. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Residence and Saw Mill of Mr. J. W. Crawford, with his family to Canada, and in 1870 engaged in the saw milling business at Aberdeen. A few years later he removed to Durham, erecting his present mill, to which has been added a sash and door factory, planing and shingle mill. The saw mill is equipped with modern machinery, and has a daily capacity of 20,000 feet. Power is supplied by a Cowan & Co. 45 h. p. engine and boiler. Mr. Crawford has built up quite an
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Residence and Saw Mill of Mr. J. W. Crawford, with his family to Canada, and in 1870 engaged in the saw milling business at Aberdeen. A few years later he removed to Durham, erecting his present mill, to which has been added a sash and door factory, planing and shingle mill. The saw mill is equipped with modern machinery, and has a daily capacity of 20,000 feet. Power is supplied by a Cowan & Co. 45 h. p. engine and boiler. Mr. Crawford has built up quite an extensive trade. In local affairs he has always taken an active interest, and has served as councillor for several years. BAND VS. CIRCULAR SAW. The band saw is adapted to the needs of saw- mills which are of a permanent character only, and consequently there is an enormous number of the smaller class of portable, or semi-portable, mills which have never considered the adoption of the band, but even among the substantial and permanent mills it is the minority only which have adopted that log-cutting machine that has come to take first rank in the public estimation and in saw-mill discussion, says the Timberman. We do not know what the proportion may be, but presume it would not be an exaggeration to say that there are five circular mills running to one band mill, in saw-mills of standard construc- tion. It is an interesting question why the band mill during the ten or fifteen years that it has been making such headway—during which time most of the mills in the country have been rebuilt in whole or in part—has not come into exclusive possession of the field, if all the claims of its ad- vocates are well founded. These claims are based on two vitally important points-economy of material and better quality of product. As to the first claim there can be no question as to the fact, except when it be compared with the gang. The gang mill, if properly operated, is as economi- cal
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