. Canadian forest industries 1907. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. McDonald & Baily's Mill, Hastings Townsite. new shingle mill on the Magee Road, between Vancouver and Eburne, which is using a 40 horse-power motor, and is right in the thick bush. Many of these mills are portable, that constituting ~one very import- " ant feature of sawmills driven by electricity. Also, where it is easier or cheaper to do so, the mill can, when the nearby timber is all cut out, be moved closer to the remaining timber, and by the addition of
. Canadian forest industries 1907. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. McDonald & Baily's Mill, Hastings Townsite. new shingle mill on the Magee Road, between Vancouver and Eburne, which is using a 40 horse-power motor, and is right in the thick bush. Many of these mills are portable, that constituting ~one very import- " ant feature of sawmills driven by electricity. Also, where it is easier or cheaper to do so, the mill can, when the nearby timber is all cut out, be moved closer to the remaining timber, and by the addition of the necessary amount of wire required, strung from tree to tree, power can easily be transmitted to the new location. Of course, in the initial ex- pense there is a great saving by the installation of a motor, as compared with an engine and boilers, as well as a saving in the size of buildings required to contain the power plant. Furthermore, the services of at least one man can be dispensed with. Added to all these important points there is the fire risk, or rather the absence of fire risk to be considered when a motor is used, and in that way the insurance rates can be reduced to a minimum. Then again, each succeeding year witnesses the advent of new ideas and inventions, whereby the cuttings, etc., that have been considered refuse, and good. Royal City Mill, Burnaby Lake, only to make steam for the boilers, can be profitably worked up into saleable articles, thereby adding a new source of revenue to the mill. Taking all these things into account, and also considering the amount of electric power that can be easily and cheaply obtained in British Columbia, it is practically a certainty that future years will see a still greater demand for electricity for sawmill purposes throughout the pro- 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 m
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