. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July, 1902 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '"9 the wholesale and retail lumber business. Mr. Jno. M. Chisholm was appointed general man- ager. In three months the retail yard has more than doubled its capacity, and has grown to such an extent under the able management of Mr. Chisholm that in a short time new and commodious offices are to be erected on the year 1899, and the business of the company is steadily increasing, the planing mill being operated day and night. T
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July, 1902 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '"9 the wholesale and retail lumber business. Mr. Jno. M. Chisholm was appointed general man- ager. In three months the retail yard has more than doubled its capacity, and has grown to such an extent under the able management of Mr. Chisholm that in a short time new and commodious offices are to be erected on the year 1899, and the business of the company is steadily increasing, the planing mill being operated day and night. The boiler house in connection with the Cedar Cove mill is 50 x 100 feet and contains ten boilers, while the engine room is 20x120 feet and contains the following engines: One Corliss engine 22x42 inches; one pair of saw opposite corner. In a large main building all the finer millenginesfor onesideof mill; one pair saw mill grades of lumber are safely housed. The engines for band mill and trimmer; one engine building is divided into numerous different to drive refuse conveyors; one engine to drive compartments, so that every grade is kept filing room; one engine for hauling dry kiln cars; one engine for dynamo. In all seven- shop and workmen's dwellings, all owned and operated by the company. The timber is obtained from Stave river, Stave lake and the Fraser river, the nearest timber being with- in three miles. A tramway with locomotive and logging cars is being built to convey logs to the mill. The product of this mill is mar- keted mostly in the United States. in one particular place and every size has its own compartment. The material carried by Mr. McArthur con- sists of a complete assortment of spruce, white pine, B. C. fir, white and red oak, birch, mahogany, maple flooring, elm, hickory, birch squares, sash and doors, also cypress and yellow leaf pine, in addition to large quan- tities of tamarac wood and slabs. Mr. Chisholm is making a specialty of the wholesale business
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