1 10 49 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b54dfb410b952c0f9f9940acf93ab214.pdf be645aeb64eaac75198c96cf87b2671b PDF Text Text ~ 1950 FIRE SEASON DA TES April 1st - October 3.lst, THE BEST FIRE CONTROL IS TO PREVENT FIRES FROM S~ ~ ING:=---__ RETURN TO But FORESTRY FIRES DO~TART ■ ■ ■ ■ THE IBRAR . Woods Division TASK I Mara th0 n Corp. of Cana d a Ltd. Port Arthur~ Ontario (1) Early Discovery of Every ire • <2> To Attack Every Fire With Speed and Strength · 7DAYLOAN This leaflet it issued to the key personnel of the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association and approved by the Department of Lands and Forests' Regional and District Foresters with the earnest hope that it will be of assistance in the prevention, detection and suppression of forest fires. Co-operation w. E. Mair• General Superintendent; Marathon Paper Mills•• CARAMAT, Ontario. \ 1"·. , \ IS THE r 1 pump~' ,es to . ---~ -·, 1 .,,' TO DO TH IS .... Organization Is Necessary !t[, • 1 ! Key-Note �LOG BOOK BUILDIN G A FI RE OR GA NIZATIO N Northwestern Ontario is divided into two Department of Lands and Forests' Regions - the Mid-Western Region with two districts, Port Arthur and Geraldton; and the Western Region with three districts, Kenora, Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout. The prevention detection and suppression of forest fires is a prime responsibility of the Department. On this area licences have been issued granting certain rights to licence holders. Licence holders pay, in addition to ground rent and dues on timber cut, a fire tax. In addition to paying the tax, each licence holder has a responsibility to protect the timber from fire, first by prevention and, secondly, by immediate action to suppress fires as soon as detected. By law, you and every other employee in the woods must assist in the controlling and extinguishing of any fire. PREVENTION OF FOREST FIRES The L st fire control is to prevent fires from start- ing. The Department of Lands and Forests by means of the press, radio, posters, fire weather forecasts, visits of officers and rangers, etc., do their job in constantly reminding the general public of the danger and huge costs of forest fires. Department regulations lessen the probability of fires starting by eliminating or reducing·1 the amount of inflammable material around camps and along roads, etc. Industry, likewise, by the use of posters, by fire weather forecasts, by organizing employees into fire. crews, by being conscious of the cost of lost timber anc' lost wages to employees is constantly reminding all employees to BE CAREFUL and PREVENT FIRES. Key personnel in the woods each year are appointed Honorary Fire Wardens by the Department of Lands and Forests and this Honorary position is a very important one, particularly in the prevention of fires. Honorary Fire Wardens who notice any person violating the• safety measures which are supposed to be taken in an~ area, should warn that person immediately and if the results are not satisfactory, strict action should be taken In addition, such regulations as: ( 1) No (2 ) No bush; (3) No are aimed at ) April ...................... ·.. 89 May ............... .. .. .............. 88 June ... ... ... ..................... 85 July ............................. 110 August .............................. 132 September . ...... ............ 19 October .. ........................ 1 November ............... . Total .......................... 524 Means of Detection Rangers ....................... .. Towers ....................... . Air Patrol ....... .. Public ...................... . ·rota! ............................... . 45 137 151 19 i 524 18 3 1 11 24 1 Area Burnt: 23,445 acres , (See March Log Book for statistics for each Department of Lands and Forests District in Northwestern Ontario). Fires by Origin-66 per cent man-caused. (Better than the over-all average of 80 - 90 per cent -- still. much too high). Employees on logging operations were directly responsible for only 18 fires (3.4 % ) but these could probably have been prevented. Fires by Month-The weather and amount of rain has a lot to do with this break-down. Last Spring was a dry one and the Summer dry and the Fal I wet. The weather is always a good warning. Detection of Fires-The public, which includes many employees of timber companies, detected and reported first 36 per cent" of the fires. Detection is a responsibility of everyone. The Department of Lands and Forests' tower system with radio and telephone communicat ions and the air patrols are on the job and ful l use should be made of these services. Each camp should have communication with the nearest tower and Ranger Headquarters to ensure no loss of time in giving or securing information. Vigilance must be eternal-Time is all-important. Check on ways and means of communicating with towers, ranger headquarters, etc., to ensure that YOU can instantly report a fire and likewise, the Department can notify YOU. When reporting a fire, be sure and give the proper location and stay on the telephone lonr smoki ng of tailor-made cigarettes, the prevention of fires. Fires by Months ;..I Settlers ... .............. ..... 46 Logging Operations Campers ............... ....... 125 Mining Operations .. Railway . . . ........... ....... 54 Prospectors .............. Lightning ... .. 17 6 Incendiary .. .................. Road Construction . . 6 Miscellane,')us Smokers ... ... .. . ...... .. . 59 Unknown ......... . Total ..................................... 524 lunch fires in the bush; smoking while walking or working in the BUT Fires do occur and details of Forest Fires in Northwestern Ontario for 1949 were as fol lows: ,, Fires by Origin FIIE DAIGE EXTREMEHIGH MEDIUM LOW NIL IE CAIEF UL/ A Fire Danger Sign should be in every camp. �1 LOG BOOK I low the person at the ''JOE BEA VER" es and detecting fires, wood s employees have a very special responsibility taking action to put out fires. The Forest Fires Prevention Act states: 19 - (1) For the purpose of controlling and extinguishing any fire an officer may use any privat~ly-owned equipment and may employ or summon the assistance of any male person between the ages of eighteen and sixt)t years, excepting only trainmen, boat crews, local telephone operators, telegraphers and despatchers on duty, doctors and persons physically unfit. (2) E:.very person who refuses or neglects to render assistance when required under this section shal I be guilty of an offence against this Act. In addition, the Forest Fi res Prevention Act requires that a work permit be obtained for any work in the woods at any time of the year. Section 12 of the Act outlines the general requirements in so far as supplying eauipment and other special precautions. As the work permit must be taken out wel I in ad vance of the starting of the work, the permitee has the opportunity of reviewing with the District Officer, requirements as to the amount of fire protection equipment, etc., that is to be on hand. In order to fight and suppress fires, we must BE PREPARED AND ORGANIZED. LET'S ORGANIZE NOW - l HERE'S HOW ! 1. All supervisory personnel should know the fol lowing factors relating to the forest fire problem about the area they are working in• (a) Major ca~ses of fires in area. (b) Past occurance of fires - location, seasonal period, ti me of day, etc. (c) Forest type - kinds, density. (d) Topography - flat, rol I i!Jg, steepness of slopes, etc. (e) Accessibility - how to get to a fire; transportation avai Iable, etc. (f) Visibility. (g) Meteorological Factors - wind, temperature, relative humidity, deepness of forest, precipitation, thunderstorm activity, length of fire season, etc. (The De ' partment of Lands and Forests' Fi re Weather Forecast takes into consideration these factors). • (h) Fi re control equipment in area. (i) Number of men available. Being aware of the above (most of the information should be on a map) and knowing that fires will be de tected and reported the next important step is to have fire crews organized and trained. 2. FIRE · CREW ORGANIZATION (a) Pump unit crews. (b) Hand tool crews. (c) Specialists - Clerks, cooks, truck drivers, tractor and bulldozer drivers, mechanics and others whose special ski I ls wi 11 be needed. (A) Pump Unit Crews will be made up of: l Pump Unit Foreman. l Pump Unit Sub-Foreman. 2 Pump Unit Operators (to run pump or pumps). 11 Hose Handlers (equipped with 5 axes to clear out trails for hose lines). The foreman of this crew will be responsible for ar- By Ed Nofziger and Kip Koenig ~ ( • ~ J.. ~/ / C· . . " ~ ~ , ~ - ~... , :_1_ z-(, ~ 'T~-,. k.~. A~ Ir Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture "Some people just have to be educated by law enforcement." ranging the transport of the pump or pumps to the nearest water supply at the fire line, setting up of the units, and getting them into action as soon as the necessary hose lines have been laid. It is expected that the subforeman will tend to the matter of utilizing the water at the nozzle end of the hbse lines to the best advantage. Pump Unit Sub-Foreman_ ; -The Sub - Foreman will act as alternate to the pump unit foreman and wi 11 assume authority when the pump unit foreman is absent) or, when the unit is operating on two shifts he will be in charge of one shift. Pump Unit Operators - The duties of the operators will be to operate the unit efficiently at all times. Hose Handlers -These men will report immediately to their pump unit foreman at first notice of a fire and will carry out his instructions. (B) Hand Tool Crews will be made up of: l Unit Foreman. 4 men with hand pumps. 4 men with shovels and axes. Hand tool crews will usually comprise all those men in the camp not assigned to the pump crews and ski I led men assigned to special duties. The general foreman wi 11 supervise the work of th€ l hand tool crews so that they will work in conjunction �LOG BOOK with the pump crews if necessary, or will work on their own sections of the fire Iine if the pump crews are not able to cover enough of the line at the start of the fire to gain control in short order. (C) Men With Special Duties: Cooks, clerks, mechanics, truck drivers, tractor and bulldozer drivers wi 11 be assigned to duties as instructec by the foreman of the crew. r 3. FIRE CREW TRAINING Everyone should be aware of the necessity of quick action and crew training should be carried out to ensur£that each man knows the task he is to carry out. Fire fighting equipment should be always ready and available in good working order. Our Aim in 1950-No FIRES STARTED BY COMPANY EMPLOYEES I After your crews are organized, training is a necessity. Several reference booklets are readily available anc foremen and other leaders should be familiar with these. Two suggested are: A FIRE FIGHTING PLAN FOR EACH AREA! ALL EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED INTO FIRE CREWS -TRAINED AND READY! / QUICK ACTION TO PUT OUT FIRES! "Forest Fire Fighters' Guide" published by Canadian Pulp & Paper Association. "Hand Book, Forest Fire Pump Unit" published by the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. (If you haven't copy of these, ask your Company Head Office to get a copy for you. They are very instructing.i The Department of Lands and Forests should be re quested to send an officer to the camps to lecture to and to test the efficiency of fire crews. PREVENT FOREST FIRES QUICK ACTION IS NECESSARY IN APPLYING CONTROL MEASURES AFTER A FIRE HAS BEEN OBSERVED AND REPORTED. ACTION TOO LATE AND TOO LITTLE OFTEN MEANS LARGE FIRES. J KNOW THE DEPARTMENT FIRE ORGANIZATION IN YOUR AREA MID-WESTERN REGION WESTERN REGION Regional Forester - P. Addison, Port Arthur, Ont. Regional Forester - K. Acheson, Kenora, Ontario. KENORA DISTRICT PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT District Forester - R. Boultbee, Port Arthur, Ont. Phone 5-6543 District Fire Supervisor - M. Sauerbrei, Port Arthur, Ont. Ph. 5-6543 Chief Fire Rangers t'ort Arthur Division - -T. Guerard, Port Arthur, Ont. Phone 5-6543 MacDiarmid Division - H. Reynolds, MacDiarmid, Ont. Beardmore l 7r3 Shebandowan District - J. H. Stirrett, Shebandowan, Ont. Call Forest Ranger Shebandowan Kab Lake Division - H. B. Lewis. Call by Department Radio - 5-6122, Port Arthur, Ontaric GERALDTON DISTRICT District Forester - U. W. J:iskar, Geraldton, Ont Forest Protection Specialist - G. D. MacAdam, Geraldton, Ont. Chief Forest Rangers Pays Plat Division - J . E. Anderson Longlac Division - R. V. Brady Geraldton Division - L. G. Ridsdill Nakina Division - G. Grasser. Forest Protection Specialist - F. R. Parmeter, Kenora, Ont. Chief Rangers Kenora Dryden Ignace Minaki - Jas . MacKay. D. G. Turner. F. R. Nicoll. A. Cleaveley. FORT FRANCES DISTRICT District Forester - G. W. Delahey. Forest Protection Specialist - Wm. Darby. Chief Rangers Fort Frances - S. V. Ryan. Quetico Division - A. F. Parker. SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT District Forester - H. N. Middleton Chief Rangen Sioux Lookout - J. B. Rorke. Armstrong - W. A. Fayle. Red Lake - F. Dodds. Pickle Lake - E. Guertin. (Space does not permit printing names of company personnel in charge of fire fighting and Honourary Fire Wa-,dens. These will be printed in an issue of the Log Book.) CO-OPERATION IS THE KEY-NOTE! ~:.:?. - - - : . .... ,,..~ .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950fireLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Firebook 1950 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Firebook 1950. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0bc4290f414aa3cea8f0dbfe8db9fd8b.pdf 059f4ab6f73a4a8afc72becdb177198a PDF Text Text fs to pssible Vically The 1951 Forest Fire Season Is Her,, I ire ~ Between Now and October 31st (or later if the Fire Hazart ;still exists) We Have a Job To Do. Our Task: RET URN TO FORESTRY W d Di Practise and Preach Prevention <;>f Fores F1 res. (2) Organize woods industry pers6nnel into re crews ( 1) OO 5 1 1 ( 1 ., j ue~rJil ~:,~ Vi l i r , 5 0 re b Y- Co rp o f Can ::1~ a Lt Ma ra't hon • • p O rt Arthur, 0 n tar i o r e ha rd e st \pidly and tteS t spot manner (3) Train these fire crews to know their job t (4) Attack every fire with speF.;J and strengt ~~~e~a~ The Department of Lands and Forests are charged with the responsibility of preventing and suppressing fires on all Crown Lands. But, in 1dition to paying a fire tax to the Department of Lands and Forests, each operator has two added responsibilities , L.--------.--------- -- (1) under the Forest Fir~ Prevention Act, and, (2) because we w~:i"r to keep this _forest of ours green and productive · forever and this industry in which we work in operation ..forever . Woods o~ rdtors have plenty of fire equipment, tools and machinery on hand to put out fires. -..( n:-'.~~., Each <o~pany, each division of a company and each camp should have a fire plan. Superintendents, camp forec~~: are charged with direct responsibility to prevent and suppress forest fires. You should know your plan, organize all employees into fire crews and train them - ready for action. To assist you in the ATTACK, inside this pamphlet ere illustrations, definitions and suggestions which it is hoped will assist you if and when a fire occurs in your area. Our Aim in 1951-No FIRES STARTED BY COMPANY EMPLOYEES! A FIRE FIGHTING PLAN FOR EACH AREA! ALL EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED INTO FIRE CREWS - TRAINED AND READY! QUICK ACTION TO PUT OUT FIRES! -- ---~----, This leaflet is circulated to key personnel in the Woo d s Industry in Northwestern Ontario with the hope it will be of assistance in the Prevention, Detection and Suppression of _ _ _ _ S:n•oc.t S:ill!oc. r . ~~orge Sonley , r n. r• t on Paper , ills , .,ubl le Utilities BL-~ .• PO.... . R nt' UF , 0 n t r 1 o • �\ ) ?AGE 2 \ LOG BOOK Kinds of Fires \ Forest fires are generally divided into three classes: SURFACE FIRES Surface fires are those which run over the ·-:-urf~_o!-...the ground, feeding in the top layer of dry, loose litter, grass, needles, weeds, ~ all bushes, and the outer surface of logs, They usually are intensely hot and spread ·v with a fairly large volume of flames. - -- --vi growth aspen, grass types, old cs, etc. are typical. GROUND FIRES CROWN FIRES Ground fires are those which consume the thick layers of decaying humus and other vegetation which are more compact and usually contain somewhat more moisture than the top layers of loose litter and duff. These fires tend to ~pread slowly or smolder, are most persistent and require a long time to burn out or to extinguish. Thick mats of needles and deep humus as found in old timber, peat bogs, etc. are typical. Crow-n fires are those in which the foliagt of trees is consumed. This is the most difficult ~ type to control. Such a fire when starte spreads through the tops of trees at a rapid rate. Dense coniferou.; stands of timber lend themelves readily to this type of fire. Parts of a Fire HEAD o:;: THE FIRE - This is that part of the fire that 1s spreading most rapidly. With level terrain this is the lee side or the side in which direction the wind is blowing. Fires burn more rapidly up hill than they do on the level or down hill, and thus the up hill side is frequently the head of the fire. REAR OF THE FIRE - On level terrain with a wind this is the windward side or the side from which the wind is blowing . Where the fire is burning on a steep slope, it is usuallv the side at the base of the -slope. FLANKS OF A FIRE - The flanks of a fire are the sides connecting the rear and the head of the fire. FINGERS OF A FIRE - .., FINGER > Generally the forest fire fuels are not uniform; there are patches o t ~ h, small ribbons of meadow or Wa\.:' open ridge tops, patches of dense conifers, and other fuel types ma --all be intermingled. Fires spread :-~e rapidly in some fuels than others. here are often short steep slooes a .i <i fires will run u9 these ~ore r~I,< t6ao they will run on level terrain. Whirl winds, or a shift in wind direction, may temporarily ch~nge the direction in which the fire will burn. Any or all of these factors contribute to the irregular shape or cause fingers. FINGERS OF FIRE :> CHECK YOUR PLAN FOR FIGHTING FIRE IN YOUR AREA AND REMEMBER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: (a) Major causes (b) Past occurance of fires of day, etc. {c) Fores1 typ·e - kinds, density. (d) (e) Topography Accessibility able, etc. Visibility. flat, rolling, steepness of slopes, etc. how to get to a fire; transportation avail- (f) of fires in area. location, seasonal period, time (g) Meteorological factors wind, temperature, relative humidity, deepness of forest, precipitation, thunder-storm activity, length of fire season, ·etc. (The Department of Lands and Forests Fire Weather Forecast takes into consideration these factors>. (h) Fire control equipment in area. (i) Number of meen available. ) �'This sticker is to b.. wind-shield of a car or n'1R1t'.-m ..n , fires are started by cigarettes thrown from vehicles, and this will serve not only to remind the driver, but also the passenger to /l I BE CAREFUL DETACH HERE ---------------~ --- ·--- -----~-ONLY!!!CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES LOG BOOK PAGE 3 Forest Fir e Fighting r is th at a small fire is easily put out by 1 to 5 men, and that it is necessary to discover and is to be put out while it is small. The drier the forest fire fuels, the higher the wind, the 1mid1ty , the more important it is to get there quickly since it is under these conditions that the fire in a short time. d men and take several days to control and mop up. e divided into two separate operations, namely ( 1) controlling or checking the spread, and (2) ve the completion of the suppression job. The ·reader must remember that these are only general rules, that every fire is different and the primary consider at ion is to check the rate of spread as quickly as possible and then to methodically and systematically mop it up and patrol it. GENERAL PLAN OF ATTACK ( 1) Attack the "head" of the fire and mop its advance. (2) If the front of "head" is too hot for di_rect attack, attack the flank or sides and pinch in the front. When the advance is checked surround it and extinguish all fires around the fire line. (3) OF- A FOREST FIRE ) fire is to <;.a-refully review the situation and determine where the initial attack should b,e made ?read of the fire as soon as possible. There are three general ways of accomplishing th is, namelv h itting i,t on the flanks. Each of these three ways will be discussed l::riefly. ,n.,,- .,..-.;,-,"'-rn"' ............ . , ,Jncentrdti ng the initial attack upon those sectors of the edge of the fire that are burning t he hardest and sectors where the fire, if not checked, is like:y to get into heavy slash fuels, grass meadows or other fuels where it will spread rapidly and be hard to check. On a small fire, one man wit:, a shovel, bough, wet gunny sack or other suitable tool can concentrat e on the hottest spot of the fire, knock it down and temporarily chP·-K it; go on to the next one and do the same, and k.eep working around the fire in this manner until reinforcements arrive or until the fire ·,as burned itself out to a point of relative safety. He can then proceed to systematically put an adequate fire control line c1round it and mJp it up. This same orocedure can often be employed quite successfully on larger fires with several men, each man working alone, or by working in small crews. HITTING THE HEAD OF THE F~tl.E - Where there is a wind b!a.ving and the fire is spreading rapidly in only one direction the quickest way to stop its spread is to hit the hc(ad of the fire. Making the decision of whether or not it is poss ble to control the head of the fire is of great importance. If it is attempft!i and it proves u nsuccessful, a.,, great deal of time may be lost and men exhausted; on the other hand, if control of the head is not attempted when it is possi bl e, the fire will continue its rapid spread and soon become a large fire. Several factors deter:mine whether or not the f ire should be hit on the head . It is a decision that experienced forest fire suppression men often find difficult to rr.ake. The type of fuel, bu rni ng conditions, number of men, and kind of equipment available all must be considered. However, the general p1 1e is to hit the head of the fire if there appears to be a chance of stopping it, even though this means hard, fast work in the heat and smoke. £ince if the he;id can be controlled the crew can then handle the rest of the fire and mop it up. HITTI-NG. :ifHE FLANK OF THE FIRE If the head of the fire is too hot to work and the fire is spreading is spreading in one general direction, start ,,co ntrol lines at the base of the fire and work up along bot!, sides or flanks, and pinch it out at the he2d. Quite often one flank of the fire ;s paralleled with a natural barrier, such as a lake, stream, road, or fuels in which the fire will not soread rapidly. In this case only_o~ flank would need to be worked or have a control line, and the other flank, along the natural barrier, would only have to be watched so !hat no fire will cross . [ HONOURARY FIRE WARDENS Key personnel in the woods each year are appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Department of Lands and Forests and this Honourary position is a very important one, particularly in the prevention of fires. Honourary Fire Wardens who notice any person violating the safety measures which are supposed to be taken in any area, should warn that person immediately and if the results are not satisfactory, strict action should be taken. In addition, such regulations as: - o) No lunch fires in the bush; (2) No smoking while walking or work ing in the bush; At.: r EXTREME HIGH MEDIUM LOW NIL ( E (3) No smoking of tailor-made ,cigarettes; (4) No matches, use a safety lighter; A Fire Danger Sign should be in every camp. r {, are aimed at the prevention of fires. 70AYLOAN �I LOG BOOK PAGE 3 orest Fire Fighting r is that a small fire is easily put out by l to 5 men, and that it is necessary to discover and is to be put out while it is small. The drier the forest fire fuels, the higher the wind, the - - • ~ i , •• a • e •••~-.11.c · ., a - t imidity, the more importcint it is to get there quickly since it is under these conditions that the fire spreads most rapidly and becomes a large fire in a short time. • Large fires may require several hundred men and take several days to control and mop up. The suppression of a forest fire can be divided into two separate operations, namely ( l) controlling or checking the spread, and (2) mopping up and patrol operations which involve, the completion of the suppression job. The ·reader must remember that these are only general rules, that every fire is different and the primary considera1 ion is to check the rate of spread as quickly as possible and then to methodically and systematically mop it up and patrol it. GENERAL PLAN OF ATTACK ( l) Attack the "head" of the fire and mop its advance. (2) If the front of "head" is tdo hot for di_rect attack, attack the flank or sides and pinch in the front. When the advance is checked surround it and extinguish all fires around the fire line. (3) j /) CONTROLLING OR CHECKING THE SPREAD OF- A FOREST FIRE The first thing to do upon reaching a fire is to c;.a.retully review the situation and determine where the initial attack should q,e made with the objective in mind of stopping the spread of tl,'e fire as soon as possible. There are three general ways of accomplishing thi s'; namelv hot spotting, hitting the head of the fire, or hitting irt on the flanks. Each of these three ways will be discussed 1::-riefly. HOT SPOTTING This is merely concentrdting the initial attack upon those sectors of the edge of the fire that are burning lhe hardest and sectors where the fire, if not checked, is like:y to get into heavy slash fuels, grass meadows or other fuels where it will spread rapidly and be hard to check. On a small fire, one man wit:, a shovel, bough, wet gunny sack or other suitable tool can concentrate on the hottest spot of the fire, knock it down and temporarily chP·-K it; go on to the next one and do the c;ame, and k.eep working around the fire in this manner until reinforcements arrive or until the fire ·,as burned itself out to a point of relative safety. He can then proceed to systematically put an adequate fire control line c1round it and mJp it up. This same procedure can often be employed quite successfully on larger fires with several men, each man working alone, or by working in small crews. HITTING THE HEAD OF THE F!RE - Where there is a wind b!o.ving and the fire is spreading rapidly in only one direction the quickest way to stop its spread is to hit the ~C!ad of the fire. Making the decision of whether or not it is poss ble to control the head of the fire is of great importance. If it is attempt~ and it proves unsuccessful, a..., great deal of time may be lost and men exhausted; on the other hand, if control of the head is not attempted when it is possible, the fire will continue its rapid spread and soon become a large fire. Several factors deteff'nine whether or not the fire should be hit on the head. It is a decision that experienced forest fire suppression men often find djifficult to rr.ake. Th~ type of fuel, burning conditions, numoer of men, and kind of equipment available all must be considered. However, the general rxile is to hit the head of the fire if there appears to be a chance of stopping it, even though this means hard, fast work in the heat and smoke ~ince if the hec1d can be controlled the crew can then handle the rest of the fire and mop 1t up. HITTING- ~-HE FLANK OF THE FIRE If the head of the fire is too hot to work and the fire is spreading is spreading in one general direction, start / -Ontrol lines at the base of the fire and work up along bot!, sides or flanks, and pinch it out at the head. Quite often one flank of the fiire ;s paralleled with a natural barrier, such as a lake, stream, road, or fuels in which the fire will not soread rapidly. In this case on[y_~n__§,....{\ank would need to be worked or have a control line, and the other flank, along the natural barrier, would only have to be watched so !hat no fire will cross. 1 HONOURARY FIRE WARDENS Key personnel in the woods each year are appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Department of Lands and Forests and this Honourary position is a very important one, particularly in the prevention of fires. Honourary Fire Wardens who notice any person violating the safety measures which are supposed to be taken in any area, should warn that person immediately and if the results are not satisfactory, strict action should be taken. In addition, such regulations as: fllE GE EXTREME HIGH MEDIUM LOW NIL ( 1} No lunch f, res in the bush; E CAIEf (2) No smoking while walking or working in the bush; (3) No smoking of tailor-made .cigarettes; (4) No matches, use a safety lighter; A Fire Danger Sign should be in every camp. are aimed at the prevention of fires. - ~ A" 1 n.& l\l r C �.,; LOG BOOK PAGE 4 The Direct Method The Direct Method As the '1ame implies, this involves direct action on the fire itself. It consists of digging out every spark of fire along the edge of the burn . This may be done by scraping in. shoveling in, or digging out and throwing in the burning embers along the edge. In this case the fire Ii ne becomes the edge of the fire . In doing this it is necessary to dig down to mineral soil. The result is a U-shaped trench with a clean cut on the outside from which all embers have been removed. There should not be a single charred root or leaf on the outside of the fire line. To make sure that no sparks are left, the edge of the line should be felt with the hand . This is known as "feeling for fire" or "cold trailing." METHOD / I The Indirect Method Try This Out Do you know what a TE\VT is? This method is used only when other methods have failed. It consists of back-firing from a natural firebreak (road, stream, etc .) or a line condangerous in the hands of an unskilled or care·,,--.. dangerols in the hands of an unskilled or care...,'\ less person. Use them only when other methods ~- fail and only from a well-prepared line or a good r.atural barrier. In Army language it is a TACTICAL EXERCISE WITHOUT TROOPS! In the Army, when the troops were busy training (i.e. cutters busy cutting, maintenance men working, etc.) or resting (Sunday) o group of key personnel, to increase their tactical knowledge and to study methods of ATTACK, etc., would have a theoretical military problem to work out. This was done in two or three ways: (i) using a map or aerial photograph. (i1J a sand table or blackboard. (iii) on the ground In this way Canadian leaders were able to learn about the tactics of war while the men were training. Applying this to the woods industry, while the operation is going on key men should take time to test themselves and their assistants take a map or better still an aerial photograph of a camp area. Mark "X" as the place a fire might start. Then think out and discuss with your kev fire fighting men the actions each would take. When your assistants get their pumps on the fire (in theory) and all set - have the wind change. In addition to being instructive and good training such TEWTS are fun too. TRY THIS OUT ON YOUR KEY MEN! IT'LL PAY DIVIDENDS -- ;f~•ORly you can PREVEIT FOREST FIRES: PREVENT FOREST Fl RES You have seen how fires are fought Woods operators in Northwestern Ontario have over $400,000 of equipment on hand which is for fire suppression use exclusively. In addition, operators have avai Iable for f i r e f i g h t i n g purposes blankets, tents, cooking equipment, axes, shovels, trucks, boats, radio-telephone equipment and other equipment carried on logging operations. Thousands of dollars (in 1950 $73,000 00) are spent annually on special Fire Prevention work alone. WE ARE PREPARED BUT LET S PREVENT FIRES. 1 But Remember -Such effort is costly. Every fire that is stopped before it starts is time and money save~ nd timber for the future. :::::, The assistance of the Wisconsin Conservation Department and their booklet "Handbook For Fighting Forest Fi res" and the constructive criticism of officers of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and local industry members is very much appreciated. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1951firebookLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Firebook 1951 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Firebook 1951. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d9e039a38ed07d40d56833da262505dd.pdf 1f1c87ecb218902c52793feeef29bd4d PDF Text Text he 1952 Forest Fire S~ e! WE HAVE A JOB Our Task: (1) (2) (3) (4) nt of Lands and Forests is charged with ·tity of preventing, detecting and suppfires on all Crown Lands. Each woods an annual fire tax to the Department Forests but, in addition, has two added e Forest Fires Prevention Act, and we want to keep our forests green e forever and this industry in which 1 operation forever. have plenty of fire equipment, tools n hand to put out fires. Fire suppt on hand in woods operations in Northwestern On ta r i o is valued far in excess of $650,000.00. Supervisory personnel must ensure that this equipment is in good shape at all times and is READY for immediate use. Each District of Lands and Forests has a District Fire Plan and likewise each company and camp area should have a fire plan. Such plans should notified to all concerned. YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR PLAN organize all employees into fire crews and train them READY FOR ACTION. NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODS WORKERS! A FIRE FIGHTING PLAN FOR EACH AREA! EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED INTO FIRE CREWS - TRAINED AND READY! QUICK ACTION TO PUT OUT FIRES! This leaflet is circulated to key personnel in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario to remind all concerned that the prevention, detection and suppression of forest fires is a prime responsibility. ro AoH.C. Ca rson, fa rat h on Pa per ~ ills, Ca ra.mat, Ont. �LOG BOOK Here's Last Year's Seore ! LET'S PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE The fire prevention and suppression activities of woods operators in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests has paid handsome dividends by fewer fires being started by woods employees and by a smaller acreage being burnt by those fires in the vicinity of woods operations. Quick suppressive action by organized crews has proven the answer many times Out of 897 forest fires in Ontario last year, 38 were attributed to woods operations and/or employees. Let's look at the fires caused by woods operations and/or employees in 195 l: SURFACE FIRES Surface fires are those which run over t he surface of the ground, feeding in the to::> layer of dry, loose litter, grass, needles, weeds small bushes, and the outer surface of logs: etc. They usually are intensely hot and spread rapidly with a fairly large volume of flam es. Fires in second growth aspen, grass types, old burns, fern types, etc . are typical. WOODSWORKERS SMOKING. SIGNAL FIRE BY LOST EMPLOYEE. SPARK FROM ALLIGATOR OR CIGARETTE FROM ONE OF ALLIGATOR CREW. OVER-HEATED STOVE (One in Bath House.) HOT ASHES FROM COOK STOVE IN GARBAGE. PORTABLE MILL SAWDUST AND DEBRIS PILES. TRUCK BACK-FIRE (Broken Muffler.> SPARKS FROM .COOKERY. GAS ENGINE EXHAUST. UNAUTHORIZED LUNCH FIRE. .lir flNGER> ,{('It i0 ~ RIVER DRIVE LUNCH FIRE. BURNING MILL. CAMP BURNED. SHACKERS CABIN BURNED. CHILDREN OF WOODS WORKERS PLAYING WITH MATCHES. BRUSH BURNING AROUND A CAMP SITE. Of these 38 fires last year 18, or one half, were caused by woodsworkers smoking. If we cut out this one cause, we will be doing a lot. You can see from the above that a few of the thousands of woodsworkers in the woods last year were responsible for starting 38 fires. A few careless people were responsible. Don't you be one this year. PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE ! 1>~ \ -y~ CHECK YOUR PLAN FOR FIGHTI AREA AND REMEMBER TO TAK THE FOLLOWING FA (a) ----o,---- (b} SAFETY SPARK ARRESTERS IMPORTANT ON ALL CAMP BUILDINGS One type of Safety Spark Arrester that 1s recommended is THE NYLUND SPARK ARRESTER which is the invention of Neil Nylund, Fire Ranger for the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Beardmore, Ontario The Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section, awarded Mr. Nylund their annual prize for the best suggestion submitted in 1951. The Nylund Arrester can be made by any tinsmith and the original cost is a little more that the screen type arrester; but its life should be many times longer and its effectiveness much greater. A plan of the Nylund Spark Arrester may be obtained from the Editor of this booklet upon request. V ~ Major causes of fir£S in area. Past occurrence of fire!; . - locati ot day, etc. (c) Forest type - kinds, density. (d) Topography - flat, rolling, steep (e) Accessibility - how to get to a able, etc. (f) Visibility. (g) Meteorological factors "' t humidity, deepness of foreS , activity, length of fire season, th Lands and Forests Fire Wea sideration these factors.> {h) Fire control equipment in are (i) t-,lurnber of rnen available, �LOG BOOK HONOURARY FIRE WARDENS classes Cr This sticker is to be placed on the wind-shield of a car or truck. Many fires are started by cigafette! th rown from vehicles, and this w_ill serve not only to remind the driver, but also the passenger to of tn BE CAREFUL 1ype DETACH HERE spreads mrb\Jgh the tops- of trees-~-; -;.;pid rate. Dense coniferous stands of timber lend themselves readily to this type of fire. Parts of a Fire HEAD OF THE FIRE - This is that part of the fire that is spreading most rapidly. With level terrain this is the lee, side or the side in which direction the wind is blowinq. Fires burn more rapidly up hill tha,, they do on the level or down hill, and thus the up hill side is frequentiy the head of the fire. REAR OF THE FIRE - On level terrain with a wind this ward side or the side from which blowing. Where the fire is burning slope, it is usually the side at the slooe. Key personnel in the woods each year are appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Department of Lands and Forests and this honourary position has important responsibilities, particularly in the prevention of fires. Honourary fire wardens are appointed by the Minster of Lands and Forests and through the District Foresters they receive a badge and card of authority and instructions re their duties and responsibilities. While woods industry personnel appointed as Honourary Fire Wardens are primarily responsible in assisting operators and the Department in preventing fires from being started by woods employees, their authority covers all citizens and visitors to operating areas such as fishermen, campers, tourists, etc. These visitors should be checked closely by the Honourary Fire Wardens. When meeting citizens visiting in the woods, they should be told of the woodsworkers' rules and asked to comply with same. Honourary Fire Wardens have a big job to do ! Do it well, and help in this crusade to Prevent Fires. DID YOU KNOW? is 1he windthe wind is on a steep base of the FLANKS OF A FIRE - The flanks of a fire are the sides connecting the rear and the head of the fire. f lNGERS OF A FIRE - Generally the forest fire fuels are not uniorm; there are patches of slash, small ribbons of eadow or grass, open ridge tops, patches of nse conifers, and other fuel types may all be t~rm inqled. Fires spread more rapidly in some ,s than others. There are often short steep Des and fires will run up these more rapidly n they will run on level terrain. Whirl winds, or a shift in wind direction Y temporarily change the direction in which fire wi II burn. Any or a II of these factors t rib ute to the irregular shape or cause fingers. Woods operators in Northwestern Ontario have on hand well over $650,000.00 of fire fighting equipment to be used exclusively for that purpose. In addition operators have available blankets, tents, cooking uten,;iJ.s... axes, shovels, trucks, bulldozers, boats, radio telephone and other equipment carried on logging operations which rates top priority in time of fire suppression. Camp Operators Make a critical inspection of the fire equipment ,n your camp Any sloppy hose roles? Any defective equipment mixed with working equipment? Any dirty pumps? Remember, a few minutes delay easily means the difference between a $50.00 fire or a $50,000.00 fire. Good equipment is supplied. YOU be sure and have it ready for immediate use. RULES Use a lighter. ade cigarettes or free burning walking or working. OURSELVES _ _ and do take full credit for e vention and Suppression effrget that the weather for the been one of the main reasn, ber of fires and the small in cycles just the same as th e chances are that this T, DRY one. Let's not fool Let's prepare ! E E EXTREME HIGH MEDIUM LOW NIL IE CAl~Ef A FIRE DANGER SIGN SHOULD BE IN EVERY CAMP Arrange with the nearest Dept. of Lands and Forests Station to give you the Fire Weather Forecast DAILY. �LOG BOOK Forest Fire Fighting The most important thinq to remember is that a small fire is easily put out by l to 5 .nen, and that it is necessary t ~et to the fire immediate!y after it starts if it is to be put out while it is small. The drier the forest fire fuels, the higher h warmer the day, and the lower the relative humidity, the more importa nt it is to qet there quickly since 1t is under fire spreads most rapidly and becomes a large fire in a short time . Larqe fires may require several hundred men and take several days to control and mop u'.) . The suppression of a forest fire can be divided info two separate operations, namely ( 1) the controlling moppinq up and patrol operations which involve the completion of the suppression iob . The reader must remembe r th are only general rules, that every fi ferent and tke primary considerati check the rate of spread as quickly as and then to methodically and syst mop it up and patrol it. GENERAL PLAN OF ATTA ( 1) Attack the "head" of and rhOD its advance. (2) If the front of "head" is hot for direct attack, atta c flank or sides and pinch in front. When the advance is ch surround it and exti nguis fires around the fire lin (3) CONTROLLING OR CHECKING THE SPREAD OF A FOREST FIRE The first thinq to do upon reaching a fire is to carefully review the situa ti on and determine where the initial attack s with the objective in mind of stopping the spread of the fire as soon as oossible. There are three general ways of accom plishi hot spotting, hitting the head · of the fire, or hitting it on the flanks. Each of these three ways will be dicussed briefly . HOT SPOTTING - This is merely concentrating the initial attack upon those sectors of the edge of the fire that are bur and sectors where the fire, if not checked , is likely to get into heavy slash fuels, qrass meadows or other fuels where it will sp be hard to check. On a small fire, one man with a shovel, bough, wet gunny sack or other suitable tool can concentrate on of the fire, knock it ciown and temporarily check it; go on to the next one and do the same, and keep worl<irg around th e fir until reinforcements arrive or until the fire has burned itself out to a point of relative safety . He can then proceed to syst adequate fire control line around it and mop it up . This same procedure can often be employed quite successfully on larger men, each man working alone, or by work ing in small crews. HITTING THE HEAD OF THE FIRE - Where there is a wind blo winq and the fire is spreading rapidly in only one direc way to stop its spread is to hit the head of the fire . Making the decisio;1 of whether or not it is possible to control the head qreat importance. If it is attempted and it proves unsuccessful, a gr eat deal of time may be lost and men exhausted; on t control of the head is not attempted when it is possible, the fire will continue its rapid spread and soon become a large fi Several factors determine whether or not the fire shou1d be hit on the head . It is a decision that experienced fore st fir often find difficult to make . The type of fuel, ourning conditions, number of men, and kind of equipment available all m However, the general rule is to hit the head of the fire if there appears to be a chance of stopping it, even though this means the heat and smoke, since if the head can be controlled the crew can th en handle the rest of the fire and mop it up. HITTING THE FLANK OF THE FIRE If the head of the fire is too hot to work and the fire is spreading in one start control lines at the oase of the fire and work up along both sides or flanks, and pinch it out at the head . Quite ofte fire is paralleled with a natural bMrier, c;uch as a lake, stream, road, or fuels in which the fire will not spread rapidly. In flank would need to be worked or have a control line, and the other flank, along the natural barrier, would cnly have to no fire wiil cross . When travelling in a vehicle US.E THE ASH TRAY. USE OF EQUIPMENT Potential fire fighters and member can learn a lot from books, movies a there is no substitute for regular f equipment. BE SURE TO HAVE THE CORRECT NOZZLE TIPS WITH YOU. BRAZE THE TIPS TOGETHER AND YOU WILL HAVE THEM. Let's have NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODSWORKERS in 1952 ! i e ~ .. on PREY FOREST � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1952fireLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Firebook 1952 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Firebook 1952. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/3df2429eaacbbda16ea8e08b7bde88c7.pdf 78e140f4e0ad9a74c1f964571e107c56 PDF Text Text . ~ } ·\i --G.L . .. . NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION I ' lDD BDD11 1955 SPECIAL PREY-FIRE ISSUE The 1955 Forest Fire Season Is Here! The Department of Lands and Forests is charged with the responsibility of preventing, detecting and suppressing forest fires on Crown lands. EACH woods operator pays an annual fire tax to the Department of Lands and Forests for this service. Northwestern Ontario operators paid over $512,000 in 195 , eraton--have ·addition-a responsibilities ( 1) Under the Forest Fires Prevention Act, and, (2) because w ductive forever and this industry, in which we work in operation forever. want to kefi lia r PREVE A Personal Letter To You If YOU are a supervisor (if your name is on this LOG BOOK you are) then YOU have the additional responsibility of being a LEADER. YOU must see that the Forest Fire Safety Rules are obeyed and also must assist in the organization and training of fire crews. This personal letter is an appeal to YOU to live up to YOUR responsi bi Ii ti es. The woods industry has a good record but i't can be bettered and action by you will help. A concerted effort by all supervisors will result in the achievement of our Association's aims printed below. Yours truly, Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators' Association, Forest Protection Committee, (F. S. Hick; T. S. Jones; G. R. Sonley; D. R. Stevens; R. S. Young.) .lei'i o#aue ,-.en j u(dJpro- ivisiora Make Each year for the period Apri I 1st to October 31st every person working in the woods industry has an additional responsibility. The woods worker must obey the "Forest Fi re Safety Rules" and prevent forest fires starting and he must also be ready to take his place in a fire crew to put out fires sitarted by some other person or agency or by lightning. f.id aW ilaMt.nad a 1 Ensur faer.O.t#N' THE FORE ,. ,_.IIM'P!IJllllll~.-.M!II!- - - - -- -~ Be fire safety conscious at all times. In 1954 woods operators in Northwestern Ontario spent over $80,000 on fire prevention activities. Make sure this / money is spent well. DO YOUR PART. DETECT Ensure that all employees report all fires AT ONCE. Ensure that communications are established with the nearest Department of Lands and Forests station. Report ALL Fl RES to the nearest Department of ~ands and Forests station, including lightning st7ikes 1n your area. SUPPRESS In 1954 the approximate replacement value fire equipment on hand was $513,000. T ment is costly to replace. Ensure that it !J condition and ready for IMMEDIATE US With this equipment in camp it follow should be men who know how to use it with the Department of Lands and Fore ize camp fire crews both pump a crews. Organize and practise. Repetition feet. No fires started by woods workers. fJ;rA fighting plan for each area . 7 .,edfrricrews -;----~.P.ed and q,,... I!' ..:"" to extinguish fires. ..., .....trtl#OIIIAIJO rrt111•4111.&ra-• -~ 7 L ,•, ' �LOG We Can Do It ,, J ( One of our Association 1 s aims is NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODS WORKERS Can this aim be achieved ? Let's look at the record for the years 1951, '52 1 '53 and '54. Thore were 41 fires attributed to LOGGING OPERATIONS out of a total number of 1289. Less than 3 per cent with thousands of men·~ in the woods each -year. A good record YES BUT _.,l_o ok at the fires caused by LOGGING OPERATIONS 19 by careless smokers 9 by burning sawdust piles 5 by faulty vehicle exhausts 2 by lunch fires •• l by overheated stove in bath house ·-,.:- .. .. l by ashes from cook stove being Pl.It . rn •!- garbage l by camp construction crew stove . ..... r •,.,:1 by brush being burned around camp site . -. . l by faulty power saw l by lost cutter lighting signal fire. Al I of these could have been PREVENTED ! Started by CARELESSNESS ? By not obeying simple rules? Of course - Let YOU and I do our jobs as supervisors check, check and re-check. We can achieve our aim of NO FIRES STARTED BY WOODS WORKERS ' The Power Saw -- A Fire Hazard? Power saws are here to stay. The number in use is increasing rapidly. Here are suggested rules: l. A fire extir.guisher of designated type to be kept within 50 feet of the saw at all times. Refuel saw on spot cleared to bare ground-e.g. skiddir'!g 1rai ls. 3. t-'ermit hot saws to cool 2 or 3 minutes before refuelling. 4. Avoid spilling gas; use a funnel or can with safety pouring spout. 5. Do not smoke when refuel I ing. 6. Do not start saw within 10 feet of refuelling place. 7 Do not leave saw idling when unattended. Set hot saw on log, stump, or bare ground. Not in ':iry durf or slash. 9. ~ep saw clean of sawdust and inflammable mate ri a I. 10. Clean carJOn from muffler and cylinder ports at least once a week. 11. Check saw every morning for defective wiring, leaking gas, and general repair. Saws must be checked periodically by supervisory staff and defective saws must be banned until brought up to st dard. With constant and intelligent supervision, the power saw fire hazard can be NIL. ermits rea of the Province of Ontario is now a 1 rea Any 1erson who will be taking an > canoe trip or anyone who ')Se of travelling in the bush "'quire a Travel Permit. 11its have a Travel Per- BOOK Honourary Fire Wardens i Key personnel in the woods industry each year are appointed Honourary Fire Wardens by the Department of Lands and Forests and this honourary position has important responsibilities, particularly in the prevention of fires. Honourary Fi re Wardens are appointed by the Minister of Lands and Forests and through the District Foresters they receive a badge and card of authority and instructions regarding their duties and responsibilities. Congratulations to all in the woods industry who have been ·appointed Hon,ourary Fire Wardens. You have a big job tq do. Do it well and help in this crusade to PREVENT- FOREST FIRES. Foresr .Fire Prevention Aid·s ASH "US E. 'YOUR TRAY" transfers, Smokey Bear Blotter·~-, .. sta.mps and l?u ttons, Maple Leaf "Prevent Forest . . Fires" transfers and various posters are available from • ·· .the ·· liclitor 6f ·•the··LoG BOOK, 3 Tomlinson Block, Port Ahhi.u:1 Ontario. Write and ask for a sample of the material s·,-9vai Iable. Be sure an~ 'review the posters available from the Department of Lands and Forests. Order a supply of those which apply to your operations, especially the Forest Fire Safety Rules poster. Special Poster A special poster will be distributed to camps in Northwestern Ontario by this Association. This special poster will give information on: Type of fire Organization of Fi re Crews ForeSJt Fi re Fighting. Movies 11 Fighting Forest Fires in Northwestern Ontario 11 11 Fighting Forest Fires With Hand Tools 11 and 11 Fighting Forest Fires With Power Pumps11 are avai Iable on request from the Editor of the LOG eooK. HIGH '· MEDIUM LOW NIL IE C IEf Arrange with the nearest Department of Lan Forests station to give you the Fire Weathe: Forecast DAILY. t I �LOG BOOK Detecting and Reporting a Fire You may be the one to see a fire first or be at the nearest phone when someone rushes in. If this happens YOU should - "Barber-Pole" Marker Recommended for Fire Cache Know the company procedure for reporting so that your company o.fficials and the Department of Lands and Forests know about the fire FAST. Give the following information: Proper location How b~g the fire is How fast the fire is b r • Action being taken at Further action to be ta Is help needed? Have You Checked Fire Fighting Plan? ~J o ur c .-(~ ' 111tltion 0 r 0~ ~ o e,ot9· ~o~ at•" CHECK YOUR PLAN FOR FIGHTING AREA AND REMEMBER TO TAKE IN THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: (a) ~- ... Major causes of fires in area. Past occurrence of fires location, seasonal period, time of day, etc. Forest type - kinds, density. Topography - flat, rolling, steepness of slopes, etc. Accessibility - how to get to a fire; transportation avai Iable; etc. Visibility. Meteorological factors - wind, temperature, relative humidity, depth of forest, precipitation, thunder-storm activity, length of fire season, etc. (The Department of Lands and Forests fire weather forecast takes into consideration these factors). fire control equipment in the area. Number of men available. (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) FIRE CACHE IN WOODS AREA Last year the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Patricia Division, adopted a "BarberPole" marker for ,their fire caches. Portable stands which can be lifted by two men and easily placed on a ½ton truck were constructed. A stand holds enougl tools for a 12-man crew and includes 5 pack-pum 4 shovels, 3 grub-hoes or mattocks, 3 double-bi tJ axes and l single-bitted axe. These caches are ke_f{_ cutting areas and, as the cutting operation progress'es, the stands are moved so as to be ready for immediate action in the area where the men are working. The Forest Protection Committee of Northwe5t11 11 ern Ontario recommends that the Barber-Pole be adopted as a standard method for marking in the woods of Northwestern Ontario. Fire Course for. Supervisory Personnel The Department of Lands and Forests in co-operait ion with the woods industry in Ontario wi 11 hold two forest fire courses this summer. The first course will be held in the Great Lakes Paper Company Martin Depot Camp west of Port Arthur, July 11th to 15th, 1955. The second course will be held at the Dorset Ranger School, July 18th to 22nd, 1955. To affect standardizaltion in training methods, the sal;Y'l" • uctors will teach both courses J r,-~ .ay Training Program .ake arrangements with yo1.,, '1/11'.~trict Forester 'llist the services of the Department of Lands orests Fire Specialists in your company training UNLOADING �I / LOG Forest Conservation Week-May 23rd to 28th BOOK Care of Fire Suppression Equipment Sponsored by the Canadia~ Forestry ~ssociation, National Conservation Week will be held in Canada during the week May 23rd - 28th. How about YOU doi!'\Q._something to help Forest Conservation during .thix ,.period ?°'•, You can talk-up Forest Fire Prevention. There are many organizalio ris -~~ ·:;.· ·w hich will be very glad to have a speaker add'tei s them. Service clubs, Schools, Sporting wganizatioris, etc. wi'!I welcome a speaker during this week to remind their memb!:!rs of the need for Forest · Fire prexention. YOU can bring Forest Conservation .cJqs~r. it:a. home ~and do something in your own commun•ty- Uricluding ·the .wonien ·and children) so that everybody who w_orks in ~he woods industry realizes what Forest Conservation Week is for and is again reminded ·to be careful. Cases of arriving at fires with pieces of essential equipment missing or not in working order happen. Responsibility for this equipment should be detailed and the training given to fire crews should emphasize the care and maintenance of this costly equipment BEFORE and AFTER every fire. BE SURE TO HAVE THE CORRECT NOZZLE TIPS WITH YOU. BRAZE THE TIPS TOGETHER AND YOU WILL HAVE THEM. 1park Arrestors Necessary All camp buildings or operations in fire areas must be provided with approved Safety Spark Arrestors. The Nylund Spark Arrestor is an approved Spark Arrestor. Details of this Spark Arrestor may be obtained from the Editor of the LOG BOOK. BE PREPARED!!! j {~ I , ,o ~~ I PJ <> -- ./ I ' --~ .,..,........... _ .-<.,.-..,.,, --- -"'· ,,,..,. •• ~ ,, ~ "~ ~ Potential fire fighters and me■- · bers of fire crews can learn a lot Irom books, movies and lectures but there is no substitute Ior regular field drills using equipment. PRACTICE YOUR CREWS! 4 - -0---· ,\."'~ lf- ~ driver. When you ')~"'ray. Never throw •• aigars out of car -.ts green. 7DAYLOAN I I - - ~. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1955firebookLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Firebook 1955 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Firebook 1955. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6e11ffae1c27aa65248e6fb15b6ab491.pdf 11139b775e8028a965d88be82e20f65f PDF Text Text REGIQ'\JAL ,~I otJ ·NF1 RETU R f'J TO FORESTPt I-BRAR ~/oods Division Marathon Corp. of Canada Ltd. �PAGE 2 JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK -·-... .......... , - "\ -- SERVING THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Representing= WRIGHTS' CANADIAN ROPES LIMITED PRENCO (AEROQUIP HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WITH REUSABLE COUPLINGS INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED DROTT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LOMBARD GOVERNOR CORPORATION W. D. BEATH & SON LIMITED CANADIAN MIXERMOBILE COMPANY LIMITED NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS LIMITED THE FRANK G. HOUGH CO. CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION READY POWER COMPANY DOMINION HOIST & SHOVEL COMPANY LIMITED JEFFREY MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED J. D. ADAMS LIMITED PACIFIC CAR AND FOUNDRY CO. JIFFY HYDRAULIC LUBRICATORS We specialize in shop overhauls. It is more economical for the customer than doing their own repairs. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD: LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL & MiNING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 91 S MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �JANUARY 1949 PAGE 3 LOG BOOK THUNDER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIA .P11,euJeut' It has proved by the members of the Op n to continue the "Log Book". It is gra now that that our magazine is serving a useful purpose. We would like to repeat that if readers or members at any time have ideas or suggestions which they think would add to the betterment and improvement of the logging industry the management would be more than pleased to have them. As we enter the new year of 1949 there are signs that the timber industry is entering a new phase. The insatiable demand of the past 7 or 8 years seems to have reached and end. lt is hoped in the interest of all concerned that this will prove to be only a period of "leveling-off" and that the great volume of timber produced in this area will maintain a comparatively high level. In order to do our bit towards retaining a high level of production and demand we must all become )°st co,_nscious. We must place ourse•lves in a position ,o compete with any other wood producing area. For this year then the watchword shtJuld be 11 11 1 "economy • Our target' should be a continuance of the. present policy of increasing the general standards and conditions in the woods, of developig better and more efficient ,:neons of handling wood, of eliminating n·eedless waste and inefficiency, with the end result of producing wood or wood products at a price which can meet competition from any source. It wi II behoove us all from the apprentice on up to the man11 11 ager to keep economy in the forefront and there can be no doubt that we will then reach our target. 