. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. i4 January, 1896 SPOOL WOOD AT MATANE, P. Q. It is not generally known that a large quan- tity of spool wood is manufactured yearly on the Lower St. Lawrence, in and around Matane. It is seventeen years since this industry started there, and several million feet are exported to Great Britain yearly. Last year more than 4,- 000,000 feet were shipped. It has been of much benefit to the people in a country where agri- cultural returns are small and fishing has gone
. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. i4 January, 1896 SPOOL WOOD AT MATANE, P. Q. It is not generally known that a large quan- tity of spool wood is manufactured yearly on the Lower St. Lawrence, in and around Matane. It is seventeen years since this industry started there, and several million feet are exported to Great Britain yearly. Last year more than 4,- 000,000 feet were shipped. It has been of much benefit to the people in a country where agri- cultural returns are small and fishing has gone down to almost a minimum. But a small quantity of spool wood will be made here this winter, as the spool centers are placing most of their orders in Maine, where there are greater facilities for shipping and dis- posal of waste, which is great. However, as white birch becomes scarcer in Maine, the thread makers must look for their supplies elsewhere, as long as they use spools for thread, which will likely be for some years yet. Spoolbars should be sawn in the winter before the frost leaves the wood, which will then retain its white, fresh appearance, also, it must be pro- tected from rain and weather as much as pos- sible, while drying. Matane, 14th Dec, 1895. Indianapolis will try red cedar blocks for pavements. Does this not seem extravagant, when they are looking about in Europe for a substitute for red cedar in making lead pencils ? It seems wasteful too for such a beautiful cabinet wood to be so trampled upon. It is said that spruce pulp wood receives injury from worms and decay very rapidly if piled with the bark on. If held over for some time it should be peeled. PERSONAL. Mr. H. H. Cook, the well known lumberman of Tor- onto, is going to California for the winter. Mr. R. R. Dobell, timber merchant, has been elected president of the Quebec Board of Trade. He held the office 25 years ago. Alderman Oliver, of Toronto, member of the firm of Donogh & Oliver, lumbermen,
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