. Canadian forest industries July-December 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 5 Plant of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont. The Georgian Bay Shook Mills Woodworking Plant The products of the planing mill of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont., have established a wide reputation for high grade and careful manufacture. In the neighborhood of 450 carloads of all kinds of building materials are shipped annually, consisting of such items as factory frames for some of the largest plants in Can- ada, house building mater
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 5 Plant of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont. The Georgian Bay Shook Mills Woodworking Plant The products of the planing mill of the Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont., have established a wide reputation for high grade and careful manufacture. In the neighborhood of 450 carloads of all kinds of building materials are shipped annually, consisting of such items as factory frames for some of the largest plants in Can- ada, house building materials of all kinds, trim, stairs, columns, doors, sash and hardwood finish. In their veneered door plant, they have an extensive output. The planing mill is up-to-date in every de- partment, being equipped with the latest improved woodworking and sash and door manufacturing machinery. Materials are handled in this plant with great economy. The company also operate a large box shook plant, turning out 300 carloads annually. The box shook plant is also thoroughly equipped with the most modern machinery for its purposes. The Georgian Bay Shook Mills operate a complete modern saw- mill at Thunder Bay, Ont., under the name of the Thunder Bay Lum- ber Company. They own large timber limits, containing some of the choicest maple and beech stock in the country, and are thus in a position to manufacture from the tree to the finished product, and are never at a loss for raw material. Their plant at Midland is located alongside of the main line tracks of the Grand Trunk Railway, with three sidings running through the yards. Their plant also fronts upon the Georgian Bay, at the entrance to Midland Harbor. With their own docks, they are in a position to make immediate shipment by water as well as by rail. About 250 hands are employed during normal times, in the planing mill and box factory, and from 50 to 75 men are required for the sawmill. For some years the Georgian Bay Shook Mills manufac
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