1 H. H. ' Bert'' Styffe SUPPORT GIVEN TO THE FORESTRY COURSE, LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE At the annual meeting of the Thunder Bay Tim1 ber Operators Association, the following were appointed to the advisory committee to the forestry course, Lakehead Technical Institute: Messrs .... P. -Y. Lemay D. A. Clark J. H. Merrill H. L. Moffatt F. L. Stevens Bursaries amounting to $200.00 will be given the advisory committee and summer employment for -"-he students was arranged. COVER PICTURE Buck-Sawing Contest at Abitibi Camp. Buck-Sawing Contest February l st and 2nd will see the first Northwestern Ontario Championship Buck-Sawer declared. Camp competitions have been held and considerable interest has been shown in the camps both by the contestants and the spectators . . Such contests and other sports should be a regul ar occurence in the camps. It just takes a little iniative to get sports started. Sporting competitions will help relieve the monotony of camp iife. Employees should 11 be urged to "help themselves in this regard. Companies gave sweaters or other prizes to the Camp Champions and Company Champions won the trip to the Winter Carnival with all expenses paid . The Grand Champion will win: ( 1) Trip to Montreal to represent the Winter Carnival at the Buck-Sawing Contest March 25th, 26th, 1949 (2) Gold Medal (3) $25.00. Cash Other prizes are: 2nd. prize (1) Silver Medol, (2) $25.00 cash. 3rd. prize ( 1) Bronze Medal (2) $15.00 cash. 4th. prize ( l) Consolation $10.00 cash. Contestants with the Best Beard - $10.00 GENERAL RULES (a) Contestants must have their own buck-saw. (b) A uniform frozen green peeled spruce bolt of approximately i O'' diameter is to be used for bucksawing contests. (c) The bolt will be held firmly in a saw-horse and the saw bolt position will be used for all contest11 ants. The bolt wi 11 be l 8 above the platform and grouna. (d) One try at the log is all that can be permitted. (This may be increased to two, depending on the number of entrants.) Poor starts wi 11 not be tolerated as a reason for a new start. (e) Excessive knots or foreign material in the cut may be cause to have a recut made by the contestants. (g) Breaking equipment during the cut will disqualify that cut, but the contestant may try another cut. COMMUNITY CHEST TIMBER CAMP CANVASS A SUCCESS Men in the Timber Camps donated generously to the Community Chest drive. The Port Arthur Community Chest reports final donations as follows Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union Local 2786 $ 50.00 Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited 787.45 Alexander-Clark Timber Company, Limited 168.50 Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited l 09 .00 Hammermill Paper Company 269.70 Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited 532.50 Northern Forest Products Limited ' 135.00 Newaygo Timber Company, Limited 204.50 Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Limited 221.50 North Star Timber Company, Limited 39.00 Ontario Paper Company, Limited 863.55 Oscar Stvffe Limitea 195.50 Total $3,576.20 Officials of the Chest appreciate very much the support and the work done by roremen, clerks and other personnel in collecting the donations. 1 �PAGE 4 JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK Why Not Continue Classes ? by E. V. ROSS 11 This is my arm, that is your nose," have been the pass words to many classrooms in bunk-houses, vans and railway cars during the last two years. Progress has been good. The majority of the newcomers to Canada have mastered a knowledge of Basic English and have begun to know Canada and the responsibilities of citizenship. Most of the newcomers have taken at least one 1 "vacation tour ' for a preliminary look at Canada. Many plans are in the development stage. Capital acquired in the bush is being used for professional study by immigrant doctors, lawyers, engineers, and teachers. Farms are being purchased, homes constructed, businesses established. Our newcomers are quickly becoming Canadians-and are a credit to Canada. One significant discovery relative to the programme of studies in English and Citizenship has been the "uncovering" of teacher talent. Clerks and foremen have provided their help. "Why not continue classes ?n With some change in subject matter, classes could be set up for oldtimer ond newcomer alike. Books, film strips, and other aids are available for guided study. Wherever a group of at least l O men show interest and an instructor is available classes can operate. Any camp interested in setting up classes may apply to E. V. Ross, District Representative, Community Programmes, Department of Education, 400 Catherine Street, Fort William, for advice and assistance. An ideal location of Slasher at Mardhon, Stevens mechanical operation. It doesn't happen very often. ALL YEAR PRODUCTION The Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping, Limited Mission Sawmill switched from pond logs to the deck November 26th, 1948 to be exact at 7.a.m. The first logs used were those decked last July and being quite dry the boys in the Sawmill somewhat resembled the "DUSTY MILLER" (floun. The logs are loaded by a crane which picks up with a "clam" l O to 15 logs and lowers them to sleigh. When the sleigh is loaded-about l 00 logs-, it is hauled by tractor to the unloading platform at the Sawmill.'' "The Nioigon'' TIMBER CULLERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING - APRIL 18, 1949 PRESENT OFFICERS OF THE TIMBER CULLERS ASSOCIATION ARE - PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT VICE-PRES! DENT SECRETARY EXECUTIVE ls!;ue Vol. No. 53 THE NEW HORNET POWER SA Les Murphy W. H. Jarvis W. J. Hughes J. R. Denley Gil Lalonde Marshall Godfrey Dave Ailen Sam Cowan Jack Horn James Peden THE NEW HORNET MODEL DJ WITH l 6-INCH CUTTING LENGTH.* INDEX NUMBERS OF WAGE RATES SHOWS LOGGING INDUSTRY HAS LARGEST INCREASE A bookelt "Wage Rates and Hours of Labour in Canada, 194?" published by the Dominion Department of Labour, shows the index numbers of wage rates for certain main groups of industries in Canada in 1947 as follows. 1939 index rate for all industries 100. 195. l Logging 166.7 Coal Mining 157.7 Metal Mining Manufacturing 183.3 155.0 • Qonstruction Water Transportation 183.8 Steam Rairways 142.3 Electric Railways 162.3 Laundries 170.5 Telephones 132.2 General Average 173.7 Engineered and designed by men who know power s;:.. ws, this new model combio P• top performance, light weir dependability and ease ot o per- ation. Powerful, smooth, fast cutting and rugged enough to meet toughest requirements. Light weight assures freedom of movement and cuts work fatigue. See a demonstration or write for full details. *Also available in 20", 24" and 30" lengths. Designed, engineered and manufactured by: HORNET INDUSTRIES GUELPH LIMITED ONTARIO Distributed by: Vietor Ames & Co. Ltd. (G. McCormack, Branch Manager.> 111 S. ALGOMA ST PORT �JANUARY 1949 - - - - - - - - - - - -- Piet Vooges - MANAGER LOG BOOK Eric Cordrey - PA GE S SERVICE Jim Murphy - PARTS Our Port Arthur Branch Was Established to Provide You With the Quickest Possible Service Cummins Diesels Sheppard Diesels - Enterprise Diesels Steeleraft Tugs Russel Engines BARGES, WORK BOATS, ETC . • RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. & RUSSEL BROS. LTD. 235 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR, PHONE N. 1592 �PAGE 6 JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK FROST BITE Visit Sawmills In Finland and Sweden The Army has issued good advice on the prevention and treatment of frost-bite. Here are some tips.To avoid frost-bite do not use grease or cream on the skin as it actually aids freezing. This fortunah-;ly does not apply to women's cosmetics. Wear mitts with pile on the back, or woollen ·mitts, that can be held against the face when intense ,cold strikes. If your nose is frozen the best way to thaw it out is to hold the pile or wool mitt over the nose and mouth and breath into the mitt. As for other frost-bite treatment, do not use •snow, oil, or. grease, and do not rub or message the frozen part, even if tbese old-time cures come to mind. In case of severe frost-bite, get out of the cold immediately and heat up the rest of the body. Then elevate the frozen portion and thaw out very slowly Avoid pressure of any kind on the frozen portion. After that, it's up to a doctor to prescribe further treatment. Harry Hogeweide, Mel Bryan and Art Swanson have returned from an extensive tour of sawmi 11 ing industries in Finland and Sweden. They are full of admiration for the feeling of co-operation between management and labour in the countries visited, and have brought back reports of the many ways in whicfthis is shown-a workman's intense sense of respon-sibility for the machines he works with, his care of these same machines with resulting small loss of time, the scrupulous way in which each workman does his share to keep the plant and rest rooms as clean os possible and how careful each man is to make sure nothing is wasted, not , even the smallest piece of lumber. In short, the company's interest is the workman's interest and vice-versa. Judge: "Divorce Case"-"So, I've decided TO gove your wife fifty bucks a month." Scaler: -"Thanks a lot judge, 1-- 11 try and slip her the odd buck or so myself." ONE TREE CAN MAKE A MILLION MATCHES, ONE MATCH CAN DESTROY A MILLION TREES! "Nipigon" Vol l Issue 52 .-·.1i . 1'1:;.l JROMPTON SAFETY SLOGAN The October 1948 issue of the Brampton Broadcaster announced an "Accident Prevention Slogan Contest." The winners of the contest a re: S. Moire Forsythe, Clerk Camp 52-Prize $5.00 "PRACTICE PRECAUTION SPARE THAT COFFl·Ki." L. Robinson, Tallyman, Camp 17-Prize $2.00 "BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR AXE REMEMBER MISSING THAT TREE MAY COST YOU A KNEE." • WRITE - WIRE or PHONE YOUR ORDER DISPATCHED THE SAME DAY RECEIVED Super Fast Serviee on Genuine FORD PARTS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED FORD-MONARCH DEALER IN THUNDER BAY DISTRICT �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1949 PAGE 7 By Ed Nofziger BEAVER' Ensure That The Stamp-Hammer Is Used The Pulpwood Salvage Association, 1948 anriual report shows that the percentage of unstamped sticks ot pulpwood and logs is still too high. Of the wood salvaged in 1948, the percentage stamped was: 1 4 foot wood 39 % 8 foot wood 65 o/o l 6 foot wood 56 'Yo Logs 7 4 1/o While there is no doubt that some• hammermarks wear off, particularly when the wood is beached it is f~lt that a careful check should be made by al I supervisory personnel to ensure that the stamping is done in the first instance. The Marathon Paper Mills of Canada, Limited, have been issued a patent by the Commissioner of Patents, Ottawa, to use an "orange paint smear" as their official mark. In addition to or instead of the paint smear, the Maratthon Paper Mills of Canada Limited may_ use their reg ~stered stamp "Gen". ' 1 JANUARY 19TH HA_PPY DAY FOR NIPIGON AND DISTRIC1' The Red Cross Hospltal at Nip:gon opened on January 19th. The residents of Nipigon and District deserved great credit for their part in this enterprise. This hospital will also be of great assistance t6 the timber industry and will ensure that the sick and injured are cared for much sooner than was previously possible when Lakehead hospitals had to be used. ONE TREE CAN MAKE A MILLION MATCHES ONE MATCH CAN DESTROY A MILLION TREES! Increase SAVES TIME with your per-man production streamlined cutting ..... .... offered by this light, powerful, one-man power chain saw .. . ..... the • CUTS COSTS Mail Coupon or Call at Here . is a fully efficient tool, weighing only 35 lbs. with full fuel tank and 14'' cutter bar. Single cylinder, 2-cycle motor gives 4 H.P. <B.B.H.P. 2.5) for greater cutting efficiency. Improved cjutch and automatic recoil pullback starter assures easy operation. Tested under all conditions, the WOODBOSS has proven efficient in hard, soft, or frozen wood. P. M. Products (1947) Ltd. 278 BAY ST., PORT ARTHUR, ONT. I P. M. PRODUCTS (1947) LTD. (Dept. W17) 278 Bay St., I P. Please send Port Arthur, Ont. full information about the M. WOODBOSS r NAME ........................................................................... . • ADDRESS .................,........................................................ .. �PAGE 8 JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK Lakehead Region Silviculture Sub-Committee Camp Clerks In Abitibi W. C. Harrison. According to legend and woodsmen, the camp clerk must be a "Jack-of-all-trades". In addition to his regular duties of clerking he has always been considered the general go-between for the company and and the woods workers. Of necessity and perhaps unknowingly he is a personnel or labour relations man; he advises the woods worker financially; he must have knowledge of all the various supplies that a camp uses in a single year; he must know something about operating methods; it is his duty to keep close watch on inventories and to do many other jobs which are aln:-iost too numerous to list here. So all in all the camp clerk is a very busy man almost 24 hours per day. With this in mind and taking other things into consideration, Abitibi recentiy revised its Woods accounting system with a view t0wards reducing the daily and month-end routine work of the camp clerks. Now that this revision is almost a "fait accompli" the status of the camp clerk has been changed to the extent that he is presently classed as the Camp Bussiness Manager. The change-over of course was not abrupt. Careful planning was required especially insofar as the individual camp clerks were concerned, and in order that they would be properly prepared, it was felt that we could do no better than to develop a training program for them. Consequently, the camp clerks were g iven a course in J. I.T. (Job Instructor Training) based on the development of the Supervisory Training program of the company. As time goes on the clerks will be given other "J" courses with special emphasis being placed on J.R.T. (Job Relations Training). Training was also given in the application of the revised ac counting system. No training program can be consid-ered complete when the initial steps have been taken with the result that a follow-up program is being de·· veloped to suit the requirements of each division of the company The Camp Business Manager as the title implies has been allotted additional responsibilities now that there i5 iess time being spent on routine clerking, The co-operation that is required between the camp foreman, the camp business manager and the camp cook, the three most important key personnel in any camp organization, is of the utmost importance. With a manager tn charge of the busines affairs of the camp the remainder of the key personnel have more time to devote to the many supervisory duties that they require to perform. Mr. G. R. Sonley of the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited and Mr. J. H. Godden of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited were appointed members of the Siliviculture Committee of the Wocdlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Assocition to represent the Lakehead Region and to form a Lakehead Sub-Committee. A meeting of this Committee was held in Port Arthur in December and foresters of companies were present at the meeting. A questionnaire prepared by the Woodlands Section was answered and as a result of discussion the following recommendation was made "Si nee si lviculture is the application of the know· ledge of silvics in the treatment of a forest, and since very little factual knowledge of silvics of our Canadian species exi sts, it is recommended that research be instituted in this very important subject." Chief Instructor, School of Food Technology, The Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, Visits Bush Camps It is believed that the only school in Canada training cooks at this time is the school of Food Technology, The Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto. This School is under the Department of Education of Ontario. In order to acquaint Mrs. G. A. Dobson, the chief instructor with the conditions, labour , wages and problems of feeding in the camps, it was arranged that Mrs. Dobson visit camps in North Western Ontario. Between November l l th and November 15th, Mrs. Dobson visited approximately 35 camps i(l the Thunder Bay area on the invitation of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. Camps were visited in the Black Sturgeon area. of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited~ The Great Lakes Paper Co. and the Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited, also the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, camps at Beardmore, Ont. and the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada, Limited, camps at Stevens and Caramant. By the last official count of noses, in 194 l, there were 7,639 Eskimos in Canada-about as many people as there in Kenora, Ont.-Quick Canadian Facts ••• LUMBERMEN'S - CAMPER'S - HOUSEHOLD & MINER'S SUPPLIES See Our Large Stock of Hunting Supplies FOR Alt. YOUR HARDWARE - SHOP AT COCHRANE BARDW ARE Q (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR PHONE 200 ONTARIO �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1949 PLAN OF SWIVEL FLOUR PAGE 9 ' BARREL Most Lakes kitchens of tne Paper Company, Great Limited, ' Black Sturgeon Camps have a swivel flour barrel in use. This is a STEEL BAND 1-8)( ( time and labour saver and is very much appreciated by the cooks. Mr. J. A. Seller, Superintendent of the Block Sturgeon District is reported GENERAL VIEW BOTTOM VIEW SIDE VIEW Mr. J. A. Sellers, Superintendent in the Black Sturgeon area was responsible for the installation of the swivel flour barrel in the camps of the Great Lakes. Paper Company kitchens, Black Sturgeon Division. • to be the inventor and deserves congratulations for this idea. Safety Tips For Trucks And Passenger Cars Both foot brakes and emergency brakes shall be in good working condition . Vehicles must not operate with broken windows. Hei0dlights shall be in good operating· condition at all times A flashlight in good operating condition shall 1 Ibe kept in each truck or car. A vehicle must not be allowed to operate with a leak in the exhaust pipe. Horn must always be in good working order. No one shall ride on running boards or fenders. Workmen must not board or leave any moving truck or car Two fighting Irishmen were borught before a judge, who said; "Why don't you two settle thi•s case out of court?'· "Sure, that's what we were doin'," one of them answered, "and the police came and inter,f ored.' PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE HUMOR AT THE BUCK-SAWING CONTEST The cook insists on entering the contest using his usual stock in trade . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 I ROY GIBBON AGENCIES !/HJud,uaJ M~81Uf aHJ Suppli,e4 e DISSTON SAWS & KNIVES • MONARCH LEATHER BELTING • FORANO PULP MILL & SAW MILL EQUIPMENT e TRERICE THERMOMETERS, GUAGES AND TRAPS Your Enquiries are solicited PHONE N. 140 & Expert Advice obtained for your problems PORT ARTHUR 45A CUMBERLAND ST., S. �0 AGE 10 LOG BOOK "JOE BEAVER" By Ed JANUARY 1949 Nofziger \ lr.'Kl'=-~• SaJeit, ,) Noied. 'Il l : -ALWAYSI/ 8- 8E (i~ 11, TREE, SPARE THAT WOODSMAN - I c-~ARtFOC ~ IC . J( ij~ ' ~- "The factious title of this editorial was prompted by the fact that in 1947 there were 267 who were hurt while felling trees, three of them receiving fatal injuries." (Marathon Courier, October 1948) MENTAL ALERTNESS .. VITAL TO WOODS SAFETY "Yes, almost everything concerned with logging has changed or been modernized everything that is, but man's regard for his personal safety. He still - fal Is into unsafe working habits, that not only endanger his own life, but that of his fellow-workers." ·O-M Mandonian) (The ~ ....... BUSH SAFETY IS IMPERATIVE - ,,:- ·-.-. (The Great Lakes Paper Co., "Link" BROMPTON ACCIDENT PREVENTION CONTEST .... •:,, ~~,., ~ " Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture In November the men in Camp No. 28, Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited won a box of apples. This camp had the most man days worked and no accidents. A new contest for January is underway. (Brampton Broadcaster "A is for, Ah . . . Always-0 Company Safety Officers are continually preaching accident prevention and safety. All the safety material published, all the rules and regulations which can be created, all the safety devices that can be attached to machines, all tb~ guards that can be erected, and all the warning signs that can .be posted are useless, unless responsible individuals are interested in the task of eliminating and reducing accidents. (Responsible individuals definitely includes foremen and clerks.) Read the fellowing extracts from the CODE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS !N LOGGING OPERATIONS (Prepared and Published by the Quebec Pulp & Paper Safety Association Inc.) flRST AID MATERIAL - MAIN TRUCK ROADS -· First aid tainer, must be the operation. ments, drive or Main truck roads, all curves, crossings, bridges. etc., must be marked by road signs. material, kept in a good clean conon hand in all camps at the start of This includes contsruction, improvelogging camps. SKIDDING AND PILING While skidding, the skidder must walk on the inside of curves or behind the logs. When skidding across a slope, the skidder must walk on the slope above the log ROLLWAYS The front of the rollway must be blocked. A standing tree must never be used to brace the front of a rol lway. HAULING When using a jammer, it must be supported by at least two guy ropes. Binder chains must always be used when hauling logs. When necessary to uncouple sleighs o~ a hill, the sleighs must be blocked. Pulp hooks must always be placed with the point downward when hung on the sleigh post. All bridges must be protected on either side at least by stringers along the length of the flooring. Damaged road surfaces shal I be protected by red flags and, or, flares. During the hauling season, all hauling roads which cross a truck road shall be protected by red flags. When teiephone wires cross roads, a minimum of 15' clearance must be allowed TRUCK OR TRACTOR HAULING Men must not go between moving sleighs for coupling. When slings are used to unload sleighs, the men must stand clear of the load before the hoisting signal is given. Men must not ride on the loaded sleighs. Check your own operations. �JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 11 FOREST FIRES Last summer-and all those fires-is history now. Spring and next summer are a long way off, but, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SOME PLANNING FOR 1949 1. 2. 3. What preventive methods can be best used on your limits? Check your fire suppression plans. Line up your key men and give them training in organizing and directing fire tactics. BE PREPARED FOR 1949 - BY PLANNING NOW! Here's Some Items To Check NOW! Forest Fire Suppression Class Several years ago the mi II unions of the Spruce Falls Power & PapBr Company, Limited were instrumental. in producina the idea of a forest tire suppression cl.ass for the purpose of training a number of the mi 11 employees for the work in fighting forest fires. Three years ago the first class was held with about 40 volunteers attending. Courses were held again this summer with some of the former class attending and also a number of new volunteers. All concerned feel that the course was worth the effort. C. P. P. A. Woodlands Review Why not all the mills follow this plan? Organized and trained fire crews will be a great asset and wi II enable fires to be put out sooner and with less loss of timber. BACK OF INDUSTRY BACK OF OUR JOBS STANDS THE FOREST Keep Our Forests Green STOVES 1. All camp stoves shall be equipped with a stove pipe key to control the draft. 2. Stove pipes should never be closer than 4 to an unprotected wal I. If closer than that, the wal I shall be protected with tin but in no case shall any stove pipe be closer than 2 ft. 3. Stove pipe holes in the roof or wall must be sufficiently large to allow at least six inches of clearance all around the pipe. Any beams within one foot shall be protected with tin. In the case of a double roof, a large tin pai I or circu1ar pieces of tin or sheet iron shall be installed to stop moss from falling against the pipe. 4. A large piece of tin shall be placed in front of and partially under the stove to prevent any live coals falling on the floor. 5. Rubbish must never be allowed to accumulate near the stove and firewood shall be pi led at least 12" form the stove. 6. Coal oil must not be used for lighting stoves. 1 GARAGES l. A container must be provided in the garage for oiJy rags or rubbish. 2. At least one fire extinguisher in good working order must be provided, and at least one pailful of sand shall be kept in each garage. 3. • If the garage is equipped with a stationary engine, an exhaust pipe is required to conduct the exhaust gases outside the bui Iding. FORESTRY NEWS TWO DEFINITIONS OF FORESTRY "Forestry" is "The scientific management of forests for the continuous production ·. of goods and services." Continuous spells stability; goods means industry; services stands for employment. "Forestry is the art of -so managing a forest that ,t will produce the largest volume of wood of the most desirable species, of the best quality, in the shortest time, at lowest cost, continuously, forever." Each phase is siqnificant and essential. The aim is high production continuous employment, for all time. It is called sustained yield .The Northwestern Ontario section, the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers have agreed to supply ar" ticles on forestry for the 1949 issues of the Log Book. The first article will be published in the March issue and these issues should be of interest to us all. �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK Pulp &Paper Research Institute Officer Says: "Use Gravity-- Don't Fight It." Director of Woodlands Re£earch, ?ulp & Paper: Research Institute of Canaclc. Logging wood on steep hills is o~e of the toughest problems found to be in the bush. Our usual practice 1s to skid or haul wood with horses, in spite of rough ground and excessively steep grades. This is inefficient-costly, very hard on men and horses, often risky; and considerable wood is wasted on the stump as too ha rd to get. This common practice is dependent on a wrong principle. The gravity force, instead of being used, is fought. For each relatively small load the teamster and the horse; • have to make two trips-climb up and come down. Actuaily only one-way transportation is required, straight down the hill; and given a chance gravity will do the work, free of charge. A simple, logical way is to send wood down a strong wire, tightly stretched between a tree on the hi 11 and another one at the bottom. It took C. R. Si Iversides, Woodlands Research Associate, and me, over three years to work out, 'in co-operation with several paper companies,- a practical technique of bringing pulpwood bolts down steep slopes "by wire". Now this process is ready for effective commercial application and much credit for this advance is due to the recent JANUARY 1949 experiments on the operations of St. Anne Power Compony; Pat Clair of that company's Woods Department should be "patted on the shoulder". USE GRAVITY INSTEAD This ingenious method of logging very steep hillsides provides for sendng small loads of wood by gravity down over a steel wire and for automatic discharge of the loads at the bottom Including installation of the wire and its moving as needed, less than on hour is required to bring a cord of wood down a 60 percent, 500 foot slope. With experience, this output should increase. The work is Gravity equipment is comparatively light, easy to pack over-- hilly terrain. Skidding by wire is a practical method of b_rfoging pulpwood bolts down steep slopes, where ordinary hauling practice would prove costly and wasteful. Particultary important on hillsides, it will prevent land erosion and damage to the remaining young growth. Equipment is simple and cheap • • done by two men, or even by one. The essential equipment consists of a coil of strong steel wire, a very small hand winch for tensioning the wire and steel rings with chain slings for load attachment. It is very cheap and light. This is "mechanization" of logging where needed most, almost without machinery; with gravity in stead of oil. Not only is it an easy way, as compared to our usual practice, but it should permit use of wood now being wasted as "inaccessible". It is fully compatible with silvicultural considerations, particularly important on steep hillsides, to prevent land erosion and damage to the remaining growth. Let us hope that "skidding by wire" will be tried out and adapted widely by the people who do not necessarily wait for "George." This new method obviously is so simple and attractive that the question naturally comes up, "Why haven't we done it before?" As a matter of fact, in 1825, on Mount Vesuvius in Italy, this principle was used with success; and it has been used since, here and there, at times, mostly with good effect. As the force of gravity is available free, this: method op parently had no consistent promotion until the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada undertook to do some research 7l �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1949 PAGE 13 MARATHON FILM "EVOLUTION IN LOGGING" MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER COMPANIES Advertisers' News NESCO SLASHERS IMPROVED Mr. J. Patton of the Northern Engineering & This film depicts the change over from manua) to mechanical woods operations and was taken in the Stevens area. Companies wishing to borrow this film may do so by contacting Mr. P. V. LeMay, Woods operating manager of the Marathon Paper Mi I ls of Canada Limited. Copies of the Booklet "Mechanicai Logging for Pulpwood" are still available. Copies may be ordered from the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Public Uti Ii ties Building, Port Arthur, Ontario at a cost of $2.00 each. Supply Company·, Limited reports that the Nesco Slasher has been greatly improved by use of hydraulic installations. Also, a new method of moving the tree lengths to the Slasher has greatly improved the production 17 Slashers are now in the woods 10 with Marathon Paper Mills of Canada, Limited; 4 with the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Limited (U.S.A.); 1 with Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited and one with the Ontario Paper Company, Limited and the Canadian Industrial Paper Company, Limited have one on order. Attention Camera Owners The Caterpi I lar Tractor Company, Peoria, 111., has issued new booklets recently that will be of interest to men in the woods industry: Power that Serves the Logger . Logging in the North Woods. Sawmilling with Caterpillar Diesel Power. Copies of these booklets may be secured with out charge from the Powell Equipment Co., Limited,l•. .. Port Arthur, Ontario • ~ ·i :. The editor will welcome pictures suitable for publication in the Log Book. Pictures showing new or different methods of using equipment or innovations or inventions put into practice wiil be welcomed. Simply send a negative or a proof which will be returned after using. - " I have definitely decided not to Scaler to Wife: drink any more." 2060 pounds of bone-dry chips (re-claimed from 1,_i~il Wife: -"No use ; ; ; You couldn't posslabs at a saw mi 11) is equivalent to a cord of wood. .r,l iilll sibly drink any more." ~ tk · 1 THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA - -- "\ -- - - ------ - - - - - - ~ --, MODEL HS 2000 1948 U. S. PATENT-41135-6 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER NESCO EQUIPMENT ENSURERS - ECONOMICAL - SPEEDY - CONTINUOUS - OPERATION �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK INTERESTING STATISTICS ON PULP & PAPER MILLS IN CANADA BY PROVINCES IN 1947 Canada British Quebec Columhia Other Provinces Establishments No. 115 50 8 12 Pulp Mills No. 29 11 4 6 Pulp & Paper Mills No. 59 32 3 6 Paper Mill~. No 27 7 l Total employees No. 49,946 - 23,685 - 4,426 - 4,918 Salaries and wages 129,477,995 - 60,623,167 - 12, 414,932 - 12,204,785 The Pulp & Paper Magazine of Canada reports that new records were again set in 1947 by Canada's pulp & paper industry. The above figures refer to the manufacturing stages of the pulp & paper industry and no_ woods figures are included. 1949 Executive of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. ~ _! Elected at the Annual Meeting in December were Past Chairman A. J. Auden Chairman George R. Sonley Vice-Chairman H. H. Styffe Councillors James Barron A. J. Auden D. W. Start G. F. Meyer Editorial Rep. Mr. A. J. Auden was appointed section representative (Northwestern Ontario) to the general executive committee for i 948-49 of the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. JANUARY 1949 Ryerson Institute of Technology Trains Technicians For Industrial Operations Sixteen courses with an attendance of 650 stu• dents are underway at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, 50 Gould Street, Toronto 2, Ontario. In addition 700 students take special courses in the evening. It is possible that the woods industry may have openings for graduates of this school and it is believed that the following courses .might be of interest to woods' operators: SchooJ of Electronics School of Business School of Food Technolagy School of Machine Tool Technology School of Welding Fabrication School of Stationary Engineering Motor Vehicle Repairs Any company desiring information about these courses may write direct to the principal of the institute. Wife "Just suppose we wives should go on strike?' Husband "Go right ahead. I've got a peach of a strike breaker in mind THIS BOOK IS PRINTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED PRESS, 137 S. MAY ST., FORT WILLIAM, ONT Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO Representing: DUNLOP INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LONDON CONCRETE MACHINERY CO. LTD. Complete stock of V-belts and Trans- Hand and Motor driven hoists, drag- mission l~ne hoists, centrifugal pumps from 11/2 Belting and Rubber Hose. to 1011 , pneumatic tired wheelbarrows DOMINION WIRE ROPE &CABLE CO. LTD. Wire rope for all logging needs, sizes from 1/s 11 to l I I and all accessories available from stock. H, DISSTON & SONS lndustr_ i al, circular and band saws. Ship•· ment on short notice. ond Dumpover carts. LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO. OF CANADA LTD. Arc welders, electrodes and accessories from our warehouse. DOMINION OXYGEN CO. LTD. Complete line of gas welding rod, accessories-acetylene and Gxygen in stock. �PAGE LOG BOOK JANUARY 1949 This ~,nit owned and operated by Canadian International Poper Company (Opawica Division). Modern Logging Has Created a Heavy Demand for EUCLIDS Tractor and trailer sho~ used to haul 20 cord loads of 12' pulpwood 15 miles at AVERAGfl loaded· speed of 20 M. P.H. Whatever off-the-highway hauling there is to be done, there's a specially designed EUCLID to do it. Enquire today about the EUCLIDS line. TRACTOR TRAILER 190 H.P. Diesel Engine, speeds - 2 M.P.H. to 27 M.P.H., Weight - 19,600 lbs. Length - 41 ', Capacity Pulpwood 20 cords, Weight - no lood - 16,000 lbs. "EUCLID'' pulling 60 cords of green jackpine at Kowkash, Ont. OWNER: Nipigon Lake Timber Co., Ltd.-Operator E. Sobush FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, WRITE PHONE OR WIRE G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO. 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR, TEL N. 1786 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO 15 �JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 16 An Article That. Should Be Read By All Supervisory Personnel " LEADER SH I P" "To Lead and To Be Lead" (By C H. King at the Annual meeting of logging foremen, supervisors, and superintendents of the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company, Limited, held at Kenora, Ontario, on 9, 23, 48. materials or machines, but leaders of men at work. tor MEN MUST EVER BE LEAD . . . For these reasons, and many more, I don't mind telling you gentlemen here today, that YOU and others like you, the world over, are the MOST IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL PEOPLE ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH. . . This is a bold statement . . . But I. make this statement knowing that you are concerned with the most important problem in the world today . . . and that is the problem of people. . . people at work . . . people in whom you place confidence, and upon whom you depend. . . people who are dynamic, working, restless, changing, sometimes a Ii ttle peculiar, and many who are little appreciated or really understood . . . If there is one thing that you and I have learned, out of our many years of experience, it is THAT THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT, SINGLE ELEtv'ENT IN THE WORLD IS "PEOPLE" . . . and, as leaders and management men, your mould is cast, and your lives are garnered for the betterment and improvement of YOUR PEOPLE AT WORK . . . You rank among From all that I hear, and have seen, you men under Jim Ryan's leadership are travelling a modern road of real progress in woods operation . . . Progress which did not start with you . . . neither will it end with you, for progress goes on and on, constantly. Only people stand still, and no one can stand in its path . . . You men, and others like you, across this great land, are A very important link in this great human chain of civiiization and ever moving progress .. You men are the LEADERS . . . who make this progress possible . . . The leaders who devise, organize, and put real red-blooder.l vibrating life into the master plan, designed by those above you, in this great "Mondo" organization. It's up to you men, and others like -you throughout this Company, to make "MANDO" mean to PAPER, what '"STERLING" means in SILVER. Without such leaders as are gathered here in this room, this industry could never have been started 1 and if started, could not have endured for long. This industry, and every industry in any age of civilization, must have its echelon of leaders. . . not leaders ot SUPERIOR - MUNDY - YARDERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR PULPWOOD LOGGING AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS LIGHTWEIGHT - HIGH SPEED - FLEXIBLE EQUIPMEN1' AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL . 320 TO 1400 FPM LINE SPEED GASOLINE OR DIESEL POWERED "GET MORE FROM YOUR WOODS WITH A LIDGERWOOD" Write for Full Information TIMBER PRODUCERS EQUIPMENT DELBERT PHONE RADISSON 2723 L. LAFLEUR 509 LYCEUM BLDG. �JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK "Si:::RVING THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF PAGE 17 NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" C LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND Fort William FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & YEGETABLES, TOBACCO, the highest in human service, and in the brotherhood of man . . . Without men like you, this would be an undeveloped land. All around us are evidences of the handiwork of your kind. . . I say it is nothing more than a simple case of "PEOPLE" and "LEADERSHIP". You men have been put into your management jobs to get things done. . .but one of the basic eiements of your task as management men is to bui Id and maintain a sound, sincere, sympathetic understanding among your people. . . JUST A GOOD UNDERSTANDI NG . . . an understanding that will make those you lead, want to follow, in confidence, reverence, and res• pect . . . An understanding that will not only make your job possible . . . but, will make your job easier. For it is through your people, that you get your work done Without them, you would be bogged down and helpless . . . you cant get along without them, "that you know'·. . . but, did you ever ask youself this question. . . "Can my employees get along without me?" .. yvith the answer to this question forever before you, lit should be clear, that it is "YOUR RESPONSIBILITY" to develop, and build a compiete understanding among your men, if your job is to be done, and done effectively. This is the job which management assigned to you 1 whether you are a foreman, supervisor, or superintendent. I might add that all down through the ages, since the beginning cf man, no greater stumbling block has confronted the human race, than the hurdle of "MISUNDERSTANDING''. . . Misunderstanding has set us back, and held us down, in all of our human endea~ours in times past. Men have been shot, men have tailed, men have floundered, industrial production has been lost, and wars have been waged, because of "MISUNDERSTANDING" . . . and, misunderstanding is one of the major problems STILL confronting industry today . . . In this problem, steaming from our silly inherent human weaknesses, "misunderstanding" creates a human engineering problem in our everyday human relations, one with· another, more colosal than the building of the pyramids, the great wall of China, and all the other great engineering feats of. the word put together. . . yet your job, as management supervisors, requires that you FIRST have "UNDERSTANDING,, among your men . . . '"JOB UNDERSTANDING". . . and "HUMAN UNDERSTANDING" . . . an understanding in the art of human relations, similar to that of the kindly old judge, who was questioning a young lady, who was applying for (_ ja divorce . . . The judge said: "Madam, do you mean ~ to stand there and tell me that during your twelve years of married life, your husband has spoken to you "ONLY FIVE TIMES?" . . . The lady replied, "THATS ETC. RIGHT, YOUR HONOR, ONLY-FIVE-TIMES . . . The judge granted the little lady her divorce. . . ALSO CUSTODY OF THE FIVE CHILDREN. The judge was certainly understanding in this touching court case of HUMAN RELATIONS, IAND LACK OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. I trust that you men, talk with your employees more frequently than this husband talked to his wife, else you may have some of your men divorcing themselves from the employ of this Company Speaking of Human Understanding, and what we see in other people. . . an old forema11 uncle of mine, had this to say to me at the time he retired from long and faithful service with the Alton Railroad . . . He said, "I didn't understand until I almost reached retirement age, that I had been "ALL WET" as a foreman." He said, "I had been taking the viewpoint that MY MEN were out there to solve MY PROBLEMS. I didn't realize that I was out there to help solve the problems of my men . . . to talk with them, and show a personal interest in their families, their hobbies, their illnesses and misfortunes, their community activities their little differences on the job, their ambitions_ . and their pride". . . He said, "Had I understood that side of my responsibility better, and had I paid a little more attention to the HANDLING OF MY MEN, and DEVELOPING OR TRAINING each one of them fully,, I would have contributed more to the building of a better rai I road organization." He went on to say, "Someone might today be holding down a better job; somebody's home migh, 1 have a piano; somebody's children might be able to go to college, and somebody might be able to buy the food, clothes, and medical care they need." .. He said, "I just didn't know I didn't know that part of foremanship, because I busied myself TOO MUCH with the equipment, tools, , and materialistic side of my job in getting my work done.". . . He said, "Had I given more attention to this other side of foremanship, and had planned with my men, and let them plan with me, we could have ALL developed a better understanding of each other . I might have been pushed up to SUPERINTENDENT, and one of the MEN PUT IN MY JOB . . . Then, too, look where the railroad would have been." ................ .. Uncle Fred had reached a point of understanding about his job, too late . . . It is noteworthv, however that he recognized the VALUE OF, and his RESPONSIBILITY FOR, the TRAINING and the DEVELOPMENT of his men . . . He saw the value and importance of TRAINED PEOPLE working together in complete harmony and .full understanding . . . He had come to recognize "THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE". I don't need to tel I you that ANY ORGAN I ZA- �LOG BOOK Pf.GE 18 JANUARY 1949 J. T. Russell Motors 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO Distributors for GENUINE CHRYSLER ENGINEERED PARTS For CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL-MARINE AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION MAIL OR PHONE PHONES. 517 TION without "PEOPLE" is inert. . . It just doesn't exist . . . Take the "PEOPLE" out of this industry, and what have you got left? A pile of brick and mortar some tools and machinery, and a few dollars in the treasury . . . After all, what is it that makes up an institution, organization, cities, towns, and countries::> IT'S PEOPLE!. .. "PEOPLE" is the stuff out of which the whole world is made . . . A wheel never turns, a chimney never smokes, only for "PEOPLE" . . . and, everything man-made ends with' 'PEOPLE", but .. . people themselves never end . . . Like the wind, like Tennyson's Brook, and time itself, "PEOPLE" go on and on forever . . . The sound of the woodsman's axe the pound of the engine, the lumbering crunch o~ your big cats, and the pulsation that comes from EVERY INDUSTRY, is nothing but "THE REFLECTIOI'~ OF PEOPLE'·. . . People who down through the years. have made up the great symphony (of MAN AT WORK", forging out great nations, great industries, and a standard of living undreamed of a few centuries ago . . . We might add here, that all of this progress is to be found, only where the system of free enterprise exists. . . Where there is free opportunity for one man to pit his ingenuity against that of another, and to enjoy his own meritorious award, there from. Let me give you an excerpt here, from "ELLIOT'S MANAGEMENT INFORMATION", which i!lustrates this point An American labor delegation visited the Skoda works in Czecho-Slovakia. The Americans asked: "To whom does this factory belong?:, "We, the people, own it sold the guide3. "Who owns the machinery?" asked the Americans "We, the people own it", the guides answered. "Who gets the profits??" the visitors demanded. "We, the peopie get them", was the reply. Then the Americans saw three large cars parked nearby and asked who owned them. He was told that, ''One is owned by the commissar for defense, the second belongs to the chairman of the workers' committee and the third to the representative from Moscow, wh~ is visiting here. 11 Then a Skoda labor delegation came to America to tour and see our industrial plants. An American labor leader showed them the Ford factory, and the same questions \Vere asked. · "Who owns this factory? the visitors asked "Mr. Ford does", said the American. "Who owns the machinery?" they demanded, and were told Mr. Ford owned it. "Who gets the profits?" the Skoda men continued 1 II 11 , 11 "Mr. Ford does", said the American. Then the visitors saw 30,000 cars parked in a nearby lot, and asked, "Who owns al I those cars?" The American grinned. Then he said: "We, the people, own those cars. Without the leadership of people like yourselves, none of this could happen. . . Without leaders, people tend to work against themselves, stumble around, get in their own way, and lack the necessary drive or enthusiasm FCUND ONLY AMONG FREE MEN, well organized, trained, and lead. . . Can't you see now, why I say that AS FOREMEN, and as SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT MEN, "YOU" are the most important group of people on the face of the earth . . . NOT AS INDIVIDUALS, but as "LEADERS". . . LEADERS among men for the COMMON GOOD, and WELFARE ct ALL ''PEOPLE'· ,;LEADERSHIP" is an art . . . It is an art to be MORE UNDERSTOOD than learned . . . Some have it some don't . . . Some will learn it, others never. . . . Whatever its elements, we know that ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, PERSUASION AND PRACTICE, are some of its chief components. One of these elements cannot be employed without the other . . . You can give your people work orders, well planned and organized, together with full explicit explanation or "knowhow about the work or job at hand . . . but, without some kind of "PERSUASION" your job is only part done . . . "PERSUASION" is the HOW, the WHY, the TIMI NG, the SOUND OF YOUR VOICE, the TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE, or the MANNER OF YOUR ACTIONS: which MAKES PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY RESPOND, AND WANT TO BE LEAD. In addition to all these, it takes long persistent "PRACTICE", in working with each man as an individual, on an individual basis; day in and day out . . . to become a good leader . . . a good foreman. . . or a good superintendent. The rewards for good leadership are many . . . /J 11 nnrl nll rewords are earned. . . Leaderc:;hin rPwnrrh: never come by request, and seldom perchance . . . . Some "SO-CALLED leaders, fool themselves by the old "outmoded" trick of "brute force" and "fear". . . the method of "kicking them in the teeth and make them like it",. . or "fire twenty today and hire twenty tomorrow" . . . The methods of fear and trembling are out . . . But we are today reaping the awful harvest which that kind of leaders have sown. . These old worn out methods are replaced by REASON ING . and more CIVILIZED DEALING, as we would like t be dealt by . . . At this point, I'm reminded of an ol "Sergeant out of the First World War . . . He got a 11 (Continued on Page 20) �JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK us~::~~~~Ls~:!~~S b~~.!~:i~~ PAGE 19 c~~:~~!~~~ !!~~Ls" ~ Prices and Full Particulars on re Marshall• Wells i o qn CANADA'S LARGEST HARDWARE DISTRIBUTORS Films For Bush Camps Movies now reach the majority of bush workers in the Thunder Bay area. In addition to these entertainment shows, many camps now see the best of the educot1),:mal and documentary films,. In the cities, the demand for such fi I ms as are produced by the National Film Board is now well established. Film iibraries such as the Thunder Bay Film Library provide hundreds of films each month to clubs and community groups. This service has now been extended to many bush camps. Thus, in the bush camps just as in the cities, films about Canadian life and customs, about recreation, music and art, about international problems, health, and a hundred other topics, now reach out to interest and instruct people in every walk of iife. In the Thunder Bay area, company projectionists cooperate willingly to satisfy this demand. They secure their educational shorts at no cost from the Public. Librairies of Port Arthur and Fort William. In some cases a whole programme of educational and documentary films is provided. In others, a twenty-minute ,.. short subject is added to the regular entertainment programme. It has been both surprising and gratifying to note the interest, and even enthusiasm, created by these f i Ims. In camps where D.P.'s attend classes in Basic English and Citizenship, films about Canada, its people, resources and industry, help them to understand their adopted country _ ~ There are still many camps where s □ ch films are not yet available. Information about~ how the service may be provided may be obtained from: Will Dougall District Representative, BE CAREFUL! FLUORESCENT LAMPS-DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS TOXICS WHEN BREAKING UP The Canadian Building Owners' and Managers' Association of Montreal warn that a great deal of caution must be exercised when disposing of old or handling new fluorescent bulbs. They advise that most of our present day fluoresent bulbs contain fro!':' one ( 1) to four (4) percent beryllium powder and that experience has shown that this powder is much more toxic than was first thought. If this powder comes in contact with open lesions of the skin, dangerous results may ensue. The glass of the lamp is very fine and penetrating and often flies with a great deal of force when a tube is broken. If any of this glass penetrates the skin, a physician should be contacted at once. It is suggested that extreme care be exercise ...i in the handling .and storage of these lamps. Disposal shoud be effected by sinking in a sfream or by burying in the ground in a .. disposal area, where there is • no danger of contacf·oy chridren. When burying, the-y should be placed in a hole, covered over with sacking or paper and about 2 inches of earth, then broken b~ a stone or other object. Hole should then be filled in . ~ 'r, . . 1. , BE CAREFUL! • ....... CENTRAL B•KE ..- AND BUTCHER ..SHOPS . ,.:,,, ... ,, The Marathon Paper Mills , of Canada, Limitec have a central butcher shop in oper.ation at the Steven~ depot ' -.-..~The Ontario-Minnt~ot,g Pulp., & Paper Company Limited have recenfty opened "a central bake and butcher shop in ·the headquarters camp of the PatriciG area , .· WOOD SUPPLY COMPANY Memorial Avenue - o_ Port Arthur, Ont. PHONE N. 219 Specialists in Machine Shop Tools and Supplies D~STRIBUTORS FOR UNION TWIST DRILL COMPANY DRILLS, CUTTERS, REAMERS, TAPS & DIES �JANUARY 1949 LOG BOOK PAGE 20 ed muscular mortions per hour or day. 11 But you cannot buy enthusiasm. . . you cannot buy initiative . . . you cannot buy loyalty. . . . . you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. "As a supervisor, you have to earn those things." You may be asking yourself, "HOW CAN I EARN THOSE THINGS?" .. . "How may I be a good leader" . . . Leadership (Cont. from Page l 8) job down on the waterfront loading ships; become a straw boss, and later became a foreman. . . He did a good job . . . His ships were loaded right, and on time. They sailed with the sun . . . There was no demurage on those vessels . . . Sometimes in loading those ships, however, they had to dig up and patch a few crew members, but the ships went out. . . One day the General Superintendent called him in and said, "Sergeant, I don't need to tell you that as a Foreman, you've done a "damned good job" . . . You've done your job without any "IFS", "ANDS" or "BUTS" . . . Sometimes I think you've been a little bit ruthless, but I realize you are dealing with rough men. •i • Sergeant, we are living in a new era of human beings, and that kind of leadership will have to stop. You can't knock 'em down and give orders like that. You are going to have to lead them". . . And he ,said, Sergeant, i have some menial reservations about your leadership ability . . . Now do you think you can really lead these men?" . . . The old sergeant looked him square in the eye and said. . . "Of course i can. . . but "God-damn 'em they better follow me" . . . That's one kind of leadership, but ifs not the kind we want in this company. As stated in "ELLIOT'S MANAGEMENT I NFORMATION": uYou can buy a man's time. (This article will be completed in the March issue of the Log Book) Said a medical doctor recently, "Beverage alchohol gives you a red nose, a black eye, a white liver, a yellow streak, a green brain, a dark-brown breath, and a blue outlook.'' "'U" AND "I" IN BUSINESS lf you will look at the word 11 business" you will find "U" and "I" are in it. In fact, if "U" and "I" were left out it wouldn't be "business". Therefore, if there is to be any such thing as ; 'business" we must keep "U" and "I" in it. Furthermore, "U" comes before "I" which might be interpreted to mean that each must think ot the other. If that is done "business" should become harmonious and mutually profitable Gilbert Paper Company "You can buy a man's physical presence in a given place. "You can even buy a measured number of skill- There's nothing like c wedding to make ,a fellow learn at first he thinks she's his'n but later learns he's herrn! Cut Them Down and Saw Them Up • • • WITH The New 1949 ONE-MAN LIGHT-WEIGHT PRECISION POWER CHAIN SAW THE NEW "PRECISION POWER CHAIN SAW • • • • • New non-flooding and non-swivelling carburetor. New Hi-Sparking Magneto will start easily in any weather New type air filter - eliminates sawdust, water or snow New twist grip combined ·throttle and clutch control. • All "PRECISION" Saws use the well known and reliable 2 cycle 3 ½ h.p. PRECISION air cooled motor with positive 1 ' HAS MANY IMPROVEMENTS dutch--eight types of Precision Saws manufactured, using the same motor Any attachments interchangeable at small extra cost Weight 42 to 52 lbs., depending on length of guide bar. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1949JanLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January 1949 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January 1949. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2b0a61d234b03242921e45c15c21ae70.pdf 26882531c28a6eb84b2c839a0b08a85e PDF Text Text ----~...-.--------.....----RETURN TO FORESTRY LIBRARY '1 J Woods Division Marathon Corp, of Canada Ltd. ·Port Arthur, Ontario. s ~ C1l H (tj 0 0 • �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 For Timber Operators who want a Tractor that will load gravel for road fill and also bulldoze on any type of job - here is the long awaited answer The MALO LOADER DOZER i. . .... - : , • ..," .... ...... ·._.: ., \ • ~-, ~-- - '-•'I'>,",• · <,'\- . :,._:..,... -\ ~ ,...., In a matter of minutes you or your operator can disconnect the bucket and attach the dozer blade or vice versa. Four standard pins are all that a re necessary. This quick conversion eliminates idle machines and idle operators. It keeps your outfit working - getting jobs done in shorter time anrl aclower cost. . Th,s unit can be mounted on any standard International Harvester tractor without modifications of any kind to the tractor. TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. Logging -- Industrial -- Construction -- Municipal and Mining Equipment OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 , PERSONAL LIBRAAV ,.ORMAN L. KISSICK PAGE 3 will be done in Northwestern Ontario in the near future. The woods industry is the largest industry in North, western Ontario and the 1948-49 season saw approximOFFICERS: ately 10,000 men employed in 200 camps and ·the payH. H. STYFFE · ············........................... .... ........ ......................... ....................... roll exceeded twenty-two million dollars. This season, A. J. AUDEN · ······ ... . ······ .................. .. ....... .... · ··· · ............ ....... ······· Vice1949-50, due to several factors including the necessity EXECUTIVE: for mills to reduce wood inventories in their stock piles J. H. MERRILL ,,. . so .... and also due to curtailment of export as well as a slackH. P. KLINESllVER M. cocHRAN \) ~ H. , . , ening in practically all manufactured woods products exSecretory~ r-fag; ~ ~ JONE~ \_; oept newsprint, there has been a considerable reduction .,,../"...... Y L"'\ . \O(' \."