. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. August, 1900 THES GJLHAJDJL LUMBERMAN 27 Canadian Manufacturers of Timber Products THE HUNTSVILLE LUMBER COMPANY. ONE of the first firms in the Georgian Bay district of Ontario to engage in the export of lumber to Great Britain was the Huntsville Lumber Company, illustrations of whose mills appear on this page. The head offices and mills of the company are located at Huntsville, and are mod- ern in every respect. The company manufacture white pine lumber and shin
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. August, 1900 THES GJLHAJDJL LUMBERMAN 27 Canadian Manufacturers of Timber Products THE HUNTSVILLE LUMBER COMPANY. ONE of the first firms in the Georgian Bay district of Ontario to engage in the export of lumber to Great Britain was the Huntsville Lumber Company, illustrations of whose mills appear on this page. The head offices and mills of the company are located at Huntsville, and are mod- ern in every respect. The company manufacture white pine lumber and shingles, hardwoods, etc. They are owners ot valuable timber limits from which their log supply is obtained. For some years past a large percentage of their output for export has been purchased by Messrs. F. A. Lightbody & Company, of Glasgow, Scotland. The close attention which they devote to the manufacture of their lumber has gained tor it a high reputation. The officers of the company. Mill of the Huntsville Lumber Company, Huntsville, Ont are : A. Tait, president ; Wm. Turnbull, sec- retary; and Orville D. Tait, treasurer. fj^l GILMOUR & HUGHSON. The claim is made for Gilmour & Hughson's mill, with all show ot reason, that it is the best equipped modern steam saw mill in the world. Situated on the Ottawa river about a mile east of Hull and directly opposite the city of Ottawa, the mill in its architectural lines of beauty, and general appearance of activity, is an object of interest to the stranger and citizen alike. The present mill was built six years ago and fitted with modern machinery at a cost of $200,000. The main mill is 160 feet long and 80 feet wide, flanked with a platform 250 feet long and 80 feet wide. The engine and boiler house, a stone and brick structure, is 60 feet long and 30 feet wide. The mill proper is equipped with a Wickes' gate, a pair of twin circular saws and two band saws. There are also well equipped lath and shingle mills, containing f
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