small qauntity of paper birch. The British Columbia birch, the largest of the American species, is called western birch (Betula occidentalis), Birch lumber is used in these provinces chiefly for flooring and interior finish, and for fixtures and furniture. The wood of paper birch is almost white in colour and while tough and compact it is soft, weak, and very perishable in moist situations. It is sometimes used for flooring. The wood of the other species in general is hard, heavy, and strong with a fine even grain and texture. It takes a high polish and lacking a pronounced figure it can be easily stained to imi- tate other cabinet woods. Its use is rapidly increasing for all kinds of interior finish and cabinet work, and for framework in vehicles, im- plements and boats. Basswood :—There is only one commercially important basswood in America. The common basswood (Tilia americana) is found throughout the eastern and central United States, and in Canada in southern Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. It is not found in the Prairie Provinces in commercial quantities, although it occurs in river bottoms in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The United States supplies over nine-tenths of the basswood used in these provinces, and Ontario the small remainder. The wood is soft, tough, fine-grained and very easily worked. It holds its shape almost as well as any other wood in America and is preferred for panelling in vehicles and in cabinet work of all kinds. The toughness and lightness of the wood, together with its quality of taking paints and stains well, make it a favorite material for vehi- cle body work and box work in implements. Poplar lumber, when properly seasoned, can be substituted for basswood in many of its uses. Red gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a common substitute in the éast and in the United States. Maple :—The hard, or sugar, maple (Acer sacharrum) is the most valuable species in Ontario, where most of the maple used in these provinces is produced. The soft maples, red maple (Acer rubrum) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum) are neither so valuable techni- cally nor so abundant as the first named species. The wood of the It is said to be liable to failure under sudden shock, but, if so, this fault does not detract from its popularity for frame work in vehicles and im- plements. The wood is almost universally used for heavy waggon axles. While the grain and figure are not particularly striking or beautiful (except the rare ‘“‘bird’s eye’’), the wood is used extensively for furniture and interior finish. The wood is used altogether in nine industries. The Manitoba maple (Acer Negundo) has wood entirely dissimi- lar to that of the other species, being creamy white in colour, soft, weak and perishable and of little or no commercial value at present. The tree is found throughout southern Manitoba and in river valleys as far west as eastern Saskatchewan. Elm :—White elm (Ulmus americana) is the most abundant spe- cies on the lumber market. It is the only species of elm found as far west as southern Manitoba, but is only occasionally sown into lumber in that province. The greater part of the lumber comes from On- tario and the Middle West States. The wood has a wide range of uses covering almost every wood- using industry. It is noted for its toughness combined with hardness and strength. It is remarkably difficult to split and hard to season without warping and twisting. Rock elm (Ulmus racemosa) is tough- er, harder, stronger and more durable than any of the other elms, but is comparatively rare and restricted as to distribution. It is found in southern Ontario, but not in any of the western provinces. The other American species are not important as sources of lumber. Birch is taking its place for waggon hubs, although elm is still the favourite material for this purpose. The wood is used for outside work on heavy rough furniture and for frames of the more expensive kinds. It is used for implements, vehicle framework and boat timbers. Hemlock :—The greater part of the hemlock lumber used in the Prairie Provinces comes from the Pacific Coast and is the wood of the western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla). The eastern species (Tsuga canadensis) may form a part of the wood imported from the United States. Neither species is found in the Prairie Provinces. Western hemlock is a valuable material with many valuable qualities and few of the faults of its eastern relative. The wood is tasteless, tough and, usually, white in colour. Unlike the eastern species it is easy to work, and free from cup shakes and warping. the summer wood and spring wood both stand up well to a cutting edge, and the wood can be worked more smoothly than that of the eastern species, in which the spring wood is soft and corky. Its dur- ability and strength are not remarkable but for ease of working, a handsome grain and finish and lightness the wood has considerable CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER It has a uniform structure, so that ~ 37 value. It has long been misunderstood on account of the existing pre- judice against the name hemlock which suggests the eastern tree. Lumbermen have attempted to overcome this difficulty by selling the wood under such names as Alaska pine, gray fir, Prince Albert fir, and others, and in some cases by mixing the lumber with that of Douglas fir and mountain spruce. Lately the policy has been to sell the wood under its own name, on its own merits, which will eventually bring it into popularity. It is used at present for pulp, railway ties, poles, piles and bridge timbers, but usually as a substitute where other woods cannot be ob- tained as cheaply. It is well adapted for all kinds of house finish and framing, and is an excellent box and cooperage material. [dge-grain hemlock makes an excellent, smooth-wearing, floor, which will keep its place in dry situations. It takes a high polish, is non-resinous, and shows a pleasing grain when carefully sawn. While not to be compared with oak, walnut, cherry or mahogany, it can be classed as a very useful cabinet wood. Dollar Line may move to Vancouver An announcement which will be of much interest to the lumber trade in British Columbia was recently made by Captain Robert Dol- lar to the effect that as a result of the Seamen’s law passed at the last session of Congress the Robert Dollar Company is now planning to change the register of all its American ships and to move its San Francisco and Seattle offices to Vancouver, B.C. In a letter written by Captain Robert Dollar to Mr. J. F. Ives, manager of the Stimson Mill Company, Seattle, who has handled a large amount of the Robert Dollar Company’s export business, Captain Dollar stated that he had just returned from Vancouver and looked over the terminal facilities there and found that he could make a very satisfactory arrangement with either the Great Northern Railway or the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, for terminal facilities. In fact, the proposition they had made to him “was all that could be desired.” The only thing that was hold- ing the company back from making the change was the extensive trade it had already developed from the Orient to California ports amounting to about 100,000 tons annually. The importance to Van- couver of such a move on the part of the Robert Dollar Company would be very considerable, but it will not be wise for British Colum- bia lumbermen to count too definitely upon this development being put into effect, until it has actually taken place. A change has been made in the duty upon various articles im- ported into Newfoundland. Many articles which were formerly free of duty are now subject to a duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem and 10 per cent. surtax. Among these articles are the following :—Boards and planks of hardwood over eighteen feet in length, when imported for shipbuilding; mast pieces of pitch pine, Oregon pine, or similar hardwood ; timber of hardwood when imported for shipbuilding ; upon such certificates as may be required by the Minister of Finance and Customs,. Dominion Mahogany and Veneer Report Good Business The Dominion Mahogany and Veneer Company, of Montreal, im- porters of tropical woods, and manufacturers of all kinds of mahogany in lumber and veneers, report business conditions in high-grade woods as excellent and their mill running under normal conditions of trade. Mr. G. Kersley, the general manager, stated to a representative of the Canada Lumberman “that the month of June was the biggest, in point of sales with them, since they started their factory. Many lumbermen of the Pacific Coast of British Columbia will learn with regret of the destruction of the well-known four-masted barque Dumfriesshire, which has made frequent calls at British Co- lumbia ports, to carry cargoes of lumber. The Dumfriesshire was torpedoed by a German submarine recently, on a voyage from San Francisco to Dublin, Ireland. The captain and all the officers and ~ crew were saved. Editor Canada Lumberman:— BG. I feel that I owe you an apology for not writing you before this, congratulating you upon your splendid achievement in pro- deeng the exceptionally well arranged compilation of facts and figures and useful information contained in the Export Number of the Canada Lumberman. I know that it will be appreciated by every one of your readers. Vancouver, Yours very truly, E. H. 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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 No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. T-tf Wanted to Buy One to ten million feet White Pine and Red Pine. Also Lath. 30x 219, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 14 Will pay cash. SS ee Wanted Lumber Wanted for manufacturer three cars of 4/4 1s and 2s Soft Elm and three cars 6/4 1s and 2s Soft Elm, properly manufactured; ship- ment about 1st September. State cash price and point of shipment. Box 223, a Lumberman, Toronto. fe ee Lumber Wanted 1% in. 2 in., 3 in. Soft Elm. 1 in. and ly, in. Beech. 2 in. Rock Elm. 2 in. Birch. State lowest prices Mill. Address Box 220, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto. 14 For Sale Ontario White Cedar Shingles for sale. Address Seymour Hawke, Millar Lake P. O., Ont. 14-15 _————_— For Sale A few cars strictly 4 x 16 in. White Cedar Shingles. J. AUSTIN & SONS, 14-17 Kinmount, Ont. — EE For Sale Valuable bush, Hardwood; 16 miles from Toronto. 30x 222, Canada Lumberman, To ronto. 14-17 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, 9-14 Toronto, Ontario. We Have a Full Stock of Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- wav Pine T.umber. Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont. 3t.f. For Sale 40,000 ft. of 1 and 2 in. Maple, also a quan- tity of 1 and 2 in. Elm. JOHN JOHNSTON, 14 Youngs Point, 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. For Sale Ontario White Cedar Shingles 18 in. 2 cars XXXX. 4 cars Clear Butts. 4 cars XX or Sound Butts. Full count, well manufactured, carefully graded. Prompt shipment. : Cc. M. WILLCOX, 14-15 Whitby, Ont. ins Se Sh ee ee FOR SALE Norway and Jack Pine—Mill Run 4’5 x 10/16 ft. 850,000 ft. 410,000 ft. 67,000 ft. 14,000 ft. 158,000 ft. 161,480 ft. 306,222 ft. 144,537 ft. 26,849 ft. NNN NNRR Re KAKA KR MAK K YR e NOCBHDROMAD =e Norway Pine Culls x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,200,000 ft. a n DEVON LUMBER CO., 5t.f. Ottawa, Ont. Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Position Wanted Band ‘sawyer wants position. Single or double cut. Best of references. Used to fast rigs. Can come at once. Box 204, Can- ada Lumberman, 119 Board of Trade, Mon- treal. 11-14 Highest grade accountant, 20 years’ ex- perience in public works and lumber, now chief accountant in Ontario, wants change, Ontario or elsewhere. 40 years old, married. Highest references and securities. Box 210, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 12-17 Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt venecr ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 88-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. “knife, U-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 334-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, swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. Ohio. Generator For Sale C. G. E. make—203-35 K.W. With Base. Pulley and Rheostat. Never been used. Is absolutely new. VICTORIA WHEEL WORKS, 13 Galt, Ont. Woodworking Machinery For Sale 1—M. 80 Cowan Dowel Machine; 2—10-in. four side Moulders; 1—M. 190 Cowan hollow chisel mortiser; 2—26-in. revolving bed, double surface planers; 1—26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 1—No. 802 Canada Mach- inery Corporation Shaper; 1—42-in. power- feed band rip saw; 1—40-in. McGregor Gour- lay pedestal band saw; 1—32-in. Disc Sander with boring attachment; 1—20-in. American wood scraper; 3 Ideal Variety Saw Tables with boring attachments. H. W. PETRIE LIMITED, Toronto. 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 4 ‘Miscellaneous eens ase pS entooar is 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 Depzrtment.” Tenders for Pulpwood Limit Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to and including Wednesday, the fifteenth day of September, 1915, for the right to cut pulpwood on a certain area situated north of the Transcontinental Railway, west of Lac Seul and south of English River in the Dis- trict of Kenora. Tenderers shall state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to the Crown dues of 40c. per cord for spruce, and 20c. per cord for other pulpwoods, or such other rates as may from time to time be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil, for the right to operate a pulp mill and a paper mill on or near the area referred to. Such tenderers shall be required to erect a mill or mills on or near the territory, and to manufacture the wood into paper in the Pro- vince of Ontario—the paper mill to be erect- ed within such time and in such place as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall direct. Parties making tender will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Honourable the Treasurer of the Province of Ontario, for ten per cent. of the amount of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into an agree- ment to carry out the conditions, etc. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For particulars as to description of terri- tory, capital to be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. N.B.—No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 25 G. H. FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, June 5th, 1915. 12-17 For Sale Copies of ‘‘The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. For Rent American Log Loader and operator for balance of the season. Very economical ma- chine for loading or handlinglogs or timber. Trenton Cooperage Mills, Limited, Trenton, Ont. 14-15 For Sale 800 Gross Tons 56-Ib. Rail. 1 40-ton Standard Gauge Locomotive. 1 15-ton Locomotive Crane. W. FRASER, 14-15 83 Craig Street West, Montreal. 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 it stands or F.O.B. cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works IE las 22-t.f. Brar.cford, Canada. British Columbia Scaling and Export Report for June During the month of June the quantity of timber scaled in Brit- ish Columbia amounted to 73,584,- 494 feet. B.M. of saw logs, 285,- 376 lineal feet of poles and piles, and 9,360 cords of railway ties; shingle bolts, fence posts, and cordwood. The quantity export- ed was as follows :—8,715,419 feet B.M. of saw logs, 145,860 lineal feet of poles and piles, and 38 cords of ties, bolts, posts and cord- wood. Timber sales during the month of June amounted to 13,- 226,625 feet and 700 cords, valued at $11,979.41. 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. 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. | July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing A Motor-Driven Swing Cut-Off Saw The growing popularity of the direct motor-driven tool with its ereat convenience, power economy, and safety has been recognized by The Berlin Works, of Hamilton, Ontario, in the addition to its line of a new motor-driven swing cut-off saw, an illustration of which appears herewith. One of the advantages of a motor-driven cut-off saw is that it can be installed in-places not suited to the running of line shafts and belts, or in places remote from such a source of power. Among the special advantages claimed for the saw is the manner of pivoting the saw frame below the shaft of the motor rather than di- rectly in line with it. This results in a tightening of the belt just as Berlin Motor-Driven Swing Cut-off Saw. the saw enters the cut, giving the saw increased cutting power at the point most needed. The heavy, diagonally braced, one-piece saw frame and the absence of all countershafting and side pull of belts keeps the saw free from the vibration usually found in saws driven from line shafts. Provision is made for adjustment of the saw verti- cally and horizontally and both saw and arbor pulley are equipped with safety guards. A Canadian Blower & Forge Installation in England A Canadian Blower & Forge Company Exhaust System has been installed at the British Insulated & Helsby Cables Company, Limited, Prescott, Lancashire, England. The fan used is a number 45 Cana- dian slow speed high efficiency mill exhauster with direct connected motor. There aye 15 machines and six floor sweeps, and the system is operating very successfully, requiring 6 h.p. for the motor. The unusually good result is due as much to the design of the piping as to the high efficiency of the fan itself, which is operating at less than 3 ounces pressure, and with a uniform velocity in the pipes of less than 3,000 feet per minute. This low velocity is possible only when the frictional resistance is carefully estimated, so that the draft at every hood is the same. In fact, a sweep-up at the end of the exhaust pipe has just as good a suction as the hood nearest the fan. The discharge from the fan is carried outdoors approximately 100 feet to a Cyclone collector in the boiler house. The total length of the system is 280 feet. A recent estimate stated that 60 per cent. of the camps of British Columbia were operating. Editor Canada Lumberman: Bear River, N.S. The Export Number of the Canada Lumberman is a most ex- cellent publication and a splendid presentation of the present lum- ber situation with its allied subjects. Yours truly, Clarke Bros. Many Awards for Disston Saws Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., are the proud win- ners of 12 first prizes awarded in 12 classes by the Panama-Pacific Exposition to the Disston Exhibit. The Disston firm exhibited in 12 classes of saws and tools, and were the winners in each case. This is a remarkable record, indicating that in not a single branch of their products were they excelled. Their exhibit is exceptionally unique consisting of a huge platform, the base of which is a horizontal circu- lar saw, revolving slowly so that the exhibit erected upon it is con- tinually moving before the eyes of the spectator. Upon the huge saw stand four immense keystones, on the surfaces of which are attached all kinds of saws. Above it all is a geographer’s globe of leaded glass surmounted by an eagle. The globe revolves in the opposite direction to that of the rest of the exhibit. A Valuable Veterinary Book Free Fleming Bros., Chemists, of Toronto, manufacturers of Veterin- ary Remedies, whose advertisement will be found in another column, are offering to send free to any lumberman their Vest-Pocket Veter- inary Adviser. This book contains 96 pages illustrated, is durably bound in leatherette and covers over two hundred veterinary subjects describing diseases of the horse so that their symptoms can be recog- nized, telling the nature and cause and what should be done to cure them. 3,392,162 BO aS. ust ag ahie! Eel % cince aipige nnn 1,710,873 if. Ree Ger ere are 50,926 i) ns Se DOLD oa, 0s, oh gee ME ol, ean ee 18,000 VG ee 5,000 1913 . . Sq. it; PRs ee The United States and Japan ; are the greatest sources of softwood timber supply for China, the quantities. coming from any other coun- tries, with the exception of Russia, being negligible. In the above table it will be noted that the imports for 1906 and 1907 were unusually large. This was due to the heavy imports of rales, sleepers, par- ticularly from Japan. Birch Deals Required A market exists in England for wood dowels, which are used principally by chair makers, and also in the cabinet-making trade, says Claude Dyer, acting Trade Commissioner at Leeds, England. The dowels should be made from birch, thoroughly seasoned and dried, and are required in diameters of one-eighth inch, one-quarter inch, five-sixteenths inch, three-eighths inch, seven-sixteenths inch, one-half inch, five eighths inch, three-quarter inch, and one inch. The lengths vary from three feet in the case of the smaller diameters up to four feet in the larger sizes. For shipment, the dowels should be packed in bundles of 500, 200, or 100, according to their diameters. Canadian firms able to offer sup- plies for export are invited to quote their lowest competitive prices covering delivery to north of England ports. An action has been commenced.before Mr. Justice Morrison at Victoria, B.C., by the Alberta Lumber Company, Calgary, Alta., against B. A. & C. B. Lewis, of Vancouver and Seattle for the return of money paid and the recision of a contract to purchase limber at Howe Sound. The plaintiffs claim that the limits did not contain the amount of lumber that was represented. They allege that the defend- ants represented the amount of timber to be 160,000,000 feet, and in any event not less than 125,000,000 feet, and that the defendants now agree that the amount is 40,000,000 feet. lege that the limits do not contain more than 15,000,000 feet. The plaintiffs further maintain that their representative was taken, by mistake on the part of those guiding him, to the wrong timber.when making an inspection previous to the purchase, and that he did not see the timber which he afterwards found that he had bought. Put Your Fires Out A practical form of publicity directed towards the prevention of forest fires has been adopted by the Ontario Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. On the enamel back of the whetstone the following is printed in large type:—‘“‘Prevent Forest Fires—When in the woods put your camp fires out—do not drop lighted matches or tobacco.” This method of bringing the importance “of preventing forest fires has been adopted by other interested Governments in Canada and the United States and has proved very effective. Shipping at West Bay, Parrsboro, N.S., is reported to be very At the date of a recent report there were four or five vessels in the harbour taking on deal for the European mar- ket, and a number had already been loaded and sailed for Great Britain. The prospects for a steady summer’s work were excellent. Among the heaviest lumber shippers are B. L. Tucker, J. Newton Pugsley, of Parrsboro, and John E. Moore, of St. John, N.B. The plaintiffs however al-_ A handy pocket whetstone neatly mounted in | enamelled metal is being sent out to all kinds of people who are- likely to spend any of their time in the woods, including lumbermen, » loggers, tourists, settlers, railroad construction gangs, boy scouts, etc. Se ee a ee ~ P July 15 ie CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 TEAS! There is an interesting condition of the tea market at present. You who have been using black teas for the Camps might perhaps find it to your advantage to consider changing over to Mixed or better still from an economical standpoint straight Greens. The latter will stand more hard usage in the making and serving than either of the others and the price is much lower. We are specializing in a line of Greens at 1714 Cents which we know will give extra good satisfaction. Ask for a sample. H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO McLennan’s Lath Mill and Bolter a ie capacity of this machine is 45,000. The other speci- fications are, lath machine pulley 7 inches diameter by 9 inches face, bolter pulley 18 inches diame- ter by 9 inches face. Floor space 7 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 6 inches. This lath mill and bolter is sub- stantially but inexpensively con- structed and will manufacture into profitable material, lumber that might otherwise be unmerchantable. We also make gang edgers, shingle machines, lath machines, bolters, sleeper machines and bark- ers, etc. Write us for particulars. McLennan Foundry & Machine Works CAMPBELLTON, N.B. Limited 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Efficiency in the Logging Camp By J. T. Bussey* The subjects that I am going to discuss are collected from my own ideas, and those of other men who are interested in the logging industry. I speak of the logging industry because it is the work that I am most familiar with, and have spent the biggest part of my life in. Increasing labor efficiency has been a question, and a big one, with every wide-awake manager and superintendent of any kind of a plant or operation for the past few years, and should have been a particularly interesting subject to those engaged in the lumbering and logging business and its allied interests during the past few years, when the chance of making a profit depended on the most careful management. The first thing we thought of was to improve our equipment, get better engines, better blocks, better cable, and all the old machinery has been sent to the scrap pile, where, practically speaking, it is thrown away ; whenever we sell an old piece of machinery it costs all we get for it to load it aboard the cars; and these old machines as a rule do as much work when we discard them as they did when new, but the times have outgrown them and should we hang on to such equipment it would be only a matter of time until we would go broke. While we have improved our equipment and methods, we must ask our- selves, have we given the “human element” in our operations the pro- per amount of attention, or have we just let this take care of itself, figuring that dissatisfied and unsatisfactory labor was all we could expect to get, and so the only thing to do was to do the best we could with what we had, and call that good enough? It has not only been restless and unsatisfactory labor, but in a great many cases overpaid labor, considering the efficiency we have been getting out of it. . Labor the Principal Cost of Production Our cost information advises us that 84 per cent. of our total cost of production is paid to labor and 16 per cent. for repairs and sup- plies, depreciation and overhead expenses; and we have gone ahead and let the big expense get away from us, and devoted the greater part of our attention to improving machinery and methods, which only represent 16 per cent. of our cost, and let the 84 per cent. rest by the wayside, when both should have received attention in the pro- portion that one bears to the other. Unsatisfactory machinery and methods will not get us logs any more than dissatisfied labor will. Satisfied labor and proper equip- ment go hand in hand and are inseparable. The good lumberjack (with the accent on the good) is a type by himself. In my experience handling all kinds of labor, I consider the Western woodsman the finest type of laborer I have ever known. Generous to a degree, fearless, loyal to the company and interested in his work if properly treated. But I have found, and I think you have all found the same condition to exist, there are not enough good log- gers to go round, so this condition compels us to draw on some other source of supply. This condition no doubt exists with most all other branches of the industry. Why not conduct our business in such a way that we will attract the higher class of labor instead of the scum? Why not attract men with brains and ambition instead of those who lack both, and only work because they are compelled to, and only go to work in the morn- ing because they are driven and work under the driver’s lash all day, and their greatest longing and desire is either to see six o’clock come, or hold on until they get a road stake. I think our efforts and aim should be to fill our works full of ambitious men, whose ambitions and determinations are to hold our position some day, and I can say without féar of contradiction that the sooner our organizations are filled up with this type of men, the sooner we will be able to retire and give some of them a show to fill our positions. Community Interest the Ideal Organization The ideal labor organization is the organization where both the employer and employee are the members, and where their interests are and should be mutual. It is of importance and interest to the em- ployee to see that his employer makes money ,and it is a certainty that the employer can not pay good wages and supply proper and safe equipment unless every employee makes some money for the em- ployer. In other words, the proper relation between the employer and employee should be standard pay for standard output, which standards should give the owners the profit they are entitled to, and beyond this standard point, then the excess profit should be divided between the two, the employer and the employee, in relation to what they are giv- ing the business, or more concisely, “Standard wages for standard work, plus additional pay for additional effort.” As we have no systems of this kind here, I am not able to vouch for the success of such a system as applied to our work here. How- ever, | am very much interested in such a movement, and I believe * Address delivered at a meeting of the Mutual Improvement Association, McCloud, Cal, July 15, 1915 I shall try to install a system of this kind soon, providing it will meet the approval of my superior. I believe a system can be drawn up to suit our conditions and can be made profitable to the company and to the men. There are a great many different premium and bonus sys- tems throughout the country, and most all of them seem to work successfully in their locality, and no doubt we could adopt a bonus system similar to that of other concerns, making a few changes if necessary to meet our conditions, or figure out a system of our own. In any merit or bonus system that may be adopted, the employer, be- ing the most powerful and the dictator as to what the system shall be, must bear in mind that fair play must be practised at all times. Sharp practise will bring about the reverse result of what you expect. Suggestions Appreciated Any suggestion that will increase our output that any member of the crews has to offer, either to the foreman or myself, should be given due consideration, and should be installed and tried out, if we think it meritorious. Our interests are mutual, so let us get together. I have accomplished some wonderful results with this system. I will state here, gentlemen, that I have learned more about this logging business from the men in the woods on our own ground and with our own conditions than through any other source of learning I ever had in the business that I follow. Among the many men that we em- ploy we can get most all kinds of information that we may want con- cerning the work by simply conversing with the men. I do not mean that we should adopt everything that we are informed of, but all that we hear pertaining to new systems and increasing our output should ~ be taken into consideration ; sometimes we add a trifling thing to our system that saves dollars in the course of a year, without costing a cent to install. Waste of any description, to me, is wicked, whether it be natural resources, supplies or human effort. Beyond all question the greatest waste in the world to-day is misapplied, misdirected or useless human effort. It does no one any good, neither the employer whose net in- come is reduced, nor the employee whose chance of increasing his earning capacity are small. To my mind the key to all schemes for bettering our labor situation is to install some system whereby you arouse the ambition of our employees, either to make more money and save it, or climb up in the world to a position of responsibility and authority. : Piece Work System I believe piece work is the only system where it can be applied, for with this system the employer pays only for work that is done, the only risk he has is in regard to the quality of the workmanship ap- plied to the work, but that applies to day work as well, and also the bonus system. Those troubles, however, have been greatly overcome, by careful supervision. a It does not matter what system you install, whenever there is labor connected with the work it will keep you fighting for quality. I do not know why, but such seems to be the case. Of course, the faster we work the easier it is to make mistakes; therefore, while we are teaching speed we must also teach quality. It all reverts back to the management; management is the whole thing. We may take the best men in the world, and if we do not lay the work out for them properly, and they are unable to produce anything like a fair day’s work, they will become disgusted and leave, even though their pay is satisfactory. 5 My experience has been in handling working men of all classes that the majority of lumberjacks will treat any honors co ed on them for producing a large amount of work pretty much a “bull ;” in fact, any man producing a much larger amount of work than the others for the same money is often called a sucker, and the balance - of the crew will make life almost unbearable for him. The only way I have ever been able to confer honors on a work- ing man was by paying him more money for his good work. At the same time it always pays to give a great deal of attention to the men in general and be able to show our approval of the good that they do. My idea is that this subject can be better applied in a broader way with men of higher standing in life, where men are not so much in need of a dollar. We will take, for instance, a good surgeon who is successful and gains the good-will of his community and they confer honors on him for some great work that he has done, he will greatly appreciate it, and at the same time it is an asset to his practice. This system is also much practised in schools and colleges among the students to create more ambition, but an ordinary working. man looks at it from a different angle. -Great Britain’s imports of wood for the month of May, 1915, amounted to 521,987 loads as compared with 608,937 during May, 1914. This was a decrease of 14.2 per cent. The value of these imports how- ever, increased, the total for May being £1,739,240, as compared with £1,651,663, an increase of 5.3 per cent. July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 NMart-Woous Canada Stable and Storage Tents are the Best Made Every Style We make everything that is possible in Duck Every Make or Canvas and only the Best Ducks used. Write for Catalogue and Prices. Ottawa Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Smart-Woods, Limited JjJenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They are made inan extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited - Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St.Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson ha CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - Jaly 15, 1915 Head Office ar Montreal. 10/13 ft. SPRUCE ROUGH OR DRESSED. Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. Manufacturers of WHITE PINE and RED PINE LUMBER and LATH EXCELLENT PLANING MILL FACILITIES Special Attention Given to Prompt Delivery. LATH 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 Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. EDGINGS Ontario R. E. Book, Smithville, Ont., recently lost his sawmill by fire. The loss is estimated at $5,000, which is partly covered by insurance. The sawmill belonging to A. E. Clingen, Martintown, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss amounted to $7,000. There was some insurance. Thos. Roussel & Son, Nightingale Street, Hamilton, Ont., recently lost their planing mill by fire. The loss, which was mostly machinery, amounted to $9,000. Chew Bros. mill, Midland, Ont., which was shut down recently for a few weeks, is again in operation and is expected to run twelve hours a day for the balance of the season. The Monteith Pulp & Timber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with capital stock of $40,000, and headquarters at Toronto. The company is empowered to manufacture and deal in logs, timber and pulpwood. Among _those interested are Edward R. Heyland, Toronto, and J. Thompson, Have- lock. The Canadian Paper Sales Company, Limited, has secured a Dominion charter to buy, sell and deal in pulpwood; wood pulp, lumber, ties, laths and shingles, with head office at Toronto, Ont., and capital stock of $100,000. Those interested include F. H. Anson, V. E. Mitchell, C. M. Holt, E. M. McDougall and P. F. Casgrain, all of Montreal. The Hope Lumber Company, Thessalon, Ont., commenced operations at the “Saginaw” plant on June 29th. The mill has been thoroughly overhauled and a large amount of the most modern equipment has been installed. One hundred men found employment, and a total of 200 men were to be employed when the balance of the equipment had been completed, which was expected to be in the course of a few days. The company have sufficient logs for this year’s cut and are looking forward to a very busy season. Extensive tram- ways are under construction and trucks and cars are being built to handle the large output of the plant. The Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, which commenced manu- facturing pulp at its plant at Iroquois Falls about a year ago has now com- menced to turn otit paper. Two machines have been installed and shipments have already been made of the finished stock. A third machine is nearing completion. The fourth and last machine is under way and will be utilized later. The mills have a production of 225 tons of news print paper per day. The ground wood mill turns out 210 tons daily, and the sulphite mill 60 tons daily. It is stated that the company has arranged markets for its output for some time ahead. Eastern Canada C. Redden, Kentville, N.S., recently lost his sawmill by fire. H. Boulay, M. P. for Rimouski, recently lost his sawmill at Richard’s, N. B., by fire. The sawmill belonging to Mr. Holesworth at South Bolton, P.Q., was re- cently destroyed by fire. Mr. E. Sherwoods will put in a sawmill at Mill Brook on the Wescott property at the head of Lake Utopia, N. B., late this summer. Mr. Sherwood acquired this property some years ago. The International Mills, Limited, Rawdon, Que., manufacturers of rough and dressed lumber and excelsior, have opened offices in the Coristine Build- ing, Montreal. Mr. R. H. Miner is the managing director. Most of the machinery of the New Brunswick Pulp & Paper Mill, Miller- ton, N. B., recently destroyed by fire, has been sold to junk dealers, who are breaking it up and removing it. The digesters and some other parts of the plant have been retained and there is talk of rebuilding the mill. Sealed tenders are being received by J. W. Richardson, Fredericton, N. B., up to July 24th for 400 acres of timberland situated on the Magagnadavic River, about a quarter of a mile from the “Shore Line Railway,” near Bonny River, Charlotte County, N. B. The timber was formerly part of the Gilmour Estate. A. G. McIntyre, manager of the Pulp & Paper Mills of the Bathurst Lum- ber Company, Bathurst, N.B., who was recently in Toronto on business, stated that the new sulphite plant of the company which will make bleached- Mit- scherlich sulphite pulp to the extent of 50 tons per day was to be in operation within a few days. The sulphite will be 36 hours cook and will be bleached electrolytically. In the operation of the pulp mill many new methods are em- bodied, especially in barking, bleaching, beating, steaming and acid making. Several of these processes have been developed and perfected by the com- pany’s own engineers and are not in use elsewhere. The equipment of the July 15, 1915 plant consists of a sulphite drying machine 100 ins. wide, and a board machine 36 ins. wide. The first sod of the new plant was turned only about a year ago. The mill buildings are entirely of steel and reinforced concrete, and are lo- cated at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River. The Five Fingers Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Anderson Siding, N. B., and capital stock of $9,950, to carry on in the province of New Brunswick a general business in lumbering and in the purchase, sale and manufacturing of lumber and the products of lumber. The incorporators are J. B. Michaud, J. E. Fournier, P. Arseneau, J. A. Savoie, J. Pepin, all of Anderson Siding, N. B., P. S. Cyr, of Van Buren, Me., A. M. Chamberland, Grand Falls, N. B., P. Chamberland, Five Fingers, N. B., and A. C. Dionne, of Edmundston, N. B. Western Canada The Albert Kuno Lumber Company, Glenella, Man., J. J. Crowe Company, Limited, Winnipeg, Man. have sold out-to the The Moose Jaw Sash & Door Manufacturing Company, Moose Jaw, Sask., has been succeeded by the Moose Jaw Sash & Door Manufacturing Company, Limited. The J. J. Crowe Company, Limited, New Dale, Man., lumber dealers, have made application to increase their capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000, and to move their headquarters to Winnipeg. Fire recently destroyed the mill of the Tenino Lumber Company, Tenino, B. C. It started from an explosion in the boiler room. Lumber in the yards and several cars were burned. The loss amounted to $60,000. The Alberta Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company, Limited, Lougheed Building, Calgary, Alta., have awarded a contract for lumber for their Alder- side elevator to the Riverside Lumber Company, Riverside, Alta. ported that the company intend to erect nine other elevators. It is re- At Kamloops, B. C., much satisfaction on the part of the mills is recorded in consequence of orders which are being received, while in the Nelson dis- trict it is reported that the British Canadian Lumber Company at Crescent Valley and the Forest Mills at Cascade expect to resume operations shortly E. R. Person, Lloydminster, Sask., reports that in the destruction of his mill by fire at Onion Lake, Sask., recently, the loss amounted to $3,000, and that there was no insurance. He has not definitely made up his mind in regard to rebuilding, but is likely to do so as soon as he can make the necessary arrangements. The Union Land & Timber Company has secured an extra-provincial charter to carry on business in the province of British Columbia with head office at 709-15 Fletcher Trust Building, Indianapolis, Ind., and Provincial office at the Bank of Ottawa Building, Vancotiver. The capital stock of the company is $100,000. E. J. Deacon, Vancouver, is the attorney for the com- pany. The Pacific Fir Company has secured an extra-provincial charter with head office at Seattle, Wash., boldt Streets, Victoria, B.C., and capital stock of $100,000 to carry on business as manufacturers of lumber, ties, poles, posts, piles and shingles and to oper- ate factories and mill in the State of Washington and elsewhere. Mr. F. J. O'Reilly, Victoria, is attorney for the company. A Vancouver, B. C., despatch states that the complete re-organization of the British-Canadian Lumber Corporation is foreshadowed by the report of the preferred share and note holders’ meeting held in London recently, and the accountants’ report prepared for the receiver, Mr. R. W. Middleton. It is proposed to do this by the immediate issue of $550,000 seven per cent. re- ceivers’ certificates, which will form a first charge on all the assets excepting logs and lumber pledged to the banks in order to save the property from wreck- age. This issue would take care of pressing obligations and those of the immediate future, and assist the note-holders in saving their interest, amount- ing to over $1,000,000 three-year eight per cent. collateral gold notes, the security being $3,500,000 first mortgage six per cent. bonds deposited with the Royal Trust Company. This action, it is reported, presumes the oblitera- tion of the $9,931,500 common stock outstanding, and leaves the future of the $8,864,400 somewhat in doubt. Owing to the scarcity of tonnage and the urgent demand for Pacific Coast lumber in New York the old freighter W ellington, built in 1884 and operated for a-number of years in the *Frisco-Nanaimo coal trade, has been repaired and refitted, and on June 8th left Esqui- malt harbor for Genoa Bay Mills to load 1,200,000 feet of lumber for the Atlantic Coast, via Panama Canal route. The first shipment of lumber ever made from this Coast to Que- bec by water was delivered May 14 by the Norwegian steamer Thor, which carried 3,735,912 feet of Douglas fir loaded on the Columbia River. The passage via Panama Canal occupied 42 days. The bark- entine John C. Meyer is now on the way to the Canadian port with 1,088,931 feet of fir, the two cargoes being designed for harbor im- provement works, and Provincial office at Government & Hum- , CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, pe uce and Pine—1914 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x.5 x 10/13 : Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 i cape > Sap Merchantable 2.x 4 x 10/13 ae ig 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. ie x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 C: Cull White Pine—1914 cut 1 in. and 3 in. x 4 in. up x 6/16 Call 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, 4 x 1% x 34, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces Mill Run Spruce Lath, 4 x 114 x 36,1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces No. 2 Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x 3g, 1915 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que. Sturtevant Common Sense Moist Air Dry Kiln Apparatus. The United States Department of Agricul- ture, Forest Service, conducted extensive tests on lumber drying and published the essentials for suc- cessful dry kiln operation. (REG CAN. PAT. OFF) Common Sense Moist Air Dry Kilns conform with the department’s recommendations in every particular. They insure perfect and speedy drying with no checks, warps, or split ends. The Sturtevant way is the sure way—lIt’s designed on a scientific basis. Talk it over with our experts—or get bulletin 220-C. B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited Montreal, Toronto . Galt, Ontario, Canada Winnipeg, Vancouver 49 / 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 15, 1915 H. BOURGOUIN Last Year’s Output of Interior Mills The total quantity of lumber manufactured last season by the sixty or more sawmills located in the Kootenay-Boundary district was about 225,000,000 feet, as compared with 385,000,000 feet produced Dominion Express Bldg., 145 St. James St., Montreal | in 1913, which total in turn fell far below the record for 1912. Ever Wholesale Lumber and Timber since 1911, when the American mills commenced shipping to our prairie provinces in large quantities, the millmen of the interior have been suffering from the effects of this invasion of their natural and only market, the result being that production has steadily dwindled. ® =f This reduction in the output is the more keenly felt because lumber- White and Red Pine, Spruce ing 1s the chief industry in the way of furnishing employment both k summer and winter under normal conditions. The past winter, owing Hemloc to the serious depression brought about by the war, very few of the : z interior mill companies have done any logging, and should a keen Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. demand for lumber make itself felt in the spring months, some of the millmen will find it difficult to replace their yard stocks. One branch of the lumbering industry of the district in which activity has not been interfered with to the extent it has in other branches, is the pole and tie industry. Here and there throughout the entire district are spread pole yards. On the Arrow Lakes at Nakusp and other points, there are extensive pole yards which supply thous- ands of poles annually to the railway, telephone and telegraph com- panies. At Hall, B. C., the Mankin Lumber Company is shipping ° poles to the central states of the United States, and an extensive busi- Buy Chain by the Pound of ness is carried on by this firm with other states of the Union to the ® south. The Churchill Lumber Compan d Dr. McEachern, of S treng th and S ervu ce Ymir, are also large producers of Se gis ’ ~—————_X on every link. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. A Nationa] Journal for Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers of Electric Light Plants and Everybody Interested in Electricity The Only Electrical Paper in Canada Useful to Subscribers Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy address Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO woods of the Province available for export. Such enquiries are at once sent out to the mills, in order that they may communicate with overseas importers either direct, or through the Forest Branch, Vic- toria, with the least possible delay. The American Lumberman, in an article dealing with the wide- spread campaign against the use of shingles and other wood products, says: “In their own defense the manufacturers of lumber and of shingles should prepare, first, to fight definite battles in various cities against ruinous and unnecessary revision of the building ordinances, and, second, to ascertain and give the actual facts to the general pub- lic, which naturally is favorably disposed toward frame construction and shingle roofs because of their long use and satisfactory record of these materials.” In this connection it is only fair to point out that lumbermen as a class have of late years been doing a fair amount of publicity work, although far less than is done by their opponents, the cement and brick manufacturers. The shingle men, however, have been doing practically nothing for the protection of their industry, with the result that sales of patent roofings are constantly growing larger. Three deal laden vessels which sailed from Halifax for England recently are engaging in a trial of speed across the Atlantic. Two of them are very evenly matched in speed and, barring submarines, should arrive at the other side within a short time of one another. These two are the three-masted schooners Mary Hendry and J. L. Nelson. The third craft is, as far as racing is concerned, a more or less unknown quantity. She is the Norwegian bark Socotra. If she has fair winds all the way across she may worry the schooners. Head winds would of course work more to her disadvantage than to that of the fore-and-aft vessels. The Timberland Lumber Company, Limited, Craig’s Siding, on the Fraser Valley line of the B. C. E. Ry., recently added a large block of old growth timber to their already extensive holdings, and the log- ging railway is being extended to top the new limit. Two heavy donkeys have been installed, lighter equipment heretofore in use be- ing disposed of. The mill was closed down for two weeks while changes were being made. J. G. Robson, the energetic president of the company, says the new limit runs 90 per cent. fir, and will furnish The British steamer Trevince arrived at Hastings Mills, Vancou- ver, about June 15th to load the first consignment of an order for 10,- 000,000 feet of lumber placed by the British Admiralty in May. Part of the cargo was furnished by the Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Limited, Chemainus. Four or five vessels will be sent here at intervals to move the big order. July. 16) ids CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER st 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 WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. Bank of Hamilton Bldg. “The only time I ever lost money on a timber investment was when I did not make the in- vestment,” said a lumberman who owned billions of feet of choice stumpage. An excellent way for you to lose money is not to buy timber NOW. A few choice tractsof timber of excellent quality, blocked up by men who expected to cut it themselves, are on the market. There are not many of them, but the offerings are sufficiently attractive to make investigation worth while. Write us about your needs. James D. Lacey & Company Timber Land Factors Chicago, IIl., 1750 McCormick Building Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg. Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building Do You Want a Salesman? @ 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. see — — — — oe oreo a ox — — _— a een — 7 9 eae — — ry — a — — — aise om | a — ——- — al ‘secs — a — a — eens — — — — — 7 — 7 — — — — 7 7 come — — J a eee —= west os 7 — — — a — — ee =o a 7 — — — a — cooma — J — nese 7 — om Pe — exroce — — — erotics — — ners omen — — ad — — — — — eed — — — a eneee a] — — — — eo a] 7 ed veer mes J — ay a — — — a — ol — ones — ov seas oy ees woe — — oes come a — pony 7 — — cones a — eto pe — ae oman — — a ed ms a coed pond — — 7 —_ — a ooo conse weer cmeer sonseet — 7 ee oma vex a sonoeee mame — a rooney — om ores pans cs a peers — — sesenee eevee — pone esse eee wom a — seco pores 7 — pore a 7 emo perry —_ — saveee senveee mo — ee ea cece vesseee enone — ‘see pores secaee eee a eae — “rescne pore ee a woe perene = — a ‘eonuee peared Ped oe ae — meee ect sees _—_ a 7 ene peony prone — — vee ad THE WHEEL JUST : FITS THE GULLET Aloxite Saw Gum- ming Wheels are shaped right-——and they hold their shape. They fit right down into the gullet, shaping the. teeth uniformly al- ways cutting clean, fast -and cool—showing long life and never drawing the temper. — ALOXITE IS THE WHEEL FOR STEEL The Carborundum Company © Niagara Falls, N. Y. New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia Cleveland Cincinnati Grand Rapids Milwaukee Manchester, Eng. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 15, 1915 EVINRUDE Detachable Rowboat Motor The ideal motor for lumbermen, forest- 52 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— He checks himself at overy station— protects you against oss. 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 H.P. and 3% H.P. ers and contractors. Practical, durable, reliable. 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 the fly- wheel. Over 35,000 in use. Write for catalog and prices to MELCHIOR, ARMSTRONG & DESSAU 116 L. Broad St.,. NEW YORK There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Are You Interested Planing Mill Improvements in British Colum- bia Trade? The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. . 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 requirements, giving greater efficiency and this Province the most im- L b portant in the umberman whole Domin- 429 Pender St. W ion. VANCOUVER, B.C. : Branch at Winnipeg independence than any other on the market. Western See our New Catalogue Sheldons Limited - Galt, Ontario Toronto Office, 609 Kent Building AGENTS: . Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 Stanley St. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. 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 TORONTO and MONTREAL effect — Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bldg., Montreal Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 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.O. 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. 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, - 1 in. by 34 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. asia Harbor Lumber Co., Victoria Harbor, nt. Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Waubaushene, Ont. Colonial Lumber Co., Pembroke, Ont. Theo. A. Burrows, Grand View, Man. Wm. Milne & Sons, North Bay, Ont. C. Beck Mfg. Co., Penetanguishene, Ont. Manley Chew, Esq., Midland, Ont. 3 P e P ayette & Company, Jame Blaylie C6.) Midiaa, Ont. PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Engineers and Machinists 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 15, 1915 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A F Laughlin Company, Thos. ... ... 57 Rimouski Industrial Co. ... 10 Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... 68 Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd.... ... 7 Lintz ‘Porter. Company... ...'...52) - Ritter ainber (Co, WM oo 8 ae Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Farnworth & Jardine ... ... ... 11 - LloydoMig. ‘Companys... 2 =a. a: River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. 6 Anderson & Co., C. G. ...,... 2. 10 Fenderson & Co., Inco John. 943 Long Lumber Company .. . 5 Rutherford & Sons, Wm. ... ... Arkansas Soft Pine Association... 19 Fleming Bros. 60 Long Mfg. Company, E........ 66 Ryther & Pringle ... ... ... 53 Atkins Company, E. C. Fraser Limited . 17 Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ..... 14 ACP EREGe SON ... .+. nee 19 Fraser Bryson ee ‘en, Ltd. 6 Atastin ee Nicholson .....gueieee eel Ss 4 :; S Sadler & Haworth . is B Garlock Packing Company Nas eeeOD M Sewall, Jaa,“Wein. 2 ss. 4.-< 22 Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . 7 Garrett Lumber Company... ... 12 Mackarell, Thos. ... ... 2.. -.-. 14, Shannon, P. & J... .. 7 Batts, Limited ... ... &.- «.- - Gartshore, John J. - 1 Mason, Gordon & Co... ...... 4° Shteldons’ Limited’... 2.2) S yee Berlin Machine Works ... ... .. 21 Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Ltd. 6 McFarlane-Neill Mig. Gp oct Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... .... Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... 12 Gilliespic, James ... ... ... .-. 10 McGibbon Lumber Co, ... ... ... 12 Siemen Bros., Limited. . . 10 Bird & Son ... soeee 22 Gillies Bros., Ltd. tee eee eae ees 4 McKinnon Chain Co. ... ....... 1 Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... 22 Blair & Rolland ... 49 Goodhue & Co., J. L.... ...».. 55 McLaren Belting Co., C. .. 68 Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd.... 1 Boake Mfg. Co. ... 20 Gordon & Co., Geo. ... 3° McLennan Foundry & Machide Smart-Woods Limited . : 47 Brown Corporation ... iv Graves, Bigwood) Gos v. otis sua ee Wonks (os oon --. 45 Smith Foundry & Machaas Works Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. 55 McLennan Laer CS. Leta, 13. South Coast & Northern Lumber Cc Grant & Campbell . ree og, MOL UMeter* ho R, a5 vil Compaity.) snes "% ¥ , Grant, Holden & Graken erie Melchior, Armstrong & Tessa 52 Spears & Lauder ... ... 4 Cameron & Company iar S eae 8 Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. 14 Spencer, C. A. 23 coh ae ee 48 Campbell MacLaurin Lum, Co, 7 ra Miller & Company, W. H.... ... 17 Standard Casi Compal : ae 20 Campbell Lumber Co., L. E. 4... 1 Montreal Locomotive Works ... 56 Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. 16 Canada Metal Company ... --- H Montreal Lumber Co. 10 Sturtevant Co. of Canada Ltd. Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. 10° tracberle Lumber Co. ... ... 10 Morgan Machine Co. ... . 17 B. Bedak cy Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Hamilton Co., Ltd, Wm... ... 18 Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., ean 1 St. Gabriel Laney ‘on ae x 4 5to, 12, 10) and 16 ft. .... 19 00. 2x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ae 19 00 ux he to jle-iniss LO ff. 2s eo clemen 22 00 Dis A tole-in., 20 ft, .../ .issuate 24 00 Be 4 HOw 11: eae LE. ers iia wiviere’e 25 00 BR x.4 to; Wasim), 24 ft... so sae 26 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in width, 6 to 1G) ft. \<..s 3 beeper 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 ft... . 31 50 6x10, 6x12, “8x10, 8x12, "10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, DOx20\ Ap: to: S2 tte waa oe * 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to Sarit. 2. é 32 50 6x16, 8x16, "10x18, ‘42x: 20, 14x! 20, 16x20 up to 32) ft. ~..... 5 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... 33. 50 6x18, 8x1S, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 6x20, 8x20,'up to 32 ft. ........ 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 GO ft., $9; G1 to G5 ft., $12.50; G6 to TO ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft., $18; 76 to 8O 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 Mapitts, Rar OUST ein sie nisvaack raeieietetes oteeinere 25 00 27 00 Hiemibacle ata erst Fontes stre Se 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 MamMarAG la < wisctelnianiomao cise 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 “log. run sce cuit oe eee 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, WIA, (Dims laure wielayie a weicteeite oe 20 00 24 00 Ash;) black, ‘low run ..c..e.. <0 25 00 28 00 xO ONoe sD Darn ace eens 83 00 36 00 1 x 10 No. 2 barn ...... 23 00 26 00 i x8 and! 9 Wo. 2barn ¢swsmtomerms 32 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 3 x 9 and up. Bare 23 00 Oddmients cecac< «ier Mest eene 17 00 18 00 Boarda,; 1 and 2) ins ov. ae wea 16 oO 18 00 Birch ger 1 to. 4 in) Aintree es eae -.-- 1600 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better 1 x 6 and 8 in. ...... «2. re pedecicea $54 00 1 in., 8 in. and up wide ..... a 62 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2 in. and up wide ..... FP rc 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 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. 8 and better ...... 46 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts 1! in., 8 in. and up wide ......) «con-s 42 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ..... Sea ce aie 55 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... . 57 00 2) in,, 8-in. and) up. wide cpa... oe aloo 60 00 2% and 3 and 8-in, and up wide .... 75 00 4 in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ....- . 85 00 No. 2 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and up wide ...... 1% in, 6-in. and up wide . 1% in., 6-in. and up wide 2-in., 6-in. and up WEG N picietese 2%, 3 and 4 in. 6-in. Lip WGC isscms a ate eee eee at No. 3 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and Up PWide'y Wacken. oKaes 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-in., 6-in: and up wide .'..... «s-s. 33 00 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up AWLULE) sive ohn, Minels Oe Maen 43 00 48 00 Common and Dressing Mill Run ain. yasIN- ss views es ee Meer aees cnn, See Oe Din: x Bains. sn, wace cei eaiiemiee san .-. 25 00 4-in. XC B-Ue . owla civ o's, e alee, late eehe = eee 26 00 Sin. x S-iny ois . 34 00 1%; WA and:2-in. Gens. eacrems . 30 00 No. 1 Barn EC AMIGH Ge ois. senate 14%, 1% and 2-in 294) and, JS-Ins aisianjeis 4 inch: isccnw Vemenes No. 2 Barn Stinchascack Same ss neers 28 00 36 00 1%, 1% aud 2m... cc. 30 00 36 00 2% and Sin, .....5 weccses 38 00 No. 3 Barn DP Sindhi, eb caacen Saisie cee ecrenloetony 21 00 28 00 No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2-in. ...... 20 00 25 00 Box No: 1,241,114, 2345. 2-ins, 520 22 00 25 00 No. 2, 134, D4, 2-ims oe ewe 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Mill run aos aoe oat 7 a 1, 1%, 1 an Bree aeons No. 4 as Recs oS mrateteinte 17 00 18 00 Lath No} (5) (82st pine taee se aliaianre s 1 75 No. 2, 48-in. pine ..... Subleleieie ama istel wots 4 25 No). 1, "@8-in. “pisie fasacms Gs no nters ious 2D No. 8, 48-in. pine ...... .. aa ane ae s (on0 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimension S. 1 S. and ‘1 E. 6 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. DKA lead ate - 1400 1700 2050 1850 Dix 6. cae wae 1400 1700 2050 18 50 DOG: achinente 1700 (1750 2100 1900 Ze 10 faaat ale - 1800 1850 -2150 2000 2 x12 36 ten - 1800 1900 2350 21 50 Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. extra. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock Dimension D Scr 4l1Z &, 5 sake «ie olen Siebel ete aisle, ate. ale 20 50 2 x 4-8-14-16 ...... .. See eet - .. 20 50 2 x 4-10-18-20 ...... .w.0eee sesece 22 50 2 £16, S.itordG ies. Sie one § Acschars 20 00 Die By BitOrlGi « Pieriaemainn atin im betaie tee ate 20 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 8, 12, 14 and 16 ft. 22 50 2 x 4-6 and 8-in.; 10 ft. ..ccc0 weeees 24 60 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28, 30, 32 ft... 26 50 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 8-16 ft. ye. SEAS 23 50 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 18, 20, 22 ft. nae sep oe ae 2x 10 and 2 x 12;' 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 ft. 27 50 No. 1 Common Boards 4 Such ses. ce Seon S Sears Py iad rrp @ineh ..¢o5 exe p ns Ore eae - » 2. 8; 10, 12 such. srcceiteas ose 2 ai aa ee Mixed widths ..... * tirccus eee oe 22 50 Flooring 4 of 6. inch. Nod seeccpenaioe Peer 4 or @ inch: Moe 2° i. ooo ce sas 2 ape 4 or 6 inch No, B....<.0' sents seep Shiplap—Finished A inieh So cay ceweis 4 fase o's als Re /e moa ae G@ dnehi) (ads vitesse eee Barmera -. 23 00 8, 10 and 12 ok Se aidine one tenee oo 0es ee Siding @ inek NOL Wosessn eee os esate -- 33 00 6 inch No.2 4.10. 0 see oo ss ae eee 6 inch. Wo..S.ic.daeet eee a. om salen Lath No. Cedar, pine, spruce (not. mixed) 5 00 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixe ane, ao No. 2 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3 x 6 in.; 8 to 16 ft. foots > Anim > ise ee 3 x 8 in.; 8 to 16. ft. ..c2. pee een eee 3x 12,4 x 4, 6x 6 in.; 8-16 ft. ...... 25 00 4x 10 to 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up to 82 ft. -ss.u5 secu o) pleas 00 BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S 1 S, and E. 2 x 4 in.; 6 and 8 ft * a0 sie) ee 2x 4 in.; 12 x 14 ft Perr 2 x 4 in.; 10 x 16 ft. MOP ees sate 2.24 in. 18 « Zeit wore : : o. 2,1 -8 «, 88:00 8400 Extras: 9.0 eee ee 325 340 iron) 2b eae 26 00 Thicker 34-36 25-28 18-19 No. 3, 1 x 12 .. 3100 38200 Clears ...... seecee venues 260 290 Box 1 x 13 and UP «eeeee eovece . 80 00 PLAIN OAK - 5 2 : 4 - 29 00 el me on ree ae ee ve 2 50 Ee - 8, lear avliifesing or enes t=oegs The following quotations on peedeceds re- 4/4 50 - 52 81 - 33 19 - 21 : - Extra 1s (Clear whites out) 1 50 present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 52 - 54 33 - 85 21 - 23 Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 00 2500 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) .. 1 00 and Tonawanda: 2 Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 25 00 27 00 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN deat a in. dimension ...... 26 50 28 00 0-8 Se aaa, eae 3 3 50 1s & 2s No. 1 Com, No. 2 Com. 4/4 44-46 26-28 17-19 pried; BAM. overecs Ses :++++ 23 50 2450 Rea Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 4/4 29.31 19-21 18-15 5/4 to 8/4 51-58 28-30 18 - 20 Sernt, 2 a butts to. fin Gane. eee 4 25 5/4 to 8/4 32-34 21-23 18- 14 10/4 and up 60-62 40-42 20 - 22 a Ti, TARCOR | IEBEEIE) ; , 10/4 10 16/4. 36.38 26.28 18. 20 LOM audiiup! c2aacn eee 24 00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts ns = BOSTON, MASS. 2x8,2x4,2x56,2x6,2x7 ee): Ae Fotttee seer 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 40 - 42 26 - 28 14 - 16 Selects, 1 to 2 inch ...... . 8000 88 00 feetand Gupl sae. 0r>. 2s adie 20 00 22 00 in. .extca: red) clear... avee 8 40 Fleming’s Remedies Protect Your Horses Prevention is better You should protect your horses as you do your employees. This will prove profitable too, for the loss of valuable horses cannot be ured in dollars and cents alone. than cure. meas- You can protect . your horses from sudden sickness by keeping a good supply of Fleming’s Remedies on hand. They keep your horses in good condition and save you cost of veterinary calls. For Cuts, Galls, fede bole an) Sidebone ... a liniment ... Colds, Pricé 325. FLEMING’S SWEENY CURE A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder FLEMING’S TONIC HEAVE REMEDY A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ail- ments besides heaves. Raat ole tao eee FLEMING’S VETERINARY EYE LOTION Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. FLEMING’S FISTULA AND POLL EVIL CURE For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, of the feet such as Thrush and Quittor ... ... ... ... 2.00 FLEMING’S DIURETIC POWDERS For disordered Kidneys, FLEMING’S CHRONIC COUGH POWDERS For Chronic Cough, FLEMING’S ABSORBENT Reduces enlarged Glands and all Soft Lumps ... ... ... ... 2.00 FLEMING’S SEDATIVE LOTION Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. FLEMING’S GENERAL LINIMENT Used on all cases that can wagnetin be treated wil applying Price etc. Bia sks and List of Remedies FLEMING’S VETERINARY HEALING OIL Wounds and Sores. FLEMING’S COLIC CURE A prompt LONER? for both Large size. Price ... $1.00 Flatulent Colic. FLEMING’S SPAVIN CURE. LIQUID An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Soft Enlargements. FLEMING’S SPAVIN AND RINGBONE PASTE For all well established cases of Bone Seay Recent Bone Hh des and 2.00 Ringbone and S” aap. Rae ei 2.00 Lameness, etc. Price 1.00 SORT ity came 1.00 BPTIGG Wea + ss nin oe -o0 and for diseases Fever, Stes. <...\i5 ee ee 1.00 A splendid stable lotion 1.00 Send for a copy of Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviser and other literature. Our Facilities Our Remedies are known from coast to coast, and thousands of _ satisfied users can speak as_ to their worth. Our laboratories are spe- cially equipped to take care of the needs of your horses and our remedies are manufactured under the strict supervision of expert chemists. We are specially equipped to take care of all mail or- ders and all goods order- ed can be shipped out the same day the order is re- ceived. Buy your veterinary sup- plies from a Canadian concern with an establish- ed reputation. Fleming Brothers CHEMISTS 79 East Adelaide Street ink’s Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Long Distance Phone, No. 87 Send for Catalogue and Price List. Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited PEMBROKE Manufacturers of Lumber Tools Light and Durable. ONTARIO Toronto, Ont. MADE IN CANADA It’s a Pink anyway you take it, and it’s the best Peavey made. ~ Fuly. 15) 10108 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 65 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. perannum. 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 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 exeept 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, clin: ae Deputy Minister. December 2oth, 1912. 7 62 CANADA a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBERMAN July 15, 1915 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., 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 Hamilton Company, William 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 -Austen Bros. Limited Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F Sadler & Haworth ey Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Hamilton Company, William Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company BUILDING PAPERS Bird & Son CAMP SUPPLIES Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Eckardt & Company, H. P Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. Hamilton Company, William Hingley & Sons, N Laughlin Company, Thomas McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DADO HEADS Cocker Manufacturing Company DOORS Batts Limited Boake Mfg. Co. Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. 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 Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Hamilton Company, William Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower, & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James 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. 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 headings; full page, twenty-four 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 Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry 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 Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOGGING & MACHINERY _ EQUIPMENT Hamilton Company, Wiliiam - Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUBRICANTS (Anti-Friction) Pakes, S. A. LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Miller Company, Limited, W. H. Murphy & Company, J. J Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Company Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., Incorporated Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. headings. LUMBER CRAYONS Superior Manufacturing Company LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTORS Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland Burstall & Company, J. Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John Eagle Lumber Company ~ Fesserton Timber Company Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George . Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rat Portage Lumber Company Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. : St. Gabriel Sumber Company Trudeau, A. Watson & Todd, Limited PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Garlock Packing Company ~ Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited PLANING MILL EXHAUSTERS Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES | Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. PRESSES Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY . Hamilton Company, William Moreau Barking Machine Company Continued on page 64) July 15, 1915 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 [umberman Wood 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER *, SAW MILL OWNERS How much does it cost you each time you are forced to stop your machinery through over-heated bearings? FLOTA-MICA cuts out this trouble and reduces your oil bill from 40 to 50%. Send for a 5 Pound Can on a 30 Days’ Trial S. A. PAKES 77 York St. Tel. Adel. 1202 TORONTO Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knuwn requirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles and combinations of our packings to work successfully and eco- GARLOCK 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 packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches : Branches : Calgary Toronto Montreal Winnipeg 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 Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads 68 PUMPS Hamilton Company, William 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. Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd., A. R. ' 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, jo ee Timms, Phillips & Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. .. Hobart & Company ' Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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., El New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL CHAIN Hamilton Company, William McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company j 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 July 15, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & forge Company 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 WIRE ROPE Thorne & Company, Limited, W. H. Good Food Produces Energy Mr. LumMBERMAN AND CONTRACTOR :— We wish to thank you for your valued business in past seasons. We are in a better position than ever to supply your wants and will appreciate your inquiries when you are in the market for any of the following : Rainbow Flour—High Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Rolled Oats, Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. ABSOLUTE PURITY GUARANTEED. Your men will appgeciate the high quality of our cereals. Most important is the fact that men who are well fed can give much better service. PATRONIZE CANADIAN INDUSTRIES Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills, Limited Royal Bank Building, TORONTO, ONT. — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 69 Veneer Machinery July 15, 1915 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. The Coe dryer will handle any size or thickness of veneers of any species of wood. It will deliver them bone dry, commercially flat and even without splits, wrinkles or checks or without discoloring, glazing or polishing their surface. The green stock is fed into one end of the dryer and it travels in one direction to the other end of the dryer where it is delivered bone dry ready for the glueroom, Sto¢kroom or shipping. Coe dryers have been designed and built for handling all kinds and thicknesses. of stock and for all capacities. : Write us for complete catalogue The Coe Manufacturing Co. 4 PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer mill equipment in the world. 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 15, 1915 of Quality Feed Valves 6 Don't keep on “ getting along ” with leaky or inefhcient steam feed valves. A set of “Long” valves will make a_ surprising difference in the speed of the carriage, especially in turning the corners. The saving in steam will be noticeable too. If you are short of power, this is a big consideration. “Long” valves are popular with mill men because they are efficient in design, and of high grade workmanship. Right when they leave the shop— Right after years of service. a ae | vine Bost is remark- ably small. Get the bulletin... The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited Orillia, Canada MONTREAL —Williams & Wilson, Ltd. EDMONTOR and CALGAR Y—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley Ltd. PCSTCIES <.... . upeiemigaaanraaiee Machinery Co, Ltd. VANCOUVE R—Robert Hamilton & Co. July 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Three Advantages A Locking Device—that crowds the saw guides into correct position auto- matically and locks them there. Double Contact Saw Guides—that hold the saw blade both at the centre and lia at the rim. Extra strength in all working parts. These mean—correctly edged lumber, smooth edged lumber, and lots of it. WATEROUS NEW CHAMPION EDGER If you want to edge your lumber to dimension without further dressing, your edger guides must hold the saws exactly in correct position all through the cut. The guides in our New Champion Edger do this. A locking gate that extends across the front of the edger below the front roll, drops down over the guides, crowds them into exact cutting position and holds them there. Lost motion in the levers doesn’t affect the setting of the saws. The guides themselves are massive and rigid. They carry two sets of saw plugs to hold the saw close to the rim and near the centre. The saws can neither shift nor wobble in the cut no matter how heavy the stock going through is. To make these two features of worth, the rest of the Edger is made just a little stronger than is usu- al. As a result a 6- in. cant will go through the machine a - wee as easily as a 2-in. =e plank and will come ——— aony7re ‘ ~. out edged to a hair. PTAA Bae = ol Ww woven’ verre This edger is built with 40-in., 48-in. and 56-in. opening. If you have not seen it at work send for cat- alogue 113. It’s worth a look over. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. BRANTF ORD, CANADA Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER July 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- C 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 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. For 50 Years “Camel” Belting Has Been Sold THE LEATHER BELT Stock 2” wide Telegraph to CE OY) BEINGS at 24” wide for THE “CAMEL HAIR’’ BELT our immediate shown above is 12 inches wide, developing deli 100 H.P. It has been in continuous use since expense. elivery. the year 1890. During the first 10 years it ran exposed to the weather (extreme cold and extreme heat, rain, sun and ice.) In 1900 it was covered in and at this date (1915) after 25 years of hard service it is still running and carrying an increased H.P. with 100 per cent. efficiency. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The Trade Mark on belt is our guarantee and your protection. Sole Makers F. Reddaway & Company 653 St. Paul St. West, MONTREAL, QUE. Dives eared by our Selling A. R. Williams Machinery Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ont. ae A. R. Williams Machinery Co. of Winnipeg, Ltd. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg 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 pa punts for prompt shipment. It will pay ad | I i you to write us now. Gasoline engines “ealifitin: teal all sizes, 2 to 25 h.p. Fy Adams Launch & Engine Co. 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Penetang, Ont. s a . Vol. 35 a, Toronto, August 1, 1915 No. 15 New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. 4 \ Electric-Welded Boom Chain LOGGING CARS te ico \Strength Sheared Toggle - T Bar Hook - Two Sheared , Forged Toggle J h O e J e G a r t S h O r e 2 wane ae Write to poe Fully eae 58 Front St. West, Toronto McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. EFFICIENT — DURABLE — ACCESSIBLE You want pumping equipment that requires as little power as possible —that gives satisfactory year after year service—that is easy to inspect and take apart when repairs are necessary. Canadian Centrifugal Pumps ‘‘Made in Canada’’ have all of these desirable features—and many more. MAY WE SEND YOU BULLETIN 270-17? Canadian Blower and Forge Co., Limited BERLIN, ONTARIO “Sv i : ilt i " to 46" ee Class “S’’ Divided Shell Centrifugal Pumps. Built in sizes from 1” to 48 St John Mimtreal Toronto Winniper Wantoucte discharge—for capacities from 25 to 80,000 gallons per minute. GENUINE “TURBROS” (./% Do you realize e ch |: a \ That when you buy a Smart- BF . Y Turner PUMP you contribute to a a a thy oe alae Canada’s industrial welfare, since = )o ye every part of every one of these Waterproof and Stretchless. ’ “. _ pumps is MADE-IN-CANADA ? The best belt for sawmills. ) Ys dt ay pee: ae You also Buy the Best. Manufactured and guaranteed by ee tee) | heSmart-Turner ow Turner Bros. Canada Limited BMOQM = Machine Co., Limited Montreal — Vancouver : HAMILTON - - CANADA Increase the efficiency in-your mill—Reduce your lumber handling costs—and lessen the labor of your men by installing a Morrison Lumber Measuring Register This register can be attached to your planer, .mould=r, resaw, matcher, your sorting table, or any other place you require. It will automatically and continuously measure your stock, giving the result in lineal or board mea- sure as desired. It can be used for either tallying small orders or for totalling the day’s run. r measuring line- j : ; 4 Fo 8 d N The Morrison Register can be used in the sawmill, planing mill, furniture factory, woodworking plant or lum- al feet and boar P = ber yard. This register is solidly constructed and guaranteed accurate. Used by many of the largest concerns in measure. Madealso , ‘Oe the country. Sent on trial to any reputable firm. for lineal measure I) Vina WRITE US FOR PARTICULARS a The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide Street West, TORONTO Alphabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 66 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ais ppt ” FT SOc Pet) es Be Rh Gh OL Pn On Gat PLITIN IY, 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. ‘AmpPuipiA. waterproof leather belting is pliable, firm with minimum stretch and maximum tensile strength and durability. ‘AmpuiBiA grips the pulleys perfectly and transmits more of your power than other belting. ‘AmpuiBiA. belting is particularly suited to the difficult runs in saw mills, pulp mills, veneer plants and other industries where wet or green lumber is handled. Wh dese : / : i ZA | Rasen § ee Bete state where the AMPHIB Write us for prices. ‘athe Lthe gold bas na substitute, Cablert anit Tanners and Manufacturers For Over 36 Years Makers of the Best Leather Belts MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN, N.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER = 511 William St. 38 Wellington St. E. 149 Prince William St. Galt Building 107-111 Water St. Pes ga8- To insure satisfaction—State where belt is to run —@E August 1, 1915 August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; 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 F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian Sales Agent CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 1, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. "=: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices 2 Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers Are looking for buyers — Special— 1x 4&5 White Pine common and dressing 1913 cut 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 100,000 Above is all dry well manufactured stock. 501 Kent Bldg. Spears & Lauder Toronto, Ont. Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO P. & J. SHANNON MILL RUN SPRUCE For Immediate Shipment Manufacturers of 38,000 feet 2x 4 — 10 — 16 48,000 feet 2 x 6 — 12 — 16 60,000 feet 2x 8 — 12 — 16 e White and Norwa aot 15,000 feet 2 x 12 — 12 — 16 40,000 feet 1 x 6 and 7 30,000 feet 1 x 8 Pine Lumber 30,000 feet 1 x 9 and wider PILING Lath, Ete. We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and Tamarac Piles, 25 to - 50 feet in length. Inquiries solicited for 1915 cut. Mill and equipment new in 1914. A R T H U R N : D U D LE y Lumber, Lath and Shingles Head Office and Mill :—Biscotasing, Ont. 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 GILLIES BROS., Limited BRAESIDE, ONTARIO WE OFFER DRY STOCK FOR PROMPT SHIPMENT. Spruce—Log Run Spruce—Culls (Mill Culls Out) 1 x 4 and up x 6/16 220,000 5/4 x 4/5 x 10/16 1,000 8/4 mv xd fee 500 5/4x 4 and up x 6/16 500,000 8/4 x 6x 10/16 25,000 8/4 x 8x 17/22 18,000 8/4 x 4 and up x 6/22 50,000 8/4.x 7x 10/16 5,000 8/4x 9x 17/22 3500 8/4x 8x 10/16 70,000 8/4x 10 x 17/22 5, Maeey 8/4x 9x 10/16 60,000 8/4x 12x 17/22 4'500 _yamarae P Log gic 2x 10x 10/16 14,000 . /4x 4 and up x 6/16 ; 8/4 x 12 x 10/16 55,000, ~~ 4 tee | a oe 5/4 x 4 and up x 6/16 4,000 8/4 x 6x 17/22 5,000 ; ; 3 x4and up x 6/16 2,000 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 5 August 1, 1915 a GY ON “~~ Longford Hemlock The genuine stock, we are now offering to you Look at the sizes listed below—surely you can make up an order out of same. 1915 CUT—No. 1 1915 CUT—No. 1 55,000—1-in. Sidings 8,000—2 x 8—10. 14,000—1 x 4. 23. 0002 & BIZ 48,000—I'*x 6 40,000—2 x 8—14 \ 23.0002 x7 39,0002’ x 8-16 10,000—1 x 10 19,0002 x 10—10. 16,0902 x 4— 9. 44.0002 x 10—12. : 48,000—2 x 4—10. 82'000—2 x 10-14. \ . 42:000—2 x 4—12. 87,0002 x 10—16. 50,000-—2 x 414. 40,000—2'x 4—16. 21000e Sex, 6-10. 1914 CUT 2B WOGHL2 x ‘612: 255,000.1 int No. 2: 33,0002: x 6—14. 308,000 2 in. No. 2. 77 00-2. % 6—I16. 228,000 2 x 4 No. 2. Send us your inquiries. == ‘The Long Lumber Company ey “oy ES HAMILTON, ONT. : same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes our various styles of packings. The Only A National Journal Electrical : Paper in fe Canada Managers oe ¥ Superintendents re ne Fi re Useful to Electricians sail OO fle and Engineers of Electric Light Plants Subscribers Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy address and Everybody Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Interested in i 347 Adelaide St. West, Electricity TORONTO Branches: Calgary Montreal Branches: Toronto Winnipeg The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited PRATT & WHITNEY CO. GALT, ONTARIO OF CANADA, LIMITED SMALL TOOLS Taps — Dies — Reamers — Cutters — Drills MADE IN CANADA As good as money can buy—Guaranteed absolutely! MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING : : Head Office and Works, | DUNDAS, ONT. Machine Knives, Circular Cutters " a ; and Mortise Chisel MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. Bank of Hamilton Bldg. Maarist’s, 1046 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ns 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 1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. Chapter 4—Methods in the Glue Room. H €av y F 1 r D 1 mens 1 0 n Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it ts the Better we like it | We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to ila 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please | 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 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 ‘ F Lumber a tr finde Ont. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. 7 : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Augie t9as Tages. Special, 400,000 ft. dry 6/4 Canadian Birch We handle Wikle inc Three Sawmills and large, well-equipped ® . wuiegi | ruesiieins het 11! Everything in Lumber =a Vi White Ash facture of Oak, Birch and Maple Flooring. apie We supply Timbers, Track Ties, Cedar Beech Posts, Lath, Shingles. 1 ; Rock Elm ji es Write or wire for prices and stock lists. Red Gum wood Yellow Pi ° abet John Harrison & Sons Co. Space Mati eg The McLennan Lumber Co. ‘Sane Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. ELAM LLL re B | : | N a % \ \ VA \ q \ R.HOE & CO C ° ] T | S The Choice of Lumber- hise oot 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 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 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. oSiigoniars ofa Bleached Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘7 ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting Let Us Quote You On Your Requirements Rough cid Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. 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 A trial Belt willconvince you. cent. greater than the rubber belt. Write for prices and samples. — = — —— a —=— = ——" — = = ~ -——" — == a — ——-= = = =a = — =—=————-— = = ——o = = ———$—— = =_———— 5 = —<— om “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. ‘‘Maple Leaf’’ Belt Dressing is the best for all kinds of belts. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Dominion Belting Co., Limited HAMILTON : ONTARIO Branch: Montreal— Office 51 Duluth Building Lanes Shingle Mill BUILT TO SATISFY Lane’s Shingle Mill is the best buy for the man who Wheels No Rattling ——— 1” oN ty nda 1 alii ST ii maz HM fi rae ea | NU \\e The _ brackets that hold saw ar- bor have bearings 7 cast solid to top Hl | i M ends, the tices i Qe cing bolted rigid all ly to main casting of frames. Ze Block carriage », runs on flat rollers of large diameter of carriage prevent- ing sawdust from sticking. Write us about your requirements, we cheerfully furnish information and prices. LLOYD MANUFACTURING CO., LIMITED, Kentville, N. S. 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof. Hingley’s B. B. B. August 1, 1915 ee Xo dT ae Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. Chains General Agents for Canada Drummond McCall & Co Limited Specialties : ing, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane All hand-made by expert Montreal and Sling Chains. Boom Chains of all Descriptions, Raft- Agent for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island F. R. Whipple, West St. John, N.B. workmen from Hingley’s Netherton refined iron. N. Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton [ron and Chain Works, Dudley, England. Boake Doors are Quality Leaders Boake Doors are the finest obtain- able. They are real quality leaders. Long manufacturing experience and careful buying allow us to offer you a high-grade stock of hardwood interior and front doors in plain and quarter cut oak, birch, pine and fir. Timber In rough and dressed Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine timber we have sizes suit- able for factory and warehouse con- struction. Large stocks on hand for prompt shipment. Write for our catalogue. The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Canada 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 By George, She’s Busted Again Lots of time, trouble and money could be saved in your mill by the use of Standard Conveyor Chain. It’s the running mate of AJAX loading Chain, and we don’t have to tell you much about that—you know. Order Standard Conveyor Chain from your jobber, next time you're in the market—and you'll wonder how you ever got along with the cheaper chains, Made by Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh, Pa. , August 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. 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 Hand Machine for cut-off saws. 4 3-block right hand steam feed carriage 1 Lap Grinder. fitted with steam set works, made by : bo with 10-in. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling as ia aaa * blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- . P ber of second-hand band, gang, edger 1 Double cylinder steam nigger, right and slash table saws. POWER PLANT Double Duplex, high pressure Water Pumps. 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, allowed 125 lbs. steam. 125 h.p. Water Wheels. Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. 10 h.p. Engine. Mitts & Merrell Hog. Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. hand. 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. 18 ft, Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 10 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- 2 aa. 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. 41 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 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. D.C. band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band saws. Li 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA a to Bee Be Be eB BD Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. e 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. a 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 Sound. ! Parry Sound Lumber Co. imited Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. © CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Jouns- ANVILLE $ SERVICE COVERS THE CONTINENT -M Responsibility—the logical outgrowth of over half a century’s | progress, achievement and business integrity— stands as a stronger assurance for your customers’ satisfaction than even the most complete written guarantee. J-M Asbestocel Pipe Cov- ering is in demand on its well-known merit and our wide-spread advertising. There is a profitable trade for the lumber dealer in these stand- ard steam and hot- water pipe coverings. They have long been known to the men ‘ who have the “say so” and by architects who know that they save their clients’ money on the coal bills for their heating plants. But our advertising goes right on making them more widely known; and wherever they are introduced they lead. J-M Asbestocel Pipe Covering is built on the arch prin- ciple. The channels run around the pipe and not parallel to it. The effect of this is to encircle the pipe line with thousands of rings of “dead air,” instead of a few long channels in which the air moves and so radiates heat. Strong and durable. Vibration and strain do not affect it and it stands hard usage without injury. Will not break or crush under weight, and as it is made of fire- proof materials, cannot burn. Literature on this subject ts valuable to you for it shows how this J/-M Product serves the pur- chaser—and that means more business for you. Prices and terms on request to nearest branch. THE CANADIAN H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. Lt. Manufacturers of Asbestos Roofings: Pipe Coverings; Packings; Brake Lining; Fire Extinguishers; Cold Water Paint; Etc. TORONTO WINNIPEG MONTREAL VANCOUVER 19 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Better Selling cannot solve our sales problems without aiding the retail lumberman to solve his selling problems. The mere transfer of lumber from mill yard to retail yard does not constitute a sale. To find a.market for all the mill product is a question that now con- fronts the producer. They want a market for short and special lengths as well as for standard grades and sizes. (Comparatively few retail lumbermen understand the large quantities of short stock and low grade lumber em- ployed by the concerns that sell ready-to-assemble houses.) Some dealers refuse to have anything to do with shorts and specials. Seemingly they are content to pursue their trade losing method of furnish- ing 16-foot lumber for their customers to cut into 2, 4, 5 and 8 foot lengths At the end of the year they sadly contemplate the shrinkage in their profits and wonder why. Your customers will take a carload or more of short lumber every year. Without aid you can increase the demand for short lumber tremen- dously. That statement is of particular and vital impor- tance to the Planing mill and Factory Trades. Arkansas Land & Lumber Company ... Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company... v.i..nthuliN.« Gee aes oe oe MV eee Cotton Belt Lumber Company ... y 2 w= August 1, 1915 CANADA So far as I know, it has not yet attacked the western larch of British Columbia and the states to the south of it. Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) is also known as Western Tamarack, Red American Larch and Hackmatack. Its range extends from the western slopes of the continental divide eastward to south- eastern British Columbia and the eastern slopes of the Cascade Moun- tains in Oregon and Northern Montana. It prefers moist bottom- lands or high benches, but is found occasionally on dry mountain sides. Usually it is associated with Douglas fir, western hemlock, western white pine, western red cedar, etc., but occasionally forms pure stands. A study of 43 trees near Lake Summit, British Columbia, showed that 5-inch trees were grown in 29 years, 8-inch trees in 52 years, and 10-inch trees in 82 years. When full grown the trees are 100 to 180 feet in height and 2 or 3 feet in diameter; occasionally 250 feet and 5 feet—the ridges of the bark of old trees being strikingly “massive. It is the largest and most massive of all the larches and the strongest and hardest of American conifers. The wood is red to reddish-brown in color, with a thin and nearly white sapwood, straight-grained, coarse textured, weighs about 41 pounds per cubic foot, and is both strong and stiff. Specimens con- taining 46 per cent. moisture showed an endwise crushing strength of 3,700 pounds per square inch, a modulus of elasticity of 1,310,000 and a cross-breaking strength of 7,250; whilst a reduction of the moist- ure content increased these strength values to 5,490, 1,565,000 and 10,- 230 respectively. The pith rays form broad bands and have a struc- ture almost identical with that of eastern larch. The tracheids are very thick-walled and decidedly tubular in outline, the lumen (interior space) being very small and in many cases almost invisible—a fea- ture which gives the western larch a much greater hardness, strength and elasticity than eastern larch, or tamarack. In western larch the resin passages are not very numerous but are comparatively large and without tyloses (cenient-like plugs)—which accounts for the greater ease of securing penetration with creosote than in the case of eastern larch. ‘The wood is used for lumber, ties, posts and fuel. For the year 1913 some 34 mills in British Columbia report a cut of 86,062,000 board feet, which sold at an average price of $13.73 per thousand. For the same year the number of ties cut was 1,225,956 at an average price of 52 cents, and for 1914 the figures were 1,121,347 at an average price of 41 cents. For 1914 some 381 firms report the purchase of 283,184 western larch poles at an average price of $2.33. Mountain Larch (Larix Lyallii) is also known as Alpine Larch, Wooly Larch, Lyall’s Larch and “Tamarack.” This is a timber-line tree, usually between 4,000 and 7,000 feet, on both the eastern and western slopes of the continental divide in Alberta and British Col- umbia and ranges southwards along the Cascades of northern Wash- ington and eastward to western Montana. The branches are much tougher and more flexible than those of western larch and usually turn upwards, but are occasionally drooping. The name “wooly larch” is due to the thick coating of brown-green hairs on the young twigs, which after several years become smooth and nearly black. The heartwood is of a clear red-brown to deep orange-brown color, weighs about 44 pounds per cubic foot, is rather coarse-textured, hard and tough, but is too high up to be used commercially. European Larch (Larix Europea) is closely related to our west- _ ern larch and is occasionally found planted in parks and on lawns in Eastern Canada. The heartwood varies in color from deep reddich to brownish-yellow, but is apt to be lighter in color and not so firm in texture when grown in rich soils or in low sheltered situations. If carefully seasoned it warps and twists very little and is quite durable. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 It is not as heavy a wood as eastern tamarack and grows more rapidly. In Russia this tree often forms extensive forests, but in most of the hill regions of central Europe it is generally found mixed with other trees. In the warmer climates it yields a superior grade of turpen- tine known to the trade as “Venetian turpentine.” A great deal of the piling upon which the city of Venice rests consists of European larch—the lasting qualities of which were well known, not only in medieval times, but as far back as the days of Vitruvius and Pliny. A peculiarity of all the larches is the difficulty with which the wood is ignited. If coated with plaster, beams and pillars of this wood would probably be found to justify Caesar’s epithet “igni im- penetrabile lignum.” In closed stoves the wood burns fairly well and has a fuel value equivalent to eighty per cent. that of beech (Fagus sylvatica). The charcoal manufactured from European larch is very compact and is in great demand in some parts of Europe for iron smelting and other metallurgical purposes. Reitzel Brothers New Plant The planing mill operated by Reitzel Bros., at Waterloo, Ont., which commenced operations about a year ago is an interesting ex- ample of up-to-date methods in the layout and equipment of this class of plant. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete with mill construction roof. The equipment was mostly furnished by Jackson and Cochrane, of Berlin, Ont., and also includes a few machines fur- nished by the Canada Machinery Corporation, Galt, Ont. The power FILING ROO! k Ww WwW E 0 z < J 4 < OFFICE Loe eeee Se el is furnished by a Goldie & McCulloch 85 h.p. engine and boiler. The plant has a capacity for handling about $40,000 worth of business an- nually. The cost of the building was $34,000. Last year the business handled by the company amounted in value to $36,960. The firm of Reitzel Bros., was formed on March 31st, 1907, to carry on business as architects and contractors in the town of Water- loo. In 1912 they added to the contracting business by starting a planing mill, with the idea of turning out materials for house building’ to be used in connection with their contracting. This class of ma- terial still forms the chief output of the plant, as the firm continues to specialize upon the designing and constructing of special houses. The accompanying illustration shows the layout of the company’s plant and office. PLANT OF GEORGE GORDON 4 fil. _ CACHE BAY, ONT. COMPANY 5. LIMITED Plant of Geo. Gordon and Company, Limited, Cache Bay, Ont., destroyed by fire on July 19th. The stock was saved and the company is running its other mill day and night so as to supply its large trade. 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 Lumber Wanted Manufacturer wants a few cars of 4/4 No. 1 Common and Better Basswood 10 ft. and 12 ft. long. Also a few cars of 4/4 No. 2 and No. 3 Common Basswood 6 ft. to 16 ft. State quantities, when sawn, shipping point and lowest prices. Box No. 228, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. | 15 For Sale Cheese box Veneer in car lots. , G. R. JONES, 15-16 Eldorado, Ont. For Sale Ontario White Cedar Shingles for sale. ‘Address Seymour Hawke, Millar Lake BOS Ont. 14-17 iY 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. —— el ——— For Sale A few cars strictly 4 x 16 in. White Cedar Shingles. J. AUSTIN & SONS, 3 14-17 . Kinmount, Ont. , ee ES For Sale Valuable bush, Hardwood; 16 miles from ‘Toronto. 30x 222, Canada Lamberndgs te ronto. 14-17 gu We Have a Full Stock 7 { Hardwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- is Pine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 6O ft. Keenan 3ros., Limited, Owen Sound. Ont. 3t.f. ll ihc For Sale Ontario White Cedar Shingles 18 in. 2 cars XXXX. 4 cars Clear Butts. 4 cars XX or Sound Butts. Full count, well manufactured, graded, Prompt shipment. Cc. M. WILLCOX, Whitby, Ont. carefully 14-15 For Sale 60,000 ft. 1 x 4/5 in. M. R. Spruce. 30,000 ft. 1 x 4 and up, M. R. Spruce. 30,000 ft. 2 x 4 and up, M. R. Spruce. Lengths and widths separated. 60,000 ft. 1 x 10/12 in. White Pine Mill Cull. 30,000 ft. 1 x 4/5 in. M. R. White Pine Strips. 40,000 ft. 1 x 4 in. Box and Com. White Pine Strips. Write for prices as stock must be moved. The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Ltd., 15 18 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. FOR SALE Norway and Jack Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 850,000 ft 1x 6 410,000 ft 1x 38 67,000 ft ix 10 14,000 ft 2x 158,000 ft 2x 6 161,480 ft 2x 8 306,222 ft. 2x Le 144,537 ft. 2 x Az 26,849 ft. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,200,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., 5t.f. Ottawa, Ont. Wanted-Employment | : Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents POSITION WANTED as Manager of lum- ber and woodworking business. Thoroughly experienced in Lumber, Factory and Office routine. Expert organizer and capable of producing maximum results. 15 years with one large Ontario Company; best credentials. At present engaged. Box 226, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto, Ont. 15-16 Situation as stationary engineer by steady man with 1915 certificate, reference and tools. Have planing and sawmill experience, also with log deck, electric machinery, Corliss and high speed engines. John Bain, 180 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont. Tel. ‘980 K.” 15-16 7 Young man, 27, wants position as shipper or Estimator, at mill or in a retail yard. Eight years’ experience in shipping Pine and Hemlock. One winter as assistant log scaler. Can come at once. Box 227, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto, Ont. 15 Highest grade accountant, 20 years’ ex- perience in public works and lumber, now chief accountant in Ontario, wants change, Ontario or elsewhere. 40 years old, married. Highest references and securities. Box 210, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 12-17 For -Sale- Machinery Generator For Sale Cc. G. E. make—203-35 K.W. With Base. Pulley and Rheostat. Never been used. Is absolutely new. VICTORIA WHEEL WORKS, 3-16 Galt, Ont. 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. é 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. spindles. - p 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 334-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. WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE :—1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 8 pole rounders; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed double surface planers; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto. 15 laneous | Ue eae : Wanted A second-hand Alligator, must be in good condition. 4 Miscel eye aaa, 73) propeller driven, Give full des- cription with price and state where same could Box 225, 15-18 be delivered in case of purchase. Canada Lumberman, Toronto. For Sale Copies of ‘“‘The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. - Canada Lum- berman, 347 Adelaide Street ‘West, Toronto. For Rent American Log Loader and operator for balance of the season. Very economical ma- chine for loading or handlinglogs or timber. Trenton Cooperage Mills, Limited, Trenton, Ont. 14-15 To Whom It May Concern The undersigned has been duly authorized as agent under Canadian Patent No. 149169 on Automatic Feeding Table for Planing Ma- chines, to manufacture, issue licenses to others to manufacture, and transact any business in connection with said patented invention. MONTREAL, July 6th, 1915. JAMES R. LAW, c/o Barnard, McKeown & Choquette, 15 145 St. James Street, Montreal. Tenders for Pulpwood Limit Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to and including Wednesday, the fifteenth day of September, 1915, for the right to cut pulpwood on a certain area situated north of the Transcontinental Railway, west of Lac Seul and south of English River in the Dis- trict of Kenora. Tenderers shall state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to the Crown dues of 40c. per cord for spruce, and 20c. per cord for other pulpwoods, or -such other rates as may from time to time be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil, for the right to operate a pulp mill and a paper mill on or near the area referred to. Such tenderers shall be required to erect a mill or mills on or near the territory, and to manufacture the wood into paper in the Pro- vince of Ontario—the paper mill to be erect- ed within such time and in such place as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall direct. Parties making tender will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Honourable the Treasurer of the Province of Ontario, for ten per cent. of the amount of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into an agree- ment to carry out the conditions, etc. The highest or any tender nbdt necessarily accepted. | For Jaitetdacs as to description of terri- tory, capital to be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. N.B.—No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. . H. FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, June 5th, 1915. 12-17 - ‘For Sale 800 Gross Tons 56-Ib. Rail. 1 40-ton Standard Gauge Locomotive. 1 15-ton Locomotive Crane, W. FRASER, 14-15 83 Craig Street West, Montreal. 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, 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. Matches for England Matches of all kinds are made extensively in England by firms of well-known repute, but not- withstanding this, there are large imports from abroad. Last year, Sweden shipped 5,267,678 gross boxes of “safety” and 1,268,735 gross boxes of “other sorts” of matches to this country. From other countries there were also imported nearly 3,000,000 gross boxes of “safety” and 643,086 gross boxes of “other sorts.” Since the beginning of this year, Sweden has largely in- creased her shipments to this mar- ket. The imports from that coun- try during January were 522,975 gross boxes of “safeties,” the de- clared value being £31,689 and 103,975 gross boxes of “other sorts,” valued at £7,550. If, after consideration of the above particulars, any Canadian firm should desire to go further into the matter, they are invited to send samples to the Canadian Commissioner of Commerce, Ot- tawa, together with prices c.i.f. English port. TIMBER CRUISES Timber Estimates, Forest Surveys and Maps. D. E. LAUDERBURN 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 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. aoe - | i, 4 4 August 1, 1915 Progress in Fireproofing Wood Persistent agitation throughout the country to reduce the fire hazard has, in many instances, led to the replacing of wood work in buildings and other places with metal, brick and other material. In- cidentally, too, it has led to many efforts to render wood fireproof, or _ practically so, that it may continue to be used for many of the pur- poses where it has been rep!aced by metal. Some of these efforts have proven too expensive to be practical and some have developed farcial characteristics, and jokes have been made about the burning of the scrap and shavings of the fireproof wood in the boiler furnace to make steam. One of the most practical methods that has been adopted in this country is the idea of fireproofing doors and interior trim, by. facing them with veneer and putting a cross-banding of asbestos between the veneer and the main core body. This serves the purpose of checking a fire, which may destroy the outer veneer face and ruin the woodwork generally, but it would not gain much headway, because the asbestos will check it pretty much as a tin covering on a wood door will pre- *yent it burning through. A process for applying veneer in this way has been patented in this country, and the idea is making considerable headway, especially for door work for large office and public buildings. There is a new idea, lately reported from England, in which wood is treated with a solution consisting mainly of phosphate of ammonia, which, it is said, serves to fireproof it, and at the same time make it more durable. The process of treatment is similar to the familiar process of creosoting wood to preserve it, as the treatment is given by the use of iron cylinders under vacuum to exhaust the sap, then under pressure to inject the solution. The sap is started by steaming, then the steam and sap are exhausted by vacuum, after which the chemical is turned in and pressure added. The claims made for this process are that it fireproofs and pre- serves the wood, yet does not discolor it in any way or interfere with its use in cabinet and mill work. It is claimed that it can be worked, glued, painted, polished and handled just the same as any other wood, and that practically any wood may be treated. In support of the claims made for it is the fact that several railway companies in Eng- land are now using it, and that the British Admiralty has adopted this process for treating ship timber and lumber for boats and ships. The cost of the process is given as ranging from 73 to 85 cents per cubic foot. As that would be equivalent to practically 7c per square foot, it is easy to see how the cost would interfere with its use generally for mill and cabinet work, as this cost itself is more than the average cost of lumber used. It would therefore only justify itself for very expensive work, and this will probably prevent it com- ing into general use, unless some way is discovered of materially re- ducing the cost of its application. There is another process reported from England which consists in using a chemical mixture and dipping or soaking the wood in it before using, or ‘f it is only desired to fireproof the outer surface it may be applied pretty much the same as paint and varnish. There have been filed with the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, at Washington, samples of treated wood and information about the system. These will be loaned to any one interested on application.— The Wood-Worker. / A New Impregnation Method Mr. Judson A. De Cew, of Montreal, has patented a new process of wood preservative, having for one of its objects to provide a ma- terial for the treatment of wood which will render it resistant to the attack of ferments, fungi and insects, and at the same time harden the wood treated. In the treatment of wood by impregnation with oil, it is necessary to use comparatively large quantities of oil and to im- pregnate the fibro-cellular bodies thoroughly. It is claimed that a large excess of oil must remain in the wood without resultant bene- fits. By the use of Mr. De Cew’s material, the exact amount of oil necessary for preservation is introduced, and this is carried into the wood in the form of an emulsion until the desired depth of penetra- tion is obtained. The invention consists essentially in a mixture or emulsion of suitable quantities of waste sulphite liquor, oil, and a solu- ble salt such as chloride of zinc, and this material is introduced into a suitable treating tank containing the wood to be treated by a suit- able injector apparatus. _ Wilson Lumber Company’s Fine New Kilns The Wilson Lumber Company, Limited, 1 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, who recently lost their dry kilns by fire, report that they have now been rebuilt and were to be in operation by August Ist. In rebuilding the kilns the company have taken care to install one of the best kilns in the country, having tile walls 13 inches thick, and a concrete foundation. Both ends of the kilns are to be all doors, so that there will be no waiting nor delay in either loading or unloading the trucks. The Wilson Lumber Company will thus be in a position CANADA LUMBERMAN “AND WOODWORKER 39 to produce kiln dried stock as rapidly and satisfactorily as any other firm in Canada, and will thus maintain the excellent reputation which they had always enjoyed in the past for furnishing excellent goods. Barbados Market Report S. P. Musson, Son & Company, report under date of Barbados, May 14th, as follows :—Lumberstuffs—White pine—There is no en- quiry for merchantable, but a cargo of second quality would sell to advantage. Spruce—There have been no arrivals, but there is no en- quiry and the market is fully supplied for present requirements. Pitch pine—No receipts. Shingles—Dealers carry full stocks, and there is but a limited demand at present. Shooks and wood hoops—No re- ceipts. St. John “No Mark” Log Sale The “no mark” log sale was held in the Board of Trade room at St. John, N. B., recently. The spruce merchantable logs were sold to Mr. U. Miller at $13.50 per thousand feet with batts. at two-thirds. The pine logs were bought by Stetson, Cutler & Company at $6.75 per thousand feet. The cedar and hackmatack brought $8.75 and the hemlock $5.75 per thousand feet, full size, the purchasers being Fraser Limited, Fredericton. These prices are for logs at Fredericton. Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen Miss Geraldine FitzGerald Follis, niece of Mr. and-Mrs. E. B. Foss, Bay City, Mich., was married on June 28th to Dr. James Marsh McLean. The Swedish Steamer Indianic, with a cargo of lumber, was com- pelled to discharge her cargo at London, England, to a prize court re- cently, before being allowed to proceed on her journey. The Mountain Lumbermen’s Association, at a recent meeting held at Calgary, Alta., passed a resolution voting the sum of $5,000 for the purchase of machine guns to equip the 54th Kootenay Regiment. Mr. A. F. B. Austin has been appointed manager of H. Bour- gouin, wholesale lumber, 145 St. James Street, Montreal. Mr. Austin has been in the lumber business for twenty-five years, and was at one time manager of the lumber department of the C. P. R. An action for damages brought by the Bull River Power Company, Cranbrook, B. C., against the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has been settled out of court. The power company claimed that the C. P. R. damaged their dam and flume by driving logs down the Bull River and by the use of dynamite. The C. P. R. leased the flume at $5,000 a year. According to the terms of the settlement the C. P. R. will pay $18,500 and all taxed costs. * As a result of the presence of the gypsy moth in certain parts of the United States, an order-in-council has been passed by the Govern- ment that forest plant products, including logs, tan bark, posts, poles, railroad ties, cordwood and lumber originating in the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island shall not be admitted into Canada unless accompanied by a certificate show- ing that they have been inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture and found free from the gypsy moth. He Struck a Match He struck a match as he passed through The glorious growth of centuries; He lit his pipe—and then he threw The tiny blaze among the trees. It flickered, seemed to die away— And he, all careless, passed along, Filled with the pleasure of the day, The glory of the Forest’s song. Furious, wild-driv’n by the gale That roared as Hell is thought to roar, The forest fire swept hill and vale, Claiming its victims-by the score. Huge flame-tongues covered every place That even seemed to offer hope, And devastation smote Earth’s face: No power, save God’s, with this could cope. Black are the hil!s where stood the trees That graced them so short time ago; No more their green boughs to the breeze Sing gently, waving to and fro; Black are the stumps and dry the rills That yesterday so joyous went; But blackest is it that these ills Are suffered by the innocent! —Carroll Wright. -tinues good. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ey ae ey August 1, 1915 Review of Current Trade Conditions Ontario The lumber trade in Ontario continues on a very quiet basis. There is nothing whatever in the way of change to report. The vol- ume of country trade is small, depending very largely upon the de- mand from the farmers for material for alterations, new buildings, etc. The manufacturing demand is light, being chiefly for war ma- terials. In the large cities the building trade is exceptionally quiet, although in some sections, where well-to-do people require new resi- dences or alterations to old ones a fair amount of trade is in pro- gress, on account of the low prices for which materials and labor can now be secured. Hemlock manufacturers report very quiet trade. Hemlock prices have recently suffered considerably on account of competition of small mills which produce rather unsatisfactory stocks and are ready ‘to dispose of them at prices below those which represent cost to the larger manufacturers. The latter are convinced that they should ob- tain $17 for No. 1 at the mill to-day, but this is a difficult price to get, for the reasons above mentioned. The small volume of trade in hem- lock now going on could probably not be increased even if the price ' were dropped several dollars a thousand. People simply are not buy- Stocks of hemlock are reported to be light and for this reason it ing. ‘However, the looks as though price cutting is entirely uncalled for: situation exists, much as it is to be regretted. Eastern Canada There is nothing in the way of change to report from St. John, N. B. English deals have been moving off to a fair extent during the past fortnight and stocks are now very light. Prices are unchanged. Freights continue at the former high level, as high as 135s being still offered. Vessels continue scarce. The United States market is very quiet and prices are weak. Lath are selling at about $3.65 in New York or $2.65 on wharves at St. John. Shingles continue quiet and shipments are practically nil. The local building trade at St. John is also very quiet. Refuse lumber is slow and prices are being shaded. Practically all the logs in the St. John are now in the booms. Reports from Boston indicate that the market for eastern spruce is a little firmer. Producers and wholesalers have been doing their best to bring the base quotation on frames back to $23 and have been successful in some cases. A recent conference of spruce men brought ' out the information that the production of eastern spruce is now 540,- 000 feet per day less than a year ago. The demand for random con- At New York 2 x 8 has been bringing $23, although at Boston $22 and $22.50 look high to the yard owners. Boards continue rather quiet and weak. The best covering boards, 5 in. and up wide, 8 ft. and up long, are bringing $20, although reports of $19.50 have been received. The demand for hemlock at Boston is rather slow, although prices show no further drop. Practically all manufacturers of eastern hemlock boards are holding to $20 as the bottom figure for clipped boards 10, 12, 14,-16 foot lengths. Eastern random boards are moving slowly at $19. The demand for shingles at Boston is quiet. White cedar extras are offered at $3.20 to $3.40. Clears are quoted at $2.75 to $2.90 and second clears at $2.35 to $2.45. The de- mand for lath is increasing and 15% in. is a shade firmer in price, the usual quotation now being $4.05. For 1 Yin. lath the market is quiet at $3.60 to $3.70. Great Britain There is little alteration to report in the general lumber trade situ- ation in Great Britain. Prices are as firm as ever and steamers are as difficult to obtain, even if one is willing to pay the high rates. The spread of the belief in a long war has been a noticeable feature dur- ing the past month. This is likely to have a definite effect upon the lumber trade and to work in the direction of increased inclination to undertake forward business. Assuming that another year will pass with conditions similar to those of today, it is natural to conclude that stocks ought to be purchased a little more freely. Any stocks. under such conditions, that can be brought into England could be sold at a fair profit. Imports of wood goods into Great Britain during June showed a falling off compared with June of 1914. Hewn timber decreased by 49,745 loads, whilst sawn and planed showed a falling off of 239,687 loads. During the six months ending June 30th hewn wood showed a decrease of "151,722 loads as compared with the corresponding six months of 1914. Pit props decreased by 102,031 loads, and sawn and planed goods showed a falling off of 270,170 loads. An increased disposition to purchase forward stocks is noticeable in London. This is the result of the high freights now ruling. The season is getting on, and the consumption is still large, so that it begins to look as though towards the end of the year there will be a shortage of the most useful sizes in every day use. The deliveries at London docks for the week ending July 3rd amounted to 9,954 stand- ards as compared with 12,736 standards during the corresponding — week of last year. At Foy, Morgan and Company’s recent auction sale 3 x 10 and up u/s Halifax brought £18 10s, 3 x 9 ditto £17 5s, 3x8 ditto, £16 5s, 3x7 ditto £16 and 3x 6 ditto £15 15s. Importations during June, at Liverpool, compared very favorably with the corresponding month of 1914. A considerable increase oc- ~ curred in the imports of British Columbian and Oregon pine. Ocean freight rates continue at very high levels. From Montreal they are quoted at £8 per standard for future engagements, and £7 10s has already been paid. Moreover, the steamship owners will take only such quantities of deals, etc., as they can find room for, to keep within the limits of their charters. Asa result, the imports for June amounted to 500 standards as compared with 1,070 standards for June of last year. The spruce deal c.i.f. market continues firm and offerings are light. United States Very little of special interest has developed during the past fort- night in connection with the lumber trade in the United States. The situation generally is of a qyiet nature although somewhat spotty. The most noticeable feature in connection with the whole trade seems to be the importance of special demands. Railroad enquiry is a little more active. A few large orders have been placed and some are still to be placed, but for the most part the railroad demand is for small amounts to be used in making repairs. The railroads, more- over, are very canny purchasers, and work one set of mills against another to the best of their ability. The country retail yard trade continues to be the chief prop of the softwood business. A slightly improved condition is reported in connection with the yellow pine industry. Many of the mills are running very conservatively and some are shut down, so that the statistical position of the Chicago building strikes is a very gratifying development from the lumbermen’s point of view. The export trade shows no developments during the past fortnight. Lumber receipts at Chicago during the week ending July 10th amounted to 36,834,000 feet against 47,718,000 feet for the corres- ponding week in 1914. The total receipts from January lst to July 10th amounted to 1,046,538,000 feet, a decrease of 147,896,000 feet as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Shipments for the week ending July 10th were 21,177,000 feet, an increase of 832,000 feet as compared with the corresponding week in 1914. The total shipments from January Ist to July 10th were 560,421,000 feet, a de- crease of 3,687,000 feet as compared with the corresponding period of 1914. The trade in northern pine at Chicago has been fairly good, especially in the lower grades. At Buffalo the white pine trade is quiet and little tendency towards improvement is noticed. A fair amount of building work is going on, but substitute woods are used to a large extent. The best demand is for the common stocks, some of which are scarce and firm. An Interesting Woodworking Plant at Prince Rupert, B. C. In connection with the Grand Trunk Pacific drydock, now ap- proaching completion at Prince Rupert, B. C., at a cost of $2,500,000, there is a fine woodworking plant, which has been utilized in the construction of the dock, and later on will be used for building and repairing vessels. The plant is situated in the ship shed, and com- prises the following machinery: Timber sizer 20 ins. x 14 ins., No. 109 band saw 48-in. (resaw), bevel band saw 40-in., heavy wood frame saw table, pattern-maker’s universal saw bench, No. 5 improved heavy automatic crosscut saw table 10 ft. 6 ins. long, No. 1 heavy power mortiser with boring attachment and clamp table, No. 2% sash tenon- ing machine with double copes, No. 8 20-in. pattern-maker’s lathe, No. 1 20-in. hand planer and jointer with spur cutter, No. 200 30-in. auto- matic knife grinder with pump, No. 2-emery grinder, No. 49 double sutfacer 30 ins. x 12 ins., band resaw sharpening and filing set, Fox No. 6 universal wood trimmer to cut 6 ins. high x 19 ins. wide, and Fox No. 8 Universal wood trimmer to cut 8 ins. high and 24% ins. wide. In the construction of the dock 4,000,000 feet of lumber was used for the pontoons, 800,000 white pine wedges for caulking the pontoons, and 3,000,000 feet of lumber for building the wharf, August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 $< OOOO —————0——_—0 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 oy length up to 60 feet from Pine or B. C. Fir. ““ Rush Orders Rushed’ is Cleveland- Bali Sawmills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO B. P. Bore, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwern, Ass’t. Mgr. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Market Correspondence August 1, 1915 SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD St. John Deals Well Shipped Up St. John, N. B., July 23rd (Special to the Canada Lumberman ) :— Very little change can be reported at the port of St. John since last writing. A good quantity of English deals has moved off during the last two weeks and at the present writing all available scows are be- ing loaded at the mills for delivery to steamers now on berth. The mills at St. John have a very light stock of English deals on sticks, and if the present rate of shipment keeps up the stocks for wintering will be extremely light. Prices have not changed. In fact little can be said of prices for any English deals, as practically none are offer- ’ ing, although the commission merchants say that they can purchase and have been offered deals at from $13.50 to $15 per M. for 50 per ‘cent. 7 and 8 x 3, balance 9 in. and up. Whether this is so it is not pos- sible to verify. The freight market is not in any worse position than it was two weeks ago, although it cannot be said to have shown any great improvement. As high as 135 shillings is still being offered, but neither sailers nor steamers are offering in any oe See num- bers. Five of the seven mills now operated at St. John are sawing for the English market. The other two are sawing logs cut for the American market which make a long average and should command a better price in their own market, but at the present writing this mar- ket is much demoralized. Price is not a question. The problem is to find purchasers, and if one is forced to sell he must do so at a price which will in most cases show a loss. 2 x 4 and 2 x 8, especially 2 x 8, are about the only sellers in evidence at all, and one could not net over $15 to $16 at the mills for this kind of stock. This, with the high price of logs and cost of sawing, would leaye a balance on the wrong side. The Boston market shows no improvement. Boards are almost unsaleable, everyone is offering them in large quantities, rough, planed, matched, but very few buyers can be found. New York stands in about the same position as New England. House building is fair- ly active, but the larger purchasers, such as the railroads and manufac- turing houses, are out of the market, and this throws the stocks that are offering in the. one channel, which cannot absorb it. Prices for boards planed one side would to-day leave about $14 at the mills. Laths have followed long lumber to some extent but not to the same degree, about $3.65 being the sellers’ price in New York, which will leave about $2.65 on wharfs at St. John. Shingles are in no better position than they were, and no ship- ments are being made from here. Some of the mills are overstocked with all grades, while others are cleaned up of the lower grades. Hem- lock is very weak and few buyers can be found. The box business is like all other trades, barely enough business can be had to keep the machines moving to capacity. Locally, the building trade shows no improvement and unless some change takes place in the near future it will be about standing still. The mill owners have grown tired offering stocks at slaughter prices and have now settled down to await developments. Refuse lumber is slow and prices are being shaded to meet the credit of the buyer. If his credit is poor he still finds plenty willing to sell, which is not the case when times are good. All the logs are now about in the booms. This has been a fairly good driving season on the lower section of the river, and as the water has kept up it has facilitated rafting more than it has retarded it. Tonnage more Plentiful at Montreal Montreal, July 23rd (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—No fresh developments have taken place in the lumber situation, except that with the scarcity of business, there is a tendency for prices to drop. Wholesalers are very keen to get trade, and some are inclined to reduce their profits in order to secure orders. Although the con- sumption of lumber for the building trade is poor, there is a fair demand for box making, the liberal orders for ammunition boxes being a feature which must not be overlooked. Sash and door factories are very quiet. Some good business for spruce for New York is reported. Shipments to the United Kingdom are now proceeding at a very satisfactory rate. This is due to the scarcity of grain, consequent on which the shipping companies are offering large amounts of space, but at the high price of 150s. per standard. Shippers are sending as much lumber as possible, as with the new grain coming on, it is probable that tonnage will again be restricted in the fall. One Allan boat has taken on a full cargo of lumber. Ground wood is an easy market, the Canadian mills being fairly well employed. Sulphite shows no change in values. The imports from Europe to the United States have declined, and this has kept prices firm. Quotations in England, however, have advanced, owing to the difficulty of securing supplies from northern Europe and the higher cost of production there. The Canadian newsprint mills are doing a good business, with substantial orders coming from Great Britain, Australia, and South Africa. The Laurentide Company’s ex- tensions are proceeding at a good rate, the new power house and ground wood mill being constructed. A party of American capitalists have visited the plant of the North Ameyican Pulp and Paper Company at-Chicoutimi and at Chandler, P. Q. They went by way of Montreal, Quebec and Levis. Mr. J. E. A. Dubuc, the president, entertained the company at Chandler. Work has been resumed at the plant of the Donnacona Paper Company’s mills, where a sympathetic strike caused a shut down for several weeks. New employees were engaged, and the mill is now turning out its normal amount of newsprint. Ottawa Mills all Busy—Water Plentiful Ottawa, July 22nd (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—Trade conditions have not altered lately and the prospects are that there will be little variation for some time. At present all the mills in the district are working and the water is fairly plentiful. It looks as if there will be no trouble owing to the lack of water this year. Another big fire visited the yards of Gilmour and Hughson, Hull, P. Q., two weeks ago, and destroyed nearly 200,000 feet of pine valued at over $6,000. The loss was covered by insurance. Prompt and effective work of the Hull and Ottawa fire brigades prevented the loss being greater and saved neighboring property from being burned. It is not known what caused the fire, but it is believed to be the work of an incendiary. There have been several large lumber fires in the district during the past year, nearly all of which were deliberately started. A close watch is being maintained by a special staff of watch- men and the Hull police. The Militia Department has just received a donation of $5,000 from the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association of British Columbia for the purchase of machine guns, which will be supplied to the Kootenay Regiment. Recently the Department announced that future con- tributions to the fighting strength of the Empire would be best in the form of machine guns so the M. L. A. acted accordingly. It is interesting to note that among the members of the association are several lumbermen in the United States who readily subscribed to the fund for the purchase of the guns. Two well-known men prominent in lumber circles have been ap- pointed to act on the Canadian hospital committee which will have charge of caring for convalescent soldiers returning home from the front. They are Sir Rodolphe Forget, of Montreal, and Mr. F. W. Avery, of Ottawa. An unusual claim for damages was made against the E. B. Eddy Company, of Hull, P. Q., last week, and the trial judge gave judg- ment for the plaintiff. Bailiff J. E. Couture, of Hull. While walking down the main street of the city, one of the company’s heavy motor trucks passed by, and, he said, splashed some mud all over his clothes and person. He entered a claim for $28. The company contended that the corporation was responsible for having the street in a muddy con- dition, but the judge ruled otherwise. No intimation of when the judgment in the Eastern Freight Rates case will be handed down by the Railway Commission has yet been given, but it is understood that early in August will see it made public. It is being eagerly awaited by the lumbermen in Ottawa and throughout all Canada. The largest single, log e ever taken out in the Fraser Valley was shipped recently when! a 110-foot stick two feet in diameter was loaded on B. C. E. R. flat cars, says a B. C. report. It took three cars to carry the log. The log measured two feet all the way throws varying but a few inches at either end. Canadian Timber for Italy A communication has been received from a firm in Milan which further amplifies the article appearing in Weekly Bulletin No. 583 on the possibilities for the importation of Canadian lumber into Italy. August 1,1915 _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER jo Tae > lia J.& D. A. Harquail Company, Limited Manufacturers of Lumber Extensive New Brunswick and Quebec timber limits, abundant with Virgin Spruce, Pine and Hardwoods. Twenty years’ experience in Milling and Manufacturing, together with a _ practical knowledge of Building and Architecture, is Grading, and Manufacture of our Stock is | just a little better than they expected. Large stocks of 1 in. Spruce Lumber al- ways on hand. Try a car of our Air-dried Dressed Spruce. We also make a Specialty of Kiln Dried Stock. Our personal attention given to every detail. Write, wire or phone us for quotations. Established 1894 Incorporated 1908 why our Customers tell us that the Dressing, Campbellton, New Brunswick As CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER It is stated that the present is an opportune time to sell in Italy large quantities of deal-wood (spruce) from Canada. Generally speaking Italy receives large quantities of deals, in boards and planks as well as in logs, for sawing, from Austria-Hungary, Roumania, Germany, and Russia. On account of the present disturbed conditions, however, Austria-Hungary aud Germany have suspended their export of wood supplies to Italy, and Roumania and Russia from the commencement of the war have not been able to ship timber. On account of the fact that Italy produces very little of this kind of wood, and as the consumption is large, the present time would seem to be favorable for an attempt to introduce Canadian timber in- to Italy. The most saleable quality would be the mercantile one, and the measurements would be as follows :— Thickness.—From 12 millimetres (15/32 of an inch) and upwards, more especially 18 millimetres (23/32 of an inch) and 24 millimetres (15/16 of an inch). Length—Possibly 4 metres (13 feet 1y% greater lengths would be accepted. Width—From 10 centimetres to 18 centimetres (from 3 15/16 inches to 7 1/6 inches) and from 19 centimetres to 40 centimetres and upwards (from 7% inches to 1534 inches and upwards). Any Canadian lumber manufacturers who wish to communicate may obtain the name of the firm in question on application to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. (Refer file No. 1661). inch), nevertheless Glasgow Market Report Messrs. Edmiston & Mitchells, Glasgow, in their quarterly tim- ber circular, under date of July Ist, report in part as tollows:—The market during the last three months has developed a somewhat dull tendency, a contributing factor being the continued high cost of tim- ber of all descriptions, though this, no doubt, is only one of the many causes. The local timber trade has for so long been largely depend- ent upon shipbuilding requirements as an outlet for stock that now with so many of the yards restricted to the production of war material requiring little or no timber, there has been an inevitable shrinkage in orders from this source. Nor has the trade had any appreciable as- sistance from the housebuilding trade, which is as dull as ever, and it appears certain that no revival need be looked for in this direction un- til the war is over. The furniture trade has also been far from busy, more particularly in the case of high-class goods, and as a consequence the consumption of mahogany and hardwoods generally has been somewhat disappointing. Fortunately the packing case industry has continued to be moderately well employed with War Office require- ments and general export orders, which has helped to maintain the demand for spruce. Wagon builders have also been busy and have accounted for a steady consumption of oak planks, of which the im- ports from America have been on a fairly liberal scale recently, though not, however, in excess of the demand. A result of the high import cost has been to check any tendency towards speculative buy- ing, which at a time like the present is probably rather beneficial than otherwise to the trade generally. As regards prices, there has been a decided pause of late in the upward movement, and in some directions they are only maintained with difficulty, due not so much to heavier imports as to lack of de- mand, and pressure to sell to avoid storage expenses. As to the freight outlook, the present tendency is downwards, especially for grain cargoes, but it cannot be said that there is any noticeable weakness so far as timber is concerned. In the present abnormal position of affairs brought about by the war, it is almost use- less to hazard an opinion as to whether the depression may make fur- ther progress, but assuming the latter contingency, cheaper timber rates would follow as a consequence. The consumption has very con- siderably exceeded imports during the first six months of the year, though, as compared with last year’s figures over the same period, they show a material shrinkage. Taking the present stock of timber against that at 30th June, 1914, there is quite a big drop, while as compared with 3lst March, 1915, there is a shrinkage of nearly 8,000 loads. Imports from British North America Waney pine logs—There were no transactions of any importance recorded in Ist class timber, but there was some movement in 2nd ~ class wood and also in Siberian pine logs for special Government re- quirements. The demands for this purpose having been fully cover- ed, there is now little or no enquiry in evidence. Oak logs—Rather more enquiry has existed, and one of the local railway companies is at present in the market and will probably take up all the available lst class wood of good average size, and also some of the small 11-in./12-in. timber, of which there is still a Be ate stock on hand. Values have ruled firm. lm logs—A moderate business has passed in Ist class rock elm of large average, and there is some little enquiry at present in the market for forward delivery. The movement in small wood, 2nd class .* . - i August 1, 1915 and soft elm, was of a decidedly limited nature. The stock on hand consists of 1 214 logs, and averages 39 C. ft. per log. Birch logs—The import consisted of 1,933 logs Quebec and 81 logs Low Port timber, mostly in fulfilment of contracts. A fair de- mand exists, but buyers are showing a disinclination to respond to shippers’ ideas of values. Lumber—Planks have met with moderate request at values which have kept very firm. Yellow pine deals and sidings—Business in deals has been of a restricted nature, and entirely confined to the lower grades. In sid- ings a few sales were reported in unassorted quality 1/4 ins. to 2 ins., and in shelving boards 8 in./12 in. x % in. and inch. There was little doing apart from this. Spruce deals—The consumption has maintained a fairly steady pace, although latterly the demand has quieted down somewhat. Sup- plies have come forward comparatively freely, and there has been some necessity to resort to storing of late. Values on the whole have continued on a steady basis. r Replacing Old Equipment ; One of the important duties of the salesman who handles shop and factory equipment lies in the education of customers in his effort to sell them new tools to replace those that are less efficient. With the rapid progress in the design of machinery of all classes, there are few manufacturing establishments presenting no chance for an argument along these lines. ; But the greatest opportunity lies in some of the older works. It is almost an anomalous condition that an occasional plant makes money in spite of the fact that its machinery is far from modern, and its cost of manufacturing is necessarily much higher than it would be were the same work done under advanced methods. Such a condition may be capable of explanation. The reputation of the goods, long experience, and resultant excellence of design, which may put a product in a class by itself; the skill of the sales depart- ment—any combination of these and other factors may serve to over- come disadvantages at the manufacturing end of the business. But the observer cannot fail to see how much more profitable a business would be, with all other elements as advantageous as before, if old equipment, which in many instances may be classed as obsolete, were replaced by the best that modern mechanical art has evolved for the various required purposes. Almost always, these cases occur where the business is an old one, directed by the same influences that have controlled it for many years, and housed in old buildings. The experience of such a management is a large item of value in itself, as an offset to the failure to make improvements. Improvements Caused by Fires A new management that would modernize the works would per- haps lack other valuable qualities begot by long acquaintance with the product and its market. It becomes almost an ideal condition when a veteran management establishes new works, with new machinery, cheaper power, cheaper insurance because of lessened fire risk, better light and sanitatary surroundings; a change that comes usually after a serious fire. The salesman often sees the opportunity for a larger order in looking about an old but prosperous shop or factory, and undertakes the education of those in control in the effort to sell new machinery. It is frequently true that a new machine will pay for itself in a short ~ time by the saving in cost of production as compared with the tool which it supersedes. To establish this fact to the point of an order is one of the difficult experiences in selling machinery. But it is well worth the while to keep up the effort, for to the con- servative management that has finally made a start on a policy of im- proved equipment the advantages in money saved become too apparent to be passed by, and more or less quickly the modernizing of the plant will be carried out, or new works erected. This is especially true where the manufacturer has a cost ovate sufficiently exact to give him the precise figures of his saying. There is no doubt that the cost system is one of the most important factors in bringing about radical improvements in manufacturing methods, and those who are benefited in the market by such changes could do less important missionary work than to equip themselves to be able to point out intelligently improved systems of ascertaining costs of a product in its various operations. . If by installing a sample machine it can be demonstrated that the cost of an operation can be reduced one-half or three-quarters or even more, then few successful business men, even if they are not easily converted to the progressive ideas of the present day, will fail to be strongly influenced. It is not the whole story to show that a machine will perform a certain operation on twice as many parts in a given time as did the older tool. The demonstration of costs should go beyond this; the elements of the item of labor and of the various factors that enter ,. , August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 LANT OF GEORGE GORDON 4 COMPANY : > LIMITED CACHE BAY, ONT. _ Bird’s-eye view of Mills and Lumber Yards The mill which appears above was burned on July 19th. Our other mill is still running day and night. Our planing mill and yards are intact. White and Norway Pine CONTINUE TO SEND US YOUR IN- QUIRIES FOR DIMENSION TIMBER, DEALS, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER IN ALL SIZES AND GRADES. George Gordon & Co. Limited CACHE BAY, ONTARIO | 46 _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER into general expenses should all be figured in the comparison, to em- phasize the economy effected. The education of customers is a com- mon enough practice, but we believe it is seldom accompanied by the effort to place a parallel of exact costs, the most convincing argument of all. Where it is possible to install a machine on trial, a plan more feas- ible, of course, with light than with heavy tools, much good is accomp- lished providing the builder of the tool can back up his claims with results. It is also possible to get from some manufacturer who has had the experience of the change to the new type of tool under similar conditions, abstracts from his cost system showing exactly the differ- ence in manufacturing expense that resulted. The Wholesaler’s Importance* By Geo. J. Pope Some few months ago while on a trip, | read one of George Ade’s fables. The central figure was one that Mr. Ade saw fit to describe as “A Decent Wholesaler.” This phrase has lodged in the back of my mind ever since. There are decent wholesalers and they are a necessary and perfectly legitimate part of the industry. As Artemus Ward might have put it—‘‘why is a wholesaler?” Customs change in every line of business, and the game that was played thirty years ago is not possible to-day. Volumes could be filled with what has been written about the wholesaler, and I think he has been charged with all the troubles incident to the business. He is, according to some, responsible for low prices and everything else from car shortages to the chestnut blight. Yet, in spite of criti- cisni—some of it just and more of it unjust—this branch of the busi- ness continues and it expands. A business that is not founded on good economic principles cannot endure. If it has no place in the general scheme or plan of things it will fall of its own weight; if it has its place, that fact will soon be demonstrated. Time was when Chicago had some ninety distributing yards, and the product from the northern states found its way here and was distributed by rail everywhere. In 1862 there was not one jobber or wholesaler in Chicago. In 1888 there were a few. To-day the capital invested in this line, using the lowest capital rating and elim- inating the yards that maintain a jobbing department, and all outside wholesale concerns that merely have branch, offices here, is upwards of four and one-half million dollars, and this same expansion has gone on elsewhere. In Minneapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Omaha, Boston, in fact in all large centres, the wholesaling of lumber is carried on. A Force to be Recognized It is foolish to assume that a business which has grown to stich a magnitude is a parasite. It is a force which must be recognized, and the sooner this is done in an intelligent manner the better for all concerned. There is a general feeling that the trade papers usually reflect the attitude of the sawmill men. There is nothing wrong in this. In fact, I believe they should work more for the interest of the manufacturer than for anyone else, but it is unfortunate that at times articles appear in print that tend to show that the interests of the manufacturer and the wholesaler are hostile rather than reciprocal. A short time ago an editorial in a lumber paper predicated on two letters from a manufacturer, had quite a little to say about the “scalper or so-called wholesaler.” I quote as follows: “There is only one way for the producers of lumber to raise their prices, and that is by refusing to fill orders at the disastrous prices handed out to them by the so-called wholesalers. We should face about with the deter- mination to get cost at least out of our product, and turn down all orders that will not give us at least a reasonable profit.” This is good stuff and good sense, a little further on is the follow- ing: “wherein, or by what right the scalper or transit man exist as a part of the scheme of economics in the lumber industry is hard to ascertain.” In closing, this article says:—“There is no law that com- pels a manufacturer to sell his wares below the cost of production; there is no law that compels him to foster an evil that is not an econ- omic necessity. This being the case it is hard to reason why the sec- ond great industry of the United States should buy automobiles, diamonds and wine for the outlaws of the industry.” ‘The article is all along the same line. It does not attempt to differentiate between the responsible and irresponsible. Seemingly it classes as undesirable citizens all wholesalers of lumber. I do not care to make any extended comment on this article except on one point, and that is, transit cars.) The Little Sawmill’s Influence There are a world of little sawmills. They cannot carry their own accounts nor have they any selling organization, and they must *An address delivered before the National Hardwood Lumber Association at Chicago. ' liveries. +. SS ea August 1, 1915 sell, as a general rule, through the wholesaler. They have just as much right to be in business as the largest producer and just as much right to transact business their way as you have yours. They cannot take on orders for future shipment or for specified amounts of certain grades. As soon as they have a car ready for shipment it must move, and there is no better way for it to move than through the wholesaler. As the large mills cut out, the little mill appears—he is the gleaner at work after the harvest. is over. I am not defending the transit prac- tice; personally, I do not like it, but I am giving you one of the many reasons for its existence, and you may rest assured it will never be discontinued. As this article says, there is no law compelling a manu- facturer to sell his output for less than he deems it worth, but there is an unwritten law greater than any other, which does fix his prices, and that is, the law of supply and demand. As to the diamonds, wine and automobiles, I will venture a guess, if the last twelve months’ profits have bought them, any wholesaler who wears’ the first, has a stone decidedly off color; if he has imbibed the second it was, at best, Cook’s Imperial, and if he drives the third, it is one of a well-known make that is turned out at the rate of one a minute. I am pleased to state that in a later issue this paper printed an article on the same topic in which all credit was given to the Decent Wholesaler. Its statements and arguments are so closely allied to what I will say to you that I almost wondered if I had not written it myself. My point is this:—the two articles should have been com- bined in one, as without the second it would appear that the publica- tion quoted from ‘was unalterably opposed to the wholesaler and was reflecting the ideas of the.manufacturer through its columns, and so helping to foster what might be termed an armed neutrality, when in reality the wholesaler is more interested than anyone else in purging from his ranks the undesirable, realizing that he cannot help but suf- fer for the sins of another. ; One reason for the wholesaler and one which may surprise some perfectly good mill men is that many of the largest consumers in cer- tain lines prefer to buy from him. They are more sure of their de- A mill may have an accident; a shut down because of fire or high water, or any one of the innumerable troubles with which we are familiar. This is a perfectly legitimate reason for non-shipment from a mill point of view, but the wholesaler merely considers it as one of the incidents of his business and replaces, usually at a premium, for immediate shipment. Ready for All Kinds of Orders It also happens that at times an order for certain stock is desir- able for a mill and sometimes it is not. Some orders are for large quantities of the same grade and this is not always good business for the producer. The wholesaler, however, is always ready, through his connections, to sell any bill tendered him—he always has it in stock. You will find that the buyer, and particularly the larger buyer, sticks pretty close to the man who has made a study of his require- ments, and who is equipped to give him what he wants when he wants it. A good seasoned shipper who knows the buyer’s needs is as yvalu- able to him as a good customer is to the mill man. One of the primary reasons for the wholesaler is the distance of the buyer from the source of supply. Some.of the large operators can afford to maintain selling offices in the buying centres, but this is not practical for the majority of mills, and as the man on the spot usu- ally gets the preference, other things being equal, the mill without representation suffers. We find in Chicago that one of the greatest disturbers of values is the mill representative that comes along once or twice a year with a lot of lumber for sale and no definite knowledge of who would natur- ally be in the market for it. He works hard, usually leaves a trail of low prices behind him; and the last man he calls on is the wholesaler, who naturally shows little interest when he learns the stock has been peddled all over town. A wholesaler could offer this same stock and the buyer think nothing of it, as it is a part of his daily business; but when three or four representatives of mills call on a buyer who has never had any previous dealings with them, the best they usually get is a mark to shoot at. The buyer says he is not in the market but would take in a little plain red oak at enough under the going price to pay him for carrying it, etc., and after three or four such experi- ences the salesman usually falls for it, and a new low price is estab- lished. I have sold lumber all my life, and know just what a sales- man in a new territory is up against. Our own mill, and I allude to it only as an illustration, sells exclusively to wholesalers; I know by experience that the wholesaler in Boston can get better prices and handle the trade more satisfactorily than I can by direct solicitation. One reason why the mill man and the wholesaler do not co-operate more is that the wholesaler in many cases feels he must protect his trade, He believes that he is constantly spending his time and money” educating the sawmill man as to marketing his stock without a fair consideration being shown him. Again reverting to our own experi- ence, when in Philadelphia last summer | called on the trade direct with one of our wholesale friends. This man talked our lumber, q August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 005 (= LIMITED > Lumbermen and : Z 7| i \ MN) ae etl SNe ; ; Woodworkers ‘\(.')\\o PR \ CP hae Re eae AN In every lumber camp Cape Gl: ‘‘Asbestol” is the favorite, because ‘‘Asbestol” gloves and mittens are made for the hardest kind of service. They are guaranteed to stand all reasonable tests of heat, steam and water. When you buy work gloves be sure you find this diamond-shaped trade mark : —ASBESTOL > EISENDRATH'S CELEBRATED HORSE HIDE —our guaranty that the goods are worth the money. DEALERS—“ Asbestol” gloves and mittens are sold through the better wholesale houses. Your wholesaler carries ‘“ Asbestol.”” Call on him to-day for an introductory stock. EISENDRATH GLOVE CO. 2001 Elston Ave. CHICAGO, Ill. Made in U.S. A. Fits Any Saw Mandrel A Huther Bros. Dado Flead 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. HESTER ae 6 fk) Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads ROC TER, N. ¥ mg Do You Want a Salesman? @ 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. Y py’ Hf] woons COMFORT I! HORSE COVER Pie CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER cae ev . & q ao a, * « ea Pin a = 7 < ia “7 4 e. P Puy a 7 ’ 7. 7 St a August 1,°1915 TORONTO, ,ONT. Car Lots White Pine: siete inch No. 1 cuts and better te ick No. 1 cuts and better . 60 00 62 00 94in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 00 64 00 1%4-in. No. 2 C. & B. ..----- 45 00 47 00 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 00 49 nd 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .---+--- : ts 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts oe 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ..---- 3 4 j-in. Good Shorts ...-.--- «+2 385 00 40 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 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 4 x 12 common and dressing. . 32 00 34 00 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 1-in. mill cull sidings .-..-+-- aa . 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out a eS 5/4 and 6/4 x,5 m.r., m.c. out a 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 2: he 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 29 ois 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 re 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out oo on 2x 10 oe Pee i oo ae common ....-.-. é i Ss “a4 and common ....--- 23 50 24 50 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 00 26 00 i 27 00 x 12 inch box and common.. — 27 Te mill run sidings .....---- 25 00 my oh 1-in. mill run shorts’.......--- pete 1-in. mill run Norway .....-+-- ant 2-in. mill run Norway ~..+---- pala Norway, c and cf, l-in. .....- 39 (0 Norway, c. and cf. 1¥%-in. ...- a mh Norway, c. and c. 2-in. ...-- ‘s ee Spruce mill run Lin. and 2-in. ce Spruce mill culls ..-..- +--+ Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... = og 1x Gin. x 9 to 16 ft. ....-.-- ge 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ......-; aed 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 cite 22 : 1x79 and 11in. x 9 to 16 ft. cone 4-ins No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. ... 1 a 2.x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft. .... ab 2 x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ... i oe 2x 4 to 12-in., 18 ft. ...-.-++- 2 eS 9x 4 to 12-in., 20 ft. ....---+- 2 re 9x 4 to 12-in., 22 ft. .....+++: 25 op 2x 4 to care 24 ae Tees avof 26 -in. No. 2, 4-in. and up 1 : width, 6 to 16 ft. .......-: 16 id Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 0 Douglas Fir: , Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, ~ 42x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 ; es Gs Seer TIO “ee ae 31 5 , 6x12, 8x10, 8x12, x16, creer’ 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, x 20x20, up to 32 ft. ... --- -- 32 0 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to ‘he TEES A.B sce ts sue ep eee 32 5 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20, Haare 16x20 up to 32 ft. ....-- ee LS Mi 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... ahaed - a 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ....-- é AN 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. .-...--- 35 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 5d ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft. $9; 61 to 65 ft., $12.50; 66 to 70 ft., $15; T1 to 75 ft., $18; 76 to 80 ft., $22. i oring, edge grain ..... 35 00 Ne "po Wopdar ifn. Fir rough 88 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 1%, 1% and " Q-in. Fir rough ...--+ «sess 4 a 1%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. at 1i4-in. No. 2 4-ft.‘ lath ...... ; as IZ-in, 32-in. pine ...... erat ae ia. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 oe 1%-in. mill run hemlock lath 8 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX 6 butts to 2-in. ....+- 2 oa XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ......+- 5 ts BURPROKOK, Uns vivin oh we vice ow Wee siamie Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ..«.+++s 45 00 Ash, brown, ists and 2nds, ASE: Teicioints 50 00 Ash, brown, common and better-..... 89 00 sh, ends ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 60 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... ..e-- 89 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... - he Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .... Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. Birch, ists 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. 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, ists 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. 1sts and 2nds, 6/4+x,8/4.. 55 00 Rock elm, No.2 com, and bet. 6/4 and Ro. BCU Sc. sce Se 3 Soft maple, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 33 00 Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 ...... 25 00 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, 1sts and 2nds. 35 00 Ward maple, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 37 00 Hard maple. common and better, 4/. 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1sts 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 ant 1O/S, weitos oe cess Ord. oct PY White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 59 00 White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% MMO oate? cee ee Ree eres otalais BF lasera ie 65 00 White oak, plain, 1Ists and 2nds, 12/4 4 and 16/ 75 00 er ee i White oak, 4% cut, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. 85 00 White oak, % cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists atid 2ndS) sci 6, eokistety eieiae’s sebieinas 08 00 White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... 55 00 Hickory, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ......... 70 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. 75 00 OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: fins x“ 7-1n), ANG Sp) tas pase mnrete $52 00 54 00 14%-in. & 1¥%-in. x 8-in. and up 55 00 58 00 2-in. x 7T-in. and up ..... olavaiwiata 58 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 42 00 Pine good strips: Ltrs” Sade ata cee ee oieateors 38 00 40 00 1%-in. and 1%-in. ...... --.- 50 00 52 00 D-in, “vi each sje, uieisiete Motte eee 52 00 55 00 ’ Pine good shorts: l-in: x fein) and*tp a... 4.25 >. l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. ...... Y-in. and 14%-in. ...... DWT ini eleivevabeatarate anh 7-in, to 9-in. A sidings .... Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 80 00 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips .. 29 00 30 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, l-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 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, l-in. x 7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. ... 25 00 26 00 Pine, l-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pine, s.c. strips l-in. ......... 21 00 23 00 134, 134 Janel 2h 52 oak wae 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 1x8" to O", Ae Gn eas 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- ft ANd Up ewinen ys ateae oe ee 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. ...... 17 00 18 00 Osmus rs8c Wap woo coat 15 00 .17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, l-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in,. ...... - 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 2-in. ........ 22 00 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1”x7” ANG SUD skccic:e obs giane.ae caret 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: 1”x4” and up, 6’-11’ ...... 17 00 18 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 18 00 20 00 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 00 1%"x7" 8-9” and up, 12’-16’ 22 00 24 00 1%”x10” and up, 12’-16’ ....°22 00 24 00 1%” & 2”x12” and up, 12’-16’ 25 00 26 00 Spruce 1-in. clear (fine dressing and’ Byer ase Bares eset aeierente 5 00 27 00 Hemlock 1-in. cull ...... ...... 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 TT aRiara.'s cice:s ohn tier ee eee nto 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) -runi 86" “Deng 18 No. 1 Cuts 134 (to ims occ sss 60 00 64 00 boards, 8 ft. and up, p 1s .. 2000 21 00 Peet? Darn Lo eens « cicesne ---. 48 00 5/4 and up .36 - 38 24 - 26 ig 48 No... 2 Cate, 2iini). oe anes bee 40 00 1 ! a i) f » P ny No. 1 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... wceees a4 00 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 48 00 50 00 Dyna ans a po a p is de lanchas Bon. SBarmnh SHO) wer: oJ sie. cigs 2 ote be SOFT ELM : E ipped and bundled ......., No. 2 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... esse 32 00 4/4 34-36 23-25 14-16 Barn Bear Ee oe ee ee ep ian at anne Semen of. 40 se ORE Se) en 0 any ma erwinae moves 34 00 5. 6 & 8/4 386 - 388 25 - 27 16 - 18 No. 14 a. 8 oe 36 00 oe 00 1%-in. spruce laths ...... ee 2 3 75 2 0 50 eee bees ( : ‘ ; oN Ooo hy nome € Ne 3 Bo 4 ae ae nee oF 00 BASSWOOD No. 2, 1 x 12 .. 36 00 40 00 4 ; or batne reo... ... A No. 2, 1x 10 .. 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Pon as x Grane! s..s sie) ise ainae --s» 28 00 ae ke = = to é Roxctiex 10 25 00 4/4 82 - 84 23 - 25 15 - 17 No. 2,1 x 8... 3800 34 00 Extras 8 40 Bee tae 02 II PER ge om Taleker’ a4 86 "Om ae deat No 8) 1x12 1. 3100 3200 Clears 380 Box lexidovatd Up... acute . 80 00 PLAIN OAK tg 3. 1x 10.. ra my Haups 1) Second clears .. 2 60 Ny No. 3, 1-x’8 .. 28 00 2900 Clear whites 2 30 The following quotations on hast wens re- 4/4 50 - 52 31 - 33 419 - 21 Extra 1s) (Clear orhivhans in) 1 60 present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 52 - 54 33 - 35 21 - 23 Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 00 25 00 — fextra 1s (Clear whites out) . 1 5U and Tonawanda: 4 > Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 24 00 25 00 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce, 12 in. dimension ...... 25 00 26 50 to Bain eos Me eee 3 20 30 , Spruc 7 92 5 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44.46. 26-28 ‘17-19 SRT ie Mae ae ae + areses 9 2350 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 a 2-81. Wee) Iw 5/4'to 8/4 B1- 68 28-80. 18-20 T)ncd Gein wandom lengths, BOTS ol etna cy 4 25 2? 24 oe es 10/4.and up | 00-62. | 200) 0 ee 10. ft) and at cao eee 2h 00. Red: ‘Clear 1 Pevteetonrs ties . nies 26 - 28 3 - 20 ; 2x3 % 5, 2x7 to O54 as Banat woeae ree 4 80 BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x65,2x6,2x 7 Se ; 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 40 - 42 26 - 28 14-16 Selects, 1"to 2 inch .,.... _... 80.00 88 00 fectiarelansp) |. dane Bite aida 20 00 21 00 in. @xtra aced Selear; .... 2) wee 3 28 Keep Your Horses in Good Condition The amount of work your horses can do is limited by their f E condition. Strong, healthy horses will do more work than those EDR S we es To be, of not to be, aaa in poor condition. You can keep your horses in good condition [a Whether ‘tis nobler inthe mind with Fleming’s Remedies. A supply of these remedies in your a é To suffer the slings and arrows aie ‘Hl re ae ae , Of outrageous fortune, stables wi often prevent the loss of valuable horses and the cost y %, bale Or to take arms against a sea of of veterinary calls. We can fill your order by mail. é; troubles,” —Hamlet. - List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price ... ... ... $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure , A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price ... 1.00 Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a character which Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid ; An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Recent Bone Spavins, and Soft Enlargements. Price ... . Te ee eee eae es: 2.00 Fleming’s Spavin and Rinebone esate: For all well established cases of Bone Spavin, Ringbone and Sidebone. $2.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... ... 1.00 TO BE or not TO BE . . +] Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments We besides heaves. Price ... .. ars ldo. Sets A See et ole ou Clas Foie SEED Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Tetion: Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price ... Fleming’s General Liniment = wen Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, alrrliSs eav ressure Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Ileels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. , Fleming’ s Fistula and Poll Evil Cure ‘ - For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, and for diseases of the ; The Babbitt Metal Without a Foals feet, such as Thrush and Quittor ... 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: can serve the interests of our customers who use Babbitt Metals and recommend without any hesitation. : Fleming’s Chronic Cough aed debe For ee Coughs, Colds, etc. ... . Wee Wan eRe ay a ar Bs Engineers using H. H. P. avoid a sea of troubles. Fleming’s Absorbent Bee ores Rates Ne cs They know IT WILL GIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps Fleming’s Diuretic Powders Bor disordered dddneys; fevers, ietes « ve share csiele sisi, site val ls eter Wes 1.00 Fleming’s Sedative Lotion ‘ T C M Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. McLennan Foundry & Machin WMOTES - 0 pt receaieu McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Meier, F: Re Wise a. eee Mershon Lumber Co., John D. .. Miller & Company, W. H.... ... Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumbér Co. .. ‘ Morgan. Machine® Gol oes foe aoe Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Jas... Murphy Co; ).0. soo eee N Newman; John°P:.¥.).-5 eee Nicholson File Company ... ... . North Shore Shingle Assn. ... .. P Pacific Lumber Company ... ... Pakes.. SS" As cP eee Palmer Medical Company ... ... Parry Sound Lumber Co., Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. Payette & Company, “P2725. -- Perrin. &Go.-Withiwixe 2.4 eee Philadelphia Textile Machinery Company. isch: coh dies ee Pink 3& \Gompativiecie ees eee Pratt s& tee Sheldons: Limited. .«< .ee secu Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... .... Siemen Bros., Limited .. ©. . Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. .. Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited ... ... .. Smith Foundry & Machine Works South Coast & Northern Lumber Company «...13-..0 ss Spears & Laudet- \- si eae Spencer, ©. Av .o.. scameeune Standard Chain Compan Stearns Salt and Lumber Go. .. Sabet: Co. of Ganada, Ltds see ee St. Gabriel Lumber Co. ... ... Swedish Steel & Importing Co. .. T Tessier, Alphonse 2... 2) aeenee Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. . Timberland Lumber Co. Timms, Phillips & Co.. ... 22. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. Turner & Sons, J.io 2-2 -seeeeee Vv Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Ww Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Watson & Todd : Webster & Bro. Ltd., Jame West & Peachy... 32.5 seeeee Wilson: Bros.,:. 9. ee eee Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ..: . White Company, L. & 1. J.... . Woodhouse Chains Company ... Wuichef, Louis: ..../°s). sien eee August 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 67 LEZ SS Ws WY x ; Bf NZ K 4 ; \\ 7, VIWNG Yi, x % \ GES —_ SZ sew. AM When You Overhaul Install q NZ ANLPIOS SAN ~S YZ ~, ~ YZ SS art GS WK Ss “Aeme Waterproof” Leather Belting This brand is especially well suited to the wet places in a saw or pulp mill and will run true as long as it is in service. When you are overhauling your mill equip it with “Goodhue Belts” and you will never regret it. They are honestly made of solid leather ‘—every inch a good belt and they won't stretch. Get our details and prices J. L. Goodhue & Company, Limited DANVILLE - QUEBEC Winnipeg Agents :—Bissett & Webb Limited, 151 Notre Dame Ave. East, Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver Agents:—Fleck Bros. Limited, 1142 Homer St., Vancouver, B. C. Bee rechitcnents wthe Teak, 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 oe and Immediate Delivery. lay aaa MANUFACTURERS OF , = \ * Ss Box Beard Spruce Lumber rinting OE : Rough and Finish | Machines. ug shed Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer wha, eee to sete in - any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, shou write the Mor- h ] L h P can, Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Ing es, at ; 1no Industry. Morgan Machine Company Sounding Board Stock, etc. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 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 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , August 15, 1915 One Setter Can Work All Day With This Machine Our Four Inch Steam Set with enclosed dirt proof ratchet set works The great saver of time, money and energy in the saw mill. Will cut more lumber because it is steam operated. Will manufacture better lumber because the piston travel is exact. Will set up to four inches with one throw of the lever. Easier to handle than any hand set works. Easy to instal and connect up to any carriage. Always carried in stock for immediate shipment. We build everything needed in a Saw Mill. Get our catalognes. William Hamilton Co., Limited Peterborough, Ontario Western Agents: J. L. Neilson & Co., Winnipeg August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BATTS LIMITED Manufacturers 377-9 Pacific Ave. TORONTO, ONT. Our plant covers 110,000 square feet. BUY GOODS (We Manufacture All Our Own Goods) B. L. No. 319, 4%-Cut Oak MANUFACTURERS OF Veneered Doors, Pine Doors and Fir Doors, Staved Columns, Stair Material, Sash and Frames, Greenhouse Material, Newels, Balusters, Panelling and Interior Fittings Design B. L. No. 3 “MADE IN CANADA” [ite } a t tl Nal. i 4 at | “4 | J } } Jf { , CA Abas tote PAA IN f . ea ty I 4 beri * { Ns ner Mi { ’ 4 ys , ca ) | oh ia ~ _ i = a FE a p= eal pe eee se Og NA a Ne ae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 15,1915 -20-0- ties -9O0- Tested to 20% Over Admiralty Proof. B @ B e B e Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. = 2. h e General Agents for Canada C a i nm S a ae eH ee heed = rince war sian Drummond McCall & Co. . 2 e Boom Chains of all : Limited Sp ecialties * Descriptions, Raft- Ww F. - yeas B Montreal ing, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane est St. John, N.b. and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton refined iron. N. Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton [ron and Chain Works, Dudley, England. McLennan’s Improved Shingle Machine Substantially _“¢ 22B2 Saitapete Floor Space Built | | ite Fr’ FL 8 feet x 8 feet Everything | id = ga) ie Necessary | qumemees 0) oe | Capacity , mir , | Se 17 to 22 Thousand at oa, \ a ae Per 10 Hours Nothing : x — Superfluous McLennan Foundry & Machine Works Limited Campbellton, N. B. Have You Noticed This ? In order to obviate errors and to prevent delays in shipments, we would like to have you carefully note the how of ordering conveyor chain. You will note that we are taking it for granted that you are using our chain, but as ninety per cent of the lumbermen are, we feel that we are not taking too great a liberty. : Standard Conveyor Chain and Ajax Dredge Chain are the leaders in their respective fields, and there’s a reason—quality, service and dependability. Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh , j Picust-16, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 a MADE, RIGHT —RIGHT Satisfaction All the Way Up— The Owner is satisfied with profits This horizontal type will relieve your head mill of sawing to finished sizes, particularly on low grade stock and slabs, flitches, half logs or square edge stock. The advantages enabling this type of ma- chine to increase your production from 50% to 100% at slight additional cost are clearly explain- ed in our “Type H” booklet series, Copies will be sent you free on request. ‘ Tne Superintendent is satisfied with production —when a Berlin New Type Re-Saw is used : RD anid ii . 4 t 4 = - A Berlin Machine Works Limited Largest Manufactureis ot Woodworking Machinery in the World Hamilton, Ont. a Beloit, Wis. This vertical type is adapted essenually to high grade lumber manufacture. By cutting two finished pieces from square edge stock dropped to it by the mill, out- put is increased enormously at minimum production cost. We'll forward you valuable information concerning the saving you can effect. There’s no obligation— just ask for our ‘‘ Type V’’ booklet. Veter aS ee en tp a2 Me | i: 5 " IRs | ke fb #1 bie: ——— =" \3 ge —, D ¢ os a z i Se ee. imonds} ~ — TiTONDS ip % = Le LST a FTE, Sa, es ee ak ee : SIMONDS SAWS, AG AIN fs PLANER KNIVES, | and FILES win Prize Awards for highest excellence of Quality and Workmanship. Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd., 5% 227! &.. Montreal Vancouver, B.C. St. John, N.B. Note This! In the United States lumber dealers practically without exception are 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 paper segs NEPONSET ; Roofings Building Papers ee ae Wall Board Send us your book “Repairing and Building.” if p* Propositiad’en: Certainly this year is the time to take on these profitable side lines Check NEPONSET Roofings. ly NEPONSET Shingles. 1 ai ea ee bee dis BIRD & SON, Hamilton, Ont. Waterproof Building Papers. [3] [NePavseT ; MONTREAL ST. JOHN WINNIPEG Mawabkeicth@e.) .s\gbck seats tae eel ee CALGARY VANCOUVER Mdadreas sc: Os... 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. 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. “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, August 15, 1915 No. 16 Opportunity Knocking—Who is eal Ready P We do not wish to appear partisan to the optimistic or the pessimist in the widespread discussion now going on as to the great opportunities for increasing Canadian trade in the countries which have been devastated by the war. One or two things which have lately come to our attention, however, are of so much interest and importance in this connection that we think our readers ought to have them continually brought to their attention until the present trade conditions have improved. One of these subjects seems to be a simple enough one, but it will be found to involve a lot of thought and hard work before it can be worked out to a successful conclu- sion. The idea we refer to, is that, in the devastated lands of Belgium and France there will soon be an interesting and important oppor- tunity for introducing to the European mind the many and great advantages of the wooden shingle. In another part of this issue we have published a letter from one of our western readers dealing with this subject from the point of view of the manufacturer of the red cedar shingle. The ideas which he sets forth will apply with just as much force to the manufacturers of eastern shingles. European nations have been from time immemorial in the habit of building their houses of materials which were brought into use long before man had developed the art of manufacturing many of the modern wood products. As a result it has been impossible to tempt the European mind away from thatch and slate and other forms of roofing, in favor of wooden shingles. But to-day the situ- ation is one which works out in favor of the wooden shingle. Some- thing is wanted which lends itself to the rapid construction that will be so essential, and which at the same time embodies to as great an extent as possible the feature of permanence. The wooden shingle is notable for these characteristics and also for its remarkable ser- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 93 of to the utmost, as it involves, not only the sale of large quantities during the reconstruction period, but an unexampled opportunity for introducing the wooden shingle among people who have been pre- judiced against it, and thus laying the foundation for future trade on a very large scale. Closely associated with this matter is the more general question of making the most of the opportunities for the development of Cana- dian trade in wood goods in general in Europe. We have dealt with this to a considerable extent in other issues, and in another article in the present issue. One feature perhaps, we have not dwelt upon so strongly as we should have; namely, the importance of co-opera- tion among the lumbermen and the wood-working companies, with a view to preparing in advance tor all the business that it will be possible for Canadians to obtain. The alleged order for 20,000 houses which was said to be about to be placed in New York recently, naturally stirred up a few Canadian firms to a proper appreciation of the situation and steps have already been taken to enquire as iully as possible into the whole situation, with a view to gathering all possible information regarding materials likely to be required and regarding the equipment of Canadian firms to handle the orders when they commence to appear. It will only be by means of co- operation of the most systematic and complete nature that Canadians will be able to reap all the advantages they should from the situation and it is therefore to be hoped that the steps now under considera- tion will be successful and lead to something very definite in the way of co-operation. Twenty Thousand Portable Houses Ever since the outbreak of the war the Canadian lumber trade and industry have been keenly on the watch for opportunities to share in the great volume of trade resulting from the requirements of the allied governments for wood goods of many kinds to be used by the armies in the field, for the transport departments, by those who are charged with the erection of temporary houses and by many others who make use of large quantities of wood products. The volume of this class of business is almost beyond comprehension and the Canadian trade has already shared in it to a considerable extent. About July 23rd, however, a press despatch coming from New York stated that an order for 20,000 portable houses for use in Belgium and France was being negotiated for in New York and was likely to be closed there, the business going to the United States plants. The Canada Lumberman realizing that such a report, whether true or not, was of sufficient importance to justify immediate action on the part of Canadians; in the first place to endeavor to turn the order and future orders to Canada, and in second place to put those who have the giving out of such orders in possession of information regarding the capacity of Canadian plants to fill almost unlimited orders for such goods. We notified the Department of Trade and Commerce and wrote to a large number of Canadian firms who would be interested in such business. The replies we have received show conclusively that Canadian plants should have all of this class of business that they can handle, in preference to plants in the United States; and that, so far as ability to produce the houses is concerned they are in an excellent position to meet any requirements. There are a large number of plants with the best possible equipment for such work, which are not running at anything like their full capacity. These firms are anxious for the business. They could quote very close prices and give as good delivery as any plants in the United States. From a business point of view the buyers of portable houses in England and Europe would be acting in their own best interests by getting quotations from Canadian firms. From the patriotic point of view nothing need be said. Our claim in that regard is unques- tionable, although it is doubtful whether it would be urged by Cana- dians, were it not for their ability to deliver the goods satisfactorily in competition with the world. We are glad to advise our readers that the information we have now secured is to the effect that the press report referred to above was apparently unfounded. It has served, however, an excellent purpose in having stirred up Canadian manufacturers to a proper Canadians therefore, to see to this point at once. of Trade and Commerce may be depended upon to do its best in this firms which could handle them. ‘proposition seems thoroughly feasible. 24 realization of the opportunities which may be presenting themselves almost any day, and it has given the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce definite reason for enquiring fully into the capacity of Canadian plants and laying before the proper parties in Great the claims of Canadians for first consideration We believe that the Department Britain and elsewhere in connection with such business. of Trade and Commerce will follow this matter up closely and be prepared, so soon as any such orders are definitely under consider- ation, to advise Canadian manufacturers of the opportunity, and’ to give the Governments requiring the goods the fullest information about Canadian facilities for supplying them. In fact, no time should be lost in placing before the British and European governments all the information that can be obtained upon the subject, so that the trade will come in our direction naturally. When portable houses or other wood goods are required for such purposes they will be required quickly, and there will be no time to All the information should be in It is important for The Department waste in gathering information. the hands of the governments long in advance. regard, but Canadian manufacturers should also assist the Depart- ment as fully as possible by putting them in possession of all the facts that they can regarding the ability of Canadian firms to handle orders. One of our correspondents referring to this point suggests that ‘the Canadian Manufacturers Association should establish something in the form of a clearing house for war supplies through which the various Canadian plants could establish their ability and capacity to handle war orders. So far as we can see at first glance such a Without some such clearing house arrangement it is inevitable that many orders will be placed to the disadvantage of those who are making the purchase and of One of our correspondents makes the suggestion that Canadian firms have not been as wide awake to their opportunities in connection with war orders as they should have been and that much good business could have been secured by a more energetic business policy. The most certain way in which to remove such a criticism of our manufacturers is to establish some system of gathering and submitting information about Canadian productive capacities; we hope that definite steps in this direction ‘will be taken without delay. Export Trade with Great Britain A letter which we published in our issue of June Ist, written by,_Messrs. Charles T. White and Son, Sussex, N. B., complaining about the difficulties which they experience in conducting their ex- port trade with great Britain, has attracted considerable attention from our readers. As was to be’ expected, a subject of this sort brought forth divergent views. Our idea in calling attention to the different views is not to create any discussion but to assist in clear- ing up the situation for those who have been having any trouble such as that of which Messrs. Charles T. White and Son complain. For this reason we are pleased to publish in this issue a letter from avery prominent firm of timber brokers in London, Eng., who have been sufficiently interested to write us about the matter. We feel that their letter, while not seeking to raise any argument, pro or con, about the subject, presents the matter in a light which will probably go a long way towards explaining to Canadian shippers the conditions which prevail in connection with the trade in Great Britain. The chief point made in the letter from the English brokers is a very matter of fact one which makes it look as though Canadians who have not found everything to their liking in connection with the trade in Great Britain have themselves to thank to a considerable extent. The firm, one of the most reliable and widely known in Great Britain, states that a Canadian who wishes to sell his stocks in Great Britain need never imagine that he has to send any of it by way of United States ports because of any discrimination against the grading of Canadian stocks. All that is necessary is for the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Canadian shipper to get into touch with an English broker of reliable Ay aa ' August 15, 1915 , reputation and, as our correspondent says, confine his business to that one firm, because, if he permits more than one firm to handle his stocks, he will find before long that he is competing against — himself to his own serious disadvantage. Our correspondent shows a strong desire to get into touch with Canadian shippers with a view to doing business with them direct The Canada Lumberman will be pleased to place any Canadians who desire it in touch with this firm, which is an eminently successful < reliable one. We are able at the same time to give our readers th names of many similar firms which have conducted a successf business for many years. The Hemlock Situation A few Ontario lumbermen who are chiefly interested in the duction of hemlock held a meeting recently at which they dise the present market situation. The ideas expressed at the meet were embodied in an editorial article which we published in + Canada Lumberman of August Ist, and which we drew to the att tion of a number of others who are in a position to analyze mar conditions and express useful opinions regarding them. Among who have been interested enough to respond by putting their read their views in writing is Mr. A. C. Manbert of Graves, Bigwood | & Company, Toronto, whose letter is published elsewhere in this issue. All manufacturers and dealers in hemlock in Ontario should - Tread this letter and take it to heart. We believe that it places the matter . in such a clear and concise manner as to carry conviction, and at the same time to bring undoubted comfort to those who have been ae able until now to see far enough into the future to feel at ‘all opti- mistic. What we tried to say in our editorial, Mr. Manbert eee with great simplicity and has added to it a definite and encouraging glimpse into the future. Taking the facts as set out in Mr. Man- bert’s letter, and realizing that he speaks out of the fullness of excep- tionally ample experience, we are led to the conclusion that the — hemlock situation has passed through its downward price period — and has entered upon a new period which is to be characterized by — gradual elimination of the lower grade stocks available, until better — prices have been automatically put into effect by the natural opera-— tion of supply and demand. Most of the factors which depressed © the price have been removed and the last of these, the competition of poorly manufactured stocks produced by small mills is in the pro- — cess of elimination by the gradual absorption of these stocks in a very quiet, but fairly steady market. Already the influence of these stocks has been reduced to a sufficient extent to warrant one in con- cluding that in another month “additional evidence will be brought forth” to convince the manufacturers and owners of desirable stocks that their turn has come. The market to-day is probably best de- ; scribed as a midway stage, characterized by a gradual disappear- — ance of those features which recently made it only a purchaser's — market; i.e., one in which the purchaser was able to get his stocks — at prices considerably below the’ cost of production, and in which — the greatest sufferer was the man who produced good stocks and felt that he had to sacrifice them at the going prices. Mr. Manbert’s opinion is that the purchaser has seen his day. He bases this opinion — upon the evidence which he has received from both ends of the trade, from the retailer and from the manufacturer. With his ear thus close to the ground, he confidently makes the statement that “desir-— able stocks are not being offered at the pleasure of the purchaser as to selection and price, with the result that a gradual strengthening is developing and in our judgment will continue increasingly.” Mr. Manbert’s views can be summed up in a statement that period of ruinous competition is passing away with the absorption — of existing low grade stocks which must be followed by the absorp tion of the desirable stocks; that the consumption is steady although greatly reduced; that the output this year will be reduced by 40 per cent. at least, and that those who have been lamenting the unsatis- — factory conditions of the past year may sit down confidently and expect some little improvement at least before many months have passed. ey bd P ia ’ Pe aa oe August 15, 1915 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 :— Are Canadians Getting a Fair Share of War Orders? Editor Canada Lumberman: Orillia, Ont. Replying to your letter regarding order for 20,000*portable houses ordered in the United States for the Allies: we understand this order was handled by the British War Office and it certainly seems anything but fair that Cana- dians should be passed by in this way. If any business has been hit by the war it is the lumber business and particularly the millwork end of it. It was one of the first to be hurt, one of the hardest hit, and liable to be one of the last to recover. Portable houses can be made here just as well as in the United States. There are thousands of wood-workers for whom there is little or no work at present. We also have the lumber, spruce, pine, and hemlock, which will no doubt be used for these houses. The United States buys largely from Canada, and it is a downright shame that we are not allowed to do the work when we need it so badly, besides keeping the money at home instead of sending it abroad. What is our Trade Commissioner in the Old Country doing? There is slackness somewhere and someone is not on the job as he should be or Canada would get a decent share of orders in this and other lines instead of the driblets that have come this way in the past. We cannot protest too strongly against the lack of success so far in securing an adequate share of munitions business for Canadians and hope pou are starting a campaign which will wake up the officials and lead to Canadians getting their due—J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited. * * * Are the Opportunities Being Neglected? Editor Canada Lumberman: Guelph, Ont. In reply to your favor re contract for 20,000 portable houses, would say that if the Canadian manufacturers looked after their own interests the way they should be, this order need not have been placed in the United States. We have secured some nice business over there, and we consider we are not in a position to criticise—Robert Stewart, Limited. * * * B. C. Ready for War Orders - Editor Canada Lumberman: We have at various times in the past heard rumors of sending orders for large quantities of ready-cut lumber to be used for the construction of refugee houses in France and portions of Belgium, but upon investigating these rumors and running them down ‘to headquarters, we have found that they were rumors, entirely, and that the different governments were not in the market for any lhmber for this purpose. - The mills in British Columbia have stocked upwards of 300 million feet of lumber, all of which could be cut to order for ready made houses, and I am quite sure that this lumber can be supplied at less cost than any place on the American Continent. I believe that the Department at Ottawa; throuh their special trade commissioner, Mr. H. R. MacMillan, who has spent now some little time in London and Paris, are fully alive to the necessity of bringing business of this kind to the Canadian mills—Canadian Western Lumber Co., Limited. * * * Canada Could Supply the Portable Houses Editor Canada Lumberman: : Hamilton, Ont. We have your favor regarding an order for 20,000 portable houses which are being negotiated for in New York by Great Britain. We see no reason __ why the 20,000 portable houses could not be built in Canada equally as well as in the United States, as few of the planing mills are working more than half their capacity, and with plans and specifications there are a very large number of factories, if the orders were distributed, which could complete the 20,000 portable houses in a few months’ time. We hope you can do something to turn these orders to Canada and help the lumber business, as it certainly requires many such orders before it will be on reasonably profitable basis—The M. Brennen & Sons, Limited. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topics Canadians Ready for Portable House Orders—Hemlock Situation Improving— Canadian Trade with Great Britain Could Deliver the Houses at Attractive Prices Editor Canada Lumberman: Ottawa, Ont. In connection with the report that the British Government have pur- chased some 20,000 portable houses in the United States, we submit that this order might very well have been placed in Canada where it is very badly needed at the present time in the lumber trade. No doubt approved designs were prepared of houses to be purchased, and, at least, the opportunity of quoting thereon might have been afforded the Canadian lumbermen, who are in a position to get out orders of this kind. We certainly would have appreci- ated the opportunity to quote, and not only feel that with our plant and equipment now available, we could have quoted a price sufficiently attractive to procure an order, but as well have given very good delivery on a consider- able quantity. In the event of this order not having been placed, but the report in the paper being premature, we certainly think the Canadian firms should be afforded a chance to secure this business——The McAuliffe Davis Lumber Company, Limited. * * * Portable Houses—Canada Should Get the Orders Editor Canada Lumberman:— Bathurst, N. B. Your letter of the 24th is just to hand and we would say in reply that we would be very glad if you would protest strongly on the matter of the build- ing of the 20,000 portable houses in the United States for France and Belgium, instead of in Canada. We think that this certainly is business that should come to Canada instead of going there, and anything that can be done to put this matter up to the Government to try and get conditions changed to favor this country would be very greatly appreciated by the lumber trade here.— Bathurst Lumber Company, Limited. : * * * Prompt Action of Great Importance Editor Canada Lumberman: Midland, Ont. Replying to your favor regarding the reported order for 20,000 portable houses to be.manufactured in the United States and to be used in Belgium and France. We appreciate your quick action in this matter and would surely like to do anything we could to see business of this kind placed in Canada. You ask us to express our views on the subject but we are compelled to say that we cannot offer any criticism regarding the placing of this order, as we do not know sufficient of the facts and it may possibly develop that this is nothing more than a rumor. In anticipation of such orders being placed in the future, we would sug- gest that all those interested should take the matter up promptly with the Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa, have representations made as to the ability of the Canadian manufacturers to handle a contract of this nature and with such information placed before the proper authorities, the probability is that Canadian manufacturers would have the first chance at any business of this kind. So far as we are concerned we would welcome an order of this nature, as we are equipped for this very class of work and are satisfied that we can meet the requirements of quality, delivery and price—Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Limited. * * * Canadians Could Handle the Order Editor Canada Lumberman: Brantford, Ont. We have your favor of July 23rd, with regard to a report from New York of a contract for 20,000 portable houses to be manufactured in the United States and to be used in Belgium and France. We wish to express in the first place our appreciation of the fact that you have the interest of the Canadian manufacturers and lumbermen so well at heart and that you have taken up this matter in the vigorous manner displayed by your letter. The manufacture of portable houses requires special manufacturing facili- ties and familiarity with technical details differing from those of ordinary building operations. There are plants in Canada which are able and ready to handle orders of this kind, and in our opinion the entire order in question could be conveniently handled within the required time. It seems to us that those mediums through which such orders are placed on behalf of the Imperial Government, should in the first place ascertain the ability and the capacity of Canadian plants before going to American con- cerns. Our Canadian Manufacturers’ Association at the present moment could establish another field of activity besides those they so ably carry on, a sort of Clearing House for War Supplies, through which the various Can- adian plants could establish their ability and capacity of handling war orders 45 CANADA LUMBERMAN ‘AND WOODWORKER and through which the Government could ascertain what kind of orders our Canadian manufacturers could handle. For certainly our Canadian loyalty to the Empire entitles us to that consideration, the more especially as we should handle such orders not merely for the money consideration, but with that special attention which our patriotism and loyalty inspire. And such a clearing house would be free from baneful political influences. Just as soon as the report you mentioned was brought to our notice, we wired our export agents in New York for information, as they are in touch with all foreign markets. They report that an investigation on their part has disclosed that the rumor is without foundation and that no such order is being placed at this time. We know that enquiries had been made within the last two weeks regard- ing portable houses for this purpose from Canadian firms, and we would venture to suggest that this rumor was entirely premature and that some firms on the other side upon receiving a similar enquiry took it for granted that they would receive the order. We understand from certain sources that this order would not be placed without due consideration for the Canadian manufacturers to the full extent of what they are able to supply.—The Schultz Bros. Company, Limited. * * *k A Grand Opportunity for Canadian Trade - Editor Canada Lumberman:— Penetanguishene, Ont. We have read with a good deal of interest your article on the report in some of the papers as to 20,000 portable houses to be made for Belgium by the combined countries of Great Britain, France and Belgium, and we are pleased to note that you have asked why Canadians are not supplying any, if there is any truth in it. To show that Canadians have been alive to just such a contingency we enclose a copy of a letter that we sent to the Department of Trade and Commerce last winter when things were dull and business wanted badly. At that time some such reports were current that orders were being placed for portable houses in Michigan and we had here a material that would give excellent satisfaction in this line. We had a note from the Department advising that there was nothing in these rumours, but usually where there is smoke there is fire, and if there are so many ideas that such a thing will likely be required, why does not the Department of Trade and Commerce make a market for it and line up the manufacturers to assemble these houses? We should judge there would be a good opportunity for such a step.—The C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited. Editor’s Note.—The letter from Sir Geo. E,. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, referred to in the above letter, was written on February 5th last, and stated that no enquiries had, up to that time, been received by the Can- adian Government from the British or Allied Governments for portable houses. Sir George Foster added that he had also received a letter from London, stating that no orders for portable houses had been placed by the War Office, in the United States. He was inclined, he said, to think that possibly the American Belgian Relief Committee was securing these supplies, and the order had been confused with the intelligence that the British Government was erecting port- able houses for the troops in training in England. * * * What Should the Hemlock Price Be P—A Reader’s Revision Editor Canada Lumberman:— Toronto, Ont. I have read your editorial “What Should the Hemlock Price Be?” which appeared in the Canada Lumberman of August 1st, and with your permission would like to suggest that, on the basis of the present attitude of the larger hemlock producers and jobbers, the situation could be presented stronger. In other words, I believe that whereas a short time ago the situation was accepted as being inevitably demoralized and uncontrollable, a different viewpoint now prevails. Any situation to be improved requires action, rather than discus- sion, and I believe this action is now being brought into play and will con- tinue increasingly so, as the basic features affecting the hemlock situation are becoming better understood. Without presuming, I would like to suggest that your editorial might be developed along the following lines:— The Hemlock Situation—There was a time, not so very long ago, when the manufacturers of hemlock in Ontario were in dire straits on account of the severe competition which they had to meet from Wisconsin and Michigan hemlock, as well as from the products of the yellow pine mills of the south. Every meeting of hemlock men held in those days devoted much of its time to discussing this matter, and it seemed as though there was no possibility of improving the situation; yet in a comparatively short space of time this has been changed, and to-day this competition is of little or no importance, but the hemlock men still have their troubles. Early in 1914 building in the large cities began to decrease, and with the advent of the war last August, almost complete paralysis resulted. In the larger centres particularly, retail dealers had fair stocks on hand or pur- chased, or both, and sought to adjust themselves to the situation by ceasing purchasing and working off their own holdings. This inevitably brought about ruinous competition among themselves and prices to consumers began to sag. As time went on, broken stocks and some new business brought them into the market, but as their selling prices were lower, they inevitably bore down the market, and this attitude with the reduced outlet, developed the same experi- ence for the wholesalers as the retailers had been undergoing. In both cases there were some parties who were compelled to sell to meet obligations and price seemed no object. The result was that for a time a semi-panic prevailed and so far as hemlock was concerned, both producers and dealers seemed to be quite bereft of reason. One extreme always brings about another, and out of chaos, a return to reason is now in progress. A sober consideration of the situation shows that no more hemlock has been sold or consumed than if the market had been rea- ni - 4 ~* * ’ . :-F aon 2 we eee: eo atl August 15, 1915 sonably maintained; in fact, probably not as much, All the while a steady but — reduced consumption has continued and stocks are now low in the hands of © all dealers. Tight money, prospect of a poor market and no outlet for bark, — kept many producers out of the woods last winter. The result is that the hemlock cut this year will not be over sixty per cent. of what it was last year, and this is based on statistics, not estimates. Producers are coming to understand these facts and are learning that desirable stocks at mill points — are comparatively small and in a few hands. The costs of production have in no wise decreased. With these facts known, desirable stocks are not being | offered at the pleasure of the purchaser as to selection and price, with the result that a gradual strengthening is developing, and in our judgment, will continue increasingly. There are still some indifferent stocks on the market — which will correspondingly affect prices, but the status of prime goods better than has been the case for the past twelve months. Perhaps what I have written is stronger than what you would want put it. It is based on my own convictions and conversations which I h: with interested people. I believe it is based on facts and I am offering it 3 a condition and not a theory. ; ve I have purposely avoided any reference to any combined endeavor on the part of hemlock producers to raise prices. In the first place, I do believe it can arbitrarily be done and I am opposed to any effort of that I do approve of meetings which disseminate intelligence as to the general s ation. Most of the retailers and consumers resent any attempt at com tion; in fact, take little stock in its effectiveness in view of some of the m results from efforts in the past in that direction. I would like to have article lay the foundation for future publicity and I am so confident that situation is improving as I have suggested, that I believe in another no additional evidence can be brought forth to help keep the ball rolling — A. C. Manbert. ‘a oe ee 4 The Hemlock Situation—Present Priceaal a Editor Canada Lumberman:— Toronto, Ont. Referring to your article on hemlock:—This is entirely a case of supply — and demand. When the demand was good the manufacturers ran their prices up to $20 and in some cases $21. The present demand is entirely nil, and any ~ person who has hemlock is prepared to take what price he can get for it, so I think it is impossible to regulate the price. All that could be done would be if for the principal manufacturers and larger dealers to meet and set a price which they will not go below. The smaller and poorer class would then soon be out of the market, as it would not take long to. use up the stock they have. The trouble in this would be that the men whose integrity should be beyond doubt will not or cannot trust one another to maintain the price—W. J. Lover- ing. ; : x * x ‘s Hemlock Manufacturers—How About This ? Editor Canada Lumberman: Guelph, Ont. We handle out of our yards at Guelph about three million feet of hem- — lock during the season; 90 per cent. of it Michigan hemlock, which we were — at all times able to buy all the way from one to two dollars per thousand less , than the Canadian hemlock. The real reason.why we prefer Michigan hemlock is on account of it being sized, and it is ready for delivery as soon as the car arrives at Guelph; whereas, the Canadian hemlock has all to be loaded on to the wagon, hauled to the saw, and then loaded on to the wagon again. As regards the price of seventeen dollars for hemlock, we are afraid that the manufacturers will experience some trouble in obtaining that price, as we are just paying a trifle more than that delivered at Guelph, for American hemlock. re Another point about our Canadian hemlock is that no two concerns grade it alike. The No. 1 hemlock in Canada is equal to the No. 2 or merchantable — in Michigan, and the No. 2 in Canada is not by any means equal to the No. 3_ in Michigan. Twenty-five per cent. of the hemlock which is manufactured — in Canada as No. 2, the proper place for it is under the boiler at the saw mill. — —Robert Stewart, Limited. a ee : * * * : Hemlock Slump Practically Over ~~ Editor Canada Lumberman:— j Hemlock lumber, like many other, if not all commodities, has experienced during the past twelve months much trouble, which has been brought about by unsettled conditions. One source of trouble affects others so that they join and increase the initial trouble. This I believe has applied to the hem- lock trade of late, but the bright side to it is that we are at the turning point. — We have reached the bottom, and manufacturers to-day realize that they m stop price cutting afid settle down to real business, Trade conditions are un- settled and must be handled carefully, instead of being agitated by price slash- ing. Many manufacturers have, during the past few months, sold hemlock lumber at a price lower than it cost to produce. This was done, I believe, with a view to obtaining some money, the manufacturer possibly imagining — that he required money much worse than he really did, and that he must sell. — These stocks are now pretty well off the market and the trade is awakening to find how unwisely they have acted. : The use of lumber is much curtailed through unsettled conditions, and cannot be increased by price cutting. There is a fair amount of lumber being — 4 | . ‘ co » a) > elle sae a: jy ellie * ~~ PY ? August 15, 1915 used to-day by parties who urgently require it for building, and they are gen- erally able to meet their payments. This is gradually bringing the trade into a much more healthy condition. The manufacturer knows full well that the supply of standing hemlock timber is very limited. During the past eight or ten years, and especially during the past four years, trade has been excep- tionally good and manufacturers, large and small, have taken out every avail- ‘able bit of timber that they could possibly handle, which was convenient to the railway; they have also gone back a considerable distance and have cut so closely that there is no chance for any operator to go back over these _ limits in a few years’ time and take off another cut. Many mills to-day are practically cut out and have no more standing timber in sight. Manufacturers, ‘realizing this, are loth to go into the woods this winter and take out what little bit of timber they have left. This story of hemlock timber becoming scarce has been repeated so often and there has still been so heavy a supply on the market, that many who are not in close touch with the standing timber resources are led to believe that the story is very much exaggerated by the manufacturer. Nevertheless, it will be realized that this fact is correct before many years. The two severe wind storms of two years ago, one on Good Friday and ‘the other on Novem- ber 8th, blew down a large amount of the thinly wooded forests and forced on the markets a large quantity of the timber which was found in the manufac- turers’ yards this spring. These stocks to-day are very much broken and many > of them have been placed on the market at a very low price. The operation } in the bush this winter promises to be very light and the price of hemlock will probably advance during the next few weeks to where the manufacturer can make ends meet and have a little profit. I do not anticipate any high ns price, but what I do anticipate and firmly believe that it must come, is an advance in price so that the manufacturer can exist, but not enough to war- rant him operating heavily this winter, as he is fully aware that the price of hemlock before very long must come back to where it was eighteen months ago. Canada is a productive country and is learning more and more as time goes on that she ranks among the best countries on the globe in which to live. Consequently, she is bound to advance, and as soon as troubled conditions _ become a little more settled, trade is bound to advance in Canada on a good, » sound, healthy basis—Manufacturer. * * * The Hemlock Market—A Tough Problem Editor Canada Lumberman:— Penetanguishene, Ont. We note your article in the August 1st Canada Lumberman in reference to the hemlock situation. As we are not very familiar with this (cutting chiefly red and white pine), we are hardly in a position to make any remarks on the situation. However, your statement that prices are ruled by the demand, is about right, as when things are booming prices are away up,:and when there is not much demand the prices go away down, as there is always some- body to sell off their stock and keep the prices down; so that, unless they have a pretty hard and fast organization they cannot do very much in trying to regulate prices. Anyway, we cannot in the white pine market—The C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Limited. pt Stren * * * An English Broker Solves the Problem Editor Canada Lumberman:— London, Eng. We have your letter of July 2nd and as our interests in the wood trade are very great we make the following remarks on the subject discussed in your Editorial regarding the trade in Canadian lumber with Breat Britain. : The question at issue in this article is a very large one, and we do not a ‘know if Messrs. Chas. T. White & Company have the facts before them, or Canadian lumber trade is carried on in this country and what would be the best means of helping to develop the wood resources of the Dominion without their being exploited by American. firms first. . Canadian spruce, birch and all British Columbia woods come here direct. With regard to Douglas fir, a lot of the trade in this passes through houses g located in San Francisco and Portland, but many of the biggest people, such as the British Columbia Timber & Trading Company, have their own agents in Great Britain and do their business direct with this country. Canadian _ basswood comes here direct. Canadian oak can be sold here as coming from Canada, just as well as from the United States. ‘ Regarding the heavily printed sentence in your article, we shall be glad to know what “stock” it is that is shipped from Canada via Portland, Boston or New York. If any mills wish to sell hardwood to the United Kingdom and find that at present their goods have to go through United States agents, it: is quite easy for them to find good and reliable agents here who will be able to sell for them, thus paying only a commission to a distributor here, but they would have to send some sample shipments with their brand on so that buyers could see what the product of the mill was like in order to make start with c.i.f. selling, which is the only method that can be recommended in garegular trade. It would also be interesting to know what hardwoods y have suitable for the furniture trades. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 by bills on practically all the hardwood sold from the Continent of America and three months at least on all spruce and similar woods from Eastern Canada. The above remarks may serve to help you in dealing with this question, and if any large manufacturers, who wish to do a European trade, will write to us on the matter, we shall be very pleased to see what can be done, but only on the understanding that if business is possible they will only have one agent for the United Kingdom, as we have always found that when two or three people offer the same manufacturer’s goods the results are bad for the seller and so unsatisfactory for the agent that the business does not command much enthusiasm. If more than one agent is employed the same buyer is canvassed by two people with the usual result that he puts one agent against the other and the seller finds he has been competing against himself to his detriment, and to the buyer’s advantage The foregoing is not said in any selfish spirit, as the seller can look round and see among the several trustworthy firms in London and Liverpool which one he prefers to act for him, but, having done this, he must trust his agent implicitly on all questions of quality, condition and other matters that crop up, as buyers here are not accustomed to buy on any system of inspection on the other side being final, i.e., of course, if they are taking the goods c.if. ex ship or ex quay.—Broker. * * * Hemlock Suffering from Price Cutting Editor Canada Lumberman: The real difficulty in the hemlock situation, to our mind, is simply the disturbed relation between supply and demand, and the fact that some of the larger manufacturers will sell at their own price irrespective of what the manufacturers seem to think the price should be. We have some hem- lock of our own this year and we are getting about cost price for it and do not at the present intend taking out any stock whatever. Conditions later may cause us to change our mind—Manufacturer. * * * Blames the Larger Wholesalers Editor Canada Lumberman. Marmora, Ont. We note your article under date of August 1st entitled:—‘What Should the Hemlock Price Be?” We think the trouble is fairly well expressed in your article. There seems to be more price cutting in the large centres than in rural districts and smaller towns. We then have the wholesaler from the large centres come out to the small mill man who has no selling representative, and lay bare the facts about conditions in the cities, which induce the over anxious millmen to make concession in prices. We manufacture hardwoods and only have a small stock of hemlock, but in this section we are not faring badly for prices. Hemlock prices re- tail are $20 to $24 on a 6 or 7c. freight rate, thus making little if any change in price—Lynch & Ryan Lumber Co. * * * Lack of Liners the Cause of Trouble Editor Canada Lumberman:— Liverpool, Eng. To our minds, the reason why specialization in Lower Port wood goods is so difficult can be summed up in one sentence—the lack of regular and re- liable liner facilities —Smith & Tyrer, Limited. * * * No Discrimination Against Canadian Wood Editor Canada Lumberman:— London, Eng. We are in receipt of your favor asking our views on the letter of Messrs. Charles T. White & Son, Limited, of Sussex, New Brunswick, published in the Canada Lumberman of July 15th. We have perused Messrs. White’s letter (1st June) but, in our opinion, no such discrimination as the company refer to exists, as we doubt if any really large quantity of Canadian lumber is re-exported from the United States to the United Kingdom, although a certain quantity at favorable points for shipment does come to the United Kingdom, but, given equal quality and manufacture and price, there would be no discrimination against Canadian wood or shipments. With regard to the statement that large quantities of Canadian lumber were shipped from Portland, Boston and New York during the last twelve months, this is perfectly correct, but it has been caused by the difficulty in obtaining shiproom from Canadian ports, tonnage from Canada having been largely monopolized by government requirements for the conveyance of troops, stores, horses, hay, etc., almost entirely shutting out lumber and forcing shippers to avail themselves of getting shiproom wherever it was to be had. Thus, large quantities of lumber were shipped from United States ports which would otherwise have been shipped direct from Canada and New Brunswick to the United Kingdom. The war has upset all ordinary trading. As you are probably aware, the United Kingdom has drawn the bulk of her wood supplies from Sweden and Russia. The wood trade from Canada for some years has been gradually de- creasing owing to Canada having a larger and a better market at her door, Canada being unable to compete, except in specialties, with Baltic shipments, 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Last year, owing to the war, the Russian timber ports being closed, a very considerable advance took place in prices, and, on Germany declaring wood goods contraband, a further advance took place, causing a very large demand for Canadian lumber, which found a ready market in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, owing to the shortage of tonnage, an enormous rise took place in freights, which has continued to the present time and has forced shippers to secure tonnage wherever obtainable, and this has been the cause of the large shipments from the United States ports named. As regards discrimina- tion, we do not think it has entered into the question to the slightest extent. We ourselves have received very large shipments from Portland and Bos- ton, which should properly have been shipped at St. John, N. B., and also from the Province of Quebec. You must also bear in mind that there are many parts of Western Canada whence shipments can be made cheaper to the United Kingdom from New York and Boston than from Canadian ports, especially in the winter, the liners from the United States ports offering many more opportunities of shipment than from Canadian ports. The letter from Mr. A. MacLaurin in your issue of June 1st explains clearly the position of Canadian spruce lumber, as compared with Swedish and Russian lumber with which it competes.—Price & Pierce, Limited. ke Se A Reflection Upon Canadians Editor Canada Lumberman:— Liverpool, Eng. J consider the anomaly of Canadian wide being shipped to—and pre- sumably bought by—Portland, Boston and New York and then re-shipped to the United Kingdom (as apparently the product of the United States) is a circumstance that reflects on the business acumen of the Canadian manufac- turer or exporter, as the sale of these goods ought surely to be made direct from Canada to Great Britain. The extra price got by shippers in the United States should go into the Canadian manufacturer’s pocket. It is simply a matter of the Canadian employing (or working his business through) a good practical and up-to-date representative in this country to manipulate his goods.—Thos. B. Neale. * * * Canadian Hardwoods Favored in England Editor Canada Lumberman: London, Eng. We duly received your favor enclosing copy of an article re Canadian woods. Our comments thereon are, that elm, birch, beech, maple and bass- wood from Canada are much more in favor here than similar woods from the United States. We understand that you do not produce, to any large extent, such woods as walnut, ash, oak, &c. Northern grown lumber always gets the preference over that grown in the Southern States—Duncan, Ewing and Co. * * x The Hardwood Inspector’s Task Editor Canada Lumberman: Thessalon, Ont. We see in the Canada Lumberman and Wood Worker that much is being said in regard to the marketing and inspection of hardwood lumber in Can- ada. We wish to do all we can to forward the interests of the hardwood business in Canada. First of all, it is a matter of vital importance that hardwood lumber should be properly manufactured and cared for to produce a class of stock that is desirable and to demand a price that will pay the producer for handling it. Many of the producers in our locality consider the ability to produce hardwood lumber “a gift” and think that anything that has two ends is a hardwood board; but we will say “far from it.’ You will find that it is a “Study.” We base our work on the National Rules and we beg leave of the National Hardwood Lumber Association to quote some of the clauses found in their Rules. One of the first things set forth in this little volume is: “Lumber should be properly manufactured, of good average widths and lengths, it should have parallel edges and all ragged and bad ends should be trimmed off. It must be of standard thickness when stripping dry,’ etc. When the mill man gets so he can produce this stock according to the above rule he is in no, danger of not finding a place for his stuff, at the right price. Our experience shows us that the stock is being produced in many cases on a cheap, slip-shod plan—it is poorly sawed, half edged and the rot and bark and stub-shots are left on it. Then they want the price for it and complain that everyone who buys their “dope” is a robber and takes advan- tage of them, while the fact is the consumer has paid for all he got. Then comes the matter of inspection. We will have some neutral inspector measure it for us next time. So they come to us inspectors to diagnose their case and as soon as the inspector is in sight they commence to tell him “This is this,’ and “that is that,’ etc., and when he tries to instruct them and show them where they are at, they think he is a second cousin to the man who is getting the stock and he is playing the other fellow’s hand for him. Now let us quote N. H. L. A. rules again for a clause or so: “Lumber must be measured and inspected as the inspector finds it, of full length and width. He shall make no allowances for the purpose of raising the grade. Inspection must be made from the poor side of the piece.” To the inspector all “coons look alike,” if he is square and capable of August 15, 1915 — ; 14 “counting your money.” He is however, interested in seeing you get what you ought out of your stock, if you are interested in your own welfare cnough to accept the advice, and instruction, he is more than willing to give you. On the other hand he is interested in seeing the party who gets — the stock get a class of goods that is made right and shipped as it is ordered. Such business is what the producer is looking for, for the man on the other end will take everything he has to offer, from his box lumber to his export, and pay for whatever he gets. While if you try to work off box lumber for flooring stock (No. 3 com. for No. 1 and 2 com.) it won’t go. No. 1 com. will not satisfy a customer who wants firsts and seconds and so on They not only turn you down, but they condemn the business in genera in your locality. On the other hand there are lots of fellows buying lumb; to-day who are “sharks.” They think: We will put in a claim against the car for a small amount and as they shipped it themselves they can’t anything only cry a little. They have to allow it if we say so. = When the work is executed by an inspector there is a different atn phere in circulation. They investigate matters before they claim anyth and consider the fact that this man was working for them as much a m1 the mill man. Then comes up the matter of this inspector’s honesty an ability. We have the timber and the facilities for producing a class of hard that will attract the markets of the world if we just do our part. make it right, sell it right, and use your customers wit honesty.—F. Hall, Clemens Hall Inspection Company. * * * An Opportunity for Cedar Shingles in Europe rhe Vancouver, B. C. From time to time we hear prophecies of the extensive orders for 1 ber that are to be placed when the rehabilitation of Belgium and Northern France shall have begun. At one time orders were reported as actually placed, so anxious were we to get a high polish on the present dull finish that our business conditions now wear. But the time must be drawing nearer unde any circumstances, and it is deserving of some forethought; a faculty that we of the wood-goods business are at last beginning to recognize as valuable. it For years Belgium and Northern France have both imported large quan-- tities of pitch pine from Gulf ports: Mobile, Pensacola, Gulfport, New Or- leans and other points. It should be noted, however, that all these imports have been of high grade lumber, the commoner sorts being obtained from the - Baltic. It is an open question whether the large demand for lumber in these countries will have much effect on the markets of the Pacific Coast on account of the distance. | - But there will arrive a great opportunity for the introduction of red cedar shingles into the European market. The immense amount of building to come in Northern France and Belgium will necessitate more rapid construction | than was used in erecting those that have been destroyed. These latter gr up slowly during centuries in a manner that would be impracticable now. — It would be quite possible to run up a large number of stereotyped build-— ings in a very short time that would answer the purposes of housing the un- — fortunate inhabitants of these countries. But while despatch is urgent, some attention should certainly be given to artistic effect; the buildings will be permanent and should involve as few details as possible that would remind the people of the miseries they have undergone. It would be practicable to put up innumerable weather-proof, commodious and comfortable dwellings, covered with “patent roofings,” that would suggest motor garages or build- ings of even more sordid usage, and perpetuate the blight now lying over the fair landscape of Picardy and Brabant. But while it may not be possible to. reproduce the old tiled and slate roofing, and the quaint thatches, the use of stained cedar shingles, with their soft, harmonious colorings, will be infinitely more in keeping with the recollection of the by-gone scenery than any other material that lends itself to rapid, economical construction nor would it. blister and swelter hideously in the sun as some patent roofings, nor with terri= fying rattle, remind the indwellers of Maxim fire at every rainstorm. * For economy in construction to carry its light weight, for beauty of sign and coloring, for wear resisting qualities, and ease with which it may | put up and (if damaged) repaired, nothing has been found to equal the shingle, since the day that Archimedes, illuminated by his sudden discov plareed from his bath and traversed the streets, crying aloud the name « 5 to 2 eighteen inch: “Eureka.”—Frank Foster, Mainland Lumber & Sh hades Editor Canada Lumberman:— * * * Wholesaler Between Two Fires Editor Canada Lumberman: { We read carefully the letter published recently in the Canada Lumbe from a United States wholesaler and we agree with a good deal of what says in regard to the grading of hardwood. However, we do not believe that the remedy that he suggests is of a use to us in Canada. As large dealers, we would greatly welcome a strict grading system if the buying end could be educated up to use and call fo: lumber that would be properly graded. However, the manufacturing and saw- mill districts of Ontario lie too close together and there is hardly a sawmill August 15, 1915 man who does not attempt to sell his lumber direct to the manufacturer, and, as wholesalers, we can say that we are between two fires. We are asked to supply a better grade than the same gentlemen will take from the sawmill man himself, and it is, as a rule, a struggle to get from the sawmill man a grade that we know our customer will demand from us. 1 On the other hand, our Canadian hardwood in the vast majority of cases is not of the quality that will stand for being rigidly inspected, not carrying the percentage of firsts and seconds that it should. As regards official inspec- - tion, we do not think that the selling end always gets a proper inspection from the Association. As it is usually the buyer who demands the inspection, the tendency seems to be to do the best they can to make it worth their while _ to insist upon it. We have had firsts and seconds hardwood condemned and severely culled, owing to what the inspectors called “stained” by being left too long in the log, although the inspection was made in July, having already been cut, dried -and shipped, and the cutting took place certainly not later than June first. eo Thirty years’ experience in the lumber business would convince the writer that such a report was wrong, especially as the lumber was shipped clear, instead of carrying its percentage of No. 2’s—Canadian Wholesaler. Another Method for Enlarging a Fly Wheel Bore Editor Canada Lumberman: St. Pacome. The inquiry from one of your readers regarding enlarging the bore of z fly wheel, has interested me. I herewith send you a drawing of a boring bar which I have used suc- cessfully in similar cases. This tool can be made from any kind of wood, but if there is no Born Bar Prade from any Kind Da Wook » Sze fon Shows Ose Baler F BE eee | eran th Pade J fonind, bor by uaa? S2eYHole , Be ee Cas? Slee? CcHfar - S yore = Presiumiing that the Shofh 16 9m aiarmeler Sechien Showin’, End View « CUNir im posihiim Curry dotted bings Shove an outlee Jor Boring bar for enlarging bore of a fly wheel. lathe on the premises pine would be preferable, as it could be easily rounded to a size by a carpenter. The small end is made to fit the old bore and will keep the tool in position, é The larger end with the cutter inserted is made the exact size of re- = quired bore. a The tool, or cutter, is made to cut at both ends, and can be fed in by = a light pressure from the operators. j \ In your last issue R. Sissons has a drawing very much like the one I send, except that the cutter is regulated by a screw and wedge. The sug- = gestions by “Millwright” in the same issue would, | think, be impracticable. _ —M. Walsh. Sir Richard McBride Urges Aid to Shipping i ~—Ss At a recent meeting of the Board of Trade of Victoria, B. C., Sir Richard McBride, Premier of British Columbia, spoke of the oppor- — tunities for increasing Canadian trade in Great Britain and on the - continent. He had found, during his recent visit to the other side, that where this country had one agent endeavoring to open up fresh ave- -nues of trade, the United States manufacturers and merchants had twenty. For our lumber there could be a large market opened with.all the allies as well as with the Motherland, but the only solution of the problem was the securing of enough vessels to handle the trade. Tonnage was exceedingly scarce now, and it was up to British Col- umbians to bestir themselves to the utmost to see what they could do about it. If we could get the ships we could send to Europe more lumber than ever before. Said the Premier in continuation : “fT met many railway directors and firms anxious to trade with is in England, and the same in France, but they cannot get the ships carry the lumber from this side. I thought I could say to the people r there who have so many millions invested here: ‘You have a t to give us some little consideration.’ It is a most timely theme, how to arrive at some public opinion that will lead to immediate CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 action is a thing we might well devote our attention to. It is nearly impossible to get ships to meet the demands of the trade that offers. Anything we can do as a community to develop shipbuilding will be a good thing for us and should be undertaken. “One gentleman whom I met in London, Dr. Chapple, a member of Parliament and a native of New Zealand, told me that if the pro- vince would guarantee one million dollars, he and his associates could get up a company to start a line to trade with Australia and the Motherland. I told him, of course, that this was a matter that properly came under the jurisdiction of the national government, and that there might be difficulty in the province doing anything in the matter. But, believe me, unless the national authorities are enabled to do this quick- ly, we will have to do so ourselves. Such a line would have to com- pete with the big liners, the Weir line, the Holt line and others, but nevertheless it might be well worth while, even if it cost the people something. If we can work out some way to get ships we will soon get relief.” Mr. J. O. Cameron suggested that Victorians should get to work and build their own ships. They had the timber, they had the yards and the testimony of the Imperial Commission was that they had the men. Tonnage was scarce and freights high, so now was the time to get to work. Greek Market for Box Shooks The failure of Patras lumber importers to secure their expected supplies from Austria against the coming current season, which opens August 23, threatens to precipitate a crisis on the market for box shooks in this district. Importers began some months ago to investi- gate the American lumber market in view of such a contingency, but they do not appear to have placed many orders on that market up to the end of May. They are trying at the eleventh hour to secure sup- plies from the United States. The wood used in making box shooks is white spruce, which is fairly tough, does not tend to split when made into light shooks, and is of light specific gravity. Wood for this purpose should not have a specific gravity of more than about 1,000 pounds per cubic metre (35-31 cubic feet). Imports heretofore have been largely in beams, owing to a more favorable import duty on this form of lumber. The popular dimen- sions on this market are: Length, 9 to 18 feet, squared from 12 by 12 inches up to 24 by 24 inches. Other imports have been in boards. Popular dimensions for boards are: Length, 12 to 18 feet; width, 8 to 12 inches; thickness, one-half to five-eighths inches net when dressed. : No box shooks have in the past been imported to this market, owing to unfavorable import duty on this form of lumber. Accord- ing to the Greek tariff of July, 1914, imports of wood are subject to duty as follows: Spruce boards up to 20 millimetres in thickness, $4.48 per cubic metre (about 1,000 pounds); boards over 20 milli- metres, $3.78 per cubic metre; spruce boards, $2.80 per cubic metre; box shooks, $6.10 per 1,000 pounds. It appears, therefore, that the duty on shooks is about twice that on beams. In spite of this handicap, it is possible that American shooks might under the circumstances find a market here. The cases used in the exportation of currants are of three sizes, measurements being outside and in inches, a uniform variation of one- half inch in any dimension being allowed. The figures are :— Sizes Length Width Depth hes Cases .. 31y% 12% 12 150 YZ cases 22% 11y% 11 75 14 cases .. 191% 11 9 50 The shooks as prepared here are dressed both faces. The ends of the cases are always set in. Annual consumption is approximately: Cases, 100,000; half cases, 300,000; quarter cases, 2,200,000. American firms might telegraph their terms direct to this con- sulate, quoting beams per cubic metre (35.31 cubic feet), half-inch boards per cubic metre, and shooks per thousand cases, indicating size of case. Quotations should state whether terms are f.o.b. New York ‘or ci. Patras. Terms of payment may be arranged to suit sellers. Importers prefer to have terms quoted c.i.f. Patras, as it is difficult for them to secure freight arrangements from New York.— (United States. Commerce Reports). R. E. Mansfield, United States Consul General at Vancouver, B. C., reports that exports to the United States from Vancouver dur- ing the first six months of 1915 exceeded in value those for the cor- responding period of 1914 by $1,703,779, the totals being $4,077,292 and $2,373,513 respectively. ‘The greatest increase took place in wood products, ore, and bullion. Exports of wood products for the first six months of 1915 were valued at $1,507,745, and for the first six months of 1914 $985,580, the increase being $622,165. 30 _ Edward Hines Calling for Import Duty Makes Vigorous Argument Before Federal Trade Commissioner—Claims Canadian Lumber Has Many Advantages in U.S. Markets Great interest is being taken by lumbermen of the United States in the sessions of the Federal Trade Commission. Recently, at Chic- ago, the lumber interests were given a hearing, and many of the most prominent lumbermen of the country gave expression to their views regarding the state of the industry and the trade. From a Canadian point of view the principal interest was in the evidence presented by Mr. Edward Hines, of Chicago, who devoted much of his time to a discussion of Canadian competition. Mr. Hines said in part:—The lumber industry is in a peculiarly unhealthy condition at the present time. The depression following the year 1912 caused a great falling off in the price of lumber, and inflicting, we think, a greater hard- ship on lumber than any other commodity, much greater than in comparison befell anything that comes in competition with it; this particularly coming about, in our judgment, from the fact that there are 48,000 sawmills in the country, not alone competing one with the other, but different species of wood of the country being active com- petitors for the same trade, particularly in the great consuming states and cities of the United States; in the Central Mississippi Valley, taking for instance from central Wisconsin and Minnesota to the Ohio River, from Pittsburgh to Denver, the territory that uses the largest proportion of lumber of any like territory in the United States. Yellow pine from the South is an active competitor for this business. The Pacific Coast States—Washington, Idaho and Oregon—are strong competitors for this same trade. Canada is a great competitor, and with peculiarly strong advantages over all competitors in the West, Northwest and South, in the great consuming market of the Great Lakes. Canadian Advantages in the Lake Markets We desire to call your special attention to the peculiarly special advantages that Canada has over practically any of the manufacturers located in the United States, in reaching the greatest, not alone con- suming, but manufacturing cities in the United States like Milwaukee, Chicago, Bay City, Detroit, Toledo, and many of the smaller cities on the Great Lakes; and through these gateways to the greatest consum- ing States of the United States, like Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl- vania and New York State. Canada has a great advantage particu- larly in the transportation of its products in a very low water rate of freight, cheap labor, and cheap farm produce, and comparatively no taxes. Thus, lumber coming by water from Canada to the great gateways above mentioned, largely manufactured on Georgian Bay, - an arm of the Great Lakes, is directly accessible by cheap water trans- portation ; the average cost of transporting Canadian lumber by water, to the respective cities above mentioned, is about $2 per thousand feet. The average cost of transporting by railroad the same character. of lumber from Minnesota to Wisconsin, which today are the closest markets in this territory, is 22 to 26 cents per hundred pounds, or $5.50 to $6 per thousand or about 200 per cent. greater than from Can- ada. From the great Southern States, which are the largest produc- ing districts of lumber in the United States, like Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, etc., the rate to Chicago is approximately 25 cents; to Buffalo approximately 32 cents, or, say, an average to this particular territory of 26 cents per hundred pounds—taking yellow pine averag- ing 3,000 pounds, the freight would amount to $8.50, as compared with $2 from Canada, or 300 per cent. greater from the South than from Canada. And this is not all. Take lumber coming from the In- land Empire, the rate to Chicago being 42 cents; to Buffalo 55 cents, or, say, an average of 50 cents, the lumber rough would be $12.50 per thousand feet or 500 percent. greater in freight than from Canada, on identically the same character of lumber. Further, lumber coming from either Wiconsin and Minnesota, south, or the west, on which the freight averages from 200 to 500 per cent. more; is paid directly to American railroads, of which a very large proportion goes to American labor, and directly to the consumer, as compared with lumber coming from Canada by water transportation. Note the great advantage the Canadian operator has in transportation alone; the unique and favor- able position he occupies, being on the very border of the great con- suming markets of the United States, as compared, with the South, 1,000 miles from such a market ; Wisconsin, an average of 500 miles; the Inland Empire about 2,000 miles, and the Pacific Coast about 2,900 miles. In addition to this there are large quantities of lumber produced in the Rocky Mountain region of Canada, and in British Col- umbia under conditions which enable them to ship the product to the United States on a much more favorable basis. This is not all the advantage she has over the American manu- facturer ; first, labor is generally from 10 to 15 per cent. cheaper than in the American mills; second, she has a great advantage in mode of CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ' railroad companies, anything which will depress it, must quickly be August 15, 1915 4 taxation, in most of the cities the local districts vote to the manu- facturer or industry an absolutely free personal property tax as com- pared with the large taxes paid by the American manufacturer. Third the Canadian operator does not have to invest large amounts of mone in advance, in the way of purchasing standing timber to insure mill output; the government owns the timber, and leases, so to speak a tract or district to the manufacturer, whereby he is only obliged © pay for the timber as he cuts it, and pays no interest. Compare th with the American manufacturer who is obliged to buy his timbe fifteen to twenty years in advance of his cutting it, interest and charges starting immediately, also subject to risks of fire, timber ing down, etc., while the Canadian operator is not subject to risks, as the timber belongs to the government and any loss is a ernment loss. Also the cost of farm products is generally less Canada than in the United States, the Canadian operator paying | for his horses, food-stuffs, etc. Fourth, the standard of living in Car ada, of the Canadian woodsmen and laborer, is not to be compared with that of the American, enabling him to live and work for less: 4 Therefore, it is apparent that the present low price of low grade lumber in the United States, which is a tremendous factor in the as gregate, is largely influenced by the large importations of low-grade lumber from Canada. The Canadian manufacturer is anxious to log, saw and ship his low-grade product, and can do so on account of their cheap labor, cheap farm supplies, and the still greater advantage that they have in certain parts of Canada, by cheap water transportation to our largest and best markets. This permits the Canadian manu- facturer to utilize almost every tree in its entirety and to net him some- thing even on the cheapest kinds of stumpage and most defective ma- terial, as against compelling the American manufacturer to leave int the woods a large proportion of coarse timber, semi-defective material, in order that the average price of that which he does utilize will war- rant his expense of logging, manufacturing and shipping. q “ Low Lumber Prices Cause Forest Wastage Not alone is the price of low grade lumber in this country de- pressed, but there is directly lost to posterity in this country, the very large quantities of timber that is now being left in our American fo r~ ests, as whatever is left must go to waste. If, for no other reason but in the interests of that which affects us all, “conservation” should not this commission propose something that would remedy this awful and deplorable condition of waste? i On the importations from Canada on basis of about 1,000,000,000 feet per year on a conservative figure, the American railroads lose from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000 in loss of revenue as compared, if this same quantity of lumber would come from the various manufactur. ing points in this country, and what is lost to the railroads of this country, must necessarily mean a national loss. Since the lumber in- dustry occupies such a high place in this country, ranking first in the number of employees, in consumption of farm products, in the use of manufactured goods, and in the amount of freight furnished the followed by depression in all associated lines of business, in the com- mercial and industrial activity of the entire nation. It would seem, therefore, that the American people, through a body like the Federal Trade Commission, after carefully considering the condition of this great industry at the présent time, would be war- ranted in recommending to the Congress of the United States, that an adequate import duty, which, as shown from the past, could pro- perly be classed as a revenue duty, be put upon the statute books of this country, as a part protection to not alone this industry directly, but to labor in general, and the many diversified interests that depend for their livelihood on this industry. ° . ; 2 Tax Our Lumber While Enjoying Our Free Markets The condition at the present time is, by having removed t tariff on lumber, the markets of our 100,000,000 people of the Unite States, are thrown open for the benefit of the 10,000,000 people in Canada, inflicting a useless loss upon this industry, the America people, and to the United States Government. And Canada o absolutely nothing in return in the way of reciprocal relations, [ is most particularly illustrated in her duty on lumber imported fro the United States, when dressed, of 3214 per cent., and if rough 7 per cent. And in the past there have been some kinds of lumber ex- ported from the United States to Canada, such as various kinds of hardwood, maple flooring, and large quantities of lumber from the In- land Empire, and yellow pine from the South to some extent. But ‘ . M4 « © =t a ee iby 1915 iis‘ is not all; it is particularly illustrated in her law absolutely pro- _hibiting the exporting of any timber or logs to be manufactured by mills in this country, compelling the Canadian timber to be manu- factured only in Canada, thus furnishing employment to her own citizens, and furnishing a market for her own farmers, as against the loss to the American laborer, and the American farmer. She will not even allow a single piece of machinery of any kind to come in from this country for the construction or operation of her sawmills, except on the payment of a heavy protective duty, which is almost prohib- itive. While, under the present free entry from Canada into the United States, every foot of lumber coming from Canada to the United States, deprives this country of its former revenue, the American rail- _ roads of its cost of transporting same, as compared with being manu- factured here; the American laborer of his just proportion of what he would obtain if the lumber were manufactured here; the American farmer of his just proportion in the sale of foodstuffs and supplies, if Bike ‘stock were manufactured in this country; the American manufac- - turer of various lines of machinery, oils, belting, and other accessories if the lumber were manufactured in American sawmills, as compared with Canada, the general loss to this country of fully 80 per cent. of the cost price of that lumber. Taking for instance lumber averaging $15 per thousand, fully $12 per thousand is lost to the American na- tion, as fully that proportion of the cost of lumber if manufactured in this country would be paid out directly and indirectly to American labor and producers. It has been perfectly plain to anyone watching the lumber busi- ness during a twelve years’ period, when the latter enjoyed a duty, even though very small, that the lumber trade enjoyed the greatest degree of prosperity, not alone the manufacturer, but the American laborer, mechanic, farmer, and railroads of this country; while on the contrary, since the duty has been taken off this industry has become almost paralyzed, and many concerns bankrupt. ~~ vi Our Handicapping Marine Laws Because of the navigation laws of the United States, the American lumber manufacturer is compelled to ship lumber from one American port to another in an American boat, flying the American flag, built by American labor, and manned by American seamen, living under American conditions, while the Canadian manufacturer is at liberty _to ship from Canadian ports on either the Atlantic or Pacific, to any _ American port, in any character of foreign bottom. This represents ‘conservatively an advantage of $2 per thousand feet on shipments from Pacific ports in Canada to Atlantic ports in the United States, through the canal or otherwise. When normal conditions are restored in Canada following the present European war, the Canadian lumber “manufacturers can and will undoubtedly take advantage of this situa- tion, in competing for the big markets on the American Atlantic sea- board to the detriment of the manufacturers on the American Pacific Coast. * The entire lumber manufacturing industry of the United States, ‘represented by the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, has full confidence in the honesty of purpose of your body, and feel that only by full knowledge of conditions in our business can we receive the assistance that this great industry is entitled to. Therefore, after ou have full opportunity of considering the briefs we have submitted, if there is any further information desired, we would feel it a pleasure _and our first duty to furnish same promptly. f Newfoundland Industry Benefited by Permission to Export The recent passage of a law permitting the exportation of unsawn or unmanufactured lumber from Newfoundland and permitting other _ privileges to lumbermen is reported as having been a great benefit to the industry. Coming just when the universal want of lumber _ is being felt throughout the world, because of the cutting off of much nof the supply from countries now ‘engaged in the war, both Canadian and United States capital has been attracted into the new field by the possibilities of large profits. Under the old law it was impossible to develop the lumber business of the big island or of Labrador, and llions of feet of prime timber was allowed to remain in the forests until it either fell or was destroyed by fire. This law has been sus- pended for two years in Newfoundland and for ten years in Labrador, t it is confidently predicted that the development of the new in- stry will be so profitable that a further suspension will be voted yy the Government and that the old conditions will never again be permitted. Within the last few months thousands of square miles of stump- age have been contracted for and arrangements made for developing Bs big export business. The English commission that recently made investigation of the timber found that about 95 per cent. of the sts is spruce whose tensile strength and toughness of fibre are surpassed.” British buyers are contracting for ‘pit props and other ery and building lumber as well as pulpwood. A dozen large oes already have been shipped to England and France, and it is ated that about 6,000 men are now ‘engaged in the woods get- + ge Prete . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 ting out timber. The new legislation will facilitate the efforts of United States interests to secure sites and rights for the erection of pulp and paper mills as, among other things, the entrance duty free is permitted of all the apparatus and machinery required in such plants. The only mill now operating in the colony for Pulp and paper inanufacture is that of Lord Harmsworth at Grand Falls, which is now operating at full capacity. Indications are that Newfoundland will now begin to take an important place in the lumber business of the world, as it is nearer Europe than any port of the United States or Canada; it has open ports the year round and labor is abundant and cheap. Timber cruisers report that the forests average so thick in Newfoundland that it will take forty years, cutting at the rate of 250,000 cords of pulpwood a year, to take out one ‘generation of trees, while the vigorous growth will have in this time more than replaced what had been taken out. Farmers and Lumber Company in a Feud That certain farmers of Tichborne Township in Frontenac County, Ontario, where in June last, the great Third Mile Lake Dam of the Napanee River Improvement Company was blown up, are in a closely-knit league to stop the damming of the chain lakes in the Township, was revealed by the investigation conducted there on eee by Superintendent Joseph Rogers of the Provincial Police, and R. Greer, representing the Attorney- General’s Department. The st oasis reveals a story of more than usual interest. Many years ago, when the grants of lands were made to the settlers, reser- vation was made allowing a logging company to flood the lots to carry down logs. This arrangement, as a rule, meant that after the Spring drive of logs, the water was allowed out of the dams, and the farmers were able to cut hay in the Summer on the low lands. Vhe logging company, however, assigned its rights to a river im- provement company that used the dams to run mills. Instead of letting the water off the flooded lands in the Spring the water was held all year round, shutting the settlers out completely. This gave rise to friction between the company and the farmers that was agera- vated year after year. The farmers tried by various means to have their grievance remedied, but although an agreement looked prob- able at one time, it fell through. Then one after another dams were blown up, the last on June 28 last, leaving the company only one dam out of five in operation. An investigation was opened. It is doubtful if an arrest will be made, but enough evidence and informa- tion has been secured to make’ it impossible for another outrage to take place without leaving the perpetrators facing prosecution and the penitentiary. A Stiff Task for the Waterways Commission Pulp and paper interests are vitally concerned in the question of the levels of the Lake of the Woods and its tributary streams, which is to come before the International Joint Commission in Sep- tember. The commission has announced a series of meetings, to be held at Warroad, Minn., at International Falls, Minn., and finally at Kenora, Ont. The Minnesota and Ontario Power Company, at In- ternational Falls, one of the largest paper mills in the United States. is one of the interests concerned in the question of levels. Vast quantities of timber are brought down the tributary streams to mills on Rainy River and the north shore of the Lake of the Woods, while many million dollars have been invested in power development on Rainy River, at the outlet of the Lake of the Woods and on the Winnipeg River. Some of these interests would prefer low levels and others wish the water high, and the problem for the commission ts to recommend to the Canadian and United States governments the establishment of levels in the Lake of the Woods which will satisfy all concerned on both sides of the boundary, transportation, agricul- tural and fishing, as well as lumber and paper interests. Death of R. M. Appleby The lumber trade in Ontario was greatly shocked to learn recently of the death by drowning of Mr. R. M. Appleby, of Parry Sound, Ont., © and his son Merland, age 9 years. Mr. Appleby and his two sons left their mill at Boakview to go to Partridge Lake for a fishing trip. They were joined on Saturday night by a couple of employees from the mill. On July 25th Mr. Appleby and his two sons went out in the lake, anchored their canoe and began fishing. One of the boys leaned over the side too far, causing the canoe to roll and Mr. Appleby, in trying to right it, turned it over. The elder boy stuck to the canoe and Mr. Appleby tried to save the younger, but became entangled in the anchor rope and fish line. The elder boy, who is twelve years of age, swam ashore, but it was many hours before grappling hooks could be secured and the bodies recovered. Mr. Appleby’s body was found entangled in the lines and the boy was clasped in his arms. The late Mr. Appleby was 44 years of age and went to Parry Sound from Barrie a number of years ago. He leaves a wife and three boys and four girls. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Wholesale Lumber Prices in 1914 Review of Market Fluctuations as Reported to the Depart- ment of Labor—A Year of Exceptional Condition In a review of wholesale prices in Canada during 1914, issued by the Department of Labour, Mr. R. H. Coats, Editor of the Labour Gazette, writes in part as follows :— At the beginning of the year the trade depression in lumber ap- peared to be passing away. Activity was anticipated in the lumber markets as stocks were scarce and a demand was expected. The situ- ation was still more encouraging in nearly all parts of the country at the end of July, when the war broke out, and prices were becoming firmer in some lines. In British Columbia, where the depression in the lumber trade was greatest, it seemed that improvement was about to set in. The promise of good crops in all parts of Canada was an encouraging feature. The drouth, which greatly curtailed the crop in the Prairie Provinces, had diminished these expectations very little when war broke out. The new conditions caused a great demand for lumber in the Maritime Provinces and some demand in the other Eastern Provinces, but the shortage of ships and difficulties in ship- ping prevented this demand from having its full effect. In British Columbia the improvement in general trade was no longer expected, but the high prices of grain in the Prairie Provinces improved the de- mand in that district somewhat. Owing to the conditions during the year the production was kept down considerably and stocks were not allowed to accumulate. In the Eastern Provinces the production was estimated to be up to the average or even to have exceeded it owing to the admirable demand from Britain in the latter part of the year. At the end of the year, throughout the country, stocks were low, es- Relative Prices of Lumber, 1910-1914 Commodities included: Pine, all grades, good sidings, shipping culls, box boards, No. 1 cuts; N. B. Spruce and Shingles : Lath, Heme lock, Oak, Birch, Maple (soft), B. C. Fir and Shingles. (Prices 1890-1899 = 100) Teton poe pes] foe] eee eel ear eG] saat eal oesds eee an ies} +} + +++ +++ ,_:[388 184 ee ee ee ep Tio cal ate eee ane 184 Hc RL = ot ee eee ae Sa ho 172 =e SD Ee 172 PPO ins See aa Ee ee ee 168 SS Pe ee ae eV Ar Se ae 168 i QS AME = pen) tea fas DPR to ed a ae 160) -4 S744 4 Ht 160 rg 7} eal kel SO ae CN AE ME MD: EH A 156 fz, el a es a ae Diagram illustrating course of lumber prices during past five yeais. pecially supplies in consumers’ hands, so that any improvement in trade would immediately cause renewed activity. The Maritime Provinces—The year in New Brunswick was re- ported to be very profitable for those mills having plenty of logs. How- ever, owing to prolonged strikes in the summer of 1913 in the mills at St. John, to high wages and other causes, the cut of logs in the winter 1913-14 was curtailed. Therefore, during the season of 1914 only about 55,000,000 logs passed through the booms at St. John instead of 100,- 000,000 logs. English deals were in strong demand and mills con- tracted for their cut at $17.50 early in the season. The increased de- mand in the latter part of the year raised the price to $20.00 for new supplies available. Stocks were therefore very light at the end of the year. Great difficulty was experienced in getting ships as many were taken over by the British Government for use in European waters. Owing to the light demand in United States markets, boards -and laths in New Brunswick slumped in price. Shingles also were in little demand and at the end of the year stocks were heavy except at St. John. The local demand for lumber was only fair, but was slightly stronger in the latter part of the year. In Nova Scotia the output was somewhat larger than expected and conditions were con- sidered promising at the end of the year. Quebec and Eastern Ontario— There was a considerable decrease in exports to Great Britain, chiefly owing to the high freights and scarcity of vessels in the latter part of the year, although the demand was very strong. In Montreal a great falling off in building was reported, especially in large structures, and shipments to Great Britain were also light as stocks were large. Buying by local dealers was hand to mouth. In the Ottawa Valley the cut showed a decrease of 80,000,000 feet. ie Ome _ . s &™ 64 . oT A r f é 4 a - S-, am August 15, 1915 Tight money and financial stringency, the light fall of snow in the winter 1913-14, a dry spring, and low water during the summer con-_ tributed to this result. The breaking of a dam at Ottawa in the spring, — and the burning down of one large mill later in the season, reduced _ the cut of this mill from 75,000,000 feet to 37,000,000 feet. The de- — mand was light for local trade throughout the year. A strong demand — from Europe developed in the autumn, but owing to high freights, greater cost of insurance and scarcity of boats, full advantage could — not be taken of it. As the cut had been light and retail stocks were low during the year, prices were maintained except in the higher grades, | which declined considerably, and the middle grades declined oe la The demand for shingles and lath was fairly good in 1914, but les than in 1913. Northern and Western Ontario—Trade was quiet in the carly part of the year but some improvement was reported in the spring, and stocks were reported lighter than in the previous year. Financ stringency, lack of building activity and unfavorable weather cat a quiet season. Later in the summer the demand in cities was ver quiet as building operations were light, but in country districts ¢ es mand was somewhat better, although only hand to mouth. Fac demands were very light, but as stocks were not heavy, prices we maintained. The Prairie Provinces—The decrease in the lumber trade not so great as expected; the financial stringency was the great facto: ae in the early part of the year and the war caused still greater dep sion in the latter part. Municipalities curtailed their expenditures — greatly. In country districts it was stated that even those farmers who had good returns from their crops owing to high prices were care- " ful in making expenditures as the light crop had led to caution. — British Columbia.—The financial depression and quiet trade had | j greatly reduced the trade in British Columbia lumber. The specula-_ tion in real estate and the great building activity in Western Canada _ had come to an end. When the Prairie Provinces ceased buying, lum-— ber mills in mountain sections in British Columbia were deprived of their most important market. prices became purely nominal and gen-— erally weak. The war cut off the export trade as there were no ves-_ sels for shipment. Toward the end of the year a slight improvement was noted. Considerable demand for railway ties, bridge timber and building material from the European Governments had set in and was expected to increase.. An outlet for British Columbia lumber in Australia, Japan, China and India was also expected. The cut for the year showed a considerable reduction and shipments and imports were also smaller. “ Review by Kinds of Lumber ; Pine.—The higher grades of pine showed considerable decline. — The middle grades were also down, but the lower grades were steady © 5 and in some cases firm. No. 1 cuts at Toronto fell from $55-$57 per thousand to $50-$52. Good sidings fell at Ottawa from $53-$55 to $52-$54. Shipping culls declined from $30-$35 to $28-$30. Box boards — rose from $16-$18 to $17- $18 in March and in May to $18-$19. In — September, however, the price fell to $17.50-$18. Mill culls were firm | in the autumn. The average value of the cut of a large firm in the Ottawa Valley for the 1914 season was estimated at $20.25 as com-_ pared with $20.75 in 1913, and $20.50 in 1912. ° Spruce.—New Brunswick spruce deals rose from $15. 50 to $16 early in the year, but fell off to $15 by August 1. In October the price rose to $15.75 and in December to $17.25. At Ottawa, spruce wae $17-$18, the same prices as in 1913. -- Hardwood showed some decline in prices. Red oak was down from $62.50 per thousand to $59 per thousand. Birch declined from — $33 to $30. Soft maple fell from $28 to $25. Elm and ash were also — $1 to $2 lower. The demand was quiet. Shingles—New Brunswick cedar shingles rose from $2 .90-$3. 254 to $3.00-$3.35 in April but declined in May to $2.75-$3.20 and in Oc- tober to $2.60-$3.20. British Columbia shingles were steady in price till the end of the year, when prices were generally weak. Hemlock.—Prices were steady. The market was somewhat firm early in the year as stocks were not large. Building activity, hhow- ever, did not increase and prices became weak. Lath.—Prices firmed up at Ottawa in the spring and were sae : in New Brunswick. The market fell off toward the end of the va New Brunswick Stampage Receipts Increasing a August 5th was the last day for the holders of crown timber land leases in New Brunswick to pay their stumpage, and as result the Lands and Mines Department received about er Contrary to the expectations of some months ago, the lanes cut on the crown lands of New Brunswick during the past season, and upon which the province receives stumpage, was greater than the previous year. The cut on which stumpage is paid this year amounts” to about 285,000,000 superficial feet, upwards of five per cent. more than in 1914, when the quantities cut on the crown lands amounted to about 270,000,000 and the amount of stumpage collected was $385,- “i 624, as arses with $305,718 the previous year. : August 15, 1915 War on Substitutes Address before the Winnipeg Retail Lumber Dealers, Manufac- turers, Builders and Architects by R. J. Chamberlain, of the Forest Branch of the B.C. Government The camp of the Winnipeg retail lumber dealers has been stirred into activity by an address which Mr. R. J. Chamberlain, of the: For- 14. He set forth in pertinent language the serious inroads which sub- stitutes for lumber, in many cases of inferior quality, had made into the lumber trade of Canada, almost entirely owing to the fact that these substitutes, to secure attention of the public, had to enter and did enter upon an aggressive advertising campaign, and meanwhile the lumbermen and dealers, relying on the belief that the public could not be swayed from the use of lumber, did not at the same time start as an aggressive campaign to maintain the knowledge of lumber amongst the consuming public which that very important factor of our Canadian resources is entitled to. The lumber manufacturers of British Columbia, through the For- est Department of the British Columbia Government, are now launched upon an aggressive and comprehensive campaign to fully acquaint the retail lumber dealers through the consumers of the Do- minion with the advantages over substitutes which our natural Can- adian woods hold. The British Columbia Government has decided to spend at least $25,000 for the extension of the lumber business in Western Canada. Mr. R. J. Chamberlain, Forestry Branch B.C. Government. This is in conjunction with an expenditure of approximately $50,000 the export lumber trade from.British Columbia to all parts of the world. . British ‘Columbia Government has adopted, embodies the publication of separate bulletins compiled ‘by the Forest Branch, with the co- operation of the Provincial Agricultural authorities in the three pro- vinees. These pamphlets will contain figures demonstrating the sav- ing which farmers can make by the érection, for instance, of wooden implement sheds. Some of these pamphlets will contain the latest design in barns, the plans for which are being prepared by experts and which are recognized by the Provincial Government authorities. One | of these pamphlets, for instance, will demonstrate that a wooden pig- _ gery is even better forthe hog raiser than the concrete one. A Govy- - ernment official has already gone on record to state that the concrete hog house was extremely detrimental to the economical production of _ pork, emphasizing the feature that wooden walls and wooden floors _ were essential to the raising of any live stock. 