•. ~o~ds operations. This is not exclusively a local conPublished b . ~\S 6a d1t1on \,ut ,s the same throughout the country and also 43 THE BAY -TIMB :r Ass<><S1)i1 N C,"6~ · o in e pulp and lumber producing areas of the Lake S \ '\ o ~' tates adjacent to us. 0 0 ~ Ordinarily, 6,000 to 7,000 men are needed in Northwestern Ontario in addition to local labour during ~"'(\O fall operations. This year in anticipation of the shortage """, of work here, and through the National Employment Service, men from the Praries and Quebec were disExcerpts From couraged from coming into Northwestern Ontario for . f th ay Operator's Assn. bush work in order that our local workers would be given M eet ing ~ e first chance. There is still a considerable turl')over of President Bert Styffe. in hi.!? , report to the Annual men on the various operation. It is expected that, as last Meeting of the Thunder .Bay Timber Operators' Associayear, the hauling will be completed late in February and tion stated that although woods operations are considercamps will start closing then. Employees in the various ably below that of the last two years, (the .1947-48 seacamps know now the approximate date of closing. son was the peak) woods operations are still considerably Among the problems facing the industry has been ahead of pre-war times. The last 10 years have seen the increasing cost of wood production as compared to great strides made in the timber industry not only from other areas of Ontario and Canada. Areas in Quebec and the production angle but also in the improvement of New Brunswick are able to produce wood much cheaper working and living conditions generally. Depots and than in Northwestern Ontario. In addition, American camps have been established throughout the district and mills are able to obtain wood from areas such as Montana such places as Caramat, Stevens, Long Lac, Heron Bay, and Idaho cheaper than wood can be purchased locally. Hemlo, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Auden, Armstrong, KawAmerican mills have also discovered that they can use kash, Ycliffe, Mead, Clarkdon, Peterbell, Valorra, Umspecies of wood including hardwood grown in their own freville, Hansen, Vermilion Bay, Beardmore, Flander and locality which they never used before. McIntosh are now well known to suppliers, wholesalers, The cost of board and lodging has not, as yet, railway people and bush employees as centres of woods shown any appreciable decrease. In addition, the cost of operations wood supplies such as machinery and equipment have The growing evidence of stability and understandincreased and one of the most serious items of increased ing as has been developing between management and costs has been the increases in the freight rates with an-. men since the woods union was formed some years ago other increase pending. must, be a source of satisfaction to all concerned. We must combat all of these high cost problems . Most areas are now being operated towards a susand false at the same time seek ways and means not only tained yield plan with the-purpose in mind of maintaining to maintain but also to improve our present standard of our forests in perpetuity. These areas are being develworl<:-ing conditions in the camps. '• oped on forest management plans drawn up by the com•:: •• Looking toward the future as to what 1950 might panies for each area and subject to the approval of the bring, President Styffe pointed out that more and more Department of Lands and Forests. It should be rememuses for wood are being found every day and in addition bered too that on all limits, licenses and leases, annual more and more species are becoming usable. This has ground rent and fire tax are paid to the Department and, increased our wood producing potential and there is no in addition, dues are paid to the Crown for every unit of. good reason why we should not be able to market more wood or lumber produced. wood, lumber and by-products than we have heretofor. As well as the production from Crown Lands, many At this point it would appear that the demand for 1950 thousands of cords of farmers' and settlers' wood and will increase somewhat and we hope we may return to a great deal of lumber are purchased annually from what may be termed normal operations. -It is forecasted farmers and settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. that a considerable quantity of peeled woods will be The production of forest products by these people today produced this summer and this will provide more sum• is a vital part of their living. Combined with produce mer work than in previous years. from their farms, the production of forest products in It is regrettable that some citizens from time to most ca~es ensures a year-round occupation for farmers time have been making public remarks which have and sett~ers in this part of the country. In addition, of tended to disparage the accomplishments of the industry course, many farmers and their horses work in the camps and the forest administration in general. This district, d~ring the winter of in their off seasons. more than ever, is dependent upon the continuance of a . Two years ago this Association passed a resolution high level of production in the woods. A great deal has to the Department of Lands and Forests recommending been contributed to the ,level of our economy by the: that an extension forester be appointed in Northwestern volume of. work performed in --the •woods. This is a great Ontario to assist the farmers in managing their woodlots. and importnat industry and certainly we could only ask Recently it was announced by the Minister of Lands and that those who wish to criticize the methods used base Forests that an extension forester had been appointed in their conclusions upon solid fact and that the criticism the North Bay area and we are hopeful that something be constructive. THUNDER- BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION O , .,~jl,,~ o ~ �PAGE 4 JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK WOODS USED IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO PULP AND PAPER INDUST-RY By ALEX JOHNSON, Pulp Mill Superintendent Provincial Paper Mill, Port Arthur Of what is wood made up? All wood consists of innumerable fibres lying for the greater part parallel to the axis of the tree. These fibres vary in length in the various species of wood with the fibres from evergreen trees being longer than those of the broad-leaved trees. The fibres are held together in the tree by other substances which are not fibrous. A chemical analysis of wood from several varieties of trees has the following constituents: Cellulose-SO to 55 per cent. The fibre which in its pure state is very white and similar to cotton. Lignin-28 to 33 per cent. This is one of the substances holding the fibres together. Carbohydrates-12 to 17 per cent. A long name for sugar-like substances in the wood. . . Pitch-1 to 2 per cent. The resinous material present in the woods. Ash-A very small amount is present. . Pulp making may be defined as the separating of the fibres in the tree from each other, that they may be formed, as desired, into a sheet of paper. From the invention of paper making unti I the middle of the last century paper making pulps were prepared largely from old rags, chiefly cotton and linen. With the advance of education and the increased demand for books and paper: there were not nearly enough rags available to supply the demand for paper making pulps. It was then that the paper making industry turned to the world's forests as the greatest source of fibrous materials. Since thattime wood has supplied for the greater part the raw material for paper making. It is not the purpose of this article to describe the various processes for converting wood to pulp but we will discuss the various species of wood and their suitability for pulp. SPRUCE: There are many varieties of spruce but those most commonly found in this area are black spruce and white spruce. The fibres in spruces are about 2.6 millimeters in length-that is about one-tenth of an inch. There is quite a variation in the density of spruce or any wood depending on the land on which it is grown. A heavy dense wood will produce more pulp per cord than a larger fast grown wood. The United States Forests Products Laboratory gives an average weight per· cubic foot of oven dry black spruce as 23 pounds. From the time paper makers began using wood as a raw material $pruce has been the most popular wood for the purpose. The yield of pulp per cord is good. It can be readily pulped by grinding or by acid or alkaline chemical processes. While pitch is present, it is not as troublesome as in some of the other species of wood. BALSAM: This species of wood is usually a little lighter than spruce and do~s not as a rule produce quite as much pulp per cord. The weight per oven dry cubic foot a'.i given in the U.S. Forest Products Bulletin is 21 pounds or 8.7 per cent less than they show for spruce. The fibre length is shown to average 2.7 m.m. or very slightly longer than spruce. This wood is easily reduced to a good quality pulp by any of the ordinary pulping pro- cesses. At one time many paper makers thought balsam was not as satisfactory as pulp as spruce but in recent years that theory has been exploded and balsam pulp produces paper of as high quality as that from any other wood. JACKPINE: This wood is about the same weight per cubic foot as spruce with a fibre about the same lengt.h The U.S. Bull_etin No. 1485 gives the average oven dry weight per cubic foot as 24 pounds and the average fibre length as 2.5 m.m. This wood has not in the past been popular as a raw material for pulp making. When used in the sulphite process it tended to give high tailings and wa~ somewhat difficult to cook unless seasoned for a long period. When used in the groundwood process the pulp pr<;>duced was pitchy and gave trouble on the paper machines. In recent years processes have been devised w~ere chemicals added to the pulp have lessened the pitch trouble and made it possible to use more of this wood. Jackpine is readily pulped by the Sulphate process and produces a pulp of good quality. The building of several Kraft Mills in the district has made possible the use of large quantities of Jackpine. TAMARACK: Ths wood is of darker colour and somewhat heavier than the other woods mentioned. It has not been used to any extent in pulp making in this district. It produces good pulp by the sulphite process, but is not as satisfactory when used in the sulphite process. In groundwood the colour is lower than that of spruce. POPLAR (also called Aspen or Popple): This wood has, in the past, been used more extensively for pulp than any other of the broad leaved trees or hard ~oods_. In weight it is about the same as spruce but the fibre 1s much shorter. The U.S. Bulletin quoted above gives the average oven dry weight per cubic foot as 23 pounds and the fibre length as l m.m. or about one-twenty-fifth of an inch. On account of the shortness of the fibre the strength of pulp made from this wood is _not as great as that made from the evergreen trees. Where strength is not required it is a very satisfactory pulp. It is usually used as a filler with other pulps of higher strength. It is reduced readily by the sulphite and sulphate processes and may be ground but the groundwood produced tends to be short and chunky and is only used in small quantities with better pulps. BIRCH: . This wood has not in the past been used extensively 1n pulp making but in recent years more and more is being used. There is a large quantity of it available. It may be barked in the peeling season and may. also be barked without too much difficulty in drum barkers. It is a heavier wood and thus gives a greater yield per cord. The same U.S. Bulletin quoted previously gives an oven dry weight of 31 pounds per cubic foot or about onethi rd heavier than poplar. The fibre length is given as 1.2 m.m. which is about 20 per cent greater than they show for poplar and almost half as long as spruce. This extra fibre length and extra yield per cord make it one "f1 th~ more desirablP. har-iwoocs for pulp ,. aking. �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK Maximum power PAGE 5 . 275 horsepower in a compact Cummins "NH" series diesel, furnishes propulsion a.ad warping machinery power. Minimum weig..!!!_ . . . in the Cummins, only 10.36 Pounds per horsepower. In the Steelcraft, only 45 feet of tug weighing under 30 tons with crew sleeping accomodation for five. Such is the economy found in any Steelcraft logging tug powered by a Cummins "Dependable diesel. Cummins diesels are also "stroven" power for logging tH1ctors and trucks, sawmill power units, camp generating plants, ship auxiliaries, etc., etc. Call our branch for actual operating records and information . THE POWER: Model NHMS-600Cummlns Diesel Engine. THE EQUIPMENT: Warping tug Jo,• D. THE BUILDER: Russel Brothers, Ltd., Owen Sound, Ont. THE JOB: A Cummins Dependable Diesel furnil,hes propulsion power for thi, warping tug, and drives o warping set handling 5000 feet of steel cahle. RUSSEL HIPWELL ENGINES LTD. 235 BAY STREET, PORT ARTHUR-PHONE PIET VOOGES 5-5914 �LOG Boo:~ PAGE 6 Lakehead Technical Institute Forestry Students To Graduate in May By J. CAMPBELL, Master in Forestry The first graduates of the two-year Technical Forestry Course, at Lakehead Technical Institute., will take their places in industry in May 1950. The progress of these men is going to play a very important role in moulding the future of the Forestry Course which has been established to fulfil, as adequately as possible, the expressed requirements of industry. We are pleased to entrust this responsibility to our graduates. In their endeavor to acquire broader practical experience and greater understanding of woods operations, these men are prepared to begin their practical work at a basic operating level, that is as assistant scalers, camp clerks, cruisers, etc.; but their knowledge of cruising, photogrammetry. scaling, utilization, wood technology, silviculture, and woods accounting should shorten appreciably this initial training period. Not only do they have a technical knowledge of these specialized subjects, but also they have demonstrated during their twoyear stay at the Institute an academic knowledge and practicability which, if ambitiously applied, will lead them to positions of responsibility in the field of Forestry. These are the men we have trained for you. As a result of concrete assistance and co-operation from local industry, the practical knowledge of our students has been greatly enhanced. Guest lectures, by qualified men from operating companies and Department of Lands and Forests, have informed them of the varied methods currently employed in coping with forest problems. To support these lectures, industry has made pos- '' Best • sible student field trips to operations where they have, had an opportunity to view first-hand these methods in action. We feel that this essential assistance has been, and will be, necessary to ensure that the course will meet your manifold requirements. The pride we have in our course, to a large extent, can be attributed to this outside assistance, for which we are deeply appreciative. REPORTING FOREST FIRES Clarify Terms UsedClarification of terms in describing forest fires has been ordered by Lands and Forests Minister H. R. Scott, to assist newspapers, radio, etc., in reporting extent and condition of blazes. All division chiefs and tield officers will, in future, standardize reports on fires. Fi res which have just started, on which action is 11 being taken, will be termed under investigation. 11 This will also apply to lightning strikes which show up intermittently but have not developed sufficiently for towers to interesect, aircraft to pinpoint or suppression crews to locate. .,Not yet under control" wi 11 be used to denote fires which are out of control or fires on which control efforts have not as yet been adequate or successful. "Under control" will mean in the future that the fire is definitely incapable of further spread and there. is no possibility of it ever getting out of control, while 11 being patrolled" will indicate the mop-up stage. The largest uranium concessions in the world is in the Goldfields area of northern Saskatchewan-Quick Canadian Facts. FORD Genuine and JANUARY 1950 ACCESSORIES 1B in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors carry the largest stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg . For your convenience, Gibson Motors maintain. a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be subject to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors for Service-Plus! PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS Authorized Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK Diver Assists lodustry--Winter and Summer E. J. "Doc" Fowler is employed as a carpenter at the Great ·Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited but, by arrangement, is available at all times to do the many and various diving jobs that arise in the course of operations. PAGE 7 Amongst the most important tasks undertaken by "Doc" in the last year are: Raised a tractor at Ghost River for the Hammermi II Paper Company last winter. In June, raised a pulpwood loader for the Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Limited at Slate Islands. Recovered a case of dynamite which had fallen into the lake alongside a small dock near Heron Bay. Made repairs to the dry-dock at Orient Bay. Raised the tug "Red Rock" which had sunk in 75 feet of water in Lake Nipigon. This was a tricky job as there was no equipment with which to lift the tug and so it had to be dragged ½ mile along the· bottom of the lake to shore. This was done by using the winch of a tractor and two alligators hooked to the shore with their winch cables hooked to the tug. The tug was pulled onto the shore, water pumped out and then towed to Orient bay for repairs. Inspection of the dock front and pipeline at Marathon, Ontario. Raised a hydraulic dredge for the Steep Rock Iron Mines. Inspected the dam and repaired the intake pipe for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Schreiber. "Doc" is known far and wide not only for his valuable assistance in diving jobs, but for his genial personality. GOOD LUCK, "DOC." THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY UOIPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM CANADA ONTARIO Pulp, Logging & Sawmill Machinery NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS (Made in Canada) Nesco Equipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 Report of Poplar Sinkage Study Carried on by OntarioMinnesota Pulp &Paper Co., Ltd. on the Seine River Operations Interesting Finnish Publications (Wi1h English Summaries) Available from Woodlands Section, Can. Pulp &Paper Assn. It has always been assumed that excessive losses are inevitable when poplar pulpwood is transported by water. In an effort to reduce this loss it was decided to allow some winter cut poplar to season for several months befor putting into the water and driving to the mill. Approximately 5,000 cords were cut and landed on decks on the banks of the Little Turtle River during the winter of 1948-49. Before this wood was watered in August a sample of 15 cords was set aside for an experimental sinkage study. The sticks were measured on both ends and ; numbered metal tag nailed to one end. This sample was watered on August 17th after the rear had gone down to Mine Centre. It was then towed to M.ne Centre Lake and the boom was tied up in a sheltered cove. The initial inspection was made on August 23rd to determine if any of the 437 sticks had gotten out of the boom in the process of towing. No loss was found. Other inspections were made at approximately l 0-day intervals during the following months until the last inspection on November 9th. The first actual loss was noted on October 18th after 62 days in water, with one stick missing and four others bobbing. The missing st:ck was a top stick 4½ inches in diameter on the small end and the "bobbers" were about the same size. The volume loss including the bobbers was 0.4 per cent of the total. At the final inspection for the year no other sticks were missing but five more sticks were bobbing. The volume loss after 84 days in the water consists of a sinkage loss of 0.08 per cent and a "bobber" loss of l .45 per cent or a total of 1.53 per cent. About 75 per cent of the remainder of st:cks in the boom seemed to be floating rather high with 20 per cent of their diameter out of the water. The balance o; the stick~ are quite waterlogged and will probably sink or "bob" soon after the spring breakup. In analyzing the data obtained during the study it became apparent that diameter was not the iim.ting factor in determining the floatability of seasoned wood. Although the sticks which are bobbing are of small to medium size there are others of the same or smaller size which are floating exceptionally high. This probably can be attributed to the re!ative position of each sbck in the pile during the sea:;on1ng period. However, with uniform seasoning floatability probably would be directly correlated with diameter. Whether or not this is true will be determ:ned in the pending study to be mada on winter cut p8pla~ being watered at breakup time in the spring. The following publications in Finnish (with English summaries) were recently received by the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association from the Forest Work Studies Section of the General Association of Finnish Woodworking Industries: ( l) "Investigation into Floating on River Kemijoki of Waterlogged Timber Lifted Ashore," by A. Tuovinen. Results of an investigation on . the floatability of waterlogged timber salvaged in the summer of 1947 and floated again in 1948. In a 52-day drive 84.6 % of the unbarked spruce logs reached their destination. Following are some of the conclusions: a. Size of logs (diam.) had Iittle effect on degree of floatabi Iity. b. Percentage of heartwood has some effect. c. Barked wood floated better. d. Impregnation of ends of logs with Tiosol and Pinquinol improved buoyancy. (2) "On Freezing of Soil with a View to Building of Temporary Winter Roads," by Aulis E. Hakkarainen. A study of the many factors affecting depth of frost and ways to improve or accelerate frost penetration. (3) "Time Studies on Making Logs and Pulpwood in Winter Conditions," by Olli Makkonen. A copy of each of the above pub Iications may be borrowed for a period of two weeks, from the Woodland Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Montreal Office. A SIDEEN TALE Albert Sideen tells this one: Down at Black Sturgeon some years ago during a bad fire, Albert was down checking fire pumps, and Dave Graham, who was walking boss at the Sturgeon, used to drop over frequently to see the equipment was O.K. This day, Albert was sitting on a log when he heard footsteps behind him. Thinking it was Dave, Albert, who was smoking his old corn cob pipe, moved over on the log to make room for Dave to sit down. Nobody came but Albert could feel something licking the back of his neck, so he turned around to investigate. All he could see was a pair of cold beady eyes and then he distinguished behind the eyes a large. black bear. Albert had left his axe in a log about 15 feet away and had no other weapon or means of defence with him. l rue to the bush tradition, to make use of anything at hand, Albert drew deeply on the corn cob pipe and blew a super smoke ring. As the ring settled firmly around the bear's jaws, holding them firmly shut, Albert secured the axe and polished off Mr. Bruin. Albert is not too sure tobacco is as strong today as it used to be, so doesn't advocate this means of defence, except as a last resource.-The "Link" Representing Allov Metal Sales Limited-Ni-Rod Cast Iron Electrodes Henrv Disston & Sons Limited-Saws, knives, grinding eq1,1ipment, etc. Dominion Rubber Co. Ltd.-lndustrial Rubber Products Enterprise Aqencies Ltd.-Flexible Mettallic Hose Flexrock Company-Floor repair and building maintenance materials Forano Limited-Conveyor chain, qears, transmission machinery etc. Monarch Belting Company-Leather beltting, leather gaskets, etc. Sault Structural Steel Co. Ltd.-Sheet iron, angles, rounds, strap iron, etc. J. B. Sedberry lnc.-Chip and Bark Grinders Sunshine-Waterloo Co.-Steel lockers and bins H. 0. Trerice Company-Steam traps, gauges, recorders and thermometers Vikina Pump Co. of Canada Ltd.-Rottary and Centrifugal Pumps of all kinds Your enquiries are solicited and expert advice obtained for your problems. ROY GIBBf»N AGEN~IES 45 A Cumberland Street South PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Phone 5-8352 �JANUARY 1950 PAGE 9 LOG BOOK COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE l UMBERING .. MINING - CARPENTERS .. CONTRACTORS - PAINTERS ELECTRICIAN'S .. HUNTERS .. FISHERMEN AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES FOR THE BEST IN HARDWARE SHOP AT COCBRANE'S S. CUMBERLAND STREET DIAL 5-7345 Shantymen Missionary Visiting Camps PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN-KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS <TM Reg. Pat. Office) Dear Mr. Jones: I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the Shantymen's Association, and its work which it is trying to do in Northwestern Ontario, working in the lumber camps and by the Grace of God whom we serve, with His help we will do our best. Since my leaving Brantford, Ontario, November, 1948, I have travelled over 6,000 miles by various means of transportation, visiting some 125 camps, lumber and mine, speaking to and giving out literature to over 5,000 men in various language. Also Bibles and New Testaments free of charge. Our Mission is very happy to be in a position to do this to the Glory of God and His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ. As I travel from camp to camp and in small towns and hamlets, more and more I am convinced of the great need of the Gospel in these Northwestern parts of our own country. The workers are very few and the field is white unto harvest. Visiting the camps I can truthfully say I have always been received with respect and consideration, and I also want to thank the operators and various men who are in charge for their wonderful co-operation and the interest they take in making our stay in their camps worthwhile, also the hospitality which we are privileged to enjoy. It is a pleasure to work with them. I also want to speak of the consideration shown by the workmen. They are very happy to have us come in and to talk with them personally and to help them where we can. Thanking you again for your interest. Yours In His Service, James H. Allen, Shantymen Missionary. Psalm 118:24 PIT PROP BUSINESS SEtN FOR ATIKOKAN A new $250,000-a-year business may be in the making in this Northwestern Ontario mining district. R. Thew, methods engineer at the Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd., told a meeting of the Atikokan Chamber of Commerce board of directors recently, that the company will need a great many pit props in a few years' time. Mr. Thew said that a large portion of the needed props could come from trees in the district and he estimated that the mine business would amount to $250,000 a year once underground work at the mine is in full swing. To date, the company has engaged only in surface mining. ~O GtVE OUR READERS .50._,,E IDEA OF HOW '' TOU6H" THE B0Y5 WERE. WHO MADE UP THE C.REW AT PAUL BUNYAN'S CAMP- HERE~ A CL05E-UP OS: 6URLE>', ROC.~JAW JACICSO"l, WHO ALWAYS ~MA~PENEO '41«;:, A~E ON HIS TE ETH. This Booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" produced at the Provincial Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, o~t of wood Produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South Mav Street, Fort William, Ontario. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 1950 DIRECTORY OF KEY PERSONNEL IN THE WOODS Wonder where Mike is this Winter? You remember Bill the Foreman at the Loading Camp last winter and Butch the clerk? ... The woods industry is a large industry-the largest industry in Northwestern Ontario.. Camps are started and camps are closed, conditions change, production- is up, production is down, but camp life goes on. This huge industry is directed by men who know their job-foresters, technicians and men of experience. GREAT LAKES PAPER CO. LTD. Shebandowan District Camp 53 - 53A - 57 J. Possakka, Contractor Uno Fiskar. Clerk Camp 54 E. Ross Contractor Thomas Duggan. Clerk Carl Tallon, Clerk J. Makinen Contractor Camp 139 Umfreville Valora District Oscar Styffe Ltd., Contractor Valora H.Q. Paul Peterson, Foreman G. V. Calhoun, District Superintendent Avro Mendelin, Clerk W. W. McCallum, Dist. Supervising Clerk Camp 142-3-4 Raith Arvo Hill. Depot Clerk Y. W. Nelson Contractor A. J. Hamm. District Mechanic Sonnv Nelson Foreman Thomas Kelly Check Scaler Paul Ranta. Foreman Camp 305A H. W. Paavi1a Clerk Joseph Kutzner . Foreman George Nelson. Clerk Robert Sut'1erland. Clerk ALEXA_NDER-CLARK TIMBER CO .. LTD. Camp 306 Hans Maki Foreman STURGEON LAKE TRANSPORTAT'N CO., LTD. • Onni Korpela. C'erk Clarkdon, Ontario Camp 309 R. B. Grogan . Superintendent Kusti Maki, Foreman Wheaton Bradish Woods Superintendent Waino Poutanen Clerk R. Heath Clerk Camp 310 Allan Squier. Foreman BROMPTON PULP & PAPER CO .. LTD. Ernest Plater. Clerk Beardmore, Ontario Black Sturgeon District Alf. Allin, District Superintendent Camp 1 Depot R. Sainsbury District Superintendent James A. "Bert" Sellers District Supt. L. Lein, District Superintendent W. J. Bouchey Dist. Supervising Clerk E. Chedore, Rafting Superintendent Malcolm Mclure Depot Clerk R. Clerihew, Shop Foreman Arvo Matson Depot Clerk W. Baker Safety Inspector Gerald Reynolds Depot Clerk N. Nylund, Chief Fire Ranger Steve Kamat. Foreman E. Leskinen. Chief Camp Auditor L. A. Bushey District Mechanic Nipigon, Ontario Ken Porter. Check Sealer T. Peterson, Rafting Superintendent Jack Hogan, Check Scaler R. A. Hallonquist, Employment Supervisor Camp 7A Contractors Eugene Larocque. Foreman R. L. Tansley & Son, Camp 51, Jellicoe Carl Mossa Clerk T. N. Kelley. Clerk, Camp 51, Jellicoe Camp 8B E. M. (Sam) Hughes and Andy Schulcz, Mike Lukach . Foreman Camp 17, Beardmore Emil Lemire, Clerk Jos. Grenier, Camp 49. Beardmore Camp 10 Jim Martin, Nipigon Dorio Maurice Foreman Joseph Turcotte, Clerk DRIFTWOOD LANDS & TIMBER LIMITED Camp 11 Delray A.C.R., Ontario George Staub, Foreman D. W. Christie . Woods Superintendent Louis N. Nymark. Clerk D. W. Gillies Crief Clerk and Paymaster Camp 18 Camp 12 W. G. Simpson Foreman Adrien Noel, Foreman Seorge Prout. Clerk Martin Molund. Clerk Camp 19 Camp 16 John Fekete, Foreman Charlie Dolan. Foreman Raymond Herckman. Clerk H. S. Romanuck . Clerk Camo 21 DRYDEN PAPER CO. LIMITED Thomas McClelland, Foreman Camp 57B E. A. Lyon Clerk Fred Morton. Woods Superintendent Camp 23 Charlie Latimer Clerk A. J . Thibert Foreman George Eschun Cook R. L. Sellers, Clerk Dryden Camp 23A Horace Carnahan Foreman \Varren Moore Forester John Gunderson . Clerk Chas. Hodgkinson, Truck Foreman Tom Sanderson Garage Foreman (trucks) Camp 24 Ernie Hampe . Garage Foreman (tractors) William Irvine, Foreman Bill Faulkner Chief Scaler Jas. H. Barber Clerk It was thought that a directory of key personnel in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario would be of interest to Log Book readers and the Editor has done his best to round up this information. We know that we have missed some and we apologize to any key men whose names are not included in our li st • GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL ! ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY, LTD. Gordon Withenshaw General Logging Supt Auden Area Dave Rody District Superintendent John A. McLeod, Asst. Dist. Supt. Myles Lockhart. Asst. Dist Supt. Ken Crowh1Jrst. Asst. Dist. Supt. Auden Depot • Andy Sletback Foreman Robt. Munsie, Clerk Ernie Zepik _ Master Mechanic Camp 8 Ike Mutch, Foreman Bert Rennels _ Clerk :amp 11 Bert Vickers, Foreman Rav Halme, Clerk Camp 22 Hugo Stenlund, Contractor Tom Atchie. Clerk Camp 23 Frank Sinclair, Contractor Art Forster Clerk Camp 24 Karl Lahti. Contractor Harry McKinnon. Clerk Camp 25 Jim Lank tree Foreman Dave Green. Clerk Camp 28 Eric Hadley. Contractor Neil Daley Clerk Camp 30 W. Salo, Contractor Hugo Kolhonen Clerk Provincial Area Art Pingree District Superintendent Bob Moodie, Asst. District Superintendent Camp 206 Depot Alf Cousins. Clerk John Coyne, Master Mechanic Camp 224 rt. (Red) Craig. Foreman Leo .Sauve. Clerk Jack Moran, Clerk Camp 223 Karl Ratz, Foreman Joe Ebata Clerk Camp 214 Curly Brown. Contractor Western District Buster Davidson . District Superintendent Ken Nielson, Asst. District Superintendent Camps 140-1-5 Ghost River E. Hill. Contractor Oscar Salo Foreman Fred Westerberg. Foreman Claude McClelland, Clerk Gordon Sellers . Clerk Axel Lindquist, Boat Foreman Camp 69 Mike Porayko Foreman Bill Fishwick Clerk Fred Kessler. Cook Dinorwic Landing Camp Arvid Lindquist Foreman Bob Murray Cook �JANUARY 1950 Camp 26 August Erickson. Foreman A. J. Beaglev Clerk Camp 27 Unto Lasn, Foreman Eric Dolf, Clerk Camp 28 Fred Charbonneau . Foreman Edward Kruqer Clerk HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY Sioux Lookout, Ycliffe, and Savant Lake, Ont. R. I. Youno . General Superintendent Fred Alexander. Foreman Steve Zuffa . Foreman Alan Miller Foreman . Camp 5, Savant Lake Archie Raeside Chief Clerk Johnny Lukkinen, Clerk Art McMahon. Clerk Bud Jarvis . Scaler Foreman Jack Michaels. Scaler LONGLAC PULP AND PAPER CO. LTD. C. A. Samuelson, Logging Supt. Longlac Winterin~ River Area-Geraldton Kenneth McCron, District Superintendent Angus McPherson, Asst. District Supt. John Oia. District Camp Auditor George Broder . Hiring Clerk Stanley Dodds, Camp Foreman, Camp 9 John Bulger, Camp Clerk Camp 9 Archie Sherrard Camp Foreman, Camo 10 Allan Boyce, Camp Clerk. Camp 1 0 Wm . Dawidowich, Camp Foreman, Camp 32 LongLake and Suicide River Area Hugh T. Renaud, Dist. Supt., Longlac Michael Tracy Asst. Foreman, Camp 47 Paul Thors Camp Foreman . Camp 47 Warren Bowness Camp Clerk, Camp 47 Derreck MacKinnon. Hqts. Clerk. Longlac Howard Gregoire. Hqts .. Clerk Long lac East Highway Area Wilfred S. Carlson. Dist. Supt., Camp 3~ William Cuff. Camp Foreman, Camp 35 Nicol Williamson, Camp Clerk, Camp 35 James Reeves, Camp Foreman, Camp 33 Matt Lucier, Landing Foreman, Longlac Kenogami River Area Austin St. Croix, District Superintendent John Pringle, Asst. District Superintendent Eino Heino. Camp Foreman, Camp 46 George Souter . Camp Clerk . Camp 46 _!-ucien Massicotte. Camp Foreman, Camp 20 Walter Drews Camp Foreman, Camp 40 Ray Matson, Camp Clerk. Camp 40 MARATHON PAPER MILLS OF CANADA LTD. W . E. Mair . Gen. Supt., Caramat E. A. Lunam District Supt .. Stevens J. F. Stilwell, District Supt .. Caramat M. Johnson . District Supt .. Marathon H. A. C. Carson . Div. Engineer . Caramat H. Kagetsu District Forester. Caramat W. D. Harkness District Forester. Stevens D. P. Hamilton, Field Personnel Officer. Stevens J. A. Clairmont Accounting Sup. Stevens G. P. Tuffy Depot Clerk. Caramat N. Karlstedt , Depot Clerk, Stevens H. Lawson Auditor, Stevens 0. Olson °Chief Mechanic. Stevens A. Karlstedt. District Mechanic, Stevens C. Gilbert District Mechanic, Caramat E. LeFave Depot Foreman Stevens H. Hopkins Depot Foreman . Caramat G. 0 . Adams Clerk Stevens Arvo Mantyla C!erk, Caramat J. D. Malloy . Clerk. Caramat Camp 2, Stevens John Larson . Compartment Supervisor Dan Healev Production Foreman PAGE 11 LOG BOOK W. Lunam Production Foreman K. Unander Production Foreman J. Brydon. Clerk M. Lecours . Clerk Camp 5. Stevens Nick Husak. Compartment Supervisor J . Gowan Production Foreman Alex Doherty Production Foreman H. Gracie Clerk A. A. Patterson. Clerk Camp 11 . Stevens Pete Rodwick Foreman Pete Demache. Strip Boss D. W. Davidson. Clerk Camp 12. Stevens Toivo Millen . Compartment Supervisor August Kauppi Production Foreman Russell Brown . Production Foreman Armas Turja . Clerk E. J. Doyle, Clerk Camp 51, Caramat Emil Kauhanen . Compartment Supervisor Ole Laine Production Foreman D. Whitnev Production Foreman Wm. Murray Clerk Camp 52, Caramat Alex Amesse . Foreman R. Portwood, Clerk Camp 53 Caramat Sol Cowan . Foreman Rene Rioux Clerk NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED Division 1, Mead, Ont., District of Cochrane Mead Headquarters K. Moland. Superintendent A. R. Wiley . Chief Clerk Mauno Jansson . Payroll Clerk Camp 83 Conrad Peterson. Foreman Frank Plunkett. Scaler Paul Ketonen Clerk Division 2, Hearst, Ont., District of Cochrane J. R. Turk . Superintendent John Draganiuk Chief Clerk Division 3, Clarkdon, Ont., Thunder Bay Dist. Louis Johnson. Superintendent Div . S, Shesheeb Bay. Thunder Bay District Wally Olafson . Superintendent G. A. Sikerbol. Chief Clerk Capt. A. H. Harpel!, Scaler NIPrGON LAKE TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Kowkash Harry Kamo, Foreman Phil Ukrainec Clerk Bob Garrett Clerk Gosta Sjolander Scaler Ben Hev Sealer Arth Cheetham Scaler Beardmore Fred Miron Foreman John Bruce Foreman John Tuhkanen . Clerk NORTHERN FOREST PRODUCTS, LIMITED George Crombie Supt .. Armstrong Wm. McCabe Foreman Camp 54 Dorion Oliver Kuusila . Clerk Scaler Camp 54, Dorion Toiva J. Haapala. Foreman Camp .55, Reba Wm. Sinnimaki, Clerk Scaler. Camp 55. Reba Jack Husband Scaler, Camp 55. Reba NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LIMITED D. G. Lambrecht. Superintendent Eino Jarvi. Accountant Laurent Campeau General Foreman Howard Hicks. Warehouse and Purchasing Ed Campeau. Master ME:chanic Otto Hill. Camp Foreman Con Hunt. Maintenance of Equipment John Flagnik Clerk THE ONTARIO-MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED George A. Potts Fort Frances Div. Logging Wm. Martin Asst. Superintendent Carl Anderson Asst. Superintendent Robert Potts. Asst. Superintendent John Langtry Mechanical Superintendent Joseph Gorup Foreman Camp S-105 Isaac Salgren, Foreman Camp S-108 Wm. Lanigan _ Foreman Camp S-106 M. Haslestad Foreman Flanders E. Langstaff. Chief Clerk K. Conlon Clerk Camp S-1 05 N. Martinson Clerk. Camp S-106 G. Donaldson Clerk. Camp S-108 H. Brown Flanders KENORA LOGGING DIVISION Patricia Area Vermilion Ba~ Ontario Wm. White Gen. Supt. E. Wheatley Asst. Supt. J. T. Sniezek . Logg. Supt. H. Ballard . Headquarters Clerk W. McKinnon Clerk J. H. Allen . Chief Scaler A. LivinQstone, Foreman P. Petrocovich . Clerk F. Black Foreman P. Tutaluk Assistant Foreman N. Laroche . Assistant Foreman W. Owcher Assistant Foreman H. Murphv Clerk D. McDaid. Clerk McIntosh. Ontario H. Carlson. Foreman A. Coak. Assistant Foreman P. Rush Clerk Lake of the Woods Kenora Ontario R. McMillan. Loqging Superintendent C. Ricklefs Foreman M. MacDonell. Clerk THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED T. Summers . Woods Supt .. Hemlo, Ont. Max Thibeault. General Foreman G. A. LaJambe, Chief Clerk Camp 15 A. Bouchard. Foreman M. Bouchard, Clerk Camp 25 P. Dumas. Foreman A. Rov Clerk Camp 26 L. Dumas, Foreman L. Jacques. Clerk Camp 43 A. Omichinski . Foreman S. Juniper Clerk Camp 46 W. Korczynski Foreman G. Binette Clerk Camp 44 C. D. Sewell, Foreman S. Lord Clerk OSCAR STYFFE LIMITED Camp 139 . Umfreville, Ontario Pault Pettersen . Foreman Allan Bishop Assistant Foreman Arvo Mendelin Clerk BerQ Bergested, Assistant Clerk Camp 27, Umfreville, Ontario Norman Pederson Foreman Ronald Morgan . Clerk �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK JANUARY 1 950 I ~(»1~1 Marshall-Wells Special Log Marking Paint Used EXCLUSIVELY by "British Columbia Timber Operators" Prices and Full Particulars from MARSHALL-WELLS Dial 5-6511 CANADA'S LARGEST HARDWARE DISTRIBUTORS lesearvh--As a Co-Operative Projevt J. 0. WILHELM, Director Research Council of Ontario The Research Council of Ontario has been set up to advise the Provincial Government on research within the Province. This involves the integration of research problems in all the fields of the natural resources and in the natural and physical sciences, the co-ordination of the research effort of Government departments, indw:tries and universities, and the stimulation of interest in research on the part of all levels of administration and, finally, assistance in the use of the results of research in development and production. The Research Council has initiated scholarships and has recommended financial assistance to augment the work of research within the Provincial Government departments, the .Ontario Research Fouantdion and the universities in the Province. In addition, it has been instrumental in setting up an industrial extension service in the Division of Industrial Research Service of the Ontario Research Foundation. In this way research assistance is provided to take care of the requirement of in .. dividuals. The Research Council was early conscious of the fact that some stimulation should be given to a co-operative method of doing research. The purpose of such an effort was to provide a mechanism by which smaller industries might join forces in the solution of common problems, in much the same way as is done in the regular activities of industrial associations. Realizing that co-operative research by a few members of an industry would find general application, the Research Counci I Act provides for Govermnent assistance in research projects undertaken by two or more industries within a particular field of industrial work. This provides a means by which companies who themselves might not be able to 'finance research on a problem in which they were interested can get together with other companies and arrange to pool their efforts and do the work. This is somewhat simi.lar to the very successful ararngements for co-operation between Government and industry in Britain, where the research organizations obtain regular assistance on a sliding scale of mutual contribution. Organizations with a research program are supported on a long-term basis by public funds. The basis for Government support is discussed at regular intervals and support is either on a project or an association basis. So much for a general statement; h.ow does the system work out in practice? Two or more companies in the same field of work get together and decide on a problem of mutual concern Dial 5-6511 and of concern to the industry of which they _form a part. They may decide that the problem is one on which it is worth spending some money, and that they are prepared to p~t up $XX to try and obtain a solution. In addition, they may feel that the problem is of general interest and that the Research Council of Ontario would co-operate in the problem. During this discussion period the companies may contact either the Research Council, the Industrial Research Services Division of the Ontario Research Foundation, or the Trade and Industry Branch of the Department of Planning and Development. The problem is discussed by one of the Research Council committees and a program for its solution is prepared. The best agency to do the work is selected. This may be either a department of Government. Provincial or Dominion, a department of a university, a division of the Ontario Research Foundation, one of the participating companies, a private laboratory or a private consultant. When the agency has been selected, then a plan of attack is agreed on and the cost is estimated. The companies and the Government each pay their share, and the work proceeds. Direction is under a small committee composed of representatives of the co-operating companies, the agency doing the work and the Research Council. This committee also discusses the publication and application of the results of the research. The group research plan is not new in principle, but the Province of Ontario is the first in Canada to make legislative provision for co-operative research, following the group research principle. NATURAL CONDITIONS EFFECT MECHANICAL LOGGING METHODS In a "Message for the New Year" for the Marathon Courier, H. P. Klinestiver stated: "Mechanization will be extended into the new operating year, with the result that 75 % to 80% of our production wi II have been harvested by this method. "During 1950, Camp No. 53, Caramat, will be set up in the Kagiano Compartment, and this will provide us with five fully mechanized camps. This does not mean, however, that all logging will be done mechanically. Where size of timber and ground conditions warrant horse skidding to slashers and manual cutting will b~ continued."-Th~ "Courier" �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE13 Ludivig Cyr Buck-Saw Champion Northwestern Ontario Wins Again The Ontario Paper Company Limited recently conducted sawing contests in 6 camps of the Hemlo Division. l 09 contestant entered the comp contests and winners were declared as follows: Camp No. 15, Ludivig Cyr, 9 3/5 sec. Camp No. 25, Rubin Dumas, l l 2/5 sec. Camp No. 26, Harold Dumas, 11 l /5 sec. Camp No. 43, Arman Hautcoeur l l sec. Camp ·No. 44, F. Fortin, 13 3/5 ;ec. Camp No. 46, Nick Zawada, 12 sec. Hem lo Depot, Alphonse Poirier, l l sec. The above men met at Hemlo and competed for the Company Championship with the grand prize being a trip to Montreal to represent the Ontario Paper Company, Limited in the Buck-Sawing Contest at the Sportsmen's Show, March 4 - 12, 1950. Ludivig Cyr, who won the Buck-Sawing Champion-ship at the Winter Carnival in February 1949 was winner with his best timing for that day b~ing 10 l /5 sec. GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LUDIVIG, IN THE CONTEST AT MONTREAL. All Woodsmen in Northwestern Ontario will be pulling for you to win. COVER PICTURE Caribou on Ombabika Bay. Picture through courtesy of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited. GENERAL MOTORS L. Cyr Ontario Paper Company Limited, being congratulated by runner-up Dorio Maurice . Great Lakes Paper Company Limited at the Winter Carnival last vear. Dorio is at present a foreman of the Great Lakes Pctper Company Limited. SAWING CONTESTS At the recent Northern Ontario Log Sawing championship, Gaeton Duguay of Spruce Falls was declared winner with an aggregate time of 33 l /5 secs. for 3 cuts of a l 0" spruce log. He also collected a special prize of $25.00 for the fastest single cut-9 l /5 secs. The World's Championship Doubles Sawing Contest was won in Australia recently with a time of 24 secs. for a 24" log (species unknown). TWO CYCLE DIESEL ENGINES 50 H.P. TO 600 H.P. 55 H.P. TO 660 H.P. FAN TO FLYWHEEL UNITS FINGER TIP SHIFT CONTROL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC MARINE GEAR, STANDARD WITH ALL 3, 4, 6 . AND PACKAGE POWER UNITS OR FOR ALL YOUR POWER REQUIREMENTS TWIN G.M. UNITS -Distributors For- ALLIS-CHALMERS MFG. CO. SALES PARTS Tractor Division G.M. DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE DIV. SCHRAMM INC. AIR COMPRESSORS BAKER MANUFACTURING CO. GAR WOOD INDUSTRIES INC. PACIFIC CAR & FOUNDRY CO. DROTT MANUFACTURING CORP. GENERAL EXCAVATOR COMPANY , THE OSGOOD COMPANY 906 Memorial Avenue SERVICE PORT ARTHUR Phone 5-8141 �JANUARY 1950 LOG BOOK PAGE 14 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS - THEY MAKE THIS BOOKLET POSSIBLE NEW MOTOR TOBOGGAN A newly designed motor tobcggan . 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MORE Reeords Broken! - MORE Satisfied Customers TOTAL WEIGHT OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-535 TONS TOTAL FEET OF LOGS HAULED PER TRIP-107,000 FT. LOGS TOTAL ·co RDS OF PULPWOOD HAU LED PER TRI P-235 /CORDS "The latter _!>eing comparative in regards to weight hauled." - WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR RENTAL, EUCLID TRACTORS PULPWOOD AND T RA I L ERS WITH UP TO 20 CORDS CAPACITY. Showing Adverse Grades Encountered For Further Information Please Contact G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTHUR TEL. 5-6753 MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 Bow Safety Sbou·ld Be Taught 1. You should show enthusiasm for and honestly believe in accident prevention. 2. Safety is as important a factor in workmanship as quantity and qualit-y 3. Be sincerely interested in the welfare of your men. 4. Violation of a standard work practice is just as serious as the violation of any other company rule or regulation 5. In putting across a safety program you should exercise your ability a_s a leader and not as~ driver and thus gain the confidence of your men. 6. Every worker is responsible for his fellow workers' safety as well as his own. 7. You must know accident prevention, what constitutes safe equipment, and what constitutes safe methods for every job for which you are responsible. 8. Accidents are caused by haste and lack of thought. Therefore, we must all think about what we are doing to make sure that we do it the safe way. 9. You should instruct your men, especially new men and show them how to do their work properly and safei'y and not just simply tell them to be careful. 10. The SAFE HABIT is acquired through safety practices. You must provide the education and example. 11. You should show appreciation to the man whc makes an accident prevention suggestion . Adopt it i ' practical. If impractical, explain the reason why. 12. See to it that all mechanical safeguards are used at a 11 ti mes. 13. Do not tolerate horseplay on the job. 14. Fatigue contributes to the cause of accidents and consequently the worker must get plenty of sleep ana rest. He must be mentally and physically awake. 15. Do not excite your men. Excitement and confusion among workers is the cause of many accidents. 16. See to it that men are assigned to those duties which they are best suited to perform. 17. When all effort has failed to make an unsafe man sate he should be dismissed as unadaptable. 18. ' All injuries should be reported and taken care of at once in the provided and approved method. 19. Be sure you and/or designated workers know the location of and have been instructed in the use of company-supplied first aid kits. 20. Remember that a man to be a good worker must be a safe worker. * * * All the rules and regulations which can be created. all the safety devices that can be attached to machines, "SERVING THE TIMBER JANUARY 1950 all the guards that can be erected, and all the warning signs that can be posted, are uself;?ss unless responsible individuals drop the veil of seeming unconcern and become interested in the task of eliminating and reducing accidents. * * * Most accidents, whether they occur in industry, on the farm, at home, or on the highway, are caused by the failure of some individual to follow simple and fundamental safety rules or precautions since most accidents can be prevented by recognizing the real cause and doing something about it before the accident occurs. * * * Regardless of the care used in struction of any type of equipment, ditions that cannot be completely without interfering with reasonable ficient operation. * * the design and conthere are many consafeguarded against accessibility and ef- * A careful operator is the best insurance against accident. The complete observance of one simple rule would prevent many thousands of serious injuries each year. That rule is. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CLEAN, OIL, OR ADJUST A MACHINE WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. Men of the woods should be interested in the uses made of the raw material that they produce. The Mid-Western Section. Canadian Pulp & Paper Association have been asked to provide articles describing the various processes the raw material is put through when it arrives at the mill. This first article has been orovided bv Mr. Alex Johnson and it is hoped that articles will be forthcomin~ for future issues. Saw-mills tie mills and wood treating plants have also been requested to submit articles. Today's Canadian worker earns for each hour he runs a machine more than the worker of 80 years ago earned for a whole day's effort.-Quick Canadian Facts. * * * Between 1939 and 1947 the number of workers employed in manufacturing in Canada increased by 70 per cent and the amount paid out in wages and salaries increased 181 per cent.-Quick Canadian Facts. The tai I of the beaver, when properly cooked, has been considered a delicacy since the first settlement o_f North America.-Quick Canadian Facts OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" W H0LE_SALE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING, BEDDING AND FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. Fort William �LOG BOOK JANUARY 1950 OS C 0 · BLOC KS CSFE NEWS PAGE 17 WHEREVER CABLES ARE USED "JOE BEAVER 0 By Ed ·Nofziger R. BOULTBEE HEADS NORTHWESTERN ON;J"ARIO SECTION, CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST ENGi N EERS At the Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers held December 17th, 1949, the following officers were elected: Chairman - R. Boultbee; Vice-Chairman - A. L. K. Switzer; Councillors - G. R_ Sonley, P_ J_ Ward, J_ H . Merrill; Editorial Representative - Ken Hearnden_ The meeting agreed to submit forestry articles for the Log Book in 1950_ The Honourable W_ Earl Rowe, M_P_, President of the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited, addressed the dinner meeting of members and guests that evening_ Mr_ J_ H_ Merrill introduced the speaker_ The Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Society of Forest Engineers held a meeting January 6th at the Lakehead Technical Institute at which Dr. L. G_ Trorey, A.M_B_E_, Ph_D_ (Eng.), M.E-1.C., A.R_P.S_, Member C.S_F_E_, Member AM. Soc. Photogrammetry, P. Eng_, Director of Photgraphic Survey Corporation Ltd_, Toronto, gave an address on "Some Aspects of New Techniques in Air Survey and ~apping." The meeting was very well attended by representa-tive of timber companies, civil engineers, town planning bodies, etc_ The speaker was introduced by Wm. Taylor. George Sonley presided_ J. T. Russell Motors Ltd. Forest Service, u_ S. Department of Agriculture "Now I see why he said winter is best for skidding!" ~~f .lf'l'\..'"ll:.".:T.l\.f..•.• •:::.•:;•;•;•:.~•.•.'.•..........:•:•::;••· · 120 N. Archibald St. -:Fort William, Ont. Distributors for • THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS 'Built to Fit the Job' A FARGO BUilT FOR EVERY JOB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS From 4,600 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. For Complete Information DIAL 3-7421 ~::~....... . ~:=:=:::=:=:=t?:?~:=:=:=:-:-____ -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:--- .. ............. .... ..... -::::-:-??:?:???:??:?:=:=:-:_ : : .--·····-·-- .. _-_-___ ______ ___:_::: :::"::::~: �LOG BOOK PAGE 18 JANUARY 1950 These "Peephole" Drivers Diesel-Powered Locomotive Being Tested On Fort William-Cartier Run A demonstrator model, built by the Electro-Motive Division. of. General Motors Corporation at La Grange, Ill., the 4,500 horse-power, 3-unit locomotive will be put through her paces, both passenger and freight service, under winter conditions in the rugged territory of the Algoma District and the heavy grades of the Can~dian Rockies during the next three months. For the first six weeks, the power-packed giant will operate between Fort William and Cartier, Ontario, on freight service, with occasional passenger duty trips between Toronto and Fort William. Their high speed, heavy hauling characteristics, and on-time dependability as well as the inherent advantages of the diesel, to take curves faster due to centre of gravity, the reliability of power plants and a balanced design for maximum service availability marked by low maintenance costs are features of the diesel locomotive. The introduction of the Diesel Engine eventually wi 11 take over the tasks that have for so long been performed by steam power and will make a change for the men of the woods in camps along the railways and in stations. Th~ cloud of smoke disappearing over the horizon and the steam wh•stle will be missed by all. These people who drive with their car windows steamed over or blocked with snow are simply asking for trouble. They can't see anything approaching frorn the side or behind. Indeed some of them have no more than a peephole through which to view the road ahead. If anyone was fool enough to drive with a blanket draped over his car windows the police would soon put him where he belonged. In the interests of safety, not only for themselves but all others on the road, these other "blind" drivers should be checked up, too. Whatever the special advantages of these sloping windshields and back windows certainly the shedding of snow is not one of them. But even if it means stopping occasionally to wipe them off that is a small price to compare with a bashed fender, let alone some more serious accident And there is no excuse at all for driving with windows fogged over. Most cars are equipped with automatic devices f6 keep the windshield clear and a little fresh air will handle the others. Opening a window may mean a little less comfort for the passengers but it may save them and others a trip to the hospital or the morgue.-Financial Post 3:,0H,'t BROMPTON EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORREEVE OF NIPIGON /ua a "Peep/,,ole 11 3:,1i,ue11, I R. A. (Russ) Hallonquist, Employment Supervisor of the Brompt;n Pulp and Paper Company, Limited was elected by acclamation Reeve of the Town of Nipigon for 1950. Several other Brompton employees allowed their names to stand for civic election and, atfhough they did not win, they are to be congratulated in taking ' such an interest in their community's affairs. Members of the Operator's Association wish Reeve Hallonquist all success in his new undertaking. When the white man discovered this country, the Indians were running it. There were no taxes and no national debt. The women did all the work. And the white men though they could improve on a system like that! ! ·WHERE DANGER LIES I am more deadly than the screaming shell from a howitzer; I ruin without killing. I tear down homes; I break hearts and wreck lives. I have no respect for truth or justice; no mercy for the defenceless. You will find me in the pious and in the haunts of the unholy. I am wily, cunning, malicious-and I gather strength with age. I make my way where greed, mistrust and dishonor are unknown. I feed on good and bad alike. My victims are as numerous as the sands of the sea and often as innocent. I never forgive and seldom forget. MY NAME IS GOSSIP. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. Suppliers of DOMINION WIRE R(>PE AND FITTINGS ¼ INCH TO 1 ¼ INCH 203 HARDISTY STREET FORT WILLIAM PH. 37.407 �• JANUARY l 950 PAGE 19 LOG BOOK A BOOK TO OWN - A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERY SCHOOL The first edition of some of John Fisher's radio scripts has been published under the name of "John Fi sher Reports." Canada is the theme of every report and it is a book that every Canadian should read. Many timber companies are in the vicinity of small country schools and it would certainly be a friendly gesture for a company or its repreesntative to purchase a copy of this book and give it to the School Library. Copies of the book may be purchased from the Niagara Editorial Bureau, St. James Building, Hamilton, Ontario. NATIVE TREES OF CANADA The Dominion Forest Service issued a BulletinNo. 61-Native Trees of Canada, which may be obtained from the King's Prinfer, Ottawa. If anybody is interested in the identification of trees, they would be well advised to write for this bulletin . • Statistically, the book is impressive. It contains 124 full -page black and white plates presenting 615 fine pictures of specimens; 117 maps showing distribution; more than 150 native trees are illustrated and described . There is a check list, including botanical, English and French names of native tree species.- Forest and Outdcors Note: MUDGUARDS FOR TRUCKS, TRAILERSNEW LAW Effective January l, 1950, adequate mudguards or fenders to prevent splashing must be installed on all motor trucks and tra ilers, the Highways Department announces. An amendment to the Ontario Highways Act makes such safeguards compulsory. Instructions to police to watch for offenders have been sent out, the Department states. ' 'This act applies directly to trucks and trailers without mudguards and fenders- passenger motor cars be:ng already properly equipped with front and rear fenders. It is patterned after the English Law and some states in the United States also have a similar law in effect," stated J. P. Bickell, Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles. WANTED Experienced logging engineer for operations producing pulpwood, logs, poles and ties. Initial duties development of management and operating plans. Excel lent opportunities for advancement. Apply to . PINELAND TIMBER COMPANY, LIMITED P.O. Box 126 Sudbury, On~ariG Our New Up-to-the-Minute Fort William Garage Will Provide ADDED FACILITIES AND MODERN SERVICE S. J. Hill S Sons Li1nited PORT ARTHUR FORT WILLIAM Sales and Service for International Trucks and Nash Cars �7DAYLOAN "CATERPILLAR" DOZER II THIS PICTURE 7 ■ "P. P. M. Number 16" Boat is powered by a "Caterpillar" D-4400 Marine is the "Caterpillar Dozer" in this picture. Handling Engine. That a "Caterpillar" Marine Engine has been the sea of pulpwood that comes in a steady flow to' chcsen for this rugged service, is consistent with their Foreground - "Provincial Paper Mill," the Steel-Hulled Logging ~ known record - "Dependability and Economy." While the success of "Caterpillar" Diesel Marine Engines is due Economy, too, is outstanding as "Caterpillar" Diesels are de- to many things, Dependability, Economy and Simplicity of Design are signed to operate on a wide range of low cost, low gravity fuels-- outstanding. Dependability results from "Caterpillar design, for "Cat- and the precombustion chamber type fuel system permits successful erpillar" Diesel Marine Engines are work engines, built to stand up operation at low or idling speeds without fouling or choking up. under the heaviest kind ot operation and 24-hour-a-day operation Premium Diesel fuels are not necessary. under full load is taken in stride. Simplicity of design results in ease of operation and frequent working adjustments are unnecessary. with not a single adjustment in the entire "Caterpillar" Diesel fuel system. Easy starting is assured Replacing a "Fairbanks-Morse" Diesel Marine Engine - a "Cat- through the use of either the specially designed "Caterpillar" Gasoline starting engine, electric starting, or a combination of both. erpillar" D-8800 Marine Engine Available now in 10 models with continuous horsepowers ranging goes to work in "P.P.M. Number from 38 to 400, there is a "Caterpillar" Marine Engine to match your 31." Now swinging a three bladed 46" x 32" Towing Type Propellor, needs and to show vou new and real dependability and economy of operation. If vc:.ar "spring time" picture contains a Marine Engine, now is the time to investigate "Caterpillar." the D-8800 provides plenty of additional power to operate the winches for joining booms containing logs up to 16 ft. in length. POWELL EQUIPMENT Another installation and another UO. LTD instance where a "Caterpillar Marine Engine" was chosen. PORT ARTHUR • WINNIPEG � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1950JanLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January 1950 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January 1950. