. Canadian forest industries July-December 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Lumberman's Map, Showing Winter's Cut AND WOODWORKER 33 clean beds and in general, his life is vastly improved in comparison with the life which was led by the lumber jacks a generation ago. To sum the matter up in a sentence, the old life of filth, firewater and righting have given way to wholesome cleanliness, intelligence and decency. Along with the improvement in the manner of living, there has come about an improvement in the methods of work. A comp
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Lumberman's Map, Showing Winter's Cut AND WOODWORKER 33 clean beds and in general, his life is vastly improved in comparison with the life which was led by the lumber jacks a generation ago. To sum the matter up in a sentence, the old life of filth, firewater and righting have given way to wholesome cleanliness, intelligence and decency. Along with the improvement in the manner of living, there has come about an improvement in the methods of work. A comparison of the logging methods in use during the early history of the St. John River with the methods at present in use will show a number of important improvements and illustrations. In the early days the lumbermen upon the St. John River only took out the best trees, and it frequently happened that during the process, more lumber was wasted than was actually secured in the tree itself. Trees were felled with axes and squared before being hauled to the river's bank by oxen or with block and tackle. No care was taken to protect the young growth or to destroy the brush that accumulated. Only the best part of the tree was taken and large tops were left which formed splendid material for the forest fires which followed so often and destroyed many thousand acres of valuable forests. We are accustomed to criticizing even the methods of logging in use to-day, claiming that they are wasteful. Nevertheless, they are greatly im- proved as compared with the older methods. Greater care is taken in the lumbering operations. Saws only are used to fell the trees and the logs are hauled out to the river bank by horses. The young growth is protected, brush is burned up and all of the tree is taken up to five inches at the top, leaving comparatively no waste. Lumbering operations in New Brunswick to-day correspond rather closely witli those in other parts of Canada. There are cer-. General Plan
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