2 During the course of his address Mr. Chamberlain laid stress on _ the fact that apparently through the activities of substitutes for lum- ber, concrete, asbestos, shingles, and many other so-called fireproof _ materials, were actually considered by fire insurance companies as ‘superior fire risks, whereas figures actually compiled showed that in Milwaukee for the year 1913 (the latest statistics available), the fires amongst wooden buildings were 1% per cent. as against fires in brick buildings being 5 per cent. Such striking statements as these, and est Branch of the British Columbia Government, delivered on July which the same Government had allocated for the development of” The present policy of developing the lumber trade which the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 the recent conflagration of the Edison plant, which was entirely of concrete construction, and generally supposed to be absolutely fire- proof, made Edison, having recognized the intrinsic value of lumber as a building material, rebuild his plant largely of mill construction. The Forest Department of the British Columbia Government is compiling, and will shortly place in the hands of the lumber dealers and consumers, indisputable arguments in pamphlet form, showing the advantages of lumber in building. Alien Enemy’s Suit Discussed Because Great Britain is at war with Austria-Hungary and be- cause Mrs. Anna Lucyzcki is a subject of that empire, her action against the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Mills, Limited, to recover $5,000 damages for the death of her husband, Lwan Lucyzcki, who was killed in the mills of the company at Espanola, Ont., in June, 1912, was this week dismissed. In dismissing the action, however, G. Si Holmstead, acting Master in Chambers, said that he did so without! prejudice to another suit which might be brought at the conclusion of the war. Canada’s Trade in Forest Product During the twelve months ending June 1915, Canada’s trade in, forest products was valued at $43,288,935. During the corresponding periods in the two previous years the values were as follows :—1914, $43,241,666 ; 1913) 43,518,571. For the three months ending June the values were as,follows:—1915, $10,320,695; 1914, $9,682,443: 1913, $9,232,914. For the month of June the values were as follows :— 1915, $4,904,152; 1914, $4,511,249; 1913, $4,323,636. The western Pine Manufacturers’ Association in its report of shipments during May 1915, shows that only 12 cars with 286,591 feet of lumber were shipped to Canada, as compared with 113 cars containing 2,556,232 feet feet during May 1914. The total shipments to all markets were 83,822,683 feet in May 1915, and 81,044,218 feet in May 1914. Personal and Impersonal Finlay, Durham & Brodie, Victoria, B. C., agents for the Royai Mail steamers, report the hope for an early resumption of the line. J. William Jones, of Robert Jones & Co., Liverpool, Eng., spent some time recently in Victoria, B. C., in connection with the ship- ment of spruce boxes to Liverpool. C. C. Yount, a stockholder and former manager of Empire Lum- ber Co., Cowichan Lake, B. C., has resigned his position. He has been succeeded by Manager McDevitt. The Mankin Lumber & Coal Company and the Churchill Lum- ber Company at Hall and Porto Rico, B. C., report that they are mak- ing larger shipments to the United States than at any previous time. The marriage of Mr. James Buchanan, of the Graddon Lumber Company, Montreal, and Miss Elizabeth Willis was celebrated at the family residence, Oliver Avenue, Westmount, recently. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. J. Willis in the presence of the immediate relatives. Robert Booth, Pembroke, Ont., a widely known lumberman, died recently at his home after a long illness. The late Mr. Booth had resided.in Pembroke since 1885. He was a director of several import- ant companies and a very active and successful business man. He was a cousin of Mr. J. R. Booth, of Ottawa. Col. A. D..McRae, widely known to the lumber trade of Canada as the former managing director of the Canadian Western Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, B. C., has been placed in charge of the work of the Canadian Army Service Corps. He will take over and con- solidate the units which have formerly been looking after the Canadian battalions in England with the assistance of British experts. Col., McRae will be supreme purchasing agent in Great Britain for supplies. He commenced his new duties by making a tour of British establish- , ments, accompanied ;by Captain Hogarth, of Toronto, who had joined , his staff. . The National Forests of the United States turned into the United’ States Treasury during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, nearly $2,500,000, an increase of more than $40,000 over the receipts of -the previous year, according to a statement just issued by the Forest Service. The timber sales, which amounted to $1,164,000, yielded on account of the depressed condition of the lumber industry about $79,- 000 less than those of the previous fiscal year, but the gain was made possible by larger revenues from other sources. The grazing re- ceipts; which totalled $1,125,000, increased $127,000 over last year, and the water power receipts, which amounted to not quite $90,000, showed an increase of nearly $42,000. 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 15, 1915 Victor Thrane, Vice-President James D. Lacey Timber Co., Chicago. The result of knowledge obtained through honest, persistent en- deavor has never been more strikingly illustrated than in the creation and sale of a $3,000,000 bond issue by the James D. Lacey Timber Company for the Brown Corporation, of Portland, Maine. The Brown Corporation constitutes one of the component companies of the Ber- lin Mills Company and the Burgess Sulphite Fibre Company, of Ber- lin, New Hampshire. These three companies represent an organiza- tion founded in 1852 and purchased by William W. Brown in 1868. They have remained in profitable operation ever since and now manu- facture news print paper, kraft paper, bleached and unbleached sul- phite pulp, building paper, window frames, lumber, soda ash and vari- ous other by-products, and today represent an investment of $32,000,- 000, with annual sales averaging $12,500,000. These correlated com- panies take annually from the stump 300,000,000 feet, board measure, of which 60,000,000 feet goes into lumber; the balance into the by- products above mentioned. The companies utilize upwards of ninety per cent. of the tree, in comparison with the average sawmill practice of the utilization of 35 per cent. to 40 per cent. of the tree for lumber, the remainder being burned at the mill or left in the woods as refuse or waste. James D. Lacey Timber Company was incorporated in Novem- ber, 1914, and through it this bond issue was placed on the market in \v J. W. McCurdy, Secretary James D. Lacey Timber Co., Chicago James D. Lacey, President James D. Lacey Timber Co., Chicago. W. G. Collins, Assistant Manager James D. Lacey & Co., Portland. Wood Beal, Vice-President James D. Lacey Timber Co., Chicago. February, 1915, during a period when the leading bankers of the coun- try were disinclined to consider any kind of new securities. In the construction of this bond issue, the arrangements which the timber company provided for the maker of the bonds to obtain a source of revenue to pay interest and provide a fund to retire the bonds as they matured, were so perfect and the security was so ample, that it was at once obvious to the banker and investor that the bonds were a de- pendable security. Between the timber bond and other forms of securities there ex- ists a sharp differentiation, which is great enough to demand know- ledge resulting from experience to enable those who handle timber bonds to deal intelligently with the situation. From lack of experi- ence the ordinary banker, broker or bond dealer does not posses this information. As a rule, bond houses are not flexible enough in their methods to enable them to meet all the varying needs of lumbermen and timber owners. In some cases a bond-issue is the only practical way of meeting the financial needs of the operator. In other cases the loan desired is too small to justify the expense of putting a bond issue on the market. Many capitalists would prefer to place a large loan in a first class mortgage than to become one of many investors in a large bond issue. Furthermore, many borrowers do not require long term loans, but do require funds for longer periods than the or- H. D. Langille, Lacey & Co., Portland. Special Partner, James D. a@ ——_ ae _ the following year. August 15, 1915 \ dinary bank is willing to grant. This class of borrowers should gladly avail themselves of facilities that will make marketable amply secured notes maturing in one to five years. James D. Lacey Timber Company is an extension of the co- _ partnership of James D. Lacey & Company, the latter house having been established by James D. Lacey thirty-five years ago. Since 1880 Mr. Lacey and his associates have been actively identified with the work of buying, selling, cruising and valuing lumber and timber pro- perties. During this period the members of the Lacey organization _ have been part owners in and operators of logging and milling pro- perties. The result is an intimate acquaintance with the timber and lumber business from tree to consumer, and within the period men- tioned this organization has accumulated information concerning the amount and value of timber in the United States and Canada which cannot be equalled by that possessed by any other individual or cor- poration in the country. There are few tracts of timber of import- ance in the southern states, on the Pacific coast, in British Columbia, ‘in eastern Canada, or the Appalachian mountains, a record of which in some form is not contained in the files of James D. Lacey & Com- pany. This does not mean that every tract has been cruised, valued or preliminaried by the skilled employees of the firm, but it does mean that other tracts of the same general character, growing under sub- stantially similar conditions, have been examined and such information is on record in the files of James D. Lacey & Company. These files give detailed information concerning numberless tracts of timber of varying size in all parts of North America where timber is a chief or the only natural resource. Under arrangements perfected between James D. Lacey & Company and the James D. Lacey Timber Com- pany the latter organization has the use of all the experience and records of the former. ' James D. Lacey & Company maintain offices in Chicago, Port- land, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and the main offices of the timber company are at Chicago. Mr. Lacey is at the head of these organizations and is assisted by Wood Beal, who has been associated with him since 1888, by Victor Thrane, who became a member of the firm of James D. Lacey & Company in 1900, and by J. W. McCurdy, who entered the employ of the partnership in 1906. The Portland office is in charge of H. D. Langille, a special partner in the firm of James D. Lacey & Company, and a resident of Portland, Oregon. He has been in charge of the Portland office since 1906. Mr. Langille has spent practically all of his life in intimate relations with the forests of the west. From 1900 to 1905 he was in the service of the government as special field assistant in the Geological Survey, forest inspector in the Department of the Interior, and in charge of the examination of proposed forest reserves under the direction of the Bureau of For- estry. During the winter term of 1904-1905, he took a special course _ in forestry at Yale Forest School; resigned from the service the latter part of 1905, and became associated with James D. Lacey & Company During his career he has visited almost every forested district in the western states, acquiring wide personal know- ledge of the conditions with which he deals. W. G. Collins is Mr. Langille’s first lieutenant and is assistant manager of the Portland office. Mr. Collins was originally engaged in newspaper work, and in January, 1906, located in Seattle, Wash- ington. He was first employed in the logging camps of the Kerry Mill Company as “whistle boy” and worked his way up to the position of general assistant to the logging foreman. In 1907 Mr. Collins ac- cepted a detail with the’ Lacey organization, again. beginning at the bottom, as camp clerk, compassman and cruiser, and for a period of four years averaged about elev- en months out of every twelve in the woods. In the autumn of 1911 he was made assistant manager of the Portland office, and has had particular charge of the estimating and re- porting end of the busi- ness, directing the crews in the field and giving close attention to the de- velopment of a highly effi- cient timber estimating and valuing organization. Through the desire of the Lacey organization to keep in close touch with the tendencies of modern business, in so far as they bear upon the problems of the lumber industry, they gave Mr. Collins a special hs B. W. Bawden, Manager James D. Lacey course at the Harvard & Co., Seattle. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ie Graduate School of Business Administration, which he completed, with credit to himself, in June of this year. B. W. Bawden represents the organization at its Seattle office. Mr. Bawden has been identified with the lumber industry ever since he completed his high school work at Davenport, Iowa. The day fol- lowing his graduation he entered the employ of Lindsay & Phelps, and during his connection with them gained a very complete knowledge of the different grades of lumber, freight rates, weights, etc. During this time Lindsay & Phelps turned their attention to timber purchases in the south and on the Pacific coast, and Mr. Bawden accompanied their cruisers in the examination of the timber that had been purchased, both south and west, and gained a practical insight into the outside matters of the firm. He was with Lindsay & Phelps for about fifteen years, and afterwards spent some time with the Cloquet Lumber Com- pany, of Cloquet, Minnesota. From Cloquet he went to Mount Ster-_ ling, North Carolina, as general manager of the Pigeon River Lumber Company, then located at that point. In 1907 he was made manager of the Seattle office of the Lacey organization, which he has served since that time. A careful examination of the situation convinced the organizers of the James D. Lacey Timber Company that the various needs of financial aid, and the demands of capitalists for safe investments, could be correlated by the proper agency. To perform a genuine service an agericy acting in this capacity must know the timber and lumber business in all its branches; must have financial strength, and must possess the full confidence of all concerned in every transaction it handles. A recognition of the requirements above noted led to the formation of the James D. Lacey Timber Company for the purpose of dealing in timber, timber bonds and timber investment securities. The company is equipped to serve and its facilities are placed at the com- mand of all lumbermen and timber owners who need and deserve financial aid, and it will act not only as a buyer and seller of securities, but as a clearing house of opportunities in timber investments. Both the scope and method of operation are built along lines laid down by men of technical and practical information and experience. They meet the needs of the present and future and should appeal strongly to the timber owner, lumber manufacturer, banker and indi- vidual investor, all of whom are more or less familiar with the value of timber and timber securities. The officers of the company are: President, James D. Lacey; Vice- president and Treasurer, Wood Beal; Vice-president, Victor Thrane; Secretary, J. W. McCurdy. The directors of the company, in addition to those above named, are Frank D. Stout, Lamont Rowlands, of Chicago, and Charles S. Keith, of Kansas City, Missouri. Individually and collectively: the members of Mr. Lacey’s organization have been and are important factors in the timber and lumber industry of the country. Frank D. Stout is a retired lumberman and member of the firm whose name was written in the title of that one time greatest of white pine institutions—the Knapp Stout & Company, of Menomonie, Wis. Charles S. Keith is president of the Central Coal & Coke Com- pany, of Kansas City, Mo., and of the Southern Pine Association. Lamont Rowlands represents the C. A. Goodyear timber and lum- ber interests in Wisconsin, California and Washington. He is vice- president and treasurer of the C. A. Goodyear Lumber Company. If deemed advisable to increase the board of directors, other stock- holders in the company, of equal prominence, are available for posi- tions on it. This new company is exceptionally well equipped to create, buy and sell the standard form of timber bond, modified or adjusted to meet the makers’ requirements in normal or abnormal times. The officers of the company are better qualified to judge the circumstances, necessities and opportunities of each borrower than the ordinary bond house can possibly be and also to place a proper valuation on the assets offered as security. The wide acquaintance they enjoy with in- vestors and bankers will enable them to effect a material saving in preparing and marketing bonds or mortgages. There is a pronounced disposition on the part of retail bond houses to buy their securities from creators of bonds who specialize in different lines of business, and timber bonds issued by the James D. Lacey Timber Company will have the logical preference. The company will serve as a whole- saler of bonds and securities. In a somewhat similar manner, the company will seek to handle first mortgages on timber or mill pro- perties. Individual investors will be placed in touch with such op- portunities and the capital connections of the company will enable it to handle short time loans advantageously. A prominent feature of the company’s proposed business is some- what of a departure from established methods. This will be the crea- tion of a variety of timber bonds which will be issued to finance ‘non- operative timber properties. Carefully selected tracts of timber will be purchased and subsidiary companies organized to hold and handle such tracts. This will present an opportunity to small investors to participate in the profits arising from the purchase and sale of such properties ; it being the intention to issue to investors cumulative in- terest bonds in these various subsidiary companies, which bonds will PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Empioyment 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. ead anted-Lumb r PRES Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. preferred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Toronto, Ont. ———————————e—eEeEeEeEeEE Wanted Hickory Squares 5 ft. 6 in. by 1% in. by 1% in. For price and par- Ltd., T-tf F.o.b. London Port. : ticulars apply Box 237, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 16-17 En Wanted Half million feet 8 x 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and 4 x 4 6 ft. and longer in jack pine o1 Would have to be Tilley 16 spruce No. 1 or No. 2. _ ehippiad dry. Address The Patterson, Co., Hamilton. ee Pulpwood Wanted 10,000 cords four-foot peeled pulpwood, also dry mechanical wood pulp and sulphite wood pulp. Quote prices C.LF. Liverpool, England, and Bordeaux, France. Write Box 233, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-17 5s vives | For Sale-Lumber For Sale i i ‘edar — Shi 7 le. Ontario White Cedar Shingles for sa Address Seymour Hawke, Millar Lake pee Ont. 14-17 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, = Montreal, Que. pe ee For Sale A few cars strictly 4 x 16 in. White Cedar Shingles. SS J. AUSTIN & SONS, 14-17 Kinmount, Ont. EE For Sale J bush, Hardwood; 16 miles from Oe lok 222, Canada Lumberman, To ronto. 14-17 i We Have a Full Stock dwood, Hemlock and White and Nor- Se tine Lumber, Norway and White Pine Piling, up to 60 ft. Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont, 3t.f. Winter cut” For Sale Cheese box Veneer in car lots. G. R. JONES, 15-16 Eldorado, Ont. Lumber for Sale 250 M. feet of 3-in. White Pine, 5th and better. 200 M. feet of 1-in., 1%4-in, and 2-in. White Pine. 4th and better. Will sell cheap for cash and immediate shipment. Apply Box 241, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 16-16 For Sale 30,000 ft. 1 x 7 and up. M. R. Spruce. 60,000 ft. 1 x 4/5 in. M. R. Spruce. 30,000 ft. 2 x 4 and up, M. R. Spruce. Lengths and widths separated. 60,000 ft. 1 x 10/12 in. White Pine Mill Cull. 60.000 ft. 1 x 4/5 M. R. White Pine Strips. 40,000 ft. 1 x 4 in., Box and Com. White Pine Strips. Write for prices as stock must be moved. The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Company, Ltd., 16 18 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. Would Contract to supply six million feet spruce, jack, red and white pine. Inquiries solicited. Box 236, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16 FOR SALE Norway and Jack Pine—Mill Run 1 x 4/5 x 10/16 ft. 850,000 ft. 1x 6 410,000 ft. te A 67,000 ft. Lx 20 14,000 ft. 2x 4 158,000 ft. file ea 161,480 ft. 2x 8 306,222 ft. 2x 10 144,537 ft. 2x 12 26,849 ft. Norway Pine Culls 1 x 4 and up x 10/16 ft. 1,200,000 ft. DEVON LUMBER CO., Bef. Ottawa, Ont. AMSA en Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Sawyer and setter wishes position September 1. -Reason, short cut. Used to fast rigs. Can furnish good references. Box 282, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 16 Situation as stationary engineer by steady man with 1915 certificate, reference and tools. Have planing and sawmill experience, also with log deck, electric machinery, Corliss and high speed engines. John Bain, 180 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont. Tel. “980 K.” 15-16 Highest grade accountant, 20 years’ ex- perience in public works and lumber, now chief accountant in Ontario, wants change, Ontario or elsewhere. 40 years old, married. Highest references and securities. Box 210, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 12-17 Position wanted by an experienced man, capable of taking full charge of manufactur- ing, selling, shipping and marketing of lum- ber. Thirty years’ experience. Best of refer- ences. Box 229, Canada Lumberman, Toron- to. 16-17 Wanted: position as buyer and salesman of Doors, Sash and Millwork, by young mar- ried man, who thoroughly understands the business and is capable of taking full charge. Box 288, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-16 POSITION WANTED as Manager of lum- ber and woodworking business. Thoroughly experienced in Lumber, Factory and Office routine. Expert organizer and capable of producing maximum results. 15 years with one large Ontario Company; best credentials. At present engaged. Box 226, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto, Ont, 15-16 W Aaa Ss: Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents a SS SE SQA OURO A Es = Nea Set a Wanted, a first-class experienced engineer and fireman to operate geared engine on rail- road logging job near Parry Sound. Good position for right party. Give experience and_ references. Reply Box 239, Canada Sigs pales] 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Lumber Salesman Wanted We want a man calling on the furniture trade to handle our hardwood lumber and ve- neers in Canada, particularly Ontario, on com- mission basis. If you are interested give full particulars of your connection. Box 230, Canada Lumberman, 347 Adelaide Street W.., Toronto. 16-17 Wanted One Standard Gauge Logging Locomotive, with twelve log bunk cars. State make, con- ditions and best price, Also steam log loader. Care Box 234, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-17 EES Wanted Equipment for logging by both rail and sleigh. Material must be in first-class con- dition, Also an alligator. Quote promptly cash price with full details; also point and time of shipment. Will be used near Parry Sound on C. N. R. Reply Box 239, Canada Lum- Laie 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. 3. For Generator For Sale C. G. E. make—203-35 K.W. With Base. Pulley and Rheostat. Never been used, Is absolutely new. ean! VICTORIA WHEEL WORKS, 13-16 Galt, Ont. Paes a Le Dini t A Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt veneer ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 8S8-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, 334-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. S 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, 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.£. Brar.cford, Canada. * deposit Wanted Mill by contract. Hard or soft wood. Bank and efficiency references. Box 235, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-19 Assignee’s Sale of Planing Mill Machinery By Tender Tenders will be received by the undersigned Assignee of Edward N. Place of the Village of Port Dover, Manufacturer, trading as the Port Dover Planing Mills, until Wednesday, the 1st day of September, 1915, at 2 p.m. for the purchase of the following machinery: 1 MacGregor Gourlay Company Spindle Shaper, Gourlay Pedestal Jointer, MacGregor Gourlay 4 Side Single End Tennor, Cowan & Co. Planer and Matcher, Clark & DeMill Self Feed Rip Saw, Fay & Egan Co. 7-in. Four Side Sticker and Parts, Cowan & Co. Self Feed Band Resaw, 24-in Single Surfacer, Cowan & Co. Swing Cut-off Saw, Wood Cutting Turning Lathe, Jackson Cochrane Carriage Cut-off saw, Emory Stand, Scroll Band Saw, Post Borer, Sandpaper Drum, Wood Frame Hand Feed Rip Saw, Elbow Disc Sander and Table, MacGregor & Co. make, MacGregor Gourlay Co. Power Morticer, Glue Stand and Band Saw Set, together with all belting, pulleys and shaftings. The above machinery is all set up ready for work in the planing mill at Port Dover. A lease can be obtained of the premises by the purchaser. The property may be in- spected at the Port Dover Planing Mills in the Village of Port Dover at any time. All tenders to be accompanied with a marked cheque for 10 per cent. of the amount ten- dered, which will be returned if tender is not accepted, balance to be paid within ten days after acceptance. Highest or any ten- der not necessarily accepted. Dated this 12th day of August, 1915. CHAS. W. BARWELL, Assignee, Port Dover. ll ee el el el ol ol ee ee | 16-16 Tenders for Pulpwood Limit Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to and including Wednesday, the fifteenth day of September, 1915, for the right to cut pulpwood on a certain area situated north of the Transcontinental Railway, west of Lac Seul and south of English River in the Dis- trict of Kenora. Tenderers shall state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to the Crown dues of 40c. per cord for spruce, and 20c. per cord for other pulpwoods, or such other rates as may from time to time be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil, for the right to operate a pulp mill and a paper mill on or near the area referred to. Such tenderers shall be required to erect a mill or mills on or near the territory, and to manufacture the wood into paper in the Pro- vince of Ontario—the paper mill to be erect- ed within such time and in such place as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall direct. Parties making tender will be required to with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Honourable the Treasurer of the Province of Ontario, for ten per cent. of the amount of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into an agree- ment to carry out the conditions, etc. : The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. s For particulars as to description of ‘terri- tory, capital to be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. N.B.—No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. G. H. FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, June 5th, 1915, 12-17 f Jt a CANADA LUMBERMAN For Sale Wanted Copies of “The Preservation of Structural A second-hand Alligator, propeller driven, Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in must be in good condition. Give full des- 1915 by McGraw-Hill Rook Company. 312 cription with price and state where same could pages, illustrated. Price $3.00, Canada Lum- be delivered in case of purchase. Box 225, berman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 15-18 carry, in addition to the cumulative interest, a profit-sharing certificate or share of stock entitling them to a participation in the profits of each subsidiary company that will be created. It should be manifest that what the company already has done and is arranging to do could not be accomplished by the ordinary or- ganization. The knowledge, experience and ability of the officers and directors of the company, fortified and supported by the reliable and detailed information in their possession, has made possible this suc- cess already obtained and the advent of this corporation will serve to place lumber and timber finances on a much more secure’ basis. Western Farmers’ Strong Position George J. Bury, vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, recently returned from a trip over the wheat-growing area in the prairies. In discussing the present business situation in western Canada Mr. Bury made the following remarks: I have just had the opportunity of discussing the commercial and agricultural situation with many western Canada business men. I have neither seen nor heard anything to discourage; I have seen much to hearten and en- courage. Never was the western farmer more free of pressing debts than he is to-day. Loan and trust companies have thousands of dollars in their vaults in Winnipeg awaiting investment in farm mort- gages, and they can not place it. The western farmer will have more money this fall with which to purchase luxuries than he ever liad before. The wholesaler and the retailers will probably find that they have enormously underestimated the purchasing power of the farmer. In 1909 we were filled with enthusiasm over a crop of 144,- 000,000 bushels of wheat. I think we may look forward to a crop approaching 240,000,000 bushels of wheat, for which a good average price will be obtained. The Canadian Pacific Railway will make its preparation on that basis, and I venture to advise all other interests concerned to keep that figure in view. With such a crop in sight, with a ready sale at good prices in view of hogs which will be ready for slaughter this fall, with the prospect before us of years of good prices for all farm products, how can any westerner feel despondent? The Dominion Government has completed a $25,000 extension of the government wharf at White Rock, B. C. The wharf is now 1,700 feet in length and capable of berthing vessels of considerable size, the water being 20 feet at low tide. The Utilization of Waste Woods The question of an economical use of the enormous quantities of waste woods of various kinds to be found in many places throughout Canada is one of great importance to the Dominion, and especially to those who are engaged in the lumber and woodworking industries. Any information of a practical kind that can be submitted for their consideration will no doubt be of interest. The following extracts are quoted from a letter received by the Department of Trade and Commerce. 4 Wood distillation is an important commercial problem, especially if the waste wood is hard wood, when acetone can be obtained. The War Office urgently requires large supplies, the present market price being nearly £130 per ton. There are about half a dozen wood distillation plants at work in England, most of these being of German design and manufacture, but at the present time four complete plants are being built for the Eng- . lish Government. The products of the destructive distillation of woods are as fol- — lows :— 1. Gaseous—Carbonic oxide and carbonic acid. 2. Pyroligneous—Hydrocarbides, methyl alcohol, crotonylic and amylic alcohols, ether, acetone, formaldehyde, methylol, acetic, pro- pionic, butyric and valeric acids, and finally, nitrogenous compounds of an ammoniacal type, amine and pyridine. ' 3. Tars.—Hydrocarbides (benzenes and paraphines), methylic alcohol and acetic acid, higher fatty acids, momophenols and diphenols, a little pyrogalloll, dimethylic ether and homo-pyrogallol. 4. Residum—Wood charcoal. Prices of Plant and Distillation Products The following figures are given in the Times Engineering Supple- fivent — Approximate Prices of Complete Plants For 25 tons per week ... ... ... --- «++ +++ «+. £& 4,000 Mor *1@ tons per week ... o...... 62. eee ee ee 7,000 For 100 tons per week ... ... 06. 02) eee wee eee 13,000 For 500 tons per week ... ... .-. sie tige ks he. Natisint coca w OOO AND WOODWORKER 37 Distillation Products Yield per ton Price Pred Lat. .- as apres ne > ss LS’ ees. 7d. per gal. oe ore SE a 4 gals. 10d. per gal. Miorcoae 2.35 8 oS oe mee ke. 6. . aaa 2s. 9d. per gal. Acetate of' Lime :,... .. ; 1% cwt. 9c. 6d. per cwt. The prices represent a total of 50s. per ton of wood. Operating Expenses Per Ton Wood at 10s. Twenty-five tons per week, 28s.; 50 tons per week, 26s.; 100 tons per week, 23s.; 500 tons per week, 20s. 25 ton per week plant— Approximate yield per'toOn ......... 20. 50s. Approximate expenses per ton... ... ... 28s. GrGGs DUMMIN ete ai shee es. foe. se 22s. 22s. by 25 tons by 50 weeks ... ... .. £1,375 20 per cent. charges on £4,000 cost ... .. 800 INCL-promp per mear ied noe ek... -.. See 50 ton per week plant— Approximate yield) per tom J. oy. sf. oF ss - 50s. Approximate expenses per ton... ... ... 26s Ger OSS TROTEE -35)5. «ass: be, scale ane 24s. ZAs. by 90 tons by 50 weeks: .... wince... £3,000 20 ‘per cent: charges*on £7,000 cost. .7s, %.. 1,409 Net-prone per year *5(/Vi0" Ea seeee ee OOO 100 ton per week plant— Approximate yield per ton” (44. 50s. Approximate expenses per ton... ...... 23s. Grobe sit tees a. we! tee ene 27s. 27s. by 100 tons by 50 weeks ... ... ... E6750 20 per cent. charges on £13,000 cost ... .. 2,600 Neti promtiper Veatans teen 3% 9 2 in Se 500 ton per week plant— Approximate yield | per-tonys +4 tn > hylss <>. 50s. Approximate ‘expense pert’ ton’... . 2°... 20s. Gross spromenne. Si che) bite ae. 30s. 30s" by: 500: tons by 50 weeks, ). 320) 6. .«.. .,.£47,500 20 per cent. charges on £40,000 cost .... 8,000 NGh PLOUL per syeal 4.4 le.. ook. ararsn, EeeoUU It will doubtless be noted that a good value for wood waste has been allowed—10s. per ton—so that if the wood has no value and this amount be deducted the approximate annual net profit would be materially increased. A raft of logs owned by the Partington Pulp & Paper Company, St. John, N. B., struck a small island above the Reversible Falls re- cently and broke up. About 5,000 feet drifted through the falls into the harbor, but all were subsequently picked up. Special, 400,000 ft. dry 6/4 Canadian Birch Hemlock White Pine White Oak Three Sawmills and large, well-equipped 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 : : Maple We supply Timbers, Track Ties, Cedar Beech Posts, Lath, Shingles. Rock Elm Soft Elm Try us once. Red Gumwood = eoce Fane John Harrison & Sons Co. asswood Limited Spruce Cedar Owen Sound, Ont. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario The chief subject that one hears discussed by Ontario lumber- men nowadays is the trade arising out of the manufacture of ammuni- tion boxes. This business is resulting in the movement of quite a fair quantity of stock and if one were to judge by the remarks made in a good many offices it is about the only trade of any size that is in progress. Those who are closely in touch with the business report that the ammunition box production is not bringing In any profits to those who have obtained the contracts as the prices secured by com- petition by the shell committee are too low. So far as the lumber manufacturer is concerned, however, the business 1s a blessing, as it is resulting in considerable movement of stocks. Lumbermen in On- tario are also commencing to take a lively interest in the possibilities connected with the requirements of the allied governments for port- able houses. A large order of this nature was recently reported as about to be let in the United States. Whatever the facts in this con- nection may turn out to be there is a good deal of indignation in Can- ada regarding the matter, as Canadian plants are ready to handle an unlimited amount of such work and feel that they ought to get it if it is being placed anywhere. Interesting letters on this subject will be found elsewhere in this issue. , ee Trade conditions in general are extremely quiet and it is not possible to pick out any single line for special notice. The hemlock situation, although it has not shown any change, is considered by those who are in close touch to be more promising than it has been for some time back. The low prices which have prevailed have been the result, to a large extent, of the cutting of prices by manufacturers with small stocks of poorly manufactured hemlock. They have set the price for the rest of the market. Most of this stock has now Se into consumption and the outlook is that those who have better stocks on hand will hold them for better prices. The large manufacturers report that their output of hemlock next winter will, in most cases, be considerably reduced as compared with previous years. Eastern Canada Reports from Montreal indicate that the export trade to Great Britain and to the United States has improved to a slight extent, but that the domestic trade continues to lag. In connection with the ex- port trade to Great Britain the scarcity of vessels and the high freight rates are still causes of great trouble and to these there has com- menced to be added considerable delay at times in the shipment of stock by rail to the vessels. The market for eastern spruce at Boston is fairly steady. Frames are quoted by most of the important manufacturers at $23 base by rail to Boston, but there is still some business at $22.50. The demand for random is fair and prices is steady. The ae ss eee hate ai at $21 to $21.50 and other sizes are quoted as 10 ; ; $e eee ys 7, $20 to $22.50; 2 x 10, $23 to $23.50; 2 x 12 $23.50 to $24. The demand for boards continues quiet. Hardwoods at Boston are quiet. A few orders for birch and maple have stirred up a little interest. One inch firsts and seconds are quoted as follows: basswood $43 to $45; red birch $52 to $54; sap birch $43 to $46 ; plain oak $57 to $62; quartered oak $85 to $89 ; maple $38 to $41. The demand for shingles at Boston is quiet. White cedars are quoted as follows: Extras $3.20 to $3.40; clears $2.70 to $2.80 ; second clears $2.25 to $2.40. Red cedars are bringing a little higher prices. The demand for lath is good. For 15% in. the rate 1s steady at $4.05 to $4.10; 1% in. $3.60 to $3.65. Great Britain No important change is reported in the spot market at London. Imports are about normal and the same applies to deliveries. — Freights are still the chief drawback in connection with trade expansion, The latest reports state that the White Sea trade is becoming more and more difficult, with rates at about 150 shillings per standard for prompt shipment. Values are therefore very firm. Deliveries at Lon- don docks during the week for which the latest information is avail- able, amounted to 7,423 standards as compared with 8,955 standards during the corresponding week of last year. At Foy, Morgan & Com- pany’s recent auction sale 3 x 11 u/s Montreal red pine was sold at £20, and 3 x 9 second Quebec red pine brought £17 5s. Spruce and white were sold as follows: 3 x 11 and up u/s Halifax at £A8* 3 x 10 ~ ° ee a * Lo 4 * ind: " ae CRD Pe) ate ee ee “arpen \ g-¢€ rh due , vy a , « ‘ ‘= August 15,1915 ditto at £19; 3 ¥ 9 ditto at £17 10s; 3.x 8 ditto at £16 5s;3 x7 ditto at £16 and £15 5s; 3 x 6 ditto at £16 5s, and 3x 4 at £14 I5s. A good steady trade is reported from Liverpool, largely in goods required for government work. The c.if. spruce deal market is in — better condition than it has been for a month or more. Purchases, however, are not any too numerous or profitable. Freights are still against the shipper and likely to become more so. All the spruce now — in port and all that is likely to come, will be wanted, and it appea as though the present is the best time for consumers to lay in their stocks. A large proportion of the goods on the quays are sold and — there are no stocks carried over from last season by importers or consumers. Birch prices continue very firm, stocks are low and the demand is good. The arrivals are small and are expected to com- tinue so. Arrivals of Canadian pine deals continue very light as compared with previous years. This is largely due to the scarcity of tonnage on the regular liners, better rates being secured for other © goods. The prices of all classes of pine goods continue high. Re- ports from Manchester give an interesting side light on the consump-— tion of lumber for accommodating the troops. At one camp wooden ~ erections have been made to accommodate 20,000 men, and it is un- derstood that this accommodation will have to be doubled. Spruce deals from St. John, mostly in 3 x 6 in., 7 in. and 8 in., are offered in Manchester on the basis of £13 10s for scantlings, “below bridges,” plus war risk, but the war risk is gradually increasing and is now about 2 per cent. from eastern Canada to Manchester. f United States : The demand for lumber in the United States continues to be of a very quiet nature, and has not shown any new developments during the past fortnight. In a few sections of the country activity is re- ported, and in others a slight indication of improvement, but gener- ally speaking the situation is quiet and unpromising. To some extent there is improvement to note in connection with yellow pine. Most of the manufacturers report a slight increase in volume of orders and shipments, also a slight improvement in prices of certain lines. Rail- road requirements seem to be increasing. An interesting feature of the trade is the fact that, for the first time this year, reports are com- ing out of car shortage, resulting from concentration of cars for the movement of grain. In the west there is little of interest to note. The rail trade, however is almost up to normal. The shipment of fir by water, although suffering from lack of vessel space, is quite ex- tensive and a slight improvement in price is reported. The movement of northern pine by the lakes is fairly extensive and improvement is reported in the demand for factory lumber. This demand is well distributed throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and the east. White pine operators in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho and elsewhere are arranging in most cases to increase their output. There is no interesting development to report in connection with hardwoods. The chief demand continues to be for specialties, some of which are for war use. The export trade appears to be improving. More space is available by regular liners, both on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The white pine market at Washington remains good for most grades but increased trade is reported for box lumber. There is also a fair demand for pattern stock and the industries making use of it are showing greater activity. Stocks of white pine at Buffalo are well assorted. yon The South African Mining Journal, in a recent issue, publishes the following prices of deals and other wood goods at Johannesburg on June 5th :—Deals, Baltic, 9 by 3 up to 17 ft., 9d. per ft.; above 94d. Deals, Oregon, 8d. ; flooring, 4d.; ceiling, 27d.; Oregon pine, 3s. 9d. per cubic foot; Oregon pine, pitch pine logs up to 40 foot lengths, 3s. 9d.; Jarrah, 7s. 6d.; teak, small planks, 14s. 9d.; large, 15s. 6d. c.f.; clear pine, % in. by 12 in., 614d.; clear pine, 1 in. by 12 in., 7%4d.; pop- _ lar, % in. by 12 in., 64%4d.; poplar, 1 in. by 12 in., 7%4d.; shelving, selected pine, 514d., per 1 in. by 12 in.; mouldings, cornice, 4 in., 1¥%d., 5 in., 2144d.; architraves, same price as cornice; windows, Johannes- burg make, 4 lights size of glass 15 by 30, 1% in., 29s.; 134 in., 34s. ; casement sashes (Johannesburg make), 4 lights, glass 7 in. by 9 in., 3s. 6d. each;.6 lights, glass 7 in. by 9 in., 4s. 6d.; 8 lights, 8 in. by 10 in. glass, 8s. (all 1% in.); fanlights, 3 ft. by 1 ft. 6 in., 7s. 9d.; doors, 6 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. 1% in., 12s. 6d.; 1% in., 14s.; 134 in., 18s. each; door frames, 6 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in., 14s.; door frames, fanlight, 20s. ; 7 ft. by 3 in., 19s. 6d., and 26s. respectively. s ae - 5 ‘ August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 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. : 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. Bote, Pres. FF. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. FE. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwern, Ass’t. Mgr. + CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Montreal Export Trade Fairly Active Montreal, August 10th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— As an offset to the decidedly dull local business, an improvement in exports to Great Britain and a fair demand from the United States have to be reported. August is always a lean month for the lumber trade, but the present period shows even a larger falling off than was expected, even taking into consideration war conditions. It is prob- able, however, that an early improvement will follow, as there are several fair-sized buildings under consideration. A glance at the fol- lowing figures will indicate how business in the city has been affected by the European situation :—For last month the building permits to- talled $432,490, a decrease of $2, 089,030 as compared with the corres- ponding month last year. For the year to the end of July, the value was $3,851,599, a decrease of $7,191,833. Shipments to the United Kingdom continue to go forward at a good pace. Ocean freight rates are slightly easier, now being quoted around 140s. per standard. Watson and Todd have despatched the Danish steamer Skanderborg with about 1,000 standards of pine. One shipper complains of being seriously handicapped by the late arrival of cars, thereby missing boats. Further, promises of space are not always kept, with the result that cars are ordered to the docks and then only a portion of the lumber can be sent to the other side. This in- volves a considerable sum in demurrage and wharf charges, which are a dead loss‘to the exporters. Owing to the low state of the water in the harbour the boats are not able to take full cargoes. Ground wood is in very slow request from the United States, where the water powers are favorable to local production. Sulphate, however, is selling better, with the prospect of higher values. News- print continues a satisfactory market, the export business being still good. Another party of United States capitalists have passed through Montreal on their way to inspect the plants of the North American Pulp and Paper Company. From Chicoutimi they went to Chandler, where the manufacture of sulphite pulp has just been commenced. The party, which was headed by Mr. T. Herrick, of Cleveland, late United States Ambassador to France, made the trip on the invitation of Mr. J. E. A. Dubuc, the president of the company. Parrsboro Export Stocks Plentiful Parrsboro, N.S., August 6th Special to the Canada Lumberman)— The lumber shipments from port of Parrsboro for Great Britain during July aggregated 5,823,692 superficial feet of spruce, hemlock and hardwood deals and scantling. By far the greater part of the ship- ments was spruce, but there was more or less hardwood in each cargo, and one or two vessels carried a small quantity of hemlock. The output was sent forward in two Norwegian steamers, two Nor- wegian barks and one Parrsboro schooner. This gives an idea of the. character and nationality of the bottoms employed in the lumber trade of this port this season. With the exception of one English sailing ship, now finishing loading, and half a dozen or more locally owned tern schooners, all the shipments from this. port have been in foreign vessels. Of these the great majority have been Norwegian, with a sprinkling of Danish and Russian veessels. Those of the Nor- wegian—two steamers and a bark—have been fixed to load here again this season. The decline of prices in the British markets has had an effect upon the shipments here, and there is much less activity than there was earlier in the season. But there is still a large quantity of lum- ber that must be shipped soon or held over, so it is probable that business will be as brisk as ever next month. Freight rates appear to retain pretty well their abnormal altitude, for one schooner that has just returned from England has been chartered to load again here at 135 shillings per standard. Exports to the United States are smaller than they have been for many years. The only shipment from this port last month was one small cargo consisting of 87,831 feet of spruce boards and 627,000 laths. Unless the market in the United States improves there will be a marked falling off in the exports to that country as compared with the business of other years. The schooner Gypsum Queen, a Parrsboro vessel, has been aban- doned four hundred miles from the English coast. She was built at Parrsboro 24 years ago and had a cargo of deals from Halifax. Market Correspondence ‘promised for the near future. SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD Trade Very Quiet at St. John St. John, N. B. , August 9th (Special to the Canada Lumbermagiil Locally the market remains as it did two weeks ago. The month of July was the quietest month in this end of the business for some years. No new work has been started of any importance. Only Pom i tively needed repair work is being carried on. The lumber yaa are stocked to full capacity in boards, both merchantable and refus also refuse deals and scantling are being carried in very large quant ties and prices are very much shaded, being off from $2 to $3 per thousand under last year’s quotations. Each yardman is on th le hustle, but is finding business scarce, and his competitor is always is be found cutting the price to make the sale. No change is anticipated for some time, probably until war conditions change. Large shi 1ip- ments of English deals from this port have taken place during Aug ust, and today stocks on wharves at St. John would not reach vee ten million feet at the mills. Of course, a considerable stock of coun- try, or rotary sawn deals is to be found here. Both Mackay and Moore were very heavy shippers during the past month, largely of stock from city mills, with, of course, the usual proposition of country, sawn. Prices for deals are said to have fallen £2 10s. per standard. Freights remain very firm at from 130s. to 135s., and with no relief — Mills here are running steadily, some sawing American plank and deals, of which there is said to be about — fifteen million feet on wharves at the mills of Stetson, Cutler & Com- — pany, and other mills which have been sawing for them. This mar- ket, viz., for the United States, remains unchanged, although a bet-_ ter demand is reported, but no raise in prices, $22.50 to $23 being the — base. If orders keep coming along as freely as during the past ten days an advance should be looked for. Laths have weakened about 10c per thousand, but this may be only a temporary drop as only a limited quantity of laths are being made. The shingle market, both — locally and in the United States, shows no change; extras $3.10, clears — $2. 85; 2nd clears $2.50, ex. No. 1 $1.70. These are all local retail — prices. Some reductions are allowed for wholesale purchases. The box shook and stave business is affected like all others by slowing up of business in general. The nail makers are shipping large quantities of nails in bags to foreign markets, as kegs are not used for foreign shipments at all. This is sorely felt by the mill men, as the kegs help © to work up the waste. The river is very low, in fact the lowest it has been in years. The — further inland one goes the dryer it is, and what logs are in the river — are hung up high and dry. Up to August lst about 36 million feet of logs had been rafted out of booms at Fredericton and delivered to the booming privileges at St. John. Labor is in abundance and no strikes — of any kind have marred the horizon during the season. Ottawa Trade Quiet—Incendiary Lumber Fires Ottawa, August 6th (Special to the Canada Lumberman):—Lum- — bermen in Ottawa and district have been suffering heavy losses lately — as a result of fires, which there seems to be little doubt are of incen- — diary origin. Three weeks ago over 200,000 feet of dressed pine was destroyed by fire in Gilmour and Hughson’s yards at Hull, entailing a loss of over $6,000. Last week there was another outbreak, making the fifth within the last eight months, in which the loss totalled $5,000. — The aggregate loss for the five fires amounts to over $25,000. In spite — of the fact that Gilmour and Hughson’s have a double staff of guards — on duty, the fires occur. The firm is inclined to believe that some — person or persons have a desire to destroy the whole plant. : There is little to note about trade conditions which have not — altered since the last writing. All the mills are working and have not been hampered so far by the lack of water, but there has been a — rather substantial fall in the Ottawa and its tributaries lately. The prospects are, however, that if the remainder of the season is not — abnormally dry the inconveniences that were felt as a result of the — drought last year, will be avoided this season. The outlook for an_ improvement in business is not very encouraging just at present. When the city of Hull was fire swept in 1900 and a big part of the E. B. Eddy Company’s plant was destroyed, the council of that city granted the company, by way of encouragement to the directors — to rebuild on the same site, exemption from municipal taxes for 15 years. The 15 years have gone and last week the Hull civic authori- ties notified the company that their bill would be $20,000 more annu- ally in future. With. the exemption from taxation a fixed valuation - — August 15, 1915 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i A HARD LESSON For many people to learn is how to buy right, that is to ob- tain the greatest value for every dollar expended. This is more true of lumber than most com- modities. Price does not establish Value. You know from experience that some of the most expensive material you have ever bought was purchased at the cheapest price. Our business has been built up on a “‘value” basis. We aim to give the fullest possible value for each and every one of your dollars. THAT ORDER PLACED WITH US INSURES Prompt, Courteous and Efficient Service. The choicest lumber, best grades and smoothest mill work. Your most critical customers pleased. Satisfaction from start to finish, and the mental relief that this assures. If your business needs a Spring Tonic, try a car of Fenderson Spruce, New Brunswick Shingles, and Lath,—if your trade is not as good as you'd like,—try the “‘ Quality Policy” as a stimulator. One of the best advertising mediums you can employ. Make that next car a Fenderson Car. You'll like it. _. John Fenderson & Co. 7 Incorporated Sales Office MILLS AT . Sayabec, Que. Cedar 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 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER was placed on other properties of the company at $400,000. The total assessed value of the Eddy plant is now given at $2,000,000. When the International Joint Waterways Commission meets next month a matter of great importance to lumbermen will come up for, consideration. This is the question of the levels of the Lake of the Woods and its adjacent or tributary waters. The Commission has been asked to recommend to the governments of Canada and the United States a basis for the establishment of levels on the lake that will be of the best service to lumber and other interests on both sides of the waterway. Some, it is understood, prefer to have the water kept at a low level, and others want a high level maintained. The im- portance to the lumber trade in the matter is due to the fact that large - quantities of lumber are brought down every year through the lake and its tributaries to mills on the Rainy River and along the shores. The first sitting of the Commission will be held at Warroad, Man., then later at International Falls, Minn., where one of the largest paper mills on the continent is situated, and at Kenora, Ont. Lieut.-Eric McLachlin, a member of the lumber firm of Mc- Lachlin Bros., Arnprior, recently qualified as a member of the Royal Aviation Corps. He left for England a few days ago to be assigned for duty at the front. He trained and qualified in the aviation school, Toronto. Lieut. D, J. O’Donahoe, secretary-treasurer of McAuliffe Davis Lumber Company, has been attached to the 77th Battalion, which is being mobilized in Ottawa. Market for Canadian Lumber in Cuba Douglas fir—Samples of Douglas fir received by a local merchant have been found superior to the United States long leaf yellow pine. If tonnage from Vancouver to Havana, through the Panama Canal could be secured at reasonable freight rates, important orders would probably follow. ‘The annual import of yellow pine into Cuba amounts to more than 100,000,000 feet. This lumber is usually shipped from Pensacola, Fermandina, Moss Point and Mobile. Excellent wharf accommodation offers every facility for the discharge of vessels. Spruce.—A dealer in Havana claims that the demand in Cuba for Canadian spruce is increasing and suggests that, with a freight rate of $12 from the Pacific coast to Havana, a profitable business could be made. The dearth of this commodity, however, would even war- rant a satisfactory trade at freight rates of $14 per thousand feet. American Timbers Higher in Australia On July Ist the timber merchants of Sydney, Australia, advanced the prices of American timbers. This is the first movement in im- ported timbers since the commencement of the war. Oregon has been put up nearly 50 cents per hundred superficial feet and redwood approximately 25 cents per hundred superficial feet. These prices do not represent anything like the increased cost of importation, and on over-sea prices merchants would have been justified in advancing local rates months ago. They felt, however, that it was far better to keep the building trade going even at a very small profit than to charge what might seem to be a fair rate and lose a lot of business because of people refraining from building. It is felt, however, that the time has now arrived when an advance can be no longer delayed. Practically it is the freight charges which have made the increase necessary. The f. 0. b. charges in America have remained unaltered at $10 per 1,000 superficial feet. Freights, however, have advanced during the period of the war from $7.05 to $19.20 per 1,000 superficial feet, and the cost of landing Oregon is now $30.40 per 1,000 super- ficial feet, compared with $18.25 a year ago. The cost of importing redwood to-day is $54.15 per 1,000 superficial feet, whereas 12 months ago it was $37.70. Oregon, it will thus be seen, costs $1.20 per 100 superficial feet above rates a year ago, while up to the present only 50 cents more is asked: from the user. The advance follows a reduc- tion of about 12 per cent. recently made in the rates of Australian hardwoods.—Sydney Herald. The Commonwealth Timber Securities Company Organized The Commonwealth Timber Securities Company has been organ- ized by Edward J. Young, of Madison, NSN Ereeiahae Ie Stephenson, of Marinette, Wis., and Frank R. Barns of Chicago, Ill. The capital stock of the company is $150,000. It opened offices on August 10th under the management of Frank R. Barns. The officers of the com- pany are: Frank R. Barns, president and treasurer; Grant T. Ste- phenson, vice-president ; Edward J. Young, vice-president and secre- tary. The directors and stockholders of the company are identical with its officers. The company’s business will consist of the purchase and sale of timber lands and timber securities. A booklet fully explaining the company’s operating plan and form of security is now being pre- ’ interests of the lumbermen in the most effective manner will be taken. g August 15, 1915 pared and will be available for distribution within the next thirty days. The purpose of the organization will be to purchase carefully selected tracts of timber during periods of business depression like the present, and to co-operate with their clients—the purchasers of the securities—in holding such tracts until better conditions and im- proved timber values justify their sale. Irrank R. Barns has been actively engaged in the lumber and timber business for eighteen years, and for the past four years has been an officer and director of Clark L. Poole & Co., of Chicago. — Grant T. Stephenson has been connected with the lumber and timber business for the past ten years, and is a trustee of the I Stephenson Company, Wells, Michigan, director of the Menomines River Boom Company, Menominee, Michigan, and vice-president of Young and Stephenson, Inc., Madison, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Edward J. Young has been engaged in all branches of the lumber business for twenty years, and is president of Young and Stephen son, Inc., Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, president of the Orfo Bay Timber and Logging Company, Vancouver, B. C., and secretary and director of Brittingham and Young Company, Madison, Wiscon sin, and Vancouver, B. C. S Visit of Box Shook Buyer to Canada The head of a firm who is probably the largest buyer of be shooks in the world is likely to be in Canada in September, and would be convenient if firms producing or able to produce suite material would favor the Department with their names and addresses. together with probable capacity for submission to the gentlem:; named on his arrival. Timber Cruising and Surveying ah On page 43 of this issue will be found the announcement of Messrs. Roray & Yeaman, timber surveyors and estimators. : Mr. Roray came to the Pacific Northwest in 1895, from Orange, Texas, where he had been in the employ of the Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co. Arriving at Seattle, he entered the employ of the Seattle — Cedar Lumber Co., and remained with this company for two years. Wishing to gain by actual experience a wide general knowledge of iumber and logging conditions of the Pacific Coast, he went to Nel- son, b. C., and took charge of the operations of a saw mill on Koot- enay Lake. Later, returning to the State of Washington, he spent several years with operating logging and milling companies in the woods of that state, gaining a valuable knowledge of standing tim-_ ber. He then entered the employ of the Larson Lumber Co. as sales manager, but remained with them only a short time, leaving — to form the Allen-Roray Co., which company purchased timber in~ Skagit County and engaged in manufacturing shingles. After thi: mill was cut out Mr. Roray came to British Columbia and was active — in forming the Howe Sound Mills & Logging Co. This company has timber holdings on Howe Sound and a mill adjoining Vancouver, in which Mr. Roray still retains his interest. . Mr. Yeaman came to Vancouver in 1909 from Indianapolis, — where for twenty years he had been with E. C. Atkins & Co., saw manufacturers, and entered the employ of the A. J. Burton Saw Co. as salesman. Shortly after this he accepted a like position with Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd., covering British Columbia and Alberta, and — 1emained with them in this position, and later as manager of their Vancouver branch, until August 1914, at which time he joined with Mr. Roray in forming the firm of Roray & Yeaman. During the time Mr. Yeaman was an the road and acting as manager at Van- couver, he formed a wide and favorable acquaintance with the mill men and loggers of his territory. ae e Mr. Yeaman’s experience and ability as a salesman, and Mr. Roray’s practical experience and technical knowledge of timber, forms — a combination that well fits this firm to carry out the work for which — it was formed. All cruising and investigation of timber prope is under the personal supervision of Mr. Roray, who is ably assiste by Herman Tuller, a cruiser and estimater of wide experience. Progress of an encouraging nature is reported in the Unit States in connection with reaching a business-like understanding w the railroad companies for the regulation of matters pertaining to classification of lumber for freight purposes. An opportunity been presented to the lumber industry to consider with the railro representatives the more important questions of lumber classificati Mr. Eugene Morris, Secretary of the Railroad Classification Co mittee, has expressed his readiness to hear from the representatives | of the influential lumber organizations of the country as to how to- arrange for conferences between the traffic representatives of the rail-_ roads and the representatives of the lumbermen. The, matter is now — being brought to the attention of the lumbermen by the National Hardwood Lumber Association and by the Lumbermen’s Association — of Chicago, and it is probable that definite steps for presenting the a5 1e i as a ‘ | August 15, 1915 TIMBER TELEPHONE SEYMOUR 9547. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CRUISING SURVEYING ADDRESS ALI. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PIRM AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS OR THE RALLWAY COMPANY. BP WELGH RAILWAY CONTRACTION, PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY SUITE, 404 WELTON BUILDING. PRIVATE EXCHANGE CONNECTING ALL DEPARTMENTS. American Office—221 Alaska Bldg., VANCOUVER,B.C.June 28th, 1915, IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QuoTe ATTENTION OF) 9 C -Pennington ° Re Cruise and Report on loss and damage by fire to timber on Lot 2498 (T.L. 30260), N. W. D. Messrs Roray & Yeaman, 814 Dominion Building, Vancouver, B. Dear Sirs:- Referring to your enquiry of June 23rd, in con- nection with the Cruise and Report made by Messrs Roray end Muller covering loss and damage by fire to timber on Lot 2498 (T.L. 30260) New Westminster District. We are glad to say this work was performed to our entire satisfaction; the details and summaries of the report were compiled in a thorough and comprehensive. manner, and from our personal knowledge and other data concerning the matter, we are con- vinced as to, the accuracy of your returns, If, in the future, we again have work of a nature requiring the services of j experienced timbermen, we shall not be satisfied with a service of less value than that furnished by yourselves. Very truly yourg, LL work which we under- take is carried out by expert cruisers, under our personal supervision. No job is too small or toolarge for us. WY not let: us tell you about the tracts of choice timber and operating mill properties which we have for sale. You are entitled to the information. Our twenty years connection with the TIMBER and LUMBER in- dustry on the Pacific Coast has given us a_ knowledge that will be valuable to you. It is yours for the asking. Roray & Yeaman Timber Factors Bellingham, Washington Dominion Building, VANCOUVER, B.C. 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER An Important Branch of the Building Material Business—Porch Work _ By a Lumber Association Secretary Quite an important part of the material business of every building season is made up of porch work. There are porches for the new buildings and many porches added to old buildings, so that with it all for several years now porch work has been an important part, much more important than previously, of the building material business. It includes front porches and, as a conspicuous item, sleeping porches, and often, with the co-operation of an enterprising lot of carpenters and builders, much more porch work can be stimulated than is natur- ally done. The porches of to-day are much similar in outline and generally more massive in apearance and construction than they were a decade ago. Much of the old scroll and bracket work and ball and rod work ‘has disappeared. There has come lately some scroll lines in exposed parts of roof construction which is a development of the bungalow type of architecture, but, taking the business as a whole there is not much gingerbread any more, and as a rule it is either heavy round columns or square columns and extending cornices. Another change that has come in this era of porch building is in the tendency to use concrete extensively in porch construction. In this, as in every new idea, there is a tendency while the idea is new ‘and popular to carry it to extremes, which will result eventually in ‘some reaction. There is really room for much more use of wood in porch construction and better satisfaction to be derived from it. Arguments that have been heard about the relative cost of con- crete and wood in porch construction have led to some investigation of the subject which brings out some remarkable contrasts in the cost of porch construction that should not exist. ; Another peculiar fact developed in this connection is that the oak flooring folks themselves have never exploited their flooring exten- sively for porch work. This seems odd in view of the fact that nar- ‘tow oak flooring makes the best kind of a porch. This is not a matter of guesswork with the writer, but it is a demonstrated fact that is supported by about a thousand feet of oak porch flooring on the writer's own home. It is No. 1 common 1%-inch face and it makes ‘a splendid floor that costs less than half the price charged for some -|special porch flooring. - The oak flooring folks are more concerned with exploiting the higher grade, higher priced flooring as an artistic proposition and ‘seem to have some apprehension that the use of common stock paint- -ed on the porch floors will detract from the value and appreciation of oak as the ideal material for the finest floors. This, in the writer’s opinion, is a mistaken idea, and it is just as important to exploit porch flooring as it is hardwood floorings for factories. This is not specifically an-exploitation of oak, but rather a desire to present some good ideas about wooden floors for porches, ideas ‘taken from actual experience. Where thick common oak stock is available in narrow strips this is, in the writer’s opinion, the best porch floor that can be had. However, splendid floors can be made from pine, fir, cypress or any of the woods that will stand service and exposure when painted. The best results for the least money in either case may be secured by using narrow stock in mixed lengths. Of course, it is ideal to have all single length pieces in the floor, but it is an ex- pense which does not justify itself. The main thing to get a good floor is to use narrow Strips preferably no wider than two inches, and it is the writer’s opinion from eperience that 1!4-inch face is better. Stock of this kind either end matched or joined over a joist will make just as good a floor as full length stock. The competition in porch material between concrete and wood does not end with the floor, though the floor is an important considera- tion, but extends even to the columns. The offerings in columns now include concrete columns metal columns and brick piers are entering considerably too. Strange as it may seem, too, some of these are offered to the consumer cheaper than wood. The only explanation found for this is that somehow the retailers are often asking more than they ought for wooden columns, or else it is costing more to manufacture them than it should. It should be practical to manufacture a wooden column cheaper than any ‘of the competitive offerings. We have machines and methods that will do this,,and those who are following long, tedious processes for manu- facturing columns need to take a few kinks out of their system and shorten up their process. Woodwork is more attractive in a porch than concrete and brick, just as it is more attractive in the interior of the home, and with the present wide spread tendency to sleep in the open air and to make ‘taking an interest in the National Lumber Manufacturers’ acres in fhe northern part of Maine, for the State. the field until November. ee eee een - ‘ < en || fs August 15, 1915. the sleeping porch a part of every home there should be a better chance than ever before to push the wood products in competiti on with others, because certainly a sleeping porch with a wooden floe and constructed largely of wood is more desirable and attractive than one of cold concrete, or of metal. - t There is a chance in porch work to do a lot of good exploiting of wood products that will help make a profit for the lumber retailer and the local planing mill man and to make more satisfactory homes for the people—St. Louis Lumberman. .@ Toronto Fair to be the Best on Record be There was never a time in the thirty-seven years of its history | when the Canadian National Exhibition promised more real inst tion and entertainment than this year. In addition to the marvelous proofs of the manner in which the patriot at home is taking care of luis responsibilities in the way of increased production that the oatriae at the front may have the wherewithal to keep his place in the battle- line, there will be special features of patriotic and histori¢ signifi- cance. The big war spectacle in front of the Grand Stand will be quite the most elaborate pageant ever presented by the Fair, while the Model Military Camp, aeroplane flights and the mining and torpedo- ing of ships in the harbour, supplemented by the war trophies, will be a revelation. The new Giant Midway, with its army of spielers, never pre- — sented a more diversified list of attractions, while the Hippodrome and Circus in front of the Grand Stand will be a triumph in the amusement line. The Fair this year in all departments promises to excell any previous one ever held at Toronto. The Directors are looking forward to a repetition of the “Million Year” and are planning their programme on a scale to fit this im- a mense attendance. , Canada’s Export Trade in Forest Products © Tq During the twelve months ended April 30th, 1915, Canada’s ex- ports of forest products amounted in value to $42, 705, 384. During | the three previous years the totals were as follows -—1914, $42,797,- 161; 1913, $43,646,733 ; 1912, $40,717,190. ‘ Details of the exports of wood and manufactures of wood for the twelve months ending April 30th, 1915 and 1914 are as follows:— Wood and mirs. of—Total ... .... 50,068,250 52,764,845 11,863,465 38,638,111 — Logs .. - : 472,745 1,229,405 23,467 1,205,467 Lumber—Deals, pine 2 tke - 1,390,086 1,150,510 1,073,420 57,723 Deals, spruce and other ... 6,466,999 6,506,475 5,998,086 461,384 © Laths, palings and pickets— 1,895,812 1,956,035 27,257 Wot Ites Planks and boards’) ac. soe 19,531,256 19,007,009 1,633,005 16,041,768 Shingles ... . 1,878,914 3,019,323 190 2,980,368 Timber, square ... 540,175 528,477 515,083 5,619 Wood blocks for pulp , . 7,422,409 . 6.667,071 5a eee 6,667,671 Wood pulp aces . 6,442,579 9,319,450 1,429,765. 7,542,039 | National Lumber Manufacturers’ Inter Insurance Exchange | Lumbermen in all parts of the United States and Sit ce are ntet = Insurance Exchange, Chicago, IIll., the membership of which is made — up of individuals, firms and corporations manufacturing and dealing in lumber. The attorney and manager is Mr. Charles F. Simonson, — who has been identified with the insurance business for about thirty- five years, covering a very wide field. The exchange provides a1 ideal manner for lumbermen who have high grade risks to arrange for insurance, upon a plan that provides unerringly for efficient mani-— agement. The liability of members on any one risk is limited to the amount annually deposited by them for indemnity. The change is receiving support from manufacturing lumbermen in all parts of the country and has written close to $2,000,000 in busines: Ss since starting on February 15th, 1915. 2 Mr. O. W. Madden, of the James W. Sewall office, Old Tow : Maine, is engaged in making a thorough estimate of about 100,000 This work is being carried out under the direction of the Board of State Assessors for purposes of valuation, and it is expected that the data gained thereby will greatly assist in equalizing taxes. Mr. Madden expects to be in —. = a: ame 7 Pc Aumuat 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - SUPPLIES! We can quote you lowest market price on Currants Peaches Canned Fruits Raisins Apricots and Vegetables . Figs Prunes White Beans Evaporated Apples Etc., Etc. We want your enquiries. H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO jenckes Boilers We makea Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Bucking Up Contest Winners An interesting cross-cut sawing contest was held during the Shriners’ convention in Seattle, Wash., in July. IYorty-one inch hard fir logs were selected on which the con- testants might try their skill. Mr. Chas. A. Newton beat the world’s record and won a purse of $75 in gold by making the quickest cut, time 8 minutes, 10 3/5 seconds. Mr. C. H. Maynard won second place and a purse of $25 in gold, time 8 minutes, 34 3/5 seconds. The judges and time-keepers for the contest were four of the most promi- nent loggers on the coast. Both the winners used 7% ft. Simonds Crescent Ground Cross- Cut Saws and attribute their success in part to the easy-running, fast- cutting saws used. Mr. Newton is a student at the University of Washington. He is captain of the rowing crew and one of the lead- abet “] OTe j “ The Winners, the Saws, and the Logs. ing athletes at the University... Mr. Maynard is foreman in the logging camp of the High Rock Logging Company, Monroe, Wash- ington, and is a good sample of the active, well-educated, athletic young men who may be found in the logging camps and lumber mills in many places on the Pacific Coast. Batts Limited Exhibit at the C. N. E. Batts Limited of Toronto, manufacturers of veneered and pine doors, staved columns, newels, greenhouse material and rough and dressed lumber, will again have attractive exhibits at this year’s Canadian National Exhibition, showing all the latest designs in these materials. Every dealer and contractor should make it a point to visit this exhibit. A feature of the exhibit will be the giving away of thousands of new and handsomely illustrated catalogues of all their lines, brim full of valuable data, a copy of which no one interested should miss. In their modern factory in West Toronto this progressive firm is fully equipped to take care of all orders from the highest class interior finish to the smallest order, with the same | care and promptness that has built for them a widespread and enviable reputation. Upper Fraser River Lumber Company’s Mills The Upper Fraser River Lumber Company, comprising Eastern Canada capitalists are establishing a large sawmilling industry at a point on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, about 400 miles west of Edmonton, Alberta. The company control about 281 square miles of limits running about 60 per cent. spruce, the balance fir and cedar. » The Upper Fraser River Lumber Company started operations in February, 1913, by erecting a portable sawmill to cut out the material for a large sawmill and other necessary buildings at the rate of about 20,000 feet per day, the work being in charge of J. O. Kendall, a well-known Coast manager and mill designer. The port- able mill started cutting inside of two months after the arrival of the men on the scene. A start was made on the frame of the big mill in July, 1913, and the structure was roofed in early in Septem- ber following. In the meantime part of the gang had been kept busy logging off and cleaning up part of the mill site of 86 acres, putting in a spur line 1,000 feet in length to tap the main line of the G. T. P., and erecting camp buildings. About fifty men were employed in these preliminary operations. The fitting up of the big mill, which is to have a capacity of 100,000 ft. in ten hours, has not been pushed owing to the poor market conditions preceding and following the * - oe August 15, 1915 : outbreak of the war. Considerable close-in logging was done last season, and it is expected that a large quantity of timber will be taken out early in the spring so as to have material for a start should oS improve on the prairies, where the output will be mar- Kete The main mill 37 x 168 ft. in size, will have another mill 30 x 140 ft. alongside to house a twin circular and lath mill machinery, for an output of 50,000 lath per day. The equipment of the double — mill will comprise O-ft. band mill, gang circular, twin circular, foe saw edger, trimmer, five-saw clasher, circular resaw, steel carriag (Gunshot), steam set works, live rolls, transfers, etc. The sorting shed, 40 x 200 fitin, will be built at right angles to th mill. The plans also provide for a shingle mili 400 ft. distant fre . the sawmill buildings, with suitable dry kiln capacity or an outpu of 80,000 shingles per day, four machines to be operated. The plan ing mill building will be 82 x 150 ft. in size. The equipment ill comprise two high- speed planers, one dimension machine, one sticker, rip-saw and three trimmer saws, the machines to be electrically driven. There will also be a capacious dry shed 40 x 360 ft., am warehouse 30 x 200 ft., alongside the spur track. The sawmill y have a steel water-jacket burner 90 ft. in height. The power house equipment will be of the most modern type. a The Morrison Lumber Measuring Register at the Exhibition At the exhibit of the James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co. Limited at the Canadian National Exhibition this year, a special section will — be reserved for the demonstration of the Morrison Lumber Measur-— ing Register which is now in use in so many mills throughout the country with great success. The installation of this register on the — matcher, planer, moulder, resaw or sorting table increases the effi- — ciency of the mill and reduces the lumber handling costs to a min- imum. It can be used for measuring lineal feet and board measure as desired. In addition, a full line of steam specialties will be on — exhibit which should prove of great interest to lumbermen. An Interesting Exhibit at the C. N. E. An exhibit which should prove of interest to lumbermen visiting the Canadian National Exhibition this year, is that of Wm. Cooper — & Nephews, manufacturers of Cooper’s Fluid Dip, the widely known disinfectant and germicide, and Bitter Lick Medicated Salt Brick, the great conditioner, tonic, digester and worm destroyer. Cooper’s Fluid Dip is a most efficient disinfectant and cure for thrush, mange, ringworm, eczema, bites, stings, etc. It is used by the Ontario Veter- inary College and many other leading hospitals because it is pure, highly concentrated, uniform in strength and has no objectionable odor. It is also officially approved and used by the United States Government for foot and mouth diseases. Bitter Lick Salt Brick is a pure, highly concentrated medicated salt combined with linseed, roots and herbs. It is an effective preventative for worms. A good tonic and a splendid conditioner. Every progressive lumber camp should be stocked with a supply of both these remedies. Those visit- ing the Exhibition will have no trouble in locating the “Cooper” tent on the grounds, which will be in charge of McCrimmon & Son, the managers of the Canadian branch. This year the firm have secured the contract to disinfect all the buildings and grounds of the Cana- dian National Exhibition. Wm. Cooper & Nephews are an English firm with head office and factory at Berkhamsted, England, and their — organization spans the earth. Abitibi Company Building Model Town The Abitibi Power and Paper Company, whose mills at Iroquois Falls, Ont., are now turning out news print, are laying out a model town like many other concerns operating pulp and paper plants in the — north. Some years ago the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Mills Com-_ pany erected a large number of dwellings at Espanola for the comfort — and convenience of their employees, and their example is being fol- — lowed at Iroquois Falls, where about 125 cottages will be erected. Some of these have already been completed and a large number of a others are under way. There is a good waterworks system at hand, — and each dwelling has a bathroom, | is lighted by electricity and pos- sesses other modern conveniences. % Booklet About Trees ' < “A useful little booklet illustrating and describing the character-_ istics of twenty common Canadian trees has just been issued by the Canadian Forestry Association. The descriptions, which are by Mr. James Lawler, formerly secretary of the association, are written in simple language free from technical terms, and there is a photograph of each tree with a drawing of its leaf. The book is intended prim- arily for boys and girls, and it is hoped eventually to place one in the hands of each child in the country, but it will be welcomed many adults who wish to learn how to distinguish the more impor- tant Canadian trees. “ Wy Te ‘ ai August 15, 1915 Boake Doors are Quality Leaders Boake Doors are the finest obtain- able. They are real quality leaders. Long manufacturing experience and careful buying allow us to offer you a high-grade stock of hardwood interior and front doors in plain and quarter cut oak, birch, pine and fir. Timber In rough and dressed Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine timber we have sizes suit- able for factory and warehouse con- struction. Large stocks on hand for prompt shipment. Write for our catalogue. The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Canada To It To make a success of adver- tising one must be prepared to stick to it, like a barnacle on a boat’s bottom. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker Toronto, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 TENTS' Not How Low in Price But How Good in Quality AAS | OP Gr - 4 = COA waa. A ‘uae La, WTI y Style No. 1 Northwest Tent is constructed so as to resist any amount of wind or storm. An ideal sporting tent or a perfect raftsmen’s or Jumber- Can be erected narrow man’s tent. so as to form a long tent or a short wide tent by simply spreading side guys and slackening end guys or vice-versa, Write for prices and sizes. mart-Wwoous Baa aaa [7 LIMITED > Canada’s Largest Tent and Flag M’f’r’s | Ottawa Toronto Montreal Winnipeg 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MONTREAL = Canada, Head Office ai. Montreal. 10/13 ft. SPRUCE ROUGH OR DRESSED. - Saw Mills at MONT LAURIER. Dressing Mills at ST. JEROME. Herman H. Hettler Lumber 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. Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Pine, Spruce Hemlock Hardwoods, Lath GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS “SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec ‘a small island and was broken up in the current and upwards of 5,000 logs ha pe a August 15, 1915 _ EDGINGS Ontario R. E. Book, Smithville, Ont., who recently lost his sawmill by fire, is re- building his plant. ; A portable sawmill at Starkville, Ont., belonging to A. Jackson, was des- troyed by fire recently. There was no insurance. f The sawmill belonging to James Bryant, Norland, Ont., on Gulf River, was recently completely destroyed by fire. R. D. Hall, Petrolia, Ont., intends to establish a plant for the manufac-_ ture of such products as clothes racks, farm gates, step ladders, cupboards — and cabinets. , The Town Council of Collingwood are submitting a by-law to the people | to provide for assisting the Bryan Manufacturing Company to rebuild their planing mills which were recently destroyed by fire. _ The first run of paper from the mill of the Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, — Limited, at Iroquois Falls, Ont., was recently made. Only one unit is running at present. It is expected that the whole plant will be in operation by Sep- tember. ; A. D. Clingen, Martintown, Ont., whose saw mill, sash and door factory and dry kiln were recently destroyed by fire, reports that the loss amounted to about $11,000. There was no insurance. The lumber shed and practically all the lumber in the yard were saved. Mr. Clingen has not yet decided about rebuilding, A despatch from Sarnia, Ont., reports that a raft containing four mil- lion feet of logs for the Cleveland-Sarnia sawmills, which was being brought down by the Reid tugs Fisher and Sarnia City, was blown ashore at Harbor Beach during the recent heavy gale. This is the second big raft in three years to go ashore at Harbor Beach. It was only a few months ago that the last of the logs from a previously stranded raft were salvaged. An Ottawa despatch states that the J. R. Booth Company will probably, in the near future, curtail the lumbering end of its business temporarily, while making no change in the extent of operation of the pulp and paper end, which is at the present time a much more active and profitable branch. It is an- nounced as probable that the night shift-in the Booth sawmills will be shut down, as the company is not shipping any lumber at present and can only store what it cuts. It is rumored that another Ottawa valley lumber com- pany, McLachlin Brothers, of Arnprior, may also shut down. Eastern Canada C. A. Spencer, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Mon- treal and capital stock of $150,000. The Swedish Canadian Lumber Company lumber mill at Richibucto, N. B., was closed down about the middle of July. The Forrest shingle mill, at Ardley, B. C., (Burnaby Lake) was re- cently damaged by fire to the extent of $2,000, which is covered by insurance. An Indian named Peter Gloude and a white man named James Auren- berg have confessed to setting fire to Harlow and Kempton’s mill at Milton. N.S: L. H. Martin, Bury, P. Q., recently lost his sawmill by fire, the loss amounted to $8,000. The owner will rebuild and will be in the market for new machinery. ; Theo. Beaudouin, West Broughton, P. Q., who recently lost his sawmill by fire, will rebuild his plant next year. The old boiler, engine and machinery are being repaired. The latest reports received from Millerton, N. B., stated that there is every possibility of the New Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company rebuilding their mill which was destroyed by fire. The Albert E. Reed & Company, Bishop’s Falls, Nfld., are understood to be working on plans for the erection of a large plant to manufacture wood pulp, lumber, artificial fertilizers, and cement. Z. Charbonneau, 3691 Alice Street, Montreal, P. Q., whose sash and door factory was recently destroyed by fire, will rebuild the plant. . The building will be two storeys, 65 x 40, and to cost $2,500. The lumber mills and box factory at Milton, N. S., which lately came under the control of the McLeod Pulp Company, were destroyed by fire re- cently. The loss is $20,000, with partial insurance. P. H. Renaud, Agnes St., Lake Megantic, P. Q., is preparing plans for the erection of a pulp mill the equipment of which will include 5 barkers, cutting-off saw, chains, 70 h.p. engine, Dutch oven and stack. Auger and Son Limited have been incorporated, with head office at Que- bec, P. Q., and capital stock of $100,000, to carry on business as merchants, manufacturers and dealers in lumber. Those interested include A. J. Auger and A. G. Auger, both of Quebec. Gilmour and Hughson, Hull, P. Q. suffered another loss by fire recently, the damage amounting to $5,000. This is the fifth fire the company has had in the last eight months, the total losses being over $25,000, and they are convinced that all of them have been of incendiary origin. Practically all of the logs which were carried through the reversible falls at St. John, N. B., recently have been recovered. The logs had formed ~ a raft which had been towed from the Nashwaak booms to the Partington Pulp & Paper Company’s mill, Union Point. Near the mill the raft struck were carried into the harbor. Excellent progress is being made with the Laurentide Company’s exten- sions at Grand Mere, P. Q. The new power house and the new ground wood buildings are up, and it is expected that by the end of the year the company will be using part of the new power that is being developed. A large part of the old pulp and paper plant has been operated by hydraulic power, and wiring is now being put in to convert this to electric motive | ! _ August 15, 1915 power. Between 800 and 1,000 men have been engaged this summer on the extension work, chiefly the construction of the 90,000 horse power plant. The power development was well advanced last year, when the war broke out, but operations were temporarily suspended in the autumn, and resumed again in the spring. 4 The mills at Nelson, N. B., are busy night and .day. The John O’Brien ~ mill, and the Flett mill, now being operated by Wm. Sullivan, both have ' day and night crews sawing, but owing to the high freight rates both these mills are piled up with lumber, nothing to speak of having yet been shipped. ~ Over four million of laths and three million of sawn lumber have already - been manufactured this season at the O’Brien mill. Reports from Chicoutimi, P. Q., state that forest fires have swept through “the limits of the St. Simeon Lumber Company, where lumbering operations have been going on actively since the month of April. Some 200 men were _ employed and about 60 horses. The men and horses were saved with diffi- culty while the camps and provisions were destroyed. The fire also com- - municated with the limits of Price Bros., Ltd., causing, it is reported, a _ great deal of damage. ‘ i The Newfoundland Products Corporation, whose incorporation was re- cently reported, have secured certain water power concessions from the New- - foundland Government. The Reid Newfoundland Company are largely inter- ested in the new corporation. Among the corporation’s present plans is one - for the construction of pulp mills which will consume 100,000 cords a year. Over 36,000 tons of the highest grade of bleached sulphite pulp will be pro- duced annually. The corporation will spend $18,000,000 in its various under- takings. The York and Sunbury Milling Company recently completed the rafting at the mouth of the Pokiok of its drive of logs on that stream for the present year. Over six and one-half million feet of logs have been been handled and sorted by the company’s crews, a proportion of the logs being retained for manufacture at the Pokiok mill, but the greater quantity was sluiced into the St. John river and there rafted for towing to the company’s mill at Gibson. The rafting crew, consisting of from twelve to fifteen men rafted on an average from seventy-five to eighty joints of logs a day. Western Canada The Lawson Lumber Company, Ltd., Oak Lake, Man., has been incor- porated. The Aberdeen Lumber Company, Limited, Aberdeen, Sask., has been in- corporated with capital stock of $30,000. Lang and Rodd, shingle manufacturers, Rosedale, B. C., recently suffered a loss by fire, the damage amounting to about $4,000. The Sardis Shingle Company, Limited, has been incorporated, with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000. The Ohio Lumber Co., which has been incorporated with a capital of $300,000, has taken over the licenses of the L. E. Ewing on Quatsino Sound, Bae: The mill of the Edgewood Lumber Company, Greenwood, B. C., is now reported to be running full capacity and cutting an average:of 70,000 feet per day. A fire occurred recently at Phillips’ sawmill, Burnaby, B. C., which destroyed the mill buildings causing loss estimated at about $500 on the mill and machinery. The Crescent Valley Lumber Company has been incorporated, with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $25,000 to engage in the purchase and sale of lumber. The Timberland Lumber Co., New Westminster, B. C., has added a large block of old growth timber to its holdings in the lower Fraser valley. It will extend its logging railway to the top of the new limit. The Canadian Paper Sales Company, Limited, Toronto, Ont., have been incorporated with capital stock of $100,000. Their powers include the manu- facture of lumber, ties, etc. Those interested are F. H. Anson, V. E. Mitchell, Charles M. Holt and others. _ An arrangement is reported for the immediate sale of the plant of the Ocean Falls Pulp Company, Ocean Falls, B. C., to Fleishhacker Bros., and Johnson of San Francisco. It is stated that the new owners will rebuild the mill and double its capacity. The Keystone Logging and Mercantile Company, Limited, has been in- -corporated with head office at Silverdale, B.C., and capital stock of $10,000, _ to take over the business of the firm of H. C. Watkins, and to carry on a general lumber manufacturing and dealing business. ’ The Craig-Taylor Lumber Company, Bradner, B. C., have commenced operations at their mill. They have many large orders ahead forthe Prairie Provinces. The capacity of the mill is 50,000 feet per day. It is equipped with the latest machinery and the company have a standard gauge logging railroad running from the woods to their mill. ; The Prince Albert Lumber Company, Prince Albert, Sask., is now run- _ ning its mill on a double shift, day and night. The mill was recently shut down for a short time on account of the flood. This step has been taken by the company in order to comply with petitions from the mayor and the pro- vincial government so as to relieve unemployment in the district. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands of British Columbia up to the 23rd day of August, for the purchase of License X444, _ to cut 2,404,000 feet of Douglas fir, cedar, hemlock, and balsam on an area a adjoining S. T. L. 37342, Britain River, Princess Royal Beach, New West- minster District. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the. timber. , The two and a half mile standard track has been completed at Collins & Phillips’ mill at Beaver River, B. C., and the logs handled by the B. C. _E. R. from Rand to Beaver River hereafter will be brought out by the new logging road. At Newton station the Trethewey Logging Company are assembling a crew of fifty men preparatory to getting out some big timber at this place for the Brunette Mill Company of New Westminster, At Kings station a good sized camp has sprung up recently and all along the Fraser Valley, from Newton to Abbotsford, a distance of about 35 miles, the mills are now running at full blast, while numerous logging railroad racks cross the Fraser Valley line of the B. C. E. R. The large Kettle Valley order, having been distributed among the mills throughout the alley, is to a large extent responsible for this activity in the logging and wing line, - <950 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914 cut. Merchantable 1x 4x 10/13. Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 . fie tateanicdea eg a0 /1g ) 2 cat Bete ges * ®. ane Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 oe the 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. Ps x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 ft. Cull White Pine—1914 cut 1 in. and 3 in. x 4 in. up x 6/16 Call 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, 4 x 1% x 34, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces Mill. Run Spruce Lath, 4 x 144 x 3g, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces No. 2 Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x 3g, 1915 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que. H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 st. James St., Wholesale Lumber and Timber White «« Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Montreal Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager The Only A National Journal Electrical f Paper in or Canada Managers Superintendents Useful to Electricians Subscribers and Engineers ng : Profitable to o Advertisers Electric Light Plants For free sample copy address Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO and Everybody Interested in Electricity - Ag Pa _ , a * Fag L* ‘ - eee Farin a ee . ‘ve * i eee ia —— a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘August 15, 1915 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, 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. August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 ~ coh BSE BES are 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. A Boon to Lumbermen Payette’s Famous Patent Mill Dogs | rig. 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. 3 Ny >, S > 7 -- . Q (4) They do not tear the board or stock. (5) Many other reasons, too numerous to mention here. ane) kb IN) * mMHnAC ram JX 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 ce |S 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 ed 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 cast- ings for general use. Descriptive Booklet and prices mailed free upon request. | Payette & Company Engineers and Machinists Penetanguishene, Ontario 52 Are You Interested in British Colum- 1 ? ON SS us bia Trade? Qs . Theimmensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- ion. CANADA LUMBERMAN 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch There is un- doubtedlyabig market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let Demons- ‘trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. Western © Lumberman 429 Pender St. W VANCOUVER, B.C, Branch at Winnipeg 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 TORONTO; and MONTREAL Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bldg., Montreal — effect — AND WOODWORKER August 15, 1915 _ 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 hp. Adams Launch & Engine Co. Penetang, Ont. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal means Powerful, Healthy Horses Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is the only form | in which molasses may be fed to stock with safety. It is scientifically prepared and contains 84% pure cane molasses. The remaining 16% is a special variety moss of about the same feeding value as hay and having a digestive and antiseptic effect. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is fed to the horses of all the European Armies—maintain- ing powerful healthy animals. Write today for other particulars. Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Dundas, Ont. Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. ' August 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: MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. “The only time I ever lost money on a timber investment was when I did not make the in- vestment,” said a lumberman who owned billions of feet of choice stumpage. An excellent way for you to lose money is not to buy timber NOW. A few choice tracts of timber of excellent quality, blocked up by men who expected to cut it themselves, are on the market. There are not many of them, but the offerings are sufficiently attractive to make investigation worth while. Write us about your needs. James D. Lacey & Company Timber Land Factors Chicago, Ill, 1750 McCormick Building Portland, Ore., 1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg. Seattle, Wash., 1009 White Building Do You Want a Salesman? 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. Bank of Hamilton Bldg. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THIS IS A SAW GUMMER| UTS clean and fast—does not case harden or burn the saw— holds its shape—shows long life.— You couldn't ask any more of a wheel—and these are just the qualities you get in an ALOXITE SAW GUMMING WHEEL Aloxite is just the right material for steel grinding—hard, sharp, tough.— The Aloxite Wheel works quickly, ~ quietly—without rasp or screech—just a case of good clean cutting all the time~it requires but little “dressing — and every wheel is made ‘right—just the proper grit and grade— to give the best saw gumming results ~ you ever had we THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON . PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI ({. ‘CLEVELAND MILWAUKEE GRAND RAPIDS LONDON, ENG. 53 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4 Vy og ey ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS os a i August 15, 1915 A E K R Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... 52 Eagle Lumber Company ... .... 48 | Keiths Limiteda?.. 02 Sapo @ 52° Reddawage fescue oe ee Alaska Feather & Down Co. .... 68 Eckardt Company, H. P. ... ... 45 Knox, Norman S............. 59 Rimouski Industrial Co. Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Eisendrath Glove Company .... 58 Ritter Lumber Co., W. M. .. oe Anderson & Co., C. G. ... ... .. 10 Enterprise Foundry Co. 61 ; River Ouelle vee & : Paper te 5 AUgerkeceSOn .....:o.1 nee eS L Rogers, Samuel C. . 2 . nn Austin & Nicholson ... ° 15 Roray & Yeaman *:. «4: ... ..0u Lacey & Co., Jas. D. ... ... ... 53 Rutherford & Sons, Wnt, ..2 F Laidlaw ‘Lumber Go. eee Bee TO Ryther & Pringle ....... ... wc. | B Fassett Lumber (Cogmietaneseeaee 6 Larkin Company, Coa nse -uir| 4 Bartram Brothers, Limited ..... 7 Farnworth & Jardine ... Py a oe Dy Est Nee ties -< + dd : Batts, Limited . . - S06) Sian eee Me 6 oe ee Minic. Roliandisaakaee cen .e eon 48 Louisiana Red Cypress Co.... .. 14 Sheldons Limited ... ... .-. .-. 68. Boake Mfg. Company... ... ... 20 Shurly-Dietrich Limited > L te Bourroune uae cc. ste. =~ 42D Siemen Bros., Limited .. . | Brown Corporation ... 17 G M Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. . ; 22 Garlock Packing Company ... .. 63 Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. a aq Gartshore, Joba J. ae Mackarell, hos ia) &-6., Sui ane 12 Smart-Woods Limited ... ... .. 47 Cc Georgian Bay ee ean ‘Lita. 6 Mason, Gordon & Co. ...... ... 4 Smith Foundry & Machine Works — Caldwell Feed Company ... 52. Gilliespic, James 2.5. :4., haere BkO PicVarlane Ned ee eae South Coast & Northern Lumber Cameron & Company ... ... «-. Gillies Bros, Ltd. ... s.. s.. .... 4 MeGihboa Lumber Co. 2-18 ee Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co... 48 Goodhue & Co., J. L.....-...- 55 McKinnon Chain Co. 1 Spears & Lauder ... ... ... se Campbell. Limiber Co., L. E. ......) 12° \Gordom &GansGeotser whee ee 3 McLaren Belting Co, C.... . 68 Spencer, C. A. wee eee tee eee AB Canada Metal Company ... Giaves: Bigubod Care. so suok re a ae: Foundry & Machiat ' Standard Chait Comapaean aes As 20 Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. 10. Graton & Knight Mfe. Co. ... ... 55 ee ee co cc : ‘eas ae eh 2 pr. Co... ! ae Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Grant & Campbell ... ... ... .. 10 Meier. F. R, fe te ee hax. ieee as 60 oes sale eae & Flour Mills, oe Grant, Holden & Graham pees Miller: Compann Ww. 17. St. Gabriel Lanier Colgan Canadian Cantotaaed ‘Riubbe Co. 57 Gus Se = See ee Montreal Locomotive aaa ... 59 Swedish Steel & Importing Co. .. 20 Canadian Link-Belt Co. 61 Montreal Lumber Co. 10 Canadian Locomotive Co. 58 Morgan Machine Co. ree aee 17 T ‘ ec H Murphy Cook Y ae Jes 1 rene, Alpbonae oun Canadian Milk Products... ... 61 Haeberle Lumber Co. soe +s 10 Thurston- Flavelle Lumber Co. -- Gueadian Office & School anak: Hamilton Co, td: Wm... ... 18 rel Timberland Lumber Co. vee nee 8 fire. Company seas): di *Hansom-c Sons; Re 0 hae see PG Timms, Phillips & Co. ... ... . 8 Cant. & Kemp .o.0 0. «ev see. tn0 LL BHarristive: & dimberm Cows. e N Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. 1 Carborundum Company ... ... . 53 Harrison & Co., Ltd., John... ... 37° (Newman, John-F. Yi) as, cee Turner & Sons, J. J. .-. «-. -. we Christy-Moir Company ... ... . 10 Harquail, J. & D. : Nicholson File Company ... ... . ; Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Ge. . 89 Hay Knife Company, Peter North Shore Shingle Assn. ..... 9 Climax Mfg. Company ... ... .; 59 Hettler Lumber Co. H. H. 48 Vv Coe Mfg. Company ... ... ...... 65 Hill Company, Wm. E. ue : : Cooper & Nephews, Wm. ... ... 61 Hingley & Sons, N. ... ....... 20 Wetoue Harbor. Lesa us Croteau, J. M. & D. W.... ...,. 11 Hocken Lumber Company... ... 5 P Ww Hoe '& Company, Ro Le. GOODHUE CO., LIMITED, Danville, Quebec 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 low cost. Efficient Spartan works efficiently on all hard drives —over small pulleys at high speed or exposed to all kinds of ad- Pliable verse conditions. Durable Remember Spartan is not an. untried belt, it is in successful operation in Steam hundreds of Saw Mills, Planing Mills and Woodworking Plants. Just make your next order a Spartan order. The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers WORCESTER, MASS. Representatives in Canada The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John Quebec Montreal Ottawa Toronto Hamilton Vancouver Victoria 78-54, Powerful _ Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.”’ Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. TRADE MARK REG. US. PAT. OFF. TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 60 00 62 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better a, No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 00 64 00 in. No. 2 GC. & Bz «.eusne 45 00 47 00 a. 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 38 cuts 37 00 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .....-. 38 00 1-in. Good ‘Shorts ...-....0« 35 00 40 00 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 00 i x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 2700 29 00 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 31 00 32 00 1 x 12 common and dressing.. 32 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 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 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 00 2x 10 common ...... .es 10, 12 inch 1.222: Sines widths ...... te eeee re er Flooring al 4 or 6 inch Nov 1 ....:e aeceesl cea 4 or 6 inch No. 2 4 or 6 inch No. 3... Lath No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixed) 4 00 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 350 — PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3; 8 to 16 ft, occa os oe ee 3 8 to 16 ff, ¥.c2->,, «cease eee 2,4x 4, 6x 6.in.; 8-16 fo 1gce eee 10 t 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up fo BZ f0.. -«00-sm eee 5 as i ae in. in. 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S 1 S, and E. 2 x 4 in.; 6 and 8 ft -. 17 50 2x 4 in.; 12 x 14 ft 18 2x 4 in.; 10 x 16 ft .. 19 3 2 x 4 in.; 18 x 20 ft. 20 2x 4 in.; 22 x 24 ft. 21 2x 4 in.; 26 x 32 ft. se Saletan 19 No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and 12 in. ........ 20 00 FIR, COMMON BOARDS, 51S, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6 in.) ...... 22.240 eenave ve 00 Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. ........ 20 00 No. 2 Mixed widths ...... . Se cee Le DD No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 in. ..... 18 00 SHINGLES XXX B.C. Gedar Soi ssa eee eee = LATH ips lath, Biss x 13/8 in. x 4 ft., bund. d ee ee) oe eee eee Cedar lath 8/8 x 2-8/8 ins eee 2 75 400 450 BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, White Pine Wholesale Selling Price ; Uppers 4/4 .scaes ouucen sentne | entepem OOD NY. «= Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 ....... sseces --- 92 00 Uppers 10/4 to 12/4 . --.. 97 00 Selects 4/4 ...... 84 4/4 Selects 5/4 to 8/4 . Selects 10/4 to 12/4 .. 92 00 Fine common 4/4 ...... ««e.++ «++. 6100 Fine Common 5/4 ...... ssseee «e+. 65 Fine common 6/4 ..... a viahe te aa a Fine common 8/4 ....c02 seecese vese OF No. 1 Cuts 4/4 \....00 Sedeuen ween No. ‘1. Cuts 5/4: 2.55. cone +)" * No. 1 Cuts 6/4 ..... ee No. 1 Cuts 8/4 ..... «ee. deena 4 No. 2° Cyts 4/4. 52.355 sicccn eee 32 00 No. 2 Cuts 5/4 wove geucue tonite No: 2) Cats: 6/4) 23.205) cease Po No. 2 Cuts) 8/405 130) ane eid tejate:s ee 50 No. 3 Cuts 5/4 rein Apt eet! ey 3 Cuts 6/4 ..... et O*Cute S/4 a. ts are aeaime Seer B) Deakehig B/E winx eal de sias's Weldie onan ae Dressing 5/4 x fa me ere Dressing 5/4 x i2 Shale SEN os Sa ee No. 1 Moulding 5/4 ....... ...... «. 58 No. 1 Moulding 6/4 .....6 wsecee wee (Centinued on page 60) . August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 28 ‘Service’? Branches Throughout Canada Canadian Consolidated “STABILITY” No matter how extensive your rubber goods requirements may be, we have an. unrivalled experience, unequalled resources, and the finan- cial stability to handle your order with maximum efficiency. And, furthermore, what is equally true—no © order is too small to warrant our prompt and careful attention. | 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. Canadian Consolidated ORTON Rubber Co., Limited VBBER SYSTEY 4 Montreal, P. Q. | 28 “Service” Branches Throughout Canada Rubber Co., Limited OMIRION Montreal, P. Q. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 15, 1915 We make a Specialty of Conveyor Chains For Lumbermen Sa “a Lumbermen »/ and Y \ Woodwothers ‘ol ‘ Ve ie hy In every lumber camp ‘‘Asbestol” is the favorite, because ‘‘Asbestol” gloves and mittens are made for the hirdest kind of service. They are guaranteed to stand all reasonable tests of heat, steam and water. When you buy work gloves be sure you find this diamond-shaped trade mark: s ASBESTOL — EISENDRATH 5 CELEBRATED HORSE HIDE —our guaranty that the goods are worth the money. DEALERS—“ Asbestol” gloves and mittens are sold through the better wholesale houses. Your wholesaler carries “ Asbestol.”” Call on him to-day for an introductory stock. EISENDRATH GLOVE CO. 2001 Elston Ave. CHICAGO, Ill. Made in U.S. A. 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. Canadian Made Locomotives There is no need to go outside of the Canad- ian market in order to obtain the best logging locomotives. We have been specializing in this line for fifty y ears. You will find the de- sign of our locomotives complete and the sturdy construction equal to every test of the severe service of logging operations, Repair parts can al- ways be had on the shortest notice. Ask us to send you specifications. This engine is 13 3% j ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate— made promptiy. 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 DETACHABLE Lumber Trucks The largest Manufacturers AMD, For SAWMILLS, S| Baal | and Dealers in Canada of PLANING MILLS aN a" and LUMBER YARDS VO isbermen’s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES = = _ ee er. 7: | /iyovs ScoTta STEEL AND GOAL COTM) The designs of our small locomotives [/ 9RE MINES DE : | _ 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 CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR woop ano ne If You Need a Position Climax Locomotive P Designed a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman Especially for d Wood k ‘Il find f Heavy an oodworker will find one for you. Logging Work. If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. y ole Dee otis are neces ulty 9 erated ee eee age share gl a Any | auge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog Be CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. # CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Adgust 16, 1915-) All other random lengths, 7-in. No. 1) Mouldiapy 8/40. ««~ n0smaaie 2% ne e 5/4 to 8/4 42 - 44 28 - 30 16 - 18 Fine common, 1 in. ...... .... 68 00 70 00 No. 2*MouldirigitG/® aes: cc enue acre ink Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 72 00 d und ‘ zp Not aeplouldineiis oe... 5 .0cecd 47 00 SAP BIRCH het Gael nee G66. aadasee 2 ‘; pe Tee ae No, 2) Moulding’6/4"—..'... 5.000 ene 47 00 4/4 34 - 36 22 - 24 16 - 48 No, 1 Cuts-134 to 2°mm. 2.2 60 00 64 00 boards, 8 ft. ar 4 ee i £ 20 00 21 00 NominBarn chee liny.. 3%. sate ..-. 4800 5/4 and up 36-38 24-26 16-18 No: 2: Cuts,, U inseees eo) eee 40 00 d ey No. 1 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... seeeee 34 00 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 4800 5000 1 x 2 and 1 x 3 furring, p Is Mos i Bartel xalO).... Jct obemtee ..-. 36 00 . SOFT ELM B clipped and bundled ........ 2100 22 Mo. 2 Barn I's @and 8 7.2. ener 32 00 4/4 34 - 36 23 - 25 MES TS arn Boards, i: 1, 1 x 12 .. 48 00 50 00 15%-in. spruce laths ...... a 40 No, 2 Barm Wx 10 ..... «2 (sees 34 00 : ‘ > . No. 1, 1 x 10 .. 8700 38 00 1'4-in. spruce laths 365 37 to. 4 x tatsee eeeees 34 5, 6 & 8/4 36 - 38 25 - 27 iG - 18 No. 11 8 36 00 37.00 2-In. Spruce laths ...... cle wie 5 Wo. 8 Barn 1.x 6 and & .....0 Deepen 26 00 ©. *4) x A No. 8 Barn 1 x 10...... s.-+-- sere 2tr OD BASSWOOD No. 2,1 x 12 .. 36 00 40 00 . ; : . : -. 23 00 No. 2,1 x10 .. 3400 35 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Box 1 x Gand up... sj): Semis a Box 1 io 25 00 4/4 32 - 34 23 - 25 15-17 No. 2,1 x 8 .. 3300 34 00 Exttde*>;,.aa shee 325 340 pon ee) Thicker 34-86 25-28 18 - 19 No; 3,1 = 12... 3100 8200 “Clears/uu.einee ties, «oortenee ee nnn Box tixue and up o.. Spruce; ‘OB. in. Messrs) somal : Is & 28 Nor Sy cae. aoe 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 22 50 23 00 Red Cedar _Eurekas, 18-inch 5 4/4 29 - 31 19 - 21 13 - 15 5/4 to 8/4 51 - 53 28 - 30 18 - 20 10 and 12 in. random lengths, butts to 2-Igjy ssaeda" ana 425 5/4 to 8/4 32 - 34 21 - 23 13 - 14 10/4 and up 60 - 62 40 - 42 20 - 22 10-4t, and nps.8. viet cee 24 00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts 10/4 to 16/4 36 - 38 26 - 28 18 - 20 to 2% BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 ° 4 1 iStee" Sasa aoe 4 80 RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 0 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- 4/4 40 - 42 26 - 28 14-16 Selects: 1 to.2 inch) cones eee 80 00 88 00 feet" and Up se. cow ese eae e 20 00 21 00 if, €xira ted Clear .c sys 3°28 Don’t Risk Losing a Valuable Horse Fleming’s Remedies in your stables will often save you the expense of calling in a veterinary surgeon and perhaps prevent the loss of a valuable horse. ~ These time-tried and reliable remedies will keep your horses in good condition. You will get better work and save veterinary bills. Write for a supply now. Delay may mean loss. We give prompt attention to mail orders. List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price ... Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Prite ... Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Recent Bone pore and Soft Enlargements. Price ... Pa Orem ie ae Fleming’s Spavin and eacauese Paste For all well established cases of Bone Spavin, Ringbone and Sidebone. Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides heaves. Price ... ee TAPE eee Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lowen Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price ... Fleming’s General Liniment Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Heels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. . : D = S 7 : rievanl Dust Collecting System Fleming’s Fistula and Poll Evil Cure ( For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, and for diseases of the REG. CAN, PAT. OFF.) feet? such asa Lbtush andes Outtor” see oinace ie? wines seca eS = W = Fleming’s Chronic Cough Powders in a Large oodworking Shop For ‘Chronic, Coughs: Colds, rete scence moc aseh ees maitre ea eee In this installation Sturtevant Planing Mill Fans of various Fleming’s Absorbent sizes collect the material and deliver it to a collector on the Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps ... ... ... s+. «se. 2.00 roof. From there it is blown a distance of 720 feet across Fleming’s Diuretic Powders the tracks to the power house where furnace feeders and Hos disordered kidneys, fevers, CbCL. %s pce seufers Gieckal slalenge uke SanamisTe 1.00 storage bins are installed. Fleming’s Sedative Lotion Sturtevant Planing Mill Fans have a reputation that rests on Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. A splendid Stable lotion.. ... 1.00 records of good service. In fact we have planing mill fans Send for a copy of Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviter end other literature. which have been in operation thirty and thirty-five years— FLEMING BROTHERS fs ee AND FULL INFORMATION CHEMISTS imi 30 Fetch TORONTO, Ont. B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited s Montreal, Toronto Galt, Ontario, Canada Winnipeg, Vancouver ink’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 «. ."r«. Manufacturers of Lumber Tools take, Ge ved PEMBROKE ONTARIO Peavey” made. ss August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 Rogers-Buffalo Automatic Knife Grinders This is one of the famous Rogers Grinders, with latest improve- ments, full auto- matic feed. Takes knives up to 130" long We make a full line of Knife Grinders and Saw Sharpeners. All * \ guaranteed to give / perfect satisfac- ' tion. Price $65.00 up. Samuel C. Rogers & Co., 10-16 Lock St., Buffalo, N.Y. For Your Horses Cooper’s Fluid Dip Cooper’s Fluid Dip is the most efficient disinfectant and cure made. It should be in every lumber stable for the cure of Thrush, Mange, Ringworm, Eczema, Bites, Stings, etc. Cooper’s Fluid Dip is used by the Ontario Veterin- ary College and leading hospitals and public institu- tions because it is pure, highly concentrated, uniform in strength and has no objectionable odor. It is also offi- cially approved by the United States Government for Foot and Mouth Disease. Bitter Lick Salt Brick “An ounce of Bitter Lick is worth a pint of stimu- lant.” Bitter Lick Salt Brick is a pure, highly con- centrated, medicated salt combined with linseed, roots and herbs. It is a cheap preventive for worms; a good tonic and a splendid conditioner. Bitter Lick keeps stock healthy for one cent a week. Write for our prices on these lumber camp neces- sities. Wm. Cooper & Nephews 122 Wellington St. West - TORONTO, ONT. See Our Tent at Toronto Exhibition Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. PATTERNS FULL WEIGHT—FULL STRENGTH. INOUE op) Look for this trademark —— on every link Buy an Enterprise Range for Satisfaction RIVETED MALLEABLE IRON SAW DUST AND REFUSE CHAIN. Write for Catalogue No. 110-D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, (oe Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. STIMU NNN KVILLE NB. HULU IN it = iit ill 7 K L | M The Enterprise Camper Steel Range gives satisfaction UKTIM | : every way. It satisfies the owner because it seldom ae (MILK) gets out of order and it satisfies the cook because he can be sure of uniform results. Here are a few of its good points: Burns either wood or coal. The fire box takes a stick of wood 32 inches long. Oven is extra large. Made in two sizes. No. 9-24 with six 9” covers and a 24” oven. No. 10-30 with six 10” covers and a 30” oven. Let us send you prices and details. THE LUMBERMAN’S MILK In Dry Power Form Klim is a standard soldiers’ ration to-day in every military camp from Victoria to Halifax We can show you why it can save you money as a nourishing milk food in your camps or boarding houses. Packed for camp use especially in 10 lb. tins, $2.00 each. One pound makes one gallon of liquid. Large quantities special prices. Write for sample and full information. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto ‘ ; Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. Head Office :—Mail Building The Enterprise Foundry Company Sackville, N. B. 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN 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 Hamilton Company, William 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 Austen Bros. Limited Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co. Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company. J. L. Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F. Sadler & Haworth Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS -Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Hamilton Company, William Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX .MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company BUILDING PAPERS Bird & Son CAMP SUPPLIES Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Eckardt & Company, H. P. Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. Hamilton Company, William Hingley & Sons, N. Laughlin Company, Thomas McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon Ltd. ion te - ek 7 ‘ =|s4 v° "i Ne eg Kol ‘ a 5 bal’ is 4 : rat rye! , ay @ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DADO HEADS Cocker Manufacturing Company DOORS Batts Limited - Boake Mfg. Co. Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. 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 Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Hamilton Company, William Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James 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. 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 tee db ee eee tee ~ FES . tie P — August 15, 1915 BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve headings; full page, twenty-four 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 Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry 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 Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Hamilton Company, William Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUBRICANTS (Anti-Friction) Pakes, S. A. LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company » Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Miller Company, Limited, W. H. Murphy & Company, J. J. Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Company Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., Incorporated Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros, headings. LUMBER CRAYONS Superior Manufacturing Company LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox ee MOTORS Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing sf G. Blair & Rolland Burstall & Company, J. — Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John : Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber or Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber ¢ Com Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited fet Graves, Bigwood Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Tho: Mason, Gordon & Compar Quebec & St. Maurice Indus Rat Portage Lumber Compa Rideau Lumber Company © Spencer, Come aa St. Gabriel Sumber Company Trudeau, A. a ae Watson & Todd, Limited he by 7% PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Garlock Packing Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited PLANING MILL EXHAUSTERS Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES © = Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. PRESSES Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Hamilton Company, William Moreau Barking Machine Company Continyed on page 64) August 15, 1915 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 Gnada fumberman Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO - - - CANADA Branch Offices: Winnipeg Vancouver Montreal London, Eng. United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 1226 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1413 Great Northern Bldg., CHICAGO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 63 FLOTA-~MICA (The New Anti-Friction Lubricant) WILL PREVENT HOT BOXES SAVE 40 TO 50% ON OIL BILLS Send for a 5 Pound Can on a 30 Days’ Trial S. A. PAKES 77 York St. Tel. Adel. 1202 TORONTO Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knouwnrequirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles and combinations of GARLOCK 3 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 packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches : Branches : Calgary Toronto Montreal Winnipeg i Fits Any \ Saw Mandrel A Iluther Bros. Dado Ilead 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- Patented Nov. 29 ’92; July 19 ’10. 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. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads ROCHESTER, N. Y. 64 PUMPS Hamilton Company, William 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. Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter Good * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works “Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd, A. R. 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 SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis Mr. LUMBERMAN AND CONTRACTOR :— We wish to thank you for your valued business in past seasons. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 Canadian Link-Belt Company Hamilton Company, William 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 Food Produces We are in a better position than ever to supply your wants and will appreciate your inquiries when you are in the market for any of the following : Rainbow Flour—High Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Rolled Oats, Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. ABSOLUTE PURITY GUARANTEED. Your men will appreciate the high quality of our cereals. Most important is the fact that men who are well fed can give much better service PATRONIZE CANADIAN INDUSTRIES Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills, Limited Royal Bank Building, TORONTO, ONT. August 15, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. MUCIESS i: ik Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS - Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company -TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, FE. Mereen-Johnson Machinery Co. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP | New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company WIRE ROPE Thorne & Company, Limited, W. H. rs be " 7 { Th 7 tak (her ais . e t ih a % a? i] a ® \ August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER % _ Veneer @-OCL_) Machinery Automatic nife Grinder The Coe Knife Grinder was designed for the finest grinding and most exacting service. It is built on new lines and has completely overcome the objections to other grinders. The knife is held rigidly while the stone travels back and forth There is no chance for vibration, consequently no unevenly ground knives. Entirley automatic in action no ropes or chains. All moving parts operated by cut steel gears, noiseless in opera- tion. Will grind straight or hollow bevel. Feeds 1-1,000” to 4-1,000° for each travel of the stone. Very heavy and compact, occupying small floor space. Made in seven -sizes, to grind up to 168 inches. It is fully described in our catalog which we will be glad to send to interested parties. The Coe Manufacturing Co. PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer equipment in the world. 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 15, 1915 of Quality Saw Mill men know just what working conditions saw mill ma- chinery is up against. The cuts on this page show two details, embodied in large saw mill machinery, which saw mill men appreciate. Enclosed Rachet Set Works If you are selecting machinery, why not let us show you how we have met the condition that you find particularly difficult — how we stand in the compe- tition for quality ? Steel Carriage Knee The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited Orillia, Canada MONTREAL—Williams & Wilson, Ltd. EDMONTON and CALGA R Y—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley Ltd. Agencies: gi NIPEG Stuart Machinery Go, Ltd. VANCOUVER~ Robert Hamilton & Co. August 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER en nnn en nnn. ne. Ce Ley Quality That Goes Below the Surface IZE up the Waterous Band- mill and it looks good. Involuntarily you sense strength in the massive build and set of the columns; there’s the appeal of nice engineering in the sensible construction of the upper bearings. You can't overlook the steam raising de- vice for upper guide, nor the practical de- ‘sign of the guides themselves. - But the quality of WATEROUS BANDMILLS goes deeper than that Take the bed and lower hangers, for instance. Their unusual strength, their mec- hanical correctness, their ease of adjustment are all quality features that only use makes apparent. Similarly, the columns hide the double spring cushioned, double knife edged tension device, the roller bearing wheel raising mechanism and the ingenious arrangement for wheel tilting. They do not appear on the surface either. A real inspection will show all these quality features. Let us send you a catalog that describes and illustrates them fully. And a list of mills in your neighborhood where you can see the Waterous Bandmill at work. The sawyer can show you its good points far better than we can describe them, and he’ll be glad to do it . Every user a “ booster.”’ Prove it for yourself. The Waterous Engine Works Co. Brantford, Canada fone H. B. Gilmour Branch Vancouver, B.C. Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER August 15, 208 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 Pig arte West of Fort William 35c per Ib., delivered nearest railway sta- = 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 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. Planing Mill Improvements Every Manufacturer in the Lumber Industry realizes TH E that to be “up-to-date” their Factory should be installed with Shaving Exhaust Fans. H F BR The Sheldon Shaving LEAT | Exhaust Fan is especially designed to suit B F L T your particular requirements, 5 giving greater efficiency and T HAT S independence than any other on the market. See our New Catalogue Sheldons Limited | - Galt, Ontario The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. ASENT Se Limited Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 Stanley St. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg if he sleeps on a clean, comfortable bed. The Alaska Double Deck Bunks are clean, comfortable, cheap and everlasting. Write for prices. The Alaska Feather & Down Co., Limited, Montreal Largest manufacturers of Beds and Bedding in the British Empire. Toronto, September 1, 1915 - | RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto Electric-Welded Boom Chain 25% {More {More & 3 bee oe {More (Weld 257, \Strength ~ 257% (Wear Sheared Toggle T Bar Hook Two Sheared | Forged Toggle and Ring * “andLink * Toggles ‘d and Ring Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. You can dry and cure lumber better in three weeks by using _ Canadian Dry Kiln Apparatus with Humidity Control : than if it were air dried for 2 years. And your lumber will not warp or check, or be subject to severe expansion and contraction. Write Dept. 17 for further particulars. Canadian Blower and Forge Co., Limited BERLIN, ONTARIO St John Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver . TO WER” Troubles HAIR BELTING || Gee Oam@) Woven from Camel’s Hair Yarn . i sults you want, ; pases let us know the Manufactured and guaranteed by conditions and requirements. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited —_— ~~ ce hae MONTREAL The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, - Hamilton, Canada Lumber Measuring Register The Morrison Lumber Measuring Register is an instrument that should be placed on all planers, matchers, moulders, etc. It gives an accurate account of the amount of lumber passing through the machine. It will automatically and continuously measure your stock, giving the result in lineal or board measure as desired. It can be used for either tallying small orders or for totalling the day’s run. Keeps a tally onevery stick of lumber in your plant. eer WRITE FOR PARTICULARS The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide Street West, TORONTO SEE THIS REGISTER AT OUR EXHIBIT AT THE TORONTO EXHIBITION Alphabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 62 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1915 Get The Most Out Of Your Machines and Men with 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 ish 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 prevent slipping. “Coalber ike gold bas no substitute Write us for a sample order and state where belt is to run. Write To-day Made in Canada Codlert Tuva 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. 107-111 Water St. pit September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER yen OF enorce GORDON 42 COMPANY s LIMITED | CACHE BAY; eT: Bird’s-eye view of Mills and Lumber Yards The mill which appears above was burned on July 19th. Our other mill is still running day and night. Our planing mill and yards are intact. White and Norway Pine CONTINUE TO SEND US YOUR IN- QUIRIES FOR DIMENSION TIMBER, DEALS, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER IN ALL SIZES AND GRADES. George Gordon & Co. Limited CACHE BAY, ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 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. Let us quote you on your requirements of JOHN DONOGH & CO. the following stock. Wholesale Dealers 100,000° 10 x 10 Hemlock— a heavy to 12’ & 16 lengths Are looking for buyers —Special— 45,000’ 2” No.1 C. & B. Maple Bee ‘ | 100,000' 1” No. 1 CG. & B. Birch 1x4é&5 White Pine common and 30,000’ 1” & 114” Log Run Beech | dressing 1913 cut ; ll manufactured stock. aoa Above is all dry well manufactured stoc Dry Hemlock and Spruce all s1zes S rs & Lauder 2.52 Bldg. | pea u Toronto, Ont. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO P. & J. SHANNON MILL RUN SPRUCE For Immediate Shipment Manufacturers of 38,000 feet 2x 4 — 10 — 16 48,000 feet 2 x 6 — 12 — 16 60,000 feet 2x 8 — 12 — 16 ® White and Norwa io: 15,000 feet 2 x 12 — 12 — 16 40,000 feet 1 x 6 and 7 30,000 feet 1 x 8 Pine Lumber . _ 30,000 feet 1 x 9 and wider : PILING Lath, Ete. We always have on hand a full line of Spruce and Tamarac Piles, 25 to 50 feet in length. Inquiries solicited for 1915 cut. Mill and equipment new in 1914. A RT H U R N ] D U D LE Y Lumber, Lath and Shingles Head Office and Mil :—Biscotasing, Ont. 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 J. S. GILLIES JOHN GILLIES a DAVID GILLIES Sec-Treas. President ice-President Sablishe P Mills and Head Office mgs GILLIES BROS. BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited - Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway y Ammunition Boxes : 100,000 ft. 1x4 10/16 No. 1 Spruce | 50,000 ft 1x5 “ : 30,000 ft. 1x6 150,000 ft. 1x8% and up No. 1 Com. Birch N Hemlock \ 400,000 ft. No. 1. Hemlock Cache Bay Bone dry N 2,000,000 ft. “ Longford 1915 Cut WN Send us your inquiries. we The Long Lumber Company com HAMILTON, ONT. |: ZZ==S _ You Won't _ Be Scared At Our Prices Hocken’ s Hemlock - Same Good Quality, Prompt Shipment and Normal Price. Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Otter Lake Station, Ont. Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1915 The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa “ Canada Watson & Todd Limited Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Lumber - Lath - Shingles | Cedar Poles and Posts | Railway Ties - - Piles Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Lia. Office, “ts gueea se Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. Mills at DESCHENES : - - QUEBEC White Pine Red Pine ‘Spruce Lumber and Lath Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths 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 | Plants:—Belmont, Ont September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA Spruce - Red Pine - White Pine Large stock dry 1” and 2” Have large stock 3’ Spruce Deals for export trade at water points and can make delivery. Logging By Rail Enables Us To bas Our Plant the Year Round This Means Better Service to the Trade Se 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. WE FEED CANADA'S SOLDIERS K LIM THE hala iit MILK In Powder Form Klim i 5c — atio n for vernment adopted Klim nourishing form of as the milk ae esis ven give your men Klin One pound of Klim makes Write for sample and full informatio Canadian Milk Products Ltd. Toronto ead Office —_ Mail Building Wanted - White Pine We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will ' Contract for your this Season’s Cut. Write us and we will call on you. . South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. New York Saranac Lake, 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1¢15 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Yorkshire 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 5—Glue Room Equipment. Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. Heavy Fir Dinentane Is Our Particular Specialty J " 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 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 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., Lid., Lindsay, Ont: Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. Micerteimber i, 1015 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Eastern Canada White Cedar Shingles Close delivered prices will now be quoted to all points in Ontario for immediate shipment in all grades. Either Short Count Standard or Full Count supplied as required. This stock is bone dry and ready for quick delivery. Special: A special price will be eee this month on CLEAR WALLS © to reduce stocks. All Stock manufactured on our Standard Grading Rules which assures uniform high class Shingles The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada Write or wire for quotations. F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian Sales Agent Net ad a ee and Extra No. Is. — 10 Joun MoKercow, 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 Rigi Dealers rot SPRUCE ec 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 cut to lengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. ae Gs receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN °. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER Yellow Pine Timber a Specialt Interior Trim Mul 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 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Prompt Grades Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules | 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 September 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- out, 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, Rah Bed Frame Stock, Cheese ne eee, Heading, Baskets, E Write, Telegraph or wines your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo SPECIALTIES Bass and Fuse Siding James Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. It Just Depends Advertising and Dyna- mite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it is handled. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg. Vancouver, anal! Englend. September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 11 We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (s or more ply) (all descriptions) James W. Sewall ‘TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. Technical Training Thoroughness Experience “Well Bought is Half Sold” Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO.., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE "A Column on Lath” 200 M 1%"—4' No. | W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—32” Nos. | & 2 W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—36” Nos. | & 2 W.P. Lath 900 M 1%”—4' No. | Hemlock Lath 275 M 1%”"—4 No. 2 Hemlock Lath 300 M 1%”—32” Nos. | & 2 Hemlock Lath 1915 Cut, at Byng Inlet. The Penetanguishene Planing Mill sh and Door Factory Planing ofall kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. All classes of epaing material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Dashwood House 9 Broad St., E.C. C ant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, “TECTONA,” Glasgow At and A BC Codes used Books for Sale—Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw- cars 114%4’’-—4’ Merch. Spruce Lath 1914 Cut, at Gravenhurst. Hill Book Company. 312% ~ pages, illustrated. Price $2. Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. CANADA LUMBERMAN 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont. 134”—4' Nos. | & 2 Red Pine Lath 1914 cut, at Rockland. ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 1%4”—A’ Nos. | & 2 White Pine Lath 114%4”—4' No. 3 White Pine Lath 1915 cut, at Waubaushene. 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England PRESSES Write us for prices. Wiens ALL ARE CHOICE LOTS. Graves, J. J. MURPHY & CO. Hydraulic and Screw LUMBER and TIMBER e VENEER ore Horocae Bigwood pO Square Spruce, Hemlock and ue Special machinery made to order WILLIAM R. PERRIN TORONTO, CANADA Limited Cedar Timber, Railway Ties, Telegraph Poles, Etc. 235 Board of Trade Building MONTREAL & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF TIMBER CRUISES Timber Estimates, Forest Do you know Surveys and Maps. the worth of @ D. E. LAUD your Timber Lands? Pine ana Hemlock Fs LAUDER UEN My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will | prove as valuable to nae as oe _ have to many large Banking um er } and Bond Houses, Railroads, J. M. & D. M. Croteau 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, 4 ‘Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- _ sion, etc. 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, Toronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Civil Engineers, Quebec Land Surveyors and Draughtsmen 81 St.Peter St., Quebec, Que. Phone 2718 are prepared to examineand report on forest properties anywhere. Forest surveys, Logsing maps, Timber esti- mates, Water Power, Water Storage, ee plans, Water supplies, Park Works, General plans for village sites and Private Estates. Railroad location and construction. Koads and Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1915 Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa - - : Montreal | Wholesale | Red Pine White Pine Spruce | ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McCIBBON LUMBER CO. To the Owner of Timber Lands | OF PENETANGUISHENE Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare Manufacturers of and Dealers in themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- : denly thrust upon’ them. This is certain to come at no dis- Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. 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. 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. L. E. Campbell Lumber Company Cruising and Engineering Department Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. 4 4 DETROIT, MICH. T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. California White Pine California Sugar Pine ° ° Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La Shee coe Melton, La. and Wauk , lex. ‘ . ae waked Railroad Material Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Buena Vista, Ark. 4sk LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office + ae Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. F. N. Wa.opie, President. R. S. WA.piE, Vice- President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. So SS ee September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele We handle Everything in Lumber 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. Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. Manufacturers of Spruce 2d Pine Lumber 2»¢ Ground Wood Pulp C] e | df S The Choice of Lumber- ALLUSE oot 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 throughout. Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are supplied for sawing hardwood. ‘We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO). 504520 crandsiree, NEW YORK CITY 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. aa - Bleached Sulphite Pulp _ | Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods J CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Septentber 4, eam The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. Orth. Ye If you buy some of the following for your trade, for ‘WE AIM TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST.” 1 car 1 x 7 and wider No. 3 Cuts and Outs. 8,000 ft. 2 x 10 — 20 Norway. 120,000 ft. 1 x 12 Common. 1 car 1 x 4 and wider Barky Strips and Shop. 12,000 ft. 2 x 12— 20 Norway. ; 40,000 ft. 5/4 x 12 Common. 50,000 ft. 2 x 6 — 20 Norway. 150,000 ft. 1 x 4 to 9 Common. 14,000 ft. 2 x 6 — 20 and 22 Norway. 50,000 ft. 2 x 8 — 20 Norway. 50,000 ft. 5/4 x 4 to 9 Common. 38,000 ft. 2 x 8 — 22 Norway. 17,000 ft. 2 x 12 — 22 Norway. GET OUR PRICES. REMEMBER—WE CAN DRESS, MATCH OR RESAW and YOU WILL GET GOOD SERVICE AND SAVE FREIGHT Keystone No. 2 DISSTON Exhibit Panama Pacific International Exposition Highest Award — Tools, Files °. Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. 2 Fraser Ave. Toronto, Ont., Can. Our Mills Produce and We Market as Much GENUINE LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS» As Alli 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. September 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. 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 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 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. 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 umps. 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 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 Sound. of the Lumber Industry will within a few § , BANS you. years make 2 this Province CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 Let Us Quote You On Requirements Your Rough “re Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, 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 There is un- doubtedlya big market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let Are You Interested in British Colum- | bia Trade? Gy, N \ S us Demons- trate our Ad- / . vertising The immensity ae mi i. : =. vice. please others, we can please Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA the most im- portant in the whole Domin- ion. Lumberman 429 Pender St. W VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. DO YOU WANT A LUMBER SALESMAN? Many a “‘ high-power’”’ lumber salesman has been secured through a little ad in the ‘*‘ Wanted and For Sale’’ columns of this paper. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Hoffman Brothers Company Hvg US. Pax. Of QUARTERED WHITE OAK Fort Wayne, Indiana Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER Specialty : Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. 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 service. HEMLOCK IN SHINGLES WHITE PINE MIXED LATH HARDWOODS | CARS POSTS MAPLE FL’G. MOULDING Ludington, Mich. You may have other wants which this medium can fill for you. It will cost you little to try. Send your want ads to the CANADA LUMBERMAN & WOODWORKER, TORONTO, CANADA 1/20” SAWED VENEER to Reg. U.B. Pas. September 1, 1915 LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ‘ASH Mills at—Sumter, S.C. Winchester, Idaho 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 Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Representative: Mr. Gilbert B. Woodhull, Box 54, Toronto, Ont. Yards at—Nashville, Tenn. Basic, Va. Below is List of Dry Lumber We Can Ship Promptly BASSWOOD: 4/4 1s and 2s, 5 cars. 5/4 Is and 2s, 3 cars. 6/4 1s and 2s, 3 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. ; 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars. WHITE OAK: 5/4 1s and 2s Plain, 5 cars. ——— CHESTNUT: 4/4 1s and 2s, v4 cars. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 8 cars. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 1 car. 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 8/ 8/4 Sound Wormy, 1 car. POPLAR: 6/4 N 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. 3/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, four cars. 0/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 No. 1 Common, 5 cars. PLAIN RED OAK: 4/4 1s and 2s, 7 cars. 4 4/4 1% 23, two cars, Panel and No. 1. The above is a list of dry stock which we can ship promptly. All our own manufacture and band-sawn stock, and thoroughly ry. lo not place your orders before writing for prices. CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada Phone ee: 6997 —=W.M.RITTER LUMBER COMPANY a Wa ee < on every link cut oak, birch, pine and fir. Timber In rough and dressed Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine timber we have sizes suit- able for factory and warehouse con- struction. Large stocks on hand for prompt shipment. Write for our catalogue. The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Canada RIVETED MALLEABLE IRON SAW DUST AND REFUSE CHAIN, Write for Catalogue No. 110-D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, BG Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont, WU HMMA = = = = = = 2 Fi Have You Noticed This ? In order to obviate errors and to prevent delays in shipments, we would like to have you carefully note the how of ordering conveyor chain. You will note that we are taking it for granted that you are using our chain, but as ninety per cent of the lumbermen are, we feel that we are not taking too great a liberty. Standard Conveyor Chain and Ajax Dredge Chain are the leaders in their respective fields, and there’s a reason—quality, service and dependability. Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 September 1, 1915 { _ Vn. T OHNS- The principle that every J-M Product shall render Full Ser- : vice to its purchaser— A pledge that this principle shall be given force and effect < through J-M Service that ‘‘covers the continent.’’ J-M Regal Roofing will still be giving Good Service when Some Other Roofings, that Cost More may be Dried Up, Rotted Out or Blown Away. - It will retain its life and pliability with fewer paintings than any other ready roofing of its type. lt is smooth surfaced and fire-resisting. Easily applied with J-M Patent Roofing Cleats that make seams waterproof without cement. HIS emblem of J-M Responsibility represents a principle _ and symbolizes a pledge :— - — ee ~iita) La ee The selling points you use to make a sale of J-M Regal Roofing are exactly the points on which you yourself would buy it to roof your own building. J-M Regal Roofing lasts—and that is why it sells! It is the best rubber type roofing on the market—but it sells for less than some not as good. When cost of upkeep is considered, it is the most economical—that is why it stays sold and sells more. J-M Regal Roofing is a high-quality wool felt made in our own mills, thoroughly impregnated and heavily coated with Trinidad Lake and other natural asphalts processed and combined to withstand weather effects for an almost in- definite period. Sold with J-M Roof Registration Privilege on J-M Responsibility at Prices that mean Profit to You. Wr st Branc D te our Nearest Branch for Descriptive Litera- 8 i ture, Prices, etc. The Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Co. br Ree oe % a ie P Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver} 7 ‘Maple Leaf Brand Stitched Cotton Duck Belting Excels all others in economy, strength, efficiency and true run- rt ning, whether for transmission of iH 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- ——SEaee er than the leather, and 25 per Ae are Cent. greater than the rubber belt. rite for prices nd samples. 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.” . ll move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. | West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. “Maple Leaf” Main Drive Belts Are the Best on the Market. ‘‘Maple Leaf ’’ Belt Dressing is the best for all kinds of belts. . 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Ls SALES OFFICES: MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. Bank of Hamilton Bldg. September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CNINCE July, Nineteen Fourteen, this Spartan Belt has been pumping sulphuric acid fumes from the pickling room at the plant of the Halcomb Steel Company, Syracuse, N.Y. The corrosion, as seen in the photograph, around the blower, indicates the action of the acid fumes and gives some idea of the unusual service conditions under which the Spartan Belt has operated. This belt has not only withstood exposure to acid fumes for more than a year, but during that time has oper- ated with-absolutely no protection from weather extremes. Notwithstanding the abnormal service conditions existing, Spartan has given perfect satisfaction, which is pretty convincing evidence that this Belting is impervious to conditions which quickly ruin ordinary belt- ing. Why not Spartan Belting as a solution of your ttansmission problems? The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. 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OFFICES AND BRANCHES: ORONTO - - Telephone A. 2700 - - 347 Adelaide Street West ANCOUVER - Telephone Seymour 2013 - Hutchison Block ! - - Telephone Main 2299 - - 119 Board of Trade NNIPEG - Telephone Garry 856 - Commercial Travellers’ Bldg. 2W 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. “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. Toronto, September 1, 1915 No. 17 y : Vol. 35 . A Remedy for Present Troubles [very man in the lumber business is anxious to get the best price he can for his stock, in good times as well as in bad; but it is of far greater importance to him to get good prices when business is Slow than when it is active. At the same time it is infinitely more difficult to do so. One would expect therefore that a proposition to make it possible to get a living profit, even for a limited variety ‘of stock, would meet with hearty approval and result in immediate ‘action being taken to put into effect any reasonable means for bring- ing about such-a happy state of affairs. The trouble however, in “connection with any such proposal is the difficulty in persuading sufficient members of the trade that it is feasible. Recently, in Toronto, a plan has been discussed by the members of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade, for estab- lishing a list price on a few of the chief lines which are called for at retail yards; the idea being that retailers should insist upon these ices and confine their price-cutting, if they want to do any, to er lines which are not of such importance. The case of hemlock he chief one which has been under discussion. It is a well-known that practically every customer who buys lumber from the re- fs in any quantity asks the price of hemlock first of all and gen- lly deals with the firm which quotes the lowest for hemlock irre- Spective of what it asks for other lines. Hemlock therefore, is an excellent line upon which to set a fixed price if any such plan is to tried. Moreover, the conditions in connection with hemlock seem be working out in the direction of a reduced supply, together with sence of competition from imported stocks, factors which will make easible for the retail yards to ask a higher price. After listening to the discussion of many retailers and whole- S$ upon this subject the Canada Lumberman is pursuaded that here is good reason for trying a plan of this nature. The worst that Pre ult is that things will remain as they are. They cannot be re- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 and nothing to lose by trying to work out a solution along the line of fixed prices for goods which are in such small demand that no amount of price-cutting will increase the volume of trade. This is exactly the situation in connection with hemlock and to a greater or less extent it applies also in connection with most other lines car- ried in the retail yards; so that the time seems to be opportune for trying to put an end to the price-cutting which is so ruinous to the trade to-day. No one will deny that there are many obstacles in connection with working out such a plan, but obstacles were made to be overcome and, if we stop at each obstacle we meet, there will never be any progress whatever. Even the making of such an attempt would have a good effect upon all the retailers taking part in it. It would call attention forcibly to the ruinous condition of the trade. It would show to each member of the trade that the others have come to real- ize the seriousness of the situation, and would thus put heart into those who have been hoeing their own rows in solitude against such apparently hopeless odds. The feeling that others were co-operating in order to put an end to the trouble would be a great stimulous to those who were almost convinced that remedy was impossible. lEven if it were found to be impossible to stiffen the price, it would at least be possible to maintain the present level by concerted action and thus prevent further sagging. If this were done, much would already have been accomplished towards establishing a firm founda- tion from which to make advance in due season, when cinditions may have actually improved. As one prominent wholesaler speaking from a sympathetic out- sider’s point of view, said, during the discussion of this subject, un- less something of this nature is done, it is only a question of time before some members of the trade will be forced out of business. It is not absolutely necessary that every one of the retailers in a place like Toronto should be brought into such a plan. If a strong majority could be prevailed upon, the others would presently co-operate or would be reduced, so far as their available stocks are concerned, to a point at which their competition would not be of importance. The discussion upon this subject so far has served to show that there are many difficulties in connection with the plan, but it has also served very definitely to convince those who have taken part in it that it is well worth a serious trial. We hope, in an early issue, to be able to report that definite steps have been taken towards put- ting the plan in operation. More about Hemlock In recent issues of the Canada Lumberman we have published a large number of letters from lumbermen in Ontario discussing the situation in connection with the trade in hemlock. While opinions have differed to some extent as to the causes of the present situation and as to the best means of effecting improvement, there has beep no hesitation on the part of anyone to acknowledge the unsatisfac tory nature of the trade to-day and to urge the adoption of some steps looking towards a remedy. Apparently the situation comes down in the end to about two points. Some members of the trade believe that conditions have already commenced to right themselves through the operation of the law of supply and demand; while others urge the necessity for adopting an agreement between manufacturers to hold for a fixed base price—about $17 f. 0. b. mills for No. 1. There is no question that if this latter step were’ feasible it would immediately remedy the situation, but we have strong doubts as to its practica- bility. Agreements to hold for a given price are seldom effective for any considerable length of time. In connection with hemlock par- ticularly, it has unfortunately been the case in the past, no matter how many of the manufacturers decided to stand for a certain price. there were always others who were content to accept something less and prevent the manufacturers in general from securing the profits they should have from the business. This condition seems to be with us always, and there is not much use in trying to remove it artificially. To-day, however, the market conditions which have been developing during the past year have, to a very great extent, removed the influence of the price cutter 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and it does look as though those who hold out for such a price as $17, will be able to get it in the near future. Available stocks have been reduced greatly and manufacturers are not in a mood to go into the woods extensively during the coming winter. The compe- tition of imported hemlock from Michigan and Pennsylvania has been reduced to the vanishing point, and if there were any demand whatever for hemlock it would be possible to get such a price as we have mentioned. But the demand is dead. Therefore we believe that there is nothing to be gained by attempting to force hemlock stocks on the market at a sacrifice price. The market does not want them for the simple reason that the speculative class of building into which hemlock enters so largely has not been going on for many months and shows no signs of reviving until after the war. Why then should not all those who have hemlock face the situation calmly and wait until the consumer wants it A few weeks ago it did not look as though many manufacturers were inclined to conduct their Threshing Out Trade Classification The various important problems connected with the shipment of lumber by the railroads which are continually coming up for dis- cussion, both in the United States and Canada, are a strong proof of the fact that, from the point of view of the lumbermen as well as that of the railroad companies, the shipment of lumber is one of the most vital matters in connection with the successful operation of a railroad. In Canada we have had our problems in connection with this matter continually before the Dominion Board of Railway Com- missioners. In the United States the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion has been similarly occupied. In the latter country a develop- ment has recently taken place which will be of great importance to all parties concerned and the result of which will be watched with interest in Canada. Mr. A. F. Marsh, chairman of the Traffic Com- mittee of the National Hardwood Lumber Association and of the Lumbermen’s Association of Chicago, in a recent article upon the United States situation sums up the position in part as follows :— By an order of July 9 the Interstate Commerce Commission en- tered into a general inquiry into the rates, practices, rules and regu- lations of common carriers governing the transportation of lumber and lumber products to all points in the United States, with special reference to the relationship on different kinds of lumber and lumber products. This inquiry is the result of the long-standing confusion relative to correct classification. From the very beginning, railroad compan- ies and individual carriers made their own lumber commodity classi- fications, each of which has been different from that of the other carrier. In recent years carriers in certain rate districts have suc- ceeded in placing their. classifications on a common basis, although this has but in part succeeded. The increasing number of complaints, however, before the Commission caused them, some eighteen months ago, in the Eastern Wheel Manufacturers’ case, to suggest to the railroads that the three classification committees prepare a uniform list of lumber and forest.products which could be adopted throughout the country. After a long delay the five rate associations surround- ing and including the C. F. A. territory appointed a committee, three from each of the five associations, with J. E. Crosland of the L. & N. as chairman. After repeated meetings up to June of this year, the committee has finally proposed a list to the individual carriers for their acceptance. This-list, however, apparently, was prepared too late and not called to the Commission’s attention and, as a re- sult, a general order has been issued to cover the entire country. * This general order by the ‘Commission will arouse much discus- sion among lumbermen as well as among carriers, although lumber- men have long been known for their lack of interest. in lumber rate matters. The traffic officials closely connected with lumber tonnage have for many months noticed the tremendous reduction in lumber move- ment over their lines, and those close to the industry itself have known that there has been a tremendous depression in this third are a et eS ee September 1, 1915. business along these lines, but the letters we have recently published indicate a growing disposition to follow such a course. If it i followed, the complaints of the hemlock men will speedily come to an end. The volume of trade in hemlock will not be increased there- Ly, but at lease those who own hemlock will have the satisfaction of feeling that they still own it and that with a fair degree of patience they will be able to turn it into money at profitable prices. 4 We have published elsewhere in this issue an interesting letter irom a prominent Toronto wholesaler in which he states that th Michigan and Pennsylvania manufacturers have advanced their pric and taken their stock out of the Canadian market. The same writ outlines briefly and clearly some of the chief causes which led 1 the present hemlock situation in Ontario. He also has an inte ing word or two to say about the class of southern stock whic been competing with hemlock during the past few years. Th our readers who are interested in hemlock ought to read this greatest industry of the nation. Sawmills over the entire country recently have been forced to put their invoices through the bank as never before, and in the South, as well as in the West, have been sacrificing one of the nation’s assets at a tremendous national S. The lumbermen therefore feel that the opportunity is now snes d for them to show the railroads that a classification may be made which will allow the lumbermen to increase materially the amount ¢ of lumber which they remove from an acre of land. In this connecti jon one of the large sawmill owners of the South recently said that, while they usually remove 14,000 feet from an acre of timberland, the pres- ent conditions are such that they are only removing 10,000 feet per acre to the railroads in tonnage. With lumber and forest products the second largest tonnage in th country, the railroads must be directly influenced by any action of the lumbermen. Recent statements of larger southwestern lines have shown that two-thirds of the loaded lumber cars coming from the North have gone to the South as empties, so any effort which would increase heavier loading would decrease the number of empty cars hauled South. It is therefore supposed that any classification action by the railroads would tend to increase the loading per car so as at the same time to reduce the number of empties now necessary to be hauled South. The tremendous tonnage moving over the larger lines of the country throughout the entire year, as compared to the coal movement, which moves during the period of greatest operating diffi- culty, places lumber in a very strategic importance as far as railroad operation is concerned. In the early days of transportation history of the country neither lumbermen nor railroadmen felt that the prosperity depended upon that of the other. In recent years, however, this attitude has en- tirely changed, so that to-day far-seeing traffic men regard lumber as one of the very foremost commodities to be secured. In addition to its very large tonnage, the fact that lumber may be transported at a minimum operation expense, with almost no cost of assembly an¢ 1 a minimum claim expense, and the further fact that it does not need to be greatly rushed, makes it doubly desirable. With the railroad as one of. the largest purchasers of lumber and the lumbermen on of the greatest shippers, this present close relationship and co-opera- tion between lumbermen and the carriers should be maintained if at all possible. The financial condition of the roads is such that the would be greatly benefited by a material increase in tonnage f : the lumbermen and the lumbermen would in turn be benefited & having the railroads of the country prosperous. Any changes in classification must necessarily affect bate the railroads and the lumber industry. The present chaos in the lumbe classification makes it difficult for the railroads correctly to assess charges, while lumbermen must figure on different classifications for almost all shipments which they make. Aay change, therefore, should le of material importance to either party. Far greater importance will be attached to the fact that both sides wiil now Le able to present me, t6l ‘E s9quiaydas ir case to the Commission in such a manuer as to allow each to dy the peculiarities of the other. This will demand most careful attention, but a successful conclusion undoubtedly should be secured. _ Mr. Marsh’s article also includes an interesting consideration of the enormous waste in logging which could be greatly lessened by a yore scientific classification of railroad freights upon lumber. The undamentals of classifications he sums up as follows :— ¢ v ) How Do You What kind of an answer will you get nowadays if you step into e office of a lumberman and ask him how he finds business? In cases he will tell you it is bad; in some cases he will be face- and say that he does not “find” it at all. A few jovial looking uals will tell you that it is alright, they are getting their share, etc., etc. From one office to another, day in and day out, one may : the same question and receive many different answers. But ill be struck at the same time by the number of men who reply t things are not so bad after all. Now there is probably a good 1 of truth in this statement, even if in some cases it is expressed h a mental reservation or a saving clause which reveals the pres- ice of doubt in the mind of the speaker. _ With all due deference to the man who believes that things are s bad as they could be, and to those others who are not able to daylight ahead under any conditions whatever, we are inclined to 2 with the man who takes a fairly bright view of things to-day. do not want to persuade our readers that everything is lovely, we do want to tell some of those with whom we have lately been ng that they are in the wrong in continually making themselves ye that things are bad and are steadily going from bad to worse. ‘situation in Canada to-day is a far brighter one than that which had to face a year ago. At that time we had the greatest crisis Il national or economic history to face and had no precedents to by. We were at sea.without an anchor and in the presence of a at storm. To-day we have settled down to a state of affairs which, le it is utterly different from that which we were accustomed tc sider as normal in times of peace, is rapidly becoming normal t war times. We are adjusting our manufacturing output and our suming habits to the conditions of war. We are producing not ‘war materials in vast quantities, but food-stuffs also in unpre- ented volume and of exceptionally high grade. Our crops in the west are practically safe. They will be the greatest and the best all crops that have ever been gathered in Canada. They will bring alth to the farmers of the northwest, and that wealth will in- bly find its way into general circulation, buying the activities the products of our laborers and our factories. The croaker in Canada to-day will have a bad time of it. He will soon have noth- OS Se a I tae According to the annual statement of the trade of the United dom with foreign countries and British Possessions for 1914-15, has recently been issued, the total imports from foreign coun- d British possessions were valued at £696,635,113, being £72,- less than in the previous year. Imports from foreign coun- ily were £68,385,303 less, and from British possessions £3,- less. total exports of produce and manufacturers of the United 1 to foreign countries and British possessions were valued 0,721,357 compared with £525,245,289 in 1913-14; being a de- of £94,523,932. The exports to foreign countries were £70,- ‘less, and to British possessions £23,677,310 less than in the year. nong the commodities imported from Canada showing an in- in value are included hewn fir, spruce, etc., to the value of 56, an increase of £23,220; also oak to the value of £100,792, ease of £16,356. The list of commodities showing a decrease led millboard and wood pulp board to the value of £78,718, a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 (A) Correct principles of railroad classification. (B) The low market value of many forest products. (C) The continual unredeemable loss of tonnage by present-day methods of manufacture and rate construction. (D) Enormous present—and future potential—value of forest pro- ducts as revenue tonnage. Find Business P ing whatever to go upon for his argument, except the fact that the great war is still apparently in its early stages and that we may have many dark days ahead of us before we are out of the wilderness. But what of it? The war is with us and it is our duty to make the best of our business conditions while the war lasts, thus helping in the struggle against the enemies of our Empire, and we have in our crops and in our great manufacturing activities a splendid means to this end. Take the case of Ontario as a further example of the situation. We have heard a great deal recently of the enormous damage done by the continuous and heavy rains of the past month. The damage by the rain, however, is probably far less than many at first were ied to believe. Unquestionably some of the wheat.has grown since the rain. But many Ontario farmers will tell you to-day that the wheat, although it has grown, is worth a dollar a bushel for feed, owing to the high price of bran and shorts. The oat crop is very heavy throughout Ontario this year and will bring large profits to the farmers. So far, there has not been rain enough to hurt the oat crop. The corn crop has improved greatly during the past few weeks and has practically recovered from the effects of the great wind and rain storm which laid so much of it low. The rain which has possibly reduced the farmers’s profits from his wheat has, at the same time, brought along a second crop of clover and alsike and has improved the pasturage for stock. Cattle will probably be able to pasture in the open this year until the snow flies, and the farmers will benefit accordingly. The employment situation also has greatly improved as compared with a year ago. The number of unemployed has been much reduced. Therefore, taking everything into consideration, we do not see that the people of Canada have much to complain of to-day in con- nection with the economic situation. Although business conditions in many lines, among them lumber, are exceptionally quiet, we can- not see anything ahead that will prevent a gradual improvement. Lumbermen are not counting upon this improvement in the imme- diate future, but they have every reason to expect that even during the coming fall the prosperity of the farmers will bring back to trade in general a fair measure of acticity and profit. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers decrease of £25,443; sawn or split fir, pine, spruce, etc., to the value of £2,579,992, a decrease of £449,836; timber (unenumerated) to the value of £232,616, a decrease of £66,829; furniture wood (including ~— woodware and wood turnery) to the value of £40,391, a decrease of £12,263. ’ An interesting instance of the extent to which the timber re- sources of British Columbia have been under-estimated is given in reports recently submitted to the Honourable W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands. Cruisers lately returned from an examination of the val- leys of the Elk, Salmon, White and Gold Rivers on Vancouver Island came across one hundred thousand acres of unalienated crown tim- ber, an average stand of fifteen thousand feet to the acre, represent- ing a total of one and a half billion feet. This timber is readily accessible, in fact the grades which exist in these valleys render it possible to bring logs across the island from Nootka to Salmon River, crossing the surveys of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern railways. — A: 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topics The Hemlock Situation—Canadian Hardwood Grading Criticized— English Trade Favors Canadian Goods 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 :— Hemlock Manufacturers Should Ask Seventeen Dollars Editor Canada Lumberman: Toronto, Ont. Your article on the hemlock situation leaves little to be said by any one else. The trade has never before faced so peculiar a condition of affairs. The Michigan and Pennsylvania manufacturers have advanced their prices and taken their stock out of this market. Very little hemlock is being sold at any price, because speculative housebuilding is for the present an absolutely negligible factor in the lumber trade. Some wholesalers have carried last year’s purchases over the winter ‘and are selling now at a loss, but in such cases the seller is likely to hold the price as high as possible so as to minimize the loss. The price cutting has been mainly the effort of some of the smaller millmen and some wholesalers who, being cramped for funds, have sought to realize quickly on their stocks, accepting a loss for the sake of a quick re- turn. It would certainly seem to be good policy for the hemlock manufac- turers to get together and stand on $17.00 f.0.b. mills as a base price. The most serious loss to the hemlock trade has not been caused by the competi- tion of Michigan and Pennsylvania hemlock, but by the deluge of loblolly or short leaf yellow pine which has been poured into Ontario at slaughter prices during the past three years. There are thousands of houses in To- ronto, built of the inflammable stuff which rots in two or three years, and the accident of a fire would in a few minutes turn such a house into a brick furnace filled with the fiercest blaze that can be imagined. Loan companies have been lending money on the security of such houses, and insurance companies have been ignorantly passing them, which is not to be wondered at when one considers the knowledge of such matters on the part of the average inspector. But jerrybuilders want cheap stuff, and lath, plaster and paint cover a lot of rottenness—John Donogh. +kheet : A Hard Knock at Canadian Grading Editor Canada Lumberman: Jamestown, N.Y. Your recent favor received, and proof of your letter which you inclose which was recently published in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, which describes the situation very well. The trouble with Canadian mills is, however, that they only want to ship Common & Better or Log Run while the consumers here want 1s and 2s or No. 1 Common, or whatever the case may be. The Canadian mills certainly lose a lot of business by not being able to ship the grades a customer wants, and not only that but shipping unsatisfactory grades. The truth is, there are few shippers in Canada to be depended upon to ship a straight grade of stock.. We do not think as a class they intentionally ship inferior grades, but we do think as a rule it is more in not knowing what a grade should consist of. In any event they lose a lot of business because customers in the United States cannot depend upon their grades. We also suppose there is more or less mixing of grades going on over on this side. In fact we think your United States wholesaler, who signs his name as such has covered the matter quite well—Warren Ross Lumber Co. fe a ee Canadian Goods Preferred in England Editor Canada Lumberman: Glasgow. We have your favor regarding the English market for Canadian stocks. In our opinion the statements made by Chas. T. White & Son, are in some instances inaccurate and in a general way they err in the direction of exag- geration. As regards spruce, the great bulk of the United Kingdom imports (outside of Baltic stock) comes from Canada and the lower ports, and though a limited proportion of that comes through U. S. ports, such as Boston and Portland, this is entirely a matter of freight arrangements, it being imma- terial to the buyer here how it comes-forward. In recent years, as you are of course aware, a trade has been developed between this country and Ore- gon and British Columbia in spruce, but this does not enter into competi- tion with the Canadian product. It has been often deemed a remarkable fea- ture here, in connection with the supplies of Canadian spruce, that lengths should compare so favorably with the Baltic stock, and if there is no reason why a fair proportion of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and up to 30 ft. lengths should not be supplied to give greater variety to the specification, then this matter - a, ” ‘ . "= je September 1, 1915 ; iF tl is well worth the consideration of those in your country, who are identified with this trade. If the producer can be got to overcome his objection to cut. ting anything longer than 16 feet, it would prove of assistance to him i dealing with buyers here. j As regards the statement in your article, that a preference is given te United States goods, we think this is inaccurate, the preference being < the other way. A further statement is made that birch from the Stat imported more freely than from Canada. This, we should say, is opp to the facts, the imports from the latter exceeding those from the for very considerably, because of it being much cheaper. No doubt it is me sold in Canada “log run” and whether it would be to the benefit of prod to grade their lumber into 1sts and 2nds and commons, as they do in the States, is a matter for their consideration—Edmiston & Mitchells. _ * * * Quebec Mill’s 1915 Output All Sold for Export Editor Canada Lumberman: St. Pacome, Que. — We do the bulk of our business with the United States, and although we have sawn a small quantity for export to U. K., up to this year we have been out of this business for seven or eight years. As far as my company is concerned we have sold our total output of 1915 sawing; part for export to United Kingdom and balance for export to United States. The English market is fairly active as regards spruce, but pine is moving slowly. The greatest difficulty is getting vessels to carry stock across the ocean, and, as you know, rates are now about 140 shillings as against 35 to 40 in pre- vious years. The United States market although not very active in buying of spruce seems to be fairly active as regards pine, but we are getting our share of orders, and so far we really cannot complain about conditions. The Montreal market is practically at a standstill and interferes with us to a certain extent in the shipping of our low grade stocks——W. Gerard Power, River Quelle Pulp and Lumber Co. ; * * 2K Importance of Maintaining High Grades Editor Canada Lumberman: Liverpool, Eng. We duly received your favour enclosing a copy of an article that was to be published in the Canada Lumberman in reference to the grading rules now in operation for pine and other woods and we note your desire to receive from us some expression of opinion in regard thereto. It is, in our view, requisite and desirable for the trade to maintain a high grading of stocks so that they may meet with appreciation and support in this country. From the knowledge we have been able to gather through long years of business, — we believe a policy of furnishing high grade stock will be found more profit- able in the long run to manufacturers than if they allow their grading to” become slack and permit a lowering of the standard qualities to enter therein. —Edward Chaloner & Co. Wood Pulp a Base for Explosives a From a lumberman’s point of view a news item in connection with the war which was recently published by tht London Chronicle is of exceptional interest. A citizen of a neutral state who has just made a tour of Germany reports to the Chronicle that he has acquired much information regarding industrial and economic conditions in Germany and that one of the most important and interesting facts he came across was that German chemists had discovered in wood pulp a substitute for cotton as a base for high explosives. “Experi- ments are still being carried on,” he said, “but sufficient has already been done to permit the substitute to be used freely and successfully. — The great difficulty in the way of using wood pulp as a substitute for cotton is the presence of many impurities which are not found — in the latter commodity. Unless these are completely removed the resulting explosives would be uncertain in action and highly danger- ous to those manufacturing them. i. ae “I was not able to discover the whole secret of the process, but in its early stages it is the same as that which is followed in turn wood into pulp for the manufacture of paper. The wood is grou cooked and changed into a liquid form, when it is cleansed by processes and then pressed into sheets. It is then ready for nitration process and the addition of other necessary chemicals. “Germany is under no difficulty so far as the supply of raw ma- terial is concerned. At one time she was dependtnt upon Scandinavia for supplies of wood pulp, but some years ago she set herself to mak- ing her own, since when she became largely self-supporting in this’ direction. Three of the largest factories are now engaged in turning out the new base for explostves as well as the Seasoned wood re- quired for making wood pulp.” + - 7) September 1, 1915 CANADA i A Good Opening for Exporting Canadian Shooks According to a recent report issued by the United States De- partment of Commerce, the Canary Islands, with an annual impor- tation approximating 10,000,000 boxes and crates are among the 1m- portant shook markets of the world. This great quantity of packing ‘material has heretofore come from Norway and Sweden, and Ameri- the Goteborg shippers. Within the past two months, however, e prices of the European suppliers of shooks for packing bananas, tomatoes, and potatoes have rapidly risen, and c.i.f. quotations now age 25 per cent. higher than formerly. This should mean that the Canary market is open on a profitable s to American producers of box shooks. So marked has been the ent advance in prices from Norway and Sweden and so uncertain deliveries that the largest fruit exporters and the largest whole- ler of shooks and packing materials in Teneriffe have asked for information concerning possible American producers who could sup- y their needs. High prices induced one wholesaler of shooks to ort shooks from Portugal, but he has since reported the wood ipped from Portugal to be too hard, liable to split when the shook assembled, and generally giving poor satisfaction. He is now anxious to secure samples from American producers of shooks. _ The opening of the Panama Canal should greatly increase the chances of manufacturers on the Pacific slope, as the freight rates ound Cape Horn had practically cut off this shook-producing sec- n of the United States from all competition here. With the canal operation, it has been suggested by local buyers that sailing ves- sels (carrying cargoes of shooks and sawdust, together with ship tim- ber and other lumber) could name advantageous c.1.f. figures in Can- ‘ports. Eastern producers of shooks should note that present sup- plies usually arrive in comparatively small quantities, and space might be found on board collieries bringing coal to the Canary Islands, of which the number from New. York, Norfolk, and Balti- more has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the year. Specifications for Box Shooks and Crates Dimensions for the big buyers _vary slightly, but the different bnyers maintain their own standard sizes and base their freight ar- rangements on them. Specifications of the most used sizes of crates and boxes are herewith given :— Banana crates, 28-inch size, $110.98 per thousand, c.i.f.; eight pieces, 10 to 16 by 3 by % inches; 2 pieces, 14 by 2’ by 5/16 inches; ieces, 28 by 2 by 3 inches; and 4 pieces 29 by 2 by % inches. Banana crates, 28-inch size, $102.80 per thousand, c.if.: Eight ces, 10 to 16 by 3 by %&% inches; 2 pieces, 14 by 3 by 5/16 inches; 3 pieces, 28 by 2 by 3% inches; and 4 pieces 29 by 2 by 3% inches. _ Banana crates, doubles, $129.57 per thousand, c.i.f.: Four pieces, 16 to 10 by 3 by % inches; 4 pieces, 22 to 28 by 3 by % inches; 6 ces, 14 by 3 by % inches, and 16 pieces, 26 by 2 by % inches. Tomato boxes, 7-inch size, price per thousand boxes, c.i.f., $57.86; 100 pieces in bundles, 16 by 6 by 3/16 inches; 100 pieces in bundles, 16 by 4 by 3/16 inches; 50 pieces in bundles, 16 by 7 by % incses; pieces in bundles, 9% by 7 by 7/16 inches; 100 pieces in bundles, 29% by 1% by 7/16 inches. Tomato boxes, 634-inch size, price per thousand boxes, c.i.f. $57.30; 100 pieces in bundles, 16 by 5 by 3/16 inches; 100 pieces in bundles, 6 by 434 by 3/16 inches ; 50 pieces in bundles, 16 by 634 by 4 inches; (00 pieces in bundles, 28% by 1% by 7/16 inches. . Potato boxes, $155.75 per thousand: Two sides, 29 by 7 by 7/16 es, in 1 piece; 2 tops and bottoms, 29 by 16% by 3 inches, in ces; 2 ends, 1554 by 7 by %& inches, in 1 piece. e customary terms of settlement for shooks are cash with a ent. discount against shipping documents. Shooks purchased sand lots, are plainly marked as to dimensions or with the wire for transhipment. A Samples are Required For the shook trade it is indispensable that samples made up on fication should be sent to buyers; only actual experience will the advantages to accrue from buying these materials in Amer- dyeing produced in Norway and Sweden, and that these will be vn on the market after the war has ended and at very low prices. esent exporting season is about finished, and the next crop will its height in December. This should allow time for American ers to get in touch with purchasers in this district and to for- samples prepared according to specifications received direct he buyers themselves. Ship Timber and Building Lumber Coal barges are made in Teneriffe and Las Palmas the year ind for use in the rapidly growing bunker-coal trade. Timber for -barge making has greatly increased in c.if. prices during the two months, and the big coal companies—three in number— off 7 see dxepsheay ss .307 8. 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SACKVILLENB. / Ottawa Toronto Montreal Winnipeg 46 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER American Manufacturers Honor Canadian A number of leading American manufacturers, such as the Win- chester Repeating Arms Company, the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, the Pillsbury Flour Mills, Armour & Company, and thirty- six others of equally high standing, members of an organization known as the Rice Leaders of the World Association, have conferred a high honor on one of Montreal’s business men. Rather more than a year ago, they offered nearly 3,500 cash prizes for ideas and suggestions. This was open to anybody, and the ideas and suggestions could re- late to production, sales, advertising or anything else. The object of the offer was to develop suggestions that would tend to improve the methods or products of these American manufacturers. Only one idea could be submitted to each manufacturer, no two ideas could be alike, and each idea had to be compressed into fifty words. Thousands of Americans entered this contest, together with a few Canadians, Britishers and foreigners. ‘The Second Prize of $500 cash has been won by a Canadian, Mr. R. W. Ashcroft, of Montreal, Manager of Publicity for the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Com- pany, Limited, and associated companies. In presenting him with the prize, Mr. Elwood IE. Rice, President Mr..R. W. Ashcroft, of Montreal. of the Association, wrote Mr. Ashcroft as follows: “To have earned this Second Prize in this international competition where people in all walks of life from all parts of the world entered, is certainly a great evidence of your unusual ability, and in which you are indeed justified in taking exceptional pride. I extend to you my best wishes for the continued success your able efforts so richly deserve.” This is not only a feather in Mr. Ashcroft’s cap, but is also a com- pliment to the business ability of Canadians, particularly in view of the fact that Mr. Ashcroft only heard of the contest a few weeks be- fore it closed last May, and therefore had but very little time in which to compile and submit his ideas. No special publicity was given to the contest in Canada, so that those resident in the United States, who had a whole year in which to evolve ideas, naturally had a better opportunity than Canadians to compete successfully. S. P. Musson Son & Company, Bridgetown, Barbados, report under recent date as follows:—Lumberstuffs.—White pine—No ar- September 1, 1915 rivals have taken place. Merchantable is in full stock, but there is a good demand for second quality. Spruce—There is no enquiry and supplies are ample for present requirements. Pitch pine—No receipts. Shingles—The Schr. “A. V. Conrad” has arrived from Paspebiac, with a cargo or 744,400 Long Gaspe, which has been sold at $7.29 and $7.51 per M., as to quality. The market is fully supplied. Shooks and wood hoops—No receipts. Barbados Market Neglected by Canadians In a report to the Department of Trade and Commerce, the Canadian Trade Commissioner at Barbados, B. W. I., writes as fol-— lows :—It appears that there is a greater quantity of white pine and spruce, pitch pine and shingles being imported into Jamaica each year. The value of the import amounted to £103,442 last year. If to this be added some manufactures of wood, including furniture, amounting to £18,231, the total value of wood and manufactures of wood would amount to £121,673. Over four-fifths of this total—to be exact, £106,308—came from the United States, and from Canada only £2,954 in white pine and spruce, and £610 in manufactures of wood. Even the shingles required, amounting to £1,283, came from the United States and are chiefly of cypress. In shooks, staves and hoops, the value of the import was £31,900, but the average of the five preceding years shows the import in the neighborhood of £36,000. Of these, Canada supplied last year £324, and in the previous year only £68. Canadian firms in the lumber trade should make some efforts to obtain a better share of this large annual import. The following table gives in detail the import of lumber for the last two years :-— Variety 1913 1914 Quantity Value Quantity Value Wood mantfactures ...0.5.50. > 14,320° .. eee 8,572 Wood. furniture 0. ee 10,530° .. AS ae 9,659 Hoopsand? shooks:i>.404 sieaten 42.907. 2a eee 31,900 Pitch: pine ti. >t Ft. 12,313,596 86,195 9,073,178 63,512 White pine ...... F. 2,341,355 17,560 899,518 6,746 Shingles-s<2.:%. 286 No. 2,086,190 5,417 511,450 1,279 Boston: chips ‘. * 85,500 85 5,000 5 Totals “Rc. s ouee cece eee 177 514 ee 121,673 Canada’s Foreign Trade in Wood Goods Canada’s exports of forest products for the twelve months end- — ing May, 1915, and for the corresponding periods in the three pre- vious years were valued at follows :—1915, $42,896,032; 1914, $43,- 054,053; 1913, $43,800,484; 1912, $41,410,417. Canada’s imports of wood and manufactures of wood during the twelve months ending May, 1915 and 1914 were valued as follows :—1915, $12,412,809 ; 1914, $23,659,063. The 1915 imports included $11,676,236 worth from the United States and $275,301 worth from the United Kingdom. Can- ada’s exports of wood and manufactures of wood during the twelve months ending May, 1915 and 1914 were as follows :— Twelve Months Ended May 1914 1915 Total To United To United Kingdom States $ $ $ $ Wood and mfrs. of—Total .......50,458,696 52,944,513 11,880,464 38,929,345 Logs: 2%),.5. 38a ae eee 631,420 1,056,699 17,060 1,039,168 Lumber—Deals, pine ........... 1,420,127 1,138,779 1,042,323 82,439 ae spruce & other. 6,493,894 6,572,466 6,126,587 407,656 Laths, palings & p’k’ts. 1,883,672 2,025,160 27,257 E 1,978,947 Planks & boards ..... 19,690,758 19,201,136 1,566,249 16,439,850 Shingles! 23.0.8 oi Company Spencer, C. A Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros. 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 page, twenty-four HOSE Canadian Se a 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 Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry 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 Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Hamilton Company, Wiliiam Russell Brothers Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUBRICANTS (Anti-Friction) Pakes, S. A. LUMBER Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood. Specialty Company ~ Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Miller Company, Limited, W. H. Murphy & Company, J. J Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Company Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., Incorporated Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. headings. . Perrin & Company, W. R. September 1, 1915 LUMBER CRAYONS Superior Manufacturing Company LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Comp LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTORS Melchior, Armstrong & Dessau ; t NORTHERN PINE ; Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. — Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing Company, Gi ‘ Blair & Rolland v Burstall & Company, J. Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia "Sawiaille Company Donogh & Company, John é Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company é Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Rat Portage Lumber Company Rideau Lumber Cone Spencer, St. Gabriel Sumber Goaianky Trudeau, A. Watson & Todd, Limited ‘ PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Garlock Packing Company ‘ Gutta Percha & Rubber Company — Turner Brothers Canada, Limited _ PLANING MILL EXHAUSTER Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Compan; ~< POLES Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. . PRESSES i - PULLEYS & SHAFTING © Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY — Hamilton Company, William Moreau Barking Machine Compa Continued on page 54) i may he September 1, 1915 The “Green Mountain’ Dog Makes Dogging Easy for it’s easy to operate, simple, oe aS durable and practicable. ; 7 ‘4 \ It dogs irregular and crooked 5 | g : q logs as easily as it does the f ordinary run. 5 d ie A *) = - s 3 | 3 Ps ‘ Fo ion % i | : STGERMOL Fa 4 The “Green Mountain” Dog is placed upon the set beam | im the same manner as the uprights. By means of the Lever | and Ratchet the Dog is adjustable to suit irregular or crooked logs up to 8 inches beyond face of Set Beam Uprights. | The weighted lever is fitted with a heavy ball at the end giving it considerable momentum before it strikes the shoulder of the | plate. A quick throw of the lever forces the teeth into the log. The teeth are made of cast steel forgings, easily removed for sharpening or replacing. ‘The teeth on the slides are shaped to _ draw the log up to the upright instead of away. The upper | teeth can be adjusted to strike the log first rolling to the upright | if moving at all. ‘| Lloyd Manufacturing Co. = . Limited | = Kentville, N. S. 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Supplies draft for burning mill waste and eliminates sparks and cinders. Size of installation can be judged from relative size of man and fan. Sturtevant (REG. CAN. PAT. OFF.) Mechanical Draft In a Lumber Mill The above System in a Western Lumber mill handles the gases from ‘boilers aggregating 2,000 horse power. The absence of sparks and cinders means less fire risk, decreased insur- ance and no discolored lumber. The additional profits due to clean lumber are worth having. Write us for details of our systems and mention this paper. B. F. Sturtevant Company of Canada, Limited Galt, Ontario, Canada Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancovver Selling Agents Sanford Riley Stoker Co., Limited. 54 PUMPS Hamilton Company, William 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. Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is. shipped. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd. A. R. 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 SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Association Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 Canadian Link-Belt Company » Hamilton Company, William 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 - CANADA September 1, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. : TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. : Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WOODWORKING MACHINERY > American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company 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 WIRE ROPE Thorne & Company, Limited, W. H. ;? oe Fipiember 1; 1018 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 Veneer Machinery Veneer Saw — oN — The Coe Veneer Saw will saw any kind of veneer or thin lumber but is principally used on Oak Mahogany Cedar and Maple; under ordinary circumstances it will saw from ten veneers out of 1 inch stock up to material 34 inch thick. Any good sawyer can turn out more and better cut veneers with the Coe Veneer Sawing Machine than he is capable of doing with any other make and do it with perfect ease. They are made in four sizes, 12’ 14’ 16 and 18’. The machine is constructed entirly of iron and steel so that nothing can warp or get out of true. | This machine will saw a log down to within 34” without unclamping it. 15 Horse Power is required to operate any size. | The capacity of a Coe Veneer Saw depends upon the width and length of flitches, but on | flitches of averagé width and length a good sawyer can produce from 3,000 to 5 000 surface feet of | quarter sawed oak 1/20 inch thick in ten hours. Write us for literature. - The Coe Manufacturing Co. PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer equipment in the world. . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1915 Caldwell’s Molasses Meal The Ideal Food | For Camp Horses We make a Specialty of Conveyor Chains For Lumbermen E make them from carefully-selected WW 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. Because it contains the proper amount of sugar necessary for hard working horses., Because it replaces expensive cereals and gives better results. Because it is easily handled, requires no diluting with water and prevents waste. Because it keeps the horses free from colic, intestinal disorders and worms. Write us for prices. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is a profitable feed investment. Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Dundas, Ont. 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. Logging Locomotives Made in Canada | Our fifty years’ ex- perience in the design and manufacture of of logging locomotives is at your disposal. Many of the largest logging operators in Canada are using our ‘*Canadian Made” locomotives. J > i] Our logging models : ————— are as carefully design- oi -- z ed and built as our 200 Ve. —_ ‘s | LPs . . } * SS TS ae * Pe 3 ‘\.2 oe ton sizes—oil or coal ; a . burning. : ‘ i 7 ; er m= We © ” MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS? ent” This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 J. J. TURNER & SONS DETACHABLE : a ONT. Lumb e r T v ucks a Government Contractors and . ) ff For SAWMILLS, the largest Manufacturers fh \ | Sere ea PLANING MILLS and Dealers in Canada of | WA \y and LUMBER YARDS BE berncn’ s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, . Write for catalogue and prices. Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. INDUSTRIAL 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 CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR,Woon AND A 62-ton Climax Locomotive If You Need a Position pee ‘ a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman special or x has y and Woodworker will find one for you. | If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. | Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp cur ves. Any iy 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. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto 58 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 2 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better GU VU 62 UU 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 U0 64 OU 1y%-in. No. 2 Ge &. Boers 45 WU 47 00 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 VU 49 UU 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ........ 31 Wy) 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 UU 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts Gear. 38 UU 1-in. Good Shorts ....sec.s. 35 U0 40 UU 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 0U 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 VO 29 OU 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 U0 29 OU 1 x 10 common and dressing... 31 00 382 UU 1 x 12 common and dressing.. 32 00 34 WU 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 00 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 25 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c, out 29 OU 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 34 UO 2x. 10) COMMON) faiaisiales jeiesese mn 28 OU 2 and 3 x 12 common ........ 30 V0 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 5u 1 x 10 inch box and. common. 25 00 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common. 27 00 l-in. mill run sidings ......... | 25.00 27 00 l-in. mill run shorts .........-- 22 00 l-in. mill run Norway .......-. 22 00 2-in. mill run Norway ......-- 23 00 Norway, c and cf. l-in. ...... 32 00 Norway, c. and cf. 1%-in. .... 382 00 Norway, c. and c. 2-in. ...... 32 00 Spruce mill run 1l-in. and 2-in. 22 00 Spruce mill culls ...... ..-... 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 1 x 6-in, x 9 to 16 ft. ....000. 20 00 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 21 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 00 1x7 ,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 00 l-in. No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. 16 00 2x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft. .... 19 00 2 x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ... 19 00 2x 4 to 12in, DS LE ieierererale vs 22 00 2x 4 to 12-in., DD SE nse erated tars 24 00 DEx 4 toto-in., 22 ft. occecease 25 00 2x 4 to 12-in., DE itian wa mores 26 00 z-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in width, 6 to 16 ft. cuss 16 00 Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 00 Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: &x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 382 ae F 31 50 6x10, 6x12, “8x10, 8x12, "10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to 92 ft. .. 5 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. . z 32 50 6x16, 8x16, "10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 32 ft. ...... : 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... 33 50 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 6x20, 8x20) upto 32 fb os scciaes 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 GO ft., $9; 61 to 65 ft., $12.50; 66 to TO ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft, $18; 76 to 8O 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 ZA PACeTOURT |. c\s:esiat evslelwiels 40 00 14%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1¥%-in. No, 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 1¥%-in. 32-in. pine ...... 2 65 14%-in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 00 14%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 RX 6 butts to 2-in, 2... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 3 10 ERORCROR. Pc.c'cin'tig’ ssieicisisioad ate) atetare 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. - 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ........ Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 . Ash, brown, common and better Ash, brown, ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 60 00 Birch, Ists and 2nds, 4/4- 2.2.0. cscse 39 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... 30 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .... 42 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, OES winletn te aie lelele 0 00 Basswood, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ....... 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .... 18 50 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, ists 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. 1Ists and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. 55 00 Rock elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and Ree ny Eta.s | ameitiomy wig ate. cmmeor Soft maple, Ists and 2nds, 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, 1sts and 2nds. Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 659 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds; 12/4 CANADA LUMBERMAN and 16/4 . dace se ae oie eer 6 75 00 White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 569 00 White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2-int . ssi: ce ste ae 65 00 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 12/4 and. \1G/4 |. «iff; vemietnle eee . 7 00 White oak, % cut, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 85 OU White oak, 4% cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists and 2nd. ..<..<2.0ag biiples a anette 88 00 White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... 55 00 Hickory, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ......... 70 00 Ilickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and ~2nds. 75 vO OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: 1-in. x 7-in. and Up’ ..ccveesces $52 00 54 00 14%-in. & 1%-in. x 8-in. and up 55 00 58 ou 2-in,, x 7-in, and"Upilsa. seals 5S 00 62 0U No. -2) ‘cuts 2x Sin. and up .. 40 0® 42 00 Pine good strips: Minty, cpiaietentalsiatacle Gee mieten 38 00 40 00 1%4-in. and 1¥%4-in. ......... 50 00 52 00 2-ith: aisia tit > wisiolenicyn® MEete eine 52 00 55 00 Pine good shorts: Taino (x fie, aridoup s cancers 40 00 42 00 l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. ...... 30 00 33 00 1%-in. and 1%4-in. ........... 50 00 54 00 DANS, tg ccie.cs| vee casera 52 00 54 00 7-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 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, 1-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 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 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c, sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pine, s.c. strips l-in. ......... 21 00 23 00 AM, UA and) 2-in.. ...5..0s - 2400 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 wxS. tO OCy 2) =16" | Sao ats 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- BE i ALIA. SD ct aia. ites avi a ate ey Woteve - 1700 19 00 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 2100 22 00 Mill cull shorts, 1l-in. x 4-in. and ‘up, ‘6-ft: to“ 1i-ff. “s<6.3 2. 17 00 18 00 OF culistr Sri oF ic teens cocci 15 00 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, EAUGL sisaiein 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%- ADT ccieiiee 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, i AS Eee 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 2-in? .)i..... 22 00 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1”x7” firid “Aipie re ieipheisicmeroimeccien a eeeniers 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: x4” and up; 6%
fe sae eee 20 22 16: itteh,..per ei. fe aaa ee 24 20 TG: inch, per Cis tit jm. o. eee ae 2s oo LS inch), sper ict. ft. cue ea ere $2 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 3 x Y and up. $22 V0 23 00 Oddments s25007 Baseda bom 17 ov 18 00 Hoards; 1 and’ 2 in: osa+ <0 16 Ov 18 00 Birch Planks Peta 4 igs gewoon - 1600 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better "x6 anid "Sn ete Seite Lin. Siin and ..up.. wide... swwrece. 1% and 1% in. and up wide . 2 in. and) ipl wide “sens ewes 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 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts lin, 8 in. and Jupswide tes ueneute 42 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ..... 55 00 1¥% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... 57 00 2 in., 8-in. and’ gp ‘wide cvacee seers 60 00 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 4 in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ...... $5 00 No. 2 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and-up wide ...... 1% in., 6-in. and up wide 1% in., 6-in. and up wide 2-in., 6-in. and up wide ...... 24%, 3 and 4 in. 6-in. Up wide’ . pines cc... sau ees esses 4 25 Now) J; 46-tn0, pide , ee %, 10) 22 ine aes. s F aekyn gone Sern a Mixed widths ...... Swiaeel taal sce eed Flooring 4 or 6 inch No. 1 ..../ 4 or 6 inch No. 2. 4 or 6 inch No. 3 . 6 inch 6 inch No. 1 6 inch No. 2. 6 inch No. 3 tees Lath No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixed) No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3 x 6 in.; 8 to 16 ft J.5. eee 3 x 8 in.3 8 to 16 ff, (coo. eee 3x 12,4 x 4,6x 6 in; 8-16 ft. ee 4x 10 to 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up fo B2 ff." ..0ene. ase Pee ie ion BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S$ 1 S, and E. } 26 50 23 § 25 50 400° 300 ++ 25 10 22 00 25 v0 27 0 2.x 4 in.; 6 and 8 \fG0.. eee 17 50 2x 4in.; 12 x 14 ft 235. eee 2x 4 in.; 10 x 16 ft. ere oo cree 2x 4in.; 18 x WS oo. eee 50 2x4 in.; 22 x. 245b + evsswe ae 2h GM 2 x 4 in.; 26x32) %© (oe eee -. 2 toe 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 10 to 16 ft. .... 20 00 — 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 18 and 20 ft. .... 22 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 22 and 24 te eee 23 00 2 x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 26 to 32 ft. -... 2500 — 2 x 14 in.; 10 to 16 "ft. a's © ingen tiiet nine 2x 14 in.;~18 and 20). .ccsselowoe es) Sine 2x 14 in,; 22, and 2446. Soc. ae s+++ 28:00 2.x 14 in; 2Q6ite S246 coe ....0.6 2.2. 68 00 7 All other random lengths, T-in. No, 2) Moulding 6/4"... 02... ‘isos seeors 47 00 Fine common, 1% to 2 in, ..... 70 00 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 20 00 Nar Qiiloulding (6/4... .s, sla. ste, aires 47 00 SAP BIRCH No. 1 Cuts Lin. ...... -.++-- 55 00 5.inch and up merchantable No. 2 Moulding 8/4 .....- s-+es+ sees 47 00 4/4 34 - 36 Oo Ede erie an a 4 oe 1% to 2 in. ....+.- 60 00 Pi na boards, 8 ft. and up, p Is .. 2000 21 00 No. 1 B 1 on 5/4 and 86-8) 24 - 26 16 - oO. 16; 0 ANA ok wis ow Stele oe : A F } 1 Baral he No. 2 Cuts, 1% ‘to 2 in. . +... 48.00 5000 |) X08 and bandied a 2uaoN ae Be 1 Bara dS ix aan - are Barn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 48:00 50 00 454.in, spruce laths ::.... «.-. 410 } ‘ et ae ce Eee “No. 1,1 x 10 .. 2700 38 1yY-in. s e lathes... Wace oh oe OS pio. 2 Bee | : 30 Site Na,’ Save: ae ees Cat e ag 5, 6 & 8/4 36 - 38 25 - 27 16 - 18 No. 1,1x8 .. 3600 3700 ¥y-in, spruce la 3 75 No. 3 Barn 1 x 10...... «..-.. ceee 27 re BASSWOOD ae ry 5 z 2 - es oo an rei New Brunswick Cedar Shingles ies i x oe UD seve ee seeeee nad st 4 4/4 82 - 34 23 - 25 15-17 No. 2, 1 x «8... 88.00 34 00 Extras ...... oe bee 325 84 Ox 1x 10 wee... eee ee eee eee es Thicker 34-386 25-28 18 - 19 No. 8, 1 x 12 .. 31:00 82:00. Cleats’ 1nceeeaee oe -- 260 am Box 1 x 12 «1.0.6 weseee seeeee eS No. 28, 1 x 10 .. 29.99 3910 Second clears ...... ..-«-- >. 2400 Box 1 x 13 and up ....+. +... sit ee el PLAIN OAK ; No. 3,1 x8 .. 2800 2900 Clear whites ...... ...... ? 2 B0 The following quotations on hardwoods re- PM + a) Extra 1s. (Clear whites in) 1 66 present the jobber buying price at Buffalo erat 8/4 2 f +4 oA 4 Po: 54 a a Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 00 25 00 Extra 1s (Clear whites out) .. 1 Be and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 24 00 25 00 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN nalceps 3 in. dimension ...... 25 00 a = to. 2-in.-: sehen cies eee 3 20°98 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 erga 8 Pi. and under dimen. 2250 23 9 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 4/4 2p .- fil,, ip WA 38'- 15 5/4 to 8/4 51-53 28-30 18 - 20 16 and. 1o'tin, atedet becwene, butts. to” 2-im. \-.0de dual 425 5/4 to 8/4 32-84 21-23 18-14 10/4 and up 60-62 40-42 20 - 22 10 ft: \anditip) Cone eee 2400 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts ; 10/4 to 16/4 36-38 26-28 18 - 20 ee 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 to 24, 2.2... seen 45 RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 nae 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 Washington ie 5 butts to 5 i 4/4 40 - 42 26 - 28 14-16 Selects, Atfos2ineh, scene 80 00 88 00 feet” and! “apes ceiver ene rats 20 00 21 00 in, extra red clear .)\.ieas 3 28 - We Manufacture Don’t Invite Loss— Buy Fleming’s Remedies NOW BABBITT METALS Every day you put off ordering a supply of these well-known : . Canadian-made remedies you invite the loss of valuable horses. That Give Excellent Service An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ~ Your mail order will receive prompt attention. List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price ... Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic ‘and Flatulent Colic. Price ... Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Recent Bone Speymnss and Soft Enlargements. Price ... . ‘ : sient ow eas OO Fleming’s Spavin and Rinenane Puske For all well established cases of Bone Spavih, Ringbone and Sidebone. $2.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... ... 1.00 Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments i ee Harris Heavy Pressure Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price ... Fleming’s General Liniment SPP ALL. ahs ‘‘The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault’’ Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Heels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. is best for all General Machinery Bearings Fleming’s Fistula and Poll Evil Cure . y 8 For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, and for diseases of the In all feet, such as Thrush and Quittor Ra Fete ator Mas Mal “Ania Wcarotseitreyd Piageihg 9, Chepetc, Cong ener sen aaneree kiearanes Lumber Mills and Woodworking Plants Fleming’s Absorbent Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps ... ... ... ... ... 2: : It Has Stood the Test of Time Fleming’s Diuretic Powders For disordered kidneys, fevers, etc. ... ... eee eee rie ator : It Will Not Crack or Squeeze Out. Fleming’s Sedative Lotion pa It is Copper Coated and Copper Hardened. Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. A splendid Stable lotion.. ... -00 Send for a copy of Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviter end other literature. DEER oa ee The Canada Metal Co., Limited 79 East Adelaide St. “ TORONTO, Ont. | TORONTO - MONTREAL - WINNIPEG Order a box from our nearest factory. ink’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. MADE. IN CANADA Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited «. . "im. anyway you Manufacturers of Lumber Tools. inks ae noe | PEMBROKE - = 2 : . ONTARIO Peavey made. The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 é Wood Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO - : - CANADA Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg —s«- Vancouver London, Eng. Gada lu jumberman United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 1226 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1413 Great Northern Bldg., CHICAGO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 at a 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 61 62 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Alaska Feather & Down Co. .... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Anderson & Co., CG. iGue cues Auger G2 Son... son) een ae Austin & Nicholson B Bartram Brothers, Limited ... Batts, Limited . é ete, OE 51.9% Berlin Machine Works : ig eet eee Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... Bird & Son ... 2 Se Blairt&sRollandeeresc: 1. kos ss Boake Mfg. Company Bours orittiglleenics ' Sule’ move es Brown Corporation ... (e Caldwell Feed Company ... Cameron & Company Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell umber Co., Li E. 222%: Canada Metal Company é Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co.. Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ita Ce taden Cobselaadea Rabel on Canadian Link-Belt Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. ... Canadian H. W. joins: Manville Company... . : Canadian Milk Proce ote Hc Canadian Office & School Patni ture Company ... Put Rote ee eee Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... . Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills OR, ClimaxVite, Company ia. ne oe Goe Mis, Company, «4... 5 «aie Croteatela Nl Sc D> Wid tyne neve D Disston & Sons, Henry: 27.2... . Dodge Mfg. Company Dominion Belting Co. ..: Dominion Timber Regulations .. Donogh & Co., John ... Dudley, A. N. . a Dunbar heine & ‘Foundry Gas ff particular. Uy S XY IA ‘Garlock Packing Company CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E Eagle Lumber Company Eckardt ‘Company ak oe Eisendrath Glove Company .... Enterprise Foundry Co. F Fassett LumberiGom tae en Farnworth & Jardine ... Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fleming Bros. Fraser Limited . : 2s Fraser Bryson Tu Co., ‘Pra. oe G Garrett Lumber Company Gartshore, John J. Georgian Bay Eohitier Cen ‘Ltd. Gillespie) “James, 2%... «eee aes Gillies Bros} otdil. &. 25.0 «ae ae GoudhwenGsCowi es st See oe Gordon-&) Co iGeona..- ne ee Graves, Bigwood Co. ... ... ... Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... Grant: &i Campbell: -< sc. ses. a5 Grant, Holden & Graham ... Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. H Haeberle> Lumber Co. ... .:. 5 Hamilton (Cos td. Wa oe one Barris Tie limber Go... on Harrison & Co., Ltd., John Harquail) J. & DP. is Hay Knife Company, weet Hettler Lumber Co., H. H. Hitioley & Sons;*N: i... cba. = Hocken Lumber Company Hoejéc (Gompany, Rs ..en ee ees Hottiman teroseuGaeee csc. eee Hoyt Metal Company Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Go.. ane a Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... .. Johaston vA} Bic: .-a. Saeeeare es Write us for prices. WAS S 60 17 K Keiths: ‘Limtted =... 2... oe Knox, Norman. Seni onc ee eis L Lacey & .Cozejas. 40; 2 ..2 ae Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... :. Larkin’ Gompanyi©.cA: eee Cauderbinen? (DE na eee Lintz PortersCompany ~.7 -.. ..- Lloyd Mfg. Company ... Long Lumber Company ... ... Long Mig. Company, EB ..5..- . Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. M Mackdrell’ Thos: e5 2ewonteaee Mason, Gordon & Co) ia) wae McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. McKinnon Chain Co. McLaren Belting Co., C. McLennan Foundry & Machiae Works, 40) aan ceo eee McLennan Lumber Co., Meier, F. R. Sere re Montreal Loeaunaaere Wael: ite Montreal Lumber Co. Morgan Machine Co. : Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., te Murphy Co., J. J. ap N Newman; John#eR\ sss f-1s. eee Nicholson File Company ... ... . North Shore Shingle Assn. ... .. P Palmer Medical Company Parry Sound Lumber Co., Ltd.. Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. Payette & Company, PY ...t4.0% © Perrin & Co., Wm. R. _ Machinery Philadelphia Textile Conipany.4. o> eas Pink & ‘Compasiy, -e eee Pratt.'é& Whitney <4. eee - Collingwood, Ont. 51 10 61 ’ Hardwood F looring 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 a) September 1, 1915 R Reddaway -& Co. UB. oe. .a0-se Ritter Lumber Co., W. M. 4 River Ouelle fe & + Paper Cos Rogers, Samuel C. A Ryther & Pringle ..595. ge Sadler & Haworth ... ... Sewall, Jas. W. . Shannon, P. & J. i Sheldons Limieaae : See Shurly-Dietrich Lindteds BM Siemen Bros., Limited .. , Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. .. Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited ... ... Smith Foundry & Mache Works South. Coast & Northern Lumber Company:... 2a canes Spears & Lauder {7.2 Spencer; C.. A. izat, eee Standard.Chain Company ... ... Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. ere Co. of - apes Ltd., St. Gabriel Le et Co. Oy eer ays x: Tessier, Alphonse ... .. Thurston-Flavelle abe ‘Co. Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... Timms, Phillipss& Cosme Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. Turner & Sons, J. J. . Vv Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Ww Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Watson & Todd . wae Webster & Bro. Ltd., Seek: = West & Peachy . oy Wilson Bros. ... .. ee Wistar, Underhill & Neon =e Woodhouse Chains Company Wuichet;. Logis’. 3 -aneee A . er iu ae Base x ee sf Rex) | September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Transmit 100” 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. —— for b p ——— ie wits ° A GOODHUE BELT ILG, «o - | ——— a oe 1 ODHUE & ComPANY. oa : LLE, QUEBEC : eat poise requirements of the Limber 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 HULL, QUE. GALT, ONT. VANCOUVER, B.C. “ae ee £ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 1915 Lumbermen’s Tents and Clothing Pure wool, Waterproof Mackinaw Coats, Pants and Shirts, the kind you have been looking for. Repellant Brand Army Duck Tents The best duck that money can buy. We can equip your van complete. Pure wool Blankets, Sweaters, Underwear. Hand Knit Mitts and Socks. Palmers Shoe Packs, Buck and horse hide Moccasins, etc. . Grant-Holden-Graham, Limited Factory and Warehouse 147 to 151 Albert Street, Ottawa, Can. RUBBER GOODS FOR LUMBERMEN Belting Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize —— _ on this line. ‘*P.M.S.,” ‘‘Special Drive” and ‘‘Lion” are our leading brands for power transmission. -Packings Redstone” High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that it will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. ; . Hose {or Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially to give satisfactory and economical service under different conditions. i One or more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only Fire Hose Hose in the best equipped Factories, Mills, etc., but in almost every Fire Department in the Dominion. Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited EDMONTON VANCOUVER TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG REGINA SASKATOON CALGARY September 1, 1915 CANADA’ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 65 | Dominion Timber Regulations Bs | Licenses to cut timber on Dominion Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the Bi 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 é 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. A > ce pee iy 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. —- ‘=. Fe Sea oti A ao 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. 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Septerber'’-amae of Quality Speed’s the Thing Speed in the cut, but more especially when out of the cut. Make your carriage move when it isn’t producing. Los | Moe 2 A “Long” Steam Feed is a Real Investment. Easy of installation. Easy of maintenance. Easy of control. Let us tell you about the merits of both the “Vertical” and “Model D” Valves. The E. Long Manufactures Co., Limited Orillia, Canada Agencies: MONTREAL-—Williams & Wilson, Ltd. EDMONTON and CALGAR Y—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley Ltd. g : WINNIPEG—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. VANCOUVE R-—Robert Hamilton & Co. 4 September 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER @ They are built for the work. As a Sample of Construction —look at this crank bearing. Strong and simple and on the job every minute. g P J yy Notice the two quarter boxes one on each side with the i . lifting wedges adjusted through the heavy cap. q There 1S nothing to get out of order. All these parts are machined, and are iron on iron bear- ing full length of the box. : A bearing like thi kes shaft adjustment nd @ Parts are few—materials are the very best— RICA aCe ce eee workmanship, highest grade throughout. a whole engine. Get the other details— @ An occasional wipe down and a dose of oil on the wearing surfaces will keep them run- ning right along without a hitch. @ If you want an engine that will give you perfect service, that you can rely on at all times, that will save coal and curses when the going is hard—write us. @ They're built in sizes up to 600 H.P. e Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited, *®¢Ns CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 1, 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 See equal. [t is specially designed for saw-mills, planing mills, threshing engines, traction engines, a 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 perylb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 35c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta- = 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 Ib.; 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. — The Rossendale-Reddaway Belting and Hose Company NEWARK, N. J. U.S.A. Manufacturers of “CAMEL HAIR” BELTING THE LEATHER BELT Beware of Imitations BIRD’S BULL’S-EYE BELTING HAIR BELTING—“Arabian” Brand SOLID WOVEN COTTON BELTING—“Blackbird” Brand STITCHED CANVAS BELTING All Weights AUTOMOBILE BRAKE LININGS F. Reddaway & Company The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. 653 St. Paul St. West, MONTREAL, QUE. Limited A. R. Williams Machinery Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ont. General Mill Supplies MONTREAL A. R. Williams Machinery Co. of Winnipeg, Ltd. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Distributors for Canada: Your Lumber Jack Will Do Better Work j if he sleeps on a clean, comfortable bed. The Alaska Double Deck Bunks — are clean, comfortable, cheap and everlasting. i | Write for prices. 4 a The Alaska Feather & Down Co., Limited, Montreal Largest manufacturers of Beds and Bedding in the British Empire. _ Toronto, September 15, 1915 No. 18 ada jumberma GOVERNORS, PUMPS Electric-Welded Boom Chain 25% er fMore = 25% Tere Weld ~— 25% \Strength ~ ° \Wear Highest quality Sheared Toggle Py 5 Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring Bovin H draulic & En ineerin Co. Made : Canada ; Write to Fully Guaranteed aed LINDSAY, ae 8 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 ASBESTOS| >. We manufacture practically every article ~ . : If you are not that can be made of Asbestos—including : P getting the re- Packings : _ sults you want, Boiler Gaskets . ee. Asbestos Pipe and Boiler | let me know the Coverings : conditions and ‘ ; requirements. Turner Brothers Canada, Limited : We Can Help You MONTREAL The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, - Hamilton, Canada Keeping Tab on Lumber The illustration was made from an actual photo of a Morrison Mea- suring Register in operation on a planer. It gives an accurate account of the amount of lumber passing through the machine. It will automatically and continuously measure your stock, giving the result in lineal or board measure as desired. It can be used fae either tallying small orders or for totalling the day’s run. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide Street West, TORONTO Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 — “Made in Canada” AMPHIBIA 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. Particularly in a saw or planing mill the conditions under which a belt has to run are severe. AMPHIBIA waterproof leather belt- ing is made to stand up under these extreme conditions. “AMPHIBIA belting hugs the pulleys, prevents slipping and transmits a max- imum amount of power to your machines. "AMPHIBIA belting costs a little more to buy than ordinary leather belting because it « costs more to make—there is more in it. Considering that belting is to handle the most costly thing in your mill—power—you should take every precaution to use the best— “AMPHIBIA, “Coalber Like gold has no substitute, Write us for prices. Cntr tema | Tanners and Manufacturers For 39 Years Makers of the Best Leather Belts MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 511 William St. 38 Wellington St. E. 149 Prince William St. Galt Building 107-111 Water St. g@-To insure satisfaction—State where belt is to run-=e Wel r 15, 1915 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Fire Did Not Destroy Our Small Mill or Planing Mill WE HAVE A Aa STOCK | Red and White Pine Lumber Dimension Timber, Deals, Etc. In all Sizes and Grades. Dressing Done on Short Notice SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES | Geo. Gordon & Company CACHE BAY, ONTARIO Limited 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 Mason, Gordon & Co. 23.7322" 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. Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers Are looking for buyers —Special— 1x4é&5 White Pine common and dressing 1913 cut 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. Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes 501 Kent Bldg. Spears & Lauder “Toronto, ont 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO P. & J. SHANNON Manufacturers of White and Norway MILL RUN SPRUCE 30 M. 2 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 38 M. 1 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 44 M. 1 x 6 — 10/16 ft. 20 M. 1 x 8 — 10/16 ft. 3 cars 1% x % — 4 Spruce Lath, M. R. 3 cars 1 x 4 up No. 1 Common and Better Elm. Pine Lumber Lath, Ete. Inquiries solicited for 1915 cut. Mill and equipment new in 1914. Head Office and Mill :—Biscotasing, Ont. Spruce and White Oak Piles on hand for Immediate Shipment, 25 to 50 ft. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES - J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec-Treas. Fina GILLIES BROS. pracrswe om 1873 e BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway | September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ie. ( Ammunition Boxes 100,000 ft. 1x4 10/16 No. 1 Spruce 50,000 fi Ix5 “ ; - 30,000 ft. 1x6 2 150,000 ft. 1x8% and up No. 1 Com. Birch Hemlock 400,000 ft. No. 1. Hemlock Cache Bay Bone dry 2,000,000 ft. Xd Longford 1915 Cut Send us your inquiries. The Long Lumber Company _ HAMILTON, ONT. XIMnN=] SSS | mt . “Safety First” = “S eat SS qs SQ =“T_—- LV : | non SN : Don’t take a chance on losing a — \ DP haackd ¢ customer by selling him oo ¢ NGS as x ) 4% some inferior lumber, sell <6 = him Ss “zz-“, __ Hocken’s ane “# Hemlock —\ SSS SSS and you'll be safe. | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited | ellis WMA Alle Arc rons vie a7 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 | Watson & Todd Limited | | . . a ———\nousasres || Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa : Canada Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Lumber - Lath - Shingles | Cedar Poles and Posts | Railway Ties - - Piles Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Ltd. Office, “3 Suen ss” Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers _ and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. Mills at DESCHENES “ - - QUEBEC White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber an Lath 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. Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Manufacturers of Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Also Mills at: a September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED OTTAWA, CANADA Spruce - Red Pine - White Pine Large stock dry 1” and 2” Have large stock 3’ Spruce Deals for export trade at water points and can make delivery. Logging By Rail Enables Us To Run Our Plant the Year Round This Means Better Service to the Trade rr 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. The Lumberman’s Milk : K L I M Wanted - White Pine We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will (SPELL IT BACKWARDS ) In Powder Form Contract for your this Season’s Cut. =a aper than fre sh liqu id milk. = third the = apt er ghts on useless water —-keeps in Write us and we will call on you. oe cla cal 10 pou pee tins $2.00 each, kes one gallon Cas e lots, i ia price. Besse caacles South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Saranac Lake, New York |‘ Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. Head Office Mail Building 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS S CO., LTD. Yorkshire Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. : e e . Chap er #—Methods in the Glue Room. Heavy Fir Dimension Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better we like it We Dress oll 1 to 4 Sides up to ~ 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our r Br vade is posttively right, and prices will please 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. Price 50 cents 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. C. September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 Eastern Canada White Cedar Shingles Close delivered prices will now be quoted to all points in Ontario for immediate shipment in all grades. Either Short Count Standard or Full Count supplied as required. This stock is bone dry and ready for quick delivery. Special: A special price will be made this month on CLEAR WALLS | and Extra No. |s. to reduce stocks. All Stock manufactured on our Standard Grading Rules which assures uniform high class Shingles. The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada Write or wire for quotations. F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian sii Agent. Joun MoKeEerncow, 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 Bifeeistsh Dealers rot SPRUCE &::: 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 st a required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts, Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 ESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. HAEBERLE LUMBER co. WhitePine, come mae ae Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Binds Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim 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 Right Prices Good Prompt Grades Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J aie: 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 September 15, 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- out, 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 FI andles, Poles, Bed Press Stock, Cheese Box i Heading, Etc Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW | LUMBER CO. i yj LIMITED | Toronto | h Sarnia 7 Buffalo SPECIA os: TIES Sawed Heml Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. It Just Depends | Advertising and Dyna- 4 mite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it is handled. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Moni Vancouver, grier Ay England. September 15, 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 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 Books for Sale—Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $2. Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. CANADA LUMBERMAN 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont. URE ited J. J. MURPHY & CO. 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 | oe as valuable to youas they ave 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 Sninmnic. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” "A Column on Lath” 200 M 1%"—4’ No. | W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—32” Nos. | & 2 W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—36” Nos. 1 & 2 W.P. Lath 900 M 1%”—4’ No. | Hemlock Lath 275 M 1%”—4’ No. 2 Hemlock Lath 300 M 1%”—32” Nos. 1 & 2 Hemlock Lath 1915 Cut, at Byng Inlet. 2 cars 1%—4 Merch. Spruce Lath 1914 Cut, at Gravenhurst. 5 cars 13”—4’ Nos. | & 2 Red Pine Lath 1914 cut, at Rockland. 2 cars 134—4 Nos. | & 2 White Pine Lath 3 cars 14%4”—4' No. 3 White Pine Lath 1915 cut, at Waubaushene. Write us for prices. ALL ARE CHOICE LOTS. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, | oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. 11 We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (s or more ply) (all descriptiens) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood 5 ete 9 Broad St., B.C. C2ant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ““Txctona,” 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 WASTE ELIMINATION IN LOGGING OPERATIONS My reports show where the waste is,and how it may be eliminated. D. E. LAUDERBURN, Bein: ngineer 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 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 Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 Thos. Mackarell & Company Ottawa . - . Montreal Wholesale ‘Red Pine White Pine Spruce 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. HeEMLock BILtstuFF a Specialty of which we have the Best Assortment on Georgian Bay. Don’t wait towrite. Phone us your requirements. L. E. Campbell Lumber Canna Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. : - DETROIT, MICH. California White Pine T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. | California Sugar Pine ||-....- All stock sized or matched if required. Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber e e Mills :— Long Leaf Timbe 7 and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La Short Leaf Finish Melton, aa : and Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber ‘if place yet, hen Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. | — ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Wa tpie, 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. 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. ‘ie September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN | 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 Spruce 2nd Pine Lumber 2»¢ Ground Wood Pulp AND WOODWORKER 13 We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. ONTARIO Bunada’s Banner Province ww, ri ™ Ss AE eee ae o>. pee ; a nto od — i J ‘ a a af . Hewing.. 8 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. 246,282 cords. 5,704,459. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Ontario’s woodworking industries, using 34 different kinds of wood, provide a ready Eighty-two per cent. of lumber used in Ontario’s industries market for the lumberman. purchased within the Province. Ontario’s vast resources offer unsurpassed opportunities to the lumberman. For maps and full information regarding Ontario, apply to Edward Partington Head Office: Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Manufacturers of— ST. JOHN, N.B. | Bleached Sulphite Pulp | Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods HON. G. HOWARD FERGUSON, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Pulp & Paper Co. Limited Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. i4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited Head Office: PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Box Factory, TORONTO Saw and Planing Mills, Box and Pail Factory, PENETANGUISHENE. CHOICE 1915 CUT MILL RUN STOCK P 17,000 feet.1x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. 30,000 feet 2x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. i 15,000 feet 1 x 5 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 1 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 1 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 2 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 34,000 feet 1 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 1 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 1 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. Also full assortment of 2 in. and 3 in. Norway. REMEMBER: If you want any stock milled, our Planing Mill will give you the right service. é ‘WE AIM TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST ”’ Keystone No. 3 DISSTON Exhibit Panama Pactfic International Exposition Highest Award Saws, Tools, Files Henry Disston & Sons, Ltd. 2 Fraser Ave. Toronto, Ont., Can. 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. Z September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 Spruce White Pine : Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Morgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N. Y. Manufacturers of— Nailing Machines, Lock Cor- ‘| ner Box = Machinery, ' _- Box Board ; a Matchers, | | Box Board | Printing | Machines. We have excellent facilities for speedily handling any size order for building timbers either rough or dressed in Douglas Fir and Every manufacturer of boxes; every manufacturer who has nails to drive in Yellow Pine. The illustration shows a corner of our timber | any article, or packages of any kind to manufacture, should write the Mor- yard and equipment for unloading and piling. gan Machine Company for latest developments in machinery for the Box Industry. Get our prices. | Morgan Machine Company || The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited -ROCHESTER, N.Y. Toronto, Ont. SHELL BOX SPRUCE Most satisfactory results assured in use of PURE SPRUCE—FREE FROM BALSAM poise ° = MIXED = Also Maple, Birch—specific widths— 6é I 1x6 ne Elm, Ash, Basswood, Beech and Oak. 1x9, «ROUGH ; Anas W. T. EAGEN, 2 Toronto St., Tor onto, Can. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 Hoffman ‘Brothers mR LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS | Fort Wayne, Indiana . QUARTERED OAK Were: OAK POPLAR Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards a Tenn: Mills a S.C. — . ter aho 1/20” SAWED VENEER asic, Va inchester, to We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected Rey. UB. Pas, Of U.s. Pat. Off, 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Specialty : QUARTERED WHITE OAK —— 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. : asi ———— = \'f\ ’ Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. 5/4 No. 1 Common, 3 cars, 4/4 i ’ 5/4 No. 1 Common, 1 car. WHITE OAK: 6/4 No. 1 Common, 2 cars. 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 POPLAR: ce No. 1 Common; 3 cars. 5/8 Reg. 1s and 2s, three cars. FE x 3/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. 4/4 No. 1 Common, Sicara: a eg = = a four cars. PLAIN RED OAK: 5/ eg. Is and 2s, one car. 9s 7 6/4 Reg. 1s and 2s, one car. oa 18 ane Bie eee: €/4 No. 1 Comelaeh Svea 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. = service. 4/4 1s 23° two cars, Panel and No. 1. HEMLOCK IN SHINGLES all ae én manatacture ad band Sawn a Par Pe WHITE PINE LATH o not place your orders before writing for prices. HARDWOODS MIXED POSTS CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE: MAPLE FL’G. | ©4®S | mouLpING John Hall, Box 32, Toronto, Canada The Phone College 6997 Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. | DO YOU WANT A LUMBER SALESMAN? ’ Many a “ high- ire lumber salesman has been secured through a little ad in the ‘‘ Wanted and For Sale”’ columns of this paper. You may have other wants which this medium can fill for you. It will cost you little to try. Send your want ads to the CANADA LUMBERMAN & WOODWORKER, TORONTO, CANADA tT. q K September 15, 1915 - a ier © 9a oh < 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 CANADA LUMBERMAN Burpee, small mills. chains, plows, sleighs, etc. We have sold quite a number of timber parcels but still have some good bargairis 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 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 ‘Gtted with steam set works, made by m. 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. 1 10 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. i Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. 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 umps. 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. Duplex, high pressure 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, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. | Parry Sound Lumber Co. Hl 4 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA AND WOODWORKER 17 Let Us Quote You On Your Requirements Rough ahd Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Steam and Gasoline Logging Engines UNBAR” Logging Engines are built in Canada to meet the need for sturdy substan- tial engines in Canadian logging oper- ations. A close study of the conditions existing in this industry enables us to design engines which would give the greatest amount of service at the low- est possible cost. If you are interested in logging machinery we will send you details. Write us. We are the makers of the original Shingle Machine, ‘‘ Dunbar” Lath Machine and ‘‘Dunbar”’ Clap- board Machine. Remember the maker’s name Dunbar Engine & Foundry Company WOODSTOCK, N.B. 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS September 15, 1915 Announcement ! # f q For the purpose of more closely identi- fying its promotion work with its pro- duct, and to effect a greater individuality in its advertising campaign, the Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau has just been re-estab- lished at Little Rock—in its own home state. Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto Cheaper Than q Three years ago, a pioneer in the gen- eral lumber advertising field, Arkansas Soft Pine has come to be known to-day as a nationally advertised product of great merit. Molasses Yes sir, “Crown Brand” Corn Syrup is the cheapest sweetener you can buy for your camp. Cheaper than molasses, sugar or maple syrup — better for beans and porndge—best for cakes, pies and puddings. “CROWN BRAND?” | CORN SYRUP is the favorite table syrup in the homes—delicious in flavour—and keeps indefinitely. In barrels about 700 Ibs. % ce 6“ 350 6c YY “6 6é 175 66 or smaller packages if you prefer them. Any wholesaler will supply you. The Canada Starch Co., Limited MONTREAL STICK TO IT To make a success of advertising one must be prepared to stick to it, like a barnacle on a boat’s bottom. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Ontario During those three years, many retail lumbermen have seen their opportunity in the Bureau’s publicity campaign,— they have bought millions of feet of Arkansas Soft Pine to supply the pub- lic demand which the manufacturers of that product have created for them through advertising. Arkansas Soft Pine is going to be advertised more vigorously than ever. The Architect, the Builder and the Public are going to be informed fully as to the various uses to which Arkansas Soft. Pine is especially adapted and why it is superior wood for such uses. Alert buyers will respond to the further business opportunity thus afforded them by investing in an adequate, well- assorted stock of Arkansas Soft Pine. Inquiry and correspondence is invited. A booklet called ‘‘An Architectural Aid,” as well as a set of small finished samples will be sent on request. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau = nay, ES? 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 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 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 Permit 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. i Mo = 1 Se oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 ° ? -2800- Hino’ -@00- Tested to 207% Over Aumirale? Prost B ® B @ B e Stocked by all principal jobbers everywhere. @ Chains : | General Agents for Canada Cee eee ce Drummond McCall & Co. S lti e Boom Chains of all F. R. Whippl Limited p ecia tes. Descriptions, Raft- re sPPles Montreal ing, Log Loading, Quarry, Mining, Crane West St. John, N.B. and Sling Chains. All hand-made by expert workmen from Hingley’s Netherton refined iron. N. Hingley & Sons, Limited, Netherton [ron and Chain Works, Dudley, England. MeLennan’s Slab Re-Saw Our slab re-saw has a capacity of 15 to 25 thousand in ten hours from slabs 1, 2 and 3 inches thick. It will take slabs 8% inches thick. The driving pulley is 16 inches x 14 inches and the saw 36 or 38 inches, 10 gauge. The floor space required is 7 feet x 9 feet. Speed 1,200. This machine is a money- maker for any saw mill. We also make gang edgers, shingle machines, lath machines, bolters, sleeper machines and sleeper barkers. etc. Write us for literature McLennan Foundry & Machine Works Campbellton, N. B. i Have You Noticed This? In order to obviate errors and to prevent delays in shipments, we would like to have you cola note the how of ordering conveyor chain. You will note that we are taking it for granted that you are using our chain, but as ninety per cent of the lumbermen are, we feel that we are not taking too great a liberty. ‘ Standard Conveyor Chain and Ajax Dredge Chain are the leaders in their respective fields, and there’s a reason—quality, service and dependability. Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh = : September 15, 1915 » fa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 RIGHT —RIGH pai: MADE PERFECTED WIDE RANGE MATCHERS The constantly growing practice of buying trade- marked lumber is an outgrowth of the confidence that people have learned to place in an article upon which the manufacturer is willing to place his mark Standard quality and the means of identifying it . to the consumer are factors equally certain to gain Meet the Demand tor for you satisfied customers’ By so creating a de- mand for your lumber, the best dealers everywhere will want to handle your product. But t obtain thi d will—this ‘‘con- Lumber Good Enough }} ...2i2c.2rene eet ms ee trol the quality of your product. This the To Trade - Mark Berlin 91 Matcher will do for you. By making lumber good enough to trade-mark, and at lower cost, ‘‘9]’’ manufacture sells readily at higher prices than lumber made in average mills. Lowered costs and premium prices double your profits. The 91 is a perfected machine and standardized. Therein lies your assurance of better made lumber— lumber that you could proudly trade-mark, when you install your 91. Let us prove our claims by telling you how the ‘‘91”’ is mak- ing out in mills that you know about. Ask for Pamphlet No. 91. BERLIN MACHINE WORKS LTD. Largest Manufacturers of Woodworking achinery in the Wor! HAMILTON, ONTARIO U.S. Plant, with Offices - - Beloit, Wisconsin Pe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 Over two years ago we printed this advertisement and this illustration, and still our bands are being improved—there’s nothing that can match them. WONDERFUL QUALITY SIMONDS WIDE BAND SAW What property is there about a Band Saw that will permit it sh to tie itself into the Chinese puzzle now illustrated in this picture? In this case it was the tenacity of the steel. Tough Simonds Steel. An ordinary saw blade subjected to the pressure this blade stood while running might have torn to pieces on the wheel or would have been hopelessly cracked when taken off the mill. But nothing like that with this Simonds Saw; not a crack or break. Safety of employees requires efficient saws. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited St. John, N. B. | Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B. C. Canadian Made Roofings The time was never more ripe than now for the Canadian lumber dealer profit- ably to handle a side line. NEPONSET Paroid Roofing and other NEPONSET Products, are making extra profits for many lumber dealers. Why not for'you? Will you write us Bird & Son, today for our proposition on these Canadian Dept. | ee oe Made Products ? Send us your book “Repairing and Building.” Send proposition on: Check . NEPONSET Roofings. i] >» pL ONSEt 2a LJ ee BIRD & SON, Hamilton, Ont. Waterproof Building Papers. t- [ieee . MONTREAL ST. JOHN WINNIPEG Nasi. 3 «5. ccovare Weegee eee ene CALGARY VANCOUVER PGGTESG...... «. » win cilctne/oiidea suautientala asl aaa er September 15, 1915 @nada fumberman Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers IT'UGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. OFFICES AND BRANCHES: TORONTO - - ‘Telephone A. 2700 - - 347 Adelaide Street West ~ VANCOUVER -_ Telephone Seymour 2013 - Hutchison Block MOMONTREAL - - 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 erat - 1413 Great Northern Building Peon, ENG. - - - - - - - - - 16 Regent Street, S.W. 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. $ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION é f i a 2 “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 tréatment. 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- ected 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, September 15, 1915 No. 18 War Orders—The Man on the Spot For the purpose of being in a position to advise the lumber in- dustry in Canada regarding the situation in connection with possible ‘important business in wood gocds arising out of the war, and par- _ ticularly in connection with the portable house requirements of the | allied governments, the editor of the Canada Lumberman visited Ottawa last week and made first hand enquiry of those members of _ of the government and officers of its departments who are associated with the details of such matters. The Department which is in closest touch, in this connection, with the allied governments and their pur- chasing commissions ‘and a Sealab is that of Trade and Com- : ‘merce, the Minister of which, Sir George Foster, is in daily com- munication by cable and letter with the acting High Commissioner, mir G. H. Perley. Recently, when it was reported in the New York press that a Brooklyn, N. Y., firm had secured an order for no less than 20,000 ‘portable houses for use in Belgium and France, Sir G. H. Perley was requested by Sir George Foster to enquire at once into the matter. _ The outcome of his enquiries is that official announcement has been ade that no such order has been placed. To Canadian lumbermen this was good news and in some quarters steps were taken at once to Dcleenntidianiiteanieinaiens Portable houses will unquestionably be required in those parts of Europe that have been devastated by the war, and such portable houses, or rather the material for them can be turned out in Canada is plentifully, as cheaply, and under as advantageous transportation CO nditions as in the United States. How much of this business can fe reasonably expect to secure in Canada and how can we best go rit On these points there has been and still is great uncer- y, but the information given us at Ottawa by Sir George Foster Ss up some of this uncertainty. First, we are advised that it is al to conclude, in the matter of portable houses, that the work CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER * of producing these houses will be done so far as is practicable in England, and the lumber and timber, in a more or less manufactured state, will be imported from such countries as can furnish it to the best advantage. From a Canadian point of view this is not all that could be desired, as Canadian woodworking plants, with their large capacities and skilled labor, are anxious to secure such business as the preparation of the finished material for these houses. It must be borne in mind, however, that English woodworking firms will be equally keen for the business, that English labor will require employ- ment, and that upon the finished materials for portable houses the cost of freight across the ocean would be heavy in comparison with that upon material of a rougher nature. These reasons will militate against the shipment of finished portable houses in knock-down shape from Canada, or from any other country, which would compete with ‘Canada. WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES ?—On the other hand, there are some factors which should not be overlooked, and which may work to offset these conditions. There is the possibility of competition enabling the purchasing commissions for the Allied Governments to secure abroad the materials for these houses in an advanced state of completion, at possibly cheaper rates than in England, the question in doubt is how far efficiency in production will enable Canadian firms to go in the direction of furnishing the manufactured article. From discussions which we have had with many prominent Canadian woodworkers we are convinced that Canadians are able to lay down the finished portable house material in England as cheaply as it can be had from any other source. The case of doors for instance is one which throws an important light upon the whole situation. Canadian manufacturers of doors have, for many years, been able to secure a good volume of trade in Great Britain, even against competition of the severest kind. A very large manufacturer of doors recently spent considerable time in Great Britain. Upon his return to Canada he stated that he had not only been able to dispose of considerable quantities of doors among his old customers, but to work up encouraging new trade. Other Canadian ‘materials, such as flooring, are also favorably known in Great Britain. The same thing can be said of several other interesting and important lines of manufactured articles turned out by Canadian woodworking plants. It is natural, therefore, to conclude that when the demand for portable house material becomes urgent Canadians will have a good fighting chance in this business. We cannot emphasize too forcibly the great importance of study- ing every detail of the situation with the utmost care and preparing, so far as possible in advance, for the business when it commences to appear. The Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa is unquestionably very closely in touch with the most important sources of information in Great Britain regarding such matters as these, and our very definite advice from Sir. Geo. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, is, that Canadian lumbermen, if they hope to obtain a good share of this business must do as other industries have done, make sure that their interests are adequately’ represented in Great Britain so that their ability to handle orders will be very clearly understood by the various departments and purchasing commissions cf Great Britain and the allies which have their head quarters located in Loridon. For this purpose we give the following list of buying agents for the Allied Governments :— International Purchasing Commission, India House, Kingsway, London. French— ; Hudson Bay Company, 56 McGill Street, Montreal. Capt. Lafouilloux, Hotel Brevort, New York. Direction de l’Intendance, Ministere de la Guerre, Bordeaux, France. M. De la Chaume, 28 Broadway, Westminster, London. ’ Russian— Messrs. S. Ruperti and Alexsieff, care Military Attache, Rus- * sian Embassy, Washington, D. C. Edward Fitzgerald, Purchasing Agent for the British Govern- ment, Windsor Station, Montreal. THE MAN ON THE SPOT:In addition to the above ad- 5, | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER dresses it is probably of even greater importance to Canadian firms looking for business of this description, that they should get in touch with the Admiralty and War Office, as well as the Office of Works. Large quantities of Canadian lumber and timber have already been purchased for many purposes arising out of the war, and unquestion- ably the volume of this trade can be increased. Speaking with one of the greatest firms of Canadian exporters of timber and lumber ‘to the Old Country, the Canada Lumberman was advised that this par- ticular firm has been securing, since the outbreak of the war, a greatly increased volume of orders for lumber and timber for war purposes. This firm is an old established one, with its representatives right on the spot and gives an excellent illustration of the fact that, in order to get a share of this business, such representation is essential. The arrangement of representation in England is a question to be handled with great care. It must be decided in the first place whether repre- sentation is to be on behalf of the industry in general, or on behialf of important groups of the industry. Whatever is done the very best men the industry can produce will be none too good to be en- trusted with this work, as they must meet the competition of the most skillful and best posted men among their competitors. A case in point is furnished in connection with the business in knit goods. Some time ago the knit goods’ men secured a large order for Canada {from the British purchasing agent. This encouraged them to seek further orders and they sent a representative to London who very soon secured an order for a million dollars worth of goods. This man recently returned to Canada to consult with his principals. He is now ‘preparing to return to Great Britain, confident that he will secure orders for vast quantities of knit goods. The secret of his success is that he gets right into personal communication with the parties in Great Britain and is able to talk with them along definite business lines. QUICK ACTION NECESSARY :—In all lines of business, and especially in connection with war orders, this element of personal contact is of supreme importance because of the necessity for prompt action on the part of the governments requiring the supplies. Cana- dians—we regret to say it—have not in the past exhibited that alert- ness which such a situation demands. We know of cases occurring since the beginning of the war, in which large orders have been lost and important economies made impossible, because of failure to act quickly. Whatever Canadian lumbermen, or manufacturers of port- able house material may do, we believe that the success of their efforts will be measured largely by their promptness. The opportunity is at hand and no time should be lost in preparing to take the fullest advantage of it. We should act quickly and arrange our representa- tion in London, with a special view to encourage quick action in all its work. , A further interesting point emphasized by Sir George loster in discussing this matter with the Canada Lumberman is that the Brit- ish Government has the highest possible regard for Canadian connec- tion with all such matters as the furnishing of war goods, and is in sympathy with the desires of Canadians to secure as much of the trade arising out of the war as possible. Moreover, the purchas- ing commission of the allies are equally favorable to Canada. But, even with the utmost possible desire to encourage Canadian trade, the Governments of.the Allied Powers and their various purchasing Canada’s Lumber Trade With Australia The trade in wood goods between Canada and Australia has, of late months, been attracting the attention of timber merchants in both countries to a great extent. The importance of this trade was never greater than it is to-day, on account of the fact that British Columbia’s export trade in wood goods has been so greatly reduced by the conditions growing out of the war, and by the industrial de- pression which set in some months previous to the war. It is un- questionably of the utmost importance that the markets of Australia should be studied in minute detail by British Columbia exporters, on account of the very large import consumption of the Australian mar- | kets and on account of the exceptional suitability of British Colum- ¥ ie 2 eae Pe a September 15, 1915 agents are not able to do very much for Canada unless Canadians will help themselves by following the lines which we have suggested above. At the office of the International Purchasing Commission in London, for instance, the waiting rooms are continually filled day after day with representatives from the United States, with their samples and prices, all of them ready at a moment’s notice to step right in and talk definite business face to face with the head of the commission. It stands to reason, therefore, that Canadians can ot get any extensive business from sources of this nature unless the} adopt similar tactics. Case after case illustrating this point couk be cited. The manufacturers of jam in Canada, for instance, w at one time, not so many months ago, in rather a similar position t the Canadian manufacturers of lumber. Their representatives cal ed upon Sir George Foster, as the Minister of Trade and Commerce, with a view to urging the Department to assist them in securing orders for their products from the British and Allied Governments. Sir Gorge Foster received them most sympathetically and gave them exactly the same advice as he has given to others and as, through the Canada Lumberman, he is giving to our readers. They took his advice, sent their representatives to London and had no difficulty in — securing very large orders. } That the Department of Trade and Commerce can be conte dently counted upon to assist the lumber industry in Canada to the limit of its powers, we can assure our readers is certain. The lum- ber industry is especially fortunate in having one of its most suc- cessful representatives in the person of Sir George Perley, occupying the important position of Acting Canadian High Commissioner a London. Mr. Perley is, both by ability and by inclination in a posi-— tion to watch carefully after their interests. It will not suffice how- ever, to depend entirely upon the good offices of a High Commis-_ sioner whose duties involve not only the promotion of the interests of the lumber industry, but the interests of every other industry in Canada. We hope, therefore, to learn at no late date that Canadian jumbermen and woodworkers have adopted measures in conformity with the suggestions so willingly given by Sir George Foster. An indication of the effective work done by the Department of Trade and Commerce in behalf of the lumber industry is afforded by the continual reports which are being published in the Weekly Bulletin issued by the Department. We have reproduced these reports from time to time as they appear and some of them are printed in this issue. An outline of the manner in which the Department places — the news of impending business before Canadian manufacturers as quickly as possible, can be secured by referring to two cable messages regarding the requirements of the Office of Works, London, England which are published elsewhere in this issue. The High Commis- sioner’s office is in continual touch with such sources of information and, immediately upon the receipt of news of an impending order, cables the information to the Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa. This information is then placed before the Canadian manu- facturers at a very early date in the columns of the Weekly Bulletin, and in other ways. No matter how promptly this news may reach us in Canada, however, how much better a position would we be in with a capable representative in London ready to act at once up on the receipt of such information, and to ayes the delays result ing from cabling to Canada? bia timber products for these markets. To quite a considerable ex- tent the above applies also to the trade in timber products from E ern Canada. The Canada Lumberman has recently published much correspondence and a number of articles relating to this subject we are pleased to be able to add to these the substance of a le! which we have recently received from one of the most extensive im- porters of wood goods in Australia. The letter appears elsewhere in this issue. It is interesting to note that the writer, who does not desire that his name be published, states that most of the import trade, so far as lumber is concerned, of Australia is at present done through San ‘Francisco, mainly owing to the fact that San Francisco has quite a ‘number of firms interested in the lumber business who have their ‘local representatives in Australia. This is a point to which prac- tically every writer upon the subject has attached chief importance. ‘Apparently the existence of extensive brokerage establishments at San Francisco is the governing influence in the whole situation. These brokers, our correspondent says, are either represented straight out y their own offices in those countries to which the timber is ex- orted, or by the local timber agents in the export markets. So far is the West Coast of Canada is concerned the writer states that there s an entire absence of speculative commission houses. ' As everyone realizes, the export business in lumber is, by its ery nature, associated with a considerable amount of speculation, arising out of the natural fluctuation in the cost of ocean transpor- tation, insurance and exchange. Under the conditions prevailing to- day these fluctuations are severe and frequent so that the speculative element is all-important, and is so great as to practically eliminate the export trade in all cases where there do not exist brokerage ~ houses which are prepared to assume charge of the speculative end ) foi the transaction. Lumber manufacturers in Western Canada and the Pacific Coast States, like all other lumber manufacturers, are so ; ~ extensively occupied with the details and the costs of their own manu- _ facturing operations that they are neither in a position or inclined to | take up the far greater risks connected with the export business. _ Therefore, those mills which are in touch with brokerage export houses such as those at San Francisco, are naturally in the best posi- tion to secure this business and to handle it profitably. It follows _ naturally, that Canadian manufacturers being deprived of the services of such brokerage houses, except with the added difficulty furnished by United States competition and better transportation facilities, are a q q A rather interesting situation has developed in connection with ‘the export trade in lumber to Great Britain on account of the decline in the value of the British sovereign. Normally a sovereign in Can- ade is worth $4.85. Recently its value has fallen to $4.60. Lumber- men receiving payments from Great Britain for their exports find, when they have exchanged the English money into Canadian, that this drop means a decrease in their receipts of about $1.00 per thou- sand feet. Every five points decline in the value of a sovereign means decline of about 20c. per thousand feet in the value of lumber. The application of Messrs. Auger & Sons, of Quebec City and the D’Auteuil Lumber Company against the proposal of the Canadian Pacific Railway to advance the freight rates on pulpwood from a number of Canadian points to Mechanicsville, New York, via the Boston and Maine Railroad has been refused by the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners. The Board states that the rate increases proposed are reasonable and will go into effect November Ist. The _ new freight rates on pulpwood to Mechanicsville will then be 13 1/5c. instead of 10%c. via Sherbrooke and Lennoxville and 11 4/5c. instead of 9%c. via Newport, from the points in question which are in the province of Quebec. With further reference to the report of Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Trade Commissioner, on the market for pitwood in Great Britain, appearing in Weekly Bulletin No. 603 of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Mr. Harrison Watson, Trade Commissioner at London, has forwarded to the Department a trade inquiry, which s received from a London firm, who are desirous of importing pit- od and pit props from Canada. The props required (red, yellow or ite fir) can be cut in any of the following lengths: 6, 6%, 7, 7%, and 9 feet in tops of 2% to 6 inch. The present prices it is stated 2 high as 225s. per 6 x 6 x 6 feet fathom c.if. short cash against ocuments. It is also stated by the firm making the inquiry, that it $ essential that arrangements for supplies should be made in the ly autumn, so as to enable them to be cut during the wintertime; is also essential to bark them and cut off any protruding knots, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 225 severely handicapped and are practically being frozen out of the traue. The way this business is handled in the United States, through the San Francisco brokers is that the mills sell their product f. o. b. and do not take the risks of freights. Few, if any, of the mills would venture to quote on ac. i. f. basis. The brokerage houses buy the “Oregon” stock f. o. b. and assume the risk of freighting. They ac- duire steamers upon time charters and quote to foreign buyers on a c. i. f. and e. basis. Such quotations, of course, are far more satis- factory to the foreign buyer than would be f. o. b. purchases. Na- turally therefore the trade follows these channels and it appears to be as certain as anything in this world can be, that it will continue indefinitely in the same way. For this reason we believe, with our correspondent, that until speculative commission houses come into existence prominently in connection with the British Columbia trade, the bulk of the orders for Australia will undoubtedly go to the United States. The only possibility, it appears to us, of this being an incorregt analysis of the situation, is that the British Columbia mills should be willing to quote on ac. 1. f. and e. basis to foreign ports, Dealing with the trade from Eastern Canada, although this is quite another matter from that of British Columbia, it resolves itself to some extent into rather similar factors. To further this trade our correspondent suggests—a point which we have frequently brought out in our columns—that the large mill owners must have their own agents in foreign ports, if they wish to secure the best results from these markets. So far, the writer states, there is an entire absence of these and only one or two concerns are handling any of this busi- ness. Those of our readers who are concerned in this trade will be interested in reading the letter referred to, which appears on another page of this issue. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers enabling them thus to become fine and dry for spring and summer shipment, when the weight is reduced. This creates a saving in both sea and rail freight. The name and address of the firm in question may be obtained on application to the Department of Trade and Com- merce, Ottawa. (Refer to File No. A 1737). As a result of the contract made between the Canadian Govern- ment and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, exporters of Can- adian food products and manufactured goods now have easy access to all the colonies that have joined in the Canada-West Indies Prefer- ential Trade Agreement. For St. John and Halifax the arrangements are especially advantageous, as they have no rail haul to pay for in shipping to the West Indies. Even Montreal and Toronto can ship goods to the British West Indies colonies, including rail freight to St. John and Halifax and steamship charges from those ports at less cost than to Alberta and Saskatchewan. The British colonies, party to the preferential agreement, import timber to the value of about £250,000 annually. This does not in- clude Grenada, which has since given a preference to Canadian tim- ber, nor Jamaica, whose import is valued at approximately $150,150. The requirements of the British West India colonies, as a whole, average about £450,000 a year. Of the islands which are independent or belong to foreign governments, and have no preferential arrange- ments with Canada, the largest importer of timber is Cuba, and the next Porto Rico. The requirements of these two islands are of the same general character as the British West Indies. So far as can be gathered from published official statistics, Canada supplies about £200,000 of the whole import. As the greater part of the timber is shipped through New York, some of which is undoubtedly Canadian, it is probable that the figure for Canada is much larger. Undoubtedly, the quantity of Canadian lumber supplied these markets is not ade- quate to the opportunities offered. The total value of the annual im- port amounts to over £1,600,000. Of this, Cuba and Porto Rico to- gether import about five-eighths, the other foreign West Indies about one-eighth, leaving one-fourth as the amount of the import into the British West Indies. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER B. C. Mills Take an Important Step Organize for Handling Export Trade—Secure Serviccs of Large London Broker—A New Era for the Trade The major number of the large lumber producing firms in British Columbia have united under one central association for the purpose of advancing the interests of the provincial lumber industry. This means an assurance of a production of more than 1,000,000 feet per day. The association has secured the services of one of the largest firms of lumber brokers in the world, with head offices in London, as its European agents.. A guaranteed rate of freight and delivered price to any part of the world, without the necessity of negotiating with San Francisco charter brokers, will be possible shortly. This important announcement of vital interest to British Col- umbia’s chief industry was made recently by Mr. E. J. Palmer, of the Victoria Lumber Company, Chemainus, B. C., upon his return from attending a meeting of the B. C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Association in Vancouver. The meeting was well attended, there being hardly an operating lumber mill engaged in the export business unrepresent- ed. The primary object of the meeting, said Mr. Palmer, Was to ar- range for the filling of certain orders which have been secured through the efforts of Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Trade Commissioner. These orders represent two full cargoes, and all arrangements have been made for the vessels to carry the same. A fine spirit of optimism and good fellowship existed at the meeting, and the apportioning of these orders to the different mills was carried out without bickering, each one desiring a portion being awarded a fair share by the com- mittee. Mr. Palmer stated that the particular business referred to above, taken in conjunction with like orders which have been sent to British Columbia through the combined efforts of the Dominion and Pro- vincial Governments, means the exportation by British Columbia mills of approximately 30,000,000 feet. It was his opinion that none of the large volume of business would have reached the British Col- umbia mills but for the aggressive and unceasing efforts of Mr. Mac- Millan, who has been in London for the past few months in the capa- city of a trade commissioner. As a result of these orders being placed here, the off-shore mills have been kept operating when no other business was offering or other ships available, thus giving employ- ment to a large number of men, both in the mills ‘and the logging camps. The immediate benefits arising from the actual orders already placed with the British Columbia mills, represents only a small part of the good work done, as Mr. MacMillan has been able to arouse the interest of the people of England in British Columbia lumber pro- ducts, and has convinced them that there is an unfailing source of supply to meet their requirements. He has, in doing this work, sowed good seed in a fertile soil, which will result in the opening up of a constanly growing demand for provincial timber. Orders which have heretofore gone to United States mills will now be sent to British Columbia. Representative in London In order to get the maximum result from the missionary work which has been done, Mr. MacMillan some time ago pointed out that it would be imperatively necessary for the British Columbia mills to have a representative in London, prepared to quote on any quantity of British Columbia timber for quick delivery. This situation has now been met, through the association securing the services of one of the largest—if not the largest—firm of lumber brokers in the world, with head offices in London. It was realized by the lumber manufacturers here that there was no use in making arrangements for an extensive business to be done in England and other parts of Europe unless the mills of British Col- umbia were united in some form of an agreement, by which a num- ber could be depended upon at all times to take care of any volume of business which might be offering. At the meeting in Vancouver this amalgamation of the output of the mills was accomplished, by a sufficient number of the operators entering into a contract with the Canadian Trading Company, Limited, which was appointed the local agent for the associated mills, which have given an assurance of pro- duction of ‘more than 1,000,000 feet per day. Another important development at the meeting was the announce- meut that the London representative agrees, on every inquiry sub- mitted, to quote a guaranteed rate of freight, so that the mills can quote a delivered price. Buyers will thus know immediately just what the lumber will cost them landed at its destination. Heretofore, the mills, in making quotations, have been hampered by having to nego- tiate through San Francisco for all tonnage required. Advertise British Columbia Mr. Palmer quoted from the agreement with the selling agents, which reads: “It is further agreed that the agent will advertise the products of the seller, and sell the same as British Columbia lumber.” September 15, 1915 It is the intention of the mills to adopt a brand, and brand all lum- ber shipped by them, so that wherever the lumber goes, British Col- umbia will be advertised, the British Columbia lumber manufacturers — being assured that the quality of their shipments will stand the most severe tests and compete successfully with lumber from any other part of the world. t% Mr. Palmer also stated that arrangements are now under way which it is hoped will shortly be completed, whereby the British Columbia mills will be placed in a position to quote delivery in any part of the world, without the necessity of negotiating through San Francisco charter brokers, or, in fact, any brokerage firms whatever save the one specially representing them. The British Columbia manufacturers have long been dependent upon United States broke1 age firms for their tonnage requirements, and if they are successft in carrying through the plan, the day is not far distant when the British Columbia lumber mills will be independent. “7 Mr. Palmer pointed out, in conclusion, that like every other in- dustry, the lumber business has been severely affected by the principally owing to the lack of transportation facilities. While sent conditions continue, they cannot look for a great volume of busi- ness; nevertheless, they now feel assured that British Columbia mills have the first call on all unchartered tonnage headed for the Pacific. Admiralty Using Canadian Timber Extensively Some correspondence was recently passed between the Lumbe~ men’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade and the Acting Cana- dian High Commissioner, Sir George H. Perley at London, England. regarding the efforts of the Canadian lumber industry to secure as large a share as possible of war orders, will interest readers of the Canada Lumberman. The Secretary of: the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade, at the direction of the Section, ad- dressed a letter to Sir George H. Perley, asking for such information as he could give which would enable Canadians to prepare in ad- vance for any contracts which may be coming out for war sup- plies of lumber, timber, portable houses, ete. : _ Under date of August 25th the Secretary of the Acting High Commissioner wrote to the Secretary of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade as follows :— . 7 “Your letter of the 31st ultimo which was handed to me by Sir George H. Perley with a request that it should receive most careful attention was, as I informed you in my letter of the 18th inst., placed before the Admiralty and the War Office. I have now received a reply from the Admiralty as follows:—‘In reply, I have to inform you that while the serious interest taken in the matter by the Lum- ber Section of the Toronto Board of Trade is fully appreciated, so far as can be seen at the present’ time Admiralty requirements of timber appear to be covered for some considerable period (mainly from Canada) and in any case it is improbable that they will be sufficient magnitude to necessitate the provision of special plant.’ — “As soon as a reply is received from the War Office in respect of portable houses I will communicate with you without delay. “Tf there is anything further you think we can do please do not hesitate to let us know. In the meantime you may rest assured that any opportunity which may present itself of furthering Canadian lumber interests, as represented by you, will be availed of. I am, Yours faithfully,” 7 W. L. Griffith. ~ A shipment of 1,500,000 feet of lumber was recently made by the Canadian Western Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, B. C., on the British Steamer Orange River. The vessel completed its cargo at Chemainus and Vancouver and will make delivery at a United King- dom port. ; 7 Portable House Rumor Officially Contradicted “* So much interest has been taken in the report pub- lished some time ago about a possible order for 20,000 portable houses which was said to be almost closed with a firm in Brooklyn, N. Y., that information recently fur- nished by the office of the Acting Canadian High Com- missioner at London, Eng., setting the rumor at rest, is of importance. The secretary to the Acting High Com- — missioner states that neither the War Office nor the In- ternational Purchasing Commission has any knowledge of orders being given to the United States for temporary houses and both of these bodies state that they will be grateful if every: possible publicity is given to the denial of this rumor, which they say, was absolutely without foundation, iad September 15, 1915 | Use of Douglas Fir Ably Advocated Its Advantages Described by J. R. Chamberlain before Toronto ' Lumbermen—Market Opertunities Increasing At the weekly meeting of the Lumbermen’s Section of me To- onto Board of Trade on September 10th Mr. J. R. Chamberlain of the British Columbia Forest Service who has been in charge of the ‘British Columbia exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition de- ftivered an excellent address upon some of British Columbia’s forest sroducts. Mr. Chamberlain confined his remarks chiefly to Douglas finish, Douglas fir large structural timbers, and red cedar shingles. had been surprised he said, to find how small a percentage of glas fir finish was being used in Toronto as compared with other ets in eastern Canada. He understood moreover, that to some nt Douglas fir in Toronto was put upon a level with southern ‘pine. This was a point to which he wished to take exception. The exhibit of Douglas fir at the Canadian National Exhibition showed clearly, he believed, that Douglas fir had a very distinctive finish especially in the slash grain, giving a splendid water stain effect. The United States Forest Service stated that Douglas fir was con- sidered by many as the equal in appearance of quartered oak. In the west this was very largely recognized.. There were many expensive houses in the class costing $20,000 and more in which Douglas fir finish and flooring were used. In many of these cases Douglas fir was used because they preferred it even to quartered oak. In regard to - fiooring, one of the most expensive public buildings recently erected in the west was the new normal school in Victoria, B. C., which was floored with edge grain Douglas fir. — Referring to the hardness of the wood Mr. Chamberlain pointed out that it was, of course, mitch easier to work than hardwoods, thus enabling the contractor to make a considerable saving in the cost of abor. In position, however, Douglas fir rapidly hardened up, mak- _ ing a very serviceable and lasting floor and pannelling that would not easily mar. The matter of cost was one which worked out greatly in favor of Douglas fir as compared with hardwoods. Quartered oak trim cost about two and a half times as much as Douglas fir and plain oak, roughly about one and two-thirds as much. The compara- five cost moreover, was rapidly altering in favor of Douglas fir. — ‘The fact that Douglas fir trim, the equal of any hardwood trim could be obtained at a price so much lower made a house trimmed in a beautifully figured varnished wood trim possible for the man of even very moderate means. At a slight additional cost, a dining room panelled with fir would make a great hit with men of small ‘salary. The owner would be able to get a relatively better price ‘for the house, which would more than offset the increased cost of finishing the room in this manner. Douglas fir thus presented an ‘opportunity for the poor man to have a house, partially at least, fin- ished in woods showing an attractive figure. Outside of Douglas fir the principal finish wood they had to offer from British Columbia was their western mountain pine. Quite a considerable quantity of this had been sold in Ontario and even more ‘in the eastern United States, by Chicago brokers, who sold it as hite pine. The centre of the heart wood, a relatively small per- ntage, is similar in structure to the eastern red or Norway pine. The balance of the log is similar to the eastern white pine. Experts had not been able to distinguish this western mountain pine from white pine. The trees grow chiefly in the open and contain a per- centage of large knots and a small percentage of clear. The principal " erades are factory, shop and door cuttings. This lumber could be laid down in Ontario cheaper than the eastern white pine and he be- Tieved that there was a large opening for it in the sash and door in- dustries and wherever cutting-up was necessary. Dealing with shingles Mr. Chamberlain devoted his discussion entirely to the matter of durability. [Everyone was well acquainted h the natural durability of cedar. Mr. Chamberlain described a tograph, which he has in his possession, showing a fallen cedar se about 5% feet in diameter, over which there had grown three cedars which had now been cut down. A study of the stumps 1owed that the fallen cedar had been lying on the ground for up- rds of 6 centuries. At the present time they were cutting it up shingles. It seemed almost increditable that the tree could have ain so long in contact with the ground and exposed to the elements, ind yet repelled decay. ~ Another indication of the decay resisting qualities of cedar was rded by poles which they had recently taken up at the coast. of these poles had been in the ground for 32-years, and even t that cedar was naturally a very durable wood and that if a e roof made of cedar was properly laid it would last for a very ime. Of course there were many reasons why shingle roofs ot always lasted a satisfactory length of time. One of these sons was improper laying, another was the painting of shingles er they had been laid, thus prompting the growth of fungi and — to sell the building. ground line they were still in pretty good condition. It was: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 encouraging other wood destr¢ ying diseases. Then again many sap shingles had been laid which naturally could not be expected to last. Another point which Mr. Chamberlain dwelt upon was the import- ance of using the thicker grades of shingles, when a good and last- ing roof was desired. The thicker grades made the roof a much more lasting one and it was important that if they desired to build up and retain a good market for their shingles they should educate the architects and contractors and the consuming public in the mat- ter of grades. In a conversation with Mr. Price, former acting city architect for Toronto, Mr. Chamberlain had been told that on account of the carelessness of the slate men in using poor slates and laying them badly, the demand for slate in Toronto had been greatly reduced. Mr. Price had said that the shingle men never had such an oppor- tunity to get in at the expense of the slate roof as they had to-day, but he had also warned him that if the shingle men did not take advantage of the situation the iron roof man and the composition roof man would soon get in ahead of both of them. : Mr. Chamberlain laid particular emphasis upon the importance of using the proper kind of nails in laying shingle roofs. The most serious thing they had to fight in order to conserve the shingle market was the wire nail. He had found cases where roofs of shingles had to be replaced after 12 or 15 years, while other roofs in the same neighborhood were still sound after 60 years of service. This latter roof was, of course, laid with thicker shingle, i.e., the old split-shingle, but the failure of the former roof was caused en- tirely by the class of nail used, as the shingles were perfectly sound except around the nail holes, when the roof had to be removed. Wire nails rusted off near the head and caused shingles to decay round the nail holes; thus loosening the shingle and permitting the wind to tear it off. Many farmers, when this occurred, would not under- stand the cause and would put the blame upon the shingle. By using cut iron nails, galvanized iron, or zine or copper nails this trouble could be prevented. This would cost a little more and fre- quently would stir up objection on the part of the carpenter. The additional cost and trouble, however, were very insignificant com- pared with the increased life of the roof. Referring to structural timbers Mr. Chamberlain said, it seemed to be a prevalent idea that long leaf pine was a little stronger than Douglas fir. He showed tables of strength prepared by the United States Forest Service from tests conducted at their laboratory at Madison,, Wis. These tables showed that, in all three of the prin- cipal qualities of strength which were taken into account in struc- tural timbers, Douglas fir had a little the advantage of long leaf pine. Moreover Douglas fir had a very decided advantage in its lightness, being about 20 per cent. lighter than long leaf pine. The importance of this was very evident in connection with any type of heavy con- struction, and particularly so in bridge construction and in railway cars. Mr. Chamberlain then dealt at considerable length with the suitability of Douglas fir in connection with mill construction build- ings. Douglas fir he said, was almost all heart wood, which was especially resistent to dry rot. In well seasoned, Douglas fir the risk from dry rot was practically absent. Mr. Chamberlain presented a very interesting series of figures to illustrate the advantages of mill construction buildings over reinforced concrete buildings both in the matter of cost of construction and in the matters of upkeep cost, adaptability to change, insurance, etc., making out a strong case in favor of the mill constructed building. Speaking of the fireproof qualities of proper mill construction, sprinklered buildings, as com- pared with reinforced concrete sprinklered buildings, Mr. Chamber- lain referred to the fire which obliterated the Edison plant. Mr. Edison had stated, after the fire, that reinforced concrete buildings were shown to be fireproof, but that they had not been properly con- structed. If it was the case that Mr. Edison with his extensive staff and great knowledge of the subject was unable to make sure that proper workmanship was put into the erection of his buildings, what chance would the average layman have of obtaining satisfactory results? Speaking of mill constructed buildings, Mr. Chamberlain showed that there was very little difference in cost between ordinary con- struction and mill construction. The insurance cost, however, was twice as much for the ordinary construction, when both types were sprinklered. A man who put up an ordinary construction building could not get the same percentage on his money when he attempted The mill constructed building, moreover, was much better adapted to any changes in occupancy. Mr. Chamberlain believed that it would be worth while to keep all of these ideas and facts at their finger tips so as to be able to make out a good case for the use of mill construction whenever the matter came up for consideration in connection with important work. At the. conclusion of his address a vote of thanks was moved by Mr. J. B. Reid, seconded by Mr. L. F. Strickland and was unani- mously carried. 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Great Chance for Canadian Sleepers Railways of Great Britain Present Exceptional Opportunity for Establishing a Large Market in Creosoted Canadian Ties The supply of railroad sleepers for the United Kingdom has been one of the most difficult timber problems to solve since the outbreak of the war. The length of railroad tracks in the United Kingdom is, exclusive of sidings and yards, over 40,000 miles. The importations of sleepers for 1914 was :— Country Numbers Value C.I.F. Each (i), Russia ise. 1,697,536 84 cents (2) Sweden .. ots 556,656 69 cents (3) Geimanigergapase ts 1,104,720 1.10 cents (4) Netherlands .. 12,336 1.57 cents (5) Other foreign .. ; 64,240 1.09 cents (6) British possessions ... 25,648 1.18 cents The total number of sleepers imported in 1914, an average year, was 3,461,136, equal to about 129,762,604 feet board measure and val- ued at $3,161,400. The number of domestically produced sleepers used is small, con- sisting of Scotch pine used in Scotland and Ireland, some Douglas fir used in Scotland and Ireland, and European larch and oak used for switch timbers in England. The Swedish and Russian sleepers consisted of Scotch pine ship- ped from the Baltic. The German and Netherlands supply consisted of Scotch pine from Russia, Germany, and Austria, shipped through German and Dutch ports. These four sources of supply were shut off immediately on the outbreak of the war. ‘There are over one hundred railway companies purchasing sleep- ers in England, each with slightly different requirements. The speci- fications for each company remain practically unvaried from year to year. Copies of the specifications issued by the leading railway com- panies have been forwarded to the Commissioner of Commerce, Ottawa. Y ihaer Terms of the Specifications The important terms of the specifications, which are common to nearly all the companies, have been :— 1. Nearly all the sleepers are purchased either in hewn blocks 10 in. by 10 in. by 8 ft. 11 in. to 9 ft., which the railway companies split into two sleepers, or in sleepers 10 in. by 5 in. by 8 ft. 11 in. or 9 ft. When blocks are purchased one inch of wane is allowed on each corner. When sleepers are purchased one inch wane is allowed on two corners only. 2. Sleepers must not have the heart of the tree further than one inch from any surface. 3. Timber must be free from bark, shakes, splits, large loose or decayed knots. 4. The requirements for delivery of the sleepers vary, but the various companies usually require the sleepers to be delivered, creo- soted, according to their individual specifications, or uncreosoted, to their trucks at places and on dates named in the specification. 5. The companies purchasing sleepers also insist on the privilege of inspecting and rejecting sleepers after their arrival in England. 6. Payment for the sleepers is usually made in full, in from four- teen to sixty days after delivery of the sleepers. 7. Some of the companies insert in their contracts clauses mak- ing the contractor responsible for any loss they may suffer through having to buy sleepers elsewhere, in case the contractor fails to de- liver the sleepers at the stated time. Sleeper Merchants The above requirements on the part of railway companies have resulted in the development of timber firms who specialize in the de- livery to the railway companies of sleepers manufactured or creosoted to their special requirements. These companies receive all the inquiries issued by the railway companies, buy the timber, creosote it, if required, and take the re- sponsibility for the delivery of the sleepers at the points named by the railway companies. / When the sleeper trade was forced into new channels this year many shippers made contracts directly with the railway companies but it is doubtful if the shippers or the railway companies will find it more profitable or satisfactory to do business directly than through’ the medium of the sleeper merchant, or British timber merchant, who finances the transaction and looks after the creosoting and the handl- ing of the timber between the ship and the railway trucks or storage yards and markets the timber rejected by the railroad. The railroads and sleeper merchants ordinarily carry a six to ten months’ supply of sleepers on hand in England, seasoning, or pass- ing through the treating process. The existence of this supply, to- gether with the decreased use of sleepers brought about by the en- September 15, 1915 listment of railroad employees and the curtailing of maintenance ex- penses enabled the railway managers to look about them for a new source of supply to carry them through the period of the war. ; Kind of Sleepers Used Before the war very little experimenting had been done wt woods other than Scotch pine from Sweden, Germany and Russi This timber creosoted so: satisfactorily and with a treatment of 8 © 10 pounds of creosote per cubic foot, held spikes and screws and g such a life of service, usually fifteen to twenty years, that practi all railroad engineers were disinclined to try new woods. There from time to time, been importations of jarrah, various West Ind hardwoods, Californian redwood, and twelve years ago, a fairly lz shipment of Douglas fir sleepers from Canada. This shipment creosoted well and the sleepers are still giving good service in the tracks of the Great Western Railway Company. ine Within two months after the outbreak of the war, the represe: tives of an American pitch pine sleeper company had explained merits of pitch pine sleepers to two conferences of the enginee: managers and purchasing agents of the thirty or forty railway c panies, claiming that uncreosoted pitch pine sleepers would last tw years. As a result of the aggressive methods of the firm selling | pine sleepers and because the pitch pine district of the United States was the most accessible territory in a position to ship large quantities, the greater part of the requirements of the railways have been filled in pitch pine. "9 Pitch ‘pine sleepers have been sold f.a.s. at American ports for about 75 cents each, and the delivered cost c.i.f. English ports dur- ing the past three or four months has been $1.50 to $1.75 each. Since the shipments of pitch pine sleepers have begun to arrive, it has been observed that many of the sleepers are manufactured from inferior species of pitch pine, and that the grade of timber sent forward in some shipments is poor. The creosoters have found pitch pine a difficult wood to handle for the reason that in the same shipment there will be mixed together sleepers of such varying qualities and grades that when sent into the creosoting cells there will be in one charge sleepers that will absorb only three pounds per cubic foot, and others that will absorb twenty pounds, a result that is unsatis factory both to the railway companies and to the creosoting firms. y Opening for Douglas Fir It is encouraging to know that the one company with any ex- perience of Douglas fir turned immediately to Canada for a further supply of sleepers of this timber. It is important that in a country where engineering specifications are drawn up with such care as in England, there should be several hundred thousand Douglas fir sleep- ers giving good service in the tracks of one of the best-managed and best-built railroads. a Amongst the uninformed in England, it is believed that Douglas fir is not durable, that it does not creosote satisfactorily, and that i is generally unfitted for railway sleepers. Such prejudices, which depreciate the value of the timber for many uses as well as for sleep-_ ers, can only be removed by the service which Douglas fir is now giy ing in British railroads. is, ~ The further purchases of this year will be of value in makin; the timber more favorably known to railway engineers. — Strangely the reputation of Canadian Douglas fir is being assis by the use of timber of the same species grown in Ireland and Se land. The prices offered for railway sleepers, four shillings ea the plantation, led to the cutting of some plantations of Dougla and the railway engineers receiving the timber pronoucned it the 1 satisfactory for sleepers of any of the timbers passing through hands. re The War Office in purchasing for military purposes has filled half of its requirements in Douglas fir. This use of Douglas fir y give it an added standing amongst engineering authorities in Eu Abnormal Prices for Sleepers It is believed by many railway authorities in Great Britain, tl the preesnt abnormal prices for sleepers will be maintained for at lea -one or two years, before sleepers again reach the range of prices give in the table at the beginning of this report. i) This belief is based upon several premises. The three important countries supplying sleepers to Great Britain were Russia, Germany and Sweden. During the war Russia is not producing a surplus of sleepers owing to the scarcity of labor and the difficulty of financing the production of a community, which it might be necessary to hold 4 a September 15, 1915 another year before marketing. Russian sleepers are “driven” down _ the rivers flowing into the Baltic and over a year is required from the opening up of the logging camps to the delivery of the manufactured timber in Great Britain. The German sleepers are cut from German state forests managed under strict Government supervision. ‘The quantity of timber to be cut each year in these forests is determined by the Government and may not be exceeded. The stock of timber on hand in the German forests had been allowed during the past years to accumulate in order, it was believed, that a reserve might be ac- cumulated against a possible period of war. This reserve is now be- ing drawn upon rapidly both to render timber importations unneces- ‘sary during the war and to enable Germany to export timber to Hol- and and Switzerland, and thus improve so far as possible, her finan- ‘cial position. The cutting of the German forests at an accelerated ‘rate during the war, the possible effect of invasion on those forests, the great demand for timbers that will result in the region bordering on Germany, and probably in Germany itself, upon the conclusion of the war, will almost certainly shut off the export of German sleepers. The Swedish sleepers will probably come forward in the same volume, but the forests of Sweden are also being cut at a rate at least equal to their productive capacity and the well-known policy of the Swedish Government which forbids oyer-cutting on either state or _ private timberlands, together with the demand likely to exist for other timber products may be depended upon to render unlikely any great increase in Swedish sleeper exports. . Cost of Production Another factor to be considered is the future cost of production of timber in European countries. Should the cost of living increase, and wages increase, as many authorities predict, the price of sleepers, of which labor forms seventy-five per cent. of the total cost, cannot be ~ reduced to the level ruling before the war, provided the demand re- mains constant. : There is every prospect that the demand for sleepers will remain ‘constant. The commercial railroads of Europe are now on short com- mons. After the war it will be necessary to restore them to their previous condition, and the demand for sleepers will be greater than 4 it has been at any time in recent years. aon s brane There should therefore be an excellent opportunity for Canada to ; compete. The competition must be based, for the present at least, upon the possibility of meeting American pitch pine in price. Should 5 the next year or two confirm the opinion of several British railroad ¥ engineers that pitch pine is not eminently suitable for railway pur- poses, the railway companies may be convinced of the necessity for . paying slightly higher prices for other timbers. Future Prices of Sleepers Under present conditions of shipping, it is difficult to estimate future prices for sleepers but for the guidance of those interested in the market the maximum price for sleepers containing 37% board feet each may be fixed in the neighborhood of $1.80 each, uncreosoted, cif. British port. At this price it should be possible for Eastern Can- adian sleepers to compete in the British market with the American pitch pine sleepers. British railways have not used Eastern Can- adian cedar or jack pine sleepers, but have broadened their specifica- tions so during the past few months that they would probably accept ‘such timbers. | British rolling stock is so much lighter than Canadian rolling stock and the tracks so well ballasted that any sleeper capable of be- ing creosoted and hard enough to stand the wear in Canadian tracks will give the required service in Great Britain. British railways will also accept larch (tamarack), beech, maple and birch sleepers. At the present rate of freights from Eastern Canada the f.a.s. price of sleepers to the shipper would be 95 cents to $1.15 each, a price much in advance of that now paid for the same class of timber in Canada. Prices might decline very much in Great Britain and, with declin- ‘ing freight, still leave the Canadian shipper an excellent market for his timber, now that the possibility as well as the necessity of using the British railway engineer. “ ‘Size of Trees Used for Sleepers British railways are now using for the first time sleepers sawn and hewn from trees large enough for only one sleeper, the heart being r the centre of the sleeper. In the past sleepers have all been e from trees large enough to produce a log ten inches square; log or “sleeper-block,” as it is known in the trade, when split pro- sd two sleepers, each with the heart of the tree less than one sh from the surface of the sleeper. Insistence on this location of 1eart has been an important point which would rule out any trade sleepers from Eastern Canada where sleepers are nearly all manu- tured from trees too small for the production of ten-inch blocks. ‘ow that necessity is resulting in the broadening of specifications, sh railways to accept jack pine, cedar, and tamarack sleepers, - , . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 hewn or sawn to British sizes. Such sleepers would be in no way inferior to the Swedish redwood now used in the United Kingdom. The quantities and prices of the above three species of sleepers pur- chased in Canada in 1914 are given below :— Z Number Value each ACD. Lon. esa, ues 8,379,064 43 cents White cedar ... 2,651,319 48 cents Tamarack 1,507,902 44 cents is an indication that there may be a supply available for export and that the price would be low. enough to permit of a profitable export trade. At the prices quoted above, which were the average paid by Can- adian railroads in 1914, Canadian sleepers could, under existing freight rates, be delivered to British railroads for a lower price than is now being paid for American pitch pine. There is no question but that the sleepers ordinarily used in Can- adian railroads would give as good service on British railroads as the loblolly and shortleaf now being imported from the United States under the name of pitch pine. Prospects for Douglas Fir The prospects for shipments of Douglas fir sleepers from Western Canada to Great Britain are not good for the immediate future be- cause of the high freight rates. The British Government has undér consideration the transportation to Great Britain of Douglas fir sleep- ers purchased by English railroads some months ago. But while ton- nage is in as great demand as at present both the Government and the railway companies feel it advisable to purchase such supplies. of sleepers as may be secured near at hand. Occasional cargoes may be purchased in Douglas fir when not needed for immediate delivery and when there is a prospect of a Government collier returning to Great Britain-from the Pacific. Po As shipping rates become more normal the prospects for Douglas fir sleepers will improve. It is not expected that sleepers will sell for less than $1 to $1.20 each c.i.f. British port until one or two years after the war. Freights should decrease before that time to a point which will allow Douglas fir to compete with pitch pine. Methods of Doing Business Any person desirous of keeping in touch with the sleeper market in the United Kingdom should arrange to do business with one of the established firms of sleeper merchants, a list of whom is in the hands of the Commissioner of Commerce (refer File No. A-1764). These merchants not only supply British railroads but also do a large busi- ness with the railroads of Holland, France ‘and other continental countries, A Pioneer Lumberman Gone A pioneer lumberman of Ontario passed away recently in the person of James Corcoran, who at the time of his death occupied the position of bursar at the Toronto Asylum. During his active business career few Canadian merchants were so well known and so highly respected. Mr. Corcoran came to Canada from Ireland during his youth, and entered into business at Stratford, Ont., as a- wholesale grocer, enjoying marked success and accumulating a con- siderable fortune. In addition to his mercantile business, he cleared up a large area of swampy timber limits in Perth County, and by a drainage system made the land cultivable. The liberality and thoughtfulness he displayed for his clients and business associates is still favorably remembered by many residents of that county. Other important enterprises which he was associated with include: The Keewatin (Rat Portage) Lumber Company, Wisconsin Lumber Com- pany, the Thompson & Williams Machinery Company, British Mort- gage Loan Co. of Ontario (president), Perth Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (one of the founders), Stratford General Hospital’ (one of the founders and First Honorary Treasurer). Retiring from business in Stratford, he entered the firm of McBride, Corcoran & O’Connor, distillers, Windsor, Ont., which business was taken over by Messrs. Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville. In 1892 he was appointed: bursar at the Mimico Asylum, It is one of the bright spots in Canadian politics to note that, al- though Mr. Corcoran had long passed the Civil Service age limit, when a change of Government took place, his services were retained and he was honored with cordial appreciation of “duties well per- formed” up to the time of his decease. One unusual circumstance during his long life deserves special mention—he sacrificed a large part of well-deserved fortune to sustain a business which had no, claim upon him beyond the desire to benefit and keep moral good faith with others who were interested; in fact, he proved the truth of the saying “that his word was as good as his bond.” Mr. Corcoran was a warm friend of the late Alex. Mackenzie, Premier of the Do- minion Parliament. In 1874 he unsuccessfully contested North Perth. but after the death of his wife and eldest son about 1881 he retired from active politics. 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 Progressive Retail Lumber Merchants Modern Equipment for Handling and Delivering Stock for a Large City Trade —The Boake Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Toronto Timber Handling Crane at Boake Manufacturing Company’s yard, Toronto. About twenty-three years ago, the Boake Manufacturing Com- pany, now one of the most successful and aggressive retail lumber firms in the city of Toronto, commenced operations in a very modest way, near Dartnell Ave., Toronto, on the north side of the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Their building, yards and the whole outfit occupied a space of about one half acre of land. The company was started by Mr. W. F. Boake and his son, Mr. G. Wilfrid Boake, the latter being manager, a position which he has continued to occupy up to the present. From this comparatively small beginning the company, under Mr. G. W. Boake’s direction, quickly increased its volume of business and in 1902 it was found advisable to take out letters of incorporation. Shortly after this, on December 27, 1902, the company suffered a practically total loss by fire, the only thing left of their plant and stock being the rough lumber in the yard. Pre- parations were immediately made for resuming operations. The plant was rebuilt and soon the company was doing a larger business than ever. In 1905 the arrival of the Niagara Power Company made it neces- sary for the company to vacate its property. Inconvenient as such a change was, it happened to be the turning point in the company’s business operations. Finding it necessary to move Mr. Boake en- quired into the possibility of increasing the company’s accommoda- tion, with the result that, after the Niagara Power Company had bought them out from their old site, they acquired a new one, which * afforded them ample opportunity for growth. The location of the \Up-to-date Delivery—Loading a truck at Boake Manufacturing Company’s yard, Toronto. Modern Facilities for Timber Dressing—Boake Manufacturing Company’s Plant, Toronto. new site practically adjoins the old one, being a little to the east and north of the latter, and covering in all about six acres, which the firm succeeded in acquiring from time to time in four different adjoining parcels. The company’s operations have been continued on this site up to the present day. Their yard and offices are now bounded by Kendall Ave., on the east, Davenport Road on the north, Dartnell Ave., on the west, and the C. P. R. tracks on the south. In addition to dealing in an extensive variety of lumber and timber the Boake Manufacturing Company carry on a large planing mill business. The planing mill plant is located, as will be seen from the accompanying plan, near the southwest corner of their property and is placed in such a way as to offer the greatest possible facility for quick and efficient operation. Surrounding the planing: mill on the north and east are the stocks of lumber and timber in the yard. AC. P. R. siding runs north through the yard with stocks of lumber and timber to the east of the track and planing mill, timber hoisting crane and other stocks to the west. Stock can thus be moved from the yard to the planing mill with the least possible amount of effort and loss of time. From the planing mill it is moved to the lumber sheds which adjoin it on the west, as will also be seen by consulting the plan. Modern Planing Mill Equipment The planing mill is about 135 feet wide and 116 feet long. The lumber sheds which adjoin it are 64 ft. long x 210 ft. wide, divided into five sheds. The stock from the machines feeds directly from the mill into these sheds, which have a storage capacity for about 1,000, 000 feet of dressed lumber and 7,000 doors. Driveways run through the centres of the sheds providing good facilities for loading and shipping stock. The office is located in the southwest corner of the company’s property and is a two storey building with ample accommodation Up-to-date Delivery— Unloading at the jyob—The Boake Manufacturing Company, Toronto. oo ana 4 =a) 4 pt die _ eal ae oa a s-. _. ¢ £ ¥ < s = S September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN . CITY HYDRANT © CKCOITY HYDRANT CITY HYDRANT) DARTNELL AVE. AENDAL AVE. <> CITY HYDRANT POWER STEAM DIAGRAM SHOWING LAYOUT OF PLANT & YARD OF THE BOAKE MANUFACTURING CO.LTO. TORONTO ee ELECTRIC HEAT STEAM /N OFFICE NONE (N FACTORY FUEL REFUSE(FAN SYSTEM) BARRELS & FAILS DISTRIBUTED N.WATCHMAN CLOCAS - 7 STATIONS Diagram showing Layout of Boake Manufacturing Company’s Yard and Plant. for the extensive staff employed. Adjoining the office are three garages where the company’s motors are kept. In order to facilitate the handling and sorting yard the railroad siding is depressed so that the platform of an ordinary flat car is on a level with the ground of the yard. This makes the unloading of the railroad cars a very simple operation. For the movement of stock about the yard and through the planing mill the company have 67 two wheel lumber buggies which enable them with much ease to sort the different sizes and grades of stock as soon as they are received. of stock in the Handling the Heavy Timbers A yery interesting and important part of the equipment in the yard is shown in one of the accompanying illustrations, in the form of a large timber crane. In the early days of the company’s history it was found that the moving of heavy timbers was an extremely difficult and expensive operation when carried out simply by human power. Mr. G. W. Boake investigated the possibility of installing a crane for this work and after con’siderable travel and search was successful in finding exactly the class of crane that he required. As will be seen from the illustration, the crane is of the derrick type. It will raise a load of six tons. This may be taken from the rail- road cars upon the siding and placed in their proper piles in the yard. The crane is also used for transferring stock from the piles to the small lumber buggies upon which it is moved to the planing mill. If rough timber is being delivered from the yard the crane can make the loading direct upon the delivery wagons or motor trucks. It is operated by a three-drum twin cylinder, steam hoisting engine. The “man who adjusts the tackle in the yard signals by means of an elec- tric annunciator to the engineer who operates the crane. At the time : An order of Dimension Leaving Boake Manufacturing Company’s ay: oes Yards, Toronto. . AND WOODWORKER 31 the accompanying photograph was made the crane was hoisting three large timbers from a railroad car to one of the piles in the yard. Another interesting bit of equipment in the yard is the timber boring machine which will bore a hole lengthwise through a stick of timber up to 24 feet long. The hole can be made of any diameter from ¥% in. up to 4 in. The boring machine is driven by an indi- vidual 20 h.p. motor. The Boake Manufacturing Company carry in stock at all times a large variety of lumber both plain and dressed. Their stock in- cludes hemlock lumber, joisting and timber; red pine lumber, scant- ling, joisting and timber; Douglas fir timber up to 14 in. x 20 in. x 40 ft., Georgia pine finish joisting and timber. In dressed lumber they carry such stocks as white and Georgia pine stock trim; stock finish in oak, ash and birch, 3% in. and % in. plain and quarter cut oak, maple and birch, end-matched flooring, stair stuff and verandah stuff, including all kinds of built columns. In doors, the company carry a wide variety of stock doors in oak, ash, fir, birch and white pine and they are also equipped to furnish doors of any description to architects’ details. A little to the north of the planing mill is located the dry kiln, which was furnished by the American Blower Company of Detroit. This kiln has a capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber. The equipment in the planing mill enables the company to turn out a wide variety of building material and to keep on hand a suffi- cient amount of such material to meet the current demand. This equipment includes a planer and matcher made by the American Wood Working Machinery Company of Rochester, N. Y.; one fast feed planer and matcher made by the Berlin Machine Works Ltd., of Hamilton, Ont.; one band resaw made by Connell & Dengler, of Rochester, N. Y.; 2 self feed rip saws; one 10-in., one 12-in. and ‘one 14-in. four sided outside moulder. The self feed rip saw and the three moulders were furnished by Cowan and Company of Galt, Ont. In addition to the above machinery the equipment includes one cut-off saw and one timber sider which will dress feur sides of timber up to 17% in. x 24 in., of any length. For the transportation of heavy timbers in the planing mill, the building is equipped with overhead cranes making it easy to handle these large pieces of stock. These cranes are located so as to serve for handling stock to the planer and the resaw. There is also a crane for taking the dressed timber from the planer and loading it on to wagons or motor trucks for delivery at the jobs. The experience which the company passed through in connec- tion with its severe fire loss resulted in the utmost care being taken to prevent a repetition of such a disaster. Throughout the yard and plant there are now located seven night watch stations-and three pri- vate hydrants, which are all indicated upon the plan. The plan also shows that the yard is well protected by five city hydrants located on its eastern-and western boundaries. Throughout the yard and the buildings the company have installed an up-to-date sprinkler Sys- tem. By means of all these precautions against the outbreak of fire they have been able to reduce their flat insurance rate from $4.65 per hundred dollars to $1 per hundred. Modern Delivery Methods __ The facilities which the company has for delivering stock upon jobs in Toronto and its surrounding district are extremely efficient. They consist in the first place of two 3 ton Packard motor trucks. One of these is now running in its 4th season and the other in its third season. Last year the company added to this equipment a trailer, the operation of which is shown in one of the accompanying illustrations. In addition to its motor trucks the company has a splendid outfit of horses and wagons. A little to the west of Bruns- wick Ave., a few yards away, the company has its repair shop for work upon the motor trucks, wagons, etc. This shop is equipped for up-to-date work of this kind, including repairs. Upstairs, above the repair shop, is located the paint shop. The building is two stor- eys, 25 ft. x 60 ft. and is fitted with a Fensom elevator for raising and lowering the wagons to and from the paint shop. A Good Year for Laurentide Company The Laurentide Company, Limited, Grand "Mere, P. Q., had a very good year in 1914-15. The profits from ground wood, sulphite. and paper increased from $829,903 to $943,272, but those from lum- ber and miscellaneous decreased from $115,054 to $91,333—the total being a gain of $89,648. After deducting prior charges the net profit was $807,191, against $730,774, with a surplus of $211,191, compared with $134,774. At the annual meeting on September 7, Mr. G. Ca- hoon, Jun., the vice-president, stated that they had had a very suc- cessful drive, and had secured the largest number of logs in the company’s history. He also stated that, as to the new development, one unit expected to start about November 1; two more a fortnight later, and the entire six by January 6. The cost of the 125,000 horse power would be within the $5,500,000 estimated. 100,000 of the horse power developed will be sold to outside concerns. ig CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber and Its Interests at C. N. E. Lumbering Industry and Its Allied Activities Attractively Illustrated by Varied Displays—British Columbia’s Excellent Products There was no lack of interest for lumbermen at the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto this year. Everyone concerned with the production, sale, or working up of lumber products found many emhibits specially connected with his work. [Exhibits of forest pro- ducts, woodworking machinery of many kinds and the products of planing mills and woodworking plants were numerous, and gave one a good idea of the latest and most important developments in the trade and industry. Among the exhibits were the following :— British Columbia’s Fine Display :—The exhibit of British Colum- bia’s finest lumber and shingles shown by the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia was exceedingly inter- esting and attracted much attention. It convinced all those who studied it that B. C. Douglas fir is equal if not superior in beauty and finish to oak and many other expensive hardwoods. A point which was brought out strongly by the exhibit and by those in attendance was that Douglas fir is not only stronger but is 20 per cent. lighter than its most serious competitor, longleaf pine. One of the most ‘attractive features of the exhibit was the display of red cedar shin- gles. These shingles do not warp, work loose or rot out. The thicker shingles such as XXXX or XXXXX when put on with cut iron galvanized wire nails furnish an exceedingly economic and long- lived roof. bad The display of finish lumber, shingles and other forest products which made up the exhibit this year drew almost extravagant ex- British Columbia Exhibit at the C.N.E. pressions of admiration and wonder from the visitors at the exhibi- tion. -Not only were the visitors impressed by the enormous extent and variety of the timber resources of the Pacific provinces, but also by the very forcible demonstration of the desirability and adapta- bility of B. C. woods, when put to the commoner commercial uses. The exhibit occupied a Space of about 75 ft. long and 15 ft. deep. The back and one end consisted of a continuous built-up wall of B. C. woods. The other end was occupied by a model office. The built-up wall was 13 ft. in height. The base was of Douglas fir, and above it, for a distance of 6 ft., panels were set in of the principal B. C. woods, stained and varnished and in the natural. Swinging ‘sections of roof made of the nine principal grades of B. C. shingles were also shown. Above the plate rail extended one piece fir veneer panels, 4 ft. in width and 7 ft. long. The foreground of the exhibit was occupied by racks of doors, shingles, red cedar and fir poles and pines, natural and creosoted, and racks showing B. C. planing mill products, such as car, tank and silo stock, siding, flooring, partitions, ceiling, wainscoting and mouldings. Each wood was shown manu- factured into patterns indicating the uses for which its special pro- perties adapted it. Numerous explanatory cards drew attention to the uses and qualities of the different woods. Among the interesting information handed out by those in at- tendance at the B. C. exhibit was the following:—Nearly the whole of British Columbia’s land surface, except the summits of the moun- tains, is covered with forest growth. Above 30,000,000 acres bear a merchantable stand of timber, estimated to cut 400,000,000,000 feet board measure of lumber; 35,000,000 acres are covered with second growth which will produce merchantable timber in from 50 to 150 years. About 100,000 acres are being harvested each year, yielding 1,500,000,000 feet of lumber. The cut “will be increased until it equals the annual growth, which is estimated to amount to 5,000,000,000 or 6,000,000,000 feet. September 15, 1915 The unparalleled dimensions reached by trees of the Pacific for-_ ests and the remarkable quality of their wood is due to a mild, wet climate, which permits them to grow rapidly but evenly for hundreds” of years. The fertile soil and abundant’ supply of moisture at the same time ensure great density of the stands, and consequent co petition of the severest kind for light. Each tree must unceasingly extend its crown upward or lose out in the fight for existence. A a result the shaded branches die before reaching any considerable size, and are soon broken off, leaving the trunk smooth, ready for deposit of the tissue which, free from knots, yields the clear lumbe for which British Columbia timbers are noted. The average age of trees cut for lumber in the coast forests is over 300 years for Douglas fir, 500 years for cedar, and 200 years for hemlock and spruce—time enough to produce good lumber. Elsewhere in this issue we have published an interesting ad- dress by Mr. R. J. Chamberlain, upon the uses of B. C. forest pro- | ducts. Mr. Chamberlain was in charge of the exhibit at the Cana- dian National Exhibition. The International Time Recording Company of Canada, Limited, Toronto, exhibited a full line of their well-known “International” time clocks in the Industrial Building. Over 260 different styles and — sizes of clocks are manufactured by this company, suited to every line of business. One of the features of the exhibit was their Dey Dial Recorder, the only completely automatic recorder shown in Canada. With this clock the employee simply presses the lever, every- thing else, even the actual printing of the payroll sheet, is taken care of by this wonderful recorder. Every feature of the machine—the setting of the printing mechanism, the selection of the printing place on the payroll sheet, the selection of the color of the record, the print- ing of the record accompanied by a ringing of a bell and an automatic adjustment for the next record, is autimatically attended to. The company will be glad to send illustrated catalog to any interested, on request. The Brantford Roofing Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont., made a feature of their Climax sheeting, insulating paper and building ~ papers of various kinds, in addition to their roofing. They also have various lines of paint, specializing the “Roof Leak” paint and the Superior Roof Coating. Asbestos shingles are another of the pro- ducts of this well-known company. The Bateman-Wilkinson Company, Limited, Toronto, exhibited on the grounds a full line of their manufactures. This company hold the patent rights on the “Brazil Patent” snow plow, which is so- well known in every camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Maples, Limited, Toronto, exhibited a full line of their products - in the Manufacturers Building. Their pickles, jams and maple pro- ducts are well known to the trade and in their new and modern fac- tory they are well equipped to take care of all orders. The Caldwell Feed and Cereal Company, Limited, Dundas, Ont exhibited in a tent on the grounds a full line of their different feed manufactures, among those being Caldwell’s Molasses Meal, which is finding such favor among lumber camp men throughout the coun- try. It is an ideal feed for camp horses, being easily handled, requir- ing no dilution with water, contains the proper amount of sugar neces- — sary for camp horses, keeps the horses free from colic, intestinal dis-— orders and worms, and is inexpensive. The Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Limited, had a splendid exhibit of their different lines of “Dominion” rubber goods i n the Industrial Building, in charge of Mr. W. G. Martin, their Toronto sales manager. Among the lines of interest to the lumber trade were their power transmission belting, fire hose, packing and lumbermen’s S boots. Their “Lumber King” belting especially adaptable for sawmill work, came in for a lot of attention, as well as their lumbermen’s boa The latter are finding special favor with the logging trade. They < made by the new vacuum process, with heavy leather tops, and are light in weight, easy on the feet and durable in wear. The Shurly-Dietrich Company, Galt, Ont., had a splendid play of their “Maple Leaf” line of saws and tools in the Industr Building upon a large section of wall space. This method of exh at the exhibition and showed to advantage the fine qualities of the production of this company. The complete line of products of the Shurly-Dietrich Company is entirely of Canadian make and they claim: to be the largest manufacturers of saws in the British Empire. ( The Laidlaw Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto, made an in- ‘ September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN teresting display of the different styles and kinds of doors, interior trim, etc., which they handle. Batts Limited, Toronto, well sustained the merits of Canadian- made products, by their splendid exhibit of fir, pine and veneered doors, columns and interior finish in the Process Building, and the crowds constantly around their booth spoke for the appreciation of their products which compares favorably with anything of the kind manufactured on the continent. A handsomely illustrated catalog showing their complete lines was given away to hundreds of interested ‘specators. Besides their exhibit in the Process Building, greenhouse ‘construction, in which they specialize, was also shown on the grounds. The Elliot Woodworker Company, Limited, Toronto, showed their Elliot Woodworking machine which they first exhibited at the Canadian National Exhibition five years ago. Since that time they ‘have made many important improvements to the machine and have now some 600 or 700 in use in all parts of the country. One of the latest improvements is an index plate in the centre of the machine “which permits it to be set to any degree for sawing any mitre. The _ machine is also equipped with a tilting table. By tilting the table ‘and centering the machine to any angle, combined mitres can be cut for jack fafters, etc. The machine is exceptionally portable and can be put on the job, where all joists, studding and rough lumber are cut. Tt will also handle the doors and window frames. Stair strings can be housed out with this machine and the very finest trim in the build- ing can be handled. Last fall the Elliot Woodworker Company, Lim- ~ ited, opened a branch factory and office at 2405 Woodward Avenue, . | Detroit, Mich., and they report that they have already worked up an excellent business in that city. The Elliot Woodworker is particu- larly suitable for retail lumber yards, as, being portable, it can be moved to any position in the yard to cut up special orders. _ The Canada Machinery Corporation, Limited, exhibited in Ma- chinery Hall, many of their widely known tents of woodworking machinery, including molders, tenoners, chain mortisers, etc. The umbering and woodworking industries have become familiar with his excellent line of machine and many visitors took a keen interest ‘in the exhibit. A. R. Clarke & Company, Limited, Toronto, tanners and manu- ‘facturers of lumbermen’s and sportmen’s clothing, had a most attrac- tive exhibit of gloves, mitts, mocassins, mackinaw clothing, etc., in the - Manufacturers Building. This large and progressive firm manufac- ture from the hide to the finished product and the “A. R. C.” lines __are known from coast to coast. * The Dominion Belting Company, Limited, Hamilton, Ont., were again to be found in Machinery Hall with a full line of their “Maple Leaf” Cotton Duck Belting, in a number of sizes and thicknesses. ‘This company’s products can be found in hundreds of mills through- ‘out the country. Mr. John Scott had charge of the exhibit. 7 Beal Bros., Limited, Toronto, tanners and manufacturers, were again to be found inthe Manufacturers Annex, showing a full line ‘of their “Round Knife” brand harness, horse collars, blankets, rugs, ‘oil tan moccasins and sporting boots, which are so well known to the lumber trade of Canada. The Bishopric Wall Board Company, Limited, Ottawa, exhibited their lath and stucco boards for interior and exterior use, by means of a yery attractive bungalow built wholly of their products. This ex- hibit created much interest. Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited, Toronto, displayed a splendid line of belting, packing and hose. “P. M. S.,” “Special Drive” and Lion” are brands of belting manufactured by this firm, that are well _ known throughout the Canadian lumber field as well as their “Red- stone” High Pressure Sheet packing. J. J. Turner & Sons, Peterborough, Ont., exhibited several tents of special interest to lumbermen and contractors. One of these was their *wenty-four Horse Tent,” 28 x 42 feet, made of standard wee therproof duck. All the latest constructional features are embodied in the tent, particularly in the roping, it being reinforced at all poles. This tent is specially suitable for contractors’ use, and is similar to hundreds used throughout the West by leading contractors. An- er tent shown was the Prospector’s Special Tent, made of treated alloon silk, 7 x 9 feet, and weighing only 12 lbs. Mr. Reg. H. Turner s in charge of the exhibit. | ‘W. S. Mahaffy Company, Toronto, manufacturers of trucks, red a very fine display in the Manufacturers Annex. A number new.models were on exhibit which created a lot of interest. The hhaffy Company specialize in trucks of all kinds. The Autographic Register Company of Canada, Limited, had an etive exhibit which included their “Shouperior” Manifolder, a tical and useful device for relieving office managers of the ex- ‘e detail work in connection with the keeping of accounts. The perior” is especially adapted to the retail lumber business. ~ 70 % AND WOODWORKER 33 The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Company, Limited, Toronto, had an exhibit of special interest to the lumber trade. Besides their well-known lines of steam specialties, a prominent position was re- served for the Morrison Lumber Measuring Register, which is now in use in so many mills throughout the country. The installation of the Register on the matcher, planer, moulder, resaw or sorting table increases the efficiency of the mill and reduces the handling costs of lumber to a minimum. It can be used for measuring lineal feet and board measure as desired. A machine will be sent on trial to any reputable firm. Wm. Cooper & Nephews, manufacturers of Cooper’s Fluid Dip, a disinfectant and germicide, and Bitter Lick Medicated Salt Brick, the great conditioner, tonic digester, and worm destroyer, had a tent near the live stock buildings, and came in for much attention. A guessing contest, in which valuable prizes were given, and other souvenirs kept the name of “Cooper’s Fluid” prominently before the whole Fair. Cooper’s Fluid was the special disinfactant used for the Exhibition grounds and buildings. McCrimmon & Son, the Canadian managers, were in charge of the exhibit. The Lintz-Porter Company, Toronto, showed, among other things, very interesting and instructive samples of their telephone systems, time recording instruments, watchman’s clocks, annunciators and fire alarm systems. Of special interest was their display of time record- ing equipment, including master clocks, time stamps, secondary clocks, cost keeping recorders for showing the time occupied on a job, and time recorders for marking the time of arrival and departure of em- ployees. By means of this system time recorders are handled with extreme simplicity and efficiency. The secondary clocks for differ- ent departments of buildings are controlled from one master clock. This system is complete and flexible enough to meet the working con- ditions in any plant. It includes a complete range of apparatus that adapts itself to various lines of business without friction and with accuracy. The watchman’s clocks which were also exhibited are already well known to lumbermen, being of great value in connection with the efficient carrying out of a watchman’s duties. The Preston Woodworking Machinery Company, Limited, Pres- ton, Ont., showed a fine assortment of their various machines. Their exhibit included a 12-in. four-side moulder, one of the most up-to-date moulders now on the market. This machine has an exceptionally heavy base, a strong and heavy frame, a long heavy bed securely gib- bed to the frame, and many other features of special interest, includ- ing seven changes of feed which are regularly supplied by means of change gears and compound pulley—18 ft., 27 ft., 37 ft., 40 ft., 45 ft., 56 ft. and 68 ft. per minute and, if desired, as fast as 81 ft. per minute. Among the other machines which this company showed were their No. 162, High Speed “Hess-Bright” Ball Bearing Shaper, which they assert to be the first ball bearing shaper made in Canada; their No. 129 Power Feed Rip Saw with variable feed; their No. 132-36-in. Band Saw and their No. 121 Pony Planer. It is interesting to note that the Preston Woodworking Machinery Company, Limited, fur- nished no less than 34 machines for the equipment of the new To- ronto Technical School. Cowan & Company of Galt, Limited, Galt, Ont., exhibited sev- eral interesting machines, among them being their chain saw mor- tiser M256. This machine was built for shops where all kinds of light work may be called for and where speed is of much importance. They also exhibited their power feed ripsaw, M280, with variable feed. This machine is simple, strong, compact and accessible and has variable feed from 0 to 210 feet per minute. The feed is also reversible. Their heavy pattern 6 in. moulder M282 was also on exhibition. This ma- chine has patent compensating gear drive, patent guide post clamp and improved end thrust. The Cling-Surface Company, Buffalo, N. Y., had an interesting demonstration of slack pulleys running with Cling-Surface treatment and tight pulleys running without it, showing that the Cling-Surface pulley delivered 50 per cent. greater load than the other. The running of a belt slack, thus treated, relieves the bearings of all tightening strain, does away with belt losses and gives an increased output be- cause of the entire absence of slipping. Mr. I. B. Faatz, who has represented the company throughout Canada for a number of years, was again in charge of their exhibit. Pratt & Whitney, Dundas, Ont., whose standard lines include taps, dies, drills and reamers, devoted their exhibit this year to an in- teresting line of shell tools, having been running their plant night and day for some time on these lines. The Dodge Manufacturing Company, Limited, Toronto, showed an interesting line of their wooden pulleys. They also distributed an interesting booklet entitled “A Scientific Test,” illustrating very .clearly the advantages secured by the use of wooden pulleys in all cases where such pulleys can be used. The company will be glad to hear from parties interested in wooden pulleys and will send them 34 rT —— CANADA LCUALS EE RALAN copies of this booklet, showing the results of tests made at the Univer- sity of Toronto. C. Walter Green Company, Peterboro, Ont., showed an interest- ing line of shingle and lath mill machinery, including a lath bolter for cutting lath bolts out of round material. These machines were shown in actual operation. The Tallman Brass & Metal Company, Hamilton, Ont., had an interesting exhibit showing all the different brands of babbitt metals which they manufacture, including their well-known brands of Arctic metal. An attractive booklet entitled “Wisdom Teeth” has been pub- lished by the Berlin Machine Works, Beloit, Wis., U.S.A., whose Can- adian plant and offices are at Hamilton, Ont. The booklet opens with a breezy story regarding the general manager of a certain saw- mill, who worried himself almost ill over the vast amount of valuable timber which he saw going up in smoke in the burner each year. Finally, on the advice of a progressive friend, he replaced his thick- gauge circular saws with band saws, making a wonderful saving in kerf and improvement in the quality of his product. Moreover, there was an important saving in operating expenses. The booklet con- tains also many splendid illustrations and descriptions of most of the important Berlin products. According to a Vancouver correspondent, lumber firms in Brit- ish Columbia have secured orders for 30 million feet for the Allied Governments. Straight Eye Trees Bent Crutch Trees (With Turned Socket) ae ae ey Ne Pe a ee Oe . AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1918) Tool Handles Used in Great Britain From time to time numerous inquiries for wooden tool handles have been despatched to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, from England. In order to illustrate as fully as possible the kinds of handles chiefly in demand, the following drawings have been prepared. As far as investigation in the past shows, the main obstacle confronting Canadian manufacturers was their inability to prod at competitive prices. In ante bellum days it was practically impos sible to complete with European manufacturers; but conditions so changed at present, and will undoubtedly change still more the war, that Canadian manufacturers should make a special stud: of the British market ad interim. With the exception of hicko Canada has large tracts of timber suitable for the purpose, and w: the installation of the latest machinery, a market worth millions’ dollars annually should be at the disposal of manufacturers. T] cost of labour has also been advanced, and legitimately so, the ability of Canada to compete. It is not to be forgotten, ho that labour will not, at least for many years, be as cheap in E as it was prior to the war. The reasons for this statement are quit apparent to any student of the labour market at the present time, < well as its probable condition after a war that will deplete the labe ranks and augment the cost of living. It may be contended tl these two factors will also be registered in the economic life of | ada, and might therefore eliminate any possible advantage in the of production. It seems fairly obvious, however, that such cont tion would be only partly true as the greater proportion of such z vances will in all probability be recorded in Europe. on after Pick Shafts (Open or Solid Eye) No. 1.—2 ft. 6 in. or 2 ft. 8 in. No. 6.—2 ft. 2 in. or 2 ft. 4 Straight Crutch Trees (Turned Taper, not Shouldered) Bent Eye Trees 6 = in. . 11.—3 ft. 0 in. best ash . 11.—8 ft. 3 in. best ash » 11.—3 ft. 6 in, best ash No. 2.—2 ft. 6 in. or 2 ft. 8 in. Bent Crutch Trees Straight Crutch Trees (Turned Taper, not Shouldered) No. 7.—2 ft. 6 in. Hand Hammer Stails (Best Ash) No, 12,12 in., 13 in., 14 ing AB in, OGRE 17 in., 18 in., 19 in., 20 in., 21 in., 22 in, in, No. 3.—2 ft. 4 in. No. 8.—2 ft. G in. No. 3.—2 ft. 6 in. Manure Fork Trees Bent Crutch Trees (Single Bend) No. 4.—2 ft. 4 in. No. 4.—2 ft. 8 in. Manure Fork Trees Straight Crutch Trees (Double Bend) (With Turned Socket) No. 5.—2 ft. 2 in. or 2 ft. 4 in. No. 9.—38 ft. 9 in. length. 1 in. diameter No. 10.—3 ft. 6 in. length. 1% in. diameter. 8.. Sledge Hammer Stails Ash) (Best No. 13.—2 ft. 3 in., 2 ff. 6 in, 2 i Ouse 3 ft. 0 in, 3 ft. 2 in, 78 ft 6 eee 4 in., 3 ft. 6 in. Axe Handles (Best Ash) No. 14.—2 ft. 0 in., 2 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 6 in, 2 ft:19' An. Site0: in SHE 6 an- September 15, 1915 CANADA ~The Wooden Pole Market in England A Possible Opening For Canadian Poles— Specifications, Prices and Other Details Required. F Mr. H. R. MacMillan, special Trade Commissioner who is on a trip to Great Britain and many European, South African, Australian 4 and other eastern points to investigate the possibilities of increasing the Canadian export trade in wood goods, reports from London, Eng~ land, under recent date in connection with the market for wooden poles as follows :— The market for wooden poles in Great Britain is confined chiefly to the requirements of the Government, which owns and maintains the telephone and telegraph system, and to the requirements of the railroad companies. Steel poles form the chief source of supply for tramways, power and lighting purposes. e The requirements of the Imperial Post Office Department for _ telephones and telegraphs have been about 90,000 poles per year. The _ requirements will henceforward be about 50,000 per year, the pur- _ chases being decreased as the more important construction pro- | grammes are completed. + The annual purchases by the railway companies are small and are governed by the same specifications and conditions as apply to the purchases by the Post Office Department. The requirements for the Post Office Department are purchased by the controller of stores for the department, who issues specifica- tions and tender forms in July for the following calendar year’s re- quirements. The sizes required are given in the following table :— q a D> eee Sizes or Licur Pots. Sizes or Mepium Pores. Sizes or Stout Porxs. 7 Diameter at | yyinimum Diameter at | \tinimum Pee at Minimum diameter Op. diameter fop. diameter a | aot. | | —| at5ft. | areas? hea . oe . sos . rom & Mini- | Maxi eid & Mini- | Maxi- ap Le =F t | Mini- | Maxi- e ead " 3 mum. mum, 3 mum. mum. oy mum, mum, Ft. Th. Tn. Tn. Ft. Tn. Tn. Tn. Ft. Tn. In. In 16 5 | — — — — | - - - = 18 5 6 | 18 64 74 | 18 — = - 20 5 5 6 | 20 20 - -- - 22 5 22 73 | 22 — - ~ 24 5 6h | 24 8 | 24 = = — 26 5 6 26 7 4 | 26 7 9 1 2B 5 6 Tou | 38 7 8h | 28 7 ¢ 10 > % 5 6 7 | 30 6 4 30 7 10 $2 5 7 | 32 6 7 9 | 32 7 9 1 Bt 5 7 34 6 7 34 7 nt = so}: 6 72 | 36 6 7 94 | 36 7 11 = 4 5 8 | 40 6 Y 9% | 40 m% |. 8 12 a) 45 6 8 107 | 45 i 10 13 60 7 9k | 50 ét 1k | 50 7 1 1 a «85 7 1 BB 7 g 125 | 56 8 1 14 60 oh it 1 | 60 7 1 60 8 1 15 65 6 8 12 | 65 7 9 14. | 65 8 1 16 Sees) wie! | a] wR) | BRE cio — | 7 1 70 8 1 183 ) - = — | 8 i 17 8 164 20 The sizes in which over 1,000 poles annually are required and the quantities purchased in such sizes for 1915 are shown herewith :— Light Medium Stout eet 6..:. 4,100 POE. .. 1,200 Se “Ube 3. Bane re hd OU 24 it. eeu) 28 it. ... ...10,700 Seite ait as as LOMO evo it. eee te UU) 1 1,250 SPE 5 50) oes LODUU 28 it ... 4,400 SE ae 1,400 a | ee ae AUR a 018) ; = hal Meds gay eee 346.9) 50 ft. 1,100 ‘ Only a few hundred poles of the remaining sizes are annually purchased. “ The Requirements of the Specifications The specifications require that all poles be Russian or Scandina- vian red pine, a wood similar to Canadian red pine. The grading is very strict, admitting only perfectly straight piles, close grained, free om large or dead knots, cut during the winter preceding delivery, and perfectly free from rot. The pole must be barked, and the butt cut off. square. The person tendering must tender for the whole annual require- nt or for a fixed proportion of each size. All quotations submitted st be c.if. quotations to one or all of the fifteen ports at which es are received, and must include the’cost of placing the poles on ne Whart of the creosoter or on railway trucks. The vendor must agree to the inspection of the poles after they re delivered to the designated landing points and agree to the re- ction of all poles thrown out by the inspector. In case of a dispute LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 as to rejected poles, the Post Office Department provides for arbi- tration. Payment is made in full for poles accepted twenty-one days after acceptance. All Swedish poles are stored for six months after arrival, at a cost of 18 cents each, in order that they may season for creosoting. All poles are creosoted by pressure process before being used. It is estimated that a creosoted pole will give a life of fifty years. ‘Cost of Poles The cost in normal times for three of the most important poles used is given below :— 24 ft. Light 28 ft. Medium 36 ft. Stout Cost, f.o.b. Sweden $1.26 $1.75 $6.71 Cost, c.i.f. creosoting works .. 1.48 2Ge 7.66 POLED C vi 2, sis. Wier WE aan Liens, 12 dhe 18 18 18 Cost to creosote ... 54 96 2.44 Cost ready for use ... 2.20 3.76 10.28 The. Post Office officials are well satisfied with the excellent straight poles which they receive from Sweden and Russia. Yielding to local pressure they have this year broadened the specification to include British-grown Scotch pine and European larch, both of which are creosoted before being used. Opening for Canadian Poles As the European wood is expected to be somewhat higher in price for a few years, the Controller of Post Office Stores is inclined to consider tenders for Canadian poles provided that :— 1. He is convinced that the strength of Canadian timber is suffi- cient to support the heavy lines in use. 2. That the cost per year’s service is not greater for the Canadian timber than for European timber. Samples of cedar poles have been secured from British Columbia during the past few months, and will be tested for strength and given a trial. The Canadian species, which would be admissible if the prices were not too high are white cedar, ted cedar, and tamarack. The latter would undoubtedly be creosoted and the cost of creosoting would necessary be borne in mind when considering the cost of tendering. If the Departmental engineers are favourably impressed with the samples of the cedar poles, which they now have before them, and with the data on the durability of the wood, which has been supplied, they may be inclined to consider ten- ders on the basis of using it without creosoting. The supply of poles from Canada during, the present period of high freight rates is out of the question. What opportunities there are will be best developed when freight rates are normal. At that time it would appear that Eastern Canada would be the most favour- able point from which to ship. Quotations to be Submitted Through Pole Dealers The Controller of the Post Office Department will accept tenders direct from the shipper provided that the shipper undertakes the responsibility of delivering the poles to the yards or trucks as re- quired. This consideration, together with the necessity of being in a position to dispose of such poles as may be rejected has practically forced the Scandinavian shippers to submit their quotations through the various pole dealers and creosoters, who make a specialty of the- business, and it would appear advisable for Canadian shippers to take up the business through the same channels. The pole dealer handles the business for 2% to 4 per cent. commission on the f.a.s. value. List of Pole Merchants A list of the more important pole merchants is in the hands of the Commissioner of Commerce, Ottawa. (Refer to File No. A 1764.) The shipper dealing through the established merchants has an opportunity of tendering for the requirements of the Post Office Telephones and Telegraphs. New Ontario Possibilities Illustrated The New Ontario Colonization Company Ltd., of Jacksonboro, Ont., and Buffalo, N. Y., whose interesting lumbering and coloniza- tion operations have been fully described in previous issues of the Canada Lumberman have published an interesting map of the town- ships of Kendrey and Haggart in which their colonization efforts are centred. A general map is shown, giving a clear idea of the location of Jacksonboro almost at the geographical centre. Sur- rounding the map, the company have published a number of attrac- tive photographs of their sawmill plant, office, etc., also views of farming operations in the district. Much interesting information is also included in the margins of the map. Parties interested in se- curing valuable home sites in Ontario’s clay belt will do well to communicate with this company. ~ ua CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Commercial Importance of Maple Technical Properties and Practical Uses of the Different Varieties of Canadian Maples ; By A. H. D. Ross 1. 2. 3. 4. 3.—Broad-leaved maple. 4.—Bird’s eye maple. 1.—Slash grain sugar maple. 2.—Edge grain Sugar mape. Scientists distinguish no less than 70 species of maple, confined to the middle and northern portions of the temperate zone and rang- ing from sea-level to a height of 6,000 feet. They all belong to the single genus Acer, whose fruit is a double samara or “key” formed by the growing together of two seeds, each of which is provided with a thin sail-like extension. At maturity the “keys” break up and the wings assist in the distribution of the seeds. In some species of maple the samaras ripen and fall in the spring but in others they do not fall until late summer or the fall, whilst in a few they remain on the trees all winter and germinate in the spring. Another pecul- iarity of the maples (excepting ash-leaved maple) is their oppositely placed, long-stalked and palmately-tobbed leaves. In the United States there are 13 species of maple, 4 of which are confined to the Pacific Coast region; whilst in Canada there are only 9 maples, and three of these are confined to British Columbia. Of the Canadian maples, five are fair-sized trees but the other four are more or less shrub-like and of little commercial value. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is the most important of our maples, and is also known under the names of Hard Maple, Rock Maple, Black Maple and Sugar-tree. This is one of the finest of all the American forest trees and has a very wide range of distribution in eastern North America—being found in pure stands or mixed with ‘other hardwoods or contfers from southern Newfoundland westward in a line running north of Lake Saint John and Lake Timiskaming to the Lake of the Woods, Nebraska and Kansas; southward to northern Florida and eastern Texas. It is a tree of medium to low altitudes, prefers cool moist climates and does best on fresh well- drained soils—the growth on poor sandy or gravelly soils being very slow. Studies of 261 trees in Michigan and 548 trees in New York show that five inch trees (4% feet from ground) were grown in 61 and 68 years, respectively; ten inch trees in 109 and 122 years; and fifteen inch trees in 205 and 202 years. In Ontario the growth is certainly not any faster than in Michigan and New York, so it is a fair enough question to ask “How many 15-inch sugar maple trees will there be in Ontario in the year of grace 2115? The sapwood of sugar maple is usually 30 to 40 rings in width and of a light-yellowish color, whilst the heartwood varies in color -from light reddish-brown to brownish-white. The wood seasons slowly and is liable to check but does not warp and twist, weighs 43 pounds per cubic foot when thoroughly kiln dry, is fine-textured, hard and strong and takes a fine polish. Specimens containing 56 per cent. moisture showed an endwise crushing strength of 4,000 pounds per square inch, a “modulus of rupture” (in cross-bending tests) of 8,820 and a “modulus of elasticity of 1,437,000; whilst a reduction of the moisture content to 12.6 per cent. raised these strength values to 7,370, 14,830 and 1,930,000, respectively. From these figures it appears that sugar maple is almost as strong as white oak and very much stronger than red and black oak. Under sudden shock it is said to be more liable to failure than oak; nevertheless it September 15, 1915 is used extensively for heavy wagon axles and the framework o vehicles and agricultural implements. The greatest quantities of hard maple are used for hardwood flooring, wood distillation and fur- niture, but there are also considerable quantities used for the com struction of agricultural implements, pumps, split-wood pulleys, pulley sheaves, friction blocks, cars, sleighs, pianos, separators, washing ma- chines, meat blocks, neck yokes, whiffletrees, rulers, rudders, toys. handles, spindles, bobbins, bicycle rims, skis, paddles, insulator p etc. As the supply of hard maple decreases, for these purposes, y: 1- low birch and other woods will probably be substituted, as many of them do not call for the superior technical properties of hard maple. Both as a work-wood and as a fuel, hard maple is superior to beech, yellow birch and elm. In the New England States it is used exten- oe for the manufacture of shoe lasts, boot-trees, hat blocks, gear teeth, etc. The sap of the sugar maple is collected and boiled down in shal- low evaporating pans, for the manufacture of the maple syrup and maple sugar so well known to all Canadians. During the 60 years between 1851 and 1911 the average annual production of maple syrup and maple sugar rose from 10,000,000 pounds to 25,000,000 pounds and the aggregate amount produced was 1,110,000,000 pounds; which at an average selling price of ten cents per pound must have been worth approximately $110,000,000. During the year 1900 the produc- tion of maple sugar in 23 States amounted to 11,928,770 pounds; 80 per cent. of which was made in the three states of Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania. In addition to this there were 2,056,611 gallons of maple syrup manufactured—all of which goes to show the importance of the maple sugar and maple syrup industry. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is also known as Swamp Maple, Soft Maple, White Maple and Shoe-peg Maple. Usually it is confined to the borders of streams and swamps but is occasionally found on hillsides. It is generally associated with other hardwoods and its range extends from southern Newfoundland to the head of Lake Superior and southward to eastern Texas. It is a much more rapid grower but shorter-lived tree than sugar maple, a study of 25 trees in New York State showing a growth of 5 inches in diameter in 34+ years and of 8 inches in 60 years. When mature the trees attain a height of 70 or 80 feet and a diameter of 2 or 3 feet—in the river swamps of the lower Ohio River, 100 feet and 3 or 4 feet. The red, scarlet or rarely yellow flowers of this tree appear before the leaves and the large winged seeds ripen in early summer; whilst the broadly oval, usually 5-lobed, coarsely-toothed leaves turn a beautiful red or scarlet color in autumn. ] The sapwood is usually thick and brownish-white, the heartwood light brown often tinged with red, weight 39 pounds per cubic foot, fine-textured, fairly hard and elastic and takes a good polish. ood containing 69 per cent. moisture showed an endwise crushing strength of 3,680 pounds per square inch, a cross-bending modulus of rupture of 8,310 and a modulus of elasticity of 1,443,000; whilst a reduction of the moisture content to 12.1 per cent. raised these strength values to 6,610; 13,420 and 1,761,000, respectively. The principal uses of this wood are for flooring, furniture, matress frames, pulleys, handles and other turned work, shoe pegs, brush-blocks, flasks, boxes, crates, iuel wood, chemical wood, etc. In very old trees the wood of red maple frequently displays the “curly grain” of silver maple (Acer saccharinum), and is prized for rifle and gun stocks, but it is only rarely that it shows the “bird’s eye” pattern of sugar maple. A stud} of the minute structure of the wood shows that the growth rings are often indistinct; that the medullary rays are low and inconspicuo 2nd that “pith flecks” are very common—often abundant. The of red maple is sometimes used for the manufacture of maple sy and the boiling of its dusky red inner bark with a solution of sulphate =~ of iron produces an intensely black dye. % Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) is also known as Silver-leave Maple, White Maple, Broad-fruited Maple, River Maple and So: Maple. This tree is best suited to deep, porous alluvial soils, req considerable moisture and humidity and is not adapted to vigor climates. Like the sugar maple, it is confined to low or medi altitudes and its range extends from southern New Brunswick wi ward to southern Ontario and the Dakotas, and southward to Flori and Arkansas. It is a rapid but not a persistent grower and is quently used for street planting. A study of 11 trees in eastern Ne- braska shows that 6-inch trees were grown in 19 years and 9-inch trees in 40 years. The long, spreading and drooping branches of this tree readily distinguish it from other maples, and on old stems the - ali ; September 15, 1915 are nearly white and silvery below. The sapwood is thick and of a creamy-white color, the heartwood of‘a pale brown color, weight 33 pounds per cubic foot, fine-textured, brittle, easily worked and takes a fine polish. Tests show that wood ‘containing 66 per cent. moisture exhibited an endwise crushing strength of 2,490 pounds per square inch, a cross-bending modulus of rupture of 5,820 and a modulus of elasticity of 943,000; whilst a reduction of the moisture content to 12 per cent. of dry weight raised these values to 6,820; 14,400 and 1,570,000, respectively. The most serious drawback of the wood is its brittleness, but there is not much of it cut for lumber and it is suitable for the manufacture of gun ocks, woodenware and furniture. It is also useful as a fuel—espec- jally as a light fuel for baking, etc.—and like most maples, is rather perishable in contact with the soil. Broad-leaved Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is also known as Big- leaf Maple, Oregon Maple and White Maple, and derives its name from the circumstance that its deeply 5-lobed leaves are from 8 to 12 inches across. Its range of growth extends from the coast of Alaska ‘southward along the islands and coast of British Columbia, western Washington and Oregon to California and it seldom ascends more ‘than 2,000 feet above sea-level. It is the only large maple of the Pa- cific region and is confined mainly to rich river bottoms and the * mountain slopes of mountain valleys. Twelve inch trees were found to be 50 years old; 20-inch trees 85 years; and large trees are prob- ably 150 to 200 years old. Under ‘favourable conditions the trees at- - tain a height of 80 to 100 feet and a diameter of 2 to 3 feet. The heartwood is of a light brown color with a pale tint of red, weighs 31 pounds per cubic foot, is fine-textured, rather strong and hard and is used mainly for the manufacture of furniture and as a sub- ° stitute for red and silver maple; also for snow-shoe frames, broom handles, axe handles, etc. The curly-grained variety is known as _ “fiddle-back maple” because of its resemblance to a variety of syca- “more used for this purpose. 1 Maple Lumber . Practically all the maple lumber used in Canada is obtained from maple and red maple. In Ontario alone the annual consump- tion is approximately 750,000,000 board feet, 15 per cent. of which _ is purchased outside Ontario; mostly from the United States. In 28 Bee isitics in Ontario maple lumber is used in large quantities and in six of them it heads the list of woods used. ~ ‘For the whole Dominion, the returns for 1913 show the follow- ing cut of maple lumber by Provinces. Province Active Mills Cutin Percentageof Average ss Reporting Board Feet Total Cut Price per M @oOntario.... 433 61,213,000 83.2 $18.09 Quebec Ficletedeee 234 7 364,000 10.0 L75Z Mova Scotia ... ... 70 2,946,000 4.0 12.70 New Brunswick ... 33 1,945,000 Yah. 14.23 fee. island:... ... 19 86,000 0.1 16.60 ‘British Columbia .. 2 26,000 10:77 Total Mills s/s . 791 Cutting 73,580,000 board feet of maple lumber. Approximately 36 per cent. of all the maple lumber goes into hardwood flooring, 15 per cent. into furniture, 10 per cent. into interior ishing, 5 per cent. into agricultural machinery, 2 per cent. into “musical instruments, and the remaining 32 per cent. is used for a great variety of purposes. _ Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is also known as Cut-leaved Maple, Manitoba Maple, Box Elder and Stinking Ash. This is the _ only one of our maples which has compound leaves, and their fancied resemblance to those of an ash has given the tree its name. The _ fruit, however, is a double samara, which unmistakably declares the _ tree to be a true maple. Its range of growth extends from western Vermont and central New York to the Lake of the Woods and west- ward to the eastern slopes of the Rockies; southward to Florida and ona. It accommodates itself to a wide range of soils but is rather tolerant of shade. Its crooked stems and branching habit render it useless for lumber, but it is useful for planting on the prairies for vindbreaks and as a fuel. During the spring of 1907 the writer as- d in the shipment of something like 1,200,000 of these trees from 1¢ Dominion Forestry Nursery Station at Indian Head, Saskatche- van, to settlers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and the re- Morts of the Inspectors show that fully 95 per cent. of the trees sent are growing. Its rapid growth makes it an excellent tree for the ishment of shelter belts around orchards and buildings and it useful as a “nurse tree’ for more valuable species like green aid white elm—both of which do well on the prairie. _ The wood of the ash-leaved maple is nearly always of a creamy- vite color (occasionally yellowish), sapwood thick and nearly in- uishable, weighs 27 pounds per cubic foot, fine-textured, soft, and perishable. bark separates into long thin flakes free at the ends; whilst the leaves © CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © a Maple, Goose-foot Maple, Moosewood, Whistlewood, and Striped Dogwood. It has the habit of a shrub or small tree and seldom at- tains a height of more than 20 or 30 feet and a diameter of more than 5 or 10 inches. Usually it is found in the shade of other trees and its range of growth extends from Nova Scotia westward along the Val- ley of the St. Lawrence and the shores of the Great Lakes to northern Minnesota and southward to Georgia. The reddish-brown or dark green bark of the stems is conspicuously streaked with narrow white lines but the wood is of no economic importance. Vine Maple (Acer circinatum), or Mountain Maple is a very slow but persistent grower with the peculiar habit of often growing in a vine-like or prostrate position and ranges from the lower valley of the Fraser River, in British Columbia, to Vancouver Island and southward to central California. Usually it is confined to the banks of streams but in Washington and Oregon I have seen it up to a height of 3,200 feet above the sea. The heartwood is very pale brown to almost white, weighs 44 pounds per cubic foot, fine textured, hard and fairly strong but checks badly in drying. It is used occasionally for fuel, axe handles, etc. ; Dwarf Maple (Acer glabrum) is also known as Smooth Maple, Shrub Maple, Bark Maple and Mountain Maple. Its range is from southeastern Alaska to central California; eastward in British Col- umbia to the Bow River Valley and to the South Kootenay district and on the eastern slopes of the Rockies in New Mexico. It is gen- erally a small-stemmed shrub 4 to 6 feet high, or a slender tree_10 to 12 feet high; rarely 20 to 30 feet, and 6 to 12 inches in diameter. It attains its largest size on the coast of Vancouver Island and in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. The heartwood is light brown or almost white, weighs 33 pounds per cubic foot, is fine-textured and hard but too small to be of any commercial value. Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) is also known as Dwarf Maple, Water Maple and Moose Maple. Usually it is a large shrub, but under favourable conditions it becomes a tree 25 or 30 feet high and 6 or 8 inches in diameter. It is very common in the shade of other trees on moist rocky hillsides from Newfoundland westward to south- eastern Saskatchewan, and southward through eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio to Pennsylvania and along the Alleghanies to Georgia. The flowers are yellowish-green; the fruit red and in droop- ing clusters; the leaves quite thin, coarsely-toothed and sparingly hairy below. The wood is of no commercial value. Little Cedar Journeys The Timberman in its issue for August publishes the following interesting paragraph under the title of “Little Ceder Journeys :”— “Some trade practices are freakish. One of the greatest incongruities is noticeable in the red cedar bevel siding business in British Col- umbia. In some instances the British Columbia logs are exported to the American side, upon which an export duty is levied. The logs are then converted into strips and re-exported into British Columbia, upon which a war tax of 7% per cent. is imposed. The strips are then manufactured into siding and re-imported into the United States. Everybody seems to be happy. British Columbia cedar logs are im- ported into Washington, converted into shingles and sold to the American trade. It would be a good joke all round if the American- made shingles did trek across the border and supply Canadian wants. This actually happened, and to make the case more amusing, the shingles were branded with the British Columbia mark. The British Columbia government got on to this little joke and stopped it.” Thos. R. Hilyard, the last survivor of the old lumbering and ship- building firm of Hilyard Bros., of St. John, N. B., died recently at — the age of 73 years. Mr. Hilyard was born at St. John and was asso- ciated with lumber and shipbuilding all his life. When the days of wooden ships, in which St. John was the fourth among the ship- owning-ports of the British Empire passed away, and the iron and steel ships came into use, the firm of Hilyard Bros. continued the lum- bering end of their business. Mr. Hilyard is survived by his widow and one daughter. A despatch from Vancouver states that Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, who has recently been in England, has made arrangements for a fleet of ships to carry lumber from British. Col- umbia to Great Britain, Europe and Australia. Philip Borolzheimer, treasurer of the Eagle Pencil Company, New York and London is on a business trip to the Pacific Coast where he has been looking into the cedar supply for pencil making. It is stated that the yellow cedar of British Columbia corresponds to the kind required. If preliminary investigations gives encouraging re- sults, experts will follow to enquire into the possibilities in detail. Recent reports received from points along tht valley of the Fra- ser River in British Columbia stated that a very dangerous situation had developed in connection with bush fires in Surrey, Langley and Matsqui municipalities and that only a plentiful rainfall would save the situation. Much valuable timber was in danger and a good deal of damage had already been done, PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘“Empioyment 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 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 he received not later than the 10th and. 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. Rae S vA} ERE Up ATE shies ies ‘Wanted-Lumber : canst a ie kere SSA NG a xipet loads 1-in, mill run Quotations on two car Cedar delivered at Gravenhurst. DITCHBURN, 18-19 Box D, Gravenhurst, Ont. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut referred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 7-18 SS Shingles, Posts, etc. Wanted, stocks of lumber, shingles, ties, posts and timber. W. H. Thornton, 646 Dundas St., London, Canada. 17-17 _—— Wanted To buy, some No. 1 Cedar Ties. Apply Box 242. Canada Lumberman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. 17-20 ee EERE EEE EEE Spruce Timber Tract Wanted a large tract of Spruce timber, must have good location for sawmill or would enter into contract for the delivery of not less than four million feet of logs a year to a point on a railroad where I could locate my band mill. Box 247, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 18-19 Wanted 6/4 No. 2 Common and Better Birch or Soft Elm in 9 in. and 10 in. Widths. FIRSTBROOK BROS., Ltd., 18 Toronto, Ont. | For Sale-Lumber ogee sagen 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. For Sale About 1,000,000 feet if Hemlock, cut August 1914, well manufactured and carefully taken care of. Write for sizes and price to The Wm. Cane & Sons Co. Limited, Newmarket, Canada. 17-20 ——_—————— 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 DEPARTMENT Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents POSITION WANTED—Log culler position, Ontario and Quebec license. Ten years experience. Best of references. Box 378, Canada Lumberman, Montreal. 18 wants Position wanted as Log Culler. Licensed for Quebec. Twelve years experience. Sober and honest. Can furnish good references. Box 245, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 18 Portable House Expert. Practical man, ex- perienced in designing and manufacturing portable houses is open to take charge, or or- ganize, This is the best wood-working line to-day, and there are big orders in view, be- sides regular profitable business. Address, American, Box 248, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto, 17-18 “ Jim the Penman” The Fastest and Most Accurate Expert Timekeeper and Woods Acc’t. Fresh from largest machine skidding job in N. C. Also 10 years’ experience in North- ern Camps. Al references. Handle time, technical logging costs, pay roll, ete. Sober. Married. Prefer large corporation. Answer to home. JAMES L. HARVEY, 18-19 835 Hope St., Providence, R.I. Advertisements under this heading two cents a word per insertion. Minimum charge 50 cents. ‘Wanted Good yard foreman for retail yard. State experience, salary expected, and _ references. Apply Box 246, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Wanted One Second Hand Resaw, must be in first class condition. Will pay cash. The Field Lumber Company, Limited, Field, Ont. 18-19 Wanted Snow Plow, suitable for five-foot Must be in reasonably good condi- tion. State make, how Jong used and best cash price. 18-19 Box 392, Ont. Patent sleighs. Huntsville, Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt veneer ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 88-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Coe Lathe, 50-in. knife, 5-in. spindles, Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, spindles, Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 334-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, Ohio. swing, 64-in. 76-in. knife, 6-in. ee ee ae a WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE :—1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 3 pole rounders; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed double surface planers; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto. c Wanted Mill by contract. Hard or soft wood. Bank and efficiency references. Box 235, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-19 Wanted A second-hand Alligator, propeller driven, must be in good condition. Give full des- cription with price and state where same could be delivered in case of purchase. Box 225, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 15-18 For Sale Copies of “The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 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 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, 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. Working Mahogany Once there was a sort of dread of tackling mahogany by the ay- erage workman, built. upon the theory that it is about the hard- est, heaviest and most difficult wood to work. Many workmen have since learned better than this, but for the benefit of those why may still be clinging to the old idea it is probably well to say here that really plain mahogany is about one of the easiest of the plain hardwoods to work and get satisfaction out of. It does get a little hard and heavy in the course of a long time, after being treated with fin- ish, and some species of it are rather hard when they first be- come thoroughly dry. Plain ma- hogany, however, is fairly easy to work, and when once dry does no more swelling and shrinking to amount to anything, and takes an excellent finish. It is not in- clined to split and sliver, and is _and mill work trade. - quality, figure and grain. really easier to work on machines or with tools than hard, dry oak There are many different spe cies of mahogany, and someti it blends so nearly into Spanish cedar that it is difficult to tell whether it is mahogany. This is the kind that is easiest to work, this having a plain, straight grain and texture resembling Spanish cedar. Then there comes a deeper red, the curly, burls and various figures, some of which have a great deal of cross grain, and some of which become hard after they are dry. Yet they are no harder to work than the same kind of figure or grain in oak or maple. Not so hard, in fact; and they are not so inclined to split or dig out. One must, of course, exercise more care and take more time in working a piece of curly or fig- ured mahogany than the plain stock, because of the cross grain, and because generally it is intend- ed for a, higher-grade finish. Take crotch mahogany, for example, and the figure in the crotches fre- quently presents practically an end wood for the face. course, makes it a little hard to work, but think what it would be if we took oak or maple and presented the end wood this way for faces! It would be even harder than mahogany. There are some other fancy woods from the tropical countries that are much harder and more difficult to work than mahogany. That is why mahogany has be- come so popular in the cabinet There are three reasons for its popularity: One is its bright color and beau- tiful figure; one is the fact that— when seasoned it is not affected by changing moisture conditions in the weather, since it does no swell and shrink; the other is i Really. it is about the easiest cabinet wood going to work.—The Woodworker. White Cedar Has Long Life The Herman H. Hettler Lum ber Company, of Chicago, recent- ly received from D. F. Daley, the Menominee River Shinele Company, of Menominee, Mich eight white cedar shingles that had seen service for thirty years These shingles were bought by Mr. Daley, sr., from Latham é Smith, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., a 50 cents a thousand. Mr. Daley also sent down a few of the olé cut iron nails that had done ser- vice for thirty consecutive years and that could be used over necessary for possibly anothe thirty years. That, of | The Export Trade with Australia Editor Canada Lumberman :— In regard to your enquiry as to the possibility of increasing the export ‘of lumber to Australia from Canada, this is rather a difficult question to handle. Most of the trade, so far as lumber is concerned, is at present done through San Francisco, mainly owing to the fact that this city has quite a “number of firms interested in the lumber business who have their local repre- ntatives in Australia. They are either represented straight out by their offices in countries to which the timber is exported, or else by local ' E ber agents; whereas, so far as the West Coast of Canada is concerned, there is an entire absence of speculative commission houses. In our opinion the lumber business is more or less of a speculative na- ‘ture. The mills sell f. 0. b. and do not take the risk of freights, whilst few, if any, of the mills would quote c. i. f. The commission houses buy the Oregon f. 0. b. and take the risk of freighting, time chartering the steamers and quoting c. i. f. and e. to foreign buyers, such quotations, of course, being far more satisfactory from the point of view of the buyer than would f. o. b. _ purchases be. Until the speculative commission houses come into the btsi- ness, the bulk of the Vancouver trade will undoubtedly go to the United States, as it does at present, unless, of course, the British Columbia mills “would quote c. i. f. and e. foreign ports, which we hardly think is likely. As far as the Eastern side is concerned this differs materially from the west, and, in our opinion, the only means of furthering trade would be for ‘the large mill owners to have their own agents in foreign ports. So far, there is an entire absence of these, and only one or two concerns do the business. Possibly the main reason for this is on account of the deals having to be seasoned prior to shipment to Australia, whereas they can be shipped tight off the saw to Liverpool, etc.—Australian Importer. Hemlock and Yellow Pine Editor Canada Lumberman: Toronto, Sept. 4th. _ Mr. Donogh’s article relative to the price of hemlock will no doubt be ‘read by many lumber dealers who will ask why he thinks that yellow pine P competition is the main reason for the heavy decline. Since August 1914, “when war was declared, there has been practically no cheap yellow pine ‘imported that would in any way compete with hemlock; the special war tax of 7% per cent. which became effective in February, 1915, completely block- ing the little that was coming in up to that time. We have been offered “emo dimension in quantities as low as $15.50 mill base, which would be Toronto delivery at $18.00. There never has been yellow pine dimension ‘stock sold or offered at such a low price, so we fail to see where this higher Bee. lumber could possibly cause hemlock manufacturers to reduce their prices. We think the real cause of the decline is lack of demand. Building in ae during the present year has fallen off over 75 per cent. If it were normal there would soon be a shortage in hemlock and a heavy ad- vance in prices would follow. Our dealers then, as before, would be very ‘glad to have short leaf yellow pine dimension stock at reasonable prices as a buffer against abnormally high prices for hemlock. Mr. Donogh’s fear that the use of yellow pine is likely to result in ‘serious fires does not seem to us to be logical. The fire record in Canada the highest in the world and we venture to say that not 5 per cent. of e lumber used in Canadian buildings is yellow pine, while, in the United ates, particularly south of the Ohio River, fully 75 per cent. of the lumber used is yellow pine—Frank H. Harris Lumber Co., Limited. Such Stuff as Homes are Made of In an article under the above title in a recent issue of the Crafts- an the different materials of résidence construction are intelligently interestingly discussed, and the writer has the following to say wood: Turning now to wood, we find that although it does not share ve extremely durable and fireproof virtues that characterize the ma- jals just described, it is usually cheaper and possesses sufficiently " ptable and friendly qualities to give it a secure place in the arch:- tectural field. The simplest form in which this material can be used is that of or clapboards, and although walls so covered are sometimes tonous and uninteresting unless well relieved by window groups, reddish or golden brown or mossy green; ‘but for a very large ise ‘shingles are likely to prove monotonous, unless combined with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 other materials. In California, redwood shakes, or extra layge shin- gles, are employed for the walls of cottages and bungalows with re- markably pleasing result. Needless to say wood construction is -.especially appropriate among woodland surroundings, and where a distinctly rustic type of architecture is desired logs or slabs may be used, although these are usually confined to summer homes. As to the use of half-lumber, we can hardly do better than quote J. H. Elder-Duncan, who, in his delightful book of English “Country Cottages” says: “Half-timber work is one of the most abused methods ‘of building now extant. The beautiful effects achieved by its use in former times can be seen in’ many counties, notably in Kent, War- wickshire and Worcestershire. But the beauty obtained by sound and honest workmanship is rarely seen nowadays. Half-timber should be a substantial framework, consisting of uprights tenoned into hori- zontal sills and heads, which in their turn are secured to substantial corner posts, the framework being strengthened by diagonal pieces. These diagonals were usually curved in the old work, and these curved pieces are best if they are so grown. The tenons should not run through the timbers, but be secured by wooden pins, the heads of which are left projecting. All the timbers should be left rough from the saw—they are better if only roughly squared—and are simply treated with boiled oil or thin tar. The joints should be made with a mixture of red and white lead, rendered workable with a small amount of boiled oil. In the old work the spaces between the timbers were filled with brick, usually Set on edge and left plain, or covered with plaster. “Modern half-timber, in nine cases out of ten, consists of thin slats of carefully planed timber nailed to the brick wall and provided with projecting pin-heads, the brick work showing between the slats being covered with rough-cast or plaster in imitation of the old work. The whole thing,” adds this author emphatically, “is a disgusting sham for which no possible or valid excuse can be advanced.” St. Maurice Dam Contract Awarded The St. Maurice Construction Company, an organization of Canadian contractors, has been awarded the contract for the con- struction of the great dam for the conservation of the waters of the St. Maurice River. This dam will have an important effect on numerous large industries deriving their power from the St. Maurice River, among them several of the greatest pulp and paper industries in Canada. Work upon the erection of the dam is to be commenced at the earliest possible moment. This work will be one of the great- est water conservation schemes in the world., The dam will hold back an amount of water twice as great as the amount stored by the enlarged Assan dam on the Nile, which, at present, forms the largest reservoir in existence. The site of the dam is at La Loutre, 40 miles east of Parent, the divisional point on the National Transcontinental Railway, 245 miles from Quebec City. The dam will be from 1,500 to 2,000 feet long, and have a maximum height of 80 feet above the foundation. When this dam is constructed, a minimum flow of 12,000 cubic feet per second will be obtained and the engineers expect to produce a minimum of 15,000 cubic feet per second. The Quebec Government is now inviting tenders also, for build- ing a huge storage dam on the St. Francis river at the outlet of Lake St. Francis. The St. Francis is one of the most important tribu- taries of the St. Lawrence and furnishes power for many tuaportant industries. During the financial year 1914-15 the province of Quebec re- ceived $1,840,347 from lands and forests, the expenditure on the same account being $388,816. 3/8” side and end matched Birch and Oak Flooring laid over old floors will give you even better satisfaction than thicker hard- wood put down on the joist. We make a specialty of 3/8’ Hardwood Flooring and ship mail orders promptly. Put some of this in your own residence and when your friends seeit, other orders will follow. John Harrison & Sons, Co., Ltd. Saw and Planing Mills Owen Sound, Ont. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Review of Current Trade Conditions © Ontario -The same quiet trade conditions which have been the rule throughout the summer, continue in connection with lumber markets in Ontario. There is, however, a fairly general feeling that busi- ness in the small towns which depend upon the farmer for their trade, is certain to show a considerable improvement this fall, as the farmers have, on the whole, done remarkably well this year. In the larger cities the actual volume of trade is very small compared with former years, yet it is surprising how. much stock is being steadily moved out of the yards. Much of this of course is going into small alterations and repairs, speculative building and the office and warehouse building-business having continued almost stagnant. The trade in hemlock shows no change. The demand is very quiet. If the improvement which is looked for this fall materializes, hem- lock is likely to. be one of the first lines to benefit, as stocks have been systematically reduced for several months and manufacturers are not counting upon taking much out this winter. The hardwood trade also continues quiet. Prices are steady but firm, no particular line showing any special interest. The hardwood situation in the United States, which has a direct bearing upon the situation in On- tario, is difficult to sum up, but, a prominent wholesaler who recently made a very extensive trip throughout the Eastern and Southeastern States, reports having succeeded in picking up more business than he expected. At Ottawa the local and export trades both are quiet. The local trade in particular is very dull. In connection with exports the shipping situation continues to be the ruling factor. Vessel room is so scarce and freight rates are so high that many prominent manu- facturers have been allowing their stocks to accumulate, feeling cer- tain that prices will either remain firm or advance and that there is nothing to be gained by trying to force their stocks upon the market at such high freight rates as those which now prevail. All the Ottawa mills have been working full time, in spite of the absence of extensive trade. Their chief object has been to give employment, so long as they could afford to do so. Eastern Canada There has been no change of any importance in trade at St. John during the past fortnight. The actual volume of business in progress is very small. Very few deals have been shipped. In fact the past month has been one of the poorest in the export trade this year. Freights continue very high and vessels are scarce. Laths and shin- eles continue unchanged. No contracts have yet been reported for next year’s business. Operators are seriously considering the wisdom of making extensive reductions in their woods’ operations during the coming winter. The local market in Montreal continues very quiet. Building operations are still very light and show a continued tendency to decrease. There is a fair export trade however, to the United States, and, as the farmers of Quebec province have enjoyed a good harvest, it is reasonable to expect some improvement in the demand for lum- ber from country centres. In connection with the export trade to Great Britain, freight rates still continue very high, but it is possible that, on account of the activity of the Canadian and British Govern- ments, the supply of vessels may soon be increased, and furnish relief. The price situation in the eastern spruce market, as reported from Boston, is beginning to show improvement. A firmer tone is reported in connection with dimension stock. Few manufacturers will not quote lower than $23 base for new orders for frames. Random lum- ber is offering rather freely, current quotations being: 2 x 3, $19.50 to $20; 2 x 4, $20.50 to $21; 2 x 5,2 x 6and 2 x Z, $10.50 to $20; 2x 8, $21.50 to $22:50; 2 x 10, $23: to:$23.50; 2 x WZ, $2390 townZs. Spruce boards are quiet and offerings are heavy. For the very best spruce covering boards 5 in. and up wide, 8 ft. and up long, $20 is sometimes secured, but very fair boards of this grade are offering at $19 to $19.50. Hardwoods at Boston are quiet, although there is a fair volume of trade in progress and improvement is expected. Birch and maple are doing as well as any of the other hardwoods. Red birch lsts and 2nds 1 in., are quoted at $52 to $54 and sap birch at $42 to $46. One inch maple Ists and 2nds are bringing $38 to $41. Stocks of shingles at Boston are considerably reduced in retail yards and a better demand is expected. White cedar extras are bringing $3.20 to $3.40, clears $2.60 to $2.90 and 2nd clears $2.25 to $2.30. Red cedars are offered at a wide range of values, largely varying according to _) eae Ss er eee fe SP) 904 “ bi ‘ " September 15, 1 15 quality. Good brands of extras are bringing $3.50 and sometime a little more, while fair makes can be had at $3.25. There is a demand for lath and prices are firm. For 1% in. the price r. from $4.10 to $4.20 and for 1% in. from $3.55 to $3.75. United States a A gradual but slow improvement is reported from most parts the United States in connection with the lumber industry. It is § erally recognized that the excellent crop situation is to a great ex responsible for this improvement. The northern pine industry is fairly satisfactory condition and so is the hemlock industry o igan and Wisconsin. The improvement in northern pine has been better than that in connection with hemlock. Shipm not so large as they were a year ago, but there is a fairly sati movement by lake routes. Little change is reported in con with hardwoods. The market generally is quiet, but whateve ency towards price changes there are, are in the direction vance. In a few instances a very strong demand is reported, out of the war requirements. re. The wholesale trade in northern pine at Buffalo is rather although improvement is shown as compared with a few weeks There is still very keen competition, however, between northern { and other woods. Lower grades are fairly active and firm, but volume of trade in the better grades is small, although it seems be increasing. At North Tonawanda the market conditions are hb Prices are a little firmer and slight advances are expected on of the lines in chief demand. There is a little more snap to the ket for hemlock at North Tonawanda. Retailers are placing o more freely and wholesalers are hopeful that there will be a fair fa trade. The hardwood trade at Buftalo is steady and improvement expected at an early date. Birch and maple are selling fairly we the better grades and there is a good movement also in oak. 7 furniture trade is quiet. Prices of southern pine at Buffalo sh little change, but the market is fairly firm, especially in the bett grades. Mills are now quoting long leaf wholesalers’ prices about follows :—1 x 4, B and better flooring, $23.25; No. 1 common, $21.2 No. 2 common, $14.25; No. 3, $12.25; No. 1 common siding, $21; No. 2 common, $17.25; No. 2 common boards, 1 x 8 x 10, $19. ! Great Britain The spot market at London continues remarkably active. A great deal of business is still being negotiated. New arrivals of goods are going overside rapidly, most of which are going into actual consump- tion. The sawmills are all fully employed and there is no indication of any lull. Recent arrivals have been numerous and, on account of the labor shortage, the docks are still congested. The absence arrivals of white sea stocks in normal quantity is making itself The remarkable advances in prices which have taken place dut recent months do not seem to have interfered in any way with liveries. All new business is being transacted on cash terms. seller taking all risk of freight and delivery. Deliveries at Lon docks during the latest week for which reports are available amounted to 8884 standards as compared with 4717 standards during the cor- responding week of last year. At Foy, Morgan & Company’s recent auction sale, 3 x 11 fourth Montreal pine, brought £17 13s., 4 u/s St. John spruce sold at £16 5s., and 3 x 10 u/s Halifax brou £17 10s. First Quebec spruce sold at £24, 5th at £16, u/s H at £16 10s. 3x8 fifth Quebec sold at £15 10s. and 3x7 at £1 The trade at Liverpool continues fairly satisfactory. There is no important change to report. The quays at the North Docks congested with cargoes of deals awaiting shipment to country tricts, and several vessels are continually waiting for berths. Th are mostly small sailing vessels with spruce deals from St. John Halifax. There is a much better tone in connection with the s: c. i. f. trade. Shippers are not particularly anxious to sell and apparently waiting for better values. Spot values show a ten to advance. Consumers are looking for safer prices and are rat puzzled by the recent easing off. Considerable advantage was t fore taken of the temporary decline and purchases have been la Importers’ and consumers’ stocks were never so low at this tims year as they now are. Birch c. i. f. values at Liverpool continue firm and are likely to remain so. The actual amount of business in pro- gress is not large. The spot market for birch is firm. Recent ar- rivals are practically all going direct into consumption. The market for Canadian pine deals at Liverpool is very firm. At Manchester price are steadily advancing. Ss ~ . BY September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i ae! > — eo é ’ ae er... te > K evel meena, > — : ae - ee "ae as Nets a cc ata ng, eg 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. 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 1 B. P. Bore, Pres. FF. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwern, Ass’t. Mgr. i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER St. John Trade Very Quiet St. John, N. B., Sept. 7th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— No change has occurred in either local or foreign markets, as far as St. John is concerned, during the past two weeks. Trade remains in a very stagnant condition. “Shipments have been very light, in fact very few deals have been lifted during this time, it being the worst month so far during 1915. All the shippers claim that prices have receded. Freights have not in any way become easier either from the standpoint of number of vessels or rate of freight. No price can be quoted for deals from this port,as none have been sold at the wharves. All the mills sawing having sold ahead. Any per- sons having deals to sell at this time find it almost impossible to locate a purchaser. All lighters in the harbour are filled with deals from rotary mills and wharves are getting pretty well piled up. Whether these will be shipped this fall remains to be seen. Very few. charters have been covered to load during the next two weeks. Mackays have a ship now overdue, which will, in all probability, carry away about two million feet, but this will only be as a drop in a bucket compared with stocks here. Locally no advancement has occurred. All the wood working factories are finding it hard enough to get orders to keep them busy even though the crews are small. No further drop in prices has occurred and, it being well along in the season, it is felt that no further cutting will occur. We cannot quote prices, as there is no set scale to follow under present condi- tions. Collections are only fair, and many parties who contract for houses are finding it almost impossible to find any persons willing to back them in the building venture. Carpenters and contractors are in the market but no work can be located to keep them busy. No failures or important changes have occurred, and all persons in the trade here are well able to care for themselves. Some French cargoes are being manufactured. Laths and shingles remain un- changed. The higher grades of shingles are hard sellers with no improvement in price. No contracts have yet been made for next year’s business and unless things show a change for the better before the next month, the cut of logs on the St. John will be very much reduced. No prices have yet been made for logs, but if the price of lumber has any bearing on the price of logs, a material reduction must take place or the mills remain idle in 1916. It is to be hoped that the next two weeks will show some im- provement abroad which would undoubtedly cause improvement locally and reflect all through the trade. Montreal Market Quiet Montreal, September 10th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : The building permits for last month and the year to date give a suffi- cient reason for the dullness of the local market. The latest returns show a decided tendency on the wrong side. During August the total was only $309,763, a decrease of $804,982. Up to the end of that month the permits were valued at $4,161,362, a decline of $7,- 996,815. Fortunately there is something to be said on the other side. The United States trade has been a redeeming feature, and the coun- try centres continue to take a fair amount of lumber. The province has had a good harvest, and we may look for a little relief in this direction. in business when hostilities cease, to make up for the anxious period which they have experienced. There is still considerable activity among shippers to the United Kingdom, efforts being made to send lumber before the grain season gets into swing. It may be that there will be more room available than is at present contemplated, as three more lake vessels have been added to the Atlantic service, and the British Government, it is reported from Ottawa, have promised to release enough vessels to take care of the harvest. Rates continue to hold firm, with an inclination to rise within a very short time. As regards the imme- diate outlook for shipments, the amount of spruce to be exported will no doubt be somewhat influenced by the British market. The demand there is reported to be by no means satisfactory, the com- paratively high prices, due to conditions, being a deterrent factor. While the ground wood market is dull, there are signs of-a strong upward movement in chemical descriptions. This is due to smaller consignments from Scandinavia to the United States, Ger- many taking a considerable quantity which in normal times would go to the United States. The latter country is consuming a very large tonnage of this pulp, and appearances are that, with an in- Market Correspondence ‘der has necessitated the firm taking on additional men. Most lumbermen believe that there will be a real revival _ward them to the Office of Works. SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD creased demand and a shortage in supplies, prices will materia y increase. The Mayor of Montreal has sent a letter to the principal lumbe merchants of the city asking them to contribute any spare lumbe for the benefit of the poor during the winter. ‘ Ottawa Mills Running Steadily Ottawa, Sept. 11th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) = It is the intention of the lumbermen in Ottawa and distric continue to operate their mills until the winter sets in, as has the practice in other years. Meanwhile, preparations for the seas work in the woods are going ahead. Mr. J. R. Booth has alr put in several camps. Shepard and Morse have decided to operz two camps on the Ostabonning River. On the whole, the cut n winter will be about 25 per cent. less than last winter for this dis The late Mr. W. H. Rowley, President of the E. B. Eddy Co pany, of Hull, P.Q., left an estate valued at $697,583. Mr. M. J. O’Brien, of Renfrew, the well-known contractor, lum- berman and millionaire, has undergone an operation for peritonitis. The operation was successful and the latest reports state that he is making good progress towards recovery. +; Lieut. D. J. O’Donahoe, secretary-treasurer of the McAuliffe- Davis Lumber Company, who recently joined the 77th Battalion for overseas service, has been appointed assistant adjutant of the battalion. An order for 50 5000 boxes for high explosive shells has been given to the firm of Estate James Davidson, at about $1 per box. This or- There are now 250 employed in the factory at 10 hours per day. Two boys, Emil Dupuis and Emil Boulay, have been found guilty” of incendiarism in connection with the series of fires at the Gilmou and Hughson yards, at Hull, P.Q., and have: been sentenced to iz and 14 years imprisonment respectively. v Sas ’ Quebec Cullers’ Report The Supervisor of Cullers’ Office, Quebec, P. O., furnishes under date of September 7th the following comparative statement of timber | measured and culled to date:— . Cubic Feet Cubic Feet Cubic Feet 7 1913 1914 1915 rt Waney White Pine.. 216,600 546,240 395,120 White Pine.. 7,560 ; Red Pine. 960 1,040 Chalet: meth fone a ee 115,840 292,560 104,960 ~ Elm. 211,520 ~ 299,280 46,840 Ash’... ie ite ae eee 1,000 680 840 Bich | Maple ae 47,680 50,800 — 48,880 Barbados Market Report S. P. Musson, Son & Co., Barbados, report under date of August — 6th, as follows: Lumberstuffs—White pine—No receipts, but the — cargoes which have been sold to arrive will fill dealers’ requirements. — Spruce—Trade i is dull, and stocks at the moment are ample. Shingles —There have been no arrivals, but the market is fully supplied with every description. Shooks and wood hoops—No receipts. Mr. Robert Westgate, Senior partner of Robert Westgate and Sons, saw mill owners and lumbermen, Cookshire, P. Q., was sh hot and killed on September 3 by Joseph A. Sanschagrin. The latter had a dispute with Mr. Westgate as to the amount of wages he should — receive for work in the mills. He thereupon shot his employer ; through the lumgs, death being almost instantaneous. Sanschagrin escaped by swimming across the river. He was pursued by a num- ber of armed men, and when cornered, placed the revolver at his head and fired, inflicting a serious wound. Mr. Westgate was 62 years old, and two of his four sons are associated with him in busines Another, Charles, is at the front. Spruce Wanted by English Office of Works The Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, has been in- jormed by cable that the Office of Works, London, England, are pre- pared to consider prices of spruce 1, 2 and 3 in. thickness up to 3 to 9 in. width f. o. b. Montreal. Information is asked for as to quan- — tities available and dates of shipment. All details should be sent to the Acting Canadian High Commissioner in London who will for- September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A HARD LESSON For many people to learn 1s how to buy right, that is to ob- tain the greatest value for every dollar expended. This is more true of lumber than most com- modities. Price does not establish Value. You know from experience that some of the most expensive material you have ever bought was purchased at the cheapest price. Our business has been built up on a “value” basis. We aim to give the fullest possible value for each and every one of your dollars. THAT ORDER PLACED WITH US INSURES Prompt, Courteous and Efficient Service. The choicest lumber, best grades and smoothest mill work. Your most critical customers pleased. Satisfaction from start to finish, and the mental relief that this assures. If your business needs a Spring Tonic, try a car of Fenderson Spruce, New Brunswick Shingles, and Lath,—if your trade is not as good as youd like,—try the “Quality Policy’ as a stimulator. One of the best advertising mediums you can employ. Make that next car a Fenderson Car. You'll like it. John Fenderson & Co. Incorporated Sales Office MILLS AT Sayab ; d ; 27 Besse Place ayabec, Que Cedar Hall, Que : : Salmon Lake, Que. St. Moise, Que. Springfield, Mass. Jacquet River, N. B. WE CARRY THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT OF DRY SPRUCE IN CANADA 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Problem of Slash Disposal September 15, 1915 STUDY OF ITS IMPORTANCE ANDTHE PROGRESS ALREADY MADE IN THE REDUCTION OF FOREST FIRE DESTRUCTION By Clyde Leavitt, Chief Forester Commission of Conservation Beyond any doubt, fire is and always has been the greatest enemy of the forest. Lumbermen, as a class, are therefore interested in everything which pertains directly or indirectly to the prevention or control of forest fires. This is theoretically true, notwithstanding the fact that, even yet, some lumbermen—now happily a minority—ap- parently base their practice upon the theory that for the most part preventative measures are impracticable, and that only Divine Provi- dence, through the agency of rain, is able to extinguish a forest fire once it gets under way. When such lumbermen, together with a considerable portion of the general public, once realize what is really practicable in the way of reduction of the fire loss, and how well worth while such results would be from every point of view, a revo- lution in existing policies and methods will follow that will at once check the present process of annually converting vast areas of non- agricultural lands into a desert condition. Although material improvements have taken place in recent years, still the situation as a whole is far from satisfactory over any con- siderable area anywhere in Canada. Some of the points in connection with which further action is urgently needed are as follows: 1. Adoption of the merit system for the appointment of fire- vangers, replacing the system of political appointments now gener- ally in effect. 2. Larger staffs of fire-rangers. For the most part, the present staffs are inadequate to afford really efficient protection. ‘ 3. Appropriations on a much more generous scale for the con- struction of permanent improvements in forest sections, such as roads, trails, telephone lines, lookout stations, etc. Such works greatly facilitate the efforts of fire-ranging staffs. 4, Closer supervision of fire-rangers in the field. Experience shows that this is imperative, if efficient results are to be secured. Too often, in the past, fire-rangers have had practically no supervision, and money thus spent is largely wasted. 5. Closer co-operation between all interests concerned with for- est protection. In provinces where the limit-holders are required to bear the whole cost of fire-ranging on their limits, as is generally the case in eastern Canada, experience shows that the best results are secured by the organization of co-operative associations. Of these, two are already in existence in the province of Quebec, covering an area of some fifteen million acres. It is greatly to be hoped that this movement will spread, not only in Quebec, but also into Ontario and the Maritime Provinces. There has been brought out, in the work of co-operative fire protection, a curious attitude of mind on the part of some of the men in charge of logging operations of firms and cor-. porations who are association members. Either because they are too ignorant to appreciate the value of fire protection or are jealous of any intrusion on what they consider their own special domain, or are afraid that the crude and wasteful way they carry on their operations will be discovered, these men put obstacles in the way of fire rangers and let their subordinates and foremen see their hostile attitude, with the result that fires are set by drive crews, dam keepers and other woods workers. This causes the anomalous situation of a concern paying several thousands of dollars each year to put out fires set by its own employees, all of which could be prevented by proper dis- cipline. The spirit of true co-operation should be instilled into these men by their managers.. Only by real co-operation and the elimina- tion of petty jealousies can the best results be accomplished. 6. A translation into practice of the theory that it is both prac- ticable and desirable to afford protection to cut-over and even to burned-over lands, in order that the young forest growth may have an opportunity to reach maturity. Especially in Ontario, consider- able areas of cut-over limits are abandoned every year by the limit- holders, and left with little or no protection from fire. Repeated fires upon such lands turn them rapidly into a non-productive or desert condition. Such lands should be the especial care of the Crown, thus ensuring the perpetuation of the forest and thereby the perpetuation of the forest revenues and forest industries. For the most part, we are now subsisting upon capital, which must necessarily become ex- hausted in time. The restocking of the cut-over lands will, to a large extent, take place naturally, in time, if repeated fires are pre- vented. 7. The reduction of the fire hazard through safe disposal of in- flammable debris. Slash Disposal—Reducing the Fire Risk All the above features of the fire-prevention program are more or less inter-related and inter-dependent. It is, however, with the last that this article is especially concerned. There is now a well-recognized and well-supported movement for the prevention of city fires through the elimination of unnecessary hazards. Similarly, the railways and other industrial concerns have i ee TAS, rele are : RCOMINissian of C On a BritishtColumbia timber limit. Logged over area after being slash-burned. Remtetaber 15, 1913 “ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER is wi | I ES EL ESS BRAND, i G For the Camp 5 4p BRAND Te 7RT EN}: SS av IES Ci, wives oe : PEERLESS er gy 04 VIES oe SHORTENING is particularly suitable Pure Lard ee use’ Your Barrelled Pork : cooks would be highly Peerless Shortening pleased with its firm, Dressed Meats : i smooth texture. Price } Mixed Pickles about 2%%c. per pound Smoked and Cured Meats below pure lard. Sweet Mixed Pickles Long Clear Bacon TOMATO Mustard Pickles CATSUP Sausage in bulk especially for Sauerkraut Lumbermen’s _require- Bologna quirements. The William Davies Co., Limited MONTREAL ~- TORONTO ~- WINNIPEG 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.O. 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. Past PO: Ryther & Pringle Company, Carthage, N.Y. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ® G mim ssiorh Oars Varion | An unlopped spruce top—a grave fire danger. made much progress, through the “safety first” movement, in the direction of avoiding unnecessary accidents and loss of: life. The movement for the more effective prevention of unnecessary forest fires is just as logical as either of the above, and is equally a part of the general tendency toward “safety first” in all lines of endeavor afiecting life or property. The slash disposal problem has sometimes been considered as if it related only to lumbering slash. This, however, is not the case, and it may be of interest to consider some other angles of the situa- tion as well. (a). Debris on railway rights of way. In former times, and more especially during the periods of early railway construction, relatively little attention was paid to the matter of safe disposal of inflammable debris resulting from construction work and from the annual growth, on rights of way, of vegetation such as grass, weeds, brush, etc. As a result, many large and destructive fires occurred, due to various causes, such as locomotive sparks, coals dropped from ash-pans, care- lessness of railway employees and tramps, cigars and cigarettes thrown from moving trains, etc. However, the Railway Act has for years required that the railways maintain their rights of way in a condition free from dead or dry grass, weeds and other unnecessary combustible matter. During the past few years, especially marked improvement has been made in the condition of railway rights of way, and the fire hazard has been correspondingly decreased. How- ever, the hazard is by no means eliminated, on account of the large amount of inflammable debris still remaining on lands immediately adjoining railway property. Such lands include settlers’ clearings, timber limits, unlicensed crown lands, and privately-owned forest lands, on none of which has really adequate provision been made as yet for the protection of the public interest through reduction of the fire hazard. In other words, in none of these cases has even an approximation to the same degree of efficiency in reducing the fire hazard yet been secured as in the case of railway rights of way. (b). Settlers’ Clearings. Practically everyone (except the set- tlers directly concerned) ‘now recognizes that it is undesirable to permit settlement on lands where the soil is not suitable for the per- manent production of agricultural crops. Nevertheless, large areas of non-agricultural forest lands have been permitted to be settled in the past, and the practice is not even yet altogether stopped, largely on account of local political pressure. Aside from the direct injustice done to limit-holders, and the fact that such settlers cannot make a decent living from their lands after the timber is gone, the practice of permitting such settlements is directly contrary to good public policy, on account of the great increase in the danger of fire spread- ing to adjoining timber lands. This danger exists’ also in forested sections where settlement is entirely legitimate, and is due in both cases to the widespread carelessness of settlers in disposing of their clearing debris by burning at unsafe times. The province of Quebec has a law forbidding the burning of set- tlers’ slashings during certain periods of the year, except upon per- mit issued by a forest office. However, the provision for the enforce- ment of this act is inadequate, on account of insufficient appropria- tions for personnel, and on account of the difficulty in securing con- September 15, 1915 Lommissian af Consehwation A good example of lopping—debris will quickly disintegrate. victions and adequate punishment, resulting usually from undeserved sympathy for the offender, or from political interference. The government of New Brunswick has recently improved the situation in that province through the issuance of a regulation pro- hibiting the burning of settlers’ slashings in the settlements of Hazen and Grimmer, except upon permit from a forest officer. This pro-~ vision should, however, be extended to the remaining forest sections of the province, and adequate personnel should be provided to make it effective. In Ontario, there seems to be practically no control over settlers’ burning operations, and as a result many serious fires have occurred, causing the loss of quite a number of lives, as well as of probably several millions of dollars worth of timber and other property. There — would seem to be no good reason why settlers’ slash-burning oper- ations in Ontario should not be closely supervised, with either the establishment of a closed season or of a permit system. The neces- sity for such action is fully recognized in British Columbia, where a permit system is ‘in effect, as well as in Quebec and a section of New Brunswick. The same is also true of the Dominion forest re- serves in the west. Undoubtedly, the lumbermen, both individually and through their various organizations, could assist materially in hastening the day when action will be taken to remedy the defects to which atten- tion is called above. Various agencies, including the Commission of Conservation and the Canadian Forestry Association, have made re- peated representations along these lines, but such reforms come slowly, and continuous pressure from all available sources is appar- ently needed. A general demand from the public will usually be heeded, while, without it, action may be slow in coming. (c). Road Slash. The provinces generally have recognized the fact that slash resulting from wagon road construction in forest sec- tions constitutes a serious fire menace, if allowed to remain piled up along the roadway. Especially during recent years, provision has usually been made for the piling and burning of such debris, at the time that construction has been under way, care being taken to pre- vent the spread of the resulting fires to adjacent timber lands. As to debris along old roads, the situation is generally less satisfactory, and it will require years to remedy this condition. The above is cited as one more example of recognition that inflammable debris in forest sections constitutes a distinct menace to the public interest, and that measures for its abatement are fully justified. ei (d). Lumbering Slash. No one will deny that lumbering slas constitutes a very serious fire hazard, or that in the great majority of cases such slashings burns sooner or later, usually during periods drought, when the resulting damage to soil, mature timber and youn growth will be greatest. The question concerning which the differ= ence of opinion arises is as to what it is practicable to do about it. Since most of the accessible merchantable timber is included within timber limits on crown lands, this is a question which for the most © part involves the relations between the limit-holders on the one hand and the respective governmental agencies, on the other. Particularly on lands cut over or about to be cut over, the prim- ary object of fire protection is the perpetuation of the forest, by giv-— F September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CAMP SUPPLIES We have a large lot of all kinds of supplies for the camp table, and in this time when many lines of goods are so very high in price, we are offering some excellent substitutes for what has usually been the custom of using. Perhaps you would like to try our Camp blend tea. It’s really re- markable value in the present high state of the market. ‘Chests Camp Blend Black - - 19% « “ Blend Mixed : - 184 vc “ Blend Green ; . 17, H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO jenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a_ boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ing the young growth a chance to mature. In this, the public interest is dominant, and it is therefore logical to expect at least the bulk of the added expense to be borne by the public, or, in other words, by the government. All experience, however, goes to show that, to be practicable, the process of whatever system of brush disposal may be decided upon, should be an integral part of the logging operation, and must, therefore, be handled by the operator. The added cost on existing limits can be very easily taken care of in connection with the periodical readjustments of ground rent and stumpage dues, by tak- ing the added requirement of brush disposal into consideration and fixing the money payments accordingly. On this basis, it could scarcely be maintained that a requirement for brush disposal by limit- holders would be a hardship, especially since all competitors, at least within the province taking such action, would be subjected to the same requirements, in which event the market prices would be based upon total costs, which would include brush disposal, and all oper- ators would be on an equal footing. In the case of licenses to be issued in the future, a provision requiring some suitable form of brush disposal should be inserted in each license, and the tenders made on this basis. There could in such cases be no claim of hardship to the operator, since brush disposal would be figured into the cost of the operation and the payment for bonus adjusted accordingly. This is the basis on which timber sales are handled in the National Forests in the United States, and the plan has worked admirably. Provision Already Enacted Only a beginning has been made, as yet, in the matter of brush disposal on logging operations in Canada. The question is, how- ever, a live one and will have to be dealt with in the course of time. Timber licenses on Dominion Crown lands in the west contain provisions under which brush disposal can be required, though but little advantage has so far been taken of them. The Dominion For- estry Branch, which has jurisdiction over Dominion forest reserves exclusive of licensed lands, has made considerable progress in secur- ing the piling and burning of brush on timber sale areas, which, how- ever, are relatively small in extent. It is, however, unfortunate that no such action has been taken with regard to timber limits on Do- minion lands, which are under the administration of another Branch. The desirability of such action has, however, been fully recognized through the insertion of adequate provisions in the licenses, as above noted, and it is only a matter of time until they will have to be made effective. The province of British Columbia has also recognized the neces- sity for some form of brush disposal, in order to permit the forest to perpetuate itself. New licenses and sales contain adequate pro- visions, and are enforced, and considerable progress has also been made through voluntary action of the holders of older licenses, par- ticularly in the Douglas fir coast region, where the slash is burned broadcast, following a practically clean-cutting operation. Such burning is done either in the spring or fall, when weather conditions are favorable. In Ontario, some few attempts have been made by the provincial authorities to provide for brush disposal, in connection with new sales of pine, but no definite results have been secured. In this matter, as is the case also in Quebec and New Brunswick, the developments are mostly for the future. Some experiments have been conducted by the Laurentide Company on their Quebec limits, and will be con- tinued during the coming winter. In Ontario, J. R. Booth has taken a distinctly progressive step by piling and burning the debris on a narrow strip through a portion of his limits adjoining the Canadian Northern Ontario railway, east of North Bay, in order to reduce ‘the menace to standing timber. Other limit-holders could well afford to follow this example. Through Algonquin Park, the Ontario author- ities have, during the seasons of 1914 and 1915, had a gang of men at work piling and burning the inflammable debris on a strip of land adjacent to the Grand Trunk right of way. This work has been car- ried forward in co-operation with the railway company, the right of way being thoroughly cleared at the same time. The beneficial re- sults are unquestionable, and the project reflects great credit upon all concerned. In Quebec, there is promise of an entering weage, in the shape of a proposed order-in-council, requiring the disposal of inflammable debris in timber limits on a strip one hundred feet wide on each side of railway rights of way. Such a provision would be admirable as far as it goes, but should be so simplified as to cover a much wider range of conditions. In general, it may be stated that no one form of brush disposal should be advocated for all conditions. The method should be-adapted — to the local conditions in every case, balancing the cost against the results to be secured. Under some circumstances, piling and burning of all debris is justified; in others, it will be practicable only to pile and burn on a strip around the cutting area, thus forming a fire- guard. In some places, only piling should be advocated, to check ee ee ae en S| Am , * te wa tJ 7 . P 4 September 15, 19 15 the spread of fire. In the spruce-balsam forests of the east, there is much in favor of merely lopping the tops so they will lie close the ground and decay quickly. Some approximation to this is ready reached in the case of an up-to-date pulp wood operation, where the material is utilized in the tops to a diameter of three ot four inches. On the other hand, it may be found practicable, in many cases of winter operations on such lands, to pile and burn the debri as cutting proceeds, thus getting rid of the material at once and ai the same time at least partly offsetting the additional expense by low ering the cost of skidding. The whole matter is still largely ope for further investigation and experiment. In any event, an intensi patrol should be maintained on all cut-over areas, in order to gi them an opportunity to restock. “a It goes, of course, without saying, that no very great gene progress in brush disposal is to be expected during the present < normally depressed condition of the lumber industry. There is, ho ever, no good reason why some progress should not be made there is every reason to believe that with a little more time the w problem will be worked out on a basis that will be equitable to 4 concerned. With approximately three-fifths of eastern Canada suite only to the production of wood crops, the country can most ce tainly not afford to continue to render such lands unproductive it has so largely done in the past. All non-agricultural forest lan should be made to produce successive crops of timber, but t impossible without a radical modification of some of the ex methods for the prevention as well as the control of forest fires. ic — , | At Rogers-Buffalo Full Automatic Feed Knife Grinder — The accompanying illustration shows one of the Rogers-Buffala Automatic Knife Grinders, manufactured by Samuel C. Rogers Company, 10-16 Lock Street, Buffalo, N. Y. This machine is markable for its efficiency and accuracy. It contains the very la improvements known to the knife grinding art, one of the most im- portant being the automatic feed device invented by Samuel C. Ro- gers and Company about three years ago, a device which is unique and efficient and gives absolute satisfaction in use. The mach illustrated, which is known as their “Type B Full Automatic Fe Knife Grinder,” in addition to the above advantages is especially efficient because of the entire absence of vibration. This has been eliminated by the substantial support at the centre of the knife bar, wa assisted by the conical standards at each end. Practical men will realize the importance of this feature in ensuring uniform edges on the longest knives. The machine is adapted for all kinds of grindin from heaviest to lightest, and grinds both straight and concave bevel. It is furnished complete with 12-in. pure corundum cup wheel with 4-in. face and 2-in. hole; leather belts ; emery wheel dressers, wrenches, etc. The tight and loose pulleys are 8-in. diameter and should run at 800 r.p.m. The arbor driving pulley is 254-in: diameter and the lower carriage pulleys are 11%-in. diameter. The machine can be built with direct drive motor, if so desired, at small additional cost. Samuel C. Rogers and Company also manufacture many of types of machines containing the automatic feeding device, althc they also send out a large number of grinders not so equipped. other machines are automatic in that the knife is carried back forth in front of the grinding wheel automatically, but it is nece to feed the knife up to the wheel by hand.. The new automatic f ing device does away with all hand work. The company guara each machine to give satisfaction and do not hesitate to send cn approval to responsible concerns. The Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, Little Rock, Ark., have cut to lumbermen throughout the United States an interesting se of samples of Arkansas soft pine treated with stains and var the object being to show very definitely what a valuable wood Arkansas soft pine is for the retail lumbermen to stock. ’ Rafting operations on the St. John River by the St. John River Log Driving Company, at Fredericton, N. B., were completed early in September. The amount rafted this year is about 57,000,000 feet, practically the same amount as last year. ; September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Lumbermen’s, Contractors’ and Shanty Supplies _Workingmen’ ) Tents \ Shirts Awnings Flags ~Tarpaulins Underwear Socks Jute and Cotton Bags nm a rf- o0 S Manufacturing Wholesalers a: | part fmm LIMITED ED Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg Mackinaw Clothing A Boon to Lumbermen Beret 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. ANnNC>POAmA 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 cast- ings for general use. Descriptive Booklet and prices mailed free upon request. P. Payette & Company Engineers and Machinists Penetanguishene, Ontario 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 — EDGINGS Ontario . H L Mr. Wm. Weir of the firm of Weir and Weir, St. Marys, Ont., has pur- ead Office at Montrea chased the Brown Planing Mill at St. Marys. A report from Sarnia, Ont., states that the Laidlaw Lumber Company, | QO l of Sarnia, Ont., have received from a Detroit firm an order for 400,000 f, ot e ; of pine lumber. ’ The lumber yards, etc., belonging to James McCreary Sr., Arnprior, Ont. ROUGH OR DRESSED. were recently destroyed by fire. The amount of the loss is estimated at $12,000 including buildings. “A Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at ae tee : : ; : J. F. Miller and his son, C. H. Miller, have purchased the timber limits MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. of J. D. McArthur at Atikokan, Ont., and have erected two small portable b sawmills. They expect to operate throughout the winter. . 4 McKenzie & Mills, Crozier, Ont., near Fort Frances, Ont., recently lost | part of the stock of lumber in dhaic’ yard by fire which was communicated to the yard from adjoining bush fires. The loss is partly covered by insur- -. Fo S le ance.. ’ r a The McBrayne Sawmill, about six miles east of Parry Sound, Ont., was ; recently destroyed by fire. The portable engine was safely removed but the rest of the machinery was considerably damaged. The mill was a new one Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 and there was no insurance. Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- George Gordon & Company Ltd., Cache Bay, Ont., will immediately re-_ thing complete for loading logs Used only build their sawmill, which was recently destroyed by fire. The estimated ‘ cost of the new mill is $75,000. The erection of the plant is in charge of two months, well kept and good as new. Alexander Trottier, Cache Bay, Ont. A Parry Sound report states that the Spanish River Lumber Company are constructing a 50 mile temporary road through their timber limits north Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. of Massey, Ont., in order to facilitate their lumbering operations. At pres- ; ent a 3 ton Packard truck is operated daily over 20 miles of this road taking Midland, Ont. in supplies for the camp. : During the heavy storm on September 12th the waters from Lake Huron — were piled up into Sarnia Bay so rapidly that a large log boom, belonging to the Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Company, gave way and from 30,000 to 50,000 logs were set adrift. The company had to send out tugs to gather C E D A R in the logs, but expected to recover most of them. ; Tenders are being called for up to noon on September 18th for the pur- chase of the equipment and plant of a planing mill at Port Hope, Ont. The ‘ 6 equipment includes several machines, belting, ete. The building is suitable water power. Tenders are to be addressed to T. B. Chalk, assignee for L. E. Hall, Port Hope, Ont. = ; The Canada Cheese Box Company Ltd., have been incorporated with : head office at Ottawa, Ont., and capital stock of $90,000, to carry on business — wood. The incorporators are B. Moses, R. K. Milks, W. E. Scrivens, J. A. C b ll M L e L b C Macdonald, J. T. Lawson, all of Ottawa, Ont., and H. A. Stinson, of the Vil- — amp e 5 acLaurin umper 0. lage of Britannia, Ont. if as manufacturers and dealers in cheese boxes, timber, lumber, mechanical and ground wood pulp, sulphite pulp, and all articles manufactured from for a door, sash and blind factory and contract work. The plant is run by Limited A report from Muskegon, Mich., states that the Central Paper Company — Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL is investigating several propositions made to it by Canadian towns for estab- — lishing sulphite and sulphate mills for the production of wood pulp. The company is considering this plan so as to be able to meet the competition of New York paper manufacturing companies which have established plants in Canada. Mr. E. J. Geddes, assistant manager of the company recently visited the Georgian Bay district in this connection. The company is also making investigations into a proposition in the Lake Superior region. i Dry Spruce and Birch SATISFACTION Eastern Canada Chas. Durocher & Company, Iberville, P. Q., manufacturers of sash and doors, have been registered. - The McLeod Pulp Company’s sawmill at Milton, N. S., which was re- cently destroyed by fire was insured to the extent of $9,000. The planing mill belonging to Hebert Elzear, Montreal, P. Q., was re PROMPT SHIPMENTS cently destroyed by fire. The loss was covered by insurance. 3 GOOD STOCKS C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec Victor Varin, sash and door manufacturer, Montreal, P. Q., recently” suffered a serious loss by fire, which was covered by insurance. f Lambert & Frere, Montreal, P. Q., recently suffered a loss by fire, intl which part of their lumber stock was damaged. The loss was covered by — insurance. The new pulp mill of the Bathurst Lumber Company, Bathurst, N. B., echicmber 15, 198 CANADA LUMBERMAN commenced manufacturing unbleached pulp last month. The company ex- pect to be producing bleached pulp in a short time. Fred. Crosby’s rotary lath and sawmill at Upper Gagetown, N. B., was - recently destroyed by fire. The stock of lumber was saved. The plant was _ insured for about one-third of its value. The limits of the St.-Simeon Lumber Company, Doreil, P. Q., were re- cently visited by fire and considerable damage was done. The company lost a large camp with provisions. The horses were only saved with great diffi- culty. Fire recently destroyed a large number of bales of pulp belonging to the Chicoutimi Pulp and Paper Company at Chicoutimi, P. Q. It is stated that the fire originated from sparks from a ferry boat. The damage aim nunted to about $20,000. A contract has been completed by the Berlin Mill Company of Berlin, N. H., through their agent, Mr. W. A. St. Laurent, for 24,000,000 feet of pulpwood in the vicinity of Cartierville, P. Q., to be delivered at the rate uf 4,000,000 feet per year. Preparations for the work have been commenced and the actual operations are expected to begin about the end of October. Ml ad = or — nae & The Martinon Lumber Company of New Brunswick has recently been _incorporated. The officers of the company are Hon. I. K. Stetson, Freder- - icton; F. €. Hinckley, I. G. Stetson and W. F. Lowell. The company have acquired large timber land holdings in New Brunswick and will carry on extensive business in timber and lumber manufacturing. Western Canada The Beaver Lumber Company, Melfort, Sask., has opened a yard at Pleasant Valley, Sask. Bush fires recently destroyed a sawmill at Newton, B. C., and the King Lumber Mills at Timberlands, B. C. A. Lopston, lumber dealer, Bredenbury, Sask., has sold out his business to the Monarch Lumber Company, Ltd. ook me : Fire at Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island, B. C., recently destroyed about 1,600 cords of wood and a small portable sawmill plant. The Otis staples Lumber Company, Wycliffe, B. C., commenced cperating its plant on day and night shifts about the end of August. Sawyer Bros., Revelstoke, B. C., recently lost their lumber mill by fire. The loss amounted to $6,000 and the insurance was $3,000. : Reports from New Westminster, B. C., state that the forest fires in its vicinity and along the lower Fraser Valley have now subsided. The City Council of Winnipeg, have given a contract for creosote wood block to the Kettle River Quarries Company Ltd., Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A., _ at $2.19 per square yard. ‘ f The Raven Roy Shingle Manufacturing Company Ltd., has been incor- - porated with head office at Hatzie, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000, to ' carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in timber, lumber and wood of all kinds. The appeal by the Great West Lumber Company Ltd., Winnipeg, Man., against the judgment recently given in the case of the Northern Crown Bank against the company, involving a sum in the neighborhood of $500,000 has been withdrawn. ‘ The Betterton Saw Mill at Brookmere, B. C., recently commenced oper- ‘ations. The company has an order for some 3,000,000 feet of lumber from the Guthrie, McDougall Company, contractors, who are erecting snow sheds along the Kettle Valley Railroad. 3 The Star Lumber Company’s Shingle mill fourteen miles south of Revel- “stoke, B. C., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at about $10,000 and includes all the machinery and the overhead tramway. It is re- i ported that there was no insurance. eee ee eer _ r J. E. Trethewey’s logging camp and supplies near Newton, B. C., were recently destroyed by fire. Mr. Trethewey not only lost his camp buildings and supplies, but his complete logging outfit, in the extensive bush fires pre- ailing in that neighborhood, All that he managed to save was 2 donkey The Otis Staples Lumber Company, Wycliffe, B. C., intend to operate “extensively in the woods this winter, and will also keep their mill running "day and night. The company recently received from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company an order for 35,000 grain doors. This will require over 1,500,000 feet of seasoned lumber. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British olumbia up to the 28th day of September for the purchase of License X383, to cut 4,584,000 feet of Douglas fir, cedar, balsam, and hemlock on an ‘area situated in the vicinity of S. T. L. 38767, Forward Harbour, Range 1, Coast District. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the timber, Young & Stephenson Inc., have been registered as an extra-provincial company with head office at New Westminster, B. C., and capital stock of 000. J. R. Grant, New Westminster, is attorney for the company. The ets of the company are to carry on the business of wood-workers, timber shants, lumbermen, loggers, sawmill, shingle-mill, pulp-mill, and paper- I proprietors, and manufacturers of all kinds of lumber and paper in any and all of their branches. AND WOODWORKER 51 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantabla teerGae iis. cole’ +: 7 Opes: and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 ee “a 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 2S & Matched—1914 cut. ra x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 t. ; 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, 4 x 1% x 34, 1915 cut. 1,000,000 pieces Mill Run Spruce Lath, 4 x 114 x 3%, 1915 cut. . 1,000,000 pieces No. 2 Spruce Lath, 4 x 1% x 3g, 1915 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 st. James st, Montreal Wholesale Lumber and Timber White «« Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager : The Only A National Journal YQ Electrical for SN : Paper in Canada Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers Useful to Subscribers ef » ; SESS Profitable to of af OA A . Electric dvertisers Light Plants For free sample copy address and Everybody THiteeusted in 2 Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, Electricity TORONTO 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © September 15, aia 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. ’ ri | Adams Launch & Engine Co. Penetang, Ont. | | There is un- Are You Interested AX doubictly abig e e,e . market for Mill in British Colum- Ze. saan ge bia Trade? ONO Nes : ig, RR. SS trate our Ad- vertising Camp Horses Thrive Theimmensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few vice. please others, we can please you. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal | years make this Province the most im- 7 b portant in the umbDerman whole Domin- “4 429 Pender St. W i VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Wianipeg Get a bag of Caldwell’s Molasses Meal, follow the directions for feeding which are attached—and watch your horses improve. You will see them improve in appearance, health and strength. Camp Horses thrive on Caldwell’s Molasses Meal because they obtain the full nutritive value of all the food they are fed. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is not expensive. It sells at a low price and replaces costly veterinary stimulants and remedies. Write for prices. Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Dundas, Ont. 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 TORONTO and ff MONTREAL — effect — Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bldg., Montreal Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. - -; September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 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 = WINNIPEG A Gocnned Dry Kiln Here’s what a manufacturer of pianos and organs says of a Urlevant Kiln: (rec. CAN. PAT. orr.) Do You Want a Salesman? “We have two dry-kilns which are operated in this manner, one along side : $ of the other; one in which we place the green lumber that is shipped us, q Every live lumber salesman in Can- what is usually called shipping dry. This stock is all steamed before the suction fan is placed on it. The other kiln we use for lumber that has ada reads the Canada Lumberman been on stick on our yard for from one to two years, and on this we do not apply any steam, simply running it through in about ten days for immedi- ate use. The green lumber, however, in the other kiln is steamed several days and is put through drying apparatus for about three weeks before it is taken out. We have never had any case hardening using this method neither have we had any warping, in fact, we are perfectly satisfied with the results.” and Woodworker. @ You can get the man you want through asmall advertisement in the ‘Wanted and For Sale” department of this paper. We can quote you dozens of cases where our Kilns are giving excellent service. Talk it over with one of our drying engineers or get catalog 220-C. Canada Lumberman & Woodworker i eras B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited Montreal Office, 119 Board of Trade Bldg. Montreal, Toronto Galt, Ontario, Canada Winnipeg, Vancouver OTT pate Saw Gumming i is an And the success of this job in many a saw mill depends upon | Nl Important J ob Aloxite Saw Gumming Wheels For the reason that they cut cool and clean and fast, even when forced ‘to the limit—and they hold their shape —show long life. There is nothing superior to Aloxite for steel grinding—it is hard, sharp and of just the right degree of toughness and Aloxite Saw Gumming wheels are The Right Wheels in the Right Place Suppose you let Carhorundum service help you to better grinding service. ; THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Cleveland Cincinnati Grand Rapids Milwaukee Manchester, Eng. Dusseldorf, Ger. ae es ie Re . ; i = scot nes Mi A wees : Firs ST OeTTnTTCM Pee TTTTTT TCT TVRTnnnc Tu uT@iTninaTTGlGITTATeTTTTTTVAvUTnTaninetiniTniTniTGTTviTviTetTeiTenTOnTGMTveOMTeRVvUOVCTVHVUHVUTHLTVG 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Dominion Timber Regulations .. 19 K 2 Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... 52 Donogh & Co., John ... ... ... 4. Keiths Limited... 32, ams 52 Reddaway & Co., a Alaska Feather & Down Co. .... 68 Dudley, A. N. : -- 4 Knox, Norman S. . 59 Ritter Lumber Co., ee M. . = Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Dunbar Engine & Foundry ce. -. 17 River Ouelle Pulp & Paces cn 6 Amdersonue: Co., CG nase nO Rogers, SamueliC, .......« uae 2 Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau... . 18 E Ryther & Pringle 2). 225 cee -- a PIISen Go SON” ds. «abet eae caa ee L epee &" Nichoh eas m Enis Lgemeel Company ... .... 50 Lacey & Co., Jas. D. ... ... 63 Eckardt Company, H. P. Le Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. ... 10 s Eisendrath Glove Company .... 58 Larkin Company, C. A.... ... ie B Enterprise Foundry Co. 61 Lauderburn, ibe) f : 11 Sadler & Haworth ... 72. “eeu bs Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . 7 Lintz Porter Company ... ... Sewall, Jas. W. ... ... «+. +... i Batts, Limited . ae 8 Lloyd Mfg. Company ... ... ... Shannon, P. & | Pe Berlin Machine iWingks 5 Oh ei | F Long Lumber Company .. 5 Sheldons Limited ... ... «.. ++. Beck Mfg. Company, C.... ..-- 14 Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ...... 7 a Companyr Br stecenv 66 - Shurly-Dietrich Liss ; : : ouisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. 14 Siemen Bros., Limited . oe Bird & Son ... ... ..- +--+ +--+’ @% Farnworth & Jardine ... 4.5. -+. 11 Simonds Cassada Sie Cor PT ae 22 Blair & Rolland... ... ... ... -- 51 Fenderson & Co., Inc., John .... 43 Smart:Turner Mackie » Boake Mfg. Company ... ... --+ ES" Plemie Bios a, scree oes 60 Smart:Woods. Jassmcuiaa x 2 or ae. PeIncerile Fraser Limited . Sie eS eg Smith Foundry & Machine Works CORRS tees + + noc +-'+) 5 Ok ee eae Lum. Co. Lid... 6 M South Coast & Northern Lumber Bourgouin, H. : eat tame nS % Mackarell, “‘Thos##o,e..05 teers 12 Company ...°":. ode ora Were oration. +3 a G Mason, Gordon & Co... ... :.. ©4 Spears & Lauderiaseeneeeee 4 McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co. ... Spencer, C. A. 50 c Cartoele Pacing Conany 100 Gy MeGibbon Lumber Co, ... ..... 12 Standard Chain Company -.. ... 20 Caldwell Feed Company ... BF. Garishone: Jolin Io ene. See McKinnon Chain Co. 1 Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. 16 Cameron & Company ... ... ... ad Os ee McLaren Belting Co. C. ... . 68 Sturtevant Co. of — Ltd., ; : Gilliespie,.James. 2. Go ee6 sacs, LU McLennan Foundry & Machine rae “Shee 53-60 Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co... 50. Gittieg Bros. Lid ree Wet v6 be: Mee Cee Pp ca iad ee se a Nae Goodhue &.Co.,, J.-L. nc 5... oe Se Pieenaan Pais Cae Dik 13 A. ees am oe Ck 3G Gordon &/Co.(Geok: orn eee pg en Le ; 18 Graves, Bigwood Co. ... ... +... 1 aie, el woud. 2 = Canada Wood Specialty Co, Ltd, 10° Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. 55 Montreal Lumber Co. 10 T Canadian Blower eFlowr. Mills Grant & Campbell ... ... ... -. 10 Morgan Machine Co. , 15 ‘Tessier, Alphonse aaa — cores rae Sie tate 64 Grant, Holden & Graham es Morrison Brass er Co., Jas.. 1 iciucabeat Flavelle Lumber a es Canadian Gangoeaed ‘Rubben: en, 57 Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. Murphy Co., J. J. . totee es 11 Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... Canadian Link-Belt Co. 61 Timms, Phillips & Gol ay >...) Canadian Locomotive Co. ... 58 H Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. Y pzafian H. W. deliae: Meaaailte fe ee eee ee ee he es =" Turner & Sons, J. J. 59 opsujopenihe ae 4 ay ‘ : Canadian Milk Products ... .... 7 Hattie Tie & Timber Co... @ Newman, John P.... sso cx oe. 10 Canadian Office & School Piacae Harrison © Co, Lid neta a Nicholson File Company ... ... . al ream me Nath ‘ ft Harquail, J. & D. E 8 ae eg North Shore Shingle Assn...... 9 Vv hE oe See .... 53 Hay Knife Company, Peter Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... 12 Christy-Moir Company ... . 19 Hettler Lumber Co, H. H. .... 50 Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Go, ay: Himeley ome, ils 5.5 ce) ho a ee e Climax Mfg. Company ... ... .. 59 Hocken Lumber Company ... ... 5 w Coe Mfg. Company ...... ..... 65 Hoe & Company, R. ... Palmer Medical Company ... ... : i Eroteag, J, M..& D. Wi..:. 2.5 Hd Hoffman Bros., C. .. 16 Parry Sound Lumber Co., Ltd. 17 Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 67 Hoyt Metal Company ... ... ... 68 Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. 13 Watson & Todd . ... . see ; Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. 61 Payette & Company, P....... . 49 Webster & Bro. Tetds James o.oo y Perrin & Co., Wm. R. _-41 West & Peachy 72ers - 554 Davies Company, Wm. ... ... . 45 Philadelphia Textile _ Machinery Wilson Bros. ... .- = OMe Disston & Sons, Henry ... ..... 14 J Company ... ... « 52 Wistar, Underhill & Niee: =. . ioe Dodge Mfg. Compahy ... ... ... 1 Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... .. 47 Pink & Company ... ... ... ... 60 Woodhouse Chains Company ... 58 Dominion Belting Co. ... .«.-. Johnston, A. H. ... ... ... Pratt & Whitney ... ... .. 53 Wuichet, Louis .:ea. saeeeee see ss Wilson Bros.” Flooring and Trim ” 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 Look for the name. ‘Wilson Bros. Hardwood and Pine. Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. :.. _ Write us for prices. Collingwood, Ont. September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 When You Overhaul Your Mill HERE are wet places in every saw and pulp mill where nothing but the highest class belting can ‘‘ make good.” mill-men swear by—our “ACME WATERPROOF” It is for these wet places that we recommend what most 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. ‘©Extra”’ and ‘* Standard.” Other Goodhue belts are Prices and Particulars on Request. J. L. Goodhue & Company, Limited DANVILLE ——s ~: =F} ny — ——— - cies = “xt we fun e@ SS Wat: erproof” In damp places where the ordinary kind of belting goes all to pieces, Neptune belting runs right along, day after day, every joint and every lap as tight as when first put on. If you are interested in belting we’ll send you samples of “Neptune’’ which you can soak in water. The laps will not loosen, nor, if double belting is used, will the belting come apart between the plies—this we suarantee. Write for Neptune Book and copy of our new text book ‘‘Belting Manual.” Both sent gratis upon request. | The Graton & Knight Mfg., Co. a Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers | Wocester, Mass , U. S.A. Representatives in Canada: The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St.John, Quebee, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victoria eV Ef iG = a SSS Ce R : QUEBEC Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. 56 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 UO U2 UU 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better 62 UU 64 Ou 14%-in. No. 2 C, & B. ...---- 45 WU 47 OU ¥-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 UO 49 00 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .....--- 31 vu 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 UU 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ...... 38 UU l-in. Good Shorts ...--ees«- 35 00 40 OU 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 OU 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 VO 29 OU 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 WU 29 OU 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 31 U0 32 UU 41 x 12 common and dressing.. 32 00 34 00 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 j-in. mill cull sidings ........ 21 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 4 m.r., m.c. out 27 v0 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 m.r., m.c. out 28 OU 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 28 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c, out + - 29 00 6/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 ou 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 v0 2 x 10 common ...... «---+- 28 00 2 and 3 x 12 common ........ 30 V0 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 5U 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 00 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. 27 0U l-in. mill run sidings ......... 25 00 27 00 1-in. mill run shorts ........-- 22 OU l-in. mill run Norway ......-- 22 00 2-in. mill run Norway .. 23 00 Norway, c and cf, l-in. ...... 32 OU Norway, c. and cf, 1%-in. 32 00 Norway, c. and c, 2-in. 32 00 Spruce mill run 1-in. and 2-in. 22 00 Spruce mill culls ...... -++++- 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 1 x G-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 20 00 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 21 v0 1 x 10 and 12 in, x 9 to 16 ft. 22 00 1x7 ,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 00 l-in. No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. 16 00 2x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft. .... 19 00 2 x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. 19 00 2x4 to 12-in., 18 ft. Ce ae 22 00 % x 4 to 12-in., 20 ft. .......0- 24 00 2 x 4 to 12-in., 22 ft. ......... 25 00 2 x4 to 12in, 24 ft. Ria wleictaecel® 26 00 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in f width, 6 £OvL6 AE ays scleterais 16 00 Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 0U Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, ae er 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to ft. i 5 z 2 31 50 6x10, 6x12, "8x10, 8x12, “40x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to 82 ft. ... : 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. ' 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 32 ft. ...... : 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... 33 50 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. ........ 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; Bl 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 TMU suete(eis 35 00 No. 1 and D bedar 1- oi Fir rough 38 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 1%, 1% and 2-in, Fir rough ...... «.se+ 40 00 1%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1¥%-in. No, 2 A-St,. lath’. . ccm 15 a 32-in. pine .....- 2 65 14%- in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 00 1%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX 6 butts to 2-in. ...... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 8 10 MORK KOK | cteietats 2 -Sheraye isin Gossiezslars 3 35 ween Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2- -in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common 45 00 Ash, brown, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 .. Ash, brown, common and better Ash, brown, ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. Birch, ists 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, 1sts and Qnds, 16/4 Basswood, ists and 2nds, 4/4 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 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, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 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 8/4 Soft maple, ists and 2nds, Soft maple, com. and bet., Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, Ists and 2nds. Ward maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. 28 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1sts and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 39 00 30 . 42 45 50 40 30 18 44 38 . 28 40 28 17 42 55 37 . 33 25 35 87 eens rr rr) Sesesss sesesssszesssss CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ane MIG/4: \. save. Ieheeite eieeeteieas White oak, White oak, and 2-in,” White oak, and 16/4 White oak, White oak, % and 2nds White wee ee wee ee ee cut, ee i OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: plain, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. plain, 1lsts and 2Znds, 1% ey Y% cut, Ists and nds, 4/4. 5/4 and 6/4, Ists oak, % cut No. 1 common .... Hickory, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 .......-. Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. 7 d-in’ x T-in. andl Up sc. neces eee $52 00 14%-in. & 1¥%-in. S Bik and bt 375% 2-in. x 7-in. and up .........-- No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. rr 0 Pine good strips: Dia. ree aleubmaie’cls kis eee 00 aM, -in. and a: Sindy «coins »-. 50 00 ajeieialate). w etnlaiviainl ia tetieoe 52 00 Pine if shorts: 1-in, x 7-in. and up .......... l-in, x 4-in. to 6-in. a4 -in. and 14%-in. .... tie, 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 0U Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, 1l-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Pine, 1-in. x 5-in. s.c. strips .. 24 00 25 00 Pine, l-in. x 6-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, l-in. x 7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. 25 00 26 00 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ..... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 5 00 30 00 Pine, 6.c. etrips Jin, o...2.5.6 100 23 00 14%, 1% and 2-in.. ......... 3 OD 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’ - 1750 18 00 2” x3” -to’ 67> 127-16" « /3 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, 1-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- faOE Up aie cnen) «ne ems len oe 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. ...... 17 00 18 00 O neulls 2. Saye pe ciswsisis) sow sca vies 15 00 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, 1l-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 1%4-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 2-in. ........ 22 00 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1”’x7” ANG AP 5s oi arcieig) /atula’e\el ntanetelateye 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: 1”x4” and up, 6’-11’ ...... 17 00 18 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 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 tea 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 ANC sD), Vaikule ceniew ian ere 25 00 27 00 Hemlock 1-in. cull ...... ...... 13 00 18 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 Tamaeraots.!: sos! ors cawoateniee 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 Wom ri" 2). ace ae ee 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, pe ae OBE RIDCGeE corer oct, 20 00 24 00 Ash, black, log run .......... 25 00 28 00 E-x10) No, dubarni enc. eos 33 00 36 00 VY x: 10 No.) 2) barn: cc..c. Gee -23 00 26 00 1 x 8 and 9 No. 2 barn ...... 22 00 23 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x at 425 4650 No. 2 White Pine ..... 2 380 8 05 Mill run white pine ...... .... 400 4 25 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 3825 8 50 Red pine, mill run ...... ...... 360 8 70 ‘Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 8:00 BZ; lath owe sien eviecste dein Mele 200 200 Pine Shingles MI ABA: Paez ee amerctalee eiare 300 8 50 Clear butt 18-in. ...... 250 8 25 ee ic ete ae 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: SXKX,| 1G-ins ees ce,s ee ee ne 375 4 26 Clear butt, 18-in. ....... 300 3 50 WS Veh te se Sete é 2 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... - 13 00 185 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine—In the Raft First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 G5 Oak—Michigan and Ohio By the dram, according to aver- age and quality .... ..... -- 60 70 Elm By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 40 to 45 feet 70 76 By the dram, according to aver- age and quality, 80 to 85 feet. 60 60 Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. 25 30 Average (cinch) Sickie aa ome 3U 4U Birch 14 inch, per ‘cu. fh .ceiias vie os 20 22 16. ainch, jper-cu. ft: Apc sce 24 26 1G inch, per [cu £5, Bayless, diate cs 28 30 AS'inclij, Per Cys, JEG Wek once cela nes 32 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 3 x 9 and up. niet 23 00 Oddments ti. osstrrae cot aan 18 U0 Boards, and) 2) in.) suscees ase 3 oo 18 0U Birch ae 1. ito. 45 in ened ee aoe 16 00 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better 1 x 6 and 8 in. ...... ... 1 in, 8 in. and up wide ......... 1% and 1% in. and up wide . 2yins andiip wide: EISENDRATH'S CELEBRATED HORSE HIDE Dealers :—Be sure the gloves you sell carry the ‘*Asbestol”’ label. It’s your guarantee of ready sales and satisfying profits. Most good wholesale houses can supply you. If yours can’t, tell us—we’ll make it easy for you to order. Eisendrath Glove Company 2001 Elston Ave. Made in U.S.A. September 15, 1915 Feel Like Silk. Look Like Kid. Wear Like Iron. CHICAGO, ILL. This engine is 13%% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate—made promptiy. 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. 4 September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 J. J. TURNER & SONS DETACHABLE ep ONT. Lumb er T r ucks - Government Contractors and . Mr f For SAWMILLS, the largest Manufacturers (Oa AN PLANING MILLS and Dealers in Canada of ly. Wy and LUMBER YARDS De iccrncn’ s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Write for catalogue and prices. Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Norman S. Knox Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES ——— — The designs of our small locomotives VOVA SC SCOTIA OTTA STEEL, ND \ND GOAL co um} ; ; ORE MINES DEPARTMENT | 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 | CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR Wood AND A If You Need a Position Climax Locomotive Deeieee F a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman specially for : Hayy 7 and Woodworker will find one for you. Logging Work. If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. _ Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steer and sharp curves. Any tor gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “ H.’ a MAX MANUFACTURING CO, 313 W. Main Street, _ CORRY, PA. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto VANCOUVER MACHINERY. DEPOT, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. 60 No: LiMoulding 8/4 «. «0. > aeeetete 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 No. 2 Moulding 5/4 ...... seven eee 47 00 Ne. 2eMouliding 6/4... ee 47 00 SAP BIRCH No. 2 Moulding 8/4... de eae 47 00 4/4 34 - 36 22 - 24 16 - 18 Ne, 1° Batnad x 12°... coe eee ..+. 48 00 5/4 and up 36-38 24-26 16-18 No. 1 Barn 1x 6 and S?.c.er- cee 34 00 No. 1. Barn 1x 10 ... PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering C Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited — Hamilton Company, William Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY — Boving Hydraulic & Engineering C Hamilton Company, William ; Moreau Barking Machine Company Continued on page 64) - September 15, 1915 TORONTO : : - Montreal Winnipeg The Power of | “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 \Gnada jumberman Worker Published Ist and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada CANADA Branch Offices: Vancouver London, Eng. United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 1226 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1413 Great Northern Bldg., CHICAGO. CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER NOW Clothing Shoes Silk Hose and Breakfast-food are among the commercial by-products of wood. About one-fourth of the tree goes into. lumber. The values in the re- maining three-fourths are not known. Ten Years from Now Lumber may be the by-product of our for- ests. The economic changes in utilization de- veloped by the meat packing industry will be paralleled with wood. SCIENCE is discovering new values, ECONOMICS is eliminating waste, GOOD BUSINESS is solving the problem of utilization. Stumpage, bought with discrimination, continues safe, stable, profitable. The present offers investment op- portunities that may never be repeated. James D. Lacey & Co. Timberland Pacinis Since 1880 CHICAGO PORTLAND SEATTLE 1750 McCormick 1310 N. W. 1009 White Building Bank Building Building 64 PUMPS Hamilton Company, William 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. Cocker Manufacturing Company Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Hamilton Company, William Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company Payette & Company, P. Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd., A. R. 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 SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Hamilton Company, William Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Wilson Lumber Company Wuichet, Louis SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 Canadian Link-Belt Company Hamilton Company, William 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 HIGH QUALITY is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO : CANADA September 15, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James | VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works ; Canadian Blower & Forge Company 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 WIRE ROPE Thorne & Company, Limited, W. i September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Hollow Die Stamping Machine Heavy Strong Massive Basket Package Dies Style ‘‘B’’ Weight 4,500 pounds This machine was especially designed for use in basket factories for making “Climax” bottoms and covers, taper peach basket staves, berry box patterns, grease and butter packages, bottoms and covers for other packages of any shape. Its cutting capacity is from 50,000 to 400,000 pieces per day of ten hours, the cutput, of course, depending on the thickness of stock used. We can equip the machine with any number of special dies to do your work. All we need are samples of the work you have to do, and we will make the dies to do it. The machines are very heavy and strong, and with proper care will last a lifetime. A line to us will bring full detailed description of all or any one of the Coe Machines, Rotary Cutter, Slicer, Drag Saw, Knife Grinder, Clipper, Wringer, Roller Drier. Catalogue on request. he Coe Manufacturing Co. PAINESVILLE, OHIO, U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer equipment in the world. 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1915 | of Quality Turn Your Waste into Good Money “Long Lath Machines and Bolters are the last word in design for ma- chines of this type. = ceMusbciea iin) ORILLIA ~*~ onTARIO 2% They are easy and safe to operate, and will stand up under the hardest usage. The machines shown on this page are our No. 2, and they will handle the slabs from a mill with a capacity up to 35,000 feet per day. We also build larger and smaller sizes. 7 Get Catalogue No. 102. 4 The E. Long Mig. Gall 7 Orillia, Canada _—Limited AGENCIES : | MONTREAL — Williams & Wilson, Ltd. WINNIPEG—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. EDMONTON & CALGARY—Gorman, Clan- cey & Grindley, Ltd. q VANCOUVER-— Robt. Hamilton & Co. September 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER @ They are built for the work. @ Strong and simple and on the job every minute. As a Sample of Construction —look at this crank bearing. Notice the two quarter boxes one on each side with the lifting wedges adjusted through the heavy cap. q There iS nothing to get out of order. All these parts are machined, and are iron on ron bear- oe ing full length of the box. : A bearing like thi kes shaft adjustment d @) Parts are few—materials are the very best— Patel iment Gases oe : - It’s typical of the whole engine. Get the other details— workmanship, highest grade throughout. fate Gr, @ An occasional wipe down and a dose of oil on the wearing surfaces will keep them run- ning right along without a hitch. | @ If you want an engine that will give you perfect : service, that you can rely on at all times, that will save coal and cusses when the going is hard—-write us. @ Theyre built in sizes up to 600 H. P. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited, ?*¢Niin ve: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 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- “ 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 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. Planing Mill Improvements Every Manufacturer in the Lumber Industry realizes THE that to be “up-to-date” their Factory should be installed with Shaving Exhaust Fans. L F AT H F R The Sheldon Shaving — Bl Exhaust Fan is especially designed to suit BELT your particular requirements, giving greater efficiency and independence than any other on the market. See our New Catalogue mnegons ne a,c tag’? "| | The J, C, MeLaren Belting Co. AGENTS: Limited Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 Stanley St. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Your Lumber Jack Will Do Better Work if he sleeps on a clean, comfortable bed. The Alaska Double Deck Bunks are clean, comfortable, cheap and everlasting. Write for prices. The Alaska Feather & Down Co., Limited, Montreal Largest manufacturers of Beds and Bedding in the British Empire. D Vol. 35 Toronto, October 1, 1915 No. 19 WATER WHEELS || P-oooa GOVERNORS, PUMPS || Htectric-Welded Boom Chain o {More _ ve {More ts ov {More 257% {Weld = 25% Strength = 7 \Wear Sheared Toggle T Bar Hook - Two Sheared : Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring Bovin H draulic & En ineerin Co. Made $ Canada ; Write to Fully Guaranteed —- LINDSAY, Sate ae McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Highest quality You can dry and cure lumber better in three weeks by using Canadian Dry Kiln Apparatus with Humidity Control than if it were air dried for 2 years. And your lumber will not warp or check, or be subject to severe expansion and contraction. Write Dept. 17 for further particulars. Canadian Blower and Forge Co., Limited BERLIN, ONTARIO St John Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver GENUINE “TURBROS” |Balata Belting | Geue® «-:- getting the re- Waterproof and Stretchless. sults you want, The best belt for sawmills. let us know the Manufactured and guaranteed by \ : conditions and requirements. | Turner Bros. Canada Limited r ey Montreal The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, - Hamilton, Canada Keeping Tab on Lumber The illustration was made from an actual photo of a Morrison Mea- suring Register in operation on a planer. It gives an accurate account of the amount of lumber passing through the machine. It will automatically and continuously measure your stock, giving the result in lineal or board measure as desired. It can be used for either tallying small orders or for totalling the day’s run. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 7 en 3 93-97 Adelaide Street West, TORONTO \lr nabetical Index of Advertisers, Page 64 Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 A Word About The Hides Used In Waterproof Leather Belting 74 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. “Coalber like gold bas 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 Ss - $11 William St. PHIBIA, »TO%°N"2 ST. JOHN 149 Prince William St. October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red J _— Red and f Bs. & hi | and White | I , White - Pine oon Py meas ae ahi) eae | Pine Lumber Sa ee i Veet - Ais Lumber The Fire Did Not Destroy Our Small Mill or Planing Mill WE HAVE A ‘Some STOCK Red and White Pine Lumber Dimension Timber, Deals, iste. In all Sizes and Grades Dressing Done on Short Notice SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES |Geo. Gordon & Company CACHE BAY, ONTARIO Limited CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 — 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. Let i i ts of ot ws ote you om your requirements of 11 JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers 100,000’ 10 x 10 Hemlock— : heavy to 12’ & 16’ lengths Are looking for buyers 45,000’ 2” No. 1 C. & B. Maple —Saeor— 100,000’ 1” No. 1 C. & B. Birch 1x4é&5 White Pine common and 30,000’ 1” & 1%” Log Run Beech dressing 1913 cut Above is all dry well manufactured stock. : Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes 501 Kent Bldg. Spears & Lauder Toronto, Ont. 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO — We offer to the wholesale trade the following lumber all in good shipping condition, 1915 manufacture, the MILL R UN SPR UCE full product of good logs :— Te 30 M. 2 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 1 block, 600,000 ft. Mill Run White Pine 38 M. 1 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 1 block, 300,000 ft. Mill Run Norway . "i : x . ae a a 1 block, 75,000 ft. White Pine Waney Strips Nines 1 block, 100,000 ft. Norway Culls : ae He ‘ 2 No. ’ pee pe Elm. 1 block, 350,000 ft. 1"-No.2 White Pine Culls 4 é : ing ; ae Spruce and White Oak Piles on hand for Immediate Specifications and prices on application. Shipment, 25 to 50 ft. P. & J. SHANNON ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber Manufacturers Lumber, Lath and Shingles ; BISCOTASING, ONT. 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J.S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec-Treas- ane ts GILLIES BROS. araesipe om 1873 e BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER [; Za “703° 78 Ammunition Boxes 100,000 ft. 1x4 10/16 No. 1 Spruce 50,000 fi. Ix5 “ ff _ 30,000 ft. 1 Xx 6 66 ‘é 150,000 ft. 1x8% and up No. 1 Com. Birch \ Hemlock \ 400,000 ft. No. 1. Hemlock Cache Bay Bone dry SS 2,000,000 ft. ; Longford 1915 Cut Send us your inquiries. Fer The Long Lumber Company Loneen | "y= HAMILTON, ONT. yy z ; C7 nl EY SK KH “Beat [t” | If it is Hocken’s Hemlock you can't You simply can’t beat the unvarying good i quality of Hocken’s Hemlock. We can make any size shipment—promptly. a | ° ° | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited | | Otter Lake Station, Ont. Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 /BARTRAM BROTHERS, ‘LIMITED: OTTAWA, CANADA Spruce - Red Pine - White Pine Large stock dry 1” and 2” Have large stock 3’ Spruce Deals for export trade at water points — and can make delivery. | Logging By Rail Enables Us To Run Our Plant the Year Round This Means Better Service to the Trade SS , 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, Limi Fassett, Que. The Lumberman’s Milk K L I M Wanted - White Pine | We are at all times in the market for dry . | White Pine all grades and sizes, also will (SPELL IT BACKWARDS ) In Powder Form Contract for your this Season’s Cut. av ase Hee than heh toa Ne ial ° —-kee sed ae b freights seles ‘ ° s. . Write us and we will call on you. —no eet cally in 10 pound tins $2.00 each, k e gallon. Case lot i I i ete Sok mielentele tae aan South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Saranac Lake, New York Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Head Office _Mail a9 - October 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, 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 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 complete for right and left hand mills. 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and lumber. | 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. | y 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. j 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 ed Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. h D.C. band saws. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. 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 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 Party Sound. ~ Parry Sound Lumber Co. ‘ Limite 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Why Does an Automobile Dealer Prefer Sell a Nationally. Advertised Car ? First—Because such 4 car must be all that is claimed for it. This is the day of Truth in advertising. Second—Because. through advertising and a sustained reputation for merit, the na- tionally advertised car is well and favor- ably known. Third—Being thus known the dealer need not lose valuable time in educating his customer. Thecustomer already knows a good deal about such a car, having de- veloped an interest in it beside the lib- rary lamp, in the quiet of his home. HOW DOES THE CAP FIT YOU, MR. LUMBER DEALER? ARKANSAS SOFT PINE is nationally advertised. Your customers are being told the truth about its merits and uses in the quiet of their homes. It also, is well and favorably known. The home owner present and future, is read- ing facts about ARKANSAS SOFT PINE interior trim in your town every month. (See October tissues of Country Life in America, Countrystde, Craftsman, House and Garden, House Beautiful and Keith's Magazine.) We are informing your carpenter and con- tractor friends through their trade papers that ARKANSAS SOFT PINE is a splendid wood for their work—and why. (See October issues of Butlding Age and Nationa] Butlder.) FIVE THOUSAND LEADING ARCHI- TECTS are being told of the posibilities of Arkansas Soft Pine as a base for White En- ameled or stained woodwork. (See American Architect for September 22nd and Archt- tectural Record for October. Get Ready for the Demand Quotations by wire or letter from any of the following : Arkansas Land & Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. Arkansas Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. Crossett Lumber Company, Crossett, Ark. Eagle Lumber Company, Eagle Mills, Ark. Edgar Lumber Company, Wesson, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, Millville, Ark. Fordyce Lumber Company, Fordyce, 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. Samples on request from ARKANSAS SOFT PINE BUREAU Little Rock, Arkansas 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Dry White Pine and Norway OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts | Railway Ties - - Piles C. A. Larkin Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Merchants 704-705 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Canada Fraser Bryson | Lumber Co., Ltd. Office, “ss22"4"* Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. wa Pie Gels Mills at A National Journal aN Electrical DESCHENES = = = QUEBEC for Paper in Canada Managers Oy AN eee . Le Superintendents en NG Useful to W e t Pi ‘ema = 25 nctrilan 2) hite Pine a : S MN Engineers * y RS Profitable t : c “ x SINE per e Ine c fee SS Electric Light Ce, * bits 7 ye | Mc 5) cit iin Plants SN fe. ae P . Gq Ss Nex Soy SY be and Everybody Noe “ er 77 Hag Maclean, Ld Lumber an Lath Electricity TORONTO River Ouelle 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. Manie Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. RP Gctober 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 Eastern Canada White Cedar Shingles Close delivered prices will now be quoted to all points in Ontario for immediate shipment in all grades. Either Short Count Standard or Full Count supplied as required. This stock is bone dry and ready for quick delivery. CLEAR WALLS _ and Extra No. Is. to reduce stocks. All Stock manufactured on our Standard Grading Rules which assures uniform high class Shingles. The North Shore Shingle Association of Eastern Canada Write or wire for quotations. -Canadian Sales Agent F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. - Special: A. special price will be made this month on _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 Joun MoKrercow, W.K.GRAFFTEY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber “|| Lumber eee, 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- out, 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. Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. Good Right : Prompt Grades Prices Shipments The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited] Manufacturers: CHRISTY MOIR CO. 149 Broadway, New York City Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood oT Maple Grant & Campbell Elm . LUMBER CO. aj “ope re SPRUCE =e: Lath and White Cedar Shingles Lumber, Hardwood FI Handles, Poles, Bed Frases Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone _ your orders Orillia, Ont. Sales Agents: Iberville Lumber Co. Sault-au-Mouton, P.Q. R. LAIDLAW Manufacturers of LIMITED } SPRUCE, Toronto ; HEMLOCK TIMBERS AND B h es PILING eec ? eee AND LATH : Prices promptly given on all enquiries. A ll Thicknesses New Glasgow, N.S. Also full line in TRE White, Red Re-Sawing and Dressing In Transit HARDWOOD LUMBER * dioeged by Meee Pphea ee tr il eee S ard an ae slabs cut tolengths S & C required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts, avoie Oo. LUMBER DEALERS Orders receive oro attention. PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. J Re 'P; ine Manseau, Que. All grades and sizes. On Intercolonial Railway | Write for our prices HAEBERLE LUMBER Co. Get in touch with us for prices C.G. Anderson Lumber || #23 | Hardwood Flooring Company, Limited James Gillespie | Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Mil Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. “I inds, SP be Poles and Ties. The Celebrated Diamond Brand End Matched, Bored Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Pine and Hardwood Polished and Bundled Dealers in Lumber Manufactured by SIEMON BROS., LTD. L um b er Por ies te 206 Manning Chambers | Lath and Shingles ee ae Toronto | North Tonawanda, N.Y. | Phone M. 2814 TORONTO October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 11 We are Buyers of James W. Sewall Hardwood Lumber ‘TIMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mill Operations. Thoroughness 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. “Well Bought is Half Sold” Technical Training Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE “A Column on Lath” 200 M 1%"—4' No. | W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—32” Nos. 1 & 2 W.P. Lath 200 M 1%”—36” Nos. 1 & 2 W.P. Lath 900 M 1%”—4’ No. | Hemlock Lath © 275 M 1%”—4 No. 2 Hemlock Lath 300 M 14%”—32” Nos. | & 2 Hemlock Lath 1915 Cut, at Byng Inlet. 1%4”—4' Merch. Spruce Lath 1914 Cut, at Gravenhurst. | The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory Planing of all kinds done by carload. Rail- road Switch in connection with mill. Allclasses of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘Tectona,” Glasgow At and A BC Codes used Books for Sale—Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $2. -Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. CANADA LUMBERMAN 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont. 134”—4' Nos. | & 2 Red Pine Lath 1914 cut, at Rockland. ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, l.iverpool, 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 1%4”—4' Nos. | & 2 White Pine Lath 11%4”—4' No. 3 White Pine Lath 1915 cut, at Waubaushene. Write us for prices. ait ED * EISENDRATH'S CELEBRATED FOR’SE ALDE Dealers handling the ‘* Asbestol” line of work gloves and mittens are assured the lion’s share of this profitabletrade. ‘‘Asbestol” converts do not backslide. They remain loyal rooters. Order from your wholesaler and write us today for handsome display rack—free. Eisendrath Glove Company CHICAGO, ILL.. Made in U.S.A. Do You Want a Salesman? q Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. q 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. Automatic Sprinklers SC aS — effect — Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. MADE Barrelled Pork Dressed Meats Smoked and Cured Meats Long Clear Bacon MONTREAL MONTREAL, QUE. Telegram (at our expense), specifying your require- ments of provisions for the camp _ will ensure your getting lowest market prices. | Peerless Shortening is particularly suit- able for camp use. Your cooks would be highly pleased with its firm, smooth texture. Price about 2%c. per lb. below pure lard. Tomato Catsup in bulk especially for Lumbermen’s re- quirements. TORONTO IN CANADA And guaranteed the best on the market. This applies to Band, Circular, Cross-cut and Inserted Point Saws, also Planer Knives of all kinds. Write for further particulars and prices. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ste ST. JOHN, N.B. PEE NY RAN Dill ATEN a r 4 4 Ronn JES Pure Lard Peerless Shortening Mixed Pickles Sweet Mixed Pickles Mustard Pickles Sauerkraut The William Davies Company, Limited WINNIPEG October 1, 1915 . nada jumberman @ € Wood fumbe ker Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. Hh 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. 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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. No. 19 Vol. 35 Toronto, October I, 1915 Developing Opportunities in Great Britain The reports which we have been publishing during the past few - months, from Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Trade Commissioner ¥ for Canada, in regard to the markets for Canadian timber and lumber - in Great Britain and also in France and Belgium, are of definite and practical value to Canadian Lumbermen. These reports, which are _ appearing in the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and _ Commerce, are an excellent example of the manner in which the _ Government can co-operate with the industries of the country in de- _ veloping export trade. Our readers should not lose the opportunity 4 of studying these reports carefully. In many cases they will be found _ to contain specific information of definite value, while in every case, _ even though they may not deal with subjects of immediate interest _ to the particular reader, they give such an excellent idea of condi- tions existing abroad that, as an education to the lumbermen of Can- ; ada, their value cannot be over-estimated. One of these reports, appearing in the present issue of the Canada ? Lumberman deals in an exhaustive manner with the trade. in Douglas fir, showing that it has now obtained a good foothold in Great Britain, but that, for its future development it will be necessary to follow up the advantages which have already been gained, and to adopt methods of trade which have been worked out by exporters from other countries, notably the pitchpine exporters of the Southern At- -lantic States. Mr. MacMillan lays strong emphasis upon this point, ‘showing that the pitchpine exporters have been able to secure a won- derful hold upon the trade, partly Because of their ability to make quick delivery in small parcels, and also, to a great extent, because of their effective methods of promoting trade once they have secured a fcothold. So successful have they been in this regard, that the pro- ducers of Douglas fir now find, in spite of the superiority of their oduct for many of the uses to which pitchpine is put, that they have CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 to meet a wide-spread prejudice in favor of pitchpine. It will be necessary to work out and carry on in Great Britain, for a long time to come, a policy of educating the consumer, the architect, the en- gineer and the contractor in order to overcome the prejudice referred to. That Douglas fir has been able to secure a foothold of late years, in the face of this prejudice, is clear proof that it will be able to hold its position if aggressive trade methods are adopted, and that it will be able to increase its hold if the suggestions given by Mr. MacMillan regarding trade development are followed out. All the more so will this be the case, because of the increasing cost of pitchpine and the decreasing percentage of high grade pitchpine stocks. Nevertheless the well-known aggressiveness of the See einai may be of the market for Doar fir in Great Britain, Talecs Chndtes manu- facturers and exporters go after the business according to the known business methods which have been successful. Everything which applies in this connection to the case of Doug- las fir, applies with practically equal force to the trade in other Canadian timber and lumber products. During the past month there has been a great deal of interest taken in Canada in regard to the possibility of securing a good share of such business as will develop in portable houses for Belgium and Northern France, and possibly also in those parts of Russia which have been devastated by the war. Such enquiry and activity as have developed out of a reported order for a large quantity of these houses, which was supposed to have been secured by a Brooklyn, N. Y., firm, have brought to light a great deal of valuable information. In the first place we now know that no such order has been given, or has been under consideration. In addition to this we know how keenly our competitors in the United States are preparing to secure this business when it comes out. Canadians cannot afford to leave any single stone unturned in this matter. There will certainly be most important business to come out of this and’ we should have a large share of it, as we are able to furnish the materials at attractive prices. We have seen however, that the manufacturers of the United States are doing all they can to get the business also. It is known for instance that a large United States manufacturer of portable houses lost no time after the re- ported order, in sending two of his most efficient men to France to look into the situation. On a mere rumor this company undertook a heavy expense, foreseeing that even if the rumor were incorrect, the business was on the boards, and would be secured, one of these days, by the parties who were best prepared and who pushed their case most effectively. Those in Canada who are anxious to share in such business must act in the same way. We know pretty defin- itely where the orders will come from. We have a natural prefer- ence in the allied markets, and we will have ourselves to blame if good men are not employed to camp upon the spot and to be ever ready with the exact information that is required; prepared to give this information at a moment’s notice, and to make and eccept con-. tracts without delay. Credit Information—The Key to Success Every branch of the lumbering industry and trade to-day is more seriously interested in matters of credits and collections than it has ever been in the past. Probably in no other department of a firm’s business is there greater possibility for success or ruin, than in that which has charge of the granting of credit and the collecting of amounts due for goods delivered. So certain is this, and so widely is it recognized, that we often wonder how it comes about that firms who will discuss it with us at length, and agree with us regarding. it so completely, will, at the same time, fail to take advantage of those simple methods of doing their credit and collection business syste- matically that have been tested by time and proved effective. While we have no desire to appear in the garb of a preacher, telling our readers all the time what they ought to do, we do feel at times like the present that we are justified, and to a considerable extent obliged. to lay before them some of those ways in which they may look after. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND* WOODWORKER these matters more effectively. It is easy to tell someone else how to run his business. We suppose there are a lot of our readers who would like to tell us how to edit a lumber trade paper; and probably one of the first things they would tell us would be not to say so much about credits and collections. However, that is neither here nor there; what we have to say about this matter is the result of considerable experience, as it has been given to us by firms that have made the most of their opportunities and have climbed well up the iadder of succcss. The object of granting “credit,” as we see it, is to induce a party who is certain to pay for what he buys, to bring his trade to you. If this is a wrong conception of “credit” we would like to hear from someone who will set us right. There are some people however, who have an idea that “credit” is a lever by means of which to take a customer away from a competitor, with little or no consideration of whether the customer is likely to pay for what he gets. Whenever credit is given to a man it should be with the definite knowledge that he is—taking everything into consideration—likely to pay within a reasonable time. If a dealer has no definite assurance of this, he ought not to touch the account. We do not believe that, taking it by and large, he will lose money by such a course. How is a dealer to know about a man when he comes to him for the first time? There are many ways of getting information in advance. The man who is fore-armed with information as to a cus- tomer’s financial responsibility, is the one who makes the biggest success. In addition to having a staff employed in buying goods and selling them, any lumberman, who expects to do weil, must have someone devoting time to securing and keeping up-to-date every available piece of information about customers. In a small town or Official Estimate Shows Record Canadian Crops In a bulletin issued on Sept. 13th the Census and Statistics Office, Ottawa, publishes its annual preliminary estimate of the production in Canada of the principal grain crops (wheat, oats, rye, barley and flaxseed), as well as a report on the condition of all field crops at the end of August. -The preliminary estimate of this year’s wheat crop in Canada is a total of 308,839,800 bushels from 12,986,400 acres, representing an average yield per acre of 23.78 bushels. This total is 147,559,800 bushels, or 91 per cent. in excess of last year’s inferior yield of 161,- 280,000 bushels, 77,122,800 bushels, or 33 per cent., in excess of the previous highest yield of 231,717,000 bushels in 1913, and 112,814,000 bushels, or 58 per cent., in excess of the annual average yield of 196,- 026,000 bushels for the five years 1910 to 1914. In acreage, average yield per acre and in total yield the present estimate is the highest on record for Canada. Of oats the total yield for 1915 is estimated at 488 million bushels from 11,365,000 acres, an average yield per acre of 42.94 bushels, the figures of yield also constituting records never previously attained for the Canadian oat crop. Barley is placed ~at 51,655,000 bushels from 1,509,350 acres, an average per acre of 34.22 bushels. Rye yields 2,385,700 bushels from 112,300 acres, or 21.24 bushels per acre, and flaxseed 12,199,600 bushels from 1,009,600 acres, or 12.08 bushels per acre. The estimated total production of wheat in the three Northwest - provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta), is 275,772,200 bushels as compared with 140,958,000 bushels last year. In Mani- toba the total is 77,514,200 bushels, as compared with 38,605,000 bushels, in Saskatchewan 155,233,000 bushels against 73,494,000 bushels and in Alberta 43,025,000 bushels against 28,859,000 bushels. Oats yield 301,051,000 bushels in the three provinces as compared with 150,843,000 bushels last year, barley 33,303,000 bushels against 19,535,000 bushels, rye 657,000 bushels against 514,303,000 bushels and flaxseed 12,118,000 bushels against 7,083,000 bushels. It should be noted that the foregoing preliminary estimates of yield are compiled from the reports of correspondents whose judg- ment, based largely upon the luxuriant appearance of the crops in the field, may possibly not be sustained by the final actual returns from the threshing machine. Revised estimates of yield will be pub- parts of Eastern Canada excessive rains delayed ripening or inter- er ee Oe October 1, 1 915 country district it is possible to gather such information systemati ally from one’s competitors, if they are not hide-bound ald f or sworn enemies; also from banks, registry offices, friends, and fr personal observation. Such information should be systemati cal y filed away on a card system, or its equivalent, so as to be availabk at any time. Then, when a new customer, or an old one comes in the dealer is able to decide, on the spot, whether he will sell him fe cash or will give him credit, and upon what terms credit should 1 given. In larger cities, co-operation among dealers is the best ; tion of the problem. There are no mysteries about it whatever. is a matter of common sense. Dealers who, in the old days, t to enjoy the thought of their competitors falling into a trap, af day looking at things from another angle. It is possible a together in harmony, no matter how keenly you may be comy for trade, and to exchange information either personal or tf a bureau and thereby to secure information of inestimable Without such information, one cannot hope to make headway the thousand and one individuals who think that their end o! idea of the credit bureau, and of the systematic gathering an of credit information, is ent rapidly. We expect, tae be worked out in other beaming of the trade to a greater or extent, and one of these days we hope that wholesalers, for in will follow the lead which retailers in many parts of the country hav already given them. lished in October and final estimates after the complete: of thres sh- ing at the end of the year. : A notable feature of the past growing season has toa the stez Ag maintenance from month to month of high figures indicating con tion. From May 31 to August 31 the figures for wheat, oats ba: and rye have been maintained at over 90 per cent. of the sta representing a full crop. For the whole of Canada the figures ; condition at August 31 also exceeded 90 per cent. for mixed grains; they were between 80 and 90 per cent. for peas, beans, buckwh ty flaxseed and root and fodder crops and were below 80 per cent. only for corn for husking (79) and hay and clover (71). Conditions | harvesting in the west were described by correspondents as gen ally favourable during August. Towards the end of the month sev frosts did some injury, but fortunately they came too late to cat widespread damage to grain. In the Maritime provinces and i in ¢ Ones fered seriously with the ingathering of hay and grain. og Canada’s trade with the United States for the three months eh d- ing with June, 1915, showed an increase, according to the latest | able statistics, of $34,746,172 over the corresponding period otf Imports from the United States had a value for the quarter t review of $71,840,407, or $12,319,287 less than in April-June of preceding year; but the gain in exports from the Dominion to neighboring Republic (the value rising from $41,642,980 to 439) was sufficient to offset this decline and give a net incre stated, of $34,746,172. From all countries Canada imported go the value of $99,794,976 in the three months ended June last | 843,347 worth in the second quarter of 1914), and exported destinations $172,851,892 ($84,265,048 in 1914). During the period the trade of the port of St. John totaled: Imports, $2,04 Na ($2,493,364 in April-June, 1914); exports, $24,455,626 ($5, 661,320 i the corresponding quarter of last year). a : A Reports from St. John, N. B., state that the spruce bud worm | is very active throughout the province, especially along the Mirami hi Canaan, Salmon and Kennebeccasis rivers. <) - October 1, 1915. The Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, for September 20th, contains the following report upon the market for Douglas fir lumber in Great Britain, written by Mr. H. R. Mac- Millan, Special Trade Commissioner :— So far as the United Kingdom market is concerned there are two problems of interest to Canadian shippers of Douglas fir :— _ + 1. The probability of an increase in the use of this wood in the United Kingdom. ____-2. The means to be adopted to increase the proportion of Cana- dian Douglas fir from the 15.9 per cent. of 1914 to a more creditable lowing. ‘The amount of timber used each year in the United Kingdom _ does not appear from the customs statistics to be increasing rapidly. The importations for five years are given below for the chief classes of construction timber :— 1910 1911 1912 5 Loads, Loadsy” egds ~Hewn fir, pine, spruce 544,059 506,617 578,356 Sawn or split, planed ; on dressed fir .... 5,839,269 5,382,643 5,574,832 6,451,023 4,725,407 1913 1914 Loads Loads 528,958 364,030 Total _.-+ 6,383,328 5,889,260 6,153,188 6,979,981 5,089,437 The rapid growth of timber consumption, which in other coun- : tries holds promise of affording relief for the over-production of lum- ber in Western Canada does not exist in Great Britain. Any increase in use of Douglas fir will therefore follow only on the displacing of some other wood: On the other hand adequate measures to produce timber in Great Britain are not being taken, although the waste areas of the country, estimated at nine million acres suitable for timber growing, might, as in European countries, be devoted to the production of timber to the exclusion of at least three-fifths of the present volume of im- ports and the consequent narrowing of the market. Therefore there is not likely to be a diminution of imports, except during periods of trade depression. Conditions Governing the Import of Douglas Fir a The extent to which Douglas fir will displace its competitors will _ depend upon several well defined conditions :— 4 1. The price of Douglas fir for heavy construction work as com- pared with the price of American pitchpine. . 2. The price of Douglas fir for cheaper work as compared with _.the price of European timber, chiefly Swedish, Norwegian and Rus- _ sion sawn lumber, which is imported annually to the value of $150,- 000,000. © : «3. The still existing ignorance concerning the properties and uses _ of Douglas fir, which in some quarters amounts to prejudice. 4. The inadequate liner service to Great Britain from Douglas _ fir ports as compared with the liner service from pitchpine ports. 5. The comparatively small quantities of wood used for interior finish and the many varieties of high-class timber on the market. 6 Pitchpine Compared with Douglas Fir ____ Pitchpine is the timber now used in Great Britain for those pur- _ poses for which Douglas fir is used in Western Canada. It is the wood upon which the British purchasers have relied for nearly all timbers in sizes over 3 inches x 9 inches. It is also used for joists, _ studding, flooring, joinery, interior finish, car building, fittings of ‘public buildings, cheap furniture, and large quantities are consumed in various manufactures. An attempt to extend the use or sale of Douglas fir brings it into immediate competition with pitchpine, hich is thoroughly well known, while Douglas fir is not so well wn, although the latter is recognized as superior to pitchpine. glas fir sales must be governed, with two exceptions, by the ex- at to which it may be sold at pitchpine prices. The exceptions are ride clears and timbers (or logs as they are called in England) r 16 inch x 16 inch x 40 feet, neither of which are prgduced in pitchpine, and for which Douglas fir shippers control the price. Imports of Pitchpine _ There are about 150,000,000 feet of pitchpine imported into Great fain yearly. A large part comes in the form of logs 10 inch by x 10 -and up, averaging 30 to 32 cu. ft. contents each, solid measure- , The largest logs in such a shipment are about 16 x 16 inch x 30. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 Douglas Fir Markets in Great Britain Opportunity Apparently Waiting for Canadian Exporters to Secure a Much Larger Share of Trade—Pitchpine Competition—Prejudice to be Overcome feet to 40 feet, although there are few of them. These logs before the war averaged 65 shillings per load in price, or about $26 per thousand feet. Smaller logs 6 inch x 6 inch to 9 inch x 9 inch are imported at an average of 50s. per load or $20 per thousand. Large quantities of the logs 6 inch x 6 inch to 9 inch x 9 inch are used in the mining districts. + While a large proportion of the logs are imported to be used in construction works without further re-sawing, many are also sold to timber merchants operating sawmills, who carry the logs in stock and re-saw them to the order of customers. It was formerly the custom of merchants to buy all or nearly all their pitchpine require- ments in the logs, sort the logs and re-saw them for decking, clears for flooring and joinery and planks. In recent years, however, mer- chants have been abandoning this practice and have instead imported much of the pitchpine as sawn lumber in the grades established by the shippers. ; Prime Pitchpine Prime pitchpine, a clear grade, is extensively used for church and chapel decoration and sh, pews, stairs, balusters, office counters, flooring, ceiling and general joinery work. It is imported in 1-inch x 7 inch, 1 inch x 9 inch, 10 feet to 20 feet long, 2 inch-3 inch x 9 inch -11 inch, 16 feet to 30 feet long, 1 inch x 6 inch to 1% inch x 6 inch, 1% inch x 8 inch-9 inch, averaging 20 feet long, at c.if. pricés vaty- ing from £16 to £18, usually averaging £17 10s. per standard, or $42.15 per thousand. Larger sizes 3 inch-6 inch x 9 inch-16 inch x 12 feet-24 feet, used for re-manufacturing into interior finish and for industrial purposes, cost £19-20 per standard, or about $45.60 per thousand. This lumber is imported rough, and is remanufactured to suit the particular requirements of the customer. Edge Grained Pitchpine Edge grained pitchpine flooring is handled in small quantities. There is small demand for any special flooring stock, and an even smaller demand for edge grained material. Edge grained pitchpine is usually cut 1% inch x 6 inch, averaging about 16 feet in length, and sells c.i.f. for £28 per standard, or $67.20 per thousand feet. Pitchpine Kiln Dried Saps Large quantities of pitchpine kiln dried saps are imported. This timber is usually 1 inch x 4 inch, 1 inch x 6 inch, 1 inch x 7 inch, chiefly the smaller sizes, 12 feet to 20 feet in length, and costs about £12 per standard, or $28.80 per thousand. Kiln dried saps are used in large quantities for school furniture, tramway seats, linings and fittings, wooden beds and similar articles. Lower Grades of Pitchpine The lower grades of pitchpine, used in rough construction, for the purposes to which Douglas fir would be adapted, are imported at very low prices. The following prices, which ruled early in 1914, may be taken as an indication of the prices which must be met :— Grade Per Standard Per M feet oe She 1d Cie len. embers... es: Gs. £12. 10 6 $30 00 Sat ee RTE 6 we cs, S, JA OD 28 80 3-in. x 9-in. merchantable ... ..- 10 10 O 25 20 Square edged and sound boards... 9 O O 21 60 _These prices, of course, fluctuate greatly and differ slightly in various ports. When freight rates become normal again and are adjusted on the basis of using the Panama canal, Douglas fir shippers will un- doubtedly be able to compete successfully with pitchpine logs, and to a growing extent with the deals and boards. Pitchpine prices will be continually increasing, and each year will see the prospects for successful competition growing better. Other Uses of Pitchpine Only the most important uses of pitchpine have been named. The railway companies use large quantities in their building and construction departments, and there are also to be taken into con- sideration the many thousands of factories continually using this wood in the upkeep of particular equipment, or as a raw material in turning out manufactured articles. The factories and railway com- panies who, as well as the builders, buy from the timber merchants, are accustomed to the use of pitchpine in the grades and at the prices named above, and will be led to the use of Douglas fir only as it is 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER offered to them by the importers at prices lower than those ruling for pitchpine. Douglas Fir 'Contrasted with European Timber Though “stumpage” in the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Russia is much more valuable than in Canada, and though in certain districts the forests now being exploited are at some distance from salt water, there are still very great quantities of timber available, and low price of labour, 75 cents to $1 per day for eleven hours’ work, combined with the low freight rate, which is 20s. to 25s. per standard from Sweden, or $4.80 to ‘$6 per thousand, enables the Euro- pean timber exporting countries to supply Great Britain with wood at very low prices. Spruce andeRed Pine The British have used the spruce and red pine for so long that they are thoroughly familiar with and satisfied with the defects of the wood. They have developed a system of finishing their buildings, which enables them to use timber provided it is sound, regardless of the number of knots, it may contain. Although the British insist updn the very best of clear timber and the highest grades obtainable for certain industrial uses in ship and car building and in some pub- lic buildings and’ expensive private dwellings, practically no clear or select timber is used in over ninety-five per cent. of the buildings of the country. In the ordinary British house, store or office all wood- work is heavily covered with paint and the floor is a mass of knots. The builder, the owner and the tenant are satisfied with this class of timber and do not want a better grade unless it can be offered at a lower price. Whitewood and Redwood The whitewood (spruce similar to Canadian spruce) and redwood (pine somewhat similar to Canadian red pine) imported into Great Britain are manufactured in many different sizes and grades. The sizes commonly carried in stock are :— t inch and 1% inch by 3 inch, 3% inch, 4 inch, 4% inch, 5 inch 5% inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8 inch, 9 inch, 11 inch; 1% inch and 2 inch by 3 inch, 3% inch, 4 inch, 4% inch, 5 inch, 5% inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8 inch, 9 inch, 11 inch; 2% inch by 4 inch, 4% inch, 5 inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8 inch, 9 inch, 10 inch, 11 inch; 12 anch;3 inch by 3 inch, 4 inch, AY, inch, 5 inch, 6 inch, 7 inch, 8 ‘inch, 9 inch, 10 inch, 11 inch, 12 inch. 4 cick by 6 ache 7 inch, 8 eh 9 inch. Sizes of Sawn Lumber The sizes vary in different ports according to the regulations adopted by local municipal bodies governing the sizes of joists and other building timbers. Sizes are also affected by local custom. All lengths are odd and even from 6 to 26 feet. All sizes cut in European mills are perfectly accurate, even and uniform, a point concerning which the British purchaser severely criticizes Canadian and Ameri- can lumber. The various sizes of sawn lumber are roughly classified in the British market under trade names. Boards, less than 2 inches thick by 4 inches wide and up. Battens, 2 inches by 6 inches to 8 inches. Scantlings, 2 inches by 3 inches, 4 inches, 4% inches, 5 inches, 5% inches. Deals, 2 and up by 9 and up. Planks, larger than deals. Balks, 4 inches by 4 inches to 8 inches by 8 inches. Timbers, 9 inches by 9 inches and up. Methods of Grades These terms are used loosely and cannot be sharply defined. The methods of grading vary in the different Swedish, Norwegian and Russian ports. Even in the same ports or shipping districts different shippers have established individual interpretations of the grades. Each shipper marks every piece of lumber exported with his trade mark indicating the grade. The grades are not written or clearly de- fined and can be known only-as the result of experience. The firsts from one port will be equal to the seconds or thirds from another and the firsts from a shipper in one port will sometimes average only a little better than the seconds from another shipper in the same port. “This being the case the importers adjust their prices for the better grades in accordance with their past experience of the shipper and the port from which he ships. (To be continued) The formation of a selling organization in connection with a number of prominent B. C. coast mills, which we announced in our issue of September 15th, has been received by the lumber manufac- tures in the interior of British Columbia with much approval. It is felt that the improved trade conditions thus brought about upon the coast will immediately be reflected in connection with the interior trade. ‘The pressure of competition from coast mills in the prairie markets will in this way be greatly reduced. ‘ber Company, is an exceptionally happy choice for the position of of the business affairs of the Order would prove satisfactory, especi- October 1, 1915 Hoo-Hoo Completes Reorganization Annual Convention Appoints E. D. Tenant, of Winnipeg, Man., Business Manager and Adopts Radical Changes The Concatenated Order of | Hoo-Hoo held their 24th annual convention in the Lumbermen’s Building and House of Hoo-Hoo > at the Panama Pacific Interna- tional Exposition, at San Fran, cisco on September 9th, 10th and — llth. The meeting was one of the most important and interest- ing that has ever been held by the Order and is expected to re- sult in a better and stronger or- ganization. During the past few years the Order has passed — through severe trials, culminat- ing in the financial irregularities which were, disclosed last year, and leaving, as everyone in the Order knows, a deficit of about $9,000. When this situation was realized the Snark of the Uni- verse, Mr. E. D. Tennant, of Mr. E. D. Tenant, New Sec.-Treas. Winnipeg, Man., took executive of Hoo-Hoo. charge of the affairs of the Order, remaining in charge throughout last winter and the summer of this year. Mr. Tennant undertook important reconstructive work, the result of which is that Hoo-Hoo is now entering upon a new era, during which many of the old members are confidently expected to return to the fold and assist in making the Order a greater agency for good in the lumber industry even than it has been in the past. { Strong men have been chosen to guide the Order during the coming year, the new officers being:—Snark of the Universe—Julius Seidel, St. Louis, Mo.; Senior Hoo-Hoo—W. P. Lockwood, Seattle, Wash. ; Junior Hoo-Hoo—Junius H. Browne, San Francisco; Bojum —Jeff Webb, Detroit, Mich.; Scrivenoter—L. D. May, Jacksonville, Fla.; Jabberwock—Charles J. Kammer, Astoria, N. Y.; Custocatian —H. T. Kendall, Houston, Tex.; Arcanoper—F. H. Mitchell, Win- nipeg, Man.; Gurdon—H. B. Huston, Omaha, Neb. The plan of reconstruction for the Order is as follows:—Arrange- ments have been made for incorporating the Order; Dues have been increased to $3.65 per year, which will enable the deficit to be cleaned up and provide ample funds for future operation; A secretary-treas- urer will be employed who will manage the Order’s business and the office formerly filled by the Scrivenoter; The Scrivenoter’s office will now be merely administrative and without salary. In connec- tion with the reconstruction, it is of chief importance to note that Mr. E. D. Tennant, last year’s Snark of the Universe, who supervised ~ the initial work of reconstruction, is to be See as secretary- treasurer of the Order. In addition to the above changes, the new Supreme Nine is one of the strongest which the Order “has ever had. Mr. Julius Seidel, the wellknown St. Louis lumberman, head of the Julius Seidel Lum- Snark of the Universe during so critical a period of the Order’s life. The proceedings of the convention were presided over by the retiring Snark of the Universe, Mr. Emerson D. Tennant of Winni- peg, Man. In.his annual address Mr. Tennant referred to the fact ~ that he was the second Canadian to be honored with the highest office in the gift of the Order. The serious situation which had arisen in connection with the Scrivenoter’s office, he said, had made it im- possible to carry on the work of the Order and extend its usefulness, as had been the custom in previous years, but he believed that the trouble through which they had passed would enable them to realize that they had been drifting along and trusting too much to fraternal feelings in their business affairs. The Order was now in full pos-— session of the facts regarding its financial position. Their experience had been costly, but they had learned a severe lesson which would assist them in steering a straight path in the future. -There had been a complete and thorough clean-up in the business affairs of the — Order, and its organization was now ready for constructive up- building support and guidance, which would steadily place it in its — proper sphere in relation to the lumber industry. What has been done to overcome the difficulties of the Order has already been explained in previous issues of the Canada Lumber- man. The Snark, after referring to this work, said he believed that the financial report of the period during which he had had charge ally when it was considered that on February lst they were $16,000 October 1, 1915 in debt with only $700 on hand. The work of the Order had been carried on and the liabilities had been reduced to $9,000. At the meeting on September 10th, a motion to appoint Mr. Tennant secretary-treasurer was unanimously carried. Mr. Ten- nant, in accepting the office, said that he thought he could best serve _ the Order by continuing and looking after its organization. It was therefore settled that he should devote his entire time to the Order, at the same salary as the Scrivenoter has been receiving. As secre- tary-treasurer, Mr. Tennant will be the business manager of Hoo- Hoo. A motion was carried that, if there should be any delay in get- ting sufficient funds from the payment of dues for carrying on the im- mediate business of the Order, the Supreme Nine might issue bonds to members in blocks of from $10 to $100, or more as ‘might be desired. ‘It was decided, without any opposing vote, that the 1916 annual should be held at Memphis, Tenn. A resolution was carried asserting the advisability of establish- ing death benefits, and requiring that, as soon as the financial posi- tion of the Order warrants, a plan be evolved covering the entire membership of the Order. On September 11th the annual meeting of the members of the Osirian Cloister was held. Matters of routine business were trans- acted and officers for the following year were chasen as follows :— ee Priest of Osiris (chief priest) — Dan W. Richardson, Dover, 'N. C.; High Priest of Ptah—Alf. A. Rudy, Bluff City, Tenn. ; High Pitest of Ra—J. G. Robson, New Westminster, B. C.; High itt of Isis—E. C. Robinson, Lowellville, Ohio ; High Priest of § Shu—Fred H. Gilman, Seattle, Wash.; High Priest ‘of Phot-—E: 1. ‘Tennant, St. Louis, Mo.; High Priest of Hathor—R. Hendtick son, San |*ran- cisco; High Priest of Sed—Seth W. Morrison, Salt Lake City, Utah; High Priest of Anubis—J. F. Wilder, Hattiesburg, Miss. The annual concatenation was held on Friday evening, Septem- ber 10th. The annual banquet was held on Saturday evening, Septem- ber 11th. and on Saturday afternoon, the members enjoyed a trip to Mount Tamalpais. British Imports of Timber and Wood Pulp The August number of the Anglo-Swedish Trade Journal pub- lishes the following reports on the Swedish timber and wood pulp markets which appeared in the Skogsvardsforeningens Tidskrift for July. It will be seen that England is importing large quantities of both timber and wood pulp, a part of the latter, however, going to satisfy the requirements of numerous French mills. The article will doubtless be of interest to Canadian firms, who are closely following the various markets with a view to Canadian shipments of lumber and wood pulp abroad. _ The timber market:—The market continues to be undisturbed. Sales are still made, and up to the time of writing (July 20) about 550,000 standards, more than half the annual production, have been sold. In comparison with previous years, this is undoubtedly a low figure, but if the result of sales is considered in conjunction with the extremely difficult conditions now prevailing, one must acknow- ledge that the result is better than what was expected. England is still leading, but will only buy c. i. f. Holland and Denmark are are in the market, as well as France and Germany, but the transactions of these latter countries are not so important. The following prices have been recorded recently :— From Upper Gulf— England, c.if. 3 x 9 red o/s, £16 10s—£16 15s. 7 in. red boards, o/s, £14 10s —£14 15s. 2x4red o/s, £14 10s. From these prices, 75s.-90s. should be deducted for freight and _ insurance to ascertain the f.o.b. prices. From Hernosand— matic) 1.0.b..3 x9 red II]... 1... 2... fres 325 : ene ae Gzecsd: Migs aié yo 0. 300 Nay eee oR: eel 265 aes, Ted OS: ees eke orc ates 225 Mee + Ted G/ Se ce 8). Pao geass 215 ox OL wihiteO/S8. asses. Hh. b 42a basis mititesbattens.o/Sp hs Gs... ...dres. 250) - 255 Denmark, 7am red. boards, { c..* 5... ..-M. 217.50-22) In regard to sales and shipments to England, the freight question comes into the foreground. Freights are still very high, with an alternate rise and fall. These fluctuations at present lie within a _ margin of about 5s. Although this fact is known when negotiations “are made, it introduces a certain amount of uncertainty into bargain- ing, and in regard to the net profit. So far, there seems to be no likelihood of this uncertainty disappearing. Shipments continue in spite of this, and the result exceeds ex- vectations. By the end of June, 315 000 standards were shipped, ainst 340,000 standards during the same period of last year. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 Geo. K. Tyler Honored by Former Associates We are pleased to be able to publish herewith a portrait of Mr. Geo. K. Tyler who is well known to Ontario lumbermen as the for- mer superintendent at the Mea- ford Ontario plant of the Seaman Kent Company. Recently Mr. | Tyler was selected by Messrs. Knight Bros. Company Ltd, Burks Falls, Ont.. to fill a more’ responsible position than the one in which he was formerly en- gaged, and upon the occasion of his severing his connections with. the Seaman Kent Company he was made the recipient of a hand- some locket and chain as a token of the regard in which he was held by his former associates. The event took place in the I. O. F. Hall at Meaford and was in the nature of a farewell meeting. Mayor Kent of Meaford who is president of the Seaman Kent Company occupied the chair during the proceedings and expressed the appreciation which the company had for Mr. Tyler and tha excellent work which he had performed during his occupation of the position of superintendent. Expressions of appreciation were also delivered by Mr. Cole, sales manager, Mr. J. A. Sinclair, secretary- treasurer, and others of the staff. Mr. Tyler responded briefly ex- pressing his pleasure in receiving such a token of friendship and also the regret which he felt in severing so many pleasant relations. Geo. K. Tyler. Death of S. H. Bowman Mr. S. H. Bowman, president of the Revelstoke Saw Mills Com- pany, Revelstoke, B. C., died recently at Minneapolis, Minn., at the age of 62. Mr. Bowman had not been in very good health of late, but his death came as a great surprise to his business associates. The late Mr. Bowman was widely known both as a lumber manufacturer and retailer. His business acquaintance was extended throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minneapolis and the Middle and Southern States. Until a few years ago Mr. Bow- man was extensively interested in timber and lumber manufacturing in British Columbia, having been president of the Bowman Lumber Co. Ltd., the Revelstoke Saw Mill Co. Ltd., Revelstoke, and the Yale Columbia Lumber Co. Ltd., Nelson, B. C., companies which operated in all about 7 sawmills in the interior of British Columbia. ‘During the past few years Mr. Bowman had taken a special interest in the retail lumber business in Alberta and Saskatchewan and occupied the position of president for the Revelstoke Saw Mill Company Ltd., the Atlas Lumber Co. Ltd., and the Globe Lumber Co. Ltd. These companies operate nearly 100 retail lumber yards in Alberta and Sas- katchewan and have their head office in Calgary. Mr. Bowman is survived by his wife and one son Mr. S. H. Bowman Jr. Reduction of French Duties on Paper and Pulp The French Official Gazette has published the following Act dated August 14, 1915, which has been adopted by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, reducing the customs duty on paper in- tended for newspaper printing and on wood pulp to be used in the manufacture of the same paper :— Article 1—From the date of sanction of the present Act and until the expiration of the third month which will follow the end of hostilities, the reduction of the customs dues covered by the De- cree of February 16, 1915, is increased from 60 per cent. to 95 per cent; (1) On paper other than fancy, mechanically made, weighing more than thirty grams per square metre intended for the printing of newspapers; (2) On wood pulp, mechanical and chemical, intended for the manufacture of the same paper. Article 2—However, should the Government deem it advisable, the dues thus reduced may be re-established at their. normal rate, before the expiration of the delay fixed by the preceding article, by Decree adopted by the Council of Ministers. Reports recently received from St. John, N. B., indicate that there will be a smaller cut in the woods during the coming winter ‘han there was last winter. This is the outcome of trade conditions in Great Britain, high ocean freight rates and scarcity of vessels. Up to the middle of September little had been done by operators, while in previous years, work was well under way by that date. 28 New plant of the Shepard & Morse Lumber Company at Gaspe, P. Q. An Interesting New Plant at Gaspe, P.O. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 ¥ Shepard & Morse Lumber Company’s Operations in a New Field—Excellent Equipment and Shipping Facilities The accompanying illustration will give readers of the Canada Lumberman an idea of the appearance of the plant which has been completed at Gaspe, P. Q., this year, by the Shepard & Morse Lum- ber Company, Boston, Mass. The construction of a sawmill plant in Gaspe was not so easy as it would be in most other parts of Can- ada. In the first place, the winter in Gaspe is about two months lon- ger than in almost any other part of Canada. One may gather some idea of the length and rigor of the winter from the fact that, early in the month of May, the Shepard & Morse Company were teaming across the ice. In fact, it was only a short time previous to the first week in May of this year that the company teamed their last 11-ton boiler across the ice from the railroad to the mill. The plant which the company has erected at Gaspe is equipped for sawing deals of any thickness. During the present year they have been sawing almost entirely for the English market. If, in the future, the company wish to enter the South American trade, their equipment is such that they can easily do so. : Splendid Water Shipment Facilities The illustration shows how well the company is equipped for water shipment. Their dock is about 600 feet long and will accom- modate two ocean steamers at one time. The steamer shown lying at the dock, is the Eagle Point, 3307 tons. She was engaged to carry troops and supplies to England and was loaded-with about 700,000 feet of lumber in the bottom for ballast. It will be seen that a schooner was also loading at the same time. The illustration does not show the shingle mill. Close to the dock the company have 35 acres of level land, on which they stick a large quantity of lumber. An important feature in connection with the securing of supplies for the company’s operations is the fact that they have built a large warehouse upon the dock and can land supplies direct from the steam- ers that come down the St. Lawrence river from Montreal. The importance of this will be realized readily when one takes into con- sideration the fact that the country in the neighborhood of Gaspe is very thinly settled, and the company therefore have to take care of practically all their men. In order to make the men comfortable the company have erected a commodious bunk house and a cook house. They expect that in the near future they will find it necessary to increase this accommodation. During the present year the output of this mill will be in the neighborhood of 16,000,000 feet. Although the timber at Gaspe is not large, it is very conveniently located. The company’s limits con- tain- from 200,000,000 to. 300,000,000 feet which can be readily logged. The drive is a short one and only occupies a few weeks. Next year, if conditions are favorable, the company expect to take out a much larger cut. This year they had their output practically all sold be- fore starting the mill. In order to furnish material for the local trade the company have erected a planing mill, the equipment of which includes a plan- ing mill resaw and a modern fast feed planing machine, including profiling attachment, on which they can dress almost any kind of lumber, or turn out moulding. They have also put up a shingle mill, and so are in an exceptionally good position to take care of the local coasting trade in dressed lumber and shingles. One of the chief considerations that induced the company to locate at Gaspe is the excellent port which is there available. “This is a most important matter because many of the other ports on the Gaspe Peninsula have very bad reputations, their roadsteads being open, with very little shelter for vessels. Nowadays, when it is so difficult to secure sufficient tonnage to move lumber abroad, the good harbor at Gaspe is a great advantage, as vessels will load there when they will not load at any of the other ports. The location is also a good one in connection with the St. Lawrence river trade, as Gaspe is almost in a direct line en route from Montreal to Great Britain. Nearly all steamers on this route must pass near by. Last year, when the Shepard & Morse Company had only a small operation at Gaspe, steamers were frequently chartered which took on part of their load up the St. Lawrence and completed at Gaspe. Equipment of the Sawmill The sawmill at Gaspe cuts spruce logs only, and has a capacity of 90,000 feet per day of ten hours. The main building is 30 feet wide by 204 feet long and is of wood construction. Logs are carried into the mill on an endless steel chain haul-up and kicked onto the log deck by a steam kicker. The deck is equipped with a steam deck stop and loader and a steam nigger. The band is a double cutting mill with 8-foot wheels and takes a saw 14 in. wide, 14 gauge. The carriage is all of steel construction and is operated by a twin engine rope feed rig. The resaw is a 7-foot Clark horizontal machine with séveral unique features in its design, which enable it to turn out a large amount of lumber at a minimum labor cost. It is expected that 90 per cent. of the output of the mill will be made on the resaw. It has a double table, so that bothsides of the table can be worked entirely separately, and stock can be sawed by steam setworks that regulate the thickness, lowering and raising the table to make the required thickness instantly. This machine is almost a sawmill in itself. After one slab has been taken off the log it can be handled entirely on this horizontal resaw and sawed into any desired thick- ness. The edger is of the large double table type. The slabs and edg- ings are cut into 48 in. lengths on a 5 saw slasher. The trimmer is of the two saw “Canadian” type. Two men can trim any length wanted from 6 to 20 feet. The lumber drops from the trimmer ‘onto a set of assorting chains 100 feet long, where it is placed onto the yard trucks according to size and grade. The mill throughout is equipped with all necessary rolls and transfers to handle stock quickly and economically. The filing room is located overhead, so that the band mill and resaw saws can be hoisted direct into it from the ma- chines. The plant was designed by Clark Bros. Company of Olean, N. Y., who furnished all the machinery except the engines and boilers. The Calhoun Bros., who are managers of the Shepard & Morse Gaspe properties, superintended the construction of the mill last winter and have succeeded in producing one of the most economical mills in Canada in regard to the number of men employed per thousand feet of lumber manufactured. The plant is furnished with power by 4 boilers, 72 in. x 16 ft., which were furnished by the Waterous Engine Works Company Ltd., Brantford, Ont. i oe ager a =e > %: 7 i =~ ae WD ow AG ay ‘suit local requirements. October 1, 1915 G. A. Grier, Lumberman and Fisherman Many readers of the Can- ada Lumberman in eastern Canada will recognize the fisherman in the accompany- ing illustration as Mr. G. A. Grier of G. A. Grier & Sons Ltd., manufacturers and wholesale dealers, Montreal, P. Q. Most of our readers know of Mr. Grier as a very successful lumberman, few of them knew that in the realms of sport he was also capable of landing big things. The particular fish shown in this illustration is a 400 lb. halibut, which Mr. Grier caught in the St. Lawrence river not far from Little Me- fis. > Avs far as. Mr.) Grier knows this is the largest hali- but ever caught in the lower St. Lawrence. It measured 7 it. 9 in. in length and was about 3% feet wide. In order to catch this class of fish one has to go out a distance of four or five miles from the shore, where there is very deep water. The tackle used is a hand line with a herring The halibut is a very game fish and this particular sample G. A. Grier and his 400 lb. Halibut. bait. took Mr. Grier about an hour and a half in bringing it alongside the boat. After such a fish is brought alongside it is gaffed and then has to be killed by blows from an axe through the backbone. The Story of an American Home The Western Forestry & Conservation Association have drawn up an interesting “Story of the American Home” which they have published upon the back covers of the program for their annual con- ference to be held in San Francisco on October 19th and 20th. The “Story” is in the form of a series of questions and answers as fol- lows oN What are the best things a nation has? Homes. What are homes usually built of? Wood. What furnishes homes? Wood. Where is the home center? The fireside. What burns there, reflected in happy faces? Wood. In wooden chairs. On wooden floors. Wood. Where do wives and children watch it? Where do the little feet patter all day long? Of what are household articles mostly made? And our books and newspapers, that make us civilized? Wood pulp. Wooden fenced fields. Wooden barns. In wooden boxes. In wooden cars. Over wooden ties. And wooden docks. In wooden wagons. Wood. Where does our food come ‘from? Where is it stored? How is it packed How is it shipped? And then Is that all? How does it reach us? What cooks it? What lights the fire Wooden matches. Where does our water come from? Woodland springs. What does it see on the way? Wood-sheltered game and fish. What does it do on the way? Water the wooden fenced fields. What supports the nation’s homes Its industries and payrolls. What is America’s greatest manufacturing industry? Lumbering. Altogether, then, what does most to build, supply and support American homes? WOOD. Shall we give it a square deal? THE FOUNDATION: FORESTS AND FOREST IN- DUSTRY. Possible Trade Opening in Spain Oregon pine, introduced in small lots, transshipped from neigh- boring countries, where a consignment was sent by direct steamer, is much liked in Spain, both for the nature of the wood and for the large sizes, although all dimensions can be used. As the wood trade in Spain is in a flourishing condition and increasing every year, there is sure to be a market for Oregon pine if prices can be made to Much construction work is in progress, such s railways, harbors, public buildings, warehouses, irrigation works, but . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 and bridges. Hence a steady demand exists for all sorts of building woods, especially large sizes, and Oregon pine will undoubtedly be very acceptable if its price delivered in Spain can be reduced. The present high quotations are caused by heavy freight rates, but Span- ish lumber buyers look forward to shipments via the Panama Canal. With the route shortened from California and the Northwest, the jumber trade with Spain is certain to be augmented. A vast amount of wood is used in Spain for packing cases for fresh and canned fruit, vegetables, olive oil, wine in bottles, canned sardines, and anchovies. For this purpose native wood, which is generally of small size, is employed to a certain extent and would be still more largely consumed in this way were it not for trans- portation difficulties. The deficiency, therefore, is made up of short lengths of Scandinavian wood. Spanish importers in buying longer lengths for building purposes have to take shorter lengths as well, in order to avoid payment of higher prices, as the short lengths are difficult to sell in the north. For large packing cases common spruce was formerly imported from Canada, but freight rates have increased to such an extent that purchases are now infrequent. When this trade lessened white pine similar to Canadian spruce was imported from Austria and neigh- boring countries where there were facilities for shipping by the Adriatic. This kind of lumber was brought to Spain until August, 1914, by regular lines of steamers at low freight rates. When the Canadian wood that had been used for large packing cases became too dear extensive tracts of land in Spain near the railroads were planted with poplar trees, the wood of which is much liked here for moderate-sized packing cases. With the disorganization of the freight steamer service and the difficulty in receiving sufficient lumber from abroad these plantations, on many of which the trees were large enough for felling, became especially serviceable. The lumber trade has also been able to avail itself of the native pine, of which there are considerable quantities of small trees. Several railways have been constructed to run into such forests as are available, so that the lum- ber can be cheaply transported after being sawn into the exact sizes required by the packers and without having to pay railway freight on waste wood and sawdust. This is of immense advantage to the consumers because of the savings in customs duties. Pieces of wood, even in short lengths, both thin and narrow, are classified as being ready for use and pay a heavy duty prohibitive for material of this kind for making packing cases——United States Consular Report. Fire Permits Required During the early summer of 1915, serious fires, causing: loss of property amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, ‘occurred in the vicinity of the International railway of New Brunswick, now a part of the Government railways system. These fires were due .o the slash-burning operations of settlers during a period of drought. Following investigations by the chief fire and game guardian of the province, the Minister of Lands and Mines, on July 10, promulgated a regulation covering the situation in the region particularly affected by settlers’ fires. This regulation provides that before any brush piles or slash, resulting from clearing lands, can be burned in the Hazen and Grimmer settlements, in the county of Restigouche, or on lands adjacent thereto, a permit in writing must first be obtained from the caretaker of said settlements, and due notice must be served on the adjacent land owner or occupier. There is already a law in the province of Quebec which requires settlers to secure a permit from a forest officer before setting fire to their clearings, during the spring and autumn periods. British Col- umbia has a similar provision, applicable to the period between May 1 and October 1 of each year. The regulations for Dominion forest reserves, located in the three prairie provinces and the railway belt of British Columbia, similarly require a-permit for settlers’ clearing fires between April 15 and October 31 of each year. Past experience has shown conclusively that the permit system, wherever adequately enforced, reduces to a minimum the damage from the spread of settlers’ fires, which have cost the country mil- lions of dollars in the past, in addition to considerable loss of life. Ontario is the only great forest province in which no action along this line has been taken. The Ontario Act does not forbid the setting of clearing fires at any time. It merely prescribes that, where such fires are started, the settler shall exercise and observe every reason- able care and precaution in the setting out or starting of such fires and in the managing of and caring for them after. they have been started, in order to prevent them from spreading. Experience all over Canada, and particularly in Ontario, proves that such provisions are not adequate, and that legislation is necessary to prevent alto- gether, or at least to regulate, the setting of clearing fires during periods of the year when there is a possibility of such fires spreading and doing damage. It is in the interests of the Province of Ontario to follow the progressive lead of the other provinces in this matter, which is of the greatest importance from the point of view of forest conservation. 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND New Sawmill in Operation at Edmonton. North West Lumber Company’s Fine Plant—Standing Timber Tapped by Two ' Railways—Good Driving Facilities A large sawmill 125 x 56 feet, three storeys high, has just been completed at Edmonton, Alta., for the North West Lumber Company. This sawmill is one of the largest and best equipped sawmills in Can- ada west of the Great Lakes. The company is one of the main enter- prises in which J. D. McArthur, President of the Alberta and Great Waterways and the Edmonton, Dunvegan & B. C. Railways is inter- ested. North of Edmonton are large areas of standing timber, especi- ally in the Peace River country at the junction of the Athabasca and Peace Rivers. Two new railways now building northward from Ed- The North West Lumber Company, Edmonton, Alta. View of Completed Buildings. monton into the Peace River country will tap these valuable areas oi standing timber. The country is well wooded and the timber valuable, but for lumbering purposes it is considerably scattered. It will now be possible to bring saw logs from all points in the wooded country from which these roads tap to Edmonton by the establishment of this new sawmill. From Edmonton, lumber can be distributed throughout the prairie provinces to the East. As already stated, a large quantity of the spruce timber in the Athabasca region is in clumps too small to warrant the establishment of a mill in their vicinity that could be oper- ated at a profit. By the establishment of a mill at Edmonton all spruce timber within hauling distance of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & B. C. Railway or the Alberta Great Waterways in the country which they pass through, will also become available to furnish lumber and ties for the railway. Handled otherwise, it would prove unprofitable, if not go to waste altogether. The sawmill is of frame construction, built on concrete Fount. tion. The machinery is of the very latest type having in view speed in cutting and saving in power, waste, and manual labor. Illustration No. 1 shows the completed buildings of this company. Illustration No. 2 shows the interior of the sawing room. This WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 i room is situated on the upper storey. Sawing machinery includes two double cut band saws, a band resaw, and two edgers. The logs are de livered from the railway to an artificial pond 350 feet x 100 feet and feet deep, and are taken from the pond to be sawed by a jack laddet Two logs will be sawn at the same time. From the edgers the lumbe is transferred on rollers to small cars on which it is taken to the pili grounds close to the railway tracks. ‘Two brick power houses have also been constructed, one of which contains four boilers to generate power for the 700 h.p. engine which will drive the mill. The second brick house contains 350 h.p. engine and two boilers which will generate electric light for the mills, raii- way works and residences, and furnish power for all parts of the ‘plant except the sawmill itself. y Illustration No. 3 shows the interior of the filing room, which is situated in the planing mill. This building is two storeys high. The various floatable streams will prove valuable inasmuch as those which are crossed or touched by the railways, will widen the’ reach of territory according to the conditions along each area. Logs can be floated down the Athabasca and all its tributaries, which include the Pembina, Macleod, Baptiste, and several smaller ones. The railway crosses at Smith where the various drives can be boomed and there loaded on to cars. Similar conditions prevail regarding the ) | streams flowing into the Lesser Slave Lake whose outlet reaches the Athabasca just below Smith. It is also true of the Athabasca River and its tributaries in the territory between Athabasca Landing and Fort McMurray, also of Clear Water above Fort McMurray, which has a large amount of valuable timber along its course. With waste eliminated to a fine point and under the considerable improvements which have been made in the conditions of modern sawing, it is now possible to haul logs economically by rail which was not true in the days of the circular saw. It is certain that with such an immense area of heavy timber to draw from, and the easy and cheap transportation afforded, an undertaking such as that which has been established at Edmonton will be permanent for many years. The British Columbia Forest Branch of the Department of Lands furnishes the following information in connection with laying shingle roofs:—Wet shingles thoroughly 24 hours before laying. Use 3d zinc, copper or galvanized wire nails. For 1-3 pitch roof lay 4% inches to the weather. For 1-2 pitch roof lay 5 inches to the weather. For the sides of buildings lay 6 inches to the weather. Break all joints as far from the end as possible. Ordinary wire nails rust out leaving shingles loose and ready to be blown off, causing holes and leaks. Avoid this by using cut iron, galvanized wire, zinc or copper nails. Mr. John Hanbury, the well-known lumberman of Vancouver, B. C., formerly of Winnipeg and Brandon, Man., was painfully in- jured recently when his automobile backed over an embankment and fell 15 feet. Fortunately his injuries were not serious. The North West Lumber Company, Edmonton, Alta. Sawmill Room. Filing Room. The North West Lumber Company, Edmonton, Alta. ~~ ‘ { win ins * October 1, 1915 CANADA Timber Required for Hutting and Trench Work With further reference to the item appearing in Weekly Bulletin No. 608 of the Department of Trade and Commerce, under the caption “Timber Required for Hutting and Trench Work,” the department is now in receipt of the par- ticular sizes, with the approximate percentage of each size, that will be required by the office of works London, Eng- land. The following are the specifications :— 3 in. x 9 in., 14 per cent.; 2 in. x 9 in., 7 per cent.; 11% in. x 9 in., % per cent.; 1 in. x 9 in., 16 per cent.; 3 in. x 6 in., 11 per cent.; 4 in. x 41% in., 5 per cent.; 1 in. x 6 in., 14 per cent. ; 4 in. x 3 in., 2 per cent.; 4 in. x 2 in., 13 per cent.; 6 in. x 2in., 4% per cent.; 3 in. x 2 in., % per cent. Per Cent. 1 in. tongued and grooved flooring ... 12 Memes DOATOING |... he wee ee ee Z Memerouel) DOardinig 21. 6.1 wee wee ee eee oe 6 amma. weather boarding ... ... «1. ..