. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN November, 1902 CHICAGO'S LUMBER KING- Edward Hines has been called the ''Young Napoleon" in the Chicago lumber industry. He started as a tally boy at $4 a week, and (he other day one of his deals involved $400,000. The EHward Hines Lumber Com- pany is one of the largest in volume of business trans- acted in the whole world. The extensive yards, offices and mills are located south of Blue Island avenue on Lincoln street, one of the show s
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN November, 1902 CHICAGO'S LUMBER KING- Edward Hines has been called the ''Young Napoleon" in the Chicago lumber industry. He started as a tally boy at $4 a week, and (he other day one of his deals involved $400,000. The EHward Hines Lumber Com- pany is one of the largest in volume of business trans- acted in the whole world. The extensive yards, offices and mills are located south of Blue Island avenue on Lincoln street, one of the show sights of Chicago. This concern own and maintain a mile and a half of dock frontage, wiih double track capacity for 220 cars. They have 15 large lake steamers operating among (heir extensive timber locations. In Wisconsin and Michigan they own exclusively 500 million feet of standing pine, and at their Chicago plant alone they have a slorage capacity of 75 million feet. Their two planing mills take care of 700,000 feet of lumber in ten hours. The S. K. Marl in Lumber Company and the I. Stephenson Lumber Company have been absorbed by the Edward Hines Company, making four of the largest Chicago companies which have been consoli- dated with (he latter company. A visit to the yards of the company shows a "bee- hive" of industry representing over two millions of money invested. The latest improved machinery, in- cluding the McGarry patent safety lumber piler, is used entirely in these yards. A SAFETY LUMBER HOIST. One of the most interesting sights in Chicago is the rapid manner in which immense quantities of lumber are piled. This s done by an invention of Mr. John A. McGarry, the yard manager of the Edward Hines Company. It is not only a rapid and safe piler, but a lowering machine. It combines absolute safety to any required height, durability, economy, utility and simplicity. Mr. McGarry has also a patent adjustable swivel pulley for the bottom of the pile, a patent sel
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