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/3a982a6ad709700773befc359c88b7db.pdf 8f3244646cce61d079bead900634ea6e PDF Text Text R FORE Y UB AR ·Wo ds Division Mar thon 4orp. of Canada ~ Port ;rthur, Ontario �PAGE 3 BOOK woods and loss from fire not only destruction of ma~ure timber but particularly the loss of young growth - is something which, while it may never be stopped al'l together, can certainly be cut down. This Association in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests district officials has taken the lead in preaching fire prevention to employees of the industry and in urging all operators that camp areas be organized and the meri trained as fire crews. p 1/,e,U,(HH'ff& The mos f conversation in the world is ''the hink that it would be a mistake, if in t al Report to you, I did not briefly review the weather conditions in the past year that have added to operating problems more than is usual. A late Spring delayed the opening of drive and peeled wood operations and rainy weather throughout the Sprlng and Summer interrupted - seriously in some cases - road building and improvement construction . With this rain and the abnormal number of flies and mosquitoes in the woods, Summer cutting conditions were not of the best. The rainy wet Spring, Summer and Fall was an asset in so far as fire prevention was concerned and this is shown by the fact that there were fewer fires and the fires were of smaller acreage than has been the case for many years. This subject will be covered later . in my report. After enduring the unusually bad weather of Spring and Summer, it was hoped we would be more fortunate with the coming of Fall. Instead we have had an exceptionally heavy and early snowfall. This coupled with the lack of early frost has further hindered cutting operations. Despite the weather, conditions in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario changed considerably from the 1949 season. The demand for forest products rose sharply this Spring and practically all operators are now working to produce more forest products than last year. By visits to various operations, improvements and more permanent type buildings are evident at depots and camps. Such places as Nipigon, Beardmore, Caramat, Stevens, Long Lac, Black Sturgeon Depot, Regan, Heron Bay, Hernia, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Auden, Armstrong, ~owkash, Ycljffe, Hearst, Mead, Clarkdon, Linko, Reba Peterbell, Valera, Umfreville, Hansen, Martin, Savanne, Vermillion Bay, Flanders, McIntosh, and Atikokan and Dryden are centers of woods operations in Northwestern Ontario. Most areas are now being operated towards a sustained yield plan with the purpose in mind of maintaining our forests in perpetuity. Forest management plans and operating plans are being developed and these plans are subject to the approval of the Department of Lands and Forests. Aerial photography is being used more and more by operators and photographs are being used ir4 some operations by foremen in camps. Mechanical mea'ns of producing wood are being developed to suit ·local ·conditions and great improvements have been made this past year. Forest fire is one of the greatest hazards in the In 1950, out of 168 fires in the Western and MidWestern Regions of the Department of Lands and Forests, there were 20 fires on operators' limits and of these only four were attributed to employees of woods operators. This would indicate that the prevention work that has been done has not been in vain. In addition, the fires that did occur were held to a very small acreage and thi~ speaks highly of the organizing and training of the Department of Lands and Forests fire organization and the operators' fire crews in getting the fires out. There were more men in the woods last Summer than for many years past and weather conditons were , great factor in the small number of fires. We may not have the weather on our side next year and it is the intention of this Association to strive for better fire prevention precautions, better fire crew organization and training, so that, in so far as operators are con.! cerned, the loss to the forests will ·be reduced to a minimum. In addition to fires,· our forests are being attacked by _insects and in this connection woods employees have assisted the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie1 Ontario, _by collecting insect samples and sending these to the laboratory. This is a great help to the scientists working on this great problem and we will continue to urge employees to continue this good work. Productions costs have risen considerably during the past year. In addition to a substantial increase in the) fire tax, dues payable to the Crown (commonly called Crown Dues) for timber cut on the ungranted public lands and for timber cut on patent lands when the timber on them remains the property of the Crown were all increased effective l st April, 1950. This increase, id addition to the increase in wages, negotiated effective September l st, 1950, raised the cost of forest products considerably. The inclement weather will add to this increase in cost and, as I mentioned last year, operators in Ncrthwestern Ontario must compete with other areas of Canada and the United States which are able to pro-' duce wood at a lower cost than we can. American mills have· also discovered that they can use species of wood including hardwoods grown in their own locality which they never used before. Other costs such as board and lodging, machinery and equipment, have all increased. A serious item to operators has been the increase in freight rates. Woods wages were increased as a result of negotiations with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union A. F. of L. in August, 1950. The settlement of wages by negptiation must be a source of satisfaction to all concerned. In December last, there were over 13,000 men employed in the woods industry in Northwestern Ontario. We were dangerously short of men in the best cutting months (September, October and November) due to the late Prairie harvest. It is estimated that approximately 60 % of woods employees come to Northwestern Ontario in the Fall to work in the woods camps from the Prairie Provinces and Quebec. Addresses of employees (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Sloop Hauling in Relation to Forest Management By R. W. B. THOMSON Introduction Yesterday you saw the self-loading sloop in operation, and quite naturally most of the discussion and comments on its work have been concerned with the mechanical ability of the machine and its labour and money-saving capacity. Now I would like to discuss it for a few minutes in regard to its place in the general· scheme of Forest Management here on our Black River Limit. Operations Our sloop hauling operation is essentially a clear cutting operation and, as is evident, reaches its maximum production in even-aged regular sized wood, such\ as Black Spruce Swamps, or as you saw yesterday, in a Jackpine-Black Spruce flat. It has been used to som~ extent in our side-hi II mixed wood stands, but here with the strip roads longer and the piles further apart, we ge-:J a loss in production. Therefore in laying out a cut to be operated with sloops, that fact must be borne in mind, and where possible the amount of mixed-wood cutting kept !Q_ about one-third of the pure softwood stands. Also because we are using trucks all year round, a great deal of attention must be paid to the location of allweather roads in order to be able to haul the wood tha'l can be slooped out in the Summer and Fall, leaving the swamps and other wet places to be worked after freezeup. This necessity for roads and trucks is the factor which, more than anything else, changes our basic plan of operationg. Where previous plans called for perhaps three camps within a radius of 10 miles, we can now plan on only one camp for the same amount of wood trucking men to work when the distance exceeds a mile and a half or two miles. A camp thus now becomes a more permanent installation in the bush and will, we hope, attract a more stable type of woods-worker, more content to remain for longer periods of time in the one camp. This situation comes closer to year round employ. ment than we have ever had previously. Also with the further development of mechanical methods, we fee~ that perhaps small communities will be encouraged to grow at the centre of our mechanical operations, ensuring the workers of full year round employment, and ensuring the company of a supply of steady labour. Utilization It can readily be seen that sloop hauling involves only a very minimum of handling individual sticks of wood, once it has been cut and piled. This almost total lack of man handling separate sticks gives us much less loss of sticks. The danger of a hauling crew leavinr, large sticks or even whole pile bottoms is entirely eliminated, because as you have seen, the entire pile is mechanically moved onto the sloops. In fact once a stick is in the pile it remains as a part of a whole pile and is handled as a unit until its delivery to the river or final landing, with a minimum of wastage. Silviculture We have not been using this system of logging for a long enough time to state whether or not the logged over land will reproduce any better for having been logged with the sloops. This being only the second season that they have been used during the summer and fall, An address delivered at the C PP A Woodlands Section Mechanical Hauling Meeting at Heron Bay, Ontario. we have no evidence, silviculturally speaking, either forl or against it. It would seem, however, that some beneficial results should be forthcoming simply on the basis of past observations of mechanical operations in other places. Most observers agree that one of the best ways of en .: . suring reproduction of most of our native species, is to expose mineral soil, or at the least, to sufficiently dist• urb the duff to allow seedlings once st~rted, to reach their roots through to the mineral soi I. I think that you will_agree that the tractors and sloops certainly accomplish that. It now remains to be seen whether or not enough seed reaches this mineral soil. I am almost afraid to say that I don't think that it will, at least not in all cases. White Spruce and Balsam cut prior to the l st or 2nd week in September have not had sufficient time for the cones to ripen and therefore cannot be expected to release viable seed. Areas cut at this time of year should have the best chance of reproducing from seed as right now the cones are ripe and merely hitting the tree with an axe produces a cloud of seed. This is not the case every year however. White Spruce and Balsam do not seed every year and areas cut over during seedless years are not likely to benefit from any soil disturbance, unless care is taken to leave seed trees. We have not found the seed tree method entirely feasible here as trees left standing after the surrounding areas have been cut will not withstand the terrific winds that we are subjected to. It would seem evident therefore that some other silvicultural treatment is necessary on at least part of our logged over ar~as to ensure ad .. equate regeneration. Of course the foregoing does not entirely apply for areas of mostly Black Spruce or Jackpine, as these species hold their cones for some years. Here again, however, I think that further treatment of the logged over areas will be required. Our system of cutting for a . sloop haul is not very different from conventional cutting methods. The tops and cone bearing branches tend to be piled in windrows where they do not obtain sufficient heat to release the seed and are therefore, practically a total loss. Probably the best treatment would be\ some method of having the slash broken up or scattered so that the cones would open and the seeds fall on the soi I exposed by the tractors and sloops. In the case of the Pure Black Spruce swamps, I am afraid that, in as much as they are logged with tractors and sloops during the winter, they do not even get the benefit of having the duff disturb~d as they are usually under several feet of snow at the time. I hope that I have not painted too black a picture .of the effects of our mechanical hauling on regeneration. Certainly it will not hinder regeneration but it remains to be seen whether or not it wi II be of any great benefit in directly encouraging the establishment of seedlings from natural sources. Smithers of the Dominion Forest Service summed up a report on his observations of mech., anical logging on the Quebec North Shore with the statement that "Mechanical logging is not more injur- i ious to the forest than conventional Methods." That l probably applies here. (Continued on Page 20) �LOG BOOK PAGE 5 are preferred wherever there's a tough logging job to be done, because .... I our experience in building over 900 steel boats, is available . and of benefit to the Industry. 2 standardization on engines and boats is a necessity today for efficient operations. 3 a Steelcraft welded-steel hull will take constant bumping by logs and yet need very little annual maintenance. 4 whatever type of marine logging craft you need, there's a Steelcraft design on file. 5 they are built by men who specialise . . . and are being constantly improved upon, in close co-operation with the Industry. 6 when you buy a Steelcraft, you are protected by a warranty, and can depend on getting par~s and service from any of our branches. THESE ARE SOME REASONS WHY STEELCRAFT ARE PREFERRED RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES 235 BAY STREET LIMITED PORT ARTHUR PHONE 5-5914 �PAGE 6 LOG BOOK The Density of Wood By J. C. Hitchman and Alex Johnson By density of wood we, in the Pulp Mills, usually mean specific gravity. Simply expressed, this is the weight of dried wood in a known volume of green wood, as compared to the weight of the same volume of water. The specific gravity varies in a tree, generally getting smaller or lower from the butt to the top of the tree. Wood is not a solid material, since it is made up of hollow cells. It consists of solid material and air spaces. The weight of the solid material is roughly one and onehalf that of water while the weight of the air is practically nothing ompared to water. Since the specific gravity of woods runs roughly between 0.3 to 0.5 (that is from one-third to one-half the weight of water) it can be seen that more volume of wood is made up of air space than of actual wood material. Many things can cause a variation in wood density, but it is the thickness of the individual wood cell walls and the proportion of these thick walls that is the chief cause of variation. As an example of this, let us consider the annual ring of a tree. It is made up of two parts, the spring~ wood and the summer-wood. The spring-wood is formed in the early part of the growing seas_on and consists of cells with thin wal Is which enclose a large air space, This, then, contributes to low density of a piece of wood. The summer-wood is formed during the later part of the growing season and is made up of cells with thicker walls which do not enclose so much air space. This would then contribute to a higher density for the piece of wood: From this, it can be seen that several things will affect the density or specific gravity of the wood. For instance, the type of growing weather, the location of the tree, such as swampland, high land, different water sheds and,, Genuine PARTS '' Best • and of course, the latitude have a marked effect on the density, which is what we are interested in. While there are many points to be watched and controlled in changing wood to a pulp form used in making paper, the amount of pulp obtained from a certain amount of wood is dependent on the density o{ the wood used. The density of the wood 1s continually checked, so that the yield or production of the pulp mills is kept as high as possible for the wood being used at the time. If the yield drops down, and the same density wood is being used, then it is an indication that some part of the pulp mill operation is faulty. Similarly mills that are fortunate enough to have a high density wood supply can expect a higher yield of pulp than those mills less fortunate in using lower density wood. As an example, in a groundwood or mechanical pulp mill a wood of 0.43 density might produce 2,600 air dry pounds of pulp per cord of wood, while one of 0.36 density might produce only 2,200 air dry pounds' of pulp per cord. This means an increase of roughly 20 o in yield of pulp due to the different density of the woods used. Si mi larly, the density of the wood has a pronounced effect on the yield of pulp from a sulphite or chemical pulp mill. The accompanying chart shows the experience of one La!<,ehead Mill in this respect. While the _!Vord density may seem a small one and is spoken of in casual terms, it plays a major part in our business of converting wood to a form used in the man-' ufacture of pulp and paper. (One of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, CPPAl. FORD ACCESSORIES in the Long ·R un!" Gibson Motors carry the large:;t stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg For your convenience, Gibson Motors maintain a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be subject to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gib~on Motors for Service-Plus! PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS Authorfaed Ford Dealer-Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK EXTRACTS FROM THE ABITIBI PORT ARTHUR WOODS DIVISION REPORT IN "THE ABITIBI" ADVERTISERS' NEWS The Powell Equipment Company Limited advise! that they will be glad to supply on request the following booklets: Logging For Profit. Logging the North Woods. Power that serves the Logger. Timber, Too, Can Be A Crop. Portable Power For Sawmills. "Scaler E. Ayr has a four-cord-a-day cutter Carl C. Wood who wields a smooth Precision power saw." "There were quite a few cars in the yard with Saskatchewan licenses, and the clerk told us many of the men returned to the camps each year, filling their cars with relatives and friends." "There were also 20 men from Newfoundland in these camps. Mostly farmers themselves, they were used to chopping the trees down, but found the handling of a saw a novel experience. However, they were rapidly acquiring the "know how''." "At Camp 148, which houses 78 men, we met Charles Bustrom, a 70-year-old lumberjack, who still knocks out a regular two cords every day and looks none the worse for it. Eino Lanka is a regular three-cord producer at this camp." "Edward Kinnunen, the sawfiler, has an artificial left leg, and Aaron Braun, the nightman, has an artificial right leg. And we were told that the sawfi ler at Camp 144 had an artificial leg, too. His name is William Skoog, an old sawmill and dynamite man." "We met Ilmar Manners, mechanical foreman in this area. He has been with us the past l O years, an engineer on tugs in the summer, and mechanic in the winter. Another person of dual abilities is Morley Lan!<tree, who scales in winter and is a boat operator in summer. He h_as been with the Company the past five years, previously worked with the Provincial Paper woods department." BOOKLET - CARE OF TOOLS USED IN WOODCUTTING The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Papen Association are distributing a Booklet, "Care of Tools Used in Woodcutting" (cost $1.00). This booklet gives the job breakdown on care and maintenance of cutting tools as used at the Duchesnay (Quebec) Instructor Course given to Industry-trainees each summer. This booklet is a useful addition to the material available to instructors and may be ordered from the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Sun Life Building, Montreal, P.Q. Mr. J. H. Merrill, formerly Woods Manager of the Brampton Pulp & Paper Company Limited at Nipigon, Ontario, and now Woods Manager of the AngloCanadian Pulp and Paper Mills Limited, was featured in the December 1950 issue of the Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada as one of the "prominent men in the Industry." Nesco Eqµipment Ensures Economical Speedy Continuous Operation NESCO GRAPPLERS FOR HANDLING LOGS, RAILROAD TIES, PULP AND OTHER TIMBE~ PRODUCTS {Made in Canada) Pulp, Logging & SawlDill Machinery THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING &SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO CANADA �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK C.P.P.A. Woodlands Section's New Bulletin Reports Co-operative Utilization RECENT PUBLICATIONS The Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited have installed a Fitchburg chipper at the Cache Bay. sawmill of the Gordon Lumber Co. The chipper reduces to chips the edgings, trimmings, etc. from the mill, which were formerly burned. They now go to the Sturgeon Falls pulp mill. l. Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada,, 3420 University Street, Montreal - "Report on Measurements on Plantations of White Spruce and Red Pine" at the James Maclaren Co. Ltd. - by Leif Holt (25 centsJ. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 2) Farm Woodlot Mal'"!agement - by A. Bickerstaff, F9..restry Branch, Ottawa. The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association have on hand a few mimeographed copies of this very practical pctper on woodlr:>t 11.:111agement, which may be obtained by writing this office. 3) Finnish Bulletin on Pulpwood Bundling. - The Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, have a Finnish bulletin with English summary d e ~ with bundling pulpwood for driving. _J Three methods are described: a) Hauling on to ice and using cradles there. b) Bundling on shore and hauling on to ice with self-loading (hand winch) sleigh. c) Bundling on carriages hauled on to ice on rails. 4) B.C. Forest Service - Research Note No. 17 "Rodent Control in Direct Seeding Through Use of Poisons," by A. L. Orr-Ewing. Two major changes in unemployment insurance regulations, as they affect bush workers, were announced by Labour Minister Gregg on November 14: l) An insured worker chiefly occupied in seasonal industry can get benefit in his off-season, if he registers for other employment avai Iable in that off-season. 2) A worker whose chief occupation is non-insurable may be exempted from payments into the insurance fund •while employed in seasonal industry if he makes application. Wife in the midst of an argument with hubby: "There's no use discussing things with you! We can't agree on a single thing." Hubby: "You're wrong. For instance if you entered a room with two beds in it, a woman in one and a man in the other, in which would you choose to sleep?" Wife: ''With the lady, of course!'' Hubby: "That proves my point - we agree. So would I." ALLIS-CHALMERS 2 cycle Diesel DROTT SKID LOADER TRACTOR A Combination Thal Can't Be Beal! DROTT SKID-LOADER These versatile units have been giving trouble-free service to logging companies and individual contrai..1'ors ~n Thunder Bay District for a number of years, saving labour and expense for their ownets. Complete information on the suitability of this type of equipment in your operation may be obtained without obligation from: Vulcaa Machinery & Equipment Ltd. Head Office 171 SUTHERLAND AVE. WINNIPEG, MAN. SALES - SERVICE Branch Office 725 N. MAY ST. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. ij �LOG BOOK PAGE 9 COCHRANE'S -- DIAL 5-7345 (WHOLESALE and RETAIL HARDWARE) Headquarters for MINING LUMBERMANS CONTRACTORS, CARPENTERS HUNTERS FISHERMANS and HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Also Branches at Toronto - Sudbury - North Bay - Sault Ste. Marie - Copper Cliff - Geraldton - Hudson - Val d'Or NEW LOGGING HEADQUARTERS AT ATIKOKAN The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, Fort Frances Division, has transferred the Seine River logging headquarters from Flanders to Atikokan. The planning of this move dates back about three years to the development of Steep Rock Lake iron ore deposits and the subsequent growth of the town of Atikokan itself. The move from Flanders to Atikokan is a natural one, in that Atikokan geographically is located almost exactly in the middle of the south boundary of th< Seine River limits whereas Flanders is located adjacent to the extreme southwest corner of the limits. The "Mandonian." IN THE DAZE OF PAUL BUNYAN- KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS (TM Reg. Pat. Office) EL &ODUM EA MIRR ~RE HIS MECHANICAL PROGRAM DEVELOPING IN O - M PATRICIA AREA Logging operations on the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Patricia areas were further mechanized last summer with the addition of five new tractors and logging sulkies. In addition, a 31-passenger Reo bus for transporting men to the cutting areas and returning them to camp daily was put into service. A lumber and tie sawmill was constructed at the Cedar Lake location. Essential equipment in the mill consists of a Frick No. l saw rig turning a 60-inch ci rcular saw. The edger is a Diamond Iron Works product, 48 inches in width, and is a combination of edger saw and bull-edger saw. A moder trimmer feeds the lumber' to the 125-foot sorting table. Power for the mill is supplied from an International 82 hp diesel unit which drives the edger and trim saws. The head saw is powered with a 75 hp caterpillar diesel power unit. This unit also supplies power to operate the jackladder and other auxiliary conveyors in the mill. The C.P.P.A. "Industry." Missed from DIRECTORY OF KEY PERSONNEL IN THE WOODS as reported in the November LOGBOOK - · NORTHERN PAPER MILLS LTD. D. G. Lambrecht ........ . ....... ... Superintendent E. A. Jarvi .................. .......... .. .. Accountant John Flagnik ... ...... ... .......... Clerk L. Campeau ...... ..... .. .. ......... General Foreman H. Hick5 .... ........................... .... Foreman, Michipicoten Harbour Mrs. M. Fulcher ................. . Accountant, Michipicoten Harbour Phil Farley ............................ ...... Woodbuyer, Hearst J. Sacheski ..... ............................ Purchasing & Supplies Otto Hill .... .... ............................ Foreman, Camp 14 V. Nenonen .......... ................. .. Clerk, Camp 14 H. Pepin ........... ... . .................... Foreman, Camp 1 9 P. l:_agrange ....... ..................... . .. Clerk, Camp 19 "BARREL'' B0DUNK WAS THE ONLY, MAN OF PAUL'S CREW WHO COULDNT FIND A CAMP DOOR LARGE ENOUGH TO C,O TH~OUGH. HIS . OHL~ MEANS OF ENTERING WAS TO P"SS THROUGH TWICE. This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provinci~I Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. �PAGE 10 LOG BOOK Air Survey and The World Forest Inventory By J. F. CUNNINGHAM, Control Forester, The Photographic Survey Corporation Limited. The total forest area of Canada is estimated at 1,300,00 square miles. This seems a rather astronomic / figure, yet it is but approximately one twelfth of the world's total forested area of 15,500,000 square miles. It is with figures such as these in mind that we may gain some conception of the task facing the Fooc·· and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Division of Forestry and Forest Products has been set up within this organization to study the critical situation of world forestry to-day. The ultimate aim of this group is a comprehensive world forest pol ic) directed toward the knowledge of sufficient forest areas to ensure the benefit of their protective measures and the permanent and abundant supply of forest products. The first step toward this goal is the world forest inventory to establish present volumes of timber and to form a basis for .:111 future study. This is an undertaking which demands complete international co-operation from all member governments with respect to assisting the smaller countries which are not technically or financially competent of dealing with the situation. It must be realized that while some of the European and North American forests have been developed along sound forest management lines, the great bulk of the world's forest potential lies in the countries which are reasonabaly unexplored and hence undeveloped. These forest areas are believed to possess vast stands of valuable timber and their development is essential if the world's wood budget is to be balanced. First and foremost it is desirable that an inventorv of this magnitude be conducted as rapidly and as in-expensively as possible. In achieving this end the air photograph has no peer. The technique of forest photointerpretation has proven itself invaluable to the forester in conducting inventories on a large scale. The area should first be flown at small reconnaissance scale. These photographs are examined and areas of no importance deleted from the inventory. The forest areas are then broadly classified to show major differences in forest composition. This type of survey wilj furnish preliminary information regarding the location and extent of forested areas, along with their correspond:ng economic importance, at a minimum cost. No attempt is made at estimating timber volumes and maps may or may not be prepared. It would suffice simply t (-~ prepare an uncontrolled mosaic which would provide the information necessary for the planning of the more detailed inventory. When the areas of commercial importance have been defined, the work of the detailed inventory can proceed. The photography should be flown at a scale of 1320 feet to 1 inch, since this scale is presently regarded as being best suited to detailed forest interpretation . Mapping should also be carried out at the same scale. The cost of this survey will be higher than the original reconnaissance operation, for costs vary directly with the amount of detailed work. Field work in tropical regions will present many problems to the forester. Conventional methods of sampling stands will not be humanly possible, due tci the difficulties of ground travel and the remoteness of these areas. It is believed that these hazards may be most successfully overcome by the incorporation of the helicopter into field operations. This procedure would call for intense planning of the sampling operation. By this means it will be possible for field parties to reach areas that normally would be hopelessly inaccessible. It follows that a fine degree of accurracy must be attained in carrying out the original forest interpretation in order that field sampling may be kept to a minimum withou1t. seriously affecting the accuracy of the volumetric analysis. On completion of this inventory the nucleus of sound forest management has been laid. It will then be the task of the Division of Forestry and Forest Products to integrate all national working plans into a world-wide program to ensure that mankind's needs for wood may be met in perpetuity. A hillbilly came to town carrying a jug of liquor in one hand and a shotgun in the other. He stopped a man on the street and said: "Here, friend take drink outa my jug." The man protested he didn't drink. The hillbilly leveled his shotgun at the stranger and said: "Drink." The stranger drank, then he shuddered, shook, shivered and coughed. "Gad, that's awful stuff," he spluttered. "Ain't it tho?" said the hillbilly. "Now you hold the gun on me and I'll take a gulp." PULPWOOD COMPANIES Double Your ~~Per-Man'' PRODUCTION WITH THESE FAST-CUTTING ONE-MAN POWER CHAIN SAWS. Parts and Service for P. M. SAWS are , readily available at offices close to all Pulpwood Areas. FOR DEMONSTRATION CONTACT P. M. PRODUCTS (194,) LTD. 278 Bay Street, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. & HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices at Vancouver, B.C.; Orillia, Ont.; Quebec, P.Q.; and Distrib~ators across Canada. �PAGE 11 LOG BOOK This unit own~d and cperated by Canadian bter:; aticiPTal Paper Company (Opawica Division) Modern Logging Has Created a Heavy Demand for EUCLIDS Tractor and trailer shown used to haul 20 cord loads of 12' pulpwood 15 miles at AVE RAGE loaded speed of 20 M.P.H. What ever off-the-highway hauling there is to be done, there's a specially designed EUCLID to do it. Enquire today about the EUCLIDS line. TRACTOR TRAILER - 190 H.P. Daisel Engin.z, speeds - 2 M.?.H. to 27 M.P.H., Weight - 19,600 lbs. Length - 41', Capacity Pulpwood 20 ccrds, Weight - rta load - 16,000 lbs. Pictures taken on The Pas Lumber Co. operation at Reserve, Saskatchewan. where this Eudid Tractor again proved its ability to go out and produce against terrific odds and elements. G. H. GODSALL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. TORONTO 213 BAY STREET PORT ARTtWR TEL. 5-6753 ' MONTREAL PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK ONTARIO-MINNESOTA SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORTS Safety Toe Guards and Shin Pads Used in Unloading Operations ~II Supervisory Persoun WOODS SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETS The Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Associa- Bottom view of Toe-cap Side view of Toe-cap Unloaders at the Ontario-Minnesota plant at Fort Frances all used toe guards and shin-pads. Employees know by experience that they have been saved many nasty cracks and saved from disabling injuries by wearing these safety guards. The toe guard shE.!11 rl"'\d rubber strap are purchased from a Winnipeg firm (name on request) and the other parts are made by the Ontario-Minnesota Safety Department. Aluminum and thin steel toe guards have been tried but the men prefer the heavy steel which is a little less than 1/ 16" thick. Picaroon Handles Cut to Suit Three lengths of picaroon handles are in use 32", 34", and 36". It has been found that by supplying the various lengths as required for the individual workman, picaroon injuries have almost disappeared. Hard Hats Being Tried An experiment in the use of_hard hats for pulpwood logging operations has been started. As opm1onr: are reached on this venture, accounts will be reported in this booklet. tion, Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, held a quarterly meeting in Port Arthur, November 23rd. Chairman, John Currie, presided. In addition to two excellent papers presented, (see page ) the following discussions took place: F. T. Morrish, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company representative from Fort Frances, Ontario, outlined the safety materials either currently available or in the process of preparation by the National Safety Council. Mr. Morrish is Chairman of the Pulpwood Logging Division, Pulp ar:id Paper Section, National Safety Council. Mr. Morrish reported that the N. S. C. has a committee working on information re the use of hard hats in logging, safety and sanitation in logging camps and a series of sound-slide films on pulpwood logging. Mr. Morrish showed pictures of a specially designed toe-guard (see page ) and reported that hard hats have been introduced on a trial basis in the OntarioMinnesota Pulp & Paper Company (Fort Frances) woods operations. K. .Smith presented a report on the Inter-Divisional Woods Safety Competition being conducted by the Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited and T. S. Jones reported on the x-ray survey of woods employees to date . . Following a discussion period, the Canadian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section film "Training for Teamwork" was shown. The Ontario Paper Company Limited with W. I. Turner acting as host entertained the delegates at dinner. Present were: !· Currie .................... . :,. Young ................ .. H. P. Klinestiver .... G. K. Eoll ................. .. D. P. Hamilton ..... .. G. Pipher ................. .. . W. I. Turner .......... H. E. Lilly ............. .. M. Cochran .............. E. E. Crandall .......... F. T. Morrish ........ .. R. A. Hallonquist .. .. D. R. Stevens ....... . .. W. Baker .. ............... .. A. J. Auden ...........' .. K. Smith .............. .... .. .. N. W. Hardy .......... J. Brown , ............ ....... .. F. 0. Soughton .. ... .. S. Jones . ......... .. D. B. Chant ...... ... .. .. r. Gr ~at L~ kes P~~er <;-,o. 1 1 Mar~1thon P~per ~~lls Ont,~rio PaHer ~ 0. 1 Lumberman's Safety Assoc. Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Co. " " '' " Bro~~ton P~lp & P~per ~?· 11 AbJJibi P~~ver & P~fer C,?· Dryden Paper Co. LonHLac P~lp & P~~er Co. Thunder Bay Timber Operators Assoc. Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association T.B. X-RAY SURVEY CONTINUES To date 1668 employees in the following companies have been surveyed: Long Lac Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited (Stevens and Caramat). Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Limited. Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Limited (Beardmore Camp). Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited (Atikokan District). Note : Unloader usi ng $hin Guards and Toe-caps (Continued on Page 1 3) �LOG BOOK Nems l'I - - Read These .P ages SAFE CLOTHING D. P. HAMILTON In most industries where the occupational hazard is high, special clothing of one kind or another is worn, with but one exception - the eastern lumberjack. Her~ you see men working in any and every type of shoes, pants, gloves, mitts, coats, shirts, hats, governed_ only by the individual's sense of responsibility for his personal safety. Too many, however, think the woods i~ the place to wear out all old city clothing, and our accident rate suffers accordingly. Poor footwar is the worst offender. A well-made caulked boot with at least a l 0" top, combined with a mining safety shoe, can now be obtained, and many causes of accidents could be eliminated if a shoe of this nature were to replace the old oxford sneakers and low shoes. In the winter the old type rubbers could be replaced with rubber shoes, caulked, and equipped with safety caps common in mines and some factories. This wo~ld cut down on accidents caused by slipping and falling, cut toes, etc. Any pants are dangerous if not worn properly. By this I refer specifically to belt wearers and rolled-up cuffs. Bel_ts cause the pants to hang lower than where they were intended and create an excellent hobble when a man is trying to step over a high windfall or climb on to the high back of a truck. Sooner or later someone winds up with a bad knee from bumping it because he couldn't lift his leg high enough. Pant cuffs or pant legs rolled up and outward, cause many a stumble or trip~ These two hazards could be eliminated by the use of braces and cuffs turned inward and sewn up or cut off preferably above the ankle. Pants should be made of ~ tough, smooth fabric to deflect snags, limbs, etc. They should n~t tear easy, and they should be waterproof. . Coats should be made of a similar material for the same reasons. Sk! caps aand old soft caps should be replaced witr a hat with a full crown and brim. The full crown would give protection against falling limbs and the brim against falling rain. Gloves and mitts should fit snugly around the wrist and not extend halfway to the elbow in the form of a g_auntl~t. The reasoning here is that any extra protection ~1ven from a ga~ntlet is more than offset by the catching on knots, limbs, not to mention forming a perfect funnel for snow, pine needles and dirt. · Statistics concerning the value of safe clothing in t~e logging industry are few; however, I am sure you will agree that some of the preceding points are common causes of accidents and if given more attention would be a step towards fewer accidents. * Paper presented at the November meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association Northwestern Ontario {Woods) Branch. T.B. X-RAY SURVEY CONTINUES ........................ {Cont'd) The Mobile Unit will next do woods employees of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited and the Northern Forest Products Limited in the Black Sturgeon Area. The assistance and co-operation of foremen clerks camp stewards and camp committees is very m'uch ap-1 preciated by the x-ray technician and all concerned. PAGE 13 HAULING ACCIDENTS By J. A. Brown The subject which I have been asked to deal with this afternoon is most timely now that snow is in the woods again and operators are prepared to commence another winter hauling season. My subject: Hauling Accidents. We have two basic methods of hauling throughout most operations in this District, the horse sleigh haul, possibly involving some mechanization, and the mechanized haul utilizing powered loading apparatus together with truck or tractor transportation. Each of the basic methods has developed a group of accident-types pecoliar to the method and present to each of us a challenge to analyse the causes of accident and then do everpthing possible to avoid the loss of life, limb or wages. First, let us remember that while hauling force is generally smaller than a cutting crew the individual hazard is greater due to several facts. Men are working closer together. Of two hauling men who spend a great deal of their time at opposite ends of an eight-foot pulpwood stick, each man is liable to mishap not only by careless move of his own but also the careless or unfortunate action on the part of his partner. Then, too, during the hauling season we battle winter weather. This is a factor usually detrimental to the accident frequency rate of any operation. Freezin~ temperatures mean, to begin with, frozen faces, hands and feet, usually compensation cases of more than average severity. During below zero weather man, animal or machine cannot be expected to work safely at peak efficiency without maximum caution at all times. Such an item as bulky winted clothing alone increases the chances for accident. Let us look at some of the accidents which arE common to both types of hauling. First in order of frequency according to our accident records, are those disabilities caused by the sudden rolling or sliding of wood in the process of being loaded or unloaded, resulting the numerous crushed hands, feet and bruised bodies. What do these occurrences indicate? I submit that they mean our employees ar€' taking too many unsafe chances in the process of attempting to reduce loading or unloading time. Here is one opportunity where front line personnel, your fore.., men and sub-foremen, can do a large chore in accident prevention. The foreman must be coached, if necessary, to recognize unsafe working practice and endeavour to convince the haulers that one minute saved on the jab cannot be compared to possible days or weeks wasted on a hospital bed. The second most frequent type of injury revealed by our 1949 hauling records are those in which winter weather played a part. Here we have the old bugbear of team hauling - · leather mitts slipping on frosty axe and pulphook handles, feet slipping on ice or snow while lifting, pro1 ducing strains or ruptures, axes or pulphooks being deflected from frozen wood, and the usual frozen hands, feet and faces. All of these injuries seem to be inevitable but most, I am sure, are pure cases of the workmen not being safety conscious every minute of his working (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK MR. OWL says ... "It's \VISE to START the NEW YEAR RIGHT"! INSURE YOUR ORDERS SPEEDY DEPENDABLE SERVICE PLACE ALL YOUR ORDERS WITH . . . MARSHALL -WELLS Canada's largest hardware store The First Logging Operation in Thunder Bay By J. P. Bertrand Trading Posts were erected in our District as early as 1678 and 1679 in the Nipigon district and on the delta of the Kaministiquia River. These Posts were of a modest construction. These early traders nevertheless were the first Europeans to make use of our forest re: sources. These wilderness trading posts were much of a type and their designs remained a standard in constru_ction to well in the nineteenth century. They were built and rebuilt and abandoned and rebuilt again, to meet the need of the time and the condition of the fur trade. They usually consisted of a stockade fifteen feet in height or there about. On one corner and in some cases' in tw~ corners they had a bastion with loopholes for protection against hostile Indians to be used in defense against them. . The usual area of land covered by the stockade was 75 x 100 feet and within the enclosure there were three or four buildings. A dwelling house for the post Commandant one for his men, a storehouse and a shop in which c~noes were constructed or repaired as wel I as snowshoes and sleighs which were used in winter trading. Open grates in stone chimney~ were used. for heating and cooking purposes and for windows a caribou or deer skin was used. All told it was a snug and comfortable establishment for the traders. At a much later date in 1800 Alexander Henry, The Younger, gave us a great deal of information c~mtaining the timber which was used in the construction of one of these individual wilderness trading posts. He\ listed twenty-three hundred and forty-four pieces of timber which were used in the stockade, in the walls, roof and floors of these buildings, plus seven hundred and seventy pegs of one and a half foot length. In the later part of the Eighteenth Century the indiviual traders from Montreal, who had been carrying out extensive operations in what is now the Northerr , part of our Western Provinces, grouped together to protect their trade under the leadership of Simon McTavish of Montreal, the financial genius of his time, to form the famous North West Company, popularly known as the Nor'westers. And established a rather large Post at Grand Portage. A few years later there were:::;$-,, ·a greements among the partners and another organization was formed by Alexander McKenzie, as the "XY" Company, the Little Company, or the Alexander McKenzi<' Company. The also erected a warehouse at Grand Portage to supply their western post. In 1802 at the death of Simon McTavish (The Marquis) as he was known, the two firms were again brought together under the nam(, of the North West Company. As early as 1785 these famous fur traders and explorers had decided on another site for their wilderness headquarters on British territory, since they were threatened with Custom duties in the shipping of their goods to their western post. And Edward Umfreville was despatched to explore and locate a new route to the West by way of Lake Nipigon. His recommendations didn'1 seem to be accepted. In 1799 Roderick McKenzie, a first cousin of Sir Alexander, succeeded in tracing the old canoe route, via Lac des Mille Lacs, Dog Lake, and the Kaministiquia River and recommended that the new Fort be constructed on the bank of the Kaministiquia River. His reconmmendation was accepted by the partners. The construction of this new Fort, the third to have been erected on the Delta of the Kaministiquia River and which was called Fort Kaministiquia, or the New Post, began in 1800, by 1802 it was being used; but it wasn't completed until 1807. Daniel Harmon whd was at the new Post that year wrote in his Journal that a thousand workmen were rushing its completion. It was during the same year that its name was changed from Fort Kaministiquia to Fort William to honor Willian-{ McGillivray, one of the principal partners of the North West Company, a nephew of the late Simon McTavish and a director-general of the firm, which position was the equivalent of the Presidency of a modern corporation. (Continued on Page 20) �J PAGE 15 LOG BOOK IN YOUR CAMP COOKHOUSE! j j Now packed 12 Tins per Case When it comes to baking, camp workers demand the best! Your cooks will be able to give them the best, faster and easier, by using BEST DRY YEAST and following the simple, easy-to-bake recipes recommended by our own baking engineers, and approved by camp cooks everywhere! For q1 • -:k, easy and economical variety, plus e mouth-watering goodness that camp \, Jrkers demand, keep you1 cooks well supplied with BEST DRY YEAST. Write for Sample and Recipes TODAY! BEST YEAST LTD. LIVERPOOL, N.S. THOROLD, ONT. �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK ~~The Ontario Forest Industries Association'' by C. R. Mills, Manager The company you work for has a lot in common with its competitors; they are in the same business and they have the same problems - problems like insects and blight, forest fires and transportation. No matter how strongly they may compete in othe,' ways, it is good business - and good common sense for them to help each other solve those common problems. By sharing their experience and their knowledge they can work out newer and better ways of overcoming the many difficulties met with in their woods operations. They are alike in another way. Nearly 95 percent of all the forests in Ontario are owned by the people of Ontario and that means the trees you cut and. the woo<~ you use in your work probably come from lands owned by the public. For that reason it is important that the public know what those who work in the forest industries are doing. Most people do not know, for example, that Canada's forests produce more wealth for Canadians thdn any other industry in the country. They do not know that the forests are Canada's biggest source o .. United States dollars, and many of them do not know that their daily newspaper is dependent on the forests for its paper. Why should they know? Well, they are entitled to know what is happening to their forests and those in the industry should be proud to tell them about the work they are doing. It helps those who work in the forests if the public ha_s an intelligent knowledge of what they are doing, why they are doing it and of the many dif.' ficulties met with in the doing. These are some of the reasons for the formation of the Ontario Forest Industries Association. It was set up a few years ago by a group of firms - big and small - in the lumber and pulp and paper business. Part of the Association's job is to give information to the public, but that is only part of it. It collects and supplies information on forest problems such as fires and diseases. It discusses forest problems with the Ontario Government which represents the people who own the forests. It promotes the best possible use of our forest resources, at the same time seeking to preserve them for the use of future generations. The O.F.I.A. is a corporation without share capital - which means it is not a commercial venture. It has offices in both Toronto and Port Arthur. A board of 2/1 di rectors forms the management committee. The directors represent every aspect of forest industries. Nine of them are lumbermen or sawmill operators; nine are pulp and paper producers or operators and six are pulpwood exporters or independent operators. Each year the board elects a president and two vice presidents from among its men:ibers. The day-to-day busine_ss of the O.F.I.A. is administered by a manager, an assistant man.~ger and a treasurer. The membe·rship includes large and small corporations, partnerships and individually-owned enterprises which own or lease timber lands in Ontario. It includes lumbermen, pulp and paper . producers and operators and pulpwood exporters and independent operators. Through the Association members exchange ideas on the best ways of using and conserving forest products. The Association represents members when dealing collectively with the government and ·the public, and is constantly seeking to promote legislation and educational programs to conserve forest resources. It may also join any other organization with similar objectives. Among the subjects coming within the scope of the O.F.I.A. are such varied things as protection of forests from fire, insects and disease and legislatior·\ dealing with the numerous matters related to the forests~ These include dams, river rights, tenures, taxation, classification of lands, colonization, water powers, lumber sales and transportation. The Association is also concerned with you as an employee and legislation and plans dealing with your hours of work, vacation with pay and compensation in case of injury. It must also collect statistics dealing with the forests and forest products. Since its formation, the Association has been active in studying the problems of men working in the wood·' and finding jobs and training for potential workers in forest industries. It has established a scholarship in Forest Entomology at the University of Toronto's Schoo! of Forestry. As a result of the efforts of the O. F.1.A. and three non-member companies some three thousand workers from Displaced Persons Camps in Europe have' come to Ontario to work in the woods. The O.F.1.A. does everything it can to promote the best interests of the general public which owns the forests, its 58 member companies which conduct operations in the forests and the thousands of employees whose Iivi ngs come from the forests. THANK GOD FOR THE CHURCHES From the Post-Advocate of Alhambra, California Thank God for the Churches. They are far from perfect, but they are the nation's first line of defense They maintain a standard of honesty and decency without which the nation would not be worth saving, nor would its citizenry care for any interest beyond their own selfish personal gratifications. A nation with strong, moral convictions and deep reverence for God is able to defend itself against all enemies within and without. But this is not the time for complacency regarding the religious life of the nation. The forthcoming census (figures) will reveal some startling facts regarding the millions of children who are receiving no religious instruction of any kind, while other millions receive onh' fragmentary portions of such instruction. , America would become overwhelmingly pagan in a few years should the churches fall into decay and ruin. Every communicant, yes, every well wisher of the churches, should be actively supporting the churches and all that they are defending in the fields of moral and spiritual development. A good-natured tolerance is not enough. Active participation should be the resolve of every citizen. Throughout the world the forces of enlightened religious groups provide an atmosphere of good-will and confidence that is worth more than armaments and international treaties. Remove from the minds and hearts of men and women everywhere the religious convictions and practices of Jews, Catholics and Protestants anc' civilization would crumble like a house of cards' built upon the shrfting sands of treachery and greed. Thank God for the chµrches, but do more than that. So live that the churches will thank God for you and you: co-operation in the task of establishing peace and 1ust1ce. The II Abi ti bi. 11 �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK METAL and ·woOD CUTTING SAWS, FILES, HACKSAW. BLADES, PLANER KNIVES ALL CARRIED IN STOCK. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. "DISSTON" Phone 3-7 407 FORT WILLIAM, ONT. 203 HARDISTY ST. PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY CHEST CAMPAIGN GREATLY ASSISTED BY WOODSWORKERS CONTRIBUTIONS II By ED NOFZIGER JOE BEAVER" The Community Chest wishes to thank al I woodsworkers who so generously contributed to the campaign in November. In addition, thanks are extended to all who assisted and made the actual canvass super..l visors, clerks and camp stewards. It is very heartening to know that woodsworkers are taking a part in community life - some of the organizations helped by the Chest, particularly the Sailors' Institute and the Salvation Army, are very helpful to bushmen when they run into a "streak of hard luck" and need a little help. The generous contributions have made the canvass worthwhile for all who took part. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL! Final Returns from the Camps (not including the contributions from the companies or head office canvass) were: Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd . ... $1, 122.40 Ontario Paper Company, Limited ............ 675.30 Abitibi Power & P~per Co., Ltd . ............ ···. 618.35 Brampton Pulp & Paper Company, Ltd. 361.50 Hammermill Paper Company ...................... 250.00 Newaygo Timber Company, Limited ...... 215.00 Oscar Styffe Limited ........................... .. ........... . 90.00 69.75 Northern Forest Products Limited ........... . Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited 33.00 Alexander-Clark Timber Company, Ltd. 7.00 $3,442.30 Employees in The Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd. woods camps donated $300.00 to the Fort William Community Chest. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture "Maybe some folks can hibernate, but winter is a good time to cut and skid!" - - :;.•:•·· •••••••••-:-.·.--:.·::· LAKEHEAD MOTORS LTD. Port Arthur, Ont. - -- v...............:.-:: •:·w."''!''"llm.. ~❖:• t:•·· Phone 56581 Distributors for THE FAMOUS FARGO TRUCKS FARGO POWER WAGONS BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES CHRYSLER MARINE ENGINES CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL ENGINES Prompt replacement parts service RUSSELL MOTORS Fort William, Ont. Phone 37421 ~=:=::...................... . ~!t!fIfJI\:::::::-:-................................:-:-::::::HHHifttttft. �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK Man of the Month The Great Lakes Paper Co. story is applicable to all other operators. The Log Book joins in - A Sainte to the Woods Mechanic The pages of the Link have carried the story of woods operations as they are on our various limits. It is our interesting story. As it unfolds before us in all its glamour, it captures our interest and we begin to realize what great strides have been taken in this vital part o~ the great pulp and paper industry. The whole operation is dependent upon an organization whose countless smal I units must dispense their various duties accurately and efficiently. From the moment a certain cut is planned until the pulpwood stick arrives at the mill by rail or water, this organization is functioning. The closer we study the woods operation, the more we realize how vas1 and varied are its duties. This month we thought we would visit our genial chief mechanic in the Woodlands Division. The mechanics are chaps we don't hear too much about but on every hand we see the results of their efforts and after a "chat" with the chief and some o{r his very able crew, we thought perhaps you would find their story as interesting as we did. In this modern day and age, man has pitted his ingenuity against the forest in an effort to harvest the crops of millions of mature trees. The trend in bush operations has been to mechanize the operation as much as possible. Where years ago the muscles of men andl horses were predominant, today we find man bringing with him more and more mechanical marvels to make the job easier and faster. The result of this trend is seen on every hand. Giant wood loaders that lift a cord of wood from skidway to truck platform, in one operation, road building machinery, giant tractors, hundreds of trucks, Iighting plants, auxiliary machinery, and boats ranging from the outboard motor size to giant steam and diesel tugs are a common sight wherever you go. This march of man and machinery in the battle of the forest harvest depends a great deal on our man of the month - the woods mechanic. His skill and abilit) to effect repairs and adjustments under any conditions keeps the tremendous amount of mechanical equipment roll~ng and the whole organization functioning smoothly. From the chief mechanic, Albert Sideen, with headquarters in the Woodlands building in Fort William, to the mechanic in the farthest camp, these men are ready for any emergency. They are called upon at any time to cope with various .troubles and situations - and like the "unsung hero" they go out and put things right again and again. Some of the situations they have had to contend with are as fol lows: The timbers of a bridge fai I and a truck-load of awaited supplies goes tfirough. With the men in the camps depending on the food, the mechanic must see that the load goes through - the truck has to be lifted out of the river and put on the road in running order as soon as possible. Or a tractor, building road through the treacherous swamp, hits a soft spot and sinks out of sight in the morass. It has to be taken out, cleaned off and repaired so that the road is completed in time for the importan1 hauling operation. A truck breaks down on the road miles back in the forest. The mechanic is the man who must go out and repair it - whether it's raining or snowing, a summer day or below-zero, winter weather. Tractors go through the ice on the lakes, jammers break down at the most unexpected times, pile drivers have been known to develop that habit, too. Washing machines in the laundries develop internal troubles on washday, lighting plants must be kept in good running order, graders and snowplowing equipment must be kept in top notch shape ready for work at a moment's notice, pumping units for road icing in the winter and fire fighting in the summer and the boat and tug engines have to be maintained. The list is endless - and the jobs are many. This month we salute the woods mechanic - an important man behind the scenes. As we read this column, ,: mechanFc may be working on a tractor that went through the ice at Valora; there may be one of these gents working on a truck away back in the bush at Black Sturgeon. But, wherever they are, We salute the woods mechanic! The Link. PULPWOOD LOADERS AND S'TIFF BOOM ARCHES BEING DEVELOPED IN MICHIGAN The American Pulpwood Association has reported on attachments developed by the KOSKI REPAIR WORKS of Keweenaw Bay, Michigan. Mr. W. S. Bromley, Forest Engineer, comments on the attachments as fol lows: • KOSKI STIFF BOOM ARCH "While the first unit provides for an attachment that does not lift the bundles of pulpwood as high as it should to provide for maximum loads on some trucks, it does provide an excellent means for cutting down the manpower requirements for producing l 00 inch pulpwood in the Lake States under many difficult conditions. In those sections where the use of horses is dying out and where teamsters are not available, units of this type may very well be considered. It is essential for the use of a unit of this type to have piece cutters prepare the wood in such a way that the Bardon hook and cable can be easily placed under the load of pulpwood when the skidding unit backs up to it. Also, it is important to consider the fact that the use of a unit of this type which skids and loads the same bundle which it picks up in the woods eliminates the separate piling and handling of pulpwood by the roadside." KOSKI PULPWOOD LOADER "The Koski Pulpwood Loader deserves the careful consideration of anyone interested in a mechanical pulpwood loader which can be mounted on tractors with the operator having complete control of the position and angle at which the pulpwood is to be placed upon the truck or trailer bed. It gives promise of being able to load l 00-inch pulpwood on trailer beds and 4 and 5 foot wood in ranks on trucks or railroad cars more carefully and more ,rapidly than most any unit of this type now in use. This unit was brought to our attention by H. R. Palmquist of the Marathon Corporation." �LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO SECTION, CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry held its Annual Meeting in Port Arthur December 16th at which Mr. C. J. Campbell, Master in Forestry, Lakehead Technical Institute, was elected Chairman. Others elected were: Vice Chairman P. J. Ward Counci IIors F. L. Stevens R. Boultbee K. W. Hearnden. Mr. R. Boultbee, 1950 Chairman, conducted the PAGE 19 meeting. The Section plans to undertake a project to better woodlot management and the first step will be to complete arrangements with one of the rural schools to plant trees on an area. Following the business meeting, the members at: tended the banquet dinner at the Port Arthur Golf and Country Club. Dr. M. W. Bartley, the guest speaker, was introduced by Mr. P. V. LeMay and thanked by Mr. A. L. K. Switzer. Dr. Bartley, in his address, "Lakehead Technical Institute and its place in Northwestern Ontario," outlined the steps leading to the establishment of the Institute, its purpose and explained how members of the C. I. F. could assist Lakehead Technical Institute. THE WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SAWMILL ~~Proven in the Woods'' § SETS UP FOR SAWING IN 30 MINUTES . § READY TO MOVE 15 MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS § CAN BE TOWED ~y TRUCK AT 45 M. P.H. JACKSON LUMBER HARVESTER A real aid to good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting practical. A precision-built one-piece machine that requires no costly dismantling or reassembling. Only one skilled man is required. