. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. TO CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XXIV. Number 9. } TORONTO AND MONTREAL. CANADA. OCTOBER. 1904 { Terms, $ Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents THE PIGEON RIVER LUMBER COMPANY. The splendid illustrations shown herewith represent the properties of the Pigeon River Lumber Company, of Port Arthur, one ot the most up-to-date saw mill establishments in the country. The company was organized in the year 1897 by a party of Wisconsin capitalists, Mr. D. J. Arpin being president, and
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. TO CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XXIV. Number 9. } TORONTO AND MONTREAL. CANADA. OCTOBER. 1904 { Terms, $ Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents THE PIGEON RIVER LUMBER COMPANY. The splendid illustrations shown herewith represent the properties of the Pigeon River Lumber Company, of Port Arthur, one ot the most up-to-date saw mill establishments in the country. The company was organized in the year 1897 by a party of Wisconsin capitalists, Mr. D. J. Arpin being president, and Mr. William Scott secretary-treasurer. A splendid plant was erected as speedily as possible on a site of thirty acres right along the shores of Thunder Bay at the head of Lake Superior, and work was commenced in the early part of 1901, operations having been continued ever since with remarkable success. The site is all of the site near to King's grain elevator. It is a two-storey building 140 x 50 feet, equipped with two double cutting bands, resaw, heavy gang edger, slab slashers and trimmer. A lath mill and a shingle mill are attached, both be- ing well equipped. The boiler room is a large stone annex equipped with six boilers, four of them 16 x 72; two engines and an electric light plant. A machine shop and filing room are attached. The planing mill is situated about two hun- dred yards further east. It is 300 x 75 feet in dimensions and is equipped with six planers, moulding machines and surfacer. The capacity, of the saw mill, lath and him indispensable for their successful continua- tion of operations. During the past spring Mr. Scott has had the power plant of the saw mill increased by the addition of two new boilers and one engine. SPRUCE AND BALSAM LATH AND SHINGLES. In answer to a subscriber who asks our opinion as to the value of spruce' and balsam for lath and shingles, we would say that spruce makes fairly good lath, and when large blocks that are sound and clear
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