. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ~m mm \$l V Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited -Office Building and Part of Staff. present plant on Jan. 1, 1908, the work being under the general super- vision of Mr. W. S. Rogers. The mill site and adjoining property consist of 380 acres of level prairie country, extending from the river fully a mile back to the foot- hills. The mill proper is 500 feet long by 76 feet wide, with an "L" shaped wing 250 feet by 50 feet. The boiler house is 74 feet x 18 feet, c
. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ~m mm \$l V Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited -Office Building and Part of Staff. present plant on Jan. 1, 1908, the work being under the general super- vision of Mr. W. S. Rogers. The mill site and adjoining property consist of 380 acres of level prairie country, extending from the river fully a mile back to the foot- hills. The mill proper is 500 feet long by 76 feet wide, with an "L" shaped wing 250 feet by 50 feet. The boiler house is 74 feet x 18 feet, constructed of concrete, brick and steel, containing sixteen 72-inch x 18-foot return tubular boilers set in four batteries; four boilers to a battery. The two fans used for the induced draft are 144 inches in diameter. ' The shaving vault is 40 feet x 7'.) feet. The boilers carry 125 pounds working pressure. There is also in the main boiler house a 72-inehes 14-foot auxiliary boiler. The engine room is 81 x 44 feet, being constructed of brick, concrete Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited View of Upper Part of Jack Ladder, Brick Engine Room, Boiler House and Machine Shop. iron with steel saddles every ten feet, and steam log kickers for kicking logs from the chain to Kline log loaders. The head rig is a new 11-foot Allis-Chalmers single cutting band mill, the saws for which are 10 inches. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
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