. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN January,1902 MEETING OF COOPERAGE MANU- FACTURERS. The semi-annual gathering of the Slack Cooperage Stock Manufacturers* Association took place at Detroit, Mich., on December 10th, when stave and heading men were pre- sent in large numbers. Those in attendance from Ontario included the following : John Hayne, Brigden ; A. A. Scott, Mc- Gregor ; D. R. McGarvin, Chatham ; Wm. Niebergall, Geo. & Wm. Niebergall, Geo. Neibergall & Son, McG
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN January,1902 MEETING OF COOPERAGE MANU- FACTURERS. The semi-annual gathering of the Slack Cooperage Stock Manufacturers* Association took place at Detroit, Mich., on December 10th, when stave and heading men were pre- sent in large numbers. Those in attendance from Ontario included the following : John Hayne, Brigden ; A. A. Scott, Mc- Gregor ; D. R. McGarvin, Chatham ; Wm. Niebergall, Geo. & Wm. Niebergall, Geo. Neibergall & Son, McGregor ; J. L. Reaume, J. L. Reaume & Co., Essex; T. H. DeCew, T. H. DeCew & Sons, Fenelon Falls ; D. N. Menzies, Niebergall Stave and Lumber Co., Staples ; Ed. Smith, Learning!on ; S. W. Mit- chell, Warwick ; H. P. Lawrence, Jacob Law- rence & Son, Waterford ; N. Watson, Mull; James Innes, the Sutherland-Innes Co., Chat- ham ; J. C. West, Sutherland-Innes Co., Chatham. Some business was transacted, but the meet- ing was largely of a social character. The most important feature of the association is the grading of stock according to the rules ad- opted at the last meeting, which are printed below : GRADES AND SPECIFICATIONS. Staves.—Elm staves 30 inches long shall be cut not less than 5 staves to 1 15-16-in. in thickness. Elm staves 24 to 28^-in. long shall be cut not less than 5 staves to 1^6-in. in thickness, except 24-in. or keg staves when specially cut, when said staves shall be cut 6 staves to 2-in. in thickness. Cottonwood staves of all lengths shall be not less than 5 staves to 2-in. in thickness. No. 1 staves shall be of full thickness and uniform throughout, free of knots, slanting shakes, doty wood or other defects. Meal barrel staves shall be free of slanting shakes over i^-in. long, knot holes, unsound knots, (but sound knots of not over ^-in. in diameter shall be allowed), free of thin staves, and shall consist of good, sound, workable staves. No. 2 s
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