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the entire operation an~ cut to higher yield per log, fewer mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manufactures accurate lumber at 5 man-hours per 1000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. Costly loghauling virtually eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times as much - gives you bigger profits - the first new sawmill in 50 years! Now used by large Lumber Companies, commercial operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE TIMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. MECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK Page 20 THE FIRST LOGGING OPERATION IN THUNDER BAY !Continued from Page 14) The stockade itself covered two and a half acres of land. Its location was on the left bank of the Kaministiquia River near the mouth of the river. A granite monument at the foot of McTavish Street marks the spot of its location. These proud, exacting, and resolute Nor'westers did not do things by halves. They had dis covered the McKenzie River, they had gone over land to the Pacific Coast, they had explored, mapped out, and established trading posts on nearly half the western part of the American continent. Their pretentious headquarters on the bank of the Karninistiquia was worth) of their achievements. There were no sawmills at the time anywhere along the basin of the Great Lakes. All the timber, lumber and shingles used in. the construction of the buildings in and about this great Post had to be cut, and worked by hand. Trees had to be felled ·and cut into logs and logs intc lumber by means of whip saws. Lumber had to be piled and dried and made into finished material, such as doors, windows, frames, flooring, ceiling and moldings. An unusual task in that period of our history. The Company opened up a quarry across Thunder Bay along the Dolomite formation which forms the outer fringes of th€ Sibley Peninsula where they prepared the stone which was required for the chimneys and two Qf the large build ings and the lime which they needed as mortar anc' plaster. When its construction was completed it was the pride of all the partners of the North West Company and it evoked the admiration of al I the travellers whc had seen it at the time. Gabriel Franchere who stopped on his journey at Fort William from the Pacific Coast in 1813, Ross Cox in 1817, wrote extensively in their Journals about Fort William. Both of their descriptions fairly well agree. Meanwhile in 1816 the Post had been seized by Lord Selkirk with the assistance of his Des Meurons soldiers and Captain D'Oresenen, the officer in charge, also left us an interesting description of this famous historic fortified Trading Post. There were thirty buildings in all. All were arranged and divided into streets forming a square. There were also a number of other smaller buildings and huts outside the Post proper, and across the river, which werf tenanted by the Voyageurs. The buildings of Fort William consisted of a large house in which a dining-room was situated and in which the Gentleman in charge resided. The Counci I-house arranged of snug buildings for the accommodation othe people from the interiot. A large counting-house; the doctor's residence; extensive stores for the merchandise and furs; a forge; various work shops; with the apartments for the mechanics, a number of whom were always stationed there. There was also a prison for rr fractory Voyageurs. The whole was surrounded by wooden fortifications or stockade, flanked by bastion and was sufficiently strong to withstand any attack from hostile natives. Outside the Fort was a shipyard in which thr Companies' vessels on the lake were built and repairl There were extensive fields of corn and potatoes as we· as vegetables of all types. They kept several heads of cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry. In the spring 0 1 the year the maple trees in the vicinity of Mountain Mc;_Kay were tapped and the sap reduced into MaplE" Syrup and Sugar. All and all it was a thriving community. It was more than a wilderness headquarters for the Nor'westers, in practice it was the capital of their great trade Empire. In 1820 after many years of incessant tracie war with their great rivals the Governor and Company ot Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay, both organizations had sustained great losses and arrangements were made for a union between the two Companies and like a bride the powerful North West Company lost both her name and her identity. The former wilderness headquarters of the North West Company became a District Post of the Hudson's Bay Company, a position of minor importance compared to the days o1 its glory. It continued to be operated until the advent of rai Iway construction. Mr. J. P. Bertrand is a former 9resident of the Thunder Bay Historical Society and a pioneer logger in the early l 900's. SLOOP HAULING (Continued from Page 4) However, if at some future date it is decided that further si lvicultural treatment is necessary, the roads used for the operation will still be there to make large areas cheaply accessible to men and equipment. Fire Protection It needs hardly be pointed out how this operation affects the fire protection picture. Certainly with more men and vehicles in the bush during the summer months the chances of man made fires starting are greatly increased and much more attention must be given to making the worker-s conscious at all times of the fire hazardous conditions under which they are working. More fire fighting equipment has to be kept handy to an operation of this sort and a neucleus of a good firefighting crew trained. On the other side of the picture we have the advantage of the fact that most of the cutting areas are readily accessible by road before any cutting is done and any fire outbreak can be dealt with very quickly as trucks and tractors are on hand to transport men and equipment. Also on an operation of this sort there is usually a more or less permanent crew of men on the job who can be organized into a firefighting neucleus anc~ be expected to stay on the job for some Iength of ti me. Conclusion In conclusion I would like to point out that the self-loading sloop operation is still in the development stage and it seems a little too soon to predict just exactly what effect it wi II have on our overall plans for managing and operating our limit. Certainly if future observ. ations show that this type of operation is to become our standard method of operating certain types of timber stands, adjustments will have to be made in cutting plans. Research as to how best to ensure further stands of desirable species will have to be carried out and I have no doubt at all, that given time and money our forests can be made to respond to treatment and enJ sure, as nearly as possible, for an adequate future stand. DEPARTMENT NURSERIES IN ONTARIO Existing tree nurseries have been expanded and new ones established at Kemptville in Southeastern Ontario and Fort William in the Northwest to bring the capacity from l l million yearly to nearly 600 million. Combining forest nurseries and attached demonstration forests, provincial forest stations are listed as follows: Norfolk station, 400 acres of which 300 comprise the nursery and l 00 forest plantation; Midhurst, 400 acres of nursery and 1,800 forest plantations; Orono, 300 nursery and 700 plantation; Thunder Bay, 400 acres; Angus seed plant, forest tree seed extraction, storage and germination; Kemptville, 1,500 acres of which 300 are nursery and the balance being reforested . �LOG BOOK HAULING ACCIDENTS (Continued from Page 13) day and particularly so when the elements are conducive to the types of occurrences mentioned. In the matter of poor footing or slippage, perhaps here is another boost for Bill Baker's suggestion of suitable form of ice creeper. The number of disabilities caused by a mere slip of a foot warrants serious study of the ice creeper development. In considering horse sleigh hauls and accidents most common to that operation, our Compensation Forms Seven continually tell us a story of the inexperienced teamster and an excitable animal both working under pressure. I suppose that as long as the horse is used as a means of transporting wood this problem will be with us. Probably one ray of sunshine here lies in the fact that we can usually rely on the horse to own a sense of caution not always found in the teamsters riding behind. Another common source of injury during a horse sleigh haul originates in the insistence on the part of the crew to ride on empty sleighs - vehicles not designed to carry passengers. Possibly the answer1 is to fit our sleigh racks with some proper riding platform and insist in turn that the men use the platforme if they must ride. The purely mechanized form of hauling presents, to my mind, an opportunity to make same real gains in the prevention of accidents in winter woods wook. Here we have a crew of men reduced to a minimum, they are usually mechanically minded, generally younger and therefore can be trained or directed with more ease. It has been our experience that most accidents in a mechanized force can be traced to a laxity in maintenance or carelessness. In dealing with contract truckers and their equipment we found that if the owner or operator was not systematically checking his equipment sooner or later he ran into trouble. Frayed cables, weak' or worn chains and in particular worn quick-release mechanism or short quick-release pull chains, all took their toll in lost time accidents. After some directed maintenance, occurrences in the nature of failures werE\ reduced to a minimum. Here once again is our chance to prove that close supervision in the field will save us from many accidents at the proper time - before they happen. I presume we all agree that it is our job to preven' every accident possible and I suggest that the greatest single factor we have in this struggle lies with the Camp Foreman, team bosses or hauling bosses, and their close contact with the woods employee. We must first con• vince the Foreman, if necessary, that the safest way is usually the best way. After the Foremen are in agreement, then we must back to the limit their work to prevent that accident - before it happens. There is one particular point I would ask that you note, and to spread a preventative word when you return to your operation . Last winter we had one employee who insisted on hurrying a camp stove by throwing in a little of what he believed was kerosene - onc:e it wasn't kerosene - and he died of horrible burns. The season in which more people Iight more camp stoves is with us and I'm sure that every employee could stand what may be a saving reminder of the dangers involved in the combination of fire and an inflammable liquid. * Paper presented at the November meeting of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch. PAGE 21 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Cont:nued from Page 3 ) cover Canada from coast to coast. Due to this late migration many operators are behind in their production schedule and it is our sincere hope that all will make up their losses and deliver fhe wod as planned. In addition to the migration of workers from other parts of Canada"' approximately 500 Displaced Persons have been employed by the woods industry as well as a number of men from Newfoundland brought to this area by the N.E.S. As wel I as the production from Crown lands, many thousands of cords of farmers' and settlers' wood and a great deal of lumber are purchased annually from farmers and settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. The production of forest products by these people to-day is a vital part of their living. Combined with produce from their farms, the production of forest products in some cases ensures a year-round occupation for farmers and settlers in this part of the country. In addition, of course. many farmers and their horses work in the camps during the winter or in their off seasons. Two years ago this Association passed a resolution to the Department of Lands and Forests recommending that an extension forester be appointed in Northwesterr· Ontario to assist the farmers in managing their woodlots. Last year it was announced by the Minister of Lands and Forests that an extension forester had been appointed in the North Bay area and we are hopeful that something will be done in Northwestern Ontario in the near future One project that is a new development this year, is the T. B. Survey of Wol:Jds Camps. The Fort William Sanatorium, which is responsible for the care of T. B. in Northwestern Ontario, now have a mobile x-ray unit and arrangements are made through this Association to x-ray employees in woods camps. This is a project whicr is meeting with the utmost co-operation of all concerned . Looking towards the future, I am both optimistic and pessimistic. The demand for forest products with world events taking place as they are to-day will probably increase. (We must not forget though, how optimistic we all were in 1948 and then came the sharp decrease in production in 1949 because of high inventories and a lack of orders.) On the other hand, increased production will mean more labour necessary. If international events continue and war industries start up, competition for labour will be extremely keen. We will be short. A shortage of labour diminishes volume of production, and this in turn means a loss to every family in Canada. In closing I would like to briefly express my feelings towards our Industry. I personally am proud to be a woods ope_rator in Northwestern Ontario. I am proud to be President o.r this Association. The changes in this industry in the last ten years have been immense. Things are happening to-day that many of us, as foresters, have advocated throughout our fives . A forest inventory is being taken in Ontario. For the first time in history we will soor'I know what we've got in the way of forest resources. Management plans and operating plans are being made 6n a long terms basis. Gradually, more species are being utilized. (This is one subject - Utilization of Species about which we all hope the Research Institutes will soon learn enough to find an economic use for all species in Northwestern Ontario.) Our employees are receiving (Continued on Page 22) �PAGE 22 LOG BOOK 1950 Slasher Big lmprove1nent F. BRADY As the year 1950 comes to a close, we are happy to report that ·slashing has taken on more of the air of a picnic when compared with last winter's operations. It will be impossible, of course, to go into any great detail concerning the changes involved. We will endeavc,ur to give a clear picture in the space allowed to this phase of the mechani<:al logging program. In the spring of '49 most of the slashers were converted from cross-haul to end-haul. This proved to be a step in the right direction, and marked the beginning of a new era in slasher design. One more slasher was revamped this spring, and this brought to an end the major changes in outward appearance. Standardization, however, brought to light many of the internal weaknesses that had heretofore been hidden by the variations in the individual units. We were now able to deal with these problems collectively, and the resultant saving in tim~ and money made itself very apparent. The actual reconversions this year consisted of approximately eleven major changes, a brief description of which fol lows: Hypoid gears, flexible couplings and heavier shafts have now replaced the original right angle drive, which was of a much Iighter construction. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 21 ) good wages negotiated annually with the woods union our depots are becoming more permanent, our camps have more and more facilities in them to make for better living. Our industry is the backbone of this part of Ontario and yet, because we operate mostly on crown lands, we operators and our industry seem to be wide open to public criticism. I maintain that a new era in woods operations has been born and we are now growing up in the new era. Critics should take this into consideration, visit and study the operations as they are to-day, know the problems facing this Northwestern Ontario Industry and then, basing their conclusions upon solid fact, (not on hearsay evidence) make any criticisms conconstructive. In closing, I would simply say that while operators have by no means reached perfection, substantial progress has been made and is being made. That as a group we can all be proud of rather than ashamed of our operations as they are carried on today. At the present rate of progress even our severest critics will soon have to admit that our group is one of the Lakehead's greatest assets. H. H. "Bert" STYFFE. The rollers have all been equipped with deflector plates. These rollers, originally with a 1-7 / 16" shaft throughout, have now had the shaft diameter at the driven end increased to 1-15/16", the cast-iron pulley blocks have been replaced by steel, and breakages thus far have been conspicuous by their absence. Opening address by Pres. H. H. "Bert" Styffe at the Annual Meeting of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators Association. The roller bumper which has been subject to so much breakage now consists of a ½" steel toe plate, and has proven to be extremely successful. GOOD TIMBER The Skyline has been equipped with ferrules. A sliding box with adjustable rod placed at the front end, makes this cable readily interchangeable and lengthens the life considerably. The three shaft, gear driven, screw feed winch has been replaced · by a single shaft, double drum, friction feed winch of much sturdier construction. The loading conveyors are now driven by means of a slipclutch, and can now be controlled by either the top-loader or the sawyer. The telo-flex tubing in the hydraulic system has been replaced by ¾" pipe and flexible hose, thus increasing the speed of the saw beam, and removing many of the cold weather complications. We are now using the International Blue Diamond Power unit. The unit itself has been moved from its original berth below the conveyor assembly. The belt driven winch has been dropped, and has been replaced by direct drive through transmission and flexible couplings. This new position of the motor gives us much better performance and eliminates another great source of trouble, namely sawdust. And finally, the top-loader's platform is now part of the slasher, a great time-saver on long moves as well as the short changes of position at the cold-decks. The "Courier." The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, That stood out in the open plain. A.nd always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. fhe man who never had to toil, Who never had to win his share, Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow in ease: fhe stronger wind, the tougher trees. The farther sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength; By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or man good timber grows. Where thickest stands the forest growth We find the patriarchs of beth, And they hold converse with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife This is the common law of life. .-Selected. At Snag in the Yukon Territory a temperature of 81 degrees below zero has been recorded. Quick Canadian Facts. �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK . / I ~ ilie new. '51 SUPER TWIN THE LATEST IN POWER CHAIN SAW DEVELOPMENT I The '51 SUPER TWIN is an All Purpose Power Saw designed to cover all cutting jobs. In any timber, any position, the unlimited power of this value-packed performer is tops. These are a few of the outstanding new features . . . • NEW TAILSTOCK • IMPROVED OILER • • • • NEW TRANSMISSION NEW CONCENTRIC FLOAT CARBURETOR NEW INCREASED COOLING CAPACITY NEW E E Z Y - F E ED ¾ PITCH CHAIN By the Makers of the Famous PIONEER ONE MAN POWER CHAIN SAW The lightest power chain saw on the market today, with the revolutionary Multiport Engine. • • • • WEIGHS ONLY 28 LBS. FINGERLIGHT CLUTCH TRIGGER SWIVEL BLADE FILTERED FUEL SYSTEM Supplied with Bar and Chain 1411 - 18" - 24" - 30 11 Sold and Serviced by: TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. 915 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONT ARIO �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK "SERVING THE LUMBERMEN'S CLOTHING. BEDDING AND TIMBER FOOTWEAR. OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO" WHOLE. SALE • Fort William GROCERIES, FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC. ABITIBI POWER & PAPER COMPANY {SAULT STE. MARIE DIVI_SION) LOG SAWING CONTEST CANADIAN BUCK-SAW CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR MONTREAL Two Swede-saw cuts in a stick of pulpwood has netted Romeo Garneau of Bouchette, Quebec, a sweater with the Company crest and $50. No, the rates for piecework cutters haven't been increased but Romeo is this season's Divisional Log Sawing Contest champion. Con t gratulations to our new winner, now on his third season in Sault Woods at Lauri Tahti's Camp at Regan. The 1951 Canadian Bucksaw Championship finis will be held in the evenings of March 28-29, 1951, at the Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, coincident with the Woodlands Section Annual Meeting. This event, first sponsored by the Woodlands Section .,. in 1949, has been a feature attraction at the Montreal 'Sportsman's Exhibition for the last two years. Thi,s year, by bringin~ it closer to home, we hope that more of our own members and more company executives will be able to see it, enjoy it, and realize its personnel relationships value. The final round of the contest on March 29 will be held in conjun~tion with a banq~et, and possibly some other entertainment. The following prizes will be presented at the conclusion of the contest: Camp Contests were held on Sunday, Nov. 5, in all camps. Winners received prizes of a sweater bearing the Company Crest, then met for the Divisional Contest on Sunday, Nov. 12. Prizes for the first three in the Divisional Contest were awarded, $50, $25 and $10 res- pectively. Only one second behind the winner's time of 8½ seconds required to cut the ten-inch rough spruce log came Valoire Thibodeau of Brantville, N.B. This is Valoire's first season with us and besides congratulations we wish him the best of luck at Aho's Camp. Also a newcomer to Sault Woods, Romuald Gendron, from Joe Lefebvre's Camp, placed third in the Divisional Contest after winning the camp contest. No doubt Romuald, like the other winners will have a special story to tell when he returns to his home in Maniwaki. To all those who entered into the spirit of the contest, both participants and supporters, our congratulations for making the contest a real success. CAMP CONTEST WINNERS Name Camp Valoire Thibodeau .. . . ... Aho Henri Duguay . Hayward Benoit Rheaume ....... .. Lacourciere Maurice Roussin ........ . C. Lampi John Brillant .............. , .. Larocque Romuald Gendron ..... :. Lefebvre Janis Anitans ... ............... .. Rajala John Laakso ............ ..... ... Saarinen (Shackers} Romeo Garneau ... Tahti The II Abitibi." WHY NOT HAVE A CAMP BUCK-SAW CONTEST IN YOUR CAMP? All it takes is a little organizing. It is good clean sport and a lot of fun, and the men get a kick out of it. If you want a copy of the Rules and Regulations used at the Canadian Championship, write to the Editor of this Booklet. If you do run a contest, report the results to the Editor and it will be a pleasure to report the event in this booklet. 1. Canadian Bucksaw Championship TrophyPresented by the Woodlands Section, CPPA + $100Jn cash 2. Prec;:ision Trophy - Presented by Mr. Alistair Grant (Precision Power Chain Saws) to the winner of the Canadian Bucksaw Championship. This trophy is held by the employer company for a period of one year. 3. Runner-Up - Cash prize of $50.00. 4. Best Single Cut - (during the 2-day contest) Cash prize of $50.00. NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM SHANTYMAN MISSIONARY "I would like to pass on this prayer for the New Year. Thou, Oh Lord who are the creator of the Sun the Moon, the Stars, the Earth and the Sea, the whole Universe and all the living things therein, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee for our life, our health and our happiness, and we ask that Thy wondrous light of u~derstanding be given us, guide our every footstep, d, rect our every thought and bring us into a better understanding of our fellowman, both near and far, and help us to try to understand the view of another before we take issue against him; keep us from greed and teach us Thy will and to do it. That I might help them help themselves To find the light that truth reveals So in that helping, I may find A greater love for all mankind. Greetings of. the Season and Prosperity for the coming year. Sincerely yours in Christian service ► JAMES H. ALLEN, Shantyman Missionary." 1 �• PAGE 25 LOG BOOK PUBLICATION REPORTS Forest Products Division Department of Resources and Development A list of publications and reports of the Forest Products Division - which includes the two research units Forest Products Laboratory, Ottawa, and the Forest Products Laboratory, Vancouver, is available. These publications cover all phases of forest products research and include those bulletins and circulars, mimeo.. graphs, and reprints of articles and papers which are available for distribution. It excludes papers and articles fa periodicals for which copies are not available for ( distribution and those publications for which distribution copies are no longer available. The publications are listed under the following subject headings: 1. Mechanical Properties, Panel and Laminated Construction. 2. Plywood, Adhesives and Dielectric Heating. 3. Containers and Packaging. 4. Wood Preservation and Other Treatments. 5. Wood -Pathology (including Sap Stain and Mould Prevention). 6. Wood Paints and Coatings. 7. Wood Technology, Timber Physics. 8. Wood Uses, Manufacture, and Waste Utilization. 9 . Wood as Fuel. I ,THERE'S A NEW INTERNATIONAL 10. Lumber Seasoning. 11. Wood Chemistry. 12. Miscellaneous. (A copy of the list of publications is in the Editor's Office. We will be glad to assist anyone wishing to check these pub Iic~tions.) - - - .. , - - ONTARIO FOREST INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Ontario Forest Industries Association, Mr. K. 0. Roos of Booth Lumber Limited was elected President succeeding Hon. W. E. Rowe, and Messrs. Malcolm Cochran, Hammermi 11 Paper Co., and C. B. Davis, Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited, were elected Vice-Presidents. The Board of Directors for 1951 is: Representing lumbermen or sawmill operators: J. W . Austin S. J . Staniforth K. 0. Roos D. R. Rogers J. W . Mc Nutt A. E. Wicks D. A. Gillies B. F. Merwin R. J. Prettie Representing the pulpwood exporters or independent operators: R. V. Perry M. Cochran H. H. Styffe W . H. Nasi H. S. Mosher E. V. Woollings Representing the pulp B. F. Avery Hon . W . E. Rowe A. E. H. Fair and paper producers or operators: J. W. Fries J. F. MacKellar Lorne Goodall H. A. Sewell H. P. Klinestiver C. B. Davis !IL!lf-Bl!f fi,/ill#III 1 INTERNATIONAL♦TIUCD OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Construction Work Mining and Lumbering Operations Wherever the Work is Heaviest Canada's most complete line of trucks, 87 basic models, thousands of special ized variations-'every truck heavy-duty engineered. The All New 1950 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT. S. J. DILL & S ·O N S LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truck Service Organization ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS PORT ARTHUR Red River Road - Phone 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron - Phone 3-6457 / �• LOG BOOK ICeroseoe la10ps~fresh air IOear lock "' h· k • ersas. •o~ soc_ s ,,, S Callo,, caos-are Strictly for •~ur1sts 1a this day aod age. Instead, it's electric l1gh,!• electric r~fricerators aod ""a•hio "'_ach,oes, aod rad,o•~thaoks to lo-....cos, eJe/ tr1c"°""er Iron, "Caterpillar" DieseJ l!Jectric Sets. ~• a s~, io_ Place~coooec, the loads through a s1n,pJe circu., breaker-and You•re i,,. bu . A o d '.'• •s /Ust • SJoess. a_s easy to operate! It requires oo atteot,oo or ad1usrn,eo, and stays right on the iob/ The cos, of this con,fort is coovenieo,Jy lo-... too. The ~ets run on SltJall helpings of lo-...-cos; ~oo-pren,,un, fuels. Large, single orilice inje,:. ••on valves areclog·resistao,. "Caterpillar" safe. ~uards, such as air cleaners, fuel tilters, Oil coo1. •ng and Others, keep the engines on the iob Year afterStill ,:ear. Veterans are hard at it. of 60,. 70,. •ven 80,ooo hours Q Pu, Your can,p on the san,e IOodero basis as Your logging. s...,itch Your lighting load to one of •~e several "Caterpillar" Diesel l!lectric Ser, avadabJe. See us today! POWELL EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR ca. WIIIIIPEC � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1951JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1951 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1951. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/73c6b9780696f276343a7ea5b7440a46.pdf 3cd9d1fd9449ea865926f4717ee459e7 PDF Text Text L .td. ectric ted ~nt V "60 _ Sin R sonlet, • r ills, a.thon pe,pe e.r Bldg., p. u.c. hr Ont• port Art u • [r. Geo. �?AGE 2 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRU TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MICHELIN "METALIC" TIRES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. ' ' The "Metalic" is a tire in which the cotton or rayon casing of conventional tires is ~eplac by a casing of STEEL CORDS. Every cord is embedded in rubber. The strength of the steel-cord casing is such that 4 p of steel cords replace the 14, 16 or 20 plies in textile tires. TRIED AND PROVEN ON LOGGING OPERATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA. SEE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF THE "METALIC" TIRE. DISTRIBUTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POWER Crawler Tractors - Diesel Engines - Power Units 51 Super Pioneer Po_wer Saws International Harvester Refrigerators and Freezers TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIP PORT ARTHll �RETURN 0 ESTRY LB ARY LOG BOOK PAGE 3 GRATIFYING RESULTS FROM COMMUNITY CHEST AND BOND DRIVE ...... ......... ......... . ................ ...... ... .................... Vice-President EXECUTIVE: ES INESl IVER W. B. SOUTHON H . S. MOSHER M . COCHRAN :,ecretory-Manoger, T . S. JONE~ Published by TIMBER OPERATORS' ASSOCIAT .uN Edlted by T. S. JONES ress of President H. H. "Bert" Styffe at the of the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Port Arthur, Ontario. n we are gathered at our Annual Meeting to . and administrative problems that we have in meetings are always beneficial and this one, I exception. art out by drawing your attention to a subject f you watch very closely and one which may operation if not given proper attention . I rethe weather and I would have you cast your his time last year and remember the early fell before the swamps were frozen; then the at went below zero so many degrees that ter in the bush couldn't record it; then followed at last, thank goodness, by a cold exceptions enabled everyone to get the . And then, followed our rainy spring· s excellent for preventing fires but made ·ires one talks about the weather but nobody ' This is not true. The logger does He plans for the worst and pnofits when ds caused by rain, snow, wind and cold work is planned in advance so that adavourable weather and this includes some ther. If we didn't watch the weather in busines very long. se~t~d here has, I know, completed r l1m1ts. Besides developing and comthe government, plans which are to are. opE:r~ted towards a sustained yield maintaining our forests in perpetuity, ms and roads have been made. To try, one has only to look at a mat'.) a~ea of the Algoma Central Railway n1toba boundary, one can visualize ns to towns and cities like Hearst, , Geraldton. Beardmore Nipigon Hudson, Dryden, Kenora, 'Fort Fran~ t;:wns listed, depot camps of vart~ _stay and are growing rapidly rmilion Bay, Flanders, Atikokan, ack Sturgeon, Auden, Kowkash, Savant Lake, Umfreville Clarkin, Heron Bay, Hemlo, 'Regan. 1st~ck, and Palmquist, are now Office, to wholesale distributors woodsworkers. 5 is what we here all live by st cutting season has produced of pulpwood, logs for lumd over last year and while ring a nd Summer seas;n the camps in late Novembe; fillapproximately 60% of the Ontario in the Fall from addresses of employees ell? the labour situation, 5 th t~e Dominion Dewi of Immigration and app- p h e 5) f "THE LINK" Port Arthur Community Chest In proof of the fact that woodsworkers are more and more taking their place in social and community life is their response to charitable and other appeals that they are asked to support from time to time. A good example is the recent Community Chest Drive in the Lakehead area. Here are the results of the camp canvass: Ontario Paper Company Limited .. .. ...... ....... $865. l 0 Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited 709.25 Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd. ..................... 401.42 Brompton Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. ....... ......... 222.50 Nipigon Lake Timber Company Ltd . ......... 208.00 Hammermill Paper Company ......................... .. 171.00 Newaygo Timber Company Limited ......... .. 170.65 Northern Forest Products Ltd. ............ ..... .. .. l 06.00 Oscar Styffe Limited .. .... ...................................... l 02.50 Eric Hadley . ............... ......... ...................................... ... 50.00 $3,006.42 This drive was started off with a personal donation from Mr. A. V. Cooper and the support of the Lumber & Sawmi 11 Workers' Union, Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the assistance of union organizers, camp stewards, as well as company personnel assisting, es.., peci~lly the clerks4 is very much appreciated by Community Chest officials. THANK YOU ALL! 1951 Canada Savings Loan Drive Mr. Ralp~ Bi rd stated that the high Iight of the Canada Savings Loan Drive was the sales in bushcamps which increased by l 00 percent over previous campaigns. The LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited conducted a canvass in 1950 to determine whether bonds could be sold successfully to labour which in many cases was fluid and transient. 178 lumberjacks purchased $62,500.00 worth of bonds - 69 lo of which made all the payments. In the recent 1951 drive an all-out was conducted by the LongLac Pulp & Paper Company Limited and the Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited. $160,000.00 sales were recorded. "Taking into account the good that can be accomplished by stabilizing this labour and bettering its position, I feel a real effort should be made by all our operators to further this campaign in the woods," Mr. Bird concluded. Let's all work on this next drive! A savings program for woodsworkers such as this is as much a good thing for him as it is for any other citizen. QUESTIONS l. What Canadian tree grows 300 feet high? 2. Which are our "Twin Cities"? 3. In what province do sawmills have a greater production than in the nine other provinces combined? 4. Only who in the federal government may introduce a bill involving the spending of money? 5. Which two Canadian cities make up the world's greatest grain port? 6. Why do beavers bui Id dams? (Answers on Page 21 ) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Report to Foresters By C. J. Campbell Now that 195 l has come to a close, perhaps we should look back on the activity of our. section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. I think it is fair to say that, in view of the fact that we are an association of professional men, our progress was not in · any way commensurate with our obligations to Forestry. However, in many ways, we had a good year. By our constitution, the Canadian Institute of Forestry is an association whose purpose is to further good forestry practices. If we view the technological advance of our profession, locally or Dominion wide, we can be proud of our achievements. In Northwestern Ontario the Forest Industries, through building logging roads, have opened up great stretches of otherwise waste areas. They have given, and are giving, employment tc. a great many people. The Forest Industry of this area is a major contributor not only to our local economy but to the economy of Canada. We can cite great forward strides in several other branches of Forestry such as Fire Protection, Forest Management, Forest Biology, Entomology, Pathology, etc. Even though some of these branches are very young in development, there is obvious evidence of progress which promises advantageous appfication in the very near future. These are technological advances. Is this Forestry in its entirety? 1 Our chosen way of life is a democratic one. We are privileged to elect our governments and by so doing we determine policy affecting our welfare. If we will not accept this responsibility, democracy will vanish. Today we are living in a highly specialized world where many fields of endeavour have become very cof'nplex and require those with highly specialized training to accept definite responsibilities. Foresters must be prepared to mould forest policies into this complex national community of democracy in such a way that they wi II function in harmony. Without guidance, no politician, or group of politicians, can claim to do this work properly. However, if the guidance is not forthcoming, they have no alternative but to do their best. Our profession is not accepting its responsibilities. We sacrifice too severely the progressive development of forestry for the consummation of forest technology. Twenty years from now we will have new and dif~ ferent Forest policies regulating the treatment of our Forest Industries. Are we interested in what these policies might be? If we are, then we must make our association strong so that it will be heard so that foresters will determine these policies. During the past three years, we have sent only one recommendation to the Minister of Lands and Forests. Within the past year I have had several discussions with younger members of our section concerning the status of our association. Are we a professional association? Very definitely; the requirements of admission to full membership is evidence of that. As yet we have no provincial charter, but the wheels are in motion. Within our section, our problem is not to bui Id up membership but to build active membership. Based on past observations this, I believe, can be accomplished in three ways, ( l) by taking every opportunity to acquire good speakers on forestry topics, (2) by having more out-of-town meetings such as that held at Longlac, (3) by raising the plane of our annual meetings. In order to give you meetings of this nature, your executive re.:. qu ; res the full cooperation of every member a forest enterprise. It would be much apprecia members would a's sist in securing speakers, and companies would volunteer to be hosts to out meetings as LongLac Pulp and Paper Compan We must have bigger and better annual Not that we should necessarily pattern oursel the local Medical Association or the Engineeri ciation, but I do believe that some of the colou annual meetings should be brought into ou meetings should be supported to the extent could invite and entertain representatives of 0 essional associations. In this way we would ma our existence. In 195 l we had seven meetings which well attended. We were most fortunate in ha top-rate speakers as Mr. Gi Imore and Mr. addition, thanks to Ollie Kantola, we were with a showing of films on forestry practices (spiced up somewhat with a few pictures of nasties of the famous Finnish steam bath). EVi these were very successful meetings, we m hat to LongLac Pulp and Paper Company for an excel lent out-of-town meeting. More of a must. In the field of education, the C.I.F. con the planning and organizing of a tree planti with the students and School Board of SI Since the response of all parties concerne encouraging, a similar project should be un this year's executive. Last but not least our section has con articles on forestry to the LOG BOOK. We tunate to have such a splendid opportunity ideas in this widely circulated publication. In 1952 I predict with confidence a ed year for our section. With such men ~ President and Ken Hearnden, Vice-Pres1 look forward to many enjoyable and inte_ ings. However, we must ever bear in m1 cannot hold your section together without ation of every member. I congratulate Pau being elected to the respective positions, bership as a whole on their choice. I would like to take this oportunity member of the 195 l executive for the ex rendered. It has been an honor and a pl as chairman of your splendid organizatio (One of a series of articles by members of Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Fores INTERESTED IN BARK REMOVAL METHODS AND MACHINES? At the suggestion of the 11 Res 7arc Committee on the Utilization of Mill wood" a report entitled "Bark Rernov Mach ines" by G. E. Bell and P. E. Mart ment of Resources and Development, Forest Products Laboratories Division, distributed. d This is an interesting report an in this subject should write for a cop �LOG BOOK ,m 1nu OU gin ~ co 1to ex S 0 .1ld (Continued from Page 3) 2 000 new Canadians, both immigrants and D.P.'s were ly lo~ment. Without these, this industry's position today P been precarious. It must be remembered that many of ve ants and D.P.'s are persons skilled in other trades and ,grn as they have fulfilled tht::ir obligations to the gov~I leave this industry and be assimilated 1n their own 1 the problem qf finding a steady production force is us The only reason the camps are full at this mo~ore nien from the Prairie farms came to the camps ious years largely because harvesting of the grain crop d by bad weather and some of the crop is still on Latest returns show over 15,400 men working for anies and this is probably an all time high. The change-over in our industry from the cutting to the res less men is a problem that has to be faced every this reason there is now some temporary unemploythe more recent immigrants that were working in This is of concern to us all and our members are uation well in hand . m to all operators is the unnecessary movement mp to camp and from company to company. This by all concerned and it is hoped that, even if not me the movement will be lessened. Right now m~s apparent because, with the camps full, these always get a job as readily as when there is a and hence there appears an unemployment proere are differences in terrain and timber, most odations, meals, etc., are similar and my advice r is to settle down and stay on the 10b. took another steep jump in l 95 l . Efdues were increased sharply - in some government. In addition to this, wages in 195 l first, effective April l, 1951, a rease of 7% was granted and secondly, after ns in August, an increase effective September ulting in a 12% increase in wages with the same. Thus, increases of over 20% were her benefits. t of wage rates by negotiations must be a to all concerned. h as board, lodging, machinery and equip-since last year and the increase in freight item to operators who move approximately by rail. western Ontario must compete with other e U. S. which are able to process forest than we can, being closer to markets. for this same reason able to use spe.c ies ood grov.n in their own localities. have over one hundred members of the .A. rneet in Northwestern Ontario last Id a! the LongLac Pulp and Paper Compe Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd. fact that the C.P.P.A. come periodically for field meetings is indicative of the n Northwestern Ontario are progressive the raw material from the stump are and, in many cases, are successful. ntinually experimenting but I would than ~igh lead yarder and slasher opons using different types of mechanPaper Company sloop operations and Pape~ Co_mpany tractor and arch op"':'•th interest. Trailer hauls are will move on rubber. saws is inc~easing and particularly areas are being used in larQe numth ese and increasing cut ~nd skid more "bull-work" out of logging. om Crown lands, many thousandc; Wood and a great deal of lumber ~s /nd settlers throughout Northores! products by these people • T~is past year saw a sizable price per cord for this wood arm s, th e production of forest r-round occupation for farmers ka:1y farmers and their hor0 r in the camps during the i rs and settlers was drawn to fpartment of Lands and For~r reforestation, windbreaks given FREE and it is hoped PAGE 5 that the farmers will take advantage of this government service and insure that their tree crop is developed and where necessary kept up by means of reforestation for their sons and grand-sons. Forest fires are still the greatest hazard in the woods and loss from fires not only destruction of mature timber but loss of young growth is something which, while it may never be stopped altogether (we cannot control lightning) can certainly be cut down. This Association in co-operation with the Department of Lands and Forests officials has taken the lead in ,preaching fire prevention to the employees of the industry and in urging all operators to have camp crews organized and trained to fight fires . In 1951, out of 342 fires, 18 fires were as a result of woods operations. This would indicate that the prevention work carried on by operators is not in vain. In addition, the fires that did occur were held to a very small acreage and this speaks highly of the organizing and training of the Department of Lands and Forests and the operators in getting the fires out while they were small. Insects are another hazard that must be coped with and, in this respect, operators and their employees co-operated by sending samples of insects found to the Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie . This Association and companies support the Lakehead Technical Institute and we are happy to co-operate with the forestry instructors in arranging visits to operations by students, supplying guest lecturers, and, in addition, we have, for each of the past three years, given a $200.00 bursary to a selected student. I would, at this time, like to pay tribute to our woodsworkers as individual citizens. Each year they are more and more taking their place in the social as well as economic life of Northwestern Ontario. Their support to the Community Chest and other drives, their purchase of Canadian Government bonds and their help at Christmas time to needy families as reported in the press, are all indicative of the type of men working in the woods. Ministers of the Gospel, the Shantymen's Associati Jn vic;it tbe camps and are well received. In some of the depot areas, community clubs have been organized and sports and other recreations are 'taking their place in the development of the life in lhe woods. I am also happy to note that Ludovic Cyr, who won the Canadian Buck-Sawing Championship at Montreal last year is still working for the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay. I hope Ludovic or someone else from Northwestern Ontario will win again. While referring to our employees, I would just like to mention in passing that great emphasis is being placed o_n safety in the woods. The number of accidents in the woods must be cut down and with the co-operation of the employees, management and the safety associations, I feel certain that accidents should and will be prevented. And what of l 952 and the future? Despite all the progress and development that has been made we, being human, are still not perfect - we make mistakes --we have plenty of room for continued improvement. There are so many variables besides the weather - the Korean war, the European situation, all have a bearing on our future. The demand for pulpwood seems to have tapered off a bit and the future is not too clear. Stockpiles at the mills are reaching normal levels and we all know that any decrease in demand for end products means an immediate curtailment of forest products required. This is unfortunate but understandable and we all hope that the demand continues. If the demand continues our industry will no doubt need all the men it can get in the woods next Spring and Summer and if war industries grow then we may face a short.1ge of labour throughout the year. This picture should clarify this Spring and we will have to make plans then to meet the problems. In closing, I would like to again this year state my feelings towards our industry. I stated in my Annual Report last year that a new era in woods operations had been born and that we are now growing up in that new era. We have progressed during the year management plans and operating plans are being made on a long term basis.: gradually more species are being utilized. (This is one subject - utilization of species - about which we all hope the Research Institute will soon develop methods of using all species grown in Northwestern Ontario); our employees are receiving good wages negotiated annually with the woods union. our depots are becoming more permanent, our camps have more and more facilities for better living, our road systems, dams, and other improvements are being extended annually. Our industry is the backbone of this part of Ontario and I am proud to be a part of it and to be President of this Association . Because we operate mostly on Crown Lands, we operators and our industry seem to be fair game for public criticism. Thie; is all very natural and not objected to but, I do believe that, if our critics would take into consideration the advances in the past ten years, visit and study the' operations as (Continued on Page 14) �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Radio-telephones are a part of the woods communication system of many companies and this article s be of interest to many Log Book readers. ''V .H. F~ -- F. M. -- B. T .'' By D. H. Leitch What is all that about:> A new advertising slogan or a radio station? Not just one, but many radio stations! We thought you might be interested in a brief explanation of some radio terms that are coming into common business usage. Radio is daily becoming more important to business because of its ability to increase efficiency and reduce costs. These t~o factors are certainly important to any business, as they cann?t ~e i_g .nored if a business is to prosper or even maintain its standing. How can radio help my business? That question cannot be answered quickly, as your requirements must be examined and some check made to see what radio can do, its cost and just where the value applies to your needs. A field radio engineer can give these answers only after discussing your problem on its own merits You are of course familiar with your own business terms, but some knowledge of radio language may be of help to you. Here are a few common terms with plain-language explanations: Transmitter - The units required to change battery or house electricity into a form that will permit it to radiate to a distant point. The transmitter comprises the: ... Earns More Money! YES, the P. M. Woodboss will earn you more money, starting from the first day you use it. It will double your out-put of cut · timber. This is done with a wonderful ease of operation due to the lightness and easy starting of this well known saw. Demonstration parts and service readily available. P. M. PROOUUTS (194,) LTD. VANCOUVER 4, B. C. 220 SOUTH ALGOMA STREET, PORT ARTHUR, ONT. or HEARST, ONT. Other P. M. Offices in Ori Ilia, Ont., Quebec, P. Q., Montreal, P. Q., and Regional Distributors across Canada. Power section - to make use of batterie or building electricity supply. Modulator - to permit voice conversat Oscillator to permit use on the frequency (to avoid 'interference). Amplifier - to increase the power and the transmitter. Antenna to connect the T ransmitt Antenna proper so that the energy w from one point and be picked up at a di Microphone - the part you speak into. Receiver - The units required t6 pick radiated from a transmitter and convert it in music, etc. The receiver comprises the follo Power section - as for transmitter. Receiver - to convert radio energy int Loudspeaker - the part that produces Antenna - This is the item that: (a) transmitter to radiate energy to a distant enables the receiver to pick up energy co distant transmitter. Control units - The actual items use erator. (Many modern radio systems have a trol units at the operating position with the and Receiver at a point close to the anten Frequency - All radiotelephone units ate on a frequency assigned to them by th~ of Transport Radio Division at Ottawa. Y frequency can be considered as a priva number and each system should be on its o so that systems will not interfere with e~c very imp_ortant that the maker of the equ1 and builds it for maximum frequency sta sure that it operates on only the frequency for, not only at first but for months or ye Sensitivity - The more sensitive a r greater is its ability to receive form long sitivity must be built in at the factory . must be such that this ability is reta1 periods without attention. Propagation - A term commonly tion with the movement of radio energy to another. It also concerns antenna ·designs, type of country, season of yea quency, and other technical factors. . A radiotelephone system usually. 1 two stations. They may both be at foe they may both be mobile i.e., cars, boats, cycles, trucks, coach or even carrie~ by system may comprise several combinatt For certain applications, it may be nee for automatic repeater units, if long country is involved, but these factors time for explanation here. However, a be explained. Micro-wave - A range of extre cies usually used for automa t .,c una . tion~ for circuits where the traffic 15 Relay or repeater sta t •10n s - F . to pass along or "relay" message~, d distance is too great for a direct cir (Continued on Page 1 �LOG BOOK i article s l}raper for ,tleace (Continued from Page 6) ttended - Equipment that operates by itself, By George Mills an operator in attendance. Transmit energy up at a di )eak into. :?d to pick nvert it in ; the foll ;mitter. energy in t produce , that: (a) 1 distant PAGE 7 Ontario Paper Company Plant Superintendent at Heron Bay emetering and Supervisory Equipment used I, from a distance, other pieces of ~quipme~t. mps signals, transformers, etc. This term inth th'e control of items and such matters as ters, guages, levels, etc. • ow, what about V.H.F. - F.M. - R.T.?? refers to Very High Frequencies, a group of used for radio circuits. ers to Frequency Modulation, a type of radio has important advantages concerning lack freedom from interference. rs to radiotelephone - a form of telephone radio rather than wires, between each user : a single article cannot cover all phases is important to remember that radio may your organization. The way to find out ur system of doing business with a comp: Jes engineer or talk to someone in the pe of business where radio is being used. o say that any business organization that m of transportation or does business at should consider radio. If a radio systeni r organization efficiency, save time o~ or improve safety factors, it is somehave. C Blessed Babe of Bethlehem, When angels at Thy birth Proclaimed a Savior born for men, His Kingdom, Heaven and earth, How little did the wise men know Who journeyed to Thee long ago We now would plead, as prayed they then For "Peace on earth, goodwill to men!" 0 Holy Man of Galilee Who stilled the angry wave Exhorting those who sailed with Thee "Have faith, fear not, be brave," Instill in us the faith, dear Lord Which they accepted at Thy Word . Bend pride and hatred to Thy will Command al I nations, "Peace, be sti 11 !" 