. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. r4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN March, 1905 The double cutter installed will handle both round timber and cants. It has a capacity of 120,000 feet per day and the shingle mill 100,000 shingles a day. On March 15th, 1903, the Rat Portage Lum- ber Company bought the saw and shingle mills of W. L. Tait situated on the south side of False Creek, and immediately commenced work on vast improvements and extensions. its manufactured products, they purchased along the coast over
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. r4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN March, 1905 The double cutter installed will handle both round timber and cants. It has a capacity of 120,000 feet per day and the shingle mill 100,000 shingles a day. On March 15th, 1903, the Rat Portage Lum- ber Company bought the saw and shingle mills of W. L. Tait situated on the south side of False Creek, and immediately commenced work on vast improvements and extensions. its manufactured products, they purchased along the coast over 6,000 acres* of fir, cedar and spruce. They are now endeavoring to make a specialty of hardwood shipments and building materials. The main building is 60 x 200 feet, the boiler house, constructed of non-conbustible materials, being attached to it. The planing mill is 50 x 120 feet, and is equipped with five planers. Rat Portage Lumber Co.—Skidding Gang, McLeod's Camp, Seine River. The property when bought had a capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber and 50,000 shingles a day of ten hours, but with the installation of new machinery the lumber mill output has been increased to 80,000 feet a day. Among the improvements is a double cutting band, the first to be installed in British Columbia. It was manufactured by the McDonough Company, of Euclaire, Wis. An automatic trimmer has been installed by the same firm, a clash table by the Allis Chalmers Company, a new boiler of 100 h. p. and a blower for the planers by the W. Thompson Company,of Vancouver. In the mill yard an being situated at right angles to the mill. The officers of the Rat Portage Lumber Company are : D. C. Cameron, president and general manager ; Wm. Robertson, secretary, and G. E. Young, cashier and treasurer. The board of directors consists of D. C. Cameron, H. W. Kennedy, Walter Ross, J. B. Monk and Wm. Robertson. WOODEN TIE-PLATES FOR RAILWAYS. Upon the advice of the IL S. Bureau of Forestry, the Gulf, Colorado and S
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