. Canadian forest industries 1908. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Albert Cotton commenced operations in Lis new shingle mill on the south side of False Creek, Vancouver, on March 16th. Mr. Cotton's old mill on the north side of False Creek, was destroyed by fire, on July 13th last. The new mill has a much larger capacity than the old plant; seven shingle mills being in place, giving a total capacity of about 175,000 shingles per ten hours. At the time of writing, a new spur line is ibeing put into
. Canadian forest industries 1908. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Albert Cotton commenced operations in Lis new shingle mill on the south side of False Creek, Vancouver, on March 16th. Mr. Cotton's old mill on the north side of False Creek, was destroyed by fire, on July 13th last. The new mill has a much larger capacity than the old plant; seven shingle mills being in place, giving a total capacity of about 175,000 shingles per ten hours. At the time of writing, a new spur line is ibeing put into the mill -which will enable Mr. Cotton to ship by any railroad. British Columbia timber lessees are much interested in an order just issued from Ottawa that forthwith lessees of Dominion lands must start logging off each leasehold and must build and operate saw mills. The question wasi recently discussed by the British Columbia Lumber and Shingle Association. The timber lands in the railway belt of the Lower Fraser are particularly affected. It is pointed out by lumbermen that in the great majority of cases these leaseholds are held by men who have never expected an order for immediate and continuous logging, and they are not financially in a position to comply with it. The result would be that they would lose their hold- ings. The Federal Government have intimated that they might reconsider the order that the mills should be built to cut the timber taken off Dominion lands and permit the lessees to sell to mills already built. William Kennedy and J. B. MeBae, hydraulic engineers, Ottawa, who have returned from an inspection of river works at Grand Rapids and Minneapolis, have informed lumbermen owning power at the Chaudiere that the United States Govern- ment spends money on dams and other structures similar to those needed in the Ottawa river. They have an exhaustive report on the water power control in the western cities, but it can not be acted upon until the Canadian Gover
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