. Canadian forest industries July-December 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 9« CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER woodland is all located within the basin drained hy the St. Francis River and its tributaries, so that pulpwood and logs from any part (if the limits can he driven to either the East Angus or Hrompton- ville Mills. The company is constantly increasing its holdings. In March last it purchased the Roberge mill and 5,000 acres of lands at Garthhy and Lambton, all tributary t the St. Francis. It is estimated that the limits
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 9« CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER woodland is all located within the basin drained hy the St. Francis River and its tributaries, so that pulpwood and logs from any part (if the limits can he driven to either the East Angus or Hrompton- ville Mills. The company is constantly increasing its holdings. In March last it purchased the Roberge mill and 5,000 acres of lands at Garthhy and Lambton, all tributary t the St. Francis. It is estimated that the limits belonging to the company are practically inexhaustible. This permanence is assured by the company's policy of conservation. At least 50 per cent, of the annual supply of pulpwood is purchased from settlers and farmers, so that only about one-half of the year's consumption is drawn from the company's limits. The annual drive is about (J0,000 cords. About 33 1/3 per rent, of this goes to liromp- tonvijle, while the balance is disposed of at the East Angus plant. The pulp, paper and timber industries of the Eastern Townships represent an important portion of the wealth of this district, and the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company will undoubtedly continue to hold an important place in the industrial records of the district. Design and Equipment of a Modern Mill Economy of Space Secured Without Sacrifice of Essential Operating Requirements Wayagamack Company's New, Mill Near Three Rivers. Rear of Mill and Sorting Shed Wayagamack Sawmill NEAR Three Rivers. , the Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company have recently completed the erection of a new- sawmill which has been designed and built with a view- particularly to the conversion of the company's larger spruce trees into high class lumber. When the Wayagamack company took over the 1200 acres of limits formerly belonging to Alexander F>ap- list they found that much of the spruce timber was too large to be readily converted into pu
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