- «++ ss: 2 34, in. matching ... Be ps dl 1% RTOIMATCHINS te eee wee oe iy The office of works have recently placed large contracts for timber on both the eastern and western sides of Canada, and are now prepared to consider carefully offers of tender, F.O.B. Canadian port, for hutting and trench work.. It is hoped, therefore, that successful tenders will be placed. Prices are to be submitted with dates of delivery in the drafting of the tender. Initiative Swells the Profits of the Retailer We are indebted to Mr. E. E. Beckett, manager of the Lumber Manufacturers’ Yards, Limited, Regina, Sask., for a description of an unique method of utilizing a quantity of 2-in. overstock. Mr. Beckett is the originator of the scheme, which is outlined below: “Early this spring our company decided that they had an over- stock of 2-in. plank at several yards and were looking for a way. to turn this into stock which would be more quickly disposed of. The cost of loading and re-shipping this stock made it quite evident that this would not pay, so we got the idea of ripping the material to the required size in the yard. We started to experiment at Regina with a self-contained sawing machine; by that I mean a saw bench with small gasoline engine bolted to same, such as is commonly used by contractors, but we found that this was not quite satisfactory because to get sufficient power we would have to buy a machine of at least four or five horse power, and this would weigh too much to be easily moved from town to town on bad roads. We have an old Ford car, 1911 model, which was not in use, so the idea occurred to us of using it for power to drive a saw, and here you see photographs of the results. This machine has given us splendid results. We had a lot of plank on the Grand Trunk line. This has all been ripped up into 2 x 4 and 2 x 6 and is being sold, whereas some of this material was dead stock before being ripped. One of our superintendents loaded the machine at Fort Qu’Appelle one morning, drove to Edgeley, which is 24 miles distant, set the machine up and ripped 7,600 ft. B. M. 2-in. plank into 2 x 4 and 2 x 6, reloaded the machine and drove to Avon- hurst (7 miles distant) that evening and set the machine up again to _ be ready for work next morning. ‘ & You will see from the photograph that the power is taken from the two rear wheels of the “Ford” and transmitted to a countershaft which is attached to the front of the saw bench frame, where in turn we have a 20-in. pulley driving on to a 3-in. pulley on the saw mandril. This running the car at normal speed gives us a speed at the saw of Device adopted by the Lumber Manufacturers Yards, Limited, Regina, to dispose of overstock of 2” ‘pank. This machine was designed by Mr. . Beckett who is marked by a cross in the photograph. Mr, Beckett is local manager of the Company at Regina, ; LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 about 3,000 revolutions per minute. We are using a 12-in. saw, num- ber 12 gauge. ’ The driving pulleys on the car wheels are built up and turned to the size of the iron rim of the car wheel and tapered on the edge so that they sit snug under the wheel and cannot work loose. They are fixed to the spokes by four hook bolts, the hook end catching the spoke and is tightened up from the outside. The bench itself is just a homemade affair which a country car- penter put together for us, and is built out of 4 x 4 frame and maple flooring for top. This machine is very easily handled, being very light. It can be taken down and put in the truck in four parts in about ten minutes. The whole outfit, including bench, countershaft, pulleys and belting, weigh only 500 Ibs. So you will see how easily it can be hauled from place to place.” The Lumber Manufacturers Yards, Limited, is one of those go- ahead concerns which are so few and far between throughout the prairie provinces of Western Canada. They are unlike many of the judges, who sit in the same kind of a room that the judge sat in 500 or 2,000 years ago, and they are always looking back for guidance in their day’s work to precedents of the past. Progressive farmers woe f _ Be A further view of Mr. Beckett’s ingenious contrivance at the Regina yard of the Lumber Manufacturers Yards, Limited. and lumbermen are now studying the great problems of supply and demand, marketing and distribution. So it is that we discover the lumbermen who are progressive in every sense of the word are able to make new discoveries which help them to very materially swell their profits. Such a procedure as that outlined above would have been laughed at as being ridiculous and unpracticable by the lumber- men of a few years ago. Furthermore, we would ask whether a lumberman, finding that such a device as that of Mr. Beckett’s meant an additional revenue to him would be willing to give out full particulars to his brethren in the lumbering industry? We emphatically say no! However, this state of affairs is a thing of the past, co-operation is ousting the cut- throat competition in all lines of business. This is observed at all the different meetings of the various associations. This matter of co-operation is emphasized very strongly when Mr. Beckett writes to the Western Lumberman saying that he will gladly do his best to supply any further information to any of our readers. -We solicit short descriptions of novel and useful methods and devices employed in the lumbering industry, both for wholesale and retail lumbermen. Photographs and sketches are an advantage as they add interest and aid explanation. Utility and not careful writing is the essential factor. Please write to the Retail Editor, 302 Travel- lers Building, Winnipeg, of any new departures which you may hear of. Inquiry for Canadian Lumber There has been a satisfactory response from Canadian firms in- terested in the market for birch and other timber, to which reference was made in the Weekly Bulletin No. 601 of the Department of Trade and Commerce. Canadian lumber shippers will be interested to learn that a firm at Leeds, Eng., who formerly were identified with Russian trading interests, are anxious to open up connections with shippers in Canada of rough-sawn lumber. Negotiations would be entered into for the prospective purchase of lumber suitable for shipment to this market and the request is made for information as to the kinds of wood, dimensions, prices f. o. b. Canadian port, terms of payment, and other details necessary to enable the inquirer to consider fully tentative proposals. Should these appeal favourably it is possible that the firm may instruct a representative to proceed to Canada to inspect the lumber. ‘A CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Making Sure of Your Profits By Edward P. Leeds Competition and the nature of the work they do compel wood- working concerns which execute large orders for the interior wood- work in office buildings, stores, and so on, to estimate costs closely, and submit proposals before they secure contracts. In making these estimates, the work that will have to be done is literally picked to pieces, divided and subdivided many times, and the figures finally arrived at are gained by a compilation of all labor and material costs entering into the work. Inasmuch as payment on the order is usually made on the basis of 80 per cent. of the amount of actual labor performed, and paid for by the man who does the work, and the material used, it is vital that these costs be accurate and arranged in such a form as to embrace every detail. In some cases payment is made on the report of a firm of certified public accountants, who examine the books monthly and sometimes find it necessary to trace the actual work for which pay- ment is made. , The system used by a Philadelphia concern has proved especially effective. As soon as an order is received in this concern the entire Description of Order Date Promised Forms 1 and 1: The front and reverse of the cost sheet are shown above. are given on the reverse side. job is given an order number and is then subdivided in the following manner: Job No. 300: Nature of job—interior woodwork for the twenty- five-storey Brown building. Subdivisions Doors . j 300-1 Windows ... 300-2 SUS OM, ) Nn dk ee aMetis lec gta Aare 300-3 Mia ntelsy .veyacrias thc M hod cirhee coda ore sue ents ee 300-4 Mouldings . 300-5 Sash iaishs tole Mare 300-6 Trim . 300-7, etc. Cost sheets are arranged as shown on Form 1. The sheets for each order are preceded by a general sheet bearing the terms of the order, time when it must be completed, shipping instructions and all necessary information. The reverse side of the cost sheet (Form 2) shows in detail the disposition of the money that is charged on the face of the sheet. When work is about to be started, a copy of the estimate as originally made is given the cost clerk, who immediately places the details of the estimate in red ink at the head of the column under which the estimate was made. How Labor Cost Records are Kept Labor costs are collected in the factory on a series of job tickets, punched for time by the individual workman and containing all essen- tial information. These cards are gathered at the close of the day and arranged serially according to the numbers of the employees. The employee numbered 100 may have been engaged during the day upon ten different order numbers. In this case ten cards for that would have to be in evidence. To prove that all the cards are accounted for, the total number of hours and minutes shown on the operation cards must agree with the total time the workman was in the factory, as evidenced by the record on his time card. At the end of the week the cost clerk makes up a trial payroll from the cost cards. The bookkeeper has already prepared the regular shop payroll from the weekly time cards which are rung in morning, noon and night as the workmen enter and leave the factory. These two rolls are then compared, and if they do not show exactly the same pay for each workman, an error is apparent, and is easily traced and corrected. The time of outside employees (those actually engaged in erecting the work in the building itself) is sent to the home factory cost _ The estimate is written on the face (front card) and the details of distribution Each job’s cost sheet is preceded in the cost ledger by a page which ‘gives the terms of the contract. -number in the column headed “Material ordered, not billed.” When a October 4, 1915 by their foremen. Separaté time reports are used for each man, show- ing just what part of the job he worked on. ‘ After the payroll is finally corrected the cards are sorted and ar- ranged by job numbers, and rearranged under the job numbers by departments. It then becomes a simple problem to enter the costs under their respective headings. To prove that no figures have been omitted in entry, the entered costs are totalled and must again agree with the payroll figures. : The cards are next taken and sorted by operations. The tote expended under each operation is entered in the proper place on For 2. The following example will illustrate: If, under the column “rr chining,” it is shown that $200 has been expended, the reverse si of the sheet shows how $60 has gone for cutting, $40 for mouldin $60 for joining and $40 for tenoning. 4 Making Actual Costs Check Up Estimates ~ The estimated figures are always placed at the head of the cos sheet. The reason for this is that the progress reports on work - | factory and outside show the stage of completion. The cost | shows a total of the actual money expended for labor. If, then, cost of a particular piece of work had been estimated at $100, whil TOTAL TOTAL LABOR | MATERIAL the cost book showed that $75 had already been expended and the work only half finished, an opportunity is provided to check at once any shop errors, and so make the job, when it is completed, show a profit instead of a possible loss. a It is poor consolation for the man in charge of the work to have to go to the head of the firm after an order is completed and report that the firm lost on the job. It is much simpler to keep in constant touch with the expenditure on the work, and comparative cost-keep- ing serves this purpose admirably. a Keeping Track of the Materials Used When material required for a job is ordered, the cost clerk is furnished with a copy of the purchase order, from which he can tell the kind of material ordered, price and the job number for which it was ordered. He enters this on the cost sheet under the proper job this material is actually received and paid for, the account agait passes through his hands and he immediately takes it from the col- umn where it previously was entered and places it in its proper place as a paid account against the job. : The reason for making entries in this manner is that, in the ‘st place, there may be a thorough and concise account of the job in cost book; secondly, it frequently occurs, when establishing the of a partially-completed job, that material which has been ord and checked off the estimate of material required is not includ the cost book, for the reason.that no bill has been passed thro for it. Thus, misleading information is obtained in regard -to amount of material, and this sometimes proves costly. Materials used from stock, such as small hardware, lumbe etc., are drawn out on a regular requisition which specifies number. When filled, these requisitions are sent to the cost who extends cost and enters it in the proper place. As to overhead, all employees, as stated before, are requi turn in daily time cards showing the length of time they work each particular class of work. These cards are extended, sorte per classification of work and entered in the proper maintenance z count, such as “machinists,” “carpenters,” “millwrights,” “electri ans,” “clerks,” “sweepers,” and so on. The percentage of burden then determined on the basis of the proportion of direct to indirect labor, computed in terms’ of dollars and cents. ’ I-xpense accounts of men travelling on jobs erected on outside orders are kept separate and classified into such items as “transporta: 3 q ; ~~. sd Sel, eee October 1, 1915 9 66 , tion,” “hotel,” “telegrams,” “minor incidentals,” and so on, and find lodgment on the cost sheet. How Costs Are Summarized on a Single Sheet In short, the sheet referred to balances accurately with the book- keeper’s ledger, gives a complete and correct account of all labor tran- sactions, and is the court of last appeal. : Where small jobs are going through the factory in conjunction with large orders, the cost record is kept in the same manner as for large jobs, excepting that one cost sheet can be utilized to contain a record for anywhere from ten to fifteen different jobs. These small jobs are given arbitrary order numbers such as “Z-1,” and so on, and the cost clerk enters them in that way in a separate part of the cost book. When it is considered that costs are entered weekly, it will easily be seen how this can be done. It will also be seen with what facility such small jobs can be computed, as all information thereto is in the office within a few hours after the completion of the work. It is then simply necessary to add the overhead profit, and bill for the amount due accordingly.—System. . Every Dollar Should Return a Profit The question of the expense account is always a matter of im- portant consideration in every line and department of business, for it marks the boundary between profit and loss. There is a natural tendency for expense to increase, and therefore a corresponding ab- sence of inclination to decrease. Every business man knows how easy it is to add a little more expense to his business, and it is not long before the use of it will seem necessary. While if the attempt is made to reduce it, it will be found more or less difficult to do. As a rule, business men don’t reduce expenses unless it is forced upon them, and only then because they are losing money rather than of its relation to the necessities of the business. There is a “fifth wheel” attached to many a business concern that could get along without it and not injure business, and it is these “fifth wheels” that the business world is learning to discover in these days of efficiency methods. Expense may be said to be divided into two kinds, necessary and unnecessary, and just where the first named ends and the other begins is a never ending puzzle for business men to solve, because the dividing line between them shifts one way and the other accord- ing to the nature of business conditions. There is, of course, an absolutely necessary expense attached to every business in the form of fixed charges which must be met. Then there is the necessary charge for hired help and current expenses for the office. These might be included with the fixed charges, although there is a possi- bility of reducing some of them. What is unnecessary is that which can be dispensed with without materially injuring the business to the extent of a loss in profits and this is the problem which business men are called on from time to time for solving. There are many other things about this subject of expense that might be discussed in a general way. But I have given you my ideas of the principal fundamentals of it, and will proceed to discuss it in its relations to the business of running a retail lumber yard. What is necessary and what is not necessary expense have a varying interpretation according to the situation and conditions gov- erning the yard. What is regarded as necessary items of expense in cities of 5,000 and upwards of population is not considered as such in the smaller villages and towns. Take the item of delivery as an instance. In the larger places, it is considered one of the necessary expenses of the yard and could hardly be gotten along without, while there are many dealers in the smaller towns who regard it so much as an unnecessary burden on the business as to entirely refuse to adopt it. There are others too, who would gladly get along without it if they could. N ; Some Are Forced Into It There are few country town dealers who adopted free delivery of ‘their own choice, especially among the older ones who first com- -menced business on the system of every customer doing his own de- _ livery, and they were practically forced into it by some progressive competitor, and indirectly by the introduction of telephones through its influencing public opinion in demanding it. The towns where the dealers don’t deliver by the dray-men or their own teams are of one mind and purpose in this and therefore can adopt and enforce a sys- “tem of non-delivery. It is hard to do this, however, unless both of them have no teams of their own and let the town draymen do all the unloading from the car for them, but just so sure as one dealer thinks he can use his own team to advantage in doing his own un- | iding and other work about the yard, the carpenters will want him eliver their contracted material and the temptation will be strong to make a free delivery turn the scale in his favor of the sale of a bill. Sooner or later his competitor will find it out, and the chances are that from that time on there will be free delivery by both yards of material for the building trades in the town, and from that it will to free delivery for the general public and this will make it a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER xe ; 33 nceessary item of expense in the business. This is one item in the growth of yard expenses from what they used to be in the earlier days of the country yard business. Another expense item is the telephone, where it has been estab- lished in a town, and there are few towns now without it. I think I am warranted in saying there are few dealers now without one in their office and where they have it, would not do without one if they could. But it takes the profit on a thousand feet of lumber to pay the monthly rent, and this too, may be classed among the necessary expenses. In a certain sense, this is free delivery, for in its use you save people the time and trouble of coming to the yard, although you pay for the means and convenience in doing it. The telephone and free delivery would seem to go together, although some dealers may not carry out this idea in practicing it. People can use the telephone in ordering stuff and the dealer can use it for finding the drayman to come to the yard and deliver it, but this is not a satisfactory way for either dealer or consumer. Some dealers now consider it necessary to have an assistant in the office to keep the books and other routine work about the office. This is all right enough provided it adds to the efficiency of the yard system and helps in building up the volumn and profits of the busi- ness. But where it does not add to the last named items, it is more of a luxury than a necessity, for a yard may be highly organized in its system of accounting and looking after things about the yard and still not do the business and have the profits it should. Such a yard may be likened to having a twenty-five horsepower engine to do the work that one of ten horsepower could do. There is a danger of a business becoming top heavy with too much system. Too much sail without the ballast of a business that will warrant it. This can hardly be said, however, to apply to many concerns in the retail yard busi- ness, but it is true though that in a general way, the volume of busi- ness and the profits of the average yard have not kept pace with the growth of expenses and efficiency systems of doing business. Now I believe in having all these accessories to the running of a lumber yard, especially the assistant in the office, provided the dealer will use his liberty from the drudgery of office work in turning his thought and attention to creating and working up more business for the yard. If he does this, then his office helper becomes a necessary expense and essential for more business. System and office help is all right, but you must get the business to keep both effective and busy in making money for the yard. Looked at as a Contribution Retail lumbermen, as a general thing, used to think that adver- {ising in the local paper was but little else than a contribution to the support of the piper and the general welfare of the town, but as for it being a help to their business, it was not considered as such and therefore an expense to be cut off or taken on as the tide of business’ ebbed and flowed. It was done in the same spirit as the giving of a charity or donation to one of the churches, but never was considered as a necessary part of their business. In these later days, however, there is an increasing conviction among the more progressive dealers that advertising can be made to increase their volume of business and they are finding their efforts justified by the success they are having in doing it. With this class of dealers it has become one of the necessary expenses of the yard, and in fact, more in the nature of an investment than an expense. So that what hds hitherto been re- garded as an unhecessary expense has been found to be a necessary part of the business because it adds volume and profit to it. The expense item for hired help is, on the average, smaller in a country retail yard than in any other line of business of equal im- portance in the town. The reasons for it are well known to every lumberman, so I’ll not mention them. There are probably not as many one-man yards as there used to be, but I presume there are a few even now. It would surprise some of the younger dealers to know how much business a single man could and did do in some of those old yards. I remember one year I did a business of nearly $30,000, and all the help I had was what I had to have in unloading and occa- sional assistance in piling when the alleys got too crowded with in- coming stock. And there were others like me who did the same thing. But changed conditions and the multiplying of stocks handled, has practically made it necessary to employ one or more*yard men. A yard has got to do a good business, however, to make a third man necessary. As it is there are many times during the year when he can be dispensed with. But this is not easy to do for whén you do need him he may be employed somewhere else, and you have got to break. in another and maybe an inferior man. But whatever help a dealer has he should not spend too much time “bossing” them. The _more time he spends in working up more trade, the more necessary is his hired help to the business. Personal convenience ought not to count in the employing of help. The sold consideration should be, Will it subserve the profits of the business? One Unnecessary Expense ‘As I have said before it is difficult to always draw the line be- tween what is necessary and unnecessary expense to the yard. Ina 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER general way it might he said that whatever operates as a cost to the business is an expense. This being so, there undoubtedly is a good deal of unnecessary expense in the cost of carrying the burden of the credit business which practically every yard is laboring under. The average dealer don’t realize this in estimating his expense, but when you think of the additional capital it requires and the loss of interest on the long time accounts to say nothing of the risk in the loss of bad accounts, there is no getting round the fact that it is a charge on the business. Conceding that a certain amount of credit business is necessary, we must admit that all above that is an unnecessary cost. I think it is safe to say that the retail lumbermen could cut down their average amount of book accounts to at least one-half what they now carry and still do the same amount of business. I have talked with a good many dealers from different parts of the country and nearly all agreed with me in this. If this is true, then the other half is unnecessary and as it costs to carry book accounts then the half of what is now being carried is a cost that could be dispensed with. Another item of unnecessary expense is the waste that is going on more or less in every yard; and a good deal of it too it, so to speak, right under the dealer’s nose. It is surprising how little we see ot this and how much there is to see in and around a lumber yard. We lack the consciousness and understanding sense of what is going on in this respect, before our physical eyesight. We see the tops of piles curling up in the hot sun; a lot of broken and short odds and ends scattered in the alleys and behind the piles, and we don’t think of it as waste. We don’t think of the old black stock under the piles as losing its value all the time. There is hardly anything in the stock that is not liable to waste and therefore a cost to the profits. There is more or less of unseen waste going on also, and it requires a con- stant search. One of the hardest things to appreciate is the waste of time. There is more of this than we think for going on in the yard, not only in the time we and the employes are doing nothing, but in that which is lost in “going the longest way round” in doing things. We work hard, but we take more steps, make more motions and do more things {o accomplish a result than is necessary. Very often the stock and buildings are so poorly arranged as to be responsible for a good deal of this waste motion. Some men can pile a fourth more lumber in a day then others can and yet not work any harder and it is all owing to the saving of unnecessary motion. Where there is free delivery time can often be saved by the bunching of deliveries. I used to instruct my carpenters particularly to save me all the hauling possible by thinking a little ahead of what they wanted. In this way I could give them better service and at a saving of time for both of us. Where lumber is delivered by wagon from the car to the yard, much time can be saved and cars unloaded quicker by the use of a ‘second wagon and a third hand. The usual way is to employ two men and one team and wagon. They go to the car and get a load and both men unload it. Now the way to do is to let the one man do the anloading while the other two are at the car loading on the other wagon. A man that is an expert in handling lumber can swing off a load in the alley as fast as two men can put on a load at the car. To rest up the alley man they can change off and let him take the car work for a while. This is no theory of mine. did my unloading all the while I was running a yard here and it saved me considerable demurrage costs. of a good deal of time in the course of a year. In busy days, the teamster can be kept on the load all the time delivering instead of having to stop the team while the wagon is being loaded as is the usual way. The saving of demurrage on cars alone will pay for its - upkeep.and the interest on the investment, if not save wholly its cost in a year. Poor Advertising Is a Waste Another item of waste is that which is made in poor and injur- ious advertising. Although it may be said that this kind of waste does not affect very much the class of dealers who don’t believe in advertising. Still even these who dodge the local paper in this re- spect do more or less of what they think is advertising, but which is really money thrown away. The fellow who won't buy space in his local paper is pretty sure to get “stung” by some scheme or other in which he thinks he sees a profit that he don’t see in newspaper advertising. I don’t like to say anything to discourage advertising, but I can’t help but think that much money is wasted in the way that some dealers do it. The ordinary lumber ad in a country paper is a joke as far as getting results from it is concerned and if it is done with the intent and purpose it is money wasted. The thing therefore to. do is to study how to advertise in a way that will make it pay and thus eliminate the waste spoken of. It is a good rule to always have in mind and to follow that when you spend a dollar, let it be either for pleasure or for sometiting that will bring you a money profit. Keep your dollars earning something and don’t even let your stock waste your money by laying idle too It is the way I- A second wagon too, is a saver. October 1, 1915 — jong in the yard. There is more of this kind of waste going on than is appreciated. Keep it moving as much as possible and thus keep down the cost of investment. There are leaks in the business of every lumber yard—in some more than in others, and of different degrees in size—and the decrease that has come in the volume and margins of the business render it more important than ever that dealers be constantly on the lookout for them. It is a good thing to always have it in mind that whatever in the nature of stock comes into the yard costs money and every part of it, no matter how small, that has its selling value injured | goes to waste in any way, is just that much taken out of the profi of the business. As units they don’t seem much, but in the aggregai for a year, they amount to considerable. : There are leaks in operating too, such as the giving the oc cents in making change in the small sales; carelessness in the ing of stock coming in and going out. It is a good rule to f never to wait till you get to the office to put down the items sale just made in the alley but note them down at once as they a passed to the customer. If you study the subject of leaks and hi for them, you will find them. A good idea would be for you to tl over the possible leaks and make a list of them and have it ha to look at. A good deal more can be said on this subject of expense that would exceed the limits of one article, but in this, instead of — going into detail, I have given you some suggestions that perhaps will have a stimulating effect in causing you to give the subject closer attention and to eliminate what is unnecessary. 1 would also advise that you study to make your necessary expense as efficient as pos- sible and get the greatest results out of it you can. Make every doliar you spend for a necessary expense bring you back at lease another dollar and don’t forget to study the line between what is necessary and unnecessary expense.—C. H. Ketridge in The Mississippi Valley Lumberman. Sy Market in Russia for Saw and Woodworking Machinery According to a recent issue of the United States commerce re- ports there is apparently a promising field in Russia for American trade in appliances and machinery necessary for the proper develop- ment of Russia’s great timber resources, and also for various local woodworking industries. “There should, for instance, be good open- ings for American logging locomotives, cableways, stationary en- gines, tractors, hoisting cranes, and machinery for saw-milling, for — cutting shingles, and for the various details in woodworking oper- ations. . The machinery for logging and saw-milling is supplied mainly by Germany, Sweden, Finland, and by Russia itself. The better classes of joinery tools were supplied by Germany previous to the war, and also, to a small extent, by the United States. The simpler kinds of woodworking machines have been made chiefly in Russia. The Russian repair shops have purchased wood planers of large sizes — chiefly from Sweden. The Russian cooperage factories have de- pended for their machine tools chiefly on Germany, but the veneer mills, pattern shops, etc., have obtained most of their supplies from the United States. Generally speaking, the methods employed in making use of Rus- sia’s enormous resources in standing timber are antiquated and un- — economical. It has been estimated that if any of the estates or com- panies controlling the vast timber tracts between the Volga river and ~ the Ural mountains should attempt, with their present logging and sawing methods, to ship their splendid timber abroad they could do so only at a considerable loss. Such timber can be used, if at all, only — for conversion into charcoal for blast furnaces. 3 There are immense stretches of country in Russia and Siberia covered with timber which is merely wasted. This seems a special pity, since the natural forest resources would seem to afford the only ~ reasonable opportunities existing for any development of the land. The owners of such land would be glad to work it, but under present — methods they would only suffer loss. The forests in the Ural moun- tains are largely owned by the Government and by companies oper- ating iron and platinum mines and rolling mills and other factories. It would seem likely that if American methods could be introdu it might be possible profitably to export the timber by various ri and sea routes. ; It is the ordinary practice to fell the trees by hand and haul tl 2 logs by horse power, very slowly, a great number of men and hors having to be used and also much truck equipment. = Ne The saw-mills are said to waste about 45 per cent. of the material through bad cut- ting. Instead of sawing with one saw blade at a time, as by the American method, one cut being made each time, but made rapidly, and with the man at the machine being able properly to see and ad- just his work, the millers here use a long frame reciprocating saw, © with a numbér of blades hung and sawing slowly the result being that adjustments are difficult, and special complications occur through . - October 1, 1915 CANADA knots and twists and uneven cutting, making it impossible to get the maximum out of each log. The first American band-saw outfit in Russia was recently com- pleted at Tsaritsin, on the Volga river, and is now in successful oper- ation that much attention has been attached to it, and it may result in the complete revolutionizing of the Russion saw-mill industry. With one such example already in existence here, it becomes easier to promote American methods in every phase of the industry. Considerable missionary work has already been done in intro- ducing American swaged saws into Russia, and a number of the local mills have recently been showing a tendency to change all their saws for the swage type, even though they cost considerably more. At the same time, however. the mills will have to be taught how to use these saws, and, what is more important still, how to use the speciai tools for swaging the teeth. = There are comparatively few saws manufactured in Russia itself, 5 and the trade in this most important line is thus almost completely : open to foreign countries. A é Handsaws, buck-saw blades, and the like, have hitherto been sup- ? plied almost exclusively by Germany, but there is no doubt that the United States could do a large business in these as well as in the better kind of crosscut saws, provided arrangements could be made for demonstrations by experts, especially to the lumber companies, who are big consumers of these kinds of saws. These demonstrations would entail considerable expense, but it would be sufficient for manu- facturers to get into touch with a few of the leading lumber and saw- mill concerns in the North Russian, Caucasus, Ural, and Siberian timber districts. If the saws were once introduced with the help of { experts, the sales would probably be very large, as some of these 7 companies consume thousands of dozens of these saws annually. _ English manufacturers are already doing a fairly large trade in cross- = cut saws. The quality of the saws supplied Be the United States, whether 7 machine or hand driven, is considered satisfactory, but the prices of the American saws are sometimes double those of similar German and English makes. In connection with smaller handsaws, at least, ~ the prices ought not to be materially higher than those of competing countries, notwithstanding that the quality may be better. Since the outbreak of the war the supplies from abroad have almost ceased, f and dealers having become very short of English, French, and Ger- . man saws are now able to gradually clear off old stocks of American manufacture, which have been unsaleable for many years owing to their high prices. To bring about the general use in Russia and Siberia of American saw-milling outfits and woodworking machinery it would be neces- sary to conduct a campaign of education among the owners of large timber properties. However, if a few important outfits can be in- stalled, they should serve as object lessons and thus create a demand. ‘Until such demand can be created it is useless to expect Russian dealers to keep these goods in stock without liberal assistance from American manufacturers. As a matter of fact, the Russian dealers are not likely to be much interested in American saw-milling outfits until they discover that owners of timber properties are interested in them and wish to buy them. Thirty-nine per cent. of the Russian Empire is estimated to be under forests, which in European Russia cover an area of 474,000,000 acres, in Finland 50,500,000 acres, in Poland 6,700,000 acres, and in the Caucasus 18,600, 000 acres—a total of 549,800,000 acres, exclusive of Siberia. In the Ural provinces forests cover 70 per cent. of the area, in the northern provinces 68 per cent., and in the four lake pro- vinces 57 per cent. It is estimated that in Western Siberia alone there are 465,000,000 acres of virgin forest, and Eastern Siberia, while not so richly endowed, has sufficient timber to supply the world’s demand for years to come The Government owns s 285, 598,941 acres a forest land in Euro- pean Russia, 12,826,387 acres in the Caucasus, 360,519,435 acres in _ Asiatic Russia, and 288,742,000 acres in the Amur region, a total of 947,686,763 acres. About 23 per cent. of the forest land belongs to landed proprietors and 9 per cent. to the peasantry. Lumberman to Publish Memoirs Former United States Senator Isaac Stephenson left Oskosh, Wis., on Sept. 15, with his family for his old home at Fredericton, New Brunswick, to spend three weeks exchanging reminiscenses of his boyhood days with the few surviving pioneers of that locality. The party, stopped en route at Boston and at St. John, New Bruns- wick. On his return Mr. Stephenson will distribute his memoirs, _ which are now in the hands of Chicago publishers. Five hundred copies will be published, but will not be for sale. The memoirs relate “many incidents of interest in the life of the senator from his boy- hood to the present, notably his rise from the humble environment ir fe sumber camp to positions of national prominence, fame and alth, ” mB « LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER w ur Tank Cars for Fire Fighting The management of the Government railways has made material progress in fire protection in Quebec since taking over the line of the National Transcontinental for operation. A ‘tank car, for fire- fighting purposes, has been equipped and will be stationed at some convenient point between Edmundston and Quebec. This car has 4 capacity of ten thousand gallons and is equipped with hose to reach a fire five hundred feet from the track. The question of placing two similar cars at convenient points between the City of Quebec and the Ontario boundary is under consideration. Special fire patrols will also be necessary, and the details are being considered. Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Railways and C Canals, has announced that the same measures for fire protection will be taken on Government rail- ways as are required by the Railway Commission of lines under pri- vate ownership. The measures referred to above constitute an ex- cellent beginning. The Government railways are not under the juris- diction of the Railway Commission. Special tank cars for fire-fighting purposes constitute efficient means of conserving forest resources along railway lines. The Cana- dian Pacific railway has two such cars stationed at Brownville Junc- tion, Maine, where serious fires had previously occurred. The Grarid Trunk railway also has equipped a tank car during the present sea- son, placing it at Algonquin Park station, to be used in extinguish- ing fires along the railway line between Ottawa and Depot Harbor, especial attention being given to that portion of the line within AlL- gonquin Park. Excellent results have been secured by both the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railways from the use of these cars for fire-fighting work. The accompanying illustration shows a test of Grand Trunk tank car, equipped for extinguishing forest fires along the railway line between Ottawa and Depot Harbor, with Tank Car Used for Fighting Forest Fires especial effort to Algonquin Park. Four streams can be played on a fire at the same time, if necessary. Fires can be reached, up to a distance of several hundred feet from the track. This tank car has already proved very effective during the fire season in May and June. The old &6th Battalion at Three Rivers, P. Q., is being reorgan- ized and will become an English-speaking instead of a Hrench- Cana- dian regiment. Among the ‘officers are: Major, F. I. Ritchie, super- intendent of Forests and Lumbering, Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company ; quartermaster, R. F. Grant, manager St. Maurice Lumber Company ; Captain No. 2 Company, A. F. Cayford, secretary-treasurer Wayagamack Company; Lieuts. of No. 2 Company, E. L. Wilson, Wayagamack Company, and R. Collins, master mechanic of the same concern. At the meeting of the Chambre de Commerce, Montreal, on Sep- tember 15th, Mr. Leon Gagne, of the Canada Lumber Sales Company, Ltd, referred to the importance of Canadian lumber firms preparing for the increased trade with Great Britain and European countries which would arise after the war. If Canada did not take the oppor- tunity of adding to her business it would go to other lumber produc- ing countries. "The chief need was to secure adequate ocean trans- port, and he was convinced that we had already lost trade through the lack of tonnage. We ought to secure more tramp steamers for the port. It was essential that we make preliminary arrangements so that at the termination of hostilities we would be ready to deal with the large volume of orders which he felt convinced would be forthcoming. The matter was referred to the Woods and Forests Committee, of which Mr, Gagne is chairman, ~ fa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Practical Knife-Making By John W. Bailey, Berlin, Ont. Woodworking establishments possessed of a tool room or filing room for the purpose of caring for edge tools, moulding knives, etc., being very much in the minority, it falls to the lot of the majority of machine operators not only to do their own knife grinding, but also to make such new knives as are required from time to time for ‘regular or special work. While possibly it is questionable economy for a concern to do their own knife making it often happens, how- ever, that time will not permit of obtaining their requirements from a knife making concern. When such is the case a practical know- ledge of knife making is a valuable asset to the machine operator. Without doubt the first step in the process of making a mould- ing knife is to determine the pattern. Several systems have been advocated to accomplish this by drafting, the majority of which have been too elaborate, requiring too much valuable time to work out and for all practical purposes are no better than the method used by the writer, which has the advantage of being much more economical so far as time is concerned. Without doubt the most important part of making a knife pattern is to determine the amount of knife projection necessary to cut the different members of the mould. The balance in any event is to sketch in the intervening parts freehand. The writer determines the required knife projection by a scale made in the following manner, which for convenience may be made in the form of a steel rule to hang on a key-ring: First, draw an outline the exact size of the cutter head used on the machine for which the knives are intended as at (a), Fig. 1 of the accompanying sketch, then lay out the projection of a straight knife past the lip of the cutter head as at (b), locate the centre of the cutter head as at (c) then draw a line from centre (c) to a few inches past the point of knife (b) as at (d). From the point of the knife (b) and at right angles to line (d) draw line (e). This line repre- sents the cutting line for straight knives, as also the initial projec- tion of moulding knives, and is the basis of our projection calcula- tions. So at this point on line (d) proceed to mark off with a com- mon rule such measurements as desired for determining the corres- ponding projections. In this case two inches are laid off in eighths as shown at (f). Then extend the line of the knife to a distance shown at (g) and with a compass, one leg of which is set at the centre of cutter head (c). The measurements are transferred from line (d) to line (g) as at (h). The measurements on line ¢d) repre- sent the depth of cut and the corresponding measurements on line (g) represent the amount of knife projection required, and are what [ refer to as the projection scale. While the accompanying sketches have reference to sticker knives, a projection scale for shaper knives may be made in precisely the same manner. oe To make a knife pattern by the use of the projection scale mark off an outline of the mould as at (1), Fig. 2. (The outline of the heavy mould is the heavy line). Then at the thickest part of the mould draw a line parallel to its base as at (2), then at points where pro- jections are to be determined draw perpendicular lines as at (3), (4), (5), (6), (7). The measurements from the horizontal line (2) to the outline of the mould on the different perpendicular lines may be translated into projections by the use of the projection scale, the ,\} = mn ‘ale October 1, 1915 intervening spaces to be sketched in freehand. These are shown in dotted lines. The balance of the knife may be laid out as shown, the depth of bolt slots and length of knife over all being determined by the size of the cutter head. The pattern having been made the next step is to “rough out” the knife. Where considerable material is to be removed the quick- est method is to cut the outline of the cutting edge by drilling a series of holes as shown in Fig. 2. After this is done the knife should be carefully ground to the exact outline of the cutting e The knife is now ready for bevelling and as over-heating the while grinding makes no difference at this stage of the proces bevel grinding may be hastened somewhat if the knife is held handscrew or other convenient means so that the heat from ¢ ing will not affect the hands. At this stage the knife should not ground to a keen edge on account of the difficulty of holding a form heat when tempering. (I usually leave about one thit ondth of an inch of an edge for finish grinding). Now come most vital part of the whole process—the tempering. Many ar wise well-made moulding knife is rendered useless through knowledge of how to temper it. When such is the case the t1 is usually attributed to poor steel. In a majority of cases, hoy the contributing element to an improper temper is over-h This is one thing that should be carefully kept in mind. Steel st never be heated until it scales, for this decarbonizes it. C it can be hardened still the overheating has destroyed th gredients that make it tough, with the result that it is impo: to obtain a keen cutting edge that will stand up to the work, | The lowest heat at which the steel will harden gives the and toughest temper. A good plan is to take a small piece steel used such as the offal that is cut out by drilling, heat it dull cherry red, and plunge it into the water or oil as the case be. Test with a file and if found to be hard, well and good, if n heat it again, this time slightly hotter than before, being careful the heat is uniform. Test again, but in no case should it be hotter than is necessary to harden it. Whether water or oil is there should be a quantity sufficient that the heat from the knife not materially effect its temperature. Upon entering the knife the bath it should be kept in motion and well near the bottom of t vessel. If the knife is removed before its centre has. become col ity will cause checks on the surface. After the knives have all b hardened they should be polished on the face so that the color be readily seen. When drawing the temper one thing to be rem bered here, and which has often been the cause of failure heretofore, is that the face of thé knife should be free of oil or grease, as its presence tends to produce a false color. To draw the temper sec a flat piece of iron or boiler plate, somewhat larger in area than knife, and heat it to a low red; lay the knife on this, bevel down, keep moving it about on the plate so that the heat will it uniformly, and watch for the desired color to appear. The c required varies in accordance with the future requirements of I knife. If a filing temper is desired it is necessary to draw to t “pigeon blue,” but for the ordinary run of furniture mouldi mill work it is more economical to use harder knives as the an edge much longer and on the average will do more work bet grindings than those that are soft enough to file. This applies rere er = —— iF 1 1 ie 7 | | | | | I *: I Lieto | I / pees ; | pee’ I | 1 | | | | ! | | | I | JE | (ts RAR a ie i} | | | | | | | I I I | I | October 1, 1915 course to knives that have been hardened to a low heat as they possess the maximum degree of toughness. I have met a few woodworkers who when tempering prefer to plunge the knives at a heat that will produce the desired degree of hardness without having to draw the temper away. The plunge in this case is invariably made in oil. I disapprove of the practice as it is practically a game of chance even with those of considerable experience. It is much safer to harden first, then draw the temper, and for the average run of work on stickers and shapers the most satisfactory temper results from a purplish tint. This follows a dark straw color and at its first appearance the knife should be cooled. This produces a temper too hard to file but will stand up to all kinds of hard work. I might cite some of the most important points to be remem- bered, which are these: First, temper at the lowest heat at which the steel will harden. Second, do not let the plunging bath become warm. [If oil is used the container should be set in a vessel of cold water to keep it cool. Third, do not immerse the knives in the bath broadside; they should enter on end and preferably heel end first as thin knives are apt to warp if the cutting edge enters first. Fourth, do not grasp the knife with tongs near the cutting edge as this r¢- tards the action of the hardening bath. There is plenty of room for a good hold near the heel. Fifth, be sure there is no oil or grease on the surface of the knife when drawing the temper, as its presence retards the color and the knife is apt to be softer than the color would indicate. Tempering moulding knives requires judgment and precision, but if the foregoing is strictly adhered to little difficulty will be ex- perienced in producing knives that will hold an edge and stand up to plenty of good hard work. Forest Fires Along Railways The latest report of the Fire Inspection Department of the Rail- way Commission shows that during 1914 a total of 1,346 fires were reported as having been started in forest sections, within 300 feet of the railway track, on lines under the Board’s jurisdiction throughout Canada. These do not include Government railways or lines under provincial charter, comprising about 15 per cent. of the railway mile- age of the Dominion, for which no fire statistics are available. The report states that the 1,346 fires burned over a total area _ of 191,770 acres, of which 49,326 acres, or 25.72 per cent., was young forest growth and 107,496 acres, or 65.05 per cent., merchantable tim- ber. The balance of the area burned over was grass or cultivated land and slashing, or old burn not restocking. The total value of property destroyed by the fires was $433,442 of which $202,987 was for merchantable timber and 59,624 the estimated value of young forest growth destroyed. Of the above 1,346’ fires, 904, or 67.16 per cent., were reported as having been caused by railway agencies; 137 fires as due to tramps, camp fires, etc., 62 fires as due to settlers clearing land, and 16 to other known causes. There were 227 fires reported as of unknown origin. While the fire season of 1914 was one of the worst in years, the tailways, on the whole, handled their fires efficiently, showing great improvement over the situation which existed before the Railway Commission issued its revised fire regulations in 1912. In many sections of the country, the railways are undoubtedly handling their portion of the forest fire protection problem in a more efficient way than are the respective governmental agencies. The latter are more or less hampered by lack of funds and by the patronage system of appointments. The private owners only too frequently afford little or no protection to their forest Iands. In particular, the problem of regulating settlers’ clearing fires is still in an unsatisfactory con- dition throughout a considerable portion of Canada, due either to the lack of proper legislation or to the difficulty in securing satis- factory observance of such laws as have been enacted. - 4 Forest Destruction Due to Carelessness At the summer Assizes, recently concluded at Parry Sound, Ont., two suits were entered against railway companies for damage to stand- _ ing timber from fires caused by sparks from locomotives. At the conclusion of the session, the Grand Jury of the District Court for the _ district of Parry Sound took the opportunity in making its present- _ment to the presiding judge, to protest against the negligence of the officers, appointed for the purpose of preserving forests from fire, in _ bringing guilty parties to justice. The necessity of checking the enormous fire wastes of Canada was pointed out in very forcible _ manner, and the action of the Grand Jury, in taking this method of arousing public opinion on the subject, merits the highest commenda- tion. The following quotation is taken from the text of the present- ‘ment: “One of the important matters taken into consideration by the Grand Jury at this session was the awful destruction of our timber wealth by fire. 5 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 “Your Grand Jury, which is mostly composed of yeoman of the district, has come to the conclusion that unless the present laws enacted are enforced, and enforced with vigor, in the course of a few years the uncultivated portion of our district will be one vast brule. “We are of the opinion that the laws governing the preservation of the timber are adequate if enforced and we will advise those in authority to see that in future this shall be done. “We have made enquiry regarding prosecutions and find that not a single criminal case has been instituted and the settler as a rule is not in a position financially to proceed in the civil courts. “The blame of forest fires may be attached to careless settlers, careless tourists, careless bushmen and careless brushmen and care- less railwaymen, but in our opinion this carelessness will continue till the officers appointed for the purpose of preserving the forests from fire wake up to their responsibilities and bring the delinquent | parties to justice by criminal proceedings.” To the foregoing indictment, a word should be added respecting the great improvement of recent years in the railway fire situation. As a result of the thorough system of fire prevention measure re- quired of the railway by the Railway Commission, and of the effective co-operation of the railways themselves, the latter can no longer be singled out as the arch offenders in connection with out annual forest fire record.—Conservation. Southern Hardwood Firm Opens Toronto Office The Cyrus C. Shaper Lumber Company of South Bend, Ind., are now represented in Canada by Mr. E. P. Morden, one of the direc- tors of the company, with office and residence at 124 Bedford Road, Toronto. The company are large southern hardwood lumber manu- facturers, specializing in oak, ash, hickory, poplar and gum. Their head office is in South Bend, Ind., and their main assembling yards are at Cairo, Ill. They have mills in Tennessee, Arkansas and Miss- issippi. Mr. Morden is securing a splendid connection among the Canadian trade. Simonds Company Enlarging Lockport Plant The Simonds Manufacturing Company are now at work on a new building which will greatly increase the productive equipment of their Crucible Saw Steel Mill at Lockport, N. Y. The new build- ingt will be about 68 x 153 ft. and will be for the purpose of installing a bar mill which will consist of one train of 16 in. rolls and one train of 10 in. rolls, both motor driven. The structure of the new building will be the same as the other buildings which were put up by the Simonds Manufacturing Company at Lockport, N. Y., in 1911—steel frame, galvanized siding, saw tooth tile roofs. Much of the product of this mill will be used by Simonds’ three factories, one at Fitchburg, Mass., one at Chicago, Ill., and one at Montreal, Que. They are now using the entire output of saw steel from their rolling mill. Contracts have been let and it is expected that the new mill will be in operation by December 15th. Mr. George Kersley has resigned his position as general man- ager of the Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Company, Limited, Mon- treal West, and is succeeded by Mr. H. Lefeber as manager. Mr. Kersley has opened an office at 74 Bank of Ottawa Building, Mon- treal, in the same line of business and as a wholesale lumber dealer. A Cheerful Prophesy from Liverpool Editor Canada Lumberman:— Liverpool, England. Just a few lines from an optimistic onlooker of passing events. Ninety per cent. of the people in this country are of the opinion that the war will continue at least another year. I am one of the ten per cent. who think nothing of the kind. Germany cannot hold out so long. Germany cannot face the severe Russian winter. Feeding and clothing her millions, bringing up the necessary supplies, including munition and heavy guns will be almost impossible. Germany has already advanced so far in the east, almost under the strategical beckoning of the Russian Grand Duke, that she cannot now retire, nor is she able to release half her eastern army to send to the west to help to crush the French and our gallant Canadian and English armies. We in the west are the masters of the German line and, before the winter snows arrive you will see the Germans get such a knock that they will cry for quarter where no quarter will be given and so the “beginning of the end.” The squealing pig will be made to bite the dust—a consumation de- voutly to be wished. These thoughts and views are strengthened by the position in the Balkans, Italy, and the Dardanelles. The Turks are nearly broken. .Their army in the Peninsula is all but hemmed in, and to-day, supplies to the army can only be got through with difficulty. The Turks have at last realized that the Germans are their masters and that their fate is sealed. It is absurb bluff and swank for the Germans to intimidate Bulgaria, Roumania, and Greece. These countries are not to be hood-winked like the Turks have been. Trust them to side with the countries that are fighting for right and civilization. They know full well who is going to come out on top in this wicked and bloody business.—Thos, B. Neale. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than “Empioyment 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 ome 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. ber Me. LSE. Fetiotations on two car loads 1-in. mill run Cedar delivered at Gravenhurst. DITCHBURN, 18-19 Box D, Gravenhurst, Ont. Basswood Wanted No. 2 Common and Mill Cull. Winter cut referred. Apply Firstbrook Brothers, Ltd., loronto, Ont. T-u Slabs and Edgings Slabs and Bundled Edgings, Hardwood and Softwood. Quote cash prices. Box No. 248, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 19-22 _— LT Wanted To buy, some No. 1 Cedar Ties. Apply Box 242. Canada Lumberman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. 17-20 _——_ Wanted Lumber Soft Elm, 1% in., 2 in., 2% in., 3 in., 3% in., 4 in.; also Birch 1 in. and 1y% in. Describe fully with lowest cash prices to Standard Hardwood Lumber Company, Owen Sound, Ont. 19-t.f. _ ee eee ee eee Spruce Timber Tract Wanted a large tract of Spruce timber, must have good location for sawmill or would enter into contract for the delivery of not less than four million feet of logs a year to a point on a railroad where I could locate my band mill. Box 247, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto. 18-19 For Sale-Lamber es Boats 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. For Sale About 1,000,000 feet if Hemlock, cut August 1914, well manufactured and carefully taken care of. Write for sizes and price to The Wm. Cane & Sons Co. Limited, Newmarket, Canada. 17-20 Lumber all or part of one of the Milling or Loan. Will sell cheap, following, or consider 700,000,000 feet on large river near Van- couver; 50,000,000 feet on G. T. P. near Prince Rupert; 40,000,000 feet near Pitman, bae.von G. T: P. ‘Ow ner, 1755 13th Ave. E., Vancouver, B.C. 19- 19 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, ¢ Montreal, Que. FOR SALE DEPARTMENT Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Woods superintendent wants position, twenty years’ experience with teams and rail- road equipment of all kinds. Pine, Hemlock and Hardwoods. All kinds of ground. Will go any place. Can furnish good references. G. O. Sharp, Reynoldsville, Pa. 19-22 “ Jim the Penman” The Fastest and Most Accurate Expert Timekeeper and Woods Acc’t. Fresh from largest machine skidding job in N. C. Also 10 years’ experience in North- ern Camps. Al references. Handle time, technical logging costs, pay roll, etc. Sober. Married. Prefer large corporation. Answer to home. JAMES L. HARVEY, 18-19 835 Hope St., Providence, R.I. Wanted-Machinery : Sen SAN SNARES Wanted One Second Hand Resaw, must be in first class condition. Will pay cash. The Field Lumber Company, Limited, Field, Ont. 18-19 Wanted Snow Plow, suitable for five-foot Must be in reasonably good condi- State make, how long used and best price. Ont. Patent sleighs. tion. cash 18-19 Box 392, Huntsville, Sawmill Equipment SALE.—One No. 2 Garland Carriage FOR with track, patent set works, and off set, suitable for 10 in. or 12 in. steam feed. This carriage will be shipped in first- class order. One Steel Boiler, 75 h.p., of 26-in. stack. One 50 h.p. One 75 h.p. Woodstock, 16 in. face. condition. friction receder nearly new. 75-ft. slide valve Engine. slide valve Engine, Whitlaw of with pulley fly wheel 11 ft. diam, These engines are in first-class Prices and terms on application. The Stone Lumber Company, Limited, 19-20 Marksville, Ont. Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt veneer ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 88-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Coe Lathe, 50-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, swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. leisy Tale le Ohio. Saw Carriage One No. O “E. Long Mfg. Co.” Right Hand Saw Carriage with separate 20 ft. Trailer, to- tal length 37 ft. Saw Frame with Top Saw Rig, Cable Drive Attachment. Complete. Used only a few months, bargain for immedi- ate purchaser. Williams and Wilson, Limited, Montreal, Que, 19-19 WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE:—1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 3 pole rounders; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed double surface planers; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto. c Wanted Mill by contract. Hard or soft wood. Bank and efficiency references. Box 285, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 16-19 For Sale Copies of “The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. Published in 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 it stands or F.O.B. cars Sellwood. The Waterous Engine Works Company, 22-t.£. Brantford, Canada. To Lighten the Planer Load The subject of how to lighten the load or power requirements of a planer is offered by way of diversion from the more gener- ally discussed subject of how to make the planer do more work, even though it pulls harder, and in many instances information on this point should prove valuable to users of planers. There are many operators of plain surfacers who have only limited power at hand with which to drive them, and with these it is often quite an item to lighten the burden of work so that it may be done with the least practical amount of power. Take the ordinary two or four- knife cutterhead, and if the knives are ground rather: blunt and are operated for a long time before changing, they pull very heavily. The way to lighten this load is to grind the knives frequently and erind them thinner, with. more bevel. That is what makes light cutting and lessens the power re- quirements for driving machines. Of course, it should be borne in mind that there is a difference be- tween lightening the load and do- planer ing the smoothest work. Getting the smoothest work is often se- cured by making as short a bevel as the machine will stand, then keeping the knives on the head some time. In the course of us- ing and whetting down to an edge, imperfections in setting are corrected so that all knives cut more nearly alike and a better fin- ish is secured. To follow this idea to an extreme, however, means making the planer pull heavily. On the other hand, following out this idea to the extreme thin grinding of knives, makes the inclined to cut a little wavy, unless it is nicely balanced. M. C. in The Woodworker. According to Industrial Com- missioner Darling, of New West- minster, B. C., an Ofgem ton 18,000,000 feet of lumber, of which at least 40 per cent. is to go to I'raser Valley mills, has been placed by the British Admiralty in British Columbia quite re- cently. This report was made at a recent Board of Trade meeting and was tinged with a note of optimism which has been foreign to the lumber industry for some time past. Big crops in the northwest, together with a suff- cient number of bottoms, being guaranteed by the United King- dom were big factors in the brightening of the horizon, One of the most important tim- ber land deals that has been put through in New Brunswick for some time is just now being com-. pleted and involves the transfer of the entire holdings of Timothy Lynch & Co. on the Miramichi, controlled by the estate of the late Mr. Lynch, says a Frederic- ton, N. B., despatch. The pur- chasers are Frasers, Limited, also of Fredericton, and the property thus being transferred includes 122 square miles of crown lands which T. Lynch & Co. have held under license as well as mills and private lands on the Miramichi. . G. A. Morrison, London- derry, N. S., one of the oldest citizens of that place passed away recently. Mr. Morrison, or Squire morrison, as he was generally called was in his 78th year and was widely known among the lumbermen of Nova Scotia. In his earlier days he was engaged in farming and lumbering and was appointed a Crown Land surveyor, in which capacity he surveyed much of the land in his township and surrounding dis- tricts. For many years he occu- pied the position of Justice of the Peace, mee te eg eT, ’ October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen « James Alfred Clark, for many years engaged in the manufacture of lumber at Carleton, N. B., died recently at St. John. J. R. Booth, Jr., a grandson of John R. Booth, the prominent lumberman of Ottawa, has volunteered as an aviator to go to the iront. He will be accepted and has already commenced training. The Restigouche Boom Company, operating on the Restigouclie River, N. B., is still at work rafting last winter’s cut of logs. It is expected that the season’s work will be completed about the middle of October. Reports from Pictou, N. S., state that more lumber is being shipped out of Pictou this season than ever before in the history of the port. The harbor has been continually full of barques, mostly Norwegian, loading lumber as rapidly as possible. The body of the late John Dawson, Campbellton, N. B., who disappeared last fall was recently found near the mouth of the Kedge- wick river. The late John Dawson, who was in his fiftieth year, was a well-known lumber operator on the Matepedia. A Victoria, B. C., message states that timber killed by forest _ fires five years ago is being shipped to match factories in the United States for use in manufacturing matches. Other heavy shipments of poles and timber are also being sent to the United States. The Colonial Lumber Company, of Pembroke, have sold all of ‘their cut this season to Skillings, Whitney and Barnes, of Ogdens- ¢ burg, N. Y., and are consequently very busy just at present. Their mills are operating day and night. Mr. M. J. O’Brien, of Renfrew, the well-known lumberman, who was operated on in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, for peri- ‘ tonitis, about three weeks ago, is making rapid progress toward re- a covery. He will be able to leave the hospital shortly. , » 7 § A despatch from Portland, Oregon, states that 16 vessels, capable of handling an aggregate of more than 20,000,000 feet of iumber are ‘ under charter to Comyn, Mackall & Company of San Francisco, to load fir at Portland and Puget Sound for South Africa, the west coast of South America and Australia. The Maple Leaf freighter Buenaventura, from New York via the Panama Canal, after discharging her cargo at the Evans Coleman wharf early in May, took on board 300,000 feet of lumber from scows, this quantity representing parcel shipments made by several mills to consignee in the United Kingdom. Mr. H. P. Brierley, former yard foreman for the Long Lumber Company, Hamilton, Ont., has been obliged to take a rest for the sake of his health, and has gone to the Minnewaska Sanitarium at Gravenhurst, Ont. His many friends will hope to learn of his being restored to good health in the near future. ‘A recent cable from London, England, states that Mr. H. R. MacMillan, who is making a tour of the world in the interests of the Canadian timber industry, left London recently for South Africa. He reported considerable success in connection with his work in Great Britain. After South Africa Mr. MacMillan will proceed to India, Japan and Australasia. The charter rate for vessels from Pacific Coast ports to Australia appears to be still on the up-grade. The schooner Willis A. Holden was recently chartered by the Port Blakeley Mill Company to load lumber for either Melbourne or Sydney. If she goes to Melbourne the rate will be 107s. and 8d. per thousand feet, while the rate to Sydney is 97s. and 6d. Both rates are records. were : p tedend ty . The program of the Annual Forestry Conference of the Forest Protective Organizations Composing the Western Forestry and Con- servation Associations, with State, Federal and British Columbia Forest Interests, which is to be held in San Francisco on October 19th and 20th shows that the Conference will be an exceptionally important one. A number of addresses by men of long experience will be delivered, covering a wide field of practical subjects. At a recent meeting of the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers’ Association it was decided to re-establish the Lumber Credit Bureau formerly maintained by the Association. In addition to a mill in- spector, a prairie inspector with headquarters at Calgary will handle grading matters brought up for decision between sellers and buyers. The object is to make the grades as uniform as possible and, by a system of reinspection on the prairies, gradually eliminate most ‘of the _ complaints regarding the grades. Sir George H. Perley, Acting Canadian High Commissioner. London, England, cabled on September 8th to Sir George Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, as follows:—‘“The Office of Works, London, England, has intimated that it will be prepared AND WOODWORKER 39 to consider offers of timber f. 0. b. for hutting and trench work. Par- ticulars as to sizes are on the way by letter to the Department oi Trade and Commerce.” We hope to be able to publish these par- ticulars in our next issue. An interesting shipment of shingles is reported from Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Geo. E. Walton, of C. Gardner Johnson and Company, Vancouver, reports that the Norwegian steamer Admiralen has been chartered to take a.cargo of shingles from the A. P. Allison mills, Green Point Rapids, to New York by way of the Panama Canal. The particular interest in connection with this charter is the fact that the mill dealt direct with the purchasers, there being no middleman. The British freighter Grahamland, which was formerly a Ger- man freighter known as the Josephene, and which was captured by Great Britain shortly after the outbreak of the war and lent by the British Admiralty for freighting purposes, recently cleared from the Canadian Puget Sound lumber mill wharf at Victoria, B. C. She carries 1,250,000 feet of lumber which has been sold to United States parties. She is now on her way, by way of the Panama Canal, to Great Britain. A prominent (aadeeraai from Bangor, Me., recently expressed the opinion that the lumber cut on the St. John river during the coming winter will be 40 per cent. less than normal. The same authority, who is interested in large timber holdings in Northern Maine, states that last year’s decrease was about 25 per cent. Al- though operators ought to be getting under way now, he says, thus far he knows of none who have commenced operating. Possibly they were waiting. for the mill men to indicate what their require- ments would be, but at this time in other years the camps had usu- ally started. Under the direction of the Hon. the Minister of Lands, an at- tractive pamphlet entitled “British Columbia Timber” has been pre- pared for distribution among the buyers in overseas markets. It is intended to draw the attention of importers overseas to the forest products of the province, and especially to the facilities for exporting sritish Columbia lumber. Consisting of nearly forty pages, and con- taining nearly thirty illustrations, the pamphlet treats of the prin- cipal exportable woods, their qualities and uses, together with infor- mation concerning their strength values, and suitability for various uses. The International Joint Waterways Commission held a meeting recently at Kenora, Ont., during which considerable evidence was taken in connection with the effect which certain levels would have upon the navigation of the Lake of the Woods. Lumbermen operat- ing in the district are closely interested in this matter. Mr. D. Mc- Leod gave evidence as to the extent of the lumbering industry of the district which is dependent upon navigation, and referred especi- ally to the higher cost of towing and the increased loss of logs result- ing from low water conditions. He also pointed out the detrimental effect that low water would have upon the new pulp industry which is about to be established at Kenora. The Minister of Lands of British Columbia reports that signs of improvement are visible in the lumber industry on Vancouver Island. Shingle mills are busy with orders from the United States side and from the east. Seventeen lumber mills are returned as oper- ating, in addition to five working periodically, while seven shingle mills are in operation. There are ten logging companies with camps open, in addition to various small operations. The earlier part of the year saw much cleaning up of logging slash. In the agricultural districts much land has been cleared, and many of the larger slash- ings disposed of, while public opinion, alive to the dangers of fire, has undoubtedly aided the forest guards. John Harrison & Sons, Co., Ltd. Owen Sound, Ont. Three Saw Mills and well equipped Planing Mills in Georgian Bay district. Nine Million feet Pine, Hemlock and Hard- wood in Stock. Special :— 300,000 feet bone dry No.2 Common and a 6/4 Birch, good widths. Ties, Posts and Shingles, side and end Muted Maple Flooring. Try us once. Ontario It is a difficult matter to report anything new regarding lumber trade conditions in Ontario. A canvas of a large number of firms brings out the unanimous report that the actual volume of trade in progress is exceedingly light. It is especially gratifying to learn how- ever, that the production of shell boxes has become so expensive and has been so thoroughly divided up throughout the country that its effect is becoming wide spread and beneficial. It would probably not be saying too much to state that a very considerable proportion of the stocks now moving in Ontario are going into shell boxes. An interesting illustration of the effect produced by this situation is afforded by a case with which many Ontario lumbermen are familiar. A certain large manufacturing firm which consumed extensive quan- tities of lumber, recently found itself in financial difficulties and called a meeting of its creditors. Very shortly after calling the meet- ing however, they managed to secure an order for a large number of shell boxes and their certain profit upon this order was so satisfac- tory that instead of going into liquidation they are working night and day and are contemplating the erection of an enlarged plant. So far as building operations are concerned we have nothing to report. The old conditions still prevail, characterized largely by absence of new undertakings. This is indicated rather clearly by the situation in the hemlock market. Retailers report that most of their sales are of materials for small alterations or improvements and that they are selling little or no hemlock, indicating that few building operations are under way. 4 One of the most successful manufacturing districts in Ontario, during the present year, has been that along the North Shore of Georgian Bay. Saw mills in this district have been fortunate in hav- ing quite a good demand from the United States and also in being able to give quick and satisfactory delivery, by water, to large United States markets. Manufacturers are now well under way in the pre- parations for the forthcoming logging season, and while operations will naturally not be on an extensive scale, most manufacturers are counting upon fairly good cuts. A year ago, on account of the un- certainties arising out of the war, the banks discouraged logging oper- ations throughout the country. This year they are treating the manu- facturers more reasonably, according to several reports which we have received. In fact, we are told that, while not encouraging ex- cessive operation, the banks have come to realize very fully the great necessity for keeping organizations intact and for’ doing whatever is necessary to produce such stocks as will be required, and to enable manufacturers to operate sufficiently to cover their running expenses and avoid shutting down their extensive plants. Eastern Canada At St. John, N. B., the lumber trade is practically at a standstill, with very littie actual movement of stock and also with the proba- bility that, during the coming winter, St. John firms will reduce their woods operations materially. Freight rates remain very high, space has recently been taken at 152s. per standard for winter sailings. No reports of sales of deals for 1916 have yet come to hand. At present, seven of the St. John mills are sawing; two for the United States and five for the English market. Stocks of English deals are light. Lath are steady at about $2.50 per M. on the wharf at St. John. Shingles show no change. In Montreal there is considerable activity in con- nection with the shell box trade. Exports to Great Britain continue on a fairly extensive scale, but there is still a great shortage of ton- nage. The lowest quotation on eastern spruce at Boston is $23. Some mill men are asking $23.50 and the indications are that this will be the base price throughout the market in the near future. Trade conditions in connection with random are more satisfactory. Pro- ducers do not seem to be so eager to move their stock. There is a better enquiry for 2 x 3 and 2 x 4, and the majority are now asking $20 for 2 x 3 and $21 for 2 x 4. There is a firmer price also for 2 x 8, $22 being the lowest and some producers wanting more. The call for 2x 6 and 2 x 7 is fair, the price ranging from $19.50 to $20. The de- mand for 2 x 10 at $23 to $23.50 and 2 x 12 at $23.50 to $24 is quiet. The market for hemlock at Boston is still dull. Recent reports state that some mills, which were quoting $24 on eastern hemlock boards, clipped, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet, a year and a half ago, are now offering at $19.50, and, in a few cases, $19 and $19.25. The shingle market at Boston is quiet. Fairly good white cedar extras are offered down to $3.15 and some very choice ones can be had for $3.40. Red cedar < “5 October 1, 1915 — extras range from $3.10 to $3.50 according to quality. On white cedar clears the range is about $3.70 to $3.80 and second clears $2.25 to $2.40. Lath are stiffening a little. Some producers are quoting $4.15 on 15% in. but car load lots are still available at $4.10. 1% in. the range is $3.55 to $3.60. f United States Throughout the United States the lumber business continue: very quiet, notwithstanding the fact that many conditions are pre sented which, in ordinary times, would result in a large volum trade. The fall trade has not opened up as many hoped that would. In the great agricultural territory, north of the Ohio rive from the Alleghenies west into Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebrask the demand for lumber is not heavy, although it is showing a s increase week by week. When trade in this territory is quiet, makes little difference what is doing in other parts of the coun as it invariably sets the pace for the lumber business. The farm even in those districts where they have had phenominal wheat crops, are not, as yet, coming into the market for lumber to any great ex- tent. In most districts the farmers are still too much concerned with saving their crops, to enter the market with any activity. It is not to be expected now, that there will be a normal fall business. — The general feeling is that the requirements of the farmer will have to be filled next spring instead of this fall. Fortunately, the farmers — are in an excellent position to satisfy all their desires for improved | buildings, and are reasonably certain to buy lumber when they can — get their arrears of harvesting work cleared up. Unfortunately, this will not be in time to develop a large trade this fall. It appears — fairly certain however, that the trade this fall will show a crate ; increase. ; Throughout the south Atlantic Coast district there is abnormal — activity. Such States as Georgia and Florida are the natural source of lumber supply for the northeastern manufacturing States, and these States are enjoying almost unprecedented prosperity, because — of war business. It is reported that the South Atlantic Coast mills | are only limited in their shipments by their mill capacity. The mar-— ket for southern yellow pine generally is steadily but slowly im- proving and prices are firming up. There has been a noticeable in- _ crease during the past fortnight in the demand for railroad material. — The business is spread out from one coast to the other and is of fair magnitude considering the conditions which prevail. The ex- — port trade is quiet and light. G In Chicago, the trade shows some improvement. There is an increasing demand from woodworking industries. It is interesting to note that consumers in practically every case are calling for im- — mediate shipment, indicating the low condition of their stocks. Build- ing activity continues on a fairly satisfactory scale. There is a fair demand for pattern stock in the low grades of northern pine. The — price remains firm. Improved trade conditions are reported for hard- — woods at Chicago, there being a more active demand, with indica-_ tions of a continuation in the movement. Plain oak is very active ~ and the enquiry for quartered white oak is better. There is a steady — enquiry for birch. Basswood and maple are moving freely. The — demand for hemlock is gradually increasing at Chicago, but prices — are still low. At Buffalo, there is a little better demand for northern pine, particularly in the upper grades. There is improvement in the — demand for pattern lumber. Building lumber is rather slow on ac- count of competition from cheaper woods. The demand for low grades is fair and box stocks are moving steadily. At North Tona- wanda, northern pine dealers are more optimistic than they have been for a long time. They are unanimously convinced that the © demand for northern pine is stronger all along the line. a Great Britain : The spot market at London continues active, but is seriously handicapped by the shortage of men for handling stocks at the docks. Fresh arrivals have been numerous. * Stocks of battens on the d are heavy. Plank and deal sizes however, are bringing very h prices and are scarce. The quantity of spruce on hand is large < is in good demand for many kinds of boxes. With the strong dema now prevalent the outlook is that no mofe stocks will be on ha than are required until next open water. Deliveries at London docks continue to show great increases over last year. For the week end- ing August 28th, for instance, the total was 8,065 standards as com-— pared with 3,617 standards during the corresponding week of last year. At Foy, Morgan & Company’s recent auction sale, spruce 3_ x 10 in. u/s from Botwoodville sold at £18 10s., 3 x 9 ditto and St. October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - 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 Bx P. Bors, Pres. ~ F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. is CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER John £17 and 5th Quebec at £15 15s. 3x 8 in. u/s Botwoodville brought £16 10s. and 5th Quebec £15 5s. 3 x 7 u/s Botwoodville sold at £16 10s. and 5th Quebec at £15 5s. At Liverpool, trade shows some improvement, but is still con- siderably hampered by the difficulty in making delivery up country. The spruce deal c. i. f. market is very strong. Shippers’ quotations for cargoes, namely sailers in passage or loading, are much firmer than they were a short time ago. Agents are not accepting recent prices, but are putting their goods into stock unJess they can obtain the values asked by the shippers. The approaching end of the sea- son, and the high cost of freight fully justify this policy. Current c. i. f. quotations do not show a profit and it is therefore necessary to place goods in stock if shippers expect to make anything out of their operations. The indications are that c. i. f. values will continue to advance. Reports state that liners have refused 150s. per standard, knowing that they can obtain something more profitable. Spot values are heavier. The advance which is now under way is likely to continue until next season. Such lines as 2% in. x 7 in., St. John Firms Will Not Take Out Many Logs This Winter St. John, N. B., September 20th (Special to the Canada Lumber- man) :—The lumber business at St. John is practically marking time. Very little stock is moving and trade will probably remain in this state until winter liner sailings. Business is said to be fair on the English side, but freights remain as high as ever. Some space has been taken at 152 shillings for winter sailings, but only in’ limited quantities. No sales of deals for 1916 have yet taken place and if no change for the better takes place in the trade in the near future, very little logging will be carried on this winter. The manufacturer will not be able to cut his logs as cheaply as a year ago. Although labor may be somewhat cheaper, supplies are higher. Therefore the manufacturer will have to get as good a price as in 1915; otherwise it would be unprofitable to do any business and manufacturers are not taking any more chances than possible at the present time. Seven mills are sawing at present, two for the United States market, the rest for the English market. Stocks of English deals at the mills are light, and will not be very heavily increased this fall, as, always during the fall, the mills saw pine for a month or so, This cuts down the output of spruce materially. Locally, conditions remain the same as before. Very little business is to be had, and that at cut prices. Coastwise vessels are asking $3.50 to New York and $3.00 to Boston, but cargoes are not much in evidence, manufacturers prefer- ring to hold, rather than sacrifice. Lath are holding at about $2.50 on wharves at St. John. Shingles are unchanged. Staves and heading are moving very slowly. Shell Box Material in Demand at Ottawa Ottawa, September 22 (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— In the last two weeks there has been a considerable increase in the demand for low grade box lumber and spruce for shell boxes, but the extra demand has not yet affected the prices, which are the same as those which prevailed prior to the commencement of the war, nor is there likely to be any alteration in the price figures unless the de- mand becomes abnormal, a circumstance possible, but highly improb- able. There has been an improvement in the shipments of lumber from this district to the United States lately, but trade in that direc- tion is still considerably below normal. From that country several inquiries and orders have come recently for box lumber. Over there, as in Canada, the demand for boxes is coming from factories where war munitions, such as shells, etc., are being made. There has been an advance of as high as 20 shillings per two thousand feet in the ocean freight rates on lumber to England this month, making the rates now around 165 shillings compared with around 40 shillings prior to the war.’ On top of’ these high rates is the war and marine risk of about two per cent. of the value of the cargo. With such profitable rates to shipowners in effect it is diffi- cult to get boats and it is going to be still more difficult to get them now that the export of grain has begun. The ocean rates on grain from Montreal to Liverpool are now 33 cents per bushel, where in times of peace they were about six sents. Lumber exporters feel that the government should not confine its energies to getting boats for the grain cargo when the lumber industry in Canada represents in capital and labor more money than is invested and involved in all other industries put together, the grain business included. Tramp Market Correspondence -from the fact that several inquiries have been made here recently — i on, A a ee oe October 1, 1915 3 in. x 8 in., 10 in. and wider, deals are very scarce and prices are advancing. Higher prices are also expected for 3x 4in. Spruce deals from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia continue firm and have ex- hibited further advances. There are about 14,000 standards now on the quays, but a large portion of this has been sold. Shippers of spruce deals continue to offer further supplies through their brokers and are asking high figures. Birch c. i. f. values are very firm with an upward tendency. A fair amount of business has been done lately at high prices, but not too high when one considers the high freight rates. Further advances are not unlikely. Birch spot values con- tinue firm and the demand is good. The consumption is well mair tained. Recent arrivals are almost all going from the quays and ac tual stocks are likely to diminish considerably. During August 34 000 cubic feet of birch logs arrived against none in August 1914. Th consumption for the month amounted to 216 cubic feet, more thai four times the figure for the corresponding period of last year. E mous.imports of birch planks are reported and the consumption August was double that in 1914. ; SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD boats are turning down offers of a general cargo, it is said, so that they can be bought up to take grain, now a very profitable class of © freight. However, in spite of these militant factors against the ex- port lumber trade, there have been several substantial shipments sent forward from this district lately. a Indications that Canadian lumbermen may find a market in Den- mark, Greece, Holland and other neutral countries, may be taken from buyers in those countries, whose former markets have been © cut off or interfered with as a result of the war. Lumbermen in the - Ottawa Valley would be able to meet a big volume of orders from new markets, and of course would be glad to get them, as all stocks are heavy, much heavier than they have been for a few years. Supplies for camps in the bush are this year much cheaper than they were at this time a year ago. For instance oats are cheaper now by 25 cents per bushel; hay, $3 per ton; pork $7 per barrel, flour $2.50 per barrel, sugar $1 per 100 pounds, than in the fall of 1914. Montreal Trade Busy on Shell Boxes Montreal, September 24th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : —The only section of the lumber market showing any activity is that — concerned with the supply of material for making shell boxes. Box- makers are very busy on these orders, and practically every firm has — received contracts. The specifications are very strict, and the box factories have the utmost difficulty in securing the proper birch and spruce lumber. This is very scarce, owing to the amount which. has been consumed, and also, to the fact that manufacturers have been — sawing their spruce lumber into deals for the English market. A considerable quantity of the stock required has been sold to the United — States for shell boxes. Many inquiries for this lumber have been © received from over the border and also from various parts of the Dominion. Firms making boxes have already taken up with the Shell Committee the matter of altering the specifications, and in some respects these have been modified. df There is little to report in the veneer department, owing to the dull condition of the furniture and allied trades. a Shipments to the United Kingdom continue to go forward at a satisfactory rate. Exporters, however, could use more tonnage than is available. Rates are still high. Arrivals of late have been very numerous, and one day there were 33 vessels loading, ready to load, and waiting for cargoes. This is the largest number of ships, and the greatest loading capacity known in the port, with one excepti in August last year. These vessels were mainly for Governm transport purposes, and did not help the lumber shippers. : The contract for the construction of the St. Francis River dam, designed by the Quebec Streams Commission, has been let to M1 George Madden, of Quebec, for $101,027. There were 17 bids. dam, which will have a log slide, is of great importance to lumberi interests, as it will facilitate log driving and also give increased wa power to the lumbering companies interested in hydro-electric de- velopments. All the users of power on the St. Francis river are to pay the Government for the additional power created by the storage dam, so much per horse power, and the Government have estimated that the revenue so received will be sufficient to pay interest, sinking fund and maintenance on the investment that they propose to make, © of 7 October 1, 1915 E ) } bet) etl Mee ) Gd Ce eB ee I! I i se ed ce ed ed ee ed) ee ee on oe Fee eee - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER J. & D. A. Harquail : Company, Limited ee starers of Lumber Extensive New Brunswick and Quebec timber limits, abundant with Virgin Spruce, Pine and Hardwoods. Twenty years’ experience in Milling and Manufacturing, together with a _ practical knowledge of Building and Architecture, is why our Customers tell us that the Dressing, Grading, and Manufacture of our Stock is just a little better than they expected. Large stocks of 1 in. Spruce Lumber al- ~ ways on hand. Try a car of our Air-dried Dressed Spruce. We also make a Specialty of Kiln Dried Stock. Our personal attention given to every detail. Write, wire or phone us for quotations. Established 1894 Incorporated 1908 Campbellton, New Brunswick 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER About five years ago nine houses were built, including the one 1 live in, and according to the advertising literature and the sign boards they are all absolutely fireproof. The walls, partitions and doors are built of terra cotta. The roofs are built of wood construc- tion covered with tin and tile. The trim is wood. The floor cover- ing is wood except in halls, kitchen, pantry and cellar which are cement and compolite. The stairways are unenclosed. The houses are detached and semi-detached. The windows, of which there are a great many, are wood glazed with thin glass. Despite the alluring advertisements only one of the houses has been sold and two detached ones rented. The others remain idle although the location is ideal, next to a park in a private house neighborhood. The owner was finally compelled a few. months ago to let them go to the mortgagee. The reason undoubtedly is that the form of construction is expensive and purchasers can not be found to pay the high prices or tenants the adequate rental. The advantages gained by the so-called fireproofness of the houses are slight, because in reality the houses are not fireproof, having, as above outlined, open stairways, unprotected window openings and wood roofs. If ordinary construction had been used and the stair- way enclosed in fire resisting material some advantages would have been gained. Unless stairways are properly enclosed and all open- ings provided with fire doors and windows, the advantage of fireproof construction is lost. Edward F. Croker, former chief of the New York City fire de- partment, recently built a house of fire resisting material, and upon completion invited a number of guests to dine. Before sitting down to dinner he started a fire in one of the bed rooms filled with furni- ture, closed the door and while the dinner was being served the fire burned itself out without spreading to any of the adjoining rooms. To apply this object lesson successfully to any portion of the house, since fire is no respecter of location, it would be necessary to have all stairways enclosed with fire-resisting material and self-closing doors at the openings, and all the other rooms would have to have self-closing doors. In Mr. Croker’s house the windows have metal frames properly glazed. Judging from an architectural standpoint a house built along such lines would not be sufficiently attractive or homelike to meet the requirements of modern society and would likewise be costly. I be- lieve Mr. Croker’s idea can be carried out successfully from a fire prevention standpoint, but the operation would not be commercially successful. The average residence is supplied with sufficient fuel in the furniture to make a considerable fire and nothing short of what is above specified as being necessary could prevent a fire spreading. No Absolutely Fireproof Houses I have had considerable experience with so-called fireproof house construction, including some very large ones, and have never yet heard of, nor seen, one that could be called absolutely fireproof. Own- ers and architects who build and design large houses will not sacri- fice the very essential architectural feature for the sake of fireproof- ness. I have never seen the stairways enclosed, the doors self-closing fire doors and the windows self-closing fireproof windows. The large open stairwell especially is considered a most essential architectural feature. These houses are, therefore, only partly fire resisting, in that the floors, partitions and walls may pass through a fire without being destroyed, although it is more than likely they will be badly damaged. An architect friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that while he was working on the design of a large country house he was called up by his client on the phone, who said: ‘As I stand here talking to you my neighbor’s house is burning. Make my house fireproof.” With all due respect to my architect friend, who was no doubt ac- quainted with the essential elements of design necessary to fireproof construction, he gave his client a house with incombustible walls, partitions and floors, but stopped there, knowing quite well that he could not satisfy his client in carrying out the architectural treat- ment properly and satisfactorily by enclosing stairways, etc. A large private house that I was called upon to inspect in a nearby State is built of brick, stone and concrete walls and parti- tions with built up concrete beams spaced 16 inches on centers beveled on the top, between which are supported 2-inch built-up concrete slabs with the usual fill and wood floors. These slabs naturally did not fit tight against the beams, thus providing cracks through which fire might be communicated from floor to floor. There were easier Inconsistencies of So-called Fire-Proof Experts Exposed October 1, 1915 BY JAMES P. WHISKEMAN, C.E., ADVISORY EXPERT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE FAC- TORY COMMISSION means of communication, however, by means of the usual open stair. way. Tron, unless sufficiently protected by fireproofing material, is 1 fire resisting and in time of fire may become more dangerous wood in that it will deflect and fall under the action of fire and® the supporting structure with it. A great many so-called firep houses are built with steel unprotected in the construction or sufficiently protected to withstand fire. Our theories about the amou and kind of protection that is necessary are being upset every day and we know that the amount of protection largely heretofore u is not sufficient. This was forcibly illustrated in the recent Edi fire. Tri. Outside of the profession few people have the proper concep’ of what a fireproof building really should be. In the first place, th is no such building. Buildings are only relatively fire resisting. cost of building an absolutely fireproof structure, especially for dw ling purposes, is almost prohibitive, considering that stairways m be enclosed and all openings adequately protected. In the seco place the best fireproof doors, and more especially windows, so far placed on the market, are only temporary protections at best. 4 Nowadays one hears a great deal against the use of wood shin- gles for roofs, and during periods of new building code constructior particular activity is shown. Most of the advocates for incombus- tible coverings for roofs likewise overlook the more accessible mod cy of communication, that is, the ordinary window by means of which fires are communicated from one building to another and from one floor to another in the same building. Many of the fires in private houses are caused by diectiee flue construction due to carelessness in design or more often to lack of proper supervision and construction, many of our country houses be- ing built by contractors from their own plans. ‘2 The point I am trying to make is that the zeal and enthusiasm of fire prevention experts has led them to root against wood in every — manner, shape or form in building construction regardless of cost, forgetting the most essential requirements as above enumerated w i out which a building built of fire resisting material will not quali ; in time of fire, no.matter what the construction may be. As time goes on, however, we sometimes profit by experience and whereas wood floors and trim, unless firéproof, were formerly excluded fro , buildings over a certain height, the best modern practice permits t use of wood flooring and a certain amount of wood trim. At t same time that wood was being excluded stairways, elevator sha and other vertical openings were permitted to be unenclosed, showing the inconsistency of some of the requirements, while the occupancy of floors was unlimited regardless of exit requirements. Fire p vention experts go through the country preaching fireproof buildi with all the arguments at their command. Some see nothing but walls; others the elimination of wood shingles; all are prepared wit arguments galore to substantiate their pet theories, only to have a fire demonstrate the weakness of their much cherished ideas. Every Fire Shows Weakness of Fire-Resisting Material The dictum that the chain is no stronger than its weakest link is in a measure applicable to fireproof construction as well as to o1 a dinary construction. Every fire of any consequence—and more- especially every conflagration—shows up weaknesses in fire-resisting material previously unthought of and modifications are continu made and additional restrictions imposed on account of the les: learned. No form of fire resisting material has ever gone throu; a conflagration unscathed. Proper and intelligent design will complish better results with less fire- -resisting material than ca obtained with fireproof material with the omission of essential tures almost impossible of adoption and without which the cons tion as a whole will be faulty and permit the fire to spread. If, therefore, it is not found expedient to build private hea with enclosed stairways, and with fireproof enclosures for win and door openings it is under many circumstances quite proper use wood for floors and trim, and this can be done without unne sarily jeopardizing the integrity of the structure or the adjoining premises. From statistics compiled by the United States consuls in Europe some years ago, it was found that the per capita loss in six Europes countries for a period of five years was 33 cents. The per capita lo of the United States is usually figured at $2.50. Throughout Europe, excepting in Norway and Sweden where wooden construction 1 prevalent, wooden construction is more or less prohibited in muni- 3 October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Canadian Winter Outfits Every Line We Make Bears The Smart-Woods Quality Guarantee Lumbermen’s, Contractor’s, Surveyor’s, Explorer’s and Miner’s Outfits Clothing Blankets Tarpaulins Moccasins Mackinaws -Tents Shoepacs Mitts, Gloves Sleeping Bags Long Stockings Tuques — Tump Lines Helmets Snow-shoes Kit Bags, Pack Sacks Ottawa send seed Montreal tal hMart-Wwoous Gata Winnipeg Toronto ta qm LIMITED The Enterprise Camper Steel Range PUT ONE IN YOUR CAMP Why not put an Enterprise Camper in your camp? It combines large capacity, generous dimensions, durability. and perfect operation with compact construction. Burns wood or coal. The fire box takes a stick of wood 32 inches long. The oven is extra large and fitted with a strong, well braced door which opens level with the oven bottom. Will cook for 60 to 100 men. Let us give you the details of the Enterprise Camper Steel Range. Write a line now. Boake Building TIMBERS ads eure PRis ise —e — hc Y, ; The illustration shows our big planer and handling equipment for dressing large structural timbers. We havea large stock of these timbers on hand in Douglas. Fir and Yellow Pine. Our prices will interest you. The BoakeMfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Ont. FOUNDRY Co. SACKVILLE,N.B. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER cipalities. In the rural districts few wooden buildings are found. This is largely due to the scarcity and high price of lumber in Europe, while in the United States lumber is plentiful, available, cheap and is easily adapted for building construction. Fire prevention experts and those interested in the promulgation and sale of fire-resisting material therefore draw the conclusion that if wood is eliminated from building construction our fire. loss will, _ be reduced to a level with those of Europe. This argument has been so thoroughly drilled into the minds of the public that it has almost become an axiom. This comparison is erroneous and would be more nearly correct if it were made on a basis of the value of actual property destroyed. It is obvious that since property and the contents of buildings are more valuable in the United States than in Europe this method of comparison upon which the lower European loss argument is based is not fair. The United States likewise probably has more than three times the number of buildings per same unit of population and therefore is likely to have three times the number of fires. If these facts be taken into consideration the percentage of fires in the United States is only slightly in excess of the European average. I believe it is also true that in European cities where frame construction predom- inates the per capita loss is about as low as in the cities wherein no frame construction is permitted. We must therefore look for the true reason for this difference in fire loss. prepared by the fire authorities in the various cities of the United States, as outlined in the annual reports, shows that considerably more that half, and perhaps as much as three quarters of the fires, can be classed as preventable. No such condition obtains in Europ- ean countries where the cause of a fire is determined and the re- sponsibility fixed. How Real Progress Can Be Made Under all American efforts to check the fire waste now lies the growing conviction that no real progress can be made until the man who has a fire ceases to be regarded as an unfortunate and is looked upon as a public offender. Individual legal responsibility for loss by fire seems a drastic corrective to the ordinary American citizen who believes his neighbors can look out for themselves, no matter how unneighborly his own acts may be, but such restraint must undoubt- edly be the avenue through which our absurd number of fires may be curtailed. If every down-town building occupant in New York were answerable financially for any loss to his neighbors caused fire in his property, there would be a stampede for the protection of win- dow openings, and the conflagration hazard of the metropolis would quite disappear. There is nothing revolutionary in the idea that an individual should be responsible to others for his acts. In other circumstances such phrases come from American lips with sufficient glibness. It is in the application of the principle to fire that it seems revolution- ary. j It does not rest with Americans, however, to make primary ap- plication of this principle in the matter indicated, for the French have long so applied it with admirable results. There are no special laws in France relating to fire requests, yet an inquiry by.the police is made into every fire in cities and towns, and in the country districts by the gendarmerie. The responsibility of a man for fire damage to his neighbors lies not in any special enactment, but in the inter- pretation of two short sections of the Code Napoleon, which code of laws prevails .especially in France and Belgium, and forms the basis for the modern law in most Latin countries: The sections referred to are as follows: Article 1382: Every person is responsible and liable for any acts of his by which any other person has or may have sustained any loss, damages or injury. . Article 1383: Every person is responsible for loss, damage or injury caused by his own act, carelessness or negligence. The responsibility, as it relates to fire, is called in France -the “Recours des voisins” or neighbors’ risk. It is universal and applies to landlord and tenant alike. Ifa fire starts in any premises.through gross carelessness or culpable fault, all damage done to neighboring property by that fire must be made good. There is no limit to this liability, which may extend to an entire block in case of conflagra- ‘tion. The only point in the application of the law by which such offender may escape is that a burden of proof lies with the neighbor ‘making claim. The latter must be able to prove, before he can re- cover damages, that the fire was directly due to gross carelessness, culpable neglect or mischievous intent. ; There are two articles in the French code which apply specially to fires. These undoubtedly originated with the landlord. They read: Article 1733. The tenant is responsible for a fire on his prem- ises unless he can prove that the fire was caused by something be- yond his control, by some fault in building, or that the fire was com- municated by a neighboring building. An analysis of the tables October 1, 1915. Article 1734. If there are a number of tenants all are alike re sponsible unless they can prove that the fire caught in the apartment occupied by one of them, in which case, he alone is responsible or — unless: some one of them prove that the fire did not. begin in his apartment, in which case he is not responsible. . The responsibility here indicated is called the “risque locatif.” The tenant having a fire is responsible to the landlord for loss of rent, — not only of his own, but that of other tenants. _ The presumption always is that the fire was caused by the act or neglect of the tenant and the onus of proof rests upon him to show that it originated from some structural defect or from some cause beyond his control, before the landlord can be held responsible. A tenant, therefore, must suffer the loss occasioned by some defect it the building or from some other cause over which he had no control unless he can prove such -defect, in which event the entire loss, both on building and contents, and for damage done to neighbors’ pro perty, falls upon the owner of the building. 4 While it is impossible that such laws as obtain in France can be enacted in the United States in the near future, it is certain that 1 growing popularity of the office of fire marshal in the States of t Union is an indication of the general desire to fix personal respo bility for fires. Such inquests as are made by the fire marshals’ of demonstrate that fully 70 per cent. of fires are due to gross neg gence, and the curbing of the carelessness by statutes fixing respa bility would seem to be the logical step. Aan Real Reason for Greater American Losses The real reason for this great difference between the Europeai and American loss is therefore to be found in better housekeepin methods. .We are more extravagant, more careless and place 1 stress on the value of property. In Europe furniture is handed down — from generation to generation and if it becomes broken it is repaired; — in our country we usually throw broken furniture out and buy new — when we start out for ourselves. For the same reason in Europe — furniture and houses are more zealously guarded and protected from fire; in this country we insure them and let them burn. a’ To blame the large fire loss in the United States on the exces-— sive use of lumber is therefore an injustice There are circunistances — under which frame buildings should not be built and shingle roofs be prohibited. In private house building judgment must be exercised, consistent with all the other circumstances above enumerated. Gen- — eralities can not be prescribed governing all cases. ‘a " Consular reports show that the great percentage of ‘tires in Europe are confined to the floors where they originate, indicating the zealousnéss with which the outbreaks are held in control. In Rome, — for example, 328 fires in one year were confined to the rooms of their — origin. Great stress is likewise placed on the antiquated fire depart ments. Buckets and fire. extinguishers are chiefly used in putting the ~ flames out. i. It would be absurd to assume that the fireproofness of buildings in Europe is more effectual than that of our own in resisting flames and preventing their spread. The fireproof structures there can not — compare in quality with those in the United States. The low fire — loss in the old world countries therefore must be attributed to su= perior arrangement, the absence of vertical openings and, most im-— portant of all, the individual responsibility which induces carefulness _ and good housekeeping. Incendiarism of which we hear so much — and which is undoubtedly responsible for many fires in this country is not known in Europe. went % : There is no better adjunct of incendiarism than the accumula- iton of rubbish, which until recently was permitted in this country. — The other day one of the city inspectors looked my cellar over and reported that the paper and excelsior which were being saved for _ future packing purposes had better be cleaned out. Upon investiga- ~ tion I quite agreed with him. It is gratifying to note that investiga- tions of this kind are being made. If prosecuted conscientiously they will be fruitful of good and lasting results and go a great wa) toward lessening our excessive fire losses. In fact, systematic in specting of premises, coupled with education along lines of indi dual responsibility, will solve in great measure our fire preventi problem. ; — Reports to the Minister of Lands for British Columbia, from — the Nelson District, show that sawmill operators are of opinion tha’ a owing to the low stocks now held by many prairie yards, there w be a good demand this fall for lumber. Eight mills employing 250 men are in operation, while half-a-dozen other mills have recently closed down after short runs. One interesting order from the United States, namely, white pine for match stock is being partly supplied — from timber.killed in the 1910 fire. Seven pole companies are ship- ping and yarding poles, and heavy shipments are being made to the — United States, although at a low price. Until the advent of the prevailing hot weather, the season was exceptionally good for land- | clearing and slash-burning operations, much road slash in particular having been cleaned Wp 0 5 eee October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DRIED FRUITS EARLY all kinds of fruits are quite high in price this season, but we have some exceedingly good values considering the shortage in some crops and the shipping embargo on others—For instance the Smyrna crop of Sultana Raisins and Figs is bottled up and cannot be shipped out. We quote : Comadre Figs (in Serons) - - : =. 6% California 4 Crown Whiceatel Raisins” - . : - olf i Seedless Raisins - : a : 2 : olf i 70/80 Prunes 50 lb. Boxes - : 7), Fine Filiatra Currants (Cleaned) - - - 8% H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO jenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St.Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson Head Office « at fiona 10/13 f ft. SPRUCE ROUGH OR DRESSED. Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. For Sale Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- thing complete for loading logs. Used only two months, well kept and good as new. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. Everything in Spruce Dressed and in the Rough Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Dry Spruce and Birch GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec is CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 EDGINGS Ontario The Nicholson Lumber Co., Ltd., Burlington, Ont., have secured an Onl tario Charter. : The Roussel Lumber Company, 78 Nightingale Street, Hamilton, Ont., are putting up an addition to their planing mill at a cost of $1,000. Geo. Gordon & Company Ltd., Cache Bay, Ont., whose sawmill was destroyed by fire on July 19th, report that in their new mill they will install two double cutting band mills, one horizontal resaw, edgers, lath mills, trim- mers, etc. They have not as yet purchased any machinery. The new plant of the Canadian Pulp and Lumber Company which wai built on the site of the one destroyed by fire some months ago, has been put in operation. The company intend to operate night and day in order. to catch up with the large stock of pulpwood now on hand. | The Noel-MacKay Lumber Company Ltd., has been incorporated with capital stock of $100,000 and head office at Fort Frances, Ont., to carry on business as timber merchants, sawmill proprietors, etc. The provisional di- rectors are J. P. Noel, J. J. MacKay and A. D. George, all of Fort Frances. The Kippewa Lumber Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Ottawa, Ont., and capital stock of $50,000 to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in lumber and timber in all its branches. The company will manufacture pine and spruce at Kippewa where they have secured the mill formerly belonging to Mr. John Lumsden. The president of the company is Mr. Carlton M. Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y., and the directors are Messrs. M. S. Tremaine, Buffalo, W. G. White, New York City, C. E. Read, and F. W. Avery of Ottawa, Ont. Tenders are being called by Duncan C. Scott, deputy superintendent- general of the Department of Indian Affairs, Ottawa, until Wednesday, Oc- tober 13th, for the purchase of about 2,000,000 feet of timber killed and scorched by fire, comprising pine, hemlock, birch and cedar, and including 1,800 logs lying in the bush, cut last fall, and some 800 logs skidded by the Indians last winter upon the Shawanaga Indian Reserve in the District of Parry Sound, Ont. Each tenderer must state the amount of cash bonus he is prepared to pay for his timber over and above the following Crown dues:— Pine $1.87!4 per M. feet, B. M.; hemlock 75c. per M. feet, B. M.; birch $1.1214 per M. feet, B. M.; cedar posts 2c. each. An accepted cheque on any Canadian bank for 10 per cent. of the bonus tendered made payable to Mr. Duncan C. Scott should accompany each tender, the balance of bogus to be paid within thirty days from notification of acceptance of tender. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. Further information can be had from Mr. Scott or from the Indian superintendent, Mr. Alexander Logan, Parry Sound. Eastern Canada The Fraser Lumber Company Ltd., Plaster Rock, N. B., intend to oper- ate in the woods this winter upon the same scale as last winter. The saw and lath mill belonging to Eddie Lewis, Salisbury, N. B., was totally destroyed by fire recently. The amount of the loss is not yet known and there was no insurance. Price Bros. & Co., 56 St. Peter St., Quebec, P. Q., recently lost a shingle mill by fire. The loss amounted to $30,000 including 15 shingle machines. The company will be in the market for machinery. The stock of lumber cut by A. Wiley at his mill at Chipman, N. B., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss amounts to between $4,000 and $5,000, and there was very little insurance. The mill building was saved. Alvin Veinot, Pleasant River, N. S., recently lost by fire a large quantity of lumber piled near the station at Pleasant River, N. S. The fire is sup- posed to have started from a locomotive. The stock was insured. P. H. Renaud, Agnes Street, Lac,Megantic, P. Q., will commence work — immediately on the erection of his new pulp mill. Work will be done by day labor. The owner will be in the market for new machinery in April 1916. The Bathurst Lumber Company, Bathurst, N. B., suffered a serious loss by fire on September 22nd. The flames destroyed their dock lumber yard including about 15,000,000 feet of lumber valued at $250,000. The flames were discovered almost at their inception, but a fierce northwest gale spread the fire so rapidly that it could not be controlled. Fortunately the gale, which continued until the fire had burnt itself out, carried all the sparks out to sea. The splendid new dock was absolutely destroyed. The company car- ried between $600,000 and $700,000 insurance upon their plant and dock, so that the latter is well covered. October 1, 1915 CANADA Western Canada T. Z. Smith, Matsqui, B. C., is contemplating the erection of a box fac- tory shortly. » ; A. B. Cahoon, Cedar Rapids, Mich, visited Vancouver recently to look into the feasibility of establishing a furniture factory. | The Revelstoke Saw Mill Company has taken over the yard formerly owned by the Stritzel Lumber Company, at Empress, Sask. © The Jewell Lumber Company, Hanbury, B. C., and the Bridges Lumber Company of the same place, recently reopened their mills to work upon orders which have been received from the prairies. The Mainland Cedar Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $100,000, to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in lumber, timber, lath, shingles, sash, doors; sawmill owners, etc. The Western Timber Incorporation Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Kamloops, B. C., and capital stock of $500,000 to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in timber and lumber of all kinds. Those interested are J. C. Shields, D.. W. Rowlands, and T. Withington, all of Kamloops, B. C. The Caledonia Box and Manufacturing Company, Ltd., have been in- corporated with head office at Winnipeg, Man., and capital stock of $20,000. The objects of the company are to carry on business as merchants, manu- facturers and dealers in timber and wood. Those interested are G. Anderson, T. Gibson, J. Riddell, T. Turnball and R. M. Noble, all of the city of Win- nipeg. Young & Stephenson Inc., have been registered as an extra-provincial company to carry on business in the province of British Columbia as wood- workers, timber merchants, and manufacturers and dealers in lumber, tim- ber, shingles, etc. The head office of the company is at 17-19 Board of Com- merce Building, City of Madison, Wis. U..S. A., with provincial office at New Westminster, B:. C., and capital stock of $100,000. J. R. Grant, New _ Westminster, is attorney for the company. + ” Market for Hardwood in Great Britain a The consumptive demand for hardwoods of all kinds, and par- ticularly those suitable for motor-body building, continues active. So far as the cabinet-making industry is concerned there is some slacken- ing off to record, due mainly owing to the lack of skilled labor to manu- facture furniture. Many retail timber merchants have ceased buying until the beginning of next month owing to stock-taking operations. _ It is quite a custom with many firms in this branch of the trade to _ balance up at the end of June, because of the long days in which to take stock after business hours. Taking the position of the market, therefore, as a whole there is nothing much to complain about, and the prospect is far from discouraging. Prices remain very firm, as, _ indeed, they must do until such times as lower freights become an _ actuality. There is certainly no room for shippers to cut their free- _ on-cars-at-the-mills prices, because even now these are at a low limit. The bulk of the high prices on c.i.f. purchases are secured by the steam- ship companies. > ¢ A little pause is noticeable in buying on c.if. and ex-quay terms. To what extent this is due to the inability of shippers to quote, or the disinclination of buyers to complete contracts, is a matter for con- jecture. This much, however, can sagely be said, that the fresh stock lists with prices attached, recently to hand from shippers, show, -if anything, advanced quotations. Arrivals so far as lumber is concerned are moderate, despite the _ fact that one or two steamers have just reached this port with fair quantities on board. Low quality black walnut lumber is in better supply, and these fresh arrivals will appeal with interest to cabinet-makers. Meantime, ‘there is nothing special to report regarding prime planks except that stocks are very meagre indeed and prices high. There is ‘some disposition on the part of shippers to try and push up the prices still further of wagon oak planks; whether they will realize their objective or not we cannot say. Prices are now on a very high level indeed. As illustrating the cost of fresh supplies of Japanese oak, it is reported that present freight rates are 4s. per cubic foot calliper mea- sure. Clean, sizable, white ash logs command much attention in this market at satisfactory prices. Prime ash planks are scarce and dear. Prime Quebec birch planks and lumber are in excellent demand. Prices have had to be advanced owing to higher ocean freights.—The Timber Trades Journal. = - 5 It is estimated by well informed lumbermen in Ottawa that the lumber cut in the Ottawa Valley during the present year will be re- duced to about 300,000,000 feet. 000,000 feet. Last year the total was over 450,- LUMBERMAN-AND WOODWORKER 49 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 all can be P. 1 or 2S. and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13. +=‘ matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 F “9: Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2x 8 x 10/13 P& cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1” x 4" up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 and 13 ft. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1 x 4 in. up x 6/13—15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 3 in x 9 in x 10/13 3,000,000 pes. Mill Run Pine Lath, 4 x 13% x %—’15 cut. 1,000,000 pes. Mill Run Spruce Lath. 4’ x 1% x %—’15 cut. 500,000 pes. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 47x 14 x %—'15 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 st. James St., Wholesale Lumber and Timber White «4 Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Montreal Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager If You Need a Position a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker will find one for you. If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, wnite us. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKER | Drawing Dividends Out of Sawdust Briquetting Process Producing a Fuel for Domestic Use Which Has a Bright Future Before It By James A. Bryne The big lumberman of today is confronted with the problem of how to dispose profitably of his sawdust and other forms of refuse. This is only in keeping with the appearance of the waste specialist in all the industries. Three important factors are determining the commercial utilzation of lumber-mill waste. The decreasing supply and increasing price of available lumber; wider markets for fuel of all kinds; and intro- duction of sawdust briquetting machinery. It is with the third factor that we propose to go‘into detail. It is estimated that sufficient refuse is made in the manufacture of one thousand feet of lumber to produce one ton of sawdust briquettes. The mill that cuts one hundred thousand feet a day finds an accumu- lation sufficient to make one hundred tons of briquettes daily. Heretofore in this country the chief use of a proportion of mill refuse has been for fuel purposes. A small proportion of slabs has been sold at retail for domestic fuel. But at most sawmills, great heaps have formed which have frequently represented a considerable ex- pense for mere removal out of the way. The question of using his sawdust refuse for steam purposes at his own plant must in every case be decided by the lumberman for himself. No two cases are identical. However, in these days of hydro-electric power, of a wider use of petroleum and of gas, there may easily be greater economy in introducing one of the newer sources of power or fuel and converting the mill refuse by means of machinery into briquettes. On the Pacific Coast, especially in British Columbia, where saw- dust briquettes have been manufactured, marked success has attended the innovation. The cost of manufacture varies between $2.00 and $3.50 per ton, including all charges, such as labor, power, binder, de- preciation and interest. coal is $7.00 a ton, is between $6.00 and $6.50 a ton. The hundred thousand capacity mill, equipped with briquetting machinery and affording all its sawdust for briquettes could on its output of 100 tons of briquettes daily, produce a handsome profit of between $300 and $400 a day, and the average loss in the manufacture of lumber is about 20 per cent. This consists of sawdust, bark, slabs, shavings, nut shells, edgings and other forms of refuse. Briquetting plants can be located to advantage at lumber mills, sash and door factories, box and wood- enware factories, furniture factories, nut shelling factories, etc. Machinery Recently two factories in British Columbia installed sawdust briquetting machinery. A Vancouver company makes machinery both for slack coal briquetting and sawdust briquetting manufacture. No two plants are alike, either in machinery or process. The type of machinery depends entirely on the raw material to be handled, and the process on the nature of the raw material. For instance, the saw- dust procurable on the West Coast is not sawdust at all. It is in the form of flakes or shreds of a very light resilient nature. This is due to the light quality of timber, the type of saw used and the green- ness of the timber. Such material is hard of compression and must go through some preparatory process to break the resilience. This process in case of wet timber is partly carried out by special dryer, and at other times, depending on the quality of the sawdust, by sawdust grinders. In the case of oak, mahogany, walnut, teak, elm, and other hard- woods, the amount of preparatory machinery is lessened. The lum- ber in the first place is cut by finer saws. The sawdust is granular in form, and lies close and heavy in bulk, and the amount of moisture in these timbers is very low. Thus the preparatory machinery varies considerably. It consists of special forms of grinders, pulverizers, amalgamators and mixers. The raw materials are measured and weighed automatically and are carried up to the various portions of the plant by elevators and con- veyors. The compressing machine, called the Press, is always the same. This press is a patent, especially built for the work. It is capable of wide ranges of adjustment, and wide ranges of pressure. The pressure which can be exerted is from 4,000 pounds to 10,000 pounds per square inch. The cost of such a machine, with an average capacity of 11,000 two-pound briquettes per hour, or 110 tons of briquettes per day, is from $12,000 to $14,000. : : Process: Plant at Victoria, B.C. The wood refuse is first put through a “hog” machine in which it is cut in pieces not more than three-quarters of an inch long. The material is then passed into a shredder, where it is reduced to fine particles from the thickness of a match up to a quarter of an inch, From the shredder it passes into a dry kiln, where it is thoroughly The market value of the briquettes, where _carried out this year, as a result of activity on the part of the sett and this will have the effect of eliminating many areas which in tl October 1, 1915 — dried, as green particles of wood will not adhere and remain in form no matter how great the pressure may be. The sawdust, if wet, m be dried to within 10 per cent. to 12 per cent. moisture. The dry is an inexpensive process generaJly, and adds to the cost of manufac- ture about 10 cents a ton. From the drier it goes to the hea compress machine, where it is passed into briquettes, or rolls, t inches in diaméter, held together with 7-ply tarred jute string, the only bond used in the briquettes. Mr. Armstrong, of the Armstrong-Kerr Company, manufactu er of briquetting machinery, tells me that the best binding materials a1 of the bitumen class, either natural or manufactured, namely, coal tz pitch, creosote, asphaltum, crude oil refuse or natural bitumen as ¢ tained from Trinidad. Such materials, he says, give life and ad tional calorific value, as well as adding a binder to the briquette. — goes on: “It is generally necessary to give density to the sawdust adding coal dust, plastic clay, shales, or fire-clay, the quantity depe ing on the quality of the sawdust. The use of any one of these n terials is optional, and is governed by the cost of the same. TI of plastic clay is perhaps the best when it can be procured at sonable price, owing to the fact that clay will retain its heat for long periods. It is economically better both. to the manufacti the briquettes and to the consumer. The use of plastic clay r the amount of pitch required. The residue as to total combus a fine light dust.” The composition of one form of briquette manufactured in | Columbia is as follows: wood refuse 65 per cent.; coal 25 per cei pitch, tar, or oil 10 per cent. The weight is one-third less than - of an equal bulk of coal. i” The smallest-sized plant for a lumber mill put up by the strong-Kerr Company would produce 1,100 to 1,200 briquettes hour of two pounds weight each, rectangular in form, 6 inches by £ inches by 3 inches. ¢ Serviceability : I have before me a piece of briquette made from elm sawd fireclay, and creosote, in a factory at Leeds, England. It is ab two-thirds the weight of coal, jet black, with a slightly tarry s Briquettes made from hardwood sawdust are both economical clean to burn. The economical calorific value is about equal to of good soft coal, of lump grade, owing to the economical way the burns. Unlike coal, it is almost all consumed in the grate, the being burnt up before it gets to the chimney, whereas coal,-when reached a certain temperature, gives off its light hydro-carbons an gas rapidly, insufficient air can be mixed with these under ordina: circumstances to consume them, hence they go up the chimney in the form of soot and gas, and constitute a total waste. a The actual calorific value of soft coal as generally obtained fe domestic purposes is about 10,000 thermal units to the pound. T calorific value of dry pine sawdust made into briquettes with eith slack coal or clay and bitumen is about 7,500 thermal units per poun Soft coal is rather dirty to burn, both as regards soot and ash. T! ash contents range about 10 per cent. in an average sample. The a: contents of a briquette is about 12 per cent. if clay is used, and aba 8 per cent. if slack coal is used. The purposes for which sawdust briquettes are found most use- ful are: domestic purposes, cooking range, open fireplaces, and f naces.— Logging. ; an Advices reaching the Minister of Lands on conditions in Lillooet District of British Columbia, mention that nineteen fi have been reported this season, the area burned over being in exc of two thousand acres, without appreciable damage to green tim In most cases campers caused outbreaks through lack of care. burning and disposal of logging slash this season has been very satisfactory, three hundred acres having been cleared up. In a tion many permits to settlers to burn slash for the clearing of have been granted, and in no case has a fire got away in any under permit. Co-operation between the forest service and settle has facilitated clearing operations, while valuable aid has been n- dered in the location and clearing of new trails, and the repair c old trails. ae _The lumber industry is quiet in the Fort George district ac ing to advices received by the Minister of Lands of British Co owing to local conditions; the amount of building now taking heing small. Hopes are expressed that conditions will imp a result of the market extension movement now on foot. Rail construction having fallen off, there has been a marked reducti the fire hazard. Under existing conditions, the vegetation is dr up rapidly, and is likely to facilitate the spreading of fires. | estimated. that an exceptional amount of land-clearing will have past have constituted a grave fire hazard. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER With Star Bar Belt Bar Belt Dressing para Dressing gives belting that pliability and pulley grip so essential for high efficiency. 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Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Tessier, Alphonse DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Siemon Bros. Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Cameron & 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 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited headings; CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; full page, twenty-four HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau . Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited ; Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company- Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company - LOCOMOTIVES . Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company | Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company headings. October 1, 191: Goodday, H. R. Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company { Gates Lumber Company ' Harris Tie & Timber Company — Harrison & Sons, John a : Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. . Laidlaw Lumber Company, a McLennan Lumber Company _ Montreal Lumber Company 7 Miller Company, Limited, W. H. Murphy & Company, J. J . Newman, John P. : New Ontario Colonization Cor Oliver Lumber Company aa Parry Sound Lumber Company — Ritter Lumber Company, W. M. _ River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Cc South Coast & Northern Lumber Co. Incorporated % . Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Comp Wilson Bros. . Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co LUMBER CRAYONS Superior Manufacturing Company LUMBER MEASURING *’ REGISTER © R Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTOR TRUCKS Packard Motor Car Company NORTHERN PINE pe Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Beck Manet ec anufacturing Company, Blair & Rolland 33 wee Burstall & Company, J. Cameron & Company eet ter = Saw Donog ° ny, Eagle Lumber nal Fesserton Timber Company _ Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company — Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Compan Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company — Long Lumber Company _ Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company — dustrial Co. Quebec & St. Maurice Inc Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Sumber Company Trudeau, A. ; < Watson & Todd, Limited PACKINGS | 5 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd Garlock Packing Company : Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada,- Limi PLANING MILL EXHAUS’ Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES © Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. Continued on page 64) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 HIGH QUALITY FOOD | is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY ‘PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO : : : - - CANADA ) er te. pe f : : | F q ine is Self-sustained, C t ‘|| Lane Lath Machine is Self-sustained, Compac Al Top Easy to Operate Removable i The Lath Machine at left hand end is all self- 4 ‘Easy contained in one casting. Feed Rollers are all held ‘Access Seah eee eee ee ee to Parts a itice io front of bolter pede made in ee sections, one part each side of saw, the shaft of which is placed close to rim of saw. Thus the pressure of down cut from saw On wood is taken upon this power-driven feed-roller and aids operator in feeding slabs through machine. As saws wear smaller in diameter a mouth piece or guide can be moved to front of saws. Automatic feed belt tighteners are used to maintain an even tension. Specifications are: Bolter Pul- ley 9 x 9, Lath Machine Pulley 7 x 9. Width of machine 2 ft. 10 ins. Length: 8 ft. 10 ins. Capacity 40,000 to 60,000 in ten- hour day. Write us for full information. Your inquiry will receive prompt and careful attention. Kentville, N. S. Manufacturing Company, Limited, 54 PRESSES Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY ~ Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 Tessier, Alphonse SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. ; Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company Wilson & Son, Walter SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company on application “Brazel Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfac- tory Snow Plow made. One rman to operate. rower if desired. roadway. Catalogues furnished and prices quoted Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. from the road, 12 inches of loose snow each time the plow passes over. THE BATEMAN-WILKINSON CO., LIMITED 300 Symington Ave., Toronto, Can. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Payette & Company, P. Smith Foundry Company Waterous Engine Company Williams Machinery Co., Ltd., A. R. 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 Snowball Company, J. B. Timms, Phillips & Company SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Boss Line Lumbering 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 Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Height of mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. : Cut off dirt and manure heaps from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company 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 BRAZEL PLOWS cut 6 in. wider than _logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from Successors to THE WILKINSON PLOUGH CO., LIMITED Catalogue and prices on application PR Wings placed to throw snow 9 ft. wider than sleigh track or nar- October 1, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. : Smith & Tyrer Limited "TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. Meier, F Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS r Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company Long Manufacturing Company, E. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company Tools Combination Model, Lumber- man’s Snow Plow, can be used either with or without Rut Cutter. Roll up and push entirely away TORONTO, CANADA October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER yf AY af- ; \ ree =) » Seema: Sek N Lathe Dryer 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 satished 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 remémber, 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 equipment in the world. Painesville, Ohio. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 — We make a Specialty of Conveyor Chains For Lumbermen Feed the Horses i Caldwell’s Molasses Meal : Every Day ALDWELL’S Molasses Meal should be fed every day. Don't suppose this is extravagance. It — isn’t. It’s a real saving for the nutritive qualities of the meal increase the other food values 25%. 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. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is not a stimulant. It gives an antiseptic and digestive force that a straight diet of cereals lack. ; Write us for prices. You will be surprised at the small cost and the splen- did results obtained. Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Dundas, Ont. 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. Logging Locomotives Made in Canada Our fifty years’ ex- perience in the design and manufacture of of logging locomotives is at your disposal. Many of the largest logging operators in Canada are using our ‘*Canadian Made” locomotives. Pa eee —— erences’ ‘Our logging. models . are as carefully design- rae & > . - 1 SED a L We ed and built asour 200 | — Ve. W.° a ton sizes—oil or coal burning. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS? This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales Agent, Montreal and Winnipeg ~ October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 | CLIMAX | d Geared LOCOMOTIVES 08, woop ano mproved Geare IRON RAILS DETACHABLE Lumber Trucks For SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any _ | weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “ a CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. | VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD.. VANCOUVER, B.C INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES Ps | : peas 7A: i Figen Nee The designs of our small locomotives 5 | a fava stoma Sra et ‘DOAL co. im ‘ fey t/ ORE MINES sae Aaa j : } are the result of wide experience. | i 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 AJAX LOADING CHAIN offers the greatest Strength in the smallest chain. The overlapped swelled weld gives a factor of safety which cannot be overlooked. Our steel, too, is of the highest quality, and high in tensile strength and elasticity. For The Man Who Wants Real Chain Service AJAX Loading Chain and Standard Conveyor Chain offer a high mark of quality hard to equal. Made by Montreal Standard Chain Company Winnipeg ; Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. Bissett and Webb Pittsburgh, Pa. 58 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better No. 1 cuts and better $50 UO 6U UU 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better... 62 QU W4-in. No. 2 C. i& Be wcctivn 45 0U 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 UU 4/4 No. 2 and. S«cuts Cue ciec. 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 3/4 No. 2 and .3 (entse ee. e 1-in. Good Shorts~ ..<.o.e) peecne 42 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... “ . 55 00 1¥% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... . 57 00 2 in., 8-in- and up wide, «1. ..soun eee 60 00 2% and 3 and 8-in, and up wide .... 75 00 4 in., 8-in. and up Wide csscos candam 85 00 No. 2 Cuts 1 in., 6-m. and up aide \. cans ome 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... . 42 00 1¥% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... --.. 44 00 2-in., 6-in. and up wide ...... ..... 47 00 24%, 3 and 4 in, 6-in. and up wide (4 icae seen pee 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and up wide ...... ..... 24 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-in., 6-in. and up wide ...... .....-. 33 00 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up WIE ‘oes as ou REVS eer 3.00 48 00 Common and Dressing Mill Run Did. "S S-in, ect os espn ence = . 25 00 tin. “B-iny S26... os one eee . 25 00 Wein “x G-inl. «ci cass oe Mee . 26 00 Tein, x8 -tnd yes ge nckke, alata een ep nee te 27 00 Sein, LO-ins re sje~ nama ome nteeeee 29 00 L-iny YESH. ok agh! tne cles piso oii . 34 00 hin. x 13*inoland (opiye..- o> cea cen 34 00 134, 1%. and Zig: “v.40... ohee . 80 00 1 Minch 23.30 45 00 1%, 1% and 2-in 45 00 2% and 3-in. 45 00 4 “inch: (2.0506 00 finches ee ere 28 36 00 2%, 13% and 2-in. ois. . 80 00 36 00 25 and S-iny wjecie0 BO ate Wis osteo 38 00 No. 3 Barn be OC) Gere cictocnicn wii oon 21 00 28 00 No.~ 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2-in. +». 20 00. 25 00 Box No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2-in. ..... 22 00 25 00 No. 2, 1%, WQS Seine nn aetcere 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Mill run culls, 1-in. ...... a 19 00 1, 1%, 14 and) 2-in., 2.525... 20 00 ING: 2) Maxkeiel Heetoteet, verntlstaterns 17 00 18 00 Lath No. 1, [32-0 pine. svete cece Sli 2 Noi '2)48°in> pine: Kies ce" sale isiet elcerarere 25 No: 9, .48-in! Din€ 255 pice pin ans acel Pamue le 4 75 No: 3; 48-in: (pine Pi. sont esraiartiete) Mente sini 3 75 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimension S.. 1S, and ste 6 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. 2r4,6,8 1400 1700 2050 18 50 2 TO! say nele 18 00 1850 2150 1900 2 Ee ee ene 18 00 1900 2350 2000 Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. extra. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock Dimension 2 x hy B, 12, AAAS Cece ShaNele totes eNO 2 x 4-10-18-20 ...... . 20 50 2x 6, 8 to 16 18 50 2° x.8, 'S tO 20. cance’ seein runs nice se UG rOO October 1, 915 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 8-16 ft. 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 18, 20, 22 2x10 and 2 x 12; 24, 26, 28, 30 No. 1 Common Boards ANAC. feathered aida fs Ayo py, syd Mas 5 ae pte 6.107 12 ines fede aoceee Mixed widths ee Agia 30, 32 ft... eee eee ste eee etewee Flooring 4 or 6: inch No, 1..,./.- ssn G-adeh rs sans 8, 10 and 12 inch 6 inch No, 1c. 6 inch No. 2 .... 6 inch No. 3 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixed. 4 6 No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) m 35 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3 x 6 in.; 8 to 16 {€. p..e> meee 3 x 8 in.; a 16 ft... .225 see 3x 12,4x 4,6x 6 in.; 8-16 ft. ...... 250 4x10 tol Ox 10, 8 x 8, 6x 12 in. up to’ 82 ft}) .....an0eeeee we eeee ae ff Fi BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST F FI Dimension S 1 S, and E. 6 and 8 ft. ewes 2 ft acne aca to 16 ft. a oe 3 22 and 2a feos seem ie Soap a eee ww 38 an whNpl HK i We _ ox ° Rao -» Spore Sb oa) 30 | wee - mR pO oe BB 019 F915 > pea et bat pa Dt ee ad Teej ee Bees mao” Ko AMMWOWWWWWNHNMHNHNHNHNHNNHNNNNd Por AMONG, KKRKRAKKKKKK MMR KK RM OK @ “mK oO wo Aw wee see e ee SHIPLAP C. Fir, Cin. cee webines cs DC BC. FES, 10, 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. D0 No. 2 Shiplap, 6 in. 22554 ene ui! No. 2 Shiplap, 8, 10 and ii acts..2 ae 00 FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $1 ‘s, 8 to 16 F Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6 in) ..205.0 cence Croc acne , Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. ........ 20 0 No. 2 Mixed widths ...... eee No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 in. ...... 18 SHINGLES XXX B. C. Cedar’. S2ie seme amiees ve we LATH Fir a 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. x 4 ft., bund. d Cedar lath 3/8 x 18/8 in. x eae se BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, Nes White Pine Wholesale Selling Price Uppers 4/4 ...... sdiceiae, INeati ah ans ppers 5/4 to 8/4 ....... .s..... --. 920 Uppers 10/4 to ue Jaca Anema nies On Selects 4/4 ..... Sag 84 ( i Selects 5/4 to 8/4 RR Gc fo 00 Selects 10/4-to 12/4 5-52) Seuswaltuss =) anne Fine common 4/4 “>. Cle Fine Common 5/4 ; Fine common 6/4 Fine common 8/4 No. 1 Cuts 4/4 . No. 1 Cuts 5/4 .. Roe No. 1 Cuts 6/4 aie", elise ete No. 1 Cuts 8/4 ...... see No. 2 Cuts 4/4 . cata No. 2 Cuts 5/4 ...... eee bine No. 2 Cuts 6/4 ...... Seema No. 2 Cuts 8/4 ...... cae No. 3 Cuts 5/4 ...... eee No. 8° Cuts 6/4 ....... awieta Cee aaa No..°3 Cute’ 8/4) hisas's ote) ewe dee ee mee Dressing 5/4. Sopce! ss: Dressing 5/4 x 10 ...... wseeee wees Dressing (6/4 5x722) ..cc.. 0 cceese esee No. 1 Moulding he = athe erate iatsalg! Cana No. 1 — 6/4 om page 60) 4 October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 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: the largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada me 7 ae of Lumbermen’s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 pel jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 lb. bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) al. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 Ib. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 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. 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. Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. A. H. J ohnson, peeagat Collingwood, A Successful Dry Kiln Here’s what a manufacturer of pianos and organs says of a Siirfevant Kiln: (REG. CAN. PAT. OFF. e “We have two dry-kilns which are operated in this manr-r, one along side of the other; one in which we place the green lumber that is shipped us, what is usually called shipping dry. This stock is all steamed before the suction fan is placed on it. The other kiln we use for lumber that has been on stick on our yard for from one to two years, and on this we do not apply any steam, simply running it through in about ten days for immedi- ate use. The green lumber, however, in the other kiln is steamed several days and is put through drying apparatus for about three weeks before it is taken out. We have never had any case hardening using this method neither have we had any warping, in fact, we are perfectly satisfied with the results.” We can quote you dozens of cases where our Kilns are giving excellent service. Talk it over with one of our drying engineers or get catalog 220-C. B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited Montreal, Toronto Galt, Ontario, Canada Winnipeg, Vancouver Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. Patterns Full Weight—Full Strength “ae Geb igt eye We are prepared to make prompt ship- ments of standard sizes from our own factory and warehouse in Toronto. Let INIA New RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS > us figure on your requirements. This Trademark > on every link. Write for Catalog No. 110D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. > 4 A ante Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto = IU Fp) INT HOUTA SUMMIT > - 4 — a es a ih a ae | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES— Continued Neo 2 eee big PS Atri roles 00 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 pe common, 2 vin .70n a ane 68 00 7000. All other random lengths, 7-in. o. oulding 5/4 ...-+4 seeeee eee 7 00 ine common, 1% to 24n. ..... 70 00 -72 00 d und ® 1D .. Rawititauiding G/4 .....) nn 47 00 SAP BIRCH No, 1 Cuts tin wajeameomes 00 hinds eet ae No. 2 Moulding 8/4 a ? il 47 00 4/4 4-36 22-24) 46 - 18 No. 1 Cuts 1% to 2 in. ....... 60 00 64 00 boards, 8 fi. aud ap, piace aOe Noel. Barn 1°x 12 <.-s.e\ peeies .... 4800 5/4 and up 36-38 24-26 16-18 No. 2°Cuts, 1 inp .cskue eae 40 00 , im ie 21 00 No. 1 Barn 1 x 8 ice A Ah 34 00 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 4800 5000 1x2 and 1 x 8 furring, p 1s Mos 1’ Barn: 1) x. 10 ©. c:iememretete moments 36 00 SOFT ELM Barn Bosrda: Moree tela 46 00 50 00 clipped and bundled ........ 2100 22 No. 2 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... «++ 32 00 4/4 34-36 23-25 14-16 ’ ae 4: a eee 38 00 1%-in. spruce laths ...... .... 410 420 INo. 2 Barn 1 x 10 ..-ka. ED eee were 34 00 5, 6 & 8/4 36 - 38 25 - 27 16 - 18 N i 1 1 x aes 14%4-in. spruce laths ...... -ooe SOD Siem No. 3 Barn 1 x 6 and’ 8 -....5 scece. 26 00 - o 1,1x 8 .. 3600 37 00 No. 8 Barn 1 x WOsfe oie eee ase Joee2T 00 BASSWOOD No. 2,1 x 12 .. 83600 40 00 : . Box. 4.x, Gand up Waperieiscae ....)23' 00 4/4 23s 84-28-28) 4b - 17 a! 2 3 z oa . 7 . = oo New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Box 1 x-10:.::.2.e eee athe 25 00 Thicker 34-36 25-28 18-19 No. 8, 1 x 12... 81.00 8200 - Extras «+2120 ss0c0. saseueve 320 3 Box 1 x 12 ...6-- seeeee severe ke No 31x10 29 00 30 00 Cléarst 61. n6 ow "Wslasee Sep 2 60 2 k Box 1 x 13 and up ..--.. «+... - 80 00 PLAIN OAK No. 3,1x8 .. 2800 29 00 Second cleara:s..<0%«) «eenen -- 240 260 The following quotations on uhittoods re- 4/4 50 - 52 31 - 33 19 - 21 eo ay Clear - whites. ois os scenes pe Bee a present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to. 8/4 52 = BA 33 - 35 21 - 23 Canadian spruce boards ...... 2300 2500 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) 1 and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in. dimension . 3 25 00 Extra 1s (Clear whites out) .. : MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce, 12 in. dimension 2650 Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts i 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 Spruce,’ 9 “ity: avcsesss 23 50 | TET 320 3832 : : z : Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen, 22 50 23 00 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 4/4 29-81 19-21 18-15 5/4 to 8/4 BL- 68 28-80 38-20 46 and 12 in, random lengthe é ols rong a 5/4 to 8/4 82-34 21-23 13-14 10/4 and up 60-62 40-42 20 - 22 10 ft. and up : 24 00 fectiai ieee 7 10/4 to 16/4 36 - 38 26 - 28 18 - 20 : ee eee ee eae Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 tO ZY ceeree neces Mees 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 42 - 44 26 - 28 14 - 16 Selects, 1-to 2)inchr....:% bare 80 00 88 00 feet and” ap oo eee ee eee 19 50 21 00 in. extra red clear ube 328° We Manufacture Don’t Invite Loss— Buy Fleming’s Remedies NOW Every day you put off ordering a supply of these well-known Canadian-made remedies you invite the loss of valuable horses. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Your mail order will receive prompt attention. List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price ... ... ... $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price ... 1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Bees Bone Speviee: and tee Enlargements. Price ... . eee ae eau Fleming’s Spavin and faces Paste, For all well established cases of Bone Spavin, Ringbone and Sidebone. $2.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Pariier that cures a score. of ailments besides heaves. Price ... RAE SR AL SOA ey Fleming’s Veterinary Eye naar Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price ... Fleming’s General Liniment Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Heels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. Fleming’s Fistula and Poll Evil Cure For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, and for diseases of the feef: suchinass Chris and Outtor vc) ses. cam ieee hh il aiee ole Fleming’s Chronic Cough Powders For Chronic Coughs, Colds, etc. ... AP tae nny aes 2.00 Fleming’s Absorbent Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps ... ... «1+ see aoe 2.00 Fleming’s Diuretic Powders For disordered kidneys, fevers, etc. ... ... s+ ees 1.00 Fleming’s Sedative Lotion Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. A splendid Stable lotion.. ... 1.00 BABBITT METALS That Give Excellent Service Harris Heavy Pressure “The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault’’ is best for all General Machinery Bearings in all Lumber Mills and Woodworking Plants It Has Stood the Test of Time. It Will Not Crack or Squeeze Out. It is Copper Coated and Copper Hardened. Send for acopy of Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviser and other literature. FLEMING BROTHERS CHEMISTS 79 East Adelaide St. - TORONTO, Ont. Order a box from our nearest factory. The Canada Metal Co., Limited TORONTO - MONTREAL - WINNIPEG ink’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. MADE IN CANADA Sold throughout the Dominion by all Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited «. .rm anyway you Manufacturers of Lumber Tools take it, and it’s the bes PEMBROKE : : ONTARIO Peavey made. October 1, 1915 When you have something to sell 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 fumberman Wood 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND The Power of “A Want Ad.” WOODWORKER 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 at a 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- lor 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 61 oO ee ee - i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 Lumbermen’ s Tents and Clothing Pure wool, Waterproof Mackinaw Coats, Pants and Shirts, the kind you have been looking for. Repellant Brand Army Duck Tents The best duck that money can buy. We can ee your van complete. Pure aed Blankets, Sweaters, Underwear. Hand Knit Mitts and Socks. Palmers Shoe. z Packs, Buck and horse hide Moccasins, etc. =—— Aa a > => Factory and Warehouse 147 to 151 Albert Street, Ottawa, Can. RUBBER GOODS FOR LUMBERMEN Belting Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize —————__ on this line. ‘*P.M.S.,” ‘‘Special Drive” and ‘*Lion” are our leading brands for power transmission. 8 Packings “Redstone” High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that its — will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. Hose for Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially to fhe satisfactory and Sonera service under different conditions. Fire Hose One or more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only a inthe best equipped Factories, Mills, etc., but in almost every Fire Department in the Dominion. Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited CALGARY EDMONTON VANCOUVER TORONTO MONTREAL ~~ WINNIPEG REGINA SASKATOON October 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 63 . ‘4 j Dominion Timber Regulations 7 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 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 f 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. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Alaska Feather & Down Co. .... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . mAnderson & ‘Coy iC mG Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau ... . Auger. -& Son’ eee eee eee Austin & Nicholson B Bateman-Wilkinson Co. Bartram Brothers, Limited ... Batts, Limited . Sec See Berlin Machine Wonk Sees eee Beck Mfg. Company, (©. ...°.... Blair @#Rollandiewe 72)... 6. ee Boake Migs\Comipany ... i+. 0... Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Comipanyeeeersse so ove ees Bourgouin, H. . Brown Corporation ... Cc Caldwell Feed Company ... Gameron 6) Company |: 2225 ae. Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Go. Tl. Eo. ..-- Canada Metal Company ... Canada Starch Company . Canada Wood Specialty oe Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co: Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, itd. Canadian Canadian ‘Conseliasted Rapper Co. Link-Belt Co. Canadian Locomotive Co. Canadian H. W. Mes oes Maule Company =. 2) ane Canadian Milk Piodirets: Ree eaters Canadian Office & School facie ture Company ... ee Cant gkenup*. eee eae Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills oth Climax Mfg. Company ... 3 Coe Micon Companyaameee, saree Croteau, J. Mic Dy Witees i... D Davies Company, Wm. ... : Disston & Sons, Henry ... .+. .. Dodge Mfg. Company Dominion Belting Co. PAERRY. particular. CANADA LUMBERMAN Dominion Timber Regulations .. 63 Dondshi& Coffoht cere oF. Dudley, A. N. ees ae 4 Dunbar Ergin & Piniaticws Co. if E Eagle Lumber Company ... ... 48 Eckardt Companys las se nae) oar Eisendrath Glove Company .... 21 Enterprise Foundry Co. 45 F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd) ... ... 6 Farnworth & Jardine ett Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fleming Bros. 60 Fraser Limited . we spy le Fraser Bryson atone Co Lid Ag G Garrett Lumber Company ... ... 12 Garlock Packing Company ... .. 20 Gartshore; Fohmo): 4isu. fare oe os eee Gilliespie;- Vanites 25. Sane tee a Gillies’ Bros) Metd s,s 2) eee 4 Goodhueré&s Gos) Joris sai ee. eon Gordonr& Co. Geo ia 3.- ots tome Graves, Bigwood! Go. So -aeesce 2 ld Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. 51 Grant i& Campbell..2.-..4 2 tee el Grant, Holden & Graham ... 62 Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited 62 H Haeberle ‘Lumber #Co. <. fh. 10 Harris Tie-& Timber Co.,>.. i... 98 Harrison: & Go., Lid., Johns. a 39 Harquail, J. & D. we 43 Hay Knife Company, Pefet Hettler#lamber ‘Co, Hise sas ee Hocken Lumber Company... ... 5 Hoe & Company; Ri a soe ee Imkongkoutnal deyeotis, (C1 see etens ep Ll Hoyt Metal Company ... ... ... 68 Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. 21 J Jenckes Machine Co. tds 3292) 47 Johnston, A. H. eT a ee ta) Write us for prices. y Wileom Bree.) Limited AND WOODWORKER K Keiths Limited ... Knox,...NotmansS: ae eee Te Lacey, &iCo., slash Dee ee Laidlaw Lumber Co., Se axes Larkin) Company; (G*Aw2) oe LauderburnieDAE.... Je. ee Lintz, Porter \Companyuen. .aeeee Lloyd Mfg. Company Long Lumber Compa Tye 2.7 Long Mfg. Company, E........ Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. M Mackarell, Thos. ... Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ... ... McFarlane-Neill Mfg. 0: toe McGibbon Lumber Co, ... ... McKinnon Chain Co. .. McLaren Belting Co., McLennan Hage Sh Works. ose c, Pigs & Machine McLennan Rasaabies| Ce nee Meier, F. R. Montreal Locomotive Montreal Lumber Co. Morgan Machine Co. Morrison Brass ae Murphy Co., J. J. . N Newman, John P. Were Co., Wa New Ontario Sloane Cor Nicholson File Company North Shore Shingle Assn. ... .. Pp Packard Motor Car C Palmer Medical Company Lumber Co., Parry Sound Ee Fisey Partington Pulp & Paper Co. .. Payette & Company, P. ... Perrin & Co., Wm. R. Philadelphia Textile Company ... Machinery Pink Comper Seees: ees Pratt & Whitteyyeee Ge.) ome ee . Frit. a Hardwood F looring 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 October 1, 1915 R Reddaway & Co., F. ... 5... joe Ritter Lumber Co., W. M. 3 River Ouelle Pulp & Paper ‘Com Rogers, Samuel C. wee eee ee Ryther & Pringle ... ... [20m - Ss ; Sadler & Haworth ...... gaaee Savoie & Company 2s o-oee Sewall, Jas; W: ..8 one Shannon; P. &.J, 7. ae Sheldons Limited ... Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... Siemen Bros., Limited .. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. . +. 2 Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. .... Smart-Woods Limited ... ... .. Smith Foundry & Machine Works South Coast & Northern Lumber _ Conipany: DANVILLE QUEBEC. UR long experience with the partic. “ “an O ular requirements of the Lumber 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 1s 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 HULL, QUE. GALT, ONT. VANCOUVER, B.C. ee de CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 1, 1915 of Quality Turn Your Waste into Good Money “Tong Lath Machines and Bolters are the last word in design for ma- chines of this type. They are easy and safe to operate, and will stand up under the hardest usage. The machines shown on this page are our No. 2, and they will handle the slabs from a mill with a capacity up to 35,000 feet per day. We also build larger and smaller sizes. Get Catalogue No. 102. The E. Long Mfg. Co. Orillia, Canada _—Limited AGENCIES : MONTREAL— Williams & Wilson, Ltd. WINNIPEG—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. EDMONTON & CALGARY—Gorman, Clan- cey & Grindley, Ltd. VANCOUVER— Robt. Hamilton & Co. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Waterous Carriages For Speed - Strength - Accuracy Waterous Carriages combine all the essentials of “Big Mill Service.” The dogs bite quickly and smoothly into the logs to hold them without shift on the knees. Steam or power operated set works make knee adjustment a matter of wonderful ease and swift- ness. Levers placed within easy reach spell convenience and reduc- tion of effort to the operator. With all operating parts made in | steel of dimensions larger than is ] usual—with special bracing and re- {| inforcement where weaknesses tend to develop—strength is an outstand- ing feature of these carriages. Accuracy is obtained by special re- | finements in design and construc- { ' tion. Truerunning trucks, setworks a q: | that set by 1/32 of an inch, powerful EMRE SS Bel or ERY Springs that take up the shock of | _ log movement, and positive adjust- | ments for every wearing part, assure iW permanence in true cutting under q all service. _ They are built in every size up to “ ~ 96" knee opening. Catalogues on mM } request. | ; | a i : _The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. | Hn B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. Brantford, Canada Branch—Winnipeg, Man. = —. ‘tan CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 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 engin pumps, rolling mills, pulp machinery, and all classes of stationary engines. It is a high grade aie 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. ’ ? 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 85c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta-_ ~ tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 Ib. boxes. worth of mixed metal For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws, our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where 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 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. ) The Rossendale-Reddaway Belting and Hose Company NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A. T H E Manufacturers o “CAMEL HAIR” BELTING LEATHER BELT Beware of Imitations BIRD’S BULL’S-EYE BELTING HAIR BELTING—“Arabian” Brand SOLID WOVEN COTTON BELTING—“Blackbird” Brand STITCHED CANVAS BELTING All Weights AUTOMOBILE BRAKE LININGS Montreal Toronto Winnipeg F. Reddaway & Company The J. C. McLaren Belting 653 St. Paul St. West, MONTREAL, QUE. Limited Distributors for Canada A.R. Williams Machinery Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ont. General Mill Supplies MONTREAL A. R. Williams Machinery Co. of Winnipeg, Ltd. Your Lumber Jack Will Do Better Work if he sleeps on a clean, comfortable bed. The Alaska Double Deck Bunks are clean, comfortable, cheap and everlasting. Write for prices. The Alaska Feather & Down Co., Limited, Montreal Largest manufacturers of Beds and Bedding in the British Empire. Toronto, October 15, 1915 No. 20 WATER WHEELS GOVERNORS : PUMPS Electric-Welded Boom Chain o {More _ oy {More mi o, {More 25% {Weld = 25% {Seceaten = 25% Won Sheared Toggle s T Bar Hook Z Two Sheared » Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring ovin H draulic & En ineerin Co. Sy oy F Canada : Write to Fully Guaranteed B eed LINDSAY, reg a McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. Highest quality 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 66 ” ; Pum TOWER | . Troubles HAIR BELTING | | OAD Oo ce i | . It Woven from Camel’s Hair Yarn | RR sults you want, . let us know the | conditions and ete ; requirements. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited i We Can Help You MONTREAL The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Limited, - Hamilton, Canada Manufactured and guaranteed by Measure Every Stick in the Order Too much lumber in a definite order will hurt your profits while too little may damage your reputation. Equip your machines with Morrison Lumber Measuring Registers and have an accurate count, either in board or lineal feet, her ag of every stick of lumber in every order you turn out. Measuring , aN = — . Our literature will interest you. a The James Morrison Brass Mig. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide St., West, TORONTO Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘Aealber ike gold bas na substitute, Precious Power If you could operate your plant without paying a cent for power think how your profits would soar. The next best thing is to utilize all the power that you pay for. Have it transmitted to your various machines by belting with a surface that will grip your pulleys. A poor belt provides as sure a leak for your profits as a hole in a boat does for water. Use the well known Amphibia Belting through- — out your plant. It is made of waterproof tanned selected hides. | “Made in Canada since 1876 ” Write us for particulars stating where the belt is to run. ‘ Cp)! bs, . 4 : {i hae A r ’ a it ras - a Qi, i eed) i ee (4 4 . ' — t * } " | 4 ' An r iF a4 . 5 | ; a& rd ted ii | ell | Dw gee ce | ee. é VY BA \ ie = a. he ig 3 Poe ae a” nS, \A : ie, hat yet veg ~ >) a t | % r \ ), i K ‘ | 4, Tanners and Manufacturers MONTREAL 511 William St. TORONTO ST. JOHN WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 38 Wellington St. E. 149 Prince William St. Galt Building 107-111 Water St. = = 2 A October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red and White Pine Lumber The Fire Did Not Destroy Our Small Mill. or Planing Mill WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF Red and White Pine Lumber Dimension Timber, Deals, Etc. In all Sizes and Grades Dressing Done on Short Notice SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES | Geo. Gordon & Company CACHE BAY, ONTARIO Limited CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 q Mason, Gordon & Co. 23."* Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers Are looking for buyers © —Special— 1x 4&5 White Pine common and dressing 1913 cut 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. 501 Kent Bldg. Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes | Spears & Lauder “Toronto, ont | 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO We offer to the wholesale trade the following lumber all in good shipping condition, 1915 manufacture, the full product of good logs :— 1 block, 600,000 ft. Mill Run White Pine 1 block, 300,000 ft. Mill Run Norway 1 block, 75,000 ft. White Pine Waney Strips 1 block, 100,000 ft. Norway Culls 1 block, 350,000 ft. 1".No.2 White Pine Culls Specifications and prices on application. P. & J. SHANNON Lumber Manufacturers MILL RUN SPRUCE 30 M. 2 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 38 M. 1 x 4 — 10/16 ft. 44 M. 1 x 6 — 10/16 ft. 20 M. 1 x 8 — 10/16 ft. 3 cars 1% x % — 4 ft. Spruce Lath, M. R. 3 cars 1 x 4 up No. 1 Common and Better Elm. Spruce and White Oak Piles on hand for immetiate Shipment, 25 to 50 ft. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 BISCOTASING, ONT. stablishe Mills and Head Office out GILLIES BROS. ontecine’ Oar Limited Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER er 15, 1915 ‘Say ‘9 re : b (B) hed “t7) Y, ‘meth 1 Car - - 1 Ist. and 2nds. Birch — 75,000 - - No.3 Common Birch ) | Hemlock \ We are now through cutting at our Longford Mill N and can give you anything in Hemlock. Sere The Long Lumber Company y) dsreen HAMILTON, ONT. Collar the Trade HOCKEN’S - HEMLOCK You will have no difficulty in securing your share of trade if you sell such excellent stock as Hocken’s Hemlock. Ask for our prices. | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited | Toronto Representative rena i ee es Ave., Phone Park. 2170 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 /BARTRAM BROTHERS, LIMITED | OTTAWA, CANADA Spruce - Red Pine - White Pine | Have a large stock of 1914 sawing dry 1 Mill Run and Culls, Spruce | and Pine on hand suitable for manufacturing BOXES. | 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. The Lumberman’s Milk . ° | K | I M Wanted - White Pine | We are at all times in the market for dry . (SPELL IT BACKWARDS ) White Pine all grades and sizes, also will ? In Powder Form Contract for your this Season’s Cut. aoe aper than fre sh liqu be ieee ea | <3 ie at Ne freights on useles —-kee Write us and we will call on you. es cally in 10 Pou =; tin wi 00 each, act allon. Case lot ay 6 ea South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. j Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Saranac Lake, New York Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsvi ile, Ont. Head Office: Mail Building patna Si, ot ree ae | a -1 10 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 2 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 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. a iect Mathias fortentol ways; 1 3-block right hand steam feed carriage T fitted with steam set works, made by 1 Lap. Grinder. Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. 1 Set Band Saw Rollers and levelling steam feed cylinder. blocks, with necessary swedges, a num- E 5 ‘ ber of second-hand band, gang, edger 1 Detble cylinder steam nigger, right and slash table saws. and. 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. POWER PL ANT 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. 2 Double Duplex, high pressure Water mps. riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, 1 left-hand steam nigger. allowed 125 lbs. steam. 1 Log-loader. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. sel peaeete for right and left 240 tiph Engine 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. oe 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. 1 Wood Machine for 16-in. wood. 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. 2 2-saw trimmers. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, mtallpt made by Diamond Iron Works. 1 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- ber, with necessary levers, rolls and 1 30 light arc generator. transfer chains to complete outfit. . : There is also a large uantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars t 1 Lath Mill with bolter. 2 Lath Trimming Saws. urn-tables, particulars of which may - be had on application. FILING ROOM Also, contents of machine shop, contain- ing Planer, Drill, Lathe and Machinery, 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. with tools necessary for repair work. . band saws. 1 Automatic Gobding: ° Machine for 8-in. All of the above open for inspection S.C. band saws. at Parry Sound. | Parry Sound Lumber Co. 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA cine iz Mr ee ee DURING OCTOBER Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand In- dividuals directly interested in Home Building and Homes, will read and learn why ARKANSAS SOFT PINE is the Logical Wood for Interior Trim Some of this number are in your own home town, Mr. Dealer. Are you equipped to profit by this Ready-to-Wear-Opportunity? Do you buy in straight or mixed cars? Wire us. Arkansas Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. Crossett Lumber Company, Crossett, Ark. Eagle Lumber Company, Eagle Mills, Ark. Edgar Lumber Company, Wesson, Ark. Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, Millville, Ark. Fordyce Lumber Company, Fordyce, 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. Booklet on request. ARKANSAS SOFT PINE BUREAU LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS AANA Powe ee ES. | aN , r. ~ 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 | Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Shell Box Stock 4” x 8/12” Norway (Stock Widths) 4’ x 4’ to 5” x 5’ White Pine Quartered Dry Send us your enquiries OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada i Lumber - Lath - Shingles |_ Cedar Poles and Posts i Railway Ties - - Piles | Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Lia. Office, “s2:"%" Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. Mills at DESCHENES : - - QUEBEC White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber wi Lath 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 Cos Limited Whitworth, P. Q. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. _ River Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. . Head Office and Mills at: Manufacturers of | St. Pacome, Que., Canada | ( ; On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of F S P R U i E R We ov | Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lumber Lath Pulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. | October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Canadian White Cedar | Shingle Association Successors to The North Shore Shingle Association This Association is comprised of the following Cedar Mills: Price Brothers & Co., Ltd. Quebec The Shives Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbellton, N. B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Ltd. ‘ B. A. Mowat “ Edwards & McLean Bonaventure, Que. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Gaspe, Que. The Restigouche Lumber Co., Ltd. Dalhousie Jct., N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Co. Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Charlo, N. B. The Bathurst Lumber Co. Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. Chatham, N. B. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Standard Grading Rules at all the mills assure uniform grading. We can now furnish dry stock in all grades for prompt shipment. Delivered prices at all points West of Campbellton, N. B. _ For quotations address: | F.G WHEATON, Amherst, NS. Canadian Sales Agent 7 Special: To reduce stocks we are quoting special prices on Clear Walls Specials Extra No. 1s. These grades are bone dry and can be shipped at once. Joun MoKercow, 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 yess ge ret OPRUCE =e: 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 cut to lengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 ESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. It Just Depends Advertising and Dyna- mite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it is handled. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, London, England. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Prompt Grades Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech Right Prices 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 October 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] Manutacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Handles, Poles, Bal Pree Stock, Cheese Box “Pl, Heading, Baskets, Etc Write, T T e, rn or Telephone Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo Re-Sawing and Dressing In Transit done by Savoie & Co. LUMBER DEALERS Manseau, Que. On Intercolonial Railway Write for our prices SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. October 15, 1915 : James W. Sewall IMBER Estimates, Topographic and Boundary Surveys, Plant- ing, Logging Maps, Port- able Mi£ll Operations. Technical Training Thoroughness Experience 141 Centre Street OLD TOWN, MAINE The Penetanguishene Planing Mill Sash and Door Factory all of all kinds done by carload. Rail- Switch in connection with mill. ‘All classes of building material, lime and cement for sale. ALPHONSE TESSIER, Builder & Contractor PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. ER AND TIMBER priuceue Na, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and , Cedar Poies ‘and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Books for Sale —Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published i in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $2. Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. CANADA LUMBERMAN 347 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont. J. J. MURPHY & CO. 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 rove 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, Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- sion, etc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” "A Column on Lath” 200 M 1%"—4’ No. | W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—32” Nos. 1 & 2 W. P. Lath 200 M 1%”—36” Nos. | & 2 W.P. Lath 900 M 1%4”—4’ No. | Hemlock Lath 275 M 1%”—4 No. 2 Hemlock Lath 300 M 1%”—32” Nos. | & 2 Hemlock Lath 1915 Cut, at Byng Inlet. 2 cars 14%4"—4’ Merch. Spruce Lath 1914 Cut, at Gravenhurst. 5 cars 134”—4’ Nos. | & 2 Red Pine Lath 1914 cut, at Rockland. 2 cars 14%”—4’ Nos. | & 2 White Pine Lath 3 cars 14%4”—4' No. 3 White Pine Lath 1915 cut, at Waubaushene. Write us for prices. ALL ARE CHOICE LOTS. 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 (s or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England ndon Office Dashwood jane 9 Broad St., E.C. C ant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ““Trctona,” 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 (eres (Hoo Fu BANK OFFIC OFFICES [gaunt eu STORE rITINGS, P 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. < i a 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 Thos. Mackarell and Company Ottawa Montreal Spruce for Ammunition Boxes 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. HeEMLOocK 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 Company Cruising and Engineering Department 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. - - DETROIT, MICH. California White Pine T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. California Sugar Pine ||-.-.-: Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber ° ° Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, Le Shon Le Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Weta Vex and ee Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. ** LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Wa.piE, President. R. S. WatpiE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. — The Victoria Harbor Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. Lumber, | October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Yorkshire 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. H e a V y F 1 r D 1 m e n S 1 0 n Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it as the Better we like it We Dress from 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 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. Price 50 cents 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. eciie, i Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. u CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited Head Office: PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO Saw and Planing Mills, Box and Pail Factory, PENETANGUISHENE. CHOICE 1915 CUT MILL RUN STOCK Box Factory, TORONTO 17,000 feet 1 x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. 15,000 feet 1 x 5 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 1 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine, 60,000 feet 1 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 34,000 feet 1 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 30,000 feet 2 x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 2 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 1 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 1 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. Also full assortment of 2 in. and 3 in. Norway. REMEMBER: If you want any stock milled, our Planing Mill will give you the right service. ‘““WE AIM TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST ” The Driver’s Joy Range To It To make-a success of adver- tising one must be prepared to stick to it, like a barnacle on a boat’s bottom. Made to burn wood and to stand hard usage. Size of fire box 24 in. long, 10 in. wide. 10 in. high. Size of top 38 in. x 28 in, 6, 9 in. covers. Size of oven 24% in. x 23% in. The DRIVER’S JOY is made for lumber camps and drives. It is only one of the camp stoves that we manufacture. These stoves are in great demand among the leading lumbermen! Canada Lumberman & Woodworker . Toronto, Ont. Write for catalog and prices. Canada Stove & Furniture Co., Ltd. Ville St. Laurent, Que. 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 New Orleans, La. Hibernia Building October 15, 1915 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 f > 2 t ; * 4 Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. 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 service. HEMLOCK IN MIXED CARS LATH POSTS MOULDING WHITE PINE HARDWOODS MAPLE FL’G. We have excellent facilities for speedily handling any size order for building timbers either rough or dressed in Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine. The illustration shows a corner of our timber yard and equipment for unloading and piling. Get our prices. The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Ont. | SHINGLES ; The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. Ludington, Mich. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Hoffman Brothers Company Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at—Nashville, Tenn. Mills at—Sumter, S.C. Basic, Va. Winchester, Idaho Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER 1/20” SAWED VENEER to U8. Pat, Of ~~ 2” BAND SAWED LUMBER __ 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 Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Specialty : | QUARTERED WHITE OAK 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~— October 15, 1915 Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. We handle Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele The Gres Falls Company Everything in Lumber Mills: Three Rivers and Cape Madelaine St. Gabriel Lumber Co.,- Limited Write or wire for prices and stock lists. ‘ Mill: St. Gabriel de Brandon Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. : The McLennan Lumbar Co. : Manufacturers of : Limited Spruce aod Pine Lumber 24 Ground Wood Pulp 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. | 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 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. Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. Limited p 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 Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods October 15, 1915 New : RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto Why Not “Crown Brand’’. Corn Syrup It’s far cheaper than molasses or sugar—and the men at your camp will like it better than either. “CROWN BRAND?” is the cheapest sweetener you can buy for your camp—for all cooking,-as well as for serving with porridge, biscuits and_ batter cakes. In barrels about 700 Ibs. % “é “cc 350 “ec A “cé sé 175 éé or smaller packages if you prefer them. Any wholesaler will supply you. The Canada Starch Co., Limited MONTREAL National Oats Clean Western Oats, in bulk or in strong, well sewn bags; especially suited for Camp Use. National Elevator Co., Ltd. Oat Specialists Calgary WINNIPEG Port Arthur Your CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 Let Us Quote You On Requirements Rough sd Dressed ‘Lumber and 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’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario The Original “Dunbar” Lath Machine _ The most for the money When you buy mill machinery you want the very best obtainable. It must satisfy you in re- gard to speed, quality of work and cost of upkeep. The original ‘*‘ Dunbar’ Lath Machine is backed by years of experience, skilled workmen and up-to-date improvements. Every detail of design and construction that makes for the best results in speed and quality of work are present in the Original ‘* Dunbar ” Lath Machine. We are the only makers of the real ‘* Dun- bar” Lath Machine. We make Steam and Gas- oline Logging Engines, Clapboard Machines and mill machinery of all kinds. Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. WOODSTOCK, _N.B. 18 Bi Bay CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 DISSTON, Philadelphia—Toronto, Canada TWELVE HIGHEST AWARDS. Strikingly significant on this, our SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, is the sweeping verdict of the continued supremacy of Quality, Workmanship and Efficiency of DISSTON GOODS, October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 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 percent. 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 i Agents, from whom further information can be obtained. W. W. Cory, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Deputy Minister. December 2oth, 1912. ca 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 Patent” SNOW PLOWS Combination Model, Lumber- mans Snow Plow, can be used either with | or without Rut Cutter. “Brazel Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfac- tory Snow Plow made. One man to operate. Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9 ft. wider than sleigh track or nar- rower if desired. Height of mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. B EL PLO cut 6 in. wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure heaps from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12 inches of loose snow each time the plow passes over. THE BATEMAN-WILKINSON CO., LIMITED Successors to THE WILKINSON PLOUGH CO., LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA 300 Symington Ave., Toronto, Can. Catalogue and prices on application McLennan’s Sleeper Machine The specifications of this sleeper machine are: capacity, 2,500 in 1o 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 informa- tion if you are interested. The McLennan line of saw mill machinery includes gang edgers, shingle machines, lath machines, bolters, sleeper machines and sleeper barkers, etc. Write us for particulars McLennan Foundry and Machine Works Limited Campbellton, N. B. | AJAX LOADING CHAIN offers the greatest strength in the smallest chain. The overlapped swelled weld gives a factor of safety which cannot be overlooked. Our steel, too, is of the highest quality, and high in tensile strength and elasticity. For The Man Who Wants Real Chain Service AJAX Loading Chain and Standard Conveyor Chain offer a high mark of quality hard to equal. Made by Montreal : Winnipeg Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. Sindee ons Bissett and Webb ittsburgh, Pa. October 15, 1915 Se MADE, RIGHT —RIGHT CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 FOUR, FIVE OR SIX HEAD MOULDERS THE MACHINE THAT BACKS UP THIS LETTER ON ALL WORK WITHIN ITS RANGE YOU CAN GIVE IT A letter typical of the advantage of a standard product. The more diversified the service—the severer and longer the use—the more the user of the Berlin Moulder is con- vinced of its superiority as an invest- ment Increased profit realized from better made mouldings as well as from lower producing cost, makes greater econo- my doubly certain. Write for information upon the service in which you are interestsd. Ask for No. 108, 109, 111 pamphlets. BERLIN MACHINE WORKS LIMITED Hamilton, Ont. U.S. Plant with Offices, Beloit, Wis., U.S.A. The General Favorite—More than 1,000 in use. a a a eee emmmmemmmmmmmnrmmmmer: oe ee ee eee errr ener ener eee eR 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 MADE IN CANADA And guaranteed the best on the market. This applies to Band, Circular, Cross-cut and Inserted Point Saws, also Planer Knives of all kinds. Write for further particulars and prices. Simonds Canada Saw Os Limited VANCOUVER, B. C. MONTREAL, QUE. ST. JONH, N. B. Telegram (at our expense), specifying your require- 5 i afi ’ y/ BRAND ments of provisions for the camp will RT ENS ensure your getting lowest market prices. vo owt ES Ci | TRE Peerless Shortening is particularly suit- Barrelled Pork able for camp use. Pure Lard Your cooks would Dressed Meats be. highly plewsel Peerless Shortening Smoked and Cured Meats |_ With its firm, smooth Mixed Pickles texture. Price about Long Clear Bacon 2%, per Ib. below Sweet Mixed Pickles x Sausage pare ee Mustard Pickles Tomato Catsup in Bologna : bulk especially for Sauerkraut Lumbermen’s re- quirements. The William Davies Company, Limited MONTREAL = = — TORONTO a WINNIPEG ¢ October 15, 1915 anada jumberman Issued on the lst 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: 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. “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 No. 20 Healthy State of English Trade The conditions of trade in Great Britain as indicated by the trade and navigation reports for the month of August, 1915, are analyzed in an interesting manner in a recent issue of the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce. The month of August, 1915, contained two working days less than July, 1915, a difference of 8 per cent., yet the imports show only a slight falling off, the totals being £69,496,695 for August, and £75,548,147 for July. The total for August, 1914, was £42,342,707._ Exports, on the other hand, ex- hibit an increase when allowance is made for the difference of two days, the increase being about £300,000. This is an encouraging in- dication of recovery in the balance of trade. August, 1914, was the month in which war broke out, and it is interesting, therefore, to com- pare trade conditions at that time with those of a year later. The in- creases in all branches of the returns are remarkable, amounting to 64.1 per cent. in imports, 33.9 per cent. in exports, and 59 per cent. in re-exports. These results, however, may be misleading, unless con- _ trasted with the figures for August, 1913. The reports for the three ‘Toronto, October 15, 1915 _ years are as follows :— : 2 Trade August, 1913 August, 1914 August, 1915 : ae = ae Imports ... 55,975,794 42,342,707 69,496,695 Paxports: .... 44,110,729 24,211,271 32,438,855 ; Re-cxports ..... 8,150,499 4,419,833 7,323,749 Lt . 108,237,022 70,973,811 109,259,299 Immediately following the outbreak of the war trade passed _ through a period of paralysis which occasioned a falling off of £13,- ; 633,087 in imports, £19,899,458 in exports, and £3,730,666 in re- exports, from the figures of August, 1913. The crisis was happily of short duration, and by September a recovery took place, which has since grown steadily almost without interruption. For the first eight ‘months of the year, ending August, the total foreign trade was £892,- > - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 575,856, an increase of 2.2 per cent. as compared with the correspond- ing period in 1914. An analysis of these totals shows that the imports increased 20.1 per cent., while the exports decreased 22.6 per cent. and re-exports decreased 4.8 per cent. The figures relating to im- ports of wood during August are interesting. In August, 1915, they totalled 888,592 loads, valued at £3,801,315. This was an increase as compared with August, 1914, of 30.6 per cent. in quantity and 105.1 per cent. in value. Among the imports from Canada for August, 1915, and the eight months ended August, the following are included :— Eight months ended August, 1915 August, 1915 Articles Loads ae Loads ES Wood (hewn other than pit wood) 7,884 68,069 19,241 135,352 Wood (sawn or split fir) ... ... 186,043 869,790 584,427 2,596,630 Wood (sawn or split,’ planed or daesged)\ii,.entir in! ar . 15,701 84,383 28,534 145,392 Hides . Eee 8,173. 54,059 37,424 261,127 The War Loan—Its Great Importance The conclusion of negotiations for the loan of $500,000,000 by the United States to Great Britain and France is an event of great im- portance, not only to the Allies themselves, but to the people of the United States and of Canada. The loan totals $500,000,000; the rate of interest is five per cent.; the period of the issue is five years, after which the money is payable in cash or convertable into 414 per cent. bonds of the British and French Governments to run from 20 to 25 years from conversion. The security is a joint and several guarantee of the British and French Governments as regards both capital and interest, to take precedence over all other loans. The syndicate of banks floating the loan are to get it at 96, giving them $10,000,000 for their expenses and profits. The yield to investors will be 5.1 per cent. at the purchase price of 98. The proceeds are to be employed ex- clusively in the United States to maintain the volume of United States exports and to stablize exchange. This, in a nutshell, is the result of the negotiations. The benefits of the loan will be widespread. It will permit the people of the United States to go ahead with their industrial development without any fear that their enormous export trade with Great Britain will be crip- pled by a fall in the rate of sterling exchange. The loan means, at the same time, that we in Canada will benefit largely by the prosperity of our neighbors, whereas, if the exchange situation had been allowed to suffer from demoralization, as it did for a few weeks, we would inevitably have suffered a serious financial and industrial setback. In this connection it is interesting to note a few facts which have been brought to light in the United States recently in regard to its export trade, which depends so largely on the stability of exchange. In spite of the war, and the fluctuations in the rate of exchange, United States exports for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1915— taking 33 representative commodities—were valued at $1,579,864,000. During the year ending June 30th, 1914, the total was $1,429,133,000. England increased its imports of these 33 commodities from $461,618,- 000 to $566,069,000. France increased her imports of the same com- modities from $128,487,000 to $224,803,000. The 33 items amount to 60 per cent. of the total exports in 1915, and of this the two countries took 50 per cent. as compared with only 40 per cent. last year. These figures show why the people of the United States realized that the loan was a good thing for them, even if it was a still better thing for Great Britain and France. The Financial Chronicle of New York, after considering some of the above figures asks :—“What would happen if we now denied to Great Britain and France the profit of further trade with us by declining to assist in the marketing of notes or bonds for the rehabilitation of exchange? .... The result would be that our entire trade would be in danger of utter demoralization.” As a proof of this, the case of the wheat crop is interesting. The United States and Canada have a record surplus of wheat for export this year and it is of great importance that financial means be readily available to facilitate its movement to Europe in order to prevent it from being left on the hands of our own people in America. Under the present nervous condition of the whole financial world it would not take very much to reduce the price of wheat to such an extent that 24 the great farming interests of the country would be financially em- barrassed. By maintaining the rate of exchange through the medium of the United States loan to Great Britain and France, the most effective and natural means for preventing such a disaster have been successfully put into operation. Similar conditions apply in connec- tion with every other industry in the United States which produces Proposed Government At a recent meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade an inter- esting address was delivered by Mr. Hugh ‘McLean, a widely-known retired contractor, formerly a seafaring man, who was invited to outline a plan which he had evolved, relating to the situation in British Columbia in connection with the scarcity of tonnage for export ship- ments of lumber. Readers of the Canada Lumberman are well aware of the interest which this subject has awakened on the Pacific Coast, because it involves very definitely the whole future progress of the lumbering industry of British Columbia. Many suggestions have been put forward and the indications are that efficient remedies for the pre- sent shipping difficulties will be worked out in the near future. While we do not feel inclined to back up Mr. McLean’s proposals in detail, we believe them to be of sufficient importance to place before our readers as the conclusions of a man who is well acquainted with the situation from a shipping point of view. “I suggest,” Mr. McLean says, “that the Government of this province provide the necessary funds, and appoint a non-political honorary commission with a paid chairman, secretary and staff, who will manage the construction and operation of such ships as may be necessary. This commission to be composed of representatives from the large shipping and producing interests throughout the province, making it as representative as pos- sible. At least thirty sailing ships should be built as soon as pos- sible, of such capacity as may be decided upon. To this may be added other ships from time to time as our trade develops. “Such a commission would not only manage the construction and operation of the ships, but would in every possible way assist in the disposal of our products by establishing agents where necessary to look after our business. Consequently, if properly managed such a commission should be able to increase our trade in a few years to an enormous extent. “The question might be asked as to why the government should assume the liability in connection with the advancement of the neces- sary money required. My answer is, that as the government receives large royalties from lumber, coal, minerals and other products, to- gether with ground rents and other taxation, it is therefore more interested than any company or association in the province. It is therefore its duty to take the matter up and do everything possible to develop our trade. “The commission no doubt would establish a fair and reasonable freight rate to different parts of the world, making the same perman- ent for a long period, and not to be changed unless sufficient notice were given to the shipping public, in order that they may arrange their contracts accordingly. “A shipper operating through the commission can guarantee de- livery at the port of destination, at a stated price, and in that way will have a great advantage over some of our competitors, who would have to charter private-owned ships, whose freight rates are subject to change without notice, whereby preventing long term contracts being made, in which a delivery price could be stated. On the other hand, if the shipper made such a contract he would be at the mercy of the shipowner, whose only interest is to get all he can, as he has no interest in the development of our natural resources. That would not be the case if the shipper was dealing with the commission, as its whole interest would be in finding a market and delivering our products. “If we want to get our share of the bravia s trade we must get into a position where we can guarantee delivery at a stated time, and at a price which is at least no more than our competitors, and that I am satisfied we can do if we own and control our own ships. Dur- ing the first six months of this year there were shipped from this coast CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 materials required in Great Britain and France. The extension of the credit was unquestionably demanded by the welfare of the people of the United States, a fact which has been readily admitted on < sides. The successful arrangement of the loan is something on which everyone in North America as well as in Great Britain and France is to be congratulated. Ownership of Vessels 690,000,000 feet of lumber, of which we only shipped 31,000,000 fe: During the first six months of 1914 there were shipped from t coast 902,000,000 feet of lumber, of which we only shipped 20,000 0 feet. “The main reason for this state of affairs is that the lumb dustry of the States of Washington, Oregon and California o ships, and are in a position to guarantee delivery at destination, have selling agencies established that get the business for them. A the present time there are 116 ships loaded with lumber on the w to Australia from the United States part of this coast, and as far as © I know there is not one from British Columbia. | “My suggestion is that the government of this: province she absolutely own the ships, so that they can not get into the hands any individual, trust or combine other than the commission s gested, so that all shippers may be served in a fair and equita manner, with favors to none. If the ships are built, and control by any of the large manufacturing concerns in this province, < aided by the government, the small shipper would have but little sideration paid to him, as the said company naturally would look after their own business first, and therefore can not be depended upon to look after the interests of its competitors; besides it would be a very dangerous thing to do, if we want to develop the province and increase our trade, because it would be placing a serious handicap on the small shipper, as he would be always at the mercy of the large shipper who controlled the ships, and I am sure that the hundr of small shippers in this province would not be satisfied with that condition. “It would not be so bad if aid were given to an independ t shipping company, that had no interest other than to carry our pro- ducts, but I am sure that it could not be controlled to the satisfaction of the shippers, and in a manner by which we would receive - greatest good from it, because its business would be to squeeze the last dollar out of the shipping trade for its own benefit, and would always send its ships where they could get the most freight. In a short time we would find them in other parts of the world carry freight for other countries at our expense. “The question may be asked as to what effect these ships wo have on the railway interests in this province. My answer to thi is, that they would receive an enormous benefit from them, because the more we develop our trade and manufacturing the more freight the railways will get to haul. “As an illustration I may say that at the present time the rz ways are hauling lumber for a distance of something over 100 mi to Tacoma, Wash., where it is loaded on vessels for foreign shipn This lumber is shipped by the small lumber concerns along the way, and what is being done there can be done here. All the ducts which may be shipped from any point inland will be hau by the railways to our ports for: shipment; consequently the m trade we develop the more will be required to develop our resot to meet the demand. Therefore, as our business increases, the | ness of the railways will increase at the same time, and in fact other interest doing business in this province. i “The whole question then comes down to the point as to whethe we need the ships, and if so, how are we going to get them? Do want government owned ships, constructed and operated und commission, or do we want privately owned ships, aided by the gi ernment?” The address was referred to a special committee representing the lumber, grain, banking and shipping interests, with instructions to report back to the board, th October 15, 1915 When one speaks of the rebuilding of the war-devastated areas ‘in Europe, and all that they will require from the more fortunate countries of North America, one’s ideas as yet are very hazy. It is That the era of reconstruction will be a time of great importance to Canada and the United States is beyond question. It is the part of wisdom for us to do everything possible in advance to put ourselves in a position to do the most good when 1 1 Among the greatest needs that Europe will have at the end of the present war will be men, money, feed, agricultural stock, and manu- facturing machinery. The writer of a letter from Paris to The Journal _ of Commerce declares that Europe’s difficulties in these matters will not be less than those which the Southern States encountered after _ the Civil War. Although destruction is not yet at an end, a few gen- _ eral ideas on the subject can, he thinks, already be set forth with some safety. That Europe will have to seek for help in America, and for a Bconsiderable amount of it, he sees no reason to doubt. England, in these calculations, he believes can be left aside—at least for the pre- sent, since “she has not yet given the full measure of her energy, even ‘in money,” and thus far industry and commerce have not been inter- _ rupted as they have been in France, Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. _ Following are interesting points in his letter: “The belligerent nations will have two money-problems to solve when the war is over. The first is to render available the money which their people still have in hand. The second is to obtain credit, either for money in quarters where money can be had or for needed sup- _ plies. . . “The help of a war indemnity on either side seems hardly prac- tical. If Germany is completely beaten, there is no likelihood of her _ being able to pay an indemnity for years to come, and then only after _ her reconstruction is accomplished. If she obtains what she calls an ‘honorable peace’—and this is the utmost she can hope—she will ~~ surely not include an indemnity from those whose territory she has destroyed and pillaged. “Moreover—and this has not been sufficiently noted, nor can it be estimated now—there must be industrial stocks in hand from _ before the war. War prevented their exportation, but they will be _ thrown on the international market the moment peace is proclaimed. _ Swiss business men are already in receipt of letters from their Ger- “man correspondents who foresee such an eventuality and are losing no time. This, for one thing, should do away with the English and _ American speculation on German competition leaving them a free field even after the war. “For France and Italy, the money problem needs no more con- ‘sideration now than if did in 1871; and Belgium does not call for ! immediate consideration, since her restoration is a matter of inter- national concern even among neutrals. “In sum, while the words ‘universal bankruptcy’ have been pro- “nounced, it will not be surprising if this is limited to a forced paper- money regime on the part of Germany, to relative repudiation on the part of Austria-Hungary (that is, of their debts of the union), and = Mr. Frank Pauze, chairman of the Montreal Chamber of Com- a visit to the Pacific Coast to inspect the ports of British Colum- In an interview at Vancouver, Mr. Pauze recently said:—‘I nk that the Canadian railways should establish a much lower rate for lumber shipments from this coast to the east during the present ortage of tonnage and I believe it would benefit the railway com- nies as well as give a fillip to the lumber trade on this coast and pply the demand for lumber, which is very considerable in the east resent.” If this were done, he believed the result would be a great stimulus to trade between the east and the west and that the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 Europe’s Requirements After the War repudiation as thorough as the nations will allow on the part of Tur- key. The labor question hardly concerns America, except that the tide of Italian and Balkan labor will be turned toward France and Germany or kept at home. France is already drawing on her North- African reservoirs to good advantage—and there are others. “Large parts of France, like all Belgium, have been made a waste. There has been talk of importing 20,000 houses from the United States. Well, Lille alone in one quarter has had 800 houses destroyed and 1,200 in another. Lille, Roubaix, and Tourcoing constituted to- gether one of the greatest manufacturing centres of the world. The taachinery of the factories has been carted away to Germany; and it is the same for myriad smaller centres of France’s invaded territory and all over Belgium. Even the woolen stocks in the Roubaix cloth factories have been taken to the amount of millions of dollars. One of my friends had just put American spindles into his cotton mills in the North. The buildings have not been destroyed—not yet—but a refugee informs him that all the machinery has vanished. “Re-stocking for agriculture means something more. France, for example, has drained her cattle supply to the extreme limits of pru- dence. Measures have already been taken to restrain the sale of calves and lambs that may serve for reproduction. To prevent a further dimunition of the reserves of beef cattle, refrigerated meat—after one whole year of war—is for the first time offered to the French cou- sumer from abroad. : “The wonderful results obtained with wheat in France by in- tensive agriculture have long been known. This war has shown that there were similar results in cattle breeding. Whether the United States will be able to help replenish French cattle herds, or whether France will prefer buying meat for some years while waiting for native reproduction, are questions which cannot be answered yet. Here, too, the unkngwn factor of French colonies will count. Madagascar is’ already in the field; and Morocco, under French pacification and en- couragement, gives signs of becoming a formidable competitor in both grain and meat.” “In machinery there is sure to be an immediate demand for all that comes under the head of machine tools. Agricultural implements will be needed; but here American industry is on the spot, although it has suffered with the rest. The sugar industries of the invaded North will need new supplies. I have spoken of the not yet calculable losses of machinery in textile industries, and, in fact, in all others, in the most manufacturing part of France. And in Belgium, once again, the worst has to be counted with—that is, the utmost ravage and destruction. “In sum, the United States, in the years immediately following the war, will have an opportunity of selling all that may help to full restoration of agriculture and industry in France and Belgium. This, for the most part, will lead to no permanent trade, except that the multiplication of satisfactory business relations is always a permanent good.” Much that is pointed out in this letter will apply to Canada, as well as to the United States, and all of it goes to emphasize the neces- sity for Canadians, especially those in the lumber and wood products industries, preparing themselves fully in advance for the demand that -is certain to develop. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers lumber situation in British Columbia would be very much improved. There was no question, he said, about the demand for British Col- umbia lumber which exists in the east. Gordon, Grant & Company, Limited, Port of Spain, Trinidad, re- port under recent date that a good demand still continues in that market for white pine and Nova Scotia spruce boards. Thursday, October 7th, was the 90th anniversary of the Great Miramichi fire, probably the greatest calamity that ever occurred in the province of New Brunswick. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER C#hadat s Remarkable Financial Position ) Hon. W. T. White, Minister of Finance, Foretells a Canadian War hone fae of Trade in Our Favor—Ready Cash Plentiful One of the most important public addresses that have been de- livered by public men in Canada since the outbreak of the war was that of Hon. W. T. White, Canadian Minister of Finance, in an ad- dress delivered before the Board of Trade of Toronto on October 7th. Realizing that he was addressing a representative body of Canadian financial, commercial and industrial men, Hon. Mr. White confined his remarks definitely to Canada’s financial and industrial situation. Preceding the outbreak of the war, he said, Canada had been a bor- rowing community. During the six months immediately preceding the war we had borrowed in international money markets over $200,- 000,000 ; or more than $1,000,000 a day. For two years previous to the war—we realized this now—the war had been casting its shadow upon our affairs. Its effect had been felt in international money markets as long ago as 1913. From that date interest rates had stiffened, and, at the same time, in the international money markets, a great many short term obligations were outstanding. Canadian borrowings were being used in the construction of works and in building operations throughout the country. They represented the proceeds of loans, secured by Dominion, Provincial and Municipal Governments, rail- ways and other corporations, and their proceeds for the most part found their way into fixed capital. In Canada at that time we had a very heavy so-called adverse balance of trade. This meant that Can- ada was importing more than she was exporting. One naturally asked how we were paying this adverse balance. We paid it by bor- rowing more money. So, there was not only an adverse balance of trade to be considered, but there was also the interest on some $140,- 000,000 which Canada owed to the other nations of the world, repre- senting the interest upon money borrowed in the past. to provide not only for the balance, but for the interest payments. Our borrowings abroad, in London, and in the United States, approxi- mated roughly the sum total of our ag chee balance of trade and our interest obligations. At the outbreak of the war some very serious problems con- fronted Canada. In the first place there was the question of panic which usually succeeds the declaration of war. In the second place there was the question of the conserving of our gold reserves. In the third place there was the dislocation of trade. In the fourth place there was the question arising out of the maturing of short date, obli- gations in the London market. In the fifth place there was the para- mount question of Canada coming manfully forward and doing her full share in the great struggle, of supplying men and raising money for prosecuting the war until it should be brought to a successful issue. That last problem was the greatest consideration of all. War was the first business in this country. All these problems were very serious ones for a government and for a people, and he proposed to tell how they had been met. Problems Produced By the War The first question, that of panic, necessitated immediate action. Measures were taken at once to encourage confidence. There had not been a sign of panic in Canada since that time. The credit of the people of Canada as a nation was involved in connection with the short date maturities in London. Millions of these were maturing last fall when the London stock exchange and the bourses of the world were closed and the British Government was taking the market to itself. The banks of Canada, with the assistance of the Govern- ment, took care of all these maturing obligations in London, and Can- ada’s credit came through unscathed. Then there was the question of our gold reserves. The Govern- ment passed an order prohibiting payment in gold in Canada. That was effectual so far as the local situation was concerned. It would not have been effectual in the international situation. We could pay in domestic currency in Canada, but international obligations must be settled in gold or the equivalent of gold in exchange. Canada’s impofts were then much greater than her exports and we had an in- debtedness to meet of about $140,000,000 a year. The result would have been, if certain things had not happened, that Canada would have been stripped of her gold. In 1913 Canada’s excess of imports over exports was $300,000,000. In 1914 it had been reduced to $180,- 000,000. In 1915 it had been reduced to $33,000,000. Many factors had entered into this situation. In the first place the people of Can- ada began to economize immediately after the war. When people begin to economize they use less and consequently have more to sell. Then the “Made in Canada” movement was started. That movement meant that the people desired to make for themselves those things which they had formerly brought from abroad. The result of the action of the people in economizing and manufacturing those things Canada had- October 15, 1915 for themselves which they could manufacture, and above all in increas ing their production, was that, instead of an adverse balance of tr against Canada to-day, in one brief year we had entirely reversed o position; so that, for the five months ending August 31st, 1915, « had a favorable balance of trade to the extent of $36,000,000. ‘ Another factor that had a great influence in the situation was t expenditure on the part of the Government for raising, equipping é maintaining our troops in Canada before they were sent forward; : the orders given by the British and Allied Governments for terials, for equipment, and for shells and munitions of war. 7 The next question before the Government had been that of th gold reserves. The Government passed an order prohibiting pay: in gold. By reason of the change in the trade balance it had not necessary for gold to flow out of Canada for the payment of inte tional obligations, and the result was that Canada’s gold reserves been maintained from the very outbreak of the war until the sent day. The Canadian dollar had never depreciated in value. was worth 100 cents in gold to-day. Internationally speaking, withstanding the war, this country had grown richer. If the war tinued, and we kept increasing our production by one, two or hundred million dollars a year, and increased our favorable balance of trade by hundreds of millions of dollars it would be obvious to all of us that,we must grow richer notwithstanding the war. In a war such as this not only would men and munitions count, but money well. If the people of Canada would increase their production 2 exercise, not parsimony, but reasonable thrift and economy, this co try would easily be able to sustain the burden of the war, and to ) its full and manful share, and even much more, in carrying it on. Canada’s strength lay in her vast natural resources, and it seemed t him that, with our soldier boys going to the front and offering th ks lives, it was the duty of those who remained at home to increase ta the utmost their exertions to produce, and to save, in order that the might contribute to the national strength, and thus help to bear the burden of the war. How Dislocation of Trade Was Handled At the outbreak of the war we had been confronted with question of a serious dislocation of business. There had been a period of severe dislocation. It became necessary to do all that could be done to promote trade and to minimize unemployment. From all parts of Canada the Government naturally received requests which it was difficult to deny, for the carrying on of a very large programme of works and undertakings, with the idea of furnishing employment. When the war broke out it would have been disastrous for the Domin- ion Government to close down public works and add to the u nm ployment. Many employers of labor kept their factories going, at a loss in some cases, so as to furnish employment for their men. But that situation had been gradually changing for the better. economic outlook for Canada to-day, in his opinion, was excell Our large expenditures in Canada for war; the large expenditures of Great Britain and the Allies for supplies; the large orders for shells and munitions of war; the greatest crop by far in the history of C. ada; all these had materially modified and changed our situation. credit of the Dominion of Canada was vital for the present and for the future. It must be preserved at all hazards. Therefore, he thought that the true policy for to-day was, that since these ott expenditures had taken the place of the large Government expen tures on public undertakings, the Government during the period the war must have regard to its credit and must go on only necessary work. After the war had come to an end there woul a period—a brief period, he believed, in the case of Canada—of location and readjustment. He believed it would be brief in Ca because our natural resources were so great and because we wi continue to increase our production. The slogan for all time in Canada was to produce as much as wonderful land could be made to produce with. the men and th tal that we had. After the war, he believed the policy of the Go ment should be to press forward with useful public works, hi preserved its credit in the best possible condition for accomplishi that end. Hon. Mr. White then devoted his attention to the Governm financing of the war. War was the first business of the Govern to-day. There could be no question as to prudent financing in co nection with carrying on the war. Our expenditures should be m sured by our efforts and our efforts should be the greatest of which the Dominion of Canada was capable. When he had spoken of the necessity for limiting our expenditures, he had referred only to civil ae te October 15, 1915 expenditures, not to war expenditures. In view of the necessity for great war expenditures the Government had been confronted with the problem of preventing gold exports. They had accomplished this by borrowing abroad. If the Dominion had borrowed in Canada the money for war expenditure, the result would have been the export of Canadian gold. Therefore the policy adopted had been to borrow money outside of Canada. This redressed the adverse balance of trade and avoided gold exports. Arrangements were made with the British Treasury under which it loaned money to Canada—at the same rate as it borrowed on its own account—money for the expenditure that Canada would require for carrying on the war. These borrowings and our borrowings in New York had prevented gold exports from Canada. During the past five months Canada had secured a favorable bal- ance of trade of $36,000,000. Suppose this continued, what would be the result? We would have money to invest. In other words, the time was now come when Canada would be able to finance her own war expenditures. : A Canadian War Loan “After this crop movement is over,” Hon. Mr. White said, “We shall consider the question of a domestic, national, patriotic war loan in Canada; money to be spent in Canada for the equipment and the ‘maintaining of Canada’s troops, which we shall continue ta, send for- ward in ever increasing numbers. Statements in the press, that a loan of $150,000,000 will be put on, have no foundation in truth. There will be no necessity for putting on a loan of $150,000,000 at any one time. Whatever will be done will be done at the right time, having regard to the conditions prevailing in Canada, and for such moderate amounts as the situation may warrant. At the present time I am happy to say that at no time during my term of office, or, I believe, during Canada’s history, has Canada’s ready cash situation been bet- ter than it is at this moment.” : After the strain of the crop movement, Hon. Mr. White believed, _ the people of Canada would respond to an invitation to subscribe i patriotically towards a domestic Canadian war loan and they would _ be given the opportunity on terms that would be equitable and fair - to every one in Canada. “T am of the opinion,” continued Hon. Mr. White, “that Canada, at no time in her history, was so well equipped for the movement of a great crop as she is in this the first year of the war.” : i Hon. Mr. White then dealt briefly with his views in regard to the impossibility of Germany defeating such a combination as that presented by the strength, riches, and resources of the Allies. Hon. Mr. White’s address was received with close attention throughout and was frequently greeted with applause, particularly his references to Canada’s improved financial position and to the im- _ pending Canadian war loan. A booklet entitled “How to Finish British Columbia Wood,” has been issued by the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia. The pamphlet places before architects, builders, wood-finishers, and home-makers the possibilities of the various native woods of British Columbia, when used as interior finish. Instruc- tions for the surfacing, staining, varnishing and painting of such woods as western hemlock, Douglas fir, red cedar, spruce, mountain pine, and tamarack are given, and attractive illustrations show some typical interiors, in office, home, and public building construction. The information given in this booklet is of value to home-builders and others interested in woodworking, and advantage should be taken of the opportunity to obtain a copy. The booklet will be mailed free of charge upon application to the Forest Branch, Victoria, B.C. P b : i How To Finish British Columbia Wood Laurentide’s Reforestation Policy Successful , The success of the reforestation policy of the Laurentide Com- pany, Limited, of Grand’Mere, Que., is touched on in a report issued by the Conservation Commission recently. “To a considerable extent the lands planted were previously cleared for cultivation, but found upon trial to be unsuitable for agricultural purposes,” says the report. “About 400 acres have already been planted to trees, mostly Norway Spruce, with some Scotch white and red pine. The oldest of these _ plantations was made in 1913, and all have been successful. The only failure has been in fall planted red pine. The Scotch pine has made good growth, and the white pine has started well. With the Norway ‘spruce there has been less than 5 per cent. loss, and they have begun to grow nicely. These plantations are guarded by fire lines and roads, and a special ranger is kept on duty continuously from snow to snow. The nursery has been enlarged to produce 1,000,000 trees per annum, and this will mean the planting of practically a square mile per year. It is expected that by the time the trees reach suitable size to be ned for pulpwood the company will have a reserve of cheap wood thin six miles of the mill. If this project is carried out it will be the first of its kind on the continent.” CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 From the Reader’s Point of View Consignment Shipments Involve Great Loss Editor Canada Lumberman: - Liverpool, Eng. Criticism of a non-complimentary character may not be appreciated by some of your readers, but where the cap fits, a little tonic will do no harm, Some of your Canadian shippers, especially of yellow pine lumber from Mont- real, have shown a strange want of foresight, or perhaps to be more correct, a great error of judgment by shipping to this country on consignment (i.e., not sold on contract) large quantities of pine lumber that, even in normal times, are very unsaleable, but at the present time cannot be sold at all, or at any rate not within many, many pounds per Petrograd standard of what the shippers require, to get their own money back; and where the error of judgment comes in, is that these goods are landed in this country on,a top, panicky war freight of 145 shillings per standard. Add to this cost of marine and war risk insurance, say 10s. per standard, and on many shipments to Manchester, there are canal tolls of about 10s. per standard. Then on being landed on the quay quite unsaleable, these goods must go into store at a cost of another 10s. per standard, these amounts (all payable in cash, which, of course, has to bear interest of 5 per cent. from date of arrival) total about £9 per standard. In six months’ time, loss of interest, yard rent, and fire insurance, the cost of sheeting will amount up to fully another £1 per stand- ard, so that, even if there should be a market in six months, the shipper has standing to the debit of these goods the large sum of £10 per standard for the privilege of transferring his goods from his stock in Canada to the stor- ing ground in Manchester. I must not forget to add on to this list of charges, an amount that a wise man would have thought of before committing himself to the making use of this high priced freight room by sending forward goods that there is no demand for, viz.; the loss he has to face in exchange, i.e, the pound sterling being only worth $4.55, here is a clean loss of about 1 shilling in the sovereign, and on goods valued at £20 per standard f.o.b. Montreal, repre- sents £1 per standard to be added on to that already heavy total of charges. This is presuming that the shipper takes his sterling draft on his London agents or bankers, on which he can only realize about $4.55 to the pound sterling. My criticism in short is: Why charter the freight room at all at the exorbitant rate of 145 shillings, if it is not wanted to lift goods that are sold on contract, and must be delivered, or, the freight coom being chartered, why _not utilize it by shipping some class of goods that is wanted and is com- manding a good price c.i.f. Manchester, thus avoiding all those local charges, and unnecessary locking up of capital—Liverpool Correspondent. me * A Good Record for British Columbia Shingles Editor Canada Lumberman:— Stouffville, Ont., October 5. I have before me a pamphlet issued by the British Columbia Shingle Agency, with testimonials in regard to the time some British Columbia cedar shingle roofs have been on. I believe that Ontario dealers could furnish some information which would perhaps equal that of the western dealers. In the year 1894, the first cars of XX B. C. shingles arrived in Stouffville; having been bought by the late W. T. Hartney, who had a yard here for sev- eral years. One roof in particular is of interest. It has stood the test of all kinds of storm and winds for the twenty-one years, and is, so far as one can see, as good as a roof can be. The shingles are lying flat, none of them show- ing any curve. ’ We have dozens of roofs around here, which have been on for a period of from ten to fifteen years. We alone have sold about fifty carloads (mostly XXX) B. C. shingles. This totals about 11 or 12 million shingles, and I might also add that we have had very few complaints regarding these shingles. This does not seem so very many cars for one dealer, but when you consider that our village has only about 1,100 of a population, and we have to go to the farmer trade, it makes it look somewhat better. Business around here has been better than last year, until now, but there is not much new work in sight just now. However, you cannot tell what may develop, as our farmers have had a very backward harvest. We have had nothing to complain about, even if the fall trade should drop off, as we have had our share of the other trade during the present season.—D. M. Heise. The National Elevator Company, Limited, head office at Winni- peg, Man., known to the lumber trade for a number of years as ship- pers of a high grade of feed oats, had the misfortune to lose its elevator and sacking plant through a fire this summer. As this company owns a long line of elevators in the best oat growing sections of Saskatche- wan and Alberta, and is bagging the oats with a special view to the rough handling incident to camp use, old friends of this firm, as well as prospective new customers, will be interested to learn that its new plant, conveniently located at Port Arthur, Ont., is now completed and was put in operation on October Ist. = : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lieut. C. P. Waldie Wounded Lieut. C. P. Waldie, of the 8th West Surrey Regiment, formerly of Toronto, was wounded on September 27th. News to this effect was received by his family in Toronto, on October 6th, in the following cablegram from the War Office:—‘Regret to inform you Lieut. C. P. Waldie, 8th West Surrey Regiment, was wounded September 27. Further news by wire when received. Secretary War Office.” No fur- ther word as to Lieut. Waldie’s injuries has yet been received, al- though the family have cabled to several friends in England. They are expecting definite information daily. Lieut. Waldie’s family re- ceived letters from him the day before they received the wire re- garding his being wounded. These -letters were written from the front, somewhere in France, and stated that he was, at that time, in good health. Lieut. C. P. Waldie is well known to lumbermen in Ontario as manager of the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, Victoria Harbor, Ont. Soon after the war commenced he felt the call to go to the front. He left Canada in September and proceeded to England, where he took the officer’s training course in the Inns of Court. Soon after qualifying he accepted a commission with the Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment, and for some time was stationed at Worth- ing, England. Lieut. Waldie is a son of the late John Waldie, in his day one of the most successful and widely-known lumbermen in On- tario, to whose efforts were due the successful up-building of the great lumber manufacturing industry at Victoria Harbor. Lieut. Waldie has a great many friends among the lumbermen of Ontario, _ who will anxiously wait for details regarding his condition, and will hope that his wounds are not of a serious nature. Lieut. C. P. Waldie Box Shooks Exports on the Eve of Expansion One of the largest-and most important box shook and lumber operators in Great Britain, is at present touring through Canada, and was recently interviewed by the Canada Lumberman. For business and personal reasons'he objects to his name being made public. He assured the Canada Lumberman, however, that he was already con- vinced, from the results of his trip in Eastern Canada, that in the very near future the volume of trade in box shooks between Canada and Great Britain would be increased enormously. Previous to the war, Great Britain secured her material for this purpose very largely from Europe. Conditions which have developed during the past year have directed the attention of English box shook importers to the magnitude of the possible production of shooks in Canada, and this importer, one of the largest in the world, is now most enthusiastic in regard to the trade with Canada. He assures us that he is abso- lutely certain that the great majority of the supply of shooks in future will be secured from Canada. He finds not only the quantity, but the quality, shipping conditions and everything else in favor of the Canadian trade. He has already placed very substantial orders in Canada and is going through Canada to the Pacific coast. He will, upon his return, be posted very thoroughly in regard to the whole subject and is looking forward with great interest to the transferring of this trade from European countries to Canada. Running Down Fire Fiends About four months ago the Canadian Forestry Association in- augurated a Publicity Bureau, the object of which is to distribute information on forest affairs and to carry on a propaganda for im- provement in forest protection and other concerns of a like order, making use of newspapers and magazines throughout Canada for this purpose. The Association has met with general co-operation from the press and has already been able to effect much good. In this connec- tion, one of the plans adopted has been to co-operate with the Lower Ottawa and the St. Maurice Forest Protective Associations in publish- ing news items throughout Quebec, regarding the prosecution of settlers for causing forest fires. Formerly, these prosecutions had only a local effect. Now, however, by publishing in French and English newspapers, the names, addresses, and fines in each case, settlers in all parts of Quebec province have been made acquainted with the efforts of the Protective Association, and the penalties imposed by the courts. The Canadian Forestry Association report that this plan is working out systematically and is resulting in a much more prac- tical appreciation of the dangers confronting the incendiarist. October 15, 1915 — Mr. Joseph Oliver Now a Colonel As a recognition of the iniport- ant part played by the Canadian National Exhibition in recruiting this year, Mr. Joseph Oliver, the president, has been appointed Honorary Colonel of the Canadian militia. Official word of the ap- pointment was received by Dr. Orr recently. On the occasion of Sir Sam Hughes’ visit to’'the Exhibition on Labor Day, when he reviewed the troops of the Model Camp and the men from Niagara, who had taken part in the parade, he expressed his intention of giving recognition to the Exhibition in some way, and before he left decided upon honoring President Oliver in the way mentioned. Mr. Oliver is at present on a visit to the Pacific Coast, and has not yet been notified of his ap- pointment. Although not a native of Toronto, Col. Oliver came to this city at the early age of three years, which was in 1855, and so may be considered in every sense a Torontonian. “Citizen Joe Oliver” he has been called on occasion, and as he has held office as Mayor of Toronto, in addition to serving as school trustee and Controller at various” times, and is now president of the Exhibition Board, the name is a fitting one. While he has attained high office and extensive popularity, hay- ing in his last Mayoralty campaign polled a majority of 7,252 votes over his opponent, and having failed to enter Parliament by the com- paratively narrow margin of 700, it is still characteristic of him that he takes nothing too seriously—not even himself. In the popular usage of the term, Col. Oliver is a “self-made man.” A carpenter by trade, he forced his way upward until he be- came a lumberman, and president of the Oliver Lumber Company. He is a Mason, an Orangeman, an Oddfellow, and a pronounced tem- perance advocate. Italy Would Take Canadiaa Lumbel Former Supplies Were Drawn from Countries now at war— Varieties and Sizes Required — Col. Joseph Oliver An Italian firm in Milan furnish information regarding the lum- ber market in Italy, where there is a fair possibility of developing a demand for Canadian lumber products. The report, which appeared in the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Se is as follows :— Italy produces but small quantities of fir timber (spruce), boca in her territory there are only a few forests, all of which are com- paratively small. Before the beginning of the present European war the principal suppliers to Italy of spruce were Austria-Hungary, Roumania, Russia and Germany. At present every importation from these countries is completely suspended. The annual consumption of fir timber in Italy is estimated to be about one hundred million of francs, and the articles which are in use and which are manufactured from the said timber are boards and planks. Fir beams, of all forms, are relatively in small demand in Italy Boards and Planks >. The boards and planks mostly used in Italy have the following sizes :— Thicknesses :— 12 millimetres (resp. 15/32 of an inch). 18 millimetres (resp. 23/32 of an inch). 24 millimetres (resp. 15/16 of an inch). To a smaller extent there are also used boards of— 29 millimetres (inch 1.5/32). 34 millimetres (inch 1.11/32). 39 millimetres (inch 1.17/32). To a smaller extent there are also used planks of— 48/51 millimetres (from inch 1.7/8 to 2 inches). 75 millimetres (inches 2.15/16). 80 millimetres (inches 3.5/32). 100 millimetres (inches 3.15/16). Widths.—In regard to widths, there are two dimensions: One © named sottomisure, which contains the boards from 10 centimetres (inches-3 15/16) to 18 centimetres (inches 7 1/16), and one named regular widths, which is formed of boards and planks from 19 to 40 centimetres and up, i.e., from inches 7% to feet 1-334. Lengths.—The greatest quantity of boards and planks used in October 15, 1915 Italy are (about 13 feet) 4 metres in length; on certain conditions, however, the lengths from 3 up to 5-6 metres (from about 10 feet to 20 feet) are also acceptable. Moreover, there are largely consumed in Italy for packing pur- poses, boards from 1.50 to 2.75 to 3 metres in length; in width from 10 centimetres (3 15/16 inch) and up, with an average width of at least 16 centimetres (6 5/16 inch); the thickness required in these lengths, viz., from metres 1:50 to 2.75-3, are only 12, 18 and 24 milli- metres. Qualities Required _ The quality which is mostly required in Italy for the boards of 12, 18, 24 and 29 millimetres of thickness is the mercantile quality. For the thicknesses of 34, 39, 48-50, 75-80 and 100 millimetres, there is required a more choice quality than the mercantile one, which - might be named first quality. _ By the phrase “boards and planks of mercantile quality” are understood boards and planks which are perfectly sound but which may have some knots, provided they are not loose. These knots should be neither too numerous nor too large. By first quality, boards and planks are understood which are not only perfectly healthy, but which are free from large and numerous knots. In the first quality few and small knots are tolerated. The boards and planks must have the parallel form, and must be - worked square edged. Since the rupture between Italy and Austria-Hungary and Ger- many, the prices of fir timber have greatly risen in Italy. If Can- _ adian producers were acquainted with the qualities and assortments -ready forwarded a red cedar telegraph pole as a specimen. of the boards and planks, to which Italian prices would refer, these figures might be useful for Canadian spruce manufacturers. Generally speaking, however, the Canadian producers have no knowledge of the qualities and assortments of the Austrian-Hungarian, Roumanian, Russian and German boards and planks, and, accordingly, they have no means of judging the practical worth of the prices granted in Italy by the spruce manufacturers of the above mentioned countries. This is especially true as the assortments, qualities and sizes of the Canadian spruce boards and planks are quite different from those already mentioned. ' It would doubtless be more practical for Canadian producers accurately to study the question of making boards and planks in the sizes required by the Italian markets, and then quote them according to their usual classifications of quality. In this manner Canadian manufacturers would have only to solve the question of -the sizes, for, as regards quality, the Italian consumers would doubtless be fully satisfied with the Canadian variety. Canadian producers are advised, however, that their prices should be quoted c.i.f., particularly Genoa and Naples. Terms of payment—lItalian consumers are quite ready to pay cash against documents, on the condition, however, that the prices are convenient, and provided that they have at least a clear idea of the timber which they are to receive. Canadian Telegraph Poles Being Tested in England According to a recent issue of the Weekly Bulletin of the De- -partment of Trade and Commerce, the Controller of the post office » stores, 17-19 Bedford Street, London, England, is making a test of Canadian poles to ascertain whether they are suitable for post office requirements. In a letter to the Canadian Trade Commissioner at London, the Assistant Controller of the post office writes as follows: —“The Forest Branch of the province of British Columbia, has al- This sample is under examination and test, but it is yet too soon to say whether this class of timber will be suitable for British post office requirements. “This department will be happy to consider other Canadian timbers, provided sample poles are forwarded.. It should be pointed out, however, that a single pole is hardly sufficient to enable a com- prehensive test to be made, and, should any of your correspondents intend submitting specimens, you will perhaps be so good as to ask them to send not fewer than six poles. “T should perhaps add that, owing to the reduction in engineer- ing work as a result of the war, the department will not be in the market for poles this autumn.” Quebec’s Receipts from Lands and Forests The annual report of receipts and expenditures for the province of Quebec for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1915, shows that the largest single item of receipts was for lands and forests, which brought in a contribution of $1,840,347, while the expenditure for the same was - $388,816, thus leaving nearly a million and a half to the good. New Brunswick also reports a very prosperous year in the amount of lum- _ ber cut off Crown lands. The cut on which stumpage was paid was _ 285,000,000 superficial feet, as against 270,000,000 in the previous year. CANADA LUMBERMAN, AND WOODWORKER Ontario’s New Deputy of Lands and Forests Mr. Albert Grigg, M.P.P. for Al- goma, has been appointed Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests for the Province of Ontario, in succes- sion to the late Mr. Aubrey White, who died suddenly during the past summer. Mr. Grigg will assume his duties on October 18. The an- nouncement, which was made by Hon. Mr. Ferguson, came after the Cabinet Council on October 7th. Mr. Albert Grigg was born in the County of Huron in May, 1873. He was educated at Bruce Mines, of which place he later became Mayor. He is a pioneer of the Algoma dis- trict, having filled many public posi- tions there. For three years he was License Inspector, for one year Reeve of Plummer Township, and for two years the Mayor of Bruce Mines. He was first elected to the Legislature for Algoma at a bye- 2 election in 1908, and subsequently Albert Grigg, Ontario’s New Deputy re-elected at the general elections of Lands and Forests of 1911 and 1914. Mr. Grigg’s long experience of the north country, in which much of his life has been spent, will be a valuable asset to him in the important duties of his new office. Captain R. H. Webb Sends Relic from Ypres An interesting relic from Ypres, Belgium, has been sent to the Toronto Board of Trade by Capt. R. H. Webb, formerly manager of the Webb Lumber Company, Toronto. The relic consists:of some pieces of metal picked up in the ruins of the famous Cloth Hall at Ypres. Capt. Webb, who is a member of the Headquarters Division Train, First Canadian Division, in a letter to the secretary of the Board of Trade, says :— “T am sending to you tomorrow one of the anchors I picked up from the ruins of the Cloth Hall at Ypres.,-It is not much, but there is nothing to get, as all has been destroyed of this once noble and beautiful building that was used to exhibit all the wonderful in- dustries of the Belgians from the 14th century until the war started. I think that it is particularly adapted as a relic for our Board of Trade of Toronto, as so many of our Toronto boys lost their lives right under this building, and in sight of it. The late Trumbull Warren was killed right under the. walls of this building.” When Capt. Webb left Toronto with his contingent he held the rank of lieutenant, but a few months ago was raised to a captaincy. On July 12th he'was decorated with the Military Cross, by His Majesty, the King, at Buckingham Palace. He was the only Can- adian so decorated on that occasion, and he had the honor of a short conversation with His Majesty, who asked several questions regard- ing the Canadians, expressed deep appreciation of their work and mentioned that, of all the cities he visited whilst in Canada, he was very much pleased with Toronto, the people, and its beauty, and was not at all surprised at the wonderful loyalty and recruiting results. E. Long Portable Mill Catalogues Two interesting new catalogues have been issued by the E. Long Mfg. Company, Limited, Orillia, Ont. One of these gives illustra- tions and interesting descriptions of their No. 6 portable sawmill and its equipment. The other describes in a similar manner their No. 5 portable sawmill. The catalogue describing the No. 6 mill is ar- ranged in a very useful manner. The items of the mill are taken up one at a time, commencing with the portable engine and boiler, which is mounted on skids; then the carriage and its parts, the track timbers, the saw frame, the jaw clutch coupling, the feed works, the saw guide, the 32-in. edger supplied with the No. 6 mill, the edger table, the swing saw, the sawdust conveyor, the rolls, the belt tight- ener, the counter shafting and the outfit of tools. The illustrations and description are arranged in logical sequence so that they give a detailed and consecutive description of the portable mill in such a manner as to show anyone who is not familiar with the working of such a mill, just how it operates. In addition to all this useful information, the catalogue contains a diagram of the floor ready to receive the machines; a diagram of the timber before the flooring is laid; a setting plan for the saw frame and carriage and a detailed plan of the No. 6 right hand sawmill as it appears with the machinery installed. The No. 5 portable sawmill is also illustrated and described in very complete detail in a separate catalogue, which also contains a floor plan of the No. 5 right-hand sawmill as it appears with the machinery installed. These catalogues will be exceptionally useful to those who are interested in such equipment. 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER British Columbia Red Cedar By Aird Flavelle October 15, 1915 AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST CLUB AT VANCOUVER In the following remarks I have not attempted in any way to prepare a technical paper, or one covering anything like the whole subject, but have endeavored to confine myself to some of the inter- esting information in regard to the cedar timber on the Coast in the district tributary to Vancouver, which has come under our observa- tion since we have been operating here, and if in doing so I have over-emphasized the viewpoint of the siding manufacturer | trust that this may be overlooked. Mr. Langille, of the J. D. Lacey Company, in a paper on B. C. timber resources has estimated the stand of cedar in the province at 34.4 per cent. out of a total estimated stand of 335 billions, or some- what over 110 billion ft. Dr. Clark is inclined to put the percentage somewhat lower—at 25 to 30 per cent. out of a stand of 250 to 300 bil- lion ft., or somewhere around 70 to 80 billion ft. Whatever may be the difference of opinion among experts, however, as to exact quan- tities, on one thing are they all agreed, and that is that British Colum- bia is pre-eminently the cedar country of, America. Apparently wherever in the province there is an excess rainfall there will you find the cedar, whether it be in the wet belt of the In- terior, the deep narrow valleys of the Coast, the West Coast of Van- couver Island, the wet belt north of the Seymour Narrows, or the Queen Charlotte Islands, in swampy flats as well as on the tops of the mountains, wherever there is plenty of moisture there the cedar flourishes. It seldom however occurs in pure stands over any con- siderable area. In the Southern forests (and by these I mean those on the mainland south of the Seymour, Surge and Euclataw Rapids, just as I shall refer to those north of the rapids as the Northern for- ests), on the lower slopes of the mountains and most of the low lands, cedar will be found in varying percentages in mixed stands, with Douglas fir predominating. As the altitude increases the percentage of cedar usually increases, while the fir gives place to hemlock and balsam. A cedar—fir or a cedar—hemlock—balsam type is also very characteristic of the high benches and the short high stream valleys along the various inlets, merchantable stands being found at as high an altitude as three to four thousand feet. stream valleys flowing into the various inlets, while they may have a hemlock-balsam type in the river bottom itself, have a very fine belt , of cedar on the steep mountain sides along their course. In the northern forest, hemlock and balsam largely take the place of fir in mixed stands with cedar, and the cedar is much more fre- quently the predominating timber in the stand. It also occurs as the predominating species at much lower altitudes and closer to tide- water than in the Southern forests, making the Northern cedar much more accessible than the bulk of the Southern cedar. Generally speaking, cedar is a tree of very slow growth, and yet possibly, after the spruce, attains the largest diameter of any tree in the province. Trees as much as fifteen feet in diamter are sometimes found. It can, therefore, be imagined to what age a cedar tree will live. Many of the four to six-foot trees in the Northern forests will have twenty to thirty or more rings of growth to the inch, and only the other day I was in a stand of cedar on this Inlet where trees six- teen to twenty inches in diameter must have had fifty or more growth rings per inch; in fact it was so slow a growth that I doubt if the rings could have been counted without the aid of a magnifying glass. On the other hand, I have seen lumber cut from second growth cedar on this peninsula that ran less than three rings to the inch. On the peaty soils of the Northern forests much slower growth is usually found than on the better soils of the Southern forests, and in fact we almost doubted that any of the characteristic fast-growing Southern cedar grew in the Northern forests until the other day, when—mixed in a boom of the regular old growth type from Green Point Rapids—we ran across a number of logs of very rapid growth. One log 42 inches in diameter 16 feet from the butt, was less than 200 years old. It was 24 inches at 100 years. This rapid growing cedar is usually sound, whereas the slower growth cedar is more or less faulty in the heart. Another characteristic of the Southern cedar is its much straight- er grain, ot rather, perhaps, its freer splitting qualities. This is what makes the Southern cedar so very suitable for shingle bolts in con- trast to the Northern cedar, where the fibres of the wood seem to be more or less interlocked, making it much harder to make a clean job of splitting. There is no wood in B. C. where high quality makes so much difference in value as cedar, nor is there any tree where quality is so affected by local growth conditions. The highest type of quality we have seen is found on well-drained benches at the foot of Northern Practically all the larger - slopes in deep warm soils, when the cedar forms a minor stand in a heavy stand of Douglas fir. The heavier crown and longer body of the fir seems necessary to force the growth of the cedar upward, and the absence of light on the trunk kills off the branches early, leaving” the later growth on the trunk all clear. In stands of this character the trees will be found clear of limbs all round for sometimes 70 to 80 feet up the trunk. Where cedar is found in pure stands, even in situa- tions otherwise as favourable as above, the limbs are liable to be found — further down the trunk owing to the thinner crown of the cedar fail- ing to keep out the light, and even in the clear butt logs the core of rough wood will be found much larger. On steep slopes the down- hill side, when it is exposed to the light, is almost always rough, whereas the side next the slope will usually be found clear, often for a hundred feet or more. From these types the quality shades off by British Columbia’s Magnificent Cedars—Independent Lumber Co., Timber Berth 413, Harrison Lake. varying stages until you come to the scrubby type, “feathered to the toes,’ of the open swamp country. : Cedar does’ not grow in as heavy stands as fir, in fact stands of over one hundred thousand feet per acre are extremely rare, the average type of stand in the Northern cedar belt running probably from thirty to forty thousand feet per acre, this including the hem- lock and balsam. In the fir-cedar type of the Southern belt, where the cedar predominates and is of a high quality, stands of sixty thousand feet per acre over considerable areas are not uncommon, though the heaviest stands of all are undoubtedly found in the Northern belt. In the Northern forests, particularly, there is a large wood volume that is practically useless as far as merchantable products go, owing to the fact that it is so full of large coarse knots—much of it, particularly the tops of the trees, being just one solid mass of knots. Cedar sustains less damage through fire or windfall than any other Coast wood except when very hollow. Of course, when fire gets into a hollow butt it simply makes a chimney of it, but in ordin- arily sound stands it is perfectly good for twenty years or more after being fire-killed, whether standing or down, except, of course, that the sapwood is gone and there is some loss in scale through checking. October 15, 1915 There do¢s not seem to be any worm that attacks the fire-killed cedar, as there is in the East in white pine. Windfall cedar is notorious for its resistance to decay. It is quite common to see windfalls that have been down several hundred years perfectly sound except for the sap- wood, and instances have been known of windfalls down 2,000 years still having sound wood in them. In certain sections there is a powder worm that attacks the cedar. There seems, however, to be no set rule covering its occurrence. I[ have known it on the North Arm to practically ruin the timber on one slope of a hogback, and not be found at all over the top on the other side. In certain parts of the Gordon Pasha country and Powell Lake it is prevalent, and I have heard of it in Howe Sound, but do not remember running across any of it in logs from the Northern belt, We have found it in both green and dead timber, and sometimes it seemed almost as though it were killing the tree. Usually it is worse in the tops, but often is found in the clear butt logs, having obtained access through the scar of an old burn. It seems to follow the growth ‘rings around the tree, and in green timber causes the wood to turn a dark brown throughout the neighboring rings. The holes are about one-third of an inch. long and one-eighth of an inch wide, and filled with powdered wood. It is very difficult to detect it in the log before sawing, except sometimes by the sick appearance of the bark or the brown ring in the freshly cut end of the log. We have never been able to find a specimen at work, so do not know what the worm looks like. In some of the dead timber from the old burn on the north side of the Gordon Pasha Lakes we have found colonies of flying ants that have bored passages in the wood, but the damage from them is _ not great. I would, however, like to see the powder worm trouble _ looked into somewhat by the Government entomologist. Owing to the limited uses for rough cedar and_ the time it would take to grow clear cedar, little can be done in the way of reforesta- tion, except possibly in erowing poles. Unlike fir or spruce, cedar is not a good dimension wood, so that except for poles it cannot find a _ wide use in small sizes. It is probable, therefore, that we are at the _ present time harvesting the last crop. What was probably the finest stand of cedar in B. C_—that around the shores of Burrard Inlet—was _ logged years ago, but outside of that I believe the best of the cedar in the Southern belt, viz., that found on the higher benches and along the deeper valleys, is still to come out. Much of it will require heavy _ capital outlays and probably the perfecting of the aerial cableway or some other method of logging before it can be handled profitably. The _ Northern belt has hardly been scratched yet, but the bulk of it can _ be opened up more cheaply, as it is nearer the salt water and mostly _ below the fifteen hundred-foot contour line. _ Loggers seem very hazy on the score of relative logging costs of fir and cedar. I have had opinions all the way from fifty cents per thousand more to twice as much for cedar as fir. On one thing they are all agreed, and that is, that it costs more to log cedar than fir. _ This is partly accounted for by the lighter stand per acre, partly by the smaller volume per tree, and largely by the faulty nature of the _ timber, which necessitates ‘heavy allowance for defect in scaling. Then in the Southern belt much of the cedar grows in rather inacces- - sible places and on steep hillsides, all making for more costly log- ging, while in the Northern belt the rough, broken nature of the country, and the frequency of rock outcrops and ledges, necessitate much extra road building, while the distance from headquarters for supplies and repairs causes frequent delays and costly shutdowns. Much of the cedar in the vicinity of Vancouver has been cut in the form of shingle bolts, but, except where this is a cleaning-up process _ after logging has been finished, it is a very wasteful method of utiliz- ing the standing timber. ‘The scaling of cedar calls for exceptional skill, experience and judgment. The wood is so faulty and so irregular that much of the time it is simply a case of guess and try to do the fair thing. And, while passing I just wish to put in a good word for the present mem- _ bers of the Vancouver scaling staff. I believe they are all thoroughly honest and trying to do the square thing to the best of their ability ina very difficult position. Of course, they will sometimes make mistakes, _ like the best of us, but if we only stopped to consider that probably the errors will compensate themselves during the year we might not be so _ ready to criticize. What we all want is uniformity of scale, and we can then adjust ourselves to it, whether it be high or low. I might add, _ however, that it is a curious psychological fact that a low scale is more - satisfactory to both the logger and the millman than a high scale. ~The logger feels he is making money because he is getting a higher average price for his logs, and the millman feels he « can pay a high price because he will get an over-run that will reduce his log cost, and “ the same time he feels that he is putting one “over” on the logger. That we don’t want is a scale that is high to-day and low to-morrow. Naturally, some scalers must be better than others, having had more sperience and being capable of using better judgment. If these calers could be reserved largely for cedar I believe it might help the uation, particularly in regard to grades. A man who has not seen much cedar cut in the mills, or has not had a long experience in scaling CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Pacific Coast timber, is badly handicapped in scaling and grading cedar logs. At the present time I believe the scale on ccedar is fairly uniform—probably as uniform as it ever will be—but I believe much is to be desired in the way of uniformity of grading of cedar by the different scalers. I suppose we have appreciated and used more than any other firm here the grading of logs as a basis of purchase, and there are three or four of the regular scalers, at least, who are grading fairly uniformly and whose grading we know, so that we feel reason- ably safe in buying logs on their grades. But we have run across sev- eral instances of grading by other scalers who evidently had not had the same experience in cedar, and whose grades varied very widely from what we believe was the intended standard. We believe this has occurred somewhat more frequently with the shingle mills, with the result that the whole policy of grading has become. discredited in the minds of certain loggers and manufacturers. This is the reason that I suggest, if possible, the reserving of several of the best scalers whose methods are uniform for the scaling of cedar practically exclu- sively, and as the other scalers acquire more experience and» learn more nearly just what is intended to go in certain grades, then they can be used in cedar also. But until they do get down to a fairly uni- form basis it seems to me a mistake to publish their grading of a boom when both the logger and millman recognize it as absurd, as it only tends to throw suspicion on the whole scaling department. With regard to the grades themselves, as interpreted at the pre- sent time, | believe they are reasonably satisfactory. Of course there is one manifest absurdity in them, in that the only place for a log shorter than 16 feet is in the Number Three grade, but that is not serious. Possibly, as a siding manufacturer, I might suggest the split- ting of the present } Number Two grade into two erades—a Number Two lumber log and a shingle log. The Number Two lumber log would be one w hich, if it werea butt log, had 16 feet that would erade Number One, or a log that had, say, one side perfectly clear and the other side rough. In. good timber you get a lot of these latter logs which grew on : the steep Slopes. They won't cut 50 per cent. clear, but one side of the log is just as clear as a Number One. The big North- ern factory logs might be classed with these also. In other words, it is the $10 to $12 log that I would call the Number Two lumber log, and the shingle log ‘would then be the $8 log, and would cut eight to nine thousand shingles per thousand feet, log scale. The Forest Branch report for the year "1914 gives the total pro- duction of cedar in the province as 190 million feet, log scale, of which the Vancouver and Island districts produced 168 million feet. Of this latter total probably not over 15 or 20 per cent. was sawn into lumber, nor do I believe the production of cedar lumber will ever run over 20 to 25 per cent. of the annual cut of cedar logs. The prevalence of loose rotton knots and other characteristic de- fects in cedar, which so lowers the grade of the common lumber that it is impossible—in spite of its light weight—to find a market for it that will return cost, practically limits the production of cedar lum- ber to the clear erades, the rougher logs being turned into shingles. The most successful method of handling the production of cedar jus ber has been found to be by the so- -called combination mills, i.e., those specializing in clear lumber out of the select logs and allowing the rougher logs and the knotty hearts of the good logs to be cut into shingles. All combination mills are short-log mills designed to cut logs of 16-foot lengths and to reduce them to inch lumber with the least possible waste. The equipment usually found in a mill of this kind is a band or circular head-saw for breaking down the logs, with gang and either roller or carriage re-saw to cut up the cants and pro- duce as much vertical grain stuff as possible. Large*dry kiln capacity is necessary to take care of the high percentage of uppers produced, as air drying can be utilized to only a limited extent in this climate. Cedar lumber cannot be dried successfully in the fast kilns often used for fir owing to the breaking down of the structure of the wood at high temperatures, with resultant honeycombing. The United States For- est Service recommends a humidity-regulated kiln with a tempera- ture of 140 degrees. We are using the Abernethy patented continuous condensing kiin which given perfectly satisfactory results up to 160 degrees, which is as high as we have attempted to go, drying the lum- ber in from four to six days according to the type of timber. The product is all shipped in the most highly finished forms, usually half- inch siding, this requiring the expenditure of a larger amount of labor per unit of production than is the case with any other West Coast wood. Then, too, the irregular shape of the logs, the large amount of waste owing to the defective nature of the timber, and the fact that it is all practically reduced to inch lumber, reduces very materially the output of any plant as compared with the output of a fir mill equipped with equal sawing equipment. From our own experience we believe the average cost ‘of production of lumber in the siding mills is fully fifty per cent. higher per thousand than the cost of production i in the average fir mill. I believe, also, that the Coast cedar runs smaller on the average than most persons imagine. Even buying, as we do, the best logs, the bulk of the logs we get have a diameter at the top of from 16 to 30 32 oe 3 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER inches. It is only occasionally, and generally in the Northern timber, that one gets a large percentage over 30 inches. In our own case we plan to buy only the very highest grade of logs that come into the market, either selected or camp run, and when camp run we sort out and sell all but the one and two lumber logs, our shingle mill capacity not being large enough to take care of the whole camp run. Formerly a great deal of factory cedar lumber was produced for door stock, etc., but this business, I believe, has passed its zenith, as experience has shown that cedar is too soft for inside finish. The problem of securing a supply of the proper quality of logs is the greatest problem we have to face. The difference in value between outwardly similar logs, to say nothing of the difference between rough and smooth logs, is very great. Just what the difference in value between the 40-inch clear log with a six-inch core, and a 40-inch log with a two-foot core, is hard to estimate accurately, but some idea can be obtained by the fact that the clear lumber is worth about $20 to $25 per thousand more than the common. It is very interesting to stand on the log deck and watch the vari- ation in type of the cedar from the various districts. From Thurlow Island and the Northern camps come the big soft old growth cedar with usually a rotten centre, but still the delight of cedar factory mills. It has one defect for siding, and that is that it is often dark in color, and the American consumer wants light-colored wood. But cut it slash grain and some of the most beautiful figured stock is obtained. I only wish we could preserve the colors of the fresh sawn wood, but unfortunately they darken and fade. Often in one log you will find wood almost as white as white pine, and this not sapwood, but heart wood; then a streak of reddish pink shading off into browns and sometimes almost black, but still perfectly sound wood. Some people object to the dark wood believing it is dead or rotten, but it is simply the type of growth. A year ago we got a bunch of logs from Green Point Rapids with the hearts all on one side, the rest of the log being pure clear. Rock Bay logs are soft, but without the fancy figure of the larger growth. The hearts of the Northern logs cut well into shingles, as the knots are usually spread well apart. Most of the Southern cedar we have cut is a different type. From Stave River, the Gordon Pasha and Jervis Inlet we get a hard, coarse- grained, fast-growing, sound cedar, clear enough but very difficult to dry. Curiously enough, also, the sawdust from these logs is very deficient in fuel properties, so that it is much more difficult to keep up steam when cutting these logs. Some of these logs are almost as hard as fir and frequently will pinch on the saw and stop the whole mill. The only lot of Northern logs we have run across of this type is the little bunch mentioned before that came from Allison’s camp, and their deficiency in fuel properties was immediately noticeable. Allison must have some very interesting timber in his locality, as we have received at least three distinct types of cedar from him. I’rom Howe Sound we have had the same soft cedar as from the Northern camps, and McNair’s Coquitlam River timber is about midway be- tween the two types. The hearts of this sound Southern cedar make poor shingles, as the knots are so close together it is almost impos- sible to cut between them. But important as the manufacture of cedar lumber may become, the great bulk of the timber will probably find its way into shingles. Up to the present most of the shingle mills have been accustomed to cut shingles from bolts, a large percentage of which came from the higher grade timber of this Inlet and Howe Sound. The manufac- turers have also endeavored to maintain a high standard of quality, with the result that the reputation of B. C. shingles is continent-wide. But this reputation costs money to sustain. We have heard much lately from our friends across the line about the flood of cheap shin- - gles from B. C. deluging their market. The flood consisted in 1914 of 731 million shingles, according to the figures of the American Con- sul at Vancouver, and this quantity represents about 6 per cent. of the estimated American-producing capacity. The “cheapness” of the product is shown by the fact that every one of those shingles was sold at a premium of from 10 to 50 cents—mostly 25 to 30 cents—per thou- sand over the current prices of American shingles of similar dimen- sion. But this premium is required at the present time to offset higher manufacturing costs, and does not represent extra profits to the B. C. manufacturer. Practically everything that enters into. the building or operating of a shingle mill on this side of the line is higher than on the American side, usually about 30 per cent. Cedar lumber, owing to its weather-resisting qualities and its freedom from warping, shrinking, checking or splitting, is essentially an outside wood. It is too soft for inside finish, and the common lacks the strength for structural purposes. But for siding or outside finish it is unsurpassed. It will take and hold paint better almost than any other wood, and its light weight when dry allows it to be shipped long distances by rail. Compare freight charges by rail to, say, New York or Boston of $4.67 per M. on cedar siding with $25 to $27 per thousand on fir timbers by rail, or even $13 by the Panama Canal, and you can see how broad is the market. Of course, markets have to be sought out. In 1912 and 1913 practically the whole output of our mill - October 15, 1915. was absorbed by the Canadian market, but the collapse of the build- ing boom in the North-West caused us to seek new markets. Our products are now finding their way from Utah and Colorado throug all the middle western States to the New England States, New Yorn + New Jersey, and Long Island. Some export of shingles has also been made to Australia and New Zealand, but as yet this market has not assumed large operations. The outlook for developing an export trade by water in cedar siding is not rosy. The product is too delicate and highly finished t be handled like ordinary timbers in and out of ships, and the tari regulations of most countries are practically prohibitive for of ; than rough lumber. Then, too, in a few countries it is the fashion use wood for the outside sheeting of the houses, so that there is no. ducement for shipping the rough stock. America is, and must e {:nue to be, the market which will consume the bulk of our supply, a apparently the market is steadily broadening. This is largely duc the increasing scarcity of pine sidings. We have also noticed ir tions lately that the cedar siding was displacing redwood siding certain districts, even at a higher price, redwood not aa entirely satisfactory. What the future has in store for the cedar industry of B. can only conjecture, but of one thing we can be sure, and that i: there will be a largely increased production of both cedar nivel Ps shingles in the next ten years, as holders of stumpage find their dues an increasing burden and endeavor to convert their equiti cash. Whether this will mean, as it has in all other lumber-prod sections, a period of large production with little or no profit t operator, followed by a period of spectacular profits realized by in a position to hang on till the bulk of the timber is exhauste whether the market ‘will expand rapidly enough to absorb this e production, time alone will show. French Specifications for Railway Ties The Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and | merce states that specifications have been forwarded to the De ment by the Hon. Philippe Roy, General Commissioner for Canada Paris, of railway sleepers, upon which tenders are invited from ti to time by the State Railways of France. These specifications” reproduced herewith as they point to a probable market for sle of Canadian manufacture, should satisfactory negotiations take between Canadian firms interested and the Department of State F ways, in connection with the French Government. The specificatior and other particulars as they apply to French sleepers are reproduced in detail below so as to give Canadians a definite idea of the : quirements :— The specifications are intended to cover the supply, the cw ting and the preparation with creosote of Landes pine railway sleepers. The total quantity of sleepers to be supplied is indicated in the contract or the tender. a The supply will be thus composed: 20 to 30 per cent. in sleepers as per profiles 1 and 2; 70 to 80 per cent. in sleepers as per profiles if 3 and 4. Hf Details of the Supply . The sleepers whose cross-section will be according to profile No. 1 will be sawn on the four sides. The minimum dimensions of the cross-section are: width, twenty- four centimetres; thickness, fourteen centimetres. Chamfers and squares will be tolerated on the two edges of he upper side, provided the top part is not inferior to sixteen centimetres. The sleepers whose cross-section will be according to profile No. 2 will be sawn on the sides AB, BC, CD, and barked on the side AD. However, the side AB may be dressed with the axe. The minimum dimensions of the cross-section are: width, side —18 centimetres ; width, side CD—24 centimetres ; thickness, 14 cent i- metres. The sleepers whose cross- -section will be similar to profile N will be sawn on sides AB and CD, and barked on sides BC and However, side AB may be dressed with the axe. | The minimum dimensions of the cross-section are: width, side . —16 centimetres ; width, side CD—26 centimetres ; thickness, 14 metres. Sleepers whose cross-section is similar to profile No. 4 will > sawn on side CD and barked on the curved side CAD. The minimum dimensions of the cross-section are: width, CD—13 centimetres; thickness, 15 centimetres. Sleepers of all profiles will have, besides, to fulfil the following conditions :— 7 Sleepers will be quite straight and cut with the grain; they should not offer, across the width, over a length exceeding one metre, an arrow exceeding one- thirtieth of the length considered. Every sleeper whose lower side will be concave or convex will be rejected. G = A. October 15, 1915 The ends of all the sleepers will be cut ending by a cross-section perpendicular to the length. 