. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Waste and fire hazard. • Foundations which have failed through decay, permitting the piles to topple over. This would have been prevented by the use of a good preservative. thousands of dollars now dwindling away in small leaks of waste and deterioration could be saved. Laying Out a New Yard The site for a lumber storage yard should be carefully chosen. Low ground or ''made land," whether filled in with rubbish or, possi- bly, a swamp loosely covere
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Waste and fire hazard. • Foundations which have failed through decay, permitting the piles to topple over. This would have been prevented by the use of a good preservative. thousands of dollars now dwindling away in small leaks of waste and deterioration could be saved. Laying Out a New Yard The site for a lumber storage yard should be carefully chosen. Low ground or ''made land," whether filled in with rubbish or, possi- bly, a swamp loosely covered with a few feet of earth, should be avoided, as it is practically impossible to keep such a yard reasonably dry, and free from collecting bogs and pools of water, and ,in localities where overflow is to be expected, standing water may reach to the pile bottoms, or even beyond, for weeks. If it is necessary to make the best of things and employ such undesirable land for that purpose, it should first be graded to a level with the tracks that serve it with a good foundation of coarse cinders, slag or gravel, well tamped so that the free water may quickly seep away. Another desirable feature is reduction of the communicable fire hazard, by isolating the yard as much as practicable from other industries, or localities where such a condition may be expected to develop within the immediate future. High ground is unquestionably an ideal location, not only be- cause this provides the best drainage, but also because a better cir- culation of air is obtained which aids seasoning and will keep lumber in better condition. The service tracks should be so laid out that handling is reduced to a minimum. The yard should be platted in blocks, each block "facing'' standard gauge tracks on which lumber is delivered in original cars direct from mills, and automatically unloaded onto the pile. In addition there should be narrow gauge tracks for small lum- ber trucks on which the stock when
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