. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Keewatin Lumber Company— General View of Logs and Keewatin Lumber Company—Trucks Loaded ready for Piling. There is also a large tie mill belonging to the company with a capacity of 5,000 ties per ten hours; this mill also contains a horizontal re-saw and a lath manufacturing outfit. The whole of the yards are built up with elevated tramways, and great care is given to the piling in order that lumber may be sent out in first-class condition. Both the position a
. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Keewatin Lumber Company— General View of Logs and Keewatin Lumber Company—Trucks Loaded ready for Piling. There is also a large tie mill belonging to the company with a capacity of 5,000 ties per ten hours; this mill also contains a horizontal re-saw and a lath manufacturing outfit. The whole of the yards are built up with elevated tramways, and great care is given to the piling in order that lumber may be sent out in first-class condition. Both the position and the arrangement of the piling accommodation are exceptionally well arranged, so that by a single glance through the various alleys the officials are able to tell how their stock in the various classes, sizes and lengths of lumber is varying. The loading platform is capable of holding thirty cars, and a well trained force of loaders is always on hand, so that the final grading is done at the car doors, thus eliminating the chance of inferior grades being shipped in error. Mr. D. McLeod, who has had the management of the company since its start, was previously connected with the old Keewatin Lumber &. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
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