. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. '4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1904 NEW SAW MILL AT WINNIPEG. The Rat Portage Lumber Company, Limited, of which Mr. D. C. Cameron, , is president and manager, have recently complet- ed a modern saw mill at Winnipeg, Man. The photograph of same reproduced herewith was taken last fall before the mill was fully com- pleted. The location is on the banks of the Red river adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and convenient for the distribution of the product of the mill th
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. '4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1904 NEW SAW MILL AT WINNIPEG. The Rat Portage Lumber Company, Limited, of which Mr. D. C. Cameron, , is president and manager, have recently complet- ed a modern saw mill at Winnipeg, Man. The photograph of same reproduced herewith was taken last fall before the mill was fully com- pleted. The location is on the banks of the Red river adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and convenient for the distribution of the product of the mill throughout the said city and suburbs. Company, Limited,of Gait, Ont., manufactured and supplied all the machinery in this mill, and it is of their best make. Box Factory.—The box factory is supplied with up-to-date machinery for the manufacture of boxes of all sizes and ; The machinery for this part of the plant was also supplied by McGregor, Gourley & Company, of Gait. Sash and Door Factory.— The sash and door factory, while having in view the manu- facture of standard stock, is particularly design-. New Mill of the Rat Portage Lumber Company on the Red River at Winnipeg. The plant comprises saw mill, planing mill, box factory, sash and door factory and dry kilns. The design of the plant is such that it will take the timber or raw material and manu- facture therefrom all the material made from wood that the builder may need in his general business. Saw Mill Steam Power.—The sawmill will contain two double cutting band saws with the necessary edgers, trimmers and saws of various descriptions for the proper manufacturing of lumber, timber, lath, etc. The mill is entirely modern, being equipped with all the necessary steam operating machines for rolling, canting and transferring logs and lumber during the course of manufacture, nothing being omitted that will in any way facilitate the operations,re- duce labor, or even make heavy labor lighter. The band saws we
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