4 The pine timber utilized for the manufacture of the sleepers must have been cut in winter, from the 15th of October to the 15th of March; it must be perfectly sound and of the best quality, neither greasy, “rolled,” frost-bitten nor overheated, spotted or blue, free from decay, rotten knots, splits, cracks, defective knots and other defects. Trees which have been affected by fire will not be accepted for the manufacture of sleepers. The cutting of the sleepers must be finished at the latest on June 30, and the contractor must indicate on that date the nmber of sleepers manufactured and the places where they are deposited. Sleepers must not in any case be kept more than three months in the forest. As soon as they are sawn they will be piled up cross- wise, so that the air can circulate freely so that each sleeper may be in contact with four others. All the sleepers will be examined and checked with the greatest care as regards quality and dimensions ; those accepted will be stamped at the ends with a special mark by the agents of the State Railways ; _ they must bear besides at the two ends the contractor’s brand. The quantity of sleepers to be presented for provisional accept- ance in each station must be at least 500. This acceptance will not necessitate the drawing up of reports. The sleepers provisionally accepted will upon their arrival at the _ injection plants be unloaded, then piled up in regular piles crosswise to facilitate drying. Sleepers of profiles 1 and 2 and those of profiles 3 and 4 will be placed in separate piles in order to allow to ascertain Proftle N23 Prof tle W"1. z-arovw eS eee eT, oS iD . 4 ’ + r > > that the proportion stipulated in article 3 have been observed. They must not be in contact with the ground or water. For this purpose, they will be isolated from the ground by rafts previously injected. The piles will be covered by two rows, of sleepers forming a roof slightly inclined to facilitate the running off of rain. The specifications then give particulars regarding the creosoting operations, and conclude as follows :— After they are prepared, the agents of the State Railways will mark the sleepers fulfilling the conditions stipulated in the present specifications with a special brand at their two ends and will prepare a statement of provisional acceptance in triplicate. ; Sleepers rejected during the course of the various operations will be piled up on the plant and the contractor will not be able to remove them or dispose of them during the length of the contract without _ the authorization of the agent of the State Railways. All the transportation charges relating to the untreated and creo- soted sleepers transported over the State system or otherwise will be chargeable to the contractor. Sleepers will be again examined when unloaded at the place of delivery. No delay of guarantee being stipulated, the definite acceptance will be made at the time of this examination. The sleepers pro- ‘nounced defective will be held at the point of delivery at the disposal of the contractor and his account will be consequently corrected. At any given time until the definite acceptance of the State Rail- ways expressly reserve the right to refuse split ties ; however, sleepers of regular grain whose cracks will not be more than 38 centimetres CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 beginning from the ends, may be accepted after they have been fitted by the contractor with bolts or sound-holes. The delays and point of delivery are indicated in the contract or tender. The Bonus System in Logging Operations By D. E. Stewart Our company’s experience with the bonus, or profit sharing sys- tem, has not been long enough or thorough enough to permit us to feel that we have anything like the last word to say about this in- teresting and important subject. However, a brief resume of our experience will be given with the hope of adding whatever we can to your information. During the first three months of 1915 we used the bonus system in the falling and bucking end of our operation. For one month prior to its adoption we measured the square feet in area of each cut made by the fallers and buckers and also scaled each tree and log, keeping the different varieties of trees separate, and thus determined quite closely the proportion existing between the area in square feet in the end of a log or top of a stump and the board measure among the different species. The data obtained was very interesting, especially as to showing the cost of falling and bucking the different kinds of trees, etc., and of course showing what the men were doing when they had no special incentive to do anything out of the ordinary. We found that there was a considerable difference in the amount cut on rough and level ground by the same men, or when some special kind of a tree predominated; and on putting into effect the bonus system we divided the crew into two classes based largely upon the topography of the ground being worked on. Separate standards were made for each class, and the bonus given consisted in dividing equally with the men on whatever they got above the standard. The results obtained were not at all disappointing; our only trouble being on account of some of the men paying too much attention to the quantity and not enough to the quality of their work. I know no reason, however, why this system cannot be applied to falling and bucking in many places to the advantage of both employer and employee, if the proper amount of attention is given to it. Yarding and Roading During 1914 we applied the bonus system during the logging of six rollways, to all of our operation except the falling and bucking. The plan used is probably familiar to most of you, and consisted of setting a standard in the usual manner for each rollway and paying the men a bonus based on their regular wage for each thousand feet put in above the standard. These amounts ran from 3 to 8 cents per thousand feet per man per day. For some time prior to our adopting the system, and in order to make comparisons afterwards, we paid especial attention to watching our men for evidences of lack of interest, shirking and general in- difference as to whether we got a good output or a poor one. Need- less to say there were some such cases noted—and very likely always will be—though they were not numerous enough to cause any par- ticular anxiety. On the other hand there appeared to be a decided interest among most of the men, and practically all seemed gratified whenever an unusually good day’s output was obtained and during a hard show or when some bad luck was encountered there were a sufficient number of “lumberjacks’ cuss words” heard to show that in any event they were not asleep. To determine, however, whether their interest in our output could be increased sufficiently to decrease, or at least not increase our logging costs was the real problem I may state here my belief that much of the success of this sys- tem depends upon the particular logging conditions where it is tried. In our timber, which is a wide mixture of yellow fir, red fir, spruce, hemlock and cedar growing on ground which runs from level to very rough, we have been unable to find anyone who could tell any reasonable degree of certainty within 10 or 15 thousand feet per day of what a crew should average on a particular rollway. Our average per rollway has varied from 50 to 125 thousand feet per day, depending upon the stand and kind of timber and character of ground logged, and somewhat upon the weather, etc. A variation of 10 or 15 per cent. in the stand of hemlock has a decided effect upon the average per day. Under these conditions we have found it impossible to determine at all closely what the proper “standard per day” should be, and this of course is one of the vital parts of the whole proposition, A fairly close observation of the men at work both when they were making good bonus and when they were not, convinced us that the efficiency gained was slight, and this in connection with the conditions men- tioned above caused our decision that at present under our particular conditions the game was not worth while as applied to yarding and roading. * Address delivered before the Pacific Logging Congress, 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Tension—-What It Is, and How to Obtain It Tension in a saw is a preparation of the saw to do specific work by compensating in advance for certain conditions known to arise during the operation of sawing. During the hardening and tempering processes, according to the thinness of the blade, it runs in various forms of bends and twists; in band saws it often deviates from a true line flatwise, edges still remaining parallel, but having run in a ser- pentine form. It is the work of the expert saw-maker to correct these inequalities arising during the process of manufacture. The saw is also susceptible to modifications in form arising from its use in the mill, and it is the work of the expert saw-filer to correct such in- equalities thus arising during use. The tensioning of a band saw ought to be more easily understood and reduced to a system than the tensioning of a circular, for the rea- son that band saws are, for the most part, run of an even width, with the same relative tension, whatever the width, while the circular saw varies with different diameters, speeds, and conditions of use. In a band saw, by constant and proper use of the straight edge and ten- sion gauge, the drop may be registered to a nicety. An able filer, as a result of study and investigation, should arrive at a condition for the fitting of his saws, to suit the particular band mill and the work in hand, that should continue practically uniform. Pe ie om Canadian Tool Handles Wanted in England The Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and merce, in its issue of October 4th, says:—‘‘The war has broug great demand for miscellaneous tools and, on the other hand, restricted in a large measure the available supplies of wood handles suitable for use in connection with such tools. Inquiries for these handles have been frequently made by local dealers, who apparently find much difficulty in securing adequate supplies. It would accord- ingly be interesting to hear from Canadian firms which make not only handles for picks, shovels and spades, but also for the great variety of the smaller tools of this description.” a October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 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. Bortz, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ottawa Trade a Little Better Ottawa, October 6th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— There has been a noticeable increase in the number of inquiries from the United States lately, not only for box lumber, but for better grades. Though the enquiries have not been followed by orders, there is a general feeling among lumbermen that business will fol- low. Though the demand for box lumber, such as spruce and birch has been fairly heavy recently, there has been no alteration in prices, but if the demand continues it is predicted that there will be a slight increase. All the lumbermen in Ottawa and district have fairly heavy stocks on hand. The market this year is not so good as last year, but some firms have made good sales. English buyers have taken up their usual lines, but none are being shipped, owing to the scarcity of boats and the high cost of ocean freights, which is still around 165 shillings per standard, with prospects that it will go still higher before it decreases. When the season opened for sending men to the bush, there was no dearth of good men offering themselves. The situation now is different. Recruiting for the overseas battalions has been brisk in this district during the last few weeks, and many lumberjacks have responded to the call to the colors, so that now, when good men for the bush are wanted, there are few to be found and an advance from $22 to $26 per month as high wages has not been productive of the desired result to the extent hoped for. Most of the mills in the Ottawa Valley are making arrange- ments to close down at the end of October, a month earlier than has been the case in other years. However, the employees realize that they have been kept on in some cases already longer than business and general conditions in the trade really warrant. Mr. George Millen, general manager of the E. B. Eddy Company, of Hull, said a few days ago that his firm intends to keep all departments of the plant running full time all winter, and that few men will be laid off when winter sets in. There is likely to be considerable activity in box making later on: The Shell Committee announced a few days ago that they are making arrangements to place orders for shells worth $80,000,000 for the Allies. Most of the orders are to be placed in Canada. Up to the present, box-making firms in Ottawa and district feel that they have hardly had their share of orders for shell boxes. So far, only four firms in the city have received orders for boxes, each being given a contract for 25,000. One firm here can turn out easily 2,000 high grade boxes daily. It was given an order for 25,000 a few weeks ago and turned them out on time, and in such a way as to give marked satisfaction. To-day the firm is doing very little work and would appreciate a substantial contract. Lieut. D. J. O’Donohoe, secretary-treasurer of the McAuliffe- Davis Lumber Company, who joined the 77th Battalion, C.E.F., in training here, has had his organizing and general ability recognized by being promoted to adjutant. He is very popular in the Battalion and is recognized as a remarkably efficient officer. Montreal Trade Busier Montreal, October 8th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— There is a slight improvement in the lumber trade, due to the in- creasing demand for material for making shell boxes. The factories with contracts are working at great pressure to turn out the boxes, for which there is an insistent demand. Some of the contracts are very large, and in the city over a dozen firms are engaged on this work, two or three buildings having been specially equipped by companies who were previously not.connected with the lumber industry. Fur- niture factories, too, have taken up box making, their own line being very dull. In some factories there were initial difficulties owing to want of experience, but these are gradually disappearing, and the output is being considerably increased. Apart from the box lumber section, business is slow, construction work showing a decrease. The building permits continue to dwindle; for last month the total is $350,896, a loss of $200,618, as compared with the corresponding period in 1914. The aggregate for the year is $4,512,258, a decrease of $8,197,433. Local yards are reported to be bare of stock, retailers only buying for immediate needs. Trade with the United States is about holding its own, and is on a fair scale. Largely owing to Government requirements, tonnage is very Market Correspondence are October 15, 1915 SPECIAL REPORTS. ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD scarce, and shipments of lumber to the United Kingdom are therefore curtailed. It is expected that comparatively small quantities will be exported during the balance of the season, in addition to the Goy ernment requirements, large quantities of grain and provisions a: being sent to the other side, and these have preference over lumbet Rates have considerably stiffened with prospects of still further rise: Sulphite is a very strong market, and prices have materially ad vanced. This is in sympathy with the rise in Europe, where the cost of production has increased, and also because of the smaller Europ imports into the United States. It is probable that quotations go still higher. The ground wood market is slow and easy, there being little demand from the United States. Newsprint is better, with more inquiries. ‘ Mr. C. E. Read, the secretary of the Riordon Pulp and Paper — Company, has been elected a director of the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company. : Parrsboro Shipments for the Present Year . i" Parrsboro, N.S., Oct. 4th, (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : aft Since the first of April 675 vessels have entered the port of Parrs- boro and 663 vessels have cleared. These are record numbers, and are due in part to the use of smaller vessels than usual in carrying deals to England. » The lumber shipments from Parrsboro to the United Kingdo mn during September aggregated 3,894,000 superficial feet of spruce and hardwood deals and scantling. The only exports to the United States” during the same period were 200,000 feet of spruce boards and 1,150 pieces spruce piling. Several cargoes, however, were exported from adjacent ports. ; Four barks and one steamer are now loading lumber in Parrs- boro Roads for the United Kingdom. The steamer and three of the barks are Norwegian, the other bark is Danish. Another Norwegian — bark sailed from Havre on the 11th of September for this port. ; Deal freights are still soaring. The Norwegian steamer Ydun, now loading here, is getting 150 shillings per standard. The owner of a Parrsboro twin schooner has been offered 155 shillings to load here, or in this vicinity. This is the highest price yet reported here. An Interesting Analysis of Operations a The United States Government, through its Forestry Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, has recently investigated lumbering opeca- tions in the Central States. ‘Among other saw mill plants visited, was that of the Stearns Salt & Lumber Company at Ludington, Michigan. : _ The report of Mr. F. H. Hallauer the forestry engineer who — investigated this plant shows that the operations of the Stearns Com-— pany are such that their plant becomes thereby almost as much of a factory as it is a saw mill. This is due to the fact that they manu-— facture so closely their low grade timber and, what would otherwise simply be waste to be thrown into a consumer. This report also shows another remarkable fact, namely, that the amount of money expended in wages by this concern is almost twice as much as would have been expended on the same operatiot * 25 years ago. ; a During 1914 The Stearns Salt & Lumber Company worked D into manufactured products 28,055,811 feet of logs and expend therefor in wages, at its mill plant alone, $434,844.66. Besides there was expended for wages in lumbering operations at its cam in Kalkaska County, $180,434.66. The figures given here for lab expense are remarkable when considered in proportion to the num- ber of feet of logs manufactured. ' = During the year 1914 the company shipped into Ludington 6,659 cars of logs at a freight expense of $63,508.04. The total num- ber of cars shipped in and out of Ludington by this concern amounted to 11,275 cars and the total freight paid was $300,468.51. Therefore, we find in manufacturing 28,055,811 feet of logs, they expended in freight and wages alone $915,747.83. The amount of wages paid in proportion to the number of feet of logs manufactured results in a_ greater financial revenue for the city of Ludington and insures a more continuous supply of raw material, which makes for perman ency of operations, fl | October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 A HARD LESSON For many people to learn is how to buy right, that is to ob- tain the greatest value for every dollar expended. This is more true of lumber than most com- modities. Price does not establish Value. You know from experience that some of the most expensive material you have ever bought was purchased at the cheapest price. Our business has been built up on a “value” basis. We aim to give the fullest possible value for each and every one of your dollars. THAT ORDER PLACED WITH US INSURES Prompt, Courteous and Efficient Service. The choicest lumber, best grades and smoothest mill work. Your most critical customers pleased. Satisfaction from start to finish, and the mental relief that this assures. If your business needs a Spring Tonic, try a car of Fenderson Spruce, New Brunswick Shingles, and Lath,—if your trade is not as good as you'd like,—try the “Quality Policy” as a stimulator. One of the best advertising mediums you can employ. Make that next car a Fenderson Car. You’ll like it. John Fenderson & Co. ‘ | Incorporated | Sales Office Sazshele'O —_ ‘3 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 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Individualism or Co-operation for Retailers There seems to be an itching among a certain class of manufac- turers and wholesalers for selling direct to the consumer and thus obtaining the profits that would otherwise go to the local retailer. They want to do away with what they deem is the cumbrous ma- chinery of the retail lumber yard and the retail store and substitute the ideal method of trading direct; the old primitive way that pre- vailed before there was organized business. But while they are in- dulging in these ideal fancies and trying to figure out how they are going to do it they forget or don’t have a comprehensive realization of what the real cost is of getting next to the consumer. They know very well that they are in all ways free to do it and it looks so simple and easy. I am reminded here of a story that I once heard told at one of our conventions that seems apropos in this case. An old darky preacher took for his text, “Salvation is free,” and immediately after his discourse ordered a collection: One of his par- ishioners took him to task for it after the service and said: “See heah, pahson, you just done gone and preached salvation am free, and then you done gone ordered a collection right away. Ah wants you to ’splain dat.” “Well,” says the: parson, “hit am just like dis: You go down to de end of de street two blocks and you comes to de ribber. Now you can lay down and drink all you wants and hit am free, but if you wants dat water piped to your house, hits gwine to cost you sumpin for de pipin’. Salvation am free but hit’s de pipin’ what costs.” So likewise in the case of the manufacturer wanting to sell direct to the consumer. It is the “piping what costs” to get his goods to the consumer, whose benefit he seems so solicitous about. It looks mighty easy from his viewpoint to pipe his goods to a consumer, but the trouble is his piping is not of the right kind. It lacks the service quality which the local retailer is able to give. And this ser- vice quality means more than mere delivery. It means the assemb- ling of a stock that comes from all over the country, giving the cus- tomer an opportunity to see and look over what he is going to buy and taking it in small or large amounts according to his needs. If he is lacking in money at the time, his credit serves him instead, and at the same time adds to the cost of the “pipin’ ” which the retailer perforce has to bear, and is a part of a service which the manufac- turer cannot give. This local service includes all that a retailer is to the home con- sumer, and to the general community as well and constitutes the strong connection (or piping) which he has with the local trade, but the costs of it all are heavy and include the wear and tear of his daily life, as well as the use of his capital. This personal service is some- thing which the manufacturer is absolutely unable to give, and there- fore he can never with reason hope to eliminate the retailer, who is just as much a part of the business as he is and as essential. You can no more do without him than you can the carpenters, or the cooks that prepare the food that we eat. The sensible thing to do is for the two branches of the industry to get together and find out the causes for the friction and remove them. It is all “piffle’ and childish to throw the blame on the other fellow when things don’t go to suit us. And moreover it shows a weakness in ourselves when- ever we do it. A Confession of Weakness Whenever I hear of a manufacturer or a wholesaler cutting loose from the regular channels of business in opening up a direct-to-the- consumer trade, it looks to me as an unfailing evidence that it is a confession of weakness on his part and an admission that he is unable to play the game as it is played in the regular way. There is something wrong with the business ability and moral character of a man who wants to be known as loyal to the retailer’s interest and at the same time is soliciting the trade of the consumer. There is nothing meaner on God’s earth than a hypocrite, and it is only found in the human species. When a man is a failure as a wholesaler through his inability to get trade and hold it, he does not lay the blame on himself or his methods. No, he cusses the retailers and blames them for not giving him their patronage, and forthwith be- gins to ingratiate himself with the consumers by telling them they are being robbed by their local dealers, and by giving him their trade he will keep them out of the poorhouse. He poses as a bene- factor, and the guardian angel of the consumer in protecting him from the rapacious greed of the middleman. He promises every- thing: does as little as he can for his gullible patrons and is withal the biggest liar in the business world. The straight out and out mail order concerns are legitimate and regular of their kind, but the double-dealing manufacturer or wholesaler is a fraud in the regular business and a “delusion and a snare” to his patrons. I am not merely giving expression to my feelings in telling what I think of these business mongrels but I’m telling what I know from actual experience and observation, and I want to say also that the ¥ SRS" ea) Oe = October 15, 1915 retailer who patronizes these double-dealers for a promised advan- tage, is not only injuring those who are loyal to his interests, but he is also doing a part in the eliminating of himself as a retailer. Not Enough of Co-operation Not only the retail business, but the whole lumber industry is suffering to-day from too much individualism. Every man in the trade has gone on doing what seemed expedient in his own eyes irrespective of what effect it might or would have on the other com ponents of the business as a whole. To use a slang phrase, “No ma has given a damn for the other fellow.” The manufacturer has ge on running his own plant in the attitude of resentment against di tation as to the amount of his output, regardless of what effect would have on the market. Scores of mills have been built that we not needél. But the individualistic spirit of men with credit a more or less capital impelled them to project themselves into field of competition relying more on intangible possibilities the actual needs of the industry. The fallacy of this is bei vealed to them now, and their cry now is, “What must we do saved” from our go-it-alone disposition; and as men do when in — blind-alley of danger, they are reaching out to touch each other for a mutuality of protection and endeavoring by collective effort to remedy the consequences of the past go-it-alone spirit. They are doing now what they should have done twenty years ago, but the individual spirit was too strong and proud then to co-operate for the purpose of restraining themselves. . Individualism has been strong, too, with the retailers. They are suffering also from the effects of it, but not in the same degree as the producers, because they began earlier to work together in asso- ciated effort for the protection of their interests, and the develop- ment of the association spirit as the result of this effort has led to the adoption of ideas and methods that have materially improved the retail business as a whole. Where individualism is more strongly marked now is in the relations between local dealers. It is more so in some localities than others. In these places the competitive feeling is stronger than good judgment and common sense, and perverted into a personal feeling of combativeness and the survival of the fit- test. But everywhere this personal feeling against a competitor more or less prevails. Dealers work against each other instead of with each other for the creating and promotion of business. “Tis true retail lumbermen are estopped by law from entering into a price combination, but there is no law that can prevent them from com- bining with each other to create more business in their locality and co-operating to promote it. In so doing each will be the gainer. This getting business at the expense of a competitor is also at the ex- pense of the one getting it, for business obtained in this way is a two-edged proposition. It cuts both ways. In many places one-half of the dealer’s time and thought are occupied in devising ways and means to down his competitor through cutting his prices and “knock- ing” his reputation.’ Whereas, if he would devote that time in stimu- lating people to build better houses and have better conveniences around their homes and in every way promoting the use of what he has to sell he would pay less attention to studying how cheap he could sell to beat the prices of the other yard. Not a Paying Policy This go-it-alone policy is probably gratifying to one’s selfish- ness, but when carried out in a small town where business is not stimulated by co-operation it is not generally a paying proposition, for when one dealer manifests a hog-it-all disposition the other com- petitors combine to force him to pay for it by making him take the business at little or no profit. Not a dollar’s worth more of business is created by such methods. I was talking with a dealer of the old school this summer and he made the remark: “I don’t want anyone to dictate to me how I shall run my business.” I have heard this same sentiment expressed many times by the same type of busin men. They are so strongly individualistic they won’t harmonize with anyone in business nor in anything else. In fact, they are hardly satisfied with themselves. Some of you probably have one of this type of competitor to deal with. You want to harmonize with him but he won’t let you, and the more you try it the more suspici he becomes as to your intentions. Now, the thing to do with suc! a character is to let him alone, and go to work on a policy te create and develop your own business on different lines from what he is doing. Do not depend on selling bills by getting them away from hi But take the money you will save in this kind of competition and . spend it in-a systematic course of advertising, and direct in this ~— way the thought and attention of the public mind to you and your business. Get the people to come to your office to see you and talk about what your specific advertising has suggested to them. Be pre- pared for this in being able to show them a plan for any kind of building they. may want, and the complete cost of it. Remember above all things, that it is the building they want and have in mind October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 Lumbermen’s and Railroad Contractors’ Supplies t s| Cut No. 14. INE Worsted Long Stockings in Black, as cut No. 14. The ideal stocking for wearing with knick- ers or riding breeches. 5 an “ Cut No. 5. ACKINAW Jumpers, as cut No. 5, for lumbermen and sportsmen. TL. hits jumper is to take the place of the old rolled neck sweater and is very much more serviceable. It is light in weight, buttons close up to neck and. has many advantages over both coat and sweater. smart- Cut No. 19. Cut No. 20. Cut No. 21. UR Special Dogskin, Extra Large Pull-over Mitts, as cut No. 19. QO These we believe to be the biggest and best possible mitts to obtain Our Home-made Hand-knit Wool Mitts Can be for the lumbering trade. as cut No. 20. Very generous sizes and perfectly proportioned. used inside large fitting pull-overs to the very best advantage. Special Large Horsehide Pull-over Lumbering Mitts as cut No. 21. Guaranteed water and fireproof. Our Special Buckskin Mitt as cut No. 21. of the very best values in the trade. nods 2 LIMITED > Indian tanned and cut. One OTTAWA MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG Cut No. 7. Mackinaw Knickers EN’S' Mackinaw, M (Bird’s Pure Wool) knickers as cut No. shades only. Top and hip pockets. Strap or Wool cuff. Very con- venient and comfort- able wearing. Sizes 32 to 44. 7, Black A Boon to Lumbermen | SSQp ESSSSSSSSASS SSNS SSNS WZ 650 Sets already sold (4) They do not tear the board or stock. (5) Many other reasons, too numerous to mention here. MmMnCr>OAmwd Write us for full particulars and booklet on same. Payette’s Famous Patent Mill Dogs (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. 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. 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If you desire people to take an interest in you, you must exercise a working interest in them, give freely of your service and don’t be stingy about it. Someone at one of our con- ventions said this in his talk: “To be happy, you must give; to be successful, you must take, and to be both happy and successful, you must give and take.” Your competitor of the old school would turn up his nose at this kind of a business doctrine, although he is perfectly willing to subscribe to the “taking” part of it, but he don’t believe nor under- stand that in giving anything it will ever come back, and yet, there is nothing truer in all the laws of the universe. Somehow, this is the hardest thing to pound into the heads of the generality of busi- ness men: especially in the matter of advertising. It seems to most a waste of money to spend it in printers’ ink and scatter it over an ocean of intangibility, and still there are abundant proofs that when done in the right way no greater returns can be shown for the money given out for the purpose. The law of compensation is more than generous in this case. Team Work Would Help By pursuing such a policy as outlined above you will build up a business of your own that the ordinary competition cannot take away from you. But how much more might be done if both you and your competitor would work together along the lines of this policy. ‘If one can do much, two can do more in a combination of team work for any purpose. And then again, the whole town and farming community would be benefited also, and increase its radius of influ- ence. This is the kind of combination that country town business men will have to enter into if they would have their towns develop into attractive centres of progress and living, and thus lessen the reasons for the younger element to go away to the large cities. I may seem visionary to you when I say that I believe there is a great future for the country towns. The price of land in the older states is getting so high that at the rate it is increasing, the time is not far distant when it will become unprofitable to farm as it is being done at the present time. It will be cut up into smaller farms and worked intensively so that forty acres will be all the average man can take care of. This will mean a large increase in the farming population and a corresponding growth in the size and importance of the country towns. It means also an expansion in the use of building materials and diversity in their use. In view of all this there is likewise a great future for the building material dealer in these country towns and he must keep pace with this progress and fit and adjust himself to these economic changes that are surely coming in this country and which are foreseen by others than myself. I was talking to a man the other day who is the owner of a number of farms. The rent he was getting from them did not yield him but little over 3 per cent. on the value of the land, and he had made up his mind to divide them up into smaller subdivisions and dispose of them in this way. Men accustomed to farming in the old countries could purchase forty acres and make a good living from them owing to their being trained in the knowledge of intensive cultivation. A number of men here in the city are making syste- matic efforts to place foreigners on small lots of land in this way, and so far have succeeded in placing over 1,200 of them in this state. This is going to make more business for the local lumbermen in those localities. This movement is bound to spread and is worthy the at- tention of the lumber industry in helping it along. Bankers Are Interested At a bankers’ convention this summer I was surprised to see the interest they were taking in the developing of intensive farming and of the farmers’ interests in general. I listened to some inspiring talks on this subject by country bankers who had passed their lives in small towns and knew what they were talking about, and it seemed as though the greater part of the conversation was given up to dis- cussing the problem of how to promote the economic interests of the country communities. As one man said, “We are here to consider how we shall take interest with the farmer as well as from him.” We usually regard a country banker as a sort of a sponge ab- sorbing everything and giving nothing out. And it struck me as something strange and significant to see a lot of these men seeking to co-operate in projects for advancing the economic and social in- terests of their respective localities. The business of a lumber dealer, insofar as it relates to the selling of building materials, is, in its nature, wholly constructive. The banker’s business is to furnish means needed in such work and therefore he is vitally interested in October 15, 1915 the development of anything of this nature. If, therefore, the lumbe dealers and the bankers of a town will unite in doing team-work along — lines of constructive effort they will form a powerful combination that will produce results. I believe it would be a helpful thing to both parties if the lum- bermen and bankers in country towns would get together and consult on ways and means to carry out the ideas that are practical for actio: of this kind, and I am sure that much can be done that will be bene- ficial to both, to say nothing of the greater benefit it would be to their communities. A working union of this kind with the banker co also be made a means for assisting the lumberman in the better regu- lation of his credit business. It is the business of the banker to loan money, and the lumberman is not helping him any by his policy of loaning out money, in the form of material, without interest. So né arrangement could be made with the banker to carry these credits instead of their being carried on the ledger of the lumber dealer. — These suggestions, I believe, are not only practical, but they are practicable if both these interests are willing to co-operate together in spirit and intelligent application. There is great need for the ton- ing down of the individualistic spirit in our country towns and getting it to co-operate for the larger interests of the whole—C. H. Ketridge in the Mississippi Valley Lumberman. “a Mt Quebec Cullers’ Report 4 The following comparative statement of timber, measured and culled to date, is furnished, under date of October 6th, by the Super- visor of Cullers’ Office, Quebec, P.Q.:— 1913. 1914. 1915. 4 Cubic Feet Cubic Feet Cubic Feet — Waney White Pine .. 216,600 591,440 399,280 White Pine ... 7,500. Red Pine 960 1,040 -“RE Oak 115,840 337,360 110,120 Elm 211,520 305,240 46,840 Ah: .. 9. ere 1,000 680 k Birch and Maple .. 47,680 50,800 48,880 New Brunswick to Appoint a Provincial Forester According to a bulletin issued by the Dominion Commission of Conservation, the Government of New Brunswick has announced that in the near future it will appoint a provincial forester and proceed with the survey of Crown timber lands. The Crown lands comprise an area of over 10,000 square miles, or approximately one-third the — total area of the province. The province now derives an annual revenue of over half a million dollars from these lands. A careful stock-taking, together with a thorough and scientific investigation of the questions of reproduction and rate of growth, will be undertaken to determine the means necessary for the perpetuation of the forest — and the revenues resulting therefrom. A Practical Fire Prevention Move Travellers in C. P. R. trains have lately noticed, with a great deal of interest, small notices hanging in all the smoking cars, which call their attention to the danger of causing forest fires by throwing their matches, cigarette ends, etc., out of the windows. This is a_ practical method of educating the public, and one which should be adopted by every Canadian railroad. The notice reads as follows:— “Jforest Conservation and Precaution Against Fire—Trayellers are respectfully requested to refrain from throwing lighted matches, cigar- ettes, cigars, or contents of pipes from cars, as destructive fires in the forest, on the prairie and elsewhere have frequently resulted from such practice.” a 4 An event of considerable importance to the pulp and paper trade of Canada was the recent opening of the Lake Superior Division of the Canadian Northern Railway. Canada now has its third trans- continental railway, for the Canadian Northern has continuous lir from tidewater at Chicoutimi, Que., to Vancouver, B. C. Pendi the completion of the terminal scheme at Vancouver, the Great North- ern terminals will be used. The opening of the Lake Superior Di sion will make available one of the finest pulpwood reserves on th continent. The railway itself owns in fee simple two and a half m lion acres of timber land along its right of way north of Lake Superi This land stretches roughly from Sudbury, Ont., to Port Arthur distance of 500 miles. Most of the timber is spruce, and a very large proportion is of the pulpwood size. When conditions improve there. is no doubt that some of the big water powers in Northern Ontario will be utilized for additional pulp and paper mills. In the meantime there is an enormous supply of pulpwood, the business in which the . Canadian Northern Railway will foster. | October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER q ; : 4 DRIED FRUITS EOPLE are going to be put to it this season to get their requirements of dried fruits. Everything is scarce—what were not so to start the season have been made so by the extra demand put on them by reason of crop failures and embargoes at other sources of supply. We quote :— Comadre Figs (in Serons) - ; , : . 6% California 4 Crown Muscatels_ - - : : gl) oh Seedless Raisins . : : : gl) es 80/90 Prunes 50 lbs. - : - : Wy (79 70/80 4 74 ce a wf / a 73/4 cc 60/70 c (74 ce As rf = E: Bl, (¢§ 50/60 7 ¢ ¢ he " ti ys 83/4, Try Camp Blend Tea—Black 19% Mixed 18% Green 17% H. P. ECKARDT & CO. _ WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO jenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They-are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Miscellaneous News Notes of Interest to the Trade Mr. R. H. Campbell, Director of Forestry, visited Victoria, B. C., recently and was the guest of honor at an informal dinner given by the Forest Club. Robert Dargavel, of Dornoch, Ont., died recently at the age of 64 years. Mr. Dargavel has been engaged throughout his whole busi- ness life time in the manufacture and sale of lumber. Premier Clark, of New Brunswick, will have a conference at an early date with representatives of the lumber industry of New Bruns- wick, with a view to discussing a number of matters of importance to operators upon Crown timber lands. Canadian exports of forests products for August 1915 were valued at $5,846,897. In the two previous years the values were as follows: —1914, $4,256,635; 1913, $5,063,551. For the twelve months ending August the totals were as follows:—1915, $45,658,916; 1914, $42,- 593,099; 1913, $43,652,201. The death occurred recently at St. Johns, Nfld., of Mr. John A. Potts, who was well known throughout the lumber trade of Nova Scotia. Mr. Potts was on the way to look after the lumber interests of the Royal Bank of Canada. For some years the late Mr. Potts had been connected with the Dalhousie Lumber Company, Dalhousie, ° 3.5. Mr. James E. Barnet, eldest son of Mr. Alexander Barnet, Ren- frew, Ont., died on October 5th at his home in Renfrew. The late Mr. Barnet was 45 years of age and unmarried. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Barnet was a lumberman and had large interests both in the Ottawa Valley and in British Columbia. He took a great interest in athletics. J. C. Purdy, a well known Nova Scotia lumberman, in a recent interview, stated that freights for winter shipments by liners were now quoted at 175 shillings, and some shipping men were declaring that during the winter they will reach 200 shillings. During the past season Mr. Purdy has loaded 18 vessels with lumber for Great Britain, and still has three cargoes to load. George Gordon & Company, Limited, Cache Bay, Ont., report that they have placed contracts for machinery for their new mill. All the machinery will be purchased from the Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont., with the exception of one carriage, one horizontal resaw and one edger, which are to be purchased from the Diamond Iron Works, Minneapolis, Minn. A new idea in connection with the discovery of forest fires has been adopted in the woods of Northern Wisconsin, where a Hydro- aeroplane is being used for this purpose. The air man recently dis- covered a fire thirty miles away and was able to give its location and extent accurately. An additional advantage is that in this way the scene of a fire can be reached sometimes in a few minutes, whereas hours are usually necessary for the ordinary forest ranger to arrive on the scene. Pulp manufacturers in Eastern Canada are having as much trouble as lumber manufacturers in securing tonnage for the ship- ment of their product abroad. . The Chicoutimi Pulp and Paper Com- pany, for instance, finding recently that tonnage was no longer avail- able, purchased a ship for their own purposes. They had scarcely come into possession of the vessel however, before it was requisi- tioned by the Admiralty. Then they bought another and it met with a similar fate. Now the company is confronted with the problem of shipping 140,000 tons of pulp to Europe before the close of navi- gation. Hon. L. J. Tweedie, Chatham, N. B., in a recent interview, ex- pressed the opinion that the cut of lumber in New Brunswick dur- ing the present season will be greatly reduced. At the present time, he said, freight boats were difficult to secure and the rates they charged were very high. Most of the lumber merchants in the upper province had a good supply of lumber on hand at present. He thought the cut would be regulated largely by conditions and prices in the British market. If Liverpool prices continued on their present basis, and there was a plentiful supply of snow, it was likely that a normal quantity of logs would be taken out of the woods. Otherwise the cut was likely to be much smaller. According to a statement issued by the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of British Columbia, the annual cut of timber in British Columbia is 2,000,000,000 feet. There are 794 logging camps in the province, and 420 mills employing 60,000 men. The October 15, ~_ Forest Branch also states that there are 350,000,000,000 board feet of standing timber in British Columbia and that in the rest of Can- ada the stand amounts to 300,000,000,000 board feet. The lumbe industry represents one half the industrial capital of British Colum- bia. The payroll of the industries is one-half the payroll of all Brit- ish Columbia’s industries combined. The annual production of the industry furnishes 37 per cent. of the annual production of wealth in British Columbia. The timber returns for the month of August issued by dire n of the Minister of Lands of B. C., show that the total output of saw logs for the Province, as shown by the scaling returns, amounts t 64, ee 966 feet board measure, in addition to 71,383 lineal feet of pik and poles, and 8,329 cords of railway ties, shingle bolts, fencep 08 and cordwood. Of this total there were exported 13 984 874 fee sawlogs, of which 13,302,413 feet sawlogs was from ‘the Vang é District ; salso 5,320 lineal feet of piles and poles, all of which we exported from ‘the Island District. Timber sales recorded d the month cover an estimated total of 10,100,857 feet of sawl 85,000 lineal feet of piles and poles, and 1,234 cords of pulp cordwood, etc., the estimated revenue from this source amou to $18, 160.36. Silver Spruce Greatly in Demand for Aeroplanes Silver spruce which is used in the manufacture of aeroplanes has’ been the subject of much enquiry since the commencement of the war. We have published references to this matter in previous issues, chiefly reports from Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Canadian Timber. Commissioner, now in Great Britain. In a further report to the De- partment of Trade & Commerce Mr. MacMillan writes as follows :— “In a previous report attention was drawn to the market which the manufacture of aeroplanes for war service is providing for clear silver spruce. During the past two months both the demand and the price have increased. It is evident that as long as the war lasts, a large supply of clear silver spruce will be required to increase and maintain the aerial navies of the Allies. No other timber has been found suitable for aeroplane work, and the supplies must be drawn from the Pacific Coast. ; “The waste in manufacture due to splitting the timber to pro- duce absolutely straight-grained pieces without any defect, is so great that great quantities must be purchased. “The difficulty in filling the requirements is leading to a reduc- tion in the specifications for size. Buyers are now accepting three inches and up in thickness, six inches and up in width, eighteen feet and up in length. Timber affected by check should not be shipped. Care should be taken to see that the timber is actually spruce; at least one shipment has come forward from the United States con- taining a fair proportion of balsam, a timber quite unsuitable for aeroplanes. _ “As clear silver spruce can be procured only in the Pacific and is essential to aeroplane construction, the aeroplane manufacturers” must continue to buy, regardless of the freight rates. Thirty-five to” forty pounds a standard is now being offered for nen and Sep- tember shipments of fifty standards or more. “As soon as the war is over the price of this ante will drop at least to a point near the former level; it would therefore pay any one in a position to secure suitable spruce logs during this summer and autumn to do so, and take advantage of the present unnaturally high prices for the clear lumber. “Buyers have suggested that if spruce cannot be secured for shipment direct by liners from the Pacific Coast, the timber might be forwarded by rail to Montreal and shipped from there.” A list of firms desirous of buying this timber is on file in the Department of Trade and Commerce. (Refer to File No. A wate a “The economic outlook for Canada to-day is excellent. Our large expenditures in Canada for war; the large expen- ditures of Great Britain and the Allies for supplies; the large orders for shells and munitions of war; the greatest crop by far in the history of Canada; all these things have materially modified and changed our situation. “The Credit of Canada is vital for our present and our future. It must be preserved at all hazards, Therefore, the true policy for to-day is, that, since these other expenditures have taken the place of large government expenditures on public works, the government must go on only with neces- sary work. “The slogan for all time in Canada must be—produce as much as this wonderful land can be made to produce with its great natural resources, its men and its capital.’—Hon. W. T. White. October 15, 1915 Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? ‘The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- Dries enormous a 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 CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch There is un- doubtedlyabig market for Mill Equipment of allkinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. Western Lumberman| 429 Pender St. W VANCOUVER, B.C, Branch at Winnipeg Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bldg., Montreal TORONTO and MONTREAL — effect — 47 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. A Safe Convenient Food Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is the saf- est most convenient food for camp horses. It contains 84 lbs. of Pure Cane Molasses in every 1oo'lbs. It is not a stimulant, but a scientifically manufactured food which contains digestive properties that a straight diet of cereals lacks. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal eliminates waste, is convenient to feed and keeps the horses healthy. It is made in Canada by Canadians and sells at a price that makes it a profitable investment for every owner of camp horses. Write Us for Quotations. Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Dundas, Ont. Associated Automatic Sprinkler Head. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal VeVi 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 Head ( Office at Montreal. SPRUCE rough or dressed 1” No. 2 and Better Birch, 1914 cut also Basswood, Hemlock and Pine Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. For Sale Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- thing complete for loading logs. Used only two months, well kept and good as new. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. ATH Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Dry Spruce and Birch GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec EDGINGS Ontario The Hardwood Specialties Company, Pembroke, Ont., have started 1 building their mill which was recently destroyed by fire. The Ashloo Timber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with he office at Toronto, Ont., and capital stock of $200,000. Among the provisio incorporators are R. J. Law and F. H. Barlow. The Canadian Society of Forest Engineers has secured an Ontario cha without share capital, the object being to promote the interests of the fo: profession in Canada. The head office of the corporation is to be at O and the provisional directors are Dr. B. E. Fernow, R. H. Campbell, El Wilson, Clyde Leavitt, G. C. Piche, N. M. Ross, and H. R. MacMillan. ult Several reports have recently appeared in print to the effect that de init arrangements were nearly completed for the commencement of operation: upon the building of a pulp and paper mill in the Metagami River pulp limi recently purchased from the Ontario Government by the Chisholm’s Corpora- tion, Limited, Traders Bank Building, Toronto. Mr. Duncan Chisholm ad vises us that the Chisholm’s Corporation is not connected with any papet or pulp mill project, but that he personally is interested in a syndicate which is contemplating a pulp and paper operation. At present, he states, nothing definite has been arranged and rumors to the contrary are premature and unauthorized. Eastern Canada C. G. Baird, Chipman, N. B., recently suffered a loss by fire at his lumber yard. ¢ The Canadian Box & Shook Mills, Limited, Sherbrook, P. Q., have secured a charter. Plans are being prepared for the erection of a pulp mill for P. H. nee id at Lake Megantic, P. Q. 4 L. H. Martin, Bury, P. Q., whose sawmill was recently ioe fire incurring a loss of $8,000, will rebuild. The Guelph Patent Cask Company, Sherbrooke, P. Q., commenced Jum- bering operations in the Megantic Section early in October. The Cape Breton Pulp Company, St. Ann’s, C. B., have given the con- tract for rebuilding their plant which was recently destroyed by fire. M. Charions’ sash and door factory, 55 Burnett Street, Montreal, P. Q., was recently damaged by fire, the loss amounting to about $4,000. The fire started in the planing room. Negotiations are under way for the sale of the property of the Timoth: Lynch Company, Limited, Nelson, N. B., to Fraser Limited, Fredericton, N. B. The property includes the company’s mills and limits on the Miramichi. A considerable stock of cabinet work was destroyed by a fire which oc curred recently on the premises of the G. H. Randall Company, Limited, cabi- net makers, City Hall Avenue, Montreal. The damage to the building was — small. 7 The sash and door factory owned by H. Chagnon and Company, 27 Bur- nett Street, Montreal, has been damaged by fire, which started in the engin € room. Most of the damage was done in the drying room, but it was 29% of _great extent. A great deal of damage was caused at Pugwash, N. S., recently, by a severe gale which occurred at high tide. In addition to the destruction of many fishing boats, the water floated away large quantities of lumber. J. 6 Purdy and C. H. Read had large quantities of lumber piled in the vicinity of the wharves waiting to be loaded, and this was all floated out. My During a heavy gale recently, two large rafts of logs belonging to D. D. _ Glasier & Son, which were being towed down the St. John River, broke loam se One raft consisted of 100,000 feet and the other of 300,000 feet. Bech tus in charge of the logs were crossing Grand Bay at the time. The high y continued and drove the logs down the river. There was danger for a tin of their being carried out to sea, but it was believed that they would all b gathered in successfully. Joseph Laurion, Eugene Poirier, and Bonaventure Desjardins were kil ec and Joseph Leveille seriously injured in a fire which took place in the and door factory of Benoit and Sons, Amherst Street, Montreal, recently, The men were on the second and third floors, and were cut off from es ape owing to the rapid spread of the flames. The fire was started, it is believed, by a spark from a planing machine due to friction. The factory, a three storey brick structure, was badly burned, although the roof and walls were not des- troyed. The machinery was seriously damaged. The estimated loss is $10,- October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN 000, not counting the machinery. Insurance was carried to the extent of $18,000. The factory will be repaired. The Bathurst Lumber Company, Limited, Bathurst, N. B., report that the fire from which they recently suffered, destroyed about 15,000,000 feet of lum- ber. They have not as yet completed their inventory, however, and cannot state the amount absolutely. Fortunately, the fire did not in any way injure the company’s large sawmills, their planing mill, their sidings, or their ship- ping facilities. They can therefore continue taking care of orders to some extent. The stock that was burned was dry lumber and they will feel its ‘loss for some time to come, but they still have a fair quantity of dry lumber on hand from which to take care of at least a portion of the pressing orders ‘they have recently booked for shipment. Western Canada T. Z. Smith, Matsqui, B. C., will build a-factory for the manufacture of boxes. ; J. E. Parrott, Saltcoats, Sask., has sold his lumber business to the Prince Rupert Lumber Company. The shingle mill belonging to the Star Lumber Company, Revelstoke, B. C., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss amounted to $10,000. Shipton and McIntosh’s planing mill at Indian Head, Sask., was recently damaged by fire. The loss was covered by insurance and the company re- ported that there would be very little interruption to their business. The Terry Logging Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000. The objects of the company are to carry on a general logging business and to manufacture and deal in lumber and shingles. The East Kootenay Lumber Company have re-opened their mill at Loco, - four miles from Cranbrook, B.C. They report that orders have been coming in rapidly from the prairies during the past two months, and their stock on hand has been greatly reduced. The Capilano Lumber Company, on the Capilano River, B. C., recently suffered a serious loss by fire, which totally destroyed the mill and about 20,000 feet of lumber. The mill had been running at full capacity of late and a large quantity of lumber had been piled up to be flumed down to salt water. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British ' Columbia up to October 29th, for the purchase of License X253, to cut 4,124,000 feet of Douglas fir and cedar on an area adjoining S.T.L. 40530, Nelson Island, New Westminster District. Three years will be allowed for . the removal] of the timber. The sawmill and other buildings of the British Canadian Lumber Corpora- tion at New Westminster, B..C., have been sold by the receiver, Mr. R. W, Middleton, to Mr. Leonard Imboden, of New York, for one million dollars. The terms of the sale call for a payment of $750,000 by December 31, 1915, and the remaining $250,000 by December 31, 1916. Timber berth No. 652, containing 644.52 acres, situated north of Port Moody and southwest of Coquitlam Lake, B.C., was recently sold by public auction to Mr. J. Childs, of the Pacific Shingle Company, for $13,078. This ‘was only a few cents above the upset price. The timber is said to contain a large quantity of cedar and to be of very high grade. An interesting indication of the improved conditions in Western Canada is the fact that the Taylor Lumber Company, of Kimberley, B. C., has sold ‘its entire stock of dry lumber and will ship it to Prairie points at the rate of five cars a day, during the next month or six weeks. The company will prob- ably make arrangements for cutting again next season as this sale will remove all timber in its yard. The order for 300,000 grain doors, recently placed by the C. P. R. with mills in the Cranbrook district of British Columbia, have nearly been com- pleted. The order required about 7,000,000 feet of lumber. The C. P. R. mill at Bull River and the Otis Staples Lumber Company’s mill at Wycliffe, have finished their allotments of the order, and the East Kootenay Lumber Company of Jaffray has nearly completed its share. 4 The Western Timber Corporation, Limited, Kamloops, B. C., whose in- corporation we reported in our issue of October 1st, has been organized for the purpose of acquiring standing timber. in British Columbia. Mr. J. C. ‘Shields, president of the corporation, states that it is already possessed of a number of large tracts of timber both in the interior and coast districts of British Columbia. It is proposed for the present that the company shall be a holding company, though dealing also in timberlands and licenses; but it is possible that it may develop into a manufacturing concern at a later date. _ The Japanese Steamship Komagata Maru, which gained world- ide notoriety about fifteen months ago, when she came to British olumbia with several hundred Hindoos and was finally obliged to ry them back to India, called at Victoria, B. C., late in September her way to Chemainus to take on a cargo of lumber for Australia. AND WOODWORKER PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. 49 Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13. all can be P. 1 or 2S. and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 = matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 : - Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 _— Per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1" x 4" up x 8/13. Approximately 60 per cent. 12 and 13 ft. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1 x 4 in. up x 6/13—'15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 “3in x 9 in x ‘10/13 3,000,000 pes. Mill Run Pine Lath, 4 x 13% x %—’15 cut. 1,000,000 pes. Mill Run Spruce Lath. 4’ x 13% x %—’15 cut. 500,000 pes. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 4’x 1% x 4—’'15 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Ltd. WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD Main 5063 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Montreal, Que H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 st. James st, Montreal Wholesale Lumber and Timber White ~ Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock | Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager The Only Electrical Paper in Oanada A National J ournal for Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers of Electric Light Plants Useful to Subscribers Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy address Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO and Everybody Interested in Electricity 50 A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Alaska Feather & Down Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Amderson & Cox (GuGeeneee nee Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau ... . muger &z SON cage) = mete Austin & Nicholson ... B Bateman-Wilkinson Co. Bartram Brothers, Limited ... Batts, Limited eo eee ble eel Berlin Machine Work Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... .... Blain Rolland arcs ont a, Ges Boake Mfg. Company Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Gouna Wyte -<. +) Bae Reelnetee BORG OU Els se. fest) asl) eels ell Brown Corporation ... Cc Caldwell Feed Company ... Cameron & Company Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Co, L. E.... . Canada Metal Company ... Canada Starch Company ..- .:. . “Canada Stove & Furniture Co... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Canadian Link-Belt Co. ... Canadian Locomotive Co: ... ... Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Company 2a. eee eae oon Canadian Milk Products ...... . Canadian Office & School lurni- ture» Company @h 0 fos. gaeee dees Cant &, Kemp some be leet ametee Carborundum Company ... ... . Christy-Moir Company ... Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Climax Mfg. Company ... : Soe Mig; Company... ... 24.. Croteau, J: M.i& DAW. =. sen at Gores D Davies Company, Wm. ... ; Disston & Sons, Henry ... ... .. Dodge Mfg. Company Dominion Belting Co. ... ... WAN yf TY, WwW AV Hardwood and Pine. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Dominion Timber Regulations .. Donogh & Co., John Ditdley; Ar Ne Sas ee ee eee Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. .. E Eagle Lumber Company ... ... -Eckardt Company, H. P. ... ... Eisendrath Glove Company .... Enterprise Foundry Co. F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Farnworth & Jardine ... ... ... Fenderson & Co., Inc., Joh Fleming Bros). 5). een eee Hraser Limited « .- dan. tenee ee ere Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. ... G Garrett Lumber Company Garlock Packing Company Gartshore, John J. o.. s0. - “THOS: tac as a2) renee Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ... ... McGibbon Lumber Co. ... ... .. McKinnon Chain Co. ... ... ... McLaren Belting Co., C.... . McLennan Foundry & Machine Works... 2 Wwecees ‘ McLennan Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Meier br: Ros Sate oor Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumber Co. ... Morgan. Machine Co; Ao) a0 eeee Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Jas... Murphy Co, eg van ae tee N Newman, John.2. 2.0 +2. New Ontario Colonization Co. ., Nicholson File Company North Shore Shingle Assn. ... .. P Packard Motor Car Co. ... Palmer Medical Company ... ... Parry Sound Lumber Co., Ltd. Partington Pulp & Paper Co. ... Payette .& Company, P. ... 257. Perrin’ & Co., Wane RY eee Philadelphia Textile Machinery Company. 3.724. eee eee Pinke& Compatiy, (een ee Pratt & Wihitneyisj4 2c +208 ‘‘Wilson Bros.” 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 - Collingwood, Ont. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ‘47 59 62 14 10 “Wilson Bros.” Flooring and Trim Look for the name. | Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. Write us for prices. Te + October 15, 19 15 R Reddaway & Co., F. .. «ee River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Rogers, Samuel C. ... ... ... am Ryther & Pringle Sadler'& Haworth .2./° lage Savoie & Company Sewall, Jas. W......) eee Shannon, P. & J. .2.) eee Sheldons Limited’ v.53 sees Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... ... . Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd... 25 Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd. ... Smart-Woods Limited ... ... .. 43 Smith Foundry & Machine Works South Coast & Northern Lumber Company ......: .5¢.:ssaenn Spears & Lauder /. 2) seeueee Spencer, C. A... <2] apse Standard Chain Company ... ... 2 Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. par ata Co. of Canada, Ltd, © St. Gabriel Lumber Gose.eee ee T . Tessier, Alphonse ..:.... )a.20 Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. .. Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... 13 Timms, Phillips é& Go7 ieee Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. 1 Turner & Sons, J. )-.-eeee 5 Vv f Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Ww ' Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 63 Watson & Todd ... «2. ss. sk) eee Webster & Bro. Ltd., James .. .. 1 West & Peachy =a75-es eee Wilson Bros: . spans es ee Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . Woodhouse Chain’Company ... Wuichet, Louis ... . ) October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 UMN TH TTT cautiit" [june pivneet| TTT linvittt os TTT For 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 per cent. of your power. 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 Bissett & Webb, Limited DANVILLE, QUEBEC Fleck Bros. Limited 151 Notre Dame Ave. E., Winnipeg, Man. 1142 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C i rel TTTTTTTTTTTETOTOTT TTT OTOOTTTETUTTTTECTATTETT UTICA UETTUTUETUMUUUTTEMTUAEUEU es Saw Gummin is an. “And the success of this job in many cee £ a saw mill depends upon - - f All Important Job Aloxite Saw Gumming ee a ee ‘ _ Wheels For the reason that they cut cool and clean and fast, even when forced ‘to the limit—and they hold their shape —show long life. © There is nothing superior to Aloxite for steel grinding—it is hard, sharp and of just the right degree of toughness and Aloxite Saw ~ Gumming wheels are The Right Wheels in the Right Place Suppose you let Carhorundum service help you to better grinding service. THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Cleveland Cincinnati Grand Rapids Milwaukee Manchester, Eng. Dusseldorf, Ger. FUUUOUEEEENOUUGTRROOOUUEROOOUUEPEEOOQOUTOOOTOOUTOREUOEEOEDL “ie ¢ ee SE niin eee —— ror a 5 SOUNLUGUUUUGUEAUCCUGUOQGOGRAUQGGUONQQDDROOOGUEOQOUQUCUGCOUUCUUUOGUERUUOGUUOOOROROUGUUEOQOGUOUEOOEOQQUUOUGUOUOCUEOUOCUEOOOUUEOUUUUOUUUEEUCGUEOOOCEEOCUUEEOECEEEOCTEEEE ET EE EEE EEE T EET EEE 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER TORONTO, ONT. eae ae seeks ee i Sas aa: (ty pa Ash Car Lots hite oak, plain, sts and 2nds, 13 inches and up, according to White Pine: sort — plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% 65 00 average and quality, per cu. ft, 25 30 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 5200 White oak, plain, ists and 2nds, 12/4 Average 16 inch ......+. ssee+. 80 40 1% inch No, 1 cuts and better 6U UU 62 UU Sed 16/4 ie ae 75 00 z-in, No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 UU be 0) White oak, %{ cut, ists and 2nds, 4/4. 85 00 - , Birch : 1/4-in. No. 2C. és aisielalerae 40 UU Y UU White oak, WA cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists 14 inch, per cu. BE << orevaneremurtvahat eras 20 22 z-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 UU 4 UU anal Onda... et eee 900. 25 inch, ipertcim ft, ”.-e seen ee . 24 26 474 No. 2 and 3 cuts S.oe5 ec: 31 WU White oak, % cut No. 1 common BS O00 Le Incli; PEL MCUs. se se elelele aides 28 30 5/4 and 6/4 a ae and 3 cuts a iO Hickory, ists and 2nds, 4/4 70 00 . 18 ich, per cu, th eepinie. neers 32 35 &/4 No. 2 an cuts i : ” rt er gy cia = 7 i Good. Met seipesnees 86 vy a0 w Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and 2nds. 75 00 Quebes: Spruce Samia 1 x 4 and 5 com. an ressing 26 UU 27 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 UO 2 ps ie ft aad up x 3 x 9 and up. eee ie 00 7s * 1 x 8 conmon and dressing =. -27 00; 29,00 — — §y RR ee ee 1 x 10 common ane dressing 31 UU no UU OTTAWA, ONT. Boards, 1 and 2 in. ..... ‘ - 16 00 18 00 1 x 12 common and dressing... 32 VU 44 UU > De 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 ppebasbbecsiere = yo pte es ilk ate l-in. mill cull sidings ........ zi uu Pine good sidings: i oo eee 5/4 and U/4 x 4 nur, m.c. out 27 uo L-in. x T-in. and up ........... $52 00 54 0 5/4 and 6/4 x 5 m.r., m.c. out 28 UU ae Sea pe in. and up ae ed ps4 4 : Oya and G4 2 eee chm ge we U0) Nod cute 2 x Stal whip, 4640/00 142 0 _ SARNIA, ONT. 5/4 and 6/4 x 1U ni.zr., m.c. out 32 UU ; _ Fine, Common and Better 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 uv Pine good strips: 1 x 6 and GM Sigeees. Peete | eres $54 00 2 x 1U common ...... ...... 28 00 Win... Gctelcieia, Felett a cine tacit 388 00 40 00 1 tri & an and 4105)4 WOE Dinwee eile eine . 62 00 2 and 3 x 12 common ........ 3U UU 1%-in. and 1. sin: «he eee 50 00 52 00 1% and 1% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 1 x 8 box and common. ...... 23 50 24 bu OFA ccckac wedi nee 5200 5500 2 in. and up wide ...... ...... * 70 00 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 UV 26 00 7 1 x 12 inch box and common.. : 27 QU Pine good shorts: Cats “and Better l-in. mill run sidings ......... 25 U0 27 WU 1-in. x T-in, and Up\.ccsceseetee 42 00 Mara. rn Ue SWOUYS ctele « wie chee = 22 UU lin. x 4-in. to wee ce SP oe 33 00 ane x : and up ae : wa pie seeeee re eo d-in. mill sun Norway ...s0... 22 OU. 1y- -inv and 1%-in. .......s005 50 00 54 00 ye x 8 aoe up ae : aa ea teens as 60 2-in. mill run Norway ........ 23 VU eed Pa ee . 54 00 on x 6 ha up Ne 3 a Eee tenses Be 00 Norway, c and cf. l-in. ...... 32 UU nae to .9-in. A sidings AX 27 00 va x - eee up re ; fer oe teeeee kop Norway, c. and cf. 1/%-in. .... 32 U0 Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 30 00 33 00 Jt x -_ me No 3 aad be gd Wal 46 00 “Norway, c. and c. 2-in, ..... . 32 UU Pine, No, 1 dressing strips 29 00 30 00 0/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... Spruce mill run l-in. and 2-in. 22 UU Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 5v 00 epriuce Muli ews oc. see ose ei 18 VU Pine, 1-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Ne, 1 Cute Pine, 1-in. x 5-in. s.c. strips .. 24 00 25 00 ; : oo ee , Hemlock No. 1: Pine, 1-in. x 6-in. s.c. strips .. 28 00 2400 1 in., 8 in. and up wide ...... ...... 42 00 tex 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 UU Pine, 1-in. x T-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 1% In., 8-in. and up wide Beta Sr 55 00 a x Gain, x9 to 1G ft... en 20 WU Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. 25 00 2600 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... 57 00 i x S-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 21 U0 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 2700 2800 2 in. 8-in. and up wide ...... ...... 60 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 WU Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 3000 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 1x79 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 OU Pine, sic. strips) 1-in, .....0.0. 2100 2300 4 in., 8-in. and up wide ...... ...... 85 00 Lin. No. 2, G-ft. to 16-ft. . 16 00 124, 134 and inks fuse nese 24 00 26 00 2x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft. .... 19 WU Pine, s.c. shorts, 1 x 4 to 6 in. 20 00 No. 2 Cuts 2x4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ... 19 00 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 5 2000 2100 11 in., Gin. and up wide ...... 2x 4 to 12-in., 18 ft. se seeeeee 22 00 Pine, s.c. and bet., shorts, 1 x 6 20 00 2100 11% in. 6-in. and up wide 2x 4 to l2in., 20 ft. ......... 2200 Pines s.c. shorts, 6’ 11’, 17x10" 28°00 24 008 412 inp Ran gud uplwiiele. 2x 4) to l2-ins22it, ae aon00 tpi nae ne Baars 04 Gi d ide 2x 4 to 12-in., 24 ft. ..... Btascss 26 OU" 1” x 4” and up, 6-11’ 17 50 18 00 Sua en Pa ate er eben eas 2-in. Se Zz, 4-in. aed up in s6 ab 1x3” to 6” T3046? F i9 00 20 00 a aa in., ©-In. width, 6 to 1G tts 72am pees ; , x ee at ie ke ee ee oe Clear in BL. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 gv Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- No. 3 Cuts . PACER season AoMboc crcl 17 00 19 00 Douglas Fir: Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 2100 2200 1 in. Gin. and up wide ...... - 24 00 Dimension ‘Timber up to 82 feet: Mill cull shorts, 1-in. x 4-in. 1% and 1% in., 6in. and up wide.. 83 a 5x8, 1Ux1U, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, and up, 6-ft. to 11-ft. ...... 1700 1800 2-in., Gin. and up wide ...... ...+.. 33 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 O:- caller Grew pr vrs meee 1500 1700 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up Re adie. A 3150 Red pine, log run: WIE 5 wins, | Ate cia oes Gt eet 300 48 00 6x10, 6x12, “$x10, 8x12, “10x16, mill culls out, l-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 20x20, up to 32 1 is ae . 32 00 mill culls out, 14%-in. ....... 19 00 2100 jin x . 25 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to mill culls out, 2-in. ........ 2200 2400 jin x . 25 00 aD MEte oe 3 32 50 Mill culls, white pine, 1”’x7” eater .. 26 00 6x16, 5x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20, ANGMIDUe celine arin aeiviatnisines 2000 2100 jin x 27 00 16x20 up to 2 foe eee 4 33 00 Mill run Spruce: : antes 29 00 LOX205 ap to (32 tes eee 33 50 1”x4” and up, 6’-11’ ...... AT 00) ASTOD a is . 84 00 6x18, 8x18, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 18 00 2000 4 in x 13 in. and Up ..s..%00 scenes 34 00 6520, 8x20, up to d2ft. ..%..... 35 00 ee and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 00 1Y% 14 -and Quin. tte. so ekeeee . 80 00 Timber in lengths over 32 feet. take the 14%"x7" 8-9" and up, 12’-16’ 22 00 24 00 . following additions: 33 to 35 ft., 50c; 36 to Fos ad and up, 12’-16’ .... 22 00 24 00 No. 2 Back 4U ft., $1; 41 to 45 ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5; 1%” & 2”x12” and up, 12’ -16’ 25 00 26 00 detach A 31 00 45 00 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to GU ft., $9; GL to 65 ft., Spruce 1-in. clear (fine dressing 1%. 1% andes oes 36 00 45 00 $12.50; G6 to Tu ft, $15; T1 to 75 ft., $18; and we eeee sence es ceeees 25 00 27.00 a 4 Via, ake. ee 45 00 76 to sO ft., $2: Hemlock f-in) cull .cch. Sesh ae 13 00 15 00 ri 7 FI OORT cil ysicaS oo 50 00 Fir flooring, edge grain ..... 385 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 aM ar ie le GIO aot No. 1 and 2 cedar 1-in. Fir rough 88 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 14%, 1% and ABINATACVS "ce aiatha cots omreee ene 19 00 20 00 : No. 2 Barn 2-AN, MANY COURT |» 27, ernisie)ehsialelstere 40 00. Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 2400 1 inch ...... .,..05 seeeueeee 28 00 36 00 1¥%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 0U Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 2600 1%, 1% and 2-in. ...... -. 30 00 36 00 14%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4.95. Bitch log Sruni ice cctenenicieneys 19 00 2200 2% and B-in. ...... weswenee 38 00 1%4-in. 32-in. pine ...... 265 Soft elm, common and better, 1, — 14%-in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 00 1 AT iro a be OI SRE rice 20 00 24 00 No. 3 Barn 14%-in. mill run hemlock lath 375 Ash, black, log run .......... 25 00 28 00 inch’. Secs oe eee 2100 28 00 XX _B. C. cedar shingles ..... 225 1x10 No. 1 barn....... .... 33 00 36 00 Re 1: Soe 1%, 1%, 2-in. ...... 2000 25 00 MK |G butts to 2-00. 290 1x 10 No. 2 barn ...... 23 00 26 00 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 3 10 1 x 8 and 9 No. 2 barn ...... 22 00 23 00 B ODS, CCR ETE Orin 335 Lath per M: ox No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x 4-ft. 425 4650 No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2in. ..... 2200 25 00 Hardwoodé=!Per< Mi. eet: Ganaliote No. 2 White Pine ...... 380 85 No. 2, 1%, 1%, 2in. ........ 1900 28 00 Oe ie ae ar Mill run white pine ...... .... 400: 4 25 Ash, white, lsts and Znds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ...... . 325 38650 Mill Culls Ash, white, No. 1 common ........ 45 00 Red pine, mill run ...... 2.2.05 360 870 ain ran calls Lin, 19 00 Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 300 4 e ase icon eae i 20 00 Ash, brown, common and better i BQN lathy seis. cals nels opto ee ve 200 200 No. thy a ee **" 4700 18 00 Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, ‘6/4 & 8/4. 60.00 ~ pine Shingles) © 9 5 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... ..... 39 00 xxxx, 18-in, ...... cee eee ee 300 350 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... 30 00 Clear buttelSuin lis. oe 250 3 25 : s Lath . Biren, ists and 2nds, 6/4 and) 8/4 7 4Z0 00 0 ce) 175 No. 1, 32-in. pine ...... .....- 1 75 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 White Cedar Shingles: No, 2, 48-in. pine ...... ..20+. seeeee 425 Birch, Ists and 2nds, 16/4 .......... 0 00 XXX, SAN: Gea ees 6 375 425 No. 1, 48-in. pine ...... ....+. sini 4 15 Basswood, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ....... 40 00 Gleara bute RIB eee 300 3650 No. 3, 48-in. pine ...... -...20 seeeee 3 75 Baerood, ae 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. “4 fe Sie tex) ee ee 2 00 Basswoo o. 2 and 3, common «... 18 50 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts and Qnds. 44 00 Spruce Ades Coulee ame sls at Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. 38 00 WINNIPEG, MAN. Basswood. Phe Ne: onde aa ce bet... 28 00 No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Soft elm, 1sts an nds; 4/4 |, tasessen 0 00 . ‘ Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 28 00 QUEBEC, QUE. Dimension oe - Z S. Erie Sea eo Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common ...... 17 50 cts. 2c 4, G98 14.00 1700 2050 18 50 Soft eim, 6/4 and 8/4, 1 and 2 ..:.. 42 00 White Pine—In the Raft 3 s 10” 3800 1850 2150 19 00 Rock elm, ists and 2nds, 6/4 x 8/4.. 55 00 First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. ox 12 babsopee 18 00 19 00 23 50 20 00 an elm, No. 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and average, according to lineal.. 60 65 Dimencion aan ithe rough or surfaced one aed maple, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4 Oak—Michigan and Ohio side 50c. per M. extra. Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 2! By the dram, according to aver- Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, Ists and 2nds. 35 00 fiae and quality Sun Rees 60 70 FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Hard maple, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 37 00 : - Mountain Stock Sat eetin as eee better, ef 28 00 Elm Dimension ard maple, , Ilsts and 2nds. 46 00 . Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 By the sani, acepeime! ee wae ao _ FA x as oa AOE ey ertoce obs 18 2 Red oak, plain 1ste and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 6500 "i.e dram, according to. aver- 2 5B, 8 te 18 na, ee ee Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 ‘age and quality, 80 to 85 feet. 650 @ 8258 Sto 18... Cee ae 18 50 October 15, 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28, 30, 32 ft... 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 616 ft 2x10 and 2 x 12; 58, 20 22 ft. 2x 10 and 2 x 12; "24, 26, 28 , 30, 32 fi No. 1 Common Boards Flooring Aor @ ineh Nos Lin civics ogee 4 or Glinch Ne. 2ui0¢15-4,<00nee 4 or 6 inch No. 3 ween awe Shiplap—Finished — : 6 inch sd Seen wee wee tee eee Lath bs 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixed) 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (nixed eta ne. +8 to > 1G ge cy o. wn9 ee i i & to 16 Hasewee 4x4, 6x Gin; & c= t ee S-10) ft Comes x 10, 8 x &, 6 x 12 in. up | BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S 1 S, and E. . ; 6 and 8 ft. ...... «+++» -. WG es x andy a ae ae 18. and 20:ft..... and 2 x in 2; wae eee 28 -_ 5. “_ rr o ° 8 Sas 55 ae ween fat et ma. S 1) — aaa pw tJ a wh S53 + aa5 te se i= f a Bees I- co PM Pesce ® a5 pp a a G0, wor" od xR ee HO PEE ae 000% Bs ARAAAWWWWWNrNNMNNNNNNNKNNNN > KAKKKAK KK KKK RMA KR KKH Viheltal PPP APAgL in., B.C. Fir Gita nee Ree arr ee BG: Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.: "8 to 16 ft. aioe. ae No. 2 Shiplap, S in, a aie ali artcheten pc a No. 2 Shiplap, 8, », 10. and i? in oan. ae FIR, COMMON BOARDS, $ 1S, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent 4 and 6 in.) ...... ....+. «« Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. . No. 2 Mixed width he: a nacccome eee No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 in. ...... ...... 18 SHINGLES» XXX B.C. Cedar cwccisw acess severe LATH | Fir Been 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. pis ft., bund. d Cedar lath” 3/8 x1 “3/8 i in. x 4 ft. 1202 BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, a! White Pine Wholesale Selling Price Uppers 4/4 ...... ei) eee | 4/4 Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 c.c.cc5 concen mee 92, Uppers, 10/4 to 12/4 s2u..--ne eee Selects 4/4 ...... caaces cccwes seve OF Selects 5/4 to 8/4 42.0. scence sinme Oe Selects’ 10/4. to 12/4. (5.2%. vas amano Fine common 4/4 Fine Common 5/4 ...... Fine common 6/4 ...... Fine common 8/4 ... ry eee eee No. 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 No. 2 Cuts 6/4 No. 2 Cuts 8/4 ...... No. 3 Cuts 5/4 No. 3 Cuts 6/4 ...... Noit3' Cots: SM eiovcion esame Dressing Bouts oreind siea\crapei te ale Dressing 5/4 x 10 ..... ot Wuhatatate sal oe Dressing \b/4:ix, 12) oe. tiie ea oaeeees No. 1 Moulding 5/4 ...... ...-. cout No. 1 Moulding 6/4 ...... ...... = (Ceatinued on page 51) hide eet eae 0+ > ng, Siem et ee October 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: MONTREAL VANCOUVER WINNIPEG Drummond Bldg. If You Need a Position a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker will find one for you. If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto CANADA LUMBERMAN Bank of Hamilton Bldg. AND WOODWORKER 53 Morgan Machine Company 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 Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. Steeper, Shorter Hauling Roads mean cheaper, more quickly built roads. These desirable features in your logging operations can be made possible by the use of the Barienger Braking Device. Our literature will interest you. Another great feature of this device is the complete protection it affords to your men, horses and equipment when descending steep hills and mountain roads. Either of these features is sufficient to warrant the use of this brake in your operations. The following is a list of Canadian Users: J. H. MacDONALD LUMBER CO., Blind River, Ont. GILLIES BROS., LTD., Braeside, Ont, GRAVES, BIGWOOD & CO., Toronto, Ont. J. FENDERSON & SONS, Inc., Sayabec, P.Q. W. C. EDWARDS & CoO., Lab. Ottawa, Ont. EDDY & GLYNN, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | Ryther & Pringle Company, Carthage, N.Y. bd CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Grisiee 15, 19: CURRENT LUMBER PRICES— Continued No. 1 Moulding 8/4 ...... .....- --- 5800 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 Fine common, 1 in. ...... .... 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. , No; 2 Moulding” 65/4 ......\..ic-ismiiestednviee 47 U0 Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 19 50 No: 2: Moulding 6/4) ..<:ass aeieeeenn. 47 0U SAP BIRCH No. 1 Cuts] ins, . -csuc) cae sae 55 00 5.inch and up merchantable No; 2 ‘Moulding 8/450. cs wetemiiene 47 00 i 4/4 84 - 36 22 . 24 16 - 18 No. 1. Cuts:14 to: 2\in; cent 60 00 64 00 boards, 8 ft. and u 1s 20 00 mo; iebarn. 3 x 1. 3 dees Hee A 00 5/4 and up 36 - 88 24 - 26 16 - 18 No. 2 Cuts, Lim, , sar74 ae 40 00 A P, P a No. 1 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ...... ..eeee 34 00 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 4200 5000 1x 2 and 1 x 3 furring, p 1s No. Barn 1) x 10. .30nn Gane ee 36 00 SOFT ELM Barn‘ Boards, No. 2S eae Bed clipped and bundled ....... + 21 00 Now 2eBarn 1 x 6 and sien vee 32 00 4/4 84 - 36 23 - 25 14-16 : No 1 1 < 18 sid oan aR 00 1%-in. spruce laths ..... sere £20 No.2 Barn 1 x 10 .ctevmeeee sees 34 00 5, 6 & 8/4 36 - 38 25 - 27 1G - 18 No, a x 8 rx s ae 1¥%-in. spruce laths ...... oe 8 Gee Nos Barn 1 x 6)and) Bees serene 26 00 oa ao x an ce re rh be hee A Bae day ea aes x as BASSWOOD No. 2, 1 2 10 :. 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Box1 x 10... ee oo. O85 00 4/4 32 - 34 23 - 25 15 - 17 No. 2,1x 8 .. 3300 34 00 O reece cence eeeeee oe. Thicker 34 - 36 25 - 28 is - 19 No. 3, 1x 12 .. 3100 32 00 Extras". s7anap pee ee saee 320 — Box 1.x 12 ..46. cee ee odvw 20,00 No 8 1x10 29 00 30 00 Cleare cgaae as . 2 Box 1 x.13 and) upper neues . 80 00 PLAIN OAK Nes 3 1x8 2 Si 28 00 29 00 Second clears .. - 240 The following quotations on hardwoods re- 4/4 50 - 52 81-38 °19- 21 ; : Clear whites ... + +. 2257 present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 52 - 54 33 - 35 21 - 23 Canadian spruce boards ...... 2300 2500 Extra Is (Clear whites “in) a and Tonawanda: ‘i Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 24 00 25 00 Extra 1s (Clear whites out) .. o\a MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce, 12 in, dimension «...-. 25 00 26 50 Re ee 3 pruce, tly) oe sists dele ee eraae 2350 8 SE A ait ee ee : 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 22 50 23 00 Red Cedar Eurekas; 18-inch 5 4/4 29 - 31 19 - 21 13 - 15 5/4 to 8/4 51 - 53 28 - 30 18 - 20 10 and 12 in. random lengths butts to 2-in. 5/4 to 8/4 32-34 21-23 18-14 10/4 and up 60-62 40-42 20 - 22 10 ft. and up : 24 00 ction, ig ee 10/4 to 16/4 36 - 388 26 - 28 18 - 20 SP coat ts Ae Jo ous ee = Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts Bes BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 to 2% .....- teetee se eeee IRCH 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 42 - 44 26 - 28 14 - 16) Selects, # to Quineh \ occ. va. 80 00 88 00 feet “and "apy. ..Gus, Sens 19 50 in. extra red clear c3..) seem Don’t Let Your Horses Go Lame Use Fleming’s Spavin and Ringbone Paste It is not necessary when we guarantee to cure any case of ring- bone no matter how old or bad. It removes lameness in almost every case and money is refunded if it fails. We supply remedies for every blemish by mail promptly. Order now. List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price... ... ... $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price ... 1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Recent Bone pas ei Enlargements. Price ... . 2.00 Fleming’s Spavin and Wihebone Paste | For all well established cases of Bone Spavin, Ringbone and Sidebone. $2.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... ... 1.00 Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides heaves. Price ... .. wis’ ys sity eaten aw eiatee ae cietca eaehtenee 1.00 Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Tiedew: Cures’ Inflammation ‘ofthe Eyes; @Price v.. sec ees cee Sue) fast eee .50 Fleming’s General Liniment Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Heels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. 1.00 Fleming’s Fistula and Poll Evil Cure For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their stages, and for diseases of the feét, such ‘as’ Thrush and {@pittore. ann cs hee er ee Oe kee Meee Fleming’s Chronic Cough Poyaas For ' Chrotic Coughs, Colds» ietciny. cu s:s (0 etebbee + se ese) siniet sits, cela cua 2.00 Fleming’s Absorbent Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps 22.) *..0 sss ses) eee 2.00 Fleming’s Diuretic Powders For disordered kidneys, fevers, .ietc) “1.1 sce boeticsin wom wate ear, Bitte 1.00 Fleming’s Sedative Lotion Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. A splendid Stable lotion.. ... 1.00 Send for acopy of Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviser and other literature. FLEMING BROTHERS CHEMISTS 79 East Adelaide St. - TORONTO, Ont. ink’s Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Duminion, 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. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited _ «. .*:a Manufacturers of Lumber Tools take it, and PEMBROKE - - : 21 00 (REG. CAN. PAT. OFF) Turbo-Undergrate Blowers aa are operating successfully in lumber mills and wood-working oe" ** establishments all over the world. wo «6: Their universal adoption is due to mechanical superiorities 4 which enable them to operate without trouble or shut-down Mee Ay ® and with practically no attention. ig The bearings are large and generous—with oil ring lubrica- > tion. The reservoir needs filling only once every few weeks. - a) Individual nozzle control makes it possible to turn off any desired number of nozzles when operating at light loads. This gives good economy, These sets have no ball-bearings to rust or crack, Bulletin 2140 will explain. B. F, Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited Montreal, Toronto, Galt, Ont., Canada Winnipeg, Vancouver MADE IN CANADA anyway you it’s the best : : ONTARIO Peavey made. October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Automatic Feed Knife Grinder This type “F,” one of our full automatic feed grinders, has come to be a most popular machine; is especi- ally adapted for grinding planer knives as well as all knives of medium weight. We make a full line of KNIFE GRINDERS and SAW SHARPENERS Send for our catalogue. Samuel C.Rogers&Cc. 10 Lock St. BUFF iw. Type “F” Range from 26" to 54”. Price—from $110 to $170. FFALO, N.Y 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 and combinations of our packings to work successfully and eco- oe nomically under any stated condition; and it goods are not wholly satisfactory to purcha- ser we will refund promptly the cost of GARLOGK same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes our various styles of packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co.. Hamilton, Ontario Branches : Calgary Montreal Branches : Toronto Winnipeg Saw Mandrell 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. : j 1103 University Ave. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads ROCHESTER, N. Y. NN Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. Patterns Full Weight—Full Strength INULIN i —_— — ren We are prepared to make prompt ship- ments of standard sizes from our own factory and warehouse in Toronto. Let us figure on your requirements. This Trademark > on every link. Write for Catalog No. 110D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. HUA — SE SI Ci i Mn nin = Sturdily Built for Heavy Duty Above a'l the Enterprise Camper Range is built to stand camp service. It’s made of the best quality Bessemer steel by expert Canadian workmen. The castings are extra heavy. The Enterprise Camper Range is not cheap but low priced. It presents the best range value in Canada at the price. Our up-to-date manufacturing facilities and long experience enable us to sell a high grade range at a low price. Write for details and circular. ae ————— A MERARERA Tee rn ete 4 wy Be earn — os ee. SS. iJ \ > > KENTERPRIse 7 fo ° FOUNDRY FOUNDRY Co. SACKVILLE,N.B. 56 CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers :—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; twenty-four 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 Waterous Engine Works BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company, J Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F. Sadler & Haworth Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company BUNKS Alaska Feather & Down Company CAMP RANGES Enterprise Foundry Company CAMP STOVES Enterprise Foundry Company CAMP SUPPLIES © Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Canada Starch Company Davies Company, Wm. Eckardt & Company, H. P. Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited _ Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS _ Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon Ltd. Ltd. DOORS Batts Limited Boake Mfg. Co. Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Tessier, Alphonse DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GLOVES Eisendrath Glove Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS - Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros.. Company Newman, John P. Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company ~ Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK ‘Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Bourgouin, H. Cameron & 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 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited headings; full page, HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company - Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. ° Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company ‘Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Watson & Todd, Lim Goodday, H. R. Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company — Freeman-Smith Lumber Compa: Fordyce Lumber Company ~ Gates Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Cane Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., He Harquail Company, Ltd., if Laidlaw Lumber Compan McLennan Lumber Comp Montreal Lumber Compan: Murphy & Company, J. u Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonizati Oliver Lumber Compan Parry Sound Lumber ce River Ouelle Pulp & Savoie & Company Incorporated Southern Lumber Compa Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Co: Victoria Harbor Lumber Wilson Bros. ; Wisconsin & Arkansas LUMBER ME Jas. Morrison Brass LUMBER 7 Norman S. Knox MOTOR T Packard Motor Car C Anderson Lumber C ee bi 9 A “ ec anu acturing: Com Blair & Rolland aoe ee Jeg ameron & Cone ra Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmi Donogh & Company, John Eagle Lumber Compaas ‘ Fesserton Timber Com Forest Mills of B. C3 rs Fraser-Bryson Lumber_ Gordon & Company, G Gillies Bros. Limited > Graves, Bigwood Com Harris Tie & Timber ( Hettler Lumber Co., Hocken Lumber Co: Long Lumber Co Mackarell & Com Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Sumber National Elevator Co PACKID Can. H. W. Johns-h Garlock Packing Co: Gutta Percha & Rubber Turner Brothers Canada, ] PLANING MILL EXHAUS’ Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACH! Canadian Blower & Forge POLES Hare Tie & Timber Compaen ‘Pink & Company, Thos. Continued on page 60) — + October 15, 1915 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell that another is likely to want, or it 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 jumberman Wood 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER In damp places where the ordinary kind of belting goes all to pieces, Neptune belting runs right along, day after day, every joint and every lap as tight as when first put on. If you are interested in belting we’ll send you samples of ““Neptune” which you can soak in water. The laps will not loosen, nor, if double belting is used, will the belting come apart between the plies—this we guarantee. Write for Neptune Book and copy of our new text book ‘‘Belting’ Manual.” Both sent gratis upon request. The Graton & Knight Mfg., Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers. Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. Representatives in Canada: The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St.John, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victeria Not altogether what we say but what users say ‘*We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. 5 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 We make a Specialty of : Detter Better Wearing Qual Conveyor Chains || t-.o0 0. ‘“Asbestol” popularity For Lumbermen with the men of the lumber camps. Up in the woods, where the big trees fall, . you wiil find the woodsman E make them from carefully-selected : : ; 5 eke hand in glove with iron, and every link is guaranteed ‘Ash 1.” th Ee strictly hand-made—not the in- SDESEO!: es Die ae Noe” ferior machine-made. hand protector. A) CAN The point is worthy of special emphasis. F\F We make the chains according to any dimensions desired uarantee splendid instars workmanship ; Ce : depends tine cISENORATH'S Prices are the lowest possible for the HORSE HIDE class of work we furnish, and Quality above criticism. Dealers handling the Let us quote for your needs. ‘* Asbestol” line of work Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- gloves and mittens are assured the lion’s share of this do eee eaikiag Tide cuamawtie Wier profitabletrade. ‘‘Asbestol”’ converts do not backslide. abt: of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- They remain loyal rooters. Order from your wholesaler and write us today for handsome display rack—free. Woodhouse Chain Works _Ejisendrath Glove Company P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J. 2001 Elston Ave. Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO, ILL. There is no need to go outside of the Canad- ian market in order to obtain the best logging locomotives. We have been specializing in this line for fifty years. You will find the de- sign of our locomotives complete. and: athe ~ sturdy construction ; — eee equal to every test of the severe service of logging operations, Repair parts can al- ways be had on the shortest notice. This engine is 13 1334 j ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Grey Iron Castings—any size or shape—ordinary or intricate—made promptiy. 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 October 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 DETACHABLE J. J. TURNER & SONS <2 Government Contractors and the largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada JAI), Fer SAWMILLS, Sree SG PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS Un Vs iin iy Vy "Se aps a te = = of ReiGermen’s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO Best results are obtained from a locomotive only when designed and built to meet special service requirements. Our standard logging locomotives were designed after a careful study of the conditions under which they must operate. Every piece of material entering into their construction must undergo a thorough test and conform to the same specifications required for the largest locomotives. Only the best materials are used, insuring long life and satis- factory results. Write us when you want a locomotive. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED, DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA. CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES Fo8,W00P ano IRON RAILS Do You Want a Salesman? A 62-ton. Climax Locomotive . = Daigned @ Every live lumber salesman in Can- Bapecially for ada reads the Canada Lumberman eavy Lopeths Work. and Woodworker. q 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. Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp Curves. 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. Any Pal 60 PRESSES Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 Tessier, Alphonse SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company _ Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW SHARPENERS Rogers & Company, Samuel C. SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 Timms, Phillips & Company SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P Waterous Engine Works Company SNOW PLOWS Bateman-Wilkinson Company SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. SNOW PLOWS Pink Company, Thos. STOVES Canada Stove & Furniture Company Enterprise Foundry Company TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Spears & Lauder ' October 15, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Lauderburn, D. E. — Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James, VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company Long Manufacturing Company, E. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company HIGH QUALITY FOOD is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO - CANADA t - F y : : Be October 15: 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Coe Rotary Veneer Cutter Style “A” Extra Heavy Pattern Front View 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. ‘| (pais 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 very first the Coe policy has been to design the most able Veneer machinery that expert knowledge could conceive, and experience suggest, and to make the Coe Veneer machines the best that selected material and skilful 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 bare 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 Veneer 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 Veneer 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 61 és CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER October 15, 1915 Heavy Duty These sturdy heavy duty edgers are built in sizes of 48 inch, 54 inch, 60 inch, 66 inch, 72 inch and 84 inch. A feature in the construction of these machines is the casting of the base in one piece. This makes the machine self-contained and always in alignment. We will be pleased to send you bulletin describing these edgers and giving their specifications. The E. Long Manufacturing Company, Limited e e e Orillia - Ontario AGENCIES : MONTREAL— Williams & Wilson, Ltd. EDMONTON & CALGARY—Gorman WINNIPEG~—Stuart Machinery Co. Ltd. Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. VANCOUVER—Robt Hamilton & Co. Biyeiaber 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER WATEROUS cuameion EDGERS 9 iB Scalia Bat Waterous Big Champion Edgers are built to handle cants up to 8 in. —and they will. They carry 26-in. saws, have saw collars 714 in. and mandrels 4% in. in diameter. The rest of the machine is built in proportion. The saw guides have two sets of plugs, to hold the saw close to the collar and again close to the rim. The saws cannot wobble in the cut. Guides are held on iron levers, to move quickly and easily and without cramping the saws. Every part of these edgers is built for business. Bearings are large and water-cooled. Feed rolls fluted to grip the cants firmly but with- out injury. The ised is powerful and can be stopped, started or reversed at will. You can send your heaviest cants through this machine without fear of injury and with the assurance that they will come out edged to exact size and true from end to end. Built with edger opening of 48 in. to 96 in. Also as a Com- bination Machine with stripping section 1814 in. wide.. Our new catalogue No. 1011 on request. Waterous Engine Works Co. BRANTFORD, CANADA Limited H. B. Gilmour, Branch— Vancouver, B.C. Winnipeg, Man. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 clagees 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 worth of mixed metal tion; packed in 30 Ib. and 60 lb. boxes. For extra duty, such as over-hanging saws,’our FAULTLESS BABBITT will stand where sold annually. other metals will fail. Price, Fort William and East, 40c per lb.; West of Fort William, 45c, delive: 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. Planing Mill Improvements Every Manufacturer in the Lumber Industry realizes T H E that to be “up-to-date” their Factory should be installed ith Shaving Exh Fans. histo yee The Sheldon Shaving L EAT H E R Exhaust Fan is especially designed to suit BELT your particular requirements, ? giving greater efficiency and : independence than any other on the market. See our New Catalogue S ea ree Montreal Toronto Winnipeg heldons Tmatnscoia mane’? "|| ‘The J. C, McLaren Belting Go. AGENTS: : Limited Messrs. Ross & Greig, 412 St. James St. Messrs. Walker’s Limited, 259-261 Stanley St. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Messrs. Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Bank of Ottawa Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. If a Lumber Jack is to work at his best he must be content with his job and satisfied with the conditions under which he has to live. THE ALASKA DOUBLE DECK BUNKS | will largely contribute to the comfort and contentment of your men. Write us for prices. The Alaska Feather & Down Co., Limited, Montreal | Vol. 35 Toronto, November 1, 1915 No. 21 WATER WHEELS | p-oo ofl GOVERNORS, PUMPS Electric- Welded Boom Chain By ‘s 2% {Weld = 75% {Strength = 25% (Wear tg est qua ity Sheared Toggle , I Bar Hook , Two Sheared , Forged Toggle and Ring and Link Toggles and Ring Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Made < Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed LINDSAY, ONT. Limited McKinnon Chain Co., St. Catharines, Ont. YOU CAN SAVE 15 to 50, POWER COST in your exhaust systems for conveying and removing Shavings, Sawdust, Bark, etc., by using Canadian Slow Speed Mill Exhausters Facts are facts. Ask the users—and there are hundreds of them—what they think of the investment. Then you will use a “Canadian” on your next job. Canadian Blower and Forge Co., Limited BERLIN, ONTARIO St John Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver ASBESTOS We manufacture practically every article that can be made of Asbestos—including Baer ket oiler Gaskets Asbestos | Pipe and Boiler Coverings Blast Wheel for stringy material. that we are making all kinds of Steam and Power Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps, Condensers and Vacuum Pumps ? Turner Brothers Canada, Limited The Smart-Turner Machine Company, Limited MONTREAL HAMILTON, CANADA Accurate Lumber Measuring Depending upon{,humanity to measure up thousands of feet of lumber is a most uncertain practice. Put a Morrison Lumber Measuring Register on every machine in your mill and you will always have an accurate count of the lineal or board feet of lumber passing through each machine. Write us for particulars. The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide St., West, TORONTO Keeps a tally on all your lumber Promotion of Export Trade CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 Apalher like gold bas no substitute, = A Reason — Simple but Sound From time to time you are puzzled to know why you do not derive a full return from -your efforts to secure ample power for your machinery. Where is the. vent-hole through which your power escapes ? Look to your belting. You are creating your power all night but you are allowing it to leak in transmission. Can you expect an _ ordinary, common leather belt to be efficient, pliable, tenacious, friction-reducing when it has never been prepared to stand the damp atmostphere of green lumber or the effects of steam and oil? ‘AmPuHiBiA Belting is no common, ordinary leather. It is prepared from selected hides, oak-tanned and waterproofed by a secret process. Its flexi- bility will surprise you. It is absolutely impervious to oil. Try a sample run. The Flexible Waterproof Belt Really Grips The | Pulley TORONTO WINNIPEG MONTREAL VANCOUVER ST. JOHN 38 Wellington St. E. Galt Building 511 William St. 107-111 Water St. 149 Prince William St. To insure satisfaction state where belt is to run. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red and White Pine “ | e, | -" Lumber %. eg. td d sae “ ‘<< 4 pat . 4 ~ him we ne | ab aR: ‘ » j i P -. - Cra 's : ~ = 7A /\ A al > 9 ee a The Fire Did Not Destroy Our Small Mill or Planing Mill | WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK Red and White Pine Lumber Dimension Timber, Deals, Etc. In all Sizes and Grades Dressing Done on Short Notice ~ SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES |Geo. Gordon & Company CACHE BAY, ONTARIO Limited ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER #PLEXNANLUMBER C* BED Dee «| iacal ae a ik | We Have It If Its Lumber Our shipping facilities are excellent by either rail or water. Phone, wire or write us for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Company, Limited Hil oh Hi November 1, ‘101577 \_—— - _ November 1, 1915 ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER vo) immediate shipment : 100,000 ft. 1x 12 - 6/16 No.1 Mill Cull White Pine 82,000 “ 1x10 - 6/16 Ee Ss 25,000 “ 1x 6 - 6/16 fea ee 80,000 “lx 5&u 6/16 “ 66 66 We Can Give You Good Prices. The Long Lumber Company HAMILTON, ONT. ‘es MD. : ee °LD Something To “Crow” About Hocken’s Hemlock When selling a customer it is comforting to feel that you are offering stock that you can conscientiously “Crow About”—such stock is Hocken’s Hemlock. Get our prices. | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited eri hon, Pees but 2h70 Y ND WOODWORKER ~ Car and Cargo Lots Only Douglas Fir | ye Yellow Pine For Hemlock | Shell Spru a Portable : Boxes _ pi Houses Oak Every Grade and Every Size Export Lumber Write, Wire or Phone for Prices — Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. —_—_—_—— November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 Bartram Brothers Limited Cable Address, ‘‘Bartram”’ Code, ABC 5th edition. Ottawa, Canada Some of our stock on hand unsold. November 1, 1915 Devon, Ont. C. P. Ry. Devon, Ont. (Continued) NORWAY C. & C. F. WHITE PINE MILL RUN Feet Rice 1 x 4 and up x 10-16 7 852 114 x 4/6 x 10-16 40,000 1% x 7 and up x 10-16 68,000 NORWAY MILL RUN 1% x 4 and up x 10-14 100,000 I Ye 1 x4/5 x 1016 raegmos 4 E4andupx 101 200,00 1x7 x 10-16 130,976 , 1x8 x 10-16 46,416 1 x 9/11 x 10-16 27,995 WHITE PINE CULLS eee eto ae 1x 4 and up 6-16 No. 2 120,160 ee le ree 2x4 and up x 6-16 No, 1 5,537 ieee ss 10-16 141375 3.x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 54,221 pe 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 2 8,516 2x8 x 10-16 240,865 ’ 2x10 x 10-16 58,119 3.x 4 and up x 10-16 357,291 MILL RUN LATH 14%4—32-in. White Pine 188,800 NORWAY CULLS 11%4—32-in. Norway 655,650 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. l,and 2 803,190 B h R 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 350,009 7 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 2 314,798 arachols, Que. I. C. - Or Boat 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 210,764 SPRUCE MILL RUN 1x 4x 10-16 199,197 WHITE PINE GOOD 1x 5x 10-16 354,226 1 x 4 and up x 10-16 10,067 SPRUCE CULLS WHITE PINE MILL RUN 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 260,000 1x 4/5 x 10-16 123,460 1x6 x 10-16 16,100 ° mee ete eae Montreal, Que. Basin No. 3 1x8 x 10-16 15,969 i =29/1i-x 10-16 20,100 SPRUCE CULLS 1x10 x 10-16 2,550 1x4and upx6-16 - 137,079 1x12 x 10-16 9,912 Largely 6 and 8 in. E We have large stocks of 3” spruce deals, scantlings, planks and boards for export. “Specialists in Quick Shipments ” EXPORTERS TO U.K. AND EUROPE ¢ = ¢ | | 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MONTREAL Canada Basswood Stock at our Mont Laurier Mill - 2x 3 in.—10/13 ft. Spruce 200,000 2x 4 in.—10/13 ft. Spruce 300,000 3 x 3 in.—10/13 ft. Spruce S x 4 in.—10/13 ft. Spruce 2x 5 in.. Spruce 2 x 6 in. Spruce 2x 7 in. Spruce 2x 8 in. Spruce 2.x 9 in. Spruce 2 x 10 in. Spruce 1% x 4 in./up Spruce 1 x 4 in./8 in.—10/12 ft. Spruce 114 in. x 4 in./up Spruce 100,000 1 in., 1% in., 1% in., 2 in., 2 in. and 4 in. Birch 200,000 1 in. Ash 1 in. Elm Cedar Posts and Poles, Railway Ties. Lath and Shingles. Common Spruce for boxes and crating, all sizes. Sash Doors and Interior Trim Our dressing mill in St. Jerome is one of the most complete of its kind in Canada. The Eagle Lumber Company, Limited Montreal "November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Canadian White Cedar Shingle Association Successors to | The North Shore Shingle Association This Association is comprised of the following Cedar Mills: Price Brothers & Co., Ltd. Quebec The Shives Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbellton, N. B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Ltd. B. A. Mowat : Edwards & McLean Bonaventure, Que. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Gaspe, Que. The Restigouche Lumber Co., Ltd. Dalhousie Jct., N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Co. Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Charlo, N. B. The Bathurst Lumber Co. Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. Chatham, N. B. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Standard Grading Rules at all the mills assure uniform grading. We can now furnish dry stock in all grades for prompt shipment. Delivered prices at all points West of Campbellton, N. B. For quotations address : FG. WHEATON, _— Amherst, N.S. Canadian Sales Agent Special: To reduce stocks we are quoting special prices on Clear Walls Specials Extra No. 1s. These grades are bone dry and can be shipped at once. ove a ee iy = a a Ve SG ere i 4 > - — ae as a , : 7 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 Let Us Be Your Warehouse Hints to the Retailer Quick turnovers mean sure profits. Don't load up with large stock. Buy often and sell often, and your stock will be always up to date and you will save tying up your capital, your depreciation. will be nil. Make us do your ware-housing, we are able and willing to do it. Our New Ware-House contains 5 X Panel Clear Fir Doors F lat grain %” V Sheathing B.C. 2 Panel Clear Klimax Doors Fir Hardwood Floorings Oak Front Doors Basswood, Y. Pine and Oak Clear Pine Stave Verandah . Mouldings Columns Beaver Brand Roofing, 1-2-3 pl. Oak and Birch Stair Treads and Beaver Brand Sulphite Building Newels Paper Beaver Board Edge grain 7 B.C. Fir Flooring We give dealers a special discount and protect them on price. Our lines are complete, and we put you in the position of being able to give your customers efficient service. PROMPT SHIPMENTS ON SHORT NOTICE A SPECIALTY The McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Rough and dressed Lumber, dimension Timber and Factory work. Also manufacturers of :—Boxes and Portable Houses. Write for our prices and timber list. The Ottawa Plant @ The Ottawa Plant is the most mod- ern woodworking plant on this continent. It is equipped with the best machinery for the manufacture of Doors, Colums, Sash, Hardwood Flooring, Interior Trim, Etc. q A large supply of high grade and well seasoned lumber is always maintained thus ensuring prompt shipment on all orders. @ = We sell everything in Lumber. Prices and particulars cheerfully furnished W. C. Edwards & Co., Ltd. Ottawa — Ontario 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 ' Quebec and Ontario SPRUCE. We are in a position to supply Merchantable Spruce in all thicknesses from 5/g to 3 inch in standard widths. Canadian Hardwoods Specializing in LAURENTIAN RED BIRCH sawn for export at our mills in the Laurentians; can contract for cuts to be sawn to order. Also offer 1, I¥/,, I/2, 2” 2!/2 and 3 dry stock. Will be glad to quote on your requirements in ~Maple Basswood Beech Ash and Elm C. A. SPENCER, Limirep Lumber Merchants Eastern Townships Bank Bldg, MONTREAL, Que. OPERATING Spencer Lumber Co.—Mills at Rockway Valley and Arundel, Que. For Machinery and Timber CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Sale The undersigned offer for sale, in large or small blocks all their remaining timber lands, mills and town property. situated in the Lown 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. 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 and. 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. 4 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. We have the following Sawmill Machinery for sale: for 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, 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. high pressure 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, Lathe and Machinery, with tools necessary for repair work. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limite 26 Ernest Avenue, TORONTO, CANADA 9a UN 0 : Find out for yourself just 2 . exactly what : - finish really is. . z (Unless you are one of the hundreds E B of alert dealers already acquainted = : with it.) : = z = Let us send you our two sam- > = ples—flat and edge grain. z They are 3° WHOLESALE CANADA OAK | FIR WHITE PINE 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 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. K L | M Wanted - White Pine | We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will Contract for your this Season’s Cut. SPELL IT BACKWARDS The Lumberman’s Milk In Powder Form Klim is pure—cheaper thar fresh liquid milk. One-third the cost of condensed milk. No freights on useless water—keeps in any tem- Write us and we will call on you. perature—no waste. Packed for camp use especially in 10 pound tins $2.00 each, the pound makes one gallon. ase lots, special price. | rear er South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Saranac Lake, New York Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. Head Office:—Mail Building Zz November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The C. Beck Manufacturing Co., Limited Head Office: PENETANGUISHENE, 3 tees Saw and Planing Mills, Box and Pail Factory, PENETANGUISHENE. CHOICE 1915 CUT MILL RUN STOCK 17,000 feet 1 x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. 15,000 feet 1x 5 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 1 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 1 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 34,000 feet 1 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 1 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 1 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. Box Factory, TORONTO 30,000 feet 2 x 4 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 6 — 10/16 White Pine. 35,000 feet 2 x 8 — 10/16 White Pine. 60,000 feet 2 x 10 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 12 — 10/16 White Pine. 17,000 feet 2 x 13 and wider 10/16 White Pine. Also full assortment of 2 in. and 3 in. Norway. REMEMBER: If you want any stock milled, our Planing Mill will give you the right service. “WE AIM TO SERVE YOU WITH THE BEST ” C. A. Larkin Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Merchants Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., ta. Office, “isgueen se’ Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. 704-705 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Canada Th R Mills at e Only A National Journal NN Electrical DESCHENES - : SQ. Paper in — SSS Oanada QUEBEC Managers SLES ) Superintendents 3 ; Se Useful to Wh i t P i Electricians ‘ ep : = ‘ Me RS a Subscribers 1 e Ine Engineers N VNSN 6 %, SSAA Profitable to R d P of 3 VON Advertisers e Mme fe, ” Bs N « Electric Light Plants ‘sh i x oo ae Spruce ~ Lumber an Lath and Everybody Interested in Electricity Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO 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. a * Fas is CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 THE HARRIS TIE & TIMBER CO. | - \ Ottawa - Canada Bye | Lumber, Lath, Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts 1 Railway Ties : An Ideal Heading Rounder For Keg, Barrel or (Cask Heads Designed to give speed, ease of Operation and safety, this Im- proved Heading Rounder is capable of rounding heading from an 8” diameter to 30’ diameter. Improved device revolves clamps before the saw touches the head. All danger of head being thrown out is eliminated. Careful workmanship and the highest grade material make this machine solid and durable. Let us tell you more about it. A request for inform- ation will receive prompt at- tention. Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Limited - Kentville, N.S. November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Save the Cost of an Extra Boiler By Installing An Improved Hot Blast Grate under your present boiler and increasing your steaming power 50%. Gives as good results with Wet, Green or Frozen Sawdust as a draft grate gives with dry wood. Owing to the arrangement of the blast openings this grate has an efficiency nearly Eeebic that of any other blast grate made. What One Ontario Lumberman Says: The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Orillia, Ont. Dear Sirs-—With reference to the Hot Blast Grate we purchased from you on trial about six weeks ago. We have found it to be one of the most profit- able things we ever put in any of our saw mills. It is much cheaper and more convenient than any sort of Dutch oven. We placed it under two 6 ft. boilers, where we saw Spruce and Balsam logs, the sawdust of which makes poor fuel. Before we began using the blower we burned from three to four cords of dry slabs daily, and even then had a deficiency of steam, but now we have all the steam we desire, and the only fuel used is sawdust. Yours truly, HIGHLAND LUMBER COMPANY, LTD., Berriedale, Ont. They Pay for Themselves. They Sell on Their Merit. Sold on 30 days’ trial, with freight paid bath ways if it does not prove in every way satisfactory. Manufactured by The E. Long Mfg. Co., Limited Orillia, Ontario A -., MONTREAL—Williams & Wilson, Ltd. EDMONTON and CALG AR Y—Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. §encieS: winnIPEG—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. VANCOUVER—Robert Hamilton & Co. 33 o 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 | Pine, Spruce, Balsam and Hemlock | Hardwoods and Basswood a Specialty | The Trout Creek Lumber Co. Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber F. BAECHLER, Manager Wholesale and Retail POWASSAN, ONT. C] ° | T S The Choice of Lumber- 1Se oot 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 throughout. Special Flanged Shanks and Superior Bits are supplied for sawing hardwood. We are the oldest Saw manufacturers in America R. HOE & CO. 504-520 Grand Street, NEW YORK CITY 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. Piieasscenee Bleached Sulphite Pulp Se Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods es November 1, 1915 Schultz Sectional Buildings Permanent and Portable “The Construction which is especially suited for the Export Trade.” CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Bungalow at Ottawa Country Club The Schultz Brothers Company, Limited, of Brantford, Ont., are the PIONEER Canadian manufacturers of Sectional-Portable Houses One of the largest American Export Trading Concerns wrote us regarding a Portable House Order which we shipped for their account, under date of June 22, 1915, as follows: “Your letter of June 19th, with various enclosures, received to-day, and we have to thank you for the most complete manner in which you have given us all these details as requested. You have shown considerable desire to work with us on this business, and we take this opportunity to thank you for it. It is a pleasure to work with people that show evidence of ability and co-operation in the export trade, as business is handled at such a great distance, and it takes a long time to conclude orders, that all concerned need hearty support of everyone else taking part in the transaction.” The Schultz Line Figgampestimee nisin .-. of ee . Sectional Buildings includes: Schultz Sectional Buildings for all Purposes 1. High-class Designs. Bungalows 2. Factory-built, accur- ate and complete. Summer Cottages Churches 3. Shipped in sections, convenient to handle. j= 0 4. Assembled before shipping, easy to re-as- School Houses semble. . P 5. Substantially con- Auditoriums structed for permanent Cottage at Guelph Country Club Ma Stores 6. Collapsible, transport- ° able, and quickly re-erect- Photo Studios Barracks Power Houses able. . 7. Sectional units are all Offices Mess Rooms Garages 3 ft. 2 in. wide, and inter- , : changeable. Shops Club Houses Railway Stations = Military Hospitals Pavilions Waiting Rooms Settlers’ Homes Boat Houses Ete., Ete. 8. Can be 25 ft. 4 in. wide, and wider, and as long as you please. 9. Weather-tight and roofs that are fire-proof. 10. Materials are first- class and carefully select- ed. Sample Cottage on Exhibition at Paris, France (Approved by the Belgian and French authorities) Send for our Catalogue The Schultz Brothers Co., Limited Brantford, Ontario, Canada Rural Methodist Church in Toronto (See description of our manufacturing plant on page 48) a 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 Sash Doors Interior Trim The accompanying four pictures show views of our plant and manufacturing facilities, where we are able to produce high grade sash, doors, trim, mouldings, office fittings, veneered doors, etc. Plain and Quarter Sawn Oak Flooring our Specialty We will be pleased to quote you attractive prices on any special work to details. Write Us. Geo. Rathbone, Limited 10 Northcote Avenue TORONTO ‘2 4 é $ November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 ason Portable Houses E are specially well equipped for the prompt and extensive manufacture of portable houses. We have made many ready cut houses in the past and can point to tangible evidence of our ability to produce substantial and lasting buildings. Dressing in transit is another branch of our business which receives careful attention. Our machines for this work are kept sharp and true. We can do your work promptly and well. Let us quote you. | Geo.M.Mason BS BY ‘ Limited a i Ottawa. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 19:50am E. B. Foss, President and Treasurer. W. I. Foss, Secretary. Hope Lumber Company Saw Mills at Tigesalon: Ontario, Annual capacity 50,000,000 ft. White and Red Pine, cut from the finest tract of Virgin Pine in Georgian Bay District, Canada. Shipments by Lake or Rail, car or cargo, rough or dressed. Correspondence soliclted for both domestic and export business. Address all correspondence to E. B. Foss & Co., Selling Agents, Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A. YORK BRAND - Hams and Bacon Long Domestic Barrelled Pure Clears Shortening | Beefand Pork | Lard WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF SPEED IN FILLING ORDERS Write or wire, our expense, of course, for quotations on all Packing House Products The Harris Abattoir Company, Limited Union Stock Yards, WEST TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3¢ We are the Sole Owners of and are prepared to manufacture at our Factory in Hamilton, Ont., and to supply the Canadian Trade with any of the Devices covered by the following Patents in the Dominion of Canada. CANADIAN PATENTS No. 79,896 Mar. 24, 1903, Improvement in Babbitting Devices. . 107,380, Sep. , 1907, Cutter Head Knife Sharpener . 108,490, Nov. 12, 1907, Adjusting Means for Planer Heads. Yo. 109,194, Dec. 17, 1907, Adjusting Means for Planer Heads. Yo. 109,845, Jan. 21, 1908, Adjusting Means for Planer Heads. Yo. 110,216, Feb. , 1908, Variable® Speed Mechanism. Yo. 110,217, Feb. 1908, Variable Speed Devices. Yo. 113,811, Aug. 1908, Driving Mechanism for Planers No. 113,478, Aug. 1908, Sanding Machines Yo. 115,919, Jan. 5, 1909, Knife Holder for Cutter Heads. Yo. 117,080, Mar. 9, 1909, Multiple Board Gauges. Yo. 120,467, Sep. 1909, Multiple Gauges .o. 120,468, Sep. 1909, Locking Mechanism for Gauging Devices. Yo. 120,610, Sep. 21, 1909, Feeding Mechanism for Saws. Oct. 12, 1909, Feed and Adjusting Mechanism for Saws. Oct. 12, 1909, Adjusting Means for Saws. Nov. 23, 1909, Adjusting and Grinding Planer Knifes. , Nov. 30, 1909, Feed Rolls for Planers. » Dec. , 1909, Holding Device for Planer Head Bits. , Jan. 1910, Cutter Heads for Grooving Machines. , Jan. 18, 1910, Fastening Means for Planer Knives, etc. 3, Aug. 23, 1910, Bearings. Oct. 18, 1910, Holding Devices for Planer Heads. 5, Oct. 18, 1910, Grinding and Jointing Devices for Planers. No. 128,75 25, 1910, Planer Heads. To make mt success of adver- No. 128,918, Nov. 1, 1910, Sawmill Carriages. No. 129,089, Nov. 8, 1910, Double Acting Set Works. a . 129,200, Nov. 15, 1910, Abrading Cylinders. tisin one must be’ re ared Yo. 129,343, Nov. 22, 1910, Planer Knife Sharpeners. g p p No. 129,489, Nov. 29, 1910, Se ies ts in Lathes or Turning Machines. No. 135,863, Sep. 26, 1911, Cutter Heads for Edgers. . . e . . No. 137,686, Jan. 2, 1912, Spiral Indicator. to stick to it, like a barnacle ‘0. 138,258, Feb. 6, 1912, End Thrust Bearings. ’ No. 139,018, yey Planer Knife Holding Devices. ona boat’s bottom No. 139,019, Mar. 12, 1912, Matching Planer Heads. ‘ = No. 139,020, Mar. 12, 1912, Expansion Cutter Heads. No. 139,021, ar. 12, 1912, Clamping Devices for Woodworking Machines. Jo. 139,310, r. 26, 1912, Matching Planer Heads. . 139,311, r; 26, 1912, Tensioning Device for Feed Rolls. vo. 140,031, Apr. 30, 1912, Steady Rest for Wood Turning Machines. . 140,514, M 21, 1912, Straight Opening Drums. . 144,261, Nov. 26, 1912, Profile Cutter Heads. Yo. 144,579, . 10, 1912, Adjustable Guides. Yo. 148,441, ] 10, 1913, Chipbreaker for Planers. anada Lumberman oe ee eS No. 148,937, J 1, 1913, Board Cleaners. . 164,577, . 21, 1915, Lever Set Works. 3 8, / . 21, 1915, Self Centering and Gauge Saving Devices. & Woodworker Yo. 164,825, Sep. 14, 1915, Improvements in Planers and Matchers. Yo. 164,826, Sep. 14, 1915, Improvements in Cutter Heads. . 165,077, Sep. 28, 1915, Improvements in Variable Speed Drives. Toronto, Ont. BERLIN MACHINE WORKS, LIMITED HAMILTON, ONTARIO The A.R. Williams Machinery Co., Ltd. Canada’s Leading Machinery House Consult our Service Department for information on tools and equipment necessary for increased efficiency in your plant. If you contemplate engaging in a new industry or the enlargement of your present equipment we can give you the benefit of our 30 years experience in handling the problems that will arise. Our agency connection covers a complete line of the most up-to-date woodworking machinery manufactured and our expert service is yours without obligation. IF IT’S MACHINERY—WRITE “WILLIAMS” The A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Ltd. Toronto - Canada Branches at: St. John, N. B. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. 40 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, am Investigate the Dodds Line of Woodworking Tools ACCURATE _ EFFICIENT RELIABLE SETeee Se Co coec ces Dodds’ Spiral Gear Gang Dovetailing viachines, : made in five sizes. New style bed for swell Dodds’ Oscillating Mortising Machine, fronts. Made for either Drawer or Box Dove- Lock Mortiser, or Boring Machine. tailing. Belt or Motor drive. The Dodds’ Machines need no introduction to wood workers; they have been on the market many years and their reputation is well established the world over wherever furniture is made. Write for further particulars. We aim to give our customers maximum efficiency at minimum cost. Dodd’s Saw Tables, Tilting or Stationary Tops. Dodds’ Swing Cut-Off Saws. Belt or Motor :Drive. The Alexander Dodds Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U. S. A. Sales Agents: The A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Limited, Toronto, Canada November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 To Ensure Quantity There is one object kept expressly in view in the designing and manufacturing of “Preston” woodworking machinery, and that is to set before every other consideration—Quality. This is no empty boast. Here is a passage quoted from a letter recently sent to us by the Seaman Kent Co., Limited—it will substantiate our claim. “We have had in operation, several of your Power Feed Rip-Saws for some time, and they are producing excellent results. To be candid, on an even price basis, we would prefer them to -sey- eral types of Saws, which we have imported. In our opinion, in these rip- saws, you have succeeded in assembling design, workmanship and finish, that should commend them to anyone looking for a first class tool.” Such is an impartia! view—it is a full justification of our claim that quality is the feature emphasized throughout the machinery we make. The aim of all machinery is the increase of production. You can only obtain maximum productioa and consistent quality from machinery which has been designed solely with an eye to quality. We are giving special attention to motor driven, ball bearing, proper- No. 132 Motor Driven Band Saw ly guarded woodworking machinery. Features: Ball Bearings, Steel Wheels, Safety Guards. ‘*Treat your machine as a Living Friend” Our Claim We maintain that we manu- facture ‘‘Made in Canada” machines fully the equal of any machines imported into this country and we only want business based on the quality of our goods. No 145 Heavy Four Side Moulder, on Base With S. K. F. Ball Bearings for End Thrust on Side Heads and many other new features. s ‘*Treat your machine as a Living Friend” The Preston Woodworking Machinery Co., Limited Preston, Ont. Selling Agents :— A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Limited, Toronto No. 129 Power Feed Rip Saw Frame One Solid Casting ib CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 19157 McKINNON ELECTRIC WELD McKinnon f i, ‘, ny \ pee McKinnon Electric- | ( ee \ | Swell Weld % ae a Weld i “Dreadnaught” Steel Loading Chain | B. B. Coil, Log, and Boom Chain —Guarantee— McKinnon Chain is guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship, and will be replaced free of charge if welds break before chain has stretched stiff. “m = L — = Lz— Ee ~ = —= 4 —_ MADE IN f i — H — : 4 —= | oa SS a CANADA 5-16 in. Dreadnaught Steel Loading Chain, pulled to stock break at 9230 lbs. proving the weld the strongest part of the link. Tested at Syracuse University Septemper 27, 1912. Made in Canada by McKinnon Chain Co. St. Catharines, Onl J.R. Eaton & Sons, Limited ORILLIA = ONTARIO In our modern Woodworking Plant we have unsurpassed equipment and facilities for the manufacture of Doors, Sash, Frames, Mouldings, Turnings, Veneered Hardwood Doors “EMPIRE BRAND” HARDWOOD FLOORING We have Special Facilities for the Dressing of Lumber in Transit. Try Us for Good Work. November 1, 1915 YY J ] “JOHNS: 7 ANVILLE : SERVICE 0,4} YG rhutpe Gi) 444 Y%) Mise SAN The man who buys roofing from you has two things on his mind—quality and price. The roof- ing must meet his demands as to quality and the price must be attractive and reasonable. But You as a Dealer are primarily concerned in the profit on that roofing—your pay for the service you render. The manufacturer should take care of both these demands—consumer and dealer. OUR interest ina J-M Product does not stop with the sale. Every J-M Product is backed by the resources of a nation-wide or- ganization with over a halfacentury’s reputation for quality and hon- orable dealing and is sold plus the assurance of a reliable Service now in actual operation in every important city of North America. This service makes the J-M Guarantee of Satisfaction an actuality wherever you may be. A Roofing that meets the consumer on quality, the dealer on profit — and both on price — J-M REGAL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER And this is just what the Johns-Manville Co. has done with Regal Roofing. Just the best Rubber Type Roofing possible. So perfected in manufacture and distribution that you can sell it fast, sell it at a profit and at a rea- sonable price. When you handle J-M Regal you will realize the wisdom of handling a national product of a National Service Institution. Examined, approved and labeled by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., under the direction of the National Board of Fire Undrwriters. The Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Company, Limited Asbestos Roofings ; Pipe Coverings ; Packings; Brake Lining ; Fire Exstinguishers ; Cold Water Paint, etc. MONTREAL WINNIPEG ag Have You an Invention | tga TORONTO VANCOUVER | Manufacturers and Inventors SEND YOUR INVENTIONS DIRECT 69 TO OTTAWA SQ Save Time and Money The Patent business of Canada naturally centres in Ottawa. Here are the records of the Patent Office, and here is its examining corps, before some one of whose members all Applications for Letters Patent must pass for review and criticism. That such application may be facilitated and much time saved by the employment of competent attorneys on the ground with ready access to the Patent Office for personal oral discussion of cases with the examiners and prompt filing of amendments and other documents, is obvious. This is admitted by all the large firms located in other cities, practically all of whom are represented in Ottawa, and that inventors have come to see the great advantage of sending their cases direct to Ottawa, avoiding the delays and occasional misunderstanding, incident to passing the case, and amendments through two or more Attorneys’ offices, is abundantly shown by the large number of applications filed directly through Ottawa Patent Attorneys. Being located only one door from the Patent Offices, we are in the best posi- tion to give you valuable assistance in securing your Canadian Patent. We assure you that in placing your Invention in our hands, it will receive prompt and com- petent attention. We solicit the business of Manufacturers, Engineers and others who realize the advisability of having their Patent business transacted by Experts. The policy of this firm is to give the best satisfaction possible to our clients. WE MAKE A FREE SEARCH OF PATENT OFFICE RECORDS— If you have an invention, send us a sketch, photograph or : : Z model of it. We will give you a Report as to its patentability absolutely free. If found Patentable, we will enclose our Certificate of Patentability, in which we guarantee our Report to the extent that we agree to return our fee if we do not obtain a patent for you. We are the only Attorneys in Canada who will back up their Reports in this way. Send for particulars and our booklet “Reference Guide for Inventors.” HAROLD C. SHIPMAN & CO. Registered Patent Attorneys Head Office: Branch Office : 21 Elgin St., Ottawa, Canada. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Bankers:—The Standard Bank of Canada. ~ PATENTS S203 iy CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 AUN Be e, s ~ Days of Strenuous Competition in Lumber The kind of days that demand two things of the Saw Mill operator; that costs be kept down and that production, quality and quantity, be kept up. Those two things were never accomplished by the use of cheap saws. Time and Labor are big factors. Simonds Saws are the greatest conservers of these two forces that there ever were in the line of Saws. Insist that Simonds Saws be operated in your mill; Bands, Circulars, Resaws, Gangs, Edgers, Slashers, Shingle Saws, also Planer Knives, Regular and High Speed Steel. Write for catalog. SIMONDS CANADA SAW COMPANY, LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. MONTREAL, QUE. ST. JOHN, N. B. A Money-Maker For Dealers A. HE Elliot Woodworker is a real busy money maker for the retail yard man because it will enable you to deliver cut to order material in arush. It will work up unsalable stock into pickets, battens, braces, mouldings, etc. For door and window frames it is particularly adapted. It is also used largely by Carpenters and. Builders right on the job and by woodworking specialty manu- facturers for ammunition shell boxes, etc. The Elliot Woodworker is the most versatile of all woodworking machines, doing a greater variety of work than any other equipment. Our literature will interest you and we can tell you what this Woodworker has done for others.—Write us. No. 2 Elliot Woodworker. Patented 1910. The Elliot Woodworker, Limited 480 Bathurst Street, Toronto ee a ee acl ted a Oe 8 iy a 4 o ile ay Se ih ie ks : Canada Lumberman and Wood-Worker | Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other HUGH C. MacLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. Single copies 15 cents. } = = of THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. 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Briefly, this issue contains many illustrations and descriptive articles, the sole object of which is to bring to the mind of the reader the fact that in Canada we have an enormous capacity for the production ;of those products of wood that will be required in the rebuilding of the war-devastated areas of Europe. The scope of this particular issue is to emphasize this fact. Our purpose in focusing attention so strongly upon this matter is two-fold.. Firstly, it is the plain purpose of business. We need business for the woodworking and lumber industries in Canada; we need it urgently. That is the rock-bottom reason for our special issue. We want to help in bringing the means of existence to Canadian families. There would be no sense in masking this purpose behind any profession of desire to share in the burden of relieving our distressed allied brethren in the ruined portions of Europe. That is happily the necessary result, intimately connected with our course, and we are devoutly thankful that this is so, but we do not wish to present this as one of our objects in publishing the present issue. We will feel a glow of satisfaction when our raw and manufactured materials are assisting in restoring Belgium to its former greatness; but for us in Canada to-day the question is one—say what we will—very largely of self interest. There is a great opportunity knocking at our doors and we should do all we can to seize it. Bearing in mind these points, there are two things that are of chief importance. The first is that those people of influence in Great Britain, and in the Allied countries, who will be in charge of the purchasing of materials shall know all that we can teach them about Canada’s facilities for supplying the raw and manufactured material that will be required. The second is that we in Canada, who are in charge of plants equipped for turning out the materials shall be awake to our opportunity, and that we shall have done all in our power in advance to be prepared for securing a portion of the business. We hope none of our readers will come to a wrong conclusion regarding the actual contents of this issue. We make no pretence of covering the field which we have touched upon. We have included simply, brief descriptions of some of those plants which seemed to us to be typical of the industry in various parts of Canada. If there should be anyone who. thinks that such efforts as these are futile, let him consider the case of Belgium alone. Bel- gium has been destroyed. Its homes, its factories, its churches, and its public buildings, everything in which its people lived and worked have been crumpled into ruin. It will be rebuilt, and the rebuilding will commence as soon as the enemy has been driven beyond its borders. During 1913, in a time of peace, Belgium imported building and rough furnishing materials to the following extent :—from Germany 322,256,736 kilogrammes (1,000 kilogrammes approximately being equal to one ton) ; from the United Kingdom, 156,- 038,642 kilogrammes; from France, 145,096,746 kilogrammes; from the Netherlands, 38,073,465 kilogrammes; from the United States, 9,361,978 kilogrtammes. Germany had a strangle hold upon the trade. The Belgians are determined not to take up again their business relations with the Germans. All the great volume of trade with Germany will cease and the building materials which made up her 1913 exports to Belgium amounting to over 322,000,000 kilogrammes, must come from other countries. A few months ago a report appeared in the press of the United States and Canada to the effect that an order for 20,000 port- able houses was about to be let to a firm in Brooklyn, N.Y., the houses being for use in Belgium and the northern part of France. The story was without foundation, but it has served to bring the whole question prominently before the manufacturers of Can- ada and to stir them up to an appreciation of the opportunity which may develop. The production of shell boxes in Canada in- dicates what may be expected if our woodworking factories are put to work upon the production of material for the rebuilding q of Belgium and other war-stricken countries in Europe. Our plants will be worked at full capacity; our workmen will be busy; our raw materials will be a source of profit; money will be circulated in large quantities, and, in short, a great step will be taken towards establishing normal, or even abnormal industrial activity in Canada. ~ Ax altel ad - Ree eM one es — ae , : 7 ee ; *¢ 4 Fi cers Sei ee ee 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, Shell Box Contracts—Too Much Secrecy Although the manufacturing of shell boxes has become of great importance to the woodworking industry in Canada and has resulted in large amounts of money being circulated among the employees of woodworking firms, we have heard much criticism of the way in which the giving out of contracts is being handled by the Shell Com- mittee, and are in a position to say unquestionably, that there is great dissatisfaction among many woodworking companies upon this score. For the production of shell boxes there are no plants so well equipped as woodworking factories. Of these there are thousands in _all parts of Canada, most of which are running far below their normal capacities. These plants could turn out shell boxes in unlimited quantities with scarcely the expenditure of a dollar, or the loss of a moment’s time, upon re-arrangement or. installation of equipment. They are the logical plants for the work. Many such plants have se- cured contracts for shell boxes and are showing their special capacity for the work. There is no other way of getting shell boxes made ex- peditiously, economically and well. In the face of this situation there are many box manufacturers in Canada who have not been able to secure orders for shell boxes; while other companies, not equipped for the work, have been success- ful. Instances could be multiplied, of the dissatisfaction which this sort of thing is creating. For instance, we are informed that such companies as the Deakin Construction Company of Montreal, the Cedars Rapids Construction Company of Montreal, and others, have secured contracts from the Shell Committee, while regular box manu- facturers are unable to do so; or are finding it difficult to get orders direct from the Committee; while some of them are being offered sub-contracts by companies and middlemen who are not actually in the woodworking business. One of the best and largest box plants in Canada, we are informed, received contracts from the Shell Com- mittee for 25,000 boxes, but manufactured 50,000 boxes on sub-con- tracts. We are informed further that a Montreal firm, not in the manufacturing of boxes themselves, have sub-let their contract to a Montreal box manufacturer. There are other cases not unlike these, cases, for instance, where a company of poor financial standing has secured a large contract, even though it had to construct a new plant for the work; and cases where agricultural implement firms and lea- ther goods firms are getting the contracts. The Canada Lumberman has heard many such criticisms as these. _ Two typical instances are important. One from a very large manu- facturing firm, with equipment which is second to none in Canada, much of which is idle at present, wrote to the Shell Committee asking for contracts. They stated that they had a splendid plant; that their machines were idle; that their men needed employment; that they would like to have the Government make an inspection of their plant, and that if they were found to be properly equipped they would be glad to have a contract; knowing that they could produce the boxes in large quantities and with every satisfaction. All this company could receive in reply was a letter from the Shell Committee stating that all the orders at present available were under contract, and that if there were further orders to be given out, their name would be on the Our Industrial Position Improving . ; No one in Toronto, or in Ontario generally, will assert as yet, that there is anything like reasonable activity in connection with the building industry. We have passed through a period of unexampled stagnation so far as building activity is concerned, and in Toronto, this condition has been as noticeable as anywhere else in the country. It is important and interesting therefore, to note that there are some indications now of improvement. The building permits issued in Toronto during the month of September, 1915, covered 112 more buildings than during September, 1914, the figures being 525, as com- pared with 413. These totals, of course, are not so significant as they appear on the face. They merely mean a greater number of buildings for which permits have been taken out. The figures on file at the office of the city architect show, however, that in spite of the increase list and would be considered in its proper order. After this ‘other firms with no financial rating received large orders, while the firm a ferred to is still waiting. Further letters have brought only similar — replies. Other manufacturers, whose enquiries have been received a little more favorably, have been told that if they will visit Ol they will have an opportunity of discussing the matter with the She ‘ll Box Committee. There may be a perfectly clear and resacuathe explanaticaaa each of these situations, but up to date none has been offered, that ¥ know of. We believe that the people of Canada should have a a statement from the Committee about the whole matter. There shoul be nothing but the most open and fair business methods in conne tion with the making of shell boxes, and we do not think that | situation at present can be said to indicate that such is the case. _ reports that we have received from many firms already engag making shell boxes, we understand that the price paid by the Committee allows a fair profit, but not a large one. How then it come about that contracts are given out to such firms as those ferred to above who find it possible to take contracts and to su them? We confess that the problem is a little beyond us. How possible also for other firms to put up extensive new buildings, install new equipment for the work, when other plants already existence and well-equipped are urgently in need of the work and ¢ not secure contracts? There should be no secrecy nor any favor about the gi out of contracts for shell boxes. Those who are equipped should given contracts in a business-like sequence according to their date ¢ application, and with proper consideration of their capacities. The | public, moreover, we believe are entitled to information as to who is ¥ making boxes. The matter is one in which the public interest is too great to permit of anything which will not stand the closest possible — scrutiny. We sought to secure a list of those who have contracts from the Shell Box Committee, but were not successful. We were told — that the Committee could not give us such a list. We have no par- ticular grievance on this point and might not have thought of it 1 had we not heard so much criticism subsequently. “o8 ee Why should there be such mystery about this matter? In the interests of the Government; in the interests of the Shell Committee itself; and in the interests of the thousands of idle workmen formerly — employed in the woodworking industry, it would be best to clear up the whole situation. Publicity will enable the Committee to get the — fullest amount of competition in the production of boxes and it will simplify the situation greatly for all those who are interested. In- the interests of the whole industry and in the interests of the lum- ber trade, no less than in the interests of those who wish to remove — the suspicion of favoritism in a matter where only business-like meth-— ods and patriotic co-operation should prevail, we ask the Shell Com- mittee, or the Government to take the public into their confidence _ fully and to clear the air of all this ugly criticism. a Will the Shell Box Committee give us a clear statement of the | situation for publication in our next issue? - ~ in the number of buildings, the value is not so great. This is acco for by the completion of certain large structures, eight in numb which account for the total value of permits in September, 19 namely, $726,000. The normal building operations in the city, lea ing out of consideration these eight large structures, may reasona D be taken as a fair measure of building activity. The compar made in this way shows to the advantage of September, 1915, figures being $518,000 for this year and $446,000 for September, 19: This is really not a matter upon which to base any extensive hope a: va to immediate and important improvement; but it justifies, on the other hand, the conclusion that a slight increase in building activity has developed, which is something decidedly pleasant, when one con- . : siders that a good many People in Toronto, if they had zie the iy ue tar - - Sas acd ai owen ; <>, S'S F $ <4 eae oie es ‘ Bigeye Ta wk Se ee eee am 2 ; DeNovember 1, 1915 matter study would have expected to see a falling off. During the month of October, the figures will show a much greater increase, for they will include $3,340,000 for the new Union Station, for which a permit was issued early in the month. There are also interesting in- dications of other important buildings which may be erected in Tor- onto in the near future. Whatever the immediate future may hold for us in Canada in ~ connection with industrial activity, it is most encouraging to note that, whenever one asks of his neighbor nowadays how trade conditions are, he is more than likely to receive an encouraging reply, whereas even a month ago the situation was exactly the reverse. This im- _ provement in the mental attitude of the Canadian business man is not difficult to explain. It is the result of several factors, chief among _ them being two. One of these is the enormous expenditures which have taken place in Canada, and which will continue, for the furnish- ing of supplies of every description for the Allies in their European struggle. It required many months for these large expenditures to _ make themselves felt. In the first place they had to be preceded by ~ extensive outlays in the alteration of plants and the acquiring of the necessary materials for the production of clothing, munitions, guns, shell boxes, harness, foods, etc. The quantities of material produced have been so great that the payments therefor have now commenced to make themselves felt and are causing an extensive circulation of money throughout the country. This money has now reached suffi- ciently far through the channels of trade to make its influence fairly general, and it is not unreasonable to expect that, to a small extent at least, it will bring about a revival of the building industry. There -4n Canada. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 is still a great deal to be done in the way of filling up the great number of vacant buildings of every description in Canada to-day, before a real or normal building activity can be brought about, but the present slight improvement looks extremely like a logical outcome of the circulation of money in Canada for the purchase of war materials. The second cause of improved trade conditions to which we re- ferred above, is the wonderful crop that has been harvested this year So far, this crop has been a source of expense, for its production, preparation and transportation; but the time is not far distant when returns for our crop will be coming to us in the form of cash, which will circulate also and bring about results similar to the results from the sale of war materials. These two factors must inevitably be a great boon to Canadian industrial life under the pre- sent serious strain. While we do not feel justified in predicting a period of approaching prosperity for Canada on account of the de-~ mand for her natural and manufactured products, we do feel that these markets will assist us greatly in bridging over the period of crisis which is now upon us, The remarks made by Hon. W. T. White, Minister of Finance, in his recent address before the Toronto Board of Trade bear out these ideas very strongly. One of the most definite points made by Hon. Mr. White was that Canada was to-day richer than a year ago, and that the cause of its increased wealth was the marketing of its natural and manufactured products which are required by the Allies. Hon. Mr. White also made the remark that in his opinion the period of readjustment after the war in the case of Canada would, in all like- lihood, be a very brief one. ss Mr. H. R. MacMillan in South Africa The visit of Mr. H. R. MacMillan to Canada’s chief export mar- kets for timber and lumber which has already been the direct cause of greatly increased trade with England, is being watched closely by - Canadian lumbermen. Mr. MacMillan has now reached South Africa, and the following reference to his visit, which was published by the “Cape Times” of Cape Town, will be of interest to many readers of the Canada Lumberman :— Another instance of the enterprise of the Canadian Government is indicated by the arrival in Cape Town of Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Trade Commissioner for the Dominion in the lumber interest. Mr. MacMillan is on a tour around the world, which has been under- taken with the object of developing the market for Canadian timber + —and incidentally, too, of studying the methods of Canada’s com- petitors. America has a big start in this industry and will take some catching up, but there is no reason why Canada, with her wonderful forests, should not enjoy a much bigger slice than she does at present of the Empire’s timber trade, and, judging by the first results of Mr. - MacMillan’s tour, she is soon going to have it. Mr. MacMillan is a fine type of the Canadian University-trained business man, polished, shrewd and keen, and combining a gentle persuasiveness with an inti- mate knowledge of all the details of the gigantic industry he repre- sents. The Canadian lumbermen have been rather badly hit by the war and the consequent high freights, and the difficulty of getting _ transport, and the Government took the matter in hand with char- actistic energy and enterprise. 3 “We knew,” said Mr. MacMillan to a “Cape Times” representa- pegive, “that we had the timber, the quality and the prices, and at the . ‘Tequest of the Limber Association the Government decided to make an investigation of the markets of the world to see what could be done to put our lumber exporters on a better competitive basis with Am- erica, especially in the markets of the Empire. Most of the world’s markets, indeed, are in the British Empire, and we can supply the same os rticle at the same price and with the same promptitude as America.” - -‘Mr. MacMillan started his tour in England, and the four months he = spent there—although the visit was longer than he intended—were exceedingly well spent, for the result was that the War Office and A dmiralty are now buying in Canada most of the huge supplies of tim ber they had hitherto obtained in the United States. Questioned with regard to the prospects of his mission in South Africa, Mr. Mac- Millan pointed out that the Union Government had to import nearly all their railway sleepers, and there was no reason why they should not be supplied by Canada, whose railway sleepers were now most suc- cessfully and extensively used in India. In Douglas fir—or Oregon pine as it is more familiarly known—Canada had only four per cent. of the Australian market in competition with the United States, but in South Africa she had already sixty per cent. of the market for this wonderful wood, which is so extensively used for bridge and harbor works, general building and construction, street paving, etc. After leaving Cape Town, Mr. MacMillan intends visiting Pre- toria, Johannesburg and Durban, and at the conclusion of the Union tour will visit India, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and South America. He anticipates that his biggest fight for trade will be in Australia, which is the largest market in the world for Pacific coast timber. South Africa, said Mr. MacMillan, was very much in the same situation as Australia, and with the further development of agri- culture would, in the course of time, consume immense quantities of timber. “South Africa,” remarked Mr. MacMillan in conclusion, “among all the timber importing countries, has gone the furthest in making arrangements to grow its own timber, but until it does grow all it wants we will try to supply it. We are trying to develop Imperial trade at the expense of outsiders. We are going to see how our competitors are getting their business, and we are going to give them a run for their money.” A recent report from Ottawa states that official figures show that _ forest fires in Canada during the past summer caused losses of $9,536,- | 867. The loss by forest fires is considerably lower this year than it was previously. Quebec Province during the eight first months of 1915 lost through forest fires $2,254,115, which is a good deal lower than the losses of Ontario, where although the forest areas are con- siderably smaller than Quebec’s the losses by fire reached the figure of $3,694,823. British Columbia, with its vast forests, only lost $913,- 125, due largely to its forest fire-fighting organization. The small loss by forest fires in Quebec Province is attributed to the protective mea- sures employed by the Government to prevent, fight and control fires. Pet 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Schultz Bros. Makers of Portable Houses The Schultz Bros. Company Ltd., Brantford, Ont., operate a plant which is of especial interest in connection with the possibility of furnishing portable houses for the war-devastated areas. ‘he com- pany believe that they have one of the best equipped planing mills in Canada for filling large orders. In addition to their equipment they also carry a large stock of dry material ready to be drawn upon at any moment. In their yard they carry millions of feet of seasoned lumber of all kinds. In fact they are always thoroughly prepared, so far as raw material is concerned, for handling a very extensive busi- ness. The firm of Schultz Bros. Company -Ltd., was established in 1869 and has been making improvements to keep abreast of the times, ever since that date. They now have a full equipment of all the latest improved models of woodworking machines; also the latest thing in kiln equipment for drying stock. "The prosperity of Brantford has given it a rapid and solid growth resulting in many manufacturers establishing plants there. This has created a steadily increasing demand for large quantities of build- ing materials. In normal years, in the neighborhood of 6,000,000 feet of lumber passes through the Schultz Bros. Company plant. If con- ditions warranted it the company could increase this capacity mater- ially. In the portable house business, the Schultz Bros. Company have already done an extensive trade. They have installed special equip- ment for this purpose and are in a position, from experience, to give this class of business efficient attention. They have been manufac- turing portable houses for a considerable number of years and have turned out a very high class product, both in regard to design and construction. In all these respects their product ranks on a par with that of the best manufacturers in the United States. With their special experience and equipment for this work they are in a position to execute orders of considerable size and quantity. They could read- ily arrange their plant so as to turn out several hundred or more buildings per month if required. Having specialized upon this line of work they are able to compete favorably with the best American firms for export trade. Among the illustrations in this issue are several referring to the Schultz Bros. Company. One of these shows the plant of the com- pany and gives an excellent idea of its extent. In the foreground are seen the planing mills and general factory, with the sash, door, build- ing material and novelty department; the illustration also shows the box and shook department, the offices, dry kiln, warehouse and lum- ber yards. In the rear of the illustration the brick plant is shown. Another of the illustrations shows the portable house department where portable houses are manufactured, which are used at many Canadian summer resorts, also in connection with golf clubs and for many other similar uses.. These portable houses, as can be seen from the illustration of one of them, are cozy and homelike. They are Plant of The Schultz Bros., Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. Factory, Sash and Door Dept., Dry Kiln, Etc. Ontario a Great Woodworking Province It’s Plants Well-Equipped—Their Output Vast Showing Planing Mills, November 1, 1915 Wher the Portable Houses are made—Schultz Bros. Company Limited, Brantford, Ont. simple of construction, easy to transport and erect and their cost is extremely low. The sections are built in a department shown in the illustration. Every house is completely assembled, erected and painted in a separate part of this department, before it is shipped. On page 35 the Schultz Company mention some of the kinds of buildings that they make in portable style of construction. The box and shook department, part of which is shown in one of the illustrations is equipped with all the latest and best machinery, including an 8-in. Berlin band resaw and high speed double surfacer, batteries of rip and cut-off saws, squeezers, matchers, dovetailers, viailers, cleaners and bundlers. The power plant of the Schultz Bros. Co. Ltd., consists of one 250 h.p. Wheelock engine manufactured by the Goldie McCulloch Company of Galt; also two 200.h.p. boilers with Dutch ovens, manu- factured by the Waterous Engine Works Company Ltd., Brantford, Ont. These boilers also supply the steam required to operate the double improved Sidman dry kilns which form part of the company’s equipment. These dry kilns are very effective. They are operated by moist air and control of the humidity, whereby the acids are re- moved from the wood, making it less susceptible to atmospheric influences. In the planing mill department the company have a complete equipment of saws, planers, matchers, moulders and other heavy woodworking machines, all arranged conveniently for the handling of large quantities of lumber. Under normal conditions, two car loads of lumber pass through the planing mill department daily to be worked up and prepared for the other departments of the plant. Sectional Portable Summer Cottage—Made by Schultz Bros Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. pe = ‘, if bef , 5 i ¢ November 1, 1915 CANADA Part of the box department—Schultz Bros. Company Limited, Brantford, Ont. The machine department includes a large number of special woodworking machines, planers, lathes, stickers, shapers, sanders, etc., all used in preparing the materials for the sash, door, column, joinery, novelty and other departments. In this department anything in the way of woodwork for the largest or finest kind of a job is readily carried out. The novelty department operated by this company is a most interesting one, as it enables them to use up large quantities of material which are difficult to dispose of under ordinary condi- tions. The company manufacture hundreds of crokinole boards, triangleo boards, washing machines, rocking horses, etc. The novelty department is equipped with a number of special gigs and templates. Further particulars regarding the products of this firm will be found on page 35 of this issue. P. W. Gardiner & Son, Galt, Ont. P. W. Gardiner & Son, Galt, Ont., are manufacturers of high grade veneer front doors, stock pine doors, sash, columns, etc., and have an exceptionally up-to-date and extensive plant. Their equip- ment is such that, in normal times, they can turn out 7,000 pine doors per month; 6,000 pairs of sash per month and 800 pine staved col- umns per month. This capacity could be doubled without adding to the equipment, if necessity should arise. It would only involve a little effort and re-arrangement to make provision for this. In every department of the factory the company have a complete equipment of modern machinery. Their doors are all dowelled and constructed in the latest and best manner. The R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto The R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Limited, in addition to their large wholesale and retail trade operate woodworking plants at their four yards in Toronto. They also have plants at Sarnia, Windsor, Guelph, and London, Ont. Their various plants are furnished with the latest equipment for the production of all kinds of interior finish, including sash and doors, flooring, trim, etc. With their large capa- city, distributed throughout their various plants, they are in a posi- tion to turn out great quantities of materials of this nature, and they LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER o Splendid facilities for handling timber—R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Ltd., Toronto. would unquestionably be able to fill a large portion of any orders placed in Canada for delivery in the war-devastated districts of Europe. Their ability to take care of such orders would be greatly facilitated by the fact that they carry at all times an extensive and varied line of lumber at all their yards. Through their direct connection with important Ontario sawmills they are also in a position to secure, in the shortest possible time, large quantities of lumber to fill the place of stock used in their planing mills, and sash and door factories. The business of the R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Limited, was BAA AY LumuER Unie, \ TORONTO, OT, wei. Se Timber handling equipment in one of R. Laidlaw Company yards, Toronto. established in 1871. The head office of the company is in Toronto and in addition to the branch establishments mentioned, the company are interested in several wholesale and retail yards and woodworking factories in the United States. They have been exporting lumber also for many years to Great Britain, South Africa and South America, making a specialty of high grade Canadian white pine and red pine and hardwood flooring. 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 One of Ottawa’s Important Industries The Woodworking Plant of Estate James Davidson—Modern Equipment of Large Capacity With a Sawmill to Furnish Raw Material Door Department—Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. The Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, Ont., operate an important and extensive plant for the manufacture of sash, doors, mouldings, boxes, box shooks, portable houses, interior trim, etc. The plant as it stands to-day was completed in 1905. It has never been taxed to its capacity, but could easily turn out, in the door department, 500 doors per day; in the sash department, 500 pairs of sash per day; in the box department a car load of box shooks and possibly 1,700 to 2,000 finished boxes; also matched lumber, such as flooring and clipped boards, at the rate of 80,000 feet per day. In the same pro- portion the plant could turn out frames and general house trim. Four acres of ground are occupied by the factory and warehouse buildings, including lumber and stock sheds. The plant faces the tracks of the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Railways, giving ample opportuni- ties for unloading and loading of cars. The mill is 300 x 200 feet, with an “L” 75 x 20 feet. The dry- houses are 75 x 100 feet. One of the lumber sheds is 22 x 400 feet, and the moulding building is a double shed 80 x 200 feet. The dry kiln has a capacity of 100,000 feet, installed by Sheldons, Limited, Galt, Ont. The doors of the kiln open directly into the factory. From the kiln the lumber passes through a No. 90 new Berlin fast-feed double surfacing machine. From this machine the stock passes on ‘to other machines, including planers, rip saws, resaws, cut-off saws, etc. Interior of No. 1 Lumber Shed—Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. Main Corridor—Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. The furnaces providing power for the plant are fed with the saw- dust waste produced in the plant. This is conveyed by a blower sys- tem which was installed at a cost of $7,500 by the B. F. Sturtevant Company, of Boston. In the “L” on the main floor are located the heating and glue rooms, which are equipped in the most modern manner for success- ful glue work. The equipment of the planing mill consists of one No. 90 Berlin fast-feed planer and matcher, with complete equipment of profiling at- tachments, one special hardwood flooring machine, one self-operat- ing cross cut saw and one matcher, one large Mershon resaw, one S. A. Woods double surfacer, one McGregor, Gourlay gang rip saw, two Berlin stickers, one dowelling machine and two power feed rip saws. In the door department the lumber, after it comes from the kiln, passes through a dry shed to the main building, and to the door de- partment, without having been handled again. The stock is then planed on a Berlin No. 186 double surfacer. From this it passes through rip-saws and on to self-operating cut-off saws. The equip- ment for manufacturing doors consists of two complete sets, one of dowel door machinery, and the other for all other classes of doors. These machines are so placed that the material passes from one to Corner of Box Shop—Estate James Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. 6p bet ph November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER [EO me on qe Lh | Behind the Moulders—Estate James Davidson, Plant, Ottawa. Woodworking Plant of Estate James Davidson—One of Ottawa’s Great Industries A Nest of Machines—Estate James Davidson Plant, Ottawa. 52 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER the other in natural sequence, so that, when the lumber is finished it is handy to the clamping machine. After clamping, the doors are all handled by a Berlin 48-in. six drum sander, of the latest type. This machine sands the doors on both sides at one operation. The best class of doors go through a single end tenoner, door sticker, chisel mortiser, chain saw mortiser, relisher and door clamp. The material for sash goes through almost the same process as that for doors. The equipment includes single and double end ten- oners, chain saw mortiser, sticker, relisher and boring machine. In the window and door frame department the equipment includes cut- off saws, rip saws, window pocket machine, groovers, beaders, and a large double-headed machine for checking the head and jambs of door frames at one operation. In addition, the equipment includes a drum and disc sander, combination iron saw tables for mitering, level- ing, etc., three buzz planers or jointers and a 30-in. double surfacer, also a number of carpenters’ benches. The material in this depart- ment is sanded by a Berlin 72-in. three-drum sander. A cabinet and joinery department has also been installed as an extension to the joinery department at a cost of $10,000. The company also operate an extensive box factory in a building 100 feet square, equipped with all the latest machinery for this pur- ose. ; The quantity of lumber carried in stock is well over 1,000, 000 feet, all of which is under cover. In addition to the large operations carried on at Seine: the -Estate James Davidson conduct a lumber manufacturing business at Davidson, Pontiac, P. Q., at the junction of the Coulonge and Ottawa rivers, and on the line of the Waltham branch of the c P. R., about eight miles above the city of Ottawa. At this point the company have up-to-date saw, shingle and lath mills. The sawmill is equipped with two circular saws and a gang and has a capacity of 85,000 feet per day. Most of the lumber “manufactured at Davidson is utilized at the large woolworking plant at Ottawa. / Batts Limited Well Equipped for the Business Batts Limited, 374 Pacific Avenue, West Toronto, have a splendid woodworking plant with excellent equipment for turning out large quantities of sash and doors, and many other lines of woodwork. The equipment of their plant is thoroughly up-to-date and of a nature that could be quickly, and with little expense, turned over for the manu- facture of large quantities of wood products such as would be wanted in connection with the re-building of Belgium and other war- devastated countries. The company estimate that with their present equipment they could turn out about 1,000 doors a day if extensive orders were received warranting them in devoting their door plant entirely to such operations. They estimate also that, under similar circumstances, they could turn out at the same time, about 500 pairs of sash a day. Those who are acquainted with the performance of modern woodworking machinery will understand very clearly the capacity of this plant from the following list of machines making up its equipment :— On the ground floor the equipment includes: one 5. A. Woods 18-in. matcher ; one S. A. Woods 15-in. moulder; one S. A. Woods 9-in. outside moulder ; one American Woodworking Machinery Com- pany 12-in. inside moulder; one American Woodworking Machinery Plant of Batts Limited, 374 Pacific Ave., West Toronto. November 1, 1915 Company 24-in. planer; one Mershon resaw; one McGregor, Gourlay jointer; two self feed rip saws; also cut-off saws and a number of minor tools. The door plant, situated up stairs, is equipped with one American Woodworking Company 48-in. double surface planer; one Mershon band rip saw; one E. B. Hayes double end tenoner; one E. B. Hayes — single end tenoner; one E. B. Hayes double end rail borer; one E. B. Hayes double stile borer; two E. B. Hayes combined stile and rail borers; one E. B. Hayes power door clamp; one E. B. Hayes door sticker ; one McGregor, Gourlay surfacer; one Falls Machinery Com- pany endless bed jointer; three Greenlee power cut-off saws; one American Woodworking Machinery Company 49-in. Columbia 3-drum sander ; one Schimmel-Reid belt sander; also the necessary saws and miter machines. The glue room is equipped with one 125-ton power press, bed sides the other necessary presses and retainers. The sash department is equipped with rip-saw, McGregor, Game lay jointer, Cowan chain mortiser, McGregor, Gourlay sash sticker, — Fay & Egan tenoner, Greenlee hollow chisel mortiser and relishing | machine and the necessary clamps, sanders, etc. The cabinet shop equipment includes band saws, shaper, mitre saws, dado machines, clamps, presses, etc. The shops and sheds of this company occupy about sixty thousand square feet. In their yards they carry a large quantity of lumber always ready for the operation of their plant. They have also large covered storage facilities for taking good care of their manufactured products. The equipment of the plant also includes an excellent dry ~ kiln in which their lumber is treated preparatory to being taken to the machines. Batts Limited have always made a specialty of manufacturing material to details, and are in an excellent position to handle war orders for portable house material and other similar requirements. Although they have specialized upon sash, doors, and columns, their list of products is much more extensive, and includes also balusters, base, brackets, casings, frame material, ‘handrail, mouldings, mewels, panelling, stair material, trim, etc. Jacob Kaufman’s Plant, Berlin, Ont. Jacob Kaufman, Berlin, Ont., carries on a large lumber trade in that thriving centre and also operates a planing and matching plant which is well equipped with modern machinery. The plant turns out sash, doors and frames, and Mr. Kaufman carries in stock a large quantity of various sizes of sash and doors. He also manufac- tures flooring of all kinds,-and house trim. The equipment of the plant includes a large modern matcher, gang saw, resaw, two mould- ers, end matcher, cut-off saws, shaper, pony and buzz planers, lathes, etc. The plant covers an area of over 20,000 square feet in addition to which there is a dry kiln 20 ft. x 170 ft. with a capacity of 85,000 feet of lumber. All the buildings composing the plant are of improved design, constructed of reinforced concrete. The plant has a floor space of approximately 45,000 square feet, besides office and boiler house, all of which are fireproof. The staff employed numbers about fifty men, about three-quarters of whom are skilled workmen, and about one-half of whom have been in Mr. Kaufman’s employ for es years, and are therefore thoroughly familiar with the work. November 1, 1915 Office and Plant of: George Rathbone Ltd., Toronto. A Large Plant Which Could Increase Output George Rathbone Ltd., Northcote Ave., Toronto, have furnished us with the following information regarding their operations, which, we think, afford a fair illustration of conditions prevailing in coniec- tion with most woodworking establishments throughout Canada, with the exception, of course, of those which have been fortunate enough to secore contracts for shell boxes and which are therefore, working with large staffs. We believe that practically every woodworking plant in Canada would be placed upon a footing similar to those which are working on shell box contracts if the forthcoming require- ments of the Allied Governments for portable house material were furnished by Canadian plants. George Rathbone Ltd., are manufacturers of sash, doors, mo t:d- ing, flooring, dressed lumber of all kinds, interior ‘finish in pine or hardwood and any other kind of woodwork they can obtain orders for. The third storey of their factory 50 x 100 feet, contains the fol- lowing machinery:—1 moulding machine, 1 mortice machine, 2 rip saws, 1 cross cut, 1 surface planer, 1 buzz planer, 1 blind slat tenon machine, 1 blind stile boring machine, 1 belt sander, 1 arm sander and all other necessary equipment including glue room, cramps, wood benches, mitre machines, etc. This flat is closed for want of business. The second storey contains carpenter shop 50 x 135 feet which is equipped as follows :—2 rip saws, 2 cross-cut saws, 1 dado saw, ! mortice machine, 1 tenon machine, 1 moulder, 2 boring machines, 1 surface planer, 1 buzz saw, 1 relishing machine, 1 band saw, | shaper, 1 jig saw, 1 window frame and pulley machine, 1 drum sander, 1 arm sander, with all the other necessary equipment for a carpenter shop. This flat contains 10 men working short time. This is about one- third the number they employ in normal time. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 SPLENDID EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES OF GEORGE RATHBONE LIMITED, TOR- ONTO. Dry Kiln—George Rathbone Ltd., Toronto. On the first floor, 50 x 135 feet contains the following equipment: —1 band resaw, 3 rip saws, 1 swing cross-cut saw, 1 heavy surface planer and matcher, 2 double surface planers, four 4-sided moulders, 1 cut-off saw, 1 end matcher, 1 twin exhaust fan for shavings, emery grinding machine, etc. This flat at present employs 8 men working short time, one-half of their usual compliment. In the basement, 50 x 100 feet, there are two wood turning lathes, one cross-cut saw, knife grinder, saw gummer and other tool grinding machinery. This section of the plant is closed. In addition to the machinery mentioned above the company have a modern Grand Rapids vapor dry kiln, a 150 h.p. steam boiler and a 125 h.p. Wheelock engine. It will be seen from the above outline that the factory is only working to about one-third of its capacity. It would take a large volume of work to bring this company’s business up to normal. They have the necessary equipment for manufacturing anything in wood- work. which the Allied Governments may require and they are ex- tremely anxious to secure their share of this work. If any special machinery were required, in addition to what they already have, they would be only too glad to have an opportunity to install it if the orders secured were large enough to warrant the expense, and in their communications with us they express the belief that all other Cana- dian plants of the same nature would be pleased to do the same thing. Although a large number of witnesses have been examined and lawyers and detectives have been on the case for three months, no important evidence has been secured in the investigation into the fire which recently destroyed the plant of the Forest Mills of B. C., Lim- ited, at Compalix. The matter is one of extreme mystery. A Corner of the Ground Floor—George Rathbone Ltd., Toronto. A Corner of the First Floor—George Rathbone Ltd., Toronto. a | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 The Making of Shell Boxes in Canada A Description of the Method of Manufacture and the Equipment of Plant—The Beverley Wood Specialty Company, Toronto The manufacturers of shell boxes, for holding ammunition re- quired by Great Britain, has become one of the mainstays, for the time being, of the woodworking industry in Canada. A great many woodworking plants which were idle or running far below their normal capacity, commenced to receive orders last fall for the pro- duction of boxes to hold two rounds of 4.5 in. howitzer shells, and boxes to hold six rounds of 18-pound shrapnel. The production of these boxes is now being carried on on an enormous scale, and is not only resulting in employment to many thousands of Canadians, but is bringing in a sufficient profit, although not a large one, per box, to make it worth while for plants to turn them out in as large quantities as their capacity permits. The great benefit which this business brings to Canada, under present conditions, can scracely be over- estimated. Not only are the mills kept in motion, and thousands of employees enabled to earn a good living wage, but the money thus circulated is finding its way through every other channel of trade, and doing a great deal towards keeping general trade conditions on a fairly normal basis. To the lumber manufacturers, the shell box business has been a great benefit, having created an urgent demand for vast quantities of spruce, which is used for the sides and bottoms of the boxes, that requests have lately been made to permit the use of pine, as spruce stocks have become scarce. A number of manufac- turers advise us that this permission has been given and that some boxes are now being made in this manner. We have not, however, any official statement on this point. There has even arisen lately an opinion that B. C. fir might also be used for this purpose, and some tentative efforts have been made to have the shell committee make a change to this effect in the specifications. So far as we can learn these efforts have not yet met with success. One of the first plants in Canada to secure an order for the pro- duction of shell boxes was that of the Beverley Wood Specialty Com- pany, 91 Niagara Street, Toronto. To them we are indebted for much of the information published in this article. The box which the Bev- erley Company are manufacturing is known as the 18-pounder, 6-round shrapnel and high explosive box. At first, this box was used only for the shrapnel shells, but it was found that by a very slight altera- tion in the top tray it could also be used with perfect satisfaction for high explosive shells. This alteration was made in the specifications and the box is now capable of being used in either way. At the plant of the Beverley Wood Specialty Company, lumber is received from the car right alongside of a swing cut-off saw, fur- nished by Cowan & Company, of Galt. At this machine the lumber is cut into sizes- suitable for the Linderman dovetail glue jointer. Then it is piled on trucks and conveyed to the Linderman machine, where it is glued and dovetailed together in suitable sizes. Then the stock is put through a double surface planer, manufactured by Baxter D. Whitney & Son, Winchendon, Mass. This machine operates up- on the dovetailed stock and turns it out ready to be cut to size for the boxes. The stock then travels on trucks from the planer to a Cowan automatic cut-off saw which reduces it to the sizes required. A Cowan dado machine comes into operation next and finishes the stock ready for the box nailer. A corner of Shell Box Assembling Room—Beverley Wood Specialty Company, Toronto. Exterior view of Beverley Wood Specialty Company’s Plant, Toronto. The two trays, top and bottom which are inserted inside the boxes are handled by a Cowan boring machine. In this machine the Beverley Wood Specialty Company use a bit which they have designed and made for themselves. This bit makes the necessary six holes in the trays, into which the tops and bottoms of the ammunition fit. The bit is a most ingenious one, by means of which the holes are bored without ever splitting any of the wood. Inside the cutters of this bit is a flat circle of steel operated by a treadle, which pushes out the core cut by the bit. This machine can be operated on combination speeds ; that is to say, the output can be doubled if necessary. The handle cleats attached to the outside of the box by strong screws are all made of material which would otherwise go to waste. These are of some good strong hardwood, such as birch, maple, oak, etc. They are put through the Cowan sticker sideways, a special arrangement of the machine having been made for this purpose. The = 7 a m A section of Trimming Department on Machine Floor—Beverley Wood Specialty Company, Toronto. November 1, 1915 cleats are then handled by a boring machine where the five screw holes are both bored and countersunk in one operation. The above description explains the method of producing the vari- ous pieces which are assembled into the complete box. The Beverley Wood Specialty Company do all their nailing on shell boxes by hand and thus give employment to a larger number of men than they would otherwise. The iron bands which are screwed around the sides and bottom of the boxes are purchased from a hardware company, also the screws and nails. The bands are all put on with automatic screw- drivers. The only other material entering into the composition of the box is the rope for the handles. The handle is made from a 30-in. piece of 14-in. tarred manilla rope of the best quality obtainable. This is passed through the hole beneath the cleats and its two ends are carefully spliced. The top tray referred to above is somewhat different from the lower tray. The holes in it are bored out with an auger bit. The edges on both sides are then chamfered with a shaper. By turning the top tray upside down the box can be used for high explosives. When it is turned right side up it is used for the shrapnél shell. After the box has been completed it is inspected by the company’s foreman and passed along for the final Government inspection. The Beverley Wood Specialty Company have had an excellent record in this con- nection, their rejections amounting only to about 2% per cent. The following figures and particulars give a definite description of the box, the manufacture of which has been described above. Sides, bottom, lid and top tray 15/16-in. spruce. Bottom tray 54-in. spruce. Ends 15/16-in. birch. Cleats on top tray 15/16-in. x 13/16-in. spruce. Cleats on lid %-in. x 1%-in. spruce. Over-all length of box 14% ins. Over-all width of box 10 ins. Over-all height of box 12 15/16 ins. Handle cleats 234 in. x 1 3/16 in. x 6 in. held on by No. 14 134-in. screws. Iron band 1 3/16-in. x 1/16-in., going around bottom of box and 10 in. up either side; attached to the sides by 4 screws in the side and two in the bottom; screws No. 14 5% in. Rope %-in. tarred manilla, best quality obtainable. The top of the box is square dovetailed with the tops of the two ends. From the centre of the trop at both ends a piece of stout tarred cord passes through a staple placed on each end of the box. This provides for fastening the lid down firmly. The staples used are ¥Y-in: x 134-in. Each manufacturer is required to stamp his name or initials on the end of the box, also the following labels :—“18 pr.” — “1915” — “Mek. eg After the inspector has passed the box he places the official stamp of the Shell Committee on one end, and the box can then be shipped and delivered. The Beverley Wood Specialty Company is a comparatively young firm, having commenced operations about six years ago with a very CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ur on Sanding Department—Beverley Wood Specialty Company, Toronto. small plant and staff. This has been increased steadily until to-day the firm is one of the most important woodworking companies in Toronto. The plant is equipped with some of the most modern wood- working machinery, including a number of special machines designed by Mr. A. B. Beverley himseif. The firm have specialized in cabinet work of the office type, of which they still carry on quite an extensive production. The plant has excellent facilities for shipment of its pro- duct, being conveniently located close to railroad sidings. The build- ing consists of five floors and basement, the area of each floor being 50 x 80 feet. From the kilns the lumber is taken into the cut-off room in the basement, where all the roughing out and sticking is done. In this department the equipment includes a cut-off saw, two rip saws, buzz planer and sticker. The shavings and trimmings throughout the plant are conveyed by a Sheldon automatic blower to the boiler room and are utilized for fuel, providing heat for the entire plant in winter and for the operation of the dry kilns and glue heater. A constant tem- perature is maintained in the storage sheds throughout the year, so as to ensure a supply of the best class of raw material for the opera- tion of the plant. In normal times, a wing on the shipping floor is utilized as a box making department. This department ordinarily turns out‘about 100 boxes a day. ; The first floor contains the trimming department where all the veneer work is done. This floor, like all others in the plant, is splend- idly lighted and ventilated. The'equipment in the trimming room con- sists of three trim saws, one buzz planer, one Whitney shaper, one Westside band saw, one double spindle boring machine, one double head tenoner, one upright hollow chisel mortiser, one 36-in. Whitney cabinet planer. Nearly all the rest of the equipment in the plant was || TRAY A VIIA {77 li' Wits WML PLANY OF TRaAy PLAN OF LACK Diagram of Shrapnel or High Explosive Shell Box. Since this diagram was prepared a few changes have been made. The finger holes in the rack are now omitted. The width of the tray is 84" and the width of the rack or top tray 72”. holes in the rack are 24” diameter. The 6 The iron strap is 1/16" thick. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER furnished by the Cowan Company, of Galt. After passing through the basement and being roughly cut to size, the lumber is put through the sticker and goes by an elevator to the trimming room, where it is glued and trimmed. Then it is taken to the next floor for sand- ing. Next it goes to the bench room and cabinet shop, and finally to the finishing room. Throughout the operations special provision is made for rapid and economical handling of materials. All stock is moved from place to place on the different floors by means of trucks. The glue room, located next to the trimming room, is about 50 feet square, and its equipment includes an Advance Patent Glue Heater and an Advance Veneer Press capable of accommodating a 36-in. x 120-in. panel. Another glue press is also in operation for special coring stock. The sanding room on the second floor ,contains one 42-in. Berlin three drum endless bed sander; one Lucas belt sander; one 24-in. single drum sander; one special sander manufactured by the C. Mat- tison Machine Works, Beloit, Wis.; one special sander, designed by Mr. A. B. Beverley, for all kinds of belt edge work; a dovetailer and shaper, designed by the company ; also a Jackson-Cochrane shaper and a Ballantine type trim saw. Hydro-Electric power is used throughout the plant, and an altern- ative power plant is provided by a Goldie McCulloch 150 h.p. tubular boiler, also a 100 h.p. engine of the same make. The Tillson Company, Limited, Tillsonburg, Ont. The Tillson Company Ltd., Tillsonburg, Ont., carry on quite an extensive woodworking business. Their plant covers a floor area of about 18,000 square feet. On the ground floor all the heavy machinery is located, including the following:—one S. A. Woods 12-in. inside moulder, one Cowan 26-in. revolving bed surfacer, one American Woodworking Machinery Company power-feed rip saw, one Cowan band resaw, one Goldie McCulloch swing cut-off saw. On the second storey the equipment includes one four-sided sticker, one universal woodworker, one Cowan chain mortiser, one 2-spindle shaper, one elbow sander, one Cowan tenoner for doors, sash, etc., one railway cut-off saw, one four drum sander, one Cowan 26-in. surfacer, one sash and door sticker, one rip saw, one band saw, one hollow chisel mortiser and relisher, one stair router, one Cowan universal saw table, one turning lathe, door clamps, sash clamps, etc. The Nicholson Lumber Company, Limited, Burlington The Nicholson Lumber Company, Limited, Burlington, Ont., carry on an extensive lumber trade, in connection with which they operate a well-equipped planing mill, which, in normal times, employs about fifty men and carries a stock of from 1,500,000 feet to 2,000,000 feet. The equipment of the planing mill, which is thoroughly up-to- date, includes 14 machines, among them being a Cowan & Company self-feed band resaw, a Berlin No. 108 fast-feed planer and matcher, a Ballantine sticker and moulder, a Preston Woodworking Machinery fast-feed power rip-saw, etc. The product of the plant includes floor- ing, ceiling, siding, mouldings, etc. The second floor of the plant is equipped, especially in the main department, for the manufacture of frames, stairs, newels, columns and all detail work. On the second floor there is also a box factory, which is thoroughly equipped. On the first floor especial attention is given to the work of milling- in-transit. Special facilities are included for unloading direct from cars to the machines, the cars running on a siding through the mill. George M. Mason, Limited, Ottawa—Interior of Plant, showing proauction of Armorers Tool Boxes. November 1, 1915 George M. Mason, Limited, Ottawa Located in the heart of the city of Ottawa and in the centre of the Ottawa Valley lumber district is the large and modern plant of George M. Mason Limited, of which Mr. George M. Mason is the president and general manager. For sixteen years the plant has been running under the above firm name, and year by year its operations have broadened The plant covers over four acres and is located at the corner of Wellington Street and Bayswater Avenue, consisting of planing mill, sash and door factory and lumber yard. To meet the demands of their growing trade a branch yard and planing mill is now running at Woodroffe, a suburb of the city of Ottawa. The main plant has a capacity for one hundred men and turns out all kinds of house finish, doors, columns, sash, hardwood flooring and interior trim. The planing mill is equipped with the most modern machinery and has a capacity for handling 150,000 feet of lumber per day. The sash and door factory has also a large capacity, and is equipped with all the latest machinery, A feature of the mill, of interest to our readers, is its splendid George M. Mason, Limited, Ottawa—A section of the Yards. facilities for the dressing of lumber-in-transit, in which end of the business the firm is constantly expanding. The transportation facili- ties are splendid, the C. P. R. and G. T. R. passing by the door. In the yards lumber of all kinds is stocked, including dimension timber, scantling, rough and dressed lumber, lath and shingles, and all kinds of hardwood. A particular feature of the business is the splendid equipment for shell box work. New machinery has been in- stalled for this purpose. The George M. Mason Limited are already fully equipped to take care of any order, large or small, in the portable house line. For some time past they have been specializing in the manufacture of ready-cut houses and have made and shipped quantities of these all over Canada. George M. Mason, Limited, Ottawa—Interior of Plant. “ 2 ty are ay we ree a alt Pea WS CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 Plant of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont. _The Georgian Bay Shook Mills Woodworking Plant The products of the planing mill of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont., have established a wide reputation for high grade and careful manufacture. In the neighborhood of 450 carloads of all kinds of building materials are shipped annually, consisting of such items as factory frames for some of the largest plants in Can- ada, house building materials of all kinds, trim, stairs, columns, doors, sash and hardwood finish. In their veneered door plant, they have an extensive output. The planing mill is up-to-date in every de- partment, being equipped with the latest improved woodworking and sash and door manufacturing machinery. Materials are handled in this plant with great economy. The company also operate a large box shook plant, turning out 300 carloads annually. The box shook plant is also thoroughly equipped with the most modern machinery for its purposes. The Georgian Bay Shook Mills operate a complete modern saw- mill at Thunder Bay, Ont., under the name of the Thunder Bay Lum- ber Company. They own large timber limits, containing some of __ the choicest maple and beech stock in the country, and are thus in _ a position to manufacture from the tree to the finished product, and are never at a loss for raw material. Their plant at Midland is located - alongside of the main line tracks of the Grand Trunk Railway, with _ three sidings running through the yards. Their plant also fronts upon the Georgian Bay, at the entrance to Midland Harbor. With their own docks, they are in a position to make immediate shipment by water as well as by rail. About 250 hands are employed during normal times, in the planing mill and box factory, and from 50 to 75 ___ men are required for the sawmill. E For some years the Georgian Bay Shook Mills manufactured box __ shooks exclusively, but their business gradually extended, until now they are turning out planing mill products of all kinds, which are Dy sold throughout Canada. Special attention is given to the production __ of box shooks, hardwood flooring, doors, sash and trim, but everything in wood is manufactured that is required for a house. A Should an export demand arise for goods such as this company produces, it would be in an excellent position to handle a large share of the business, as it carries on hand stocks of dry lumber, both hard- wood and pine, and has an extensive steam dry kiln capacity, as well as the other equipment and machinery for extensive operations in _ this line. The Pembroke Lumber Company, Pembroke, Ont. et ' The Pembroke Lumber Company, Pembroke, Ont., owing to their own woodworking plant having been destroyed by fire, have leased the plant of the Lee Manufacturing Company, Limited, of _Pembroke, and have made additions to manufacture shell boxes. Over one hundred men are now employed in the plant and its capacity can be increased if necessary. Their sawmill closed down at the end of October after a success- ful season. . Eighteen and a half million feet have been cut in this mill, which, however, is not near the cutting capacity. The plant ex- perienced a shortage of logs in the earlier part of the season. Since the mill was overhauled the cutting capacity has been increased to 150,000 feet in ten hours. Orders for an additional $80,000,000 worth of shells were recently received by the Canadian Shell Committee, according to press des- patches, which should mean further large orders for shell boxes. A Successful New Ontario Company At Jacksonboro, Ont., on the line of the Transcontinental Rail- way, the New Ontario Colonization Company conduct an important lumber manufacturing, planing mill and pulpwood rossing business. In the planing mill they have a complete and up-to-date equipment for dressing lumber and for manufacturing sash, doors, flooring, etc. A large portion of the machinery, including the planing mill resaw, was purchased from the Berlin Machine Works, Hamilton, Ont., and the balance from Cowan & Company of Galt, Limited, Galt, Ont. With their sawmill near by, the company have an unlimited supply of raw material for the planing mill. They have also an excellent yard for seasoning their lumber and in many other respects are splendidly equipped for this class of work. New Ontario Colonization Company—Planing Mill and Saw Mill 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Robert Stewart, Ltd., Guelph, Ont.—A section of General Mill W ork Lept. Robert Stewart, Limited, Guelph, Ont. Robert Stewart, Limited, Guelph, Ont., are one of the oldest estabiished and most progressive firms in Ontario and have built up since 1855 a very extensive and prosperous business. ‘The plant is situated in a three-storey building and basement, and includes all the latest types of machinery that the market furnishes for the pro- duction of high-class woodworking products. The equipment, more- over, is such that the whole factory can be turned over into making doors, or into making sash. With very little expense, moreover, the firm could turn out portable houses on a large scale. ‘Che arrangement of the plant is so well conceived, and the equipment so good, that, with very little expense, it can run on the highest ciass of work which is produced anywhere in the world, and yet in a day or two be switched on to the cheapest building material that is required. The plant is operated by 175 horsepower Wheelock engine. From the Tree to the Finished Product John Harrison and Sons Company Ltd., the oldest established lumber firm in Owen Sound, operate, in addition to their sawmills at Owen Sound and Algoma Mills, a well-equipped planing mill at Owen Sound. ‘Lhe equipment of the planing mull includes a berlin matcher, Berlin double surtacer, two Berlin moulders, S. A. Woods haidwood flooring machine and two McGregor, Gourlay band resaws. On the second tloor they have a fully equipped sash and door plant including a four-head sticker, sash sticker, tenoner, Canada Ma- chinery Corporation power feed mortiser, three drum sanders, Berlin shaper and a radial arm sander forsash. Adjoining the machine room they have a room for putting together their doors, also a large stor- age shed for doors, sash, etc. Another room on the same floor is de- voted to finishing work and storage for special work. John Harrison & Sons Company Ltd., have been in operation since 1869 and have built-up an excellent business. ‘Their tull line covers all kinds of timber, joisting, studding, lumber, laths, shingles, hardwood flooring, doors, sash, interior trim, silos, dimension timber, ties, tie plugs and skewers. With their well-equipped plant they are in an excellent position to handle any business which may develop in the war-devasted areas in Europe. Cargill Limited, Cargill, Ont. An interesting planing mill plant is operated by Cargill Limited, at Cargill, County Bruce, Ontario. On the ground floor the plant is equipped for matching, moulding and re-sawing, etc. In their sash and door department and joiner work room on the second floor they have a compact and convenient equipment, the capacity of which is, 200 pairs of sash, 150 doors, 20,000 feet of matched material, 2,000 feet of base, 2,000 feet of casings, 2,000 feet of mouldings, 500 balusters, turnings, novelties, tanks, etc. The plant is built of cement blocks on concrete foundations. Steam power is used and the plant is elec- trically lighted. Standard dry kilns are operated, of sufficient capa- city to insure thoroughly dry material at all times, together with ample storage sheds for finished material. This company also operate various other plants, vizi—a foundry and machine shop in which are manufactured windmills and iron pumps particularly, and numerous other articles of like nature. This November 1, 1915 Robert Stewart, Limited, Guelph, Ont.— A section of the Sash and Door Dept- plant is operated by electric and gasoline power. The electric light and power plant are operated by water power. ‘hey also operate a saw miil, stave mill, heading mill, hoop mill and cooper shop. Supplies of timber for the latter plants are taken from their own limits. The timber is skidded with a Lidgerwood steam skidder, loaded on cars by steam loader and drawn to the miils over their own railway by a gasoline locomotive, delivering timber at the mill skidways, whence it goes directiy into the mills. dhe head- ing mill, besides being equipped with the usual machinery, has a Linderman machine by the aid of which narrow pieces may be united with a dovetaiied giue joint, doing away with the troubie of having too many pieces in heads. Ample sheds are provided for storing manufactured goods. Ail kinds of kegs and barrels are made by ex- perienced coopers in the cooper shop. krom the above outline it will be seen that Cargill Limited have a very complete plant for economically utilizing all of their raw material and that they are therefore in an excellent position to manu- facture their products and sell them at attractive prices. The Ludlam-Ainslie Company’s Two Plants The Ludiam-Ainsiie Lumber Company, Leamington, Ont., oper- ate planing mili plants both at Leamington and Hamiiton, which are equipped with everything up-to-date that is necessary for their work. ln the two piants they have between 30,000 and 40,000 feet of floor space, all of which is occupied with the very latest things in labor- saving machinery. With this modern equipment they are in a splendid position to handle-a large volume of business in sash, doors, frames, and all kinds of interior trim. ‘hey make a specialty of the produc- tion of hardwood finish, for which they have filled many important contracts in Windsor, Waikerville, Fort William, Port Arthur, Sault Ste. Marie and other cities and towns. Along their own line of busi- ness they are prepared to execute any orders, and could increase their output greatly by the employment of extra hands. » oe bie pe é iV aayew pre bey PS nd fer wih ep by et 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER gies 59 McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co., Ottawa Fine Equipment and Practical Layout of Plant The McAuliffe Davis Company, Ltd., Ottawa, operate on Cham- _ berlain Ave. a very complete planing mill plant. Their buildings at this location were erected at a cost of $30,000 and their machinery cost $25,000. The heavy machinery is located on the main floor, the lighter machinery upstairs. The equipment was purchased from the Berlin Machine Works, the American Woodworking Machinery Com- pany, and the A. R. Williams Machinery Company. The factory building is 120 x 90 ft. two storeys high. Power is developed by two boilers and a Corliss 150 h.p. engine. Approximately, the plant will handle 10,000,000 feet of lumber annually, and about two-thirds of this will be put through the machines. The company manufacture many other things, sash and doors, hardwood flooring, mouldings, -newel posts, etc. They also operate a planing mill on Duke Street, Ottawa, in connection with their head office and yard “A.” At this point they have exceptionally large storage yards and do a large amount of milling work, for which they have installed modern equip- ment. Each machine in this plant has a unit motor drive. The build- ing at this plant covers a ground space of 99 feet x 200 feet. The McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co. Ltd., operate, in all, three planing mills and one sash and door factory. In the sash and door factory they have every kind of equipment necessary for taking care of any woodworking orders required in the construction of houses. The company advise us that they would be prepared to increase their staff, and if necessary, work 24 hours a day, in order to assist in turn- ing out a large number of portable houses that might be required on short notice. They could work about 200 men to advantage in this plant, and would be prepared to guarantee delivery of a certain num- ber per day, if they were furnished with definite plans of the houses required. The company purchase their lumber in large blocks and are in a position to secure it at very attractive prices in the Ottawa market. They could therefore furnish these houses at as low a cost as would be consistent with proper material and good workmanship. In dis- cussing the class of lumber required they say that they presume sound ‘Interior of plant at Yard A—McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co., Ottawa. red pine or spruce would be acceptable. They are particularly well supplied with this class of lumber. If hemlock would be accepted, however, they are of the opinion that it would be very serviceable and could be supplied at a less cost than any other lumber in the Ottawa market. The McAuliffe Davis Lumber Company Ltd., make anything and everything in the woodworking line in connection with house build- ing, their specialty being to look after this line of trade. Their pro- duct includes all kinds of doors, blinds, frames, hard and softwood trim, etc. They also supply all the rough and dressed lumber re- quired for any class of building. AP ‘ TR HNP 5 rere NTH ante! a ' - . DRWEWAY SWINELES MEATED SED (oR HARDWOOD FiooRING DEMWEWAY DIUWEWAY DIUL WAP Srock MouDiIN6s % DRESSED STOCKS. Srock Doors 200 fr First floor plan at Yard B—McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co., Ottawa. Plan of Yard B—McAuliffe Davis [.umber Co., Ottawa. Be AT toon Bip = Hii 9 fan # sfekx tt inp Derr SaiVyrar. MAGHIN xz boa CUINYRRTICER, — oat Bedi se. ag ie SISHES 2 Doors Second floor plan at Yard B—McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co., Ottawa. In the Duke St. Mill of The McAuliffe Davis Lumber Co., Ottawa—A Berlin ‘‘91”’ Fast Feed Planer and Matcher. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN Mickle, Dyment & Son, Brantford, Ont. Mickle, Dyment & Son. of Brantford, Ont., have one of the largest and most up-to-date woodworking plants in Canada devoted exclusive- ly to the manufacture of Builders’ Supplies. The factory, 70 x 130 feet, and only recently constructed, is situated on the corner of Clar- ence and Colborne Streets, and is of two storeys, with modern dry kiln adjoining. In addition to this they have a new lumber shed and warehouse 50 x 100 feet, which is also of two storeys. The Brantford business is only one of a chain of planing mills with the head office at Barrie, Ont., and saw mills and timber berths at Gravenhurst, Severn, Whitney and Fenelon Falls. All these points provide a short railroad haul to Brantford, with the added advantage of this firm being able to bring in large quantities of lumber on short notice. In short, Mickle, Dyment and Son control the output of their vast timber limits from the log to the finished product received by the consumer. The capacity of the Brantford plant is from twenty-five to thirty thousand feet of lumber per day, run into flooring, siding, mouldings, trim, sash, doors, frames and other builders’ supplies. The first floor is taken up with the planing mill, where sizing, surfacing, matching and resawing are done in large quantities, also with the manufacture of mouldings in all sizes and patterns. The machinery installed in this department is of the newest type and includes one band resaw, one high speed matcher, one double surface planer, two power-feed rip-saws, two heavy moulders, one heavy jointer and two cut-off saws. The second floor is given over to the manufacture of sash, doors, frames, stairs, cabinet work, store and office fittings, and, like the planing mill, is equipped with only the latest and most approved ma- chinery, the firm realizing that the equipment of plant in any large factory of this nature has a very important bearing upon the quality, as well as the quantity, of the output of the finished article. The ma- chinery includes a double set of tenon machines, mortise machines, stickers, sanders, shapers, variety saws, cut-off saws, rip saws, turn- ing lathe and boring machines, with benches to assemble the various kinds of work. The lumber sheds and warehouse adjoining the plant are kept fully stocked the year round, thus ensuring that all wood used in the factory is well seasoned. About three million feet of lumber is car- ried in stock at all times. The manager of the Brantford plant, Mr. O. W. Rhynas, has been associated with the woodworking business for many years in all its different branches. The large business built up by this firm dur- ing the past few years, and the record which it has for fair dealing, are largely due to his efforts. AND WOODWORKER November 1) tai bi A corner of the Sash and Door department in the plant of Mickle, Dyment & Son at Brantford, Ont. Behind the Matchers in the plant of Mickle, Dyment & Son, at Brantford, Ont. Mickle, Dyment & Sons, Plant, Brantford, Ont. vo ee aoe let ee a ee eS The Reader’s Viewpoint on European Trade Prospects Canadian Plants Urgently in Need of Orders Editor Canada Lumberman:— Toronto, Ont. We are sending you separately our reply to your request for information regarding wood products that may be required for the use of the Allied Powers in the reconstruction of the war-devastated countries in Europe. , what our capacity is in certain lines of manufacture, owing to our business being of a general character. . We do not think there is any doubt about the capacity of the wood- working industries of Canada to supply any order which the Allied Powers may require, but there would possibly be a little delay upon the first orders, if they were wanted in a great rush, on account of stocks being low in the yards of the woodworking industries. Under present conditions, almost every firm is buying only what it thinks it can use in a reasonable length of time. This is perhaps a wise policy to adopt, as every manufacturer naturally wants to save all the carrying costs possible. : ‘Probably some comment might be made upon the advantages that accrue to the governments from woodworking industries when they are fully em- ployed. The increased revenue from the stamp tax upon cheques and notes, increased postage, and the 7% per cent. war tax upon lumber from the United States, are all sources of revenue for the Dominion Government, and are worthy of Government consideration. , An increase in the lumber business is also a source of revenue for the provincial government, as it increases their revenue from the Crown lands. Increased employment would also be an important factor in the income for the Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Fund. The high rates which the woodworkers have to pay to this fund, and the heavy business tax to the municipalities, | fall heavily upon manufacturers during this depression. Of course, there is a difference in the two taxes. In the Workmen’s Compensa- ‘ tion tax a premium has to be paid only upon the wages actually paid out, of but the business tax is normal whether a plant is operated or closed up. We think Canada is in a position at the present time to supply all the rough and manufactured wood products that the Allied Powers may need. 2 There is a very large woodworking capacity in Canada that is almost dormant a at the present time, owing to the severe depression caused to the lumber and | j woodworking industries by the war. If it were possible for the Dominion * . \ > em oa pe ce we 1 Sy eae is ae dl ae Government to use its influence to secure orders from the Allied Powers ____ for the wood products they require, we feel sure that every woodworking ____ establishment in Canada would appreciate the Government’s efforts in this : direction. 4 %. The work could be allotted by the War Purchasing Commission and be > distributed throughout the different industrial centres, according to the capa- city of the firms that are in a position to undertake the work. This would f have a strong tendency to relieve the severe industrial depression that the : woodworking industries are now passing through. It would also find em- ployment for a large number of men who are now idle, and this would, no doubt, be a great help to cities and towns throughout the country, as it would | relieve the pressure upon them for assistance, resulting from lack of employ- ment. The facts which we are giving you separately regarding our own mill will be, we think, a fair illustration of conditions in all similar woodworking establishments in Canada, excepting those that have been fortunate enough to secure contracts for shell boxes. Some of the firms that do general work find it to their advantage to purchase a portion of their requirements from firms that specialize in stock articles. Under present conditions, however, both specializing firms and those doing general work could soon adapt themselves to produce all that is re- quired by the Allied Powers in the way of manufactured woodwork. One matter we would like to refer to particularly. Owing to the depres- sion in business, lumber stocks have been decreased. The millmen did not feel justified in taking out large stocks when there was not sufficient demand for lumber to absorb their output. The same thing applies to the wood- workers. They have only been buying what they were compelled to buy, on account of lack of business. Consequently their stocks are low, and if any good-sized orders were awarded to be filled upon very short notice, it would probably take a little time to obtain the necessary lumber from the sawmills. If these conditions could be anticipated by the Dominion Government, or any other body with authority to act for the Allied Powers in making pur- chases for them, it would be a material advantage to all parties interested if a reasonable time could be given to fill the first orders. All subsequent orders could unquestionably be attended to promptly. In our plant, we have the average planing mill and sash and door factory, and as conditions are about the same all over Canada, it can be seen readily _ that there is a very large percentage of both idle space and idle machinery _ that could be utilized to good advantage in the manufacture of war supplies in wood, throughout the Dominion of Canada, if work were obtainable. Such a You will notice from our letter, that-we are not in a position to state - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a orders would unquestionably be a great boon to all those firms engaged in the woodworking industries. Any orders given to the woodworking industries that would enable them to increase their output, would materially help to increase the business of other firms that furnish supplies to the woodworking companies, such as ma- chinery, belts, oils, saws, knives, tools, fuel, stationery, postage and many other articles used in the business. We feel assured that if the actual conditions of the woodworking in- dustries were presented to the Dominion Government by a representative deputation, the Government would make some effort to obtain orders for wood products from Allied Powers that could be furnished to advantage by Canada.—George Rathbone Limited. x ok # Could Double Capacity Quickly Editor Canada Lumberman:— Galt, Ont. We have your recent favor relating to your special issue dealing with the ability of Canadian woodworking plants to turn out material which may be required in the re-building of the war-devastated areas in Europe, and we take pleasure in saying that your efforts along this line are very much to the point. ° Irrespective of our desires and efforts, the principal thing is to know what we can do about it when the opportunity offers. We are advising you as to our factory capacity, conservatively estimated. To our mind factory capacity and the ability to deliver the goods re- quired are not quite the same thing. Take our own case, for instance. We manufacture number one quality pine doors, sash and columns. The doors usually required for export trade are lower grade, and the price is low. It would therefore be necessary for us to know something of the quality of doors required, and the price likely to be paid before guaranteeing any speci- fied output or delivery. Knowing the great difficulty or impossibility, in the past, of coming to a satisfactory arrangement with Canadian lumber manufacturers, it seems to us that to-day we are at the meeting of the ways, between the men manu- facturing lumber and those who make that lumber into the finished pro-— duct. Considering the importance of the matter, and its possibilities, surely it calls for some action. The information about our capacity, which we have given you in another letter, shows the normal capacity based on what we have done in normal times for domestic trade. Should conditions arise, calling for twice the output, a little effort and re-arrangement would make provision for this. In our opinion, with united effort the Canadian manufacturers are in a position to deliver the goods. We appreciate your able and earnest efforts to help the interests you represent.—P. W. Gardiner & Son. * 78 * B. C. Mills Anxious for the Business Editor Canada Lumberman:— Fraser Mills, B.C. We are at present selling large quantities of lumber to the British War Office. This consists, however, of material for bridges, railways and trench coverings, as well as walls. This lumber is moving by water through the Canal. In regard to material for portable houses, we may say that this mat- ter is now being looked into carefully by the B. C. Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, as well as by the B. C. Government Lands Department, and many of the mills out here have London connections which are keeping closely in touch with this matter. More, however, can be accomplished by co-operation of all parties ina terested, and we are pleased to note that you are contemplating issuing a special edition of your paper, looking: towards the development of this trade. —Canadian Western Lumber Company, Limited. : * * * Could Turn Out Many Portable Houses Editor Canada Lumberman:— Pembroke, Ont. We are unable to give you much information regarding your enquiry about the facilities in Canada for handling large orders for portable houses. Personally, we could not judge our own capacity until such time as we see the blue prints and specifications, although we do not see any reason why we could not turn out a large number of them here in a reasonably short time. We have every facility for this work, including the lumber, finishing material | and labor.—Pembroke Lumber Company. * * * Canadian Plants Able to Handle the Business Editor Canada Lumberman:— Kingston, Ont. We have received your favor suggesting the advisability of placing be- fore the Purchasing Commissions of the Allied Powers arguments in favor of Canadian wood products. This suggestion meets with our hearty ap- proval. We cannot say how Canadian prices would compare with those of other countries, but we do not see why Canada should not be able to furnish these goods at as attractive figures as others. For our part we have a plant. the output of which we could easily treble. The improvements and enlarge- ments we have made during the last few years would make foreign orders very welcome to us.—S. Anglin & Company. es, . EX, > re CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Plant of W. C. Edwards & Co., Ltd., W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited, Ottawa One of the most notable woodworking plants in Canada is that of W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited, Ottawa. It would be im- possible to give an adequate description of such a plant in the limits of our space. A few of the outstanding points, however, will be in- teresting and will illustrate the fact that this firm is in an exception- ally good position to handle war orders for many kinds of wood pro- ducts. The woodworking plant is located at New Edinburgh, Ottawa, and is housed in a solid reinforced concrete and brick building, which is as nearly fireproof as engineering skill and money can make it. In the sash and door and interior finish factory, employment is afforded to between 75 and 100 skilled mechanics who operate upon a wide variety of woods, including red and white pine, birch, red oak, plain and quarter-cut oak, ash, beech, maple and basswood. All these woods are carried in stock and the firm also import large quantities of mahogany, walnut, teak, red gum, cypress, yellow pine, white wood, white oak, plain and quarter-cut oak, etc., for the production of high class interior finish. One of the most interesting departments of the plant is that in which its doors are manufactured. In the planing mill the equipment includes five planers, one power trimmer, one self-feed rip saw, one edger, and many other types of machines. The company also oper- ate a hardwood flooring factory in which they turn out many excel- lent kinds of flooring. They have also a large box factory where all sizes and shapes of box shooks are produced, giving employment to . over eighty men. J. R. Eaton & Sons Fine Plant at Orillia One of the most important woodworking plants in Ontario is that of J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, Orillia, Ont., manufacturers of general mill work, including hardwood flooring and exterior and in- terior finish. The plant which they are now occupying is a new one, built to replace their former plant, which was recently destroyed by fire. The site of the plant is an area of nearly 12 acres, with a front- age of 500 feet and a depth of 1,000 feet. The main building is 151 _ x 304 feet, one storey, of full mill construction. In planning the build- ing, special attention was given to the matter of lighting, which has been secured from all four sides and from skylights. The floor is of concrete, giving a thoroughly rigid base for the heavy machinery. The former plant, when working at full capacity, carried about 1,500,- 000 feet of lumber, but with the added facilities of the new plant con- siderably larger quantities can be stocked. One of the most interesting features in connection with the plant is its excellent dry kiln, of the box or pocket type, furnished by the Grand Rapids Veneer Works, Grand Rapids, Mich., who were given the order to supply a battery of eight fireproof box kilns of the latest type of construction. These kilns are built of hollow tile and cement, and have a unique system of transfers and elevators operated by electric power, which enable the firm to handle their lumber at a minimum cost from the railway siding to the kiln, storage and factory. Of the eight boxes making up the kiln, four have.a capacity of five cars each, the capacity of the other four being two cars each. This arrangement enables the company to avoid variations of temperature, é ) ¢ { .- 4 o * ‘ an S Gal ra ot ~~ ; o " a ) in 7 eee Re a ‘ . i November 1; 1915 So ame a Os New Edinburgh, near Ottawa, Ont. | me > | oe ie se ee ivan ate = and to dry different varieties of lumber independently. The kiln is 80 feet by 62 feet. > Adjacent to the kiln there is a large storage shed for drying the lumber and for storing it after it has emerged from the kiln. This building is kept at a fixed temperature throughout the winter. These — buildings are situated at the east end of the factory. To the north of the factory there is also a dressed lumber and freight shed for load- — ing and shipping the finished product. The company have also in- stalled a large number of high-speed machines, several of which are operated by individual motors. For conveying shavings and waste the plant is equipped with an endless chain conveyor, which does away entirely with hand firing, — and prevents air from being blown into the furnace. This is said to be the first equipment of its type installed in a Canadian plant. Power ~ for the plant is provided by a Wheelock 225 h.p. steam engine and two boilers of 150 h.p. each. Electrical energy both for power and lighting is generated on the premises. Ls i J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, produce all sorts of mill work, in- cluding exterior and interior finish, hardwood flooring, woodwork — for offices, apartment houses, stores, dwellings, etc., also veneer doors. — One of their specialties is hardwood flooring. They also turn out large quantities of hardwood interior finish manufactured to archi- — tects’ details. In addition to this the company carry on a large busi- ness in milling-in-transit for the wholesale trade. For this class of — work they have the finest equipment that can be secured. ie The shipping facilities in connection with this plant are excellent. The company have about a mile of sidings on the G. T. R., with inter- — switching connection to the C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railway. — Pulp and Paper Mills Busy | 1) ae The Canadian pulp and paper industry is evidently prospering. Since the opening of the current fiscal year exports to the United States especially have grown. July Government returns show exports — of newsprint to the United States of $1,274,000. The export business ~ of Canadian mills for the first four months, April to July, aggrega $5,098,799, of which the United States accounted for $4,589,144. — 1914, only $2,176,000 went across the border that year. As an ine cation of recent growth this year’s business so far is almost ec to eight months’ business in 1913, and surpasses eight months’ b ness in 1912, the total then being only $3,110,000. While the Un States is Canada’s best customer, the statement points out that other encouraging feature of the trade is the growing trade wi the Empire. ; For the fiscal year 1913-14 the total exports were $8,030,000, 1914-15 $12,600,000, while the rate of the four months this year between $15,000,000 and $16,000,000 per annum. The first four months of 1913, 1914 and 1915 compare as follows in exports of newsprint :— 1913 1914 1915 April. we gee ven 596,554 ~$° 836,110 ¢ 970 485m May .. 810,575 1,092,172 1,341,243 Jusie ':.-.. 874,284 1,135,283 1,345,444 | Julyusss 793,898 1,149,569 1,441,647 — Rotalsics cee $4,213,134 76, Seer ee "$5,098,779 CANADA LUMBERMAN November 1, 1915 Ll BENSON AND WOODWORKER 59a & BRAY. ro) 33% sag Mill . 2 Plant of Benson & Bray, Ltd., Midland, Ont. Benson & Bray Plant at Midland, Ont. One of the most important woodworking plants in Ontario is that located at Midland, and operated by the firm of Benson and Bray, Limited. The business was commenced in 1905, in a very small way, by Mr. Benson, and rapidly attained large proportions. The plant of the company to-day is equipped with every modern type of machine for the production of sash, doors, and interior finish. The plant is a new one, completed in March, 1913, and represents an expenditure of over $120,000. The building is of brick and concrete, two storeys high, 240 feet long by 74 feet wide. It provides ample room and light for successful operation. The mill proper is 200 feet long, two storeys high. The first floor throughout the plant is of concrete, ensuring per- _ fect rigidity, a most important feature in the operation of such a plant. The equipment of the planing mill includes, on the lower floor one S. A. Woods No. 401 fast-feed matcher, equipped with automatic ‘feeding table, taking stock at 200 feet per minute, one inside moulder, No. 107 B, made by the same firm, equipped with profile joining at- tachments, making mouldings at 100 feet per minute; one Cowan moulder, 13-in. four-side; one Ballantine four-side moulder; one Ber- lin double surfacer No. 177; one Berlin band resaw, No. 289; rip and cut-off saws, etc. On the upper floor the company have a full equip- ment for the manufacture of sash and doors, made by the E. B. Hayes Company, Oshkosh, Wis.; one Berlin triple drum sander; one Matti- son belt sander; one buss shaper No. 8; one Whitney cabinet planer, etc., in all, a total of 30 machines. For receiving and shipping goods, the company have excellent facilities. Railway sidings are located on each side of the plant. Benson & Bray, Midland, Ont.—View on First Floor. Stock arrives at one side; the lumber is passed through the machines and comes out ready for loading upon the empty cars on the other side of the building. The product of the plant consists of solid and veneer doors, sash, mouldings, flooring, and all high-grade planing mill products. In addition to this the company make a specialty of working lumber in car lots, for which they have excellent facilities, being in a position to handle four cars at once. The C. Beck Company, Penetanguishene, Ont. One of the pioneer industries at Penetanguishene, Ont., is that of the C. Beck Manufacturing Company, founded by the late Mr. C. Beck in the early seventies of the last century. Their chief industry is the production of lumber, for which they have one of the best mills on the Georgian Bay, turning out about 80,000 feet in a 10-hour day., In addition to this, they operate a box and shook factory, with a large output, and a pail and tub factory, which use up a great deal of the material from the sawmill that would otherwise go to waste. These plants are equipped with the latest type of machinery for the various processes required. The company also carry on an extensive business in planing-in- transit, for which they operate a new fast-feed Berlin matcher in- stalled in their box factory. They have splendid facilities at Pene- tanguishene for handling stocks both by rail and water. Their annual cut of lumber amounts to about 16,000,000 feet. Both in furnishing supplies of lumber and in working them up into finished products this company could play an important part in connection with furnishing such materials as may be required in Europe. Benson & Bray, Midland, Ont,—View on First Floor. 60a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Boake Manufacturing Company, Toronto The Boake-Manufacturing Company Ltd., Toronto, a firm which has been in existence for 23 years, is a typical example of the success- ful retail lumber business which has expanded with the growth of a large city, until it has become far more than a simple retail lumber business. This company, with its excellent yard equipment, its large supply of timbers, and its modern planing mill equipment is well situated for handling a share of such orders as may grow out of the necessity for rebuilding the war-devastated areas of Europe. Its planing mill is about 135 ft. by 116 ft. long and is equipped with the very latest types of machinery, including one American Woodwork- ing Machinery Company planer and matcher; one Berlin fast feed planer and matcher; one Connell & Dengler band resaw; two self feed Modern Facilities for Timber Dressing—Boake Manufacturing Company’s Plant, Toronto. ripsaws; one 10-in., one 12-in. and one 14-in. four-sided outside moulder, also a cut-off saw and a timber sider for dressing four sides of timber up to 17% in. x 24 in. any length. The company keeps on hand at all times a large stock of timber and lumber, both for its trade in these products, and for raw material for its planing mill. It is thus in a position to handle extensive orders on short notice. Lt. C. P. Waldie Wounded and Missing We regret to report that, since our issue of October 15th, in which we published a report that Lt. C. P. Waldie, of the 8th West Surrey Regiment, formerly of Toronto, had been wounded, a further report has been received that Lt. Waldie is “wounded and missing.” His family in Toronto have received no further word. They have had a search made of all the hospitals in which he might have been received, but. without result. A meeting of the Shingle Makers’ Branch of the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association was held at Everett, Wash., re- cently, and, as a result, it is more than likely that, in the near future, the price of shingles will be advanced by the members of the Associa- tion, and that this step will be followed by one of the most extensive advertising campaigns ever inaugurated by shingle manufacturers. If an agreement can be secured from 75 per cent. of the shingle mill owners of the northwest, this plan will be put into operation. The decision to inaugurate.an extensive advertising. campaign was reached in order to off-set the competition of the patent roofing firms. The Canada Lumber Company, Weston, Ont. The Canada Lumber Company, Weston, Ont., although a com- paratively young firm, is one which has made rapid progress and has worked up an extensive business. It operates a plant for the produc- tion of many important classes of interior finish. The plant is equip- ped with modern machinery, including mouldérs, stickers, variety <&.. November 1, 1915 saws, turning lathes, clamps, etc; in fact a full equipment of modern machinery for turning out all important planing mill products. Al- though the plant has been working practically at its normal capa- city from its commencement, the company could double its present output if sufficient orders were received to make it necessary. In all, the company operates about 18 machines. Weston, Ont., situated on the outskirts of the city of Toronto, has excellent shipping facili- ties, which would enable the company to make quick delivery of goods required urgently for foreign shipment. Renfrew Planing Mills, Renfrew, Ont. The Renfrew Planing Mills, Renfrew, Ont., are among the many mills of the country that are expanding to meet the needs of the export situation and conditions arising as a result of the war. This industry was established in Renfrew in 1910 and is one of the many so success- fully owned and operated by Mr. M. J. O’Brien. The planing mill is fully equipped with all the latest machinery for the manufacture of sash, doors, interior finish, and hardwood floor- Alii i Tint 1 Hil, Renfrew Planing Mills Exhibit at Renfrew Fair. ing, and is also equipped to take care of any orders for dressing-in- transit, for which purpose they have excellent facilities by both C. P. R. and G. T. R. An important advantage possessed by the mill is that all lumber used is taken from Mr. O’Brien’s own limits at Cala- bogie, and sawn in the sawmill there. cutting spruce, hemlock, pine and hardwoods. At the beginning of shell box activities, the plant was immedi- ately equipped with the necessary machinery and at the present time over sixty men are employed in the manufacture of shell boxes. The plant possesses all facilities also for the manufacture of port- able houses. The Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company The Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company, Huntsville, Ont., is one of the prominent woodworking institutions in northern Ontario, which has grown, within a short number of years, from a very small beginning to an industry on a par with many of the largest in older Ontario. The company have a large and well-equipped sawmill from which they can secure as much rough lumber as they may require ~ for their woodworking business. In their woodworking factory they manufacture flooring, handles, dowels, chair parts and many other articles of woodenware, for the production of which they have excel- lent and extensive equipment. In recent years their plant has been greatly enlarged and improved... Their floor space has been more than doubled and they have added large dry kilns, storage sheds and Canada Lumber Company’s Yard, Weston, Ont, This mill is splendidly equip-. ped with a modern band mill with a capacity of 100,000 feet per day, ? « ey! ee ae a ha + —_ ; 7 ] ~ November 1, 1915 modern equipment, both to their mill and factory. Their sawmill turns out about 6,000,000 feet per year and their other product is on the average as follows :—Dressed soft wood lumber and dressing-in-tran- sit, 3,000,000 feet ; hardwood flooring, 2,500,000 feet ; lath 2,000,000 feet. The product of their plant also includes curtain poles, handles, chair parts, etc. The power plant is a solid brick structure 40 x 40 feet, with Waterous boilers, carrying 125 lbs. of steam per square inch. The The Laberge Sudbu power developed is about 400 h.p. and is furnished by two Waterous high speed engines and one John Inglis automatic compound engine. The dry kilns, one blast, and one natural draft, have a holding capacity of 150,000 feet. A Busy Sudbury Company The Evans Company, Limited, Sudbury, Ont., have built up, within a comparatively few years, one of the most important busi- nesses in the north country. An interesting illustration which ap- pears elsewhere in this issue shows the plant of the company, to- gether with the office and stock sheds. It will be seen from this illustration that the company operate an extensive planing mill and a good-sized sash, door and cabinet factory, and that their equipment CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61a includes a large dry kiln. The plant throughout is equipped with the best and most modern types of machinery that can be procured. The company advise us that they could easily handle double the amount of work that is at present going through the plant, particularly in the line of transient dressing. In spite of the general falling off in trade during the past year, the Evans Company report that they are still enjoying a fair business, and that they have retained all of their regular staff of expert workmen. oe The Laberge Lumber Company, Sudbury, Ont. The Laberge Lumber Company Ltd., Sudbury, Ont., operate a large woodworking plant which is fully equipped with up-to-date machinery. The buildings consist of a solid brick factory 90 x 144 feet, an engine room 48 x 66 feet and a shavings vault 16 x 66 feet. The layout and equipment of the plant are shown by illustrations in this issue. The machinery includes one band resaw, one self-feed rip-saw, one double surfacer, one Berlin high speed matcher, one jarge moulder, one small moulder, one sash and door moulder, one swing cut-off saw, four automatic grinders, one Hanchett resaw filer, one chain mortiser, one sash and door relisher, one tenon machine, one double spindle shaper, two rip-saws, one dado machine, one lathe, one band saw, one three-drum sander and one arm sander. \ WW" - Al YY 62a Wilson Bros. Ltd., Collingwood, Ont. Among the numerous industries of Collingwood, Ont., one of the most extensive and successful is that of Wilson Bros., Limited, who operate a large and well-equipped planing mill. Their plant is one of the finest in Canada and they have succeeded in working up a very extensive business. One of their specialties is the production of hard- wood flooring, for which they are well known throughout Canada. Their equipment includes everything essential to the manufacture of high class sash, doors, frames, interior trim of all kinds, flooring, etc. Dry Kilns at Wilson Bros., Limited Plant, Collingwood, Ont. Another of their specialties is the production of veneer hardwood doors made to detail. The plant handles about 4,000,000 feet of hardwood -and 2,000,000 feet of pine annually. The plant consists of a large main building, dry kilns, storage sheds, drying houses, power house, etc., covering in all about six -acres.or two city blocks. The four dry kilns were furnished by ~ Sheldons Limited, of Galt, Ont., and have a capacity of 250,000 feet. The company produce their own*power from sawdust and shavings. Opening for Wood Blocks in England Encouraging Outlook for a Market for Canadian Goods —Important Details of the Trade Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Special Canadian Trade Commissioner, in a recent report published in the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, says:—Before the war, the quantity of tim- ber used for wood block paving was increasing yearly. It is now in general use in nearly all of the several hundred boroughs whose popu- lation is greater than 60,000. Its growing popularity is due to the fact that it shows a longer life under motorbus traffic than any other smooth pavement that has yet been produced at equal expense, to the ease with which repairs may be made and to the absence of dust or noise. There are a few prominent cities such as Glasgow, Dublin, Bel- fast, Liverpool, where wood-block paving is not used except in front of hospitals and schools. In these cities either granite sets are used, which may be laid at a cost, inclusive of all charges except foundation for $1.75 per square yard, and which last twenty years under very heavy traffic. When granite sets are in general use in a city, the in- troduction of the smoother and more noiseless wood paving is delayed by the method of shoeing the draught horses with sharp corks, which tear up the wood blocks. Effect of the War The quantity of timber used for paving in 1913 was approximately 60,000,000 feet. Since the outbreak of the war, work in paving has been postponed owing to the unwillingness of the local government board to sanction loans for this purpose. The few municipalities with money on hand for paving have found that the price of timber has in- creased, so that the cost of a 5-inch creosoted block pavement is greater than the cost of a 2-inch natural rock asphalt, a condition which has led to a greater proportion of asphalt being laid this year than is usually the case. Many woods have been tried for pavements in the United King- dom. Jarrah was introduced by a wealthy company, which put in timber yards and a paving plant, and was laid in large quantities. It proved unsatisfactory, wearing and breaking off at the corners and edges and producing a very rutty pavement. No Jarrah is laid in city streets now. Red gum from the United States was introduced in the same manner and gave poor service. Oak was used in the early years of wood paving, but its use was discontinued twelve years ago, on the ground of expense. Pitch-pine from the United States was also tried but it did not wear evenly and produced a rough pavement. Canadian white spruce was laid on the north side of Trafalgar Square CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~— “Creosote costs only 6 cents a gallon at the creosoting works i “rates again become normal. Me a an, 24 s+ es . 2 pe 4 ee ae gid, et vi : Vicia Make Sian de >t " Sug ° ae “ aye a ae tre ae pent) ag ge , ' - a i ad t Z x hee, rs ppc Ses November 1, 1915 in London twelve years ago, with an eight-pound treatment of crec sote per cubic foot, and is yet in excellent condition. Without ception, the whole of the wood-block pavement laid in Great Brita now is Swedish and Russian redwood (Pinus sylvestris). The spe fications issued by the municipal engineers throughout the cou admit this wood and no other, the one exception being the specific tion for the borough of Westminster, London, which admits Canadian spruce, red-pine or Douglas fir. m. Swedish redwood has three points in its favor, the price is s factory, its life is definitely known, and the paving companies har it. Swedish and Russian redwood in normal times was delivere 3-inch by 8-inch or 3-inch by 9-inch, 6 feet to 20 feet long, avera 16 feet, dressed one side one edge for £10 10s. to £11 10s. per stan ard c.i.f. The price during the war has risen to £16 10s. per stan ard c.1.f. : This timber sawn into 4-inch blocks and given an 8-10 ; treatment of creosote will make a pavement lasting in London years under light traffic and twelve years under heavy traffic. — traffic in London is equal to heavy traffic in most Canadian The cost of wood paving throughout the United: Kingdom is the: based on the purchase of a timber at about £11, a standard tha last twelve to twenty years, depending upon traffic conditions. Th only wood yet known to meet these conditions is redwood. Th municipal authorities when authorizing wood-block pavements in nearly every case specify redwood, and the paving companies ¢ handle any other kind of wood. The influence of the paving comp: is all powerful in most of the municipalities, when a change of w is to be considered. Only a few important municipalities pu blocks or lay pavements. Nearly all the paving is done by compa who contract with the municipality to manufacture the blocks, ¢ sote them according to the municipal specifications, lay the pavem« on the base prepared by the municipality and maintain it free or for an agreed annual charge per square yard for a stated t years. (This term depends upon the traffic and averages | years). The cost of this service is usually nine shillings per yard for a 4-inch block, with an 8-pound treatment, to 14s. per sq yard for a 5-inch block with a 12-pound treatment. The cost of |: ing is 2d. per square yard. The cost of maintenance where the tenance is undertaken by the municipality, is 10d. per square per year. ; ‘ E ‘ Prospects for Canadian Wood The companies engaged in this paving business are few in 1 ber and have a monopoly of the field. They have established t reputations on redwood, are acquainted with it, and are interested maintaining its use. The city engineers are willing to entertain a try new material, if it promises them a longer service or a lower itial cost. The four Canadian woods which could be introdu the United Kingdom for paving purposes are Douglas fir, spruce, jackpine, and redpine. These woods can only be int if they can be sold c.i.f. to the paving companies for, in normal less than £11 per standard for a well manufactured, sound g : mitting tight knots not over 1% inches in diameter, odd and e lengths accepted. The paving companies will then purchase th ber if the engineers will specify it. The two city engineers of Sh and Westminster have already signified their willingness to these woods, if the price is lower than redwood. Other city eng are willing to have a trial strip of pavement laid in the city at a duced cost or at least wish to be convinced that the new wood already given satisfactory service in some municipality in the Ui Kingdom. i . There is no opportunity for the shipment of creosoted © 8 land, and this fact alone prohibits the exportation of creosoted g from Canada to England. a The specifications for blocks are not so rigid in England Canada. Hearts are admitted. Knots are admitted unless lo unless on the upper end of the block, and are sometimes accepted then. There is no rigid adherence to any rule regarding the growth. The Russian redwood is preferred to the Swedish b it is slower growing and therefore harder, but blocks are adm with rings 6 or even 4 to the inch. There is no rigid exclusion of sapwood, some specifications ad as much as 18 per cent. of saps. s If Canadian shippers of timber suited for paving can see th way to accept the prices suggested above, there will be a good futt for Canadian timber in competition with European. The act troduction of timber on a commercial scale will take place wh or more paving companies, through the lower price of Canadian bers, see a larger profit in using it. This day may be hasten those interested in selling the timber at this price arrange for at le one strip of sample pavement to be laid, preferably in the Bo of Westminster, London. This might profitably be done by those i1 terested in the development of a market for Douglas fir, which shoul be able to compete with European paving timber, when the oce: William Rutherford & Sons Company, Limited, Montreal Wm. Rutherford & Sons, Limited, Montreal, P. Q., are one of the most widely known manufacturers in Eastern Canada. Their yards, planing mill and general interior finish factory cover a very large area. The main building is three storeys high and in it the company employ some 500 men. A little distance from the main build- ing, close to the lumber piles, is located the dry kiln, which is oper- > 7 ¢ __ ATWATER AVE PLANT | THE WM. RUTHERTORD 8 SONS C?L7? MONTREAL QUE SECOND FLOOR PLAN _ ated in two sections, the first for free steam and the second for dry _ heat. From the dry kiln the lumber is distributed to the moulding - and planing mill, or sash and door department. The mill is equipped ~ with the most modern woodworking machinery, including band saws, matchers, surface planers, dimension planers, rip saws and boring machines. Upon the ground floor of the main building are located the planing mill and the moulding departments, where numerous high speed machines are installed. Upon the second floor are located the ‘glue room and press room for veneer work. On this floor also there is located the stair department, completely equipped with modern electrically-operated machinery, and the paint.and finish shop. Power is secured from five boilers and a 250 h.p. engine. The machinery in the plant, which is all of the latest type, was supplied by the fol- lowing firms:—H. B. Smith & Company, Smithville, N.J.; The Ber- lin Machine Works, Hamilton, Ont.; S. A. Woods Company, Boston, U.S.A.; Connell & Dengler, Rochester, N.Y.; McGregor, Gourlay Company, Galt, Ont.; E. B. Hayes, Oskosh,: Wisconsin; Greenlee Bros., Rockford, Ill.; Robinson & Son, Rochdale, England. The company always carry in stock large quantities of hard wood and several million feet of ordinary grades of lumber. The extent of the trade carried on by this company may be estimated from the fact that they carry in stock about 20,000 hardwood and softwood doors, in addition to large stocks of window frames, sash, cupboards, cabinets, stair work, posts, columns, mouldings, etc. OO ONS FI IIE UGE, 21 aes? vm J. H. Gignac, Limited, Quebec, P. Q. J. H. Gignac, Limited, Quebec, P.Q., a firm which had its origin in 1884, operates an extensive woodworking industry. The plant occupies an area of 119,000 square feet and includes extensive equip- ment for turning out a wide variety of finished products, including sash and doors, hardwood mouldings, show cases, office and store fixtures, church pews, school desks and benches, mantel pieces, and, in fact, anything that wood may be shaped into. In normal times the company employs between 400 and 600 men and there are no less than 134 machines in the plant. The location of the plant is convenient for making shipments to _all parts of Canada, and would be convenient also for shipments to _ Europe. The plant is located alongside the C. P. R., Quebec-Montreal line, with which it is connected by a private siding, as well as with the Canadian Northern and the Quebec and Lake St. John lines. Close _ to their main property, the company own a wharf frontage of 705 feet. The plant is operated by 200 h.p. steam engines, burning saw- dust and shavings. The equipment of the plant also includes a modern CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 63 dry kiln. In fact the facilities which the company have, both for manufacturing and shipping, enable it to cater successfully to an enormous market. In connection with this firm, and of special interest in regard to the subject under discussion, is the part which it has played in the development of Canadian trade, both at home and abroad. The firm’s favorite maxim is “Patronize Home Products.” In order to advertise Canadian lumber products, it has done much, by means of exhibits both at home and abroad, to bring these products to the attention of buyers in many parts of the world. As far back as 1884 its products won a first prize and medal at the Antwerp exhibition. This was followed in 1886 at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in England, where the firm was awarded a diploma and gold medal. During the past 25 years the company has been a constant exhibitor at Quebec provincial exhibitions, where its attractive display, always on an extensive scale, has been instrumental in developing a widespread trade. E. T. Nesbitt’s Plant, Quebec, P. Q. E. T. Nesbitt, Quebec, P. Q., operates an extensive planing mill, in addition to his sawmill and lumber yard business. Mr. Nesbitt established his business in 1884, and it has been growing steadily ever since. Early in 1914 he moved to a more extensive site and erected a well-equipped plant, comprising a saw and planing mill, sash and door factory, box making plant, moulding shed, lumber sheds and fireproof dry kiln. These buildings are equipped with the very latest machinery and appliances. The equipment of the planing mill includes the following :—one 55-in. Berlin matcher; one lightning flooring machine, one Champion matcher; one 24-in. endless bed planer; one self-feed rip saw; one 36-in. McGregor-Gourglay circular resaw; one Berlin 8-in. band re- saw. These machines are installed on a bed of reinforced concrete 14 inches thick, 13 feet wide and 80 ft. long, thus doing away entirely with vibration. The large Berlin band saw is also set upon a con- crete foundation 5 ft. 6 in. deep. . In the sash and door factory the following machines are in use :— one 43-in. Berlin three drum sander; one 12-in. buzz planer; one 24- Sander at work —E. T. Nesbitt plant, Quebec. in. endless bed planer; one tenoning machine; one chain mortiser; one butting saw bench; one spindle shaper; one 36-in. band saw; one mortiser and relisher; one blind slat tenoning machine; one boring machine; one wood-turning lathe, one arm sanding machine, one clamp bench—all furnished by the McGregor-Gourlay Company. In the sticker room the equipment includes, one 8-in. 4 sided > 1 Be DO NCS ae i ; a : , P Ok a 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915. moulder; one 6-in. 3 sided moulder; one iron rip saw table—ali furnished by the McGregor-Gourlay Company. The planing ma- chinery is installed in a large lumber shed 200 feet by 110 feet, which also contains concrete dry kiln 45 ft. long, 20 feet deep and 9 ft. high. The whole plant covers an area of 200,000 square feet. Power is fur- nished by a battery of 3 boilers and a 200 h. p. engine, also an auxiliary engine of 75 h. p. to provide against possible break downs. The company carry on hand a complete stock of about 3,000,000 feet of lumber and they handle about 7,000,000 feet a year, a large portion of which is manufactured into doors, sash, frames, interior finish, mouldings, boxes and matched lumber. Well-Equipped and Anxious for the Business John Fenderson & Company Inc., who carry on extensive lum- bering operations in the province of Quebec are exceptionally well for the production of war order goods equipped at Sayabec, P. Q., 4% nil ia a thee Planing Mill and Resawing Plant,—John Fenderson & Co., Inc., Sayabec, P.Q. such as portable house material. Although they could not fill orders for portable houses, sash or doors, they have splendid facilities for supplying large quantities of flooring, ceiling, partition, casing, base, ete; They have one of the largest and best equipped planing mills in eastern Canada, at Sayabec, and can easily supply 100,000 feet per day.of dressed products such as those referred to above, in addition to taking care of their regular domestic trade. Furthermore, they carry at all times a stock of dry spruce lumber sorted to various thicknesses, widths and grades and each sorting piled separately, the whole amounting to about 40,000,000 feet. They are also in a posi- tion to supply-a very large amount of resawed stock as they have nine resaws in their plant. The planing mill operated by this company at Sayabec, P. Q., has a dressing capacity of 200,000 feet per day and they have a re- sawing capacity of 225,000 feet per day. The plant is fully equipped in both the planing mill and the resaw mill with the latest heavy duty fast Berlin machinery. Their flooring’ product is thoroughly kiln dried, side and end matched, backed out and bored for blind nail- ing. The plant derives its power from four.150 h.p. Robb boilers and one 500 h.p. Robb engine: The plant was established about fifteen years ago and the equipment has been kept thoroughly up-to-date ever since. At Sayabec, P. Q., the firm are located on the Intercolonial Rail- way and can make deliveries at Montreal, St. John, Halifax, Camp- citrate soit SHEA Interior of plant—John Fenderson & Co., Inc., Sayabec, P.Q. -ments, to about 4,000 men. The company operates an immense wood- — bellton, N. B., and Dalhousie, N. B. It will be seen from the above material that they are in an exceptionally advantageous position for furnishing material of the above kinds at reasonable prices. Like every other plant in Canada they would appreciate greatly an oppor q tunity of quoting on any business which may develop. Canadian Car and Foundry Plant, Turcot, P. Q. a Some of the largest plants in Canada engaged in woodworking operations are those employed in the construction of cars for railway companies. While these are not in the same class as the ordi woodworking establishments, they are well equipped for turning an enormous production, and naturally, with parts of their equipr idle, they could play an important part in the production of extensi orders for manufactured wood products which may be needed i Europe after the war. One of the most important companies in thi class is the Canadian Car and Foundry Company, Limited, with he: office at Montreal and works in various parts of the country. of their largest plants is at Turcot, just outside of Montreal. At plant the company have excellent shipping facilities for the ree of their lumber, of which an average stock of between 7,000,00 8,000,000 feet is kept. The lines of the Grand Trunk and Ca Pacific Railways both come into the plant. The Lachine canal also furnishes additional shipping facilities by water. Two large dry kiln are operated at this plant. The larger one, near the planing and match- ing mill, is equipped with 12 tracks. Lumber is placed upon trasigher trucks which are run into the kilns and taken out on the other side when the stock has been dried. The planing and matching mill is” divided into two sections, one for heavy work and the other for pme work. In each section there are two 714-ton over-head cranes, De mitting the lumber to be handled easily. The machines in the planing and matching mill include sizers, cut-off saws, tenoner and coper, four — spindle horizontal car mortisers, gainers, single-feed rip-saws, match- ers, 5-in. band rip saw, planer, 3-in. band saw, four butting saws, buzz a rn planer, shaper, combination saw and swing saws. The plant also includes a mill for the building of box cars, containing machinery for ~ the production of siding, lining, flooring and roofing. ; The interior woodwork is manufactured in the cabinet shop, con- sisting of a ground floor and one upper storey. In this department the very finest class of woodworking is carried on, the equipment in- — cludes cut-off saws, buzz planers, pony planers, stickers, band saws, — rip saws, chain m@riicere: chisel mortiser, and borer, horizontal mor- | tiser, spindle shapers, surface moulder, combination saws, double head tenoner, gig saw, drum sanders, scraper and toother, spindle borer, belt sander, etc. - All the shavings and sawdust produced in the operation of the — machines is conveyed to the power house by means of a blower sys- tem, and is there utilized as fuel. The plant is operated by electricity, individual motor drive being used. The company have their own power and lighting plant. This company are at present working upon large contracts for the production of shell boxes. The C. P. R. Shops at Angus, P. Q. The Canadian Pacific Railway in its Angus shops at Montreat 2 gives employment, during normal times, in the car building depart- working plant at this point. The shops, including the locomotive de- partments, cover 30 acres of ground. Each month, the company uses f in the neighborhood of 6,000,000 feet of lumber and turns out, in round ~ numbers each year, 20,000 vehicles of every description. In one year the consumption of lumber at the Angus shops is approximately 45,- — = | 000,000 feet. The car building processes are carried on in several shops, grouped at one end of the plant. They are divided into two sections, one for passenger car work and the other for freight car. — work. The lumber is stored in an extensive yard, with rail connec- tions to permit of easy loading. Adjacent to the yard is the planing © mill and sawing mill. All the “heavy work is done in this mill. Rails are laid down at each side of the mill so as to facilitate the handling of the lumber. All the machines throughout the plant are driven electricity. The equipment in the passenger car department includes planers, borers, mortisers, cut-off saws, etc., which are operated upon the heavy lumber. The lighter stock is prepared i in the cabinet sho a two-storey building, with an extensive equipment, including several sanders, a Linderman dovetail glue jointer, marqueterie saws, veneer jointer, mortisers, band saws, clamps, etc. “e In the freight car department the equipment is largely similar to that in the passenger car department. All the shavings in these © mills are conveyed by blowers to the power house and fed to ‘the: boilers. The lumber for flooring and heavy sheathing comes direct from the kilns, on rails, to the matchers and cut-off saws and proceeds then — to the erection shop. The kilns connected with this department are separate from those used in drying hardwood, and are located con- in veniently close to the planing mill. Tad Zs az > ' "Fh : 7 ; “Arges Se oe a ei Rhodes, Curry Company’s Plant, Amherst, N.S. The Rhodes, Curry Company, Limited, Amherst, N.S. The Rhodes, Curry Company, Limited, Amherst, N. S., operate one of the most extensive woodworking plants in Eastern Canada. The company was established in 1877 as a woodworking business, at Amherst. This business was continued until 1893, and building and contracting operations were also carried on by the company. In the latter year, and in 1909, the company joined forces with large car manufacturing companies and extended their business greatly. The woodworking and contracting business is still managed under the name of the Rhodes, Curry Company, Limited. The main plant is located at Amherst, which, with water and rail facilities, is extremely well adapted for the collection of raw material and the distribution of its products. In addition to the plant at Amherst, the company oper- ate branches at Halifax, Sydney and New Glasgow. Their products comprise building materials of every description, also church, school, bank and office furniture, and their markets have been extended, not only through Eastern Canada, but into important export countries, even as far as the interior of South Africa. Asa feeder to their factory and yards, the company carry on large lumbering operations, so that they are in an exceptionally favorable position for turning out large quantities of finished products without delay. Within the last year, the woodworking factory at Amherst has been extended over 400 feet. New machinery has been installed, and new dry kilns have been built with a capacity of 6,000,000 feet per annum. Additional sidings have been laid; steam heated warehouses have_been erected to take care of the finished product, and every modern convenience has been adopt- ed for handling an increased output. The company cut from their own timber limits anywhere from three to ten million feet annually. In matched spruce flooring, roof- ing and sheathing they have a capacity of 30,000 feet per day. In their dry kilns, the company have facilities for handling about 6,000,000 feet per annum. During the present year they have been shipping thirty cars a month of manufactured materials made at their plant, _ exclusive of air dried lumbers. The Bathurst Lanbet Company, Bathurst, N.B. At Bathurst, N. B., there is located one of the most extensive and well-equipped saw and planing mill businesses in Eastern Can- ada, operated by the Bathurst Lumber Company Ltd., under the man- agement of Mr. Angus McLean. This company has undergone re- markable expansion of late years. The planing mill operated by the company, which was recently constructed, is located on the main line of the Intercolonial Railway, just outside the company’s lumber yard, with a siding running into the plant. This enables the company to handle lumber from the railroad cars into the mill, and from the mill into cars at the lowest possible cost. The planing mill building is 100 feet long and 63 feet wide, and is covered with steel. Its equip- ment includes: one 60-in. Mershon band resaw, one 50-in. Mershon band rip saw, one S. A. Woods fast feet matcher, one S. A. Woods fast feed double surfacer, one Hoyt matcher for hardwoods, and one - Berlin moulder, also two additional fast feed matchers installed since CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 65 In the Planer Room—Rhodes, Curry Company, Limited, Amherst, N.S the plant was first opened. At the outset the plant had a capacity of 5 to 6 car loads of dressed stock per day. The whole mill is operated by electricity, each machine having a separate motor. The fast feed planer and matcher, No. 404, 15 x 6 in. referred to above, which was furnished by the S. A. Woods Ma- chine Company, Boston, Mass., is equipped with the Woods patented double profiling attachment and is capable of matching stock or dress- ing sidings of any commercial pattern, up to 300 lineal feet per min- ute. The machine is fitted with patented automatic feeding table, so that the lumber can be fed in continuously without difficulty, at 200 feet per minute, or faster if necessary. The fast feed double surfacer No. 450, 24 x 6 in. which was also furnished by the S. A. Woods Company will work up to 200 lineal feet per minute and is used for surfacing one or two sides. Its capa- city is similar to that of the No. 404. Murray & Gregory, St. John, N.B. Murray & Gregory, Limited, St. John, N.B., one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in Eastern Canada, are as well fitted as any company in Canada to handle wood goods orders which may arise out of the demand created by the war. This company have long specialized in portable houses, in fact they are the originators of the portable house in their part of the country. They have built and sup- plied large numbers of these buildings. In fact, they have the facili- ties for building or assembling portable houses on a large scale. In the first place, they have their own sawmills from which they can secure at all times such schedules of lumber as they may require for work of this kind. In their factory at St. John, they are equipped with every class of machinery required for the drying and dressing of all construction material. Moreover, they own 15 to 20 acres of land adjoining their plant, which would be an important factor in enabling them to handle large orders promptly. At all times, the company have on hand immense stocks of dry lumber, so that they can commence work upon large orders without a moment’s delay. Bee - yd P3 64% 9/8 -6°4- ‘44 >]e-+ 6 -9’6'— ES ~ -/2'8% - - - «3----72'8 e €-4 w P of Five-Room Portable House—Murray & Gregory, St. John, N.B. 