. Canadian forest industries January-June 1914. ibleto bring in lumber by canal, or by C. P. R. and G. T. R., place it al-most directly into piles, from which it is but a short haul to the is bought well ahead of the actual requirements, and at thetime of-the visit of the representative of the Canada Lumberman therewas well over a years supply of all the grades used in the business, afact which is a very important factor in making quick and reliable de-liveries required in this line of trade. The mill itself occupies about one-third of the block boundedby Notre Dame, Atwater Avenue
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1914. ibleto bring in lumber by canal, or by C. P. R. and G. T. R., place it al-most directly into piles, from which it is but a short haul to the is bought well ahead of the actual requirements, and at thetime of-the visit of the representative of the Canada Lumberman therewas well over a years supply of all the grades used in the business, afact which is a very important factor in making quick and reliable de-liveries required in this line of trade. The mill itself occupies about one-third of the block boundedby Notre Dame, Atwater Avenue, and Levis Street, and is built threestoreys high, every square foot of its floor space being utilized with aview to making the process as continuous as possible so as to preventcongestion and unnecessary handling, as it is the companys policyto save every cent possible in the cost of manufacture, in order thatit may have more money to spend in perfecting the quality of its pro-duct. The lumber, as it comes from the yard, is dumped behind the. Ritz Carlton Hotel, Montreal—Interior Finish supplied by TheWm. Rutherford & Sons Co., Ltd. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 surfacers, of which there are two, which deliver the lumber dressedon two sides directly into the mill, where it is piled at once behind thecutting saws, which are of the swing and live table type, placed length-wise of the mill. The rip or fitting saws are placed at right angles toand beside the swing saws, so that the operators do not have to movefrom their tracks in performing their work. This battery of saws is driven by two 10 motors suspendedfrom the ceiling, which drive half of the sets through a very unusualand ingenious arrangement of belting and shafting. The drive wassplit in this way in the first place so that in the event of dull times itwould be possible to run but one motor and operate but half the saws,but it is significant of the progressive policy of the company that ithas never seen a ti
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