0 Christ whu died on Calvary That mankind might be free, Who humbly wept where Lazarus lay And walked in dark Gethsemane; 0 may we Lord, from Thee beget The faith and humbleness, to set That corner stone of Heaven's great plan "The Blessed Brotherhood of Man." NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO MP ANY LIMITED ONTARIO CANADA ; a priv e on its with ea the equi ency sta requenc ·hs or y MODEL HS 2000 1948 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR E-LENGTH SLASHERl~AND LOADER esco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK JANUARY - FEBRU The Bleaehing of Chemical Pulp by Roy Smlth The process of bleaching in the pulp and paper industry mig~t be considered as a method of purifying the pulp that 1s blown from the digesters. In the latter wood chips and acid or alkali solutions are mixed together, heate~ by m~an_s of s~e~m and cooked until the binding material_ or l1gnin as 1t 1s known is sufficiently dissolved to permit the cellulose fibres in the chips to become separated. The cooking process, however, does not completely ~emov~ all the impurities from the pulp fibres, a_s ca~rying this step too far might seriously damage the fibre itself. In the case of newsgrade pulps these impurities are of little consequence. After the removal of dirt knots and unco?ked fibre bundles by screening, the pulp may be us~d d1 rectly for the manufacture of newsprint. Where a hrgh grade pulp of good white colour is desired for book paper, specialty pulp or for dissolving pulps, further treatment by bleaching is required. During the past twenty-five years, remarkable prowess has been_ made in the chemical pulp bleaching industry. We find new and improved bleaching equipment appearing in the market, more effective pulp bleaching agents and continual development of the techniques of multi-stage bleaching. Bleaching systems vary from mill to mill. They may ~e of the older type batch systems or completely continuous, the modern trend, or possibly a combination of both. 0any of _the older mills still use a two stage sys tern using c_alcrum hypochlorite as the bleaching agent. The latter 1s usually prepared from quick lime and chlorine gas. The quick lime is slaked with water and chlorine gas is bubbled through it until it is of correct strength. The sludge is allowed to settle and the clear liquor is drawn off for bleaching. The sequence is. a continuous high density stage of bleach~ng, a fresh w_ate~ wash, followed by a batch bleaching at low density in horizontal tile line tank of specia_l shape _known as bellmers. The raw pulp after selective_ wa~h1!1g and screening is held in storage tanks from which 1t 1s pumped as a fibre suspension in water to a regulator. Here its consistency is control led to a desired point by increasing or reducing the amount of water added. The regulated stock as it is called is usually l-2 percent pulp. As part of the first stage the regulated pulp stock is passed over a thickner to with~ draw s~fficient wat~r to ~ring the pulp up to 15-20 pe~ cent air d~y. A ~yp1cal th1c~ener consists of a cylinder, covered with a fine mesh wire and rotates in a vat containing the pulp. As the cylinder rotates water from the pulp drain~ through the wire while the pulp clings to it thus forming a mat. Press rolls aid in squeezing more water cut of the pulp and the latter is fed into the shred,d er as a continuous mat. A predetermined amount of ~leaching liquor_ and live steam is added to the pulp as 1t enters the mixer and high density tower. This is a· tile lined ~ylindrical tank, fitted with an adjustable gata and 2n agitator at the bottom . By keeping the level of the pulp in the tower high and correctly regulating the amount of bleachi~g liquor and steam, 90 per cent or more of the bleaching can be done in this stage alone. The coloured impurities and the other foreign material are acted upon by the liquor and are converted to colourless materials. These can be later washed out. This leaves the pure white fibre or cellulose. On passing from the tower the pulp is diluted with water and pumped to a washer equipped with sprays. Similar to a thickener except there are no press rolls, t removes the greatest portion of the impurities out of the pulp. In addition it thickens up somewhat in preparation for the second or I stage performed in the bellmers. These are ti le Iined tanks bui It so that the pulp stock c in constant movement by means of a screw ty Bleaching liquor and steam again are a pulp to br:ing it to the final desired degree ness. The bleach plant operator determin taking samples of the pulp from time to tim pares them with previous batches which he correct. When he is sure the colour is white discharges the bellmer of stock by means of valve. To check the operator's judgment of to obtain a record of the brightness of the pu is tested on an instrument known as a bright The pulp is again washed as before to rid it and a small amount of sulphurous acid is ad destroy any excess of bleaching liquor th have been washed out. The acid aids in mai original colour of the bleached pulp. While of bleaching is still in extensive use, it number of disadvantages. Among the mo are: high chlorine consumption to get good calcium hypochlorite alone is used as t agent, high steam consumption and a ra action of the bleaching liquor on the pulp With the advet1t of pure chlorine gas a agent and caustic soda as an extraction tre with the development of new equipment, above difficulties were greatly reduced. In mills the pulp is first treated with chlorin or mixed with water, either in a contin mixer. At present it is usually carried ou ity. The chlorine gas acts upon the ligni does not attack the fibre to any great e action is quite rapid with the pulp taking colour. Considerable hydrochloric acid is f chlorination with the result that a washi as described previously. As all of the chi is not soluble in water some of it remai after washing. A weak solution of causti loyed to remove this in the next stage aids materially in dirt removal. A high similar to that mentioned earlier is utili extraction, with steam as the source of pulp is subjected to a washing after the and is now ready for the final step, t of the pulp's brightness. Calcium hypochlorite bleaching liq reagent and most frequently it is a ba low density. However, high density co can be employed where control has be the previous stages. Of course the number of stages a use are numerous and depend a gre type of pulp that is ultimately desired. of sulphite pulps, three stages are . while sulphate or alkaline pulps reqUI five to ten stages. All systems, ho one or more of the following: (Continued on Page 9. �PAGE 9 LOG BOOK CENSUS REPORTS NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO POPULATION UP (Continued from Page 8) ( 1) chlorination ess rolls, t impurities hickens up ;econd or I ~ ime to time , which he ur is white 1 means of dgment of .s of the pu as a bright = to rid it o ; acid is ad liquor th iids in mai Jlp. While ,e use, it g the mo > get good 1sed as t and a ra 1 the pulp xine gas a action tre ~uipment, duced. In th chlorin a contin arried ou the ligni { great e 11p taking : acid is a washi if the chi it rernai of caust ct stage A hig :r is util ,urce of fter the step, (2) alkali extraction (3) hypochlorite treatment re may also be more than one stage of the same t. of interest to note some of the possible bleachof the future. Two very promising chemicals ent time are sodium chlorite, a solid, and oxide, a reddish coloured gas. Their applicaindustry is still quite limited because of cost. Their principal advantages lie in the y will readily bleach pulp to high brightness ry to the fibre. (One of a series of articles by members of the Mid-West Branch, Technical Section, C.P.P.A.\ HE CENTRE OF THE WORLD ? er of the world for the average person is indicate by holding a finger over the ead. A smart boss understands this and fort out of his subordinates by helping re proud of themselves. He treats then" ividuals and helps them to feel that' will be important to the company. Thi~ f good leadership. The other way, of people, and many bosses try it . . . RAL MQJQRS Ontario population as of June 1951 when the National census was taken was 4,562,354 according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The population has increased 20 % since 1941. Here's the story on Northwestern Ontario centers of p:::>pulation. 1951 1941 38,884 33,372 Kenora District 21,776 19,132 Rainy River District 104,323 Thunder Bay District 85,200 164,983 137,704 WE'RE GROWING ! Preliminary count on population of Canada as recorded in census last June is 13,893,208, increase of 20.7 percent from 1941. Total includes Newfoundland for first time and, not counting that, increase in other nine provinces of 17.6 % . Fastest growing province was B.C., up 41 %. "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if noth1ng had happened." "You cannot make a new world out of people who don't care, nor can you do it with people who care but don't do anything about it." c"':'c~E DIESEL ENGINES 55 H.P. to 660 H.P. EL UNITS FINGER TIP SHIFT CONTROL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE G.M. HYDRAULIC MARINE GEAR, STANDARD WITH ALL 3, 4, 6 AND TWIN G.M. UNITS. R UNITS POWER TS DISTRIBUTORS FOR - - G.M. Detroit Diesel Engine Division Gar Wood Industries Inc. Drott Manufacturing Corp. BUTLER MANUFACTURING CO. Prefabricated Steel Buildings Machinery & Equipment Ltd. SERVICE SALES BRANCH OFFICE: 725 Memorial Avenue, Fort William, Ont. PHONE 2-1061 �PAGE l 0 LOG BOOK "SERVING LUMBERMEN'$ CLOTHING. BEDDING AND THE TIMBER OPERATORS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO,. WHOLESAI.E FOOTWEAR. GROCERIES, JANU,\RY - FEBRU FRUITS & VEGETABLES, TOBACCO, ETC, 0- MBush Radio Network Ties in with Civil Defence Work Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company's FM Radio network, spreading over its logging operations in northern Minnesota and Ontario, proved as a valuable aid in the harvesting of trees, has now been made avai Iable to serve in the defense of Canada and the United States. Manda's high frequency radio system, long known in the Rainy River country for its humanitarian useful ness, has been incorporated into the Civil Defense organization of Minnesota and has been formally offered to Ontario authorities. Bushmen, whose n0rmal pursuit is the harvesting of pulpwood, are now volunteering to serve on a proposed international Civil Defense team. ian paper mills. Besides the network's use in Civil Defen ular logging operations, the system has been render service in all sorts of emergencies ra forest fires to removing someone's inflamed Because Kenora's transmitter maintai with more camps in extremely remote region western Ontario, the radio log is filled by b ous and heart rending entries. Brown-haired, 18-year-old Helen Ziolkoski, Mando radio Kenora, is one of those on the receiving e (Continued on Page l l) Far out in the wilderness, loggers can scan the skies and quickly report by radio, the appearance of any aircraft over their remote areas. These warnings can be rapidly flashed over the forest to tal I steel tower~ located at International Falls, Minn., and Fort Frances and Kenora, Ontario. They can then be relayed to a filter center at Minneapolis. As each report of approachin planes reaches the center, the formation is tracked. If such warnings should involve identification of enemy craft, fast jet planes would immediately be dispatched to intercept them. Meanwhile, other cities of the Midwest would be alerted. Col. E. B. Miller, Minnesota Civil Defense directer, said that such a warning may reduce casualties by 50 per cent in the event of an attack from the north on cities of the Midwest and the East. Last month during a state-wide aircraft warninr exercise, three Mando spotters reported a flight of three Navy Corsair planes. The reports came in from Camp 29 and Camp 3. The woodsmen's reports enabled the Minneapolis filter center to "easily track the visiting planes with considerable accuracy," a civil defense leader said afterwards. R. N. Douglas, Mando Personnel Relations Officer at its International Falls, Minn., plant and Falls civil defense director, reported that the test was a complete ~uccess. The sp0tter plan still is subject to approval of Canadian Defense authorities. However, the Minnesota) branch is already established as part of the state-wide ground observer system for reporting the approach of hostile aircraft. The Minnesota network includes a 250watt station at the International Falls plant and eight 60-watt units in Mando logging camps and forestry establishments in two northern Minnesota counties. Thirteen other radio installations extend l 00 miles north of the Canadian border, including towers at Fort Fr2nces and Kenora, Ontario, home of Manda's Canad- LOGGING BY RADIO George Potts, Frances, uses Mando's portable FM transmitter d operation. Mando's FM network is not only logging operations, but it has been used f~r a A cies that arise suddenly during logging driv~~- ti no longer fears painful overland trips to civdizdo logging operations of today, a call over ~ant bring a mercy plane to the site of the acciden • the injured man is safe in the hospital. ,r �JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1952 PAGE 11 LOG BOOK COCBRANE'S Headquarters lor LUMBERMEN'S, MINING and COITRA.CTORS' SUPPLIES Also EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE for the HOUSEHOLDER SAVE TIME ort SAVE MONEY. DIAL 5-7345 FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE NEEDS. COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LIMITED PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO D10 NETWORK H CIVIL DEFENCE (Continued from Page l 0) that come over the airwaves from deep in rests. It is from her log that most of the dents were lifted. maintai ,te region led by 'n-haired, lo radio rgency" with a humorous twist was a disfrom a sleepless logger. "Please send a 't snore," he said. Another entry proved was averted, thanks to the quickness of early 100 miles from Kenora, the small woodsman reached for a bottle in the t and swiftly swallowed a handful of They were sleeping tablets. The bo); ious and medical care was imperative. cted by radio and the advice of the . In a short time, thanks to the advice the boy was on the road to recovery. a group of men became stranded on waters would soon engulf the island. t, also equipped with radio, was dise. Radio proved to be the margin in Ce. ii Lake, in the rough Patricia Limits Kenora, a woodsworker received c.l back injury. A radio call to Kenora m JI® -~--? - - - i 1 ere is a d . ion to th raw,_ng showing Manda's xtends e M!nnesota-Ontario borrn1les we~ into Northern Minnnort from the Canadian- brought a physician to the mike, who gave pain-relieving advice. Meanwhile, a train was halted at Vermilion Bay, a few miles from Trail Lake. The injured man was loaded into a truck and driven to the waiting train where he was loaded aboard. Within a few hours he was in a Kenora hospital. All this in a matter of hours, rather than, as in the past, a matter of days. Radio frequency joins with the magic of modern aviation in bringing rapid assistance to the men of Manda lumber camps. Helen's log reports that during' a spring breakup, when roads were impassable, a worker at a camp on John Lake in the Lake of the Woods area suffered a desperate appendix attack. The man faced death if Manda's FM radio hadn't come to the rescue. The Ke,11ora radio station was called and arrangements were rapidly completed for the flight of a float-equipped airplane bearing a doctor for the dying man . Soon the doctor was at the camp and preparing him for the trip back to Kenora. Alerted by the Kenora operator, the hospital was ready for the woodsman . The man lived, thanks to FM radio. As rugged as some of these lumberjacks are, they don't cotton to modern gadgets such as airplanes. One logger refused to fly back to Kenora after his hand had been crushed by a falling tree. The station operator at Kenora had dispatched the plane after learning of the injury. However, the plane waited over night and by next morning the pain from the injured hand had overcome all fear of flying . The woodsman was soon in a Kenora hospital, receiving skilled medical care. Some time ago the Kenora radio aided in the capture of would-be auto thieves. Here's how it happened: During the day, a car had been stolen at Fort Frances, Ontario, on the Minnesota and Ontario border and mi 11 officials at the city offered Mando radio faci I-• ities to police authorities. Using FM radio Kenora war informed that the stolen car was headed in their direction. Soon Mando logging camps all along the route were alerted and began reporting passaqe of the stolen vehicle. Provincial police set up road blocks that led to the capture of the two teen-age thieves. The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company does much of its tree harvesting in remote, nearly roadies~ forests of Ontario and northern Minnesota. This area especially the areas in northwestern Ontario, is large!· an uninhabited wilderness dotted with thousands o• lakes and cut by twisting rivers. Roads are few and telephone lines even fewer. The winters are long and subzero cold. (Continued on Page 21) �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK SAFET-Y I NEWS Safety on Dryden Paper's Woods Operations By Norman McMillan \A/hen Mr. Eoll requested that I give a short talk on "Safety on Dryden Paper's Operations", I really wish I could turn the clock back to 1949. That year our accident frequency record was good; in 1950 it was only fair; and to date this year we· are getting dangerously· close to the bottom of the list. I have studied our 1951 accident record to find a reason for this mounting accident rate and here are some figures which were uncovered: applying for a job. When a man comes to first time we look him over for any physical which would be harmful to his efficiency in We also prefer young men. Most bush j young men with good reflexes. We also loo who have a good attitude on life; not the on lieve the world owes them a living. Experi invaluable asset to a woods employee, and th has worked in the woods si nee boyhood pro how to take care of himself while working. No lost time accidents .......................................... 15 Accidents involving lost time less than 7 days .......... ...................... 25 Accidents involving lost time in excess of 7 days . .......................... ..75 After hiring, we try to place the men for which he is most suited. This duty, of c mainly on the shoulders of the foreman, a considerable tact and patience on the part ties. TOTAL ACCIDENTS ...... ............................... ...... 115 Our camp foremen try to have an expe ter show an inexperienced cutter how to fe rectly, pointing out such safety measures leaning trees well past centre, and never completely free at the stump. The cutter plan his cut to avoid unnecessary carrying, ing strained muscles. It is the foreman's the men out of dry and faulty timber o windy days. The cutters are constantly u their axes and saws sharpened, not only to i production, but as a safety measure as roads are bui It through stands, containin the dead trees are cut ahead of the bulldoz have a guard over the operator. Seventy-seven (77) of these accidents were incurred by steady employees, and thirty-eight of them were incurred by short-term workers. Here is a list of the more common types of accidents: Axe cuts on Injured and Injured and Bruised and Bruised and feet and legs .......... ......................... wrenched backs ........................... broken legs .........,............................. broken toes and feet ........ ......... broken fingers and hands ... 16 16 15 13 11 I have compared the above types with our 1950 accident record and found that the frequency rate of each type of accident has not changed to any extent. The foregoing figures give a pretty good picture of what has happened and indicate to some extent why it has happened, and we believe we can eliminate , good many of our accidents next year. 1 Now, gentlemen, I am going to outline some of the things we are doing at the present time to eliminate accidents: We have a safety supervisor who co-ordinates all the different phases of our safety program, and who collects new ideas which wi II make our employees more safety conscious. One of his duties is to lecture periodically to employees at each of our camps, pointing · out ways and means of preventing accidents. At the same time he tries to instill in the minds of our employees that the victim of the accident suffers the most. Insofar as the labour situation permits, we screen employees before hi ring. We have always found that the good wage-earner is usually a man who is not a victim of accidents. For this reason, a man with a good previous earning record has preference over others when To this point in my talk, I have de men and supervisors, and have said nothi tools with which the men work. It has al pol icy of our Company to supply our m machinery and we have always insisted t crews keep this machinery in good worki_ have got to the point where all wood load1 is now done by machines. I am happy t has lessened our frequency rate on sore roon and wood hook cuts on this particula operations. Our crane operators check al periodically and discard any that are da_n The brakes on our trucks are kept in fir ion and bad hills are sanded whenever th pery. Within the last two years we have. and skid method of logging to a cer~ai operations. We have found that this creased our accident rate so this season wel I broken and quiet horses. We ho come most of our accidents which resul of logging. �LOG BOOK AfETY MEETING HELD IN DRYDEN s ltDS mes to )hysical ency in bush jo also loo t the on 1. Experi i, and th )od pro rking. The Fall Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario oods) Branch of the Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' fety Association was held in Dryden November 28th. At the morning session, the safety film on SAFE MBING taken at the August Longlac meeting was ,ewed and a committee was appointed to draw up ils of shots sti 11 required such as: clearing brush and branches, undercutting, differences between seasons. The morning session concluded with Mr. C. S. s, President of Nei 11' s Shoe Stores presenting an t which showed how safety shoes had advanced ty, design, comfort and style in recent years. e afternoon session included a report by Mr. D: nt Secretary-Engineer, Ontario Pulp & Paper Safety Association; a report by T. S. Jones on of camp safety boards; a report on the National ouncil Meeting by J. Currie, a paper by Mr. N : n Woods Manager of the Dryden Paper Compited, entitled "Safety on Dryden Paper Woods s" and a paper by Mr. F. •0. Soughton, Safety r, Longlac Pulp & Paper Company Limited~ ay, Ontario. nnual Meeting of this group will be held in easures never ~ cutter :arrying eman's mber o ·antly only to re as PAGE 13 SAFETY ON DRYDEN PAPER'S WOODS OPERATIONS (Continued from Page 12) In the sawmill, we have guarded all saws and pulleys, and we keep the floors clean, especially with respect to bark, sawdust and edgings. An outline of our safety programme would not be complete without mention of the work which our camp clerks perform. These men have taken courses in First Aid and their treatment of minor cuts and scratches has done much to keep our frequency rate of infections at a minimum. They are also men who endeavour to keep our camp employees safety conscious by displaying the safety posters where they will do the most good, and by keeping the camp safety record posted daily. (Presented at the November Meeting in Dryden of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers Safety Association.) ACCIDENTS CAN BE CUT DOWN The Black Sturgeon and Cameron Falls Districts, Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, stage safety competition m in February 1952. Here's the standings of operating camps in th Black Sturgeon District up until the end of November. REPORTS WOODS SAFETY CONTEST Camp No. No. of Accidents Man Days Frequency Rat 32 0 1926 Perfect ne is the winning Division with Camp 61 lay standing in top place in the division. November, 1951, there was a total of 186 ents with an average of 782 man days cident as compared to a total of 161 lostwith an average 0f 887 man days worked m November, 1950. i_ng caml?s worked over 1,000 man days time accident during November 1 1951 34 Port Arthur tops the I ist for th~ tive month: Port Arthur........ .... Iroquois Falls ...... mblay St. Anne ...... ey ........ Port Arthur... St. Anne .... St. Anne St. Anne • St. Anne 3,474 man days worked 2,507 2, l l 3 l , 724 1,403 1,219 l, 1 60 l ,002 28 20 29 24 23 0 l 2 3 6 1212 998 1784 1216 2035 Perfect 100.2 112. 1 246.7 294.8 Camps 32 and 28 had no accidents but Camp 3 had the greater man-days worked. Camp 32, therefore won the monthly award amounting to $50.00. Th Safety and Recreation Committee will decide what us the prize money will be put to. . Such competitions are worthwhile and along wit the daily reminder of the Camp Safety Board tend t keep all concerned on their toes in practising Safet First. THIS CHART IS WORTH STUDYING BRAKING 01sTANCES ON VARIOUS RoAD Su RfACES Ar 20 M. P.H. AVERAGE BRAKIN<i DISTANCES On Sale In Some Camps accident prevention program some mtro?ucing SAFETY TOE RUBBERS resSive basis. vVhi le these rubbers ard rubbers, at least one company TOE RUBBERS at the standard ON CONCRETE PAVEME T ON PACKED SNOW opinions, the composition fiber protection will NOT draw cold. ese SAFETY TOE RUBBERS will ~~~s employees and it is certain 1 prevent many broken and van - SAFETY TOE RUBBERS. ON GLARE ICE 0 25 :SO 7~ l~O DISTANCES IN FEET IH '75 �LOG BOOK PAGE 14 JANUARY - FEBRUARY WOODLAND SECTION, C.P.P.A. MEETING AT LONG LAC AND MARATHON LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FALL TOURS OF OPERATIONS Operations fully reported in the Woodlands Review Section, Pulp an d Paper Magazine of Canada The purpose of the tour was to acquaint the T nical Forestry students with ways and means of log in Northwestern Ontario. The fall utilization trip -ides a good opportunity to examine the layout of the and winter cut, road preparation for winter haul cutting operations in progress, camp construction, c organizatoin and the general over-all field organiz for logging operations. With those companies that duct year-round logging operations we are able to s all phases of work involved in taking the tree fro stump to delivery point. Personnel relations were of particular interest. apparent that company policies now emphasize the terment of working conditions and provision for round employment. Propane heating units and i faci Iities are no longer the exception. Electrici camps has become common place. Perhaps the encouraging progress noted was the development use of recreation halls. The recreation buildings ar new but they are now being used more than for To the surprise of everyone we found a pool table i recreation hall in a regular bush camp which had purchased by the recreational committee of that As a result of our trip we gathered ideas impressions which would never have been acquir well in the classroom. Mr. Braun, the students and staff wish to the Forest Industries of Northwestern Ontario a employees for their wonderful cooperation. For thi trip special thanks is conveyed to the host com Brampton Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd., LongLac Pul Paper Co. Ltd., and Marathon Paper Mills of Limited. 1 One of the difficulties that your editor runs into from time to time is the necessity to not publish or hold-over items of interest because of other features. In the November-December issue the list of supervisory personnel took up considerable space and it was therefore only possible to mention the successful meeting of the Woodlands Section Field Meeting on Mechanical Hauling and Cable Yarding held on the LongLac and Marathon limits in September 1951. Papers prepared and delivered by men of the field force were fully reported in the- November-December Pulp & Paper Magazine of Canada but for the record and because we're proud of our talent and our progress in Northwestern Ontario, here's a list of the papers and authors: Mechanical Logging at LongLac by W. S. Carlson. Drott Loading and Truck Hauling of 16-foot Wood on the Operation of Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited, Port Arthur Woods Div-. ision by G. Withenshaw. Construction and Layout of Marathon Camps by A. H. C. Carson. Forestry Aspects of Mechanical Logging at Marathon by W. D. Harkness. Latest Mechanical Developments on Marathon's Operations by E. 0. Olson. Mechanical Slashing of Pulpwood at Marathon by E. A. Lunam. High Lead Yardjng in Bundles by N. Husak. Use of Spar Trees .at Marathon by D. P. Hamilton High Lead Yarding in Tree Lengths by M. Tateshi. If you haven"t already done so, READ THESE >APERS! iUMAN RELATIONS For those of us who believe the world is essentially hostile Rlace, experience has a curious way of fulfilling >ur expectations. People with chips on their shoulders ,re more likely to find other people with chips on their houlders. This is because we are constantly selecting rom experience those aspects which prove our point, ,nd also because our attitudes toward other people are ikely to determine their attitudes toward us. 1 Canada's beavers are born with a full set of and beavers' teeth grow throughout their life to pensate for natural wear. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 5) they are today, know the problems facing this Northwestarn industry and then base their conclusions on the facts, t icism would be constructive and of benefit to all concer In closing, I would like to re-iterate - we have by reached perfection but substantial progress has been think that, as a group we can be proud of our operations are carried on today. In order to improve such operat the administration thereof is the reason we are gathered day, at this Annual Meeting of the Thunder Bay Timber Association . H. H. "Bert" 5 THERE ARE UNITS TO SUIT ALL REQUIREMENTS AT ·LAKEHEAD NIOTORS LIMITED Distributors for FARGO TRUCKS FARGO POWER WAGONS CHRYSLER MARINE ENGi BOMBARDIER SNOWMOBILES CHRYSLER INDUSTRIAL EM PLYMOUTH and CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES PHONE, WRITE or WIRE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, PRICES, ETC. LAKEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED 120 N. ARCHIBALD STREET FORT WILLIAM PHONE 3-7421 PA.RTS and SERVICE ST. PAUL and VAN NORMA PORT ARTHUR - PHONE S �LOG BOOK • the Te of logg1 trip p • of the I PAGE 15 SOMETHING NEW FOR er hauli :tion, c ,rganiza ,s that >le to st ee from 1terest. ize the m for and i lectrici the opment I '52 We are pleased to announce that 1s lings ar an for table i ch had f that ORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED Have been appointed district representatives • FOR ghts' Canadian Wire Rope hwe fac Ropes for Logging Carried in Stock at nd Machinery Supply ·Co. Ltd. PHONE 37-407 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 and L. Skov. Concludes that cold soaking of seed for gives "significantly greater germination." SILVICULTURAL LEAFLETS The following "Silvicultural Leaflets" have recently been released by the Div. of Forest Research, Forestry Branch, Ottawa: No. 54 - "Effect of Seedbed Treatment on White Pine Regeneration," by .K T. Logan. Concludes, "the preparation of a seedbed by a severe burn or by removing the litter to expose mineral soil has had a very favorable influence on subsequent reproduction." No. 55 - "Development of an Aspen - White Birch - Maple Stand Following a Splintwood Cut," by E.G. Daly. No. 56 - "Survival of White Pine Seedlings," by V. H. Phelps. No. 57 - ' 'Seed Spotting in a Cut-Over Jack Pine Stand," by K. T. Logan. Demonstrates "that seed-spotting may be successfully employed either to regenerate a jack pine stand on a clear-cut medium site-type, or to convert the area to Scots pine." No. 58 - "Experimental Cutting in Mixedwood Stands - Green River, New Brunswick," by A. B. Vincent. 2 positive results: (a) apparent improvement in establishment of softwood advance growth and regeneration, following girdling of hardwoods, and (b) skidding and yarding by tractor resulted in more softwood an~ hardwood regeneration than fol low ing lighter seedbed disturbance resulting from horse skidding or stump cutting. No. 59 ",Cold Soaking as a Pre-Germination Treatment for White Spruce Seed," by D. I. Crossley Genuine PARTS '' Best • and C.P .P.A. Woodlands Section, ~lie CLOCK WITH A MESSAGE EVERY OFFICE, STORE, HOTEL, RESORT AND HALL .SHOULD HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, AG CLOCK ON DISPLAY AS A COMMUNITY 16' diameter with convex glass protedi face, approved by rigid C.S.A. stander Sold at cost PRICE $25 f. o. b. Tor ORDER NOW FROM: CANADIAN FORESTRY ASS'N OF 0 229 College St., T FORD ACCESSOR • • in the Long Ru Gibson Motors Limited carry the Genuine Ford Parts and Accessori and Winnipeg . For your convenience, Gibson M tain a speedy shipping departm given prompt attention so that Y !ect to costly lay-up. Y~u caPI Motors Limited for Service- PORT ARTHUR GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Dealer - Thunder Bay District �on. II :K /\GE .,- lfv,, ···-< (,~ i1 : -~ . >r, ~ ~-ut., ~-out~ l:t,,'- ~ tke '5.1 SUPER - PIONEER '>.;·~, ,;{t'.::, PAGE 17 LOG BOOK 1952 ll\\\ v'\r It's the Power Chain Saw that STAYS on the job. Time out for repairs is a thing of the past when the Super Pioneer goes into action. Its dependability will save you days and months of "down time" and countless dollars you ordinarily spend on chain saw maintenance. '9o,t {!J114.1H,Q,H, "' o#SG04/ e e e e f!Jpe/J4Uo,,, .eonuu; Weighs Only 25 lbs. Without Cutting Attachments. Provides Power Enough for the Toughest Cutting Jobs. Takes Up to A 36 Inch Cutter Bar. Balanced Design - For Easy Handling and Carrying. an operation with the same year-round endure '51 SUPER TWIN . . . also made by ngineering Limited. The famous trade mark is your assurance of complete dependability, action and top efficiency. Sold and Serviced by: YINDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �----=--- t'AGE 18 - - LOG BOOK UNUSUAL USAGES OF PAPER II JOE BEAVER" A newly discovered way of making laminated paper has gjven the aircraft industry a new base material, lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel, from which wing tips, floors, seats and even entire fuselages are now being made. Research is proceeding into shaped forms to widen the scope even further. During the war among the many improvisations made was a method of shipping vehicle~ protected only by paper. An ambulance was, for example, completely and adequately wrapped in a mere 52 lbs. of paper. Paper cartons were used also to protect and preserve blood plasma and delicate instruments and gun parts. On occasions supplies had to be floated ashore and to protect them against the heavy battering of the sea and its corrosive action, special waterproof packing cases were developed that gave perfect protection, even if lying soaked for days in salt sea water. Other ingenious uses of paper kept food and other vital stores proof against heat, cold, moisture, gasses and germs. A shortage of metal in Germany was overcome by producing a papier mache snow fence, from paper oneeighth of an inch thick and impregnated with creosote. Light, cheap and easily installed, it was reported as extremely strong and durable. The newly invented paper, Phenolic Resin board, opens up possibilities as a material for moulding products and in the U.S. Army training bayonets and machets are being made from this new material. Fluorescent properties were incorporated into the actual structure of the paper used for maps. Printed in the normal way with ordinary inks the maps were far more serviceable than t!J_ose printed with fluorescent inks, which were difficult to handle and rubbed off easily. For the electrical industry a paper is now being produced for insulating purposes, only 0.0002 inch thick, thinner than a human hair. A new recording machine incorporates a special paper recording tape which can be permanently retained or cleaned off and used again. Among the older uses of paper was the American experiment with Paper Board carriage wheels for trains. These put up an impressive performance travelling over 300,000 miles - also the Norwegian Church built of papier mache in 1793, which served its congregation well for many years through all types of climatical conditions. -Dixon's Paper Circular. Only the Bank of Canada now has the right to issue paper money in Canada. -£'d~'J'~ Forest Service, U.S. Dept. "That lazy brother of yours doesn't seem to forests are a source of employmant.' This Association two reasons: (1) To act as a medium of exc information about our ind·ust (2) To direct instructive and bro articles about the woods ind key men in the woods. If you have any comments or criticism please send them to the E Please pass this copy on whe finished with it. 'COLEMAN' means low cost dependabl Coleman's new exclusive Fuel-Air control saves up to 25% on Oil co5tt This new fuel saving development is available in most mod·e ls. It's a sirn~ device that's silent and sure in operation. Get full value out of your heatir dollars let us give you complete details on this new ex~lusive feature Marshall-Wells - Coleman Distrib We also Carry A COMPLETE LINE OF COLEMAN LAMPS, LANTERNS, . �PAGE 19 LOG BOOK BEST YEAST COMPANY with Mr. Jack Mcattendance and under the supervision of Mr. wson staged a cooking demonstration at the Cookery of the Ontario Paper Company Liming to the December issue of the Observation Maintenance Guide (Engineers - Electric Sets - Marine Engineers). Motor Grader Operator's Guide. Well-illustrated in diagramatic form and printed in colour each operator should read one. Copies wil'I be supplied on request from Powell Equipment Company Limited 115 North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur, Ontario. mptuous display of pastries, bread, rolls, ked with Best Yeast by the cooks and were ay for the ladies at Heron Bay. The famous Mesabi iron ore range in the U.S. covers an area 100 miles by 3 miles; Canada's new Labrador iron discoveries extend over a known area of 225 miles by 60 miles. r, Motor Graders, etc.? erpillar Tractor Company has published to equipment operators. Canada's Patent Act defines an invention as any new and useful art, process. machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement in the same -Quick Canadian Facts. Advertisers' News G DEMONSTRATION M BAY, ONT. * * * * E WORLD'S MOST PORTABLE SA\\1 MILL ~~Proven in the Woods'' UP FOR SAWING 30 MINUTES § READY TO MOVE 15 § CAN BE TOWED ~y MINUTES AFTER SAW STOPS TRUCK AT 45 M. P.H. LUMBER HARVESTER t?. good Forestry practise, the Jackson Lumber Harvester makes selective cutting ,s,on-b_uilt one-piece machine tha.- requires no costly dismantling or reassembling. man 1_s required. The sawyer rides the carriage and can see and control the entire t to higher yield per log, fewe-r mis-cuts. The Jackson Lumber Harvester manulu~ber at 5 man-hours per l 000 board feet. No slab or sawdust disposal expense. v,rtua~ly eliminated. Feature by feature, it actually excels mills costing 3 times you bigger profits - the first new sawmill in 50 years! e Lumber Companies, commerdal operators, Farm-to-farm Custom Operators. WRITE TODAY FOR FULL ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE RLAND MACHINES LTD. WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO �LOG BOOK Page 20 Book Review WOODLANDS SECTION, C.P.P.A. SUGGESTION NOTES Here are the Suggestion Notes released by the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A., as a result of their October contest. ( l) Fire Hazard Sign - by B. H. Fearon. (2) Ice Loader-by A. Casey and L. D. Bertrand. (3) Small Boom Chains-by Rene Jourdain. (4) Truck Unloading Devices-by C. Furlatt. (5) Snowmobile Trailer -- by V. Gingras. (6) Method of Raising Logs-by Jean Rouleau. (7) How to Push Over A Leaning Tree by E. W. Massicotte. In order to encourage employees of member companies to send in their suggestions, the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A., have available for distribution posters giving details of the contest rules for employees to tak<.1 part in the suggestion note contest. Come on Northwestern Ontario woods employees, pass out your suggestions and help loggers in other areas in Eastern Canada! The combined area of the Great Lakes is 95, 170 square miles, more than a third of the area of the Province of Alberta. • This booklet is printed on "Thrift-Coat Enamel" manufactured at Provinci.:il Paper Limited, Port Arthur Mill, Ontario, out of wood produced in Northwestern Ontario and printed by the Consolidated Press, 137 South May Street, Fort William, Ontario. "CANADIAN WOODS, THEIR PROPERTlES AND USES" Forestry Branch, Forest Products Laboratories Division Resources and Development, Ottawa. 367 pages 8½ illustrated. 2nd Edition, King's Printer . $3.00. Ottawa , The Forestry Branch has produced two ma volumes in the past two years-first "Native Canada." and now "Canadian Woods." No dustry executive, forester or user of wood will fail to gve this fine new text a promin on his desk. The foreword by Dr. D. A. Macdonald, the years of research in wood properties and behind this edition. The rapid advances n, use of wood; reducing industrial wastes, er products and adding to industry payrolls a have largely come from basic research, in applied. To give final authoritative character to the Department has used signed chapters nized specialists. Combined with good ill new ta b I es and a select bibliography, Woods" is a credit to its contributors and t Brai:ch sponsoring the publication. A review in FOREST AND OUTDOOR magazine Camp of the Canadian Forestry Association . The mends this book to readers of the LOG BOOK . • • • That you too can have Good Quality Printing and Good Service from .... CONSOLIDATED PRESS INDUSTRIAL PRINTERS 1:1!:i 137 SOUTH MAY STREET Phone 3-8323 C FORT WILLIAM, ON �LOG BOOK w B.C. Douglas fir. William and Port Arthur. t,sh Columbia •.. a Cabinet Minister. y William and Port Arthur, Ontario. reate deep pools that won t fre~ze. whe;e they build their homes and store their winters food. 1 (Material supplied- by the Editors of Quick Canadian Facts, the handbook of facts about Canada .) RADIO NETWORK TIES IN DEFENSE WORK (Contin.u ed from Pag2 l l) needed a· dependable communication system ach all sections of this virgin land, where is harvested and where the first step 11 • begins. o answered the need. mi'ghtier than legendary Paul Bunyan s se remote camps in constant touch with at Kenora, Fort Frances and lnternationa, isible airwaves the countless communicat the· operations of Manda's complicated m pour daily. Personnel must be tran.., p to camp. Machines break down ar needed in a hurry. Weather forecasts world ar.,e necessary for efficient operbut a -f~ew of the things that spell the comm-t,1.nkation system. PAGE 21 Because of the necessity of such a system, Mando installed the two 250-watt stations at Kenora and Fo1 Frances in 1946. Last year (1950), the International Falls mill installed a 250-watt station. During the five years since its inception, the FM network has grown so that it includes 73 sub-stations manned by well-traineo operators who have served their company, their communities and· their Nations with unique effectiveness. Editor's Note OTHER COMPANIES' NET WORKS AND "PERSOt--fNEL" WILL BE UTILIZED There is no doubt that the radio networks of other companies and woods personnel will be organized ana tied in with the Civil Defence program in Ontario. In addition, the tower and radio network of the Department of Lands ·and Forests will also be used in detecting and reporting aircraft. 1 PRINTED REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS NOW AVAILABLE The 1951 Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests covering the activities of the Department for the period Apri I l st, 1949, to March 31st, 1950, is now available. Copies may be ordered from the King's Print-I er, Toronto, Ontario. This report should be of interest to all persons in Ontario - especially those working in or getting their livelihood from the woods. There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PURPOSE Operations Wherever the Work .Is Heaviest Construction Work All New 1951 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT . 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See us for more details on this profit power! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1952JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1952 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1952. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0c67f820af0ad4eb7a80a8a45c80d85d.pdf b3fbe3909be45cb6ca3c71fe92305735 PDF Text Text JANUARY FEBRUARY 1953 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO NO. 5 RETURN T O vance . it: )~ - • -1ol; -cf a.., ~e ~c, ~2 -o• ~ (If) Zc ~ ... !• .t2 �?AGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LT LOGGING - INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPAL and MINING EQUIPMENT OFFICES AND SHOPS - 915 MEMORIAL AVE. e e e 9 e e e e e e ADAMS Road Graders AVELING-BARFORD Road Rollers MALO Overhead Loaders BUCYRUS-ERIE Scrapers and Dozers DROTT Pulp Wood Loaders HEIL Dump Boxes and Frink Snow -Plows INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Diesel Power LON DON Pumps and Concrete Mixers MICHELIN Metalic Tires SMITH Dozers - PROM-PT SERVICE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER • • • • • • • • • PIONEER Super '52 Power Chain Saws CARCO Winches PETTIBONE - MULLIKEN PULMAN - STANDARD Dozers PERKINS Marine Diesel Engi PALMER E~ectric Generators PRENCO Hydraulic Hose WARNER & SWASEY TRACO Lift Co . �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK RUARY, DER BAY TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: ................... .. ............ ...... ....................................................... .. President . if£ ~ . thur, Ontario happy to-day to we come repres . of this Association, which represents t1mbe~ operators stern Ontario from the Algoma Central Railway west ·toba boundar\, to our Annual Meeting. will be discussing common operating an~ . administra!5 and these meet'ings are always benef1c1al and this will be no exception. r discussions to-day we will review results of the 1951 9 season which sa~ a recor_d production of forest Northwestern Ontario; we will look at the present son which is now nearing completion and which will ecided decrease in production as compared to 1951 must also take a quick look at what will happen in season. that everyone is concerned about the overall deuction of forest products this year. This is not a The Canadian Pulp & Paper Association reports of pulpwood in Canada east of the Rocky Mountpproximately 30% from last year. We, who ~re ts in the United States very closely, know that the in the United States is in exactly the same pos1 rease in production of forest products, particularly esulted from a number of reasons including a dee pulp market and therefore a reduction in the consumed by the mills; a record 1951-52 proas largely brought about by unusually perfect s for logging operations coupled with an ample labour. Combination of these two facts resulted production of pulpwood this year, a lower price ter lumber market. It will probably not be unason that we get back to what might be termad ." In this connection, I might say we would me serious thought on the matter of shortenriod of forest products. This can be done on d would help us to reduce the large inventories in stabilizing the level of woods work throughlk about shortening the delivery time of raw Inconcerned this last year has been a most unny of us have not had to face normal trials e way of storms and inclement weather for ch ideal working c:onditions helped our men t the men have produced better and earned obably ever before . _these "down" periods, some people are in,c but when I survey the situation I am not n fact am really optimistic. Our Northwestg developed. Not only the development of the deveopment of other industries part1cSteep Roc.k Iron Mines, are going to inNorthwestern . Ours is not a fly-by-n:ight to stay. The money invested in permalls, permanent sawmills and the amount of eq~ipment and woods operations by memnv1nce anyone that this is so. We all stay we must have timber and by comrequired by the Department of Lands management plan, the five year plans , We are doing our best to ensure that ed toward a sustained yield basis with our forest in perpetuity. 1952 was ,camps, dams, roads, etc. Depot camps on the map" and are growing rapidly h, Vermilion Bay, Flanders, Atikokan, ed on Page 15) of course take into account the weather . MEETING OF NEWAYGO TIMBER COMPANY SUPERVISORS HELD Woods supervisory personnel including camp foremen and clerks from Newaygo Divisions -the Hearst-Mead-Mosher Division on the A.C.R., the Clarkdon Division on the Sioux Lookout line and the Black Bay Peninsula Division met in Port Arthur in November. In the morning a trip to the Prince and Jarvis Location operations of the Newaygo Timber Company took place. On this trip the planting program of the Newaygo Timber Company was reviewed and a new mobile yarder designed by the Caterpillar Tractor Company, (Powell Equipment Company of Port Arthur) was seen yarding into cold decks tree length peeled poplar. Lunch was served at the Prince and Jarvis headquarters camp and the group returned to the Prince Arthur Hotel for an afternoon of discussion on company affairs. In the evening a social hour and dinner completed the meeti'ng. At the evening festivities many of the wives of Newaygo employees were present and the guest speaker was Mr. Stanton W. Mead, President of Consolidated Water Power & Paper Company, and President of Newaygo Timber Company Limited who, with Mrs. Mead, came to Port Arthur especially to attend the meeting. The me e t i n g was in charge of Vice-President, Henry S. Mosher, and was completed with films on Newaygo's operations. MOBILE X-RAY UNIT CONTINUES SURVEYING WOODS WORKERS In November the mobile x-ray unit of the Fort Wi 11 iam Sanatorium x-rayed 779 woodsworkers in the camps of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and the Northern Forest Products Limited in the Black Sturgeon area. Good co-operation was reported from all concerned. The best record of the tour was made at Northern Forest Products Camp #36 where there were 79 employees and al I employees were x-rayed. It is important in these surveys that every effort be made to have every person in the camp area x-rayed . Anyone missed may possibly have TB and it is too bad if when these services are donated free of charge, advantage is not taken of them. It is not so much the individual but the possibility that the individual may pass to others this dreaded disease and every effort should be made by all concerned to co-operate on these tours that are arranged through the facilities of the Fort William Sanatorium. In January the mobile x-ray unit proceeded by rail to survey employees of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company at Regan, Ontario; and the employees of the Ontario Paper Company at Heron Bay and Hemlo, Ontario. LUMBER AND TIE PRICES SLIP It 1s reported by producers of ties in Northwestern Ontario that prices for No. 1 and No. 2 ties have been cut for this year's production . Lumber producers report that prices are down from last year. • QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. l,s most of Canada drained by rivers flowing to the Atlantic. the Pacific, or Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean ? 2 . On the shield of Canada's coat of arms are depkted the arms of what four naticns ? 3. Are there more men or women eligible for universal pension at age 70? 4 . What country is now the biggest buyer of Canada's exported cars and trucks ? 5 . Which is the larger, Lake Winnipeg or Lake Ontario? 6. In value of pelts taken annually, which is Canada's most important animal ? (Answers on Page 12) �PAGE 4 LOG BOOK Recommended Reading For All . . . Re-Appraisal of the LoD1her Barons Extracts from an article by D. C. Everest, Chairman of the Boar4, Marathon Corp., as reported in the Timber Producers' When one attempts to upset a belief which has been present in the minds of people for several generations, he has a real job cut out for himself. This is the job with which I am confronted 'today. The sub-· ject assigned to me, "A Re-appraisal of the Lumber Barons," carries with it the inference that at one time "lumber barons" did exist, that they were evil people, and that all of our present-day difficulties with our timber supply may be charged directly to them. I think it is about time that some of these stories about the timber operators of the past be carefully analyzed and that their actions be measured by the economic situation which existed in this country at the time they were carrying on their operations. To do this, one must go back to the early l 600's, as it was then that many persons became engaged in lumbering as a means of livelihood. Some may have been engaged in the same business in the countries from which they migrated, so it was only natural they pursued the same line of endeavor in this country. From the beginning of the settlement of the country, the first thing the settlers had to do was to cut the trees necessary to build a home, and the next thing was to clear land rm which to grow their food. These things were essential to their very existence. In clearing the land much of the timber was burned, but there was nothing else they could do with it. These early settlers learned through experience that they could not afford to use timber of inferior quality in building anything which had to do with farm buildings, their churches or the fortifications which they were compelled to bui Id for their protection from the Indians. This idea of the necessity for quality in timber became so· firmly fixed in the minds of succeeding generations that it had much to do with the practice employed in cutting timber in other sections of the country in later years, particularly in the Lake States. Through sheer force of necessity, the country developed along the waterways. The so-cal led roads were mere trails which were followed on foot or horseback. As the population increased, the hardy settlers pushed westward across the New England country and into what is now New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Better farming lands were found there and, as the desire to becomB independent and self-sustaining land-owners became uppermost in the minds of the pioneers, they continued to seek locations further west. As this movement con- ti·nued, the ~awmiller, with his usual foresight the settlers ;md established small towns, man are our prominent cities today. The growth of Wisconsin as part of th territory, later as the Wisconsin territory an a state in 1 8 3 8, was remarkable, as co many others which stemmed from the early land settlements. This growth of a new territory brought only those interested in agriculture, but al had been engaged in lumbering in that country east of Lake Michigan and in stands of white pine which covered much ern part of the state were naturally the on experienced lumbermen who had long that clear white pine was the only specie cepted by all who had anything to do with erials. White pine and the early lumber" are commented on in Increase A. Lapha titled "Lapham's Wisconsin," copyrighted writes, "The eastern portion of the territ 'hardwood' timber, the northern in fore the central and western portions are co titute of trees, constituting the 'oak o fording sufficient wood and timber for the first settlers." Later more sawmills were establi state and instead of driving logs to the lumber in rafts was sent down the ri This was a hazardous business for the in getting the rafts to destination and a product. Unless he had been in busi to have established a customer relati concern wt"ich could take his outpu after year, he took the chance of deli a glutted and consequently depressed ing forced to sell at auction. This m than he had figured on during the ti the logs and manufacturing his lum People in commenting on "lu think of thos~ who were able to we incident t0 doing business at that ti conditions. and give scant consider were not so fortunate. The mortal was high, but, like the oil busine. about the dry holes which are dri Start 1953 Right • • • LET MARSHALL-WELLS SUPPLY YOUR NEED Phone, write or wire to Canada's largest Hardware Supp Pro1npt, courteous service on ALL ORDERS - Large or MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR �,RUARY, l endowed and the their goal. d about t themselves es, there ) to the This c 1ys will, , nature. nt lands except i suf f thew y _ FEBRUARY, 1he 1953 B"r;ed (!)ne-MQ,H, U1, MOH.elf MakeA tlu,, 'k/OO<tt <'/~ Nere y low a sed the he lagg tors. hich w nen do risked try whi cities, 1 ,e west ; for e PAGE 5 LOG BOOK Super Pioneer It Cuts e e e e • • • MORE FASTER EASIER Weighs Only 25 lbs. Without Cutting Attachments. Balanced Design - For Easy Handling and Carrying. Provides Power Enough for the Toughest Cutting Jobs. Takes up to a 36 Inch Cutter Bar. New Engineering Excellence lopme r incr f the e ber i with foresi fores Kick Proof Starter e Reinforced Piston e s. 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Just what employees regard as essential in a good boss has been found out by conducting polls in different industries. Here are fourteen points compiled from a number of these pol ls. The good boss1. Knows his own job thoroughly, is a good workman and understands all the jobs he supervises. 2. Has leadership ability rather than "drivership". Explains not only how but also why things should be done. 3. Gives orders clearly and in a friendly fashion. Makes sure his instructions are understood but does not shout. ' 4. Possesses the foresight to plan and delegate work in advance. Assigns work fairly. 5. Maintains consistent standards of conduct, performance and quality. 6. Keeps up with each man's work. Judges him honestly and on merit only. Lets each one kriow "where he stands." 7. Appreciates and acknowledges honest effort and above average work. Gives credit where credit is d~e. In case of bad work or rejections, investigates and holds the right person responsible. 8. Main~air:is ?iscipline farrly and consistently. Does not d1sc1pline a worker in front of others. Gives the worker a chance to explain his side of the story. Keeps his temper. 9. Believes in and practises safety. Provides full and proper safety instructions. 10. Makes sure that new or transferred employee:.i know how to do their work correctly. Sees that they have all necessary t o o l.s and materials. Makes new workers feel at home. 11. Is liberal but consistent in his interpretation of the contract plant r u I es and company policy. Does not appease the griper, nor chisel on just -complaints. Listens sympathetically to all grievances. 12. Takes a personal interest in his employees. Is loyal to the men above and below .. him and is willing to go all the way "up the line" for his men when necessary. Is willing to take responsibility and does not pass the buck. 13. Keeps his promises. Does not ·p romise things he cannot deliver, and delivers as pro possible on all promises he does make 14. Is 0pen-minded, welcomes suggestions· willing to discuss them. ' There you have it. The supervisor or fore measures u p to these points o n e hundred likely doesn't exist, but apparently he is what age worker wants and dreams about. Good e employee relations depend on a large degree closely those in Supervisory positions in any resemble this supervisor. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MEETING OF THE C INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY AND THE SOCI AMERICAN FORESTERS HELD IN MONT Since 1950 the Canadian Institute of ~ been the national professional body of forest ada. Before that time, since 1908, it was k Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. It as "an organization of professional forester for the discussion of technical subjects rel theory and practice of forestry, and to esprit de corps among members of the p The C. I. F. has now over 1200 mem joint meeting with the Society of America Montreal was well attended with over 8 and Canadians being present. • From Northwestern Ontario the fol attended: A. F. Buell, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. P. V. LeMay, Marathon Paper Mills of Can Port Arthur, Ont. D. Start, Minnesota - Ontario Pulp and Pa G. L. Logan, Marathon Paper Mills of Ca Hearst, Ontario Mr. N. F. Lyon, Department of Lands and Port Arthur, Ont. J . A. McPherson, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. J. M . McMahon, Long Lac Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. D. Penna, LongLac Pulp and Paper Com Longlac, Ontario. H. Renaud, LongLac Pulp and Paper Co Longlac, Ontario. E. R. Sexsmith, LongLc1c Pulp and Paper Longlac, Ontario. G. R. Sonley, Marathon Paper Mills of Port Arthur, Ont. A. L. K. •Switzer, Long Lac Pulp and Pa W. W. Wahl, Arrow Timber Company Longlac, Ontario. One · of meeting was and Ontario port on his of the LOG the outstandi-ng paper one by Mr. G. B. Amid Pulp & Paper Compan paper is reprinted else BOOK. WEST GATE PACKERS .LIMITE PORT ARTHUR'S ONLY MEAT WHOLESALE and THUNDER BAY INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED MEAT PACKING PLANT. COMPLETE FACILITIES FOR SUPPLYING ALL TIMBER CAMPS. 185 Court Street, South PHONE 5-6546 �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK spend two .weeks, with first year men acting as their compass men, correcting and sampling these types in preparation to drawing a type map of the area and com• piling a volume estimate of the standing timber. This information is also necessary to write up their management plan for the area at a later date. Their course in Forest Utilization at the Institute is confined to sharpening a buck-saw, cutting pulpwood: and skidding the product to a main road for delivery after freeze-up. The students try to cut, skid and pile on the average , a cord of p u I p wood per man day. They hav~ always been very close to their objective. The objPct of the week's surveying at Boulevard Lake is to give practice in using surveying instruments under no r ma I outdoor conditions, and also to give training in measuring and recording data systematically so that it may be reproduced on paper with meaning at a later date. The field trips to company operations are always much enjoyed and very beneficial. This year we are grateful to Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Great Lakes Paper Company and Northern Wood Preservers for in,viting us to observe their operations in the Black Sturgeon area. On this trip the students were able to observe many details of camp layout, camp organization, cut layout for pulpwood, poles and sawlogs, hauling and loading operations, etc. Even though it isn't possible for the students to take in every point involved in these different operations, yet by observing, they are able to grasp many important ideas. On behalf of Mr. Braun and the students I wish to thank everyone who has helped us with this work. We wish to thank Mr. T. S. Jones, especially, for this opportunity to make l<.nown the nature of training given in the field. estry Students Field Work Campbell, Instructor in Forestry ,r or fore hundred : is what t Goode : degree u rs. foresters ~cts rela nd to the pr 0 mem e again I have been given the opportunity to in your LOG BOOK, the field training which nical Foresters have received to date this year. who have followed our field training schedL1le t the past two years this account will be sometitious; however, for those who haven't, it some idea of the nature of the training that ing. Very briefly the field work has been as Second Year Technical Foresters 16 - 27- Department of Lands and Forests Cullers' Course. 