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Their shipping facilities are of the very best, both by water and by rail. The company could turn out probably about one portable house per day, with their present equipment. Their spruce and pine lumber are particularly well suited for portable houses. They will stand a great deal of handling, a feature which would be of the utmost import- ance in connection with houses that would probably be taken down and carted from one place to another. The company’s plant is very close to West St. John, from which shipments of stock for foreign orders would be made. Murray and Gregory, Limited, have designed a number of excel- lent portable houses, for which they have found quite an excellent sale. These are arranged according to various plans and are for one, two, three, four and five roomed buildings. The plan of one of their five-room buildings is reproduced elsewhere in this issue. This company have already done a large export business with Great Britain for many years and are therefore closely in touch with all the details connected with such trade. They would thus be in an excellent position for handling such business as may develop out of the war. Hillsboro Manufacturers of Semi-Ready Houses The Hillsboro Woodworking and Manufacturing Company, Lim- ited, Hillsboro, N.B., in addition to carrying on a large business in the production of all kinds of doors, sash, flooring, interior trim, and other building material have specialized in the production of “semi-ready houses.” Their machinery building is 40 x 80 feet. Their power house, which is built of stone, is 25 x 45 feet, and their dry house is 25 x 100 feet. Their power is derived from natural gas, while the waste from the plant is burned under a boiler to provide heat for the dry house. The company are in a position to procure practically unlimited quan- tities of spruce and hardwood at reasonable prices, and their facilities for turning out portable houses are of the very best. The equipment in their plant includes one planer, one power splitter, one cut-off saw, one cabinet table saw, one buzz planer, one tenoner, one mortiser, one turning lathe, one arm sander, one disc sander, one boring machine, etc. With their present equipment they can easily turn-out two portable houses 20 x 30 feet a week, but if urgent orders were received they could put on a larger staff and their output would only be limited by the capacity of their dry house, which could be fitted to handle 50,000 feet per week. At present this company is one of the fortunate ones which have secured orders for shell boxes, and they are busy upon a contract for 20,000 of these. An Important New Brunswick Company One of the most modern woodworking plants in Canada is that of the Sussex Mfg. Company Ltd., Sussex, N. B. This company draws its raw material from its own extensive timber limits, and con- ducts a large lumber manufacturing business, and modern woodwork- ing business. They are extensive manufacturers of refrigerators, and also do a great deal of special furniture work, in addition to turning ego BEG 4 } T a _— “BOILER Room, oa Le November 1, 1915 out a complete line of house finish. They expect to be in a positi next season to turn out large quantities of house finish for exy Recently they have secured a substantial order for shell boxes, they expect to have completed before the end of the year. The equipment in the woodworking plant of the Sussex facturing Company, Limited, includes the following :—one large S Woods planer and matcher, one 10-in. four side moulder, one four side moulder, one revolving bed single surfacer, two pony pl one heavy rip saw, one heavy band re-saw, two cut-off saws, jointers, two tenoning machines, three mortising machines, on table shaper, one band saw, five saw tables, two boring mac one two-drum sander, one disc sander, one open drum sander, one s and door clamp, one foot trip cut off saw, one sash sticker, on surface machine, one scroll saw, one wood lathe, three emery ¢ and saw sharpening machine, as well as a tinsmith equipment, consists of tin rolls, foot trip set, shears, folders, etc. In connection with the woodworking plant they have a |, machine shop, the equipment of which includes several iron wood lathes, radial drill, press drill, shaper, miller, key slot shear, big planers, band saw, forge, iron rolls, cold blast for saws, threader and clipper and presses. ” ao ‘The company also own and operate the electrical plant fe town of Sussex, so they are running practically twenty-four day the year round. They manufacture between 2,000,000 ai 000 feet of lumber a year, and in the woodworking line they a large number of refrigerators, as well as special furniture and plete line of house finish. They have shipped some of their such as refrigerators, to all parts of Canada, and also to the A Republic and the West Indies. They have been receiving business during the past year also from South Africa. yf > Damien Lalonde Limited, Montreal Damien Lalonde, Limited, Montreal, P.Q., manufacturers of and doors and general woodwork, operate an extensive plant, constructed. Their mill site is 155 x 90 feet, well lighted on sides. The mill building consists of a ground floor and first and the equipment includes the very latest for woodworking ope tions. Among the machines on the ground floor are the follo McGregor-Gourlay band saws, planer, matcher, rip saw, m and clapboard machine, one 94 Berlin matcher, operating a per minute. The dry kiln is also located on the first floor anc arranged as to permit of the lumber being loaded from the yar to trucks, which run on rails into the kiln. When the lumber through the kiln it is pushed, still on the rails, into the pl sawing room. The top floor is devoted entirely to woodworking ations. The equipment includes cross cut saw, moulder, buzz sash sticker, jig saw, borer, mortisers, shapers, band saws, etc., plied by the Berlin Machine Works, the McGregor, Gourlay Cos and Cowan & Company, also a double tenoning machine, : by the E. B. Hayes Machine Company. The company have shipping facilities, furnished by a C. P. R. siding running their mill. i CANADA LUMBERMAN November 1, 1915 Campbell River Lumber Company’s Planing Mill, White Rock, B. C. Campbell River Company’s Electrically-Driven Mill The Campbell River Lumber Company, Limited, White Rock, B. C., who operate a fine sawmill and five shingle mills, also have an excellent planing mill fitted with modern machinery. The planing mill building is 100 x 100 feet, two storeys with cupola. The equip- ment is all driven by electricity. Terminal Construction Plant, Vancouver, B.C. One of the most modern and up-to-date woodworking plants: in British Columbia is that of the Terminal Construction and Mfg. Com- pany Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. The plant is equipped with over 40 of the latest models of woodworking machines, together with numerous smaller devices. The department devoted to cabinet work occupies a floor space of 13,600 square feet. Every machine in the building is equipped with the vacuum system for carrying off all the sawdust and shavings. This plant was completed in 1912 and since then the com- pany has worked up a splendid business, shipping material to all parts of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The company has over 600 feet of railroad siding, large storage sheds, ample dry kiln capacity and every mechanical facility for the production of good work on a large scale. A Large British Columbia Plant The plant of the British Canadian Lumber Corporation, Limited, New Westminster, B. C., includes an electrically equipped planing mill, 196 x 168 feet, situated about 250 feet west of the main building. The planing mill is one storey, with cupola roof. The equipment in- cludes about 18 machines of the most modern type, all connected with individual motors. These modern dry kilns are erected close to the planing mill. Large dry sheds are also close by, with ample accom- modation for storage of finished materials. Interior view of British Canadian Lumber Corporation’s Plant, New Westminster, B. C. ~ AND WOODWORKER 6 The McLelan Lumber Co., Ladner, B. C. The McLelan Lumber Company, Ladner, B. C., operate, in addi- tion to their sawmill, a planing mill 40 x 60 ft., the machinery in which is all driven by electricity. The equipment of the plant includes one Berlin No. 91 fast feed planer; one Berlin No. 108 inside moulder; one Berlin self feed rip saw; one 60-in. Mershon resaw; one 48-in. three drum sander, and four swing cut-off saws. These machines are all driven by individual motors varying in size from 1 h.p. to 50 h.p. The Thurston-Flavelle Plant, Port Moody, B. C. One of the most important and interesting industries at Port Moody, B. C., is that of the Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company, who operate both a large sawmill and a planing mill. Much of the high grade product of the sawmill is passed through dry kilns, four in number, and sent to the planing mill. The planing mill is equipped with the most modern machinery. On account of the lumber manu- facturing facilities of the sawmill large quantities of raw material are always available for the planing mill. The sawmill has a daily capa- city of about 50,000 board feet of lumber. E. H. Heaps & Company’s Plant, Vancouver, B.C. One-of the most efficient and extensive sawmill and planing mill operations in British Columbia is that of E. H. Heaps & Company, Vancouver, B. C., which at present is being managed by Mr. A. W. Stevenson, the receiver. The planing mill is equipped in the most modern manner and is operated by electricity. The matchers, mould- er, sticker and cut-off saws are direct connected. The following table shows the capacity and type of motors and the machines which they drive :— Peep. RPM: Type What Drive 75 800 Squirrel cage Blower fan. 50 1200 Squirrel cage 6 x 15 matchers. 40 1200 Squirrel cage 6 x 15 matchers. 40 1200 Squirrel cage Berlin resaw. 30 860 Squirrel cage 15-in. wood moulder. 30 850 Squirrel cage 12-in. sticker. 10 1200 Squirrel cage Rip saw. x 1200 Squirrel cage Grinding machinery. 3 1800 Squirrel cage Swing cut-off saws. 1 1800 Squirrel cage Knife grinders. The planing mill has a capacity of from 150 to 200 cedar doors per day. It has also the very best facilities for shipment by land and water, by means of the C. P. R. tracks to the south of the plant, and Burrard Inlet to the north. The sawmill, which is not running at present, has a capacity of from 50,000 to 75,000 feet per day. This plant is one of the many plants in Canada which have been obliged to shut down a large portion of their capacity, on account of the fall- ing off in trade resulting from the war. The whole plant would be available in case of an urgent demand developing out of the rebuild- ing of the war-devastated areas in Europe. The receiver for the company is hopeful that this will be the case and that the revival of trade will induce some successful operators to take over the plant and put it all again in the producing class. The Columbia River Lumber Company's Plant, Vancouver, B. C. The Columbia River Lumber Company, Limited, large manu- facturers of lumber at Golden, B. C., operate also an extensive planing mill, situated a short distance away from their mill. The planing mill is equipped with a number of fast feed machines of the latest design. Dry Kilns—British Canadian Lumber Corporation, New Westminster, B. C. iS WANTED PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘“Empioyment 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. Slabs and Edgings Hardwood and Box No. 248, 19-22 Slabs and Bundled Edgings, Softwood. Quote cash prices. Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. Wanted Lumber in exchange for new modern six- roomed houses, centrally located in Toronto. Write Box 254, Canada Lumberman, Toron- to, Ont. 21 Wanted 100,000 Cedar Ties. 1% in. and 3 in. Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber. 2 and 3 in. Soft Elm, 2 in. Rock Elm. Dry or new cut. State quantity you can supply, and when. Box 250, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 21-24 Wanted Small block of 1 in. and 2 in. Spruce, also small block of 1 in. or 2 in. Hemlock. Write with list. pee Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Ltd., 18 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. ; Wanted Lumber Soft Elm, 1% in., 2 in., 2% in, 3 in., 3% in., 4 in.; also Birch 1 in. and 1% in. Describe fully with lowest cash prices to Standard Hardwood Lumber Company, Owen Sound, Ont. 19-t.f. EEE Wanted Lumber Quotations wanted on the following Can- adian woods:—in 1 x 4 in. and up random lengths, log run mill culls out: Ash, Birch, Basswood, Elm, Oak, Poplar, Tamarac, Pine. Quantity required to depend to a large ex- tent on price. We have on hand a large quantity of 10 x 10 and 12 x 12 in. hemlock, please ask for prices. Address Box 251, Cariada Lumber- man, Toronto, Ont. 21 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. —SL—— For Sale— Lumber 75,000 ft. to 100,000 ft. Hemlock Timber, Drv, From 8 x 8 to 12 x 12, from 10 ft. to 22 ft. long. Attractive prices for immediate shipment. Write Box 264 Renfrew, Ont. 21 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, ¢ Montreal, Que. Lumber For Sale 1 in., 1% in., 2 in. and 3 in. Spruce. 1 in., 14% in. and 2 in. White Pine. Widths separated. 5& in. and 1 in. Crating for prompt shipment. The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Ltd., 21 18 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ont. oe ee eS ee eee For Sale 700,000 ft. 3-in. Hard Maple, No. 3 com- hearts, 6 in. and wider, band sawn, good stock, dry. 406,000 ft. 6/4 Maple, No. 1 and 2 com- mon, dry. Address Box 256, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto, Ont. 21-22 mon sound For Sale by Tender The Undersigned has been instructed to offer for sale by Tender, the following: pro- perty of The W. A. MOORE CO., LIMIT- ED, in Liquidation, Meaford, Ont. BLOCK 1.—Factory Site, Plant and Equip- ment, fully equipped and in good working condition for the manufacture of Wood Mantels and other wood specialties. $16,000.00 BLOCK 2.—289 Wood Mantels, 7,500 ft. Hardwood Lumber, Veneers, Cuttings, Mouldings, Finishes, Oils and Repair Ma- terials. $3,102.00 TENDERS for the pdetiiass of the above will be received till noon, November 10, 1915. Tenders must be made for each block sep- arately, and will be received for one or both blocks and to be accompanied by marked cheque, payable to undersigned for 5 per cent. of the amount of Tender, a further sum equal to 10 per cent. shall be payable on acceptance thereof, the balance of purchase price on or before December 10th, 1915, when sale is to be closed. The highest or any Tender will not neces- sarily be accepted. For further particulars and apply to the Undersigned. Dated this 20th day of October, 1915. G; “TL. BISSELL, Liquidator. specifications, 21 Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Accountant and Bookkeeper, several years’ practical experience in Wholesale and Manu- facturing Lumber business, desires position, familiar with modern office routine and man- agement. Box 255, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto, Ont. 21 Lumber grader and shipper, single, 24 French and English, three years’ experience in softwoods and hardwoods, used to handling crew; wants position anywhere. Write Box 252, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 21 Woods superintendent wants position, twenty years’ experience with teams and rail- road equipment of all kinds. Pine, Hemlock and Hardwoods. All kinds of ground. Will go any place. Can furnish good references. G. O. Sharp, Reynoldsville, Pa. 19-22 All-round lumberman, 25, wants position. Perfect French and English; Shorthand and Typewriting; Invoicing, Time-keeping for costs. Successful timber-tract estimator. Thor- oughly understands grading of all woods. Six years solid experience in handling help. Now superintendent of mill employing one hundred men. Cause for change: employers discon- tinuing business. Will go anywhere. Write Box 253, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 21 For Sale- Machinery : ds Soe Psoege $B oil rss WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE ;=1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain. chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 3 pole rounders; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed double surface planers; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto, c Machinery For Sale A Double Surface Planer and Matcher; power feed rip saw; four-side moulder; ver- tical boring machine. A. J. LINDSAY, 92 Pembroke Street, Toronto, Ont. For Sale Log Hauler, built by Alex. Dunbar & Sons; also several sets of sleighs. Address: DENASTON BREAKEY, Breakeyville, 21-24 Co, Levis, ‘P2Q: Rebuilt Veneer Machines We have the following rebuilt veneer ma- chines ready for immediate shipment. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. spindles. 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. spindles, 1 Coe Lathe, 50-in. swing, 76-in. knife, 6-in. spindles. Coe Lathe, 42-in. swing, 60-in. knife, 334-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. swing, 88-in. knife, 6-in. swing, 64-in. knife, 5-in. Bee THE COE MFG. COMPANY Painesville, Ohio. Boxwood Opportunity Responsible man with mill and abundance of raw material wants market with small ad- vances to assist making Pickets, Lath and Boxwood Lumber No. 1. 21 Box 267 Thessalon, Ont. . vA sean * suas SORT For Sale Copies of “The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book ‘Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 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 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, 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. Appealing for Canadian Lumber While France purchased oe adian goods to the value of $ 000,000 the year before the wa: she purchased last year from country goods for which she p $25,000,000. This was a_ poi made by Consul-General Bon of France, in an address recent! at the first annual meeting of French-American committee, which was formed at Montreal ' year ago, and has worked in nection with the national reli committee of France in gathering and forwarding to Paris supplies — for the destitute refugees. The report of the chairman, — Senator Dandurand, said that the — Or n committee has sent to Paris dur- > ing the past autumn and winte over 2,800 cases of woolen good: and about 500,000 franes ee money, as well as 24 motor cars. Continuing, the report said: “A special demand was made to us for wooden shelters. An asso- ciation was formed in Great Brit- — ain this summer, called “The Friends,” which strives to build up in the ravaged districts in France some temporary lodgings. The French relief committee has — asked us if Canada, which has such rich forest resources, could not help in that direction. have prepared a plan which we have submitted to the federal goy- ernment, wherein each timbered province would be asked to do its share. This act of generosity would at the same time remind the European countries, which will be in such need of the lum- ber after the war, of our inex- haustible forest resources. We are in hopes that a favorable ans- wer will come from our goyern- — ments.” New Brunswick Lumbermen Meet tas A conference of lumber oper- ators from all parts of New Brunswick was held recently at St. John. The possibilities in the - aed lumber market and the extent 3) oe the season’s cut were discussed, — but no definite conclusion was ar-_ rived at. Nothing was given out after the conference, but it is — generally the impression thas operations this year will dwarfed somewhat by the came rates, a plentiful supply on hane and the poor inducement in for- eign markets. Among those who attended the meeting were W. B. Bentley and Herbert Jackson, | St. ql Martins; John Kilburn and J. A. Morrison, Fredericton; L. J. — Tweedie, Chatham, as well as others from the North Shore and a number from St. John. hh 2 * (a We =] avs “abe = . November 1, 1915 ——\ CO ee SALE Valuable Timber Limits, Mill Site, Plant and Equipment There will be offered for sale, by Public Auction, in the Rotunda of the Royal Alexandra Hotel, in the City of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, on Saturday, the 15th Day of January, 1916, at the hour of eleven o’clock in the forenoon, the following property, namely :— TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1000, containing an area of 4.88 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1001, containing an area of 6.05 square miles more or less; TIMBER ‘BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1002, containing an area of 3.11 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 571, containing an area of 4.75 square miles more or less; \ TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 551D, containing an aréa of 18 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 981, containing an area of 45.77 square miles MONecOr less; | TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 960, containing an area of 49.61 square miles more or less; SCHOOL LAND TIMBER BERTH PERMIT cover- ing TIMBER BERTH No. 146, being part of Section 11- 44-8 West of Second Meridian in Saskatchewan. EAST HALF of SECTION 7-45-7 West 2nd in Sas- katchewan, excepting a right of way of 6.02 acres more or less ; : Together with Saw and Lath Mill Buildings, Dwelling Houses, Office Building, Cook-house, Warehouse, Stable, Round House and other buildings situate thereon; also extensive Logging, Lumbering and other machinery, equip- ment and plant in connection therewith; also certain rail- road plant, equipment and rolling stock suitable for use in connection with the above lumbering plant and timber berths. The above properties are situate at or near Prairie River in the Province of Saskatchewan, with the exception of Berths Nos. 571 and 551D, which are situate near Dau- phin in Manitoba. The above propertiés will be offered subject to reserve bid, and will be offered in bulk or in parcels as the Vendors may decide at the time of sale. TERMS OF SALE.—Ten per cent. of the purchase price to be paid in cash at the time of sale, and the balance in accordance with the terms and conditions to be made known at the time of sale. For further particulars, apply to:— JAMES SHAW or THOMAS SHAW, , Dauphin, Manitoba or to J. H. NEEVE, 363 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba Dated this Twenty-first day of October, 1915. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | 69 “BARGAINS” Dry Pine and Hardwood Lumber for Shell Boxes Hemlock in all Sizes Maple, Birch and Oak Flooring ete. Everything in Lumber John Harrison & Sons, Co., Ltd. Owen Sound, Ont. Boot Calks Made from Best Refined Tool Steel—O:il Tem- pered. Quality Absolutely Guaranteed. Made in Canada. F. Bacon & Co. Montreal Charlemagne & 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 Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Manufacturers of Spruce «xd Pine Lumber ==¢ Ground Wood Pulp been large Admiralty orders. Stocks at the mills are light. 70 Ontario The most interesting bit of news that Toronto lumbermen have received for some time is the report of increased building permits which have recently been made public. Although the increases are not of a very substantial nature, they are increases, and, taken to- gether with actual increased enquiries and sales reported by many retailers, they indicate good reason for feeling that conditions will improve, although probably at a slow rate, during the coming months. No one will expect very active business this winter, but the enormous grain movement throughout Canada, with the expenditure of money which it involves, and the great demand upon stocks of spruce and birch in Ontario for the manufacture of shell boxes, must combine to make things far more pleasant to the lumber trade than they have been for some months past. The increase in building reports may be easily ascribed to the better commercial and industrial conditions brought about by the above factors, and, this being the case, they are likely to be followed by other increases, not only in building permits, but in trade activity generally. One does not like to assume the role of a prophet under the pre- ‘sent exceptional conditions, but there is ample justification for feel- ing that the lumber trade will at least see better times in the near future than it has in the immediate past. These views are entertained also by wholesalers, and to some extent by manufacturers. Certainly the conditions in Ontario, so far as stocks are concerned, both at mill points and in wholesalers’ and retailers’ hands will be conducive to improved trade conditions, if the expected improvement in the de- mand develops. Manufacturers last winter took out considerably less lumber than formerly. Wholesalers have been extremely cautions ever since the outbreak of the war and are, in practically every case to-day, on a sound footing, with firm bank accounts and small stocks in their possession. Retailers similarly have been allowing their stocks to decrease to the limit of safety, and will have to make ex- tensive purchases if the demand for lumber becomes at all active. It is interesting to note in connection with the shell box industry that stocks of spruce, of suitable sizes, have been heavily drawn upon and reports are frequent that pine is being used and accepted in its place. There has also been some endeavor to have the shell box committee accept B. C. fir for this purpose, but at present this has not been done. There are no other features worthy of special comment. The trade is working along quietly upon its long established basis of a hand-to-mouth business in practically all lines except those for which there is a special demand growing out of the war. Eastern Canada During the past two weeks there has been a certain amount of ‘improvement in the trade at St. John, N. B. A few people who have been holding back in their building operations, expecting to see the war situation a little cleared up, have given up waiting and gone ahead with their expenditure on building. Rough lumber is moving more freely. An extensive contract is now being carried out for the con- struction of warehouses on'the new dock at West St. John, which is using up large quantities of hemlock. Merchantable spruce board stocks are heavy at $12 to $15 per thousand, and buyers are not very plentiful. Refuse lumber is slow and stocks are very large. Country mills are offering their summer’s cut at $7 per thousand upwards and very little trade is to be found. Shipments of English deals from St. John have diminished greatly. Most of the recent shipments have Contracts for winter sawing have not yet been given to rotary mills. A year ago there were many mills of this class in the woods already. Lath continues quiet at about $2.60 on wharves at St. John. Stocks are moderate.’ Very little stock is moving to the American market and no further important changes are looked for this season. A slight stiffening is reported with the base price about $23.50 Boston. A little improvement is reported in the American demand for hemlock. Shingles are weak and unchanged in price. The box trade is active. In Montreal, as in many other parts. of Eastern Canada, a distinct improvement in trade conditions was reported a fortnight or more ago. At first, those who thought they saw this change were rather doubtful about it, but the opinion has been growing steadily and is now pretty generally accepted. It has been hacked up by increased building reports and increased earnings on the part of the railroads to such an extent that it is now impossible to discredit the report. Undoubtedly there is a larger volume of general trade in progress throughout the country and this applies strongly to eastern. Canada. ‘One of the important factors in this improvement has been the shell ‘box business, which has brought about the circulation of enormous - wide, 8 ft. and up long, are quoted at $19. Matched sprue men Ds bee Bis Ne RA ee , Uw 2 a a ae : Oe te te + sums of money in the woodworking industry and has given it quit a healthy glow of life. The export trade to the United Kingdo very quiet, only a small quantity now being shipped. The season j practically at an end, whereas in ordinary seasons the end of Octo sees very active shipments. The scarcity of cargoes this yea vents the likelihood of any further large shipments. The expor to the United States is on a moderate scale. 1a The eastern spruce market at Boston is unquestionably $23 Boston rate is now the lowest price for eight-inch Transactions are reported at $23.50 base. Continued impro reported in the demand. The large manufacturers have much business as they can handle at present. The range of random is as follows :—2 x 3, $19.50 to $20; 2 x 4, $20.50 to $ 2x 6and 2x 7, $19.50 to $20; 2 x 8, $21.50 to $22; 2 x 10, $23 2 x 12, $23.50 to $24. There is a tendency, however, towa prices than these. The market for spruce boards is not factory. Offerings are heavy. Random covering boards, 5 i 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet, are selling at $21.50 to $22.50. The for shingles at Boston is fair and is improving gradually. satisfactory makes of white cedar extras are offered at ¢ there is some business at $3.30 and $3.40. Clears are offered at to $2.80 and second clears at $2.25 to $2.40. Lath are moving the supply is light. Some manufacturers are quoting $4.25 fe and the lowest price is $4.15. For 1%-in. the quotation is about Great Britain A considerable volume of trade continues in the spot m: London. Arrivals of fresh goods are quite plentiful. A lot culty still prevails in handling stocks at London, and, as a res consumption is restrained. The trouble is the result of the shortage of skilled labor. Values show but little change, the t still being towards firmness for any useful sizes. The deman exists is of a varied nature, coming from quite a variety of trad cluding packing case and joinery makers. Although the stock of d battens, spruce and floorings is considerable, it is really only 1 ate in view of the steady demand. There is not much likelih any large surplus remaining on hand at next first open water. liveries at London docks for the week ending October 2nd amou to 6,222 standards, as compared with 6,633 standards during the responding week of 1914. At Foy, Morgan and Company’s auction sale, 3x 9 u/s St. John spruce sold for £17 5s. and £17 and 3x 7 ditto £16 5s. and £16 10s., 3 x 6 ditto £16 5s. {an Se At Liverpool, the general demand is still restricted, but there Ss a strong demand for timber for official requirements. The con - tion all round may be regarded as fairly satisfactory. Recent a als are on a moderate scale and values for forward business are fi Freights show no sign of declining. No material change is reported the spruce deal market for cargoes to be shipped from New Bi wick and Nova Scotia. The tendency is still upwards, influence the higher freight rates, and the higher cost of winter insurance. one can give a reliable figure as to the price “to arrive” for spru deals, because shipments now range from 100 standards by small sa ing vessels, to 1,000 standards or more by large tramp steamers. St of spruce deals at Liverpool and Manchester were 35,960 standa the beginning of October, or about 52% per cent. greater than the corresponding month of 1914. Shippers, however, are still selli at the slightly higher rates, and holding out for more money. | ports from the Pacific coast to Liverpool are continuing in good pi portions. During August, receipts from this quarter were 7,801,¢ feet. Last year the August shipments were only 425,907 feet Liverpool. At Manchester there is little change in trade conditions to port. Apart from war work very little is going on in the ordi trade. ‘Trade in spruce is rather quiet, but the likelihood is th end of the year will see light stocks. Imports for September co pared favorably with those of September, 1914, and included 9¥ standards of spruce, almost double the quantity of a year ago. O substantial increases occurred in Quebec'board pine and birch. Glasgow, trade conditions are unchanged. Imports consist for most part of yellow pine deals and scantlings, birch logs, etc., but the demand is scarcely keeping pace with the imports, particularly regard to yellow pine. ‘ “a United States s a One of the most interesting and encouraging features of the lum-— ber trade situation in the United States is that in connection w orders and shipménts of yellow pine. Each week the statistics are rp + . November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND’ WOODWORKER 71 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. Bos, Pres. a H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. 72 Ca LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER showing improvement. From 142 mills, dite the week ending October 8th, the orders exceeded shipments by 19,420,000 feet or 20.954 per cent. The increase in orders as compared with the previous week was 5.151 per cent. Undoubtedly the situation in the southern yellow pine territory is gradually but steadily increasing. Reports from other lumber sections and from many consuming districts also indicates that the improvement is by no means local, but fairly gen- eral, even though it is still rather slight. Trade is unquestionably improving and prices are advancing. Moreover, the outlook is dis- tinctly promising. The demand, taken all round, is pretty nearly ‘ normal, and stocks have been steadily reduced for a long time, so that it looks as though the buyer will not have his way quite so much -as he has in the immediate past. Southern yellow pine is really the dominant factor in the lumber market to-day. The production has been kept well within bounds, and sales operations have not been unduly pushed at the expense of profits during the past month or two. In the general trade situation there are also encouraging features. _ From September Ist to October Ist there developed a great reduction in the surplus of idle railroad cars. The great grain crops commenced to be moved, and the railroads are already confronted with a problem that they were not fully prepared to solve. Although car building still remains light, the railroad companies are very busy with repairs which require considerable quantities of wood. Lumber stocks in Market Correspondence St. John Trade Showing Improvement St. John, N. B., October 25th (Special to the Canada Lumberman): —Business locally has not fallen off during the last two weeks. In some ways it has shown an improvement. Rough lumber has been moving more freely. Some buildings which were talked of earlier in the season, plans for which had been made, have now been started. This gives a certain number of fall houses being put on the market, which i is unusual, but this has been caused largely by persons wait- ing for the financial atmosphere to clear, who, finding that the war situation remains in the same position, decided to go ahead and build their homes. Of course, the amount of building is limited. The largest contract now being carried on here is for the building of the sheds or warehouses on the new docks at West St. John, three of which are under construction by Rhodes, Curry Company, of Am- herst, who have the contract. Hemlock is being largely used in these buildings. The rough lumber is being largely supplied by Murray & Gregory, Limited, of this city. The contract calls for completion by December Ist, 1915. Stocks of merchantable spruce boards are still very heavy, with practically no buyers. Prices run from $12 to $15 per thousand super- ficial feet, according to how much the seller wishes to dispose of the stock. Refuse lumber of all kinds is piled in yards, stock being very heavy. Prices are unstable. Country mills which have their sum- mer’s cut to market are selling refuse from $7 per thousand upwards, and very few buyers can be found. The shipments of English deals from this port have lessened very much during the past two weeks. About all the stock which has been shipped to English market has been on Admiralty orders, but has been largely wide spruce boards. It is said that very little stock will be moved until winter liners begin their sailings. A certain amount of deals will be shipped, but the quantity should not be heavy, as stocks at the mills are light, some of the mills have ceased saw- ing, in fact only three mills are sawing English deals at the present time. A certain amount of country sawn deals are piled in scows, and in the interior. No contracts have been given for winter sawing as yet to rotary mills. Last year, at this time, a great many mills were placed in the woods, and logs were being cut for them. The cut of deals in the interior last winter was three or four times as large as it will be during the coming winter, unless some change comes for the better. Practically no space is being offered at any price by ocean vessels. One hundred and sixty to 175 shillings is a common quota- tion, but with no guarantee of space, prices in England remain un- changed. No contracts have been given for next year’s cut of deals from city mills. Laths remain in about the same position as during the past month, viz., about $2.60 on wharves at St. John. Stocks are fair but not ex- cessive. : Very little stock is moving to the American market, and it is now felt that very little change can be expected from that market for this season, although during the last few days it shows a stiffening tend- he ae pe fiat es int \ — Bea aid ery ‘ ah Ay : j country yards have become greatly depleted and a large amount } filling in is now in progress. The larger retailers and the line yards are, in a number of instances, looking into the future and are bot buying for immediate requirements and trying to place orders for future delivery. The mills, however, are still playing safe and no’ t encouraging future business. During the past few months there has been a gradual but steady increase in the price of southern yellow pine, amounting to about a thousand feet. Northern hemlock has benefited to some ext thereby. Stocks of hemlock are plentiful, but the higher price of low pine is making buyers look to the hemlock more favorably. is a free movement in the northern pine, as well as in western pine. There is no important change to report in Pacific Coast co ditions. In the hardwood trade, conditions are not quite so proms ing as in the other woods. In the north, stocks have been acca ing for some time, but prices have been pretty well held, and t are now good indications of a widening market. It will be s months, however, before the demand will be sufficient to tall stocks on hand and output. The improvement in the general lumber trade situation | questionably the result, to a large extent, of the assistance igi war order business which has gradually spread its benefits thro the whole country. ~ SPECIAL REPORTS | | ON CONDITIONS AT | — HOME AND ABROAD | ency with base price about $23.50 Boston. New York is about in the = same position, but orders are coming more freely. Hemlock is showing some improvement in the American m ket, but stocks of boards at St. John, fit for the United = practically used up in local consumption. Shingles are weak and unchanged in price. The box sae 48 a pretty healthy state. Many war orders and foreign orders are be placed and the fish trade is also good, so a bright outlook is ahead the box trade for some time at least. No change has taken place in the matter of stocking mee 1916, the operators are still waiting until they feel that they mu either go ahead and cut, or not have any logs for 1916. Prices not been set, nor have any contracts been made. About fifteen lion logs still remain in the river from last year, these will not come | until 1916. eat 5 be Ottawa Trade Notes—More Shell Box Orders Expected _ Ottawa, Ont., October 27 (Special to the Canada Lumberman n): a News of the re- organization of the Shell Committee and the addition of new membership in the person of British experts has created pe : interest in lumber circles at Ottawa. Your correspondent i is in a pc tion to state, however, that the changes will not affect in any way demand for shell boxes or the conditions under which they are to t supplied in future. Further large orders, in fact, are expected the re-constitution of the Shell Committee, and these will ence creased orders for shell boxes as well. Newspaper statements to the effect that there were 1, 00, loaded shells of variable kinds, shipments of which was delayed ow to the lack of boxes in which to pack them, have been denied by. Shell Committee. It has been discovered on investigation that i brass shell casings, not wooden shell boxes, that are scarce. A gards the latter, General Bertram, chairman of the Committee, stz that boxes of one class had been ordered for eight months’ sup and for another class for six months, and there are more in stock present than will be needed to take care of present orders. 5 An interesting case involving the interests of lumbermen 0; ing on the Gatineau River was up before the Supreme Court week. As a result of the intervention of the Attorney-Genér Quebec province, permission for which has been given by the (¢ the case promises to become famous, as he has given notice o intention to introduce evidence which will date as tar back as th first settlement of Canada itself. The suit is that of Leamy vs. th King, in which the Misses Leamy, of Mull, claim part of the bed of the Gatineau River, now used as a site for the Government’s boom works on this stream. They claim it, as descendants of Philemo n Wright, an early settler, who was given a grant of the land in ques- tion. The Province of Quebec last week obtained permission to ad- duce evidence in regard to the navigability of the river previous be the grant to Philemon Wright. For this reason it promises to file a exhibits the instructions given to Canadian governors prior to the ce fee i > ee “ ; 90-8 aa : November 1, 1915 Bobeba ; Spm imam iue pe iage= Fa p= f= CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘J. &D. A. Harquail Company, Limited Manufacturers of Lumber Extensive New Brunswick and Quebec timber limits, abundant with Virgin Spruce, Pine and Hardwoods. Twenty years’ experience in Milling and Manufacturing, together with a _ practical knowledge of Building and Architecture, is why our Customers tell us that the Dressing, Grading, and Manufacture of our Stock is just a little better than they expected. Large stocks of I in. A me Lumber al- ways on hand. Try a car of our Air-dried Dressed Spruce. We also make a Specialty of Kiln Dried Stock. Our personal attention given to every detail. Write, wire or phone us for quotations. Established 1894 Incorporated 1908 Campbellton, new ena 74 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER sion of Canada by France and Imperial instructions subsequent to that date in regard to the disposal of Crown lands. In a case argued at its last session some months ago, that of the Halifax Power Company vs. the Dominion Lumber Company, the court last week decided in favor of the lumber firm, dismissing the appeal with costs. There is a scarcity of workmen in Canada to-day, and the situa- tion promises to be worse before the winter is over. Information gathered by the Labor Department shows that, in the lumber woods, there are more places than men. An application for a thousand men has been made to Hon. T. W. Crothers, Minister of Labor, by a com- pany which is establishing a pulp mill in Northern Quebec on the Transcontinental Railway four hundred miles midway between Que- bec and Cochrane. A New Brunswick lumberman has asked for 500 men and suggests that it they cannot be found the German and Aus- trian prisoners of war should be placed at the disposal of firms in need of workmen, as is done in Germany, for instance. It is extremely un- likely, however, that this will be done. Montreal Trade Showing Improvement Montreal, October 27 (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :—The slight improvement in trade noted a fortnight ago has continued. The demand for box lumber is, of course, mainly responsible for this bet- ter trend of business, but even aside from this abnormal circumstance, there is a slight gain in trade. Those factories with shell box orders are manufacturing as fast as possible, and are working in day and night shifts. One hears some criticism of the orders given out. They have been given out, it is said, without sufficient regard to the ability of some of the firms to turn out the goods. Box making, apart from the war orders, has been dull, and some firms would be glad to accept shell box orders. Some companies which are not in any way connected with the trade and which have received orders had, of course, either to equip factories or to sub-let, presumably at a profit, and at least one concern took this latter course. Whatever may be the reason there is considerable complaint that contractors, engineering companies, and public utility companies—should be given large contracts and box manufacturers ignored. A comparatively small quantity of lumber is being shipped to the United Kingdom, and the season is practically finished. In normal times exporters are, at this period, working at full pressure, rushing goods to the other side, but the lack of cargo space has effectually shut off any possibility of further large shipments this year. meeting of the Council of the Board of Trade it was announced that a satisfactory arrangement had been made regarding the rate of ex- change fixed by steamship lines for the payment of ocean freight and charges. Both the Shipping Federation and the Canadian Pacific Steamship Service have agreed to the Council’s suggestion that a fixed rate be adopted of 9% per cent. or $4.86 2/3 to the pound sterling. Trade with United States markets continues on a moderate scale. B.C. Export Trade Improving So many reports of extensive orders for British Columbia timbers have recently been received, that they are coming to be rather a common occurrence. They are none the less interesting and im- portant, and one of them which came out recently is especially so. It tells of an order for two ship loads of Douglas fir railway sleepers, for shipment to Europe, the order having been received by the B. C. Mills, Timber and Trading Company, Vancouver, B. C. It is be- lieved, moreover, that these orders are the forerunners of many others which are expected in the near future. The material required to fill these orders will be prepared at once, and shipped early next year. Mr. E. W. Hamber, managing director of the Hastings Mill of the above company, corroborated this report, and said :—“We have booked these orders through our European agents. We have not quite com- pleted the shipment of.an order for 10,000,000 feet of Douglas fir for ° the British Admiralty, received some time ago. Altogether we have now, and in course of preparation, three cargoes for Australia, three for Great Britain, one for Fiji, two for South Africa, two for the con- tinent of Europe, and three for Japan.” The success of this company in securing such extensive orders is most encouraging, and indicates clearly the value of personal and efficient representation in the foreign markets. It also indicates strongly that British Columbia could se- cure a very large export trade in its lumber products to-day if ample tonnage were available. A despatch from Amherst, N. S., states that the cut in the woods in Cumberland County during the coming winter will be much smaller than during last winter. The difficulty in chartering vessels has re- sulted in much of last winter’s cut not yet being shipped. Large quantities of lumber are reported to be piled along the Intercolonial Railway which will probably be held over for next season’s shipment. At a. Cv he 4 LPO aa ee Toe la SA e se MT 54 flirt pe A pt ee ‘> t” 5 Ny hae (poss oo ae November 1 1918 Fes Another Portable House Order Rumor The latest rumor in connection with portable houses is one to the effect that B. C. mill men have been asked to bid on a contract for 500,000,000 feet of lumber to be used in constructing 100,000 two-— room houses in France. The houses, the report says, are to be built at Government expense for the use of people who have lost their own houses and other property in the war. The Commissioner of Com- merce, Ottawa, has no information regarding this enquiry. The prob- ability is that it is a repetition of the old rumor about an order for 20,000 portable houses, and that it has grown considerably since its former appearance. -This conclusion is strengthened by a teleg received by the Commissioner of Commerce from the Chief For Victoria, B. C., in reply to a telegraphic enquiry. The Chief For wires as follows :—‘“Cannot locate any enquiry for hut material fi 100,000 houses in France. If I learn of anything further will ia mediately advise you.” ; Studying B. C’s. Shipping Situation The shipbuilding committee of the Board of Trade, Vancou B. C., held a meeting recently to discuss the scheme brought fo by Mr. Hugh McLean, as reported in the October 15th issue of the C ada Lumberman, for the building in British Columbia of vessels f the lumber carrying trade. No definite conclusion was reached, b the chairman, Mr. E. W. Hamber, and the secretary, were instruct to draw up a full report of what has been done in connection with he subject, and to have the committee’s recommendation embodied i the report, all of which will be submitted subsequea before a full meeting of the Board. a (fy Important Workmen’s Compensation Decision An interesting and important decision relating to the Work- | men’s Compensation Act of Nova Scotia, in its application to the lum- © bering and sawmilling industries, was given recently by A. J. Camp- bell, K. C., arbitrator, at Truro, N.S. The point at issue, arising out & of.a claim for damages, was whether a man employed in a portable mill was “employed in lumbering,” or whether he was “employed in a sawmill.” The respondent claimed that the applicant was not a workman to whom the Act applied, inasmuch as he was “engaged in lumbering,” and second, that the injury to the applicant was attribut- able to his own serious and wilful misconduct. In the course of a detailed consideration of the points at issue the arbitrator said :— “The evidence shows that, while the word ‘timber’ and the ae ‘lumber’ are sometimes used to denote the same thing, still, the term ‘timber’ is properly applied to trees cut and trimmed, or roughly hewn, while the word ‘lumber’ means the finished product after hay- ing been sawn. The above quoted definitions make the word ‘lum- bering’ or ‘lumberer’ applicable to those who fell trees and shape them into logs, and show that a distinction can be made between employees : employed in lumbering and those employed in sawmills.” Further on, the arbitrator said:—“I therefore find that the applicant, an em- ployee employed in a sawmill and injured while in such employment comes within the provisions of the Nova Scotia Workmen’s Com-— pensation Act.” He found also that the applicant was not guilty of serious or wilful misconduct and was therefore entitled to an award under the Act. It is understood that the Lumbermen’s As- sociation of Nova Scotia will contest the arbitrator’s finding. A Doubtful Investment A too trusting investor from the north once bought a sawmill | in the White River bottoms of Arkansas. When he went down to take over his newly purchased property and to assume its manage- ment, the recent owner met him at the railroad station and bade him | ’ welcome. ‘. : As they climbed into the native’s buggy to drive thronks the | woods to the spot where the plant was located, the stranger said: _ “IT wish you’d give me a few hints right off about how to run — this business profitably. You see I’m a little bit green at this line. I’ve been a lumber dealer all my life, but I never inderta to han¢ the raw material before.” “Well, mister,” stated the Arkansan frankly, bar | mit I could give you the advice you want, but I reckin I jest don’t know myself. My father-in-law died and left me this here mill in his will. My tw boys helped me to run her and there wasn’t no other hands, and so I never had to pay out nothin’ for wages. I stole all the timber. cut, and my stepbrother, who’s the division freight agent for the rail- road, used to slip all my lumber out for me so I never had to pay no- freight charges—and last year I come out twenty-seven hundred dol lars behind.” ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DRY BIRCH WE have in stock approximately three (3) million feet of 4/4-8/4 and 12/4 Birch sawn during seasons of 1913-1914 and 1915. This is particularly suitable for manufactur- ing or Boxing purposes as it was sawn par- tially square and partially round or live edged. We have extensive Kiln Drying, Resaw- ing and Dressing Plants and can work to order. DRY SPRUCE BOARDS We carry the largest and best assorted stock in Canada. Send us your inquiries. John Fenderson & Co., nc. Sales Office: ° . Planing M Springfield, Mass. : SAYABEC, QUEBEC Saw Mills, ae a and ills CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing Wet Refuse Easily Used for Power Production Sawmill, pulp and paper manufacturers have long puzzled over the problem of how to utilize their hog feed, which contains a valuable amount of heat. Because of its high moisture contents (more than 50 per cent.), the heat in this refuse has until recently been an abso- lute loss. Before the proper way was found to utilize hog feed it was the common practice to build immense brick furnaces for the pur- pose of burning this refuse. These furnaces were sometimes 100 feet high and 20 feet in diameter. They were continually filled because in many mills storage of the wood refuse was impossible. These brick furnaces were screened at the top to prevent the escape of fire brands, and even with this protection it was necessary constantly to have on duty a “fire department,” as the sparks and fire brands en- dangered the whole vicinity. There was also a great expense necessi- tated through maintaining the machinery required in transporting the wood refuse to the furnace to be burned. Experiments were often made in an attempt to burn the wood refuse with coal and to develop power, but this necessitated a greater expenditure for coal than was required for coal alone to meet the power plant demands. This prac- tice, of course, was never continued for any appreciable length of time. Some manufacturers dumped the refuse into adjacent river beds; others, having in mind the ultimate utilization of this waste product, allowed it to accumulate in their yards where space per- mitted. Within the past few years the idea of burning this hog feed in the Jones Underfeed Stoker was conceived and put into operation, really contrary to the advice of the manufacturers of the stoker, who had grave doubts and for a long time declined to consider the idea favorably. It was really forced upon them. To-day this hog feed, in combination with a very small percentage of coal, is keeping up a reliable, dependable, even, steam pressure in the power houses of saw, paper and pulp mills throughout the country. When it comes to a question of burning mill refuse for generat- ing steam, the manufacturers claim that there is no system so well adapted, no applicacation of any other type of mechanical stoker so simple, so easily and satisfactorily operated, as the Jones Underfeed Stoker. The stokers are installed under a number of the largest and most modern pulp and paper mills throughout Canada and the United States, where they have shown that a great amount of coal can be saved by the installation of the Jones stokers, using a system com- bining the burning of paper mill refuse in conjunction with a small Loading Refuse into Hopper Cars, Minnesota & Ontario Power Co., International Falls, Minn, Delivering Wood Refuse to Conveyor System—Dells Paper & Pulp Mills, Eau Claire, Wis. proportion of coal. and coal is fed to the furnaces from underneath, the refuse being fed sae overhead through “bull’s eye” openings in the roof of the furnace arch. amount of coal to maintain a sufficient furnace temperature, and in- sure proper ignition of the refuse, which is usually moisture saturated: The equipment is automatic throughout, being under control of the steam pressure itself. The air supply and the coal feed will increase should a shortage in the regular supply of refuse occur. If, for any reason, it were necessary to abandon the refuse temporarily, on ac- count of a shortage of supply or for other causes, the equipment im- mediately start up firing more coal, adapting the speed to the new conditions without wood refuse and without requiring any change over of equipment on the part of the operator. The Jones Underfeed Stoker Company, Limited, Toronto, the sole manufacturers in Canada of the Jones Underfeed Automatic Mechanical Stoker, will be glad to send an illustrated catalogue to any firm interested upon request. E. C. Atkins & Co.’s Splendid Canadian Plant Anyone who thinks that a saw is merely a piece of steel with teeth cut in it, is invited to visit the saw-making plant of E. C. Atkins & Company, at Hamilton, Ont. He is requested to walk through the plant and inspect the various processes of saw making. There he will find operations that were heretofore unknown to him. Then he will realize, as never before, that saw making is an art, requiring the highest degree of skill and practical knowledge. The accompanying illustration represents a general view of the plant. The buildings throughout are strictly modern and the mach- inery and general equipment is of the most improved type. Most of the machinery used is of special design, and the various processes, insuring uniformity of temper, accuracy of grinding, proper tension- ing, fitting, etc., are the inventions of the Atkins Company, and used by them exclusively. E. C. Atkins & Company make only the very finest saws, for high duty, such as band saws from the largest sizes, band re-saws, and narrow bands, down to % of an inch wide. Then there are circular saws, both solid and inserted tooth, including the widely-known Atkins Inserted Tooth Cut-off Saw. There are gang and edger saws, veneer and barrel saws, in fact a perfect saw for every purpose. They make also a specialty of machine knives of all kinds, such as planer Three boilers fitted with Jones Underfeed Stokers at Dells Paper & Pulp Mills, Eau Claire, Wis. The retorts are placed in a Dutch oven setting, The coal feed on the stokers is adjusted to feed a minimum » e - 7 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKER © , cn eee ese ers What Do You Need for the Camp ? HEN ‘making up your list of requirements for camp provisions don’t fail to write or wire us (at our expense) for special prices on the following or any other lines. Lowest market prices given for best quality goods. Barrelled Pork Pure Lard Dressed Meats Peerless Shortening Smoked and Cured Meats Mixed Pickles Long Clear Bacon Sweet Mixed Pickles Sausage Mustard Pickles Bologna . Mince Meat PEERLESS SHORTENING is unequalled for use in camp. Cooks get the best results from this shorten- ing and appreciate its firm, smooth texture. Costs about 2%c. a pound less than pure lard. We also supply TOMATO CATSUP in bulk especially for lumbermen’s requirements. To im + fi “| The | Wm. Davies Co., ceed) rN il Yona NAVIES Ce it wen LES ED MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG oni 78 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. C. ATHINS @ CO., Ltd. Our Canadian Factory Hamilton, Ontario knives, shear blades and other types of knives, including paper cutting knives. There is scarcely a lumberman in Canada who does not know the genial manager, Mr. H. P. Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard has travelled ex- tensively throughout Canada and has gained the acquaintance, close friendship and confidence of lumbermen everywhere. Mr. Hubbard is a practical saw maker, having been actively in charge of general saw manufacturing for the past twenty-five years or more. The superintendent of the Canadian plant is Mr. Harry Blair. Mr. Blair extends a cordial invitation to his friends to visit him at the factory and inspect the efficient methods and safeguards which cover each process in saw making. The Vancouver Branch House is located at 109 Powell Street, and is in personal charge of Mr. E. J. Banks. An entire building is occupied, and a complete shop equipment maintained for all kinds of repair work, and the finishing and re-fitting of many types of saws. Mr. T. H. Tait represents this Vancouver branch on the road, and is well known to the lumbermen throughout the western section of Canada. Travelling from the Canadian factory are such old veterans as J. K. Chalmers, who is personally acquainted with every mill man in Ontario and the middle west, Mr. G. W. Schafer, a practical mill man of long experience, and Mr. C. R. Hubbard, who represents the com- pany among the hardware trade. E. C. Atkins & Company are the exclusive owners of a number of valuable patents for saw fitting tools and specialties, prominent among which are the Ideal Swage, Pribnow Swage Shapers, Atkins Sliding Sleeve Arbor for grinding machines, Atkins “AAA” Saw Guard, Lumber Piling Jack. Car Mover, Mandrels, Dimension Gauges, Brazing Tools, Gummers, Grinders, Etc. Realizing the important part that the saw plays in the manufac- ture of things made from wood, the Canada Lumberman feels that a reference to this important industry is particularly appropriate in an issue of this character. The Improved Hot Blast Grate The Improved Hot Blast Grate, which is manufactured by the E. Long Manufacturing Company, Limited, of Orillia, has been in- stalled in a number of mills throughout the country during the past year with much success. This grate is made under the later patents of Mr. E. J. Gordon, the originator and inventor of the hollow blast grate which bears his name. It represents Mr. Gordon’s mature ideas after nearly twenty years devoted to the improvement of blast grates. It is claimed by the manufacturers of the Improved Hot Blast Grate that it increases the steaming capacity of boilers from 25 to 50 per cent., and gives as good results with wet and green wood or sawdust as a draft grate gives with dry wood. The blast openings are distributed in four rows lengthwise along each blast bar. The blast from the outside rows is converging, while that from the inside rows is diverging. In addition to the blast from these rows of opening, another blast is delivered forward from the tuyeres next to the bridge wall. This forward blast plays an important part, and is one of the distinctive features of the grate. Whereas, in the case of an ordinary grate, the draft has a natural tendency to take the gases and smoke away from the fire up through the smoke stack too quickly for them to be pro- perly consumed, this blast from the tuyeres next to the bridge wall forces back the gases over the fire and supplies oxygen for their thor- ough combustion. No change is required in the brickwork of the furnace to put in the grate, and it can be used in either furnaces or ovens, and in any number from one up. The work of installing is so simple that a very large installation can be set up in a few hours. All that i is necessary November g a ie os Ga, ae =a a 5 E ee ra ele bss Se / ieee 4. =a TOE cass © Tetieowed Hot Blast Grate. 4 5 ed one hee acto is to make an opening in the side wall of the ashpit and in the parti- tion walls, if there are any, to allow placing the main blast pipe. The grate is made to fit the furnace. No especial skill is required to erect and place it into position for use. The manner of firing is the same as when using ordinary grate bars. Each blast bar is provided with a cleaning gate underneath. When the bar needs cleaning this gate is opened and the dust is driven out by the action of the blast. The manufacturers have confidence that the Improved Hot Blast Grate will “live up” to the claims made for it and they offer to send one on thirty days’ trial, with freight paid both ways, if it does not prove in every way satisfactory. A New Adjustable Rod and Dowel Machine “The Money Maker” Adjustable Rod and Dowel Machine, made by the W. S. Hawker Manufacturing Company, Dayton, Ohio, is a late design which, we are advised by the builders, is finding favor among users of the older, solid chuck type of dowel machines. Its one adjustable cutter head can be instantly changed to produce any size of rod or dowel within its range. Four cutters of high speed superior steel subdivide the chip and reduce the twisting strain on the dowel The ‘‘Money Maker’’ Adjustable Rod and Dowel Machine. waked 4 “> November 1, 1916 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : | 4 of Every Description i_| . 4 Manufacturers of | Wood Products Lumber, Box Shooks, Building Material, Sash, Doors, Windows, Hardwood Flooring, House trim in Pine and Hardwoods. — Portable Houses — In the heart of the Great Georgian Bay Lumber Centre Georgian Bay Shook Mills Limited Midland a Ontario i 80 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER so that feed speeds may be used that are impossible on solid chuck machines. An ordinary day’s work on kiln dried hickory stock 7% or 1 in. diameter is from 25,000 to 30,000 lineal feet. The machines turn soft wood equally well and a number of them have recently been fur- nished to box factories producing shrapnel shell boxes. Saw mills, sash and door factories, bobbin mills, wood novelty works, chair factories, piano factories, curtain and rug pole producers and handle factories, all find this an invaluable tool, either for finely finished rods, or as a roughing tool to remove surplus stock. Mil- lions of feet of waste edgings are now converted into profit through the use of these rapid production lathes. They are built in six sizes, and full information will be sent for the asking, by the builders, W. S. Hawker Manufacturing Company, of Dayton, Ohio. A Machine of Great Value to the Building Trade Five years ago a small woodworking machine was put on the market by Mr. W. A. Elliot, of Toronto. This machine, by its novelty of construction, light weight, the multiplicity of its uses, and its adaptability to every requirement, quickly won favor with carpenters and other woodworkers. The following year, Mr. Elliot introduced the No. 2 Elliot Wood- worker, which was much larger and equipped with a powerful electric motor; and other improvements were added, making the machine more suitable for heavy work, such as cutting joists, rafters, fence boards, foot, plumb and side cuts of rafters, as well as the stair work and the finest trimming. The Elliot Woodworker works on the principle of a swing saw, the work being stationary, whereas with a stationary saw you have The Elliot Woodworker. to shove the material across. In ripping, of course, the saw is sta- tionary. The Elliot Woodworker can be taken right out on the job, and with 50 to 100 feet of wire it can be used at the lumber pile, which saves bringing the material to the machine. There are now over 600 users of the Elliot Woodworker in Canada and the United States, and the machine is giving general satisfaction. To show what the machine is doing the following record of one man’s work for seven hours is interesting :—“Cutting 152 rafters, plumb and foot, 58 joists, fire cut both ends, 158 short attic studs, 80 collar ties, and 300 bridging, ripped and mitred.” The Dominion Government have two of these machines, the Ontario Government ,and Hudson Bay Company two each, and the new Toronto Technical School, Polson’s Ship Yards, Robert Eimp- son Company, and numerous other well-known concerns, are recent purchasers of the Elliot Woodworker. Since the war started a num- ber of inquiries have been received from toy and specialty manufac- turers, as well as makers of ammunition shell boxes, and a number of them have installed this popular woodworker. The Elliot Woodworker, Limited, have their Canadian factory located in Toronto. Makers of All Kinds of Woodworking Machinery Cowan & Company of Galt, Limited, Galt, Ont., devote their whole attention to the manufacture of woodworking machinery. They have paid particular attention to the requirements of the wood- working trade and manufacture a large line of the most up-to-date November 1, 1915 machinery suitable for all classes of the trade. From the great variety of their band saws, rip and cross-cut sawing machines, moulders, sur-_ facers, planer and matchers, tenoners and chain saw mortisers, they are able to supply a complete outfit of all the machines that are neces-_ sary for the manufacture of portable houses. At the outbreak of the war the company found that they could not go into the manufacture of shells or other munitions without sacrificing the wood tool trade, but they have given special attention to machinery for shell and fixed ammunition boxes and have supplied a large number of customers with dado machines to cut five dados at one operation, heavy two spindle borers, eighteen spindle borers, five spindle cluster boring attachments, boring bits of all sizes, clam ; ing machines, automatic screwdrivers, ete. They are in a position to give valuable information to parties going into the manufacture ¢ of ammunition boxes. Notwithstanding the war this company are, and have been very busy. Preston Band Saws at Central Technical School Manufacturers who are desirous of having efficient woodwor equipment will be interested in the three motor-driven 36-in. b saws which the Preston Woodworking Machinery Company, Limi Preston, Ont., have lately installed in the new Central Techni Preston No. 132 Motor Driven Band Saw. School at Toronto. It will be worth while for any of them who are interested to visit the school and see these machines. They are equip- ped in both upper and lower wheels, with S K F self aligning ball bearings. Another important feature is that special attention has been given to guarding the saws. Wood’s Important Advantage ; Prof. Chas. E. Paul, of the Armour Institute, Chicago, in a recent address before the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, spoke of the advantages of wood construction. Prof. Paul stated that de- signers and constructors appeared to be forgetting the many good qualities of wood as a structural material, and were allowing newer materials and types of construction to serve their needs frequently in — places where wood might be used to an equal or greater advantage. — He pointed out briefly such advantages as the general availability of wood; the ease with which it is worked and handled; toughness and elasticity as compared with other materials; its non- conductivity of heat and cold; the lack of contraction and expansion with change of temperature, and the pleasing effects which may be obtained easily and cheaply, due to its natural beauty. One of the principal points upon which emphasis was laid was the ~ advantage of the use of mill construction in factories, manus plants and commercial buildings of moderate size. This point is of especial interest to British Columbia, where industrial plants built on the lines of mill construction, cost less than in any other part of Can- — ada owing to the abundance of the local supply of timber. | Movember, iors : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND- WOODWORKER 81 Have You Asked This Question: ““Which is the best Time Recording System for me to buy ’”’— The Individual Time Card or the Dial Recorder Your business may demand one or the other but the great majority of users to-day prefer the Individual Card System—and the following are some of the reasons as compiled by our Research Department. I. The Individual Card—that is a separate tlme card for each employee—is very valuable because of THE GREATLY IN- CREASED PUBLICITY AT THE TIME OF RECORDING 2. GREAT FLEXIBILITY OF THE CARD SYSTEM, which - allows an “IN CARD RACK” to be placed in each depart- ment, locked and opened only by the foreman, which does away with the loss of time, heavy in the aggregate, of the employee loitering between the Recorder and his_ bench This check is: impossible with the Dial Recorder. 3. The employee has more confidence in the Card System He can see for himself that the record, at the time he makes it, is fair and correct, saving future disputes and giving him the proper mental attitude towards the recording system. 4. In making up the pay roll,‘ the Individual. Time Cards can be divided among several of the office staff, so that the work can be quickly done. With the Dial System one clerk, only, can handle the record. 5. The two color registration, the red showing every “late time in and every “early time out,” is an intensely valuable feature as every employee sees his own card 24 times a week, impress- ing him EVERY TIME WITH HIS OWN TARDINESS OR SLACKNESS. 6. RELATIVE COST. The individual Time Card System is generally speaking, less expensive than the Dial Recorder. Point number 2—FLEXIBILITY—explained above has brought about in thousands of plants the use of an Individual Card System in each department which not only saves the walking time but increases the output This naturally reduces the overhead. This feature has been commented upon in hundreds of letters received from time to time by our users. Our product is the result of 30 years’ experience and it is the best money can produce. The International Time Recording Company sells 90°/, of all the time recording systems throughout the world The reason: MERIT With International Fully Automatic Time Recorders the employee never has cause to touch the recorder ot her than to simply insert his time card. Why not take advantage of our skilled advice in selecting a Recording System that will save you money four times a day every working day in the year. Let us hear from you—writing for information puts you under no obligation to buy. me. cuaRtes cous 1 he International Time Recording Co. tisnest’ qeains 344 St. Catherine St. West phi Canadas limited Dial Time Record Telephone Uptown 6333 Mutton, Manager B TORONTO Prices $85 Bid up > © tere £ ae \ — ie CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Saw Specialties for Shell Box and Toy Manufacture The Radcliff Saw Manufacturing Company, Limited, of Toronto, have recently put on the market several specialties for shell box and toy manufacturers. One of these is their Beaver dado head which is used for cutting the grooves in the sides of the shell boxes, also for cutting the slots in end pieces of shrapnel boxes. These dado cut- ters will cut much faster than the solid head dado using knives, and in one plant a machine rigged with Beaver dados cut 9,000 box sides per day, as against 1,500 sides done on machines with solid head dados. In each piece grooved as referred to above there were five grooves cut across the grain at one operation, the grooves varying in width from 13% in to 25% in. to accommodate the bridges used to carry the live shells. Of special interest is the small cylinder saw shown in the centre of the illustration accompanying this article. This saw is made of best Swedish bandsaw steel and is only 19 gauge thick. ‘It is fitted to a solid steel head with shank made to fit any drill or boring machine chuck. In the centre of this saw is a coil or spiral spring which ejects the core immediately the saw teeth cut through. This saw can be spring set for clearance and is already in use in a number of factories manufacturing shell boxes, for cutting the holes in the top and bottom trays of the boxes. For toy factory use it can be made Radcliff Shell Box Specialties. Ge in any size for cutting out toy wheels. The simplicity of this cylinder saw, its labor-saving features and low price, make it a desirable addi- tion to any woodworking plant’s equipment for the manufacture of either shell boxes or toys. . Besides these two specialties the company are also manufacturing special round-faced groover saws for cutting the groove in handle cleat for shell boxes, as well as a full line of planer saws. These planer saws are hollow ground so as to run with- out set and will cut either with or across the grain. The work is done so smoothly that there is no need of sanding whatever. A Sample of Western Improvement The following newspaper despatch from Abbotsford, B. C., under date of October 13th, is an interesting sample of many that are appear- ing nowadays in Western newspapers. Evidently business is becom- ing good with the mills and yards of the West. “It is very unusual for a large mill to refuse a big lumber order,” says this report, but this is just what happened when the Abbotsford Timber & Trading Company refused a lumber order from a Portland, Ore., firm the other day. This mill shipped out three carloads of lumber over the 'C. P#m: last month outside of shipments over the Great Northern and to the local trade. When it is considered that even in extra good times the highest number shipped in any one month was 100 cars this is a good indication that business is picking up. “Mr. F. J. Boulter, the C. P. R. agent here, commented on the extraordinary lumber business over his section of the road this year and stated that forwarding charges for the month of September were fully 100 per cent. more than for the corresponding month last year, or an increase in total revenues of over $30,000. Fe “On Saturday, 24 carloads of lumber were shipped out by way of Abbotsford; yesterday, 19 loads went out, while the total for to- ‘morrow will be at least 23 cars. A large number of carloads of shingles consigned to Boston and Eastern American cities go through this section, and recently the C. P. R. had to appoint an assistant at the Abbotsford station. “These cars of lumber come from as far as Eburne and from the mills along the Fraser Valley, there being a B.C. E. R. anda C. P.R. interchange at Abbotsford. While the lumber shipments have in- creased by leaps and bounds, the grain shipments this year are very light over the interchange, so this great increase in traffic can be laid almost entirely to the general revival of the lumber trade. iS S Seales ee a? A ll ry wf 3885! ae J bkteve + AP 6 ‘ ¥ >= > Pm Oo November 1, 1915 Brighter Prospects in the West _ Mr. Alexander MacDonald, of the MacDonald Company, Limited, Winnipeg, Man., after a recent trip to the Pacific Coast, spoke as fol- lows in an interview :—‘From what I learned from personal obserya- tion and conversations I have had with practical agriculturists on crop situation, I think I am justified in saying that we will have a least 600,000,000 bushels of grain of all kinds as a result of this year’ crop in the prairie provinces. This, at the very moderate average pric of, say, 50 cents a bushel will give us over $300,000,000. Add to that the livestock, dairy produce, root crops, etc., and this will give $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 more, so that, to say the least, we will ha much to be thankful for. ; “T went through to the coast and returned by the Crow’s Ne calling at Nelson and Fernie. At the coast things were rather qui but they were looking forward to a revival of business on ace our heavy crops and the demand for lumber which they expe once. And they were justified in their expectations as I fot when reaching Fernie that orders for lumber had been so nu that the merchants were short of men for the work of loadi Orders had poured in so rapidly, one firm stated, that they were cars behind. All along the line you could see cars at different mi being loaded, and every train had many cars of lumber.” An Interesting B.C. Fire Report Some interesting matters are touched upon in a report rece submitted to the Hon. the Minister of Lands for British Ce from the Vernon District. The summer was abnormally the early spring, light snowfall and dry spring made a bad hazar til the middle of May, when until the end of July heavy rains guarded the situation. With the advent in August of dry w the vegetation rapidly became parched, and fires started to trouble; but these conditions improved as the nights became and early in September rain put an end to all danger. Sevent outbreaks of fire during the season, with but slight loss, are reco and mention is made of the increasing interest shown by the pu in forest protection. Much clearing was done by settlers under mit, the season proving very favorable. The opinion is expre: that the lumber industry, in view of the conditions, has shown derful activity. Thirteen mills have, been running fairly regular those in the Okanagan supplying boxes and crates for the fruit as a result of which employment has been given, and the machi kept going. Approximately three hundred men have been empl at the mills, and a somewhat smaller number in logging Tati Orders for several million feet of fir for snowsheds on the Coquil Branch of the Kettle Valley Railway have been given. i. The whole district has benefitted by the operation of the K Valley Railway, and will do so to a far greater extent as soon the Coquihalla section is connected up and opened, completion of which should be made during November. : a Lumber Trade Conditions in Austria Hungary The following interesting report upon the lumber trade in Aus Hungary, during the war, is from a report published in the U States Commerce Reports, received from the U. S. Consul in Aus Hungary :—“The lumber industry is one of the most stable in tria-Hungary, for that country has forests that still afford a st and large timber output. The forests, too, have been spared tha’ scientific robbery which has characterized other countries. The onian oak has formed an important article of export. Prior to 1 beginning of the war this industry enjoyed normal activity, but tl war immediately put an end to the shipment of such heavy raw r terial, while the demand for wood for building purposes was nm sarily reduced, because new building enterprises were postponed : work in process of construction delayed for want of men, as as because of the apparent desirability of conserving financia sources. Nevertheless, the demand for woods suitable for bi barracks and for purposes of war was heavy and practically as great as in normal times. Flooring and staves were not in | great demand, and the wood industry as a whole was not free from the serious consequences of the war. However, the industry, 1 necessary, received financial support from banking institutio cause of the certainty that when the war was over the dema wood for all purposes of construction would be unprecedented. 1 market for staves was affected by the decreased requirements of t brewing interests, due to the higher tax on beer.” * An interesting charter report from Vancouver recently is that c the schooner Hugh Hogan, owned in Portland, Oregon, and secu by the Balfour Guthrie Company to load 600,000 feet of lumber the Columbia River for Shanghai, China. This is the first cha of an American wind-jammer to carry lumber from the Pacific C to China for some time past. > ed INE Worsted Long sweater. Wool) knickers as cut No. 7, Black November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a Lumbermen’s and Railroad Contractors’ Suppli ‘gh ne | F o" 5 ig” f. fo} ACKINAW Jumpers, as cut No. 5, for lumbermen and sportsmen. This - jumper is to take Cut No. 19. Cut No. 20. Cut No. 21. the place of the old UR Special Dogskin, Extra Large Pull-over Mitts, as cut No. 19. rolled neck sweater These we believe to be the biggest and best possible mitts to obtain Cut No. 7 and is very much for the lumbering trade. Our Home-made Hand-knit Wool Mitts = M4 ites more serviceable. It as cut No. 20. Very generous sizes and perfectly proportioned. Can be M ki is light in weight, used inside large fitting pull-overs to the very best advantage. ackinaw buttons close up to Special Large Horsehide Pull-over Lumbering Mitts as cut No. 21. 1 ’ neck and has many Guaranteed water and fireproof. Knickers Cut No. 14. advantages over Our Special Buckskin Mitt as cut No. 21. Indian tanned and cut, One EN’S Mackinaw, both coat and of the very best values in the trade. (Bird’s Pure Stockings in OTTAWA shades only. Top and ; Black, as cut No. hip pockets. Strap or 14. The ideal stocking = MONTREAL Wool cuff. Very con- for wearing with knick- \ TORONTO een and coniet: ers or riding breeches. quae: (=m LIMITED WINNIPEG = 20!e_, wearing. Sizes Western Hemlock Western White Pine Western Larch Spruce Douglas Fir _ BRITISH COLUMBIA Has a Wood for Every Use BRITISH COLUMBIA Forest Products are UNEQUALLED It Will Pay YOU to Buy HOME PRODUCTS Write to the Forest Branch, Victoria, B.C., for official pamphlets or other information concern- ing structural timber, interior finish, flooring, doors, shingles, siding, car stock, poles, etc., etc. BUY LUMBER GROWN AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA Western Mountain Pine Western Red Cader IepIy pry UWso}seAQ aUTg UsESaAA UTeJUNOP] Western Hemlock Western White Pine Western Larch Spruce Douglas Fir 84 — What the Serson Has Taught Us By M. A. Grainger*® Through circumstances which will probably never occur again British Columbia had an opportunity this year to judge of the actual effectiveness of two different policies with respect to fire protection. You all remember the hazard which was present last year. From early in July until September 8th in 1914 practically no rain fell, and the mean temperature was over 2 degs. above the normal. Asa result British Columbia as well as the Northwestern States had to fight an abnormal number of fires under very difficult conditions. What may be called the “take no chances” policy was followed in meeting the situation, and extra patrolmen were put on wherever there was need, and the standing instructions to the fire wardens were to attack all fires vigorously and extinguish them. The effect of this policy was that despite the occurrence of over 1,800 fires and the presence of very unfavorable conditions for fighting fire, the acreage burned over in 1914 was kept down to 355,000 acres, and the loss.of merchantable timber to 100,000,000 feet. This in an area of 150,000,000 acres and a stand of between 300 and 400 billion feet was considered a very satisfactory record for sucha bad season. To accomplish this, however, required the expenditure of $225,000 for patrol and $145,000 for fire fighting, or a total of $370,000. The year’s -forest protection fund was early exhausted, and it was necessary to use $100,000 of the fund for 1915. The financial depression had the effect of still further diminishing this year’s fund, and at the beginning of the season it was evident that every possible economy would have to be practised. Consequently, what may be denominated a “take some chances” policy was followed in 1915. The number of long term guards was reduced from 190 to 172; some back districts being left entirely un- protected, and the size of the guard districts being generally increased. The fire season was shortened, the season during which permits were required and guards employed extending from May Ist to September 15th, instead of May Ist to September 30th as heretofore. Only 21 patrolmen were put on in the dangerous season, against 112 in 1914. Finally, instructions were issued to attack vigorously fires which had reached considerable size only in case they threatened merchantable timber. In other words, to sacrifice second growth and at present unmerchantable timber. * Address delivered oefore the Western Forestry and Conservation Association Conven- tion at San Francisco on October 19th. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CAMP SUPPLIES AMS kinds of dried fruit are getting scarce Peaches, Apricots, etc., etc., and would be glad to 2 hear from you with a request for prices. - We feel sure that we can interest you. H. P. ECKARDT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS Church St. & Esplanade, TORONTO rhe eee eee ay November 1, The hazard in the region east of the Cascades was lighter t¢ normal in the south, and about normal in the north. On the the season was dry and hot, practically no rain falling for a perio six weeks in July and August, and in September the usual heavy rains did not materialize, fires continuing to burn until October. Most for- tunately, however, the season was remarkably free from strong winds. Taking an average of the whole province the hazard during 1915 is considered by the fire wardens to be a little higher than normal. the same policy with respect to patrol and fire fighting been followed as was in force in 1914 when the hazard was much higher than normal a very much smaller acreage burned over and timber loss could looked for. The same policy was not followed, however, and it i instructive, to say the least, to compare this season’s record with thz of 1914. a The number of fires in 1915 was 964, against 1,832 in 1914, almost exactly one half. In 1915 27 per cent. of the fires were | tinguished in their incipiency as against 36 per cent. in 1914 30 per cent. were put out before covering 10 acres, against 33 per in 1914. This brings the percentage of fires over 10 acres, t doing damage, to 43 per cent. in 1913, against 31 per cent. Even more striking than the above are the figures for the size of the fires: In 1914 with a much higher hazard the average of all fires was 65 acres, while in 1915 it was nearly four tin large, or 237 acres. The evidence of the difference in the polici lowed in the two years is also shown in the figures for cost fire 1914 the fires on which money was expended for fighting then ed to 35 per cent. of the total, and in 1915 only 31 per cent. The striking figures, however, are those for the average cost of fires. In 1914 the fires fought averaged $219, against only $66 a very clear indication of the fact that we were taking some The figures for area and damage are still more illumina In 1914 the total acreage burned over was 355,000 acres. 1915, with a lighter hazard, 228,000 acres, or 64 per cent. of the area was burned over by 53 per cent. of the number of fires. The area of merchantable timber burned in 1914 was 42,000 with 102 million feet of timber destroyed, against 16,000 acres loss of 79 million feet this year. : 7, Now we are not ashamed of our record this year, rather we proud of it, for with an expenditure of less than half that of teat we have effectively protected the merchantable timber, keepit on i. : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BADIA vos er Oy Mh ASHE! Hy NN Ss ["/7 A Perfect Saw for Every Purpose The largest exclusive manufactory of Saws and Saw Tools in the world. Grown big through our ability to deliver goods which give satisfaction to the most careful buyers Send for our Catalog ‘‘C.L.”’ EE. C. Atkins & Co. Factory: Hamilton, Ont. MAKERS OF STERLING SAWS Branch House: 109 Powel St., U.S. Factory: {ndianapolis, Ind. Vancouver, B.C. PFN EY CO 86 CANADA LUMBERMAN timber loss down to .02 per cent. (2/100 of 1 per cent.) and the area loss to .112 per cent. (2/10 of 1 per cent.). Had the season been a bad one, however; had there been a few days with an east wind, there is no question that the many fires in un- merchantable timber which the wardens allowed to burn would have spread to merchantable timber and caused very serious losses. The lesson taught by the season is then the very old one that it doesn’t pay to take any chances with fire. It is very satisfying, how- ever, to obtain such clear proof as is afforded by a comparison of the results of the two policies mentioned, that systematic patrol and de- termined fire fighting does effectively protect the forests. At the same time the warning contained in the figures quoted of the inevit- able results of any weakening in efforts at protection has not been lost sight of. I cannot close without expressing the thanks of the Forest Service to the various bodies who have co-operated with us during the past year. Plans of co-operation between the Province and the Dominion and United States Forest Services have proven most helpful. The Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners through Mr. Clyde Lea- vitt has thoroughly organized the patrol of the Dominion Railways, and these and the provincial roads have assisted us greatly. The Forest Branch is particularly indebted to Mr. Napier Denison, of the Dominion Meteorological Department, since his forecasts aided ma- terially in handling the patrol and fire fighting situation through the season. Lastly, the heartiest thanks are extended to the many settlers, loggers, and railway employees who have lent their assistance to the forest officers. An Interesting T:mberland Judgment An interesting lawsuit relating to standing timber has recently been before Mr. Justice MacDonald at Vancouver, B. C., who has now given judgment. The suit was in regard to a dispute between the North Pacific Lumber Company and the British American Trust Company over the right to possession of D. L. 175, Sayward district, Vancouver Island. Mr. Justice MacDonald’s judgment gives the plaintiffs, the North Pacific Lumber Company, the right to cut tim- ber on the land, but refuses to interfere with the defendants’ claim to ownership of the land, under rights obtained by them through a Crown grant. The plaintiffs have been cutting timber from this land jenckes Boilers Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine ‘are not yet available, as the end of the year has not been reached. We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited AND WOODWORKER November, 3am under a 21 years’ lease, granted in 1888, which, according to its te a was renewable, so long as the plaintiffs paid their rental. The judg- ie therefore, entitles the plaintiffs practically to all the timber on the land. The North Pacific Lumber Company came into possession of 23,600 acres of land on Vancouver Island under a lease granted in 1888 to Messrs. J. McLaren and J. Ross. After Mr. Ross’ death the land ‘passed into the possession of the Ross-McLaren Lumber Com- pany, which went into liquidation, the North Pacific Lumber Co pany purchasing the company’s holdings, among them being the lane on Vancouver Island. In 1893 Joseph M. Leigh obtained a Crown grant of 181 aer situated in the heart of the 23,600 acres held by the Ross-McLare: Company. In the course of time this grant passed from Leigh’s ham to J. St. Clair Blackett and then to W. Wallace, it being purcha from the latter by the British American Trust Company. The lez was granted Messrs. Ross and McLaren by the Dominion Goyer ment while the Crown grant was obtained by Leigh from the Pt vincial Government. The enactment of legislation and the resury ing of the disputed land, since the lease was obtained by Messrs. — and McLaren, had led to the mix-up. . 7 In giving judgment his Lordship refused to interfere with grant which had come down to the British American Trust. Com but decided that the plaintiffs were entitled under their lease t the timber as long as their lease lasted. : ‘. Ontario’s revenue from lands, forest and mines will this — reach, if not exceed, the sum estimated—$2,000,000. Last year receipts from these sources, on account of the disorganization ct by the war, fell short of what had been anticipated before host broke out. This year’s estimate seems to have been based pretty m on what was received last year. According to Hon. G. Howard | guson, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, there has been an preciable improvement so far as lumbering is concerned, the An can market, which was to some extent panicky twelve months ago by reason of the war, having proved better. The complete figures — we onth gures- but a cursory glance at the figures as they came along each indicates that the revenue will be in the neighborhood of the fi mentioned. A St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 1 Movember 1, 1918 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fire Insurance Lumbermen SERVICE - SECURITY - SAVING Specialists in Insurance on Lumber, Saw and Planing Mills E. D. HARDY, Mor., Booth Bldg., Ottawa, Ont. Lumber Insurers General Agency Mathews peavey Carrier y place a yar ox factory of ai ny kin aa It will mov a aon , boards, siding, shi ngles ooperage stock, etc. from o Diet nt toanother. It . ae ec larly useful for = ahs ng nioading. No pow re- red to operate the Ma ae ews Gravi ity Ca Write us for literature | Canadian Mathews Gravity Carrier | 484 RICHMOND ST. w. Company, Limited TORONTO, ONT. a2 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 St. James St., Wholesale Lumber and Timber White = Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Montreal Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. White for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager For Sale Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- thing complete for loading logs. Used only two months, well kept and good as new. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. CEDAR Shingles Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Dry Spruce and Birch SATISFACTION GOOD STOCKS C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec PROMPT SHIPMENTS November 1, 191 ‘= EDGINGS Ontario The Noel-MacKay Lumber Company Ltd., Fort Frances, Ont., has been incorporated, The Hardwood Specialties Ltd., Pembroke, Ont., are having plans pre pared for the erection of a new plant to replace the one which they recent lost by fire. At Coe Hill, Ont. a fire on October 24th destroyed a quantity of lum ber in the yard of Mr. S. L. Purdy. The loss amounted to about 1,000,000 fe of lumber valued at about $7,000, and was covered by insurance. The Huntsville Lumber Company, Huntsville, Ont., closed its mill earh in October. During the winter this company will confine itself largely to t ing out hardwood, for which it finds a good market in connection with w materials. The Hope Lumber Company’s plant at Thessalon, Ont., was receigtt closed down for some time on account of the non-arrival of logs which were. delayed by bad weather. It is reported that the company has now decided to operate its mill, possibly on double shift, until the cold weather puts a stop to operations. . Reorts from Sudbury, Ont., state that a large pulp mill is to be erected about thirty miles west of Cochrane. The report states that $2,000,000 will — be spent on the plant, and that most of this money will be provided by —- can capitalists. g Mr. M. J. O’Brien, the well-known Renfrew lumberman, has organized a company to go into the manufacturing of war munitions. The company is capitalized at $2,000,000, and it is understood that Mr. O’Brien himself has put $500,000 into it. 7 The eastern end of Jas. Playfair and Company’s lumber yard at the water front, Midland, Ont., containing about 10,000,000 feet of lumber, besides a quantity of slabs, lath and pickets was burned on October 24th. The fire started about half past one in the afternoon, near the end of the coal dock. Firemen from Barrie and Penetanguishene were summoned to assist in fight- ing the flames, and although they could not save the lumber they succeeded in saving the mill and houses near by. The estimated loss is $325,000, those — interested being the Massey Lumber Company, Massey, Ont.; the Union Lum- ber Company, Toronto; P. & J. Shannon, Biscotasing, Ont.; D. S. Pratt, E. J. Moore, the H. H. Hettler Lumber Company, Robert Cox and Company, Ot- tawa; Campbell and Johnson, Toronto; John Sutherland and Sons, the Georg- ian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, and the Midland Lumber Company, Midland. Eastern Canada Robert Westgate and Son, lumber dealers, Cookshire, P. Q., have been registered. D. Joron, Registered, Pont Viau, P. Q., sash and door factory, has been. registered. ; The Canadian Pulp Company, Sherbrooke, P. Q., dealers in pulpwouss have dissolved. The paper mill belonging to J. R. Walker & Company, Sault au Recollet, P. Q., was recently destroyed by fire, the loss amounting to $25,000. Hodgson Bros., lumber manufacturers, Como, P. Q., have been registered. Those interested include G. C. Hodgson, Chas. Hodgson and Frank Hodgson. Lamarre & Company, St. Remi, P. Q., sash and door manufacturers, have been registered. Those interested are H. Lamarre, A. Lamarre and M. La- marre. The shook factory belonging to E. E. Woods at Baie Verte, N. B., was recently damaged by fire, the loss on the building and machinery amounting . to about $1,500. The Shives Lumber Company, Campbellton, N. B., has decided to ouadaer F operations in the woods this winter, and will take out at least one-half of its usual cut. B. A. Mowat, Campbellton, N. B., reports that he has signed a ae ' of contracts with men for work in the woods, and he will conduct camps dur om ing the coming winter. The General Export Company, dealers in lumber and pulp woot ual real, P. Q., have been registered. Those interested are E. D. Howe, L. Corbeau and W. H. Cote. Fire recently broke out in the lumber yard of Price Bros., Salmon Lake, | P. Q., destroying between 120,000 to 150,000 feet of lumber. The loss is esti- mated at about $2,000 which is covered by insurance. A partnership has been formed between P. Edward ‘Bergeron and N. Eudore Bergeron, of Kedgwick, N. B., under the name of the Kedgwick Lum- | = ¥ | é > iz 12 ay SP os aA © ee oe oo or, | “oe ree et, & November 1, 1915 ber Company, for the purpose of buying, manufacturing and selling lumber. Heavy rains recently caused a rapid rise in the Salmon River, N.S., and resulted in the breaking of a boom between Valley and Union, followed by the releasing of about 3,000 logs owned by W. S. Carlisle. About one-half, or possibly more of these logs will be saved, but at much extra expense. Fraser Ltd., Fredericton, N. B., report that they have definitely decided upon the erection of a new mill at Nelson, N. B., in connection with the mills and limits which they recently bought from the Timothy Lynch Company at that point. They have not yet decided as to the size of the mill or the details of the equipment. Western Canada A sawmill is being erected on the Nikomekl River, B. C., by Mr. R. B. McLean. The Otis Staples Lumber Company, Wycliffe, B. C., have commenced extending their logging railway. The Monarch Lumber Company Ltd., Sanford, Man., has been succeeded by the Home Lumber Company Ltd. The Sturgeon Lumber Company, Limited, Prince Albert, Sask., have opened a new yard at Shelbrook, Sask. The Nanoose Shingle Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Arlington, B. C., and capital stock of $5,000. ; Leask and Johnson, Fort Steele, B. C., have disposed of their stock of dry lumber, which is being shipped to prairie points. They will probably resume logging and sawing operations in the near future. The East Kootenay Lumber Company re-opened its mill at Loco, B. C., during the third week in October. The company has been receiving so many orders from the prairies that its stock has been greatly reduced. The East Kootenay Lumber Company reopened its mill at Loco, B.C., during the third week in October. The company has been receiving so many orders from the prairies that its stock has been greatly reduced. Fire recently destroyed the mill of Joyce Bros., Rock Creek, B. C., to- gether with 5,000,000 feet of lumber belonging to the Rock Creek Lumber Co. The fire is said to have been of incendiary origin. The loss is partly _covered by insurance. The Prince Albert Lumber Company, Prince Albert, Sask., expect to employ about 1,500 men in their camps this winter. Their mill was closed down about the end of October. The Ladder Lake Lumber Company will do no logging this winter. . The Barnet Mfg. Company, Limited, have secured an extra-provincial charter with head office at 509 Bank of Ottawa Building, Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $20,000 to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in timber, lumber and the products thereof. A despatch from Grand Forks, B. C., states that the Western Pine Lum- ber Company has received orders for the shipment of 70 carloads of lumber to prairie province points, within the next four weeks, and that this will practically use up all the stock they have on hand. The Sid. B. Smith Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000, to carry on business as dealers in saw-logs, timber, lumber, shingles, wood pulp and to manufacture and deal in articles of all kinds in which timber or wood is used. Reports received from the Nelson district of British Columbia indicate that a good demand for lumber will be forthcoming from the prairies this fall. Eight mills, employing 250 men, are in operation in the Nelson district. Seven pole companies are shipping and yarding poles, and heavy shipments are being made to the United States. Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British Columbia up to November 4th for the purchase of License X457, to cut ~ 2,667,000 feet of cedar, hemlock, and balsam on an area adjoining Lot 907, Jack Creek, Loughborough Inlet, Range 1, Coast District. Three years will be allowed for the removal of the timber. i Sealed tenders are being received by the Minister of Lands for British Columbia up to November 11th, for the purchase of License X491, to ‘cut 4 4,318,000 feet of Douglas fir, cedar, hemlock, and balsam on an area adjoining Lot 1907, Prince of Wales Reach, Jarvis Inlet, New Westminster District. Two years will be allowed for the removal of the timbr. According to a despatch from Vancouver, there is a possibility of a pulp mill to cost $500,000 being erected at Quatsino Sound, where the Colonial ‘Lumber and Paper Company have over 55,000 acres of pulp lands, and a water power of 20,000 miner’s inches. It is stated that Mr. Lester W. David, a well-known figure in the B. C. lumber industry, is negotiating for the pur- chase of the Colonial Company’s assets, for a Seattle syndicate, who are anxious to enter the pulp and paper industry in B. C. The Colonial share- holders passed a resolution to sell to Mr. David under conditions which call for immediate commencement upon the erection of a pulp mill and the de- velopment of the pulp and water concessions. An injunction to restrain the sale is being asked for by Messrs. Whalen Bros., of the B. C. Sulphite _ Fibre Company who claim that they have a prior agreement with the Col- onial Company which would be endangered by the sale. ~~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 89 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13. all can be P. 1 or 2 S. and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13. matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10 x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1 in. x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60% 12 and 13 ft. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1x 4 in. up x 6/13—'15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 3 in. x 9 in. x 10/13 60% Sawn May and July, 1915. 200 M. ft. 50% Best End of S. C. Pine, 1 x 4/6 x 6/11 175 M. ft. M. C. Pine 1 x 4/7 x 12/13 350 1 x 4/7 x 14/16 200 % ss ne dx Sup x 12/15 600 “ “ 1x 8upx 14/16 200 e a en tox: Iie 56/ it 250 e 2 eee te. Tee 1S / Te 750 + af Pr dex 1dcse, 14/16 All F.O.B, Cars or Boat Ottawa. 1,000,000 pes. Mill Run Spruce Lath 4 ft. x 13% x %—15 cut. 500,000 pes. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 4 ft, x 1% x %—115 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Limited WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Main 5063 MONTREAL, QUE. Buy Your Tea in-sealed packets. The flavour is preserved and for convenience they are. far superior to open chests: or ADA” large tins. is packed in sealed aluminium pack- “ets: and is always fresh and frag- rant. furthest. Splendid flavour and goes Send us your enquiries. Salada Tea Co., Toronto aa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November £14000 Two Heads that have put 100% ’ more profit in the tnfpolie a production of Dowel e Dame SEARARA SSS ie low) ; HRB iy, Oe Se ¢ galing ¥ (Narn ESP eagle” ioe LSA yipsy a dence UNIVERSAL ADJUSTABLE CUTTER HEAD. Stock. Patented. Infringements (maker or user) will be vigorously prosecuted. WORK YOUR WASTE INTO PROFIT W. S. HAWKER Inventor and Designer of the World’s most efficient Tubular Turning Machinery. The Money Maker Adjustable Rod and Dowel Machine The machine that is sent under a guar- antee to show you a gain of from 100 to 400 per cent. before you buy it. The improved dowel machine that 90 percent of the largest and oldest machin- ery builders and dealers now endorse and recommend in preference to the solid chuck machines they themselves previ- ously built. One cutter head turns from %-in. to 2-in. diameter. Turns hard or soft wood equally well. Handles heavy, oversized squares. No choking of the cutter head. Smooth stock. Accurate sizes. Works stock as short as five inches. Rolls automatically center variations in squares. Machines built to turn from % to 6-in. ~ We want to hear from every user of a solid chuck dowel machine. We can save you from one dollar out of every two, to four out of every five that the operation of solid chuck machines cost you. Engagements for competitive test so- licited. Formal orders not solicited. All sales made after demonstration. The only question is, are you willing to cut cost of your dowel turning to one-half or one-third of what it costs with any make of solid chuck machine? Machine delivers the goods before you buy. State conditions of stock closely. Special conditions require special equip- ment. W. S. Hawker Manufacturing Company DAYTON, OHIO re oe neh oD ed eet ee eo ee Pe ee _ nie ee. Mead Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Chillicothe, Poe ae Gee November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BURN Your Saw Mill and Paper Mill Refuse in our Special Jones Underfeed Stoker Dutch Oven and increase your profits. > ee your supply of refuse run short from any cause at any hour of the day or night you still have an equipment that will at once change over without drop- ping the steam pressure and burn coal alone more efficient- ly than coal can be burned by any other system of firing. Our stokers are installed in many of the most modern pulp and paper mills throughout Canada and _ the United States using a system combining the burning of mill refuse in conjunction with a small proportion of coal and are giving excellent results. If you have refuse to dispose of or if you depend on coal alone to fire your boilers the addition of a JONES UNDERFEED STOKER will make an enormous cut in your costs for steam. PARTIAL LIST OF USERS eas: Cleveland Sarnia Saw Mill Company, Limited, Sarnia 1,200 St. Lawrence Pulp & Lumber A aaa Chandler, 1 P. 2 . 8,000 E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, P.Q. + orn, eet, TOU Kinleith Paper Company, St. Catharines, “Ont. . 450 Abitibi Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Iroquois Falls, Ont. . 1,672 Edwin Crabtree & Sons, Limited, Crabtree Mills, P.Q. ; % 300 Minnesota & Ontario Power Company, Fort Frances, Ont. 4410 1,533 Minnesota & Ontario Power Company, International Falls, Minn. 2,400 Mullen Bros. Paper Company, St. Joseph, Mich. Se nto Traders’ Paper Company, Lockport, N.Y. . Brown Paper Company, Fort Madison, ta. Mek oo aa. Hollingsworth & Whitney Company, Waterville, (! reel West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, Covington, Va. ... ... .. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, Williamsburg, Pa. ... ... West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, Mechanicsville, N.Y. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, Tyrone, Pa.... ... ... .. Dells Paper & Pulp Company, Eau Claire, Wis. .... ... ... ... Monroe Binder Board Company, Monroe, Mich. Case Bros., Highland Park, Conn. ... Me ee cae eae Tc Rhinelander Paper Company, Rhinelander, ‘Wis. ... ee te Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Company, Ticonderoga, ee: See J. & J. Rogers Company, Ausable Forks, N.Y. Arrangementof Jones Underfeed Stokers in Dutch Oven for Carthage Sulphite, Pulp & Paper Company, Carthage, N.Y. bucning paper mill refuse in conjunction with coal. Lawrence Paper Manufacturing Company, Limited, Lawrence, Kan. Jones Underfeed Stoker Co., Limited National Trust Building, TORONTO 91 92 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Logging is.a severe test ofa sleigh. It pays to buy the best, even though you may pay considerably more than for one which possibly may appear to be just as good. It is.only by actual test—the test of time and hard usage—that the difference is apparent, and the in- creased first cost is forgotten. The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten. The cross chain couplings allow great flexibility and the hind bob follows in the tracks of the front when turning. Some prefer the short reach for well broken roads, as a sleigh so fitted can be backed same aS a wagon. Swing bunks are an advantage in the bush, as they can be swung parallel with the runners when driving without a load. Any of these sleighs except the heavy sloop can be fitted with 38, 40 or 42 inch bolsters for general work. : Our new catalogue No. 33 tells all about it and is yours for the asking. | MASSEY—HARRIS | Steel Shoes; as Massey-Harris Gasoline Engines provide an efficient and economical source of power. 1% to 20 H. P. Stationary, Portable or Semi- Portable. November 1, 1915 Bain Sleighs for Logging Operations | . Famous for their great Capacity and Light Draft The Bain One~Beam North Shore Sleigh Swing Bunks or Bolsters; Stationary or Portable; 20 to 30 inch blades. Cross Chain Coupling; Clearance under Beam 9% inches. Masseysslaghe Saw Rigs For cutting cordwood. pulpwood or poles. 2 ft. 10 in. or 3 ft. Track. The Bain liens Sloop Sleigh _Steel Shoes; Short Reach or Cross Chain Coupling; Furnished without Bolsters but with king bolts front and rear; 3 ft. 4in., 4ft. 4in. or 4ft 8in. Track. Clearance under Beam 7 inches. Des- criptive clrcular tells all about their many points of superiority. Massey-Harris Co. Limited Head Offices Toronto Branches at Montreal, Moncton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Swift Current, Calgary, Edmonton Please mention the Canada Lumberman when writing _ November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 93 hell Box Saws Band Saws Aloxite Inserted Saw Gumming Tooth Saws Wheels Shingle Saws Hoe Bits Machine Knives and Shanks ? ; | ; 7 The above illustration shows three Radcliff specials for shell box work. On the left is shown dado-head, in the centre special cylinder for cut- ting holes in the shell box trays; this saw is fitted with a spring to eject the core. On the right is a combination tooth planer saw. Special Groover for cutting with or across the grain. Hollow Ground Planer | or Mitre Saw These Saws will cut with or across grain with a smoothness that Write us for prices on — fn Round Face Groover Saab randten Feuichd 2. Z . er finishing 7 these labor saving for cutting channel for rope eee 4 SAWS. ° handles in cleats. 2 $ q ' 4 Canada Machinery Corporation Limited Galt, Ontario Builders of Modern Woodworking Machinery 1 | | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘November 1, 1915 x *> — ot MAWES G5 fe pil Pee ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX TRUCKS ARE USED BY NINETY-SEVEN LUMBER DEALERS IN 73 CITIES They find Packard speed and reliability invaluable in carrying materials and supplies over long routes, to buildings going up in the outskirts of the town, in the suburbs and in the surrounding country. PACKARD NEW TYPE CHAINLESS TRUCKS are built in seven sizes—1, 14%, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6-ton units— with special chassis lengths and speeds to meet the work in hand. They may be had with roller bodies, which greatly expedite loading and unloading, and they constitute the only complete line of silent, up-to-date chainless motor trucks on the market. Send for catalog. ONTARIO MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LIMITED 18 Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ont. 41 Queen St., Ottawa, Ont. November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . 97 No. 66 Cross Cut Saw There is Lasting Quality in LEAF SAWS ceey lt (b= yee Say ime + Spltarvay savin Rahs. Batre ea ge eee Circular Saw This is due to our Secret Process of tempering the fine razor steel which is manufactured exclusively for us. This refines and toughens the raw material to such an extent that MAPLE LEAF -* 1900 Hand Saw SAWS will stand up under the most severe tests and last longer than any other saw on the market. Why not buy Made-in-Canada Maple Leaf Saws when you can get Pane of superior quality made by a strictly Canadian firm, em- ploying Canadian workmen and supported by Canadian capital? Every saw manufactured by us is fally guaranteed. Shurly-Dietrich Company, Limited, Galt, Ont. 1642 Pandora Street, Vancouver, B. C. No. 44 Cross Cut Saw as CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November i, Samm Box Factory and Saw Mill Machinery . » b a! an | f S iz Automatic Hopper Feed Cut-off and Rip Saw Tables hine Machines Horizontal Re-saws Re-saws : Squeezers Vertical Re-saws Equalizers : Ie Recessing Machines Short Lumber Edgers _ Box Board Matchers Short Lumber Trimmers | Catalogue gladly mailed upon request. Mereen-Johnson Machine Co. | Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. A. . November 1, 1915 4 My<4 * res ae aks 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 WINNIPEG Bank of Hamilton Bldg. MONTREAL Drummond Bldg. Morgan Machine Company 7 7 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 Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. el tis: LIMITED TORONTO and MONTREAL Safety — Economy Write us for information Head Office: 297 Campbell Ave., Toronto Quebec Office: 707 New Birks Bidg., Montreal CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 99 The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel GARLOCK™= GARLOCK™ Sie NO. 777 Branches : Calgary Montreal — effect — Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knuwn requirement. 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 promptly the cost of same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes our various styles of packings. The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Associateu Automatic Sprinkler Head. Branches : Toronto Winnipeg We will assume entire re- Styie No. 150 100 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 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, 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. . 2a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 1, 1915 = aad ¥ eae — el Oe sae SS SST SSS November 1, 1915 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Province of Quebec Timber Lands License or permission to cut timber on public lands in this Province is acquired at public auction, after due notice has been given, subject to a yearly ground rent of $5 per square mile, and is renewable annually, provided the licensee shall have complied with the regulations. The timber cut in virtue of such license is subject to a tariff of dues fixed by order in council. The present rate of ground rent and tariff dues shall not be increased until the Ist of September, 1920. Licensees are forbidden to cut on Crown lands trees less than a fixed diameter. The Regulations also provide that all timber cut on Crown lands must be manufactured in Canada. In the event of a licensee wishing to transfer his rights, he is at liberty to do so under certain condi- tions, namely, the paying of a fee of $4 per square mile. There are at present time about 75,000 square miles of forest lands under license and over 150,000 miles in the possession of the Crown. Water Powers To obtain authorization for the utilization of a Water-Power in the Province of Quebec, application should be made to the Honourable Minister of Lands and Forests. Water-Falls capable of developing over 200 H.P. are granted under emphyteutic leases, the conditions of which are upon the following lines: 1.—Duration of the lease, from 25 to 99 years, according to the importance of the water-power and to the amount of capital required for its development. 2.—Payment of a yearly rental which does not vary during the term of the lease, for the land granted, counting from the date when the contract was signed. 3.—An additional yearly charge of from 10 to 35 cents per H.P. developed according to the geographi- cal situation of the site of the water-power; such charge being payable from the time the power is produced. 4.—The above charge is subject to revision every 21 years counting from the signing of the contract. 5.—Delay of 2 years for beginning works and 2 further years for producing power. 6.—The lessee to make a deposit in money or in securities as a guarantee of good faith of the carrying out of the contract. Such deposit may be forfeited if the conditions are not fulfilled; but it may be repaid after a certain time, in the contrary case. 7.—Lastly, the grantee must submit plans of his works, mills, etc., to the Department previous to their installation and when such installation is completed, he must keep the Department informed as to the quantity of power produced. Department of Lands and Forests rs Elz. Miville Dechene, of the Province of Quebec Deputy Minister Te Tiss 2 ee Ye CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - . November's, 1008 CLIMAX I d Geared LOCOMOTIVES 8 Woop AND - oe a Pallets DETACHABLE . A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. K\ AW) For SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS Write for catalogue and prices. limax L ti full ated on steep grades and sharp curves. Any N S K cee a ee ete aod Portaemctistockipment’ Gat Catales "Bl orman ). KNOX ’ CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, | CORRY, PA. 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO — VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD.., VANCOUVER, B.C. Best results are obtained from a locomotive only when designed and built to meet special service requirements. Our standard logging locomotives were designed after a careful study of the conditions under which they must operate. Every piece of material entering into.their construction must undergo a thorough test and conform to the same specifications required for the largest locomotives. Only the best materials are used, insuring long life and satis- factory results. : Write us when you want a locomotive. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED, DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA. AJAX LOADING CHAIN offers the greatest strength in the smallest chain. The overlapped swelled weld gives a factor of safety which cannot be overlooked. Our steel, too, is of the highest quality, and high in tensile strength and elasticity. For The Man Who Wants Real Chain Service AJAX Loading Chain and Standard Conveyor Chain offer a high mark of quality hard to equal. Made byg Montreal , Winnipe Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. a ce os any Bissett re 5 5 Basswood, ists and bonds, 4/4 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common ... Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and Qnds. Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. Basswood. 4/4, No. 2 com, and bet.. Soft elm, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common 1 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 . POE bat wi pinie"\, is, 4/s ae 1a Be eele Soft maple, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 .. Soft maple, com. and bet., 4/4 Soft maple, 6/4 & 8/4, 1Ists and 2nds. Iiard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. 28 00 Ifard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1sts and 2nds. 46 00 Ked oak, plain ists and 2nds, 4/4.. Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Ked oak, plain ists and 2nds, 10 m.r., m.c. out 12 m.r., m.c. out 8-i 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. i to 12, 10 and 16 ft, .... CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and 16/4. . ie. 3, epeiceee eae os White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2-in, \\. sane Species, betes ceteris 65 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4 . 0-2" desis canoe aie 75 0 White oak, % cut, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 85 00 White oak, % cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists and ‘Unds’ ~..g@he Rt. ah Me See +++. 88 00 White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... 55 00 Hickory, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ......... 70 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds. 75 00 OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: 1-in. x T-In. “and Up’. assent $52 00 54 00 14%-in. & 1y%-in. x 8-in, andlaps Be. 0 58 00 2-in, x 7-in,.and Up joecmesteenne 58 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 * £2 00 Pine good strips: : Lin, ...:<5 Seber 38 00 40 00 1%-in. and 1¥%-in. ...... --- 50 00 52 00 Quin, acre mcwiuly va staeaeie) talalenetee 52 00 55 00 Pine good shorts: : ! 1-in. x f-in. and, Up’ . session 40 00 42 00 l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. ...... 30 00 33 00 124- iis arid 134-in. “ices mentasias 50 00 54 00 DEAS eiehiviso tp eie.c oo Sn ane 52 00 54 00 7-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 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, 1-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Pine, 1-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, l-in. x 7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. ... 25 00 26 00 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c, sidings, 14% and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pine,“s.¢c. strips t-m. ~).j2..ons 21 00 23 00 UIA PAA AU Sait, vs crete 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 T%x8 *to).67, 12-167 (oa wens 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls,’ strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- fiat Flip’ tah ates are ettaate a 17 00 19 00 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 21 00 22 00 Mill cull shorts, 1-in. x 4-in. and up, 6-ft. to 11-it. ...... 17 00 18 00 OFenllse wap. s.% B, ASn. Dime So oaclee wees cei cca WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac 5:1 Sr andi E, 10 ft. 14x16 ft. Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock i ee i y er i ee ee id 2x4-6 and 8-in.; 24,26,28, 30, 32 ft... 2x 10 and 2 x 12; ety no's weet eae t o Nap aaa fears 18, 20, 22 = «o's sit 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 24, 26, 28, 30 » 82 fit. 2 No. 1 Common Boards 4dinch sy. se- ss gs 10, 12 inch ; haa Mine’ widths ..... 4 or 6 inch No. mery - 4 or 6 inch No, 2 2.2... as.sa0eee 4 or 6 inch No. 8: .....5 250.000 Shiplap—Finished J ROACH | cars ere net om ites tae ee ° « beau & cedar lath’ 8/8 x i "3/8 i in. x 4 ft. BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, } ' White Pine Whelouiy Selling Price - q 4/4 : Selects wa fo" 8 faire. sss). setae Selects 10/4 to 12/4 .... ...03. Fine common 4/4 ...... sscucs Fine: Commonipb/4* 5... aa Fine common 6/4 ...... ...... Fine common 8/4 ....... scoecss «ve No; 1 Cuts! 4/40 °. cus jo anne No. 1 °Cuts 5/4) 02). ees Sens No. 1 Cuts 6/4 No. 1 Cuts 8/4 No. 2 Cuts 4/4 No. 2 Cuts 6/4 ...... No. 2 Cuts 6/4 ...... No. 2 Cuts 8/4 . No. 3 Cuts 5/4 No. 3 Cuts 6/4 .. No. 3 Cuts 8/4 ..... - Dressing DYES. see. fe ae a) OW eiaies Dressing 5/4 x = Seoetrre Sects Desay 5/4 x = 2,0 \s,0e! (elsials a, pate No. 1 Moulding a ein ioisiedcw since eee | No. 1 Moulding 6/4 ...... ...... (Ceatinued om page 114)" s November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 111 i Barrienger Braking Device ats a 4% F . ee : Bs ie pf. ‘a ‘ ay. 2 -. y * AL 4 5 4 Nes °C , tae y , é 7 » ding i 2 ‘ ee s * as - . . Yue ae % - ° » " “ 4 . ° ay” * af > e ‘ LS as a 4 ‘ 5 4 8 ¢ he Felling’ 3 Ontario produces 40 p.c. of Canada’s total output, 1913 1,101,066,000 feet B. M. valued at $26,774,937. 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 lum- berman. tr © For maps of the Province and timber regulations apply to Honorable G. H. Ferguson, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Parliment Buildings TORONTO, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued 114 Wo. Mopiding? 5/4... 4c Sees ete 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 No.2 Mowidinwip/4 |; 0. «0. ase > siataes 47 00 No: 2" Mowing 16/4 .....2:.' siecle 47 00 SAP BIRCH ; Mo; 2) Mowldisnr’8/4..:,. .\:..¢) «1p asieereiate 47 00 4/4 4 - 36 22 . 24 16 - 18 INO, Maer x 12) oo esicensiersieiei tists 48 00 5/4 and up 36 - 38 24 - 26 16 - 18 ios Weare x 6 and: (8) Soe. meen 34 00 a 1 pean tox My Por etic sore BH He SOFT ELM 0,12 are Lex ANd © weveee evaves y, 4/4 34 - 36 23 - 25 14 «46 No. e2arn Lx 10. ...aienjetneleneateventniees 34 00 > _ oF r. J WoiWilarn 1 ¥ 6 and 8 jvewiecesoss e300. 5: 8 & 6/4 0 ae Weaneeurearn. 2 x, SO). tease etae es . 27 00 BASSWOOD Boxes. 6 and up .-tiinti eee . 23 00 4/4 32 - 34 23 - 25 15-17 pet x 10 «2 .:scicccakoretoi eects . 25 00 Thicker 34 - 36 25 - 28 i8 . 19 oy Sa Ue a: VP Boat hse com, 26 00 mere. 1 x28. and Gp ae ok ve saw ore aint 80 00 PLAIN OAK The following quotations on hardwoods re- 4/4 50 - 52 31 - 33 19 - 21 present the jobber buying price at Buffalo 5/4 to 8/4 52 - 64 33 - 35 21 - 23 and Tonawanda: MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 4/4 29 - 31 19 - 21 13 - 15 5/4 to 8/4 51- 53 28 - 30 18 - 20 5/4 to 8/4 32 - 34 21 - 23 13 - 14 10/4 and up 60 -, 62 40 - 42 20 - 22 10/4 to 16/4 36 - 38 26 - 28 18 - 20 BOSTON, MASS RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 4/4 42 - 44 26 - 28 14-- 16 Selects; 1" to" 2) inch, 52... eae 80 00 88 00 Don’t Let Your Horses Go Lame Use Fleming’s Spavin and Ringbone Paste It is not necessary when we guarantee to cure any case of ring- bone no matter how old or bad. It removes lameness in almost every case and money is refunded if it fails. We supply remedies for every blemish by mail promptly. Order now. List of Remedies Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price ... $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic.. Price ... 1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, ae Hecent ae SD ayARB, ane ars Enlargements. Price ... Fleming’s Spavin and Rinebone Panes! For all well established cases of Bone Spavin, Ringbone and Sidebone. $2.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. Price ... ... 1.00 Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides heaves. Price .. “ Coico eee see oa Gece ae ret 8) Fleming’s Veterinary Eye ation Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price ... ... 1... wee eee .50 Fleming’s General Liniment Used on Sore Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Sprains, Swellings, Bruises, Cuts, Scratches, Cracked Heels, etc., also as a Household Liniment. 1.00 Fleming’s: Fistula and Poll Evil Cure For Fistula and Poll Evil in all their ead and for diseases of the feet, such as Thrush and Quittor ... ay cate matey ata opts | mea Fleming’s Chronic Cough Powder’ For Chronic Coughs, Colds, etc. ... . Aes: avp’s lost eT Sate nee enn 2.00 Fleming’s Absorbent Reduces enlarged glands and all Soft Lumps ... 2.00 Fleming’s Diuretic Powders For disordered kidneys, "fevers, etc. .cu isn un us) «spears nero ean 1.00 Fleming’s Sedative Lotion Relieves all Heat and Inflammation. .A splendid Stable lotion.. ... 1.00 Send for acopy of Fleming’s VestPocket Veterinary Adviser and other literature. FLEMING BROTHERS CHEMISTS 79 East Adelaide St. - TORONTO, Ont. ink’s We manufacture all kinds of lumber tools. Long Distance Phone, No. 87 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 - . i Lumbering Tools The Standard Tools in every province of the Dominion, New Zealand, Australia, etc. Light and Durable. We Manufacture BABBITT METALS That Give Excellent Service Harris Heavy Pressure ‘‘The Babbitt Metal Without a Fault’’ is best for all General Machinery Bearings in all Lumber Mills and Woodworking Plants It Has Stood the Test of Time. - It Will Not Crack or Squeeze Out. It is Copper Coated and Copper Hardened. Order a box from our nearest factory. The Canada Metal Co., Limited TORONTO - MONTREAL - WINNIPEG MADE IN CANADA It’s a Pink anyway you take it, and it’s the best Peavey made. : ONTARIO Qe, = - November 1, 1915 Fine common, 1 in: “yer - eee 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 td a and under, 10 ft. and up ... 19 50 No. 1 Cuts 1 in. ...... ....+,% 0 55-inch and wu merchantable No. 1 Cuts 1% to 2 in. ....... 60 00 64 00 boards, tk ask iaee sane ean a No. 2 Cuts) Aime ena 40 00 1 2 at 8 furri 1 No: 2 Cuté, Utd Sean ae 48 00 50 00 yeas pre A aide Th We clipped and bundled ........ 21 00 Barn Boards, No. 1, 1. x 12 .. 4600 50 00 16¢-in; spruce lathe . 4 10 No, 1,1 x 10 .. 8700 8800 41 -in. spruce laths ...... .... 3 55 No. 1, 1x8 .. 3600 37 00 No. 2, 1x 12 .. 36 00 40 00 " ‘ No. 2,1 x 10 .. 34 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles No. 2,1 x 8 .. 3300 34 00 No. 3,1x 12 .. 3100 32 00 renee oda aa ag oes meas See ‘2 No. 8 1x 10... 2.00 30 00 Second clears ...... cess 2 40 No. 8,1 x8 .. 2800 2000 ‘Clear whites ...... sesrse 2 25 . . Extra 1s (Clear whites in) Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 00 25 00 Eatin is (Cleacowbiees ome Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 24 00 25 00 Red. Cedar Extras, 164n. Sibu Spruce, 12 in. dimension ...... 25 00 26 50 944 , : SprisGes sO) ins.“ setae aie 23 50 Po. San re eee es: Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 22.50 23 00 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 10 and 12 in. random lengths, _ butts to Qin, .f...4 ssasee 10 ff.,and up ...... -...-e, 2400 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts 2x3,2x4,2x6,2x6,2x7 tO. 254 so nues See and 3°% 4 random lengths, 10 Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- feet and: Ups iedsutoaee = ween 19 50 21 00 in, extra red clear toga Se SP er me ee November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 115 JORDAN MACHINE COMPANY NORRISTOWN, PA., U.S. A. Manufacturers of the x sane aches a Jordan Automatic Machinery ; F Eocked Corner Wooden Boxes LOCK CORNER CUTTER, STYLE H—REAR VIEW Automatic Lock Corner Cutter A high-speed machine of great accuracy and precision, quick to set, and remarkably easy to operate. Continuous chain hopper feed and delivery. Requires less than ‘ pasH.P. Automatic Setting Up Press i Continuous chain hopper feed, equipped with automatic gluing device which saves 40% of the glue, and spreads it more accurately than any other method. Handles low grade stock with practically no breakage. ei Automatic Four Corner Trimmer Continuous chain feed. Trims all four corners at one operation, with perfect uni- formity. The finish produced is extremely smooth and clean. Will also trim dove- tailed boxes. Large range of size. ee aes oho? a These machines cut in half the labor costs on this class of work, and are also carefully designed to eliminate or greatly reduce all operating and maintenance charges. They are efficient, reliable, and steady in operation; will handle low grade material and hard woods, and require no more skill to operate than an ordinary nailing machine. The operator merely keeps the hoppers filled; the ma- chines do the work, and deliver the finished material by conveyor to the next operation without additional handling. They may be used individually in connection with other equipment, as pace- makers. WRITE US for a cost of operation estimate on your own requirements. em Be Pe eee or 116 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 W. B. Mershon Company ' Waterous Engine Works BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company. J. L. Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company -McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F. Sadler & Haworth Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Canada Machinery Corp., Ltd. Cowan & Company W. S. Hawker Manufacturing Co. Jordan Machine Company Mereen Johnson Machine Company -_ Morgan Machine Company BUNKS Alaska Feather & Down Company CAMP SUPPLIES S. & H. Borbridge. Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Canada Starch Company . Davies Company, Wm. Eckardt & Company, ‘H. 'P. Harris Abattoir Company,, Limited Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited, Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. McKinnon Chain Cormpany Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited Ltd. oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DOORS Batts Limited Benson & Bray Limited Boake Mfg. Co. W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited Estate of James Davidson Georgian Bay Shook Mills Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Geo. M. Mason Limited ’ McAuliffe-Davis Lumber Co., Ltd. Renfrew Planing Mill Rhodes Curry & Company DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Cameron & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DOWEL CUTTING MACHINERY W. S. Hawker Manufacturing Co. DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GLOVES Eisendrath Glove Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited GRAVITY CARRIER SYSTEMS Can. Matthews Gravity Carrier Co. HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company J. R. Eaton & Sons W. C. Edwards & Company, Limited Georgian Bay Shook Mills Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co., Ltd. Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Bourgouin, H. Cameron & 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 OSE H Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. © Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited headings; - CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve full page, twenty-four HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Benson & Bray Limited Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company. Eagle Lumber Company J. R. Eaton & Sons Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company |. Georgian Bay Shook Mills McAuliffe-Davis Lumber Co., Ltd. Renfrew Planing Mill Rhodes Curry & Company Schultz Bros. Company, Limited Southern Lumber Company . Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Radcliff Saw Manufacturing Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company > Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber, Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING . eee EQU ENT Boving Hydrol ne Beetaeatin Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LOGGING SLEIGHS Massey Harris Company, Limited LUMBER Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Auger & Son Limited Austin & Nicholson Brompton Pulp & Paper Company Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company “Fesserton Timber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company headings. ' Hettler Lumber Co., Herta _ Lumber Insurers’ General Agency cy . Watson & Todd, Limited Nae Oa ras § / — a a eae x et ig: ee i ot 4e ie . in “November 1 Goodday, H. R. Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company ~~ Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Compa Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Harquail Company, Ltd., J. &) Hope Lumber Company, ix Laidlaw Lumber Company, McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Murphy & Company, J. J Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization C Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Comp Riordon Pulp & Paper Co., River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Savoie & Company — South Coast & Nottheenl Lum Incorporated Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Trout Creek Lumber Company. a Union Lumber Company, Limite¢ d Valley Lumber Company ~ Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lamber''G LUMBER INSURANCE — LUMBER MEASURINEIE . REGISTER > Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Compan: LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox > MOTOR TRUCKS __ Packard Motor Car Company NORTHERN PINE ~ Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing Company, C 2 Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Cameron & Company Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Compal ny Donogh & Company, John Eagle Lumber Company ‘a Fesserton Timber Company Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Btyson Lumber Company © Gordon & Company, George — Gillies Bros. Limited sural Graves, Bigwood Company oe Harris Tie & Timber Company -- Hettler Lumber Co., Herman C2 Hocken Lumber Company te Long Lumber Company 4 + Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company _ Quebec & St. Maurice Industral ( Spencer, C. A, St. Gabriel Sumber Company ~ OATS . a National Elevator Company — PACKINGS - Can. H, W. Johns-Manyille Garlock Packing Company Gutta Percha & Rubber C Turner Brothers Canada, PATENTS Harold C. Shipman & Com PLANING MILL EXHAU Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINE Canadian Blower & Forge Comp POLES i, Harris Tie & Timber Company — 4 Pink & Company, Thos. PORTABLE HOUSES Geo. M. Mason Limited Schultz Bros. Company, Limited Continued on page 120) — November’ 1, 1015 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 117 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 Clark 9 Ft., 10 Ft., 11 Ft. Band THE USE OF PROVEN EFFICIENT MACHINERY AND OF LABOR REDUCING METHODS INCREASES PROFITS A Clark All Steel Carrage for Big Logs 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. Saw Mill with Concrete Building Please address all initial correspondence to CLARK BROS. CO. - Olean, N.Y. SEATTLE, WASH. AUSTRALIA _ ST. PETERSBURG MANILA TOKIO 6321-17th Ave. S. Sydney & Perth A. J. Fomilyant Pacific Commercial Co. Takata & Co. fa Troizkaia, St. 15-17 118 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Dodge Mie reps Pe SE ae K R : Dominion Belting Co. ... ... .. 124 . Peg Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... 104 Keiths Limited) o 2. ee Sirie, Peake tear Oe Alaska Feather & Down Co. .... Dominion Timber Regulations .. 100 Knox, Norman S. lpia Mena ais 36 Donogh & Company, John 28 y <0 uvleie, teats by Oe eabiponte, Geon =ay Page 4 Cover Dudl ON Pays ee ae 3 Reddaway & Co., F. . Page 4 Cov ve Amer. ‘Woodworking ‘Mach. Go... mesa oe At i Renf Pl Mill. Bebeton & GoGo i ie Dunbar Engine & Foundry Bou: Rhodes. C pase | es Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau... . 9a ies. Bierdsa Pulp & fe ee vs Atkins & Company, E. C.... .. 85 E Lacey & Co., Jas. D. tee River Ouelle Pulp & Pa t ‘on , : Laidlaw Lumber Co., R. : a Auger & Son ... news —B6288 aidlaw Lumber Co., -- 18-26 Rogers, Samuel C. Austin & Nicholson seh ect os. 99. Eagle Lumber Companys. :.. . 46) Larkin /Company © oe -- +» 831 Ryther & Pringle i “ty ea ee Te - es ee 42. [loyd: Mie. Gompany: see ee 32 a ckardt Company, H. P. ... ... 84 Long Lumber Company °.2.22 73 Edwards & Company, W. C. .... 9 Long Mfg. Company, E. ... .. 33-126 B Eisendrath Glove Company tee 29 Loubing a Cyt Cori es =. eet ‘ ; ° Bacon & Company, F. ... ... -. 69 Elliot Woodworker Limited ... 44 Lumber Insurers Gexeral Agency 87 Sadler & Haworth . Pagel 2 | Co Bateman-Wilkinson Co. ... .... 104 Estate James Davidson ... .... 14 : Salada Tea Company ee Rel Bartram Brothers, Limited ... .. 5 na fate Ne Savoie & Company ...... ..- Bed atts, Wimitedsacmepeaees «-cocinnelae M f Schultz Bros. pedi Sr” -. Berlin Machine Works 2h a0. be -459 F Mackertll-Th Sewall, Jas. W. . + Beck Mfg. Company, C.... .... 31 fF & Totes ie ackare OSE yh Mee ate oie ee Shannon, iPS & J. oS Benson Bray sewers 4). en 19 Cee eae os Ae aS Mason, Garden (Co; fey eee oe Sheldons Limited _ jae nee << Blair & Rolland ... ... ... ... . 89 Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... 75 Mason Limited, Geo. ee ie Shipman & Co., Harold ¢. ee Boake Mfg. Company ee Yee sae 16 : : Massey Harris Company ... ... 92 Shurly-Dietrich Lamited 22 a 7 Fesserton Timber Company ... . 12 : : y- my Borbridge, S. & H. 133, wes MOOG...“ Babigeatiieee a meme toe rg ele me ie teat Mattison Machine Works, C..... 39 Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. . Boving “Hydraulic & Engineering Winser Topiteds. tar McAuliffe-Davis Lumber Co. ... 8 Smart-Turner Mach. Co.,Ltd et % Companys skies serge Front Cover Fraser Bryson Lum. Co, ‘Ltd’... 31 McGibbon Lumber Co. .. pb .-Front ne Bourgouin, H. Beaty Wee. ; McKinnon Chain Co. Front Cover-42 Smart-Woods Limited». 2. British Columbia Government ... 83 McLaren Belting Co.,J.C. Page4Cover Smith Foundry & Machine Wories Brompton Pulp & Paper Co. ... 22 G ee Foundry & Machine South Coast & Nortnern Lumber fi Brown Corporation” <.. 2... Wh. 0 RG) Ve. eee gone er oie OTKS ... tee Company ... ... «+. «- _ 3 PANY) sa) <2 25 ss Garlotie Backing Company etys ae McLenngst Lacie & Co., "Ped Ss fi Spears & Tandet PP es = Te 28 Gartshore, John J. . ste: ware LO ies Cc. a ar Cc Geobnaaitia: Shack. Mills | Sa Hs Mereen-Johnson Machine Co. sane ts Spee ce Company . asia Vem 102 Caldwell Feed Company :.. .... 103 Gilliespie, James ... ... bic SoD me Wan, aos Te 2 o4 tearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. e eats Comping. c, SOs 30. Gillies Hrd, Han. fps cepa ences Locomotive Works ... 102 Sturtevant Co. of pens. Ltd., Campbell MacLaurin Mee Co.. 88 oath Bie! Ve SL shes 53h Soe ae Mor Mee aes i es tae oe ie henner Ladibee ne at Campbell Lumber Co., L 25 ordonsGc iGo, *Geow ssc) yt seer tee Th : aoe ee! Canada Machinery Corporation... 95 Graves, Bigwood Co. ... ... ... 27 Moree eee Oe Jas. C 4 ‘a Canada Metal Company ... ... . 114 Graton & Knight Mfg. GS nok a Mirohy Coimban 183 Fes sigs gin: T Canada Starch Company ... .... 29 Grant & Campbell ... ... ... .. 26 Murphy compa Ati Coz ee eee Canada Stove & Furniture Co... 112 Grant, Holden & Graham ... .. 123 8. Oe mene Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. .. Canada Wire & Iron Goods .... 108 Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. 123 Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... 24 Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. 26 Timms, Phillips & Co. ... ... . 24 Canadian Blower and Forge Co. N Trout Creek Lumber Co. ... 34 Front Cover H National Elevator Company . 104. Turner Bros. Canada, Limited Canadian Cereal & ‘Flour base Haeberle Lumber Co. ... ... .. 27 Newman, John P. ... toe ee tote fo a Limited . Si .. 120 Harris Abbatoir Company ... .. 38 New Ontario Colonization Co. » ele Turner & Sons, if ‘ve nit oe : Canadian Link-Belt Co. ... .... 124 Harris ‘Tie & Timber Co. ... ... 32 Nicholson File Company ... ... 125 Canadian Locomotive Co. ... ... 103 Harrison & Co., eles Tena. My gtk 69 North Shore Shingle Assn...... 7 Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Harquail, J. & D ean elie U ‘ Company .. ... 43 Hawker Mfg. Co, W.S.... .... 90 ) woe : 13 Canadian Mathews Gravity Carrier 87 Hay Knife pecans Petey 5 Eg . Oo Union Lumber Company slau Canadian Milk Products ... ... 30 Hettler Lumber Co., H. H. ..... 88 : J ; Canadian Office & School | Birnie Tipthen Larabee oene ae ae 3 eat Government ... ... «.. 113 ¥ - Rive? Conmanyl.. ¢p eee 27. Boe Compare ee ee Oxford Foundry & Machine Co. 94 Gant & Kemp .. i... ..0 lisse cee Hofman Bess. eGoee gaa Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... Carborundum Company Avetanl eave Hope Lumber Company — ie 38 Christy-Moir Company ... ... - 26 Hoyt Metal Company Page 4 Cover P Clark Bros. Company .. - 117 Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Inc. 104 Packard Motor Car Co 96 Ww + Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. . 71 Palmer Medical Company ... ... Wat E Works Co., Ltd. — Climax Mfg. Company ... ... . 102 Parry ‘Soden P Cc ieee ke aterous Engine hie 2 : Goe Mfc. Compatiy os. 60.2... 120 y ae ee tot oWWhece a oe age 3 os g , . Partington Pulp & Paper Co. ... 34 Watson & Todd+... 1.2 21. 22) Cowan & Compan 109 Sled 1M 4s ‘ah oh ata 2 International Time Recorder Co. 81 Part es PO ara ae Webster & Bro. Ltd. Jae eohtin » J. M. pe ICE secs errin Co) m. R. 27 West & Peachy . estan J ae Textile _ Machinery White & Son, Chas. T. ompany ... : ... 107 Williams Machiner Co., ‘A. "Row D Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... .. 86 Pink & Company. . was tea eee see 214 AWailson Btogaer _ Ey - Davies Company, Wm. ... ... . 7% Johnston, A. H. ... 124 Pratt & Whitney ... ... 99 Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . Disston & Sons, Henry ... ... .. 108 Jones Underfeed Stoker Co. ... 91 Preston Woodworking Mach. Co. 41 Woodhouse Chain (One -»- 103 Dodds Company, Alexander ... 40 Jordan Machine Company ... .. 115 Province of Quebec ... ... ... 101 Wouichet, Louis ... .. oe rae Bros.” Hardwood F looring 3 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 sia ce the requirements in every | particular. Write us for prices. Wilson ladon: Limited _ November 1, 1915 FLECK BROS., LIMITED, 1142 Homer St., VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Belting Problem Solved | Ce most trying and severe belt service in any mill can be efficiently cared for by a Goodhue Belt. All your power all the time is efficient. Goodhue Belts are marketed in three brands, each made from the best quality leather, but for three different services. Goodhue Belts stretch less than any other belt by 15 to 25 percent. This quality effects a great saving because it is unnecessary to be continually shortening the belt to keep it taut. ‘Acme Waterproof” belt is made for the wet places in a mill and will give a remarkable service under the most trying conditions. When you buy a belt—buy a Goodhue. Price and particulars on request. J. L. Goodhue & Co., Limited eS Fi are Ne F Winnipeg Representatives— Puush. Columbia) Representatives Danville, Quebec BISSETT & WEBB, LIMITED, 151 Notre Dame St. E., WINNIPEG, MAN. 119 PRESSES Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP Brompton Pulp & Paper Company Riordon Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. PULP MILL MACHINERY Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 Tessier, Alphonse SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Radcliff Saw Mfg. Company Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW SHARPENERS Rogers & Company, Samuel C. SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Clark Bros. Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, -E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Mereen Johnson Machine Company Oxford Foundry & Machine Co., Ltd. Parry Sound Lumber Company CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 Timms, Phillips & Company SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SNOW PLOWS Bateman-Wilkinson Company Pink Company, Thos. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber. Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis SPARK ARRESTERS Canada Wire & Iron Goods Company SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Keiths Limited SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Brown Corporation Cameron & Company 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company Chas. T. White & Sons, Limited STEEL BARRELS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company . McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL DRUMS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STOVES Canada Stove & Furniture Company STOKERS Jones Underfeed Stoker Company TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Spears & Lauder HIGH QUALITY is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. the highest quality is shipped. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO - CANADA 4 November 1, 19 1 Ce Rp ee eee ee an 44 i TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, F. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TIME RECORDERS International Time Recorder Co, TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company Be TUGS West & Peachey | VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY Coe Manufacturing Company Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY RENEE Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS. Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. WOODWORKING MACHINERY American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Compan Canada Machinery Corp., Ltd Cowan & Company : ‘ Elliot Woodworker Company, Ltd. — Long Manufacturing Company, E. — Preston Woodworking Machinery Company, Limited _ Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company 5 — il eisai 1) aut - | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Veneer Machinery : The Best in 1850 The Best in 1914 >, «er ee Le fe > gem me Slicer Lathe In this age of specialization only those firms of keen observation and untiring effort can hope to win success in any one line. Our entire efforts for 64 years have been spent upon making Coe Veneer Machinery the best possible equipment for cutting, slicing, clipping, wringing, sawing, drying, stamping or producing veneer from any kind of lumber. ar yen d Petey spt SeP ey . 7 “a } ‘ With the rapidly increasing demand for lumber and the rapidly dwindling supply, the use of veneer products must greatly increase. , If you are in the market for veneer equipment we will be pleased to hear from you. The many and varied Coe plants now in successful operation are proof that we can design and equip a plant to suit your conditions. Write us for Catalogue. Re ee re aie a a 7 Clipper Dryer H The Coe Manufacturing Company PAINESVILLE, OHIO. U.S.A. Established 1850 The oldest and largest manufacturers of complete veneer mill equipment in the world. 121 122 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BATTS LIMITED Manufacturers 377-9 Pacific Ave. November 1, 1915 TORONTO, ONT. B.u. No. 31%, 4-Cut Oak Design B. L. No. 1 * Design B. L. No. 2 B.u,. No. 616, Chestnut Our plant covers 110,000 square feet. BUY GOODS “MADE IN CANADA” (We Manufacture All Our Own Goods) Our facilities for the execution of orders for doors and columns to special design are such that we can satisfactorily meet any re- quirement. MANUFACTURERS OF Veneered Doors, Pine Doors and De vy ate ae ee Fir Doors, Stiles and Rails, Georgia Pine Raised Panels. ¥ Staved Columns, Stair Material, Sash and Frames, Greenhouse Material, Newels, Balusters, Panelling and Interior Fittings Bu, No. 834 %4-Cut Oak Design B. L, No, 5 Design B, L. No, 6 B.L. No. 885 %-Cut Oak Me November 1, 1916 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER én Lumbermen’s Tents and Clothing Pure wool, Waterproof Mackinaw Coats, Pants and Shirts, the kind you have been looking for. Repellant Brand Army Duck Tents The best duck that money can buy. We can equip your van complete. Pure wool Blankets, Sweaters, Underwear. Hand Knit Mitts and Socks. Palmers Shoe —<_/ y < = Ni Sy. Erallg i a A es “J ‘i = ri | \ 1 | Packs, Buck and horse hide Ww TAR Moccasins, etc. oS It | Grant-Holden-Graham, Lim Factory and Warehouse 147 to 151 Albert Street, Ottawa, Can. RUBBER GOODS | FOR LUMBERMEN Belting Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize —$— on this line. ‘*P.M.S.,” ‘‘Special Drive” and ‘‘Lion” are our leading brands for power transmission. ted jal © will outlast any other similar packing on the market. We make Spiral ; Packings ‘‘Redstone’ High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that it , and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. Hose for Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially to give satisfactory —— 9 and economical service under different conditions. Fire Hose One or 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. Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited ’ TORONTO MONTREAL ~~ WINNIPEG REGINA SASKATOON CALGARY EDMONTON VANCOUVER \ ’ d and = . “ pos 124 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November‘, a 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: F Ze Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. Patterns Full Weight—Full. Strength HINA Fp) IUUUNUAUNAATOAUCE AAA Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 fb. battles 8.00 Leck = 2 lb. bottles 15.00 doz. = Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) = = 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. = . = 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. = We are prepared to make prompt ship- = 2 lb. bottles 11.00 doz. = ments of standard sizes from our own 2 Johnson's Horse Colic Remedy = : = A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 2 factory and warehouse in Toronto. Let = 1 gal. jugs (Imperial). 40 doses 5.00 gal. = ; = 1 Ib. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. = us figure on your requirements. = 2 Ib. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, = = Johnson's Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) = i “ = lb. tins -00 per tin = This Trademark >———————_ on every link. = 1 on tans 3.50 doz. = = Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) = k = 1 lb. Packages 3.60 per doz. = Write for Catalog No. 110D. = Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such = ‘ = as Cough ey Healing Chae Porc = s = Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- = Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 2 tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- 2 ‘ = five years and are in use all over Canada, from the = 1189 King Street West, Toronto = Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than = ! f = those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders = Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. = receive prompt attention. = Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. = = A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. =I Wholesale q = WVSEREBEE Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. = A. H. Johnson, Druggist, Collingwood, Ont. | 00 ‘Maple Leaf Brand) Stitched Cotton Duck Belting \ i h 4 } } 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, anda | 6-ply rubber belt, showed thatour | “Maple Leaf” Belt stood a breaking strain 50 per cent. great- _ er than the leather, and 25 per 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. 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.” Dominion Belting Co., Limited | HAMILTON - ONTARIO | Branch: Montreal—Office 51 Duluth Building | Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. November 1, 1915 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell that another is likely to want, or it 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 | Gnada ju Jumberman Worker Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada CANADA TORONTO - - : 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Test In Your Workshop will convince you of this fact: That it is-cheaper to use two files where you now use only one. Take a certain piece of work and give one man a new file, and another a half worn file on a simi- lar piece of work. The man with the new file is doing what you are paying him for. The other man is filing away your time. The man with the new file takes a pride in his work. The man with the old file starts with a grouch, and the work suffers. When the inefficient point in the files is reached it is good policy for you to have your men discard them. And they should be replaced with the five famous brands: KEARNEY & FOOT GREAT WESTERN AMERICAN ARCADE GLOBE (Made In Canada) Made in Canada by a plant controlling 90% of the file business. Backed by 50 years’ experience in the making of efficient files. Send for your FREE copy of ‘‘File Filosophy’’ NOW. Nicholson File Co. Port Hope, Ontario DEALERS EVERYWHERE. 126 Pa Oe le ae ee t + a a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Long’s ‘‘Quality” Carriages were the first saw mill machines built by the Company. They were the machines that earned the reputation for dependa- bility in service, that has placed “‘Long’ Machinery in its present enviable posi- tion, at the head of its class. There is. a ‘“‘Long”’ carriage, in a weight, and ata price, to suit every purchaser. Catalogue on application. The carriage illustrated is our heavy duty 3 block No. 40, the knees of which recede 40” from saw line. ‘The carriage can be furnished in any number of head blocks or axles. The E. Long Mfg. Co. Ltd., Orillia This mark on your saw . mill machinery is an indication that your lumber manufacturing equipment is the best ‘and most economical money can buy. AGENCIES :— MONTREAL — Williams and Wilson, Ltd. .. WINNIPEG—Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. EDMONTON and CALGRY— Gorman, Clancey & Grind- ley, Ltd. VANCOUVER—Robert Ham- ilton & Co. < November 1, 191 : by November 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ZL Z tty Our catalogues Look to your belting. You are creating your power all mght but you are allowing it to leak in transmission. Can you expect an ordinary, common leather belt to be efficient, pliable, tenacious, friction-reducing when it has never been prepared to stand the damp atmostphere of green lumber or the effects of steam and oil? AmpPHiBIA. Belting is no common, ordinary leather. It is prepared from selected hides, oak-tanned and waterproofed by a secret process. Its flexi- bility will surprise you. It is absolutely impervious to oil. Try a sample run. The Flexible Waterproot Belt Goblert Turi TORONTO WINNIPEG MONTREAL VANCOUVER ST. JOHN — 38 Wellington St. E. Galt Building 511 William St. 107-111 Water St. 149 Prince William St. To insure satisfaction state where belt is to run. Pig Gh lh th UU cy Ls 3 8) | Pe Serechar 18) 1916 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 ordon & Co., Limite Cache Bay, Ontario Red and Whit PINE Dressing done on short notice. Send us your inquiries. | FOR SALE: Machinery and Timber 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. 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 2 Roger Gang Edgers for 8-in. cants and 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. 1 Upright Engine for sawdust conveyor. Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. lumber. S.C. band saws. Seale ia 1 8-block right hand steam feed carriage 1 Waterous double edger, 6 saws. Tienes Reece ied ont cl’ enw -p. Engine. |, fitted with steam set works, made by 9 9-caw trimmers. 1 Mitts & Merrell Hog. | Wm. Hamilton, Peterboro, with 10-in. 1 Lap Grinder | i steam feed cylinder. 1 20-ft. Slash table. 5 1 Wood Machine for 22-in. wood. | 1 Pauple cylinder steam nigger, right 1 16-ft. Revolving Slash Table. 1 piaae a ee en leveling 1 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. and, . a ? , m4 : 1 Horizontal Slab Resaw with 5-ft. wheels, ber of second-hand band, gang, edger ippi in- 1 Log Loader for right hand mill. made by Diamond Iron Works. and slash table saws. : me om for ripping dry lumber, not in 18 ft. Double-cutting Telescope Band 1 70-ft. Transfer Chain for sorting lum- 1 80 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. Mill, made by Waterous Engine Works. ber, with necessary levers, rolls. and 7 , 2 transfer chains to complete outfit. POWER PLANT 10 in. Double-cylinder steam feed car- Lath. Miliecstr bel riage, left hand, for cutting 24-ft. logs. at ul with bolter. _ _ 80 light arc generator. i to Double Duplex, high pressure Water There is also a large quantity of shaft- i] Lath Trimming Saws. 1 | 1 left-hand steam nigger. Pumps. ing, piers epee aelieg, tram cars j and turn-tables, particulars of which may ;, 1 Log-loader. FILING ROOM 5 60-in. x 16-ft. Return Tubular Boilers, be had on application. a 1 Endless chain jack ladder with two p allowed 125 Ibs. steam. 7 ‘ kickers complete for right and left 1 Automatic Filing Machine for 12-in. All of the above open for inspection Hy hand mills. D.C. band saws. 2 125 h.p. Water Wheels. at Parry Sound. > | | | The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited, tercntc: cz. - ' + ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 15, 19% Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%:'s2z: 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. Cc. Let us quote you on your requirements of the following stock. JOHN DONOGH & co. ; Wholesale Dealers Are looking for buyers —Special— 1x4&5 White Pine common ad dressing 1913 cut | 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. Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes” Spears & Lauder “feronte, Ont’ 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO — P. & J. SHANNON Lumber Manufacturers SHELL BOX STOCK 3.cars 3 in. No. 1 Com. & B. Tce 1 car 1 x 9 and wider No. 2 C. & B. Birch. 2 cars 1 x 9 and wider No. 1 Com. & B. Maple. 1 car 6/4 x 9 and wider No. 1 Com. & B. Maple. 2 cars 4 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 2 cars 1 x 10 Merchantable Spruce. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles : 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 BISCOTASING, ONT. Dry Cull Lumber at very attractive prices JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec-Treas. — stablishe _ Mills and Head Office ; prez j G | L L I E. S B R O oe BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE SPRUCE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : = The following stock is offered for immediate shipment : 100,000 ft. 1x 12 - 6/16 No. 1 Mill Cull White Pine 82,000 “ 1x10 - 6/16 nie an tees 25,000 “ 1x 6 - 6/16 ‘aT NA 80,000 ch 1 x 5 & up 6/16 66 66 YT; We Can Give You Good Prices. The Long Lumber Company HAMILTON, ONT. : Sse ——a atl ices «= “ What We Have [Neg Well Hold” pee’ 7 a a ( We have a reputation for square i agp ‘ ee honest dealing and for delivering the best quality of lumber in | | HOCKEN’S HEMLOCK We want your trade and we want to hold it. Otter Lake Station, Ont. | Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 J ~ ae 6 * i i ve ™, ak | fee AS eT eae . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 16, 40m 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. Lovunis By Rail Enables Us To Run Our Plant the Year Round ~ This Means Better Service to the Trade ee Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods © IN STOCK READY FOR SHIPMENT ALWAYS 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 menthly stock list with our best prices Fassett Lumber Company, Limited Fassett, Que. KLIM SPELL IT BACKWARDS The Lumberman’s Milk In Powder Form Klim is pure—cheaper than fresh liquid milk. One-third the cost of condensed milk. No freights on useless water—keeps in any tem- perature—no waste. Packed for camp use especially in 10 pound tins $2.00 each, the pound makes one gallon. Case lots, special price. Write for samples, etc. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. Head Office:—Mail Building Wanted - White Pine We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will Contract for your this Season’s Cut. Write us and we will call on you. South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., Inc. Saranac Lake, New York SS ee a ¢ rw _ November 15, 1915 4 Cable Address, ‘‘Bartram’”’ 4 Code, ABC 5th edition. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Some of our stock on hand unsold. Devon, Ont. C. P. Ry. NORWAY C. & C.F. Feet 1 x 4 and up x 10-16 7,852 NORWAY MILL RUN 1 x 4/5 x 10-16 1,465,603 bx 6 x 10-16 418,768 Ex? x 10-16 130,976 are x 10-16 46,416 1.x 9/11 x 10-16 27,995 14%4x4/6 x 10-16 101,000 1%x/7 and up x 10-16 214,190 2x4 x 10-16 118,032 pa 8) x 10-16 141,375 Bx 8 x 10-16 240,865 goo 10x 10-16 58,119 3 x 4 and up x 10-16 oof 291 NORWAY CULLS bee + andoup x 6-16 No.1 and 2 803,190 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 350,000 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 2 314,798 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 210,764 WHITE PINE GOOD l1x4andupx 6-9 1,600 1 x 4 and up x 10-16 10,067 WHITE PINE MILL RUN 1x 4/5 x 10-16 123,460 rox 6 x 10-16 16,100 tx 7 x 10-16 60,585 bx 8 x 10-16 13,969 1 x 9/11 x 10-16 20,100 Lx 10> “x"10-16 2,550 eri, «10-16 9,912 Ottawa, Canada artram Brothers Limited Devon, Ont. (Continued) WHITE PINE MILL RUN Feet 1% x 4/6 x 10-16 40,000 1% x7 and up x 10-16 68,000 1% x 4 and up x 10-14 100,000 1% x4and up x 10-14 200,000 2x 4 and up x 10-16 4,311 3x 4and up x 10-16 109,696 WHITE PINE CULLS 1 x 4 and up 6-16 No. 2 120,160 2x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 5,937 3x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 54,221 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 2 8,516 MILL RUN LATH 114—32-in. White Pine 188,800 11%4—32-in. Norway 655,650 Barachois, Que. I. C.R. or Boat SPRUCE MILL RUN 1x 4x 10-16 199,197 Lx 5 x: TOE1G 354,226 1x 6x 10-16 387,930 SPRUCE CULLS 3x 4and up x 6-16 260,000 Montreal, Que. Basin No. 3 SPRUCE CULLS 1x4 and up x 6-16 Largely 6 and 8 in. 137,079 We have large stocks of 3” spruce deals, scantlings, planks and boards for export. Specialists in Quick Shipments ” EXPORTERS TO U.K. AND EUROPE November 1, 1915 ar ge. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “"Novemler (mame Watson & Todd Limited os i WHOLESALERS Harris Tie & Timber Co. 4 Shell Box Stock Ottawa - Canada 4” x 8/12” Norway (Stock Widths) ; Lumber - Lath ee Shingl aS 4” x 4’ to 5’ x 5’ White Pine Quartered Dry Send us your enquiries a OTTAWA Cedar Poles and Posts — Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Railway Ties - - Pi 28 Fraser Limited || Fraser Bryson Fredericton, N. B. Lumber Co., Ltd. SELLING AGENTS FOR Offi Castle Building Ott Cc P ate 1C@, 53 Queen St. awa, Van. Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited : = Cabano, P. Q. Wholesale Lumber Dealers - and Selling Agents for __, || Fraser & Co. F & M Lumber Co., Limited | Mills at Whitworth, P. Q. DESCHENES : : - QUEBEC Fraser Lumber Co., Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber | White Pine Rough and Finished Red Pine . Shingles, Lath, Piano Spruce Sounding Board Stock, etc. Lumber an Lath River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Pacome, Que., “Canadall On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie — Lumber Lath P ulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Manufacturers of ee, Cee Ss ee ¥ a | 4 November 15; 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | The Canadian White Cedar Shingle Association Successors to ‘The North Shore Shingle Association This Association is comprised of the following Cedar Mills : Price Brothers & Co., Ltd. - Quebec The Shives Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbellton, N. B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Ltd. * B. A. Mowat - ‘ | Edwards & McLean Bonaventure, Que. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Gaspe, Que. 3 The Restigouche Lumber Co., Ltd. Dalhousie Jct., N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Co. | Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Charlo, N. B. The Bathurst Lumber Co. Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. Chatham, N. B. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Standard Grading Rules at all the mills assure uniform grading. We can now furnish dry stock in all: grades for prompt shipment. Delivered prices at all points West of Campbellton, N. B. For quotations address : F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. oa Sales Agent Special: To reduce stocks we are quoting special prices on Clear Walls Specials Extra No. 1s. These grades are bone dry and can be shipped at once. Joun MoKercow, W. K.GRAFFTSY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. 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 cut tolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. Orders receive prompt ee PHONE 37 RESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. It Just Depends Advertising and Dyna- mite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it is handled. _ Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, London, England. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Right Prompt Grades Prices Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading ~ Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J fe ts 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 November 15, 1915 E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood, Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles, AUGER & SON QUEBEC The Canada Woot 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 Re-Sawing and Drosha | | In Transit — | done by Savoie & Co. | LUMBER DEALERS ‘| Manseau, Que. On Intercolonial Railway | Write for our prices SPECIALTIES — Sawed Hemlock ~4 Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding _ om * a James Gillesp’ = Pine and Hardwood _ Lumber Lath and Shingles — 4 North Tonawanda, N. Y. 4 3 se Se ee | 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 HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER WhitePine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and linds, Cedar Poies and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. ‘ Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Books For Sale Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $2. Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. Canada Lumberman 347 Adelaide St. West Toronto, Ont. J. J. MURPHY & CO. Spruce, Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods Square Spruce, Hemlock and Cedar Timber, Railway Ties, Telegraph Poles, Etc. 235 Board of Trade Building MONTREAL 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 | 81St.Peter St., Quebec, Que. | Phone 2718 a } are prepared to examine and report on | forest properties anywhere. Forest | Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and ‘Mining lands, cheerfully given. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold” Some Hardwood Specials All in Shipping Condition 35,000 ft. 1” No. | Com.and Btr. Black Ash 10,000 ft. 2’ No. | Com. and Btr. Black Ash AT RENFREW 65,000 ft. 1 x 814” and up No. | and 2 Com. Birch or will ship 9” and up. AT DEER LAKE Following offered in block: 174,000 ft. 4/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 15,000 ft. 5/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 28,000 ft. 6/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 10,000 ft. 8/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 19,000 ft. 10/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 31,000 ft. 12/4’” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch AT DEER LAKE Wide average and well manufactured. Inquiries solicited and will have prompt response. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. 11 TRANSIT WORK Our Specialty Can. Nor. Railway. and A.E.R. Laberge Lumber Co. Sudbury, 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 co Office: Dashwood House 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ““Tzctona,” 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 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, Timber Expert Penna, Forest Commis- sion, etc. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 16am 1 q Thos. Mackarell and Company Ottawa Montreal | Spruce for Ammunition Boxes ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. | | To the Owner of Timber Lands | OF PENETANGUISHENE Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare Manufacturers of and Dealers in themselves for the day when the demand for timber is sud- a denly thrust upon them. This is certain to come at no dis- Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Etc. 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. HEMLOcK 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 Company . Cruising and Engineering Department Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. F : DETROIT, MICH. California White Pine T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. California Sugar Pine os. YELLOW PINE LUMBER | ® ° Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, Le ee Melton, ae and Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber A ga Nee Railroad Material Ask LOUIS WUICHET Send yout inquiries and wrdersneaiae | | General Sales Office Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. F. N. Wa.piz, 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. «42-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. 4 | | ; | j ) | » | . November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 a SALE ‘Back in 1892 Valuable Timber Limits, Are you one of those dealers Mill Site. Plant and who look wistfully backward to 9 ; Equipment the days when One Kind of Wood There will be offered for sale, by Public Auction, in the Rotunda of the Royal Alexandra Hotel, in the supplied City of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, on All Items of Lumber ? Saturday, the 15th Day of January, 1916, at the hour of eleven o’clock in the forenoon, the following property, namely :— TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1000, containing an area of 4.88 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE: covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1001, containing an area of 6.05 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 1002, containing an area of 3.11 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 571, containing an area of 4.75 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 551D, containing an area of 18 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 981, containing an area of 45.77 square miles more or less; TIMBER BERTH LICENSE covering TIMBER BERTH No. 960, containing an area of 49.61 square miles more or less; SCHOOL LAND TIMBER BERTH PERMIT cover- ing TIMBER BERTH No. 146, being part of Section 11- 44-8 West of Second Meridian in Saskatchewan. EAST HALF of SECTION 7-45-7 West 2nd in Sas- katchewan, excepting a right of way of 6.02 acres more or | less; {| Together with Saw and Lath Mill Buildings, Dwelling Houses, Office Building, Cook-house, Warehouse, Stable, Round House and other buildings situate thereon; also extensive Logging, Lumbering and other machinery, equip- ment and plant in connection therewith; also certain rail- road plant, equipment and rolling stock suitable for use in connection with the above lumbering plant and timber berths. The above properties are situate at or near Prairie River in the Province of Saskatchewan, with the exception of Berths Nos. 571 and 551D, which are situate near Dau- phin in Manitoba. 3 The above properties will be offered subject to reserve bid, and will be offered in bulk or in parcels as the Vendors ICCA Do you still believe you must carry a dozen woods to sell a complete house bill ? If so you are mistaken. Arkansas Soft Pine supplies an item for nearly every use to which lumber may be put. It is pre-eminently THE Wood for Interior Trim but 60 to 65 per cent. of the log goes into common. stock of great and varied usefulness. Our Booklet ‘“C’ will give facts—It’s Free. Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Quotations Direct—Straight or Mixed cars from any of the following : EGA HVAT TU TTT = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = E =] may decide at the time of sale. Cotton Belt Lumber Company, Bearden, Ark. TERMS OF SALE.—Ten per cent. of the purchase price Crossett Lumber Company, Crossett, Ark. to be paid in cash at the time of sale, and the balance Eagle Lumber Company, Eagle Mills, Ark. in accordance with the terms and conditions to be made Edgar Lumber Company, Wesson, Ark. known at the time of sale. Freeman-Smith Lumber Company, Millville, Ark. For further particulars, apply to:— Fordyce Lumber Company, Fordyce, Ark. Gates Lumber Company, Wilmar, Ark. J AMES SHAW or THOM AS SH AW, Southern Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. Dauphin, Manitoba Stout Lumber Company, Thornton, Ark. ‘ Valley Lumber Company, Reader, Ark. or to J. JS na then boi a Street, Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co., Malvern, Ark. innipeg, Manitoba Arkansas Land & Lumber Company, Malvern, Ark. - Dated this Twenty-first day of October, 1915. = Arkansas Lumber Company, Warren, Ark. a ; = x00 Os a 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 15, 1915 Let Us Quote You On Your Kequireaaa Rough nid Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. C. Beck Manufacturing Co. Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO “GET A BOARD” is the Slogan now, but we say be wise and get many boards, but be sure to get Beck's boards in Norway and White Pine and be prepared for your customers. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Try a Sample Car of our 1 x 4” to 9 Common, which has about 15% Ar} 45% Ss: B50 4 Oe 25% 8", 2% 9 and 11". Have this milled to suit your trade and we will give you Satisfaction. A Range Expressly Made For Lumber Camps Buy Your Tea in sealed packets. The flavour is preserved and for convenience they are far superior to open chests or large tins. "SAL AD \ is packed in sealed aluminium pack- The “ Driver’s Joy” Range Made to burn wood and to sta nd hard usage. Size of fire box 24 in. long, 10 in. 1. Size of top 38 in. x 28 in. Six 9 in. covers. Size of oven n ets and is always fresh and frag- rant. Splendid flavour and goes furthest. This substantial .stove.is only one of the many camp stoves we manufacture. Lead- ing lumbermen are constantly finding we can satisfactorily fill their needs in this direction. Send for catalog and prices. Send us your enquiries. Canada Stove & Furniture Co., Ltd. Liban Salada Tea Co., Toronto ille St. Laurent, Que. _ Bi November 15, 1015 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER rr og TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CO., LTD. Yorkshire Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. } ° e e Chapter 4Methods in the Glue Room Heavy Fir Dimension Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better we like it We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to eaice 30 cents 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please 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 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. el. Under tu. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. i ay ee | A | fY ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - November 15, 1915 Charlemagne & Lac Ouareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele We handle Everything in Lumber 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 Spruce ««¢d Pine Lumber «4 Ground Wood Pulp Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Qual , ONTARIO Sonia Pe S Sanner, Province 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 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. Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. Limited J Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. | Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Manufacturers of Bl eached Sulphite P ulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods | November 15, 1915 ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Boake Building Stearns Quality Michigan Hardwoods Hemlock and Pine Lumber and Timber Try out STEARNS SERVICE on mixed car shipments. 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Mason Limited — Ottawa, Canada al November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 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. j 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 thousana 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 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, ow 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, 114 cents each. Railway ties, nine feet long, 134 cents each. : ‘ 4 e \ 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. 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. 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Vol. 35 Toronto, November 15, 1915 No. 22 eS Ear Our Position Regarding the Shell Committee Under the title “Shell Box Contracts—Too Much Secrecy,” we _ published an article in the November Ist issue of the Canada Lum- berman, in which we said, as mildly as we knew how, that contracts for shell boxes have not been given out in a manner that meets with public approval; in short, that the shell box contract policy of the - committee has not been in the best interests of the Empire. Some of the Government newspapers, and some of the opposition news- _ papers, have taken up what we had to say and have placed their own interpretations upon it. ~ We want to make ourselves clear in this connection at once. We have no axe to grind in these matters. We want our readers to under- stand that they can get from us an opinion unbiassed by politics, to | realize that our aim is to give the absolute truth. As publishers of a trade journal we have no desire to hurt ‘the government. In fact, | we very much doubt whether the opposition in Canada to-day would do as well as the present government in the great national crisis. Our object is to bring about a change, not in governments, but in methods. Rg RE oT ET EE SEE TT RT rear situation with unbiassed eyes they would know that we are doing them a kindly turn in publishing the facts as we have learned them. We are telling them—the Government—what the public is thinking of these matters, and we are trying to do it so plainly that they need have no doubt about our accuracy, or our purpose. We are giving them a cue for future action which is valuable to them. : = Moreover, our readers, not having an unbiassed daily press to look to for such a service, must expect us to perform it, and so we opose to go on to the end, and say what we have to say about ry one of these things as they turn up. When our remarks are ’ _ information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discus- If the government, or the Shell Committee, would only see the ° CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 “ec , criticized as “canards,”’ we do not mind, but let it be understood that they are not “canards,” but fearless statements of the truth. It is public money that is being spent by the Committee. Let them keep this always in mind. More than that, the people of Can- ada are making personal sacrifices for the Empire, which should be an example to the Shell Committee. We do not want these sacrifices to be in vain; we want the reputation of Canada to be free from stain. [t is the Shell Committee’s duty to take this view of the situation and to see that nothing is done under their auspices that can make us feel ashamed of ourselves as a part of the Empire. That is what we are after in our criticisms of the shell box situation. What we had to say in our last issue was chiefly by way of criti- cism of the secrecy practised by the Shell Committee in its shell box business. There is no reason under the sun, that we can see, for so much mystery. To make the point clear, we may mention a matter that throws a curious light upon it. We asked the Committee for information of various kinds. We wanted a list of shell box manu- facturers who have contracts, and it was refused. We asked for specifications of the boxes, to publish them for our readers who would like to consider the business. No one would be injured by the publication of such information. It would be of no use to the enemy. From the Shell Box Committee, however, we can only get a reply that their instructions are that these specifications shall be given only to manufacturers. Therefore, we cannot have them for publication. Now, we happen to know that all the time we were writing to the Shell Committee for these specifications and were being refused them a certain man in the city of Montreal with a suspiciously for- eign name, who represents a United States trade journal, had blue prints of shells and had visited a large number of the factories which are producing them. The whole affair is ugly and we would like to see it cleaned up, so that we may have a Shell Committee, or a Munitions Committee, as it is now to be called, in whom we would have faith. Facts About Shell Box Contracts The alterations made recently in the persannel of the Shell Com- mittee may have far-reaching effects. If they result in more con- sideration being given to the rights of the public to know something of what the Committee is doing, and to feel sure that its contracts are being let in a fair and businesslike manner, it will be a great thing for the country. In the meantime, however, and until such a change has been put into effect, what we have had to say about the letting of shell box contracts still applies. The daily press have taken up our remarks. The Government press have criticiszed them as a “canard.” The Opposition press-have reprinted them and with a suggestion for an investigation. We have stated nothing about the production of shell boxes that is not based upon information given us freely by members of the lumbering, or of the woodworking indus- tries; but the Government press criticizes our statements as false, and so we propose to be a little more specific and to show this is not the case. Shell box contracts are held to-day by parties who should not have received them; while others, who are well equipped for the work, are not able to secure contracts. Firms in different parts of Ontario and Quebec have furnished us with information on both these points, and officials of the Shell Committee, in an interview, have admitted the giving of contracts to a firm, which in the Com- mittee’s own judgment, should not have had it. We mentioned par- ticularly, in our last issue, the cases of the Deakin Construction Com- pany and the Cedars Rapids Construction Company, both of Mont- real. Officials of the Shell Committee, in an interview replying to our article, say:—“The Deakin Construction Company of Montreal had obtained a contract although not previously haying made any boxes. The company proposed to buy the plant of a certain manu- facturer. When the Committee learned of the case it undertook to cancel the contract, but reconsidered the matter and allowed it to stand, because the plant had actually been purchased, and 3,000 boxes were partly made. There was some subletting allowed, but it was anaes NOL ACTS EI IES et Se - - . . te f “ 1 ae ba 4 . oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 15, 1915 only for certain parts of the boxes, and such subletting was all re- ported fully to the Committee.” There is no necessity to read between the lines in this statement. What it says on its face shows that a firm which had not previously manufactured boxes had secured a contract, even though it had no plant; that it purchased a plant and that the Government, knowing these facts, allowed the contract to stand. In the face of this, how is it that other firms with modern equipment, and large capacity, after applying from time to time for contracts, have been unsuccessful, receiving invariably the reply that the contracts available are all let? How does it come that the Deakin Construction Company were so sure of their position that they went ahead and bought a plant? How did they know that such a proceeding would entitle them to contracts, while other firms, more deserving and owning plants, could not even get a look in? The interview given out by the Shell Committee says also :— “No contracts were given to any firm that was not engaged in the making of boxes, nor was any subletting of contracts for complete boxes allowed.” Then it goes on, as above quoted, to qualify this by explaining the Deakin Company’s case, and by saying that such sub- letting as was done was only for certain parts of the boxes. If the Committee had had the same conception of the public interest as everyone else to whom we have spoken about the matter, the Deakin Construction Company would have been asked if it had been engaged in the manufacture of boxes, and would have been refused a contract, because, in order to do the work it would have to purchase a plant. As to subletting, the information we have does not square with what the Shell Committee says. Here is what one very large firm says to us:—‘“Shell box contracts are being placed with such com- panies as the Deakin Construction Company of Montreal, the. Cedars Rapids Construction Company, of Montreal, and others of like nature. We are informed by some regular box manufacturers that they are finding it hard work to get shell box orders direct from the Govern- ment, although they are being offered them on sub-contracts. We understand that one large woodworking factory received orders direct from the Government for 25,000 boxes, but made 50,000 on sub-con- tract.” Further information which we have regarding the cases men- tioned above is that neither of the Montreal firms referred to is equipped for the manufacture of shell boxes. Certainly, the Deakin Construction Company had no such equipment when it was seeking a contract. We are advised that the Deakin Construction Company are builders of stores, office buildings, etc., and that the Cedars Rapids Construction Company are builders of water power plants. Such firms have no right whatever to contracts for making shell boxes, when many large woodworking plants with splendid equipment are lying idle. If there has not been favoritism to political friends in these cases, we will be greatly surprised. The position we take is briefly put by one of our correspondents as follows :—“This business should all be placed with firms who have woodworking manufacturing establishments to take care of it, and it should be prohibitory for anyone to sublet contracts received from the Government.” This is a straightforward businesslike proposi- tion and the Shell Committee should act upon it; moreover, it should assure the public that its contracts will be given out in such a man- ner, and put this assurance into immediate practice. The large new contracts for shells which the Committee now have to place will require similarly large contracts for shell boxes. The Committee states that it has been swamped with requests for Trade with Australia Languishing for Lack of Shipping — 2 The export trade in lumber from British Columbia to Australia was the subject of a letter written to the Canada Lumberman by Mr. Niel Nielsen, Australian trade commissioner to the United States, which we published in the Export Number of the Canada Lumber- man on June Ist of this year. Mr. Nielsen analyzed the subject con- cisely and reduced its problems to practically one, namely, that of shipping. He pointed out that the production and consumption ends of the trade were firmly established ; that is to say, that the industry these contracts. It certainly knows by this time where the prope plants for this work are located. It cannot excuse itself now by pleading ignorance in connection with new contracts. We have no political axe to grind. Our interests are those o our readers who belong to both political parties. We want to” the interests of our readers protected against the interests of ott a who are not entitled to consideration from a business point of viey We cannot believe that the interests of the Empire are served by giy ing contracts to firms that have to purchase plants and equipme for carrying them out, or to firms that have to construct plants. In the latter regard there is a striking instance, of which eve one in the trade in Toronto is talking; namely, that of a furni manufacturing company which was reported to be in financial d culties. This company has just put up a large building for the duction of shell boxes. We are glad to see labor employed in construction of buildings in Toronto, but in this case the build ‘ superfluous, as other large buildings are ready for the work with ec C ment installed. The construction of a new plant is an economic c which should not have been encouraged by the Shell Committee. * * x : > Since the above was written there has appeared in the daily an interview with Brig.-Gen. Bertram, Chairman of the Shell mittee, making the’ Committee’s excuses for not having handled shell box business as it should. ted i‘. Firstly, Brig.-Gen. Bertram is reported as drawing attention the fact that the Committee has been dealing with millions of d worth of orders, and with some 350 or more manufacturing panies. “It is not to be wondered at, therefore,” says General Bert ram, “if some company, or some middleman puts it over us once in a while.” And further, all contracts with middlemen had been can- celled when it had been discovered that they were middlemen. The members of the Shell Committee were appointed, so the pub- lic thought, because they were shrewd enough to prevent anyone “putting it over on them,” and cautious enough to enquire whether an applicant is a middleman, before giving a contract. But have all contracts with middlemen been cancelled? The Cedars Construction Company are carrying out a contract to-day General Bertram says:—“The Shell Committee has no evidence y to show that it was not a bona-fide box manufacturer, and the ord rT was given in good faith.” We are inclined to give the Shell oF mittee credit for more shrewdness than this naive admission indicate They are shrewd enough, beyond any doubt, to have handled thi matter differently. We have evidence, which was not hard to find, , to the effect that the Cedars Construction Company is allied with a : Cedars Rapids Manufacturing & Power Company, and organized fc building cement dams. + . Would it be difficult to find men in Canada who would be cert: ain to prevent “some middlemen putting it over them once in a while?” That is the kind of men we need for a Shell Committee, not men wi 10 have to excuse themselves afterwards. “The prices we gave were all allowed by the War Office,” General Bertram, “and it is a significant fact that I have been we to save so far $14,896,000 to the British tax-payer by getting the wo rr done that much cheaper than the War Office was prepared to pay- de The poor War Office must be very thankful for this. Of fe) it could not be expected to know much about the cost of boxes in Canada. We would suggest that General Bertram really should be one of its members. | ' a in B. C. is on a permanent footing and the consumption in Austr is already extensive and certain to increase. There was, he said, one link to add, in order to place this export trade completely - a sound and growing basis. “We have but one link to add,” he saic namely, “stability in the carrying trade. This can be secured if pro- and until this connecting link is supplied to the chain, the instability of the trade will continue, while the controllers of the freights wil November 15, 1915 fatten at the expense of both the producer and the consumer.” Car- rying the subject a little further Mr. Nielsen drew attention to the fact that, in order to secure stability in the carrying trade, we must not only furnish freights from B. C. to Australia, but must work up, in Canada, a market for Australian products, so as to provide return cargoes. Only by such means could we successfully establish a steady carrying trade between the two countries. These facts are well understood by lumber manufacturers of itish Columbia, who are interested in the export trade, and al- hough a great deal has been written and said upon this subject dur- ing the past year, the results, so far, are not encouraging. We are led particularly to this conclusion by a report regarding Mr. Nielsen’s activities which was published some time ago in an American lumber trade journal. The report said that Mr. Nielsen had been in Port- land, Oregon, and had arranged for the purchase by the Australian Government of three ship loads of fir lumber to be sent from Seattle. The report added that Mr. Nielsen, whose headquarters are in San ‘Francisco, had announced that branch offices would soon be estab- lished in Chicago and New York for the purpose of encouraging trade ‘between the United States and Australia. Mr. Nielsen’s duties are to do just what this report states that he is doing, but every bit of success that he meets with in this line is a menace to the Canadian export trade, in that it further estab- lishes the supremacy of the United States export trade to Australia. e, in Canada, can have no bone to pick with Mr. Nielsen on this score, but it seems to us that in view of the success which he is meeting, and in view of the very critical market situation existing British Columbia to-day, greater efforts should be made by the B. C. and Dominion Governments to solve the shipping problem between British Columbia and the big trans-Pacific markets. We know that the shipping problem to-day is more acute and more diffi- It is difficult to understand what may be at the bottom of a re- port which appeared in the daily press recently, and was followed by other items a little later on; all bearing upon the question of se- curing labor for the lumber camps, and criticizing the manner in which the employees in the camps are treated during the winter. The chief item which appeared, and the other item which followed a few d days later, were regrettable instances of ignorance, and are certain do a great deal of harm. The first despatch stated that the Minister of Labor, Hon. T. W. Crothers, predicted a scarcity of labor during the coming winter. In this connection, he is said to have stated that large employers of labor, during the winter months, including the lumber companies, were looking for men and were having a hard time securing them. ‘appeal had been made to bring east the men who went west for harvest. It was not likely however, the report said, that such istance would be granted. “Ottawa lumbermen,” the report con- ued, “and lumbermen of New Brunswick had appealed for men for winter camps. Last winter the camps had no trouble getting men t low wages, but this winter it is hard to get them at any price. ‘Minister states that a new-system will have to be inaugurated ‘the lumber interests if they are to receive any assistance:in se- ing men. The system by which the men are compelled to board t! aselves and make their purchases from the companies’ stores, nust be abolished. It has frequently been found that at the end of season the men are in debt to the particular company by which are employed. The companies must board the men and pay r their wages at the end of the month. The suggestion has been e by influential lumbermen that alien internment camps should leased and put to work in the lumber camps. This will not be dered unless the lumbermen can show that they have done ‘ything possible to secure labor at reasonable wages and have ” ? Anyone who knows anything at all about the way in which men h ndled in connection with Canadian lumber camps, will oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 but, at the same time, the importance of improving the situation was never greater than it is to-day. So far as we know, all that has been done in the direction of encouraging the trade with Australia is to send Mr. H. R. MacMillan on a trip around the Globe, during which he will visit Australia with the object in view of doing all he can to promote this trade; and we understand, from frequent press despatches, that the lumber manufacturers of British Columbia are devoting some atten- tion to a co-operative effort for improving the demand for their goods in export markets, chiefly however, cult to handle than it has ever been in the past, the markets of Great Britain. We would like to see practical and immediate efforts taken to- wards establishing in British Columbia a Canadian line of steamships running to Australia and possibly to other trans-pacific markets. We have frequently been told that the undertaking would be too great. We cannot believe that this is the case. The lumber industry in British Columbia is an enormous one, and without such a means of reaching its export markets regularly, the loss will be infinitely greater than the cost of any line of steamships that might be estab- lished. The matter seems to us to be one of co-operation and organ- ization, which can be put through with reasonable speed, if taken in hand by the proper parties and encouraged reasonably by the Govy- ernment. This whole problem has recently been discussed enthusiastically by the Vancouver Board of Trade, but it seems to us that they have devoted their attention too much to such matters as the appointment of a customs officer at New York, so as to encourage the trade by way of the Panama Canal with the Eastern States. This is a most important matter in connection with the building up of British Col- umbia’s export trade, but of far greater importance would be the solution of the trade problem in connection with Australia, and the chief effort should be directed along this line. Pris: Labor Minister Criticizes Lumber Camps that he is not in touch with the situation. mit of argument. The matter does not per- The men in the lumber camps of Canada in the vast majority of cases are well treated, carefully looked after, and well paid. Far from the men being in debt to their employers when they leave camp, it is practically the invariable rule that any man who works in the woods during the winter, scientiously, leaves in the spring with a big stake of money. During the winter months, he has had good food, good quarters, congenial companions and in short, a great deal more than he would have, had he been working in the city. and does his work con- He has been removed in most cases from the temptation of drink, and has had over him the paternal interest of a large company whose interests are the interests of their employees. Wherever the companies conduct stores, they carry good lines of clothing, food, medicines and other requisites, in which the men get excellent value for their money. In short, the tendency of camp management for many years has been to do all that modern business methods can conceive of, in order to make the men comfortable and ‘contented, and thereby to secure from them the best return in the way of labor. We are at a loss to account for the strange criticism which is said to have come from the Minister of Labor. We will believe, until we can learn otherwise, that he has been greatly mis- represented. The Calgary Herald in an editorial article illustrates the unfor-. tunate tendency of the public to take for granted everything that it reads in the way of criticism of big manufacturing interests. Speak- ing of the stores at the lumber camps, the Herald says:—‘Under the system about which Hon. Mr. Crothers complains it is possible for an employer to charge double prices for supplies against the work- men, and he has no redress . . Putting it bluntly it is robbery, and if there is anything the Minister of Labor can do to stop it, he will have earned the gratitude of a very large company of men who toil hard for what they should get, but who frequently do not get it.” Putting it even more bluntly, the Calgary Herald does not know what it is talking about. "A 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER In the Public Eye A Budget of Comment on Men and Things of Moment Presented Without Party Flavor When shall we have the next instalment of that fascinating serial “Too Proud to Fight?” * * * Ford says Canadians must buy his cars. Dear reader, if you have the price, buy some other car—or walk. - * * * The Australian Government has pledged itself for good against articles of German manufacture. Doubtless this will be followed by a readjustment of import duties. The while German firms are bidding on the construction cf radial brick chimneys and other business in Canada. And there is a fac- tion in the Toronto City Council disposed to consider a literal interpretation cf “Love your enemies.” May we do unto the Germans as they have done utito us—only may we do it first in future. * * * When you are next offered German goods, be it to-morrow or fifty years hence, remember the foul murder of Nurse Cavell by German officers. The uncivilized American red indian at his worst would not have been guilty of such a crime. A protest from the United States? No, dear reader, the United States made no protest. * * * Does the western farmer really want free wheat, or is it Jim Hill that is behind the agitation? Where did the money come from that financed more than one deputation to Ottawa? The other day a friend of mine asked one of the delegates who paid his expenses. The reply was that he did not know or care, that he was paid so much a day and expenses. The western farmer is better without free wheat if he only knew it. We don’t want free wheat; we want our own industries developed—our elevators, railroads, flour mills, etc., all of which mean bigger markets in Canada for Canadian lumber. By the way, we don’t hear any more about free wheat just now. The Chicago price is higher than the Winnipeg price. ok * ok Jim Hill, as we all know, is a Canadian—I mean Canadian-born. Some ten years ago when thousands of U. S. farmers were leaving the several States through which Jim Hill’s lines run, for the Canadian prairies, in an address to the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, he made the statement that the Canadian West would never grow wheat; that it was but a frozen waste, fit only for convicts and fur-bearing animals. But the United Statesers knew better, and the movement north continued in increasing numbers. About this time Jim Hill changed his tactics and began to build branch lines to the Canadian border. He now wants business for these lines. * * k President Wilson to the Kaiser—after having been kicked for the ‘teenth time: “I hope, Sir, you will be able to explain this satisfactorily.” * * * It is reported from Ottawa that the Minister of Public Works, Bob Rogers, and General Sam Hughes are not on peace terms. The Honorable. Robert Rogers is the type of politician this country would be well rid of. * * * Anyone who does not know just why the Shell Committee has been reorganized, may see the point after reading the names of its former mem- bers:— i) lait Brig.-Gen. A. Bertram, Bertram & Sons, Machinists, Dundas, Ont. Honorary Col. T. Cantley, Nova Scotia Steel & Iron Co. Honorary Lt.-Col. G. W. Watts, Canada Foundry Co., Toronto, Brig.-Gen. T. Benson. Lt.-Col. C. Greville Harston. Lt-=Col/4 DD! Lafferty. RGA: Honorary Col. D. Carnegie, M.Inst.C.E. Mr. E. Carnegie. Mr. J. W. Borden. With the exception of the first three mentioned all are employees of the Government. Imagine a meeting of this Committee accepting orders from themselves. * * * Here is an absolutely true story from the fighting line in France. One of the brightest and most capable commanding officers sent from Ontario was one day hurrying forward his battalion to support a threatened line of trenches when he noticed a motor car at terrific speed approaching him. To save his men from being run over he halted them. The car, a beautiful 10,000 English car, stopped and out stepped a man in the uniform of a Chief of Staff and shouted “What in h— are you doing here?” My friend, believing nimself in the presence of Lord Kitchener or Sir John French, saluted and approached the car to make his report. To his amazement he recognized ' diplomatic language, however, Mr. Thomas took the necessary steps _ stopped the contracts before they had been approved by Lloyd George. — November 15, 191 a an old friend, a Canadian real estate man and now an Honorary Colonel “attached.” There is more to this story, but the above serves to illustra the indignity the really efficient officer is compelled to put up with. Ti Canadian people undoubtedly paid for this car and its running exp ns¢ This is but one instance of how our money is being wasted and to Canadian officers are being subjected. * * x Shells and patriotism at reduced rates is the latest bulletin posted | Ottawa. Mr. D. A. Thomas had something to do with the price of she but a federal minister who asked for subscriptions for machine guns is sponsible for the cheap patriotism. Subscriptions came with a rush enough had been received to purchase 1,700 guns and then it was disco that an order for all available machine guns had been placed long ago. while they are figuring what they'll do with the money you can b No. 1 hard patriot by donating the price of a machine gun. And cost you a cent for they can’t get the gun. ‘ * a * - Mr. D. A. Thomas, representative of Lloyd George, British Min he has straightened out the “shell game,’ paved the way for the re tion of the shell committee and arranged that in future all pure munitions shall receive the direct attention of Lloyd George whose tative in this country shall be Mr. Lionel Hitchins, former head of th inell Laird Company. Mr. Thomas has also assured us that we are a people with a great country, and that while the Shell Committee charged the Mother Land more for shells than they could be across the line, Canada is perhaps entitled to the preference. De: an early cessation of the preference. And despite his honeyed word engaging smile you cannot help but suspect that when he een papa ho: bred in Canada a brand of patriot who is worthy to a down history hand in hand with the embalmed beef philanthropist of the American war. ; * x * ¥ on his lips and an openly expressed wish to let the “dead past | dead” so far as past sins are concerned, it is perhaps well not to ‘ the credit to one man that now the Empire is to get a dollar’s worth of she for a dollar from the most loyal of her sons. Since everything is b hushed up and the Shell Committee is being quietly and decently is impossible to get statements under oath. But private information fro: seat of trouble indicates that Mr. F. P. Jones, manager of the Canada C Co., had much to do with the upheaval that sent Mr. Thomas home and the Canadian Shell Committee into permanent retirement. Mr. J like many another went to Ottawa with a tender for shells. When the tracts were let they went as usual to the favored few and Mr. Jones \ not one of them. Those contracts were let at prices lower than prev contracts but higher than Mr. Jones’ tender. Unlike many another Mr. did not throw up his hands and go home. Instead he went straight — Robert Borden. The Premier was not inclined to listen to a disapp tenderer but when Mr. Jones turned to the door with a decisive “Very l’ll give my statement to the press,’ he was invited to call again in a co of days. On the second visit he found Mr. Thomas with the Premier. | Jones sat down at the typewriter and made three copies of his staten one for the Premier, one for Mr. Thomas and the third he kept. That ment showed that the contracts let by the Committee were just $21,000,00 higher than if awarded at the rate of Mr. Jones’ tender. A cable to Englan in future all contracts for munitions will be open to competitive bids. * * * : ; But while it may be policy at this time of stress to smooth matters so that the fight for the freedom of the world may be successfully carri suspicions have been aroused that cannot be set at rest by simply i ating a new system of purchasing munitions. Mr. Thomas may diplon suggest that “public sentiment will be met by the retirement of the facturing members of the committee,” but he knows and all Canada that such action will stimulate suspicion rather than meet public se Everybody has heard of manufacturers who have wanted to tender on and who were not permitted to even see the specifications; of manuf who failing in their attempts to make any headway at Ottawa have n return home been offered contracts by middlemen; of at least one pa manufacturer .who offered to make shells at cost and who was never a chance. All this has been borne with an equanimity born of long e¢ with politicians and high financiers. The motto has long been “Watch one but when they get together get both hands on your money anc your hands.” * * * Of course explanations were in order and they were made. pointed out that certain concerns, in the early days, had taken risks v shell making was an experiment that might prove costly to the makers these concerns were entitled to consideration. And probably they The earlier price charged the Empire was $5.15 for machining a do! worth of shell. This was later reduced to $2.90 for doing the same dollar worth of work. At these figures one would naturally conclude that it w: November 15, 1915 the Empire and not the experimenter, or rather contractor, which was en- “titled to any consideration that was going. Again it was pointed out that policy demanded that the contracts be spread around so as to help relieve commercial depression brought on by the war. And it is only fair to add that ‘this policy has been more or less successful. But is the small man getting the orders? There has been no noticeable commercial depression at or near the concern of which Mr. Thomas Cantley is the head and which is said to be making more profits in a month than it ever did before in a year. Neither is the company of which Mr. G. W. Watts is representative making any complaint of hard times. Of course it is merely a coincidence that Mr. Cantley and Mr. Watts are both members of the Canadian Shell Committee. It is clearly understood that the manufacturing members of this committee are there in a purely advisory capacity and it is probably to clear them of unjust suspicions that some of their names are to be omitted from the per- sonnel of the Munitions Committee. * ok * But in this case a much larger issue than mere money is involved. That Shell Committee was appointed .by the Government, was representative of the Government and consequently representative of Canada. In so far as our dealings with the British Munitions Board is concerned that Committee was Canada. And in this great war, which Lloyd George has said is a war of munitions rather than men, shall it be said that when the Empire called for ‘aid, when the brave men in the trenches shouted for munitions, Canada rushed to their aid with $1 worth of shell in one hand while the other was held out for $5.15? Shall it be said that while we are wont to twit the United Statesers ‘with their fondness for the dollar our own country has outdone them in the hour of the Empire’s peril? It is unjust that Canada should be allowed to rest under any such stigma; it is unjust-that the manufacturing members of the Shell Committee should be retired under suspicion of having placed such stigma on their native land. In justice to those men and in justice to Canada the shell contracts and the Shell Committee should be given the fullest and most searching investigation. Neither should that investigation be held be- fore any white-washing parliamentary committee. It should be held before a court free from party bias and interested only in bringing out the real facts. In this way and this way only can Canada’s name be cleared and the Shell Committee given its opportunity to absolve itself of suspicions that cling to it and will continue to cling so long as efforts are being put forth to cover “up its actions. — . * * * To the Empire in her hour of need Canada has given freely of her sub- _ stance and her sons. She has gloried in the opportunity to prove that her _1elations toward the motherland were those of a partner rather than a de- pendent. From the Atlantic to the Pacific Canadians have voiced but one sentiment: that the Dominion must spend her last dollar and her last drop of blood to preserve those liberties guaranteed by the Union Jack and to rush the militarism that threatens the freedom of the world. That is the ‘true Canadian spirit and behind it are united even those who mocked at the German peril and caviled over expenditures towards increasing Britain’s “naval power. If a few individuals have found, in the nation’s hour of stress, their opportunity to make financial gains, all Canada should know it and ‘all the world should be shown that they do not for one instant represent Canada’s attitude towards the Motherland. SEARCHLIGHT. Death of Gideon Shortreed, Hillsdale, Ont. _ Gideon Shortreed, for many years prominently identified with the lumber industry in Ontario, died recently at his residence, “Orchardbrae” near Hillsdale, Ont. The late Mr. Shortreed was born at Guelph, Ont., on September 7th, 1845, the fourth son of the late John Shortreed, who came from Hawick, Scotland, in 1832, and settled in Guelph. Mr. Gideon Shortreed joined his brothers, Thomas, ohn, and George in large lumbering enterprises in Simcoe county in the early seventies. He finally moved to Hillsdale, Ont., in October 881, and erected a large mill at that place. He had extensive busi- ness interests in the Shortreed Lumber Company at Kearney, Ont., jn another plant at Claresholm, Alta., and in another in British Col- umbia. The late Mr. ence is survived by his widow, four daugh- ters and five sons. Mr. W. A. Cromwell, Eastman, P. Q., widely known throughout the eastern townships as a prominent lumberman died at Sherbrooke hospital recently, after a protracted illness. The late Mr. Cromwell Was general manager of the Silver Lake Lumber Company, Eastman, ’» QO. He is survived by his widow and three children. _ Reports received by the Department of the Interior at Ottawa mate that large areas of forests have been destroyed this year by the Dominion Government between Le Pas and Port Nelson, Man. It is estimated that the burned area will be at least £00, 000 eres and that the forest value total will amount to $250,000. In ome cases considerable quantities of supplies belonging to 1ailway ractors were also destroyed. The country through which the ay is being built contains considerable quantities of jack pine, aruice, black spruce and birch. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 J. M. Donovan Joins Edward Clark & Son, Toronto Mr. J. M. Donovan, formerly on the sales staff of the Long Lumber Company, Hamilton, Ont., has associated himself with the selling staff of Edward Clark & Son, Yoronto, taking up his new duties on November 15th. Since Mr. Donovan came to Can- ada about two years and a half ago he has become widely known as one of the most active and suc- cessful younger members of the trade. In his new duties, we feel sure that he will prove an important acquisition to Edward Clark & Son. Mr. J]. M. Donovan, before coming to Canada, was in the employ of Yates, Daley Company of New York. He has had an extensive experience in the lum- ber business, having started in 1899 with the firm of Shepard and Morse as office boy, and hav- ing remained with them until seven and a half years ago, occupying various positions, such as stenographer, bookkeeper, and general office man. Then he entered the service of a firm in the town of Ellijay, Georgia, where he learned the inspecting end of the business at a sawmill. Next he entered the service of Russe and Burgess Inc., Memphis, Tenn., with whom he secured an excellent training in the hardwood business, which will be of considerable sqaistemnee . to him in his new work with Edward Clark & Son. With the Memphis firm he had experience both in buying and selling hardwoods, and in inside office work. After this, Mr. Donovan returned to New York and went into the employ of the Yates, Daley Company, with whom he remained until he joined the staff of the Long Lumber Company, Hamilton. J. M. Donovan, Toronto. H. W. Larkin to go to the Front Mr. C. A. Larkin of the Larkin Lumber Company Ltd., whole- sale lumber dealers, Toronto, announces that he has decided to re- tire from active business. Mr. Larkin has been connected with the lumber business for over forty years. Recently, with the object of retiring, he had been giving over to his son, Mr. H. W. Larkin, more of the management of the business than formerly. The intention was that the latter should take entire charge of the business when Mr. C. A. Larkin would drop out of the active work and would be inter- ested in a financial and advisory way only. A short time ago, how- ever, Mr. H. W. Larkin decided that it was his duty to volunteer for overseas service, a decision which his father could not but approve, believing that it is the duty of every family to give of its sons in defence of the Empire. During Mr. H. W. Larkin’s absence the company will confine itself exclusively to the shingle trade, which Mr. C. A. Larkin will attend to largely by correspondence from his residence, 44 Jackes Avenue, Toronto, discontinuing the office at 705 Traders Bank Build- ing, at the end of the year. After the close of the war, Mr. Larkin, trusting that his son will be spared to return in good health, will then give over to him the active management of the business, and it will be extended to the general lumber business as heretofore. Mr. Larkin’s wide circle of friends in the lumber trade will join in the wish that his hopes in this connection may be fulfilled, and that, at an early date. Mr. H. W. Larkin is at present taking a six weeks’ training course at Kingston. officers Mr. James E. Dewey, sales maneger of the Stearns Salt & Lum- ber Company, Ludington, Mich., was married to Miss Laura Zim- merman.of Muskegon, Mich., at the home of her parents in Muskegor. on Oct. 21st. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey will make their home in Luding- ton and will be at home to their friends after January Ist, 1916, at 604 E. Ludington Ave. Commercial Agent F. H. Smith, of the United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, has just returned to the United States from an extensive trip to the Far East and Australia and New Zealand, where he has been investigating the possibilities of market- ing increased quantities of American lumber. Considerable lumber from the United States is already used in those sections, and the problem confronting United States producers is the increasing of this trade rather than its introduction. 28 CANADA’ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Reader’s Viewpoint on Trade Topic O Lumber Camp Employees Carefully and Well Treated—Minister of Labor’s Criticisms Not Justified—Trade Conditions Improving cal 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 Here are of lumber are always welcomed by our readers. a few that have been received lately :— No Other Class So Well Treated as Woodsmen Editor, Canada Lumberman :— Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 10th. We note that the Hon T. W. Crothers, Minister of Labor, has criticized the methods of payment in the lumber camps, and has said also that the lumbermen should board their men, and that at the end of the season the men are frequently in debt to the companies. We are greatly surprised to learn the Hon. T. W. Crothers is not better informed as tothe conditions that exist, in the present day, in the lumber camps of the Ottawa Valley, and we firmly believe that the Hon. Minister of Labor must refer to some other class of work. For your information we will try and give you an idea of how we use our men, and we think that the other concerns, in fact we know of a great many who do, do exactly as we are doing, keeping in mind that we do not claim to. be an exception to the general rule. Most of our up-river men are hired in Ottawa at the current rate of wages paid for that work, board free. We buy their transportation and fur- nish their meals en route. When they have worked a few weeks they can draw 75 per cent. of their wages. A great many of them do this, sending their money home to their families. We have to hold back a little to cover the expense of their transportation. If they stay the full season their trans- portation is not charged to them, but we think you can readily see if we brought men to the woods, where the fares cost anywhere from $8.00 to $15.00, and they only worked a few days, and left us, we would have no protection. On the other hand, when they finish out the season they are ‘not charged for their railway tickets. When the work breaks up in the late spring the men get a final settlement from us. For their convenience, we keep certain lines of supplies in the different camps, where the men can purchase their actual needs, such as moccasins, mitts, socks, under-clothing, etc. They are not charged an exhorbitant price, in fact, in a great many cases, the goods are sold at less than they would be in retail stores in the city. , - Regarding the board of the men; we buy the very best food that can be purchased, and a great variety, even furnishing fresh beef, on the hoof, in the early part of the season, and then the cold storage beef in the winter months, and of course there is pork, bacon, sausages, fish, and many other food stuffs, too numerous to mention. We endeavor to engage the best ~ cooks we possibly can, and pay them the highest rate of wages. It is to our advantage to do this, as a good cook, as a rule, is not wasteful. We will admit there are a few shanty men who never get much ahead. These few will probably stay in-the woods for 9 or 10 months, and then come to the city, live in hotels until all their money is spent, and run a large board bill which is, charged against them the following season. These board bills the lumbermen are in duty bound to collect for the hiring agencies. This class of men will not work when in the city, and it is probably these few that have been brought to the attention of the Hon. Mr. Crothers. In conclusion we would say that we do not believe there is any other class of employers who pay and board their men as well as the lumbermen do in the woods.—Shepard & Morse Lumber Co. * * * No Grounds for Complaint From Camp Employees Editor, Canada Lumberman:— Blind River, Ont., Nov. 9th. The Hon. T. W. Crothers, Minister of Labor, who has criticized severely the method of employment in use in connection with lumber camps, states that at the end of the season it frequently happens that men are in debt to their employers for board, purchases, etc. He says that this must be abol- ished and that the companies must board the men and pay them their wages at the end of each month. As you are well aware this condition does not exist amongst the reputable lumbermen, and we doubt if it exists anywhere except in the minds of no account woodsmen. We assume this complaint comes from men from the Ottawa District, and we can well appreciate that some of them come up here and have nothing coming when they leave and for the following reasons. In the first place they have against them their railway fare, and hiring fee, and very often other advances such as board bills and other advances by the hiring agents, and it also costs something to board them on the way to the camps and to hire liveries for taking them in. Many of them arrive here with nothing but the clothes on their back, which are not suitable for the rough work in the woods, and they have to get clothing from the van, s a ; “ oe a at ia ee Beh, _ , + at ae, © ee ee poms = : me : ag ‘2. 3 r < ? ‘ , ' ai Bey 4 x a November 15, 1915 - qualities are demanded, and is also usually purchased on the advice or specification of an architect or engineer or such expert. . The full possibilities of Douglas fir therefore can only be realized when the architect, engineers and such experts as the timber pur- | chasers of the big shipyards, railroads and industrial companies have been convinced as to its merit. Uses of Douglas Fir in Great Britain 5 This will be accomplished partially by force of example in Great Britain without outside help. At present one or two railways use Douglas fir in all buildings and bridges, and in car construction. “Many others will not use it as yet because they believe it is not strong nor durable enough. One shipbuilding district, Glasgow, uses ‘it extensively for docking; other shipbuilding districts will only use it on the cheapest boats and then only on small jobs. A few archi- tects specify fir or allow fir to be used for joists. Many architects for spans of over 30: feet, name pitch-pine only. Nearly all textile mill engineers specify pitch-pine or other hard woods for rolls in _ which large quantities of timber are used in the north of England. _ One firm has been using Douglas fir for years in 44-inch by 4%4-inch clears and has found it satisfactory. In one dockyard district fir is - used for*staging and planks, in all the others it is only admitted _ where long lengths are required. Once or twice builders were met, who had used Douglas fir for interior finish with excellent results, but the general opinion expressed among builders and timber mer- _ chants was to the effect that it was not adapted for such uses. In all the industries named the fact that fir has obtained and maintained a foothold in the past is almost a proof that it will be used in greatly _ increased quantities throughout the industries in which it has made an entry. 4 Fir to Replace Pitch-pine j Opinions and habits change slowly in Great Britain but the _ change from pitch-pine to fir is likely to be assisted by the growing price of pitch-pine and the inevitable deterioration of quality due to the exhaustion of the forest, which is now seen in the small logs and large proportion of shortleaf and loblolly shipped. This deter- ioration of quality and increase in price, well recognized in the tim- ber trade in England affords an excellent opportunity for supplying engineers and architects with definite information on the durability and strength of Douglas fir. Architects should also be furnished with information as to the best method of varnishing and staining _ the wood for interior finish. The treatment of fir in this manner is not understood in Great Britain. Douglas Fir Used by War Office _ The use of Douglas fir by the War Office will be of the greatest assistance in broadening the market. There was a large stock on hand in the country when war broke out. Since that date, the ar- rangements made by the Department of Trade and Commerce that the War Office and Admiralty should use Canadian Douglas fir as far as possible instead of pitch-pine have led to the importation di- _ rectly, by the Government and by dealers selling to the Government, of between 40 and 50 million feet. This timber has been used for poles for military telegraphs, tent poles, pontoons, military bridges, trenches, railway sleepers and many articles being manufactured in connection with the war. The bridges, pontoons, poles and other manufactured articles were produced in woodworking shops through- out the United Kingdom. After having worked on the timber for months these proprietors are much more likely to buy it for their future work. The fact that it is accepted for War Office work is an important item in its favour. Effect of S. S. Service The frequent liner service from pitch-pine ports to all English, Irish and Scotch ports has been of great advantage in developing the -pitch-pine trade. A merchant could buy any specification of pitch- pine large or small and have it delivered in less than a month. At the same time if he bought fir he had usually to take a cargo, wait two to four months or more, and run the risk of the cargo deter- jorating. The interest charges also increased the cost of the timber to the consumer. Naturally only a few merchants were in a position to buy the timber under such conditions, and they bought it only in Specifications unobtainable in other woods. E The present liner service from Douglas fir ports, though not nearly so good as from pitch-pine ports, is already encouraging many merchants to buy Douglas fir, who never bought it before. The effect his new custom will be cumulative. It will be difficult to develop markets on the west coast of England, until a liner service is ablished with the western ports. Wood Used in Great Britain Not nearly so much wood is used in the interior trim of buildings 1 Great Britain as in Canada, The use of plaster, wallpaper and ier substitutes is much more general, The floors are covered with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER as 31 linoleum or carpet. The use of wood is restricted to doors and win- dows with their casings, to floors which are for the greater part cov- ered, to baseboards and to stairways. Such wood as is used may be divided into two broad classes. The very cheap which is heavily covered with paint, and the very good which is given a natural finish. The very cheap is overwhelmingly the more important of the two and is used in all buildings excepting the best class private dwel- lings, public buildings and a small proportion of offices. Price of Doors in Use The doors are imported manufactured. The cheapest doors for workmen’s houses cost 76 cents each c. i. f. London. A size very much used 2 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches by 1% inches, moulded both sides, costs $1 each c. i. f. A half glass door costs $1.24. The great majority of doors are comprised of the above classes. A better class pine door is imported chiefly from the United States at $1.50 to $1.75 each. In certain parts of the country, e. g., Dublin and the Scotch cities, the labour unions will not allow the importation of ready manu- factured doors. Elsewhere the doors are all imported in stock pat- terns at prices ranging between those quoted. The doors come chiefly from Sweden, Canada and the United States and are made of very low grade timber, little better than pine box lumber. The doors im- ported at $1.50 to $1.75 are not nearly as good as the fir veneer doors selling wholesale for the same price in Canada. The purchasers of the doors, which are imported ready-made, do not demand a good door. They want a cheap door, that will look fairly well when painted. The doors used for the best class of buildings are all manu- factured locally from oak, mahogany or other high grade hardwoods, both solid and veneered. The Grade of Flooring Used - The flooring used in nearly all buildings are sound but very knotty. Both spruce and redwood are used. Large quantities are imported from Norway and Sweden ready manufactured, and the re- mainder is dressed in Great Britain from imported lumber. The sizes are 7% inch x 5% inch-6 inch; 1 inch x 5% inch-6 inch-7 inch and 9 inch; and 1% inch x 4 inch-6% inch, and the sizes most commonly used are the 5-inch to 7-inch widths. Most of the flooring is dressed both sides and both edges and is square-edged. The quantity of tongued and grooved flooring used is not great. All flooring imported is flat-grained. The prices before the war were c.if. London:— Swedish flooring— Per M. feet Pah ee OTT eUCMRO Od a. a's Senin vn 8 ty Segre ss, « 0. wea l-in. x 7-in. a Tee. se SS aN a Tok A i 24.00 l-in. x 7-in. whitewood .. .. 22.75 _ Samples of Swedish flooring which are being sent to missioner of Commerce illustrate the grade used. the Com- Moulding, Ceilings, Linings and Baseboards The moulding, ceilings, linings, baseboards and other specially manufactured finish is not imported in the manufactured form, but is manufactured to order in the various woodworking establishments chiefly from Swedish redwood. The patterns vary throughout the country. The linings and ceilings or “matclwood,” as they are called in England, are manufactured from lumber imported at $20 to $25 per thousand. Ordinarily the finished article is very well manufac- tured but full of knots. Common sizes are 6 inch x 9/16 inch, % inch, 7% inch or 1% inch, double V-jointed. Other sizes are used which vary throughout the country. The price at which this lining is sold to builders is given here :— ; PRU pO: eh eee clas Sega's Tei RO 36 cents De Mle eee an tee tee ee Ba, een 48 “ 14 the wie. 250 okt. a _ Pitch-pine floorings are used in public buildings. Imported sizes are 1% inch x 6 in, 7 inch, 8 inch, cost about $67 cif. for rough clears. The 1% inch x 7 inch-8 inch is cut and dressed to 1% inch x 3 inch matched. In halls and public buildings 3-inch x 3-inch pitch-pine blocks are used, 2 feet or more in length, sawn edge-grained. The normal price is about $28.80 to $33 per thousand feet. Mahogany, Oak and Teak _ Various species of mahogany, oak, teak and other hardwoods, which are comparatively cheap, and of which large stocks are carried in Great Britain, are used for finishing the best class of buildings. Mahogany sells for from one shilling to six shillings per cubic foot, depending on the variety and is used in very large quantities. Probable Market for Douglas Fir The wide Douglas fir clears imported during the past two or three years have been used to a certain extent for interior finish. As the builders and architects become more familiar with the use of fir - | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER finish they will use it in large quantities. The chief sale will be in clear boards and planks for “Aoors, inside joinery such as staircases and panels. The growth of the trade may be expected to be slow. Three-ply fir veneer is adapted for the uses as panels, for which wide clears are purchased and if put on the market, should gradually dev elop a sale. It is quite certain that if the use of Douglas fir in Great Britain should suddenly increase rapidly, Canada would only share to a lim- ited extent in the growth of trade. The present organization of the trade is such that out of eleven agents or brokers, who handle over 98 per cent. of the Douglas fir imported into Great Britain and to the continent, eight represent American shippers and two of the others do a small. liner business. Canadian timber shipped to the British market by American ship- pers loses its identity and loses the natural preference that would be given in that market to Canadian timber where prices and quality are equal. Further,when Canadian mills submit their quotations to American shippers on inquiries from the United Kingdom, they can on the average only expect to secure the business, when they quote several cents a thousand or even more below the American mills. Whereas, if they quoted through Canadian firms, who have estab- lished reputations as reliable shippers, they would doubtless get the business, if they quoted the same price, or even a little higher than the Americans. Present Situation Favourable for Canada A situation now exists, which is to the advantage of the Cana- dians. Canadian timber is believed to be closer grained than Ameri- can and more valuable. Sentiment furnishes a further very evident preference for Canadian goods. But lumber even though loaded in Canada, if shipped by a firm in Washington, Oregon or San Francisco comes into the market known only by the name or brand of the shipper and is not known as Canadian lumber. Reasons for a British Columbia Shipping Company There are several reasons why a strong shipping company should be formed in British Columbia to handie the exporting of Douglas fir and other woods. 1. Reputable firms of agents or brokers long established in the trade in Great Britain, possessing valuable connections throughout the timber industry both in the United Kingdom and on the continent could be secured as representatives for such a shipping organization. All inquiries of importance would then go direct to a centre in Can- ada from which they would be distributed to all mills in a position to export. 2. If an export trade of any volume is to be established from any district, there must be continuity of shipments, and there must be at least one organization in that district competent to handle any kind of an inquiry, otherwise the trade will drift to the district in which those organizations exist. A shipping company would receive all inquiries and make sure that quotations were received, and distribute large or unusual orders amongst the manufacturers so as to produce the best results. The whole productiv e capacity of the industry could be brought to bear on the market in the most effective manner. 3. The British buyer wishes to buy on a contract including an arbitration clause as he-does in the United States. The shipping company could buy from the mills on the inspection certificate and sell to the United Kingdom on the usual form of British contract. 4. The best asset a shipper or timber-producing district can have in this market is a good reputation. A shipping company, which A Surprising Revelation of Canada’s Resources Ludington, Mich., Nov. 9th. The Canada Lumberman & Woodworker, Toronto. We want to congratulate you on your issue of Nov. Ist. This was certainly a very ambitious number and was a sur- prising revelation of the resources of Canada, at least in the line of wood manufacture. Both typographically and editorially, the Canada Lum- berman is one of the best trade publications received by us and we feel that it is no more than just that this should be acknowledged. We believe you are right about the part which Canada is to play in repairing the ravages of the pre- sent European War. We believe that the results which will come to the Dominion therefrom will impart to it the greatest impetus in its history. Yours very truly, The Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. A. M. Johnston. i* aoe at ge FY p ee phe rhe “a: Le = ey ts 2. bee Been bE: eas) ss SY r ‘ * ip » ’ 5 7 + . ade. J _ November 15 looks carefully after the filling of specifications and the conditi: shipments, branding all timber shipped under its contract, could up a more valuable reputation for the lumber-producing ter of Western Canada than would be developed by a number of working separately or through American shippers. The establi of a good reputation for shipment to the United Kingdom ma the surest way to increase prices and meet competitors success 5. As soon as freight rates become normal again the British ket will take a larger proportion of lower grades of Douglas fir hitherto. The American lumber shippers doing a large vol business, both visit the market frequently and have the best-infot timber agents and brokers in the country working in their inter They will, under such circumstances, be in the market first, ane Canadian manufacturers, if acting individually and without a at connection with the British market can only follow the Am¢ How the “Permit System” Works in British Colt im b British Columbia has had the permit system for regulati clearing fires, in effect for six fire seasons, and has maintai each year sufficient to supervise the granting and use of pe: years’ successful experience has convinced practically eve that the system of fire permits is a valuable conservation Burning permits are required over the whole provir exception of small, well settled communities where the fo are much broken up by clearings. Permits are required f Ist to September 15th for clearing land, for agriculture, and 1 i ing any debris along roads and railways, around camps af or logging slash. Permits can be obtained only from forest guards and rangers, and- Dominion wardens, pet I authorities who may be granted special power to issue them. ten permits only are allowed and the Ses permit form o1 used. In 1914, 346 provincial guards and rangers issued 11,523 for burning brush. There is naturally a certain amount of in almost every clearing fire, but so well has the issuance of been supervised that in only 128 cases did the fire get away. permittee must do all in his power to prevent a permit fire getti beyond bounds. Before a permit is issued the guard or ranger spects the area to be burned to determine whether or not it ¢ burned with safety, and to see if fire lines have been made a the edge, or in some cases he demands that the brush be ailea fact that -due care has been exercised 4s\ shown by the fact that one per cent. of the fires set out under permit got away. In case this season such escaping fires were controlled with little age. The permittee is responsible for the control of such fires. Forty thousand and four acres of agricultural land were b over under permit during the fire season of 1914, besides 5,727 : of logging slash, 7,204 acres of slash along railways, and 290. ie of slash along public roads. During particularly dangerous periods permits may be refused in the hazardous districts until rain falls. During 1914 and 1915 su temporary refusal has been necessary in various parts ee the vince. In general, however, the obtaining of permits is inade a3 possible. consistent with safety. Frequent patrol trips on of the forest guards, and the arrangement of his trips so. ake territory is systematically covered, and so that settlers become iar with his movements, are the chief means to this end. The f guard soon becomes familiar with land-clearing operations in patrol district, and thus is able more easily to be in the neighbo when permits are wanted. Also his familiarity with slash wh knows the owners desire to -burn during the stummer, : in many cases to recommend burning ata particular time, giving the owner a permit at such a time the aréa is cleaned up conditions are right. After several years experience an obs forest guard will ‘become expert in burning slash cheaply and In every way slash burning is facilitated by the staff while at the same time such burning is rendered quite safe. Th tlers who are in the majority of cases familiar with the resi bush fires through observation of old burns and through accidental fires which get away, are ready to co-operate to p recurrence of fires. No province in Canada has a better pt ment in the matter of fire protection. The permit system ¢ been instrumental in building up this sentiment. The forest. have often very large districts in their charge (average 500 in 1914), but are assisted in the work of fice detection throu tlers reporting fires by telephone or otherwise, and even by fire lighting while the while the fires are small and before the of the forest officer. British Columbia can properly claim to already an effective fire protection system, which system is impr each year. It is undoubted that the fire permit policy is the b on which the whole system rests, and is the most valuable provisi n in the fire protective at 3 of the Forest Act. CANADA Western Retailers Issue a Plan Book We have drawn attention recently to an interesting development which has been worked out in connection with the retail lumber trade of Western Canada, and which is of special interest, not only in that part of the country, but throughout the east as well. We refer to the publication by the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, Winnipeg, Man., of a plan book, containing plans of model houses, especially interesting to farmers, though at the same time of interest to other classes of people, and which may be built at a cost ranging irom $500 to $6,000. For each design, plans such as a builder would require, may be secured free of cost from any of the members of the Association, and they are in a position to quote practically to a dollar, the cost of any of the structures described and illustrated in the book. These plans have been drawn by a specially engaged staff of men all thoroughly versed in architecture and familiar with the re- quirements of Western Canada. The designs are such as will re- quire standard grades and sizes of lumber and standard building ma- terials in general, a fact which makes it possible to reduce the cost _ of the buildings to a great extent, at the same time providing that- they shall be comfortable, convenient and attractive. The plan book includes designs not only of houses, but of barns, silos, portable and permanent granaries, etc. Practically every building required by a western farmer is covered, including horse barns, general barns, cattle barns, implement sheds, hog pens, poultry houses, dairy and ice houses, farm elevators, garages and other. buildings. There are de- signs of a simple and inexpensive class, and others of large struc- tures suitable for farming on an extensive scale. One of the illustrations shows the design of a typical farm house, specially suited for western farmers. After studying this design for a few minutes our readers will form a definite idea of the practical nature of the plan book. Another illustration shows an implement shed for housing a tractor and separator, in addition to smaller ma- chinery. = The Secretary of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association is Mr. N. G. Neill, Winnipeg, Man., and the President this year is LUMBERMAN VELANIDA 764100 AND WOODWORKER Ee 33 WALA AA nn es ee CLOUND [1 COLL TAY PCONDIMOOLL2 ALY View showing one of the many varieties of home buildings contained in the plan books of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association. Mr. W. D. Galvin, both of whom are to be congratulated upon the successful outcome of their efforts in the above direction. Over 25,000 copies of the plan book have been issued. Campaigning Against Forest Fires The Canadian Forestry Association, through their new publicity bureau, have commenced an active campaign directed towards edu- cating settlers, in timber districts, to appreciate the great loss .result- ing annually from forest fires, and to persuade them to do their ut- most to prevent such loss. The latest move in this direction is the publication and distribution of many thousands of copies of an inter- esting pamphlet, bearing upon its cover a striking covered illustra- tion of a forest fire. “More than 1,400 of these reckless forest con- flagrations occur in Canada every month between April and Decem- ber,’ the pamphlet says. “The loss during the summer of 1915 was $10,000,000. Part of that sum belonged to you.” Other interesting quotations from the pamphlet are as follows :— “Every year—this year, as well—we burned down three or four times as much of Canada’s timber as the lumberman cuts. Imagine tramping down four times as much of your corn as you haul to “the barn! The two cases are parallel, except that the loss of a timber crop costs enormously more to replace.” “More than 12,000 forest fires, large and small, occur in Canada every 12 months—about 1,400 a month between snow and snow.” “Certain parts of the United States, all of Switzerland and I'rance, scarcely know what a big forest blaze looks like. Why? Because the people and their legislators have made up their minds that a forest fire is a common thief, that it robs the woodsman of his employment, robs the farmer of his markets, hurts the fertility of surrounding lands, causes both flooding and drying up of streams and puts up the cost of lumber for every citizen in the land.” “The forest timber helps to keep you, even:if you live in the middle of a treeless plain.” “Take away the $200,000,000 that the Canadian forests pour into Posrs Levee wn Ground TRACTOR. saw SDEPERATOR SHED FARM IMPLEMENTS | y. | / : ' Doors|| OPEN ta xs VEL WITH GROUND Seale 4 ae | ron WRLA DB 602, An implement shed built to house tractor and separator, in addition to the smaller machinery. WLLA Dd ~ 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER the pockets of the community in cash every year and practically every community would cry ‘hard times.‘ ” “You cannot escape the profits of a standing forest and you can- not escape the losses of a burned forest.” “You can stop forest fires. You can first practice care whenever you are in or near the woods. Then you can see that your neighbor does not offset your care by his carelessness. Furthermore, you can talk to your local members of the legislature and parliament, and tell them that the people want a thorough system of fire ranging and will back the best forest laws that experience has evolved.” English Enquiries for Broom Stocks In a report to the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Mr. J. E. Ray, Canadian trade commissioner at Bir mingham, Eng., reports that manufacturers of brushes and brooms are inquiring for “stocks,” that is, the head into which the bristles are inserted. Birch is the wood in general use, but a similar kind e\) ull MN 11 to 16 inches. 7 to 103 inches (in blade). of timber might be considered suitable. Samples have been for- warded to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, and the accompanying illustrations will furnish an idea of the require- ments of the market. Direct from the Forest to the Market The accompanying illustration gives an interesting and forcible example of the opportunities for the development of Canadian trade which have been developed by the Panama Canal. It is just one An interesting shipment of B. C. Shingles to New York. ~ November 15, 19 5 instance of the fact that British Columbia, on account of its numerou excellent harbors, its great forest resources, and the marketing facili i ties presented by the shortening of the route to important expe rt centres, has before it a most encouraging future, if its manufacturers and merchants take advantage of all these facilities and develop the export markets in a businesslike manner. The vessel shown in the illustration, the steamship Admiralen, is shown loading a c¢ of 4,000,000 shingles at Green Point Rapids, B. C. These shingles are for direct shipment to New York, by way of the Panama Canal They have been manufactured from timber practically at tide wate in a mill which is able to load direct upon the vessel, at its ows wharf. The cargo will therefore, be laid down in New York at pro ably a less expense between the saw and the consumer than any pi vious shipments of shingles to that market. The shipment was ma by A. P. Allison and Company, Green Point Rapids, B.C. ~ A U.S. Logger’s Opinion of The American Seaman’s “Because we have few suitable ships for the foreign trade on 7 Pacific, many camps are closed, many mills are silent. The fa ships on which we depended find the food and munition trade the warring nations so remunerative that there is little spac thought of Jumber excepting for military purposes. Legitimate languishes because the one conspicuous failure in our economic p gress is the development of our Merchant Marine. Relatively actually it is less than sixty years ago. Then 90 per cent. of foreign trade was borne by American ships. To-day the figures verse. The record is one of economic inaptitude and inefficiency ( discreditable to the genius of America. The crowning act of i was the so-called American Seamen’s Act which has driven the sp did fleet of the Pacific Mail to the Atlantic under the flag of a forei corporation and turned over the carrying trade of the world to : commercial rivals. u “Our flag is already gone from our few important ships on the Pacific ; it vot go from them on the Atlantic when the stress of wat passes. We cannot by law invite foreign sailors to desert in our port in violation of their contracts and our treaty obligations. That provision has been declared inoperative by our Department of Jus- tice after protest by all the maritime powers. We may build up z lake and coastwise marine no matter how onerous the legal handicap, by the simple expedient of shutting out all foreign ships. Mies have done, but on the world’s highway we have trimmed our sails to every political breeze and our ships are water-logged.” t Reducing Risks in Logging Operations Sam I had expected to get data from each state and province repre- sented in this Congress, throw them all together, and then give you the comparative figures to show you what this branch of the industry is doing towards killing and maiming employees, but on account of the difficulty of getting reliable data from the states where there is no workmen’s compensation law, and the different methods of — fying accidents in the states that have, I could not do this, but I a going to give you some data from the State of Washington whicke T obtained through the courtesy of the Industrial Insurance Com- mission of that state. ae Under the workmen’s Compensation Act there are 48 classes of hazards, and No. 10, under which our industry is classified, is sub- divided into seven subdivisions as follows: Logging, sawmills, shin- gle mills, lathmills, masts and spars, with or without machinery, wood saws and land clearing. Now in 1913 we find that the claims paid out for the one subdivision, logging, amounted to more than fifty per cent. of the whole amount paid out for Class 10, and during th same period this subdivision only contributed 35 per cent. of the fun ds of class 10. f I am going to give you some figures for the fiscal year October 1, 1913, to September 30, 1914. The total number of injuries coming under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Insurance Commission \ 12,586. Of this total 5,946 were chargeable to class No. 10, and of this number 2,093 were in the logging subdivision, 377 of these were in the mechanical class and 1,716 in the non-mechanical class. Int mechanical class, 372 were caused by cables, causing a time loss 12,583 days to woken: In the non- -mechanical class, 272 caused by trees which caused a time loss of 9,692 days; 506 caused by rolling or moving logs with a time loss of 22,760 days; were caused by cross-cut saws, with a time loss of 2,308 days. Again these figures do not include our logging railroads, wh are covered by class No. 1, and are subdivided into two subdivisilll on as follows: Railroads other than logging railroads, and logs railroads. In class No. 7 for this fiscal year there were 227 mechan injuries and 537 non-mechanical injuries, a total of 764 for the year Of these a little more than forty per cent. were on the logging rail roads. The total number of injuries in all industries in _Washington * From President J. J. Donayan's address before Pacific Logging hehe November 15, 1915 Rae oe Hs OO — a oe ce oe ie Seis eee ee ee ’ ' coming under the supervision of the Industrial Insurance Commis- _ sion for this fiscal year was 12,586, with a time loss of 357,010 days, representing to the employees a loss in wages of more than one mil- lion dollars. These figures cover injuries to workmen alone and do not include fatal or permanent disability accidents. These figures are for the state of Washington alone, and from information I have from other states and the Province of British Columbia, I must say they are all about in the same class or proportion. When we consider this enormous accident list with the loss ot time to the employees and loss of efficiency and inconvenience to the employers, is it not time for us to wake up and see what we can _ do to stop some of this loss to all concerned? Do you realize that statistics show us that one man out of every ten employed in the logging industry is injured each year? : The next question that comes to us is this, “What is the cause of all this?” Is it on account of the rough ground over which we - must work? Is it on account of the large timber we handle? Is it 4 as possible to keep his mind off liquor. on account of lack of interest in showing our employees about their work? Is it because we are careless about the class of machinery and supplies which we buy? Is it because we do not keep our machinery in proper repair? Is it on account of the carelessness of the work- men themselves? Is it on account of the incompetence of the men we employ in the woods? We will find that each of these causes contribute to the list, but carelessness undoubtedly contributes more to this than all other causes combined. Next why so much carelessless? Is it because our men are less intelligent than other classes of workmen? I say, No. Let me tell you that the Demon Booze is the greatest contributor to our acci- dents through the channel of carelessness. I know I am called a crank on the liquor question, but I am glad to notice the number of cranks among the members of this Congress is increasing at an astonishing rate, and I hope it will not be many years until we loggers are all cranks on this question. I have spent over twenty years in the lumber game, and most of that time has been in charge of logging camps, saw and shingle mills. While part of this time I have had charge of small operations, a good part has been in charge of large operations, and during that time I have never lost one of my working lives. I have yet to get my first man killed. I do not know how soon it will come to me. I want to tell you right here that I think the principal reason I have never got a man killed, is on account of my being a crank on the liquor question. Another cause is my carefulness about giving care- less men positions of responsibility, where they have the lives of their fellow workmen in their keeping. I follow this up more closely than a great many men do and try to eliminate careless workmen even if their work is of a minor character. For example: I have a brakeman on our train who is inclined to be careless, and I do not think he would make a good conductor even with sufficient experience. I want to get rid of that men as soon as - possible and get a man whom I think, with sufficient experience, will make a good, careful conductor. If I have a man as fireman that goes ‘away periodically and gets on a spree, I do not want that man, as sooner or later he will be called on to take charge of the engine, and we do not want an engineer whose brain is muddled with the effects of liquor. If I find a man on our rigging who is too careless to make a good hook-tender, I don’t need him, as he will some day expect -a position as hook-tender and would be entitled to it. If I find a man anywhere that is careless about his own safety, even if he is not in a position where he is responsible for the safety of others, you may be sure he is not the right man and, perhaps after years of em- ployment not be able to be promoted to a place of responsibility. There are thousands of young men in the country who would be careful and would appreciate any interest we take in them and would be willing to take the places of the careless workmen. Now we find in Washington during the fiscal year 1913-1914 that there were injured by trees alone 272 with a time loss of 9,692 days, and there is no doubt in my mind but that ninety per cent. of these accidents were caused by careless workmen, and no doubt a good percentage either directly or indirectly due to liquor. A man goes away for a week’s spree after one, two or three months’ work and comes. back only because his money is all gone and he can buy no more booze. We are inclined to say, “Oh, well he will be a good man for a few months now until he can get another stake saved up,” but he is not a good workman, his mind is numbed from the effects of _ drink, he is sluggish and only wants to get through as much work He falls a tree but forgets to give the signal, “Timber” until too late; the tree falls on some bucker, maims him for life or perhaps kills him outright; and perhaps he leaves a wife and several children on the charity of the world. Who is blamed for this? Certainly not the bucker. Is it the feller vhose mind was-affected by the drink? Is it the foreman who allowed to go to work where he had the lives of others in his hands, or ~ + <— t our own fault in not prohibiting the use of liquor in our camps CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 and not giving our foremen proper instructions about not employing men who periodically go on sprees? Another source of our trouble is through the dissatished work- man;.the man who always has a grouch, and who does not have any interest in his work except to draw his pay and do just as small an amount of work as possible to keep his position. One man of this kind can do more in a week towards making a crew of careless work- men than we can undo in a month. Just as soon as the seeds of dis- satisfaction are planted in a man’s mind, just then he becomes negli- gent and careless. If we find a man of this kind in our crew we should at once set in to ascertain the cause of this dissatisfaction and, if it is our fault, remedy it. If not our fault then get rid of the man. I want to tell you right here that too often we find our foremen of careless nature; too ready to risk an inefficient machine too long; too ready to take personal risks; too ready to be grouchy and dis- satisfied. What can we expect from our men with a foreman of this kind? Gentlemen, you may think me clear off the safety first topic, but safety first is for nothing more than the prevention of accidents, and to prevent accidents we must first find the cause and eliminate it. When we buy a new machine for our logging woods we will, very naturally, buy one of the most efficient pieces of machinery we can get, and the manufacturers have, no doubt, made this machine as safe as they know how, and if we will see that it is properly installed and that the blocks and cables are kept in proper repair, we can keep our mechanical injuries down to the minimum. But as the figures which I have given you show that almost eighty per cent. of our accidents are of a non-mechanical nature, such as felling trees, rolling logs, etc., therefore our Safety First campaign should be more with our workmen’s conduct and not so much to our machinery. Now do not understand me to say we are paying too much attention to our mechanical work; far from it. I say, watch it more closely but begin to watch your men and particularly your men in charge. Last year some of our friends from Washington said their indus- trial insurance was costing too much. We were told at that time by Mr. Daggett that forty per cent. of the expenditures were for claims where the workmen were out less than two weeks. Now if by elim- inating these small claims you can save forty per cent. and by a rapid campaign for the slogan, “Safety First,” you could cut the other claims fifty per cent., that would leave your cost only thirty per cent. of what it is at present, and I believe a lot of us would then either come to Washington to log or get busy and try to put our states and province on the same basis. Has it paid other industries to take up a campaign of “Safety First?” I remember when I was a boy that to see any of our young men seek a position as brakesman on the railroad was equal to seeing him march out under military colors to war. We concluded it was only a matter of time until he would return home in his coffin or maimed in some way. What is the result of a Safety First cam- paign by the railroads? We find the New York Central with their thousands of workmen operating through the year 1914 without the loss of life of an employee. One of the best examples we have, I think, is the Safety First campaign of our street railways and the amount of good they are doing. They not only have to educate their employees, but must educate the public as well. It is the same with steam railways, and a good example of what has been accomplished by them is in the fact that the Canadian Pacific Railway carrying its thousands of passengers daily had not, up to a few months ago, lost the life of a passenger for over two years. Now we can, if we will give it the proper attention, do just as much for our own industry. We hear a great deal about the rough ground and the size of our timber, but I want to tell you I am not speaking from theory but from practical experience, when I tell you that my accident list has been smaller here on the Pacific Coast than in yellow pine camps of the Southern states. We have here heavier and more efficient machines to do our work, just in proportion to the difference in the size of our timber. I have told you that I had never lost the life of a workman, but I do not want you to understand me to say that I have never had an accident. I have had and expect to have some, as long as I follow the lumbering game. I have had two men each lose a leg and one man lose an arm, and I must confess that in each case it was due to the carelessness on the part of someone. One case was when the superintendent of a large yellow pine operation, a man who was con- tinually careless about his own safety, was discharged, only to be taken on by another foreman some miles distant. He decided to go from the car in which he was riding to his work to the locomotive, and this on the second day of his employment in this department. Result: a fall, the loss of one leg to him. Our loss: two years’ liti- gation in the courts, in which we won but with a monetary loss of several thousand dollars in court costs. Another case only three years ago in British Columbia, in order to save eight minutes’ time in re- turning to the bunk house after the day’s work was over, the fore- man allowed his men to ride an empty car down a very heavy grade and the car left the rails. Result; one of our best and most careful 36 : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 15, 1915 men, a young man in the height of manhood, lost one of his legs, maimed for life and is now working in a restaurant in Victoria. Our loss: the work of a good and careful man and a monetary loss of nearly three thousand dollars. . Will a Safety First campaign pay? Is it worth our while to get out printed pamphlets containing Safety First rules for each of our workmen? Will it then pay us to see that these rules are lived up to and when we find a man who is not living up to them let him go to seek a position where the hazard is not so great? ‘ Now I know some of our members here are now doing this, and these remarks are for those who are not. We seldom go into a manufacturing plant of any kind but we find placards posted warning .employees of danger and bearing in- structions as to the safest way to handle each machine. How often do we find any placards up to warn loggers of danger? Now why is ‘this? It certainly is not that we have less intelligent men in the logging woods than in any other industry. Then let us get busy and raise our industry from this low level as to accidents to our workmen. Lumbering Conditions in the Okanagan Some interesting matters are touched upon in a report recently submitted to the Hon. the Minister of Lands from the Vernon district. Seventy-two outbreaks of fire during the season, with but slight loss, are recorded, and mention is made of the increasing interest shown by the public in forest protection. Much clearing was done by set- tlers under permit, the season proving very favorable. The opinion is expressed that the lumber industry, in view of the conditions, has shown wonderful activity. Thirteen mills have been running fairly ‘regularly ; those in the Okanagan supplying boxes and crates for the fruit trade, as a result of which employment has been given, and the machinery kept going. Approximately three hundred men have been employed at the mills, and a somewhat smaller number in logging operations. Orders for several million feet of fir for snowsheds on the Coquihalla Branch of the Kettle Valley Railway have been given. The whole district has benefitted by the operation of the Kettle Valley Railway, and will do so to a far greater extent as soon as the Coquihalla section is connected up and opened, completion of which should be made by November. A Modern Plant at Winnipeg One of the newest and most modern woodworking plants in the city of Winnipeg is that of the Acme Sash and Door Company. The machinery is of the best and most modern design, and-the plant is driven throughout by electricity, furnished by the Winnipeg Electric ‘Street Railway Company. The sash and door factory is 107 feet in length and 72 feet in width, two storeys high. The equipment in- cludes :—one No. 108 Berlin 12-in. sticker, one 8-in. American sticker, two Berlin cut-off saws, one Canada Machinery Corporation dado saw; one Berlin self feed rip saw; one Jackson-Cochrane rip saw, one 30-in. surface planer, two Berlin jointers; one sanding machine, one combination saw; one band saw; combined shaper and jointer; one tonon machine, one sash sticker, one new Britain chain mortiser; one sash relisher, in addition to a full equipment of sash clamps, veneer presses, etc. The estimated output of the plant is of a monthly value _of $35,000.. Mr. George Cahoon has been elected president of the Laurentide Company, Grand’Mere, P. Q., in succession to the late Sir William Van Horne. Mr. C. R. Hosmer succeeds Mr. Cahoon as vice-presi- dent, and Mr. J. K. Ross fills the vacant position of director caused by the death of Sir William Van Horne. Mr. George Alexander has resigned as secretary, and Mr. W. F. Robinson has been elected in his stead. . According to a report received from a civil engineer recently ar- rived at New York from Finland, the wood pulp industry in Finland has been seriously affected by the war, and the stoppage of exports to Germany. Many factories which, previous to the war, employed a great number of hands, have closed down. Many large vessels carrying cargoes of lumber are at present tied up at the western entrance of the Panama Canal as a result of the great land slide in the Culebra cut, which has temporarily blocked the canal. Much of this lumber is for urgent shipment to the United Kingdom and to points in Europe. P At a recent dinner of the B. C. Forest Club, Mr. E. A. Sterling --was the guest of honor and addressed the club upon “The Promotion of the Use of Forest Products.” Should Patent Attorneys Guarantee Their Services? “4 It is not many years ago since many manufacturers would hold themselves responsible for the quality of their products. purchaser took all the chances. To-day the manufacturer makes goods up to a standard and he guarantees to the retailer that are of a certain quality. The retailer passes on the guarantee to purchaser, who thus knows what he is getting, and that, if the: any failure to come up to the quality guaranteed, he can get his m« back. Manufacturers who sell guaranteed goods are constantly p ing to the front, because purchasers will always prefer their pro This policy is being carried out to-day, not only in conn with manufactured products, but also in connection with service various kinds. It is especially applicable, as a policy, to the busin of a patent attorney. The government keeps records of all pat granted, and these records are open to all who wish to look thro} them. How many manufacturers, or inventors take advantage of fact and have the patent records been searched when they are 11 ested in a question of patents? Most manufacturers send thet vention to a patent attorney and ask his opinion about it. | patentable? Some patent attorneys will make what is called search,” that is, they will look into-the invention and advi clients whether they consided it to be patentable. After such they will perhaps advise the client that it is patentable. This quently the cause of misunderstanding and expense to the m facturer. An invention may contain patentable features and | a somewhat different construction from inventions already paten but be, at the same time, “unpatentable” because prior p sufficiently broad to cover the patentable features of the ir The most certain way of securing dependable reports patentability of inventions is to consult patent attorneys w in Ottawa, who are able to search the government records ally. A still further safeguard is provided by the firm of Shipman and Company, Ottawa, who, not only make pers of the patent office records, but, if they find no other inven ented which would be infringed on by the invention under tion, they furnish a Certificate of Patentability in which they ce that they have made a search of the patent office record. back up the certificate by a guarantee, that if an applic patent on the invention be filed through their firm, they wil is finally rejected, refund the fees paid them for preparing a secuting application. \ ae This is a businesslike proceeding on the part of Harold C. ; man and Company, and they advise us that their busines creased greatly since they adopted this policy. It gives their confidence and assures efficient and prompt service. 