. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. H, M. Hutcheson, Secretary of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Co., Huntsville, Ont. and engine were made by the Waterous Engine Works Co., Brantford. The capacity of the sawmill is 50,000 ft. a day and the size of the building is 40 by 134 ft. It is equipped with a double-cutting band mill. The mill was operated night and day until December 18th last when the 1922 stock of logs was cut out. The lath mill has a capacity of 30,000 4-ft. lath per day and was
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. H, M. Hutcheson, Secretary of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Co., Huntsville, Ont. and engine were made by the Waterous Engine Works Co., Brantford. The capacity of the sawmill is 50,000 ft. a day and the size of the building is 40 by 134 ft. It is equipped with a double-cutting band mill. The mill was operated night and day until December 18th last when the 1922 stock of logs was cut out. The lath mill has a capacity of 30,000 4-ft. lath per day and was made by the E. Long Manufactur- ing Co., Orillia, Ont. The edger, which was also turned out by the same firm, is one of their heaviest and latest types. The slash table is of the overhead type and equipped with 9 saws. A remarkable record was made by the new mill in the latter part of 1922 in sawing logs that were uncut at the time of the fire, amounting to more than three and a half million feet. The plant is at present running 20 hours a day. The erection of the hardwood flooring- factory, the main building of which is 80 by 250 it. and turns out the widely-known brand of Red Deer hardwood flooring, was begun in October 1922 and was put in opera- tion last February. The flooring factory is equipped throughout with American Wood Working Machinery Co. machines. No. 329 flooring matchers are now at work and it is the intention of the firm to add two more. No. 329 is the latest make, being equipped with feed table and each unit has separate end matchers. ' The material for the floor- ing is ripped with an American gang rip saw. The plant of the company occupies some 17 acres and the office building on Main Street, overlooking the extensive yard, is a four storey brick structure, all of which is occupied by the firm. In connection with the operations of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Co. there is installed in the power house three Waterous tubular boilers, 16 ft. x 66 in. and it
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