25- Field exercises on the Institute Forest - Trout Lake Camp. v. 1- Field Surveying at Boulevard Lake. Visiting Logging Operations in the Black Sturgeon area. resent time- Lectures at Lakehead Technical Institute. echnical Foresters Field exercises on the Institute Forest, Trout Lake Camp. ost readers are familiar with the Departs nd Forests Cullers' Course, it does not ation. exercises referred to fit into two prinof Forestry: Forest Mensuration and ForFrom the aerial photographs, of which ets covering the Institute Forest area, students practice type classification of they have completed this work, they Genuine and FQ RD ACCESSORIES • in the Long Run!" Gibson Motors Limited carry the largest stock of Genuine Ford Parts and Accessories 'twixt Toronto and Winnipeg. For your convenience, Gibson Motors Limited maintain a speedy shipping department. All orders are given prompt attention so that you will not be sub;ect to costly lay-up. You can depend on Gibson Motors Limited for Service-Plus! IBSON MOTORS LIMITED Authorized Ford Dealer - Thunder Bay District FORT WILLIAM �PAGE 8 JANUARY - FEBRUAR LOG BOOK An outstanding paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Fore and the American Forestry Association M-0 Forestry Program Outlined The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company's forestry program, based on the intensive management of of individual a re as, was outlined November 19 by George Amidon, M and O's director of forest management, at the forest management session of the joint convention of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Society of American Foresters in Montreal. In a paper presented to the foresters of both nations, Mr. Amidon said that the size of the unit is the key to the problem of growing the most wood and really intensive management requires sustained yield cut-ting pl-a ns for each individual operation. Mr. Amidon feels this type of management can increase present U.S. and Canadian growth rates by 3 times or more and that the sustained growth for large areas of productive forest land, even in the comparatively slow growing timber types in Minnesota and Ontario can reach one-half cord an acre annually, as compar~d with .15 cords on many lands now. Small woodlots are readily adaptable to intensive management for two reasons, according to Mr. Amidor.: 1. Perma"'ency of operation 2. Development of a network of roads "It is tbe thinking of M and O," Mr. Amidon said, "that if small woodlots can be managed for maximum sustained yiPld, the same principles can be applied to larger operations with the same success." Because of this thinking, M and O's forestry operations are being patterned as nearly as possible after the woodlot type of operation, he said. For some time now M and O has been dividing its management district; into smaller sustained yield units. The size of these cutting units deperids upon existing transportation facilities, type, age and condition o-f the timber and available labour supply. As the company has presently worked this out, the cutting units vary from 500 acres for a small settler operation to about 60,000 acres for larger camp operations. At the same time, Mr. Amidon suggests the term "sustained yield" has been misused. He re-defined the term as fol lows: "Maximum sustained yield implies continuous production with the aim .of achieving at the ~arliest practicable time an approximate balance by species and management uni1t, between net growth and harvest, either by annual or somewhat longer periods." He further suggested the factors, balance by cut and growth by tree species or management units, are not taken into consideration under the more common definition of "sustained yield." Consequently, he sa:d, you can still have sustained yield even though_ t~e more valuable wood is being cut much faster than 1t 1s growing and the less valuable wood correspondingly slower. A cutting plan, Mr. Amidon said, that permits overcutting of one species or one area and under-cutting of other species or other_ a~eas is not ~ood management, even though the c_ut 1s in balance with growth for all species over the ent1 re area. Such a plan means trouble in the years ahead for the forest nianager, Mr. Amidon added. The 0bjective of M and O's forestry program is to concentrate the company's management efforts on forest lands close to the firm's mills located at International Falls, Minn. and Fort Frances and Kenora, Ont. Thus, M and O's future needs can be grown on the smallest possible acreage, in the closest proximity to these mills. These mi I I s consist of both groundwood and chemical plants and manufacture a wide variety of products as well as lnsulite, an insulation structural board. These mills used more than 566,000 cords 195 l, cons•sting mainly of spruce, balsa and poplar or aspen. At present growth rates, M and O requ ;innual growth on a gross forest area of 5,0 There are several problems regardin situation in the area where the company o have an important bearing on the type of eloped. First of all, Mr. Amidon said, 75 pe forest land in M and O's immediate Mi ating area is in public ownership (state, c eral) and more than 90 per cent of the the Canadian operating area is owned b "It is evident," he added, " the c endent to a large extent, upon public supply' of wood; there are certain defi upon what M and O can and cannot do ment of a forestry program, and the fir must be closely co-ordinated with the programs. In Canada the company has rights and is required by the govern cutting plans, although the exact type In Minnesota, the company owns of timberland, but more than one-hal lands within the firm's cutting areas control and the company can obtain cutting rights on these lands. Co-operation with the state's pla by the fact that the state sell~ most auction sales on two-year permits, M "Conseq• 1ently," he added, "it 1 company to make definite lo~g_-ter where it does r0t control suff1cien development of these areas. "Because of the limited contra timber many timbered areas of M, ' ing develop_ed as f_ast a~ t hey ~dho obtain maximum yields, he sa • In spite of this handicap, M_ a with its planning in Minnesota_ in obtain cutting rights on state !1mb • • t t1m areas where it has su ff 1c,en ify the major part of the deve 1.0 Another problem confrontilg shortage of spruce and th e surp (Continued OJ1 th e N �RY - FEBRUARY, • and milt the entire p legislation J le of for -- in the the enti re ng their I eS . 1953 ------------------- -LOG - -BOOK - - - - - ·- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --PAGE FORESTRY PROGRAM OUTLINED nd the present surplus of poplar and jack pine Canadian division's operating areas. hi~ means that either M and O's mill needs,'' "must eventually be changed to conform to the es of the different woods available in our perw-ood supply area or the lands now growing that are in surplus supply converted to the kind that are in short supply." overabundance of mature wood is another In the company's Canadian areas, a large • e of the forest area contains mature and over-ood and, therefore, Mr. Amidon said, the presus ic; for the most part of a temporary nature . ters' problem here is to gradually convert the es into a more balanced distribution of age his is also a problem in Minnesota, but to a rP.e, he added. facts concerning timberlands in M and O's reas were brought out in an inventory survey e various management districts, in 1944, in with the different governmental agencies management districts were established bevey, the survey provided the basic informato start sustained yield management of whole. The survey indicated the areas in d of attention, how much timber should be e first stage of management, how the arer1 ken down into cutting units and the cut by the entire area could possibly sustain. t, however, Mr. Amidon said, provide suffor the development of detailed operating for intensive woodlot type management. cruises we re necessary for this more ing. Cruises were made of each of the its established from the initial survey. each cutting unit was established and ing plans were developed. Each cutting as a permanent cutting area for a specration. ble cut was based on the productive rea. Even if the unit has a surplus of ature trees, the original cut was kept at there will always be sufficient timjustify an economical and contimtous d yield unit size depends upon the that seems most adaptable to the area determined by existing roads, water close to main roads are usually best pe operations, while more inaccess-• arger camp type operations. agement districts established (five u_r in Canada), M and O began divinto sustained yield cutting units. complete, Mr. Amidon said, but a made. bout 30 sustained yield units have about 30 more such units are yet ese units vary in size from about acres, Mr. Amidon said. The rst period of management varies cords. About half of the units nd the remainder is handled by rage annual cut for the sett• cords and for the contractor cords. ~0 \.led on Page l 6) ~TEELCRAFT GIVE GOOD SERVICE The Steelcraft logging boat of today is the strongest steel boat bui It. Material now used is about twice as heavy as used in the Steelcraft boats of 1926-1930 . .. yet many of these earlier models are giving good service. Given reasonable care, a Steelcraft should give 20 seasons of useful work despite the daily pounding by logs. Russel gasoline engines and Cummins d iesels continue to be today's choice for dependable and economical power. 9 �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 Woodsworkers and Savings By G. M. McKeown Once again the lumbering operations are underway. It has been estimated that some 7,000 men will be working in the woods in Northwestern Ontario this winter. Some for the first time, but the great majority will be men with previous experience. Men, who by their efforts in the past have shown management that they are prepared to do a good days work for a fair days pay. • As an indication of the calibre of men employed this season, their response to the Community Chest appeal and the current Canada Savings Bond drive is most revealing. . In each case the record subscriptions of last year have been substantially bettered, notwithstanding the fact that there are less men employed. These achiev~ments and achievements they are, could stem from several sources; but in the opinion of those best qualified ·to judge it clearly shows that the average woodsw0rker has a greater awareness of the part he must play in the community, of the necessity of helping the less fortunate, and a sincere desire to save. Your contribution to the Community Chest and its implications will be dealt with in another article, from hereon this will be confined to savings. But first of all. what is saving? One dictionary describes the word a3 fcllow3: "Preserving: frugal: parsimonious: rcaserv exception or reservation: money saved: with e in favor of. Redeeming, economical, qualifying pre redemption, economy, sums laid away".' Some people save stamps; others string papers, and on and on, but the object sa~ greatest number of Canadians is money. Now there are advocates of various for who claim that saving is something of a soci But in this writer's opinion, the urge to s ages individual responsibility and reinfor man's hi'ghest motives - the desire to pro future of himself and his family. It is g on one's own feet - good for the man a nation. Mfnd you, certain social securi have their place in our way of life and sh ported zealously by each and every one of they are to supplant the personal integri hand in hand with providing for one's own te·n dency wi 11 be for us to become soft so our incentive to enterprise and capacity f be undermined. Canadians are a thrifty people. (Continued on the THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY COMPANY FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO ., MODEL HS 2000 1948 U.S. PATENT-41135-6 TREE-LENGTH SLASHER AND L Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous �RY_ FEBRLJARY, 1953 LOG BOOK sWORKERS AND SAVINGS ) p is 1an ecu d s ,e teg but to protect the result of our thrift we h~ve what is generally conceded the best Banking in the world. A chartered bank in Canada is ercial bank operating under the limitations e,f k Act which is revised every ten years. Each banks is competing with nine others for your and while the scope of a bank's operations is e fact remains that savings dep_osits are its life thout which it could not function . business can stand still and this is no less true bank. All are constantly on the ale·rt for new and to attract your account practically every dvertising media is used. ake banking more readily available, in some ight depositories have been installed. These the lines of a mail box where deposits can after hours. These are particularly helpful n areas. In several of the larger cities where s become a real problem, Drive-In banks are n these the customer drives up to the teller's ducts his business and drives off without of his car. ricts such as ours, most banks have emphasing by Mai I." This method en_ables p~ople as to carry on a normal banking business need of ever going near the bank. Forms ereby the customer can o p e n accounts, ~- withdrawals, direct the payment of bills, ts collected, arrange for the purchaes ofds, or in short make full use of the bank's rkers are particularly fortunate when it gs. Wages are good, and the nature of kes the worker away from the occasions oney enables them to accumulate a subtage of their wages by the time the final in the spring. This offers an excellent get that account started and it is surn a tidy stake would be built up, if say at final payoff were put away each thod of saving that has proven highly tterned on the assigned pay used by rder is give'n the Camp Clerk instructa month be forwarded to the worker's o his account. All such deposits ar'e the bank direct to the depositor and k can be mailed in for posting peris surprising the number of ambitions PAGE l l which now seem beyond the realm of possibility that could be achieved by d i n t of systematic saving. A worthwhile down-payment on a house, or farm, a new car, the chance to start a business any one of. a thousand things is within our grasp. Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote one line which stands out as a guide post for us: "The fault of the age is a mad endeavour to leap to heights that were made to climb". We urgently need to realize that every step forward requires energy and careful planning and it is ~tep by st~p- and not on magic carpets that we shall attain our amb1t1ons. Men of the woods, in this day of closer employeeemployer relationship the management of your companies are most anxious to see you embark on a planned savings progr~mme. Their motives are not altogether altruistic, they realize that a "nest egg" will give you a stronger sense of security, a greater stability, and this in turn will result in a better worker and a more efficient operation. Your company is now going thru' a period of the keenest competition in the industry's history. Not only from Canadian competitors but from foreign lands where a lower standard of living makes for cheaper production. The only way th~t this type of opposition can be successfully overcome 1s by greater production through better operational methods. You, the producer, hold the key. As has been said previously "savings accounts are the Iife blood of banks", so you can rest assured that everyone of thefr branches are ready and anxious to serve you. Give them a chance. POWER. SAW OWNERS TO BENEFIT BY RULING DOMINION INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT As a result of representations made by woods industry associations, the Dominion Department of National Revenue, Taxation Division, agreed, after giving cognizance to the wear and tear to power saw equipment, cost of gasoline, lubricants, maintenance and depreciation occurred in using their power saws, that an allowance will be made covering the expense involved in operating employee-owned one-man power saws when computing tax deductions at the source. The allowance in respect of wood cut by such saws will be as follows: .SOc per cord. .60c per cunit $1.25 per thousand board feet. depending on the basis on which the employee's remuneration is computed. Keep your money safe in the "Royal 11 by using our Banking by Mail service . as easy as mailing a letter. Write and ask your nearest Royal Bank branch for Banking by Mail forms. The Royal Bank of Canada Convenient branches at William, Geraldton, Nipigon, West Fort William, Kenora and Keewatin. �--~ -- -- -- -- ~ - PAGE 12 LOG BOOK SAFETY NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WOODS BRANCH, ONTARIO PULP & PAPER MAKERS' SAFETY ASSOCIATION HOLD MEETING A quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, O.P. & P.M.S.A. was held in Port Arthur late in November. Mr. John Currie, Chairman conducted the meeting assisted by Mr. G. K. Eoll Secretary. Several interesting reports were heard including a report on the research and development committee and the foot accident survey by Mr. D. B. Chant. Reports were heard on Drybak clothing and the Turtle Club. Member company accident statistics were reviewed. • The meeting received an invitation to hold a joint meeting with the Lumbermen's Sa f et y Association (Northwestern Ontario District). This meeting was held January 30th and will be reported in the next issue. Mr. A. F Buell gave a very interesting paper which is printed elsewhere in the LOG BOOK. OTHER AREAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY CLOTH ES AND SAFETY GUARDS Extracts from reports on a meeting of the Northeast Pulpwood Research Center, Northwestern Technical Committee, AP.A., held at Randolph, New Hampshire: "One member remarked that the wearing of hard hats by woodsworkers has helped to minimize accidents and that he was pleased at its acceptance by workers in the Northeast. He further stated that safety posters on the proper use of power saws, along with posters on safe truck loads, were sorely needed. With respect to the use of safety shoes, another member informed the group that these shoes are carried as regular stock in their camps. With no other type shoe available the workers have no alternative but to purchase this safety shoe. Another member informed the group that all workers on their Maine operations are wearing safety shoes. It was stated that all tractors of one company were to be equipped with safety canopies. Another member informed the group that inexpensive tractor canopies, constructed from wire rope, were being used on the West Coast. This type of guard is made of l ½ inch wire rope welded into pipe sockets that are bolted to a ¾inch plate br.acket, which in tum is welded to the side of the tractor unde·rneath the running boards. The cables are spaced about 24 inches apart from the rear of the tractor to the front of the runnin9 board. They are then tied together with galvanized sheet iron which acts as an umbrella, or with ·v2inch wire rope to eliminate sway and give additional support. They are reported to work better than a rigid guard due to the vibration over rough ground." ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. By rivers. flowir,g north to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. 2. England, Ireland, Scotland and France. 3. Of the 652 700 over seventy, 329,500 are women and 323,200 c?re men. 4. Brazil. 5. Lake Winnipeg. 6. Th~ mink. NEWS PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURV By D. B. Chant, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Tr'e survey of foot injuries carried out du pasf several months in woods operations of companies has now covered 232 reported inju addition, 81 reports were turned in- by mern Lumbermen's Safety Association in the Lake The total breaks down in main - classificati lows: Pulp & Paper Companies Axe wounds . . 143 Strains ard Sprains . . 13 Other Foot Injuries 76 232 81 Eliminating the strains and sprains on that such injuries are not likely to be pr means of improved footwear, there remai 300 i n j u r i e s 190 of which, or 63 wounds. The nther 37.7% forms the basis of ered in Table 2 in which the following lumped together:Bruises Crushes Fractures . . Puncture wounds Cuts (other than by axe) Burns Blisters Total The great majority of the brui fractures resulted from falling or roll! of wood. Three were caused by ho the workers' feet. Vehicles, or parts in a few cases. Puncture wounds h J)oks, pic;:aroons, pike... poles, peavie nails. Grub-hoes, adzes, broken glas snags accounted for the cuts. One ~ spi Iled hot Iiquid, one from contact wt rope. There would seem to be little the right and left foot as far as the 1 is concerned: 157 of the 300 cases mer with 14 fewer for the latter. ( were divided as evenly as possibl Axe wounds to the right foot occu 1 1 (Continued on Page 2 SUPERVISORS, FOREMEN Set an example. •... Wear safety safety boots or other hard ha are sold in the van in your cam by using these articles of sa Leadership in this effort to workers to use this type of : accidents, you cannot expec: on their own.... Leadership all needed. YOU Give the Leadership a �LOG BOOK PAGE 13 A Woods Manager Looks At Safety By A. F. Buell layman is in a rat~er embarrassing situat!on e finds himself speaking to a group of specialtheir own sub j e ct, but nevertheless, I must r Eoll for inviting me to speak on the topic d~ Manager Looks at Safety", because when I to dig into the matter, I learned that a more iate theme would have been "It's time that ds Managers did a lot MORE than LOOK at this I do not wish to infer that a good job is d~ne by our industry at large, and that prior ing asked to speak on Safety, my Company ve a Safety program. On the contrary, great ve been made in the last few years in emaccident prevention in the bush. In our own n a Safety Supervisor was appointed some 0 and a comprehensive Safety program is ~ct. However, the accident frequency figr operation attest to the inadequacy of our speak eloquently for the necessity of more rk than has been done in the past. year ending December 31, 1949, lost_ time the operations of member companies a68.3 per l 00,000 man days worked. The 950 was 70.4 and for 1951 - 87. The ime and medical aid in 1951 in Woodlands f member companies in O n t a r i o was ut of much more importance than mere nts was the fact that fourteen men lost d 3352 men suffered disabling injuries. ally inclined to ask "Where do we go and "What's wrong with Woods Safety question, by the way, was a topic for our meeting at Caramat on August 20, over the record of that gathering to ggested. Here are the points brought me most forcibly. st the points to be stressed in Safety''. ds, have a plan. ive our supervisors more training in IIIas the know how of passing on Safety ck of Safety education at the workers' statement alone covers many other out. k through foremen". ram must be kept alive". of Union participation in accident " brought out in that order, but I m into what appeals to me as being r on the FIRST POINT brought meeting, Mr. Chant said, and I rating person should sit down and d in Safety." What Mr. Chant a good plan is the first requisite lanning. We have the Marshal I an, Blue Cross Plans Pension forestry divisions we have Mang plans, and Operating plans, r who does not plan his opera -- tions well in advance. If a Safety program is to succeed, it must also be wel I planned, so that every move made ties into a general program. I am convinced, for instance, that propaganda in the form of posters, moving pictures and articles in periodicals is of little value unless it is a part of a planned Safety program. In other words, unless it is fol lowed up with personal contacts by the foreman and actual demonstrations in the field, this kind of propaganda alone wi II not save men from accidents, any more than it will save forests from forest fires. Where should we start with our plan? I would suggest t'iat it should be based on our own peculiar problems. In order to plan intelligently to avoid accidents, we must first know where accidents occur, if possible why they occur, when they occur and to what group of workers. A good deal of this information can be obtained from our own personnel department files. It was interesting to learn, for instance, that on our own operations, we are experiencing twice as many lost time accidents per l 00,000 man days among men who have worked for us from 6 months to one year than among those men who have worked one year or longer, and 6 ti mes as many among the men who have worked less than 6 months. We have eliminated staff from these figures in order that the low hazard occupations, a large percentage of which fall in the 1-year and over group, would not unduly distort the figures. Doesn't this indicate that our plan should call for emphasis on educating new and short term employees? Above all, I think it points out that all companies should plan to carry on all-season operations insofar as topographic and climatic conditions will allow, and thus be in a position to offer continuous employment to i.ts workers. Long term employees tend to be more responsible and prone to adopt safe methods. An assurance of steady work encourages bush workers to marry and settle d~wn. When they do this they may, by means of pers1sten~ Safety education be made Safety minded. Do you think that Safety re~ords of our pulp and pape~ mills would be as good as they are if the average period of employment were between 50 and 60 days? One could talk for hours on good planning but time does not allow it, and I must therefor pass on. THE SECOND POINT brought out at Caramat was that "we must give our spervisors training in Safety, ~s well as the know how of passing on Safety to their men". This point is basic and I therefor feel that it requires no enlarging. Different cor:npanies ':lay adopt different methods of educating their supervisors, but probably the staff meeting is the rY!Ost effective med-ium. It is my opinion that in Safety, as in other phases of woods operating, belief in the program an? a cooperative spirit on the part of the field staff 1s even more important than a complete knowledge of the _subject. Therefor, we must sell Safety to the supervisors as wel I as educate them in Safety methods. You and I must believe in what we are doing ! THE THIRD AND FOURTH POINTS at Caramat were that "there is a lack of Safety education at the workers' level" and that we should "work through the foreman". ' <Continued on Page 16) �PAGE 14 LOG BOOK ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED 11 One often hears someone say, *#!!?@!?*-they can't be prevented, they' re bound to happen. BUT this is not so. Careful supervision, training of new employees and accident prevention consciousness wi 11 pay off. For instance, the M - 0 camp at the Little Turtle Drive in charge of Mr. Fred McKay has gone 643 days without a lost-time accident. The last accident was on March 3, 1951. Another outstanding example is Camp S-108 of the Minnesota-Ontario company under Mr. Josef Poronto which has gone 425 days withour a lost-time accident. The last accident occurred on November 2, 1951. Compare your record to this ! 11 LONGLAC AND MARATHON WOODS WORKERS PURCHASE CANADA SAVINGS BONDS ·258 empJoyees of the Woodlands Division, Long .. Lac Pulp & Paper Company Limited purchased on an average of $508.90 each of Canada Savings Bonds and led the Supe·rior Division payroll of the Canada Savings Loan. Close behind and in fifth position were 180 employees of Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Woodlands Division, w h o purchased a n average of $366. 11 each of the Bonds. Mr. Ralph Bird, Divisional Organizer of the Superior Division, Canada Savings Loan was high in his praise of this evidence that woods workers are taking their place in the Canadian way of life. WORKERS LAUDED FOR SUPPORT OF PORT ARTHUR COMMUNITY CHEST Mr. George H. Burke, Chairman of the ~ thur Community Chest, paid tribute to the woodsworkers gave to the recent Port Arthur ity Chest Campaign and thanked one and all tributors and volunteer workers for their gen~r Final results of the timber camp Port Arthur area is as follows: St. Lawrence Corporation Limited .... . Ontario Paper Company Limited ........ Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited .. Northern Forest Products Limited ........... . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . .. ... . Hammermill Paper Company ......................... . Nipigon Lake Timber Company limited ....... . Oscar Styffe Liimted ... ... . .. ............ . Miscellaneous ..... ........... .................................. ......... .......... .. .. TOTAL ........ .......... ...... ............. ... ............... WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD C The Workmen's Compensation Bo a r nounced that employees of the logging in one or morP. employees, either full time o are required to file payrolls with the Wor pensation B o a rd not later than January Previously, emplyoers with less than six e not have to report. Boarcl Rate Effective January l st, cases where board is supplied the value ed in the payroll statement is $1.50 per This new rate is increased from a $ allowance that has been charged for a nu ALLIS-CHALMERS The Most Versatil Tract Ever H.D.S. 2 Cycle Diesel Drawbar H.P. 40.26 Belt H.P. 50.25 Weight - 11,250 lbs. · SALES PARTS SERVICE 1000 HOUR TRUCK FRONT IDLER LUBRI 5 FORWARD SPEEDS 1.46 to 5.47 M.P.H. (a FULL LINE OF MA EQUIPMENT. Vulcan Machinery &Equipment 171 SUTHERLAND AVE., WINNIPEG, MAN. _ PHONE 594316 145 N. CUMBERLAND ST., PORT �LOG BOOK F from Page 3) Savanne, Dog River, Black Sturgeon, Auden, Kowkash, Stevens, Hillsport, Neys, Savant Lake, Umfreville, Clark'1ora, Reba, Linko, Martin, Heron Bay, Hemlo, Regan, Mead, Hansen, Ripc.o, Calstock, Palmquist are all common mes to the Post Office., wholesale distributors and other r ~ developrnent of these permanent depots, the improvecamp living conditions, the development of road systems ny limits, are ali factors which are making the life of worker a better one. every phase of woods ope•r ations transportation comes planning and the development of a road system throL1gh lands of Ontario is a very great problem which should up to and plans made to develop a s y ~ t e m which n up the forests of Ontario. I am not referring to ds for the purpose of extracting forest products. Thes~ ponsibility and we are building these roads as we progver, the forests of Ontario should be opened up so forest management could be practitSed if some of the reas were accessible. Roads would be of inestimable hting forest fires. Forest fires are still the greatest e woods and loss from fires not only destruction mber but loss of young growth and of soil fertility -which, while it may never be stopped altogether, (we I lightning) 1it can certainly be cut down . This Assocperation with the Department of Lands & Forests off ken the lead in preaching fire prevention to the eme industry and in urging all operators to get camps men trained to fight forest fires. 2, out of 412 fires 9 were as a result of woods cps would indicate that the prevention work carried rs is not in vain . In addition, the fires that did Id to a very small acreage and this speaks highly of and training of the Department of Lands and Foroperators in getting the fires out while they were he fact is becoming apparent that excluding lightot a man-made cause, woods operations and woodsonsible for only a very small percentage of fires t they live in forested areas day in and day out, The majority of fires are set by visitors to the s, fishermen, tourists, berry-pickers, etc ., etc. In of years we have had in effect so-called Woodshich our employees are required to observe on These woodsworkers' rules are doing their part t fires and it is time we all took a definite stand isitors to the forests of Ontario also observe the We will be discussing the full and complete st Fire Protection Committee in a few minutes nd every operator to observe one recomm€ndour staffs in the year 1953 be instructed to ration of all visitors to the wooded areas and the Woodswarkers' Forest Fire Safety Rules. ther hazard that must be coped with and in and their employees co-operated by sending the Insect Laboratory in Sault Ste . Marie. two wage increases in 1951, that is, the volse of 7%, effective April l st, 1951 and the e September 1st, 1951, along with the infreight rates and costs of equipment, lodg1952 operations. Production costs took anmuch so in fact that at the annual wage r 1952 the Union recognized the fact that the line at this time and the negotiations remaining the same for the period Septemst 31st, 1953. The Union however did nt concession~: ion shop clause, and holidays with pay Labour Day and been dealing with unions since 1946 and ress has been made to tne benefit of all e l~adership now attained by our woods ontr1bution to our Canadian way of live st products farther and farther back rw?Y, the railways are being used more rn,ng should be issued to the railways. P_r~duct in competition with other secthe United States. Freight costs a~. ~ew years and they are getting so 1t 1ve and many companies are turnto move pulpwood. This whole quest- t PAGE 15 ion of moving. the raw product should be examined very closely by the railways so that they do not price themselves out of the market and as a result perhaps pride forest products out of the market. Surely the principles used to establish railway transportation costs for such raw products as wheat, coal, iron ore, etc., should also be applied to logs and pulwood. All comoanies are continuously experimenting,. searching for better ways to move the tree from the stump to the main road and these experiments are being watched with interest. This year we hope again to organize field trips so that members will have the opportunity of viewing one another's operations. Such co-operation in this industry ls indicative of the fact that the days of the ''timber barons" are over. We all have a lot to learn and we can all learn from each other. The use of one-man power chain saws is increasing and power saw companies are now establishing repair depots in the main centers in Northwestern Ontario. These saws are all employeeowned and result in higher production and therefore higher wages for the individual concerned. The recent announcement that the Dominion Income Tax Department recognizes the fact that these saws cost money to operate and is making an allowance when computing income tax deductions for owners of these pow e r saws should encourage more cutters to purchase saws. Besides the production from Crown Lands, many thousands of cords of farmers', settlers' wood and a great deal of lumber a re purchased annually from farmers a n d settlers throughout Northwestern Ontario. The production of forest products by these people today is a vital part of their living . Combined with produce from their farms the production of forest products in many cases means a year round occupation for farmers and settlers. In addition of course, many farmers and their horses and, in some cases, tractors and trucks work in the camps during the winter or in their "off season" . The attention of these farmers and settlers was again drawn to the fact that they may apply to the Department of Lands and Forests Thunder Bay Nursery for trees for reforestation, windbreaks and other projects . These trees were formerly supplied FREE but since October 1 952 the Government has placed a nominal charge and all species except ScotC'h Pine now cost $10.00 per thousand Every encouragement should be given to farmers to start plantations on their non-productive or marginal land. Company forest(Continued on Page 22) Many of Canada's largest timber operators are reducing costs and increasing safety with Rogers Majestic M obile Radiophone. A small investment in radio telephone equipment returns big dividends in increased production. Built to withstand the most rugged treatment it has been test-proven in the toughest terrain for reliability, efficiency, economy and simplicity. RMT-2-52 write or phone ROGERS MAIESTIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED TORONTO HALIFAX• MONTREAL WINNIPEG• VANCOUVl!R �LOG BOOK PAGE 16 M - 0 FORESTRY PROGR.AM OUTLINED (Continued from Page 9) "These sustained units, made up of both companyowned and r.ompany-controlled lands, supply at the present time, about 50,000 cords a year or about 20 per cent of the company's needs in Minnesota." In Canada the firm's Limit wood, Mr. Amidon said, is cut by small contractors and company camps. Five-year operating plans have been completed or are nearly complete for about two-thirds of the concession areas. To date, the Canadian division has 22 sustained yield cutting units; these vary in size from 20,000 acres to 60,000 acres. The average size is about 36,000 acres. The annual cut for the first period varies from 2,500 cords to 20,000 cords and the average is 7,800 cords. A total of about 170,000 cords of wood annually or about 50 per cent of the firm's Canadian production comes from these sustained yield units. About 40 per cent of M and O's total needs in both Minnesota and Canada comes from the 52 sustained yield units. "When the company completes its present cutting plans, it is estimated that it will obtain about 50 per , cent of its total needs from areas established on a sustained yield basis," Mr. Amidon said. The main advantave of this type of planning is ' lower cost ¥ ood, Mr. Amidon said. . "It may take some time," he said, "before the potential value of sustained yield cutting is fully re.:31ized, but on the premise that ·wood will be more valuable in the future, and all trends support this view, the eventual advantage to those mills starting now to grow maximum volume of high quality wood close to their mills carinot be doubted." Mr. Amidon said that the major reason why there has been such a spurt in industrial forestry within the last few years is because of the recogniton that high cost pulpwood manufacturing facilities cannot be moved when the supply of raw material gives out, and therefore, a sustained supply of wood is essential to sound financing. There are five major factors that tend to lower the cost of wocxt under sustained yield planning; according to Mr. Amidon they are: l. The cost per cord of major development items such a~ camps, roads and river improvements wi II be less if these facilities will be of permanent use and, in the long run, service a larger volume of wood. 2. Better planning is possible in an area established as a continua.us cutting unit. The complete road system r.an be laid out so that each piece of road will serve the maximum volume of wood. 3. After major development work is complete, annual expenditures for extensions, maintenance and improvement of these facilities will be much lower and more uniform. 4. A more stable and dependable labor force can be developed on this type of operation . 5 . . Higher q1Jality wood and much greater yields per acre will be obtained in the long run. Eventually each Ol"'e of these units will have a balanced distribution of age classes and trees can be harvested when they ream their peak in growth, but before they start to deteriorate. 1 A WOODS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page 13) During our field Safety meeting at Longlac in the l 951 , Nick Bond, the cutter who demonstrated safe cu ods, told us that he felt the best means of selling Safe to bush workers was through the foreman. The forema up to by the men as an experienced leader, with a wea ticat knowledge. His advice,_ part(cularly to new men ill goes a lot further than moving pictures, posters and vice fr:)m the company's Safety Engineer. I feel that portant part of every company's Safety program should talk on Safety to every new employee first . if possible of hiring and again by the camp clerk when he arrives' The foreman and strip boss should not pass up an when checking the work of the men on operations, to •safe methods . Only through persistent reoetitious a worker level can we expect to get results. A pat on the man who works safely will go further than puni breach of Safety rules. In general, the foreman has a tremendous a many Safety specialistc; and supervisors, in that he s er's language and has a thorough understanding of under which he works. Safety means nothing by itself. It isn't so but the safe way is the only right way. Therefor bette,r position to take responsibility for Safety th and his assistants. Our operating departments must produce and mills wood of certain specifications. The quality a must come up to company standards. We have fo company, and I imagine that our experience is only way to attain the proper standards is for the foremen to check wood quality and length every ti cutters. This is the only way we know of producing - a result which never could be produced by alone. There is reason to believe that the same Safety training. THE FIFTH IMPORT ANT POINT brought was that the Safety program must be kept alive. the planning which was covered in point number responsibility of the company Safety Engineer. H studies rhe Safety needs, suggests policies, for -viises supervisors and last, but not least, keeps alive. All I can say is that from the evidence a can afford to do anything but maintain our Saf doesn't mean that we have to do spectacular t than not, the most effective Safety programs tacular. ANOTHER POINT emphasized at Caram Union partic;ipation in accident prevention w The agreement effective September 1st, Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union and our this clause: "It is agreed that the company co-operate collectively in improving safety and To this end the company and the local Union maintain a joint committee for the purpose frequency ." In the case of our own company, the f preparation for setting up this committee is ber 6th . I feel confident tha joint action on ployees as representetl by our Safety Engi staffs can be an important factor in reducin fectiveness of this joint action will depend o ation of both pdrties. I have high hopes of Not long ago, I read the report of a ta stein at the IAPA meeting in Toronto in Se would like to quote. "Let us not throw away that wh ich_ we thing d person does has a cause. Nothing nothing just happens. Everything that ha and is the end product of that cause. And - so with Human BehaviorThere is a cause for what you do an you do things. Whatever you think or feel . Ycur attitudes of being for or agai Your desire to co-operate . re Feelings of loyalty, antagonism, admiration, anger, hate, fear , re love, faith, mistrust. d Everything you think, f~ 71 andnd 0 result of the prior cond1t1ons a iConti~ued on Page 1 �LOG BOOK rY n the su fe cutting Safety p ·oreman is a wealth -nen in the and ever, I that a should be ;sible, at rives at p an o 1s, to :)US atta CAN ONE MAN 10,000 LBS.? NE-MACHINE OPERATION UNLOADS TRUCKS IN A SINGLE PUSH PMCO Cary-lift is the only machine with a multiple fork and arm action for sorting, reaching, lifting, and placing of loads. Unloads trucks in a single push-eliminates costly truck waiting time. FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTION Four-wheel drive provides positive traction under all yard surface conditions . . . in all types of weather. Maximum height • .. 14' under fork. Fork can be extended 48" at any height. UNEQUALLED CAPACITY AND MOBILITY Pulpwood Loader of the woods easily handles a cord and a half of ' in 8' or 16' lengths. The Cary-Lift with its high lent flotation power steering and short wheel base inbility and mobility when loading from skidways. The e reach, up to 4 ft. thrust forward at any height, 9 or placing wood. Cary-Lift transports loads at better than 20 M.P.H. It's the only machine basically designed to carry big loads over almost any terrain. Lifting capacities: extended6000 lbs., retracted-10,000 lbs. IMBERLAND MACHINES LTD. ALGOMA STREET PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �t'AGE LOG BOOK 18 REAPPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from Page 4) gushers which get the publicity. All I have said about "quality consciousness," which was pounded into the heads of every American from the early l 600's to the establishment of the lumber industry in Wisconsin about 1830 is but the buildup of my idea as to why there should be a re-appraisal of the actions of the early timber operators. People who criticize these early operators do so in the light of today's economic situation. They do not go back to survey what the conditions were when these fellows were doing business. The one point I want to stress more forcibly than any other is the fact that the ultimate user of these timber products, through long indoctrination which came down from generation to generation, knew good lumber when he saw it. He usually had but little money and insisted on getting full value for every dollar he spent. No one could afford to produce ~ marginal grade of lumber. With such discerning customers who would not buy it if at all defective, and with all the cost of getting it to market with little or no salvage if rejected, it was simply commercial suicide to cut anything except the best the forest produced. No lumberman ever missed the opportunity to use and sell anything from the forest which would yield a profit. We hear people rant about what these' men left in the forest, the wasteful practices they employed and a general criticism of everything they did, including gouging the lumberjacks in the company stores and cutting rounr:1 forties. The necessity for quality of product explain~ why they were compelled to leave much of the tree in the woods. We also hear frequent reference to "virgin for-ests." From this one would think that the forests the early settlPrs found here were the first trees which ever grew up from that soil. Such reasoning is falacious, as there were trees growing on the same lands for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years before the settlers ·moved into the territory. Many of these trees in the so-called virgin forests had reached maturity and many hacl long since lost their value in making prime lumber. This accounted for much that was left in the woods. The evi Is of the old company store or wanigan business have been aired by critics for years, but if the truth were known, the lumberjacks bought their clothing, tobacco and other necessities at a much lower cost than they could have bought them in some store in town. There may have been exceptions as there are in every iridustry, but lumbermen knew then, as they do now, that they must have a following of satisfied men in the woods; 0therwise they could not maintain a crew and carry on business. Time was when men would drive logs or rafts down to St. Louis and walk back 500 or 600 miles to work for the same company and then repeat the same down-river performance the next spring and summer. Many had records of 25 or more years with the same company, which indicates to me that there were some good employers who were evidentlv well liked by their men. , Of course, in the lumbering as in all other businesses, there were those who, being primarily lazy, missed their opportunities to duplicate the performance of those who were willing to work. Anyone engaged in business during the 18th and 19th centuries had to work or they fell by the wayside. It was a hard life compared to present-day standards and was a good example of "the survival of the fittest." While men were created "free and equal," they were not endo the same abHity to think for themselves and t gumption to work for the attainment of their was the indolPnt ones who always gossiped abo who went ahead and made a place for thern business or profession. As in all industries, th a few operators who did not measure up to t dards of tbe vast majority of employers. This ion has always existed and probably always wil there be a complete change in all human natu The cutting of timber on government Ian the lands of othe·r owners did not exist exce instances. A few instances, however, were for the critics to use in their criticism of the dustry. The price of land was relatively low urally those who were most alert purchased t the lands available. Again, this gave the la opportunity to gripe about their competitors. Assuming there were things done which be done today, what did these lumbermen development of a new country? They risk cumulated savings to establish an industry it possible for the building up of towns, citi opening up of vast farming areas to the we they provided all the building materials for of construction. With the great agricultural developm plains states, the demand for lumber inc mendously and shortly after the turn of th 1904 to be ~xact, the production of lumber States reached its peak. Concurrent with was a movement inaugurated by some for to get people really interested in good for and the renewal of our timber resources. a few sporadic efforts had been made to i with the idea of reforestation. The Amer Association was organized in 1876 by a fe it was not until around 1900 that a few really went to work on a forestry program Taxatior, was the factor which det men from embarking on reforestation pr were relatively few species of wood in g all of it took a long time to reach mat arly for sawmi 11 purposes. As people in the various taxing u trees disappearing, they boosted the ta lands so that with the time element invo uneconomic to grow timber as a crop. known that the value of timebr would present level, the situation would hav different. Had they known of the dev later came about in the utilization of timber in the pulp and plywood indust also have affected their thinking. With the enactment of the forest recognized the unbearable taxation sit forcing the return of tax delinquent la ies and with the results obtained fro pulp and paper industry and the de_v veneer, plywood, and other wood u~ 1 whole picture changed . Taxing unit sighted policy as to taxation of cut_-0 real culprits in delaying the adopt 1? programs and the renewal of our ti I cannot see any sense in cont the lumbermen of previous yearf fo did not do under an entirely dif ere factors. We al I know that with .~ ur ledge of wood utilization there WI.1 (Continued on the. Follow• �,e ones ng sin 1ecie ge with bu1 nbering .apham' 1hted in ~rritory crests compa . openi :or the Y - FEBRUARY, 1953 LOG BOOK BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page plaint about the wastage of wood There may some situations where further utilization of foructs may be effected, but the subject is one of portance that we ';'ay well trust those in indusu rs u e to the l1m1t the complete utilization their research departments. Transportation has such an element in costs that industry must major part of its wood requirements at home. ay be interesting to you to know that during five years the chemical pulp industry has made trides in new processes for the utilization of unused species of wood that in any previous eriod. This has helped to b r i d g e the gap e of us anticipated in our home grown wood all that is going on in forestry at the present my firm belief that the Lake States reg10n renew its forest resources. While these trees of the same size or of the same species ere 80 to l 00 years ago, yet, with the chanvelopments in building materials and the inof a variety of species of wood as the basis PAGE 19 of supply for ce·llulose and lignin products, the amount of cubic feet of usable wood grown annually on these lands will exceed that of the forests which were here when the Lake States were settled. It behooves us to back every effort being made to grow more trees, as trees are the foundation of any conservation program either for recreation or industry. You have- seen and heard of what can be accomplished by a few concerns working together to spread the gospel of planting trees for tomorrow. These concerns will not realize any direct benefits from their efforts for years to come, but they realize that trees grown anywhere, by anyone, at any time, add to the over-ali national supply which eventually will provide for industrial use and all the multitude of recreational activities so necessary to the well-being of all people. I have not attempted to defend individual companies in my re-appraisal of those engaged in the lumber industry, but have simply tried to give you something to think about as to what these people had to cope with when these so-called "depredations" occurred. What was actually wasted was but the price we had to pay for the development of the greatest nation on earth in (Continued on the Following Page) ediate Shipment from Our Warehouse for Camp and Mill PLIES MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. (Apparatus Division) CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED HENRY DISSTON & SONS LTD. DOMINION OXYGEN COMPANY LTD. ~U~LOP TIRE & RUBBER GOODS COMPANY LTD. LAFRANCE FIRE ENGINE & FOAMITE LTD. LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. LINK BELT LTD. MATHEWS CONVEYOR COMPANY LTD. PACKARD ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. PLYMOUTH CORDAGE COMPANY LTD. G. F. STERNE & SONS LTD. SOLEX LAMP COMPANY LTD. UNITED STEEL CORPORATION LTD. WESTEEL PRODUCTS LTD. WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WI RE ROPES LTD. land Machinery Supply Co. Lid. Fort William, Ontario Phone: 3-7407 �LOG BOOK Page 20 RE-APPRAISAL OF THE LUMBER BARONS (Continued from the Previous Page) such a comparatibely short time. I susper:t that the term "lumber barons" originated about the turn of the century when all muck rakers and magazine publishers in the country were capitalizing on their favorite sport of lambasting everyone of any consequence in industry. Realizing the political advantage of stirring up the non-drinking public through attacks on the people who had vision and courage and who, through their efforts, developed the highest standard of living known to mankind, it was only a short time ago that the then president of the United States classified all industrialists as "economic royalists," whatever that catch phrase means. At any rate, it is one not supposed to be helpful in any letter of recommendation. We, in the Lake States, may well discard the continuous carping about the pioneer lumbermen and realize that present day practice is not comparabJe with any past performance. Let us get on with the business of really maintaining our renewable natural resources which are the very basis of our existence. On soil, water and trees depends the future of this country. -Timber Producers Bulletin. WORKING TOGETHER GETS THE An old-as-the-hills cartoon that needs ever so often because the and up-to-d·ate as ever. This Is Work . . . 