Canadian wood products industries . which they cut some500,000 feet of lumber each year—approximately one-third of the material used by the plant. Factory Plan Facilitates Routing of Material andProvides Breathing-Space at the Same Time From the general plan of the factory it will beseen that the plant enjoys many advantages. Firstand foremost is the manner in which the plant itselfis laid out. While the various departments are notsufficiently removed from one another to interfereeither with the routing of the material through the,various stages of operation, or with efficient super-vision on
Canadian wood products industries . which they cut some500,000 feet of lumber each year—approximately one-third of the material used by the plant. Factory Plan Facilitates Routing of Material andProvides Breathing-Space at the Same Time From the general plan of the factory it will beseen that the plant enjoys many advantages. Firstand foremost is the manner in which the plant itselfis laid out. While the various departments are notsufficiently removed from one another to interfereeither with the routing of the material through the,various stages of operation, or with efficient super-vision on the part of the management, they are soplaced that there is ample breathing-space and lightin every corner of the industry. The advantage of locating a factory where plentyof land is available at a reasonable figure needs noelaboration. Only too often the problem of space incity districts make it necessary to sacrifice healthand efficient working conditions to considerations ofproduction and productivity—within the narrow con-. A product of the St. Lawrence Furniture Co. fines of a limited area which stunt both growth andenterprise. In such factories as the one at Rivieredu Loup, healthy conditions and effiiciency go hand-in-hand with maximum production—and there is al-ways room to grow. Little explanation is required of the general planto which we have referred. In the centre there is themain building,—of brick construction; on the left theKiln Sechoir—dry kiln; on the right the stabling andwarehouse for dry lumber; and in the middle back-ground there are the varnishing and shipping depart-ments. Piles of lumber uniformly arranged at suffici-ent intervals to admit ample ventilation and dryingspace are grouped around the buildings. The lumberis seasoned in the piles for a period of twelve monthsand at the end of that time goes to the kiln, which isa modern moist air dry kiln (capacity 40,000 feet oflumber) by Sturtevant. The total floor space of the plant is approxima
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