. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Shingle manufacturing room, showing installation of 24 machines. Note the feed block conveyor in centre. automatic sprinkler system protects the interiors of the buildings, the water supply being taken from a 30,000 gallon steel tank on a tower 85 feet in height, and additional security is given by a system of waterworks installed by the company. The size of pipe used is 6 in., and numerous hydrants, with ample hose equipment, are lo- cated where deemed necessary. An
. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Shingle manufacturing room, showing installation of 24 machines. Note the feed block conveyor in centre. automatic sprinkler system protects the interiors of the buildings, the water supply being taken from a 30,000 gallon steel tank on a tower 85 feet in height, and additional security is given by a system of waterworks installed by the company. The size of pipe used is 6 in., and numerous hydrants, with ample hose equipment, are lo- cated where deemed necessary. An Underwriters' pump, capacity 750 gals, per minute, feeds both systems. The Sumner Iron Works, Everett, Wash., installed the shingle machines, engines and transmission machinery; the Taylor Belting Company, Limited, Vancouver, supplied all small sizes of leather belting; and the Western Oil & Supply Company, Limited, Van- couver, furnished the two large engine belts—one 30 in. leather, 59 ft., one 30 in. leather, 111 ft., as well as all Balata belting used on machines and conveyors. The Disston Saw Company secured the contract for cut-off and all shingle saws. About one million feet of lumber and timbers went into the con- struction of the various buildings. The order was shared by Brunette Sawmills Company, Limited, and Small & Bucklin Company, Limited, New Westminster, in about equal quantities. The waterfront area for log storage is 240 x 1,500 ft., and addi- tional space is easily available. The area is divided up into a num- ber of pockets for various grades of logs, nearly 300 piles having to be driven for this purpose. There is 11 feet of water at end of log- slips at low tide, and 14 feet at outer boom. The mill plans were prepared by Mr. Lustig, Sumner Iron Works architect, the superintending millwright being F. W. Talmadge (an old Allis-Chalmer's Company man), who built the Seattle Cedar Lum- ber Company mill at Seattle, which is reputed to have a daily outpu
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