. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. St. John River Log Driving Operations—Diagram of Booming Ground. pins to the end logs. Next they are floated to the loading ma- chine (M). The loading machine consists of two heavy chains fastened at one end upon a floating. table. The other ends are attached to a long wooden block which travels up a steel cable and is controlled by a steam driven winch on the scow (N). When the block is down the chains are submerged. Four of five heavy logs are then floated over them
. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. St. John River Log Driving Operations—Diagram of Booming Ground. pins to the end logs. Next they are floated to the loading ma- chine (M). The loading machine consists of two heavy chains fastened at one end upon a floating. table. The other ends are attached to a long wooden block which travels up a steel cable and is controlled by a steam driven winch on the scow (N). When the block is down the chains are submerged. Four of five heavy logs are then floated over them and the rattlings are drawn up on the floating table. When the block is drawn up the logs are loaded on top of the rattling, their weight holding it down and preventing the loose logs from floating free. Then the rattling is finished and floating down to the surveyors, which after measuring,, turn it free to the tow company's tugs. The tugs form the rattlings into large rafts and tow them away to the various mill owners. The great extent of the St. John River Log Driving Associa- tion's work may be realized when it is considered that over 400 men are employed at Douglas and Mitchell. The boom at Mitchell alone handles a million feet a day or between $12,000 and $15,000 worth of lumber. The opreations at Mitchell are under the di- rection of Mr. Kimball who as foreman of the crew is responsible for its successful management. For over 25 years Mr. Kimball has been engaged in this work, having been one of the pioneer work- ers on the original Glasier boom. The bodily comfort of the men who are engaged in the ar- duous task of sorting the logs is of the utmost importance, and it is due to the skilful and thoughtful management of Mr. Kimball that the men are so well housed, fed and generally cared St. John River Log Driving Opeiations—Ihe Old Glasier Boom. Pulpwood Export Ceases from New Brunswick On October 1 the bill passed by the New Brunswick Legislature on April 13,
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