. Canadian forest industries 1882. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 813 measures that will prevent waste, and lead to encouragement of that industry which, with our good natural advantages, will make Canada the tirst steel producer in the world. Mr. Chairman I close by expressing gratifica- tion in viewing this friendly visit of your im- portant Congress, and a hope that your meeting among us will produce results in the protection of our wealth-giving forests, and increased cor- diality among those who have the i
. Canadian forest industries 1882. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. 813 measures that will prevent waste, and lead to encouragement of that industry which, with our good natural advantages, will make Canada the tirst steel producer in the world. Mr. Chairman I close by expressing gratifica- tion in viewing this friendly visit of your im- portant Congress, and a hope that your meeting among us will produce results in the protection of our wealth-giving forests, and increased cor- diality among those who have the interests of our respective countries at heart. GUM PLATES. S. H. Gray's wooden plate factory at New- bern, N. C, has been in operation about three years, and employs 100 hands. The wood used is sweet gum, and the process of manufacture is thus described by the Newbern journal : The logs are cut about four feet long and are thrown into a vat and go through the cooking process. The bark is next taken off and the logs go to the veneer machine, which is regulated by gear to cuWo any width desired. The machine cuts the logs as it revolves, until it becomes perfectly round, and then it is peeled of in sheets, carried to the cutter, which cuts them the right length. They then go through the drying process. For^ this purpose there is about 2,000 feet of heating surface, and the square sheet of wood is placed between the steam pipes to dry ; after drying they are taken to the second floor to the presses, of whice there are about 100 kept heated to a certain degree by steam pipes. A half dozen of the sheets of wood are put in each press and a weight swung to the lever, which gradually presses them to the proper shape ; here they re- main until perfectly dry ; then, by pulling a lever they are cut perfectly round and in nice shape. When taken from the press they are sent to the packing room, where a number of boys are engaged in counting and assorting, 150 being put in each package. They
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