3 N. W. L. A. Executive Considers Important Matters — A meeting of the executive committee of the National sale Lumber Dealers Association was held on October 28th and at New York, and a number of important questions and repo considered. Those present were Gordon C. Edwards, Ottawa dent of the Association; W. W. Knight, Indianapolis; F. R. Bab Pittsburg, and M. E. Preisch, Buffalo. One of the most subjects considered was the re-classification of lumber and products as proposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. ~ seventeen questions asked by the Interstate Commerce C were given most serious consideration. Full reports were to the Chicago Conference in September, and within a sho: announcement will be made as to the association’s position ¢ subject. A recommendation was adopted authorizing the con to get certain information from the members with a view o posing some improved form of fire insurance protection amc members of the association. a ag - - Mr. Peter Lund, formerly of Wardner, B. C., has mo Lethbridge, Alta. Mr. Lund has spent 16 years in south British Columbia and southern Alberta, and has built up one largest lumber manufacturing and timber holding concerns i under the name of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company Ltd. Lund states that logging operations this winter will be quite along the Crows Nest Line. Mr. Lund recently resigned the management of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company, but tained his interest in it, and will continue to act as resident direct He is also president of the Western Canada Lumber Company Lt Lethbridge, Alta., which operates retail yards at the principal poi between Lethbridge and Calgary. a At a meeting of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, on November 5th, two addresses were delivered by Mr. T. H. War worth, of the National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada, Lin ited, and Mr. A. D. Huff, of the Laurentide Company. The form spoke on the aniline dye industry in Canada and the United Sta and Mr. Huff discussed the freight rates situation. ees f J eS sr tS. ene ae ese ’ a=, do 5 “2 ig Gat he eT ‘ ‘ ae ie A . : b ax November 15, 1915 The Place of Logging Engineering in Forestry* By Judson F. Clark, Vancouver The aim of the art of the logging engineer is to lower the cost of harvest- ing the forester’s crop. A lower cost of harvesting means higher stumpage hae foundation of forest finance is stumpage value. The forest has many yalues aside from its stumpage returns, and these values are often of the utmost importance to the community as a whole, even from the financial standpoint, but—the inevitable but—it.is the stumpage that pays the bills and makes possible and profitable the practice of forestry. : az It will, I think, be readily conceded that the greatest hindrance to the progress of forestry in this country is the low stumpage values. In Europe, where labor is much cheaper and stumpage values several-fold higher than _ with us, forest properties may be maintained on a perpetual yield basis and pay a fair return on the investment. ‘a ~~ What obtains in Europe to-day will obtain in America to-morrow. The practical question is, “How may we hasten it?” ‘In a large measure the answer to this question will be found in the develop- ment of the art of the logging engineer. ; - Stumpage is that which remains when the cost of marketing the forest product has been paid from the returns from the sale. Obviously, there are but three ways of increasing stumpage values. We may do so by raising the price of the product, by eliminating waste, or we may reduce the costs of * marketing. Unhappily, the price of lumber, the main forest product, is deter- mined by a great variety of considerations, most of which are wholly beyond ‘the control of the friends of the forest. The utilization of materials previously wasted makes slow progress. There have not been nearly so many by-product developments as could be wished, and every step in advance—no matter how rich in early promise of good financial returns—largely defeats its own hopes on account of the over- whelming supply of raw materials on the one hand and market limitations for the product on the other. Until such time as lumber prices substantially and permanently advance, the main hope of bettering forest finances and thereby widening the field where forestry may be practised, rests in the lowering of the costs of marketing the forest crop. : The cost of marketing the forester’s crop may be roughly classified as logging costs, milling costs, lumber transportation and selling costs. f The sawing and finishing of lumber, together with lumber transportation, have already been highly standardized. No doubt many further economies will be effected in these departments from time to time. A start which has every promise of large results has already been made in the heretofore much neglected field of lumber salesmanship. But perhaps the largest field for economies is that of logging, and the hope for greater efficiency in this quarter is in the development of the art of logging engineering. As the art of the farmer in producing the crops that feed and clothe the nation calls to its aid so much of the sciences of chemistry, physics and biology, so the logging engineer in the development of his profession takes toll from ‘the whole field of the mechanical science, and, hardly less insistently than the automobile manufacturer, calls for much of the best that has been pro- duced by that modern alchemist, the metallurgist. — No occupation calls for greater resource and adaptability. Every logging unit differs from every other in a complexity of variations in topography and stand, and of the thousand ways in which the logging may be done there are not many ways that admit of profitable results, and there is, of course, only one best way. The man who knows and can effectively carry out one or more of these better ways is a potential logging engineer—and the logging industry is proud of the many conspicuously successiul loggers who are daily adding to our knowledge of the art, to the dignity of the profession, and to their bank accounts. The successful logging engineer of the past has been a man who has com- pelled success by a more than average ability and adaptability. How may the average logging foreman improve his methods and thus take the first steps to qualify as a logging engineer? Must it not be by bringing to him the results of the best thought of the thousands of men who are devoting their lives to ~ this work? The trade journals have done a very great and ever-increasing service in this work, and must ever be the least expensive of our educational re- ‘sources. The Pacific Logging Congress has brought together the leaders in the profession, to their very great mutual benefit. It has also influenced a fringe of the rank and file. The trade journals and the Logging Congress will continue to be increasingly useful in their special fields of activity, but it is to the schools that we have a right to look for leadership. I would suggest that the time has come when the schools should provide for specialization in their forestry instruction. Such specialization would en- able students looking forward to government service to prepare either for administrative positions or for silvicultural work in all its broader aspects. -. For the students who look forward to private employ, the specialization will - be along the varied lines of forest engineering. The specialization called for in the past for private work has been very largely along the line of modern - methods of forest survey. For the future may we not hope that specialists _ may find a wider and still more remunerative field in various lines of lumber - manufacturing and utilization, in, lumber merchandizing, and especially in the department of logging engineering. : : Rie ta The graduate of the forest school, with a special training in the depart- ment of logging engineering, may hope to be of considerable service to a _ logging company from the start, but to be of the greatest service in the end he must be willing to start his practical apprenticeship at the bottom and work up. This may mean sixty dollars a month or it may mean forty. The _ coming logging engineer will choose his company and then compel them. to take him on if he has to volunteer his services at the start. Once in the har- ness his sole aim will be to make himself indespensible to his company, and the man who combines ability with a thorough training in the fundamentals of his art will quickly arrive. Having mastered his profession and having stablished a reputation, a successful logging engineer may hope for a large d remunerative opportunity as a specialist who will determine the method _ of operation best suited for any particular combination of stand and topo- graphy, and perhaps supervise the installation, leaving the less difficult task of operation to cheaper men. <4 ; There is perhaps even a larger work than that of training the logging ecialist open to the forest schools in the development of a course for the erage logging foreman. A four or six weeks’ course for this class of men, £ =. ‘ _* Address before Pacific Logging Congress. — o~ _— Of =e oS Sa " Phas am CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 without entrance qualification other than a desire to learn, in which all the latent and best ideas in the art would be combined, and wherever possible studied in practical operation, would be of the greatest value. Camp construc- tion and sanitation, economy and efficiency in the boarding department, camp accounting and welfare work, would be some of the subjects to be included with the more picturesque problems involved in the bringing of the logs to the rail or water and thence to the mill. It is not impossible that the forest schools would find in this direction their very greatest usefulness in promoting business economy, and therefore conservation. It would not be an unreasonable hope that such a course would result in a five to ten per cent. cut in average costs with the average foreman attending. Not the least value of this economy would be its effect in making possible (by making profitable) a closer utilization of the lower grade materials: To sum up, then, logging engineering is at present our best hope for the larger stumpage returns so necessary for the extension of forestry methods. In the past it has been developed almost entirely by practical men who have had but limited opportunity to know and see what the other fellow was doing. For the future, the forest schools should become clearing houses for informa- tion discovered and better methods developed all along the line, and thus become at once the source of supply for our specialists and the training ground for our every-day foremen loggers. B. C. Wants Customs Officer at New York Business men of British Columbia have taken recently a strong interest in the proposal for the appointment of a Canadian customs officer at the port of New York, so that customs regulations may be complied with in the transportation of Canadian goods between east- ern and western Canada, by way of the Panama Canal. They pre- sented a memorial on the subject to Premier Borden and the Minister of Customs through their local member of Parliament, Mr. H. H. Stevens. Unexpected delay in securing results from this memorial led to a joint meeting of the Trade and Commerce and Transporta- tion Committees of the Vancouver Board of Trade, at which the fol- lowing resolution was adopted :— Whereas, this joint meeting of the trade and commerce and transportation committees of the Vancouver Board of Trade has been called for the purpose of considering the question of the development of the British Columbia ports, with which the growth of our cities and interior territory is closely allied; And whereas, the British Columbia Boards of Trade have ap- plied to the Minister of Customs for the appointment of a Canadian Customs inspector at the port of New York, so that the customs regulations could be complied with in the transportation of Canadian goods from Eastern to Western Canada, and vice versa; And whereas, such transportation via the Panama Canal would greatly benefit the shipper and consumer for the following reasons: (a) The consumers of British Columbia would be enabled to pur- chase in Eastern Canada more advantageously much of the goods which they are now obliged to purchase from foreign market. (b) Conversely, the return cargo for ships would be the grain of Alberta and British Columbia, the lumber and wood products, can- ned salmon and other fish, fruit and food stuffs. (c) The fact that the Panama Canal has greatly shortened the trade routes of almost all of Canada’s competitors in the foreign trade makes it incumbent upon British Columbia to avail herself to the utmost of that route, both in her foreign and in her inter-provincial trade. It is resolved that it be imperative that if the British Columbia ports and Western Canada are to get their proper and legitimate share of the increased outbound and inbound trades that will follow the Panama Canal route, and if these ports are to keep pace with the other Pacific ports in which such elaborate preparations have been made for the increased trade, and are to utilize the harbor improve- ments and other transportation facilities that are now under con- struction in British Columbia and Western Canada, the application of the British Columbia Boards of Trade be granted without further delay. And it is further-resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent the Honorable Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada; the Honorable Sir George E. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce; the Honor- able Dr. J. D. Reid, Minister of Customs, as well as to our own Pre- mier, Sir Richard McBride, and to every British Columbia member in the Dominion House of Commons. Last Block Business Going to United States A despatch from Cadillac, Mich., says:—‘The Williams Bros.’ Lumber Company has again benefited as a result of the so-called war order placed with eastern shoe manufacturers for 3,000,000 pairs of boots for Slave soldiers. This concern received two inquiries from eastern last manufacturers for large size last blocks and it is the belief of the company that the lasts will be used in the manufacture of Russian boots recently ordered. Still more recently the company received a telegram from one of the inquirers requesting that a car- load of large size last blocks be shipped immediately.” Canadian manufacturers are in a position to handle this business, and ought to be more vigorously on the lookout for it. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘“Empioyment 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. Slabs and Edgings Slabs and Bundled Edgings, Hardwood and Softwood. Quote cash prices. Box No. 248, Canada, Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 19- 23 Wanted 10 cars 2-in. Hard Maple or Birch Com- mon and Better. Apply Box 258, Canada ' Lumberman, Toronto. 21-24 Wanted Birch and Soft Elm 1 in. to 4 in. dry or new clit. State quantity and full particulars. The London Lumber Co, Ltd., London, Ont. 22-25 Wanted 100,000 Cedar Ties. : 1% in. and 3 in. Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber. 2 and 3 in. Soft Elm, 2 in. Rock Elm. Dry or new cut. State quantity you can supply, and when. Box 250, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 21-24 Wanted Lumber Soit. Elm, 134. in., 2 in., 234. ing.3, in., 3% in., 4 in.; also Birch 1 in. and 1% in. Describe fully with lowest cash prices to Standard Hardwood Lumber Comepatss AGS Sound, Ont. 9-t.f. Wanted to Buy 15 million feet White Pine, Red Pine, Spruce, and Hemlock. Also Lath. Box 289, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-25 For Sale-Lumber ene Lumber for Sale 100,000 ft. Spruce 5th quality and better, 3 x 8 8/14 ft. $15. per M. ft: 50,000 ft. Spruce and Hemlock Culls, 1 & 2 3 x 8 at $12.50. One Million No. 1 & 2 1% in, cull Lath at $1.50 on cars Manseau Savoie & Co., Manseau, Que., on I. C, R. 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. 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. For Sale 700,000 ft. 3-in. Hard Maple, No. 3 com- mon sound hearts, 6 in. and wider, band sawn, good stock, dry. 400,000 ft. 6/4 Maple, No. 1 and 2 com- mon, dry. Address Box 256, Canada Lumber- man, Toronto, Ont. 21-22 Wanted-Employment Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Thoroughly experienced lumberman in all branches from stump to consumer wants posi- tion with wholesaler or manufacturer. Box 261 Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-23 Woods superintendent wants position, twenty years’ experience with teams and rail- road equipment of all kinds. Pine, Hemlock and Hardwoods. All kinds of ground. Will go any place. Can furnish good references. G. O. Sharp, Reynoldsville, Pa. 19-22 Situation Wanted Agent or Manager—lumbering or pulpwood operations—for immediate engagement—con- fidential reports on lumbering establishments. Address “Forester,” 222 Sanguinet Street, Montreal. 22-29 <3; WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE:—1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 3 pole rounders ; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed ‘double surface planers ; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip’ saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto. c Machinery For Sale One 150 h.p. Stationary Engine; two 75 h.p. Tubular Boilers; two Resawing } Machines (with Circular Saws). Savoie & Co., Man- seau, Que. 22 ee Eee For Sale Log Hauler, built by Alex. Dunbar & Sons; also several sets of sleighs. Address: DENASTON BREAKEY, Breakeyville, 21-24 Co.. Levis, P. Q. For Sale Logging Equipment R. R. Locomotive Logging Sleighs Snow Plows Hoisting Engines Chain, etc. Box 257, Canada Lumberman, Toronto 22tf Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Second-hand Machinery for Complete Saw Mill, all practically new, in excellent condi- tion, including Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Steam Nigger, 42-in, Steel Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8-ft. Waterous Bandmill, 5-saw Slab Slasher, 48-in, Edger, Trimmer, also In- dependent Lath-mill, and Filing Room outfit. Power Plant complete. Offers accepted for all or any part. On view at the Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Ont. For Sale Shanty Plant and Alligator Log and Tank Sleighs complete. Snow Ploughs, Blankets, Cookery outfit and all equipment necessary for logging operations. Box 260, Canada Lum- berman. 22-22 Saw Carriage One No. O “E. Long Mfg. Co.” Right Hand Saw Carriage with separate 20 ft. Trailer, total length 37 ft. Saw Frame with Top Saw Rig. Cable Drive Attachment. Complete. Used only a few months, bargain for immedi- ate purchaser. Williams and Wilson, Limited, Montreal, Que. 22-28 For Sale Copies of “The Preservation of Structural Timber,” by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Canada Lum- berman, 347 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. In the site Court of British Columbia Judicial Sale of the Assets of McLelan Lumber Company, Limited Vancouver Trust Co. Limited vs. McLelan Lumber Co., Limited PURSUANT to the Order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia dated the 8th day of October, 1915, there will be offered for sale by public auction by Thomas Shirley, Esq., at his office, 615 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, the 6th day of December, 1915, at 12 o’clock noon, the pro- perties and assets of the McLelan Lumber Company, Limited, as follows :— PARCEL I. Freehold Mill situated at Ladner, B.C., on Fraser River, 61%4 miles from mouth, 17, miles from New Westminster. Site comprises 8 acres land with 1450 feet deep water front- age. G. N. R. rail connection. Mill capa- city 100 M. per day. Equipped with steam drag saw, endless chain, steam kicker, loader and nigger, friction overhead canter, Schaake carriage, 4 block 60 in. opening, power set works, 12-in. steam feed, 40 ft. capacity, 9 ft. single cut Willette bandmill, 14 x 4 Wickes gang self contained, 81% x 54 Schaake edger, ° 15 saw slasher, 11 ‘saw band lift trimmer. Power Plant.—1 pair Lane Bodley twin en- gines 17 x 24, 3 boilers 72 x 18, 1601 b. steam, Dutch oven setting, 1 combination fire and feed pump 10 x 8 x 10. Planers. 1 Berlin No. building). 48-in. Sheldon fan, Berlin No. 91 high speed flooring machine. Berlin No. 108 Moulder. . Berlin No. 257 self feed rip saw. 60-in. Eagan Resaw. Swing cut-off saws. Double 55-in. Sheldon fan. 10 10 x 30 sizer (separate et et et et ’ Grinding room, complete equipment, attached > to planing mill. All planers equipped with electric driver. Kiln.—1 wooden kiln 19 x 63. Capacity 35 M. Yard Equipment. 54 2-wheel lumber trucks. 1 one horse trailer. 24 Factory trucks, 5 waggons. . 2 dump carts, 2 refuse cars. 3 heavy horses and harness, 2 sets dump car harness. Outbuildings. 2 dry stock sheds. 1 stable. 1 wharf shed. 1 blacksmith shop and equipment. 1 office and furnishings and fixtures. 1 7-room dwelling, partially furnished. . ‘granted. Ottawa lumbermen and PARCEL II. . Freehold land at Réad Island, about acres, including half million feet (esti standing timber, store and post office ing, hotel building with lean- -to, dining 2 cottages. All built of finished lu painted and in good repair. PARCEL III. ” Logging and camp equipment, nea 5 donkey engines with equipment and for 2 camps. The property will be offered en block, failing sale en bloc, by parcels as aboye, bids may be made for the purchase of — whole property en bloc or for any one of | above described three parcels. The property will be offered subject to reserve bid. For further particulars, terms and tions of sale and inspection of inventor and a full description of properties off for sale application may be made to Oli Allan Murphy, Esquire, Receiver, 614 P Street West, Vancouver, B.C., or to ; Deacon, Deacon & Wilson, Bank of Ottawa Building, Vancouver, B.C., or copies will forwarded by mail upon application to — y undersigned. this Ist day an Dated at Vancouver, B.C., November, A.D. 1915, DEACON, DEACON & WILSON, Bank of Ottawa Building, Vancouver, B.C. Vendor’s Solicitors. 22-22 What Does This Mean? The following despatch, com- — ing from Ottawa recently, had widespread publicity in the daily press, and evidently was inspired: The Minister of Labor, Hon. T. W. Crothers, predicts a scarcity of labor during the coming win- ter. He states that big employers of labor during the winter months, including the lumber companies, are looking for men and are hay- ing a hard time securing them. An appeal has been made to bring east the men who went west for — the harvest. It is not likely, how- ever, that such assistance will be lumbermen of New Brunswick — are appealing for men for the win- ter camps. Last winter the camps — had no trouble getting men at — low wages, but this winter it is — hard to get them at any price. “The Minister states thata new — system will have to be inaugur- — ated by the lumber interests if they are to receive any assistance in securing men. The system by which the men are compelled to board themselves and make their — purchases from the company’s — store, he says, has to be abolished. It has frequently been found, the Minister claims, that at the end of the season the men are in debt to” the particular company by which they were employed. The com-_ panies, he says, must board the men and pay them their wages at the end of the month. “The suggestion has been ma by influential lumbermen that alien internment camps should be released and put to work in the © lumber camps. This will not be considered unless the lumbermen — can show that they have done everything possible to secure labor at reasonable wages and have failed. ne Successful Management of a Growing Business Success in many lines of industry does not depend upon the amount of capital de- voted to it, or the amount of money held in reserve; nor does it depend upon fine office buildings, extensive furnishings, etc. The basis of success, irrespective of ev ery- thing else, is good management. The In- ternational Time Recording Company of Canada, Ltd., is a striking illustration of this fact. Mr. F. E. Mutton who accepted the managing directorship of this company last spring affords an example amply bear- ing out this statement. To a large extent. this company, in former times, was allowed to run itself. The product was satisfac- tory, but as Mr. Mutton says, “simply be- Mr. F.E. Mutton, Toronto ing satisfactory does not suffice. One may be content, but should never be satis- fied.” Since last spring, when Mr. Mutton took charge, there has been a striking change in the time recording business in Canada. The books of the International Time Recording Company of Canada, Ltd., indicate that the smallest increase there has been in one month under the new management is 50 per cent. This is the result of improved product and proper training of the organization. The proper duties of a general manager, as Mr. Mutton sees it, are to give each man his part to do, and then to see that he does it. In other words, he plans the work, then works the plan. © In conversation with Mr. Mutton we asked him if he thought it paid to advertise. His apt reply was, “does it pay to talk at all about your product? If it does, then it pays to advertise. How are you going to sell any product if you do not talk about it?’ The advan- ‘tage of advertising, in his mind, is that you can talk to thousands of people, whereas by individual effort you can only talk to one man at a time. “You could not sell thorough-bred horses for $1 each,” he said, “if you did not tell the people you had them.” Mr. Mutton is Canadian born, raised and educated in Toronto. In the business world he spent nineteen years with the National Cash Register Company, during fifteen of which he was Canadian manager. At the time of severing his connection with that company three years ago the Canadian Sales Organization had been leaders of the world’s selling force for the previous four years, which was surely something worth while. As he puts it, he spent half his life educating the public how to take care of their cash, and if he spends the other half educating them how to take care of their time, he feels he has done his share. Mr. Mutton has never spared any efforts which would help sales- men, no matter in what branch their occupation took them. He has addressed many conventions upon the subject of “Salesmanship,” which apparently must have been effective, for he has many similar calls upon his time, which he has been obliged to decline, on account of the pressure of other affairs. The business of the International Time Recording Company of Canada, Ltd., is growing so rapidly that the company are already arranging to make large extensions to the manufacturing end of the business. Their factory staff report that they cannot keep up with the selling force and Mr. Mutton says, “They never will.” The pro- duct of this factory is the result of thirty years’ experience in the study of the needs of the employer of labor. A Valuable Veterinary Book Free The attention of our readers is called to the advertisement of Ileming Bros., manufacturing chemists, of Toronto, who are offering to send free a copy of “Fleming’s Vest Pocket Veterinary Adviser,” which is of value to all lumbermen. The book contains 96 pages illustrated, and is durably bound in leatherette. It covers over two hundred veterinary subjects, describing diseases, so that different symptoms can be readily recognized, and the proper remedy selected. A post card will bring the book post paid to any address in Canada. The 6th annual report of the Commission of Conservation has been published in book form and contains much interesting informa- tion regarding Canada’s resources in forests, fields, mines and streams. In the conservation of forests, the report shows that steady progress has been made. Inventories of Canadian forests are being compiled, and much has been done during the past year to lessen the number of forest fires along railway lines. As a result, great forest areas have been saved from fire. This, and other phases of Canadian forestry, are considered in the report by such authorities as Dr. B. E. Fernow, Messrs. R. H. Campbell, H. R. MacMillan, G. C. Piche and A. D. MactTier. The report is well illustrated and has a carefully prepared - index. November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 89 Union Lumber Co. Limited Dry Norway Lath 6/4 x 3/8 x 4’ Mill Run 275,000 . a No. 3 450,000 Piled at Midland. Can “supply a ifew,.cars> 4). 5 Spruce 1.91.5, cut. Union Lumber Co., Limited 701 Dominion Bank Building TORONTO, CANADA ‘4 Dries enormous amount t 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 “BARGAINS” Dry Pine and Hardwood Lumber for Shell Boxes Hemlock in all Sizes Maple, Birch and Oak Flooring ete. Everything in Lumber John Harrison & Sons, Co., Ltd. Owen Sound, Ont. 7 Pu LSS ee * Mee mS se oe Jae oo! ted Fee” . i. Cerys one ee sols Se Ranga Dae Gs eee i : : ' J - y ent aly . hie “Se ee a i } CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | November aif Review of Current Trade Condition Ontario During the past fortnight we have received more encouraging reports from Ontario lumbermen than we had received previously for a much longer period of time. It seems to be a fairly general opinion that the lumber trade in Ontario is reviving. When this can be truthfully said to be the case, at such a time of year as the present, it is most encouraging. One of the largest manufacturing and wholesale firms in Ontario, discussing the apparent improvement, advised us that the actual volume of trade was showing an increase. This was, of course, not so much along the ordinary lines as along special lines such as the demand for shell box material. On the other hand, however, this firm reports that its enquiries have led it to con- clude that the furniture manufacturing business is showing quite an improvement. Recently one of its representatives visited a number of furniture companies and was surprised to learn that in many cases these firms report a really wonderful improvement in business. Some of these firms had shell box contracts on hand, but they were com- mencing to feel independent of this line of business, because their ordinary lines were picking up so well. They were also coming to the conclusion that the improvement was likely to be permanent. The building trade situation is not active, nor could one expect it to be so at this time of year. Nevertheless the trade in hemlock is rather promising. Reports which we have received indicate that the price of hemlock may advance in the course of the next few weeks. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin manufacturers have already advanced their prices $1 per thousand feet. In Ontario the production of hemlock has been light for some time and retailers have allowed their stocks to decline. There is a fair amount of building in progress in the country districts. These circumstances combined have, in the past, almost invariably led to an advance in the price of hemlock. The improvement in the trade in the country districts, while not extensive is noticeable. At no time during the past few months has the country trade been so flat as the city trade. While the farmers have not been building extensively, they have found it necessary to invest a fair amount of money in buildings for taking care of their crops, stock, equipment, etc. One wholesaler with whom we recently had a discussion said that he had just secured an order for stock for the construction of six silos. We have outlined above, the situation in connection with normal lines of trade. In the shell box situation the demand for spruce and birch continues very active. The probability is that it will increase greatly in the near future as the reorganization of the shell committee involves, according to official statements, orders for a great many more shells, and boxes will have to be produced for all of these. A large manufacturing firm in Northwestern Ontario, whose markets are largely in prairie centres, report that improvement so far in their business is not very noticeable. They had hoped for a good improvement after the crop was harvested, but one or two weeks of wet weather delayed the harvest to such an extent that they do not now expect the improvement this fall. They, however, are looking for a fair spring business from the country points. Eastern Canada The lumber trade at Montreal continues quiet, but there 1Sied little more optimism among the trade than there was during the summer. No extensive improvement is expected in the near future, but there is a fair amount of business in progress and it is expected that increased orders for shell boxes will shortly appear and make - business a little better than it has been. Building permits are in- creasing slowly and presenting a little better situation in the building trade. The lack of tonnage for export to Great Britain continues to be the great drawback in the export trade. The rate for export is now about 200 shillings per standard. It is likely, however, that the heavy shipments of spruce and birch during the present year will more than offset the decrease in pine. At St. John, N. B., the sawing season is nearly at an end. Some of the mills have been idle all summer and very few manufacturers have sold stock this year at anything substantial in the way of a profit.. The only successful ones were those who sold their season's cut early in the year. The American market continues very quiet. During the last month, however, schedule stocks have been selling in the United States at $23 and $24. Even at these figures the oper- ation is not very profitable because the boards and side stock will only bring about $18 or $19, and it is difficult to find buyers even at that. A few more buyers than usual have been coming from the United States recently, but they have not purchased much stock, uy co ae The local situation shows no change. The logging outlook present winter is still uncertain, but will probably be defini derstood in the course of another three weeks. There is'an e3 market for boxes, on account of extensive war orders. There are not many changes in prices to report in conme with trade at Boston. Prominent wholesalers and man however, advise us that the general feeling of the trade upward tendency in prices. Red cedar shingles have adv: little, to about $3.45 to $3.50 for 16 in. extra Vancouver shi $3.25 to $3.30 for the Washington shingles. North Carolit roofer grade, shows an advance of from 50c to $1 per thous the No. 2 common grade in southern pine shows a similar it price. There is not any definite change to report in connection white pine, but important manufacturers and wholesalers they are expecting some advances soon in the prices of - grades. United States Lumber trade conditions in the United States con prove. The improvement has now been in progress for seve and has come to be looked upon as general and probably Ordinarily, at this time of year, a slight falling off is Throughout September and October, however, the demand increased, particularly in the south, until stocks were broken, and the present outlook is that the year will end than normal stocks on hand to be carried over.- This will mal excellent foundation for a firm market in the new year. Practi all the leading woods are sharing in the improvement. Buil ations both in cities and in the country are well maintained, anc outlook is for continued building activity on a fairly large throughout November, and well into December, if the weath favorable. Looking at conditions in general, it is reasonable to expect that there will be a strong and general market fot beginning of 1916. : ES The most noticeable improvement is in southern yellow It is many months since the manufacturers of yellow pine have in so good a position to dominate the market as they are to-day. ~ many months, mill activity has been regulated very closely b: sheets and order books. Very little transit business is in prog and bargain offers of lumber are very scarce. Few of the retail bermen have laid in extensive supplies. The present rate of tion in southern pine is on a sound basis. A material increase, ever, would bring about unsettled prices, and it is to be hoped this will not be the case. ; 7 AES Reports from the Pacific coast are also encouraging. In the middle west the demand for fir is much better, especially si yellow pine prices began to stiffen. a The hardwood market is in better condition than it was ago, throughout the north and south. Dry lumber is being a fairly large stocks are reporting better conditions. The outloo hardwoods during 1916 is now thought to be better than it has | at any time during the past year and a half. : 7 ae Extensive sales of northern pine are reported. Favorable bu ing weather has resulted in retail yards replenishing their sta there has been quite a volume of rush business as a result ments continue to show an increase. ‘ ; i Great Britain . >a The timber trade situation in-Great Britain shows every of continuing to the end of the year along the lines which noticeable for some months past. These are chiefly char by gradually increasing prices which are following upon the advances in the cost of freight. Increased firmness in the cc Scandinavian woods is still reported, and the same conditior tinue in connection with stocks from North America. Spruce pers in the Maritime provinces have lately been asking higher prices, partly on account of the rise in freights and partl count of the growing conviction that importers will event compelled to buy further stocks at the prices asked. For some past, spot values for spruce in Great Britain have scarcely co ponded with c. 1. f. prices, and consequently, business has not b very active. Merchants, however, are now firm in their ideas_ spot prices are steadily rising. Even yet, however, there is much of a margin for the importer. The most important feature the general timber trade in Great Britain, at many of the ports, is tl large proportion of newly arrived wood which is going direct ii November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 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. Bortz, Pres. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwetn, Ass’t. Mer. Vrs | - a aes Sone ie aa aa er, Ds rarig tae ¥ oe Mey ara as y 42 . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November dat consumption. Apparently the inland merchants are experiencing a good demand. Much of this trade is in special sizes and quantities, of which the quantity available is nothing like adequate to the de- mand. There continues to be a remarkable absence of speculation in connection with practically the whole timber trade. A few im- porters however, have recently shown a slight tendency towards speculating on the winter demand. In the spot market at London there has recently been a good deal of activity on the part of importers who are anxious to conclude their forward arrangements as speedily as possible, on account of the approaching close of the shipping season. The demand is active and large quantities of fresh arrivals are being taken overside. Values continue on the upward grade. At Foy, Morgan and Company’s re- cent auction sale 3 x 9 third Quebec pine sold at £20 and £19 10s per standard. Market Correspondence St. John Season Nearing its Close St. John, N. B., November 8th (Special to the Canada Lumber- man) :—The present season of sawing is fast drawing to a close. Only about two weeks of open weather can now be relied upon to operate the mills, after which it is very uncertain how much longer operations can be carried on. Many of the mills are now idle, having sawn out every log they had early in the season, and, in fact, some were closed all through the season. It does not look as if the mills will have a very successful year from the standpoint of profits, as prices have been at a standstill all summer. In fact, it has not been a matter of prices but a matter of finding a buyer of English deals at any prices which would leave a profit. This has been almost im- possible, although parties who sold early in the year did well and were, in fact, the only lucky ones, providing they sold their season’s cut ahead. In the American market no sales at profitable prices have been made, as no market could be found for our provincial stock in that market. In fact, prices have been lower in the United States during this season than for years. As low as $21 has been the talk until the last month, when we have seen a rise to $23 and $24. But this is only for schedule stock and when one came to try and sell boards and side stock as scantling, not over $18 to $19 could be had and practically no buyers at that. Lately, a few American buyers have come on the market and taken up some stock, but in limited quan- tities. Locally, everything remains the same, and will do so, for at least 10 days when steamers are expected to load deals and will no doubt move a considerable amount of stock. No movement of deals has taken place for at least a month and considerable stock is now piled at the mills. There is also no change to be reported so far as log- ging for next year. is concerned, but is felt that in the next three weeks we shall see a decided change. The box business is good as many war orders are coming to hand. Montreal Trade Continues Quiet Montreal, November 10th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : —Except for a continued demand for lumber for shell boxes, trade is quiet, although, considering all the circumstances, conditions are by no means unsatisfactory. There is a general feeling that business will pick up, and while one cannot look for a pronounced revival dur- ing the next few months, there is sure to be a fair amount of busi- ness in the event of renewed large orders for shell boxes—and this would seem to be almost a certainty in view of the extensive orders for shells now being given out. Despite the advanced season, it is significant that the building permits for last month make a com- paratively better showing than those for many previous periods. They totalled $493,268, a dieeecses of $209,642; while for the ten months the total was $5.005,526, a falling off.of $11, 907,075. Lumber shipments to the United Kingdom are restricted, due to the want of tonnage, and also to the exceptionally high rates, which now stand at about 200s. per standard. At the beginning of the sea- son it looked as if there would be a considerable decrease for the year. Since then the demand has grown, and although the exports of pine have fallen off, these will be more than counteracted by the heavy shipments of spruce and birch. The probability is therefore, that when the total for the season is made up, it will-be found that Montreal is ahead of the previous season’s exports. Owing to the probable shortage of sulphite pulp, prices have x - piling. but the prospects for next she oa are not.so favorable. : The chief arrivals of soft woods at Liverpool recently haved , pitch pine and Canadian pine. Cargoes of spruce have shown a fal ing off. The spot demand for hardwoods at Liverpool continy 1€ active. Trade at Manchester is still remarkably good, in spite of th fact that prices continue to stiffen. At Bristol the timber trade ha plenty of orders on hand, but there is difficulty in getting the g id away, owing to railway congestion. a Glasgow trade continues fairly good, a steady movement ‘int consumption being maintained. Recently the demand has bee rather of a more general nature, and a fair business is reported 4 all branches of the trade. The demand for spruce is still active, a prices are again on the up grade. Several sales have recently be reported, from new arrivals, at much increased rates. Yellow pi deals have met with more request also. Birch logs are being y taken up from stock, at enhanced prices. = SPECIAL REPORTS | — ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD advanced about $5 per ton. Canadian mills have commenced to unbleached sulphite to England, where the price is about $55 pe ton. Germany is now using sulphite, instead of cotton, for ex] cp sives, and is paying very high prices for it. This will mean stricted supply for the United States, which will have to com Canada to make up the shortage; this country is fortunately position to produce a considerable portion of the deficiency. chances are that the prices of nearly all papers in Canada and United States will rise. Ground wood is quiet. Z Parrsboro Shipments for écteae Parrsboro, N. S., Nov. 5th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : —Shipments of deals and scantling from Parrsboro to the United Kingdom during October. totalled 6,389,200 feet. These shipme were all carried in Norwegian and Danish bottoms, and do. not in clude 115,000 feet of hardwood deals shipped via St. John. The N wegian steamer Ydon, which sailed from Parrsboro a week ago, reported to have been sunk in collision. The exports to the United States during October included 4318 feet of spruce boards, 372,000 laths, 478 maple logs and 50 pies Several cargoes of piling have been exported during’ month from adjacent ports. Freights still have an upward tendency, and it is reported th: at in one case 170 shillings per standard was offered. Some vessels” have had a wonderfully profitable summer. One Parrsboro te A. schooner has already taken three cargoes of deals to England this season. “ Ship- building once more promises to be brisk on Parrsboro Shore. G. M. Cochrane has a large tern schooner well advanced, and is get- ting out the frames for two other vessels, one of which is to be a four-masted schooner, registering upward of 500 tons, to take the place of the L. C. Tower: which was torpedoed last summer when. returning from her first voyage. Capt. T. K. Bentley is building large tern schooner and will probably build others. According t present indications there will probably be a record output this seasol Market in Great Britain for Wood Block Paving As a supplement to the report (published in Weekly Bu No. 609 of the Department of Trade and Commerce), from the cial Trade Commissioner, Mr. H. R. MacMillan, dealing with market in Great Britain for wood block paving, replies received fr city engineers in Scotland, who were sent samples “2 Douglas creosoted blocks, may be of interest. Mr. James Thompsen. city Dundee. writes: a > examined the samples of creosoted Douglas fir paving blocks am of opinion that these are quite suitable for street pavin Dundee. I should be glad if you can give me information as t cost per thousand delivered at railway station or on quay, Dun Mr. James Sim, city road surveyor, Edinburgh, advises: “I say that this corporation have hitherto been using Australian woods—Jarrah, Karri and Blackbutt—for street paving purposes The usual size of block used is 3 in by 5 inch by 9 inch, or 3 inch by 5 inch by 8 inch, while your samples measure 4 inch by 4 ineh by 7% inch. I observe from your letter that the city of Westminst London, has included these Douglas fir blocks in their specification: and in the event of their importing the wood in any quantity ert eyn eer ~CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DRY BIRCH WE have in stock approximately three (3) million feet of 4/4-8/4 and 12/4 Birch sawn during seasons of 1913-1914 and 1915. This is particularly suitable for manufactur- ing or Boxing purposes as it was sawn par- tially square and partially round or live edged. We have extensive Kiln Drying, Resaw- ing and Dressing Plants and can work to order. DRY SPRUCE BOARDS We carry the largest and best assorted stock in Canada. Send us your inquiries. John Fenderson & Co., inc. Sales Office: 3 Saw Mills, Storage ae and Planing Mill a Springfield, Mass. SAYABEC, Sieacc 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER doubt this corporation would be able to obtain a small quantity of the blocks for trial. Perhaps you will be good enough to advise me if the wood is brought into England, and also give me an idea of the cost of the blocks per 1,000.” The Glasgow city engineer made a personal inspection of these paving blocks, and stated that the same compared very favourably with those secured from other sources, but that the use of blocks has been discontinued in Glasgow because owing to the dampness of the climate, the heavy traffic and the method of shoeing horses the wear on the blocks was found to be too great. Pit-Props and Mining Timber Attention is called in the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce to an enquiry, No. 1160, referring to pit-props and mining timber. Owing to the prevailing high rates of ocean freight it is essential, the Bulletin says, that considerable charges for inland carriage should not be added thereto, increasing the price to an tnreasonable extent. It would appear therefore, “that persons offering pit-props from points far distant from Atlantic ports and therefore subject to heavy railway rates will be unable to compete successfully. Doubtless, persons offering pit-props from the Pacific coast will bear in mind the difference between the ocean freight rates from ports on that coast and from Atlantic ports. The enquiry re- ferred to is as follows :— 1160: 7° P:3 A Yorkshire firm desires to get in touch with persons in Canada who are prepared to quote for supply of pit-timber. They would like, if possible, to have a price delivered ci. Hull or Liverpool, the former preferred, but if sellers cannot do this then to quote the best way they can. The following are the different sizes of props used and the quantities named are what are used approxi- mately for six months :— “oa 3 ft. 0 in. x 3 in. tops, the approx. Eisaaetey, over $1 mos. Vena 26,000 Sit. sc ine x Srine 33,800 a 3) ftic 6 ins-eS Sei we * “39,000 } 3 ft. 9 in. x 3% in. os yy “15,600 Ne A ft 0 ine a 4oins 3 “Y . *_ -15;000 f Aft-)16 ins Sie 2: ‘33,800 ie 4 ft. 9 in. x 4% in. “ 41,600 s Di Tey, Op delineates, 1115 % Fs * * 104,000 - 5 ff16 ins ata5. in: * ” e “13,000 x 6 it. Of inex 5) in, 4,000 They also use timber in 15/20 feet lengths about 6% inches to 8% inches diameter at the rate of about 20,800 cubic feet over six inonths. North Shore Position in New Brunswick More Promising Hon. John Morrisy, Minister of Public Works for New Bruns- wick, states that he expects the cut of lumber on the north shore of New Brunswick this winter to be about normal. Speaking of the Miramichi, he said: “I look for just as big a lumber cut this winter as ever, despite the protestations that are being made by some of the lumbermen, who say that there will be a substantial curtailment in the production. I know that the lumbermen on the Northern side of the river will operate as heavily as ever, but Sinclairs however, have arranged to cut more than last year. There will be more lumber taken off the Lynch lands than for some time, and things will look much brighter than some of the lumbermen are inclined to paint them at this time. Of course there is difficulty in getting lumber shipped now, but if the Premier is successful in his efforts to have the Ad- miralty provide transportation across the Atlantic for this lumber at reasonable charges, this difficulty will not be so great. . . But even if the lumber cannot be moved, manufactured spruce deals are just as good as dollars, and I am told when a year old they are worth fully as much more than their original price as would be necessary to pay insurance charges to carry them over. I think the whole business situation on the north shore looks particularly promising.” Wood Pulp Required in Italy The Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, is in receipt of a cable, forwarded by Mr. Harrison Watson, Trade Commissioner at London, from a firm in Milan, Italy, who wish to import large quantities of wood pulp and cellulose for paper works. If Canadian shippers interested wire Mr. Harrison Watson, stating merchant prices c.i.f. Genoa, he will repeat to Milan. Should exporters desire to communicate direct with the firm in question the name of the company may be obtained on application to the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. (Refer File No. A-1107.) Mr. O. W. Madden of the James W. Sewall office, Old Town, Maine, returned recently from a three months trip in the Allegash : ye a (és = ae An *' c . i) “yf ng November 15, 1 1 91 ; < ag watershed. Mr. Madden Kas thoroughly explored the timber c about 100,000 acres of land, doing this work for the Maine State Boare of Assessors for the purpose of arriving at fair valuations for ation purposes. Mr. Madden states that the coming year’s logging operations on the Allegash and St. John Rivers will be light.” ee Ra es Future Opportunities for Trade with Belgium The Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Comm Ottawa, reports that the Department is in receipt of a comm tion from a gentleman formerly carrying on a general import a export business in Antwerp, who wishes to secure the agency Canadian firms with a view to supplying materials for the struction of Belgium and the North of France after the war. — stated that the house in question desires to be put in touch 1 reputable Canadian companies prepared to appoint an agent for sale of their goods in France and Belgium on the cessation of tilities. Even at the present time it is suggested that oppo Te might be found for securing Canadian business connections France or with French or Belgian colonies. The articles is interested in handling. include wooden heels for shoes; and match splints ; woodwool; woodpulp ; lumber ; roofing fel ing paper for newspapers and wrapping paper. With regar last two items it is stated that quotations with samples and tails as to dimensions of rolls and freight rates will be app: The name and address of the house making the inquiry may tained on application to the Department of Trade and om Ottawa. (Refer File No. A-583.) Reports from Albert County, N. B., say that lumbering o tions, which were very heavy last year, will be materially curtai during the coming season, on account of the high ocean fr scarcity of available ships, and the fact that a very large amount lumber is still unshipped and will be kept over until next se Some firms are not intending to put any men in the woods Other concerns have decided to get out a cut, though even a instances the operations are likely to be carried on on a much s scale. Wages in the woods are from $5 to $10 a month less than season, Logging Operations Increasing in B.C. A report from New Westminster, B. C., states that two prominent lumbermen of the district estimate the quantity of seasoned lumber in the yards of all the mills in the district at about 65,000,000 feel compared with a normal stock of 225,000,000 feet. "Assuming t the present rate of shipping is maintained, practically all the mills the district will have to open their plants to get their stocks up te normal in the early spring. This will mean the opening of loggin 4 camps by nearly all the companies, during the present winter. Mar workmen, who took part in the harvesting operations on the prairi are now returning to seek employment in the lumber camps, an is expected that labor will be fairly plentiful this winter. Saskatchewan Manufacturers Busy An enormous demand for lumber is following the prosperity of the farmers this fall, says a Prince Albert, Sask., report, and Prince Albert Lumber Company and other concerns of the kind ha decided to put all the men they can get in the bush. It is estima that at least three thousand men will be in the bush by Christi This is the greatest that has been displayed by the lumber comps for the past three years. Prairie Markets Improving Vice president George Bury of the Canadian Pacific Railw while in Vancouver recently, stated that there was now a grea portunity for coast lumbermen, upon the prairies. There was a need for granaries, and he believed that a large businéss co built up, if buildings were sent east in sections. He states th his belief, the total crop this year would be worth $300,000,000 . Western Farmers Building More Freely Hon. A. L. Sifton, Premier of Alberta, in a recent interview E Vancouver, B. C., said that he expected the farmers of Alberta wo do a great deal of building this fall. Retail lumbermen in Alb were very pleased with the situation. This would naturally m a considerable increase in the demand for lumber from the mills i British Columbia. Bwoyenber 45, 1015 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 faa Jack Buck Indian Tans HE Famous “Jack Buck” Indian Tan Moccasins, as cut No. 25. Made from the highest grade of Indian buck- skin. This line is made with six and ten inch legs. Sizes 6 to 12. A few of our specials in Lumbermen’s and Sporting Moccasins '@ hes Special, Sporting Drawstring Moc- casins, as cut No. 26. “The Sportsman’s Dry Foot Friend.” We are pleased to recommend this line as the “Best ever,” in our opinion, for the man who wants a dry foot. Sizes 6 to 11. Railroad Contractors’ Write for our Supplies. Catalogue. Mitts and Gloves O UR Special Mule Glove as cut No. 17. Cord fastener. Extra large and full fitting sizes. Same style as cut No. 17, but made from Heat and Wetproof Horsehide. This glove has both inside and outside sewn seams. A very serviceable glove. Sweaters Men’s Gauntlet Gloves as cut No. 18. Muleskin, Calfskin and MHorsehide. Full reinforced cuffs and all well sewn throughout. Sizes from 8% to 10%. 4 3 Cut No, 12 EN’S Fine Wool Sweaters as cut No. 12. Shawl or mili- ae tary collar, also in vest ef- Cut No. 17 Cut No 18 fect. Plain or fancy assorted colors. {tes erie, Cut No. 25 OTTAWA Write Smart-woods ‘*.° i or —————— qm LIMITED Shean 3 “Everything In Canvas’’ Prices oS eer. 2 wr ear G teow 4 nian . A Boon to Lumbermen > | || Payette’s Famous Patent Mill Dogs ; Ss 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. ANC rPAMmm 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 cast- ings for general use. Descriptive Booklet and prices mailed free upon request. | P. Payette & Company Engineers and Machinists Penetanguishene, Ontario 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - November 15, 1915 Head Office at Montreal. SPRUCE rough or dressed 1” No. 2 and Better Birch, 1914 cut also Basswood, Hemlock and Pine Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. . ST. JEROME. For Sale Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- thing complete for loading logs. Used only two months, well kept and good as new. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. Everything in Spruce Dressed and in the Rough Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Dry Spruce and Birch GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec EDGINGS Ontario Tht Foster mill, at Haileybury, Ont., has been purchased by the Riordo: Pulp and Paper Company, who will make the necessary alterations for th handling of about 20,000 cords of pulpwood. - The Rat Portage Lumber Company closed its large mill at Kenora, On on November 1st, after a very successful season’s cut. The mill was ope ating throughout the season and during a portion of it, a night crew w employed. Operations this year commenced on April 19th, so that the m had about six months and a half of cutting. A party from Montreal, including several business men intereste i the pulp and paper trades, recently visited the plant of the Abitibi F Bae and Paper Company, Iroquois Falls, Ont. The company will increase ei output of newsprint to 180 tons per day, and soon to 230 tons. Six hund dre e men are employed in the woods and at the plant. ‘ - The Bushfield-Martin Lumber Company, with head office at Huntsville, Ont., has recently been formed. The members of the company are Mr. Geo. Bushfield and Mr. M. O. Martin, both of whom have been identified with the Muskoka Wood Mfg. Company, Huntsville, the former as chief travelling salesman, and the latter as accountant and secretary-treasurer. . An attempt was made on‘October 31st to set fire to the 4,000,000 feet of lumber remaining in the yard of Messrs. James Playfair and Company, Mid-— land, Ont. Over 10,000,000 feet of lumber were destroyed in the fire of October 24th. Fortunately, the second fire was noticed when it was still — only a small blaze, by some employees on a tug, and it was quickly extin- guished. On examination, some waste saturated with oil was found, and several matches. In view of this occurrence it is considered that the disas- trous fire of October 24th was also the work of some incendiary. Eastern Canada The Escourt Lumber Company, Quebec, P. Q., have been incorporated. — A. B. Comeau & Co., lumber dealers, Farnham, P.-Q., have dissolved. The Godbout Lumber Company, Quebec, P. Q., has been registered. - J. L. Brown & Company, lumber exporters, Montreal, P. Q., have been registered. The paper mill of the MacLeod Pulp and Paper Company Ltd., at Milton, N. S., valued at about $250,000 was totally destroyed by fire on November ist. The Brooklyn Lumber Company, Hants County, N. S., completed its season’s operations early this month, after having cut 7,000,000 feet during seven months. Eben Lewis has started work upon the construction of a rotary sai at Salisbury, N. B. He is in the market for shingle mill machinery and pare of the rotary equipment, also 200 feet of belting. The Laurentide Company will receive 70 per cent. of the stock of a company, the Laurentide Power Company, Limited, formed to take over th new hydro-electric development at Grand’Mere, P. Q. The capital stock is $10,500,000, with a bond issue of $7,500,000. The Laurentide Company is now completing its new ground wood mill. : The large sawmill belonging to the Pejebscot Lumber Company, at Salmon River, N. B., was destroyed by fire recently. The loss is estimated at $50,000. It is not known how the fire originated. Near the mill were located the conveyor, a barge, extensive piles of lumber, and the buildings | of the mill village, but all of these were saved. Information as to the amount of insurance is not yet available. The mill employed between 100 and 150 men. A recent despatch from Fredericton, N. B., states that the formal trans- fer of the Timothy Lynch property on the Miramichi, to Fraser Ltd., Freder- icton, took place on November ist. About 9,000 acres of granted lands and licenses for 135 square miles of crown lands made up the timber lands in the transfer, while the mill site at Nelson and all the rest of the Lynch Con pany’s business was also turned over, including about half a million fe of round logs which are being carried over. The report states that the price was $430,000. Fraser Ltd., will cut between six and eight million feet lumber on the property ‘this winter, and they plan to purchase some lo as well as stock for the new mill to be erected on the site of the previo Lynch mill at Nelson. The report also states that the new mill will prob- ably manufacture about 10,000,000 feet of lumber in 1916. The plant will be similar in most respects to Fraser’s mill at Cabano, P. Q., and will ha re a capacity of about 120,000 feet per day. The cost is expected to be between t $80,000 and 5100; 000. November 15, 1915 : Western Canada 4 The Flagstone Lumber Company, Elko, B. C., recently completed their new mill, and expected to commence operations early this month. The sash and door factory belonging to D. W. Abrahamson, Revelstoke, B. C., was totally destroyed by fire recently, the loss amounting to $20,000. with insurance of $10,000. The North Pacific Lumber Company, North Burnaby, B. C., have re- sumed operations, having secured a share of the large orders recently sent from Great Britain by Mr. H. R. MacMillan. The Qualicum Lumber Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at New Westminster, B. C., and capital stock of $25,000, to carry on business as timber merchants, sawmill proprietors, etc. About 1,700,000 feet of dry lumber was burned recently in the yard of the Jewell Lumber Company at Hanbury, B. C. The loss was partially covered by insurance. The mill adjoining the yard was saved. A shingle mill has been fitted up and will be operated by four H-.ndoos, on the old Salmon River mill site, near Sperling, B. C. One of the men interested in the undertaking is D. Jahn, who is to be the manager. The firm is to be known as D. Jahn and Company. Miller and Slater, who have been operating Cook’s mill between Den- nison and Mount Lehman, B. C., this year, are nearly through with their cut at that point. They have purchased a mill at Lombard, B. C., from Mr. Bloomfield and will soon begin operations at that point. Extensive improve- ments will be made to the plant so that the new comers will be able to handle large timbers. United Kingdom Box Shook Market H. R. MacMillan, of Victoria, Special Trade Commissioner investi- gating United Kingdom lumber markets for the Dominion of Canada, has recently written a report on the box shook market of the United Kingdom, in which he says :— “The market is especially active at present for two reasons. The war demands have far exceeded expectations and are weekly increasing. The large manufacturers who use boxes for shipment of their products, such as soap, sugar, canned goods, when buying their year’s supply of box timber about six months ago, underbought because of the then prevailing high prices and in the hope that prices would come down; though prices have increased ‘these important purchasers are now in the market for greater supplies. The weekly consumption of box timber is now about 15,000 tons measurement. “The f.0.b. price of Swedish box shooks has increased fifty per cent., the freight has increased from 27 shillings a standard to as high as 105 shillings— it is now 85 shillings. Boxes which usually cost 7 pence each here, now cost 10 pence each. Canadian freights have also increased, but for box grades of lumber Canadian f.o.b. prices have not advanced. Further, the market for shooks is very active, the purchasers who in the past have always specified Swedish whitewood or redwood are more willing to accept trial shipments of Canadian wood. Agents are receiving important inquiries for large quantities of shooks every week. Swedish mills are still increasing their prices and taking their time in making quotations. Agents here state that for these reasons the present is an excellent opportunity to introduce Canadian box shooks. The shooks received from Sweden at present, while sound, are very knotty, and are built up of narrow strips four inches to six inches wide; Can- adian shooks once introduced should be superior in appearance and quality and secure a preference in the market. “While it may be possible in a few cases to supply shooks direct from the mill in Canada to the large user, it will undoubtedly be found advisable and necessary in nearly all instances to deal with established shook agents in Great Britain. A list of these agents is on file at the Départment of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. (Refer File No. 1499). The most important fact for Canadian box manufacturers to bear in mind is that the agent in the United Kingdom will not entertain f.o.b. quotations. The quotations must be made c.i.f. the designated port in cents or pence per box. The specifications always _ state the dimensions, finish, printing, bundling, and details of shipment. These must be rigidly observed, and.it should be especially noted that all dimensions for planed or unplaned goods refer to the finished dimensions and as the Swedish goods are well manufactured the shipments from Canada of poorly ' manufactured goods, or of shooks that do not come up to the sizes specified, will make it difficult to establish trade.” At a meeting of creditors of Napoleon Sarrasin & Son, Limited, sash and door manufacturers. Messrs. Vinet and Dufresne were ap- pointed liquidators, and Messrs. Y. Lamarre, T. Prefontaine, F. Trem- blay, S. Bock, and N. Sarrasin inspectors. A report from Three Rivers states that the S. S. Benin has been loading lumber for South Africa at the St. Maurice Lumber Com- _pany’s wharf. Log assorting in the St. Maurice River booms has been finished; there are still many logs to be sawn up, and the mills are very busy. The party of Dominion Senators, members of parliament and hewspaper men, who recently made the trip to the Pacific Coast over the new Canadian Northern’ Railroad route were entertained during ‘their visit by the Canadian Western Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, 3. C. They were shown through the great sawmill, and its operation a as explained to them in detail. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 all can be P. 1 or 2 S. and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13. matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10 x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1 in. x 4 in. up x 8/13, Approximately 60% 12 and 13 ft. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1x 4 in. up x 6/13—15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3. in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 60% Sawn May and July, 1915. 200 M. ft. 50% Best End of S. C. Pine, 1 x 4/6 x 6/11 175 M. ft. M. Ae Pine 1 x 4/7 x 12/13 3 in. x 9 in. x 10/13 350 1 x 4/7 x 14/16 _ 200 rs a ~ * 1x 8up x 12/13 600 “ = . tt x Supa aaAe 200 - “ eS et oe he Oace COAT 250 be fe Wt sc AA e213 750 fe 4 ey PRS x All F.O.B. Cars or Boat Ottawa. x ¥%—15 cut. %—15 cut. 1,000,000 pcs. Mill Run Spruce Lath 4 ft. x 1% 500,000 pcs. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 4 ft.x 14% x Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Limited WHOLESALE LUMBER AND bi aiook 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Main 5063 MONTREAL, QUE. H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 St. James St., Wholesale Lumber and Timber SHELL BOX STOCK White «« Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Birch, Maple Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Montreal Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager The Only Electrical Paper in Canada A National Journal ) for Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers of Electric Light Plants Useful to Subscribers Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy address Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. 347 Adelaide St. West, TORONTO and Everybody Interested in Electricity 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER November 15am 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. 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Penetang, Ont. | ; Camp Horses Thrive on Boot Calks || ~~ calawelrs mratapenes Molasses Meal Get a bag of Caldwell’s Molasses Meal, follow the directions for feeding which are attached—and watch your horses improve. You will see them improve in appearance, health and strength. Camp Horses thrive on Caldwell’s Made from Best Refined Tool Molasses Meal because they obtain the : x ll triti ] Forged And Oil Ai empered. full nutritive value of all the food they are fed. Quality Absolutely Guaranteed. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is not expen- sive. It sells at a low price and re- Thirty in Ball and Five in Heel are the places costly veterinary stimulants and Numbers usually required. remedies. Write for prices. F. Bacon & Co. || Caldwell Feed & Cereal Company, Limited Montreal Dundas, 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. 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 «.. anyway you Manufacturers of Lumber Tools take it, and it’s the best PEMBROKE - - - ONTARIO sie avey ade. November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 No. 44 Cross Cut Saw There is Lasting Quality in All MAPLE LEAF SAWS ew a Kane eee Pry -— Ce ee ee ee ee oe el Circular Saw This is due to our Secret Process of tempering the fine Razor Steel which is manufactured exclusively for us. This refines and ae toughens the raw material to such an extent that MAPLE LEAF 1900 Hand Saw SAWS will stand up under the most severe tests and last longer than any other saw on the market. Why not buy Made-in-Canada Maple Leaf Saws when you can get goods of superior quality made by a strictly Canadian firm, em- ploying Canadian workmen and supported by Canadian capital? Every Maple Leaf Saw is fully guaranteed. Shurly-Dietrich Company, Limited, Galt, Ont. Western Branch: Eastern Branch: 1642 Pandora St., VANCOUVER, B. C. | HULL, QUE. No. 55 Cross Cut Saw 50 ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... Amer. Woodworking Mach. Co. . Anderson & Co: ‘C.1Giee cesses Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau ... . Malcans /& Co, EL. Claearer raeer -& Son>.. 0s qe ee eee Austin & Nicholson ... B Bacon & ‘Co., Fo. -<.:. Bateman-Wilkinson Co. Bartram Brothers, Limited ... . BattomlLaaniteds... eer 2. ate ee Berlin Machine Works ... ... .. Beck, Mico. (Company, (Ge. cei .0 Bice ire ollanidis, +s ore deuthanats Boake Mfg. Company Boving Hydraulic & Engineering CoOmpativoks.: Na-). tus caaeatae ee Bore oun lic | Sen ite te eee aes Brown Corporation ... Cc Caldwell ‘Feed Company ... ... Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co. .. Campbell Lumber Gow, Ls Eos. - Canada Metal Company Canada Starch’ Company ~.). ..2 = Canada Stove & Furniture Co... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Bio ran tte eee, Siu nee pra A Dic Canadian Link-Belt Co. ... Canadian Locomotive Go, 2.1... 2. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Company «cae pe es fee Canadian Milk Products ... Canadian Office & School ture Company ... , Gant Geni pis. vars vaesceee Carborundum Company ... ... . Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. . @limax-Mis,“Gompany <1, .0. Groteaw, J. Mine Div Wim wcieet te leurni- D Davies Company, Wm. ... ; Disston & Sons, Henry .. «<...".). Dodge Mfg. Company Dominion Belting Co. ... WY NA AN 48 10 13 60 11) 14 Hardwood and Pine. Y Y VU N ' CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Dominion Timber Regulations .. Donogh “& Co.,,Jotttiee nee. Dudley, A. INV 22 eee ee Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. .. E Eagle Lumber Company ... ... Eckardt Gompanyj shinee ae Eisendrath Glove Company .... F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ... ... Farnworth & Jardine ... a he Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Pieming (Brosi., 2 suns oie eee Braset Limited) -.. Arcee eee Fraser Bryson Lum. Co., Ltd. ... G Garrett Lumber Company Garlock Packing Company ... .. Gartshore, Johnie seamen e es Gillespie; James 0.08... 14. oft Gillies Bios. ivtdeer see. ee eae Goodie. & (Co, tlealvige =~. ocd cous Gordon'&/ Co. Geatiwe we. 22. 2 Graves, BigwoodCom... ... ... Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... .. Grantré& CampbeliW. se... .a8 2. Grant, Holden & Graham Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited. H Haeberle Lumber :Co. Girt <<: Harris, Tie é Timber Cos... Jas Harrison & Co., Ltd., John ... .. Piaxtquaih es Ge De eee Nets es coe Hay Knife Company, Peter Hettlér Lumber Go., H.-H. .... Hocken Lumber Company Hoes Compattyy Wasctt aan Shannon, _P..& J. = ee Sheldons Limited... ... 1.27 Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... .. be Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. . Smart-Turner Mach. Co., Ltd) J. 7) Smart-Woods Limited ... ; 45 Smith Foundry & Machine Works ¥ South Coast & Northern Lumber . oho ae Company... )s0. 20) eee Spears .& auder wo aye ns ie ne Speneet,, ©. AG ae. ee . RS ee - te. Standard Chain Company en Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. 17 Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Ltd. — St.. Gabriel Lumber Co, a.e eee 6H nig _ 4 Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co. .. 15 — Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... 15 eee Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. 1 | Wins ‘z Union ‘Lumber ‘Co. Sie Victoria Harbor Lumber Co... 2 w Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 63 — Watson & Todds. ueeae eee! Webster & Bro. Ltd.. James .. -. 1 West & Peachy =)330.0 seer 57 Wilson Bros. : 2) fc) oes ne Wistar, Underhill & Nixon ... . 17 Woodhouse Chain Company ... 58 Wuichet,; Louis’ & . 4) eee ee a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 November 15, 1915 The Three Goodhue Belts “EXTRA” “STANDARD” “ACME WATERPROOF” These three brands are made for three different services and each brand is the best quality made from selected hides with the stretch taken out. ‘Goodhue Belts” stretch less than any other belt by 15 to 25 per cent. This quality effects a great saving because it is unnecessary to be continually shortening the belt to keep it taut. ‘‘Acme Waterproof” brand is made for the wet places in a mill and se will give a remarkable service under the most trying conditions. When you buy a belt—buy a Goodhue. Prices and particulars on request. J. L. Goodhue Company Limited DANVILLE - QUEBEC WINNIPEG AGENTS: Bissett & Webb, Limited, 151 Notre Dame Ave. E., Winnipeg, Man. VANCOUVER AGEN7Ts: Fleck Bros. Limited, 1142 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C. Rogers - Buffalo Automatic Knife Grinders This is one of the famous Rogers Grinders, with latest improve- ments, ful] auto- matic feed. Takes knives up to 130” long. We make a full line of Knife _ Grinders and Saw Sharpeners. All guaranteed to give perfect satisfac- tion. Price $65.00 up. Samuel C. Rogers & Co., 10-16 Lock St., Buffalo, N. Y. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads AJAX Loading Chain United States and Canada use and swear by. Made by Standard Chain Company Pittsburgh, Pa. Montreal Alexander Gibb, St. Nicholas Bldg. 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. is the loading chain that 90°/, of all the lumbermen in Do you? Winnipeg Bissett and Webb TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 6U UU 62 U0 2-in. No. 1 cuts ae better .. 62 UU 4 00 1%-in. No. 2 C. & B. ...ene 45 00 47 OU 2-in. No. 2 cuts and better ... 47 UU 49 U0 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ........ 31 UU 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 00 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .ii@ie. 38 U0 1-in. Good Shorts .....se.e0. 35 VU 40 UU 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 UU 27 OU 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 VU 29 UU 1 x 10 common and dressing... 31 UU 32 UU 1 x 12 common and dressing... 82 UV 34 UU 1 x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 j-in. mill cull sidings ........ 21 UU 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 28 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 28 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. out 29 UU 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 34 UU Dix) 10) (conmimion seiee sain) ailoima 28 0U 2 and 3.x 12 common ........ 30 00 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 5u 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 00 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common. 27 00 l-in. mill run sidings ......... 25 00 27 00 1-in. mill run shorts .......... 22 00 1-in. mill run Norway ........ 22 00 2-in. mill run Norway .....--- 23 00 Norway, c and cf, l-in. ...... 32 00 Norway, c. and cf. 14%-in. .... 32 00 Norway, .c; and c, 2-in. ...... 32 00 Spruce mill run l-in. and 2-in. 22 00 Spruce mill culls ...... ...«.. 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 00 Die Gin. x 9 ito 16 ft. 2.02. <6. 20 00 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 21 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 OU 1x7 ,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 00 a No. 2 6-4t. tor 16-ft... 16 00 2x 4 to 12, 10) and! 163th... 19 00 2x4 to 12-in, 12 and 14 ft. ... 19 00 2x4t o 12-in., CRED eure eee 22 00 PEXTAntG , te-inias) 20 iit. ocayeieineie/e 24 00 Sato din, 22 tt Sicteertal he 25 00 Ors 4: to, to-tnt 24) ft eae sees 26 00 z-in. No. 2, 4in. and up in width, 6 to 16 ft. ......... 16 00 Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 0U Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10x10, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 ft... : 31 50 6x10, 6x12, “8x10, 8x12, “10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to 32 ft. ... ; 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. . 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 32 LC) Waterss . 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... AONE 33 50 6x18, "sls, Lp to) G2) fiers ot 00 34 00 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. ........ 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; 61 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft, $9; 61 to 65 ft., $12.50; 66 ‘to 70 ft., $15; ral 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 2-in. Mir rough fs...) secs 40 00 14%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 0U 1%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 1%4-in. 32-in. pine ...... S 2 65 1%-in. No. 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 00 14%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX 6 butts to -2-iny 2..... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 3 10 ORE ROK Mme cenni clan « pusies alee atalate’a.n 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ........ 45 00 Ash, brown, Ists 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, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 3 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 and B/Aa we vs Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, ROVE le sisheiaten\ ete 50 00 Basswood, ists and- 2nds, 4/4 %. 2.5.01 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4,.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .... 18 50 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, Ists 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 EL OS I pO AIA, 5 37 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, sts and 2nds. 36 00 Hard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 37 00 Hard maple, common and better, 4/ . 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1Ists and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain 1lsts and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 ‘and: 16/4 “iin! 2 Petes 75 00 White oak, plain, 1Ists and 2nds, 4/4. 69 00 White oe plain, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-1n; ..... 5: ric wc.cleme MMM liibieon penote 65 00 White eat plain, Ists and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4 Cem cc 75 00 White oak, % cut, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. 85 00 White oak, % cut, 5/4 and o/9 1sts and nds: .sckas vee.ae Ae - 88 00 White oak, % cut No. 1 common «+. 55 00 Hickory, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ......... 70 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts and 2nds. 75 00 OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: d-in, x 7-in. and up \.....css05s $52 00 54 00 14%-in. & 1%4-in. ee. and up 55 00 58 00 2-in. x <-10, dnd 116.0.) es cieases 58 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 42 00 Pine good strips: Tigi sg Day cca jemis oe yeletolete 38 00 40 00 1%-in. and D34-in. 0c... ue 50 00 52 00 ZHAN; sisrwlojsis |e ctevale atoulitience cee 52 00 55 00 Pine good shorts: l-in. x T-in. and up .......... 40 00 42 00 l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. ...... 30 00 33 00 1%-in, and 14%-in. ........... 50 00 54 00 QTE trae iota es elev! aie Waietabare tare 52 00 54 00 7-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 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, 1l-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Pine, 1-in. x 5-in. s.c. strips .. 2400 25 00 Pine, 1-in. x 6-in, s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 1-in. x T7-in. s.c. strips .. 23 00 24 00 Pine, 8 s.c., 12 ft. to 16 ft. ... 25 00 26 00 Pine, 1-in. x 10-in. M.R. ...... 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28 00 30 00 Pine, 8.c.\ strips J-in) ..5....%s 21 00 23 00 1%, U340and 2-in,, soc. ssl 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". .3.,. 17 60) 18°60 RS 10.2605) T2216” ses was 19 00 20 0 Pine mill culls, strips and sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- TEMA Api je olatpineta staat tele 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*fti wcnw es 17 00 18 00 ©: eglls 82) Weipy canna ie toe dies 15 00 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, l-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill ,culls’ out, .2:in).scuser 22 00 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1”x7” AMGULI™ iieroe o’ata sca malcaiets com eete 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: x4 and ‘up, Ott) Socete 17 00 18 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 18 00 20 00 1”x9”-10” and up, 12’-16’ .. 22 00 24 00 1%"x7” 8-9” and up, 12’-16’ 22 00 24 00 1%”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 aud. Bi)! shh ic rels weenie 25 00 27 00 Heémlock: 1-in. cull) <2). te ete lleiere 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 Tamarac. tec) otecctecen moeeee 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 Joporins.. ccc er eaemee 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, 14%, Sito asatee Borie Mir settee 20 00 24 00 Ash, blac&, log run .......... 25 00 28 00 L810) Nope leparnnt ccf sec cris 33 00 36 00 1x0: No? ‘2* barn ie. --. -23 00 26 00 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 50 No. 2 White Pine ...... 3 05 Mill run white pine ...... 4 25 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ... = 3 50 Red) pine; mill stn) see 2 eeeee 8 70 Hemlock, mill run ...... aoe 3 00 S2-Uity MAEM cicleisie oleate odd aa ees eters 2 00 Pine Shingles xxxx, 18-in. ...... 3 50 picet Hutt. .TB-iny aici. 3 25 or ae ane orator 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: AXA, LO-itie as cleteia vie 4 25 Glear butt, WS:in), “<. . ion 3 50 AS -Ust; eK se eae lets ote nirele 2 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... ---. 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 65 Oak According to average and quality 60 70 Elm According to average and quality, 40 to 45 feet ... .. 70 75 According to a cae and quality, 80) to! Sb feet! ...v sien eza:inatoemaiboO 60 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. Average 16 inch wee eee teen 16 inch, per cu. Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. ne ns eee ie 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better 1 x 6 and 8 in. 1 in., 8 in. and up wide 1% and 1% in. and up wide 2 in. and up wide 4/4 x 8 and up No. 6/4 x 8 and up No. 1 and better 8/4 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. 8/4 x 6 and up No. 1 in., 8 in. and up wide in., 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 in., 6-in. and up wide in., 6-in. and up wide 1% in., 6-in. and up wide 2-in., 6-in. and up wide see twee ee 1 in., 6-in. and up oe 1% and 1¥% in., 6-in. 2-in., 6-in. and up wide 2¥%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up and up wide.. in. x 13 in. and up 1% and 2-in. No. 1, 1, 1%, moe ou No. 2, 1%, 1%, 2 bee run culls, 1-in. 14 4, 1% and 2-in. . 1, 32-in. pine . 2, 48-in. pine . 1, 48-in. pine . 3, 48-in. pine ee ee WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac S751>S: sand 4X, ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. 19 00 23 50 Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. extra. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock Uppers 4/4 ...... Siw lays at) Rater ....$94 00 Uppers 5/4 to 8/4. PPS re oo Uppers ry to 12/4). é,.5. heer ee --- 97 00 Selects 4/4 ©......0%.00 cwietelem ane «4c oe OF Selects Pr to B/4 sewcctk weasels Meee eaO Selects 10/4 to 12/4 .... ..... « Shen OG Fine common 4/4 ...... 5/0. male, = 5 gee Ae Fine Common 5/4 ...... cassie iid Oe OO Fine common 6/4 ...... .. «oan oe an Fine common 8/4 ....... .+.-- oo sede BF OO No. 1 Cats 4/4 Jc... eae « aaieiare ae Ge No. 1 Cuts:6/4>..2 05 cee 5 0 aetna aera 57 00 No; ly Cuts 6/43 =... Seen acs kao et Oe No. 1 Cats .8/4%.7 2.01 wanes o wae ose ee No.2, Cate! 4/4 oo... ee ice cae Teles ee No. 2 Cuts 5/4 . Se tae 43 00 No. 2 Cuts 6/4 . 45 00 No. 2 Cuts 8/4 ... 50 00 No. 3 Cuts 5/4 oe) nese sein eeee anata Nos 3) CutstG/4 inne Naeiamie « auiettohe 34 00 Nor’S Cite 8/45. ccc case ¢cis.@ “s'uye eae ene Dressing Bis Stas gucemeee aa acvw. «wt. OOOH Dressing 5/4 x 10 ...... ....-- «--- 51 00 Dressing 5/4 x 12 ...... ...... «.-. 52 00 No. 1 Moulding 5/4 ...... ..... Fe ae rs pes EE CER 50 co +4 24,2628, 30, 82 ft.. - 26 50 yx 12; S16 ft..0.355 b 23 50 x 12; (3s. 20,23 fe eee x 12;'24, 26,'28, 30, 32 ft. 27 No. 1 Common Boards 8, 10, 12 inch | Mixed widths 4 or 6 inch No. a mat'eie ae Of 4 or 6 inch No, 2 2.500) «vsb plea 4 or 6 inch No. 3....... sa's'eo stare Shiplap—Finished GB Site ha ss -eccltw scooter a wees eve Meira awe 8, 10 and’ 12 inch ... 7s. vpenee eomaale Siding G inch No.2 ice as oo paces Somtelemnnine 6: jock No. 2 | . o) 12" x0 afte eee ‘i jietuy we in.; 10 x 16 5t. o. aeep eee i i i 32: ff > Abate . 23 50 se in. ; 10 to 16 ft. .... 20 in. ;'18 and 20 ft. sonnel 2m in.; 22 and 24 ft. tees eee 27 PR ROOSOO 58 verr 25x f. Sonal ane & 5 si $ F ‘ ome O 55 19 07 8 9 Co a at at Pat PS La Re Ct) share ot aR We see sii eegae re - ee MS BB o 3 Cal r : En AAAAWWWWWMNNHNNNHNNHNHNNNHD = KHKRKKRAKAK KKK KRM KRKKRE RK - $8883 S8S8SSsssssssssssss pene RUMP NINS SHIPLAP B..Co, Bir, ‘6limuss ower cee ci oe 19 00 B. C. Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. ... 20 00 No. 2 Shiplap, Lig ques via, le pale sed No. 2 Shiplap, 8 , 10 and 12 in. nema ss 20) OO FIR, COMMON BOARDS, S$ 1S, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 80 per cent. 4 and'G' in’) \....d510) estes Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. Ho 2: Mixed widths <...2,mmen s SHINGLES XBX BS C. (Cedare-- manner ia ahagieleiatele a ee LATH Fir pat 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. x 4 ft., bundi.d - BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. White Pine . Wholesale ae Price No. 1 Moulding 6/4 ...... ...... «.- < Saaties om page ) -~-7 Paint Dries Quickly Output Increased Above photograph shows the interior of the paint shop of the N. Y. Ont. & Western R. R. Building is 320 by 67 feet and has a cubic content of 826,672 cubic feet. A Sturtevant (REG. CAN. PAT. OFF.) Heating System provides an 18 minute change of air, greatly facilitates the drying of painted cars and increases the output of the shop. The apparatus comprises a Sturtevant engine-driven fan and a heating coil. The distributing ducts are placed near the floor to provide an abundant supply of warm, dry air where the drying action is most necessary. A We have the largest and most capable body of trained heating and ventilating engineers in the world. Why not put your problem up to them? Write B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited ._Montreal Toronto GALT, ONT. Winnipeg Vancouver Morgan Machine Company 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 Company ROCHESTER, N.Y. _ November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER NOW Clothing Shoes Silk Hose and Breakfast-food are among the commercial by-products of wood. About one-fourth of the tree goes into lumber. The values in the re- maining three-fourths are not known. Ten Years from Now Lumber may be the by-product of our for- ests. The economic changes in utilization de- veloped by the meat packing industry will be paralleled with wood. SCIENCE is discovering new values, ECONOMICS is eliminating waste, GOOD BUSINESS is solving the problem of utilization. Stumpage, bought with discrimination, continues safe, stable, profitable. The present offers investment op- portunities that may never be repeated. James D. Lacey & Co. Timberland Factors Since 1880 CHICAGO PORTLAND SEATTLE 1750 McCormick 1310 N. W. 1009 White Building Bank Building Building . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 54 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued q / i i@ | 2. vais eons . 5800 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 Fine common, 1 in. ...... . 68 00 70 00 No. 2 Moulding ae 47 00 Fine common, 1% to 2 in. } 72 00 es Gig G/4~...ckc alee wee 47 00 SAP BIRCH No; 1: Cutssll itu aeons x 55 00 No. 2 Moulding 6/4 ...... - y bebe No. 2 Moulding 8/4 ...... sseeee were a i 4/4 34 - 36 22 - 24 16 . 18 ay : es 4 tng 2 Ane gve Seine * oe 12): eee ee 5/4 and 36 - 38 24 - 26 : °. uts, cate els ghe cane de Re sigaan 2's aid Boe eed 34 0 revere No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in. ...... 48 00° 50 00 No. 1 Barn 1 x 10 ....-. -+---e 36 00 SOFT ELM 3arn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 ., 46.00 50 00 No. 2 Barn 1 x 6 and Si ten eee ales aie 32 00 4/4 84 * 36 23 x 25 44) a 16 No. ty 1 x10. 37 00 38 00 No. 2 Barn 1 x 10° i ocutiemnas es 34 00 5, 6 & 8/4 36 = 388 25 = OT, 16 - 18 No. iif Tt fe 8 fs 36 00 37 00 No. 3 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ..2.-5 «0-0» 26 4 . No. 271 x 12 .. 36.00 40 00 No. 3 Barn 1 x 10...... «..-.. 21 00 BASSWOOD No. 21x 10 .. 34.00 35 00 eee = Gand Up: 22. eie Been 4740 | @ph-ida 0 928 BB 36-17 No. 2,1 x 8 .. 33.00 34 00 age % 20) oro sty a tera ae ats Thicker 34-86 25-28 18 - 19 No. 3, 1x 12 .. 3100 32 00 iDet aS aay CEPR ce era L Bee An at No. 31x 10 .. 29.00 30 00 Box 1 x 13 and up ....02 sseeee ze uae oo) 60 PLAIN OAK No. 3, 1x 8 28 00 29 00 The following quotations on hardwoods re- - 52 1-3 19 - 21 } f Present the jobber buying price at Buffalo Ee 8/4 fe Z pa oa “ fA ad - 23 Canadian spruce boards ...... 23 00 25 00 and Tonawanda: Spruce, 10 in. dimension ...... 00 25 00 MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN Spruce, 12 in. dimension ...... 25 00 a 1 Cc No. 2'Con 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 Spruce, 9 in, ....+0+- sseee age 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. : ; 4/4 > Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 22 50 23 00 4/4 29 - 31 19 - 21 13 - 15 5/4 to 8/4 51 - 53 28 - 30 18 - 20 10 and 12 in. random lengths, 5/4 to 8/4 32-34 21-23 13 - 14 10/4 and up 60-62 40-42 20 - 22 10'ft.. andoipe skews, ogee 24 00 Be atte 26H eee RSet areca BOSTON, MASS. 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 4/4 42 - 44 26 - 28 14 - 16 Selects; 1 to 2 inch <.¥.;; ..-- 80 00 88 00 feet. dud - 11+ Vivvucs beet eeeete 50 21 00 Free to Lumbermen Fleming’s Vest-Pocket Veterinary Adviser Here is your opportunity to obtain, absolutely free and without obligation, what is considered to be the best veterinary book ever pub- lished. It deals fully with all the diseases of horses and cattle, outlines their symp- All other random lengths, 7-in. and under, 10 ft. and up ... 5-inch and up _ merchantable boards, 8 ft. and up, p Is .. 2000 21 00 1 x 2 and 1 x 8 furring, p 1s ia clipped and bundled ........ 21 00 22 156-in. spruce-lathe'. urd. v.<5 410 4 1¥%4-in. spruce laths ...... 355 387 Clears sean as Second clears Clear, whites... sur) wearer A Extra 1s (Clear whites in) .. & Extra 1s (Clear whites out) .. | L Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts os to! -2-iny "shes wee Red Cedar Eurekas, butts to 2-in. Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts fo 294 Sicccn” ccna eee Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- in. extra red clear tes tenn 18-inch 5 \ + An Efficient Fan Wheel Saves Power toms and causes. The book contains 96 pages, is illus- trated and bound in leather- ette. It also describes the uses and limitations of our remedies. Just send us a post card to- Slow Speed Planing Mill Exbauaiane are made in five different designs—each type for its own work. The Design 2 wheel has a very large blade area. Instead of the blades having a regular progressive curve, the curve is made up of a series of forward bends. For conveying certain classes of wood refuse this fan will con- day and the book is yours. Fleming Bros. sume less power than any other fan made. Talk it over with our engineer. He will tell you just which of the five designs is best suited to your work. CHEMISTS A postal will bring Catalog 18£-C. ‘ 79 East Adelaide St. B.F.Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited TORONTO Montreal Toronto GALT, ONT. Winnipeg Vancouver | “Brazel Patent” SNOW PLOWS rr tae Combination — Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as_ the Model, Lumber- man’s Snow Plow, can be most satisfac- used either with tory Snow Plow or without Rut made. Cutter. One man to operate. Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. rower if desired. Height of mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. BRAZEL PLOWS cut 6 in. wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from — roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure heaps from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12 inches of loose snow each time the plow passes over. TORONTO, CANADA Wings placed to throw snow 9 ft. wider than sleigh track or mar- THE BATEMAN-WILKINSON CO., LIMITED Successors to THE WILKINSON PLOUGH CO., LIMITED 300 Symington Ave., Toronto, Can Catalegue and prices on application November 15, 1915 ZW ZE SAW MILL CHAIN Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. Patterns Full Weight—Full Strength on i nn ae . rms : pee He ‘ eka as z gs —— nn jan Leet ae ve 3 ee — ~~ — er a a ~ te H i i : = | | anid a ob ‘ aby —— a ea . —_— ones ne an We are prepared to make prompt ship- ments of standard sizes from our own factory and warehouse in Toronto. Let us figure on your requirements. This Trademark > on every link. Write for Catalog No. 116D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. AUTEUR OOOO HNL Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every known requirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ral fil ing the proper styles and combinations of ARL : one : 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 packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches : Toronto Winnipeg Branches : Calgary Montreal AN AND WOODWORKER PURER REEE EE LS BACK UP THE ABILITY OF YOUR FILER IVE him the saw gumming wheels that will cut free, fast and absolutely cool,—the wheels that will not caseharden or draw the temper from the 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- © cause Aloxite wheels hold their shape, show long life. * ; {HT THE PROOF IS IN A TRIAL WHEEL ANU “THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y BOSTON ' NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH DUSSELDORF, GER. CLEVELAND GRAND RAPIDS CHICAGO MANCHESTER, ENG. MILWAUKEE 56 CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBERMAN 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 W. B. Mershon Company Waterous Engine Works BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F. Sadler & Haworth dus Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company CAMP SUPPLIES Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Canada Starch Company Davies Company, Wm. Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited Ltd. Ltd. DOORS Batts Limited Boake Mfg. Co. Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Geo. M. Mason Limited DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited * EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GLOVES Eisendrath Glove Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, ee ize Spencer, C. A Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, -C. G. Bartram Bros. Bourgouin, H. 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 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all Pere eere Pheri? page, every issue, three headings; eadings; full page, twenty-four HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Cceaans Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works» LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company | Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Auger & Son Limited Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company headings. - Southern Lumber Company Harold C. Shipman ee Goodday, H. R. Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Compa 1} Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J.&D.A Laidlaw Lumber Company, Rv McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Murphy & Company, J. J. a) Newman, John P. : New Ontario Colonization Comg Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Cobibeaeal N: Riordon Pulp & Fae Ces Ltd. 2 River Ouelle Pulp & “Lumber Co. Savoie & Company ’ 2 / South Coast & Northen Lumber Co., Incorporated : ee : = Stout Lumber Company | — Trout Creek Lumber Company __ Union Lumber Company, Limited — : Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. ; LUMBER INSURANCE Lumber Insurers’ General Agency __ Se rn 3 4 Jas. Morrison Bees Mie. Company — LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox. MOTOR TRUCKS Packard Motor Car Company NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son J Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland yom Bourgouin, H. bs Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company — Donogh & Company, John > Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company = Forest Mills of B. C., Limited § Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company ¢ Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited > par PS Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company — Mackarell & Company, Thos): . Mason, Gordon & Comp Wade Quebec & ss -Maurice In dustrial Gok v3 Spencer, C. A ey 7 St. Gabriel Sumber C & Watson & Todd, Lip Fe big OATS” x National Elevator Copa PACKINGS — Can. H. W. Johns-Manville | Garlock Packing abies aie Gutta Percha & Rubber Co Turner Brothers Canada, L PATENTS PLANING MILL EXHAUST! Sturtevant Company, B. F PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Compa ny ‘ POLES a Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. PORTABLE HOUSES Geo. M. Mason Limited | _ Continued om page 60) 7 1x5} . % oe sf 3 een ete November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell Floods may come and floods may go, but Neptune Belting . goes on for ever. Read what the owner of a large Saw Mill writes: “We gave the 18-in. double leather Neptune waterproof belt that we purchased from you several years ago the most severe test that any belt could be given—the water was 8 feet deep in our mill, submerging the belt for ten days. I told our superintendent that we had better take the belt off before the water got to it, but he said that the belt was sold on a guarantee from the factory, and that we could try it out this time. When the water went down, all we had to do was to turn the hose on it to wash the mud and sand off it and start up. Now this belt is running our 8-foot Prescott band mill and is running just as good as when it was new. that another is likely to want, or it 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 Learn more about NEPTUNE Waterproof Leather Belting. Write for Neptune Book. The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. Representatives in Canada: The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John, eee) Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victoria 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 AY, @nada jumberman Worker Published 1st’ and 15th of the Month Ti he National Lumber Journal of Canada TORONTO CANADA Branch Offices: Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver London, Eng. 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.” United States Representatives: W. D. Ward, 1226 Tribune Building, NEW YORK. E. J. Macintyre, 1413 Great Northern Bldg., CHICAGO. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. ea . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 November 15, 1915 We make a Specialty of The Seasoned Lumberman — Conveyor Chains demands a seasoned work-glove—one that will stand the gaff and protect his hands. He finds his ideal practically em- bodied in For Lumbermen “ASBESTOL> . EISENDRATH'S ee ahd evens HAs eee CELEBRATED strictly hand-made—not the in- HORSE HIDE ferior machine-made. Heat, steam and water won't injure ‘‘Asbestol’”’— they are made strong in The point is worthy of special emphasis. We make the chains according to any dimensions desired, guarantee splendid E workmanship; uniformity ; dependability. every part and will stand Prices are the lowest possible for the up no matter how rough class of work we furnish, and Quality above or hard the work. criticism. Let us quote for your needs. Dealers: Be sure you sell ‘‘Asbestol” gloves and mittens. They insure you a nice profit and will Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- . : ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining more than make good with your customers. Ask and safe-working loads, and giving hints regarding your wholesaler to supply you. He carries the care of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- f r ep ie fulness. ; ‘*Asbestol’’—the one best bet in the work-glove line. Woodhouse Chain Works Fisendrath Glove Company P.O Box: 525 TRENTON, N.J. 2001 Elston Ave. Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO, ILL. Canadian Made Locomotives . * g Xm ~— "3 There is no need to go outside of the Canad- ian market in order to obtain the best logging locomotives. We have been specializing in this line for fifty years. You will find the de- sign of our locomotives complete and_ the — sturdy construction P - equal to every test of ¥ w- i aes severe service of AW. want ‘eo logging operations. a a Repair parts can al- (| ¥ ‘.. “ ays be had on the E VX: all way : — : a, shortest notice. This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. 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 CANADA LUMBERMAN November 15, 1915 J. J. TURNER & SONS PETERBOROUGH, ONT. % Government Contractors and the largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada of Pe dieraich’s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES gauges and are absolutely interchangeable on all locomotives of the same class and size. This cuts out long delays at critical times of the work, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED, EXPRESS BUILDING, DOMINION CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FOR KOSH SNP A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed Especially for Heavy Logging Work. Gimax| Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on steep grades and sharp curv es. Any weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “ H. CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD.., CORRY, PA. VANCOUVER, B.C. AND WOODWORKER 59 DETACHABLE Lumber Trucks For SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO The designs of our Logging locomotives are the result of wide experience, extending over a period of 80 years. The material used in their construction is thor- ougnly tested and is the best of its kind. All details are accurately finished to standard MONTREAL, CANADA. Do You Want a Salesman? 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. 60 PRESSES Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 Conipany - SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW SHARPENERS Rogers & Company, Samuel C. SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, E McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound. Lumber Company ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 Timms, Phillips & Company SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P. Waterous Engine Works Company SNOW PLOWS Bateman-Wilkinson Company Pink Company, Thos. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis ATK erling SAWS Do not confuse Atkins Band Saws with the ordinary Saw. Whether it’s a Wide Band—a Band Re-Saw or a Narrow A Band Saw—we promise a longer run with least refitting. E. C. ATKINS & CO. SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros, Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Brown Corporation 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL BARRELS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL DRUMS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STOVES Canada Stove & Furniture Company STOKERS Jones Underfeed Stoker Company TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Spears & Lauder Makers of Sterling Saws Factory—HAMILTON, Ont. VANCOUVER BRANCH—109 Powell Si. Ec ee Say ee 7s 4 “s ve Show. x . ~ November 15, 19 ty TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine , Lacey & Company, Jas. D. ss Meier, F. R. Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINE Canadian Link-Belt Company TUGS A West & Peachey ‘* VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James VENEER MACHINERY > Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engineering oA WOODWORKING MACHINERY > American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company Long Manufacturing Company, E. Waterous Engine Works WOOD PULP - New Ontario Colonization Co. ‘ River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company November 15, 1915 SO ea ee ets ts oe er HIGH QUALITY is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and F lour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO : - CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER McLennan’s Lath Mill and Bolter HE capacity of this machine is 45,000. The other speci- fications are, lath machine pulley 7 inches diameter by 9 inches - face, bolter pulley 18 inches diame- CAMPBELLTON, N.B. ter by 9 inches face. Floor space 7 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 6 inches. This lath mill and bolter is sub- stantially but inexpensively con- structed and will manufacture into profitable material, lumber that might otherwise be unmerchantable. We also make gang edgers, shingle machines, lath machines, bolters, sleeper machines and bark- EES CLC. Write us for particulars. McLennan Foundry & Machine Works Limited 61 62 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER wre. 2) Pes a “etal ey 2 - * a ee ILS A ad es le Fe Sl Ej od = underneath the plug, directly November 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Your Rough Slabs > | = “Ss LL a | \\\! a a ML - ~\ -THE WATEROUS CIRCULAR RE-SAW The best machine built for getting good lumber out of rough knotty slabs. It will stand more hard usage than the Band Resaw; it Other Equipment costs less to buy and costs less to keep going. Bull Wheels Steam Log Deck Equipment Steam Feeds Friction Feeds Carriages, all sizes Band Mills Circular Saw Frames Edgers, all kinds All the extra sawdust—that the bigger kerf produces—is taken out of the slab portion. That’s why, on slabs, this Waterous Re-saw is just as economical as the band resaw. Heavy and substantial it carries a 42” saw, is adjustable to cut from %” to 3” inclusive. Has centralized control, is easy to operate, difficult to get it out of order. We’ve sold a lot of them in Canada. Bulletin No. 122, right off the press, is yours for the asking. The Waterous Engine Works Co. _ BRANTFORD, CANADA mites Strip Machines Waterous Gangs Kendall Gangs Lathmills and Bolters Trimmers Transmissions Transfers Filing Room Toos Engines and Boilers You'll find every machine used in producing lumber included in our ist. Branch— Winnipeg, Man. Agency—H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. “e a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND \WOODWORKER November 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 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. $5,000,000.00 If your dealer does not stock FROST KING send us a money order for your requirements. Price , f 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 85c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta- M4 tion; packed in 30 lb. and 60 lb. boxes. ‘ worth o 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 Ib. boxes. HOYT METAL CO., Toronto, Canada Have factory and office at Eastern Avenue and Lewis Street, Toronto, Canada a New York, N. Y. London, Eng. St. Louis, Mo. Factories also at: 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 LEATHER BELT The Sheldon Shaving Exhaust Fan is especially designed to suit your particular requirements, giving greater efficiency and independence than any other on the market. SE EE I ess eee on See our New Catalogue Montreal Toronto Winnipeg ee idons Linited 2 ‘ « 2x3 x 8/16 89,000 14%4x4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 40,392 « 7 = Ze 9 x Sf 1G 26,000 2 x4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 18,017 2x 5/10 x 8/16 D1S ; 81 000 3 x 4 and up xX 6-16 No. 1 241,945 2 x9x 8/16 55 200 WHITE PINE GOOD SPRUCE CULLS 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 11,948 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 260,000 WHITE PINE MILL RUN MILL RUN LATH me a ST 114—32-in. White Pine 187,350 1 x6 x 10-16 138,190 114—32-in. Norway 645,800 eee, = lO le RS 114 —4 ft. Spruce 4,800,000 hex 8 x-10-16 49,069 SF ed er ie x10. x 10-16 2,607 1 x12 x 10-16 , 180,192 CULL LATH bets 13 and up-x 10-16 33,176 ly 400,000 1% x 4 and up x 10-16 117,182 , 1%x 4 and up x 10-16 200,000 2 x 4 and up x 10-16 90,211 N.B. CEDAR SHINGLES 2 x% 6 and up x 10-16 14.290 Extras 4264M 2-= 8 and up.x 10-16 76,913 Clears 3144M 2. x 12 and ‘up x 10-16 94,831 2nd Clears 3955M 3 x 4 and up x 10-16 124,340 Clear White 685M We have large stocks of 3” spruce deals, scantlings, planks and boards for export. “Most of the lines listed are dry” EXPORTERS TO U.K. AND EUROPE 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa - Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles | Cedar Poles and Posts | Railway Ties - - Piles Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Shell Box Stock 4 x 5—1915 Cut Norway Send us your enquiries OTTAWA Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Lta. Office, “Si gues se Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. SELLING AGENTS FOR Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited Cabano, P. Q. Fraser Lumber Ce. Limited Plaster Rock, N. B. . Fraser & Co. Mills at DESCHENES~ - - - QUEBEC White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber an Lath F & M Lumber Co., Limited Whitworth, P. Q. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. River Quelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: Manufacturers of St. Pacome, Que., Canada On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of . Quebec City Lag Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lumber Lath P ulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Canadian White Cedar Shingle Association Successors to The North Shore Shingle Association This Association is comprised of the following Cedar Mills: Price Brothers & Co., Ltd. Quebec The Shives Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbellton, N.B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Ltd. B. A. Mowat - Edwards & McLean Bonaventure, Que. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Gaspe, Que. The Restigouche Lumber Co., Ltd. Dalhousie Jct., N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Co. Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Charlo, N. B. The Bathurst Lumber Co. Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. Chatham, N. B. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Standard Grading Rules at all the mills assure uniform grading. We can now furnish dry stock in all grades for prompt shipment. Delivered prices at all points West of Campbellton, N. B. ; For quotations address : | FE G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian Sales Agent Special: To reduce stocks we are quoting special prices on Clear Walls Specials Extra No. 1s. These grades are bone dry and can be shipped at once. Joun MoKercow, W.K.GRAFFTHY, President Managing-Director The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W. 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 cut tolengths required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. Orders receive pepmaph a attention. PHONE 37 DENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. PATENTS SECURED OR OUR FEES RETURNED Being next door to the Patent Office, we have personal interviews with Examiners, thus earlier allowance of your Patents. We have access to all Records and solicit the business of Manufacturers, Engineers, and others who realize the advis ability of hav- ing their Patent business transacted by Experts. Send for our Booklet, etc. HAROLD C. SHIPMAN & CO. Reg. Patent Attorneys Ottawa, Canada TURE pimiTeP BANK, pl COURT HO! = : DRUG STORE FITTINGS. a It Just Depends Advertising and Dyna- mite are both useful, but the results of each depend upon how it is handled. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, London, England. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Good Right Prompt Grades Prices Shipments Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Rules Birch Basswood Maple Elm Beech All Thicknesses Also full line in White, Red J ned’ 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 December 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, Telogranh or Telephone orders Orillia, Ont. R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo Re-Sawing and Dressing In Transit done by Savoie & Co. LUMBER DEALERS Manseau, Que. On Intercolonial Railway Write for our prices 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. ~ December 1, 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 HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER WhitePine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poies ‘and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. | Books For Sale Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustratéd. Price $3.00. Scribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. ° Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. Canada Lumberman 347 Adelaide St. West Toronto, Ont. J. J. MURPHY " & CO. Spruce, Hemlock, Pine and Hardwoods Square Spruce, Hemlock and Cedar Timber, Railway Ties, Telegraph Poles, -Etc. 235 Board of Trade Building MONTREAL | 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 properties anywhere. Forest surveys, 3. Logeing 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- seal lands, cheerfully given. tion concerning Quebec Timber and CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold’ Some Hardwood Specials All in Shipping Condition 35,000 ft. 1” No. | Com.and Btr. Black Ash 10,000 ft. 2” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Black Ash AT RENFREW 65,000 ft. 1 x 814” and up No. | and 2 Com. Birch or will ship 9” and up. AT DEER LAKE Following offered in block: 174,000 ft. 4/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 15,000 ft. 5/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 28,000 ft. 6/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 10,000 ft. 8/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 19,000 ft. 10/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 31,000 ft. 12/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch AT DEER LAKE Wide average and well manufactured. Inquiries solicited and will have prompt response. Graves, Big wood & Co. Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, Toronto,Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. 11 TRANSIT WORK Our Specialty Can. Nor. Railway. and A.E.R. Laberge Lumber Co. Sudbury, Ont. ‘™!*«4 We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and ee Veneers Handles (s or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves Hoops Headings JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England ndon Office Dashwood Hose 9 Broad St., E.C. C ant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, “‘TECTONA,” Glasgow Ai and A B C Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will pr ove as valuable to youas they ave 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. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ December 1, 1915 | Thos. Mackarell and Company Ottawa Montreal Spruce for Ammunition Boxes 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 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 Company Cruising and Engineering Department Our Yards are Unequalled for Drying Lumber 2234 Dime Bank Bldg. ; , DETROIT, MICH. T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. California White Pine California Sugar Pine o ° Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La ch Melton, La. and Waukegan, Tex. ; y Buena Vista, Ark. Railroad Material Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber 4* LOUIS WUICHET Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS F. N. Wa .pie, President. R. S. Wa.opie, 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. ; = ie Sa December 1, 1915 C. A. Larkin Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber Merchants Toronto, Canada 704-705 Traders Bank Building, Mill Yard. Spruce, Tamarac, Whitewood and Poplar Lumber SPRUCE AND WHITEWOOD LATH Planing Mill in connection with Saw Mill ROSSED SPRUCE PULPWOOD Full supply of Seasoned Lumber always on hand. ’ — RICH CLAY LOAM LANDS FOR SALE—Townships of Haggart and Kendry. District of Temiskaming. Excellent oppor- tunities for the settler. Write for particulars. New Ontario Colonization Company, Limited Sales Office, BUFFALO, N.Y. ‘Mills -—Jacksonboro, Ont. Located on Transcontinéntal R.R., 32 miles west of Cochrane. National Oats Clean Western Oats, in bulk or in strong, well sewn bags; especially suited for Camp Use. _ National Elevator Co., Ltd. Oat Specialists WINNIPEG Port Arthur CANADA LUMBERMAN AND ST EEO ll) PERMANEN CE LUSTRE Spells Satisfaction to the owner ARKANSAS SOFT PINE Interior trim produces a finished surface of sustained ‘‘ life.” Age will not dim the waxed, var- nished or enameled. surface when the wood underneath is Arkansas Soft Pine. The fibre and texture of this material are such that a well-balanced absorption of the filler and pigment takes place at the time of applica- tion, and produces a perfect chemicéal adherence to the wood. On this fixed surface the finishing coats are held permanently. The pineitself is free from pitch or resinous oils and will not cause dis- coloration from underneath. \ TRUNK We recommend personally conducted experiments in treating our finish and will gladly furnish, with- out cost, flat or edge grain samples in the natural for this purpose. Small set of stained samples may also be had for the asking. Fill out the coupon—a pencil will do. Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Little Rock, Arkansas | : ARKANSAS SOFT PINE BUREAU Little Rock, Ark. f stained | Gentlemen:—Please send me | \ natural J samples without obligation on my part. LN ih ga Une Sl ee ELEeIS NON. eRe Me CRT eee Oy. eta ke She KY ee Re ati ete ke ER oe. | = ILA WOODWORKER 13 AA 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN | C. Beck Manufacturing Co. Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO ; “GET A BOARD” is the Slogan now, but we say be wise and get many boards, but be sure to get Beck's boards in Norway and White Pine and be prepared for your customers. Try a Sample Car of our 1 x 4” to 9” Common, which has about 15% 455-189 5 tahoe 5 ave ee 25% 8", 2% o/and 11". Have this milled to suit your trade and we will give you satisfaction. A Range Expressly Made For Lumber Camps The “ Driver’s Joy” Range Made to burn wood and to stand hard usage. Size of fre box 24 in. long, 10 in. wide, 10 in. high. Size of top 38 in. x 28 in, Six in. covers. Size of oven 24% in. x 23y in This substantial stove is only one of the many camp stoves we manufacture. Lead- ing lumbermen are constantly finding we can satisfactorily fill their needs in this direction. Send for catalog and prices. Canada Stove & Furniture Co., Ltd. Ville St. Laurent, Que. AND WOODWORKER Let Us Quote You On Your Requirements | Rough snd Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Buy Your Tea The: flavour is preserved and for convenience they in sealed packets. are far superior to open chests or large tins. "SAL AD A" is packed in sealed aluminium pack- ets and is always fresh and frag- rant. Splendid flavour and goes furthest. Send us your enquiries. Salada Tea Co., Toronto December 1, 1915 a ; December 1, 1915 | ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CoO., Yorkshire 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 4—Methods in the Glue Room. Heavy Fir Dimension Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better we like it | We Dress from 1 to 4 Sides up to Bee cette: os 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is positively right, and prices will please 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. LTD. 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. “| Linker Coa, Linda, Om Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, Charlemagne & Lac Quareau Lumber Co. Mills: Charlemagne, Montcalm, St. Adele We handle Everything in Lumber 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. Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. — Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. ) Manufacturers o Spruce and Pine Lumber and Grvtnd Wood Pulp (tee Ruston ae gee “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. 1s 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 HULL, QUE. GALT, ONT. | VANCOUVER, B.C. Edward Partington Pulp & Paper ai Limited Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Liem Bleached Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 Spruce White Pine | _ Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —_BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine Plant of The Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. 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 service. HEMLOCK SHINGLES WHITE PINE LATH We have excellent facilities for speedily handling any size order HARDWOODS POSTS ; for building timbers either rough or dressed in Douglas Fir and MAPLE FL’G. MOULDING Yellow Pine. The illustration shows a corner of our timber yard and equipment for unloading and piling. Sigarns Salt & Lumber Co. The Boake Mfe. Co. Limited Ludington, Mich. _ Toronto, Ont. Hoffman Brothers Company | | LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS Fort Wayne, Indiana QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From P OPLAR ASH 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER Yards at—Nashville, Tenn. Mills at—Sumter, S.C. 1/20” SAWED VENEER ; Basic, Va. — Winchester, Idaho to Reg. U.8. Pat. 2” BAND SAWED LUMB E R r ghee = We can ship you promptly any of the above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE. TO HEAR FROM YOU Specialty : QUARTERED WHITE OAK WISTAR, UNDERHILL & NIXON Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1918 3 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 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, 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. Phy ee eet? CANADA LUMBERMAN AND a WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 le p : | THE BUILDER’S EMERGENCY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU USE Sake ™ NEW TYPE CHAINLESS TRUCKS Most new homes are built in the outskirts, in the suburbs or the country, usually at a considerable distance from the source of supply. A shortage of materials is a serious thing to the builder—it means an idle building crew. : | | | The lumber dealer who can meet his customer’s emergency with a prompt and certain delivery is providing the kind of service that encourages repeat orders, the type of cooperation that brings new business while holding the old. Packard New Type Chainless Trucks embody in one design all the prin- ciples of dependable and economical transportation developed in ten years’ study of actual service conditions. A GA Pen 5 NE wet eet genie ei ie, +78 I They are swift and sure, and their endurance and utility have been tested in 204 lines of trade. They are built in seven sizes, of 1, 1%, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tons’ capacity, respectively. You can pick the truck for your task from the only com- plete line of silent, chainless motor trucks in the world. There are optional speeds and frame-lengths in all sizes, to suit the work for which they are chosen, and any type of body may be fitted to any chassis. Delays in loading or unloading lumber are eliminated by the use of roller bodies. ) In the lumber camps or in city streets, Packard trucks are most serviceable, because of their reserve power, ease of control, and simplicity of design. Packard standards of material and construction include amargin of strength far beyond the requirements of normal usage, and the mechanical excellence of Packard trucks is supported at all times by the Packard service organi- zation, available in all parts of America. Send to Department 13 for catalog. THE ONTARIO MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Limited 18 Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ont.—4.1 Queen St., Ottawa, Ont. Hite 4 wee i, Ask the man who owns one ate. =| | | iii il il LTT Ts | il | CANADA LUMBERMAN “Dunbar” Shingle Machine 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 reliability. . Specifications are 2 38 Shingle Saws and 1 36-in. Jointer Saw. Speed, 1,600 r.p.m. Capacity 16,000 to 30,000. Weight 2,800 lbs. Main Arbor, 2 7-16 in. Poilshed Steel. Adjustable ratchets. Boxes Ring-oiling. The “Dunbar” Shingle Machine is made in two models, “A,” having Jointer Saw driven from counter shaft or line shaft, and “B,” having Jointer Saw driven by a leatherboard friction, which makes it selt- contained. Write us in regard to your Shingle Mill requirements. 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. Y Seniths Foundry Co. Fredericton, N.B. Limited AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 Served by a Sturtevant Fan. Note Fan in Great Southern Lumber Co., Neenah, Wis- Planing Mill Fans for Every Material Whether you want to handle long shavings, short shavings, sawdust or refuse of any kind will do it successfully. We make Exhausters with five different designs of wheels, each one suited to a particular work. No matter what con- ditions confront you we can suggest the equipment to satisfactorily meet them. Ask for Catalog 155-C. B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited GALT, ONTARIO Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver Keystone No. 4 DISSTON Exhibit | Panama Pacific International Exposition Highest Award Saws, Tools, Files Henry Disston & Sons, Limited 2 Fraser Ave. Toronto, Ont., Can. December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 _M Products are not only the result of experience and expert workmanship on materials of the highest Jon NS- grade, but have behind them the backing of J-M Service ANVILLE | and Responsibility. They must give absolute satisfaction SERVICE in service. THE CONTINENT Get your share of the Winter’s heating business by stocking J-M Asbestocel Pipe Covering Are you ready to sell J-M ASBESTOCEL PIPE COVERING? Better look over your stock now. With the coming of winter every heating plant in your town will be overhauled. Doubtless you are familiar with the sales arguments for J-M ASBESTOCEL— it’s the pipe covering built on the arch principle with the air channels running around the pipe instead of parallel to it. The air rings thus formed have highest heat insulating efficiency because the enclosed air is “dead”—not in motion as in the lengthwise channels. This is a sectional covering, too. It doesn’t crumble or break either in shipping or on the shelf. It is a clear stock to handle—any way you look at it. Note the air chambers run around the = 3 D : : pipe, instead of lengthwise. An ex- Write for information about prices, terms, dealer-helps, etc. Si The Canadian H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Limited Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver “Lane” Double Acting Setting Device When the average daily cut of the mill is expected to exceed 18,000 or 20,000 feet, we advise our customers to have their mills equipped with the accompanying pattern of setting device. This setting device has many advantages for rapid sawing. The Lane Patent Double-Acting Back Lever Setting Device as illustrated is very simple. The device will set for any thick- ness up to 2 inches, by a single throw of the lever, either forward to the latch, or back to the ‘‘home-rest’’ and up to 4 inches by a double throw, that is forward to the latch and back to the ‘thome-rest.”’ We will be pleased to send you detailed information of this setting device. Write us. Lloyd Mfg. Co., Limited, Kentville, N. S. 99 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 AR s Days of Strenuous Competition in Lumber The kind of days that demand two things of the Saw Mill operator; that costs be kept down and that production, quality and quantity, be kept up. Those two things were never accomplished by the use of cheap saws. Time and Labor are big factors. Simonds Saws are the greatest conservers of these two forces that there ever were in the line of Saws. Insist that Simonds Saws be operated in your mill; Bands, Circulars, Resaws, Gangs, Edgers, Slashers, Shingle Saws, also Planer Knives, Regular and High Speed Steel. Write for catalog. SIMONDS CANADA SAW COMPANY, LIMITED VANCOUVER, B.C. MONTREAL, QUE. ST. JOHN, N.B What Do You Need for the Camp? HEN making up your list of requirements for camp provisions don’t fail to write or wire us (at our expense) for special prices on the following or any other lines. Lowest market prices given for best quality goods. Barrelled Pork Sausage Mixed Pickles Dressed Meats Bologna Sweet Mixed Pickles Smoked and Cured Meats Pure Lard Mustard Pickles Long Clear Bacon Peerless Shortening Mince Meat -—— PEERLESS SHORTENING is unequalled for use in camp. Cooks get the best results from this shorten- ing and appreciate its firm, smooth texture. Costs about 2%%c. a pound less than pure lard. We also supply TOMATO CATSUP in bulk especially for lumbermen’s requirements. DAVIES ss Se S MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG Wa i i ui ES Il \! 72) *. eS eee ae December i, 1915 G@nada Jumber Issued on the lst 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: 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. “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, ete., “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, December 1, 1915 No. 23 Readers of this paper cannot fail to deplore the degrad- ing facts that have been brought to light recently about the greed and selfishness of some of our fellow citizens who are sucking the country’s life blood and growing wealthy at a time when sacrifice and service should be the public and private ideal. Shell Box Contracts Need Probing In the statements which have been made public by the Shell Committee in reply to our criticism of the manner in which shell box contracts have been let, a great deal of stress has been laid upon the claim that the contracts were being distributed as widely as pos- sible and that the small planing mills were being given a chance. The complaints, according to the Shell Committee, were coming from those big concerns that wanted to “hog” the orders and not give the smaller mills a look in. The facts that we have collected about the mateer show that this is not so. If the small planing mills were being given a chance and were all being treated alike there would have been little or no criticism. The trouble is that many of the small firms that have tried to get some of this business have not been successful; some times not even getting a reply to their enquiries; while big concerns, of which we have already mentioned a few in previous articles, have been getting a substantial slice of the business although they are not in all cases entitled to it from a business point of view. That we have good reason for saying this will be clearly shown by a few of the things that have been said to ws both in conversation and correspondence. To make the thing _ plain we will refer to some of them :— “We have applied, by letter and personally, several times for n : ‘ ee Othe te rea CESAR ee ae ae ¥ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 permission to quote prices on shell boxes, but we have never suc- ceeded in getting a chance to do this.” “We regret very much that up to date we have not been able to obtain any orders for shell boxes, although we have sought them with fasting and prayer at Ottawa on two occasions.” “We want to commend your article regarding orders for shell boxes. We are in the same position as those you have mentioned, in that we have a box department and could have handled some orders for boxes. However, all the efforts we could make, including a special trip to Ottawa, have been unavailing.” On the contrary, this firm states that another firm in its town, not manufacturers of boxes, have been able to secure an order. “We have tried to get shell boxes to make, but so far have not got an order. We do not know why, so all we can do is think.” “Our representative in the Dominion House was asked if there was any probability of securing a portion of this business for us. He said that he was ‘going to Ottawa and would ascertain how mat- ters stood when there. This was about six months ago. He was unable at that time to obtain any of the business for this town.” “According to what we have heard at Ottawa—but which we have no further means of substantiating, other than the statements of interested parties themselves—it takes some genius to get a box order, but it can be done. We are trying to prove that we have the genius, but up to date our success is problematical.” “We have written three times to the Shell Committee soliciting orders, but we have never waited on them personally or brought other influence to bear upon the Committee. We have been told that a good many who have received contracts have made personal appli- cation and have enlisted the help of the member for their constituency. This kind of means, of course, we have never,resorted to, which prob- ably accounts for our non-success in the matter.” “Up to the present time we have not been able to secure an order, although we have spent considerable time and money trying to get one. We have however, been getting out the different parts of shell boxes for quite a number of different concerns in Ontario, and some of the concerns we have been getting the parts out for, are very good customers of ours. At the same time what excuse the Shell Committee can offer for giving them contracts is beyond our conception. However, the question is rather a deep one, but not- withstanding the fact that we have spent considerable time and money trying to fathom it, we are not any farther ahead than when we started. In fact, the Shell Committee refused to answer our letters.” These letters are samples, they show definitely how the situ- ation is viewed by the trade. Many of them are “little fellows”; the very class that the Committee would have us believe that they are trying to help by distributing the orders widely. This excuse is nonsense. Some of the firms we have previously mentioned are by no means small ones, the Deakin Construction Company and the Cedars Construction Company for instance. As to the Cedars Construction Company General Bertram has stated that he has nothing to show that this was not a bona-fide box manufacturing company and the orders were given in good faith. Surely General Bertram should have found out about this company before giving it a contract. He could easily have learned that the work was*being done at 137 Ann Street, Montreal, owned by the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company; that a member of the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company’s staff is the chief man in the Cedars Construction Company and that anyone who wants to do business with the Cedars Construction Company is referred to the office of the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company in the Power Building. Can a company like this be classed as one of the little fellows? Can it even be classed as a bona-fide box manufac- turing company? In some cases “little fellows” have been favored with contracts, but not always in the way in which the Shell Committee would like to have us believe. A case in point is that of a man in a western Ontario town carrying on a little specialty business. He is in so small a way of business that we cannot get a report upon him from the regular mercantile agencies. This party however, got a contract 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER for no less than 25,000 shell boxes, and he did not manufacture them Another firm produced the shooks, shipped them to him, He has stated that he made himself. and all he did was to nail them together. a profit of $5,000 on the business. The way in which this party happened to get his contract is He went to Ottawa—according to his own story—seek- At first he interesting. ing a contract for the production of some part of a shell. ‘ December 1, 14 was not received kindly, but te presented his cimlediate from a man in his own town and then General Bertram asked him how he would like to have a box contract. Thus he obtained a contract for 25,000 boxes although he was not equipped to produce them, and had not asked for it, while many bona-fide box manufacturers were doing all they could to get contracts and were being told that all available contracts were let. “4 The Proposed Donation of In the news columns of this issue we publish the substance of a circular which has recently been sent out at the suggestion of Sir Geo. Foster by the Ontario Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, suggesting that the lumber manufacturers, woodworking companies and the Government co-operate in presenting a certain number of portable houses for use in those portions of France that have been devastated by the armies of Germany, and are now again in the possession of the French people. This suggestion is being sent out also to the lumbering and woodworking companies of the provinces of Quebec, British Columbia and New Brunswick. From both a business and a patriotic point of view the suggestion is a good one and is meeting with the approval of the lumbering and woodworking industries. It is to be regretted that this matter has been put forward in its double light as a patriotic move and also as a good advertising It would have been wiser to have said nothing whatever about the advertising end of the affair. In days like these our pat- riotism should be entirely unalloyed. If a scheme such as this in- herently involves a certain element of advertising we should let that element look after itself and not seek to induce good Canadians to be patriotic by whispering to them that they will be getting a fine advertisement at the same time. However, it is not too late to-day to stop referring to the advertising end of the scheme and we hope that our Se ie about. this will be followed out. We understand that the recently formed Canadian Timber Pro- ducts Association has placed itself on record as in favor of co-operat- ing with the Government upon this plan. We have also received some letters from Ontario firms approving of it and we are free to admit that it will be a fine thing to do. We would, however, have ereatly preferred that the Government should have put the matter before the lumbermen as a simple act of patriotism. We would go a little further and suggest that such a gift should not reach its destination under any possibly misleading conditions. There should be no question whatever, when these portable houses reach their destination, that they are the gift of our lumbermen, woodworkers and the Canadian Government. We fear, knowing something of the tendency of Canadian politics, whether guided by Liberals or Con- servatives, that in the long run the users of these houses will have a very definite idea that they were presented by the Canadian Govern- ment, and a very hazy idea, if any at all, that Canadian lumbermen shared in the gift. We do not wish the Government to think that this is an ill-meant criticism, we are heartily in accord with the whole idea, but would like to see it adjusted so that the element of gen- erosity on the part of Canadian business men will be given its full share of credit. scheme. We would suggest, therefore, that the gift should go forward, in fact that it should be entirely handled and worked out by the official representatives of the lumber industry in Canada. The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, with headquarters at Ottawa, would be an excellent body to father this undertaking. They might be greatly assisted by the Canadian Timber Products Association, recently formed in Ontario. Under such conditions we feel sure that there would be a far more hearty response from the lumber industry and the woodworking industry in Canada. The Canada Lumberman would itself be very glad to take its share in such a contribution. The present plan is that the lumbermen should contribute the raw material, that the woodworking firms should work it up into the proper dimensions and that the Government should take care of the Portable Houses to France transportation. This sharing of the work is logical and right a should result in the work being done effectively and quickly. _ Now that the lumber industry in Canada is being asked by the Canadian Government to come forward in this manner, we feel th the opportunity is a proper and a fair one for expressing some that we have frequently heard mentioned by Canadian lumberenaae the effect that the Canadian Government has not lived up to its opportunities for assisting in the development of the Canadian lum- ber trade. Take for instance the matter of the export trade. Since the opening of the war the export trade in lumber has been greatly handicapped by the lack of tonnage for trans-Atlantic shipments and — also by the excessive cost of freight on such vessels as have been available. The cost has risen from 40 shillings per standard hundred (1980 feet), to 200 shillings. So far as we have been able to learn | our Government has not made sufficient representations in Great Britain, or taken sufficient other steps to have this situation improved. When Sir Robert Borden returned from his trip to Great Britain the Government press reported that he had been successful to some ex- tent along this line and hinted that soon we would have relief. The price of space upon trans-Atlantic vessels, however, has continued to advance and so far as we can see there is no relief in sight. It may not have been possible to secure such relief. We do not know — whether this is the case, but if it is so, we should have had some — very definite explanation, from which we would have learned that — the Government had done what it could. It is surely the duty of © our Trade and Commerce Department to take up this matter and ' not to rest until it can give our eastern industries in particular a ~ fair measure of relief. Moreover we believe that in this portable house matter the Gov- ernment should be doing more than it is. The time seems to be really at hand for securing orders for portable houses in Northern France ~ and surely our Trade and Commerce Department should look upon its duties in a more definite light than it apparently has. The C. P. R. and the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association have both sent men to — Great Britain at their own expense to secure orders for Canada. Why — should not the Department of Trade and Commerce select the most — capable man in Canada whom they can find and send him to France, or to the best place for getting in touch with the portable house ~ market? The Department ought to have taken this step long ago, ~ so that its representative would now be on the spot and well ac-_ quainted with the whole situation. Unless this is done, the enormous — trade which is certain to develop in portable houses and other business | will not come to Canada. < Possibly, Canadian firms may individually or co ose send - over representatives for portable house business, but we believe the task is so big that it should be handled by our Department of Trade and Commerce, and that the Minister of that Department should be a big enough business man to have taken this step long ago off his own bat. Our Trade and Commerce Department ought to be more of an actual business getting institution than it is. Germany in the past made its great commercial success because it realized this fact. Its Government was its chief selling institution. It did not content itself with long reports upon trade conditions, but it sent out its own Government representatives to open up, secure and develop — trade. ts We feel inclined to go a little further still and to bring in another line of thought that has been brought up on many an occasion in | discussion among Canadian lumbermen. This is suggested to us by | ‘ \ =< -s a ‘e ti Saeki ae Var “os. -e = na vet gine e ree ah 7 December 1, 1915 the fact that our Trade and Commerce Department to-day is very ready to suggest that the lumbermen should co-operate with the Government in contributing portable houses for France. The Gov- ernment knows that such a proposal will be readily agreed to. It knows that Canadian lumbermen are big minded and generous, and it knows that they will make this contribution in spite of the fact that they have had very little co-operation to thank the Canadian Gov- ernment for in the past. Their generosity in this case will be pro- ‘moted by their sympathy for their allies who have suffered in the war. If the question were one of doing something to assist the Gov- ernment the response would be of a different nature. We do not refer to the present Government any more than to previous Gov- ernments. Take the matter of the importation of lumber into Can- ada. The lumber industry has invariably received ill-treatment from the Government in this connection. It has presented strong clainis for a duty upon lumber. It has been entitled to this protection . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 for many reasons which would be too long to enumerate, but our Governments have refused it. At the same time they have not hesitated to place heavy duties upon such machinery as the lumber- man has to buy in order to operate his plants. The Government may think that some of these things are ex- traneous to the portable house matter, but they are suggested logic- ally by it. For this reason we want to repeat our conviction that the lumber industry will be ready to make a generous gift of port- able houses to France, and our own personal desire to share in it, if it is kept free from any attempt to advertise Canadian products. The lumbermen ought to look after the matter themselves and not depend upon the Department of Trade and Commerce. The public has not even yet the faintest idea of how rotten the shell box contract business is. We have not yet told all that we know about it, but will have something further to publish which will throw a vivid light upon some pretty dark corners. Wood Block Paving—A Neglected Field for Lumber Sales One of the most promising fields for the development of trade in connection with some of the chief Canadian classes of wood, is that of wood block paving. It is rather difficult to account for the neglect that this trade has met with in the past. Undoubtedly the efforts of the competitive lines of paving have had a good deal to do with this neglect. In view of the progress that has been made in other countries, however, it is safe to say that there might have been a much heavier volume of trade in wood block for paving purposes in Canada if the business had been systematically worked up, and the special fitness of wood for this service had been vigorously adver- tised. In all the large cities of Europe and most of those in the United States, wood block paving has already been thoroughly tested and has secured a strong foothold. Its advantages are so numerous, and so unquestionable, that its use is certain to grow rapidly, now that the experimental stages have been so successfully passed. In Canada we have several classes of wood that are specially valuable for this purpose. We believe, for instance, that if the manu- facturers of Norway pine would study the matter to-day and organize to promote publicity and to develop trade in wood block paving they would find a most gratifying and profitable result. In Europe, and in the United States, the bulk of the paving business in connection with wood block has gone to southern pine. The suitability of this wood has been demonstrated absolutely, and it is therefore unques- tionable that Norway pine would fill the bill with every satisfaction and would, in all probability, provide even a better pavement than southern pine. A certain amount of wood block paving has been laid 12 large Canadian cities, and it has also given remarkable results. In eastern Canada, much of this paving has been in southern pine. It is the old story of the southern pine producer recognizing the field first and securing a strong hold upon the trade. - Canadian plants now turning out creosoted wood blocks for trade in Eastern Canada, find that southern pine is specified by most of the municipalities with whom they have business to transact. These producers however, would be in a better position if they were able {o quote upon a Canadian block, and they would welcome the change - which such a development ‘would bring about in their business. The trade has apparently been placed upon a sound footing and is now _ ready to develop to an almost incalculable extent. Canadian lumber manufacturers ought to get into the field at once. . One of the most interesting tests in connection with various kinds of street paving was made on Holliday Street, Baltimore, Md. Under Government supervision several kinds of pavement were laid in strips from curb to curb, each strip being 30 feet wide. The strips included wood block, asphalt block, shéet asphalt and several makes of vitrified brick. These were exposed to the wear of traffic for four years. The result was overwhelmingly in favor of the creosoted wooden pavement, other pavements being more or less worn out. The city engineer of Baltimore in his report, stated that the creosoted wood block pavement was practically the only smooth block pave- ment for use on streets where traffic was heavy. As a result the entire area was repaved with wood blocks. In this case, the con- tractor, in correcting the grades, had to move the old wood block section, as well as the other sections, but he found the wood blocks in such excellent condition that he petitioned to be allowed to use them as part of the new pavement. The blocks were as good as new and the petition was granted. At present, the old blocks can be dis- tinguished from the newer ones only by their dimensions, which happen to be different. Creosoted wooden pavements, as they are now laid are entirely different from the wooden pavements of a generation ago when the blocks were laid loosely on a plank bed. The modern pavement is iaid on a firm and hard bed of concrete which was unknown at the time of the former wood pavement. The concrete, finished with a smooth surface of cement forms an even and level foundation for the wooden blocks, and the resulting pavement has a smooth, well graded surface, which, after it has been pounded down a little by traffic, closely resembles sheet asphalt. Another interesting case is that of the Brooklyn bridge between New York and Brooklyn. When the second New York-Brooklyn bridge, called the “Williamsburg bridge” was planned, much study was given to the pavement question, the object being to secure a pavement light in weight, yet of sufficient durability. This was found in creosoted wood block. These blocks are laid directly on a steel floor with the grain vertical, so that they cannot splinter or tear apart and traffic has practically no effect upon them. This pavement, instead of wearing out in a year as planking does, is expected to be good for at least a generation. In Philadelphia, Market Street, the great central thoroughfare, had to be paved after the subway had been completed. The mer- chants of Market Street banded together to obtain a clean type of pavement which would invite traffic to that street. They secured expert advice and decided in favor of creosoted wood block. They persuaded the city authorities to agree to this, and the first creosoted wood block pavement was then laid in Philadelphia. The merchants of Market Street found that their work was more than justified. Vehicular traffic would go out of its way to use the creosoted wood block pavement, in preference to stone or asphalt on parallel streets. The pavements did not produce any dust and the air was entirely clear. Street noise was reduced to a low and not unpleasant hum. The pavement was clean and handsome and Market Street became “the show street of the city.” The merchants found that their trade was increased, and land owners found that their land values ad- vanced. : Similar cases can be reported from practically all the large cities in the United States and Europe. The matter is no longer open to doubt. The preliminary work has been done, and wood block paving is certain to be the great paving of the future. We believe, there- fore, that something should be done immediately by Canadian manu- Jacturers of such woods as are suitable, to develop a demand for their product. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER nee TULL | { he A budget of comment on men and things of moment presented in the interest of public welfare, independent of party politics and with malice toward no one. The United States mourns and refuses to be comforted because Britain is restricting her trade. Let our cousins gather what sunshine they can from the fact that prosperity is returning to their country, aided and abetted by sundry munition contracts and war prices for their wheat. * * * Here’s mixed and send the Kaiser one of those intended for his fiancee. after all the mistake mightn’t be noticed. * * * hoping President Wilson in his excitement doesn’t get his notes Well now If the United States needs further proof that the blockade of German ports by the British navy is of the good old-fashioned variety it has only to apply to its ambassador at Berlin. He wants said blockade raised till he can get shoes, haberdashery, chewing tobacco and gasoline. There is noth- ing imaginary in a blockade of that kind. * * * Patriotism is the last refuge of a traitor and, though I would not like to go so far as to place some leading Liberal journals in the traitor class, it is rather amusing to contrast their present ebullitions of patriotism with their utterances of a few short months ago. When Premier Borden came back from England, declared the German peril real, and asked parliament to make a cool appropriation of $35,000,000 to the British navy, he doubtless knew that war was imminent. He also doubtless imparted this information to Sir Wilfred Laurier. But did the man who thumps his chest and claims “a British subject I was born,” etc., rise to the occasion and give a practical demonstration of his patriotism? On the contrary he opposed the appro- priation in the House and strangled it with his Liberal majority in the Senate. And the while these ultra-loyal Liberal journals shouted their applause. Now they jump to the other extreme and are madly impatient because the Gov- ernment is not equipping soldiers fast enough and is not furnishing more troops than the Mother country asks us for. It pains me to say it, but one cannot help wondering whether this is pure patriotism or if it is not mixed with a slight desire to embarrass the Government and make political capital for use in elections. * * x The French Commercial Commission, which has just arrived in New York, will spend a cool billion for machinery, war supplies and foodstufts. Will the Minister of Commerce kindly tell us what steps are being taken te ensure that Canada gets her share of this business. For you know our Minister of Commerce can make a rattling speech and as a financial critic he is in a class by himself, But as the man on the corner remarked “that line of stuff don’t get us anywhere.” A certain line of action that would bring results would be to some purpose. * + xk The curse of Canada is too much politics. Every cabinet must have its party fence builders as well as its nation builders. The former are supposed to keep the party in power, while the latter do their work. But history shows that nearly every government Canada has seen has gone down to defeat because of the crude work of some of its “practical politicians.” On the other hand the late Sir James Whitney adopted as his policy a blunt honesty that apparently cared not who it huffed or hurt Coming as it did after the political trickery that finally resulted in the downfall of the Ross Government it was refreshing. * 1K “* _ And it is something more than a rough guess that the practical politicians had a finger or two in the shell game. It will be noticed that the shell com- mittee was made up of a harmless board of a couple of manufacturers and a batch of government employees. The manufacturing members would prob- ably not be too inquisitive so long as certain factories got their share of the contracts and the government employees could be depended on to de pretty much as they were told. With this combination, a certain secrecy and an expressed desire to spread the contracts so as to cover a commer- cial depression caused by the war, it was an easy matter to place the contracts where they would do the most good. Most of those contracts were given to the little fellows. Men with big propositions were given no encouragement at Ottawa. One responsible man who made a proposition to enlarge and equip an already large factory and turn out shells in quantities was turned OS Os ie ae Ra December 1, 1915" down cold. And meantime from Ottawa itself emanated the cry “Big con-_ tracts for shells are being given to the United States firms. Why can’t Canada get more of them?” Now people are asking if this cry was started simply to cover up the fact that all orders were being parcelled out among © the favored few who were receiving from $2.90 to $5.15 for machining a dollar’s worth of shell. Anyway, just as soon as the British Munitions Board — was assured of sufficient quantities of shell at reasonable prices we find half a billion dollars of contracts being talked of for Canada. Somebody appar- ently has a lot of explaining to do. * * * / a A despatch from Ottawa says: “The munitions committee, it is intimated here, is averse to awarding any more contracts to the small factories an workshops.” We have yet to learn why the little fellow, not the big felle originally got the orders. * * * _ When you recall that this trucking and trafficking was carried on \ our Motherland was calling for munitions—while men were dying in the trenches for lack of munitions—you might reasonably conclude that | 2 soldier’s prayer was the grafter’s profit. In France the other day a ‘man- who paid a commission to get a contract was heavily fined and sent to jail for ten years. In Canada a similar offender would probably be given a life sentence in the Senate or at least condemned to an Honorably Coloneley. — Such is the politics of Cahade- So * % / 4 It now transpires that no member of the Cabinet ever asked the Canadian public for machine guns. And the question naturally arises: “If the public” without being asked contributed $2,000,000 to provide our boys in the trenches ; with machine guns, how many million dollars worth of shells at actual cost would our factories have furnished if the Shell Committee had even whis- — pered that the Empire needed them?” But the Shell Committee didn’t whisper. : * % * Safe home from their joy-ride across the continent with their select party of M.P.’s and Senators, Messrs. Mackenzie and Mann are reported down at Ottawa with their aprons held out all ready to let the Government drop another loan into them. Carrying on a war for the Empire is a small chore compared to building transcontinental railroads for private corpor- ations. It is estimated that Canada has already given these corporations in cash and land bonuses a billion and a half.. Naturally they want more, on the principle that the more men get the more they want. But they might have the decency to wait till the war is over. ' * * bd When Britain was placing orders for shells in the United States and — Canadians were asking why parts of these orders were not-placed in Canada, why was it that big manufacturers could get neither orders nor information — concerning orders? : * * * At the request of Sir Robert Borden, Mr. F. P. Jones, of the Canada Cement Corporation, has come forward with a sort of blanket denial of the story of his interview with the Premier re the shell game. According to Mr. Jones’ statement, Mr. Thomas was not present at that interview, nor did | he threaten to make a statement to the press if his tenders were not given © proper consideration. He admits, however. that Sir Robert sent him to Mr. Thomas, and to ensure him due consideration in that quarter called up Lloyd A: George’s representative and arranged the interview. In a note to the Ottawa Citizen Mr. Jones further states that at the interview arranged by the Premier Mr. Thomas informed him that tenders would be called for. : ac * * It would appear from the above that Mr. Jones is not taking the public entirely into his confidence. He neglects to mention why it was necessary — to call on the Premier and later attend a Premier-arranged interview with — Mr. Thomas in order to acquire the valuable information that tenders for shells would be called for. ‘ * * * >t vy He also neglects to mention whether he had first been to~ the ‘Shell Committee with his proposition. Of course, if he had, it might be necessar ge to explain further why it was necessary to go to either Sir Robert Borden or Mr. Thomas in search of such valuable information as he received. We not the Shell Committee representing Canada in regard to the purchase of shells? Were they not giving out information in regard to the asking for | tenders? Were they not-using their every endeavor and their undoubted — business ability to secure for the Empire the munitions she- needed and the cheapest market? Apparently not, for Mr. Jones, according to his own 1 statement, had to go first to the Premier and then to Mr. Thomas before he could discover that tenders were to be asked for. But please note the grateful sequel: “Our company again tendered, and, I am pleased to say, got business at the prices tendered by us.” . me * bs Those little words “again tendered,” are an indication that previous to 3 his interviews with Sir Robert and Mr. Thomas his company had been in — the field for shell contracts. Why doesn’t Mr. Jones go a little further and - tell the public why his other renee had been turned down, and why December 1, 1915 found it necessary to go over the heads of the Shell Committee before his tenders received the consideration they merited, and his factories the orders subsequent events show they were entitled to? ; Mr. Jones also makes a rather complicated denial of the statement that contracts had been let at prices higher than those quoted in his tender. Let me quote the extract from his note. “The article states: ‘Shell contracts were let at prices higher than those tendered by the company which I represent.’ As far as I know this is not correct. When we first tendered I believe no orders were placed.” It is easy to believe that the orders had not been placed when Mr. Jones first tendered. But from his own statement it is quite evident that this tender was turned down. Neither were the orders placed before his second tender went in, after his two momentous interviews. But will Mr. Jones deny that before those interviews tenders had been accepted by the Shell Committee and sent on to Lloyd George for approval? Of course, no orders could be placed till the British Minister of Munitions approved. And will Mr. Jones deny that he is now making part of those munitions at a price lower than the tenders accepted by the Shell Committee? * * * Blanket denials are not explanations, and explanations are in order at the present time. Mr. Thomas has stated that “profits of the manufacturers have been higher than they were entitled to”; the Shell Committee has been allowed to drift into oblivion, and evidently requested to do its drift- ing with the least possible noise; it has been replaced by a Munitions Committee, which is in the hands, and evidently under the complete control of Mr. Lionel Hitchens, who has come out from England as the personal representative of Lloyd George. What does this all mean? Why, if the story told in this column is not true, was the Shell Committee abolished? Why does Lloyd George find it necessary to send a man to Canada to boss the job? Why is Mr. Jones unable to get a contract till he calls on Premier Borden and Mr. Thomas, neither of whom has the power to award contracts, and “again” tenders? In short, if this whole story is wrong what is the right of it? * * *k This column admitted on the start that it was impossible to get sworn statements. It is so still. Consequently, it is impossible to be exact as to details. But the essentials of the story of the breaking up of the shell game have yet to be denied. The interviews between Mr. Jones, Sir Robert Borden and Mr. Thomas took place. They were followed by the disap- pearance of the Shell Committee. A report was sent out from Ottawa that all munition contracts had been cancelled. A competitive. system of tendering replaced the old haphazard system. And big firms got contracts who had not been able to get even information concerning them before. * * * There is not the slightest doubt but that if the industries of Canada were organized or mobilized, and their output ascertained, every factory capable of turning out munitions could be kept running night and day. Canada might just as well be furnishing the Empire with fifty millions of munitions a month as the twenty-four millions she is turning out now. * * * But did the Government make any endeavor to organize Canadian in- dustries? On the contrary they turned the whole matter over to the famous Shell Committee, who formed a new family compact, discouraged manu- facturers and so conducted things generally that David Lloyd George adopted as his motto “Put not your faith in Canadians,” and sent a man over from England to do such buying as would keep the Dominion from becoming peevish. * * co The Toronto Telegram advises the Government to emulate Britain and appoint a big man as Minister of Munitions. even as Britain appointed Lloyd George. And perhaps if the suggestion were acted upon it is not too late for Canada to get a fair share of the business arising out of the war. But there are two things in the way. The first is finding the big man, and the second is divorcing politics from business in any transaction in which any Canadian Government has a hand. * * * Brig.-Gen. Bertram’s confession of the incompetency of the Shell Com- mittee, in connection with shell box contracts, is full justification for its abolition. die with them. This one has by its actions retarded the supply of muni- tions to the Empire when it most needed them, and it has lent itself to the creation of an impression, both here and in England, that the Govern- ment of Canada, which is giving its sons by the hundred thousand to keep the old flag flying, still places politics before patriotism. : SEARCHLIGHT. A. K. Godfrey, secretary and treasurer of the Monarch Lumber Company, which has a number of yards in the Prairie Provinces, some seventy in all, in a short interview recently stated that during _ September of this year his company did more business than in any month of its history. During October the sales were almost equally _ large and the collections were quite satisfactory. This lumber had ‘been sold almost entirely to farmers. ey ” But the trouble is that the evil done by committees does not CANADA LUMBERMAN’ AND WOODWORKER 27 May Make Portable House Donation Canadian Lumbermen Asked to Contribute Houses for the People of Northern France At the suggestion of Sir. Geo. E. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, a circular letter has been sent out by the Ontario Min- ister of Lands and Forests, and we understand, by the ministers of similar departments in Quebec, British Columbia and New Bruns- wick, suggesting that a donation of portable houses be made to France for use in those parts of Northern France which have been devastated by the Germans and are again in the possession of the French people. The circular sent out in Ontario states that a committee has been operating for some time for giving relief to the French people, who have been driven out of their homes. “What they need now, and will need still more in the near future,” the letter says, “will be some sort of housing, cheap and easily constructed, which will be at least protection from weather conditions. “In that respect the idea of knock-down houses or portable houses has gained ground and may develop into a very large method of ultimate relief. It has been suggested that the great lumber pro- vinces should co-operate with their lumbermen, mills and factories to present to the French Government a number of these portable houses as a gift to relieve the destitution existing in these regions. “The Committee has had plans prepared and they are now being worked out by practical lumber operators as to the cost of the same. The French Government has been looking into this matter, and it is quite probable that on the cessation of the war, or as the German armies are driven back-out of the devastated districts, this method will be adopted to a large extent for the temporary housing of the people. A gift from the great lumber provinces in the shape of a number of these houses, labelled as a gift of Canada, and donating the Province from which they come, would serve, in so far as their number was concerned, to meet the wants of the people. The factory people are, I believe, prepared to make a very large number of these and to send representatives to Belgium and France at the proper time to undertake business negotiations. “Could not this Government, the lumber mills and factories, unite in making a presentation of a certain number of these houses in knock-down condition, the factory men putting the final processes on the lumber cut to dimensions; the lumber mills providing as their part the lumber necessary therefor; and the Government of the Pro- vince, say, undertaking the cost of transport either to the port of shipment or to the port of destination. — These houses should be on hand for early spring of next year, so that there is a fair length of time to make decisions and carry them out. Detroit Lumber Board of Trade Formed The lumbermen of Detroit recently formed what is to be known as “The Detroit Lumber Board of Trade.” A meeting was held which was attended by fully 225 representatives of the lumber and woodworking interests of Detroit and vicinity. More than 110 mem- bership pledges were signed at the meeting. The object of the Board as outlined in the proposed by-laws, is:—“To promote every legiti- mate use of wood and to counteract false and misleading statements published regarding lumber; to educate lumbermen themselves to use better merchandising methods, to maintain a permanent exhibit of wood products, to furnish information to the public regarding wood preservatives, proper selection of materials, etc.” A number of interesting addresses were delivered by W. E. Brownlee, L. L. Barth, vice-president Edward Hines Lumber Com- pany, Chicago, E. A. Guest, E. A. Sterling, Jeff B. Webb and Thomas Forman. Most of the speakers dwelt with emphasis upon the im- portance of educating the consumers to the proper uses of wood so as to meet the severe competition of wood substitutes. The enthusi- asm of those present argued well for the success of the new Lumber Board of Trade. Mr. Gordon McKay, provincial timber inspector for British Col- umbia, recently made a trip as far north as Shoal Bay, calling at all the principal islands in the Gulf and making several trips inland. He reports a noticeable difference in the activity of the lumber mills and logging camps as compared with the early part of the summer. Practically all of the mills and camps along the coast are being kept steadily in operation. ' James Robinson, Millerton, N. B., states that the cut on the Miramichi River this winter will be at least one-third less than that of last winter. Many of the large operators are cutting only one- half as much as they did a year ago. 28 Lumbermen’s Rights Upon Rivers Clearly Sustained A judgment of much interest to logging operators and lumber manufacturers was given recently by Mr. Justice Middleton in the case of Lowery and Goring v. Booth. A cofferdam built by the plain- tiffs in the bed of the Montreal River was destroyed by the defen- dant’s logs passing down the stream and the plaintiffs brought action for damages. Mr. Justice Middleton held that the Rivers and Streams Act conferred upon lumbermen the right to use streams for the flota- tion of lumber without immunity from damage for injuries done to the properties of others, unless it could be found affirmatively that the operations were conducted negligently and with reckless disre- gard of the rights of others. “Unnecessary damage” referred to in the act, he held, meant damage which could be avoided by the exer- cise of reasonable care and caution. Mr. Justice Middleton held that there had not been such disregard of the plaintiffs’ rights as to con- stitute “unnecessary damage.” The utmost that could be required of the defendant was that he should refrain from doing an unneces- sary negligent act. He was not called upon to erect any structure or to protect the plaintiffs’ dam by glance-booms, or similar devices. In the course of his judgment Mr. Justice Middleton said :—‘“The rivers of the province are regarded as great highways for the trans- mission of timber, and the province has seen fit to confer upon those engaged in lumbering extraordinary rights and privileges in con- nection with these rivers. The timber industry is one of vital im- portance to the province, and, apparently as a matter of public policy, the paramount right is given to the lumberman to take his timber down the streams, so long as he does not do unnecessary damage ; which I interpret as meaning damage which could be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care and caution.” After discussing the meaning of the term “unnecessary damage” Mr. Justice Middleton said:—“I, however, prefer to base my decision not upon definitions found in dissimilar cases, but upon the broad principle that this statute intended to confer upon lumbermen the right to use streams for flotation of timber with immunity from dam- age for injuries done to the property of others unless it can be found affirmatively that the operations were conducted negligently and with reckless disregard of the rights of others; and, as I am unable in this case to find that negligence has been made out, the action fails.” C. Beck Mfg. Co. Wins Appeal Against Judgment In a judgment recently given by Mr. Chancellor Boyd at Osgoode ~ Hall the decision given in a trial action at Sault Ste. Marie, brought ‘by Richard Hunt and W. J. Smythe, of Rydal Bank, Algoma District, against the C. Beck Manufacturing Company, Penetanguishene, Ont., was reversed. The plaintiffs objected to dams built by the C. Beck Mfg. Company at one of the outlets to Lake Carpentier, which re- sulted in their timber being left high and dry. In the trial action they asked for damages to recompense them for the extra time and trouble they expended in getting the lumber down, and the trial judge awarded them $2,000. The C. Beck Mfg. Company appealed against this, and Chancellor Boyd found that the lumbermen had not established a case for damages and reversed the decision of the trial judge. A case of interest to the lumber trade was heard last week in the Supreme Court in that of Martineau vs. Stewart and the Bank of Nova Scotia. In the action Mrs. Martineau claimed damages from Stewart for trespassing on timber limits held by her under lease from the Seminary of Quebec, on the Huron river, and cutting therefrom about 10,000 cords of pulpwood. She also demanded an account of profits under an alleged partnership between herself and the defendants, giving her the right to one third of the profits. A conservatory seizure was made of the pulpwood,, but when the de- fendants transferred the wood to the Bank of Nova Scotia for ad- vances, the bank intervened, claiming that the seizure had been im- properly made. Both courts below dismissed the action of the plain- tiff, maintaining the intervention of the bank and holding that no partnership had been proved. At the conclusion of the hearing the Supreme Court reserved judgment. Whalen Brothers Win Action Against Lumber & Pulp Co. Judgment has been given by Mr. Justice Gregory at Vancouver, B. C., in the action brought by Messrs. George F. and John A. Whalen against the Colonial Lumber and Pulp Company, in which the plain- tiffs sought a declaration that an agreement entered into between the two parties was binding and for an injunction restraining the defendants from entering into another agreement with any other parties which would in any way abrogate the rights claimed by the plaintiffs. His lordship found for the plaintiffs, granting the declar- ation that the contract between the plaintiffs and the defendants is a subsisting contract, and also granted the injunction asked for by the plaintiffs. With regard to the question of relief by forfeiture his lordship instructed counsel to draw up a settlement between them- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER s a December 1, 1915 selves and submit it to him. With regard to the injunction it will be continued until the matter is finally disposed of. The suit arose from plans at one time under way between the plaintiffs and the de- fendant for the establishment of a large pulp mill on Quatsino Sound, and the flotation of $2,000,000 worth of bonds. The plaintiffs, under the agreement were to perform certain work and, alleging that this work had not been performed by the plaintiffs, the defendants refused — to continue the agreement, but entered into negotiation with Mr. Les- ter David on another agreement. | Hardwood Business Improving % The monthly report of Actual Sales issued by the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association, covering actual sales made by Associa- tion members in the various consuming markets, shows that the volume of business has increased to a marked degree with some im- provement in prices due to increased demand from consumer, and reduction of stocks at the mill points. Statistics which the Associa- tion is keeping on this line of its work show that the volume of busi- — ness for October increased 30.4 per cent. over the month of August, and 51.1 per cent. over the month of September. : Data Wanted on Canadian Timbers Toronto City Architect Asks for Information About Com- parative Strengths—Building By-law being Revised i The city architect and superintendent of buildings for Toronto, Mr. W. W. Pearse, has sent a circular letter to the lumber trade in Toronto in which he calls attention to the fact that the city is at present revising the by-law pertaining to building. Upon looking ~ over his records, the city architect finds that he has on file very little data on the subject of tests of Canadian timbers. He suggests, there- fore, that the lumbermen of Toronto should work in conjunction with his department in an endeavor to have a number of tests made on Canadian timbers, so that he may be in a position to give them full value in the new by-law. He suggests also that a committee should be. formed among the lumbermen of Toronto so that they may be able to go into the subject in a thorough and systematic way. Mr. Pearse states that he has already met with much success in co-operation with the Brick Manufacturers Association, resulting in — their bricks being tested. He is confident, he says, that this will help him to give higher values for the brick work than those found in the present building code. He is equally anxious, he says, to be able to give higher values for Canadian timbers than those allowed by the present code. This will cheapen building construction and will allow large manufacturing companies to build in Toronto. - In the course of his circular Mr. Pearse says:—‘‘As there seems to be a little misunderstanding on the part of some of the builders in Toronto that this Department is requesting certain classes of build- ings to have certain kinds of wood, I wish to say that this is not so. Any owner or builder can use any type of construction or any ma- terial that is given in By-law No. 6401. This Department has never in any way endeavored to get people to use any particular kind of timber on their building other than what they saw fit to use them- selves. his “T might also add that Georgia or long leaf yellow pine and Douglas fir or British Columbia fir have 1,600 pounds per square inch.” ; The above communication from the city architect has been re- ceived with great interest by Toronto lumbermen. It is being taken up for discussion by the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade and unquestionably they will take steps to co-operate with Mr. Pearse. : One of the most important tables of information regarding the strength of Canadian and United States timbers which is at present available is contained in a circular recently sent out by the Forest 4 The re-_ Branch of the Department of Lands for British Columbia. port is in part as follows :— Average Modulus of Rupture Average Fibre Stress at Elastic P per Square Inch Limit per Square Inch Species Gradel Grade2 Culls Gradel Grade2 Culls Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs... “Ebates Douglas Fir... 6,919 5,564 4,174 4,402 3,831 2,914 Longleaf Pine ...6,140 AoE at 3,734 eae come Shortleaf Pine ...5,849 4,739 3,318 3,005 Western Larch ..5,479 3,543 eat.e 3,662 2,432 ae Loblolly Pine ...5,898 4,702 3,416 3,513 zee 2,2)08 Tamarack ... ...5,469 4,525 3,008 RP Gy | 2,847 2,097 Western Hemlock 5,615 4,658 neo 3,689 3,172 ae Redwood is rea 4,932 3,091 ek 4.031 2,947 Big Norway Pine ...4,821 3,764 O28 3,082 2,364 2,144. We have also in our possession a copy of a report compiled from — McGill Testing Laboratory Results. This table was compiled some i i a i i ee ee ee ees December 1, 1915 years ago, but is considered by lumbermen to be a fairly practical table for use at the present time. We reproduce below a portion of this table. In it the range in strength is in tons (2,240 lbs) from ordinary commercial wood to a very high quality. The range in weight is from well seasoned to poorly seasoned wood. The table is as follows :— to. Fi : & Belz! 3.8 a.§ s ea 20, to. : Fad ag oo 5% S ription eo OLN el DA Se im ‘oftimber 3S eee mee 28 Se oe but Ye m3) Wi Bs : as 5.6 to "5S to €36 "we , es O.8s RES One 3A. Ash, Canadian .. 2.45 2.4 12 \ taoke 47 Meebeech .. ... ... 49 to'9.8. 3.67 43 to 53 REM ICCH 5. 2.0220 6.69 1.47 to 2.27 .25 to .3.64 45 to 49 Mmi@edar.. ... ... 2.08 to 4.9 2.56 35 to 47 w Douglas Fir ... 7.54 s 3.52 .22 670 to 810 34 to 40 _ Elm, Canadian .. 4.3 2.9 47 HeeeMapiers. .:..-. 4.7 to 7.7 2.28 49 ~ Oak, American .. f 2.712 Wie Gk, Red ...... 4.46 1.89 to 2.6 .324 to .446 61 ‘“* Oak, White .. .. 8.8 2.84 .335 to 481 4.55 61 ‘ Oak, English ... 5.4 4.4 49 to 58 ' Pine, Dantzic .. 3.5 - 36 Pine, Pitch .... 4.6 3.5 41 to 58 Pine, Red ...... 1.7 to 6.67 2.4 to 3.6 B71 34 Pine, Yellow .... 2.2 to 6.86 24 to 3.6 227 4.51 32 Pine, White ...1.3 to 5.1 2.24 119 to .164 3.03 30 Poplar... ... « 2.94 1.8 23 to 26 Spruce ... . 2.99 to 5.97 1.68 to 2.86 Sycamore’... «. 5.8 3.16 36 to 43 Walnut ..5 .... 3:5, 2.7 38 to 57 Hlemlock =: ... 1.6 to 6.67 3 ‘ 305 371 27 to 38 The Rebuilding of Belgium “The Chance for British Firms in the Rebuilding of Belgium” is the title of an interesting booklet which we have received from Tech- nical Journals Limited, 27 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, Eng- land. Under present conditions, with Belgium devastated and in the hands of the Germans, and with the absolute certainty that it will soon again be in the hands of the Belgian people, such a book -. is extremely interesting to Canadians who are engaged in the pro- duction of building materials, such for instance as lumber and its products. While it deals especially with the problem from the point of view of English firms, the information contained is of a general natute which will be useful to Canadians also. Under present condi- tions, it is not possible to give actual lists of materials required and prices that will be secured, but the author is able to present in brief form a practical outline of industrial and commercial conditions pre- vailing in Belgium, dwelling upon the chief considerations that will have to be borne in mind when the reconstruction period comes. We cannot quote extensively from the book, but a few quotations will serve to demonstrate its scope and interest. “Tt is obvious that when the time comes for the reinstatement of Belgium and the rebuilding of the property destroyed in the course of the present war, a very big task will have to be faced, and this can only be economically and eftectively carried out by full preparation beforehand. Much, in a general way, has already been said on the subject, more especially in regard to the schemes that shall be adopted for the layout of Belgian towns and villages in conformity with modern ideas, but little information of a definite practical character has been put forward. Yet without this information it is impossible for British firms to form any adequate conception of the requirements that will have to be met, and the business conditions under which the work of rebuilding Belgium will have to be carried out. “Ag will be realized, British firms will have the chance of secur- ing a very large volume of trade which the rebuilding of Belgium will involve. They are in-a position to obtain the preference in securing this trade. France will be fully occupied with the rebuild- ing of those of her departments which have been devastated by the Germans, and British firms therefore should not be wanting in the enterprise that will gain for them not only immediate business on a large scale, but also favored treatment in respect of trade in Bel- gium for years to come. Before the war the building industry in Belguim was very largely financed by Germans. With their acknowl- edged business acumen, the Germans made themselves familiar with the needs of Belgium, and supplied material and plant to Belgian builders on special terms of credit. In this way they gained a posi- tion in Belgian trade far ahead of that of any other foreign country. .. An interesting table is then given showing that the imports into Belgium during 1913, the last official reports available, were as fol- ~‘lows:—United Kingdom, 156,038,642 kilogrammes ; Germany, 322,- 256,736 kilogrammes ; France, 145,096,746 kilogrammes ; Netherlands, 38,073,465; United States, 9,361,978. One thousand kilogrammes are _ approximately equal to one ton. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 “It will be seen from the foregoing what a predominant share the Germans had in Belgian trade. The figures are for a normal year. In the forthcoming rebuilding of Belgium the requirements, of course, will be far and away in excess of the normal. The Belgians are de- termined not to take up again their business relations with the Ger- mans; they look to Great Britain for the help they will need; and they will be eager to extend a great welcome to British traders. It will depend entirely upon British firms themselves whether they seize the chance thus offered to them. They will need to make themselves familiar with Belgian requirements, by either sending special repre- sentatives to Belgium immediately the war is over, or by appointing agents there to act on their behalf. It will be futile to wait for the trade to come here, because in the meantime other foreign firms will secure the market.” The book then gives an-outline of the financial accommodation which Belgian contractors will require for the work of reconstruction. Special attention is drawn to the fact that after the war the Belgians will not be able immediately to resume cash payments. They will require credit until they have had time to recuperate. The Belgian reputation for honesty in commercial and industrial transactions is well known. In this connection the book says:—“Commercial con- fidence and credit run but little risk when they are accorded to a people having sttch a brilliant past, and who, under most crucial test, have proved to the world the value they attach to their plighted word. A nation that has thus valiantly and unhesitatingly made such tre- mendous sacrifices to honor its own signature, a nation of such in- domitable spirit, splendid courage, and tireless energy, has afforded the most convincing proofs of a magnificent endowment of that good faith which is the firm basis of commerce and industry.” It is interesting to note, moreover, that according to Belgian law special facilities are afforded, the formalities of which are simple, and by means of which contractors and others supplying material are able to secure liens upon the selling price of the property. Under the heading of “construction” the book calls attention to the classes of material that will be required and rather discourages the expectation that “provisional buildings” will be erected. On this subject it says:—“We think it safe to say that having regard to the disappearance of all materials and primary products it will not be possible immediately to find in Belgium the means for constructing provisional buildings. “To obtain from abroad in large quantities the materials needed for that will cost as much as to import materials suitable for per- manent construction, but after a provisional reconstruction there would still be required a permanent one, involving thus a double expense, which might be avoided and the money thus saved applied to other things. For these reasons of practical economy we consider that the idea of a provisional reconstruction must be abandoned.” The author of the above booklet is a well-known Belgian con- tractor, M. Leon Lootens, who prepared it in corroboration with the legal advisor to an important association of Belgian contractors. Timberlands Administration Criticized The Canadian Commission of Conservation have reprinted in booklet form the interesting paper contributed to the 6th annual report by Dr. B. E. Fernow, upon Co-operation in Forestry. Dr. Fernow criticizes forcibly the present administration of public tim- berlands by the Dominion Government, calling attention to the fact that three separate and independently organized government branches divide authority in the administration of the public timberlands. These are, the Timber Branch, in charge of licensed timber limits; the Forestry Branch, in charge of the Forest Reservations, curtailed however, by the timber limits within the reservations which had been licensed before, the reservations were made; and the Parks Branch, which has charge of still other portions of timber area. ‘“‘Each of these branches,’ Dr. Fernow remarks, “works without any organic relation to the 4ther and in some cases exercising functions and divided authority over one and the same territory. Anyone with experience in business organization will admit that this is not good business.” Dr. Fernow suggests that a rational arrangement would be to place the administration of the timber limits within the reserva- tions at least, wholly for the Forestry Branch. There would then be a territorial sub-division of authority which would obviate an- tagonism between different policies. He then refers to the impossi- hilities of developing the technically sound administration through political appointees. The service ought to be independent of political changes, for in forestry work, more than in any other business, per- sistence and permanence are essential requisites. According to a press despatch from Aberdeen, Wash., the lumber mills in the Grays Harbor district are figuring on an order for 30, 000,000 feet of fir wanted—by the allies to line trenches in France. The conditions of the order are that the lumber is all to be of the same dimensions, viz., 2 in. x 6 in. x 10 feet. 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Lumberman’s Family of Soldiers Three Sons of Wm Power, Quebec, now in the Ranks— Two in the Trenches—Brothers’ Strange Meeting eRe One of the best known lumber- ing families in Eastern Canada is that of Mr. Wm. Power, M. P., head of the large firm of W. & J. Sharples, Reg., Quebec, P. Q., and father of several sturdy sons, some of whom have been engaged in the lumbering business and three of whom are serving the Empire, either in the trenches or in train- ing. Lt. Joe Power, of Quebec, went to the front as a private. He had been an officer in the Queen’s Own Hussars, but was too keen upon seeing service to wait for a commission and enlisted as a private in the infantry. Very few mounted men were taken with the first contingent. As Private Powers, he was in camp with the first contingent at Valcartier and Salisbury Plains. Soon after his arrival at the front Private Pow- er was promoted to Lieutenant, for gallantry in action. Previous to enlisting Lt. Power was in the employ of W. & J. Sharples Reg., and had formerly been with the River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Company, St. Pacome, P. Q. He is now lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, having obtained his commission during the month of May. The other brother who is now in the trenches is Lieut. Chas. G. Power, who is with the 23rd Battalion, C. E. F., on active service. These two brothers were widely known throughout Quebec as hockey players. They were remarkably skillful and popular as members of the Quebec Hockey Club. Chas. G. Power, before enlisting was en- gaged in practising law. A third brother, Lieut. Frank Power, enlisted recently at Port Arthur, Ont., but has been transferred to St. John, N. B., where he is with the 52nd Battalion. Lieut. Frank Power was formerly an accountant in the Union Bank of Canada at Quebec. An interesting item of news regarding the two brothers now in the trenches was recently published in the daily press. These two brothers, Joseph and Charles (Chubby) Power, are “somewhere in France.” They had not seen each other for nearly a year, when one night recently, as one corps was leaving the trenches and being re- lieved by another, Joe and Chubby met. One brother was about to take the other’s place in the trench. The night was dark, but not too dark for the boys to recognize each other, and the meeting, though necessarily short, was touching. We have pleasure in publishing herewith the photographs of Mr. Wm. Power, M. P. for Quebec West, and his three sons who have volunteered, also of Mr. W. Gerard Power, a fourth son. Our readers are also well acquainted with the career of Mr. W. Gerard Power, who is manager of the River Ouelle Pulp and Lumber Company, St. Pacome, P. Q., one of the most successful and progressive lumbermen of the younger generation in Canada to-day. Wm. Power, Quebec, P.Q. Lieut. Charles G. Power, 3rd. Battal- ion, lst Contingent, now in France. Lieut. Frank Power, 52nd Battalion. now at St. John, N. B December 1, 1915 The Bushfield-Martin Lumber Company The Bushfield Martin Lumber Company, Huntsville, Ont., which has recently been formed, is composed of Messrs. Geo. Bushfield and M. Martin, both of whom were formerly with the Muskoka Wood Geo. Bushfield, Huntsville, Ont. M. Martin, Huntsville, Ont. Manufacturing Company and are well known to many lumbermen in Ontario. Mr. Geo. Bushfield has been engaged in the lumber business for the past thirty years, having started when a young man in 1885, in connection with the manufacture of furniture. He followed the fur- niture business for over fifteen years, during which time he was able to gain a thorough and practical knowledge of all Canadian and American products in this line of business. He then became con- nected with the manufacture of hardwood flooring, and the thorough and practical experience which he had previously secured was of great assistance to him in buying and manufacturing large quantities of hardwood. His practical knowledge of the kinds of lumber that worked out to the best advantage in the production of different lines enabled him to buy the right class of stock and also to sell to the customers what was best adapted to their needs. During the past eight years Mr. Bushfield devoted his whole attention to the buying and selling of lumber and hardwood flooring for the Muskoka Wood Mfg. Company. As a salesman he travelled from coast to coast in Canada and also through the Eastern States. He had been with the Muskoka Wood Mfg. Company for the past twelve years, first as superintendent and then as salesman. Pre- viously he had been assistant manager of the Canada Wood Specialty Company, Orillia, Ont., and previous to that he had had experience with different woodworking plants throughout Ontario. Unques- tionably, the wide and varied experience which Mr. Bushfield has had will fit him splendidly for the wholesale lumber business which he has now taken up. Mr. M. Martin, the other member of the firm, has had an exten- sive experience in connection with the lumber business and also in banking. During the past four years he has been secretary-treasurer of the Muskoka Wood Mfg. Company. Previous to that he was on Lieut. Joe Power, 2nd Battalion, W. Gerard Power, River Quelle Pulp now in France. : & Lumber Co, St. Pacome, P. Q - December 1, 1915 the staff of the Traders Bank of Canada. He spent about eight years in banking and secured a knowledge of credit and financial work. While the firm will make a specialty of Canadian hardwoods, it will also handle soft woods. Their head office is at Huntsville, Ont. From the Reader’s Point of View Better Conditions Reported from Many Places Improvement in Western Trade Editor, Canada Lumberman:— Fraser Mills, B. re digy chi 28th. Viewing the situation as it exists to-day, by comparison with the same time last year, I would say that the outlook is indeed more hopeful than it has been any time during the past sixteen months. The great’ grain crops of the Canadian Northwest are bringing into that country an enormous ealth, which will go pera : ae and merchants, and will also be a stimulus to the rail- roads and in turn to the manufacturers and wholesalers of Eastern and West- . ern Canada. After all, we are more largely dependent upon our domestic market than many have hitherto realized. I think that Canada is to be congratulated on the magnificent way in which the country has stood up under such an un- precedented drain of men and money, caused by the war. . In our business, we feel that the future has some ray of hope, appearing from behind the clouds, which, until the crop was assured, were certainly very dark. os As régards the possibilities of export trade, in my opinion, we at the Pacific Coast can not look for any material betterment in this market until freight conditions take a decided change from the present high rates and shortage of tonnage. ee The conditions in the Gulf States of America, according to reports which we have, are materially improved and mills there are experiencing a satis- factory volume of business and betterment in price conditions, which is most encouraging and this will no doubt have a tendency toward keeping the Southern mills from demoralizing the Canadian market, as they have done in the past. The mills of British Columbia have reason to expect that their trade in Eastern Canada, particularly from Toronto east, will be much improved, provided the price in southern pine is increased, which will have a tendency toward allowing us to ship our lumber stocks to markets hitherto enjoyed by our American competitors. The tremendously high cost of transportation is the serious obstacle which has to be overcome before our markets in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces will ever be on a really profitable basis —H. J. Mackin, Canadian Western Lumber Company, Ltd. Expect Good Substantial Winter Trade Editor, Canada Lumberman:— Sarnia, Ont., Nov. 19th. While our trade this year will fall short of our business in 1914, we are finding that the months of August, September and October of this year are exceeding the trade in the months of August, September and October 1914, and from the present outlook we feel that we will do a larger business during the balance of this year than we did in 1914. On the whole our business will only be between one and two per cent. less this year than last, and we are inclined to believe that we are going to have a good substantial winter trade.—Cleveland Sarnia Saw Mills Com- pany, Ltd. ——— Decided Improvement Reported Editor, Canada Lumberman:— Pembroke, Ont., Nov. 19th. We find a decided improvement in the lumber market as compared with six weeks or two months ago. There ‘is considerable demand for all grades ‘of lumber in pine and spruce and the prices are as good, and in some cases better than they were a year of SO ago. We have not been manufacturing hardwood but are taking out a con- siderable quantity this winter. Our mill output this year is 25,000,000 feet, ‘as compared with 15,000,000 feet a year ago, and with the exception of a few lines, our entire output has been disposed of—The Colonial Lumber Company, Limited. Heavier Shipments During Past Three Months Editor, Canada Lumberman:— East Angus, P. Q.,..Nov. 20th. ‘Our shipments during the last ninety days have been very much’ in ‘excess of what they were for the same period last year. We believe that the abundant crops raised in this country and the extra demand for labor in the manufacture of war material, will materially help the lumber situ- ation in the very near future. We will cut about the same amount of 2 timber this year as usual—Brompton Pulp & Paper Company. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a long way toward liquidating the obliga-. 31 A Successful Government Official The accompanying portrait is of Mr. C. C. Hele, who, while not personally known to a great many members of the lumber in- dustry, occupies a position in the Department of Lands and Forests in which his duties are extensively related to the lumber industry of Ontario. Mr. Hele was recently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. E. S. Williamson, former secretary of the Department. At the same time, his capabilities are so ap- preciated by the Minister of Lands and Forests, Hon. G. How- ard Ferguson, that he will con- tinue to occupy also his former position of secretary to the Min- ister. Mr. C. C. Hele was engaged from 1906 to 1910 as private sec- retary to Mr. Joseph Thompson, , Commissioner of Industries and Dept. of Lands, Forests and Mines. Publicity for the city of Toronto. In the fall of 1910 he resigned this position to go into the automobile business. Subsequently he entered the service of the Ontario Government as private secretary to Hon. W. H. Hearst when the latter was called to the cabinet to accept the portfolio of Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. When Hon. Mr. Hearst succeeded Sir James Whitney as Premier, Hon. G. Howard Ferguson was appointed Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines and Mr. Hele continued as private secretary to the new Minister. C. C. Hele,—New Secretary of Ontario Westerner Surprised by Eastern Prosperity That there is every prospect of a good business for coast fir in the markets of the east when the Panama canal is re-opened and bot- toms obtained for carrying is the opinion of Mr. J. E. Dougherty, vice-president and general manager of the British America Mills & Timber Co., Ltd., who has just returned from an _ extensive trip through eastern Canada and the eastern United States. During his trip Mr. Dougherty visited many lumber centres and of all the sections of the country he was in, Quebec city struck him as being the least affected by the prevailing conditions. “The people in Quebec,” he says, “appear to have gone on with their business without any thought of the war and when the ordinary visitor goes to that city he is at once struck with the apparent busi- ness activity. Millmen there tell me they are very busy, so much so that they are actually advertising for men, there being a shortage of certain kinds of mill labor. From what I saw of Montreal that city, too, appears to be enjoying a good measure of prosperity. All the stores were busy and I should say from casual observation that business men there are well content with the general conditions of trade. “The lumber business in the eastern United States is very active. There is an unusually heavy demand for yellow pine. This is prob- ably owing to war orders for pine in making cars. At the present the southern mills have all of this business. They enjoy a cheaper rate on the southern roads than we do for fir on our roads. The city of New York is also using tremendous quantities of yellow pine in sub- way construction. With the large orders now being placed for the lumber in Louisana, Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas, it is gener- ally anticipated that prices will stiffen up considerably, millmen being unable to meet the demand. Naturally, this should create a market ee coast fir with good prices, and many whom I met are anticipating this. “In the prairie provinces the only. demand for lumber is in the country, there being. little if any building going on in the cities. The lumber trade was very brisk during September and part of October on the prairies and prices stiffened. There have been exceptionally good crops and the farmers are in a position to buy. Lumbermen are looking forward to prairie business picking up considerably in the spring in the cities, but then again it is difficult to prophesy as there are so many things during these times that can upset all cal- culations. ' “There is no question but that if we had the bottoms to take care of the business we could do a big business in British Columbia fir in the eastern market, where fir can be used to such good advantage now and where long timbers are in demand.” Mr. W. A. Anstie, managing director of the Forest Mills of B. C. Ltd., Revelstoke, B, C., is on a visit to London, England. 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Creosoted wood block paving on Terauley St., Toronto. December 1, 1915 +KREOLITE LUG BLOCK — ¢ OOR ST: TRACKS,CH OSHER BOURNE Creosoted wood block paving on Bloor St., Toronto. Great Opportunity for Extending Wood Trade Wood Block Paving Business Should be Worked Up Within comparatively few years the use of wood block paving has made very rapid strides in the large cities of Europe and the United States, and to quite an appreciable extent in Canada. The use of this paving is certain to increase enormously in the very near future. There is a splendid opportunity for Canadian woods to de- velop in a practically new and exceptionally valuable market in this connection. A few of the interesting facts connected with the busi- ness will show definitely why this is the case. In recent years the increase in use of creosoted wood blocks in Canada for paving purposes, especially for streets on which there is heavy traffic, and for street railway track allowance, has been a steady one, as the following estimated figures will show: In Use Laid In 1900 to 1912 1913 1914 Elamtiteon .. 5..%).22.a. 3 Milles 44,473 Yards 20,000 Yards Toronto... See ga 27 oon. 6 30,900 “ Ottawa -.:. Rs ees 2080) ZEUOO: Vancouver .. UIA eas 10,587 2/20. a Bienitinaemresct i see a eee Ot ane Sees 11,900 Ree Gto: 2 oe Ste SSR CST ee ee 4,000 “* Vil Cig] 81 20 (Ol ee Rep eRe ERS Mika Re Se aed Ait Pike 9,000 ‘ Nps tee: ee ay cetera cee Met pe er ees 6,280 Highway bridge paved with creosoted wood blocks, Dundas St., in York Co., Ont. This increase has been more than justified by experience with similar pavements in the United States and England, a few reasons being: Wood blocks have all the smoothness of asphalt without any oi the holes and depressions in the surface. On a wet day, asphalt col- lects and holds pools of water, or rather, pools of slippery slush. A well laid creosoted wood block pavement never develops these de- pressions. Water settling in depressions in asphalt rots the asphalt gradu- ally and the hole grows worse. Creosoted block, having been water- proofed, is not similarly affected. The effect of the heaviest traffic on creosoted wood block is to compress the wood, possibly one-eighth of an inch, into an even tougher, stronger surface. There is almost no wear at all, conse- quently any dust to be found upon a wood pavement comes from out- side sources. The wood, of itself, creates no dust. The method of laying obviates brooming or splitting. There is no creeping and rolling as is the case with asphalt, con- sequently the contour of the wood pavement remains unchanged and perfect. Any brilliant pavement, such as brick or stone, granite, or Bel- gian block pulverizes and grinds under traffic. Stone blocks for in- Creosoted wood block paving on King St., Hamilton, Ont. —_ December 1, 1915 stance, though specially roughened when new, soon wear smooth and then become rounded. No further evidence of this fact is needed beyond the noise and racket of heavy traffic on such pavements. All the great “show” thoroughfares of Europe and America are paved with wood block, not only because of the attractive appearance of such pavement, but because of the noiselessness secured thereby. In Paris, for instance, we find the Champs Elysees, Place de la Con- corde, Rue de Rivoli, Rue de la Paix, Place de l’Opera, Boulevard Haussman, etc., paved with wood block. In London, wood pavements are almost everywhere in evidence on the main thoroughfares, stich as the Strand, Oxford Street, King William Street, Queen Victoria Street, and the long, efficient service rendered by these pavements has confirmed the belief that creosoted wood block paving is the most durable of all pavements, and cer- tainly the quietest. Asphalt cannot be laid satisfactorily close up to street car rails for two reasons. First, the enormous vibration of passing cars breaks and turns up the edges of the asphalt. Second, in the small crevices so formed, wagon wheels grind down and make the ruts wide and deep. Wood blocks can be, and are, laid right close up to the tracks and give perfect service in this position. Asphalt, in summer time, softens very considerably, as is evi- denced by the surface being very easily indented with the wheels of heavy traffic and with the horses’ hoofs, and instead of offering low tractive resistance, it “pulls.” This was proven in the series of tests conducted a few years ago by the Works Department of the City of Toronto. The following extract is from a report made by Dow & Smith of Boston, the leading consulting, inspecting, and testing experts on pavements: “Probably the oldest pavements in this country laid with creo- soted wood blocks of the type now in use, are in Boston, Massachu- setts, on Tremont and Boylston Streets, which have recently been inspected with the following results. Both these streets were laid in 1900. “Tremont Street, which carries a heavy traffic, was divided in half longitudinally, one side being laid with sheet asphalt and the other, concurrently, with creosoted pine blocks, both halves being thus subjected to the same traffic. “The half of the street paved with asphalt has had extensive repairs, and is at present in bad condition, numerous holes having developed. The pavement was originally laid three inches thiclk, composed of one-and-one-half inches of binder, and one-and-one-half inches of wearing surface, and the wearing surface is worn down in many places to less than one-half inch in thickness. “A straight edge laid upon the wood blocks where they adjoin the asphalt, both having been laid originally to the same grade, shows a difference in level of approximately three-quarters of an inch, prov- ing that the asphalt has worn down that much. “This difference added to the average thickness of the remaining asphalt pavement would show that the wear of the blocks has been practically nil. The condition of the blocks ‘themselves confirms this, as even where the pavement is practically grooved by separating the blocks, the tops of the blocks show no brooming whatever. “To all appearances, these wood blocks in Boston, although sub- jected to severe traffic for the past nine years, are practically as good as the day they were put down. There has been no maintenance cost whatever during the nine years the pavement has been in place. “The asphalt on the other hand has been repaired to an extent involving the replacement of from twenty-five to fifty per cent. of the original area of the pavement, which is what would normally be expected under the prevailing traffic conditions with an asphalt pavement laid in Pa gtesce with the best modern practice.” A Few Statistics Square Yards of Creosoted Wood Block Toronto has laid since 1909 ... ... ... ... ... etewse 122,000 No repair bills to date. Pamierom tas laid since’ 1907 2. 12. one ee See wee tee 285,000 No repair bills to date. Greater New York City has laid since 1902..... .. . 1,635,849 No repair bills to date. Memcaro tas laid since 1902... .... 1.4 20. . 1,567,027 No repair bills to date. Minneapolis has laid-since 1903 .. ... ... ... . . 1,232,814 No repair bills to date. San Francisco Dock Department has laid since 1907 ... ... 198,327 No repair bills to date. Boston has laid since 1900 ... 567,982 No repair bills to date. The experience and data heretofore available on wood blocks have been largely based on American woods and naturally our Cana- dian municipalities in the east particularly, when adopting this pave- ‘4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 ment, have been inclined to stipulate that the wood shall be Long Leaf Yellow Pine, to the detriment of our own Canadian Red Pine (Pinus Resinos) which should be utilized in Canada exclusively; for the following reasons: 1. Cost of the lumber is lower than American woods can be laid down for. 2. The experience in England, according to report dated Lon- don, Aug. 28th, 1915, of Mr. H. R. MacMillan, the Special Trade Com- missioner sent to England recently by the Department of Trade & Commerce, is to the effect that pitch pine was tried out along with other woods evenly, and was found not to wear, producing a rough Pavement. Canadian Spruce was laid on the north side of Trafalgar Square, London, 12 years ago with an 8 lb. treatment of creosote oil and is yet in excellent condition, but with this exception, the whole of the wood block pavement laid in Great Britain now is Swedish and Russian Redwood (Pinus Sylvestris) which is closely analogous to our Canadian Norway. (Pinus Resinos). 3. Being a Canadian timber, should certainly be used in prefer- ence to imported timber. The Forestry Brarich of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, have issued Bulletin No. 49 dealing with Treated Wood Block Pay- ing, and are at present engaged in further investigation, ' Shantymen’s Christian Association Preparing for the Winter Mr. Wm. Henderson, superintendent of the Shantymen’s Christ- ian Association, recently returned from England, where he spent a year in very interesting work under the English Y. M. C. A., among ithe troops in England. Mr. Henderson has already resumed his work among the Shantymen of Ontario. He reports that in addition to the valuable experience gained through coming in close touch with thousands of men during the past year’s work, he has secured a large circle of friends in Britain, whose help may be counted upon once the war is over. Since returning, Mr. Henderson has visited the workers in the north and reports that conditions are promising for the present season’s work. Six experienced workers are already en- listing for the season, and it is probable that others will be added if funds are available. ; The Shantymen’s Christian Association recently established a Rest Home and Work Centre near North Bay, on a farm given to them for that purpose. During the past year scores of wandering men to and from the camps have turned in at the farm and secured a meal or lodging. Those wishing to do so have remained for vari- ous periods from a few days to a few months, working for their board | and clothes. The home and the farming operations are in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Baird, who are making a success of it from a practical farming point of view. Must Await his Turn Veit LLU Ul pt freoe vo) || ULES eee ILI ree iL 2 ge =o € — I By SP = i = \ \" Tt ast! ' \\ il MMi te l Tee | SS SS SSS: Druggist Bull—Just in a minute, Sammy, just assoonasI gives this ‘ere gent ‘is straffing drops. (Reproduced by courtesy of the Toronto World) 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 The National Steel Car Company, Ltd. One of Canada’s Greatest Industrial Institutions—Description of Plant and Output—Rapid and Substantial Growth of a Young Industry The growth and development of Canada’s railroad systems, which has been both rapid and continuous for many years, has led to the establishment of numerous great plants throughout Canada for pro- ducing equipment and rolling stock. from time to time it has been found that the existing plants are not sufficient for the production of the necessary equipment and rolling stock, and new plants have been springing up in many parts of the country. One of these, the National Steel Car Company Ltd., whose plant is at Hamilton, Ont., is typical of this remarkable industrial growth. The National Steel Car Company Ltd., was incorporated in July 1912, with a Dominion charter, the head office being at Montreal in the Transportation Building and the executive and operating office at the plant in Hamilton. The authorized capital stock of the com- pany is $6,000,000. The paid up capital amounts to $3,500,000. Even before the completion of the plant the company had an order for 1,500 box cars, and shortly after the commencement of operations, other large orders were received. The plant consists of two large buildings; the main shop in which are located the steel and wood working plants; and the paint and shell shops. The main shop is 680 feet in length and 200 feet in width. The paint and shell shop is 250 feet by 144 feet. tion to these buildings the plant includes a power house, dry kiln, dry kiln storage, paint mixing and storage, emergency hospital, gate house, time office, and general office building. Layout of the Plant The two main buildings are of steel construction of the monitor type. Fora height of 8 feet above the ground the walls are of hollow fire-proof tile, and above this they are fitted with continuous steel sash. he main shop is divided into three great aisles, two of 75 feet and one of 50 feet in width. In the latter are located the truck -shop, machine shop, forge department, tool room and air brake shop. In the centre aisle, 75 feet wide, are located the large shears and punching machines. The steel construction and steel erection work are carried on in the opposite end of this aisle. The remaining aisle, 75 feet wide, is occupied for one half of its length by the planing mill, in which all the wood-working necessary on car construction is milled and otherwise prepared. The other half of this aisle is de- voted to the wood erection department, where all the woodwork, after being machined is erected into the proper places on the steel frames of the cars. After passing through the wood erection depart- ment, the cars are shunted into the paint shop which is about 300 feet south of the main shop and has accommodation for 60 cars. There are 10 tracks in this shop and cars are distributed upon them Bird’s Eye View of the Plant of the In addi*- by means of a transfer table, arranged to operate much after the manner of a railroad turn table. The steel and lumber yards are served by a 10-ton travelling crane, the runway of which is 520 feet long. By this means the heavy materials are easily and quickly loaded and stored to the best advantage. There is also a system of industrial railroad tracks” through the yards permitting material to be transferred by small trucks or by the standard gauge locomotive operated by the company. The Car Construction Process The construction of cars is a continuous process; starting in the truck shop with the boring of wheels and axle turning and then the assembling and construction of the trucks. The completed trucks are shifted across the shop on an industrial truck to the construction track and a steel underframe is placed across them by means of a crane. After the underframes have been bolted and rivetted into position the car is shifted to the next gang to set up and rivet to- gether the sides and ends. Rivetting operations throughout the shop are carried on by pneumatic rivet tools. After the cars leave the steel erection department they are shunted over by means of the transfer table into the wood erection department, where the wooden sides, ends, floor and roofing are put on and made tight. This part of the work requires great skill as the cars have to be so constructed that they will hold grain and keep it free from rain and damp. In the woodworking department every modern type of machine required for this work is included. Each machine is equipped with large suction pipes for removing dust and shavings which are carried through a pipe system into the boiler house and then used as fuel. A large proportion of the machines used in this plant were made in Canada, many of them in Ontario. The first car turned out by this company was completed about the middle of December 1912, and the first shipment was made in January 1913, a remarkable record when one considers that the first sod was turned for the erection of the plant just six months earlier. By August 1913, the company had an output of approximately 450 cars per month and a capacity for producing about 600 cars per month. Since then the capacity has been considerably increased as the organization became more perfect. In the seven months suc- ceeding the production of the first car, the company raised its list of employees to the very creditable total of 900. Throughout the plant, the tools and equipment are thoroughly up-to-date and provide everything essential to the economical and efficient production of railroad cars. Power for the operation of the plant is secured from a local company at Hamilton. The power house National Steel Car Company, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. a, y eS ae SS ry Te (GE SOR Ne, , heat-treated, nickel steel, 114 in. in diameter. December 1, 1915 CANADA however, is so arranged that the generation of power by the com- pany could be quickly and easily provided for if found advisable. The plant throughout is heated by an underground system of ducts. Hot air is furnished by large steam radiators and is blown into these ducts by means of fans. » At the east end of the woodworking shop is located a store room for all small material used in the construction of cars and mainten- ance of the plant, as well as all small tools. The dry kiln is capable of handling 200,000 board feet of lumber at one time. All wood used in the construction of the cars is passed through this kiln before being worked up. The office building, located on the east side of the shops, is two storeys high and of hollow tile construction. All of the operating offices of the company are here located, including the mechanical, engineering, purchasing, accounting and treasury, executive and photographic. The company maintains its own emergency hospital and am- bulance. In this hospital all injuries of a minor nature to the em- ployees are treated at once. Serious cases are also given first aid before being taken to a regular hospital. Every possible care has been taken to safeguard employees against accidents. Notices are posted throughout the shops in three languages, cautioning employees about their work and instructing them as to how they should avoid accidents. All machines have been fitted with guards, and it is be- lieved that this plant is on a par, so far as safety of employees is concerned, with any car building plant in the world. Our illustrations include a bird’s eye view of the plant at Ham- ilton, giving an excellent idea of its extent and location; and a pic- ture of a logging car furnished by this company for the St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Company. National Trucks Another illustration shows a 3%-ton truck which is also one of the products of this plant. The National Steel Car Company are also turning out a 2-ton truck of similar specifications, and 1,500- pound and 34-ton trucks. These trucks are specially interesting to lumber firms, on account of their efficiency for the delivery of stock. The chief specifications of the trucks are as follows :— Motor—Watukesha, cast in pairs, 4 cylinder; bore, 4% in. and 4Y4 in.; stroke, 534 in.; valve diameter, clear, all models, 2 in.; con- necting rod bearing, 2 in. x 2% in.; gear end main bearing, 2 in. x 2 7/16 in.; centre end main bearing, 2 in. x 3% in.; fly wheel end, main bearing, 2 in. x 3% in.; piston pin bearing, 1% in. x 2% in.; camshaft diameter, 1% in.; timing gears, helical pitch, 10; timing gears, face, 1; S.A.E. spark plug thread, 7% x 18. Transmission Company’s own design, made by the Covert Mig. Co. 2 and 3% ton models, 4 speeds forward and a reverse. Trans- mission is placed midway between rear axle and motor. Clutch—Enclosed dry-plate variety. Ignition—Dixie Bosch or Eiseman, high tension. Carburetor—Zenith. Control by hand throttle at top of steering post and by accelerator on toe board. Transmission control and emergency brake levers are in centre and steering wheel is placed to the right or left at the option of the purchaser. Radiator—On both models of built-up type, having cast top, bot- tom and sides, enclosing fin and tube centre core. Directly behind the radiator is mounted an 18 in., high efficiency fan. Water is forced by a centrifugal pump. The radiator core is approximately 575 square inches, cross sectional area. Steering Gear—Worm and nut, fore and aft type, made by Ross Gear & Tool Co. The trunion shaft carrying the pitman arm is of The pitman arm is a special, drop forging. Hand wheel has aluminum spider 20 in. in diameter. Front Axle—Timken 2 x 3 in. I-beam section. Rear Axle—Timken, David Brown worm drive. The driving strain is taken through radius rods attached to rear axle and frame. Springs—Semi-elliptic front and rear, of silico-manganese steel, self lubricated. Front springs are 48 x 3 and rear springs are 52 x 3. All spring-eyes punched. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 National Truck Made by The National Steel Car Company, Ltd., Hamilton,Ont. Wheels—Best oak of artillery design with squared spokes, 14 to the wheel. Front wheels 36 x 5; rear, 40 x 5, dual. Tyres—36 x 5 in. front; 40 x 5 in. dual, rear; solid rubber and demountable rims. Frames—High carbon, open hearth ship channel. is tubular, made from seamless, drawn steel tubing of steel, heat-treated. Equipment—Three .Adlake pressed steel truck lamps, jack and a full set of tools. All four models of the National trucks are designed from the most up-to-date specifications of designers of international experi- ence. The rating of these trucks is on the English long ton. The two ton truck has a wheel base of from 13 to 13 feet, and the 3% ton truck has a minimum wheel base of 13 feet or a maximum wheel base of 15 feet 6 inches. The turning radius of the National truck is very short, which is a decided advantage, especially for lumber trucks, and is obtained by placing the front axle 20 inches to the rear of the radiator. This gives the required length of frame for a long body, and yet retains a short wheel base. On the 3 “ton truck there is a base of 15 feet 6 inches which makes it possible to turn in a radius 30 feet 6 inches. The maximum loading space on the two ton truck is 13 feet and on the 3% ton truck 15 feet. The chassis of the National Truck is so designed that the appli- cation of winches and other hoisting mechanism is greatly simplified. The steel in the National Truck chassis is of heavy design high analysis with a tensile strength of 140,000 lbs., and an elastic limit of 118,000 Ibs. The rear axle is equipped with the famous David Brown Worm Drive and is made by the Timken Company. Transmission is of large dimensions. The motor is of the L-Head type, and according to recent reports from the front the performance of this type of motor has been the most efficient of any in the army transport. So far as is possible the National Truck is made in Canada. The National Steel Car Company Ltd., manufacture freight and passenger cars, gun carriages, logging cars and motor trucks, which are their chief products. They also make oil tank cars, field kitchens, motor ambulances, etc. Cardan shaft .35 carbon Executive and Operating Staffs The present executive and operating staff of the National Steel Car Company Ltd., is as follows :— President, Sir John M. Gibson, K.C.M.G., Hamilton; vice-presi- dent and general manager, Basil Magor*Hamilton; secretary-treas- urer, Mostyn Lewis, Montreal; Rodger, Hamilton; manager of works, Peter assistant manager assistant secretary-treasurer, L. A. F. McCool, Hamilton ;. of works, E. C. McDowell, Hamilton; superin- LUMBER | Logging Car made for St. Lawrence Pulp and Lumber Co., by the National Steel. Car Company, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. 36 tendent, Chas. R. Dillon, Hamilton; purchasing agent, W. E. Gallo- way, Hamilton. TEe board ‘of directors is as follows :—president, John M. Gibson, K.C.M:G.; Sir Henry M. Pellatt, C.V-O., Toronto; W. G. Ross, Mon- treal; C. H. Cahan, K.C., Montreal; R. G. Magor, New York City; Murray H. Coggeshall, New York City; Samuel King, London, Ont. ; Mortimer B. Davis, Montreal; J. J. Scott, K. C. Hamilton; W. Kirk- patrick Brice, New York City; Basil Magor, Hamilton; general counsel, H. A. Lovett, K.C., Montreal; transfer agents and regis- trars, Corporation Agencies Ltd., Transportation Building, Montreal ; Depositaries, Bank of Hamilton, Hamilton, and American Exchange, National Bank, New York City. Lumber Philanthropist Passes Away Death of M. F. Rittenhouse of Chicago and Vineland, Ont.—A Noble and Successful Career The death occurred at his home in Chicago on November 7th, of M. F. Rittenhouse, a man who made his business career in the United States, centering at Chicago, but who will always be one of the outstanding personalities in the history of the citizenship of Canada. Moses Franklin Rittenhouse was born in Vineland, Ont., on August 12th, 1846, and throughout all the busy years of his life he bore in his heart a deep affection for the land of his birth. Each year he paid many visits to Vineland and was a great benefactor to its people. He endeared himself greatly to all with whom he came in contact. He was a keen business man and a broad minded, whole- souled philanthropist. At the age of 18 he went to Chicago, which already at that time was a fair sized lumber market. There he secured employment in B. F. Hand’s planing mill, and during the first week he received $3.50 as his wages. His services, however, were considered to be more valuable and during the second week his pay was raised to $4.50. Then he made another advance by securing a situation in the office of the Morning Post, where he performed the duties of printer’s devil. A month of this work convinced him that he would prefer the lum- ber business and he then secured a position with Giese and Cantine, lumber inspectors. Before the close of navigation that year he went to the Peshtigo Company, a large manufacturing concern in Wis- consin, with distributing yards on the North Pier in Chicago. Soon he began to see the necessity for a broader education, and after a few months he returned to Canada to attend school during the winter. In the spring of 1865 he went again to Chicago and secured a position with McMullen, Funk and Company. A year later the firm name was changed to McMullen and Officer, and Mr. Rittenhouse was promoted to the management of the branch yard at Lake and Jefferson Streets. In December, 1866, he again decided to improve his education, and during January, February and March, 1867, he attended a busi- ness college, where he réceived a diploma as bookkeeper, which he followed by obtaining a position with B. L. Anderson and Company, wholesale lumber dealers. His next change was in April, 1868, when he went to J. Beidler & Bro. This was the last change for fifteen years. From that date until April, 1883, he was associated with this firm and its successor, the J. Beidler & Bro. Lumber Company, rising from the position of salesman to that of general manager. The con- cern was incorporated in 1871 and Mr. Rittenhouse was made treas- urer, a position which he occupied for twelve years. On May Ist, 1883, Mr. Rittenhouse severed his connections with his associates and opened an office and yards with the late Jesse R. Embree, under the style of Rittenhouse and Embree. This firm made rapid and solid progress, and was succeeded by the Rittenhouse and Embree Lumber Company. In 1901 Mr. Rittenhouse formed the Arkansas Lumber Company of Warren, Ark., a large yellow pine manufacturing institution of which he was president. This corpora- tion bought a sawmill and timber lands and has since added steadily to its timber holdings and sawmill properties. Mr. Rittenhouse was also interested in many other important industrial and financial in- stitutions. ; It would be impossible to more than outline the many-sided in- terests of Mr. Rittenhouse’s career and his extensive charitable and municipal benefactions. Probably his greatest interest in life was the development and improvement of his birth place at Vineland. In 1886 he founded the Rittenhouse Public Library at Vineland, which has been added to several times through his generosity, and now comprises several thousand volumes of well assorted standard liter- ature and is known as the Rittenhouse school, library and Victoria Hall. He also donated an experimental farm to the Province of Ontario which has been brought to a high state of educational effici- ency. A year ago he started the building of a floral boulevard at Vine- land, reaching from the station to the lake, a distance of one mile. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER was held by everyone who knew him, we reproduce the quotati es December 1, 19 5 On either side of this driveway are rows of trees beneath which ar wide reaches of trimly kept sward with beds of flowers at interval: In all, Mr. Rittenhouse spent several hundred thousand dollars upon the improvement of Vineland, and his name will always b revered by the citizens of that fortunate district. i The remains of the late Mr. Rittenhouse were brought fron Chicago to Vineland for burial, and were interred in a plot of grour near the old cemetry, in a new cemetry which Mr. Rittenhouse con menced to have constructed last spring. As an indication of the great esteem in which Mr. Rittenhou which was used as an introduction to his obituary by the Amerie Lumberman of Chicago :— : __ “To have endured early hardships with fortitude and overe difficulties by perseverance; to have founded a large business, us in itself, and giving employment to many; to have achieved p fortune, independence and influence; to have given largely of to charity and of time to citizenship; to have established a cha above reproach; to have acquired the admiration, the confidence a1 the friendship of his fellows; and to have gained all these of thi world, without losing the soul by avarice, or starving the hea hardness! The man who has so lived has nobly lived and he s! find peace and satisfaction when the shadows begin to lengthen the evening of life draws on.” E. B. Foss Killed in Automobile Accident A private telegram received in Toronto on November 29th con tained news that Mr. E. B. Foss, of Bay City, Mich., widely k as one of the large operators upon the North Shore of Georgian Ont., was killed in an automobile accident on November 26th. news will be received with widespread regret in Ontario, wher Toss had extensive business relations. The late Mr. Foss visi Toronto on November 24th in connection with business and the proceeded to Bay City, where the accident occurred. - Mr. Foss and Mr. Jos. Misak, president of the Pilsen Lum Company, Chicago, were crossing the railroad tracks at Bay ( when they were struck by a train backing up. Both Mr. Foss and Mr. Misak were killed. % The late Mr. Foss was head of the long established firm of E. B. Foss and Company, Bay City, Mich., and operated in Northern On- tario under the name of the Hope Lumber Company, at Thessalon, Ont. His’ company had recently purchased the plant of the North Channel Lumber Company at Thessalon. ““ B. C. Sends Special Lumber Commissioner to Europe | The heavy orders for lumber for the United Kingdom pla through the B. C. Government during the past summer as a result the visit of Lumber Commissioner H. R. MacMillan to Europe sk what results can be obtained by Governmental action in assisting lumbering industry. In order to follow up the advantage alre gained in this new line of work the Hon. W. P. Ross has announce that the Provincial Government is sending a business representati of the industry to London. : Investigation has already shown that before the European n ket can be entered, on any scale, by B. C. manufacturers a great d of preliminary work must be done in explaining to buyers the qu ties and methods of manufacture of British Columbia woods. TI are many misconceptions which are very prevalent and which act a barrier to the introduction of B. C. lumber products. These only be overcome by energetic personal work among the buyers a representative thoroughly conversant with every phase of the 1 bering industry in B. C. Again, there are many trade requirem which are designed to meet the case of Swedish and Russiati lum! but which are not properly applicable to the very different tim species of the Pacific Coast. In many such cases slight modifi of the customary specifications would not affect the interests of Old Country buyer in any way, while they would cheapen tion in B. C., and so enable the saw mills of British Colun quote lower prices and secure a larger share of this trade. T general work of this character the Provincial Lumber Commi will be of considerable assistance not only in preparing the wa future developments but also by co-operating with the various b and agents who represent the interests of British Columbia 1 firms now doing business in the United Kingdom markets. So has been the campaign conducted by United States shippers, a largely have they increased their representation in Europe rece that the Minister of Lands has decided that a strong effort is ne sary to counteract this action and protect British Columbia busin Mr. JG. Woods, the well-known lumberman, has been appoint as the new Lumber Commissioner to the United Kingdom. -M Woods has been long and intimately connected with the lumber b ness of the Coast. After being manager of the Leamy and Kyle C 1 December 1, 1915 ager of the Moodyville Sawmills, and was for many years engaged in the cargo export trade, an experience which is of particular value in view of his present mission. Mr. Woods was subsequently owner and manager of the firm of Woods and Spicer, shingle manufacturers. He thus brings to his task a thoroughly practical knowledge of all branches of the industry whose interests he will further in the European market. The new Commissioner’s duties also include the carrying out of various arrangements made with the British authori- {ies in connection with the lumber orders placed through the Depart- ment. A New Lease of Life in the West Lumbering Industry Stirred from the Yard to the Camps by the Farmers’ New Demand for Building Materials “Thousands of people, walking the streets last winter, are work- ing at high pressure from the Rockies to the coast because Alberta farmers, with grain checks in hand or wheat in granary, are think- ing in terms of lumbet,” says an interesting report in a Calgary paper, which continues as follows :— “The grain yield in the province has simply resurrected the lum- ber industry, which, slack before the war broke out, almost gave up the ghost when the gauntlet was finally thrown down in Europe. “The lumber business has already been stimulated from 50 to 75 per cent., according to various reliable authorities, because gran- aries, new houses and repairs have entered largely into the plans of the farmers, with the certainty of good prices for their grain. This spring all lumber firms in the city are anticipating such a rush that it will be like the boom times. “The farmers, it is stated, are preparing to set aside tens of thousands of dollars out of. their nice little profits to invest in lum- ber, according to a prominent lumber man. All the necessary work that has been saved up because of hard times, will be done with a return of confidence and the jingle of cash in hand. On top of that, such has been the return from the crop this year, many farmers intend converting their shacks into substantial houses. The business anticipated is no ordinary one, and in preparation for it, the lumber mills of the adjoining province from Nelson to the coast are already working under forced draft, and will increase in momentum with the passage of winter. Behind them, deserted logging camps are awakening to life after two years’ somnolence. “You can’t imagine what effect the circulation of that money will have on the community generally,” said one lumberman. “‘It will be split up between the retail lumber men in the smaller centres, the central offices of the big lumber companies in the city, the mills and the lumberjacks. I can see nothing else for it but such a rush of business as will keep all the hands that can be procured at high pressure for months. “Tt may be hard for the man who has absorbed all the blue news ‘from the Balkans lately to realize, but there is an actual shortage of men already in the lumbering field. “The chief scarcity exists among the lumberjacks because so many of them, idle all last winter, have enlisted. The trade of lum- berjack requires a certain amount of technical knowledge. “The outlook, so far as business is concerned, could not be brighter. The city itself will benefit enormously through the revival, even though there may be an utter absence of building acticity in the city itself. “We don’t look for trade in the cities, but the country points will be simply throbbing with life from now on, and upon the pros- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 perity of these depends in large measure Calgary. The lumber revival is only one indication of the rising of the tide of prosperity. “Scores of trainloads of lumber have already arrived on the prair- ies from the mills, and these are being scattered throughout the several hundreds of small towns where the demand is arising. “Record logging operations have been accomplished in the ‘coast district, directly due to the crop in Western Canada. Mr. A. B. Cushing, of the Cushing Lumber Company, estimated that business had picked up at least 50 per cent. during the past two months. “And lumber dealers are preparing for a big increase next spring,’ he said. “We don’t éxpect very much from the city. We rely absolutely upon the country. Stocks at country points have been getting light since the rush of building stopped. These stocks will have to be renewed to meet the expected demand. Dozens of farmers contemplate the erection of new houses out of the proceeds of this year’s bountiful crop. In view of this, lumber mills at which not a single wheel turned last winter will be running full tilt this year. There will be a lot more logging done, and to illustrate the activity that is already be- ginning, it is difficult to get the necessary help now.” The Riverside Lumber Company alone has two mills high pressure, and its logging camps are fully manned. about 350 men are employed, whereas both logging camp were deserted last winter. “There has been a fine rush of business during the past two years,’ said Manager Sereth, “and the prospects are very good for the coming spring. Stocks are very low on the prairies. Mills are already beginning to work full time, from the Rockies to the coast. “Men are hard to get already, for the occupation of lumberjack .equires some technical skill to perform. A big percentage of these men who were idle all last winter have enlisted. I firmly believe that the big rush will set in either late in January or the beginning of February, and that the lumber business of the province will take on an absolutely new lease of life.” going at All told, and mill Douglas’ Egyptian Liniment for the Camps A most essential article for lumber camps to keep in ‘stock, isolated as the large majority are from the services of a veterinary surgeon in case of accident to the horses, is a good standard liniment. One of the best known brands on the market and one which has been widely known and used by lumbermen throughout the country is Douglas’ Egyptian Liniment put up by Douglas & Co., of Napanee, Ontario, and which has been on the market now for over twenty- five years. There are many liniments on the market with their par- ticular applications for different troubles, but the makers of Egyptian Liniment claim that this is the only liniment that will stop bleeding immediately. This in itself is a strong reason for keeping it in every stable. It is also claimed to be a rapid cure for thrush, sprains, curbs, splints, callouses and sprains. In their advertisement elsewhere in this issue the manufacturers offer to send free to any lumberman a generous sample of this well known liniment. Mr. Jules Ayer, managing director of Charles Boss and Co., Ltd., London, Eng., the English agents of the Bennett Lumber Company, Montreal, has been on a brief visit to Canada, looking into the general lumber position here. His firm have handled a very large amount of Canadian spruce this year, through the Bennett Lumber Company, and the figures of the season’s exports will show that the iatter are among the principal shippers from the port. Their business has only been started since the war. After a short stay in Montreal Mr. Ayer left for Boston, from there he went to New York on his way home. FIR TIMBERS WE CAN SUPPLY ANY SIZE AND LENGTH 4 HD McDON Wire your enquiries at our expense to ALD LUMBER CO., WINNIPEG, MAN. Mill—VANCOUVER, B.C. 717 Union Bank 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 «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. Wanter to buy Cedar Ties. 269, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. Apply Box 23-1-2 Wanted 1¥%-in. good Basswood. to buy 1-in. cull Basswood and Apply Box 270, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 23-1-2 Wanted 10 cars 2-in. Hard Maple or Birch Com- mon and Better. Apply Box 258, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-1 Wanted Birch and Soft Elm 1 in. to 4 in. dry or new cut. State quantity and full particulars. The London Lumber Co. Ltd., London, Ont. 22-1 Wanted Several cars 4/4 x 4 in. and wider, 4 ft. and 5 ft. D and Better White Pine Shorts, rough. ‘Wolf-Lockwood Lumber Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. 23-24 Wanted 500,000 ft. or any portion 4/4 dry White Pine, Box grade, for immediate shipment to Boston, Mass. Widths to run 5 inches up, Box 268, Canada and lengths, 8 to 16 ft. 23-23 Lumberman, Toronto. Wanted 100,000 Cedar Ties. 1% in. and 3 in. Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber. 2 and 3 in. Soft Elm, 2 in. Rock Elm. Dry or new cut. State quantity you can supply, and when. Box 250, Canada Lecipabecmieny Toronto, Ont. 21-24 Wanted to Buy 15 million feet White Pine, Red Pine, Spruce, and Hemlock. Also Lath. Box 289, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-1 Lumber for Sale 100,000 ft. Spruce 5th quality and better, 3 x 3 8/14 ft. $15 per M. ft: 50,000 ft. Spruce and Hemlock Culls, 1 & 2 3 x 8 at $12.50. One Million No. 1 & 2 1% in. cull Lath at $1.50 on cars Manseau Savoie & Co., Manseau, Que., on I. C, R. 221 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.£. For Sale 175,000 No, 2 White Pine Culls. Anxious to move this stock promptly. Box 267, Can- ada Lumberman, Toronto. 23-23 For Sale by Tender 75 acres, of valuable Hard- wood Bush, containing Chestnut, Elm, Ash, Maples, Birch, Black Cherry, &c. Convenient to C, P. Railway. For particulars apply to owner, J. L. Davies, R. R. No. 1, Strafford- ville, Ont. 23-23 more or less, 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, Montreal, a Que. Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. 10 cents extra. Minimum charge 25 cents Thoroughly experienced lumberman in all branches from stump to consumer wants posi- tion with wholesaler or manufacturer. Box 261 Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-23 Position as superintendent or foreman in box factory; 30 years experience; experience in making ‘shell boxes. Box 266, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. i F or Sale-Machinery a WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR SALE :—1 10-in. Berlin four side Moulder; 1 New Britain chain mortiser; 1 Defiance rounder, borer and jointer; 3 pole rounders; 2 automatic knife grinders; 1 26-in. Whitney smoothing planer; 2 26-in. revolving bed double surface planers; 6 30-in. Ideal pedestal bandsaws; 1 20-in. American wood scraper; 2 two-spindle wood shapers; 2 power feed rip saw tables. H. W. Petrie Limited, To- ronto. c Machinery For Sale One 150 h.p. Stationary Engine; two 75 h.p. Tubular Boilers; two Resawing Machines (with Circular Saws). Savoie & Co., Man- seau, Que. 22-1 For Sale Log Hauler, built by Alex. Dunbar & Sons; also several sets of sleighs. Address: DENASTON BREAKEY, Breakeyville, 21-24 Co. Levis, P. Q. For Sale Logging Equipment R. Locomotive Logging Sleighs Snow Plows Hoisting Engines Chain, etc. Box 257, Canada Lumberman, Toronto 22tf Machinery For Sale 1 Boiler 72in. x 14 ft. 1 Boiler 52in. x 14 ft. 1 Boiler 48in. x 14 ft. 1 Jack Ladder Chain 300 ft. long. 1 Horizontal Engine complete with driving pniley. Box 271, Canada Lumberman, To- ronto, Ont, 23-24 Saw Mill Machinery For Sale Second-hand Machinery for Complete Saw Mill, all practically new, in excellent condi- tion, including Bullwheel, Steam Kicker, Steam Nigger, 42-in. Steel Carriage, 10-in. Steam Feed, 8-ft. Waterous Bandmill, 5-saw Slab Slasher, 48-in. Edger, Trimmer, also In- dependent Lath-mill, and Filing Room outfit. Power Plant complete. Offers accepted for all or any part. On view at the Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Ont. t.f. Wanted Practical Sawmill Man with thousand dollars to invest in small mill cut- ting twenty-five thousand feet of Spruce lum- ber per day, located within one hundred miles four to five of Edmonton, Alberta, on two Trunk Line Railways and fair sized lake. The very best of shipping facilities and a first class money making proposition. We have the mill and the timber and we want a good practical saw invest mill man to run it, who can some money. Address C, T. Nelson, P. O. Box, 1353, Edmonton, Alta. 23-24 How Belligerents Use Lumber The Detroit Free Press prints the following interesting editorial on “The Future of Our Lumber Industry” as it is being affected by the European war: “We who depend for our news of the war upon the narratives of those who visit the trenches must note the enormous consumption of lumber in the construction of the subterranean cities in which soldiers live and fight, stations frequently having sleeping quar- ters for a hundred men. Large areas which have been reforested have been denuded in the making of corduroy roads for the passage of artillery, the establishment of camps, the varied uses of the army—as in masking batteries from the view of aeroplanes by boughs, and the damage by shells. All this means a great destruc- tion of forests; trees leveled by the axe in an hour have been years in growing and are not to be replaced save in process of time. “Meanwhile, the export trade from America, which,in normal An Opportunity Wanted—A young man who knows the practical side of the woodworking business and can express his ideas in writing, as Assistant Editor of trade jour- nal; experience in construction work an advantage, but not essential. State full particulars and salary expected. Box 25, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. times absorbs 10 per cent. of our total timber cut, is at a stand- still. In the year ended June, 1914, France, Great Britain, Ger many and Belgium took of u forest products valued at $24,230, 731. There is a total cessation of this trade with Belgium and many, and statistics show that May of the current year the value of our world exports in lumber, wood and manufactured timber was 4 per cent. of that of the same month in 1914. The lumber ~ trade has in no way profited by the war; it has in fact been still further depressed by the cutting down of exports. “An enormous capital is in- vested in the lumber industry, which is paying small profits at present. Prices are low; it is re- ported that even the small volume — now moving is at rates so low that manufacturers do not get back the cost of production. Such conditions do not encourage lum- bering or manufacture, but the millions invested demand some activity; competition and low prices tend to wastefulness in the forests and the mills. “Tt would seem inevitable that — at the termination of the war there must be a vastly increased demand for American lumber. The destruction of timber in the war zone, which extends pretty well over Europe at present, has been excessive. Military needs are independent of economics. When rehabilitation begins there should be five or six fat years for the American lumberman, who has certainly experienced the lean.” ‘September Exports from U. S. During September of this year wood, lumber and other wooden manufactures valued at $5,300,000 were exported from the United States while in September, 1914, the value of these articles ex-— ported was only $4,000,000. Dur- ing the nine months ended Sep- — tember 30, 1915, wood, lumber and other wooden manufactures valued at $40,300,000 were ex- ported from the United States, while during the same period of 1914 these exports were valued at $65,300,000. In September, 1915, wood and its manufactures valued at $6,000,000 were imported into the United States, while in Sep- tember, 1914, the similar imports” were valued at $5,600,000. Dur- ing the nine months ended Sep- tember 30, 1915, wood and its manufactures valued at $43,300,- 000 were imported into the United States, while during a similar period of 1914 the same imports were valued at $46,700,000. 1a December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 Definite Steps Taken to Develop B.C. Merchant Marine At a meeting of the B. C. Manufacturers’ Association held at Vancouver on November 16th steps were taken which are expected to result in the development of a merchant marine built, owned and operated in B. C. A special committee was formed to draw up a memorandum to be forwarded to the Hon. Robert Rogers to ascer- tain whether the support of the Dominion Government can be ex- pected in connection with the proposal. The present plan is to form a company that will build two or three wooden ships. Subsequently it is hoped, with government guarantee of bonds, to locate an iron and steel industry at Vancouver which would be capable of building steel vessels. A further meéting will be held in the near future to arrange plans for the organization of the prospective companies. When these plans are complete it is proposed to hold a public meet- ing at which there will be present the Boards of Trade of the Pro- vince, and members of the Dominion and Provincial Governments. The matter will then be placed before the public for its support. The reason for deciding to construct wooden ships first is that it would be difficult to secure sufficient capital at first to finance the building of steel ships. The need for tonnage is so pressing at the present time, however, that a company may be formed to buy one or two vessels. It is thought that the building of wooden ships will be in the nature of a stepping stone to the establishment of a plant for the construction of steel vessels. Offers of co-operatiom have been received by two ship building firms in England and specifications for the construction of two steel ships are-now being drawn up in England. In connection with the proposal it was announced that on July 1st, 1914, an English company had been incorporated for which capi- tal of $5,500,000 had been subscribed, for the purpose of establishing a steel-founding and ship-building plant at Burrard Inlet, B. C. This plant was guaranteed to employ 5,000 men within one year from the starting of operations. If the war had not intervened the plant would already have been in operation. The lumber manufacturing industry in British Columbia, par- ticularly that of the Coast, will never develop to more than a fraction of its possibilities unless a merchant marine owned in British Col- umbia is developed. The lumbermen therefore, who are the backbone of British Columbia’s prosperity, ought to get behind this proposition and see that either it or some even more progressive plan is adopted. One of the best informed lumbermen in B. C. upon this subject is Mr. Eric W. Hamber, managing director of the Hastings Mill, the largest lumber exporting plant in B. C. According to Mr. Hamber’s opinion the problem of securing tonnage and of establishing for the province a permanent mercantile marine of its own is the greatest question now befofe the lumber industry. Great markets, he points out, are already in existence in Australia, South Africa and the Orient, and still larger markets are looming up in the United Kingdom and Europe, but the ships are lacking for conveyance to the markets. “We have had enquiries within the past week or so,” he said recently, “for large shipments of Douglas fir for China, Japan, Fiji, South Africa and the United Kingdom. There is no question about our ability to supply the lumber, but we cannot get the ships.” Even after the war, the shortage of vessels would last for several years, because the submarine war had taken a heavy toll of vessels and because the pent-up trade and the requirements of commerce to build up the devastated countries of Europe would make enormous de- mands upon the world’s shipping. If B. C. waited until shipping became normal again it would lose its greatest opportunity for mar- keting its timber. “At the present time,” Mr. Hamber said, “there is not a single vessel in the lumber carrying trade registered from B. C. in spite of the fact that ours is both a lumber producing and maritime pro- vince. We have to trust ta foreign countries to carry our products across the ocean to our markets.” The question was not of interest solely to the lumbermen. Vancouver itself was greatly concerned, because, with vessels owned in B. C. the greater part of the price paid for the transportation of lumber would go to Vancouver, instead of going out of the country as it does at present. Mr. Hamber pointed out that while there were a few lumbermen who were financially able to assist in the forming of a merchant marine the proposition was essentially one requiring Government assistance at its start. He would not favor Government ownership of vessels, although that would be better than having none at all. The shipping trade how- ever, required individual initiative in order to carry it on with success. A government guarantee of bonds would probably solve the financial difficulty. Briefly, Mr. Hamber’s views are that the welfare and future of the timber industry in B. C. are closely bound up with the question of obtaining ships, and there is an opportunity now for establishing a great and profitable enterprise which will in its turn mean a new era for the timber industry of B. C. - Union Lumber Co. Limited 1 x 10/12 No. 1 Mill Culls 1 x 4/up Mill Run Spruce—wide average 4 x 5 Spruce Union Lumber Co., Limited 701 Dominion Bank Building TORONTO, CANADA 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 John Harrison & Sons, Co., Limited Owen Sound, Ont. Timber, Lumber, Ties, Posts, Lath, Shingles, Interior Finish, etc.—All kinds Four mills in Georgian Bay District. TRY US ONCE. Special Our Hardwood Flooring is the best. Ask for Prices. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario Not for many months has the Canada Lumberman received so many encouraging reports from lumbermen in Ontario in regard to trade conditions, as during the past fortnight. Letters which have come to us from many firms indicate improved conditions. While the extent of the improvement is not great, it is unquestionable and is reported from all quarters. The shell box industry, the retail trade and wood consuming manufacturers are each responsible for a share in the improvement. In conversation with an Ontario manufacturer a few days ago we were shown figures of sales which indicate clearly that a steady improvement has set in. This firm’s reports, covering the last three years show that with one or two exceptions its sales of lumber during the present year have been greater each month than during last year, in fact have been greater than during previous years of good trade conditions. This is partly to be accounted for by the excellent selling organization employed. At the same time it is an important indication of the fact that trade conditions in the lumber business may reasonably be expected, from now on, to show a steady improvement. Not only were the total sales in board feet as reported by this firm greater than in previous years, but their total cash re- ceipts show similar advances. Wholesale salesmen invariably refer to the present year as hav- ing been one of the stiffest they ever have experienced. It has been a hard up-hill fight for all of them and they will be glad when they can say good-bye to 1915. Nevertheless, all of those with whom we have been discussing the situation recently are of one opinion, namely that the volume of trade to-day is greater than it has been for some time and that in general the situation is encouraging. The hemlock situation is still a difficult one to understand. In view of the advanced prices now being secured for Michigan, Wis- consin and Pennsylvania hemlock, and also the strong advances made in the prices of southern pine, one cannot help but think that Ontario hemlock should be bringing better prices than it is to-day. Although ‘there is not much movement in hemlock, the actual volume of trade is no greater at the present low prices than it would be if these were advanced in a measure corresponding to advances in United States stocks. We believe that if the trade to-day would invariably put up the price of hemlock there would be no difficulty in securing the advance. Spruce and birch are still in strong demand on account of the extensive shell box production. Birch also in thicker sizes is in strong demand for gun stocks. Eastern 'Canada The wholesale trade at St. John, N. B., has shown improvement during the past fortnight. Actual prices have not advanced, but _ dealers report a better feeling. A greater volume of enquiries has been coming from the United States leading to the conclusion that conditions across the line are already much improved. New England mills have all closed down for the season. The mills at St. John are also closing one by one. In the third week of November only four St. John mills were still operating. The market for English deals is quiet. This is not because of any question of price, but on account of the high cost of ocean freight which is now 200 shillings per stan- dard and practically no space is available even at that price. There would be a good demand if the stock could be shipped, as prices in Great Britain are firm and stocks are light. Waéinter liners will soon be shipping small amounts of stock. The local trade at St. John is very quiet. Lath are firm at St. John at about $2.75 per thousand on the wharf. The box trade continues very active. Montreal trade is rather quiet on account of the decrease in building operations brought about by the approach of winter. The activity resulting from the production of shell boxes is also showing some decrease as the production is reported to be ahead of the requirements and the Munitions Committee is reported to have stopped taking delivery of the full output. Trade with the United States is keeping up. well and has included several very large orders of late. The scarcity of space on ocean vessels brought the export season to a close at an exceptionally early date. The last shipments have now been sent across. The season has been a better one than was at first anticipated and the totals for the year are expected to show an advance over last year. A further general advance is reported by manufacturers of east- ern spruce in the States, base quotations on frames at Boston now being firm at $25. The demand is seasonable, but offerings are com- paratively light. There is a good demand for random lumber at firmer quotations than a fortnight ago. insisting on $21.50 for 2 x 4; $20.50 for 2x 3, 2x 5 and 2 x 6;.$21 Some manufacturers are - be) eel 3.0Ps Stee Tis y a oa 7@ i December 1, 19 5 cs for 2 x 7; $23 for 2 x 8; $24 for 2 x 10 and $24.50 for 2 x 12. Tt hemlock market at Boston is stronger. Several producers have ad vanced their prices on eastern boards clipped 10, 12, 14 and 16 fe to $21 in full car load lots. The hardwood market at Boston well maintained as to quotations, but is not very active, with t exception of such stocks as are required for the manufacture rifles. Shingles are not so active as other lines at Boston. Ex good white cedars are bringing $3.40 and less desirable extras selling at 5 to 15 cents less. The range for clears is $2.85 to $3. cedar extras are bringing up to $3.50 for the best. There is a | demand for lath and prices are unchanged. : Great Britain The volume of trade on the spot market at London still con very large and recently there has been quite an advance in the of spot goods. In connection with Baltic stocks the advances been so great recently that London buyers are showing an i ation to leave these stocks alone except when they become pensable. The deliveries at London. docks for the week ending h vember 6th amounted to 7948 standards as compared with 10 standards during the corresponding week of 1914. At Churchil Sim’s recent auction sale 3 x 11 third Montreal pine was sold at 5s. and ditto Quebec at £22. 2x 9 unsorted Quebec spruce reac £19 5s.,2 x 8 brought £18 15s. and £18 10s. /7-in. and 6-in. so for a trifle less. First-class fresh Quebec timber varied from 12: 6d. to 100s. according to size, a rather low price considering present high freights. The c. i. f. market for spruce deals at Liverpool continues firm with a rising tendency. Recent transactions have been at reco prices, but further advances of £2 or £3 per standard would no be surprising. The ruling factor of course is the high freight rate. The spot market also shows advances and further ones are likely. The consumption continues as heavy as ever, although spot sales at the advanced prices are not quite so easy to put through, unless the goods are badly needed. The trade in birch is rather restricted. C. i. f. values show little or no change. Importers are not showing much interest in stocks at present prices. Spot prices are unchanged, but a good proportion of recent arrivals has gone direct into con- RE: Supplies recently have been a little heavier than the de- mand. At Manchester, fresh record prices are being reported each week. Importers are able to obtain almost any price for their wares, pro- vided they can make quick delivery. Spruce has been a feature of tne market recently at the following ex quay prices:—3 in..x 11 in. £20; 3 in. x 9 in. £19; 3 in. x. % in. £18; 3 i ee £16 10s. to £17 10s. Floorings are following these prices at £17 15s. to £18 basis. 2 At Glasgow, there is no important change to report in the con- dition of the market. The volume of business is steady and of fair proportions. The principal source of consumption at present is Goy- ernment orders, although there is a fair demand in other directions. There is an active movement in spruce in spite of the advance ir costs. Recent arrivals have met with prompt disposal at record prices. Still higher prices are expected to come into force. There has been a good request for birch logs and planks and tie available supplies are now greatly reduced. : “< United States ‘" The situation in connection with the southern pine market con- tinues to improve. Southern Pine Association reports show further increases in orders and in shipments, while the increase in orders is more rapid even than in shipments. For the week ending No- vember 12th, for instance, orders were received by 148 mills amo ing to 5,949 cars and the shipments reported during the same w were 5,313 cars. Unfilled orders on the files at the time of ma this report amounted to 23,146 cars. The Association estimates shipments during that week exceeded production by 21.28 per cen orders exceeded production by 35.8 per cent. and orders exceec shipments by 11.97 per cent. There is no question that the sout pine business is remarkably steady and firm. The car shortage is acting as a brake upon this business in general. There is not a very great shortage, but it is quite general, while in some sections, such as eastern Oregon, sawmills are closing down because of their inabil- ity to get sufficient cars. The shortage has been produced by the enormous interior movement of grain and by the holding up of cars at export ports on account of the shortage of vessels and of storage capacity. a> In 73 leading cities of the United States the building permits — ‘<7 L ¥ { " is j December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 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. 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. Bote, Pres. BE Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Gen. Mgr. W. A. Saurwein, Ass’t. Mgr. 49 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER during October totalled practically $63,000,000 in value, which is to be compared with a little over $44,000,000 for October 1914. The building industry of the country is now fully up to normal. There is a good movement in northern and western pines. At Chicago a fair amount of trade is reported by contractors and by some of the factories. Country orders are calling for an immediate delivery. Prices are firm and the situation is strong. Stocks on hand are lower than a year ago. Much of the low grade pine is being consumed by the box trade. Stocks at United States northern pine mills are about normal and are in good condition on account of the favorable drying weather during October. Production has practically come to an end until spring and the situation is considered strong. There is a fair trade in northern pine at Buffalo, though it does not show improve- ment like some other lines. Prices are steady. Wholesalers are ex- Wholesale Market Improved at St. John St. John, N. B., Nov. 22nd. (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : —A better tone has come into the wholesale market during the last ten days. Not altogether can there be said to have been an advance as far as dollars and cents is concerned, but a more optimistic feeling. The greater number of enquiries from the United States market which have come to hand during the past few days lead us to believe that there must be something doing across the line. We understand that the base price of schedule stock has increased upwards of $1.00 per thousand feet for 2 x 8-in., 20 ft. and down which are selling at $24.00 Boston rate. All the New England mills or those of North- eastern Maine are now finished for the season and cannot saw out any more stock. The mills here are stopping operations one by one, only four mills being now in operation, viz., Stetson Cutler & Co., and Murray & Gregory and Randolph & Baker. No sales of English deals are being made at the present moment. It is not a question of price, but of how the stock can be moved. Freights are now 200 shillings per standard and no space can be purchased at that. If space could be had, the demand would be good, as prices on the other side remain firm and stocks are light. The winter liners are now beginning sail- ings from this port and no doubt some stocks will begin to move in a few days. Locally business has flattened out and has very little life. The factories are running down to bare poles and short time. The out- look for factory work is not encouraging but no one can tell just what will happen these days. No doubt there will be little change as far as local building is concerned for the next few months. Laths have advanced to about $2.75 per thousand on wharves here. Box trade remains on the up grade with more orders than mills can take care of. Montreal Trade Continues Quiet Montreal, November 24th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) : —lIf anything, trade in lumber is not quite so good as at the date of the last report. As winter is upon us, the demand for construction purposes is slow, and reliance has had to be put on orders for shell boxes. Unfortunately there are indications of a slackening in this direction. The number of boxes manufactured is ahead of the re- quirements of the Shell Committee, and in one instance, at least, making of boxes has been stopped. In other cases, the committee is not taking delivery of all the output, with the result that, unless there is a change, firms will. have to cease making, owing to lack of storage facilities. Word has also been received that the Ottawa authorities are not giving out further orders for the present. The wholesale lumbermen thus find that the orders for lumber for boxes have fallen off, and that the outlook for the moment is not very optimistic. In spite of this, however, there is a generally cheerful feeling. The attitude of the Canada Lumberman on the question of shell box contracts meets with general approval in the trade. There is a unanimous feeling that companies outside the industry ought not to have obtained orders to the exclusion of firms who are dependent upon this class of business for their living. Well equipped concerns in this city have found it impossible to obtain work from the Shell Committee while companies who have not the remotest connection with the lumber or woodworking interests were turning out thou- sands of boxes per week. At the time when many of the contracts were awarded, some -box makers were short of ordinary work, owing Market Correspondence ‘December 1, 1 15 pecting higher prices in the near future. At North Tonawanda the market continues strong. Upper grades are moving a little more freely than formerly, particularly pattern stock. Prices are strong and slight advances have been made recently. 4 Better prices are being secured for hemlock in the United States Mills report that dry stocks are scarcer. The hemlock situation i considered to be a favorable one. Some manufacturers have increase their prices to $3.50 off list. Slightly higher prices are reported fror New York. Former lists have been withdrawn and yards are placin orders to-day at from $1 to $2 per thousand above a month ago. ] the middle west hemlock has advanced about $1 a thousand. Penns} vania stock has also been raised. Pennsylvania mills are shippil some of the most desirable sizes direct from the saw. Prices < expected to hold firmer. SPECIAL REPORTS ON CONDITIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD to the general curtailment of commerce, and the receipt of war ord would have proved of great benefit to this branch of the trade. stead of this, outsiders obtained large contracts, involving the eq ment of new factories, certain box manufacturers meanwhile running on part time. i Business with the United States is keeping up very well, and some very large orders have recently been received. Owing to the impossibility of getting space, the shipping season for the lumber trade closed at an unusually early date—the earliest for many years. The export firms have now sent over their last shipments, the exports being very light during the last month. The season has been much better than was at first anticipated, although exporters have found it particularly difficult owing to the uncer- tainty attending sailings and the question of available space. Rates, too, advanced from time to time, until they became almost prohibitive. The season’s figures will soon be out, and these will no doubt show an advance upon the previous season’s total. A Montreal firm has just booked space from St. John to London at 190s. per standard, and to Manchester at 200s. - oS : ‘ , Ottawa Trade Quiet—Shell Box Business Heavy Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 24th (Special to the Canada Lumberman) :— Attributed to the large orders of the militia department recently placed here for shell boxes, there has been a noticeable movement during the past fortnight in birch and pine. Several local firms have either filled or are handling at the present time orders of consider- able size for these classes of lumber and anticipate an increased de- mand. Outside of these products, there have been slow but steady sales, and there have been few changes of any account in the price in the lumber market. .. Lumbermen of Ottawa are becoming active and prominent in the recruiting campaign here and are doing everything to encourage © their workmen to enlist. A recruiting campaign is at the present time being conducted on a vigorous scale to obtain men for the 77th Battalion. For this unit, Mr. J. R. Booth has undertaken to raise a platoon of fifty men from his own mills. A similar offer has also come from the E. B. Eddy Company of Hull, and a number of sec- tions of twelve men each have been promised by other concerns. Both in the Booth and Eddy mills recruiting meetings have been held lately, and as a result of the movement of the Ottawa lumbermen, it is probable that the new regiment will be composed, to a lar, extent, of lumberjacks. 7 Plan Book Well Received by Farmers 4 Mr. N. G. Neill, secretary-treasurer of the Western Retail Lu bermen’s Association, states that since the distribution of the As ciation’s plan book, a little over a month ago, a large number ¢ requests have come in from farmers for detailed working plans. Th first farmer to write to the Association asked for plans for the mos expensive house in the book and the second asked for plans for th most expensive barn. By the first week in November ten orders ha already been received by the Association for plans for a single house. Mr. Neill further stated that in Saskatchewan many of the lumber yards had sold out practically every foot of lumber which they carried in stock. Thousands of granaries had been built, many farmers holding their wheat for a possible better price in the spring. The prospect for trade for the coming year appeared to him to be reason ably satisfactory. : “ q December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 1& A. = Company, Limited - Manufacturers of Lumber Extensive New Brunswick and Quebec timber limits, abundant with Virgin Spruce, Pine and Hardwoods. Twenty years’ experience in Milling and Manufacturing, together with a _ practical knowledge of Building and Architecture, is why our Customers tell us that the Dressing, Grading, and Manufacture of our Stock is just a little better than they expected. Large stocks of 1 in. Spruce Lumber al- ways on hand. Try a car of our Air-dried Dressed Spruce. We also make a Specialty of Kiln Dried Stock. Our personal attention given to every detail. Write, wire or phone us for quotations. Established 1894 Incorporated 1908 Campbellton, New Brunswick PopgogesegegegegEgpsesegegegegpsegegesegeged Gosenesecese ooe9egseERs +e 44 Holland Market Important to Canada Piling for Houses and Timber for Canals and Harbors Used in Great Quantities—Douglas Fir Suited for the Work The Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Com- merce, in its issue for November 15th, contains an interesting report from H. R. MacMillan, Special Trade Commissioner, upon the lum- ber trade of Holland. Mr. MacMillan writes as follows :— Dutch houses are built on piles 50-60 feet long, and 6-8 inches in diameter at the large end. The piles are white and red fir im- ported from the State forests of Germany and sold cheaply. The cost of building foundations for houses is so great that every possible saving is made in the remainder of the construction, with the result that the building operations of Holland only offer a good market for cheap woods used in general construction. ae The only wood in a Holland house except the piling, is in the window and door frames, doors, joists, studding, rafters and battens, which carry the tile roofs and flooring. The window and door framing, joists, studding, rafters and bat- tens are in nearly all cases made of Swedish, Russian or German whitewood. Whitewood is preferred to redwood in Holland, whereas the reverse is the case in England. Whitewood for these purposes is in normal times sold at Dutch ports, in all the common dimensions and common grades, sufficient for over 90 per cent. of Dutch build- ings, for £9 to £11 per standard, or $22.50 to $27.50 per thousand feet. Whitewood planks, 2 to 3 inches thick, 6 inches and up ‘in width, and of a grade suitable for strong construction, are imported from Germany at a cost of 60 shillings per load or $24 per thousand. Where the building is large and a span of over 30 feet is required, ritch-pine joists are used. These are in all cases sawn from the im- ported logs carried in stock by all Dutch timber importers. The ability of Douglas fir to compete in supplying joists will depend upon the feasibility of exporting Douglas fir logs at prices to compete with pitch-pine and will be referred to later. Practically no pitch-pine or Douglas fir is‘imported into Holland for general building pur- poses except in log form. : Flooring Flooring throughout Holland is European whitewood (white spruce). The common dimensions are random lengths, thickness 1, 114 and 1% inches, chiefly 1 inch, and widths 4 to 7 inches. This flooring is dressed, but usually not matched and the quality is poor, any number of knots being admissable so long as it is sound. In the medium class houses, the flooring is covered with oilcloth or carpet. In more expensive private houses and hotels, hardwoods are used. Many tropical woods, e.g., teak, various mahoganies and ex- cellent hardwoods for flooring, from the Dutch colonies, are cheap in Holland, selling for about 2% and 4 shillings per cubic foot, or $50 to $80 per thousand, on a measurement that allows a very liberal overrun, estimated to be at least 25 per cent. Pitch-pine flooring is used occasionally in public buildings, halls and schools, but while it does not become more popular, a regular demand is maintained. It is imported in 1, 114, and 114-inch thickness, width 4 to 6 inches, flat erain. either square-edged or matched. The whitewood flooring in general use, sells at from $27.50 to $35 per thuosand, The use of pitch-pine flooring is not increasing, chiefly because pitch-pine prices have advanced in recent years. The only market for Douglas fir flooring will be in the grade of houses where pitch-pine is now used and it will only be accepted in com- petition with pitch-pine if offered at a lower price, until it has secured a hold on the market. The fact that Douglas fir may be purchased edge-grained will encourage its use. : Interior Finish The common interior finish in Holland, in private residences and offices of all classes, excepting the most expensive, is spruce” painted. In the expensive residences and offices, tropical hardwoods are used. Pitch-pine is used to a limited extent in schools, public buildings and churches. The pitch-pine used consists of the better grades sawn in the local mills from imported logs. It is valued in the wholsesale trade at $35 to $40 per thousand board feet for clear panels, %4 to 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide and four feet long. Undoubtedly, merchants handling Douglas fir clears would be able to maintain a small but constant sale, particularly after the build- ers learned how to stain and polish the wood, something which they do not understand at present. Timber for Canal and Harbor Works Large quantities of timber are used each year in Holland to maintain the embankments, bridges, piling and locks of the 2,000 miles of canals, and for similar purposes in the extensive harbors. Two woods are used exclusively, hewn oak grown in the Dutch and German State forests, and hewn pitch-pine from the Southern States. The common size of pile is 65 feet long, 16 inches square at the butt and 10 inches square at the top. The usual price is 120 shillings a load for oak and 80 shillings a load for pitch-pine, equivalent to 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December A 19 5 cents a cubic foot (actual measurement) for oak and 40 cents a cubic foot for pitch-pine. The Dutch insist on having hewn timber an seem to believe that Douglas fir would be too soft for this purpose All timber is creosoted before it is used. Sound knots and wane are admissable. q The price of pitch-pine is constantly increasing. Such inroad are being made on the oak forests of Europe for bridges and othe purposes of war, that it will undoubtedly greatly increase in pri Douglas fir which was found in Belfast to be more satisfactory the pitch-pine for piling, will soon be accepted in Holland. If Dougl fir shippers can in normal times deliver piling in competition w the pitch-pine prices quoted they may expect to develop a permane market. All piling now used is hewn. Decking _— Although Douglas fir decking has been for years extensively in the neighboring German shipyards, it has not yet been accef by Dutch shipbuilders. It may be regarded, however, as certain t the qualities which led to its use for decking in Germany will y soon lead to its adoption in Holland. Pitch-pine decking, flat 3%-inch by 5-inch sells in Holland for 120 shillings a load or per thousand. Pitch-Pine Logs Imported ‘s The pitch-pine logs imported are sawn square and are pure by cubic measurement. The shipments are divided into two ¢ those consisting of logs 6 to 9 inches square and those consisti logs 10 inches square and up. The average shipment of the class averages 30 to 32 cubic feet per log and sells c.if. for 75 lings per load of 50 cubic feet, or about 36 cents per cubic foot. : logs in the first mentioned class sell for 50 to 60 shillings a load o 24 to 29 cents per cubic foot. If an importer desires larger logs, h pays a higher price. By far the greater proportion of the imported logs are 30 to 32 cubic foot average. i} The pitch-pine logs imported include long leaf, short leaf anc other varieties. They vary very much as to grade, containing many knots and other defects. These logs are re-sawn by the local mills to order for the timber users of the country. The logs are care sorted and the product carefully graded. The handling of pitch-pine in this manner is familiar to the whole timber trade. It is further facilitated by the existence of a regular service of liners between the Dutch ports and pitch-pine ports, which make it possible for Dutch timber merchants to import pitch-pine logs in comparatively small parcels and secure a prompt delivery. Douglas Fir in Holland rs «iene The Dutch merchants have been buying Douglas fir for years Owing to the absence of a liner service between the North Pacific coast and Holland, they have nearly always been forced to accep large shipments, some of which have come around the Horn in sa vessels and have not arrived in good condition. The average Du importer is therefore still slightly prejudiced against Douglas fir. He considers that it is not as strong nor as durable as pitch-pine, and that more difficulties and uncertaintities attend its purchase. Owing in part to this prejudice against Douglas fir and in pare to the fact that pitch-pine, thoroughly well-known, may be bought as cheaply, the use of Douglas fir in Holland is as yet restricted to few uses, such as large timbers, cribbing or framing in temporary struc- tures and joists. When the price of Douglas fir drops below that a pitch-pine, as it must within a short time after the re-establishing of normal freight rates, a much wider range of uses will be develor for the timber. The present importation of pitch-pine into Holland is estimated at 12,000,000 feet board measure per year. The Panama canal, even without a liner service, will do much to improve the position, both by shortening the time of transport an¢ by reducing the freight rates. ‘am When Douglas fir shippers can compete successfully in Ci with pitch-pine logs averaging 30 cubic feet each, they will be abl to start an important trade, which will also assist them in marketing clears and merchantable boards and planks. There will be no pros pect of selling any grades lower than export merchantable. - Much of the pitch-pine log trade to Holland is done in the form of deckloads in the winter time on vessels loaded below decks fe British ports. There are no restrictions in Holland as to winter de loads as there are in England. 7, Railway Sleepers The supply of railway sleepers to Holland is an important bu ness. There are 2,320 miles of railway for which 400,000 sleepers a nually have been purchased in recent years. It may be pointed out that when the usual supply of oak, Scote pine, beech and larch failed this year, several hundred thousand pitch pine sleepers were imported. A sleeper to sell in Holland in norma times must give twenty years’ service when treated with a ten- pound per cubic foot charge of creosote. The railways buy thei sleepers uncreosoted at 80 cents to $1 each for pine and larch, $1.2C to $1.40 each for oak and beech, 6.10 inch by 10.23 inch by 8.86 fee + ak <7 ; oy ee oe as eee ens a eee Deceeeay f: 101s CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Shell Box Lumber DRY BIRCH WE have in stock approximately three (3) million feet of 4/4-8/4 and 12/4 Birch sawn during seasons of 1913-1914 and 1915. This is particularly suitable for manufactur- ing or Boxing purposes as it was sawn par- tially square and partially round or live edged. We have extensive Kiln Drying, Resaw- ing and Dressing Plants and can work. to order. DRY SPRUCE BOARDS We carry the largest and best assorted stock in Canada. Send us your inquiries. John Fenderson & Co., nc. Sales Office: Saw Mills, soraee. Fa and Planing M Springfield, Mass. SAYABEC, orc ¥ tng a. ? 1 oo ‘ he! 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1918 allowing up to 2.16 inch wane on each of the upper corners of the sleeper. Since the outbreak of war, Dutch railroads have purchased large quantities of pitch-pine sleepers at about $1.60 each c.i.f. The only way to sell to a Dutch railroad is through an agent in Holland, who will see to the’ delivery of the goods and the satis- faction of the many minor but essential requirements. The same principle applies to all timber business in Holland. The best way to reach this market is through an established agent or brokerage house. The greater part of the pitch-pine importations are sold to ’ Dutch purchasers by English firms acting through Dutch sub-agents located in Rotterdam or Amsterdam. This arrangement does not mean an extra expense to the shipper, as the whole’ business is han- dled for the four per cent. commission and del credere common in the English market and on the same terms, including the essential one, that the Dutch purchaser will not buy unreservedly on Pacific Inspection Bureau certificate, but insists upon the right to arbitrate after goods are received. Importance of Dutch Market The Dutch market is one that will steadily grow in importance, not only because of the purchasing power of 7,000,000 prosperous people in Holland, but because a great part of the reconstruction of the Belgian and neighboring war zones will be handled through Holland. It is an important point, too, that Holland will take deck- loads in the winter time. It is worth while, therefore, for any shipper or group of shippers in Western Canada, when making arrangements with selling representatives in England, to go farther and insure at the same time that a suitable sub-agent will be appointed for Holland. The prices given in this report refer, without exception, to the c.if. prices ruling before the war. On Thursday, November 18, a meeting of the technical section of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association was held in Montreal, Dr. J. S. Bates, of the Forests Products Laboratories, presiding. Re- ports of committees on technical education, standards and methods of testings, collection of samples, &c., were submitted. Dr. Bjorne Jonsen, of the Forests Products Laboratories, read a paper on the chemical analysis of paper making pulps, while Mr. J. A. DeCew spoke on recent disturbances in the field of pulp and paper making supplies. The principal points were afterwards discussed. The Situation in New Brunswick Editor Canada Lumberman:— Nov. Ist. Things are a little critical, so far as New Brunswick is concerned, at the moment, freights have increased rapidly and C.I.F. prices have not increased in the same proportion. We feel that sawn stock from New Brunswick will be required in England to the same extent next year as it was in the past, irrespective of whether the war is over, or still in progress, and that the F. O. B. buyers will have to pay about the same price for the stock here, and the English and French buyers will have to pay the prices, plus profit, insurance and whatever the freight rates may be. The latter is a great uncertainty. The uncertainty of the market, however, is curtailing the lumber oper- ations in this section of the country very materially, as some of the smaller operators are afraid to take chances on going into the woods. We know of several large firms also; who are curtailing their operations materially. —New Brunswick Manufacturer. Editor, Canada Lumberman:— ° Toronto, Nov. 20th. We find business greatly improved during the last month or six weeks, being 40 to 50 per cent. better than this time last year, but below normal of like time before the war. i I tn ‘erican Barking Drum will bark any kind of wood under any kir oS ee Diagrams showing construction of American Barking Drum. Mr. Gavin Milroy, managing director of Turner Brothers Can ada, Limited, Montreal, is making a hurried trip to Great Britain necessitated by the greatly increased sales of ‘“Turbros” Balat Belting and “Tower” Hair Belting, and the difficulty in securin; materials. Mr. Milroy expects te be back in Canada early in th new year. -¥ ‘ The Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Railways have offere 500,000 old railway ties for firewood, to be distributed among ft poor of Montreal and the Council have voted $1,500, the cost transporting and cutting the ties. Several large firms have ¢ offered waste wood for the same purpose. y ee - J The Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association of the United St will hold its annual convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 1 and 19th, 1916. | . A New and Important Barking Machine The accompanying illustrations give an excellent idea American Barking Drum, which has recently been placed market by the American Barking Drum Company, 1471 South gan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. This machine is one which oper a continuous process, thereby saving much time and labor, a requiring one man to handle the wood as it leaves the drum. — operation of the machine does not have to be stopped to load o1 load with wood or to remove the bark. The wood is not brus the end at all: the skin removed and every particle of the wood remaining All the bark is dropped into the vat under the drum and autom carried therefrom by means of fork attachments, thereby discharg the bark separate from the wood at the side of the drum. The A circumstances. it occupies. eee Although the American Barking Drum Company have only this machine upon the market a short time, they have closed a nu of contracts, both in the United States and Canada and are rece splendid letters of approval from their customers. | aA, Its capacity is very large compared with the s p/2 —— D BS \wt wooo NW & INTAKE \i A\\2: A ll i IN IN NN CONVEYOR FoR , d BARKED wood i December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Serviceable, Durable, Mackinaw pareang The Better Grade Qualities Mackinaw Men’s At Coats Mackinaw Lowest ; IRD’S Pure Wool K ° k Prices. BS role Gee nickers as cut No. 1. Made with high seven inch MEN'S WMiddliinaw collar, close fitting Bird’ P with tab at throat. (Bird's are Sizes 36 to 46. Wool) Knickers, as cut No. f. Black OOD’S Pure Wool shades only. Top and Mackinaw Coats, hip pockets. Strap or made as cut No. 1. wool cuff. Very con- ge iy Green venient and comfort- a slack. Sev a Bae gr able wearing. Sizes inch notch collar. = 32 to 44. IRD’S Pure Wool Black Mackinaw Coats. Large shawl collar, loose belt with buckle. This coat is 35 inches long and ? has three large flap pockets. Cut No. 1 Prices on Smart DOOs Application OTTAWA MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG jenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of TAs DG Ge 60 6 OMNIA f : € — = ~ * ¥ 3 a7 4 5 +4 ; : q i | Men’s Mackinaw Jumpers ACKINAW lumbermen and sportsmen. This jumper is to take the place of the old rolled neck sweater and is very much more serviceable. It is light in weight, buttons close up to neck and has many advantages over both coat and Cut No. 5 sweater. Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. They are made in an extensive plant built The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN == _ LO camera ea 1) ae 5315 BIPIACOstimmlee x wie Head Office at Montreal. SPRUCE rough or dressed 1” No. 2 and Better Birch, 1914 cut also Basswood, Hemlock and Pine Saw Mills at Dressing Mills at MONT LAURIER. ST. JEROME. For Sale Two Double Cylinder Hoisting Engines and Boilers, one with 7 x 12 and one 6% x 8 Double Drum, with booms, cables and every- thing complete for loading logs. Used only two months, well kept and good as new. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. LATH Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Pine, Spruce Hemlock Hardwoods, Lath GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec AND WOODWORKER December 4 1915 EDGINGS Ontario J. R. Booth expects to be able to employ the majority of his workme at Ottawa during the whole of the coming winter. Nathan Calder, Listowel, Ont., is contemplating the erection of a planing mill to cost $5,000, 60 x 25 feet, brick construction. } E. Ketchabaw, Eden, Ont., is contemplating the purchase of machinery and equipment for a chopping mill and also for general woodworking purpose The sawmill, together with the lumber owned by Harry Richards, B la clava, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire. The amount of the loss is not yet known. 4 Some time ago reports were published to the effect that the Mettaga Pulp and Paper Company intended to erect a large pulp and paper niles oO cost $2,000,000 at Smooth Rock Falls, Ont. It is now reported that a company has decided to let this matter remain undeveloped until the mone market becomes more favorable. Me Canada Hardwood Manufacturing Company, Limited, wie Ont., have started work upon an addition to their woodworking mill. They are ues additions to the old mill building of the Rathbun Company and are also making minor alterations. Mr. G. A. Turner is the chief party inter- ested. He will be purchasing sawmill and woodworking machinery, automatic — lathes, belting, etc. ‘ The Ontario Government which advertised some months ago that it would receive tenders for the right to cut pulpwood on an area situated — north of the Transcontinental Railway west of Lac Seul and south of English — River in the district of Kenora has rejected all the tenders that have been | received, as they were not considered acceptable. It is probable that fresh — tenders will be called for when times are more favorable. Henderson’s sawmill at Acton, Ont., was destroyed by fire recently. The — loss amounts to about $4,000, and there was no insurance. Mr. Henderson will rebuild and expects to have his mill ready for operation in the spring. The stock of lumber, shingles and wood valued at between $12,000 and $15,000 was saved. It is believed that the fire was of incendiary origin. A mill on the same site, then owned by Mr. James Brown, was destroyed by fire fifteen years ago. Eastern Canada All the mills at Three Rivers, P. Q., have been closed down. Fraser Limited, Fredericton, N. B., will take out about 8,000,000 feet on the Miramichi River this winter, according to a Fredericton despatch. The Violette Lumber Company, Limited, are building a new saw mill — near St. Flavie, P. Q., for the manufacture of lumber, lath and shingles. The Partington Company, St. John, N. B., have a large crew in the woods on the Nashwaak River and will cut about their usual quantity this winter. — They are building a dam on the Upper Nashwaak to facilitate stream driving — operations. The E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, P. Q., closed its sawmill for the winter early in November. The company states that it expects to keep its present — complement of men employed in the pulp and paper mill, about 1,300 in | all, at work throughout the whole winter. ‘ The Brooklyn Lumber Company, Kentville, N. S., ceased operations early in November, after operating for a period of seven months this year and — having cut over 7,000,000 feet. It is reported that the mill will be rebuilt and will not be in operation again for about nine months. The Pejepscot Paper Company, Great Salmon River, N. B., report that their recent loss by fire amounted to about $50,000, which was fairly well covered by insurance. At present the company are not in a position to fur- nish details regarding the new sawmill, but have decided to rebuild next year. They may put up a temporary mill to cut the logs taken out of the woods © this winter. McElroy & Murchie, of Grafton, N. B., are lumbering extensively thist . fall and have made considerable improvements to their mill. Two large new © boilers have been installed, in addition to a smoke stack 85 ft. high, two brick furnaces and a concrete fire house. The improvements will increase the capacity of the plant greatly and the firm are looking forward to a heavy sawing season next year. The output of logs in the River Philip Valley, N. S., is expected to be considerably curtailed during the coming winter. A large quantity of logs cut last winter is still held by the operators, as vessels were so scarce this — year that shipments to Great Britain were very light. Chas. Bragg who operated extensively in the River Philip Valley for many years has not yet December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN decided whether to operate. C. O. Black will put in a few men. Robert Baxter will. operate on a smaller scale than usual. At a recent meeting of the shareholders of the Laurentide Company, held in Montreal, the president stated that the Laurentide Power Company was now able to deliver sufficient power for the Laurentide Company and if neces- sary for the increased plant which had been under consideration for some time. The president of the company stated that the output of paper could now be doubled with an expenditure of a million and a half or two million dollars. It is considered likely that this will be undertaken before long. Western Canada The Prairie Lumber Company, Limited, Calgary, Alta., has been incor- porated, with capital stock of $20,000. The No. 2 shingle mill belonging to Councillor Fau-Vel, Burnaby Lake, B. C., was recently destroyed by fire. The Bute Logging Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000. The planing mill of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at Bull River, B. C., is being opened up and will probably be operated throughout the com- ing winter. > A report from Powell River, B. C., states that the Powell River Pulp and Paper Company is running at full capacity and employing more hands than it has ever employed before. i J. G. Moffat Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $50,000 to carry on business as timber merchants, lumbermen, sawmill proprietors, etc. The British Columbia Match Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $20,000, to carry on business as match manufacturers, timber merchants, etc. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., states that J. Hanbury and Com- pany of that city have secured a contract for the production of 25,000 shell boxes, and the Vancouver Engineering Works a contract for 18,000. The Mac and Mac Cedar Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $20,000 to carry on business as timber merchants and manufacturers of lumber, pulp and paper. The Commercial Lumber & Shingle Company Ltd., has been incorpor- ated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000 to carry on business as manufacturers, timber merchants, ‘sawmill proprietors, etc. The Pitt River Shingle Company, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at New Westminster, B. C., and capital stock of $10,000, to carry on business as timber merchants, sawmill proprietors, and to buy, sell and deal in. timber and wood of all kinds. Wilson Brady, Limited, has been incorporated with head office at Van- couver, B. C., and capital stock of $50,000, to carry on business as lumber manufacturers, timber merchants, and to manufacture and deal in timber, saw- logs, lumber, shingles, lath, sash, doors, portable houses, boxes, and all articles and materials in the manufacture whereof timber, lumber or wood is used. The Forest Mills of B. C. Ltd., and the Canadian Bank of Commerce, have brought suit against a number of leading fire insurance companies in connection with the loss which they sustained by the destruction of the plaintiff company’s mill and yards at Compalix, B. C. The fire was made the subject of a government investigation recently and it was found that sus- - picion did not attach to anybody as having caused the fire. The companies sued include the National Fire Insurance Company, of Paris, France; the General Fire Assurance Company, Paris, France; Mercantile Fire Insurance Company, Waterloo, Ont.; Glen Falls Insurance Company, New York, and the Caledonian Insurance Company, Edinburgh, Scotland. Large Crops Loosening Up Money Mr. J. A. Campbell, superintendent of the Alberta Division of the C. P. R., states that in addition to the very heavy movement of grain, which is breaking all records, the lumber and coal traffic are also picking up remarkably well. For some time past people had almost ceased to buy lumber, and retailers had been allowing their stocks to grow very low. “The large crop is now having the effect of instilling confidence,” he said, “and companies are ordering against _ the approaching demand. A considerable demand exists at present, as farmers are putting up granaries in many districts for the care of their abundant crops. The wheels’of the lumber mills are thus be- ginning to turn merrily once more.” Mr. Campbell added that the small towns were already beginning to feel the effect of the crops in a general loosening of the money situation. Grain was going through the elevators and grain cheques were coming back. The farmer was paying the merchant and the merchant would soon be paying the wholesaler. AND WOODWORKER 49 PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 all can be P. 1 or 2 S. and Merchantable 2 x 4 x 10/13 matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13. VV Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10 x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1 in. x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60% 12 and 13 ft. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1 x 4 in. up x 6/13—'15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 60% Sawn May and July, 1915. 200 M. ft. 50% Best End of S. C. Pine, 1 x 4/6 x 6/11 175 M. ft. M. C. Pine 1 x 4/7 x 12/13 3 in. x 9 in. x 10/13 350 1 x 4/7 x 14/16 200 = = Or el. se Sup xe 12/43 600 ¢ xc Six Supx 14/16 200 “ “ ee te lock mG eit 250 5 cs See ode eke sls 750 4 e Cute te AS 14/16 All F.O.B. Cars or Boat Ottawa. 1,000,000 pes. Mill Run Spruce Lath 4 ft. x 1% x %—'15 cut. 500,000 pcs. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 4 ft. x 14% x %—15 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Limited WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Main 5063 MONTREAL, QUE. H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 St. James st, Montreal Wholesale Lumber and Timber SHELL BOX STOCK White «4 Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Birch, Maple Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager The Only A National Journal Electrical f S Paper in 29 SS Oanada 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’ 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CHAINS for the Lumbering Trade December 1, 1915 New RAILS Relayind 12, to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore Conveyor, Boom, Steel 58 Front St. West, Toronto Loading Chains, etc. Special Chains to order Cheapest Sweetener You Can Buy is delicious “Crown Brand” Corn Syrup Cheaper than sugar for making pies and pud- dings and serving with porridge. Prompt Deliveries—Reasonable Prices The Columbus Chain Co. Columbus, Ohio Lebanon, Pa. Address communications to Columbus Cheaper than molasses for baked beans, and on pancakes and hot biscuits. Morgan Machine Company The men will enjoy this famous table syrup, too—with its rich, delicious flavor. Write your supply house for prices on ROCHESTER, N. Y. barrels about 700 Ibs. % sé “é 350 “ec YY “ec “eé 175 sé or smaller packages if you prefer them. The Canada Starch Co., Limited, Montreal Manufacturers of— Nailing Machines, Lock Cor- ner Box Machinery, Box Board Matchers, 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. 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. Write for New Illustrated Catalog. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. COMPANY, Inc. 1103 University Ave. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Morgan Machine Conpany ROCHESTER, N.Y. Grooves Cut with Huther Bros. Dado Heads December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 ; Chi ) | 7 . h S The Choice of Lumber- : 1Se oot AWS menintwo Hemispheres ; | 2 } More than 80,000 of these saws are now in use in all parts of the world. Hoe Chisel Tooth Saws are 4 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). soes20crand street, NEW YORK CITY Saved $300.2 Daily In Fuel Bills Jones Underfeed Stokers in several Pulp and Paper Mills have made possible fuel. savings never before credited any system of firing. Take as illustration the boiler plants of the Minnesota & Ontario Power Company, Fort Frances, On- tario, and International Falls, Minnesota: Before the.stokers were installed in the latter plant 3,000 tons of coal were required each month, costing them nearly $3.50 per ton. Since installing Jones stokers, under normal conditions, only five tons of coal are burned per week, the balance of heat required being obtained from “hog feed” and paper mill refuse— heretofore a waste product, entailing an enormous and continual expense for its disposal. The saving is, therefore, 3,000—22=2,978 tons at $350=$10,423.00 per month, or more than $300.00 per day. The equipment is entirely automatic, and should a drop of a few pounds occur in the steam pressure, or should there be a shortage in the supply of refuse, the stokers immediately feed in more coal and the blower equipment supplies more air, so that the normal pressure is promptly restored. If for any reason the “hog feed” is pero ye abandoned, the stokers automatically make the change over, carrying the load with coal alone. Jones Underfeed Stoker Co., Limited National Trust Building, TORONTO wo” | aad >= i ae) ee, Re ms io Sere! “rick be ae - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 4, 00am Ay: A Donogh é. (Co: lighten saa 4 K R Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... 54 Douglas & Company ... ... ... 59 Knox, Norman S. ... ... ... .. 63 River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Anderson & Co., C. G .s. .2. .. 20 sDudley, A. NS sie aS ene ete 4 Rogers, ‘Samuels@ig Ae ee Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau ... . 13 Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co... 20 Ryther & Pritigle =... 25. 45. 0m Piikans. oc: Co.,. B.~ Greet ee eee 5 meer’ & SOL ssa eet DR ELS L i Austin & = Nicholsom Ae.) 3.4 aes 14 5 Le Fe E i Laberge Luniber. Cot. s : “a agle Lumber Company ... .... : Eisendrath Glove Catseate Dy OS ee & Cos Jes. Dies Sadler & Haworth ... ... ... .. n 2 aidlaw Lumber Co.) -Riv)..o5.. 10) Gatada Tea Company ...... .. Larkin Gonipany,iG. Ay >see ee Savoie & Company ... ... ... .. Pe B Lloyd Mfg. Company ... ... ... 21 " Sewall, Jas. W. ..0 .). oe as Bacon. & 'Co2ghe x7 sawtameret as ere Oe F _Long Lumber Company /:: 3.. 5 Shannon; P. & J. #2.) 4.) oe - Bartram Brothers, Litisited 0. 7° ie ote peaae Coe MO eg aie eS ee -++ + 66 Sheldons Limited ... ... 7... 1.4 7? Batis) Ace: ee ore Farnworth & Jardine ... ... ... 11 See es ee Shipman, Harold Coven ee nee 107 Berlin Machine Work Reuderson &! Cov [eotaiman oe sk Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... 7.2 Jane Beck Mfg. Company, C. 79%. 14 Flentine Brod... Meee oes ; Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. .. 22 Blain Go Rolland 48... sore seis 49 Fincer Lindtad th eee ke 3 Smart-Turner Mach. Co.,, Ltd. 254 ee a Boake Mfg. Company tet tee nes slr’ Fraser Bryson Dammeee ie, 0s M Smart-Woods Limited bee tee ee 47 Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Smith Foundry & Machine Works 20 — COMPANY E ee ae Bethe any oie eee Mackarell, Thos. ... .,. ... ... 12 South Coast & Northern Lumber Ouro mint. cece Tey... neue ae Mason, Gordon & Co. ... ...... 4 Company. ..% .2.5.0 seein BrowieCorporationum).\. 0. smsieecmlit G McGibbon*Lumber Co. ... :.. .. 12 Spears & Lauder’. = J Garrett Lumber Company ... ... 12 McKinnon Chain Co. ... ... ... 1 Spencer, 'C. Al’. =” 2. ee Garlock Packing Company ... .. 59 McLaren Belting Co, J.C...-.. 68. Sia ngard Chain Company ... ... 68 Gartshore, John J. ... ... ...... 50 McLennan Foundry & Machine Stearns Salt and Lumber Co. .. 17 Cc Gillespie’ James, 396 see eee Works ... 26. ee eee cee vee Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Ltd., ial Caldwell Feed Company ... ... 54 Gillies Bros, Ltd. .../.. ..... 4 McLennan Lumber Co, Ltd.) 16" 3 pe Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co... 48 Goodhue & Co., J. L. ... ... ... 53 Meier, F. R. ... srs ses see aes 9 11 St Gabriel Lomiber oes Campbell Lamber Cé:, La Bors nem 12) 4 Gordon Coy (aso. meee es Montreal Locomotive Works ... 63 Ganada “Métal Company ahtiate 68 Graves, Bigwood Co. ... ... ... 11. Montreal Lumber Con hei oe. FAO Canada Starch Company ... ... . 50 Graton & Knight Mfg. Co...... 61 eee penis ro : I me és T Stove @& Puttiture Go... 14 pGrant.& Camppelly.c yee ee ae PENS UN NE Se BC Og JAS: = sales, Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. -10 Grant, Holden & Graham ... ... 53 Murphy Co., J. J.... ... ... ... 11 Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co... 15 Timberland Lumber Co, ... ... 15 Timms, Phillips & Go; 05s ee Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. 1 Canadian Blower and Forge Co. 1 Gutta Percha & Rubber Limited 65 Canadian Cereal & [Flour Mills, Limited * An IG BO yi abt net ie Turner & Sons; J-\J, > eee ee Canadian ;Link-Belt Gora. pects moo H : N Ee ee Ree racic ae . tle si Haeberle Lumber Co. ... ...... 321 National Elevator Co. ... ... .. 13 ae, Pa eae ous 5; vy Harris pie & Dumber Corn 96 2S heres ae re Co. ... se. ss - U : Ses. Sh’ Smee Harrison & Co., Ltd., John ... .. 39 ewman, John F. ... ... ... «1. 2 Union Lum . ig Canadian Milk : yan . 2 ee 6 Hora Fe J <5. ‘New: Ontatio Coluieancanica aaa nion Lumber Co en: Cpe fice & S tocaed ee Se Tineke foe g ey ae : : ; Grier ees fa: - oh eae 10 Hay Knife Company, Peter ... 63 Nicholson File Company ... .... 55 Cant-& Kesip ..y. ..20.. ue. .o.. ta,” Blotter, amber "Gase besa. me ae North Shore Shingle Assn. ..... 9 Vv Carborundum Company ... ... . Hocken Lumber Company ... ... 5) ' Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... 12 Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co. . 41. Hoe & Company, R.... ... ... 51 Climax Mfg. Company ... ..... 63 Hoffman Bros, C.... ....,. .. 47 Pp Colimbus’ Chain Gor =f ote 00 eth frog ERTS eee cee 51 ee Packard. Moise Can Gee eee Ww . uatpeaiay JM Se We iero ree aga maf es a - Co. Inc, 50 ratty Sound Lumber Co. Ltd. 3 — Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. 67 © ee Se ee 8: x : Partington Pulp & Paper Co. ... 16 Watson & Todd... ... ... ... 8 y Payette & Company, Be ae ee Webster & Bro. Ltd., James Sie she 11 D Pérrin& (Co: Wim. SR...) see ae West & Peachy ... vet ae ers. ‘6S Davies Company, Wm. ... ... . 22 A J Philadelphia Textile Machinery Wilson Bros. vet nee tee eee ne 52 = Disston & Sons, Henry ... ... .. 20 Jenckes Machine Co., Ltd. ... .. 47 Company. S42 ae ee .... 89 Wistar, Underhill i@: Naroge=. so) tne Dodge Mfg. Company ... ... ... Johnston, A. H.........%... .; 59 Pink & Company ... ...... ... 54 ‘Woodhouse Chains Gompanyees- Gene Dominion Timber Regulations .. 18 Jones Underfeed Stoker Co.::.. . 51 Pratt & Whitney_... ... °..... 58 Wouichet,Douise. suse one “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 a i particular. Write us for prices. az ‘3 Wilson Bros., Limited Collingwood, Oni. << 4 | . : | | December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MAK, YOANN When BOA You } ik ; N wy \WK % P Overhaul Yi “4oon KSA & KH LE Ss ~\. Install Yy ws NO F7ANG GOST NS. \ 4 DO We : “A Uy, Sen Pe Ni GUKNCWRGSIL “Acme Waterproof” Leather Belting This brand is especially well suited to the wet places in a saw or pulp mill and will run true as long as it is in service. When you are overhauling your mill equip it with ‘‘Goodhue Belts’ and you will never regret it. They are honestly made of solid leather —every inch a good belt and they won’t stretch. Get our details and prices. Me codhuc & Company, Limited DANVILLE - QUEBEC Lumbermen’s Tents and Clothing Pure wool, Waterproof Mackinaw Coats, Pants and Shirts, the kind you have been looking for. Repellant Brand Army Duck Tents The best duck that money can buy. We can equip your van complete. Pure wool Blankets, Sweaters, Underwear. Hand Knit Mitts and Socks. Palmers Shoe Packs, Buck and horse hide Moccasins, etc. Grant-Holden-Graham, Limited Factory and Warehouse 147 to 151 Albert Street, Ottawa, Can. 53 * 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 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. | 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Penetang, Ont. Boot Calks Caldwell’ Molasses Meal Made in Canada Every Day ALDWELL’S Molasses Meal should be fed every day. Don’t suppose this is extravagance. It isn’t. It’s a real saving for the nutritive qualities of the meal increase the other food values 25%. en9 oo 0 Made from Best Refined Tool Steel, Forged and Oil Tempered. Quality Absolutely Guaranteed. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is not a stimulant. It gives an antiseptic and digestive force that a straight diet of cereals lacks. Write us for prices. You will be surprised at the small cost and the splen- did results obtained. Thirty in Ball and Five in Heel are the Numbers usually required. F. Bacon & Co. Montreal Caldwell Feed & Cereal | Company, Limited Dundas, 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 take it hs ; ONTARIO Peavey — made. PEMBROKE December 1, 1915 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 Gnada fumberman 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. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Test In Your Workshop will convince you of this fact: That it is cheaper to use two files where you now use only one. Take a certain piece of work and give one man a new file, and another a half worn file on a simi- lar piece of work. The man with the new file is doing what you are paying him for. The other man is filing away your time. The man with the new file takes a pride in his work. The man with the old file starts with a grouch, and the work suffers. When the inefficient point in the files is reached it is good policy for you to have your men discard them. And they should be replaced with the five famous brands: KEARNEY & FOOT GREAT WESTERN AMERICAN ARCADE GLOBE (Made In Canada) Made in Canada by a plant controlling 90% of the file business. Backed by 50 years’ experience in the making of efficient files. Send for your FREE copy of ‘‘File Filosophy’’ NOW. Nicholson File Co. Port Hope, Ontario DEALERS EVERYWHERE. 55 56 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 52 00 14% inch No, 1 cuts and better 60 00 62 00 2-in. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 UU 4 OU in, No, 2 C. & B. cacesce 45 UU 47 OU ee 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 00 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .....- 38 00 l-in. Good Shorts .........- 35 00 40 0U 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 00 1 x 6 common and dressing .. 27 00 29 00 1 x 8 common and dressing .. 27 0U 29 UU 1 x 10 common and dressing.. 31 00 32 00 1 x 12 common and dressing... 32 00 34 OU “4x 10 and 12 mill cull stocks 23 00 4-in. mill cull sidings ........ 21 0U 6/4 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 U0 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 28 UU 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 UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 V0 2x BO Common 4.00.06 iecrenes 28 00 2 and 3 x 12 common ........ 30 00 1 x 8 box and common ...... 23 50 24 Bu 1 x 10 inch box and common. 25 UU 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. 27 UU l-in. mill run sidings ......... 25 U0 27 WU f-in. mill ran shorts .......... 22 UU 1-in. mill run Norway ........ 22 0U 2-in. mill run Norway ........ 23 00 Norway, c and cf, l-in. ...... 32 UU Norway, c. and cf. 1}4-in. .... 32 00 Norway, c. and c, 2-in. ...... 32 UU Spruce mill run 1-in. and 2-in. 22 OU Spruce mill culls ...... «+... 18 UU Hemlock No. 1: 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... li UU fexGrin. x19 to 16 ft... fe po ae 20 UU 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft, ........ 21 vu 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 UU 1x7 ,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 1y 0U 1-in. o. 24, 6-ft. to 16-ft. ... 16 U0 2x 4 to 12, 10)and’ 16 ft." s...5 19 OU 2x4t o 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. tere 19 UO ar a 12-in., 18 ft. miereriocaceunia 22 00 WE Ato o-itle, “AO NKis) ware eieletawis 24 UU Ox 4 to. 12-1, D2 Et. ois. «els lave 25 UU Rea gee BY ee ROIS IAA toe 26 UU 2-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in width, 6 to 16 ft. 2.0.2.1. alee 16 00 Clear in Be, cedar, kiln dried 50 QU Douglas Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: &x8, 10x10, heirs: ee : 14x16 up to 3: ae ot aie 81 50 6x10, 6x12, "8x10, 8x12, "10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x1s, 20x20, up to ‘BDI Soe he ‘ 32 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to 32 ft. . ; 32 50 6x16, 8x16, “10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 32 FES cinta ohare A 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... 33 50 6x18, "exis, ip \€o) Ba. ft. seme s'e 34 00 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. ........ 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 5U ft., $5; 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to 60 ft., $9; 61 to 65 ite, $12.50; 66 ‘to sD ft., $15; 71 to 75 ft., $18; 76 ae ft., $22 “ ae Fir flooring, edge grain ..... No. 1 and er 1- e Fir rough 38 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 1%, 1% and Zin, Fir rough .. acca 020 esic 40 00 1%-in. No. 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 00 1¥%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath ...... 4 75 » 1%4-in. 32-in, pine ...... 2 65 1%-in. No, 1 4- ft. hemlock lath 4 00 1%-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX _6 butts to 2-in. ...... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16- EAgT atypotolotaitie 3 10 7d POSS BS DOORS OE Oana I 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, Ists and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ........ 45 00 Ash, brown, Ists 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, sts and 2nds, 4/4) ceiises seas 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 nds, 10/4 and 12/4. 45 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 16/4 .........- 50 00 Basswood, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ....... 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .... 18 50 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, Ists and Qnds. 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 ile Bice BOA AD OGG ODER rane aA 7 00 Soft maple, 1sts and Inds, 4/4. %. soak 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 ...... 7 00 Hard maple, common and better, 4/ . 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, 1sts and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and IG/4. « and (9 No, 2iibarn.) o,.. 22 00 23 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 1%-in. x 4-ft. 425 4 50 No. 2 White Pine ...... 380 3 95 Mill run white pine ...... .... 400 4 25 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 325 3 50 Red pine, mill run ...... ...... 360 370 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 300 S2siny, “lath Gels cise rietatese weceke 200 200 Pine Shingles SKxx, Win! ec cease ae 300 3 50 Clear butt 18-in. ...... 250 3 25 Sats arat Lalehe laces nie detquaenanete 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: Bo 0. MS ob: Hee aE a 375 4 25 Clear butt, 18-in. ....... 300 3 50 VS -ir se esteonle se) eis 2 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 65 Oak According to average and quality 60 70 Elm According to average and quality, 40 to 45 feet ... .. 70 75 According to average ‘and. quality, 80 to 85 feet... .. Bearer 2 50 60 Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. 25 30 Average: 1Gsinch ie sce cte etapa 30 4U Birch 14. dich, per em, f0-e.cen eee 20 22 1D: inch; perrcidtesan-mseunicen 24 26 16: inch; (period: £2 cules cnbaeen 28 30 18: inch; Peraci eit. o2.se sence ... ss.0eeen oe 60 00 2% and 8 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00 4 in. Sinl..aud (Gp. wide. > «csc ae trite 85 00 No. 2 Cuts 1 in.,, G-in. “and “ip sider es ote ae cial 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... 42 00 1¥% in., G-in. and up wide .,.... 44 00 2cin.,, G-in. and. wp wide sseesa, sem see 47 00 2%, 3 and 4 in, 6-in. and CIp) Wide sins 00 isiciv oraiciseistoson 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and up wide ...... ..... 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-in.,, 6-in. andy up wide er cue, ete eee 33 00 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up WADE. SS Wiw ists nate piae em avemete ae 300 48 00 Common and Dressing Mill Run Sern OR Ania ia jeicit (eels Signe aie ea . 25 00 Win, xB viene oni ve wae ne . 25 00 ‘Shin. a G-iny spatiale celts os lee . 26 00 Act, (xc Bain, | Scab eet e Me ees 27 00 Dini.” Ky LOAM. Cinco ew hereet eae eliote . 29 00 Dain: sx) Die cae aici f oarelo wae ueteitistots . 34 00 Laat. eS} ast, Vandet a a aeiate wlnse Genie eis 34 00 14, 134" anid’ 2-in. occa secede 30 00 No. 1 Barn A ixich, Avnet, Sock ae ae 31 00 45 00 W453 134 amd) Qeim. oc Salers ala win 36 00 45 00 DiAtasamd Salta a \s alee Seite wie 45 00 By anch © 88 sgiate cs ehppaeenee 50 00 No. 2 Barn pinch). \=,.catelewa eee aera eree a ee 28 00 36 00 194, oAS4 Jand -2-inw tees 30 00 36 00 204" arid | B-10 Wnt ota abe eed omar 00 No. 3 Barn ALP TrAGLY Wesc15 wives ivinksele teks Melee ee 21 00 28 00 No. 1, 1, 2%, DA, 27nd «cane 20 00 25 00 Box No. 1, 1, 1%, hs. Bet Sivas 22 00 25 00 No. 2, 1%, 34,6 Qs bein ce ote 19 00 23 00 Mill Culls Hie run culls, 1-in. ...... 19 00 of 134. ‘and! -2eim, as esta 20 00 Saverclere tte Siem’ Fe eee eee 17 00 18 00 Lath Noid; ,-O2-ins pine sonic tins ae Cao ete est Noi. 2, 48:10." pine’... stay aivicieeicy aepieiae 4 25 Worl) -AS-inr pines jaarcuat ts a siete wera 4 75 Nod). 48-1 Sp ame: ory esis ein nivdare Me ei eveinte 3 75 WINNIPEG, MAN. No. 1 Pine, Spruce and Tamarac Dimension S. 1 S. and 1 E. 6 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 14x16 ft. 2r4,6,8 - 1400 1700 2050 18 50 Dx AOU, Ane oe 18 00 1850 2150 19 00 Die ois oe tate 18 00 1900 2850 2000 Dimension in the rough or surfaced one side 50c. per M. extra. FIR, HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND LARCH Mountain Stock Dimension 2x A, 8,42). 145 16 nine os Siesake 18 50 2 x 4-10-48-20" wiscee seca vmn Sabra 20 50 2 RIGS £0 TGH., sisisiet signin ateirislemicn eel SHO 2x Bp Suto AG vertureelMetetarers w vesevens, 18 80 2x4-6 and 8-in.; go 30, 32 ft... 26 50 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 8-16 f Es goes --. 23 50 2x 10 and 2 x 12; on 20, oot ft” caso 2 2x 10 and 2 x 12; 24, 26, 28 , 30, 32 ft. 27 50 No. 1 Common Boards A THOH “Sieens'e oa wllepeeeeee ccsieed “oc AMIE 1B ANC. picie > <0'o wiealgh Lede ie ee - « 22 oe ee ae eT epee See SIS 2 Mixed widtie {2:05 Gavscaeasoln -- 22 , Flooring 4 or 6 inch No. 1 ‘ 33 00 4 or 6 inch No. 2 ...... 31 00 4 or’ 6 inch” No, 8. .c:.55. cape ae - 25 00 Shiplap—Finished a eC eer -- 20 00 8,10\and J2 itich |). >2..teeueee a 9 009 6 inch No. 1 6 inch No. 2 6 inch No. 3 Lath No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (not mixed) No. 1 Cedar, pine, spruce (mixed) ... 3 50 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3 x 6in. 38 to J6SE Waaee 2. ew neue ee 3 x 8 in.s 8 to 16 ft, toe owan wee 3x 12,4 x 4,6x 6 in.; 8-164t. ...... 25 ¢ 4x10 to 10 x 10, 8 x 8, 6 x 12 in. up Xo ae | Se Pie eit 7) BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST FIR Dimension S 1 S, and E. 2x 4 in.; Gand 8) ff scoeme a’ wha samen eee 2x 4 in.; 12 x 14 ft, £6 adie oh ase OO 2 x 4 in; 10x 16 ft eee - .. 19 50 2 x 4in.; 18 x 20 ft; G..-a see scene 2 x4an.s 22>— 2Afe ee ot wae, ee 2.x:4 in.; 26 % S2ift, Soe eee -. 23 60 2 x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 10 to 16 ft. .... 20 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 18 and 20 ft. .... 22 00 2x10 and 2x 12in.; ; 22 and 24 ft. .... 23 00 2x 10 and 2 x 12 in.; 26 to 32 ft. «... 25 00 2 x 14 in; 10~to “1G)ft oon eee steer 2 x 14 in:; 18 and 20/f@ Jae. eemeee een oe 2x 14 in,; 22 ands24ib jae ee 00 2 x 14 in. 3/26, to S2 gre eee -.-. 30 00 3x3 and 3 x 4 in.; 8 to 14 ft. wate nenek OO 3 x 8 and 3 x 4 in.3°8 to 6itee- eee OO 3x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 18 and 20 ft. Aeris . 23 00 3x 3 and 3x4 in.; 22 and 24 ft te 24 00 38 x 3 and 3 x 4 in.; 26 to 32 ft. 26 00 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 6 to 16 ft. ... 24 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 18 and 20 ft. 24 50 6 x 6,6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 22 and 24 ft. ... 25 00 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 in.; 26 to 32 ft. ... 25 50 FLOORING Nos. 1 and.2, 1 x'Sian,, EG. eee ee OD Nos. 1 and 2, 1 x 4 ini, Eo. Gapeeeee ee einen Nos. 1 and 2, 1 x 6 in, E. G. 29 00 Nos. J and 2, 1 x 4 in. or 6 in., "FG. 23 00 No. 3, 1 x 4m) er Gana Jaume sO: 00 No. 3 Edge grain $3.00" per M. extra. SHIPLAP. B. C. Fir, 6p. ... . ss oh ane 19 B. C. Fir, 8, 10, 12 in.; 8 to 16 ft. - 20 00 No. 2 Shiplap, - IN; \. ie, ante eee 19 No. 2 Shiplap, 8 , 10: and 42) im; Sa eeeeen OO FIR, COMMON BOARDS, § 1S, 8 to 16 Ft. Mixed widths (may contain 30 per cent. 4 and 6 in.) ).:154.) aeeee Se ee: Common Boards, 8 to 12 in. aisimtp aver eee O00 No. 2: Mixed widths ©... eeeae Seto tete No. 2 Boards, 8 to 12 In. 2.22.5 eo SHINGLES XXX B. C. Cedar. .as eee LATH ae lath, Bs, x 13/8i in. x 4 ft., gs che ey 00° Calies lath 3/8x1 378 in. x 4 ft. ee) £080 BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. White Pine Wholesale Selling Price Uppers 4/4 ...... Uppers 5/4 to 8/4 ....... mee Uppers 10/4 to 12/4 ...0..9.seee eee Selects 4/4 ...... 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 .... wees ween auanagsasanuasseaaaaseess? | = (888888S283Ss8S3s8Ssssssssss seen Beene we eee Bee eee ee wee Zz fe] Pesmnte tena Dressing A seis Sie uate Satate’ atte ihatale eens Dressing 6/4 xI0).222<) cneoee, aotu Dressing 5/4 x 12 .....5 wsecce aeee No. 2° Moulding: 6/4". cus. costes. ce No. 1 Moulding 6/4 ...... ..cse0 eee (Continued on page 58) tah pa ate Tiida et ea Cy - dl in + * ire December 1, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 National Motor Truck Specifications TRANSMISSION Our own design, at present made for us by the Covert Manufacturing Company. 2 and 3% ton Models, 4 speeds forward and a reverse. Transmission is placed midway between rear axle and motor. CLUTCH Enclosed dry-plate variety. IGNITION Dixie Bosch or Eiseman, high tension. Independent. CARBURETOR Zenith. Control by hand throttle at top of steering post and by accelerator on toe board. Transmission control and emergency brake levers are in centre and steering wheel is placed to the right or left at the option of the purchaser. RADIATOR On both 2 and 3% ton models, is of built-up type, hav- ing cast top, bottom and sides, enclosing fin and tube centre core. Directly behind the radiator. is mounted an 18-inch, high efficiency fan. Water is forced by a centrifugal pump. The radiator core is approximately 575 square inches, cross sectional area. ey ee ae ee ee a ee STEERING GEAR is of the Worm and Nut, fore and aft type, at present made for us by the Ross Gear & Tool Company. The trunion shaft carrying the Pitman arm is of heat-treated, $ nickel steel, 11%4 inches in diameter. The Pitman arm is . a special, drop forging. Hand wheel nas aluminum spider 5 20 inches in diameter. < FRONT AXLE Timken 2 x 3 in. I-beam section. REAR AXLE is the well-known Timken, David Brown worm drive The driving strain is taken through radius rods attached to rear axle and frame. SPRINGS are semi-elliptic front and rear, and are of silico-manganese steel, self lubricated. Front springs are 48 x 3 and rear springs are 52 x 3. All spring-eyes punched. WHEELS : Best oak of artillery design with squared spokes, 14 to the wheel. Front wheels 36 x 5, Rear, 40 x 5, dual. or | @ TYRES 86 x 5 in. front. 40 x 5 in. dual, rear. Solid rubber and um @C} eC 1ve } demountable rims. FRAMES High carbon, open hearth ship channel. Cardan shaft is tubular, made from seamless, drawn steel tubing of .35 carbon steel, heat-treated. EQUIPMENT The ‘“‘National” gasoline motor truck promises to revolutionize the delivery branch of the lumber Sh re sah aM aa ah ai) industry. One ‘“ National” truck can do the work of many teams and do it more economically. A glance at the specifications will show the thoroughness and strength of the ‘‘ National” truck. It has made -good on many severe service tests. Let us tell you what big savings can be effected when you deliver your lumber by “‘ National” motor trucks instead of horses. National Steel Car Co., Limited Hamilton, Canada Pr CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1015 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES — Continued No. 1 Moulding 8/4 waite sie’. terereeianrrale 58 00 5/4 to 8/4 44 - 46 28 - 30 16 - 18 Fine common, 1 in. seeree «e+. 6800 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. No. 2 Moulding 5/4 ...... ..+.0. «+++ 47 00 Fine common, 1% to 2 in. ..... 70 00 72 00 and under, 10 ft. and up ... 19 50 20 00 No. 2: Motiiduae 6/40... 0s sare baeine 47 00 SAP BIRCH No.» Gute lL in: ..cc5u —————_—_—< on every link. Write for Catalog No. 110D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. DousLas & COMPANY, Ni Ons.Cam, — LE PROPRIETORS MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS. Always in Your Stable Stops Bleeding The wise horse owner will always have in his stable a supply of Douglas Egyptian Liniment. It is so easily and quickly ap- plied and always proves a rapid cure for the many ailments of horses. It is the only liniment on the market that will stop bleeding at once. Free samples and literature mailed on request. Douglas & Company Napanee, Ont. NA eM fil CC 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 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 promptly the cost of GARLOGK same. A card will bring our new catalog which fully describes ~ our various styles of packings. Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario lhe 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 1 lb. bottles 2 1b. bottles Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 Ib ottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 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. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) 1 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. Branches : Branches : Calgary Toronto Wholesale Montreal Winnipeg A. H e J ohnson » Druggist, Collingwood, 60 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 W. B. Mershon Company Waterous Engine Works BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company, J. L. Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C. Reddaway & Company, F Sadler & Haworth Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company CAMP SUPPLIES Cdnadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited, Canada Starch Company Davies Company, Wm. Douglas & Company Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas I CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. Columbus Chain Company McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DOORS Batts Limited Boake Mfg. Co. Haeberle Lumber Company - Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Geo. M. Mason Limited DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower &: Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES . Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GLOVES Eisendrath Glove Company GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited _ HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P. Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Wilson Bros. HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Bourgouin, H. 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 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. headings; CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve full page, twenty-four INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp &.Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING CARS National Steel Car Company - LOGGING CHAINS Columbus Chain Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Boving Hydraulic & Enzineering Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Auger & Son Limited Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N. Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. headings. _ Murphy & Conn 3: " Packard Motor Car Company Pink & Company, Thos. December 1, 1915 4 Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company _ Harrison & Sons, John ¥ Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. ; McLennan Lumber Company Montreal Lumber Company Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Company Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Riordon Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Savoie & Company South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., Incorporated Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Trout Creek Lumber Company Union Lumber Company, Limited Valley Lumber: Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. | _ LUMBER INSURANCE | Lumber Insurers’ General Agency ~ LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTOR TRUCKS National Steel Car Company NORTHERN PINE Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son ey Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John : Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Ean Graves, eae uae Harris Tie imber Company Hettler. Lumber Co., Herman H. Watson & Todd, Limited = OATS ++ ae National Elevator Company = I Zit a Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited PATENTS Harold C. Shipman & Company Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES Harris Tie & Timber Company PORTABLE HOUSES Geo. M. Mason Limited : (Continued on page 64) er. SIRs: December 1, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER om ee INCE July, Nineteen Fourteen, this Spartan Belt has been pumping sulphuric acid fumes from the pickling room at the plant of the Halcomb Steel Company, Syracuse, N.Y. The corrosion, as seen in the photograph, around the blower, indicates the action of the acid fumes and gives some idea of the unusual service conditions under which the Spartan Belt has operated. This belt has not only withstood exposure to acid fumes for more than a year, but during that time has oper- ated with absolutely no protection from weather extremes. Notwithstanding the abnormal service conditions existing, Spartan has given perfect satisfaction, which is pretty convincing evidence that this Belting is impervious to conditions which quickly ruin ordinary belt- ing. Why not Spartan Belting as a solution of your transmission problems? At the Panama-Pacific Exposition we received Gold Medal of Honor, the highest award granted leather belting manufacturers tor the excellence of their products. The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. REPRESENTATIVES IN CANADA ‘The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John Toronto Quebec Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver Victoria SD 2 waennrgyrt: 61 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1945 © We make a Specialty of Listen, Lumbermen ! — We make just the kind of gloves you need in your work. n or h I Co vey Chains For Lumbermen EISENDRATH'S CELEBRATED HOR'S EoHTDE E make them from carefully-selected l iron, and every link is guaranteed Gloves and strictly hand-made—not the in- i ferior machine-made. Mittens The point is worthy of special emphasis. We make the chains according to any ie maine Bees ee spo : ee (nana oer camp in Canada and the dimensions desired, guarantee splendi Stites. ‘Dhey are-staneiewenss workmanship; uniformity ; dependability. structed, and will wash out soft Prices are the lowest possible for the and pliable after being subjected class of work we furnish, and Quality above tor the. ieets os eas St eae water. Be sure the diamond- criticism. shaped ‘“‘Asbestol” trademark is Let us quote for your needs. on every pair you buy. Send for catalogue giving estimated weights of var- Dealers and Commissaries: Keep ious sizes of chain; prove test; breaking, straining your “Asbestol” stock in good and safe-working loads, and giving hints regarding trim. Order from your whole- the care of chain which will prolong a chain’s use- galer noi “acd! Theda ee eee RAMI glove rack which we will furnish you free for purposes of display. Woodhouse Chain Works Eisendrath Glove Company P.O. Box 525 TRENTON, N.J. 2001 Elston Ave. Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO, ILL. Logging Locomotives Made in Canada Our fifty years’ ex- perience in the design and manufacture of of logging locomotives is at your disposal. Many of the largest logging operators in Canada are using our ‘*Cagadian Made™ locomotives. Our logging models ———SS=—= are as carefully design- : ; ed and built as our 200 \e n Wi haces PLNe a ee . ton sizes—oil or coal "Nagy Pe burning. MAY WE SEND YOU SPECIFICATIONS? This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ont. Taylor and Arnold Ltd., Sales het Montreal and bide ‘< December 1,°1915 J. J. TURNER & SONS PETERBOROUGH, ONT. _ ae Government Contractors and the largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada of i Selon’ s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Prompt shipments. Write for Catalogue. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER DETACHABLE pimber Trucks For SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO The designs of our Logging locomotives are the result of wide experience, extending over a period of 80 years. The material used in their construction is thor- ougnly tested and is the best of its kind. 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 at critical times of the work, as parts liable to wear can be kept on hand or shipped promptly from our works. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED, DOMINION EXPRESS BUILDING, CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FSR W997 38? A 62-ton Climax Locomotive Designed on ee \a = = Especially for ee , Heavy kilt, | Logging Work. ieee corm @Gimax Climax Locomotives are successfully o penta on isteeh grades and sharp curves. ad 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. MONTREAL, CANADA. The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel 64 PRESSES Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston’ & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW SHARPENERS Rogers & Company, Samuel C. SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine Works Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company ‘. Pe hie alee is | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 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 Timms, Phillips & Company: SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P Waterous Engine Works Company SNOW PLOWS Bateman-Wilkinson Company Pink Company, Thos. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis A Sure Way To Increase Your Profits We guarantee that ATKINS STERLING CROSS CUT SAWS will cut twenty-five per cent more timber than any other Saw with less cost for re-fitting. We not only claim ths—WE GUARANTEE IT— Use the best Saves: and we'll make our Guarantee good. Two of our most popular patterns. SPRUCE Auger & Son Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Brown Corporation Canada Lumber Sales Company a 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL BARRELS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company Columbus Chain Company McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL DRUMS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STOVES Canada Stove & Furniture Company STOKERS Jones Underfeed Stoker Company TAPS and DIES ’ Pratt & Whitney Company Waterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Spears & Lauder Write to the nearest address below—say ‘‘/ want to know aboul your proposition in the Canada Lumberman.” No obligation. Just write us if you want to increase your profits. ATKINS NO. 69 EUREKA We make others. Write to-day to E. C. ATKINS & CO. Makers of Sterling Saws Factory—HAMILTON, Ont. United States Factory—Indianapolis, Ind. VANCOUVER BRANCH—109 Powell St. Let us show them to you. Fon) ‘ 1% December 1, 1915 TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp Farnworth & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jas. D. Meier, Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS i Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINE Canadian Link-Belt Con TUGS : West & Peachey “a VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company _ 4 Webster & Bro., James vtea . VENEER MACHINERY Perrin, William R. Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Douglas & Company Fleming Bros. WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. ; WOODWORKING MACHINERY © American Woodworking Mach. Co. Berlin Machine Works Canadian Blower & Forge Company Long Manufacturing Company, E Waterous Enkige Works “WOOD PULP New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. | St. Gabriel Lumber peg Pecmee 4. 10% CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | ‘a HIGH QUALITY is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and Flour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO : : CANADA RUBBER GOODS FOR LUMBERMEN Belting Our long experience in the making of Rubber Belts enables us to specialize ———————_ on this line. **P.M.S.,” **Special Drive” and ‘‘Lion” are our leading brands for power transmission. Packings ‘‘Redstone” High Pressure Sheet Packing has proved by test that it will outlast any other similar packing onthe market. We make Spiral and Ring Packings, etc., that are equally reliable. Hose ‘°° Steam, Water, etc., in various grades, made especially to give satisfactory and economical service under different conditions. Fire Hose ©¢°r more of our twenty brands of Fire Hose will be found, not only a in the best equipped Factories, Mills, etc., but in almost every Fire Department in the Dominion. Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG REGINA SASKATOON CALGARY EDMONTON VANCOUVER CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, 1915 By reference to the cut, you will The exhaust, which is a_ mix- note that the valve stems are so con- ture of steam and water, does not nected to the bell cranks that one valve pass through the valve proper, but balances the other, therefore they are without friction and work very easily. Being a vertical valve, the plug is virtually suspended ina film of oil, consequently, A ae, 7 break, the plug drops to will remain steam tight for a_ long time. .It is. self draining, and being a vertical valve and connected as shown, when the sawyer's lever is plumb they are both on the centre, and_ there- fore no amount of expansion will effect their proper work- ing. Vertical Steam q Feed Valve | The E. Long Mfg. Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Montreal - Williams & Wilson, Ltd. Edmonton& Calgary - Gorman, Clancey Winnipeg - Stuart Machinery Co., Ltd. & Grindley, Ltd, into the atmostphere, hence the valves do not stick or kick. | out underneath the plug, directly Should the connections position, completely closing the _ ports, thus making a safety valve as well as an operating valve. All valves are thorough- ly tested under steam ' ) pressure before ship- yt ment. Have you our catalogue? Agencies: Vancouver Rebert Hamilton & Co: December 2, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : “A0,000 Laths a day” WATEROUS COMBINATION ~ LATHMILL & BOLTER _ The fastest, most compact, heaviest combination machine on the market. Turned out to stand up under hard and strenuous service, its design is all for economy of time and labor. The bolter operator handles the slabs with his left hand. They pass through the saws, slide down the incline table to the lathmill operator’s right hand. Operation is easy and continuous. ‘That’s the secret of the large capacity of these machines. Notice these features of construction—all iron frame; power drive for both’ upper and lower feed rolls; independent drive for feed rolls; spiral cut lower rolls that crowd the stock against the guides. This Little Machine The upper rolls are of large diameter, of improved design, to grip the stock firmly, without our Combined Lath Trimmer and Binder is slip or tendency to mar. They can be raised or lowered or swung up out of the way when eatin tke See nai aa . : a a nas ;: : : are placed in the bunching arms, these are changing saws. Arbors are of steel, 2 7/16-in. diameter. Bolter saws, three, are 16-in. diam- bloskdl" (Be pcan One iben sect: Suen eter, Lathmill saws, four in all, 12-in. diameter. oh ate Cie eae lcnce 2 pape Mia at Sd ie saws y ol r Smooth anc even a : both ends. We furnish the Binder alone when desired. If you are looking for a profitable way to utilize your waste 30 in, saws are used with the combination 5 . : machine. slabs and edgings, make laths. More about the machine in the Described in Bulletin No. 1051. catalogue—No. 1051. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited __H.B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. Brantford, Canada Winnipeg, Man. i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND” WOODWORKER Deceriber 4; 19i5" » - “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 9 30c per lb., Fort William and East; West of Fort William 85c per lIb., delivered nearest railway sta- : 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 alf 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. THE LEATHER BELT 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.’’ Montreal Toronto Winnipeg The J. C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. AJAX Loading Chain | is the loading chain that 90°/, of all the lumbermen in : United States and Canada use and swear by. Do you? | Alexander 3 that ote Bldg. Standard Chain Company : sie ee Pittsburgh, Pa. Vol. 35 ae Toronto, December 15, 1915 No. 24 WATER WHEELS Made in all styles GOVERNORS, P UMP S Electric- Welded Boom Chain e ° We also specialize Highest quality Log Chains and “Dreadnaught” Loading Chain Boving Hy d raulic & Engine erin g C 0. Made in Canada Write to Fully Guaranteed LINDSAY, ONT. Limited 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 ASBESTOS We manufacture practically every article that can be made of ones including [Sata oiler Gaskets Asbestos | Pipe and Boiler Coverings The Best Insurance against expensive delays caused by breakdowns. A Reliable Pump as built by The Smart-Turner Machine Co., Ltd., "eis Turner Brothers Canada, Limited MONTREAL Accurate Lumber Measuring Depending upon humanity to measure up thousands of feet of lumber is a most uncertain practice. Put a Morrison Lumber Measuring Register on every machine in your mill and you will always have an accurate count of the lineal or board feet of lumber passing through each machine. Write us for particulars. The James Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., Limited 93-97 Adelaide St., West, TORONTO Keeps a tally on all your lumber. Classified Directory to Advertisements, Page 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER z oo F— INTC IeTe 1 — Ate leather belting made from the very best materials in the very best way—with a_ surface that “grips” the pulley. Ensure Efficiency by using AMPHIBIA e dar 2. A Good Belt .. . Good Machine If you are proud of the good machinery you possess, it is surely a pity—to say nothing of poor business—not to get the most out of it. And you are not getting the most out of it unless you use ‘‘Amphibia’’ belting to drive it. ‘‘Amphibia” has a surface and flexi- bility which make it the most efficient and ‘‘oripping”’ belt on the market. By adopting ‘‘ Amphibia” belting you ensure your machinery working at its maxi- mum efficiency ; you prevent the loss in transmission of valuable—and costly— power because you are using a medium of trans- mission which is perfectly designed for its task; you do away with the expense in volved in the readjustment necessitated by the ‘‘stretching” of belts; you obviate the cost of renewals, because ‘‘Amphibia” is made from the best of butts procurable and is tanned in our own tanneries by a secret waterproof process which renders the leather _ impervious to oil, steam, water and fumes. Your ‘‘economy”’ in buying a cheap and common belt to drive a costly and high-class machine is a false economy—and bad business. Try a sample run of ‘‘Am- phibia” and prove it. ‘Coather like gold bas no substitute TORONTO 38 Wellington St. E. Chtlert ema VANCOUVER 107-111 Water St. Tanners and Manufacturers ST. JOHN 149 Prince William St. For 39 Years Tanners and Manufacturers ot the Best Leather Belts WINNIPEG Galt Building MONTREAL, 511 William Street (e ha Oh Ou Ps Oa Ga FUN TS December 15, 1915 a” December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Geo. Gordon & Co., Limite Cache Bay, Ontario Red and White PINE Dressing done on short notice. Send us your inquiries. FOR SALE: Machinery and Timber 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. 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 hand. 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. The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited, 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 D.C. band saws. 12-in. 1 Automatic Grinding Machine for 8-in. S.C. band 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, Pumps. high pressure Water 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 Edger for ripping dry lumber, installed. a Edger for ripping dry lumber, not in- stalled. 30 h.p. Generator, 250 volt. a ee 30 light arc generator. There is also a large quantity of shaft- ing, pulleys, hangers, belting, tram cars and tuyrn-tables, particulars of which may be had on application. All of the above open for inspection at Parry Sound. 26 Ernest Ave. Toronto, Can. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Mason, Gordon & Co. , r Veet ee sos-reee* Montreal, Que. Everything in limber Car and Cargo lots only .Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices = 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. 501 Kent Bldg. Toronto, Ont Spears & Lauder P. & J. SHANNON Lumber Manufacturers BISCOTASING, ONT. Dry Cull Lumber at very attractive prices JOHN GILLIES President Established “ GILLIES BROS. Manufacturers of DAVID GILLIES ice-President Western Office :—Pacific Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. JOHN DONOGH & CO. Wholesale Dealers Are looking for buyers —Special— 1x4é&5 White Pine common and dressing 1913 cut Dry Hemlock and Spruce all sizes 1205 TRADERS BANK BUILDING, TORONTO SHELL BOX STOCK 3 cars 3 in. No. 1 Com. & B. Maple. 1 car 1 x 9 and wider No. 2 C. & B. Birch. 2 cars 1 x 9 and wider No. 1 Com. & B. Maple. 1 car 6/4 x 9 and wider No. 1 Com. & B. Maple. 2 cars 4 x 5 Merchantable Spruce. 2 cars 1 x 10 Merchantable Spruce. ARTHUR N. DUDLEY Lumber, Lath and Shingles 109 Stair Building, Toronto Phone M. 6368 J. S. GILLIES Sec-Treas. Mills and Head Office BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited WHITE PINE New York City: Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway RED PINE SPRUCE - December 15, 1915 7 aN Must Clean Up Bone Dry 1913 Cut 23,000 1 x 4 and up — 6/16 ft. No. 1 Hemlock Sidings. 20,000 1 x 4 and up — 6/16 ft. No. 2 Hemlock Sidings. 30,000 2 /16 ft. No. 1 and 2 Hemlock. 18,000 2x8 — 8/16 ft. No. 1 and 2 Hemlock. 12,000 2x 10 — 8/16 ft. No. 1 and 2 Hemlock. 30,000 1 x 13 and up Bo d Better Pine. 30,000 1 x 4 and up No. 3 Common Birch. 18,000 1 x 6 and up lst and 2nds. 9,000 5/4 Good Birch Short 30;000 1 x 4 and up No. 2 and 3 Common Maple. The above lumber is a snap for you. Write us for prices. The Long Lumber Company 3 pas HAMILTON, ONT. f You Won't Be Scared At Our Prices Hocken’s Hemlock Same Good Quality, Prompt Shipment and Normal Price. -Hocken Lumber Company, Limited Otter Lake Station, Ont. Toronto Representative :—L. M. Dougherty, 77 Lindsay Ave., Phone Park. 2170 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND .WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 | 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. 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. KLIM SPELL IT BACKWARDS The Lumberman’s Milk In Powder Form Klim is pure—cheaper than fresh liquid milk. One-third the cost of condensed milk. No freights on useless water—keeps in any tem- perature—no waste. Packed for camp use especially in 10 pound tins $2.00 each, the pound makes one gallon. Case lots, special price. Write for samples, etc. Canadian Milk Products Ltd., Toronto Plants:—Belmont, Ont., Brownsville, Ont. Head Office:—Mail Building Wanted - White Pine We are at all times in the market for dry White Pine all grades and sizes, also will 1 Contract for your this Season’s Cut. d | Write us and we will call on you. South Coast and Northern Lumber Co., led! 4 Saranac Lake, New York December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Bartram Brothers Limited Cable Address, ‘‘Bartram’’ Code, ABC Sth edition. Ottawa, Canada Some of our stock on hand unsold. December 15, 1915 NORWAY C. & C.F. WHITE PINE COM. & DRESSING Feet 1 x 4 and up x 10-16 7,224 172 x 6 x 10-16 101,200 1%x 7 and up x 10-16 89,312 1% x 12 x 10-16 63,219 NORWAY MILL RUN 5 rer SP 87 O88 1x 4/5 x 10-16 1 505,152 Z2. #.8.% 10-16 133,918 fx 6 x 10-16 441,853 2 x 10x 10-16 150,190 [V7 x 10-16 102,192 Ao AZ. 2a 183,290 Lx. 8 x 10-16 43,038 ; 1x10 x 10-16 30,000 WHITE PINE CULLS 14x4 x 10-16 30,292 1 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 2. 124,826 pe, 210-10 Le 3 x 4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 69,397 1%4x6 x 10-16 21,375 P Mae 7h) 'x 10-16 30,521 ; 3.x 4 and up x 10-16 192,049 SPRUCE MILL RUN eg x 10-16 6,179 5/8 x 4 and up x 8/16 98,000 1 x 4 x 10-16 199,197 1x 5 x 10-16 354,226 NORWAY CULLS 1 x 6 x 10-16 387 930 1%x4 and up x 6-16 No. 1 40,392 1 x7 x 8/16 12,900 2x 4x 8/16 Full Thickness 800,000 2x 5x 8/16 ne 908,900 BIRCH FLOORING Ps Cie BAG 100,000 2-in. 2%-in. 2'4-in. 2 x 7 8716 ‘ 24,000 Face 2x8 x 8/16 i 89,000 Clear 1 car 34 car 34 car 2%. 9x BATO i - 26,000 No. 1 R.car sigeoliy 34 car 2 x oO Se DIS 81,000 No. 2 5 cars mixed withs. 24% x9x 8/16 55,200 WHITE PINE GOOD ee oer CULLS x 4 and up x 6- 260,000 pe tiand up x 616 11,948 1x4and up x 6-16 122,000 WHITE PINE MILL RUN MILL RUN LATH Pex 5S. x 10-16 64,000 143244 E 2 2 Me 6. 10-16 118.190 ¥2—32-in. White Pine 187,350 = Was ie Fear 11%4—32-in. Norway 645,800 moe / x J0-16 173,085 i444 Ss 1.500.000 ie 8 x 10-16 29,069 "he ce bass aha Pe lO x 10-16 2,607 1 x12 x 10-16 180,192 CULL LATH Fx, 13 and up x 10-16 33,176 114 — 4 ft. Spruce 400,000 1% x 4 and up x 10-16 117,182 1%x 4 and up x 10-16 200,000 2 x 4 and up x 10-16 90,214 N.B. CEDAR SHINGLES 2 x 6 and up x 10-16 14.290 Extras 4264M 2 x Sand up .x-10-16 76,913 Clears 3144M 2” x 12 and up’ x 10-16 94,831 2nd Clears 3955M 3.» 4 and up x 10-16 _ 124,340 Clear White 685M We have large stocks of 3” spruce deals, scantlings, planks and boards for export. “Most of the lines listed are dry” EXPORTERS TO U.K. AND EUROPE 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15,1915 © | Watson & Todd Limited WHOLESALERS Shell Box Stock 4x 5—1915 Cut Norway The Harris Tie & Timber Co. Ottawa = Canada Lumber - Lath - Shingles Cedar Poles and Posts — Railway Ties - - Piles Send us your enquiries OTTAWA Also Montreal and Liverpool, Eng. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Fraser Bryson Lumber Co., Ltd. — Office, “Sgueen se” Ottawa, Can. Wholesale Lumber Dealers and Selling Agents for Fraser & Co. Mills at DESCHENES - - : QUEBEC White Pine Red Pine Spruce Lumber an Lath 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. MANUFACTURERS OF Spruce Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Lath, Piano Sounding Board Stock, etc. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Head Office and Mills at: St. Pacome, Que., Canada L On I. C. Ry. 75 Miles East of Quebec City Also Mills at: Crown Lake, Powerville, Riv. Manie Lath P ulpwood On Nat. Transcontinental Ry. Manufacturers of Lumber an” Oe E December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 The Canadian White Cedar Shingle Association Successors to The North Shore Shingle Association This Association is comprised of the following Cedar Mills: Price Brothers & Co., Ltd. Quebec The Shives Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbellton, N. B. The Richards Mfg. Co., Ltd. _ B. A. Mowat . Edwards & McLean Bonaventure, Que. The Forest Reserve Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Gaspe, Que. The Restigouche Lumber Co., Ltd. Dalhousie Jct., N. B. The Dalhousie Lumber Co. Dalhousie, N. B. The Continental Lumber Co. Charlo, N.B. The Bathurst Lumber Co. Bathurst, N. B. The Miramichi Lumber Co. Chatham, N. B. Fraser Limited Fredericton, N. B. Standard Grading Rules at all the mills assure uniform grading. We can now furnish dry stock in all grades for prompt shipment. Delivered prices at all points West of Campbellton, N. B. For quotations address : F. G. WHEATON, Amherst, N.S. Canadian Sales Agent Special: To reduce stocks we are quoting special prices on Clear Walls Specials Extra No. 1s. These grades are bone dry and can be shipped at once. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 Jonn MoKercow, W. K.GRAFFTHY, [ President Managing-Director 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. The Montreal Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Lumber AUGER & SON Ottawa Office : Montreal Office: 46 Elgin St. 759 Notre Dame St.,W QUEBEC Good Right Prompt a Se es Prices Shipments — Grant & Campbell We) mm cn Rta! ata The Canada Wood phigtevasirton Canadian Hardwood. National Grading Specialty Co., Limited SPRUCE, Rul e s Maoutacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, HEMLOCK TIMBERS AND Handles. P PILING Sook, Chee ‘aoe Per AND LATH . Stock, Chases eae Prices promptly given on all enquiries. rc Write, Tolograph - J New Glasgow, N.S. your orders a B | Orillia, Ont. FOR SALE ‘ HARDWOOD LUMBER Dimension Stock, Mattress Frames, ' Hard end ie oe sdanaieas volves Maple required. Hemlock, Cedar, Posts. R. LAIDLAW Orders receive prompt attention. PHONE 37 ESIDENCE 15 JOHN P. NEWMAN wiarton, Ont. El LUMBER CO m LIMITED PATENTS SECURED OR OUR T FEES RETURNED oronto Being next door to the Patent Office, we S have personal interviews with Examiners, eec arnia thus earlier allowance of your Patents. We /have access to all Records and solicit the business of Manufacturers, Engineers, and Buffalo others who realize the advisability of hav- e ing their Patent business transacted by icknesses Experts. Send for our Booklet, etc. HAROLD C. SHIPMAN & CO. Reg. Patent Attorneys Ottawa, Canada Also full line in HAEBERLE LUMBER Co. Whi i R d Re-Sawing and Dressing WhitePine, Norway, Yellow Pine, Hemlock l e, e In Transit and Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and done by Blinds, Cedar Poies and Ties. ST Ae cay hell’ Wothn n e Jack P; Savoie & Co. ac ine LUMBER DEALERS ANADIANOFFICEs CHooL Furniture Manseau, Que. = = dom! All grades and sizes. On Intercolonial Railway IN = _a 4 NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Write for our prices FINE zs ° : BANK OFFICE NX OFFICE. SCHOOL se Get in touch with us for prices COURT HOUSE & DBUG STORE FITTINGS, END. A 5-188, It Just Depends| | C. G. Anderson Lumber || © sie. White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding Advertising and Dyna- C Li ° d mite are both useful, ompanhy, mite James Gill ° but the results of each F espie Hevend upah how this Manufacturers and Strictly Wholesale Pine and Hardwood handled. Dealers in Lumber ‘ f Lumber anada Lumberman 206 Manning Chambers . and Woodworker 4% Lath and Shingles oronto Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, London, England. North Tonawanda, N. Y. December 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 Books For Sale Special Prices The Preservation of Structural Timber, by Howard F. Weiss. Published i in 1915 by McGraw- Hill Book Company. 312 pages, illustrated. Price $3.00. Seribner’s Lumber & Log Book, 1915 Edition, Price 35c. Baughman’s Buyer & Seller, 75c. Utilization of Wood - Waste (Second Revised Edition), by Ernst -Hubbard. Pub- lished in 1915 by Scott, Green- wood & Sons. 192 pages, il- lustrated. Price $1.00. Canada Lumberman 347 Adelaide St. West Toronto, Ont. 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 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 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 Rivers improvements. Good informa- tion concerning Quebec Timber and Mining lands, cheerfully given. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well Bought is Half Sold’’ Some Hardwood Specials All in Shipping Condition 35,000 ft. 1’ No. | Com.and Btr. Black Ash 10,000 ft. 2” No. | Com. and Btr. Black Ash AT RENFREW 65,000 ft. 1 x 814” and up No. | and 2 Com. Birch or will ship 9” and up. AT DEER LAKE Following offered in block: 174,000 ft. 4/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 15,000 ft. 5/4” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch 28,000 ft. 6/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 10,000 ft. 8/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 19,000 ft. 10/4” No. | Com. and Btr. Birch 31,000 ft. 12/4’” No. 1 Com. and Btr. Birch AT DEER LAKE Wide average and well manufactured. Inquiries solicited and will have prompt response. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1026-32 Traders Bank Bldg, 1 oronto,Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. 11 TRANSIT WORK Our Specialty Can. Nor. Railway. and A.E.R. Laberge Lumber Co. Sudbury, 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 i ndon Off Dashwood House 9 Bivia St., E.C, C2ant& 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, liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England Do you know the worth of your Timber Lands? My methods of cruising, based on 24 years’ experience, will Ale as valuable to youas they ave 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. Meas oi Uhh ge Me eT a Sa ae ae ; . C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1918. 0am NE i Thos. Mackarell and Company Ottawa | Montreal Spruce for Ammunition Boxes ESTABLISHED 1855 THE McGIBBON LUMBER CO. To the Owner of Timber Lands OF PENETANGUISHENE Far sighted owners of timber lands should take advantage of the times incident to the European wars, and prepare Manufacturers of and Dealers in ages for the ive wc the demand for timber is sud- enly thrust upon them is is certain to come at no dis- ae Lath, Shingles, Etc. tant day. Therefore cultivate a closer acquaintance with your ? holdings, eH] the by: method of marketing them. Let us . : prepare the way for you. Remember, we not only report Ses LS sets dat pes Cite we have on the property, but assist in marketing the bond issue when the Best Assortment on Georgi y° necessary. Send for our booklet. 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. California White Pine T. H. Garrett Lumber Co. California Sugar Pine fn YELLOW PINE LUMBER ° ° Mills :— Long Leaf Timbers, and Arizona Soft Pine Selma, La Sh ee nee an and Best Stock for Factory and Pattern Lumber Mae oe het Railroad Material _ Ask LOUIS WUICHET Send your inquiries and orders to :— General Sales Office Room 716 Railway Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Suite, 1220 Chemical Building, ST. LOUIS, Mo. R. S. Wa pie, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. . N. Watpig, President. 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 eee eS =“ —_— SS ee 2 eee / Peres ibaa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ We handle Everything in Lumber Write or wire for prices and stock lists. The McLennan Lumber Co. Limited 21 Dorchester St. W. Montreal, Que. a: Boom, Steel Loading Chains, etc. Special Chains to order Prompt Deliveries—Reasonable Prices The Columbus Chain Co. Columbus, Ohio Lebanon, Pa. Address communications to Columbus Charlemagne & 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 Head Office: 524 Board of Trade, Montreal, P.Q. Manufacturers of ‘Spruce and Pine Lumber a=¢ Ground Wood Pulp Aga Sere crac oR eRe cee Scapa renee HUMIC ALT HAVE YOU MW ii imimininiime«oeéoe «I tii (iii m inn iii imi mm mn mmm mmm iy Gentlemen: We have a window measuring............ SHOW WINDOW We wish to secure the names of every retail lumber dealer in the Arkansas Soft Pine territory whose establishment is equipped with a show window in which regular dis- playsare made. Send in your name and if possible, a photo- graph of the window itself. Fill out the coupon. A pencil will do. Little Rock, Arkansas ARKANSAS SOFT PINE BUREAU Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau ye .and will be glad to have your suggestion eats nates to our display. Firm Name Street No. QUAL 13 iii ((((( (i i]. nn nnn nnn nnn ns us 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER C. Beck Manufacturing Co. Limited PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO “GET A BOARD” is the Slogan now, but we say be wise and get many boards, but be sure to get Beck’s boards in Norway and White Pine and be prepared for your customers. Try a Sample Car of our 1x 4" "to 9” “Common, which has about 15% 4’, 15% 5, 35% 6 , 8%7, 25% 8’, 2% 9 and 11”. Have this milled to suit your trade and we will give you satisfaction. This stock is going fast—if you want some act quickly. A Giant Serviceable Stove for Drives and Lumber Camps The “Driver’s Joy” stove is made to burn wood and to stand hard usage. It is only one of quite a number of campstoves we are manufacturing. They are winning the warm approval of many leading lumbermen. Size of fire box 24 in. long, 10 in. wide, 10 in. high. Size of top 38 in. x 28 in. Six 9 in. covers. Size of oven 24% in. x 23% in. Send for catalog and prices. Canada Stove & Furniture Co., Ltd. Ville St. Laurent, Que. ae » \ a — ie. Pde “ December 15, 1915. fe Let Us Quote You On Requirements Your Rough atid Dressed Lumber and 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’ specifications. Complete stocks always ready for prompt shipment. Send your inquiries. Austin & Nicholson Chapleau, Ontario Do you realize how good a resaw our Idealis? Every woodworking estab- lishment should have a band resaw, and while youareputting | in one, why not put in a good one. Our Ideal Band Re- saw, as built to- ™. day, embodies -_ thehighesttype of workman- ship, material and design, and is astonishing- ly low in price. There are a thousand of them in use, giving universal satisfaction, but if their merits were generally known, there would be five thousand. Let us tell you about it, and give you the names of your — neighbors who know about this machine. Wm. B. Mershon & Company Saginaw, Michigan Ideal tsand Resaw a “= it. 54 vrs - 9 x A, December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 FIR TIMBERS HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES TIMMS, PHILLIPS & CoO., LTD. Yorkshire Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Glue Book What it Contains: Chapter 1—Historical Notes. Chapter 2—Manufacture of Glue. Chapter 3—Testing and Grading. e e ° Chapter 4—Methods in the Glue Room. Heavy F Ir Dimension Chapter 5—Glue Room Equipment. Is Our Particular Specialty Chapter 6—Selection of Glue. The Heavier it is the Better’ we like it We Dress ees 1 to 4 Sides up to hac Shae i 16-in. x 20-in., 60-ft. Our grade is posttively right, and prices will please | 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 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. eam Was sing, Ga. Head Office and Mills, Port Moody, B.C. = 9 oa" or, 590 Os | = eh ee yh ee A ee aes) ae ee 4 1 oa as, ‘ / 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER -~ Decedattt tk iene eae FIR TIMBERS WE CAN sabataii ANY SIZE AND LENGTH Wire your enquiries to LD) McDONALD LUMBER CO., a Mill—VANCOUVER, B.C. ONTARIO Canada’ S Banner Province Ontario’s timber production last year valued at $26,774,937 or 40% of oa ae 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 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. Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Ca Limit ed Head Office: ST. JOHN, N.B. Mills: St. John, N.B. Blackville, N.B. Nanudogan, N.B. Marysville, N.B. Bein Bleached Sulphite Pulp Spruce, Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Laths, Hardwoods — Y es Se eee ag | Berry I > >» 3 Ae Ve * f v # ret A; /\ J Dekenco as tare CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 Spruce White Pine Banksian Pine Birch Get our stock list and prices. —BROWN CORPORATION— Formerly :—Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, Portland, Maine on be ie “ || Boake Building estan TIM BERS Stearns Quality || Sage : 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. The illustration shows our big planer HEMLOCK SHINGLES and handling equipment for dressing large WHITE PINE LATH structural timbers. We havea large stock HARDWOODS POSTS of these timbers on hand in Douglas Fir and MAPLE FL’G. MOULDING Yellow Pine. The Our prices will interest you. Stearns Salt & Lumber Co. The Boake Mfg. Co. Limited Ludington, Mich. Toronto, Ont. LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at—Nashville, Tenn. Mills at—Sumter, S.C. Basic, Va. Winchester, Idaho Hoffman Brothers Company Fort Wayne, Indiana Manufacturers of Hardwoods—Any Thickness From 1/30” SLICE CUT VENEER 1/20” SAWED VENEER (FB) to Rog. U.8. Pat. Of Reg. US. Pat, Of 9” BAND SAWED LUMBER 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 Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Specialty : QUARTERED WHITE OAK 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 BENS 5 ON, NB BRAY. ; ; : es are ba ek Cun Je Vi neni e i Mla MUA s i i i \f q ssa ¥ sf lies Pe. mt BENSON 1 & BF A ~Lumiren) BBL & MANUFACTURERS: " | Our pine and veneered doors for domestic and export trade are made on the principle of ‘Not how cheap, but how good.” Our guarantee of faultless workmanship and choice materials goes with every door. SEND US YOUR ENQUIRIES Benson & Bray, Ltd., Midland, Can. IB Pine and Veneered Doors iB nd Steeper Roads HIS braking device for letting heavy loads down steep hills and mountain roads can effect a big saving in your logging operations. By the use of this brake it. will be possible to construct hauling roads steeper and in consequence enough shorter to make a considerable saving in the cost of road building. Often the saving is enough to offset the cost of the brake. The Barienger Braking Device is also a safe-guard for your horses and men. Get our Booklet. LIST OF CANADIAN USERS: J. H. MacDonald Lumber Co., Blind River, Ont. J. Fenderson & Co., Inc., Sayabec, P.Q. Gillies Bros. - - Braeside, Ont. W. C. Edwards & Co., Ltd., Ottawa, Ont. Graves, Bigwood & Co. ag am Toronto, Ont. Eddy & Glynn, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Ryther & Pringle Company, Carthage, N.Y. | . | Decelber 16 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 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 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, 114 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 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER New. RAILS Relaying 12 to 80 pounds per yard. LOGGING CARS Jno. J. Gartshore 58 Front St. West, Toronto For Your Camp, Buy “Crown Brand” Corn Syrup Much cheaper than molasses for all table uses. The men will like it better, too. Fine on griddle cakes, “flapjacks” and hot biscuits. Give it to the cook, and see if he doesn’t save you money— compared with using sugar. “CROWN BRAND” Corn Syrup is simply delicious—wholesome, nutritious and a real treat for any man. In barrels about 700 Ibs. % 6é “ec 350 6é YY éé “é 175 éeé or in smaller packages if you prefer them. Write Your Wholesaler for Prices. The Canada Starch Co., Limited, Montreal 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. Grooves Cut with Huther, Bros. Dado Heads 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 WINNIPEG Bank of Hamilton Bldg. MONTREAL Drummond Bldg. Steam and Gasoline Logging Engines UNBAR” Logging Engines are built in Canada to meet the need for sturdy substan- tial engines in Canadian logging oper- ations. A close study of the conditions existing in this industry enables us to design engines which would give the greatest amount of service at the low- est possible cost. If you are interested in logging machinery we will send you details. Write us. We are the makers of the original Shingle Machine, ‘‘ Dunbar”’ Lath Machine and ‘‘Dunbar’”’ Clap- board Machine. Remember the maker’s name Dunbar Engine & Foundry Company WOODSTOCK, N.B. Meet Me at the TULLER—for Value, Service, Home Comforts. NEW Hotel Tuller DETROIT, MICH. Center of business on Grand Circus Park. Take Woodward car, get off at Adams Avenue i ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 200 Rooms, Private Bath, $1.50 Single, 0 Up Double. 200 Rooms, Private Bath, $2.00 Single, $3.00 Up Doubl e. 100 name eee Beth, .50 Single, ss : 4 Up Double ig Oe im - : : ne * 4 100 Rooms, Private Bath, $3.00 to sie “8 aoe St 4. 4 $5.00 Single, $4.50 Up Double. TOTAL, 600 OUTSIDE ROOMS All Absolutely Quiet Two Floors —Agents’ Sample Rooms. New Unique Cafes and Cabaret Excellente. December 15, 1915 | December 15, 1915 ‘ ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 is New Resaw Need ever Stand Idle Saw Mills, Planing Mills or Factories of even average output find no difficulty in keeping the new Berlin Type V50 General Utility Resaw cutting ten hours every day, for its field of usefulness is by no means limited to a single duty, but covers the whole scope of single vertical resawing. A UNIVERSAL PURPOSE RESAW whose wide range of duty is rendered economical by reason of its exceptionally convenient and easily operated control devices —all concentrated at operators position and reduced to the least possible number. New Selective Yield Set Works—a late Berlin idea—enables operator to make either set of rolls rigid or yielding at will—Selective Speed Device gives four speeds of feed, change- able in the cut, controlled by a single hand wheel—Tilting Feed Works for bevel sawing. If interested ina Resaw that will do all of your vertical work, ask us to tell you more about the Type V50. y Are You “Wise” to What’s New y | in Band Sawing Machinery? The present year has witnessed many marked improve- ments in Band Sawing Machinery. New problems have been successfully met in the creation of new machines and in the improvement of older types. To inform yourself of what is new Write for our Free Booklet, “ Wisdom Teeth.” In addition to a concise description of each Berlin Band Sawing unit, it contains a very entertaining little story of interest to every one engaged in the wood working business who desires to increase the earnings of his plant. You will be interested in the experience of the “The Something wrong Lumber Co.” | Write for a copy of ‘‘Wisdom Teeth’’ today. A postal brings it. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. HAMILTON, ONT. U.S. Plant— . - : Beloit, Wis. w CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 ww Days of Strenuous Competition in Lumber The kind of days that demand two things of the Saw Mill operator; that costs be kept down and that production, quality and quantity, be kept up. Those two things were never accomplished by the use of cheap saws. Time and Labor are big factors. Simonds Saws are the greatest conservers of these two forces that there ever were in the line of Saws. Insist that Simonds Saws be operated in your mill; Bands, Circulars, Resaws, Gangs, Edgers, Slashers, Shingle Saws, also Planer Knives, Regular and High Speed Steel. Write for catalog. SIMONDS CANADA SAW COMPANY, LIMITED ST. JOHN, N.B. MONTREAL, QUE. - VANCOUVER, B.C. What Do You Need for the C HEN making up your list of requirements for camp provisions don’t fail to write or wire us (at our expense) for special prices on the following or any other lines. Lowest market prices given for best quality goods. Barrelled Pork Sausage Mixed Pickles Dressed Meats Bologna Sweet Mixed Pickles Smoked and Cured Meats Pure Lard Mustard Pickles Long Clear Bacon Peerless Shortening Mince Meat PEERLESS SHORTENING is unequalled for use in camp. Cooks get the best results from this shorten- ing and appreciate its firm, smooth texture. Costs about 24%4c. a pound less than pure lard. We also supply TOMATO CATSUP in bulk Saar ee for lumbermen’s requirements. DAVIE Esc enum LD LIMITED MONTREAL Be WINNIPEG Se — December 15, 1915 ACANADA (gnada Jumber Issued on the lst 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: 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 EOMDON, 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. “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, December 15, 1915 No. 24 With the disappearance of the Shell Committee and the creation of an Imperial Munitions Board to take its place the public will hope for clean management of the whole business in future. We join heartily in this hope, but we want to see something still more radical. We want the whole situation investigated, and we will not allow the matter to drop as it stands to-day. Clean government and a square deal for everyone is the object we are aiming at, and we propose to pursue it to the end. Exit The Shell Committee Concerning the dead one should say nothing but what is kind, and we suppose that to some extent this is the proper attitude for us to take in connection with the Shell Committee. We have indeed a striking example of kindly reference to the late Shell Committee in the remarks made by Mr. Lionel Hitchins—remarks which have al- most the true ring of a funeral panegyric, but which unfortunately leave also a great deal to be inferred. Getting down to plain facts we have now to record that the British Government lost faith in the Shell Committee, which was an agency of the Canadian Government, and decided to supersede it by the appointment of an “Imperial Munitions Board.” Everyone in Canada who desires to see Canada do its share in the war efficiently has been relieved by the change. Under the Shell Committee we were going rapidly from bad to worse and apparently no one knew how to apply the brakes. Now, we may hope that the giving of contracts for shells and for shell boxes will be worked out upon a better basis and that we will have nothing LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 further of which to be ashamed. That at least is how the Canada Lumberman and every good Canadian wants to see things worked out. The composition of the “Imperial Munitions Board” is interest- ing. It has two outstanding features. Its chairman is Mr. J. W. IJavelle, head of the Wm. Davies Packing Company, a man of proven business capacity whose appointment may be considered as an out- come of the demand of decent Canadians for a strong man at the head of such an important body. The deputy chairman of the Board is General Alexander Bertram who was formerly chairman of.the Shell Committee. Until we have seen the actual and successful work- ing out of the new Board we will not be able to feel that General Bertram’s appointment was wise. It was against General Bertram’s anomalous position as chairman of the Shell Committee and as head of one of the great munition producing firms accepting contracts from the Shell Committee, that much of the criticism was directed. The situation was in itself one of the chief causes of trouble. All of the dealings of the Shell Committee with General Bertram’s firm may have been clean and above board, but no man and no Government in Canada ought for one moment to countenance such a conflicting com- bination of interests in the chairman of a Shell Committee. From the very first, General Bertram’s interests as chairman of the Shell Committee must have been contrary to his interests as head of a large shell producing firm. We cannot, therefore, bring ourselves to believe that the inclusion of General Bertram as deputy chairman of the Imperial Munitions Board, is either wise or excusable. In addition to Mr. Flavelle, and General Bertram, the Imperial Munitions Board is composed as follows:—Hon. David Carnegie (member of the former committee) G. H. Dawson of Victoria, B. C., C. B. Gordon, head of the Dominion Textile Company, J. A. Vaillan- court, president of the Bank of Hochelaga and E. R. Wood, a well- known Toronto financier closely connected with the MacKenzie and Mann interests. Sir Sam. Hughes is honorary president of the Board, thus supplying the connection between the Imperial Government, the Canadian Government and the Munitions Board. In spite of our wish to say nothing unkind about the dead, we find ourselves obliged to make slight reference to the shell box matter because, since our last reference to it, official excuses have again appeared in print the object of which was to discredit what we have had to say and to question our motives in saying it. We think that the sincerity of our motives, the correctness of what we said and the necessity for saying it, have all been well vindicated by the action of the British Government in superseding the Shell Committee by the “Imperial Munitions Board.” The attempts to excuse itself which were made by the Shell Committee were very feeble and call for only a little comment. None of the criticisms we offered have been re- futed. tives and to give the impression that we have politicai affiliations or Instead, the Shell Committee has sought to discredit our mo- other inducements to dictate our course. In more ways tnan one, the opposite to this is the case. That our motives are selfish is to some extent true, as we desire to see our friends who are well equipped for the production of shell boxes get the contracts instead of firms that are not equipped. We have been urged to take this course, how- ever, chiefly by the unselfish desire to see Canada’s reputation pro- tected against the profiteer. The Imperial Munitions Board has inherited a great task from an incapable predecessor. It has not only to look after the securing of munitions and munition cases, but to restore confidence in the way in which the business is being handled. We sincerely pray that it will be found equal to the task. ; CANADA The Story of a Shell Box Contract December a further contract was secured for a good amount of The firm is going ahead The disappearance of the old Shell Committee which has been superseded by the Imperial Munitions Board gives good reason for hoping that in future there will be no grounds for complaint in regard to the manner of letting contracts for the production of shells and of shell boxes. The change in the manner of attending to this work, however, does not in any way clear up the situation as it existed during the existence of the old Shell Committee. There has been so much criticism of the work done by the Shell Committee that an investigation is unquestionably necessary. While we have published very definite facts in regard to this in previous issues, and although none of our statements have been disproved, there is still uo definite sign of an investigation into the letting of shell box contracts, so that we feel it advisable to relate the facts in connec- tion with still another case. In a certain Ontario town, nameless, a lumberman who operates a planing mill endeavored by correspondence to secure a contract for the production of shell boxes. He wrote to the Shell Committee and received, like so many other lumbermen, a reply to the effect that all available contracts were then let. In the same town there is a plant manufacturing a line of men’s wear, the owners of which, and many of the employees, are staunch Conservatives. One of the employees, who has been engaged for many years with the company, and has risen to the position of a shipping or packing clerk, thought that he had a fair chance for.getting a contract for shell boxes. He had no plant, how- ever, and no experience in this kind of work, so, for a time he -was at a loss as to how he should set to work to get a contract. About that time he met an acquaintance who knew something of the business and he asked him what he should do. He was told that it he wanted a contract the only way it could be obtained would be by going to Ottawa and seeing the Shell Committee. He followed this advice, went to Ottawa, waited his turn for two days and re- turned with a contract. The next thing to be done was to produce the goods. Work was immediately started upon a small plant. This was constructed quickly enough, being a frame building of two storeys. Machinery was obtained and installed, and before long the plant was turning out boxes. The cost of the plant was in the neighborhood of $5,000 including building, equipment, etc. The plant has been running night and day since it was ready for operation, and quite recently finished shipping the stock covered by its first contract. Early in which for the time being shall be LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fr a te eens a % Pils. de December 15, 1915 boxes, considering the size of the plant. now upon this order. One of the important facts in connection with this_affair is that — the man who secured the contract would not naturally be considered by ordinary business men as of sufficient financial standing to obtain the necessary credit for the erection and equipment of such a plant, or for the purchase of the lumber required. The inference is that his employers have backed him up in the undertaking, thus ona lishing his credit. The name of the man who has the contract do 2S vot appear in Bradstreets, because formerly he has not had any business of his own which called for a financial rating. In short, the case is one of a contract being let to a party without plant or equipment, without previous financial standing, without experience, ; without everything that is essential in such cases, excépt some knowledge of how to get the contract. The giving of a contract: to a party like this could only be justified under one condition, namely, that every other available plant in Canada was already — producing shell boxes to its utmost capacity. The only experience this man could possibly have had from a practical point of view m connection with boxes was that secured in the course of his daily occupation of packing goods for his employers. We have made enquiries, however, and find that his employers make most of their. shipments in cardboard boxes and that such wooden boxes as they are using are secured in shook form and are nailed together at the plant when required. There is nothing whatever in this kind of work that would fit a man to understand the practical end of making shell boxes. Yet a shipping clerk Has been able to secure contracts while men with good equipment in the same town have been unable to do so. One would have expected that after securing this contract the man would have devoted his time to carrying it out, but apparently this is not necessary for he still retains his former position as a shipping clerk and whenever possible spends his spare time at the shell box plant. The Shell Committee stated that their policy had been to spread these contracts out among the “little fellows” as much as possible so as to do the greatest amount of good, and we were at a loss for a time to understand just what this meant or what its real object could be. We think we understand it fairly well now. Railroad Charges Require Perpetual Checking Up Keeping tab on railway tariffs relating to the movement of lumber is a pretty important and at the same time a pretty extensive busi- ness. Although we have frequently called the attention of our readers to the matter of allowances on box and flat cars, which varies ac- cording to the season of the year, it is important to refer to the situation again because of the change which comes into effect annually on December Ist. Throughout the year, shippers are entitled to an aliowance of 500 Ibs. on box cars. From May Ist to November 30th the allowance on flat cars is 1,000 Ibs. From December lst to April 30th the allowance on flat cars is 1,500 Ibs. Shippers and consignees should see that the full allowances are given in every case. Unfortunately there is something about railway companies which makes it necessary to keep a much closer eye upon their charges than upon the charges of most other business bodies.. Why they should not be governed by the same sense of fairness as other business institutions, we cannot see, but the fact remains and must be accepted, and shippers and consignees must therefore be more watchful against improper charges for transportation of their products than they are against over-charges in connection with other branches of their business. Co-operation between shippers and receivers of goods will go a ~ car at 50,000 Ibs. long way towards simplifying the matter. Every receiver of goods is entitled to receive on his advice note for instance, full weighing particulars, showing gross, tare, allowance and net weights. These should be insisted upon because cases are continually coming up where railway companies attempt to collect on far larger weights than — they are entitled to. The railroad agent in these cases simply makes a guess at the weight, and we have yet to hear of any important cases in which the agent has guessed too low. without complaint being made, thus resulting in the railway company collecting more than it should, no one can say, but lunqdestionably these cases are numerous Take for instance the following case. lows :—-Gross 75,980 Ibs., weight 39,080 Ibs. The car contained 16,275 feet of lumber the aver-— age weight of which was 2,407 lbs. per thousand feet. presenting particulars of the weights the railway company billed the Correspondence which passed between the shipper and the railway company indicated very strongly that the agent of the railway company must have known at the time when he was attempting to collect on 50,000 Ibs. that the actual weight was only ; e uf The weights in connection with a certain car shipped to a firm in Western Ontario were as fol- _ tare 36,400 Ibs., allowance 500 Ibs., net — Without — -~“o é &, How many cases get by ‘- +e December 15, 1915 39,080 Ibs. Had the shipper not been right on the job the railway company would have collected for the larger quantity, even though it knew that it was not entitled to it. Another case which the same firm had to handle was one in which the railway company charged for 45,000 Ibs. and insisted upon this being the weight. After con- siderable correspondence, however, the company finally admitted that the weight was only 35,800 Ibs. There is only one way in which to prevent the railway companies from taking money which they have no right to and that is to watch them all the time. Ielsewhere in this issue we have published a news report regard- ing a change in G. T. R. tariffs which will come into effect on Janu- ary 3, 1916, and which is important to many of our readers. This is ‘a special freight tariff covering re-shipping and stop-off arrangements at Sarnia Tunnel, Ont., on lumber,, shingles, timber, and other forest products, in carloads, originating. in British Columbia, routed in Chi- cago, Chicago Junction or Milwaukee and destined for points in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces, consigned to Sarnia Toronto Securing There has always been more or less criticism among the lumber trade in Eastern Canada arising out of the vast quantities of southern pine that are used for construction purposes, where Canadian tim- bers would be equally or more serviceable. We have drawn atten- tion to this subject frequently, but have found in most cases that the law of supply and demand has been so strong that such efforts as the lumber trade were able to make were of little avail in securing for Canadian products the share of the market that their importance and value would warrant. We are pleased to notice now, that the question is being taken up in Toronto from the other end of the market, that is to say, that the city architect has approached the lumber trade by means of a circular and has expressed a desire to remedy this evil as much as possible. The most significant fact brought forward by the city architect in his circular letter to the lumber trade is that he has on file in his department very little information regarding the results of tests of Canadian timbers. He suggests that the lumber trade should co- operate with the department in order to secure tests of this nature, which would definitely place Canadian timbers in their proper posi- tion. We believe that the lumber trade in Canada will unhesitatingly approve of this idea and that if it is carried out properly a great deal of benefit will result, not only to producers and sellers of Canadian timber, but also to those engaged in the building business. The building by-law in the city of Toronto at present allows a fibre stress for Douglas fir and for Georgia or long leaf yellow pine of 1,600 pounds per square inch. We believe that this is not fair treatment to Douglas fir. Such figures as we have on hand which show the results of tests are very decidedly in favor of Douglas fir, showing that it should be allowed a higher fibre stress than Georgia pine. This question came up some eight years ago in Toronto and was given a very interesting test which should have furnished the city architect with data such as he is now requesting. For the benefit of those who have kept the information then secured we reproduce it in brief form. The test was carried out at the School of Practical Science, Toronto, for the Boake Mfg. Company of Toronto. For seme time past there had been discrimination by the city architect in favor of Georgia pine. It was said that this discrimination was based upon statistics secured from results of tests previously held at the School of Science. For this season Mr. Boake and a number of other Toronto lumbermen thought they would try to settle the mat- ter once and for all, so far as Toronto was concerned. Accordingly _two beams were secured, one of B. C. fir and one of Georgia pine, each about 19 ft. x 1934 in. x 8 in. These were placed in the testing machine at the School of Science with the 1934 in. edge vertical, the end supports being set 18 ft. apart. The load was then applied at the centres of the beams. CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER 25 Tunnel “for orders.” Shipments of this nature ‘for orders” will be forwarded to final destination under the new tariff at the through rate from the original point of shipment plus a stop-off charge of $1 per car for each 24 hours or part thereof during the first two days and $2 per car for each 24 hours or part thereof during each succeeding day. Charges of a similar nature were instituted recently by the C. P. R. in connection with grain for Cartier, Ont., from the Cana- dian Northwest. The G. T. R. extended this to cover grain ship- ments to Sarnia Tunnel and they now intend to make it cover lum- ber and forest products. The idea of the railway companies in con- nection with grain was to assist in the expeditious shipment of the enormous western crops. The extension of the principle to shipments of lumber and forest products seems to us to be uncalled for and ought to be well examined by lumbermen with a view to taking such steps as are advisable to lay the matter before the Dominion Board cf Railway Commissioners. Timber Test Data When the load reached 55,320 pounds the Douglas fir beam cracked partially, lengthwise, the upper section projecting half an inch beyond the lower. Still it remained steady and to all appear- ances would have easily supported an even greater load. The Georgia pine beam failed absolutely under a load of 43,550 pounds by break- ing in the centre immediately under the weight, not longitudinal only, but transversely as well. The result of this test was a very definite proof that Douglas fir for heavy construction will not only support a greater weight than Georgia pine, but even when pressed to breaking point will not snap off, but merely bend or crack in a lenaerucieal direction. Prof. Riddell of the School of Practical Science reporting upon the test said:—“The beam of Douglas fir failed under a load of 55,320 pounds, by shearing along the neutral axis, there being also slight indications of failure on the tension side. This ultimate load of 55,320. pounds corresponds to a shearing stress along the neutral axis of 263 pounds per square inch or a fibre stfess at the lowest point of the tension side of the beam of 5,744 pounds per square inch. “The beam of Georgia pine failed under a load of 43,550 pounds by breaking on the tension side. This load corresponds to a modulus of rupture in tension of 4,522 pounds per square inch.” The superiority of Douglas fir is very definitely shown by the above test. Other tests which have been made also bear out the same conclusion. According to information published by the Forest Branch of the Department of Lands of B. C. based upon a large number of tests, the average modulus of rupture per square inch for Douglas fir, grade one, is 6,919 pounds and for long leaf pine 6,140 pounds. The average fibre stress at elastic limit per square inch for Douglas fir, grade one, is 4,402 pounds and for long leaf pine 3,734 pounds. In addition to the above data it is also important to consider that Douglas fir is considerably lighter than long leaf pine, making it a much more economic timber to handle. The weight per cubic foot of oven dry Douglas fir was found during the above tests to be 28 pounds, while that of long leaf pine was 35 pounds. Douglas fir is 22 per cent. lighter in weight than the next best softwood structural timber. There should be no difficulty, if the matter is properly followed up, in securing for Douglas fir its proper consider- ation as a building construction timber in Toronto. W hile this is being done it will be well also to consider the cases of other im- portant Canadian timbers, so that the city architect of Toronto, and the authorities in other cities, towns and villages throughout the country may be well posted upon this subject. If Toronto lumber- men will take the matter up we believe that their example, coupled with the information they will be able to bring to light, will go a very long way towards removing the unfavorable treatment which has been accorded to Canadian timbers in the past. 26 CANADA Sarnia Stop-Off Charges Increased G. T. R. Issues New Tariff Regarding Shipments from British Columbia to the Tunnel “ For Orders” Many lumbermen will be affected by a new tariff which will be put into effect by the G. T. R. on January 3rd, 1916, in connection with shipments of lumber, shingles, timber, etc., in car loads from British Columbia, routed via Chicago, Chicago Junction or Milwaukee and destined to ports in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces, consigned to Sarnia Tunnel, Ont., “for orders.” The tariff is known as'G. T. R. tariff, Ce R. 213, €. Ri CG, No, E3300 -eancelliing ee a7, C. R. C. E No. 1989 effective January 3, 1916. This is a special freight tariff covering re-shipping and stop-off arrangements at Sar- nia Tunnel, Ont., on shipments originating and routed as above described. The tariff reads that :— Shipments consigned to Sarnia Tunnel “for orders” will be for- warded to final destination at the through rate from original point of shipment, plus the following tolls :— (a).—“Stop-off” ‘charge... 25.5.2, 225)... $1.00 per-car (b).—“Car Rental” after the expiration of the first 24 hours... ... ... ..-$1.00 per car for each 24 hours or part thereof up to and including 72 hours. (c).— ‘Track Storage” after the expiration of 72 hours: For the first 2 days ... .. ..«$1.00 per car for each 24 hours or part thereof. For each succeeding day ... ...-...$2.00 per car ionmeach 24 hours or part thereof. These charges will work out as follows :— Period Stop-Off Car Rental Track Storage Total 24 hours $1.00 $1.00 2) an 1.00 1.00 2.00 We 1.00 2.00 3.00 aad odo 3.00 1.00 5.00 Le 0 es 1.00 4.00 2.00 7.00 Bes ONG 1.00 5.00 4.00 10.00 £68. /", 1.00 6.00 6.00 13.00 The amounts shown under the heading “Track Storage” cover the proposed increase in charges for the periods shown. Some little time ago the C. P. R. proposed that the charges for stop-off on grain and grain products from the Canadian Northwest should be advanced at Cartier, Ont., and shippers assented to this as it would probably expedite the shipment of the enormous western grain crop. The G. T. R. extended this advance to Sarnia Tunnel also on grain and grain products from the Northwest, but they now seem to have further extended the principle to apply on lumber and forest products at Sarnia Tunnel. Canadian Lumbermen’s Association Annual January 19th At an executive meeting of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation held in Ottawa on December 6th it was decided that the annual meeting of the Association should take place on Wednesday, January 19, 1916, instead of the first Tuesday in February as in for- mer years. The banquet will be held on Wednesday evening. The Association is joining with the Commission of Conservation which is holding its meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 18 and i9, and the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers whose annual meet- ing will probably be held on Tuesday evening, January 18th. On Thursday, January 20th, the annual meeting of the Canadian For- estry Association will be held. These meetings will bring together a number of prominent lumbermen from all parts of Canada and are certain to be both profitable and enjoyable. Canadian Purchasers for the French War Office Mr. Philippe Roy, General Commissioner for Canada, Paris, ad- vises the Department of Trade and Commerce that an order has been issued by the War Department of the French Government to the effect that all purchases made by the Supply Branch in Canada will pass through the Hudson Bay Company. Canadian producers should therefore submit their future offers through the office of that com- pany at Montreal. It is further stated in Mr. Roy’s communication that Canadian lumber, steel and meat will find in France an impor- tant market for years to come, but it is necessary that Canadian firms should have in Paris representatives entrusted with the necessary authority, especially if it is desired to secure Government contracts.— Weekly Bulletin. LUMB ERMAN AND WOODWORKER be , f ) - .’ a a - Wiha oP ‘ wi ) Fed , ur December 15. 1915 Death of Frederick W. Powell Frederick W. Powell, president and manager of the Rideau Lum- ber Company, a well-known citizen of Ottawa, who was long con- nected with the lumbering industry of Canada, died recently at his home in Ottawa. Mr. Powell had been in poor health for over four years, although it was only during the past month or two that he had been confined to his house. His death has deprived Ottawa of one of its best citizens, and is a severe loss to the lumbering industry. Mr. Powell was a man of high ideals and possessed of a generous and sympathetic nature which endeared him to a wide circle of intimate friends. He was born at Saratoga, N. Y., 65 years ago, and educated — there. For many years he was manager of the branch of the Rathbun Company of Deseronto, Ont., in Saratoga. as manager of a branch of the company in that city and had resided in Ottawa ever since. In 1897 he organized the Rideau Lumber Com- pany, of which he was president and manager. The late Mr. Powell — is survived by his widow, a step-son, Mr. Guy M. French, one brother and one sister. : ql William Gidley, Victoria, B. C. Passes Away Wm. Gidley, of Victoria, B. C., well known among the lumber- — men of the Pacific Coast, died recently after an’ illness of seven weeks. The late Mr. Gidley was born at Eggbuckland, Cornwell, England, 71 years ago. He was brought to Canada as a boy and settled in Ontario. From his earliest years in business he was con- nected with the lumbering industry. He was engaged in lumbering in Eastern Canada for some thirty years. When the Cowichan Lumber Company of Duncan, B. C., opened up interests on Van- couver Island some twenty years ago, he was sent out to manage them. His first work on the Coast was at the Genoa Bay mill, which he continued to manage up to the time of his death. Few lumber- men on Vancouver Island were better known than the late Mr. Gidley. Mr. Gidley is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons, one of whom is now at the front. ‘ New Brunswick Lumberman’s Death The death occurred recently of James Reid of Charlo, N. B., M. P. for Restigouche County, a prominent citizen of Eastern Canada and widely known among the lumbermen of New Brunswick. Mr. Reid was born at River Charlo, Restigouche County, N. B., on No- vember 14th, 1839. As a lumberman and general merchant he was very successful. He had represented. Restigouche County in the Hotise of Commons for fifteen years and was a man of much public spirit. Mr. Reid is survived by two sons, John of Vancouver and James A. of Charlo. ' ; Sudden Death of Guy MacCallum, Hartland, N. B. Mr. Guy MacCallum of Hartland, N. B., who was well known throughout the province and took an active interest in the lumber business, died suddenly of heart failure recently. The late Mr. Mac- Callum was born in 1832 at Chipman, N. B., and was actively inter- ested in operations on the St. John and Miramichi rivers. The Late E. B. Foss In the Canada Lumberman of December Ist we published a short report regarding the accidental death of Mr. E. B. Foss, Bay City, Mich. Further information which we have received is to the effect that Mr. Foss and Mr. Jos. Miksak, president of the Pilsen Lumber Company of Chicago, while driving in Mr. Foss’ car were run down by a passenger train backing from the station to a bridge. The approach of this train was screened by the passage of a freight train. When the freight train had gone by, Mr. Foss, believing the track clear attempted to pass and ran his car directly in front of the back- ing passenger train. The machine was struck squarely in the middle by the rear coach and was rolled over and over along the track for — a distance of nearly 100 feet. Both men were instantly killed and — their bodies were terribly mangled. The late Edgar B. Foss was born at Williamantic, Conn., on February 28, 1853, and had been a resident of Bay County, Mich., for over forty years, during all of which he had been engaged in the lumber business. was successful from the outset. He became one of the leading lum- ber dealers and operators in Bay City, and owned sawmills in Canada and a large lumber yard and planing mill at Bay City, as well as a line of vessels carrying lumber from his Canadian mills to the markets. Mr. Foss was also the owner of extensive tracts of timberland in Canada and on the Pacific Coast. He was also extensively interested in coal mining. In 1880 he went to Ottawa After learning the business as an employee in several different companies, he went into business for himself and CANADA December 15, 1915 McGill Forest Laboratories Opened Formal Gathering of Prominent Business Men— Will Investigate Wood Waste and Utilization Problems At the invitation of the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior and McGill University many representatives of the Gov- ernment, McGill University, foresters, the lumber and pulp and papei industries, general commerce, railroads, and allied interests were present at the formal opening of the Forests Products Laboratories of Canada, University Street, Montreal, on December 3. The Labor- atories, of which Dr. John S. Bates is the head,, have been doing research and practical work for many months, particular attention heing given to the utilization of waste forest products with the object of preventing the immense destruction which is taking place in all parts of the country. In addition to this section, considerable time is given to scientific investigations into lumber, pulp and paper, and to the training of technical experts in the various departments—mer: who later find employment on the staffs of lumber, pulp and paper companies. The guests were shown over the various laboratories and also visited the Engineering Building, McGill University, members of the staff of the Laboratories explaining the work of the institution and also the appliances used in investigating the products. At the lab- oratories there is now established a department in which is exhibited various woods, in log and cross sections, pieces of trees with fungi attached, specimens of wood treated and untreated with chemicals, } timber treated by the Oxylene fire-proofing process used by the Brit- . ish Admiralty, and small clear test specimens showing typical fail- ures. In the Engineering Building the visitors saw tests made on several machines for testing mine timber in bending, mine props in compression, small specimens in compression, hardness test, and im- pact for testing small beams. The laboratories on University: Street include the photographic, chemistry, creosoting, and pathological de- partments. The methods of slicing wood, generally into the 1000th part of an inch,, for mounting on films; the making of photomicro- graphs, in order to ascertain the nature of woods; the experiments | on creosoting paving blocks, railroad ties, &c.; and the chemical pro- ducts of wood were all explained. There is a separate building for experiments on pulp and paper, a complete miniature paper making machine having been installed. The machine turns out various grades of paper, and it was mentioned that the institution is the only place where Canadian blotting paper is made. Specimens of the paper were distributed. In addition there is a department for the chemical testing of pulp. At a luncheon held after the inspection, Hon. W. J. Roche, who presided, stated that this was his first visit to the laboratories. He desired to make himself more fully acquainted with the work, so that at a future date, and when times were more favorable, he might . be in a position to recommend extensions. The work had been started y under his direction in 1913, and greater progress would have been a made but for the war. He expressed graitification that the McGill . University authorities had co-operated with the Government in the creation of this department, supplying the buildings and part of the fr brains and equipment, while the Government looked after the rest, ‘wee THRDD OF TESTING. Seat CLEAR SPC Sie FER Testing a Small Clear Specimen of Douglas Fir. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 and supplied the general machinery and upkeep—the whole being affiliated in a happy manner with McGill University. There had been great waste of forest wealth in the past, and it was the aim of this laboratory to discover better methods, so as to utilize waste products and get better results from others. Canada could learn a great deal from the United States and even from Germany, in the matter of utilizing these products, and we ought to learn from the experiments made there. The Laboratories would afford opportunities to manu- facturers who found difficulties with certain processes to apply for investigation, and experiments would be made to what wrong. see was Sir William Peterson who followed spoke of the pleasure with which McGill University co-operated with the Government in this work. Hon. Sydney Fisher referred to the enormous waste in forest products, which the establishment of the laboratories would tend to stop, while, at the same time, it would open the way to new industries by the utilization of waste products. The Government were by this means aiding our forestry industries, and he congratulated Mr. Roche upon establishing the laboratories. Mr. Fisher also spoke in appre- ciative terms of the work of Mr. R. H. Campbell. Dr. Hugh P. Baker, Syracuse University, New York, expressed pleasure at the progress made by the Forest Products Laboratories. Canada, he said, was making great strides in forestry work, and was profiting by mistakes made across the border. The United States several years ago began the testing of timber and investigation work, and the result was the establishment of a Government laboratory in Wisconsin. They desired to work hand in hand with the Canadian Government, as the problems to be solved were practically the same as those in Canada. Mr. R. H. Campbell, Director of Forestry, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, said that in trying to save the forests it was in- cumbent upon the Government to use the products in such a way as to make them as economical as possible. In that way they would be doing as great a work as in saving the forests from destruction by fires and other causes. Canada was beginning to realize that in developing the resources of the country there must be additional knowledge of what was being done—the industries and materials must be developed on a basis of actual knowledge rather than on guesswork. The forestry wealth was still great in spite of the de- struction that had occurred, and anything that could be done to con- serve it would be of immense benefit in the future. He was glad to note the presence of Mr. William Little, who in bygone years had done much to initiate the movement for conserving forestry wealth. Splendid Outlook in South Eastern, B. C: A despatch from Cranbrook, B. C., states that the outlook for the lumber industry in South Eastern British Columbia is more reassuring now than it has been since the beginning of 1914. A fairly steady market has been developed on the prairies and regular shipments have been made by practically all mills since August. The general yard stock is estimated to have been reduced by one half during this time. Several lumbermen who have lately made extensive tours on the western prairies state that farmers are pros- perous and are doing a considerable amount of buying. Pulp and Paper Department of Testing Laboratories. if CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LMM Prblie Oe YWUGACMUAMMMMCM MMMM MMMM A budget of comment on men and things of moment presented in the interest of public welfare, independent of party politics and with malice toward no one. When we think of the part the love of money is making some of our first families play in this time of trouble we cease to wonder why the dollar mark is fashioned after the image of the serpent that entered the Garden of Eden. ; * * * A correspondent writes to ask what Sir Geo. E. Foster and his depart- ment of Trade and Commerce have been doing to improve the opportunities offered for the expansion of Canadian commerce by the war and the banish- ment of Germany from the markets of the world—Canada at least. And the answer comes without a moment’s hesitation. Sir George has been You must have noticed that, if you read the daily papers. That Ws, Sir making speeches. Anyway, did you ever know him to be doing anything else? George's forte. * * * When Sir Robert Borden came into power by virtue of a Liberal attempt to hitch this fair Dominion onto a foreign band-wagon, he found that the only cabinet legacy the old-time Conservatives had left him was the then Hon. Geo. E. Foster. He was the financial critic of the party, and in Oppo- sition had been able to quote figures faster than the Liberal government could digest them. He was also the natural choice for Minister of Finance. But Premier Borden was well advised to the effect that a great critic is mighty little use for anything else. So he reached out, gathered in Tom White from the top of a trust company and almost from the ranks of the Liberal party, and made him Minister of Finance. i * * * However, the Hon. Geo. Eulas was still on his hands. He could not think of anything he was really useful for—except making speeches—so he began to argue by opposites. “Friend Foster,” he said to himself, “is a college professor. By training and education he is absolutely innocent of any know- ledge of trade or business. Why not make him Minister of Trade and Com- merce?” It was an:inspiration. Hon. Geo. E. Foster became Minister of Trade and Commerce and he has held the job, or the job has held him, ever since. * * * Now, as Minister of Trade and Commerce, what would you expect Sir George to do when millions of munitions contracts were floating around the continent to which he occasionally belongs? Wouldn’t you think he would inventory his factories, obtain concise information regarding their fitness and capacity for producing war supplies, and, in short, do everything in ‘his power to bring together the buyers of supplies and the men who could manufacture them? Well, you're right; that’s exactly what he did not do. Instead, he went about addressing recruiting meetings. Lloyd George had said this is a war of munitions rather than men. So Sir George figured: “Munitions, why they might have to do with my department. So Ill get out after re- cruits.” Of course, he’s such a nice warm-hearted genial chap that men rushed to arms in millions as soon as he asked them to. But that’s neither here nor there. * * * About the reaching out for markets left vacant by Germany’s inability to navigate anything save the Kiel Canal! Oh, yes, Sir George went about that in the same whole-hearted, soul-satisfying way. He kept right on mak- ing speeches. * * * Some day somebody is going to arise in parliament and ask: (1) How many trade opportunities have been developed for Canadian manufacturers by the Department of Trade and Commerce? . (2) To what extent has trade in Canada been developed in the last ten years; how much of this development is normal and how much can be traced directly to the department? And then Sir George E. Foster will make another speech. * * * \ Lloyd George has evidently sized up the politicians of Canada from his earlier experiences in munition contracts and instructed his representative to handle them gently and with kid gloves. For latest reports from Ottawa are to the effect that a letter from Sir Robert Borden to Mr. Hitchens is the royal road to a contract. The English munitions man is also said to act as if to ruffle the temper of the Minister of Militia would be equivalent to in- ‘sulting the whole Canadian people. } ; Dedahes 15,1915 ty Such is the reputation our politicians and their profit-grabbing friends have given a Dominion whose sons are com; — paring favorably with the best troops in the British Army and who are going — to the front as fast as the motherland calls for them. , | z * * % 7 Corporations have no souls and consequently you could hardly expect them to have much patriotism. But the proposal that the Canadian govern- ment should impose a tax on war order contracts pre-supposes that the goy- — ernment is also without soul, conscience or patriotism. What would civiliza-_ tion think of a country that let war contracts for the motherland at exteay tionate rates of profit and then set about sharing in those profits? In other words, has Canada fallen so low that she would carry on her government with blood-money wrung from Britain? Let the tax on war contracts bal : imposed if a feasible method can be found, but let the money thus obtained be applied to buying those extra munitions it should have bought in the first place. ‘ a ; * * * 4 J Wasn’t it one righteous man that was required to save Sodoupt al ‘¢ Gomorrah? Doesn’t it look to you as if one straight, honest, non-partisan — man was required to save the government? Britain has Lloyd George, who | has made munitions a business rather than a political perquisite. In United States Pierpont Morgan has inventoried the factories and their capa- cities, and the man who can deliver the goods at the right price can get a “a contract, Is it not possible to place war contracts in Canada om the same basis? In this time of stress, when the Empire needs the united effort of — all its people, I hate to be classed with the kickers. But wherever you turn it is the same cry of politics, pull and graft. There are the shell contracts, — going to the favored few, the shell-box contracts, going to builders of dams, the contracts for uniforms going to the real estate men, the aged and de- crepit horses bought in the east, the horses with abnormal appetites for hay in the west, strange tales of the Ross rifle and a faint echo from the sub- — marines on the Pacific coast. The official investigator, Judge Davidson, a8 Borden government appointment, can’t find time to make a report on one before he is hurried off: to look into something else. ; , cS * ak Britain will, as usual, muddle through the war, but whether the govern- ment of Sir Robert Borden will do likewise depends on whether it sees the error of its ways and finds a strong man to bring order out of chaos and reduce to business only this strange medley of business and politics, I am not prepared to see this fair Dominion handed over to the party who vainly tried to sell its heritage for a mess of Buffalo bologna. But the day of reckoning is coming, and Sir Robert Borden, if he would not share the fate of the doomed cities of ancient days, had better get busy and find his one righteous man—and having found him make him Minister of Munitions. a cd * * : ; ty The death of Sir Charles Tupper brings forcibly before us the immense _ strides Canada has made within the years of one man’s life. The “fighting doctor” had reached middle age when he helped with confederation; before the first transcontinental railway had begun to stretch its steel across the prairies or borrowed its first dollar from the government. The great west was a frozen fringe on the:border of civilization fit only for trappers, Hudson ‘a Bay factors and other fur-bearing animals. Yet he lived to see those prairies producing hundreds of millions of bushels of the finest wheat in the world and great statesmen like Clifford Sifton and Bob Rogers; served by three transcontinental railways paid for by the government and owned by private corporations; sprouting real cities with real business and other cities with — real estate booms; and grain growers’ associations and elevator combines and © all the other decorations that prosperity and politics could give to a young a but husky country. He lived to see Sir Wilfrid Laurier make Canada a nation and then try to tie it up to an alien country with a reciprocity treaty. aa Yes, he lived through all this nor did he die before he saw the Canada that gave him birth standing shoulder to shoulder with the Empire he loved in. — the long threatened fight against the military despotism that threatened the z- freedom of the world. 4 nh > me 5 * * * An interesting lecture delivered before the Canadian Club of Toronte by Mr. C. W. Barron, President Wall Street Journal, adds further interest to | some quite remarkable figures recently quoted in that journal regarding Cana-— . dian war orders and war order profits. The Wall Street Journal is a recog-— nized authority on financial matters, and Canadians will read these figures. with increasing hope that the Government will take some early action ‘ne! taxation of these war profits, from which might be made up a nice little sum a towards further pyrchases. é a ’ For example, it is stated in. the Journal that the Canadian Car and Fou sists of a number of shell orders, part of which has been sublet at a pro’ of $2.30 per shell. The Journal figures that on this basis total profits from munition orders will yield this company well over twenty million dollars this year, or enough to pay interest on their bonds and leave a balance of ’ more than 150 per cent. on the combined issue of preferred and commo' stock, Again, the Dominion ison and Steel Company are said to be running ath4 a rate of earnings equivalent to about eight million a year—sufficient to ay all accumulated dividends and still leave 13 per cent. on the common stock, | ' Fi y ee ; x es pd te : CaN Ce Nel & rts ¥ e*. = a aa ie , oye Ww on . or we : ‘4 : i ‘ Ml PPO IS ay we P oe 3 any symptoms of following suit. ' French agriculture, banking, commerce and industry. expert in his line. December 16, 1915 CANADA The Steel Company of Canada is showing earnings at the rate of $500,000 monthly, and profits are running about 26 per cent..on the company’s entire capitalization. The National Steel Cat is understood to be earning at the tate of 40 per cent. on the common stock. The Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Compatty has just increased its capital by two and a half million “for the purpose of extending its scope for making further war orders.” And, finally, Steel and Radiation, Sir Henry M. Pellatt, president, estimates a profit of $200,000 on a shell order which totals $380,000—an order which, according to the president, has since been duplicated—perhaps many times. It is scarcely to be wondered at that one hears insistent reports that the British Government ate placing themselves in a position, as rapidly as pos- sible, to manufacture “at ’ome” all the munitions required. # # Why should Sir Robett Borden consult Sir Wilfrid Laurier as to the terms on which his government can prolong its lease of life? If that Gov- esniment has been doing its duty no Opposition could bring on an election at a time like this without courting sute defeat. If it has not been doing its full duty then Sir Robert should make his explanations to the people and not to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. ee eae That bulwark of Conservatism and sometime mouthpiece of the Borden Government, the Mail and Empire, gets staidly to its feet to remark: “In Canada we know only too well that most makers of munitions and furnishers of other wat supplies to the Canadian and British governments have sttiven to get large profits out of their contracts. Mr. David Thomas, Lloyd George’s teptesentative on munitions, who was in Canada recently, said that he had an offer from a Hamilton manufacturer to make a great quantity of shells at cost. This was most ptaiseworthy and in striking contrast to the attitude of the general run of ‘profiteers.’ ” Of course you cannot expect the Mail to go further and tell that the Hamilton manufacturet’s offer was not even considered by the Shell Com- mittee. Still an admission such as the above coming from a Conservative organ should convince Sir Robert Borden that the mystery surrounding the shell contracts is bringing protests from the stalwarts of his own party. If the Premier was not quibbling when he promised a searching enquiry into all war expenditures he will turn his official investigator, Sir Charles Davidson loose on the Shell Game and the Purchasing Committee. The horse and horse feed scandals have been keeping him busy too long. It is time he was getting after the larger game. * * * Sir Robert Borden must have heaved a great sigh of relief when Mr. Hichens pronounced those few kind words that served as the obituary of the Shell Committee. For each day brings forth fresh evidences of the peculiar brand of patriotism that characterized its every action. We now hear of a publisher who has been awarded a shell contract. That he did not have a plant when the-contract was secured apparently mattered not. Neither was it of amy consequence that he knew not the first rudiments of making shells. He has evidently since secured at least a site for his shell factory as last week he was in the United States buying machinery. : * * * I am not finding fault with those who had the necessary plant and ma- chinery and were fortunate to secure contracts. What | object to and what manufacturers object to is the peddling out of contracts to middiemen and go-betweens while legitimate manufacturers have their machine shops stand- ing idle. I can supply Sir Robert Borden with a list of machine factories whose owners have vainly tried to secure shell contracts. I can show him where men are now offering to sell their factories to the fortunate men who lave secured shell contracts. A * * Fifteen British journals have refused to accept Ford advertisements. They consider the Detroit car an alien enemy and refuse to do business with him. But up to the time of going to press not one Canadian paper has developed It is a notorious fact that our Canadian newspapers, with few exceptions, fail to recognize that they are under any obligation to their readers. They evidently figure that they give him a cent’s worth of news for his copper. * * * The United States is not only gathering in all the munition orders in sight but is reaching out after the markets left open by Germany’s exclusion trom them. France too has decided that it will not always be war time and that after the Germans have been driven back across the Rhine the rebuild- ing of her industries will be the next great task. Even now she has a ‘“ma- chinery committee” in the United States composed of representatives of Each member is an They are observing, planning and inspecting. The buying will come after the war and it is estimated that their initial orders for ma- chinery will amount to a billion dollars. Maurice Damour, Secretary of the Appropriations Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, who heads the com- mittee, explains its objects as follows: “We want to effect a general modernization in all French commercial, industrial, and agricultural lines. With our population reduced by war we will be compelled to equip our factories with modern machinery. The money ithat we spent in Germany for that purpose will be spent in the United States. es LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 The figure of $160,000,000 a year is small compared to what will be spent in the future, because the machinery of northern France has been destroyed, and as the Germans withdraw they will leave little that can be used by us. We shall eventually buy every kind of machinery, agricultural implements, tools, hardware, spinning machinery, and mining machinery. In return we want the United States to buy the manufactured output that the United States formerly bought from Germany, our toys, for instance.” This. is ample evidence that America’s work in the near future is to re- build Europe. By America I do not mean the United States but the North American continent, of which we, so humbly, form a part. What share is Canada going to take in the rebuilding? What steps are being taken to en- sure her a reasonable part of the enormous business that is bound to come from that rebuilding? Is the French Machinery Committee going to visit us or is it to be allowed to sail for home under ‘the impression that the Dominion produces good soldiers but mighty little else? Is our Minister of Trade and Commerce up and doing or simply up and orating? Is his depart- ment still busy producing blue books and trade reports or is it alive to the fact that trade for the future is of vastly more importance than reports of the past? Our business at present may be war. But if France, with the Huns within hailing distance of Paris, can still work out the future of her commerce surely Canada can spare Sir George Foster from the recruiting platform for long enough to get in touch with the French Committee and see if it cannot purchase some of its machinery from the people who are helping to drive the invader out of its country. * * * The resignation of the reverend editor of The Globe recalls the high hopes entertained by lovers of clean politics when, many years ago, it was announced that Dr. J. A. Macdonald would henceforth direct the destinies of one of Canada’s most prominent dailies. With the prestige of the “cloth,” backed by one of the most powerful religious organizations in the world, it was surely not too much to expect that Mr. Macdonald would now make himself heard in favor of clean government and in defence of his readers— the public. The “barnacles” continue to “stick,” however, in comfort, and the public continue to be duped with the fox-farm and oil-stock advertise- ments—just like the other big dailies print. It was a splendid harvest that lay spread before him, and an efficient organization of harvesters was at his disposal. That he neglected to reap even a small portion will ever remain a keen disappointment to all honest electors. “SEARCHLIGHT.” May Buy Canadian Portable tous French ‘‘Comite du Secours National’’ Intimates Desire to Secure Low Cost Dwellings in this Country A letter recently received by Wm. HL Price, M. P. P., Toronto, from Philippe Roy, General Commissioner for Canada in Paris, France, makes an interesting reference to the possibility of securing in Canada portable houses for use in the devastated portions of France. In the course of his letter Mr. Roy says:—‘“I am sending you a report on the scheme which the ‘Comite du Secours National’ of France has in view to provide temporary shelter to the population of the districts which have been devastated by the Germans. “From a material, as well as a moral, standpoint it is of the utmost importance to act promptly, in order to permit the residents of these centres to return to their districts and build up their homes. The ‘Comite du Secours National,’ in conjunction with the depart- mental authorities in the North and East of France, have examined the problem and asked themselves if they could not find in Canada portable houses at a price sufficiently low to allow the purchase of several thousands. “Could you not, upon your return to Canada, examine this ques- tion with a few of your friends and let us know at the earliest pos- sible date the result of your inquiry in this connection? You will recall that the general Secretary of the ‘Comite du Secours National,’ Mr. Jaray, laid his views before us, and even told us that if ready- made houses of this kind could be secured in Canada for 500 francs, provided the cost of transportation was not too high, he believed that the ‘Comite du Secours National’ and the authorities of the l’rench Departments would probably order from 25,000 to 50,000. Naturally, this is not official and definite, but these figures will show you the importance of the scheme which we have in view. “T count upon you to carry this matter to a satisfactory con- clusion, as I know that your recent visit to France has inspired you with great sympathy, which will induce you to join us in tendering to France the assistance of which she is in such need.” Angus E. McLean, son of Angus McLean of the Bathurst Lum- ber Company, Bathurst, N. B.. was married recently to Miss Gladys E. Beam, daughter of Mr. B. H. Beam of Bathurst. After a southern wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. McLean will reside at Bathurst, N. B., where he is connected with the Bathurst Lumber Company. ss - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER City Architect Co-operates With Trade. Secures Appointment of Lumbermen’s Committee to Assist in Giving More Consideration to Wood in Toronto’s Building By-law At the meeting of the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade on December 3rd Mr. W. W. Pearse, city architect of To- ronto, delivered an address upon the situation in connection with the Toronto Building By-law and the regulations which it includes regarding the use of ‘wood as a building material. Mr. Pearse stated that he was desirous of. securing as much information as possible regarding the strength and durability of various kinds of wood, in order to enable him. to give them their proper consideration in the Toronto Building By- law, which is to be revised in the near future. Mr. Pearse prefaced his remarks by stating that he had received a letter in October from the Government at Ottawa advising him that the Commission of Conservation were studying the question of the comparative strength and durability of timbers. He had natur- ally been much pleased to learn this and had written asking them for such data as they then had. He had been disappointed, however, because the reply received included the results of tests, practically all of which had been made in the United States. He was convinced that in order to do justice to Canadian woods, and in fact to place the whole matter upon a proper basis for use in Canada, tests should be made in Canada upon the actual woods used in Canadian buildings. These tests moreover should be not only for strength, but also for durability. The city architect’s department was particularly desirous of giving proper consideration to Canadian woods. Under the pres- ent By- daw the chief Canadian timbers was permitted a higher fibre stress per square inch than in any other city on the continent, dele fir for instance, in Chicago, was allowed 1,300 Ibs. per square inch, San Francisco, Minneapolis and St. Paul 1,200 Ibs., and in Toate, 1,600 Ibs. Formerly the allowance in Toronto was not so high, but since Mr. Pearse had assumed office he had introduced a special ruling increasing the allowance to 1,600 Ibs. Long leaf yellow pine was given the same allowance as Douglas fir in ‘the cities already men- tioned. Short leaf yellow pine was allowed 1,000 lbs. per square inch fibre stress in Chicago, and 900 lbs. in Syracuse. It is not tabulated in the Toronto Building By-law. Norway or red pine in Cleveland was allowed 1,250 lbs. per square inch fibre stress. In Toronto the allowance was 1,200 lIbs., and in Chicago 800 Ibs. It was not tabu- lated in any other city. White pine in New York was allowed 800 Ibs., in Chicago 800 Ibs., in Boston 1,000 Ibs., and in Cleveland 1,200 Ibs. By Mr. Pearse’s special ruling it is allowed 1 ,100 Ibs. in Toronto. Spruce in New York is allowed 800 Ibs., and in Boston 1,000 lbs. In Chicago and Cleveland it is not tabulated. In Toronto the allowance is 1,100 Ibs. Hemlock in New York and Chicago is allowed 600 Ibs., in Cleveland and Baltimore 1,000 Ibs., in sev eral other large American cities 600 lbs., and in Toronto, by Mr. Pearse’s special ruling, 1,000 Ibs. Mr. Pearse thought therefore, that comparatively speaking, the fibre stresses allowed on these woods in Toronto were very fair. He laid stress upon the fact that the work of his department in this con- nection was confined to protecting citizens against unsafe buildings. It was his duty to see that whatever kind of wood was used the: stresses permitted were safe ones. As to the varieties of woods used that was a matter to be determined by the architects and the owners of houses. If lumber merchants desired to reduce or eliminate the competition of any particular classes of wood, that was a matter for them to try and regulate by having tariffs introduced which would discourage the importation of foreign products. So far as the city architect’s department was concerned this was a matter entirely out- ‘side of its jurisdiction. Advantages of Mill Construction Mr. Pearse then spoke briefly of the difference between mill construction and reinforced concrete construction. He remarked that it was an interesting fact that in most of the cities in the United States, mill construction with sprinkler protection was given a better rating by the fire underwriters than reinforced concrete construction. In Chicago and in the States generally the insurance rate upon a mili constructed building was 12c. and the rate upon the contents 20c. In the same cities the rate upon a reinforced concrete building was 40c. and upon the contents 80c. The reason for this was that when fire destroyed or injured the surface concrete it could not be replaced. New concrete could not be put upon old concrete. Therefore, the buildings had to be torn down and the tearing down was a very costly performance. Discussing the heights of buildings Mr. allowance in Toronto. In dwellings, Pearse referred to the stables, garages and_ sheds, oh RS ae 7 Ay? December 15, 1915 where frame walls are included the by-law allows a height of 35 feet, and where the buildings are of ordinary construction with brick, and frame interior the allowance is 70 feet. In apartment houses, tene ment houses, lodging houses, rooming houses, hotels, colleges, dormi- tories, hospitals, asylums and institutions for the care or treatment of persons, the allowance for ordinary construction, brick walls a d frame interiors is 35 feet. In public schools and separate schools the allowance is 55 feet. In factories, warehouses, office buildings, reta stores, dairies, etc., the allowance for ordinary ‘ construction with brick walls and frame interiors is 70 feet and where frame walls are included 35 feet. ’ He thought, taking everything into consideration, that wood in general was given very fair treatment in Toronto. ~ Nevertheless he — quite realized that as the by-law was to be revised the opportunity — was an important one for securing the ideas and the information of — all those interested in connection with various building materials. — He had already secured important information from all the manufac- — turers of brick used in Toronto and it would be of great assistance to him if he could secure corresponding information regarding the — strength and durability of the various classes of wood which are used in Toronto buildings. He would appreciate it greatly, therefore, he © said, if the Lumbermen’s Section of the Toronto Board of Trade would appoint a committee to work with him and assist him in secur-_ ing the necessary data. He would then be in a good position to see _ that proper consideration was given to wood in the new by-law. Mr. Pearse’s address was attended to with great interest by a large number of lumbermen who were present at the meeting, and many questions were asked. Finally a committee was appointed con- sisting of Messrs. J. B. Reid, G. W. Boake, W. B. Tindall; A. E. Eckardt and F. H. Turner, in accordance with Mr. Pearse’s sugges- tion. In reply to a question Mr. Pearse announced that his request for a timber testing machine had been passed by the city and the money was available. He hoped that it would soon be installed. ~ Inspection Staff Incapable Mr. W. J. MacBeth asked Mr. Pearse if the Architect's Depart- ment was not loaded up with a staff of inspectors appointed through aldermanic influence which handicapped it in its work: Mr. Pearse replied that when he took office he was asked to turn in a report upon the reorganization of the whole work of the department and his re- commendations were all put into practice with the exception of one item, and that was a recommendation that the inspectors should be appointed according to the results shown by civil service examin- ations. In conclusion Mr. Pearse presented a number of letters which he had received from Toronto architects who, according to press re- ports, had been credited with stating that Mr. Pearse was giving preference to United States woods in Toronto buildings. These let- ters in each case showed that the reports had been absolutely un- founded and that Mr. Pearse had been thoroughly impartial in regard to the various classes of wood, merely doing all he could to see that whatever wood was used the buildings were constructed so as to be absolutely safe. ; At the meeting of the section a week previous an interesting address was delivered by Mr. F. H. Turner, of the Royal Canadian Institute. Mr. Turner explained the objects of the Institute, one of which was to establish a bureau of research by means of which manu- facturers and business men in Canada could secure practical informa- tion upon their problems. The question of the strengths of timber was one which such a bureau would be specially fitted for taking up. — Mr. Turner’s enquiries had led him to the conclusion that, in order — to secure the necessary information for the use of the city architect — in connection with the ‘strengths of various timbers, it would be neces- _ sary only to obtain information already published as the result of tests made at the Forest Products Laboratory at McGill University, — at a similar institution at Madison, Wis., and other data published both in the United States and Canada. This information was already — available and could be tabulated so as to be available for the lum-_ bermen and the city architect of Toronto. a Mr. Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, Ottawa, was present at the meeting addressed by Mr. ~ Turner and accepted an invitation to be present at a future meeting _ and give an address upon the work of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, with spose reference probably to its credit report system. December 15, 1915 Important Mechanic’s Lien Finding Sale of Property Deprives Material Men of Payment — Liens not Filed in Time—New Owner not Liable An important judgment has been given by R. S. Neville, K.C., _ cfficial referee in the Supreme Court, in the case of the Sterling Lum- ber Company vs. Jones et al. The question at issue was the right of parties supplying building materials, labor, etc., to collect for the amount of their claims, fron a second party to whom the house had been sold by the original builder. According to the judgment given by Mr. Neville, the plaintiffs sought to enforce a mechanic’s lien for $243.31 against lands men- tioned in the statement of claim. Other lien holders brought forth similar claims. These claims were all established in the usual way and Mr. Neville gives judgment for each against the defendant Jones. He adds that the plaintiffs would be entitled also to liens upon the lands “but for the fact that the lands were sold by the defendant Jones to the late James Oliver before any of the liens were regis- tered.” “The real contest between the parties,” the judgment continues, “ig as to whether Oliver’s purchase from Jones freed the property from the liens.” The defendant Jones was the owner. He employed the various lien holders in the construction of his house or bought material from them. All the claims rested upon contracts or orders given by Jones. “As the house was approaching completion,” the judgment says, “one Coates, who was finishing the painting work, interested himself to sell the property, and brought Jones and Oliver together, and they made a contract by which Oliver agreed to pur- chase the property.” Oliver, who was ill at that time put the matter in his solicitor’s hands for the completion of the purchase. Oliver knew that the building was only just being completed. In fact when the contract was signed there was still some varnishing and painting of verandah floors to be completed by Coates. Mr. Oliver placed the matter en- tirely in his solicitor’s hands, except for one incident, namely, that he told his solicitor that Coates would report when the house was complete, and that that would be satisfactory. Mr. Neville states in his judgment that this was all Oliver ever employed Coates to do, so far as carrying through the purchase was concerned. The judgment continuing states that the solicitor knew that con- tractors, material men and laborers, if not paid, would be entitled to liens and in carrying through the sale he had this in mind all the time. There were no liens registered however, and the solicitor endeavored to see that all claims were paid. It was represented to the solicitor that all claims were paid and that there were no liens or possible liens that might be registered. On July 3rd, 1914, Mr. Oliver’s solicitor took a statutory declaration from the defendant Jones which said that he, Jones, was a builder and owner of the premises in question, that the premises were complete except the varnishing and painting of verandah floors and that that work was being completed at the time of the declaration. The declaration also said that all work and material was paid for and that there were no liens and no one was entitled to file any. If this statutory declar- ation could be relied on, Mr. Neville stated, it was clear that there were no possible claims against the property. Mr. Oliver’s solicitor registered the conveyance to Oliver on July 9th, 1914, and believed at the time that all claims had been paid. No liens were registered until the following month. Mr. Neville finds, in his judgment, that Oliver himself knew of no liens and his solicitor knew of no liens, also that Coates swore that he did not know of any other liens except his own and thought everything was paid for. It had been argued by the plaintiffs that Coates was Oli- vers agent. Mr. Neville did not think that this was the case. He came to the conclusion therefore that Oliver was an innocent and bona fide purchaser for value fully believing that there were no liens against the property and was therefore entitled to hold the property freed of all liens. The result of this judgment is that parties supplying material and labor, not having filed a lien, as they were then confident of securing payment, are now unable to collect, as the property was sold to an “innocent purchaser” before they placed any liens on file. The situation is a distinct hardship to the plaintiff, and it is not un- likely that they will appeal against the judgment. Reindeer Make Good Foresters An interesting new use for reindeer has been discovered by the Laurentide Company of Grand’Mere, P. Q. The company introduced reindeer in their limits a few years ago with the idea of using them in various ways in connection with their logging operations. Re- cently they found, in connection with lands which they had reforested that hardwoods were growing much faster than the young evergreens, ‘was possible that our forest wealth could be exhausted. CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER 31 and, unless checked in some way, would seriously retard the latter’s growth. Having set out many thousands of young evergreens, the company were anxious to prevent them from being choked by the hardwoods. At first they tried placing goats upon the limits, expect- ing them to eat the hardwoods, but the tender young shoots of the evergreens were just as attractive to the goats as those of the hard- woods, and the plan was a failure. Subsequently the domesticated reindeer were turned into the limits. They were really to be used in the place of dogs for winter travel and other purposes. They were allowed to cruise on the plantation during the past summer, and it is now found that they have not eaten a single spruce or pine, but have cleaned off all the poplar, birch and maple, just as the company desired. Employees Contributing to Patriotic Fund Contributions to the Canadian Patriotic Fund have been placed upon a very practical basis by the Ross-Saskatoon and Baker Lum- ber Companies, of Waldo, B. C., as the result of a recent meeting. After discussing the subject, a form of agreement was drawn up and adopted, which is being placed in the hands of every employee in both mills, and in the bush camps, for signatures. The agreement is as follows :— “On condition that ‘tag’ days and all other miscellaneous schemes for collecting in behalf of the above fund are abolished, I hereby agree to subscribe the sum of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) per month to the Amalgamated Canadian Patriotic Fund for so long as | shall remain -in the employ of the! 3 es. es Lumber Company, Limited, but in any case for not longer than the duration of the w ar; and I further hereby agree and authorize thes). Lumber Company, Limited, to deduct the sum of One Dollar ($1 00) per month from my wages and forward same to the secretary-treasurer of the above fund in Fernie, B. C., for administration.” Committees were appointed for the purpose of canvasing em- ployees at the mills and camps. A Plea for Preservation of Canadian Forests Speaking at the meeting of the Montreal Forum, Dorchester Street West, Montreal, on December 5, Dr. Adams, of McGill Uni- versity, and a member of the Conservation Commission, referred to the rapid rate at which Canadian forests are being depleted. The forests in the northern belt, he said, were not of such value as those in the southern belt, but in the latter the really good timber was seriously depleted. One-half of the total timber in the Dominion was located in British Columbia. There had been enormous destruction of forests in the past, the lumbermen having cut out the trees in such a way that the latter contributed to the spread of fire, and more timber had been burned down than had been cut by the lumbermen. In some in- stances the fires had so seriously affected the soil that replenishing was out of the question. Dr. Adams referred to the methods of the St. Maurice Forest Protective Association, and of the Lower Ottawa Association, to guard against fire, and said their efforts were examples of what could be done to resist fires. It was supposed by some that the northern forests were inex- haustible; surveys, however, showed that this was a mistake, and it How could we conserve our forests? We could protect them from destruction by fire,-and he was glad to note that in British Columbia efforts were being made to this end. We must also replant our forests, and follow the example of European countries, where reafforestation had proved successful. He suggesfed in particular a scheme for conserving the forest resources in the northern belt, so that the country would have a permanent source of supply which would bring in a large annual revenue. The reason why such a scheme was not carried out was to be found in the changing character of governments, who preferred to pass it on from time to time rather than incur the great expense. A strong public opinion was needed in order to force a government to take up this question; it was only in this way that any government could be compelled to make the necessary expenditure. Thirty-five per cent. of the graduates and under-graduates of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto have enlisted. About 62 graduates of the Faculty are engaged in forestry or allied professions and out of these, 20 enlisted by October 20th. Out of 71 under-graduates, 27 have enlisted. Hugh C. McDonald, a retired lumberman, a native of Glengary, Ont., died recently at the home of his daughter in Bay City, Mich., at the age of 84. a 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Logging Operations During 1915-16 Reports from Manufacturers Indicate Similar Output to Last Winter—Eastern Product Likely to be Less Enquiries made by the Canada Lumberman in regard to the probable output of logs during the present winter indicate that the quantity will be rather similar to that of last winter, with a possible increase in Ontario and part of Quebec and a decrease in the Mari- time provinces. It is of course too early to secure definite statistics upon this subject, but a very fair idea of the situation can be ob- tained by reading the following reports :— yo eae Playfair and White, Midland, Ont., report that they will not be taking any logs out of the woods this winter. They took no logs out last winter either. They expect, however, to be interested in some logs that are being taken out by other parties. In regard to trade conditions they report that it looks to them as though the output during the coming season will be rather less than it has been during the past two years. The market situation has not been good during the past year, but they find at the present time a better feeling and expect a very active market, even if prices do not go higher during the next few months. Ma sR The C. Beck Mfg. Company, Penetanguishene, Ont., will take out of the woods this winter about the same quantity of logs as they took out last winter. They report regarding trade conditions as fol- lows :—‘We have had good business recently and practically ‘all dry stock has been picked up. Business has been spasmodic, however, but we think it will be steadier from now on. We have good hopes, from indications of orders, that yards are not afraid to stock up a little now. eS AEF Ve ee Geo. Gordon & Company, Cache Bay, Ont., will take out 10,- 000,000 feet of logs this winter. Last winter they took out 16,000.000 feet. The company are now building a new mill to take the place of the one which was destroyed by fire. Of their last season’s logs they still have left about 10,000,000 feet in the pond. The company report that market conditions have been much better during the past few weeks and that the outlook for the next three or four months is very promising. Pe oe Bae The John Carew Lumber Company Ltd., Lindsay, Ont., will take out about 8,000,000 feet of logs this winter, as compared with 6,000,000 feet last winter. Regarding trade conditions the company reports as follows:—‘The trade in lumber is much brighter than it was a year ago. We expect to take out about 100,000 railway ties, hemlock and cedar. We are operating two camps and will purchase from jobbers over an area of 200 miles of waterway.” eA OE oath Ge A prominent firm of Northern Ontario manufacturers report that trade conditions at present are fair for most lines of lumber. En- quiries are more active and prices are equally as good if not stronger than at the close of 1914. The pulpwood market they find is dull. This firm will be taking out 6,000,000 feet of logs this winter and _ 18,000 cords of pulpwood. Last winter they took out 8,000,000 feet of logs and 10,000 cords of pulpwood. sere ork] ape The Clyde Forks Lumber Company, Caldwells Mills, Ont., will take out 300,000 feet of logs this winter. Last winter they took out none. “The present trade conditions,” they say, “are brightening up and if this contintes we may do better than we expect just at present. We expect a boom in this vicinity in the spring and if it materializes we intend to make some improvements to our plant.” ate tae The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Company Ltd.,. Hamilton, Ont., report that they will only take out about a half a year’s cut this, winter. They expect that lumber prices will advance, but they think that smaller cuts will be the rule this winter, as market conditions were not promising at the time of starting bush operations. “ahaa phy W. C. Edwards & Company Ltd., Ottawa, will take out about 6,000,000 feet of logs this winter, which is about the same quantity as they took out last winter. They report that business conditions have shown improvement during the last two months. RRL aa > The Hope Lumber Company, Thessalon, Ont., report that they will take out about 16,000,000 feet of logs this winter. Last winter they took out about 12,000,000 feet. * k * The Thessalon Lumber Company, Nesterville, Ont., will take out 16,000,000 feet of logs this winter. Last winter they took out 8,000,000 feet. we T ‘/*\ "oe - y* vs » |) NORTE Ase Oi ate ae Pe ay ere A i AE ns ya q a. > ’ . i, 5 a ~~ ee ve se ee ga 1G The York & Sunbury Milling Company, Gibson, N. B., expect to a justify expectations of the market absorbing any large increase i / The whole outlook is somewhat problematical and dentate re iI iq i ne a At Bonaventure, P. operate a sawmill and shingle mill. é t Q. ms 19) oo) ee = * % aan a Keenan Bros., Limited, Owen Sound, Ont., will take out the same quantity of logs this winter as last winter, namely 4,000,000 feet. a ; ‘ : , a 2 ae Mitchell Bros., Berkeley, Ont., will take out 1,000,000 feet of logs | this winter. Last winter they took out none. ~ ne ‘ Fee ae The lumber cut on the Point Wolfe and Salmon Rivers, N. B., this winter will be about two-thirds of normal. There will not be any operations at West River. % 4 a as Ag _ a, Por fe f ue , ish ee ue an eee St a December 15, 1915 CANADA Sawmill of the Rathbun Company, Deseronto, Ont. An Important Deseronto Industry The Rathbun Company’s Extensive Sawmill and Wood Products Plant—Waste Practically Eliminated One of the oldest established lumber manufacturing industries in Canada is that of the Rathbun Company at Deseronto, Ont., which has long been known as an example of exceptional efficiency in the conversion of raw materials from the forest into finished products. The company has made a long and detailed study of the problem of avoiding waste in lumber manufacturing, and has been one of the most successful industries in this connection existing in Canada. The company had its beginning in 1848, when the late Mr. H. B. Rathbun erected a mill on the Bay of Quinte at a place which has since grown into the town of Deseronto. Mr. Rathbun secured large timber limits, extending over thousands of acres, to feed the mill with raw material. From this early beginning the company has continu- ally grown and prospered, until to-day its great variety of product is favorably known in many markets. With the object of avoiding waste many new industries have been inaugurated, and the result now is that the company work up practically all the residue from their lumber mills. One of the most important plants operated by the company is its box factory. This is a large plant equipped with everything mod- ern for labor saving and efficient production. Among our illustrations we show pictures of the interior and the exterior of the box factory. In this plant the company give employment to from 150 to 200 men and boys throughout the year. The machines are placed in such a manner as to provide a regular progression of raw material from the time the lumber enters the shop until it has been successfully passed through the various machines and has reached the store room at the far end of the plant in the shape of finished boxes. The country surrounding Deseronto contains a large number of canning factories and the Rathbun Company have always been suc- cessful in securing a good share of their box business. They are thus Interior of Box Factory—The Rathbun Company, Deseronto, Ont. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER w w Box Factory of the Rathbun Company, Deseronto, Ont. favored with splendid opportunities for producing boxes at a low cost and marketing them to the best advantage. Recently the Rathbun Company have been manufacturing a large number of shell boxes for conveyance of Canadian-made ammunition to the front. Their equipment for this work is complete and up-to- date and they have a large assortment of both hardwood and spruce lumber on hand, enabling them to turn out the boxes to good ad- vantage and to deliver them promptly. Deseronto is furnished with excellent transportation facilities. The Rathbun Company are able to make shipment by three railways, C. P. R., G. T. R., and C. N. R., and have also direct connection by vessel with the principal Canadian and American markets. University Courses in Lumbering and Wood Utilization The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse Univer- sity, Syracuse, N. Y., are arranging to give special attention to the subjects of lumbering and wood utilization. They are also consider- ing the creation of a correspondence course in lumbering ahd the uses of wood. Trips are also being planned for students specializing in these subjects, and other lines of study are being undertaken hav- ing a direct bearing upon the lumber trade and dealing with current market conditions, etc. The Department of Lumbering and Wood Utilization in this college is about to announce a _ special course offered in lumber and forest products and quite a number of men have already indicated their intention of specializing along these lines. Cruising Business Improving Mr. James W. Sewall, the timber cruiser and surveyor, of Old Town, Maine, reports the most active winter along his lines that he has ever seen. Mr. Sewall now has several cruising parties out, and work ahead for several months for nearly his full force. He reports far more interest and willingness to spend money now than several months ago. Shell Boxes Ready for Shipment— The Rathbun Company, Deseronto, Ont. 34 CANADA The Wilson Box Company’s New Mill at Bonny River, N.B. The accompanying illustration shows the sawmill plant at Bonny River, N. B., owned by the Wilson Box Company Ltd., of St. John, N. B. In previous issues we have been able to publish illustrated descriptions of the plants operated by this company at Fairville, N. B., and Westfield, N. B. The plant at Bonny River is a compara- tively new one having been completed about a year ago. It is lo- cated on the Maguagadavic River in Charlotte County, on the shore line subdivision of the C. P. R. It gives employment to fifteen men who are engaged in sawing lumber for box purposes. From this point the company also carry on extensive logging operations, as they own important timber limits in that district. The output is chiefly box boards which are sent to their box plant at Fairville, N. B. The Wilson Box Company Ltd., also own a sawmill plant at Westfield, N. B., on the St. John River, ten miles distant from the C. P. R., where they employ thirty men. This plant is also em- ployed almost exclusively in the production of box boards for the company’s box factory. The box plant, located at Fairville, N. B., a suburb of St. John, is one of the largest east of Montreal. It occupies, including the lumber yards, eight acres of land and gives employment to 65 men. The company have an extensive nailed up box trade in St. John and they also ship box shooks to all parts of the Maritime provinces and to other markets by steamer and rail. The managing director of the Wilson Box Company Ltd., is Mr. Alexander Wilson, a Scotchman, born in Buckie, Banffshire. The company has conducted a successful business from the start and has recently found it necessary to increase its capital stock from ad wi i 7 Wilson Box Company’s New Sawmill at Bonny River, N.B. $50,000 to $75,000. The president of the EEstabrooks, and the vice president is Mr. Stanley EK. Elkin. Mr. T. H. Estabrooks is widely known throughout Canada as one of the largest and most successful tea importers in the country company is Mr. T. H. and his firm is a very valuable customer of the box company. Mr. Stanley E. Elkin is the head of the Maritime Nail Company, whose products are sold all over Eastern Canada and to a considerable extent in Western Canada. B C. Government’s Market Widening Campaign The largest market for British Columbia lumber will always be the neighboring prairie provinces, the quantity consumed by Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba amounting to 60 per cent. of the total production. The actual amount, which in 1912 was seven or eight hundred million feet, fell in 1914 and 1915 to about half that quantity. This loss, combined with the heavy fall in lumber prices and the falling off in the amount of timber used in B. C. itself, brought about depression in the lumbering industry of B. C. With town and city building operations on the prairies at a standstill for the time being, with the construction of new railroads more or less completed, the difficult problem of how to increase the consumption of lumber in the prairies has been pressing for solution. An investigation of the subject of lumber consumption on the prairies which the Minister of Lands of B. C. directed to be made, disclosed the fact that buildings on the average farm have not kept pace with crop production. There exists a great need, which will continue for many years, for all manner of farm buildings, particu- larly for implement sheds, gnararies and barns for live-stock. Nearly every farm is without some building essential to really profitable farming. The prairie agricultural authorities, of course, have been fully alive to this situation, and in all three provinces have been LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER * : Oecember 15, 1915 considering the issuance of pamphlets dealing with the need and advantages of more up-to-date buildings on the farms. They are encouraging farmers in every possible way to go in for mixed farm- ing, which, of course, cannot be successfully carried on without well designed buildings. Inasmuch as the principal material for all these buildings is wood, the results of the investigation made it evident that here lay an opportunity to assist the farmer which would at the same time inevitably lead to an increased use of lumber. An offer to co-operate with the University of Saskatchewan in the preparation and publi- cation of a complete series of bulletins on farm buildings was cor- dially accepted by the Minister of Lands, and for the last six months or more officials of the Forest Branch and the College of Agriculture of the University have been engaged in this work. Some of the bulle- tins are now being delivered, and the final one will be finished shortly. The series comprises ten bulletins in all, and covers the following subjects :— Combination or General Purpose Barns for Prairie Farms . — Dairy Barns, Milk and Ice Houses for Prairie Farms. Beef Cattle Barns for Prairie Farms. Sheep Barns for Prairie Farms. Piggeries and Smokehouse for Prairie Farms. Poultry Houses for Prairie Farms. Implement Sheds and Granaries for Prairie Farms. 9. Silos and Root Cellars for Prairie Farms. 10. Farm Houses for Prairie Farms. The pamphlets are of handy size, well arranged, and contain illustrations of the various plans. Besides information dealing with the use of buildings, and method of erecting them, complete bills of material are given. The bulletins will thus assist the farmer to de- cide upon the designs for a building and render it easy for him to estimate cost and to order materials. An introduction to each bulletin explains the objects aimed at, and describes in a general way the lumber industry and forest policy of the province. A chapter at the end treats of the merits of wood as a building material, the qualities of the various kinds of British Columbia woods, and the uses for which they are best adapted. The covers are utilized to describe briefly the timber resources of the province. Through farm journals and local prairie newspapers the farmers’ attention will be drawn to these publications and systematic distribution will be made by the Department and the prairie lumber commissioner at Regina. Altogether these bulletins mark a new departure in governmental activities in connection with the lumber industry and one which will be watched with interest, particularly since the increase of in- dustrial production in British Columbia depends so seriously upon the utilization of its immense forest resources and the succesful de- velopment of the lumbering industry. preg Quebec Culler’s Report Quebec, Dec. 3, 1915. The following comparative statement of Timber, measured and culled at Quebec to date, is furnished by the Quebec Supervisor of Cullers’ Office, under date of December 3rd :— Cubic Feet Cubic Feet Cubic Feet 1913 1914 1915 Waney White Pine... 2... ... 244,280 593,080 401,680 White Pine 7,560 Red Pine aca! | 1,040 Oak . . 166,200 343,240 119,440 Elm . 284,880 305,240 46,840 Ash 6,000 680 840 Birch and Maple . 47,680 50,800 48,880 — California Redwood Described in Beautifully Illustrated Booklet One of the most attractive advertising publications that we have yet been favored with is a booklet devoted to “California Redwood” published by the Pacific Lumber Company and written and designed by the H. K. McCann Company, San Francisco. The manufacturers of redwood have recently been devoting a great deal of attention to the advertising of their splendid products and the result has been exceedingly encouraging. The publication of an illustrated booklet is only one of their many methods of advertising. From an artistic point of view this booklet is a masterpiece. It is bound in very hand-_ some board, the front of which is embossed in a charming design. The illustrations throughout the book are very striking and the in- — formation which it contains is extensive and persuasive. One can- — not fail from this booklet to secure very definite and practical infor- | mation regarding redwood, its production, and its special interest to the individual reader. We understand that the Pacific Lumber Com- pany are about to commence a wide-spread publicity campaign of which this interesting booklet is the forerunner. meaia See eee J foe tod., a 2) hd ies > toe vos h e , 4g December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 three in number, located 150 ft. to the north. The shingles remain Huntting-Merritt Company’s New Shingle Plant The Huntting-Merritt Lumber Company, Limited, erected re- cently, one of the most modern shingle mills in British Columbia, on the North Arm of the Fraser Fiver, about a mile west of the town of Eburne. The accompanying illustration shows the layout of the plant. The mill buildings occupy a site 500 x 400 ft., the latter figure representing the waterfrontage. The contract was let to the Heaps Engineering Company, Limited, New Westminster, for a lump sum to cover speedy erection and equipment. Work was commenced July 23rd of last year, and 90 days later the plant was turned over to Mill Designer D. B. Campbell, of Vancouver, for the finishing touches and final adjustment of the machinery. The shingle mill is 106 x 36 ft., two storeys, built parallel with the waterfront. The upper floor contains eight Schaake machines in line, and a roomy filing room in the north-east corner; at the south-west end space is reserved for three or four additional machines which will be installed when the trade calls for an increased output. The packing of the shingles is done on the ground floor, where the engine room is also located. At the easterly end of the mill an “L” projection 24 x 60 ft. in size forms the wood preparing room; it contains the steam log-haul, steam log stop, 84-inch swing cut-off saw, power splitter, knee bolter and auto- matic grinder for cut-off saw. As the sections are sawn from the log they fall upon chains and pass along to the overhead steam splitter where with rapid strokes of the powerful chisel they are halved and quartered and any sapwood cut away. The blocks are then carried forward to a cross conveyor passing in front of the shingle machines, from which they are fed to the block tables of the operators by the employee in charge of this work. The surplus blocks pass on to the westerly end of the conveyor and drop down a chute to the water for future use. One of the economies arranged for was that, with the plant operating under a 20-hour schedule, the crew in the wood pre- paring room could be dispensed with on the night shift, thereby sav- ing the wages of three men. The machines are then fed from the sur- plus supply of blocks cut during the day and stored in the pond be- low, delivery being made by a block conveyor at the easterly end of the machine room which connects with the main feed chains. In the shingle packing room on the ground floor the bundles are loaded on cars for the trip down an inclined platform to the dry kilns, . asiiog ? ; APUANEL JPISF a Ouirsas Tanti on the cars until properly dried and then pass on to the storage shed for loading into B. C. E. R. cars as orders require. The engine room on the ground floor is 24 x 26 ft. and contains a Lane & Bodley Co. twin engine, 13 x 17 in., 160 h.p. capacity, fitted with coil feed water heater. The boiler house, about thirty feet away, is 26 x 40 ft. It contains one Vulcan Iron Works return tubular boiler, 72 x 18 in., and one Vancouver Machinery Depot boiler 66 x 16 in., the latter being used for supplying steam to the dry kilns. Both boilers have Dutch oven fittings for automatic stoking. A brick-lined steel burner, which is located east of the boiler house, consumes the mill refuse. It stands 100 ft. away from the mill | on a concrete foundation, is 16 ft. diameter, 40 ft. in height, and is a fine example of Vulcan Iron Works efficiency in this line. Particular attention was given the question of fire protection. A complete system of waterworks was put in by the Walsh Construc- tion Co., and connection made with the Point Grey supply system. The main pipe, of 6-in. diameter, feeds seven hydrants using 2-in. hose located inside the buildings, and five two-way hydrants using 2'%4-in. hose at outside points of the mill site. In addition, the various buildings are further safeguarded by a sprinkler system installed by the Automatic Sprinkler Co. of America, the work being done under the personal supervision of the Pacific Coast manager, Philip Gear- hart, of Seattle. The gravity water supply is taken from a 25,000 gallon tank erected by the Vancouver Wood Pipe & Tank Co., Ltd., which stands on a tower 75 ft. in height. ; The unique feature of the plant, apart from the arrangement of the buildings for manufacturing purposes, are comprised in the steam log stop, steam splitter and system of block storage for night use. The belting used throughout was furnished by the Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd., and Taylor Belting Co., Ltd., Vancouver. Mr. Huntting reports a brisk demand for the output of the plant. At the beginning of the season the orders could be filled by operating the eight machines on a ten-hour schedule, but a little later, when the American dealers had tested out the quality of shipments sent forward, repeat orders were placed for large quantities, and since then the mill has been cutting ‘night and day. a, ee é pry Kiin yPO44S 17,99 oultoore | Plan showing layout of new plant of the Huntting-Merritt Lumber Company at Eburne, B.C. ‘ ‘in company 36 ; CANADA Guarding the Lower Ottawa The organizing of limit holders into mutual fire protective asso- ciations has had about four years of rigid testing in Canada. The good results have been so convincing that new associations in all the forest provinces must sooner or later come into existence. With a few exceptions the members of the St. Maurice and the Lower Ottawa associations in Quebec, each embracing about 12,000 square miles, are committed permanently to the idea of forest protection by co- operative effort as against any other system. The objects of eff- ciency and economy are attained in a degree quite impossible where politics or other fettering influences are present. Recently the Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, with Mr. Arthur H. Graham, Manager ‘of the Lower Ottawa Forest Protective Association, was pri ivileged to pay a visit to Devil’s Mountain which overlooks a radius of thirty to forty miles of the Gatineau and Lievre watersheds. Devil’s Mountain forms a pivotal point of the Association’s operations in that area. Upon its summit, the highest for at least a hundred miles around, was mounted last spring a lookout tower, giving the ranger an additional altitude of about fifty feet. The work was done entirely by Mr. Graham and his assistants from materials within the immediate district and forms a substantial, wind-proof vantage-point of incalculable service to the Association. To look across the endless miles of valley and water- courses, heavily blanketed with evergreen and hardwood forest, broken here and there with a patch of silvery lake or the misty steeples of a settlement, conveys a good idea of the ease and accuracy of dis- covering and locating a near or distant fire. Only a few weeks be- fore, the ranger in charge noticed the beginning of a small blaze over thirty miles away and from his knowledge of the country was able The cabin of the lookout man, on the Devil’s Mountain, showing Manager Graham and three of his staff. to telephone to rangers in the neighborhood of the trouble and direct them where their services were needed. Prompt obedience isolated the damage to a fraction of an acre. Half a mile through mountain trail brings one to the opposite side of the plateau where a second tower of more modest proportions surveys an additional segment of valley and hillside. Several times i day, from early spring to late fall, the ranger makes his round ec station to station scrutinizing the surrounding country for signs of mischief. Anything suspicious is immediately reported to the nearest ranger or inspector by telephone, the instrument being located in the ranger’s cabin a short distance down the mountain trail. The theory of this arrangement is undoubtedly good, but the practice is even better. Anyone acquainted with forest travel will recognize that the range of vision of a man climbing a trail or walking along a settler’s road is limited to a few rods or at best a few miles. By the combined elevation of the mountain top and the lookout tower one man may survey accurately more territory than possibly two hundred men down on the forest level. The telephone line at the cabin is connected some miles away with private wires belonging to lumber and pulp companies and leads ultimately into Buckingham and the manager’s office in the City of Ottawa. The Association is developing its telephone facilities as speedily as possible and_ will have the aid of a new line forty miles in length from River Desert to Tomasine Depot, built by W, C. Edwards and Co., Lim- ited, which will eventually be carried to Lapine Depot in the Gati- neau limits of the company. The staff of the Association consists of Mr. inspectors, and fifty-eight rangers. soon Graham as manage, four While the extent of terri- Reproduced from the Canadian Forestry Journal. LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 tory, 13,000 square miles, might make this staff seem inadequate during a dangerous season, their efficiency is very greatly increased by their power of summoning any foreman employed by a limit- holding member to turn over his staff of men at a moment’s notice for fire fighting purposes. The company so called upon charges the time of the men against the Association. The advantage of this scheme is obvious, for with logging camps within reach of fires, the ranger can often commandeer plenty of good help, tools, and com- missariat supplies, which are points of the highest importance What of the practical money-saving results? As with the elder- brother of the St. Maurice, the limit holders in the first tweive months of organized operations have received higher dividends from saved timber than were ever paid to them by their sales of manufactu ed lumber. Occasionally one encounters a limit-holder who contends that he never heard of so many fires until the scientific fire ranging systems came into existence. The reason for his remark is hardly mystifying. In the ‘good old days’ fires were not usually seen nor their extent estimated unless they cleaned out the logging camp itself. A lumberjack usually guessed at a burn as some farmers: guess at a morning’s tramp—a- -mile- and-a-bit’—and let it go at h Secondly, the fire risk in the ‘good old days’ was minimi vy tl isolation of the forests from settlement. To- day, scarcely a limit i 1 any province but is cut into and rimmed about by oe eI prolific of all fire causes. Railways have also spread into districts bringing with them a measure of danger. It is unde that the information regarding burned-over areas secu by . ang e of the two Quebec associations amazed the limit holden some ¢ ‘ ~y 7 ~ a 1, : Lookout tower on Devil’s Mountain, which gives the ranger - a commanding view of over thirty ms or whom almost refused to believe that losses in the past bed bee so considerable. It is equally undeniable that with the organization of the limit holders for forest guarding purposes, the annual losses have been cut to a fraction. The total cost of guarding the gous ot the Lower Ottawa last year amounted to "2995 of a cent. per acre while one-dollar per acre per annum is a very modest estimate of the appreciation of average woodlands. " Beyond any other lesson which the success of the Lower Quatre and the St. Maurice schemes contains is the identity of skilled (and non-political) management and efficient results. The inspectors and manager have absolute authority to ‘hire and fire. Rangers are held under strict discipline at all times and during the past two seasons 1 number of dismissals have taken place. The system of inspection is unrelenting ;'a ranger may be called upon at any time to explain his movements within a given period and if unable to do so .satis- factory his place is taken by a more promising person. No ‘pen- sioners’ of the lumber companies, no over-aged or decrepit hangers-on of the local member of parliament or legislature, are given any con- sideration in appointments. Young and vigorous men are invariably selected and kept at tension by frequent inspection. Surely the reason for the smartness and reliability of the associations’ rangers supplies equally the reason why so many of the political systems of the pro- vincial governments succeed in wasting scores of thousands of public money and getting second-rate results. December 15, 1915 CANADA Importance of a Proper Credit System By I. B. Hanks The business of a retail yard quite naturally divides itself into two fundamental parts, the sales end and the credit end. It is an open question as to which of the two departments is the more important. Arguments could be advanced in favor of each by their respective advocates. Success in the handling of a yard cannot be attained without the proper handling of each. lf one is a shade more important than the other, it is the credit end. A man can manage to stay in business for a considerable time even though he be a poor salesman, but if he be a poor credit man, to survive for any length of time nowadays is almost an impossibility. In no department of their business have the retail lumbermen ‘made such strides toward improvement during the past five years as they have in the matter of credits. This is true not only of lum- bermen in the United States, but pertains as well to those doing business in Canada. The movement in the direction of better credit methods is a general one. To the casual observer this might indicate nothing but the de- sire of the retailer to handle his business along improved lines. To the initiated, or to those who have made it a practice to keep in touch with commercial and finaneial conditions obtaining during the period referred to, it is plainly evident that this improvement has not been wrought merely through his desire to be known as a better business man, but through sheer necessity. And the fact that a class of men, identified with a line of endeavor in which credit meth- ods were so notoriously bad, has been able to so readily and rapidly ‘adapt itself to the new order of things speaks well indeed for the retailers. : Conditions Have Changed Conditions surrounding all lines of business fifteen years ago were vastly different from conditions as they have existed for the past few years. In those days our country, particularly the north- western part of it, was new, comparatively speaking. The field open to any line of business was large. There existed wide reaches of virgin territory awaiting development. s Competitive conditions were such as to allow one operating a business to. secure without great difficulty a “volume” of business or “turn over” (whichever you wish to call it) adequate to his needs. This could be secured at prices which admitted of a large profit. To put it plainly: It was so easy to make money in any line of business in which one engaged that it did not occur to the average individual that the time would ever come when it would be necessary for 1im to alter his methods greatly or suffer defeat. meek In those days the country was developing by leaps and bounds. Plenty of money for everyone at good prices. Plenty of money te ‘be had of the banks on most favorable terms. Due to the ease witk which a business could be financed, each man vied with his neighbor hk his competitor to build up the largest business possible in the ni possible time. To give the impression of immensity ap- to be the chief aim of everyone engaged in business. cae appeared to lose sight entirely “of the interest charge Heats their business and of the number of poor and worthless ac- counts accumulating. As stated before, it was comparatively easy to obtain money and consequently credit was extended right and leit, with very little thought of whether or not the debtor was deserving of it. Business men pointed with pride to their heavy outstanding accounts and bills receivable, apparently feeling that the presence of these in ‘sufficient quantity marked them as successful business pe ‘ They failed to follow up cases of non- -payment closely and to ; insist, upon interest-bearing notes and security. _ What has been stated above applied to the retail lumbermen as well as others. ane Cannot Afford to Take Chances ___ Beginning, however, a few years since, it has been borne in upon them very strongly that they could not continue their slipshod credit methods and survive. A decreased volume of business and a much natrower margin of profit brought about by changing competitive conditions, combined with a disinclination on the part of those hav- ing money to let it out as freely and easily as before, have made it plainly apparent to the retailer that he cannot afford to take the chances he did in former years. And he is rapidly setting about to put himself right. Elaborate credit departments may be organized; complete filing systems for credit information devised ; methods pursued which en- tail much correspondence between general office and yard manager. But it is upon you who are on the “firing, line that the burden falls. It is you with whom the responsibility lies. No general office sys- tem or staff, no matter how complete or competent, can guard en- tirely against faulty judgment on your part. And only experience gained through a study of human nature and the ability and willing- ness of the average run of people who purchase lumber and building . LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . 37 material to meet their obligations can develop, in your case, a man who is fully competent to assume the management of a retail yard of to-day. It is not sufficient, however, that you pursue the course of study mentioned. Unless you go at it methodically and systematically you cannot hope to develop within yourself the qualities necessary to success as it pertains to this department of your business. Unless you work along well defined lines and unless you plan to incorporate much of the information gained from time to time into records of a permanent nature, you will eventually find that much of your effort has been wasted. Have a Definite Credit Plan To start out, then, map out a definite credit plan for yourseli and then stick to it. This may be independent of the system devised by your general office if you are a line yard manager and still not — conflict with it in any manner. such a manner as to incorporate into it the ideas of your ge ral office credit department and at the same time ideas of your o1 n which will supplement those of the general office. Thus you Y render it still more difficult to make errors in the extension of credit. culties per oe by line pase companies in the making of their col- lections can be traced directly to failure on the part of their represen- tatives to have a perfect understanding, i in writing, with the customer at the time of sale as to just how and when the account is to be paid. It is assumed that you are fully acquainted with conditions as they exist at your point; that you know about how much of any one crop can be produced to the acre under normal conditions; that you know to what extent your territory can be depended on to produce a crop year after year. You know approximately what it costs to farm an acre of land under varying conditions and so you are in a position to figure out what yield a farmer in your community must have before he can meet expenses. Possessing this knowledge, you are now in a position to set about in a systematic manner to collect your credit information. I have found an alphabetical card index very convenient. One having cards about four by six inches will answer the purpose. Spe- cial rulings can of course be had, but if you do not care to go to the expense of having such a ruling made, and can find nothing more suitable, one having merely horizontal lines can be used. This record is so compact as to allow of its being being locked in your desk out of reach. One card should be used for each farmer residing in your terti- tory. On it you place his name, postoffice address and the descvip- tion of all land he owns or works, together with the amount of any incumbrances you may know to exist. Under the proper year dating you place the number of acres you figure he has under cultivation: Also statement as to whether or not he practices mixed farming or interests himself only in grain raising. If you are in a position to know what instruments such as real estate and chattel mortgages, mechanics liens, judgments, etc., are registered against those in your territory, from time to time make a note of these on the card as fast as they come to your attention. Somewhere on the card place a symbol which will show to one understanding it whether a man is good, fair or poor pay. The working up of this record will take considerable time and will make necessary a great deal of work before it is complete. Jt can, however, be done at odd times, and when once complete will constitute a record which will prove invaluable to yourself or vour successor. When once complete the record should be kept up to date. both sides of the card can be used and if necessary a second card can be placed next the first. The keeping of this record up to date shows you at a glance whether your man is making headway or losing ground in his busi- ness. It is not sufficient that you keep the record only on those you are selling. Keep it on everyone living in your territory. You are then provided with information regarding them in advance oi their making application to you for credit. You are thus prepared for them and in a position to give them a definite and decided answer without hesitation. Learn from the Bankers In handling the credit end of your business, you can well afford to take a few lessons from your local bankers. Observe the care which they take in securing information as to a man’s affairs, down to the smallest detail, before making him a loan. You may.argue that the banker has more right to the informa- tion than you have. Not so, however. Your stock of lumber and building material represents money. From a business standpoint, it is every bit as valuable. If you are asked by a prospective customer It is better, howev er, to fashion it in tis WANTE PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘“‘Empioyment 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 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. Cheer caren Wanted-Lumber SSI Wanter to buy Cedar Ties. Apply Box 269, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 23-1-2 cull Basswood and Apply Box 270, Can- 23-1-2 Wanted to buy 1-in. 1%-in. good Basswood, ada Lumberman, Toronto. Wanted for shipment whenever in shipping condition : 2,000,000 ft. 8 in. No. 1 Com, & Bet. Soft Elm 1,000,000 ft. 2% in. No. 1 Com, & Bet. Soft Elm 1,000,000 ft. 2 in. No. 1 Com. & Bet. Hard Maple 500,000 ft. 2% in. No. 1 Com. & Bet. Hard Maple Sox 274, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 24-3 Wanted 10 cars 2-in. Hard Maple or Birch Com- mon and Better. Apply Box 258, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, 22-1 Wanted 3irch and Soft Elm 1 in. to 4.in. dry or new cut. The London Lumber Co. State quantity and full particulars. Ltd., London, Ont. 22-1 Wanted Several cars 4/4 x 4 in. and wider, 4 ft. and 5 ft. D and Better White Pine Shorts, rough. Wolf-Lockwood Lumber Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A 23-24 Wanted 500,000 ft.. or any portion 4/4 dry White Pine, Box grade, for immediate shipment to Boston, Mass. Widths to run 5 inches up, and lengths, 8 to 16 ft. 30x 268, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 23-2 Wanted 100,000 Cedar Ties. 1% in. and 3 in. Maple, Beech and Birch Lumber. : 2 and 3 in. Soft Elm, 2 in. Rock Elm. Dry or new cut. State quantity you can supply, and when. Box 250, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont. 21-24 Lumber Wanted to buy Logs, straight, clean making Veneers as follows: Birch, 16 in. and up. 7, &, We are open and suitable for 50 to 100 M ft. 14 and 16 ft. 20 M. ft. Hard Maple, 16 in. and up, 7, 8, 14 and 16 ft. ‘ 10 M. ft. Soft Maple, 16 in. and up, 7, 8, 14 and 16 ft. 20 M. ft. B. Ash, 14 in. and 16 ft, 20 M. ft. Basswood, and 16 ft. Write stating shipping point. Dominion Mahogany & Veneer Co., 24-24 Montreal West, Que. and up, 7, 8, 14 14 in. and up, 7, 8, 14 what you can offer, naming Ltd., Wanted to Buy 15 million feet White Pine, Red Pine,, Spruce, and Hemlock. Also Lath. Box 259, Canada Lumberman, Toronto. 22-1 FOR’ SALE—Considerable quantity of hem- lock ties suitable for Electric Railways, Sid- ings, etc., ready for immediate shipment. Monteith Bros., Rosseau, Ont. 24-3 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. St:f. For Sale 45 acres standing cedar ply S. A. Price, 71 near railway. Ap- Lakeview Ave., Toronto. 24-24 Lumber for Sale 100,000 ft. Spruce 5th quality and better, 3 x 3 8/14 ft. $15 per M. ft. 50,000 ft. Spruce and Hemlock Culls, 1 & 2 3 x 8 at $12.50. One Million No. 1 & 2 1% in. cull Lath at $1.50 on cars Manseau Savoie & Co.. Manseau, Que., on I R. 221 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, ¢ Montreal. Que Lumber For Sale We have for sale a quantity of dry 6/4 Hard Maple suitable for Shell Box Work. Also 4/4 Hard Maple 8% in. and up. Will quote low price for quick shipment. Address London Lumber Co., Ltd., London, Ont. ¥ 24-24 White Oak For Sale White Oak, cut, 1, various lengths from Thirty thousand feet 2, 3, 4 inches thickness, 12 to 32 feet. Also odd_= sizes, including squares 4, 6, and 8 inch. During the past few months the demand has improved to - « + - . . - ' December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Serviceable, Durable, Mackinaw Clothing The Better Grade Qualities Mackinaw Men’s Coats Mackinaw Lowest ; IRD’S Pure Wool K = k Prices. Mackinaw Coats, hickKers as cut No. 1. Made with high seven inch MEN’s ence collar, close fitting Bird’ p with tab at throat. (Bird's wee Sizes 36 to 46. Wool) Knickers, as cat No. 7. Black OOD’S Pure Wool shades only. Top and Mackinaw Coats, hip pockets. Strap or made as cut No. 1. wool cuff. Very con- Bee ge Green venient and comfort- an ack. Seven J By inch notch collar. able wearing. Sizes 32 to 44, IRD’S Pure Wool Black Mackinaw Coats. Large shawl collar, loose belt with buckle. This coat is Men’s Mackinaw 35 inches long and J ¥ has three large flap umpers % pockets. i ea a ee = =8§8Ee=é é=EpEp|~it No lo 8 =£_.lmwm™wt™;*~<“‘<“‘< CO RE umpers as 3 Cut No. 1 Coe, NG. oD or . lumbermen and sportsmen. This jumper is to take the place of the old rolled neck = sweater and is very much more serviceable. It is . light in weight, Prices on OOOs buttons close up . ° to neck and has Application OTTAWA MONTREAL : pana advantages over both coat and TORONTO WINNIPEG Cut No. 5 sweater. jenckes Boilers We make a Specialty of Horizontal Tubular Boilers for Saw Mill work. ‘They are made in an extensive plant built and equipped for the purpose with all modern appliances. - The three prime elements of Design, Material and Workmanship receive equal and most painstaking attention, ensuring a_ boiler warranted to give perfect satisfaction and long service. The Jenckes Machine Co., Limited Sherbrooke Montreal Cobalt So. Porcupine St. Catharines Toronto Vancouver Nelson 46 Shingles CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Head Office at Montreal. SPRUCE rough or dressed 1” No. 2 and Better Birch, 1914 cut also Basswood, Hemlock and Pine Saw Mills at MONT LAURIER. Dressing Mills at ST. JEROME. Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co. Midland, Ont. Manufacturers of WHITE PINE and RED PINE LUMBER and LATH EXCELLENT PLANING MILL FACILITIES Special Attention Given to Prompt Delivery CEDAR Campbell, MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Pine, Spruce Hemlock Hardwoods, Lath SATISFACTION C. A. SPENCER, LIMITED Wholesale Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Eastern Townships Bank Building, MONTREAL, Quebec GOOD STOCKS PROMPT SHIPMENTS _McComber, barrister, E. E. Allen, B. E. King and L. McComber. EDGINGS Ontario Keenan Bros. Ltd., are installing a Clark Bros. horizontal band resaw in their mill at Owen Sound, Ont. H. Carson, Oakville, Ont, Mr. Carson will have the The woodworking factory belonging to W. was recently destroyed by fire at a loss of $5,000. building repaired at once. The New York & Pennsylvania Company, Toronto, Ont., have been in- corporated with authorized capital of $200,000 to carry on business as manu- facturers of paper and wood pulp. + The office of the Canadian Pulp and Lumber Company which has been located at Latchford, Ont., for the past two years. has been moved to Hailey- bury and the plant at Latchford has been closed down for the winter. oe The sawmill at Balaclava, near Perth, Ont., belonging to Harry Rich- ards, was recently destroyed by fire together with about 3,000,000 feet of lumber. The amount of the loss is estimated at about $50,000 and there was no insurance. A report from Rainy River, Ont., states that a new sawmill, planing mill, shingle factory, box factory, etc., will be operated there in the near future. — It is expected that the building will be erected this fall and that ouerations — will commence next summer giving employment to about 20 hands all the year round. The Northland Trading Company Ltd., has been cicorpeeean with head office at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and authorized capital of $40,000, to carry on lumber, timber. and pulpwood business in addition to contracting, fishing and general trading. The provisional directors are W. F. Langworthy, A. J. The new mill of the Hardwood Specialties Limited, of Pembroke, Ont., replacing the one destroyed by fire in August, has commenced operation. The Radcliff Saw Manufacturing Co. Ltd., of Toronto, secured the full order for saw equipment for the the mill including fifteen 8-inch band saws, two 60- inch inserted tooth saws, four 60-inch cut-off saws and 200 small circulars. Mr. D. McLachlan, of McLachlan Brothers, Arnprior, Ont., announces that a pulp and paper mill will be added to their business within a short time, or some other firm will purchase their limits with a view to going into this industry exclusively. The firm has under consideration the erection of — 2 mechanical pulp plant at an expenditure of half a million dollars. The McLachlan firm has piling grounds at the confluence of the Ottawa and Madawaska rivers, with a capacity of more than 70,000,000 feet of lumber. While a great deal of the largé timber on the limits has been cut, a vast amount of pulpwood is intact. Mr. D. McLachlan estimates that there is sufficient pulpwood to keep a hundred ton mechanical mili going almost indefinitely. An offer for the mill, grounds and limit was recently made by the J. R. Booth Company of Ottawa, it is understood, and Senator W. C. Edwards has also been negotiating for the purpose of cree ee a pulp and paper plant at Arnprior. Eastern Canada John A. Morrison, Fredericton, N. B., will cut 9,000,000 feet for the St. John Lumber Company this winter. Albert M. Currier, Seven Islands, P. Q., will cut 4,000,000 feet for Stetson Cutler & Company of St. John, N. B.. this winter. Robert J. Potts of Hartland, N. B., will cut 7,000,000 feet for the St. Joke Lumber Company, of Van Buren, Me., this winter. W. H. Cumliffe’s Sons, Fort Kent, will cut 10,000,000 feet for Stetson Cutler & Company of St. John, N. B.. this winter. Arthur L. Noble, Fredericton, N. B., will cut 5,000,000 feet this winter — for the Stetson Cutler Company of St. John. N. B. Flavien Chouinard, St. Pamphilo, P. Q., will cut 6,000,000 feet for the St. John Lumber Company of Van Buren, Me., this winter. J. Lewis & Sons Ltd., have been incorporated with head office at Truro, N. S., and capital stock of $100,000 to carry on business of lumbering, manu-_ facturers of wood, etc. rm The Richards Mfg. Company, Campbellton, N. B., started up their winter mills at Kedgewick towards the end of November. Their mill at Richards- ville was closed down for the winter about the same time. The sawmill and factory belonging to M. Arthur, St. Antoine, P. os was recently destroyed by fire. The amount of the loss and insurance is not yet known. Mr. Arthur will rebuild and will require a complete outfit of machinery. - The Beauce Pulp and Lumber Company, 68 St. Peter St., Quebec, P. Q., report that they have sold their sawmill at Scott’s Junction, P. Q.. to the Ae & eh Kn Ny al ees ata! vara ~ af See r= Aa Fe J Pei Maye nee aang oy tg ome a as ) "4 x 4 a - Pert lS * 4 j- ‘ j 4% Dieanertis, age ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~— 47 ' Brown Corporation of Portland, Me., who operate a large plant at La Tuque, P. Q. The cardboard mill of the Macleod Pulp Company Ltd., Milton, N. Si was destroyed by fire on December 1st. The loss amounted to $150,000 which was covered by insurance. The pulp mills were saved. Some 40 employees are thrown out of work by the fire. Philip N. LeBlane Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Monc- ton, N. B., to carry on business as loggers, lumber manufacturers, etc. Those interested are P. N. LeBlanc, V. LeBlanc, J. A. LeBlanc and J. N..LeBlane, all of the city of Moncton. The capital stock of the company is $25,000, The Bennett Lumber Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Montreal, P. Q., and capital stock of $50,000. to carry on business as manufacturers and dealers in lumber, timber, etc. Those interested are E. A. Wright and G. B. Kingan of Westmount, H. MacKay, E. G. Place, and M. Z. Pilon, of Montreal. The schooner H. S. M. owned by Henry S. Mallet of Port Gilbert, N. S., was recently wrecked off Galloupes Point, where it grounded and was pounded to pieces, Its cargo of 150,000 feet of lumber, valued at $2,250 was lost. This loss and the value of the schooner, $4,000, were both partly covered by in- surance. The crew of the schooner escaped. Sullivan’s mill. Nelson, N. B., was closed down for the season during the last week of November. It commenced sawing this year about June 1st and was operated night and day without interruption employing about 100 men. Mr. Sullivan intends to make extensive improvements to the plant in the near future. This plant had formerly heen idle for six years. A despatch from Bangor, Me., states that the disturbed condition of the Jumber market and the poor outlook for operators on the St. John and Alle- gash in Maine is inducing most of the operators to reduce their cut this winter by about 50 per cent. The total cut in Maine on these waters will be about 52,500,000 feet, 1,000,000 of which will be cedar. Much of this stock will be manufactured at Van Buren by the St. John Lumber Company, whose estimated output will be 32.000,000 feet. About 19,500,000 feet will go dowa the St. John River to Stetson Cutler & Company of St. John, N. B. The other million, cedar, will be cut by St. Frances operators and manufactured at local mills. Fraser Limited, who recently purchased the Timothy Lynch Company Limited property, gn the Miramichi Waters, will erect a new mill on the site of the present Lynch Mill at Nelson, N. B. The new mill will be equipped with a twin band for slabbing the logs, twin band resaw for sawing up the stock. One horizontal band resaw for sawing slabs from band mill. Three edgers, together with the usual trimmers, slashers and two lath machines. The estimated output will be one hundred to one hundred and twenty thousand feet of long lumber per day. Fraser Limited propose manufacturing lumber at this mill almost exclusively for the European and South American mar- - kets, as the facilities for shipping by water are exceptional. Large ocean steamers can be moored at the mill wharf, not more than a hundred feet from the mill. The company have also ample piling ground to pile twenty- five million feet, and they intend drying their lumber before shipment. Western Canada ‘The Cutler Shingle Mill at Pitt River, B. C. has been purciased by Messrs. J. H. McLean and W. Johnston of Port Moody, B. C. The Yahk Lumber Company opened its sawmill at Wasa. B. C., early in December, intending to operate during the balance of the winter. Anton Wahl is erecting a portable plant near Shelbrook, Sask. He is putting in camps near the mill and expects to be ready for work by the new year. He is also putting in a planing shop adjoining the mill. A report from Nakusp, B. C., states that Mr. Westcott of Vancouver will probably establish a shingle mill equipped with six machines at that point. This would give employment to 25 or 30 men in the mill and a similar num- ber in the woods. The United Paper Products Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Vancouver, B. C., and capital stock of $100,000. The objects of the company among other things are to cut logs, manufacture and deal in timber, logs, lumber and lumber products of all kinds. The Indian Lake Lumber Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Winnipeg, Man., and capital stock of $100,000, to carry on business as wholesale and retail lumber merchants, to own and operate sawmills and planing mills and to manufacture and deal in all products of the forest. James Worswick Company Ltd., has been incorporated with head office at Winnipeg, Man., and capital stock of $75.000 to carry on business as saw- mill proprietors, woodworkers, lumber merchants, and owners and dealers in timber lands, etc. Those interested are J. Worswick, W. H. McNab, 1p Coupar, W. D. Robertson and A. Smith, all of Winnipeg. F. E. Neale, Chatham, N. B., in a recent interview stated that operations this winter along the North Shore of New Brunswick will not be so large as usual. Business along the North Shore has been quite active during the year, but much profit has been wiped out _by the high shipping rates. PINE and SPRUCE Dressed as Required, Spruce and Pine—1914-15 cut. Merchantable 1 x 4 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 5 x 10/13 Merchantable 1 x 6 x 10/13 all can be P. 1 or 2 S. and Metchantable 2 x 4.x 10/13 matched. Merchantable 2 x 5 x 10/13 : a Merchantable 2 x 6 x 10/13 V Joint or Novelty Siding. Merchantable 2 x 7 x 10/13 Approximately 60 to 75 Merchantable 2 x 8 x 10/13 per cent. 12/13 ft. Merchantable 2 x 10 x 10/13 Roofing P 2 S & Matched—1914 cut. 1 in. x 4 in. up x 8/13. Approximately 60% 12 and 13 [t. First Quality and Clear Spruce 1x 4 in. up x 6/13—15 cut. Cull Spruce—1914 cut 3 in. x 4 in. up x 10/13 3 in. x 9 in. x 10/13 60% Sawn May and July, 1915. 200 M. ft. 50% Best End of S. C. Pine, 1 x 4/6 x 6/11 175 M. ft. M. C. Pine 1 x 4/7 x 12/13 350 ~ 1 x 4/7 x 14/16 200 re + sul Xa. Sup 2127.13 600 y 3 > less Supe 14/16 200 Tt ee Meee 1 ees G/ Al 250 a . ie Ae SS x19 /d3 750 a “3 ra dax ee 14/16 All F.O.B. Cars or Boat Ottawa. 1,000,000 pcs. Mill Run Spruce Lath 4 ft. x 13% x 4%—'15 cut. 500,000 pcs. No. 2 & 3 W. Pine Lath, 4 ft.x 14% x %—'15 cut. Write to-day! Blair & Rolland, Limited WHOLESALE LUMBER AND PULPWOOD 130-131 Coristine Bldg. Main 5063 MONTREAL, QUE. H. BOURGOUIN Dominion Express Bldg., 145 St..James st, Montreal Wholesale Lumber and Timber SHELL BOX STOCK White «« Red Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Birch, Maple Railway Ties, Fence Posts, Ete. Prompt shipment. Satisfactory stock. Good service. Write for Prices. A. F. B. AUSTIN, Manager The Only A National Journal Electrical for a; SS Paper in S Canada Managers Superintendents Useful to meet % ‘ “ “an Subscribers Engineers = S a . SS Profitable to ae Pe . Advertisers Light peak Plants For free sample copy address and Everybody e704 whe - Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Blectrici 347 Adelaide St. West, tricity TORONTO 5 | : : Eee a! Re ore Fe See ae) A SRE 3 GREG eh | th i * CANADA. LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 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. Adis Launch & Engine Co. Penetang, Ont. 6 H.P. Heavy Duty Engine and Reverse gear with Winch Boot Calks | Made in Canada Caldwell’s Molasses Meal | A Safe Convenient Food Caldwell’s Molasses Meal is the saf- est most convenient food for camp horses. It contains 84 Ibs. of Pure Cane Molasses in every 100 lbs. It is not a stimulant, — but a_ scientifically manufactured * food which contains digestive properties that a straight diet of cereals lacks. Caldwell’s Molasses Meal eliminates Made from Best Refined Tool Steel, Forged and Oil Tempered. Quality Absolutely Guaranteed. waste, is convenient to feed and keeps the horses healthy. It is made in Canada by Canadians and sells at a price that makes it a profitable investment for every owner Thirty in Ball and Five in Heel are the of camp horses. Numbers usually required. F. Bacon & Co. Montreal Write Us for Quotations. Caldwell Feed & Cereal | Company, Limited | Dundas, 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. The Thomas Pink Company, Limited MADE IN CANADA a Pink It’s anyway you Manufacturers of Lumber Tools take zo = PEMBROKE . : . - - ONTARIO Peavey made. 4 Boake tas, 1915 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Rogers-Buffalo Automatic Saw Sharpeners This is one of the famous Rogers-Buf- falo Automatic SAW SHARPENERS and is guaranteed to give perfect satis- faction. We make a full line of Knife Grinders Morgan Machine Company ROCHESTER, N. Y. and Saw Sharpeners Manufacturers Let us quote you prices. o> SamuelC.Rogers&Co. Nailing 10-16 Lock St. Machines, ae ea omatic BUFFALO, N. Y. aw arpener Lock Cor- ner Box Machinery, e | National Oats | | s: pom ; Matchers, Clean Western Oats, in bulk or in “ste Board a : rinting strong, well sewn bags; especially Machines. suited for Camp Use. National Elevator Co., Ltd. Oat Specialists Calgary WINNIPEG Port Arthur 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. 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, 1% in. by 3% in., counted, tied and piled. We also make a full line of Lath-Milland 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. bag Se Harbor Lumber Co., Victoria Harbor, Jnt. Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Waubaushene, Ont. Colonial Lumber Co., Pembroke, Ont. Theo. A. Burrows, Grand View, Man. Wm. Milne & Sons, North Bay, Ont C. Beck Mfg. Co., Penetanguishene, Ont. Manley Chew, Esq., Midland, Ont. a e@ e@ om an Chew Bros., Midland, Ont, e b ] James Playfair-Co., Midland, Ont. eye. | Engineers and Machinists PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ~ A Adams Launch & Engine Co. ... AndersonséseCon 1G Ge eee Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau... . Atkins’.& Co., °F, C. Auger & Son ... Austin & Nicholson BercOnanse CoOupallis . nie) oss on acne ney Bartram Brothers, Limited ... PB ACESs MeMTIMLeU tA en was Pes a ee pet Beck Mfg. Company, C. ... Benson & Bray 3erlin Machine Works ... ... ... Blair & Rolland ... Boake Mfg. Company Bovine Hydraulic & [Engineering Gonipaniy® sae .c Gees Bourgouin, H. .. Brown Corporation Cc Caldwell Feed Company Se Campbell MacLaurin Lum. Co... Gampbell Lumber Co:, LB. 3-2. Canada Metal Company eCanada Starch Company... 2-, Canada Stove & Furniture Co... Canada Wood Specialty Co., Ltd. Canadian Blower and Forge Co. Canadian Cereal & Mills, Limited ... ‘ : Canadian Link- Belt oe Ganadian Locomotive Co: ... .. Canadian H. W. Johns-Manvilhe Company ee : Canadian, Milk Pibdicts: eae Canadian Office & School feat ture Company ... bce Stee Cant & Kemp .. ay, Carborundum Company Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills ou Climax Mfg. Company ... Goliimibus chains Foe eeu .ee Groteaus); Mieke D> Wu eth) Wise Be l‘lour D Davies Company, Wm. ... Disston & Sons, Henry .... Dodge Mfg. Company... ... ... Dominion Timber Regulations .. \7 AN IN. WY ” CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Donogh & Co., John ... Douglas & Conipauy. tind Dudley, A. N. Je Dunbar Raine & Foundry Co, +7 E Company ... EiSendrath Glove ‘Company .... Eagle Lumber F Fassett Lumber Co., Ltd. ... Farnworth & Jardine ... Fenderson & Co., Inc., John ... Fleming Bros. Fraser Limited . eae vee Fraser Bryson ‘ime Co;, Ltd. or G Garrett Lumber Company ... ... Garlock Packing Company ..... Gartshore, John J. .. Gillespie, James Bei | oe A Gillies, Brosh itd ete amen Goodhue & Co., J. L. ... ¥ Gordon & ji Con“ Geoe’-: 20> aoe Graves, Bigwood Co. ... y's Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. ... . Grant ic Campbell es cava eo Grant, Holden & Graham ... Gutta Percha & Rubber Chiles H Haeberle Lumber Cotewt.G.. - ean Harris Tie & Timber Co. ... ... Harquail) Jt sD... Wak 8 Hay Knife Company, Peter ... . Hettler Lumber Co., H. H. Hocken Lumber Company ... ... Hoe & Company, R. ... Eoiinranvya nose uae. °o ohas Hotel Tuller ... Stel Phi Hoyt Metal Company ... ... ..: Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. J Jenckes Machine Co., Johnston, sAcmH ee. ; Jones Underfeed Stoker fe Tiles taee Sy DS Co;,- Ine: 20 45 race K Knox; Noinianas) 2. Saree E Laberge Lumber Co. Lacey /€ Co; Jase" Di ax) a: Laidlaw Lumber Co., k. ... Long Lumber Company Long Mfg.. Company, E. ... ... Louisiana Red Cypress Co. ... .. M Maclkarell, :Dhos, Scie oa McDonald Lumber Co. ... ..... Mason, ‘GordonsdeiCova... ..5 McGibbon Lumber Co. McKinnon Chain Co. ag McLaren Belting Co., J. G McLennan ia aks & Machine Works ... McLennan eee Perk utd, Mieier,“Be Ra. tetas Sat ae ee Mershon & Coa., Wea: SS. Sere ae Montreal Locomotive Works ... Montreal Lumber Co. Morgan Machine Co. ‘ Morrison Brass Mfg. Co., ase Murphy'Gow Je ie taco teeta N National Elevator Co. ..;%.. ... National Steel Car Co. «.. “Newman, John P. New Ontario Colonization Gee : Nicholson File Company ... ... North Shore Shingle Assn. ... .. P Packard-Motor Car) Cowie Parry Sound Lumber Co., ied: Partington Pulp & Paper Co. ... Payette & Company, P. ....... Perrin 6360.2) Wane elke eee Philadelphia Textile Machinery Company FS Aahereye Pinks Komeasy Ye ee eee Pratt: &Wihitney s.4. 20ers 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 NGNZNONTS _ Colinas Ont. 49 1U ‘, cane Bros.” Flooring and Trim > ‘*Wilson Bros. Hardwood and Pine. Write us for prices. Union Lumber.Co. ... ... ‘Look for the name, — ins 7 aaa oo) , yy eee ees - December 15, ‘ R . River Ouelle Ae: oe & eeree Co. “¢ Rogers, Samuel C. ; .. Ryther & ‘Pringle yeas. 57. oe oa Sadler. & Haworth. 22: 2, coe Savoie & Company ... ... ... ..- Sewall, Jas. W.. Perea. Shannon, .P.&.J... eee Sheldons Limited. -..-2eesee8 Shipman;> Hatold .CAzge Shurly-Dietrich Limited ... ; Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. .. Smart-Turner Mach. Co., bad, ns Smart-Woods Limited ... Tega Smith Foundry & Machine _Works_ South Coast & Northern ‘Lumber Company. 2... \ os, os) eee : Spears & Lauder ... ... ... . Spencer, C. A. em. Standard Chain ‘Colppuee 0 GAS Stearns Salt and Lumber Ga 5A AS AS yer Co. of —— 5 ne ed Basi 3 St. Gabriel Lumber ‘Co, <¢ Gikb, eee yt Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Co... 15 Timberland Lumber Co. ... ... 15 Timms,’ Phillips .& Cos Sines bee Turner Bros. Canada, Limited .. 1 Turner & Sons, J. J. AB os SE = U oat oe Vv .? el Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. ... 12 ‘ * +9 r > ~ w a ae vO Watrous Engine Works: Co, Ls Watson & Todd ... 4... trees Webster & Bro. Ltd. Jam oe West & Peaches ae 4g Wilson Bros, ..._ Wistar, Underhill & ee Woodhouse Chain Com E Wuichet, Louis ee eee # eee” 4 - * . a” rs LAN ie oh. NY Ne Zia. ac Also Hardwood Veneer Doors to detail. Vy, j eetiber 1s cca’ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 51 Certs temwnwmee See “nee, jee Gg feet ?,' O the saw mill and woodworking industries we offer an unusually good belting value in our “Acme Waterproof.” This belting is specially made from the best hides to run in wet places where only the best quality belt can ‘‘make good.” If you require any belting you should enquire into the merits of ‘‘Goodhue Belts” then you will buy a ‘‘Goodhue”. According to the ccnditions under which a belt has to run we recommend ‘‘Extra,” ‘‘Standard” or ‘Acme Waterproof’—each brand the-best quality but each made for a different service. ularsand prices ~=Je L. GOODHUE CO., LIMITED, Danville, Quebec Keystone No. 5 DISSTON Exhibit Panama Pacific International Exposition Highest Award Saws, Tools, Files Henry Disston & Sons, Limited 2 Fraser Ave. Toronto, Ont., Can. oe 2 CURRENT LUMBER PRICES WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. Car Lots White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts and better $50 00 ) 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better 60 VU 62 UU vin. No. 1 cuts and better .. 62 U0 64 OU 144-in, (Noe. 2 C258. te fees 45 U0 47 OU oe No. Z cuts and better-... 47 UU 49 00 4/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts ......-- 31 OU 6/4 and 6/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts 37 00 8/4 No. 2 and 3 cuts .....- 38 UU l-in. Good Shorts ........+. 35 00 40 0U 1 x 4 and 5 com. and dressing 26 00 27 00 1 x &§ common and dressing .. 27 VO 29 OU 1 x &$ common and dressing .. 27 00 29 OU 31 x 1U common and dressing.. 31 00 382 00 4 x 12 common and dressing.. 32 V0 34 OU 1 x 1U 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 28 00 5/4 and 6/4 x 6 m.r., m.c. out 2s UU 5/4 and 6/4 x 8 m.r., m.c. Out 29 0U 5/4 and 6/4 x 10 m.r., m.c. out 32 0U 5/4 and 6/4 x 12 m.r., m.c. out 34 UU 2 x 10. common ......- se-ee 28 OU 2 and 3 x 12 common .......- 30 U0 1 x 8 box and common .....- 23 50 24 5U 1 x 10 inch box and common, 25 00 26 00 1 x 12 inch box and common.. — l-in. mill run sidings .......-- 5 00 27 00 l-in. mill run shorts ......4--- 22 00 l-in. mill run Norway ....---- 22 0U 2-in. mill run Norway ....-.-- 23 00 Norway, c and cf. 1-in. . 32 00 Norway, c. and cf. 1¥%-in. oe 32 v0 orway, c. and c. 2-in. ..... . 32 0U0 Spruce mill run 1-in, and 2-in. 22 00 Spruce mill culls ...... -.+-+- 18 00 Hemlock No. 1: : pa 1 x 4 and 5-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ... 17 1 x 6-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ........ 20 UU 1 x 8-in. x 9 to 16 ft. ...,.... 21 00 1 x 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 22 OU 1x 7,9 and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft. 19 00 4-in. No. 2, 6-ft. to 16-ft. ... 16 00 2x 4 to 12, 10 and 16 ft, .... 19 UU 2x 4 to 12-in., 12 and 14 ft. ... 19 00 2x 4 to 12-in., 18 ft. .......-- 22 00 2 x 4 to 12-in.,, 20 ft. ...s.0-- 24 00 2'x'4 to 12-in., 22 ft. ......... 25 00 2x 4 to 12-in., 24 i eee dees 26 00 z-in. No. 2, 4-in. and up in width, 6 to 16 ft. ......... 16, 00 Clear in B. C. cedar, kiln dried 50 OU Douglas. Fir: Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 1Ux1U, 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, 12x14, 14x14, 14x16 up to 32 . Tit te pee arin CE bee 31 50 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x12, 10x16, 12x16, 16x16, 16x18, 18x18, 20x20, up to 32 ft. ... ... «- 32 00 6x14, $x14, 12x18, 18x20, up to NEES soccule richie em) seeskerae 32 50 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20, 16x20 up to 32 ft. ...... 33 00 10x20, up to 32 ft. ...... Bratets 33 50 6x18, 8xi8, up to 32 ft. ...... 34 00 6x20, 8x20, up to 32 ft. ...-...- 35 00. Timber in lengths over 32 feet take the following auditions: 33 to 35 ft., 50c; 36 to 40 ft., $1; 41 to 45 ft., $3; 46 to 5U ft., $5; 51 to 55 ft., $7; 56 to GU 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 ..... 35 00 Re 1 and D vedar on Fir rough 38 00 No. 1 and 2 clear 14%, 1% and 2-in, Fir rough ....+- seeers 40 00 1%-in. No, 1 4-ft. pine lath.. 5 OU 1%-in. No. 2 4-ft. lath .....- 4 75 1%4-in. 32-in. pine .....- ares 2 65 144-in. No, 1 4-ft. hemlock lath 4 00 ‘144-in. mill run hemlock lath 3 75 XX B. C. cedar shingles ..... 2 25 XXX 6 butts to 2-in. ...... 2 90 XXXX 6 to 23-16-in. ........ 3 10 NN La va na mkase kin! sen miata wap 3 35 Hardwoods—Per M. Feet, Car Lots Ash, white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2-in. 60 00 Ash, white, No. 1 common ......--+ 45 00 Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 .....- 5u 00 Ash, brown, common and better ..... 39 00 Ash, brown, Ists and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4. 60 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4 ....--. -+++> 39 00 Birch, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 ..... 30 00 Birch, ists and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 .... 42 00 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, 10/4 and 12/4.. 45 00 Birch, 1sts and Znds, 16/4 ....--.--- 50 00 Basswood, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ....... 40 00 Basswood, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4.. 30 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common .... 18 50 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts and 2nds, 44 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, com. and bet. 38 00 Basswood, 4/4, No. 2 com. and bet... Soft elm, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ........ 40 00 Soft elm, No. 1 com. and bet., 4/4 .... 28 00 Soft elm, No. 2 and 3 common ...... 7 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 Rock elm, No, 2 com. and bet. 6/4 and as Gaia eeaee hy Me 5 37 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, 1sts and 2nds. 35 00 Hard maple, ists and 2nds, 4/4 ...... 87 00 Hard maple, common and better, 4/. 28 00 Hard maple, 12/4 & 16/4, Ists and 2nds. 46 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 4/4.. 59 00 Red oak, plain 1sts and 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4 65 00 Red oak, plain ists and 2nds, 12/4 “4 » CANADA LUMBERMAN AND «WOODWORKER and 16/4 White oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 4/4. White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 1% Py tc a2) by eRe aa PM rhe ce White oak, plain, Ists and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4 sccmentseaeiat. deren -Cin'e's White oak, % cut, Ists and 2nds, 4/4. White oak, % cut, 5/4 and 6/4, Ists aid 2ndBitrciscnis) % wich» eeutee peeitete ae White oak, % cut No. 1 common .... Hickory, Ists and 2nds, 4/4 ......... Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts and 2nds. OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers’ Prices Pine good sidings: ° 1-in: x)\7-inj ane GPa. oss +----$02 00 Bo ps f 75 00 59 00 65 00 75 00 85 00 88 00 55 00 70 00 75 00 54 00 14%-in. & 1%-in. x 8-in. and up 55 00 68 00 Qin, 2. 7-ins “nd Wp les assem 58 00 62 00 No. 2 cuts 2 x 8-in. and up .. 40 00 42 00 Pine good strips: Deity nearest Scie tase ieee 38 00 40 00 2LY%-in. and- 1%4-in. «008s .c0n 50 00 52 00 Per er PRS ire UF IETS Oy, 52 00 55 00 Pine good shorts: 1-in, x T-in. and up ...0....05 42 00 l-in. x 4-in. to 6-in. 33 00 1%-in. and 14-in. ........... 50 00 54 00 AT15:) eidyip ate patentee 54 00 7-in. to 9-in. A sidings .... 25 00 27 00 Pine, No.. 1 dressing sidings .. 30.00 383 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips .. 29 00 30 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts .. 22 00 24 00 Pine, l-in. x 4-in. s.c. strips .. 22 00 23 00 Pine, 1-in. x 5-in. s.c, strips .. 24 00 25 00 Pine, 1-in, x 6-in. s.c. strips .. 28 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 Pines Din) C10-mil MRS eens es 27 00 28 00 Pine, s.c. sidings, 1% and 2-in. 28.00 30 00 Pine, 8.0.) Strips. .-1m. sy cislele’s c's 21 00 23 00 17 le andy Zein, oes etesles 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 U7 XOC EG. 1Giey Pde =A, io Ben wie 19 00 20 00 Pine mill culls, strips and_ sid- ings, l-in. x 4-in. and up, 12- LER ate te b hctel antares geht cee 17 00 19 00 Pine mill culls stock 1 x 12 ... 21 00 22 00 Mill cull shorts, 1-in. x 4-in. and up, 6-ft. to J1-ft. ...... 17 00 18 00 Oy .CoURE Se. WED) ose sen alemlcn 15 00 17 00 Red pine, log run: mill culls out, 1-in. ....... 18 00 20 00 mill culls out, 1%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mill culls out, 14%-in. ....... 19 00 21 00 mull ‘ctlls: (out, 7 2-imy as ssl ee 22 00 24 00 Mill culls, white pine, 1”x7” ANE Ps ecs!< gieh suis eiske! lsinie cat. ale’s 20 00 21 00 Mill run Spruce: de xa amd CUD, OREM 5 creuie ese 17 00 18 00 1”x4” and up, 12’-16’ ...... 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 1%”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 ATICU ID)! pets cre roan ce ieeeceleie'e 25 00 27 00 Hemlock’ T-mni cull...) one 13 00 15 00 Hemlock 1-in. log run ......... 17 00 20 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8, 10, 12/16’. 19 00 23 00 MR Tepe) BREA A SE aciuh br RAT 19 00 20 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 22 00 24 00 Basswood log run mill culls out 23 00 26 00 irchPMO Regt cele ala, olelstele scl 19 00 22 00 Soft elm, common and better, 1, UNA) needled dc apeleiale meet kien oie 20 00 24 00 Ash, black, log rin cic... cle 25 00 28 00 Tox LOUNo kh barn 2h. ae. occ 33 00 36 00 Lie TO “Nor2 bam 22s... 23 00 26 00 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 50 No. 2 White Pine ...... snes 0" SOL” “S205: Mill run white pine ...... .... 400 425 Spruce, mill run 1%-in. ....... 3825 8 50 Red pine, mill run ...... ...... 360 870 Hemlock, mill run ...... 275 300 BOHiss SAGEM tele a «cit a acalge onsite tia 200 200 Pine Shingles XEAK LS: 3 sy de oe eee es 300 3 50 ‘Clear butt 28-im!) <4 scs 250 3 25 Do I OO Fes PO CE 1 75 White Cedar Shingles: xxx, WSinl oo. cee ce chet 375 4 25 Glear? Batt) I8-in; geese. 300 3 50 TSctrth ek Sree. ge woe a , 2 00 Spruce logs (pulp) ...... 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. cts. White Pine First class Ottawa waney, 18-in. average, according to lineal.. 60 65 Oak According to average and quality 60 70 Elm According to average and quality, 40\ to 4D fect ecm Hote e eleme cet 75 According to average and quality, B0 to BBdect, sos. \ +c ae ne ae ie 60 “a0 Pt. Ash 13 inches and up, according to average and quality, per cu. ft. 25 30 Average 16° inch -... «veacn) oemors 30 40 14 inch, per cu. ft. 22 15 inch, per cu. ft. .. 26 16 inch, per cu. ft. . 30 18 inch, per cu, ft. 35 Quebec Spruce Deals 12 ft. and up x 3 x 9 and up. $22 00 23 00 Odduiétiten.:.,,.: sae cepa... mentee 17 00 18 00 Boards, 1) gud 2) ite wenn ew 16 00 18 U0 Birch Planks 1 to) 40iat Since meats eee .--- 1600 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. Fine, Common and Better 1 x’ @)and: 8 inl fewer ceieck eee $54 00 1 ins § in. and upowide s. cc caenx . 62 00 1% and 1¥% in. and up wide ........ 65 00 2:4n. and ap Wide) nape ewe ans . 7 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 00 8/4 x 6 and up No. 3 and better ...... 50 00 No. 1 Cuts 1 in. 8: in, and up. wide, (352.6) Biss ha 42 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ..... hb che bie 55 00 1% in., 8-in. and up wide ...... . 57 00 2.int, ‘Sin, and! tp side “20 .a ee ays we ae 60 00 2% and 3 and 8-in. and up wide .... 75 00. 4 in, 8-in. 'and “up! Wide cts as eee e 85 00 4 No. 2 Cuts 1. in.,. 6-10.) and’ ap. widOAS Jase) a diets 31 00 1% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... . 42 00 1¥% in., 6-in. and up wide ...... . 44 00 2-in., 6-in. ‘and. up. wide ...... ....- 47 00 2%, 3 and 4 in, 6-in. and MID WIGLE? in tve'cle'g tina eer Ae ni 62 00 65 00 No. 3 Cuts 1 in., 6-in. and up wide ...... ....< 24 00 1% and 1% in., 6-in. and up wide.. 33 00 2-in., 6-ini and up) wide °. wveys ny oo 33 00 2%, 3 and 4-in., 6-in. and up WISE > damcad «stom cia Bie Maal 43 00 48 00 1-in. x fines 1-in. x L-in, ¥e BSc acleg miata bop vee . ..02 cpemeledssne 34 00 : . Wu No. 8 Barn 1 x 6 and 8 ....0 s+.+-- g.00. 0: 01h 8/4086 Re ee ae Nove S Barnes x OM ai ce eternal. Sieleie Lado BASSWOOD St iy A ARE Mec tote, tindaincveche Puc ae ba 4/4 32 - 34 23 - 25 15-17 eee LO". Svinte. opine ae ete SPY Osha” 3 : r S Braet ist 4272.06 2 ack eae eee 11.2 26 00 Thicker. 8457 BG. 20\7 28)" 18 %/19 Boxe x 13" and ‘Up ener ee eee MAPLE ASH, WHITE AND BROWN 1s & 2s No. 1 Com. No. 2 Com. 4/4 44 - 46 26 - 28 17 - 19 4/4 29 - 31 19 - 21 13 - 15 5/4 to 8/4 51 - 53 28 - 30 18 - 20 5/4 to 8/4 32 - 34 21 - 23 13 - 14 10/4 and up 60 - 62 40 - 42 20 - 22 10/4 to 16/4 36 - 38 26 - 28 18 - 20 BOSTON, MASS. RED BIRCH White pine uppers, 1 to 2 in... 92 00 98 00 4/4 42 - 44 26 - 28 14 - 16 Selectsy tol? inchs... se) wee 80 00 88 0c This Book for Lumbermen We make a special offer to lumbermen to send this complete book of veterinary advice. abso- lutely free to any lumber- man who will write for it. The Book’s Contents The book deals fully with all the diseases of horses and cattle, outlines their symptoms and causes. It also describes the uses of Fleming reme- dies. Write for your copy Fleming Bros. Chemists 79 East Adelaide St. Toronto 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 Fine common, 1 in. ...... ..«. 68 00 7000 All other random lengths, 7-in. hae Nps oe 134"'to' 2m See 70 00 G fo _and under, 10 ft. and up ... 19 “50 20 00 ° uts Lin. .....6 seeeee B-inch and up merchantable we ae ie ae 2 in. ....506 60 00 bi ke boards, 8 ft. and up, p 1s .. 2000 21 00 No. 2 Cuts, 1% to 2 in 12111. 45°00 500 0 Se eee at mdi ee Barn Boards, No. 1, 1 x 12 .. 46.00 5000 © 4/30 Couce Jaths ...... 0... 4 10 No. 1, 1 x 10 .. 37 00 38 00 iin. sprtice dathan cite meee No. 1x8 .. 3600 37 00 TY%-in. spruce laths ..6..6 secs 3 55 No. 2, 1x 12 .. 3600 40 00 ‘ me: ry 1x ap ; - 00 35 00 New Brunswick Cedar Shingles GO, 2k : 00 34 00 No.8. aoe. 31 00 82 00 —— wise jo ol.) h Rip ihe ape ete = ae S : ka Hy AY, oa a 4 bo Second clears ...... ...se tes 2 40 aes ‘ Clear whites: ssecvs «sews mer ti Extra 1s (Clear whites in) Extra 1s (Clear whites out) .. Red Cedar Extras, 16-in. 5 butts Canadian spruce boards Spruce, 10 in. dimension . Spruce, 12 in. dimension .. Spruce, 9 in. .......- tO 2 Fan res o's wales Ue 345. Spruce, 8 in. and under dimen. 22 50 23 00 Red Cedar Eurekas, 18-inch 5 10 and 12 in. random lengths, butts. te .22in.. 2.3... Serna 10 ft. and up ...... seseeee 24,00 Red Clear Perfection, 5 butts 2x3,2x4,2x5,2x6,2x7 pe. NC Sea ee ek erie and 3 x 4 random lengths, 10 . Washington 16-in. 5 butts to 2- 7° feet? atid up“... can ween bie 19 50 21 00 in, extra red clear ... ..3.) 8 25) nn Planing Mill | Fans For more than 50 years we have been studying the pneu- matic removal of dust and shavings and have now adapt- = ed five different designs of Slow Speed Wheels which successfully fulfill every need encountered in a planing mill. Let us recommend the one best suited to your needs. Ask for Catalog 155-C. B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada, Limited GALT - ONTARIO Montreal Winnipeg Toronto Vancouver Do You Want a Salesman? q Every live lumber salesman in Can- ada reads the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. q 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. - CANADA December 15, 1915 Superior in Design, Workmanship, Quality High Carbon Steel Pins. Patterns Full Weight—Full Strength INNATE op) We are prepared to make prompt ship- ments of standard sizes from our own factory and warehouse in Toronto. Let us figure on your requirements. This Trademark >< on every link. Write for Catalog No. 110D. Canadian Link-Belt Company, Ltd. 1189 King Street West, Toronto Seattle, Link-Belt & Dodge Products Company, 580 First Avenue South. Portland, Ore., Link-Belt & Dodge Products Co., 14th and Lovejoy Sts. A. R. Williams Machinery Company, Limited, Vancouver, B. C. Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, Brantford, Ont. HUTA EMM os ero ose MMMM Garlock Packings Are made in over two hundred styles and combinations to meet every knuwn requirement. We will assume entire re- sponsibility in select- ing the proper styles and combinations of our packings to work successfully and eco- Fall Is GARLOCK nomically under any stated condition; and if 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 packings. GARLOCK™ a Style No. 777 Style No. 150 The Garlock Packing Co. Hamilton, Ontario Branches: Calgary Montreal Branches : Toronto Winnipeg LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Gumming Seven Twenty-Four Foot Saws a Day and the Wheel Has Not Glazed or Burned After Seven Months Use Aloxite Saw Gumming Wheels Are making such records as this —giving such real saw-gum- ming results. They cut fast, and clean—hold their shape—show long life, and they cut cool with- out case-hardening the saw. Let a Trial Wheel show yeu. THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY PLANTS: Niagara Falls, N. Y. Manchester, Eng. Reisholz Dusseldorf, Ger. STORES: New York Chicago Philadelphia = Cincinnati Grand Rapids Boston Cleveland Milwaukee 55 \ wire FA L* a PS yy | a -* ow y ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CANADA LUMBERMAN BUYERS’ DIRECTORY The following regulations apply to all advertisers:—Eighth page, every issue, three headings; quarter page, six headings; half page, twelve headings; full page, twenty-four headings. 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 W. B. Mershon Company Waterous Engine Works BELT CEMENT Graton & Knight Mfg. Company BELT DRESSING Graton & Knight Mfg. Company Turner Bros. Canada, Limited BELTING Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Dominion Belting Company Goodhue & Company. J. L. Graton & Knight Mig. Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company McLaren Belting Company, J. C Reddaway & Company, F Sadler & Haworth 8 Turner Brothers Canada, Limited BELTING “CAMEL HAIR” Reddaway & Co., F., Montreal BLOWERS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited Sturtevant Company, B. F. BOILERS Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company BOX MACHINERY Morgan Machine Company CAMP SUPPLIES Canadian Cereal & Flour Mills, Ltd. Canadian Milk Products Limited Canada Starch Company Davies Company, Wm. Douglas & Company Johnson, A. H. Smart-Woods Limited Turner & Sons, J. J. CANT HOOKS Pink Company, Thomas CEDAR Thurston-Flavelle Lumber Company CHAINS Canadian Link Belt Co. Columbus Chain Company McKinnon Chain Company Pink & Company, Thos. Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Company Woodhouse Chain Company CLOTHING Grant, Holden & Graham CYPRESS Louisiana Red Cypress Company Wilson Bros. Wistar, Underhill & Nixon DRY KILNS Sheldons, Limited DOORS Batts Limited Boake Mfg. Co. -Haeberle Lumber Company Harquail Company, Ltd., J. & D. A. Geo. M. Mason Limited DOUGLAS FIR Auger & Son Mason, Gordon & Company Timberland Lumber Company Timms, Phillips & Company DUST COLLECTORS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited ELEVATING AND CONVEYING MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company EMERY GRINDERS Carborundum Company ENGINES Canadian Blower & Forge Company Jenckes Machine Company Waterous Engine Company EXHAUST FANS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited EXHAUST SYSTEMS Canadian Blower & Forge Company Sheldons Limited FILES Disston & Sons, Henry Nicholson File Company Simonds Canada Saw Company GLOVES Eisendrath Glove Company ’ GRAPHITE Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOODS Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Cameron & Company Fassett Lumber Company Gillespie, James . Hocken Lumber Company Hoffman Bros. Company Newman, John P Spencer, C. A. Stearns Salt & Lumber Company Webster & Bro., James HARDWOOD FLOORING Canada Wood Specialty Company Wilson Bros. . HEMLOCK Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Bartram Bros. Bourgouin, H. 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 Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited HARDWOOD VENEER DOORS Wilson Bros. INTERIOR FINISH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. KNIVES Disston & Sons, Henry Peter Hay Knife Company Simonds Canada Saw Company LATH Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Austin & Nicholson Bartram Bros. Beck Mfg. Company, C. Christy-Moir Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Fraser Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Georgian Bay Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Graves, Bigwood & Company McGibbon Lumber Company New Ontario Colonization Company River Ouelle Pulp & Paper Co. Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LAUNCHES Adams Launch & Engine Company LOCOMOTIVES Canadian Locomotive Company Climax Manufacturing Company Montreal Locomotive Works LOCOMOTIVE CRANES Canadian Link-Belt Company LOGGING CARS National Steel Car Company LOGGING CHAINS Columbus Chain Company LOGGING & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT Boving Hydraulic & Ensineering Co. Ryther & Pringle Company Waterous Engine Works Company LUMBER Arkansas Land.& Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Auger & Son Limited Austin & Nicholson Canada Wood Specialty Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Dudley, A. N Eagle Lumber Company Fassett Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Georgian Bay Lumber Company Goodday, H. R. Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company ' Edgar Lumber Company ‘ Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Gates Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Harrison & Sons, John Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Harquail Company, Ltd., J.& D: A. | Laidlaw Lumber Company, R. McLennan Lumber Company = Montreal Lumber Company Murphy & Company, J. J Newman, John P P 5 New Ontario Colonization Company ‘Oliver Lumber Company Parry Sound Lumber Company Riordon Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. Savoie & Company z South Coast & Northern Lumber Co., Incorporated Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Trout Creek Lumber Company Union Lumber Company, Limited Valley Lumber Company Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Wilson Bros. Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. LUMBER INSURANCE Lumber Insurers’ General Agency LUMBER MEASURING REGISTER Jas. Morrison Brass Mfg. Company LUMBER TRUCKS Norman S. Knox MOTOR TRUCKS National Steel Car Company Packard Motor Car Company NORTHERN PINE. Anderson Lumber Company, C. G. Auger & Son Beck Manufacturing Company, C. Blair & Rolland 7 Bourgouin, H. Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmills Company Donogh & Company, John Eagle Lumber Company Fesserton Timber Company Forest Mills of B. C., Limited Fraser-Bryson Lumber Company Gordon & Company, George Gillies Bros. Limited Graves, Bigwood Company Harris Tie & Timber Company Hettler Lumber Co., Herman H. Hocken Lumber Company Long Lumber Company Mackarell & Company, Thos. Mason, Gordon & Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co, Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Sumber Company Watson & Todd, Limited © OATS National Elevator Company PACKINGS Can. H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. Garlock Packing Company Gutta Percha & Rubber Company Turner Brothers Canada, Limited — PATENTS Harold C. Shipman & Company PLANING MILL EXHAUSTERS Sturtevant Company, B. F. PLANING MILL MACHINERY Canadian Blower & Forge Company POLES Harris Tie & Timber Company Pink & Company, Thos. PORTABLE HOUSES Geo. M. Mason Limited (Continued on page 60) ¥ December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 The Power of “A Want Ad.” When you have something to sell 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 Weatherbeaton Over Ten Years The story the other fellow tells about Neptune Waterproof Leather Belting is even stronger than ours. Just read the following voluntary letter :— 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 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 con- dition.’ Madera Sugar i Company, Froom, Foreman. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM May Sixteenth, 1914 “Madera Sugar Pine twelve inch Neptune still running and giving good service. There you have it—unmistakable proof of the absolute waterproof quality of Neptune Leather Belting. Make your next order a Neptune Order—send it in to any of our Branches—large stock of belting at each one; prompt delivery guaranteed. The Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. Oak Leather Tanners and Belt Makers Worcester Mass., U.S.A. of the Canada Lumberman and Wood- Representatives in Canada: The Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co., Limited St. John, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Victoria 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 jumberman Worker é Wood _ Published 1st and 15th of the Month The National Lumber Journal of Canada 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.” 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. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. West & Peachey - Simcoe, Ont. Pa = item ss CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 15, 1915 We make a Specialty of onveyor Chains For Lumbermen Listen, Lumbermen ! — We make just the kind of gloves you need in your work. ASBESTOL rea pare _ EISENDRATH'S CELEBRATED HORSE HIDE 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. Gloves and Mittens L \ wet . . ( y are making good in every lum- : - SAR aN ber camp in Canada and the States. They are strongly con- structed, and will wash out soft and pliable after being subjected to the tests of heat, steam and water. Be sure the diamond- shaped “Asbestol” trademark is on every pair you buy. Dealers and Commissaries: Keep your “Asbestol” stock in good trim. Order from your whole- saler now and then, and ask for glove rack which we will furnish you free for purposes of display. 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 $25 TRENTON, N.J. Eisendrath Glove Company 2001 Elston Ave. Made in U.S.A. CHICAGO, ILL. There is no need to go outside of the Canad- ian market in order to obtain the best logging locomotives. We have been specializing in this line for fifty years. You will find the de- sign of our locomotives complete and the sturdy construction equal to every test of the severe service of logging operations. Repair parts can al- ways be had on the shortest notice. This engine is 13% ins. x 18 ins. and weighs 35 tons. 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 December 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN “AND WOODWORKER DETACHABLE eanemer Trucks For SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS and LUMBER YARDS J. J. TURNER & SONS ci getatindes ONT. <2 Government Contractors and the largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada of Lumbermen’s Tents, Bed Ticks, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Waterproof Goods, Steel Ranges and General Camp Outfits. Write for catalogue and prices. Norman S. Knox 47 Wellington Street East TORONTO Write for Catalogue. Prompt shipments. The designs of our Logging locomotives are the result of wide experience, extending over a period of 80 years. The material used in their construction is thor- oughly tested and is the best of its kind. 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 at critical times of the work, 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. CLIMAX Improved Geared LOCOMOTIVES FoR Noon 3 8 i If You Need a Position Climax Locomotive , : i nesiened p a classified advertisement in the Canada Lumberman specially for : = = a - and Woodworker will find one for you. Logging Work. If You are a Capable Man no matter how small or how big your present position may be, an advertisement in this paper will put you in touch with every existing possibility. The rates are most reasonable, write us. Climax Locomotives are successfully operated on SAeept grades and sharp curves. jAny | weight or gauge. Locomotives in stock for immediate shipment. Get Catalog “ H.” CLIMAX MANUFACTURING CO., 313 W. Main Street, CORRY, PA. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LTD.. VANCOUVER, B.C. PRESSES Bovine Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Perrin & Company, W. R. PULLEYS & SHAFTING Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. Dodge Mfg. Company, Limited Waterous Engine Works Company PULP MILL MACHINERY Boving Hydraulic & Engineering Co. PUMPS Smart-Turner Machine Company Waterous Engine Works Company RAILS Gartshore, John J. ROOFING 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 SAWS Atkins & Company, E. C. Disston & Sons, Henry Hoe & Company, R. Shurly-Dietrich Company Simonds Canada Saw Company SAW SHARPENERS Rogers & Company, Samuel C. SAW MILL MACHINERY Berlin Machine, Works Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Company Long Manufacturing Company, McLennan Foundry & Mach. Works Parry Sound Lumber Company A Sure Way To Increase Your Profits We guarantee that ATKINS STERLING CROSS CUT SAWS will cut twenty-five per cent We not only claim ths—WE GUARANTEE I[T— Use the best Saws. more timber than any other Saw with less cost for re-fitting. dl hae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Payette & Cota: 1 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 Timms, Phillips & Company SILENT CHAIN DRIVES Canadian Link-Belt Company SHINGLE & LATH MACHINERY Dunbar Engine & Foundry Co. Long Manufacturing Company, E Payette & Company, P Waterous Engine Works Company SNOW PLOWS Bateman-Wilkinson Company Pink Company, Thos. SOUTHERN PINE Arkansas Land & Lumber Company Arkansas Lumber Company Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau Cameron & Company Cotton Belt Lumber Company Crossett Lumber Company Eagle Lumber Company Edgar Lumber Company Freeman-Smith Lumber Company Fordyce Lumber Company Garrett Lumber Company, T. H. Gates Lumber Company Hobart & Company Mason, Gordon & Company Southern Lumber Company Stout Lumber Company Valley Lumber Company Wilson Lumber Company Wisconsin & Arkansas Lumber Co. Wuichet, Louis and we'll make our Guarantee good. Write to the nearest address below—say ‘‘/ want to know about your proposition in the Canada Lumberman.” Two of our most popular patterns. No obligation. ATKINS NO. 69 EUREKA We make others. SPRUCE Auger &.Son © Bartram Bros. Blair & Rolland Bourgouin, H. Brown Corporation 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 New Ontario Colonization Company Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Co. Rideau Lumber Company Spencer, C. A. St. Gabriel Lumber Company STEEL BARRELS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STEEL CHAIN Canadian Link-Belt Company Columbus Chain Company McKinnon Chain Company Standard Chain Company Waterous Engine Works Co. STEEL DRUMS Smart-Turner Machine Co. STOVES Canada Stove & Furniture Company STOKERS Jones Underfeed Stoker Company TAPS and DIES Pratt & Whitney Company V/aterous Engine Works Company TIES Fesserton Lumber Company Harris Tie & Timber Cours Spears & Lauder Just write us if you want to increase your profits. Write to-day to E. C. ATKINS & CO. Makers of Sterling Saws Factory—HAMILTON, Ont. United States Roctany ae Ind. VANCOUVER BRANCH— 109 Powell St. Let us show them to you. . %, e °. 2 ; ne ae se “7; u December 15, ou! eae oe TIMBER BROKERS Cant & Kemp. ade ie & Jardine Lacey & Company, Jase: Meier, Smith & Tyrer Limited TIMBER ESTIMATORS Meier, F. R. Sewall, James W. TIMBER CRUISERS Campbell Lumber Company, L. E. TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Canadian Link-Belt Company - TUGS West & Peachey VENEERS Hoffman Brothers Company Webster & Bro., James — it VENEER MACHINERY Perrin, William R. 2 Philadelphia Textile Machinery Co. VETERINARY REMEDIES Douglas & Company ts Fleming Bros. 2 WATER WHEELS Boving Hydraulic & Engiseeriag Co. Pa wa WOODWORKING MACHINERY ; American Woodworking Mach. Eo.+ > 55 Berlin Machine Works p Canadian Blower & Forge Seana Long Manufacturing Company, Ens Waterous Engine Works ~~ WwooD PULP. New Ontario Colonization Co. River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Co. St. Gabriel Lumber Company ay 4 December 15,1915" | * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = BER Bie HIGH QUALITY is essential to the working energy of your lumber jacks. It is our pride that all products leaving our mills are inspected to see that only the highest quality is shipped. Tillson’s Rolled Oats Rainbow Flour—Top Patent Manitoba. Goldie’s Star—Famous Blended Flour. Lily Flour—For Pies and Pastry. Split Peas, Pot Barley and White Beans, - Bran, Shorts and Western Feed Oats. GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE Canadian Cereal and F lour Mills Co., Ltd. TORONTO : - CANADA McLennan’s Improved Shingle Machine Floor Space 8 feet x 8 feet Substantially Everything Necessary Capacity 17 to 22 Thousand Per 10 Hours Nothing Superfluous McLennan Foundry & Machine Works Campbellton, N. B. ek, I | Mh IAAT f ry ‘2 een Pee, ae ° ’ be bi | * “ -t - : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Steam Feeds The illustration gives a good general idea of our direct act- ing, or shot gun, steam feed, which we build in the following sizes: 8 in., 10. in.j~id 0., 12 if. and) 14 In; Pore The cylinders are made in 6-foot sections, and are bored to exact diameter. The flanges on cylinders are faced perfectly true, and finished to templets, so that each section is interchange- able. The flanges are also turned on the outside, which is a great convenience for levelling or lining the feed, when placing same in mill. For each end of the completed cylinder we furnish short pipes, which are long enough to reach the valves and permit the valve connections and steam feed to nicely clear the floor timbers. The front cylinder head is our improved pattern. The piston rod is made from double thickness, seamless steel tubing, of extra large diameter. It is made in two or more sec- tions, according to length of feed. Our illustrated catalogue contains full de- tails. A copy will be sent you on request. E. Long Mfg. Co., Limited Orillia, Ontario Agencies: MONTREAL . - - - Williams & Wilson, Limited WINNIPEG - - - - Stuart Machinery Co., Limited EDMONTON and CALGARY Gorman, Clancey & Grindley, Ltd. VANCOUVER : - - Robert Hamilton & Co. * a ine ie + December 15, 1915 This mark on your saw mill machinery is an indication that your lumber manufacturing equipment is the best and most economical money can buy. AT mm TT December 15, 1915 Built to Fill A Real Need— The “1916 Model” Kendall Circular Gang Branch—Winnipeg, Man. Agency—H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. ‘ — — 7 o AN) \* [ f | Ten years have made a big difference in Canadian sawmill conditions. You may be handling just as many logs through your mill as you were then, but the chances are your daily production of finished lumber is dropping off. It’s because logs are getting smaller. And that’s why every wide awake lumberman in Canada is looking for a better, quicker way to turn small logs into merchantable lumber. The Kendall Circular Gang meets this demand. It takes cants from 4” to 12” thick and at the rate of 2500 to 3000 a day turns them into lumber, perfect - in finish and cut evenly from end to end. ——e——————— I This feature—the rapid production of perfect lumber—distinguishes the Kendall Gang. It is a reputation well earned by the machines of this type already in operation. The “1916 Model” machine is the latest development of the Kendall patents. It has features that mean increase in capacity, cutting ability, safety and convenience. ‘Let us show you why it will reduce lumber production costs for you. The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited Brantford Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Letter “We have sawn as many as 2,500 logs in 10 hours, and if we could keep the Gang running with- out any stops or delays we could run 3,000 through it in 10 hours. But taking into account delays, changing saws, etc., we can easily Saw over 2,000 cants per day. We run five logs per minute, which is about 65 to 75 feet feed per minute. ‘It does not make any difference what sized cant we run, the feed is the same. We run 11-in. cants when our saws are full size and only 10-in. after the saws are worn down too much to take 11-in. cants. We have been well satisfied with our Circular Gang and would certainly advise any person requir- ing a machine which puts out a lot of lumber, to install one. This Gang does not only cut up a lot of lumber, but it cuts it even from end to end without any variation in thickness, which no Band Saw will do, neither any Circular Saw.” (Name on request) — eS | 4, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 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 85c per lb., delivered nearest railway sta- = 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 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 New York, N. Y. 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