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RY MILK DEPARTMENT, Spadina Crescent, Toronto 4, Ontario ORDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Quebec McKENZIE, STEPHEN LIMITED 345 Higgins Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba A. H. BRADBURY 13 North Wharf Saint John, N.B. T. A. MacNAB & CO. LIMITED City Club Bldg., P.O. Box 785 St. John's, Nfld. �LOG BOOK PAGE 22 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 15) ers should be encouraged to advise farmers on their problems and I am quite sure that all foresters will be glad to co-operate in this great work . I would at this time like to pay tribute to our woodsworkers as individual citizens. Each year they are more and more tak ing their place in the social as well as the economic life of Northwestern Ontario. Their support to the Community Chest and ot'1er charity drives, purchase of Canadian G~vern_ment Bonds, etc ., are all indicative of the type of men working in the woods tod3y . Ministers of the Gospel , Shantymen's Christian Association representatives visit the camps 2nd are well received, . In some of the depot areas community clubs have been organized and sports and other recreations are taking their place in the development of the life in the woods. While referring to our employees, I would just like to ment ion in pa~sing the great emphasis being µlaced on safety in tl,c woods. Our slogan is "QUALITY PRODUCTION WITH SAFET(". Our products have to be cut to specifictions and we want quality products but we want quality products with no accidents._ The number of accidents in 1he wocds must be cut down and with the co-operation of the employees, the union, management and the safety association I feel that the accident rate can be cut down . This Association and member companies support the LakeTechnical Institute and we are happy to co-operate with the Forestry Instructors in arranging visits to operations by students, supplying guest lecturers and, in addition, we have, for each of the past four years, given a two hundred dollar oursary to a selertcd student. Our Association also co-operates with the F-ort William Sanatorium and arranges tours for the mobile X-ray vehicle . Th is service is on the go pretty well the year round and is good insurance . During the past year 3,355 employees were x-rayed. Manv men are told of chest conditions whicb they did not know they had and were advised to see their own doctors . Discovering other chest conditions in these surveys 1s possible because large 35mm. x-ray olates are used. During the past year a Northwestern Ontario Committee on Research was organized under the auspices of the Ontario Researc.h Council. Mr . Jack Godden, Woodlands Manager of the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited was appointed the Ontario Research Counci I representative on this Committee and member companies appointed three representatives: Mr. K. W. Hearnden, Mr . H. 0 . Kantola and Mr. G. R. Sonley as representatives of the industry on this Committee. Research is very necessary. We must know more about the trees, soil conditions, growing cycles, etc ., etc ., and I know that the co-operation of member companies and their personnel is assured to the research agencies . do to accelerate research should be done . I should like to take the liberty of extending a word ot helpful caution to the Department of Lands and Forests. During the past few years many changes have taken place in forest legislation. No fair minded person would deny that many of these change:; were necessary and perhaps overdue . However, forest management, whether on Crown or private lands, is a business ancJ, just like all other businesses, must follow the principles of economics . This is particularly true on Crown Forests since not only must practically all Departmental revenue be cerived tram the marketing of forest products, but even more importantly the enormous expenditures necessary for development of roads and facilitiC's have to be financed from the sale of forest products. There must be a margin between productive cost c1nd market price and this margin must be big enough to provide for development expense as well as to maintain the tremendous forest and rn which .;1re the real backbone to th ➔ economy of the enti -especially in this region . if regulations or legislati plied in a manner that injures the basic principle of agement - the essentiality of adequate returns -- in the our whole economy w:11 be impaired and thus the e lation will be harmed , not just the people earning the within the industry. There has been up until now a boom in the for inc:lustrv - but costs have crept up dangerously high wi;;e we will realize that while demand for forest pr be· stable the boom aspects are over . In many ca costs are already too high . In the case of Jacpine would suggest that every encouragement be given the use of this species . Many parts of Northwestern Ontario volumes of mature and over mature Jackpine. Mu~ ber is already unsuit.:ible for producing ties, ooles is still good for pulpwood . Everything should be as much of this spec ies as p8ssible . The costs of species are already toe high in relation to the mar end product~ . Any increase in c~sts will be detr encouragement of the utili,:ation ot this species. In closing, I would like to again this year s towards our industry. l stated in my Annual Repo a NEW ERA in woods operations had been born now growing up in that new era . We have progr year -- management plans and operating plans ar a long term basis; gradually more species are b employees are receiving good wages negotiated a wocds union ; our depots are becomin 8 more per have more and more facilit ies for better living, dams and other improvements are being extend industry is the backbone of this part- of Ontari to bo= a part of it and to be President of this I would like to re-iterate -- we have by perfection but substantial progress has been m as a group we can be proud of our operations on today. l n ordEr to improve such opera ti istration thereof is :he reason v-te are gathe this Annual Meeting of th_e Thunder Bay Ti ociation. - -- -o----- HOW LONG DOES A CIGARETTE STUB BURN? The me'1ace of a lighted cigarett away on a woodland trail has been s ured by the U.S . Bureau of Stand smoker, sav=> the Bureau, consumeslength of l ¼ inches. The discarded from 8 to 12 minutes and six out of length. When tossed on a pad of di' c:garette stubs ignited the grass. In outdoor c0nditions, 20 discarded smo in places where the ground was cov WHEM YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THI PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. DE AMD YOU Will ASSIST BY PASSING ORDER YOUR SPRING REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to serve Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LI 105 Nortll Cumberland Street, Port lrtllur • Dial �PAGE 23 LOG BOOK PROGRESS REPORT ON FOOT INJURY SURVEY, 1952 ••• By (Continued from Page 12) "SCALER" iend nf mine, who is retired and so watches the scene from a chair tilted back on its hind legs h it~ back comfortably to the w~II, holds the hat the lumber industry just never . will be appand better get used to being a whipping boy. 1 pessimist, but here's the way he me: u take the lumber business in B.C. Withcut ovince would go flat on its face. But it seems ly everyone has an idea he wants to take a t. You'd think it was something illicit or to raged. t makes money, it's robbing the people. If it ake money it is inefficiently run. pays high wages, it is injuring the other bas·es of the province. If it doesn't pay high s gypping its workmen. * * * burns slash in the woods, it is starting forIf it doesn't burn the slash, it is imperi II ing of the woods with the dangerous material ng around. loses its operations to fishermen and huntging the whole country. If it lets them it is encouraging forest fires. oesn't bui Id its own roads, it can't log. if e roads to private users, it is a so-and-so. close its truck roads to private traffic fie accidents. lls lumber at low prices, it can't pay high arges for lumber accordingly, it is raisf housing. * * * with people in government, it is exertsure on pub Iic servants. If it doern't in government, it is arrogant and unublic responsibilities. es a clean sweep of the ripe, mature it is t:ausing ruin and destruction. if e same thing, he is an upright sysrer-1 ounty of Nature. the public about itself, it is wasting to curry public favor. If it tells the it is reactionary, old-fashioned and en for not working safely, it is rutha high accident rate, it is a monster flesh in its greed for gain. th_ its employees, it is trying to win e1r unions. If it doesn't talk with Careless of what they think and doesm anything. aw, what's the use? No one has em and they've been through so 9 out of the game that they don't t when they' re taking it." fford _to sit and watch the passing n retirement from a lumber corned for 40 years. Maybe, after some_thing that long, you have e cynicism. :i -Forest & Mill. than to the left, while other types of injury involved the right foot 4.4% more frequently. It shdlild be emphasized that this survey has not by any means provided complete data with regard to foot injuries in woods operations. It is felt, however, that it does support certain tentative conclusions which may serve as guides to the manufacturers of footwear in trying to produce better foot protection for woods workers. The need for such improvement seems to be proportioned approxim.1tely as follows: INJURIES TO Inner side Outer side Top Sole . RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT 17.3 % 30.6~() 21.7 5.0 13.3 % 7.0 23.7 3.7 52.3 % 47.7 % l 00.0~~ 8.3 TOTAL 15.3 45.4 8.7 From careful study of injuries to that part of the feet normally protected by safety-toed footwear presently available, it is estimated that at least 75 of the 300 injudies (255f) would have been avoided, or certainly much reduced in severity, had that type of foot protection been worn by the men concerned. In view of this fact, it appears that more general use of safetytoed rubbers, or leather shoes, in the woods can very definitely help in reducing the number of foot injuries, even in the present imperfect state of development of such footwear. While endeavoring to secure a higher degree of foot protection for woods workers, we should not fai I to take fuller advantage of what is al ready to be had in that respect. A 25 % betterment is worth going after, pending more effective means of obtaining relief from some of the other injuries to the feet of woods workers. In conclusion, our thankful appreciation is hereby express€d to all who co-operated in this project by submitting reports of foot injuries for analysis. It is hoped that the result as reported herein will be thought valuable enough to repay the effort involved. The survey wi II be continued unti I a full calendar year has been covered and a further and final report will then be prepared. • --0--- NEWSPRINT IN GOOD SUPPLY "Based on estimates available a year ago, the 1951 world shortage of newsprint appeared to be down to less than 3 percent of demand, and a similar situation was forecast for 1952. Latest figures indicate that supply was actually short l percent in 1951 and the 1952 shortage now appears negligible:" From a report by the Newsprint Association of Canada entitled "Newsprint Data: 1952." CANADIAN BUCKSAW CHAMPIONSHIPS The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held in Montreal at the Annual Meeting of the Can• adian Pulp & Paper Association, Woodlands Section, Annual Meeting March 25 and 26, 1953. Rules and Regulations are the same as in past years and Woodlands Section officials are hoping that even more companies than in previous years will have entries in the 1953 finals. �PAGE 24 LOG BOOK Shantyman's Message Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful for the opportunities we had in visiting the men in the camps these past summer months and the welcome received. Also I would like to give out some thoughts to the readers of your LOG BOOK. Who is God? Genesis l: l In the beginning God Some generations ago when that great body of eminent Christian leaders came together to give a defination of God, they made it a special prayer for guidance. One man in his prayer addressed God thus "Oh God, Thou art a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in Thy being wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." The assembly agreed that this spontaneous outburst of prayer was the best definition that could be found, which was adopted . Also, Dr. A. Strong in his systematic theology says, "God is the infinite and perfect Spirit in whom all things have their source, support and end." Although the Bible gives no formal definition ot c;;od, neither does it offer any proof of His existencee. We lawfully conclude from this fact that no proof is needed, only the fool denies it. Psalm 14: l - 3, "The fool in his heart hath said there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good . The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become fi Ithy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." The word fool in the Hebrew is nabal, according to its root meaning, suggests destitution. Only the one who is out of touch with the life of God denies the existence of the Divine Being. The word fool implies moral difficulty rather than intellectual. In every case it reveals spiritual bankruptcy. Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle, who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to '1is neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach ag .. ainst his neighbor, and as Nicodemus sought the Lord Jesus by night, also must we all do likewise, seek the Savior of men for eternal Salvation, which is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus answered and said Verily, Verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 5:24. Verily, Verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My word, .and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, .and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. And in the words of Psalm 139:23 and 24 - Search me, 0 God and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. May the Lord's richest blessing be upon you all, as you seek to serve Him. Sincerely in His Service, James H. Allen, Shantyman's Missionary Note: Mr. Allen will be visiting camps in Northwestern Ontario this winter. A NEW BOOK - "Logging Mechanization in the U by ALEXANDER KOROLEFF M.F. (St. Petersburgi, M.S.F. (Wash.), M.F. (Ya Directer of Woodlands Research, PPRIC Since 1946 the USSR has been spending of millions of dollars for the purpose of 1 efficiency and total production of Russian w ations. ThP result has been a rapid convers logging practices from a rather haphazard manual occupation to a mechanized, organ;' try. Moreover in the last few years the ann cut in Russia has been growing very rapid! exceeds 20 bi II ion cubic feet. All of those concerned with woods pr find in this book far-reaching implications f timber and pulp trade. The author, who early years in the Russian Imperial Forest has worked since 1919 chiefly in Canada the United States, has assembled from upces a wealtr of information contained in articles which he translated f r o m Russ, journals. The impact of the intensive Russian I anization or basic forestry concepts, a dependence 1..Jpon research, should be o interest to thnse concerned with forestr where. In the early stages the Russians b f ram American and Canadian sources niques in logging mechanization, and these new developments of their own. vi des an cpportunity to reduce their V + 158 pages of text and 46 illu $5.00 per Copy Obtainable from McGILL UNIVERSITY BOOK S 3480 UNIVERSITY STREET, MONTRE GOOD NEWS FROM INDIA Good news for the paper A report from New Delhi says its literacy rate from 13.5% to 18c of its independence) and expendit have doubled. Last year India's 360,000,000 i ported still using less than 2 pound son p~r year (in U.S.A. the figure EQUIPMENT FO 15 Sets of h~avy 4" runner lo truck attachment. 2 Sets of tank sleighs with 1 Model 100 P & H Crane bucket and Shovel attach Write or ca J. C. CAMPBELL CO., D 413 W. Michigan St. �PAGE 25 LOG BOOK OS MANAGER LOOKS AT SAFETY (Continued from Page l 6) hen you resent your boss something caused it. hen a man resents you, something caused it. hen a man is unco-ooerative something caused it. hen a man looks up to you as a trustworthy leaderething caused it. en a man just does th;ngs unsafely, something caused t. en he is accident prone- or-- and remember this well when a man is safety prone, something caused that too. have become so concerned about accident prone that have forgotten that men are Safety Prone, too. this it would seem that in our search for understand- He says, "Stop trying to control people. Learn to try to control their actions." He says, "It's not people" It's their behavior that bothers you -- AND if you control the causes you will control behavior which is really what you want." One cannot help but be impressed by these truths, so well summarized by Dr. Rosenstein. If we could only absorb and act upon a few of 'them, the success of our Safety program would be assured. In r::onclusion, I wish to thank you for your invitation to speak to the Northwestern Ontario Branch on such an important subject, and to onnounce to all concerned that Longlac has every intention of winning the Annual Accident Prevention contest in 1953. -----0----- ntrol of people and their actions, most of us have overtruly important aspects of control and understandin;;i. en calling people dirty names- lazy, dumb, unco-opident-proneHAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING ON PEOPLE INSTEAD ACTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MANAGE ROL PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THEIR BEHAVIOR. though we decided that if we can't control people thing wrong with us or them-but the specialist in ior- and I hope you remember that. SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ATTENTION: Loggers, Construction Men, Building Contractors ITEMS COMPLETELY OVERHAULED Skid mounted Mead - Morrison Double - Drum Hoist, with 4 - cylinder LeRoi gas engine. (2) Skid mc•;1nted Nova Double - Drum Hoist, powered with 4 - cylinder Nova gas engine. (3) Skid mounted American Hoist and Derrick Double Drum Hoist (less engine). OTHER ITEMS: Goldie-McCullough 4 sided portable planer. (1) ychologist is not concerned with people or conpeople neither are you. concerned with controlling people's behavior. So oncerned with what causes people to act as they are you. ncerned with what causes people to think as So are you. "Study causes and you will understand results". causes and you will understand men's actions. All of above may be inspected at Hammermill Dock, Port Arthur. For further information phone or write to Hammermill Paper Company, Port Arthur, Ontario. ~ ........ .. .._.. ..... , _,,,, , .. .. ... ,,.,_,,, ,,,,,,~,,,,, , There's A New INTERNATIONAL OF EVERY SIZE FOR EVERY PU&POSE Lumbering Operations Construction Work Wherever the Work Is Heaviest The All New· INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT DILL & SONS LTD. Member of Canada's Largest Exclusive Truc-k Service Organization TORS FOR FRUEHAUF POLE, SEMI, LOGGING, VAN, AND CARRY-ALL TRAILERS FIRESTONE TIRES 5-5488 FORT WILLIAM North May at Cameron Phone 3-6457 �LOG BOOK PAGE 26 "Caterpillar 500 Horsepower Model D - 397 Diesel Engine powering a 120 Ton Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Marthon, Ontario; replacing a 600 Horsepower Engine. "CATERPILLAR" EQUIPMENT Before you buy equipment, take a minute to check the records of the machinery you already own. 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POWELL EQUIPMENT PORT ARTHUR WINN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1953JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1953 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1953. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/56a1df5f4dc255ea1d3057211ee11b1e.pdf f64eb2783d1825f321304a2355b02520 PDF Text Text January February 1954 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO No. 5 -URN TO fORE$fRY UBR R - - s-~~- ~-- Woods Division Marathon Corp. of ~<!.oac:La L- ci___ ________~ rthur~ Ontario J.u:,o G~ Ro Sonloy~ l i. urutho-.a Peper Hilla of Can11 Public Utilities Building., PORT l\.HTHlJ1{,. On to.1.,i o" �PAGE 2 LOG BOOK TWIN CITY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXCELLENT PARTS AND SERVICE 915 MEMORIAL AVENUE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 3 LOG BOOK NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION , OFFICERS . STYFFE ....................................................................................... President R·E·hu;~··· . . . . ..~~--- AUDEN •••••••• [:"~ •tj a.t1Na. .e, ~a~ ,.Or ~~ ,· MA~ - 0 BRA J. H. GODDEN HER t9rigu~t~'!PtreicScio rl\ssociation • te f Canada Lt 1 Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Ontario erators' Association was held Friday, January Port Arthur, Ontario. representatives of woods operators in Northntario from as far east as Hearst and from as 5 Kenora and Fort Frances, met in Port Arthur January 15th, at the Annual Meeting of the 'ern Ontario Timber Operators' Association. . H. "Bert'·· Styffe gave the President's Rewas widely reported in the daily press. Anya copy of this address of the · President may iting to the Editor of the Log Book. I R. H. Bli~s, Chairman of the Forest Protecttee, gave a detailed report on the 1953 experiences and members passed several o operators themselves, to the Department d Forests and to the Canadian Forestry iving the group recommendations to better vention and suppression. . Lemay, Chairman of the Advisory Board, hnical Institute, spoke on behalf of Mr. Chairman of the Forestry Committee of Technical Institute, outlining the activmmittee. e R. Sonley reported on the activities cf rn Ontario Committee on Co-ordinated Canadian Bucltsaw Championships The Canadian Bucksaw Championships will again be held this year March 24th and 25th, 1954, in the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, during the Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, C.P.P.A. Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Woodlands Section, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association will be held March 24th, 25th and 26th, 1954, at the Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal. Pulpwood Salu~ge Association Re-elects Officers The Annual Meeting of the Pulpwood Salvage Association which looks after the salvaging of pulpwood and logs in Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon and tributaries, re-elected the following officers: President: Malcolm Cochran; Vice-President: H. S. Mosher; Secretary-Manager - T. S. Jones . Once again woods workers which work for comp•anies with Head Offices in Port Arthur, Nipigon and Heron Bay supported the appeal of the Port Arthur Community Chest in no uncertain manner. The following are the results of the canvass. De- · tailed results were reported in the daily press. This contribution of over $5,000.0 from woods workers help put the Port Arthur Community Chest drive, with a target of $42,000,00, well over the top. Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited St. Lawrence Corporat'l"on Limited . . Abitibi Power & Paper Company Limited Ontario Paper Company Limited . . Newaygo Timber Company Limited . Nipigon Lake Timber Compan ylimited Northern Forest Products Limited Hammermill Paper Company Oscar Styffe Limited Miscellaneous . . . . . $1,168.50 1,131.,50 1,108.05 667.00 418.85 338.00 221.50 61.00 21.00 4-0.00 rts on operating techniques were reSonley, Marathon Paper Mi Ils of a Limited - "Land Form Classifs and Site Types." tola, Newaygo Timber Company ''Tree Length Logging and Birch." Millan, Dryden Paper Company - "Strip Road HauHng." icers were unanimously re-elected and the executive to appoint a representstern area of Northwestern Ontario. dinner Mr. Malcolm Cochran 1 Life presented a Certificate of Me rit to illan of the Kenora Logging Divista Pulp & Paper· Company Limited. presented to Car:np L-3 l l in recogieved 362 'accident-free days II • , President of the. Dryden Paper ave a very inspiring address in very bright picture for the future r 1nd ustry in Canada on a long QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ l. What proportion of Canada's · total population lives in its cities arid towns? 2. Name the largest all Canadian lake . 3. What was the name of the first ship to cross the Atlantic entirely by steam, and where was it built? 4. Of Canada's 5,500,000 labour force, how many are members o flabour unions? Name Canada's fifth largest city. Of the nearly seven billion dollars to be collected in taxes this year, will the municipal governments, the provincial governments, or the federal government take most? --Answers on Page 6 5. 6. Couer Picture Mr. R. A. "Bob" McMii'lan, (in front of window), in charge of operations at Camp L-311, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Kenora Logging Division, and Mr. J. W. "Jimmy" Hogg, Camp Clerk. showing the Bull's Eye Camp Safety Sign Board. This sign board was kept up-to-date and as the number of days mounted, SAFETY was the main topic in the camp. �LOG BOOK PAGE 4 forest Management --- Land Tenure By Geo. R. Sonley Man is a creature of habit. We continue doing what we are accustomed to do without thinking why we are doing it. We frequently get quite annoyed when someon~ suggests that what we are doing no longer makes sense and that it should be done another way. Our logging industry is probably one of the worst offenders. The pattern of our operations was set many years ago when conditions and equipment were much different than they are to-day. Yet when someone suggests changing the old logging pattern and habits there are those who become quite annoyed. The same thing applies to systems of holding land. When the couPtry was opened for settlement, the best land was secured as farms by individuals by homesteading. The poor land was of no value so stayed in the name of the government. Later as lumber was required, sawmi II owners secured rights to cut the timber from these areas. There was so much forest that it was regarded as a menace and so of no value _ As the demand for lumber increased and as the mature forest decreased, the mills were moved farther away to the supply of logs. When pulp mills came into the picture, they established a different pattern. There was a great investment in a stationary mill, and the only hope of making the investment pay was to have a perpetual supply of pulpwood available to the mill. This not only meant using the timber which was on the area but growing new timber on areas which had been cut over. That is about where we now stand. The government owns the land and the timber. They sell rights to cut timber to companies for periods of not over 21 years. It takes three to four times that period to grow a forest. This brings us to a deadlock. The company can no more justify expenditures of re-establishing a forest with no guarantee of the future than you would plant a garden knowing your lease ran out as soon as you had it planted. What is the cure? Handle the forests on a logical business basis so as to give the operator an opportunity to reap the harvest after the planting. In other words, a change in the system of holding land - either long term leases or outright sale of enough land to supply a portion of their requirements. This, of course, will be a shock to many and a wonderful opportunity for expressions of opinion and political debates. However, once the first shock of a suggested change had worn off, let us examine the suggestion. With Government ownership the companies comply with the regulations. With company ownership there would be as big a range in forest management practices as there is in farming practice. The progressive companies would carry out what they believe to be sound forestry practices, foregoing some present profits to assure themselves of a future crop. If the system of management should prove successful (because someone had the conviction to try it), all companies would follow and forest management would be advanced. If the company owned the land they would be responsible for the future wood supplies, and it would be their responsibi Iity tp take the necessary action. Now no-one accepts the responsibility and very little is done. The company could afford to take reasonable risks - the Government ca·n't afford to make a mistake; therefore can't take a risk. , • If some forest land was held privately and some by the Government, there would be competition in management. Neither could afford to get too fa r of step. With the Government owning all, there 1 competition - only one standard with no incentive do better. If the present system of administering forest were applied to agriculture, the Government would all the- land and rent it to farmers on two to three leases (¼ time required to raise a crop). The fa would have to build their own houses, barns fences, etc., and when they left the area turn th~m to the Government with no recompense. The G ment would also tell the farmer how he would 0 the farm and market the produce; e.g. a certain of wheat would have to be sold and manufactur flour, and if it were fed to live stock, his lease be cancelled immedfately. If you think this 1 fetched, write the Department of Lands and For Toronto for a copy of "The Crown Timber A and the Regulations made thereunder." In summarizing it may be said that in t there has been very little if any attempt made the forest under any form of management as it i in other countries. Now with timber concess coming scarcer and harder to come by the onl increasing the volume of timber is grow more To do this the logging company must have so antee of security of tenure and this, in my must be solved before any sound system of fo agement can be made effective. One of a series of articles by Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. 0 - M Safety Head Retires Mr. W. R. Croucher, Chief of the Min Ontario Paper Company Safety Division, retir In a farewell address at a banquet in hi Kenora Mr. Croucher said: "Youth is heedless of hazards and ove - taking of chances is the source of many He listed four major causes of accidents: 1. of the man himself where dullness and fati monotonous performance of the job lower of care; 2. Lack of Alertness, where preve could save an accident; 3. Disobedience of 4. Deliberate taking of chances, always an and unwise policy. Tribute to Mr. Croucher for the help that he had given over the years to Minnesota efforts were paid at the meett -·---0-- .:.,...., ~.....0---(~.....,,....,.....,,....,,....,,....,,..-c,. . ., ~ I i I I I I I i I ' II I Call 3-8323 CONSOLI DAT PRESS 137 SOUTH MAY STREET WE ARE ANXIOUS TO H WITH YOUR PRINTING Pl - •:•,_..,......,,....,~,,_..,....,c;~~•>.-.C•..-,o.-.c . �LOG BOOK g fores nt wou > three The barns, .irn th The tvould certa Jfactu s lea ~ thi PAGE 5 Euclid Tractor and Semi-Trailer The Tractor is powered with a 27 5 H.P. "Cummins" Diesel Motor. Trailer is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. Trailer can be modified for . . different length pulpwood and logs for various operations - load capacity 50 tons. ind F ber Designed especially by Euclid for G. H. Godsall 1Equipment Ltd. in an effort to obtain a unit suitable for the Pulp and Paper industry in Canada on long hauling on all-weather road direct from bush operations to mill site. Call, write or wire ■ Godsall Equipment Ltd. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO I II I �LOG BOOK PAGE 6 Safety Boots and Hard Hats A report from the Quebec Pulp & Paper Safety Association, Inc.: At the Annual Meeting of the Association a number of questions were submitted asking - how the sale of the above· items was progressing - how they could be introduced - whether they could be made compulsory for woods workers - etc. It is believed that if the use of these articles is to be successful the workman must be sold on the fact that he is wearing them for his own protection and he will benefit through their use. Compulsory use may come after the majority of the men have been convinced that it is to their advantage to wear them but not before. If the safety clothing mentioned above is necessary for the workman it is also useful for all men who work in the woods and an example should be set by those in authority from the Manager right down the Iine. Example is a very forceful form of propaganda and, if the Company personnel adopt the attitude of "Don't Do As I Do, Do As I Say,'' one cannot expect much cooperation on the part of the men. A number of companies sell nothing but boots with safety toe caps in their van, granted men bring up ordinary boots with them or even send away for them, however a number of toe cap boots are being sold. Our inspectors have spoken to men wearing them and have been told of accidents which have been avoided through their use. They undoubtedly have told other men in the camp how the boots saved them from an accident and it is quite possible that this will influence them when they have to buy another pair of boots. There is every reason to believe that the use 01: this equipment can be sold to men through propaganda and example on the part of those in authority. Every time an accident occurs in the District, which could have been prevented by the use of either a hard hat or a safety shoe, it should be publicized throughout the District and especially brought home to the man who had the accident. Northwestern District Lumbermen's Safetg Association First-Aid Training Programme The Northwestern District of the Lumb Safety Association are at the moment in the mi Hrst-aid training programme with a Class just fi ·in the Port Arthur-Fort Wil!iam district, a Class to start in the Hearst area, and arrangements a being made to hold a Class in the Dryden and areas. This training is sopnsored by the Lum Safety Association at no cost to the employe open to all member companies and their empl Class 1. This Association working in co-opera the St. John Ambulance Association is pre arrange Classes in any camp, group of camps where fifteen or more candidates are prepar this training. It has been found through statistical st trained first-aid workman is less prone to acci others who are untrained, so in the interest prevention it is felt that every employer shou a number of his personnel are trained in the ing of first-aid to the injured, and it might that the successful candidates from these receive · a certificate from the St. John A sociation, also from the Lumbermen's Safe For further particulars contact your I ative of the Lumbermen s Safety Associatio 8 Ruttan Block, Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 Safety Film 11 The Gamblers 11 produced by Cat Company in coric;ultation with the Council of the United States is rec good film to teach safety around mecha It is available from your Caterpillar d western Ontario, Powell Equipment C ANSWERS TO QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Six out of ten Canadian now live ~n urb~ Great Bear Lake. The Royal William, built in Quebec City Slightly more than one-fifth 1,220, Hamilton. Ottawa wi II take about three quarters, about equally divide rema'inder. (############################################################################,.,..,.. ORDER YOUR SPRING REQUIREMENTS NOW • • • Our new Wholesale Hardware warehouse is modernly equipped to $8"e Lumbering and Mining Industries; the Retail Stores; Plumbing, Heating Contractors in Northwestern Ontario. COCHRANE _HARDWARE (PORT ARTHUR) LI 105 North Cumberland Street, Port Arthur - Dia �PAGE 7 LOG BOOK 1mme rmen's Safety Association Directors Meeting at Laltehead CLASS II SAFETY MEETING e Directors of the Lumbermen's Safety Associald their regular monthly meeting in Port Arthur n,ber. Following their meeting, they met with ittee of Northwestern Ontario Safety Committee Lurnbermen's Safety Association. ending the meeting were the following directors. ident D. R. Young, Elk Lake, Ontario. stin Austin Lumber (Dalton) Ltd., Chapleau, Ontario. orb,' George Gordon & Co. Limited, Cache Bay. ran, Thunder Bay Fore_ s t Pr_o ducts Lt~l, Port Arthur. representing B. Merwin, Pineland Timber Co. Ltd., ury, Ontario. gson, M.P., Hodgson Lumber Co . Ltd., Haliburton, Ont. her, Newaygo Timber Co. Ltd., Port Arthur, Ontario. rhead, Gillies Brothers Ltd ., Braeside, Ontario. ney, Randoph McChesney Lumber Co., Timmins, Ont. tte, J. J . McFadden Lumber Ltd ., Sultan, Ontario. Barnhart, Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, Ottawa, Ontario. e Lumbermen's Safety A'ssn, North Bay, Ont<1rio. L~mbermen's Safety A'ssn, Toronto. A regular quarterly meeting of the Northwestern Ontario (Woods) Branch, Ontario Pulp & Paper Makers' Safety Association, was held in Fort Frances on December 4th, 1953.. Routine business was conducted with Mr. G. K. Eoll in the Chair. There was considerable discussion about the use of safe clothing which was finalized in a resolution to be made to each company woods manager. Mr. C. W. Roark, Woods Manager, Kenora Logging Division, Ontario-Minnesota Pulp & Paper Company, gave a very interesting address in which he told the story of how Camp L311 - · Dryberry Lake - completed 362 days without a lost time accident. Northern Paper Mills Camp 1 Safety Record rs of the Northwestern Committee which rectors and presented on organizational plan ork in Class l were: Chairman John Styffe, T. S. Jones, H .W. Mutch, G. R. Potts, J. F. nd R. I. Young. umbermen's Safety Association Directors suggestion of the Northwestern group and I be circulated to all members of Class l future. During 1953, Camp 2 of the Northern Paper Mills Limited, Hansen, Ontario, with an approximate average of 40 employees engaged in cutting peeled and rough pulpwood, established a record of 133 days (total man days 5,331) free from accidents. Foreman, Helge Nelson and Clerk, Webster Tilson are to be congratulated for this record. E NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY · COMPANY LIMITED CANADA ONTARIO MODEL HS 2000 CANADIAN PATENT APPLIED FOR REE-LENGTH SLASHER AND LOADER Nesco Equipment Ensures - Economical, Speedy, Continuous Operation- �PAGE 8 LOG BOOK <Jke q.ac:,U S~: "Gas Is Best By Test" The GARLAND Heavy Duty Propane Gas Range For Timber Camps, large or small - a size Ior every need The savings and el Iiciency of camp or catering operation usi Automatic Propane is phenome As an exampleA100-men camp operator u enjoys savings in excess of per month. Fuel costs are 1¼ cents per meal. Let us show you some of performance records. f"' This is an excellent Heavy Duty Unit with Hot Top, Griddle, 2 open burners and . 1 Automatic Oven . . . . . . Ideal for 50 - 70 man camp . . Any combination of griddles, Hot Top Sections, Multiple Automatic Ovens available to suit your needs. • • • • N·O ASH OR DIRT FULLY AUTOMATIC OVEN FAST AND EFFICIENT AND ABOVE ALL - ECOM CYLINDER OR BULK DELI WRITE, PHONE or WIRE NORTHERN PROPANE GAS CO. BOX 325 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO �FEBRUARY 1954 LOG BOOK PAGE 9 Tree Chemical Treatment Patents Sold Alex R. White 5 suggested in your favour of December 29th, I PPY to send you the following information conour Patents, particularly the 1942-43 Series of n,oval of Bark from Trees. As you likely know ,ted States Patent was purchased by the Arm-forest people January 15th, 1951 at which time d after purchase it was to be dedicated to the n public. This has been done. Canadian an d Newfoundland Patents a I so ith the Removal of Bark from Trees were sold r 15th, 19 53, to the Montrea I Trust Company lso entitled to benefit from any improvements ake in future to these Barking Patents which now purchased. development of these patents and the whole as been a long and at times disheartening but necessity being the mother of inventneeds of our industry great, we have someed to keep going and to bring the subject ful conclusion. loping the first phase of our study, for , being the easy removal of bark at all hemical application to living trees, I should ibute to the work of the Armstrong Corny Evening Post) of Johnsonburg, Pa., and nt, E. C. Ehrhart without whose aggresson and success, I should have been poor Ehrhart in my opinion rates the number is successful contribution in the United er two star goes to the Howard Smith of Montreal, and to its agressive Woods er L. Paquet and Vice-President Rabine foresight to see that if something was hosts of oulpwood farmers and better for our mills the process was at least pr~sently available, requiring little capbeing easy of application, and providf great things to come. r, I give to my two partners, Malcolm aid A. Clark, both of whom stuck to mes must have had difficulty decidnormal or just another dreamer. grateful for the help and corroborout by the Forest Products people of lntosh and Hale, and for the prork State College of Forestry at Syrathe great interest of the Marathon made our early experiments pos- he near future al I farmers' wood j{tion will be a gain to both far1 e. It is well to remember at of our raw material must come ~m~r's bush lot. This is al~o h will_ of course develop faster a adn 1n Canada, a point which n ponder. It could very well be, we have left the process and our interest too long in abeyance, or that a quickening of interest is more necessary, since new prcduction is now evident in New Zealand, Mexico and Chile and since good raw material may be more quickly grown in these countries, it could very well be the success of a pulp and paper industry may be bound up in the time lag of from seedtime to harvest. If this is correct, then we here in Canada, may be a little too far North. Sodium Arsenite is still the best all round chemical to purchase, but there will be others for specialized work. Your members desiring to practice the art this summer should begin not later than May l 5th and can continue treating until October (see Howard Smith). All species may be treated successfully. Chemical should be purchased from the Delora Smelting and Ripening Company, Delora, Ontario. The Company understands the process and are the only people in Canada who produce a standard product for the work. It will cost about l O cents for chemical for cord of wood treated. A gallon will treat about 15 cords. May I in closing thank all those who did what they could to keep up my courage even through argument and to wish you all a very Happy New Year. The "MERIDIAN" pocket clinometer and universal surveying instrument. A precision built surveying instrument made in Switzerland. Cannot get out of order, will never need adjustment. Light and compact. Weighs 6 V2 ounces and can be carried in a vest pocket. This ·instrument is an invaluable aid to engineers and foresters in the field. It will measure heights, slopes, differences in elevation, horizontal and vertical angles, as well as distances. No other instrument in its price class combines all these features. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET:- PRICE IN LEATHER CASE:- $32.50 SPECIAL SUSPENSION DEVICEEXTRA:- $2.75 Post Prepaid and Insured WALBY & CO. LIMITED 141 ST. PETER STREET, MONTREAL 1, QUE. Sole distributors for Canada. • �LOG BOOK PAGE 10 -'-~-..... • "'-"'P "l\14 / ~ SAW t'\\l.\..~. _.. PUl.P OR PA?E.~ ~ WOOO ~\\...\...$. P~OC.€.'&'S\NG ~ 'PE~M~t'EN, P'I...JAH,$ Wooos C.Ot-\MU\'\l"T\E":> (U~'PE~ L\r\i:P) DEVELOPMENT Of NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THE NEW "ERA" IN WOODS OPERATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT PLANS IN FORCE WITH THE OBJECT OF OPERATING A SUSTAINED YIELD BASIS AND THE TREND TO YEAR-ROUND OPERATIONS, HAS RESULTED IN COMMUNITIES BEi IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO IN THE FORM QF WOODS DEPOTS AND FAMILY CAMPS AS SHOWN ON THIS MAP. BACK OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE 150 - 200 OPERATING CAMPS WHERE THE FOREST PRODUCTS ARE CUT ARE OF A PANEL MOVABLE TYPE AND SOME CAMPS HAVE FAMILY HOUSES. THE WOODS INDUSTRY EMPLOYS 6,000 - 9,000 PERSONS DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND HAS A PAYROLL OF DOLLARS. 11 PULP AND PAPER MILLS, APPROXIMATELY 372 SAWMILLS (Permanent and Portable) AND 2 TREATING PLA:'J.5 ONTARIO ARE SUPPLIED WITH RAW FOREST PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, TIES ARE SUPPLIED TO THE RAIL OR TELEPHONE COMPANIES, AND SOME MINING TIMBER TO LOCAL MINES. THIS GREAT INDUSTRY CAN BE EXPANDED BY THE DEVELQPMENT OF MORE MARKETS WHICH WOULD ~~SU ION OF SPECIES OF WOOD WHICH ARE IN PLENTIFUL SUPPLY BUT NOT CUT TO THE ALLOWABLE AMOU,, MARKETS. �PAGE 11 �PAGE 12 LOG BOOK TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW PRINCIPLE IN WOOD BURNING STOVES JOTU L Brand Stoves are made in Norway, scientifically designed, providing uniformity of heat with minimum attention. THE IDEAL STOVES FOR Stove #118 Heating Capacity 4237 Cubic Ft. CAMP OR COTTAGE Fuel saving of at least 35%. Improved heating economy of about 62%. Superior heat control. Heating Capacity 5650 Cubic Ft. Records prove that with one charge of wood, the "Jotul" Stoves give sufficient heat for a period of 7 to 9 hours, subject to intensity of heat· requi red, leaving enough red ashes to start a fresh fire the next morning. The "Jotul" heats your camp -not the chimney. Stove #602 Combined Heating and Cooking Stove Heating Capacity 2825 Cubic Ft. The "Jotul" Stoves provide more uniform heat, and maintain it at more desireable and more healthful levels. Hundreds of "Jotul Stoves are in use this winter in Canadian camps. Enjoy yourself while the "JOTUL" does the work ! fireplace #150 Heating Capacity 2119 Cubic Ft. WRITE FOR INFORMATIVE BROCHURES:- Importers and Sole Agents WALBY &CO. LIMITED 141 St. Peter Street MONTREAL 1, Que. HYDRO NOW SERVES MEAD HEADQUARTERS Newaygo Timber Company, Limited, in line its policy of having up-to-date camps and accon, tions for its workmen, recently completed const of a 3¾ mile hydro line in order to serve their Ontario Headquarters with hydro power. This Company has been operating in the Al and Cochrane Districts of Northern Ontario for 26 and their first Headquarters camp at Hale, Ontari served with electric power generated by two driven Kohler generating sets. These were de by fire in 1936 and were replaced with the Co first diese! driven generator set. With the i use of electrical shop equipment, etc., capacity diesel generating set had to be increased and in years Mead Headquarters was served with el produced by 2 Caterpillar diesel generating sets ing a total of 43 kws of single phase 60 cycle 1 volt electric power. In 1951 a permanent headquarters was co approximately 35 miles Southwest of Port Arth Thunder Bay District on company owned Ian operation was considered as a permanent p and, accordingly, the Company constructed 5.2 hydro line to serve this operation with hyd The contractor for the construction of this Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Po The cost of construction and the operating electricity under hydro service were so favo this operation, checking was commenced to other operations could be served with hydr a favourable cost to the Company. On February 14, 1952, Mr. A. B. Ha sumers Service Engineer of the North Eas at North Bay, was contacted as to the securing hydro power for Mead Ontario h Final specifications covering construction line were received from Mr. Hayman on 1953, and it was decided to proceed with tion of the Ii ne and a contract for the co let to Peterson Electric Company, Limited o Work on the line commenced on 1953, and final construction was complet 13, 1953. As well as the construction of of high voltage line, it was necessary to lines around Mead Headquarters in orde various buildings. It was also necessary service on the residences at Mead Hea inside meter services to standard rural meter services. The 3¾ miles of power line was er, creosoted pine poles, using insulators, clamps, socket eyes, ball devices, b<:>I accordance with H. E. P. C. of Ontari The line is a 14.4 kv single phase minimum ground clearance of 19 ft. ductor and minimum ground clearan phase conductor. The construction ·of the H. E. P. C line between Hearst and Coppell wa vanced for power load on October power was turned on this line aroun 28th. The Newaygo Timber Con:,pan cut in at 1.30 p.m. and the ma_in 5 house at Mead, Ontario, was cut in Mead Headquarters buildings on to Participating in the event of tu • was power on at Mead, 0 ntano, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating Area t h (Continued on th e· Ne>< �LOG BOOK ERS RO NOW SERVES MEAD HEADQUARTERS the , for Ont two ~re ~e C the paci and th g, Ontario; Mr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Area Eleclnspector of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Arne H. E. P. C Construction Foreman on HearstII power line; Mr. P. Bouchard, H. E. P. C. Rural Line Foreman of Kapuskasing, Ontario; Mr. Eric n of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port r, Ontario; Mr. A. R. Wiley, Divisional Superint of Mead, Ontario; Mr. P. J. Philbin of George Hardware Limited, Hearst, Ontario; Mr. A. rd of Mercier & Shirley Limited, Hearst, Ontario . M. R. Coghlan, Purchasing Agent of Newaygo Company, Limited of Port Arthur, Ontario. 1 PAGE 13 co-operation shown by the various hydro officials in both operating areas where the Company have constructed lines and are proud of their advancement in bringing hydro electric power to their operations. complete inspection of the construction and on of the hydro lines and services at Mead ters was completed by Mr. A. E. Draves, . Rural Operating Area Manager of Kapusr. A. G. Pyette, H. E. P. C. Rural Operating trical Inspector of Kapuskasing and Mr. Eric of Peterson Electric Company, Limited of Port he contractors on the Newaygo Timber Compted power line, and everything was found to order and up to the H. E. P. C. specifications Particular praise was directed to the ConNewaygo Timber Company, Limited for the nd efficient job done in running secondary Mead headquarters memorate the event a turkey dinner, with mings, was served at Mead ·headquarters Mr. M. R. Coghlan, Purchasing Agent of Newaygo Timber Company Limited, Port Arthur, throws the main switch in power house to serve Mead headquarters with Hydro power. o Timber Company, Limited appreciate the ulca11 Machinery &Equipment Lid. PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO ND STREET at McVICAR CREEK Rope I Eng ■, nes _ aDd Graders _ A large stock of British Ropes Canadian Factory Ltd. at Port Arthur, (cut to your length). Gen·eral Motors Diesel - Largest stock at Lakehead. Marine and Power Units. BUTLER ALL STEEL BUILDINGS - Allis-Chalmers - HD-5, HD-9, HD-15, HD-20 Immediate Delivery. Reconditioned Used Tractors Prices without obligation. New Mack 1953 Truck - A40S. 12-14 ton payload. ring at factory cost. ES INVITED - YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED. PHONE 4-2483 �LOG BOOK PAGE 14· MARSHALL-WELLS LOG PAINT A First Quality paint witl, ·Government Registered colors. Used exclusively throughout the British Columbia Lumber Industry. Available in Red, Yellow, White and Orange. Immediate service on any quantity. WRITE, WIRE or PHONE NOW! for full particulars. ~ " ' MARSHALL-WELLS PORT ARTHUR Dial 56511 High School Woodlot By L. Ringham As a result of an article, published in 1949 about a Maritime High School that operates its own woodlot, the Dryden High School has the distinction of being the only High School in the Western Forest Region to conduct a similar undertaking. Mr. N. Howe, who was Chairman of the Dryden High School Board in 1949, read the above-mentioned article and approached the Department of Lands and Forests in Kenora with the idea of obtaining a woodlot and starting an elementary forestry course in the Dryden High School. Mr. Howe's idea received enthusiastic approval from the local representatives of the Department. Since many of the students attending the School come from the rural area surrounding Dryden and upon the completion of their studies many return to operate nearby farms, the local staff considered that possibly a practical woodlot management course might prove of benefit in the future, and help avoid some of the tragic results evident in Old Ontario due to mismanagement of farm woodlots. During the winter of 1949-50 and the following spring, a survey of lots still held by the Crown within a reasonable distance of Dryden, was carried out. Because only a limited amount of time could be allotted for the course, it was necessary to find a suitabe lot that could be quickly reached for the purposes of field trips and practical demonstration. It soon became evident any Crown lots in the vicinity of the Town were unsuitable, being all rock or muskeg. Mr. N. MacMillan, Woods Manager of the Dryden Paper Company, heard of the project and the difficulty being encountered ir finding a suitable lot. He suggested a patented lot owned by the Company, 7 mies south-west of Dryden, and examination proved it to be very desirable. Through the generosity of the Dryden Paper Company this lot was turned over to the High Scholo for instructional purposes. The Forest Management staff of the Company cruised the lot and prepared a type map together with volume and age class data, which was also given to the course. In the fall of 1950 an elementary forestry course was drawn up. It was felt that the main subject should be woodlot management and also include such subjects as tree identification, planting and forest protection. The course was offered as an option to the male students in grades 9 to 12 and the first year 52 boys out of a total school enrolment of 90, availed themselves of the opportunity. Since the first year the course has under- gone many changes in an attempt to improve make it more interesting. The booklet "Practica lot Management" by A. Koroleff, M.F., M.S.F., a_s a textbook for the course, which is rounded films and film strips on Woodlot Management a related forestry subjects. . Practical work on the woodlot to date h consisted of planting trees. Three thousa Pine, three thousand Red Pine and two hu fifty Scotch Pine have been planted on so open areas on the lot. The students enjoyed very much and some who have graduated tained their interest in the work. The per: survival is a Iittle better than 90 % despite so done by deer, during the first winter. Also, some work has been done in m and cutting for thinning operation in a thirty stand of Jack Pine. Up until this year the instruction int and during field trips has been given by Government foresters in the area during spring months. In June of this year at a meeting of th Board, it was decided to extend the class one period a week during the school ter plish this the Board made arrangement teacher on the staff of -the School to servation course during the summer. At present classroom instruction teacher and members of the Lake of the of the C. I. F. look after the field tri instruction on the woodlot. Numerically, the accomplishments by the reader, will appear few. The_n the course are small the time which from other studies li~ited, and the pr pleted a mere pin prick in the. vast gramme necessary, but the organizers that future results in the bettermen agement in the Dryden area will re any efforts expended to date. It is tr taking part in the course will not woodlots in the future. However, obtain a better appreciation of what the economy of a mill town. Beca North-Western Ontario is so depe (Continued on· Page �FEBRUARY 1954 PAGE 15 LOG BOOK 500 Problem Drinhers at the LQhehead tl A.P.M. FORESTS PROPRIETARY LIMITED Aikman Street SOUTH MELBOURNE, S.C. 4 6th November, 1953 IL s. Jones, Manager, ·er Bay Timber Operators' Association, 3 Woolworth Block, rthur, Ontario, Canada. r. Jones: our film arrived the other day and I have just had at it. It is an excellent job and I would like to ent the photographers and also those who out its sequence. It is going to be a great deal us as apart from being a good training film, e gr~at advantage of being extremely interesting ould like to express my appreciation for the ou have taken and to take this opportunity of ou and your fellow foresters a Merry Christmas py and prosperous New Year. Yours sincerely, JOHN D. BROOKES, General Manager. ----0---- rint produced successfully using 40% poplar nouncement from Cleveland. Previously 20% maximum successful in manufacture. To t hardwood areas to compete with present oduct by U.S. firm. Recently a spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous stated that there were an estimated 500 problem drinkers at the Lakehead cities of Fort William and Port Arthur. Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA as they are known, was organized as something of a mutual help society in which the members help one another with thejr problems while they recognize, also, the need of a higher and Divine power. AA was organized in New York in 1934 and has grown until it almost covers the continent. It is estimated that 150,000 persons have been reclaimed for a h~lpful and happy place in society. It is further claimed that 80 percent of its members become permanent abstainers as compared with something like two percent to be credited to other agencies. AA have branches in Fort William, Port Arthur, Geraldton, Kenora and Fort Frances and members of these branches are willing to help anyone at any time. HIGH SCHOOL WOODLOT (Continued from Page 14) because only good forestry practice wi II ensure the continued success of that economy, it is hoped that the experiment tried out at Dryden High School will encourage a great many other schools in the north tc undertake similar programmes. If this could take place, the numerical results of the future might be equal to the theoretical results hoped for at present. One of a series of articles by Members of the Lake of the Woods Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. ~fV' Dominioa Oxygen &Acetylene Lincola Electric Welding Supplies Dunlop Bells and Hose WRIGHTS' CANADIAN WIRE ROPE AND CABLE lhland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd. Fort William, Ontario Phone . 3-7407 �PAGE 16 LOG BOOK LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO N.B.: If there is any forestry subject you would like to read about; if there is any book, bulletin, or article you want to check, write the librarian at the above address. The library will pay the postage one way on all loans . Loans are for two weeks, renewable by post card . The following books have been added recently to the collection. Publisher, place and date of publication follow each title. Baker, F. S., Principles of Silviculture, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1950. Boyce, J . S., Forest Pathology, 2nd ed . N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948 Buttrick, P. L., Forest Economics and Finance, N.Y., Wiley, 1950. Doane, R. W . and others, Forest Insects; a textbook for the use ot students in forest schools, colleges, and forest workers, N.Y ., McGraw-Hill, 1936. Duerr, W ., editor, Research in Economic of Forestry, Washington, .. Pack Foundation, 1 953 . Empire Forestry Association, British Commonwealth Forest Terminology, Part 1, London, E.F.A., 1953 . Food and Agriculture Organization Forestry Division, Elements of Forest Fire Control, Washington, F.A.O., 1953. Francois, Tony, Forest Policy, Law and Administration, Washington. F.A.O., l 950, (General study of various countries' policy.) ~-I~ Northeastern Wood Utilization Council, Pulpwood from s Woodlands, New Haven, Conn., M.W.U.C., 1953. 111 Provencher, Paul, I Live In The Woods; a book of personal lections and woodland lore, Fredericton Brum,wick Press, l 953. ' Society of American Foresters, Forest Terminology, Wash; S.A.F., 1950. U. S. Forest Service, Check List of Native and Naturalized of the United States (including Alaska), Washingt U.S. Govt., 1953. U. S. Forest Service, Woody-plant Seed U.S. Govt., 1948. Wackerman, A. E., Harvesting Timber Crops, N.Y., McGra 1949. Westveld, R. H., Applied Silviculture in the United States N.Y., Wiley, 1949. ' Wing, L. W ., Practice of Wildlife Conservation, N.Y., Wil The library has placed subscriptions for, or lowing periodicals: American Forests; Canadian Field Naturalist; Cana mologist; Canadian Journal of Botany; Canadian Zoology; Ecology; Empire Forest Review; Forest and Forestry; Forestry Chronicle; Journal of Forestry; T Nature; Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada; Qua of Forestry; Scientific American; Soil Science; ada; The Timberman; Unasylva. Graham, SA., Forest Entomology, 3rd ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 195 l If any periodicals, Journal of make them Grant, J .AC., Relationship between stocking and the size of the quadrat, Toronto, U. of T., 195 l. The library has received gifts of periodicals or publications from: Holbrook, S.A., Burning an Empire; The Story of American Forest Fires, N.Y., Macmillan, 1952. S. T. B. Loose, Chief Photogrammetrist, Abiti Paper Co. Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie. Hosie, R.C., Forest Regeneration in Ontario based on a review of surveys conducted in the Province during the period 1918-1951, Toronto. Research Council of Ont.,1953. G. R. Sonley, Chief Forester, Marathon Paper Limited, Port Arthur. Howard, A. L., Manual of Timbers of the World, 3d. ed., N.Y., Macmillan, 195 l. Hunt & Garratt, Wood Presarvation, 2d. ed., N.Y., McGraw-Hill 1953 . Kittredge, J., Forest lnfuences, N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1948. Koroleff, A., Stability as a Factor in Forest Management, Montreal, P.P.R.I., 1951. Lindquist, Bertil, Genetics in Swedish Forestry Practice, Boston, Chronica Botanica, 1 948. McConkey, O.M .. Conservation in Canada, Toronto, Dent, l 952. Matthews, D. M., Cost Control in the Logging Industry, N.Y. McGraw-Hill, l 942 . readers of this note possess any back num wh fch they do not wish to keep, (espe Forestry or the Foerstry Chronicle) the I welcome. T. S. Jones, Northwestern Ontario Timber Association, Port Arthur. ~ ANTI FREEZE IS POISON Remember that Antifreeze used du months by truck, bush and snowmobile dr windshields from freezing or icing ove purposes is poison. Care should be taken that any a ution of a similar nature carried in a in ~ metal container, so as to be easil THE NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO. LI IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT · DISTRIBUTO "Goodyear" Industrial Product Stocks of Mechanical Belting, both Flat and "V" Belts, as well as Industrial are now carried at their Fort William Warehouses. YOUR INQUIRIES WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. �PAGE 17 LOG BOOK :EBRUARY A Complete Line of WINCHES ·ed States, designed for the logging trade hether your job is loading, transferring, decking or skidding logs, you will find a Timberland inch well suited to your requirements. 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ECHANIZED LOGGING SPECIALISTS PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO �PAGE 18 LOG BOOK United Canuass Big Success In Marathon Woods Some Points About The fine Paper Industry By G. K. Eoll A single campaign to cover all charitable drives in one was conducted November 7 to 16 on Marathon 1 s woods operations. It was an outstanding success. The idea of a united canvass came from discussions among woods employees who considered multiple drives unnecessary and was approved by management in Port Arthur. A total of $2,744.15 was collecte during the ten-day canvass. The output of fine paper in Canada in th years up to 1951 increased by 61 per cent. Al of this increase -was to meet the needs of consumers. The fine paper production of Canada, a hundred thousand tons, has a value of some $ lion plus the $7 million of coated paper produc basic grades of fine paper. The 500 different types of fine paper Canadian mills range from inexpensive grad partly from groundwood pulp, through a wide of higher cost papers made chiefly or whol chemical pulps and up to the finest papers tirely from rags and selling for as much as $1 ton. The uses of fine papers cover a simila range. Some examples are: catalogues, blotte ing-cups, milk containers, wall-paper, magazin ticket tape, letterheads, business forms, sh fine stationery, blue prints, ledger sheets, st ficates, wedding invitations, and currency. Among the fine papers there are lig grades which caliper two one-thousandths of less and there are heavy grades of twenty thickness. The tolerance in the producti fine papers is as little as one-half of oneof an inch. Response by camps was as fol lows: Camp 25, Hillsport Camp 53, Caramat Caramat Depot Camp 12, Stevens Stevens Depot Camp 51, Caramat Camp 5, Stevens Camp 24, Stevens $647.00 525.00 323.00 318.65 292. 00 256.50 212.00 170.00 Special honours to Camp 25 and 53 for their most generous response. The credit for the success of the new scheme goes to the camp clerks organized under J. A. Clairmont, Field Accounting Supervisor, at Stevens, Ontario, and to the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union, Local 2693, which urged the camp stewards and its membership to support the campaign. The funds are being distributed to the benefitting agencies as fol lows: Port Arthur Community Chest $ 952.50 Red Cross Society 846.65 Christmas Seal Campaign 503.00 Cancer Fund 202.00 Easter Seal Campaign 240.00 TOTAL $2,744.15 Marathon's success in this experiment is another indication that the woods workers are playing their part in community activities. Publications Receiued from the Department of Resources and Development Seed Maturity in White Spruce, by D.. Crossley -- Silvicultural Research Note No. 104. Growth and Development of Coniferous Plantations at Grand'Mere, P. Q., by G. C. Cunningham Silvicultural Research Note No. 103. from the Lake States Froest Experiment Station, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, University Farm, St. Paul 1, Minnesota. Technical Note No. 403•--Veneer Log Production Declines in Lake States. No. 405-- Effect of Pruning on the Growth of Red Pine. No. 406- Log Grading Starts in the Woods. " No. 407- --Comparison of Man Ho.urs Required for Thinning and Clear Cutting Pole-Size Aspen. No. 408-Red Pine Suppressed for Forty Year5 Responds to Release. Russel-Hipwell Engines Ltd. Has Film The Russel-Hipwell Engines Limited Race Car," a 16 mm sound-colour film loan on application to the Russel-Hi Limited, Owen Sound, Ontario. This is the story of an experiment car which ran in the 1952 Indianapolis Though it never finished, the Cummins name for itself by qualifying for the 138.01 m.p.h., the fastest qualifying ti for the "500". The film is more than a record of race . . . it is the story of the backgro why it was bui It and what was acc?mpl engines have powered cars at Indiana never with any great success. ------0--- 50th Anniuersary ·In 1954 the Caterpillar Tractor wi 11 commemorate the 50th anniver ~Jirst practical track-type tractor. •• This anniversary dates back testing of the first practical crawler 1904 in Stockton, Calif., by t~e Company, one of the Caterpillar_ 5 . was the Holt Company which orig• "Caterpillar" at about the same ti crawler. This Holt unit was the forefa 340,000 track-type tractors 0 a~I working in many fields, ex~ uS•V the United States alone. f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Log Book - Timber Operators' Association Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1954JanFebLogBook Title A name given to the resource Log Book - January February 1954 Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Log Book, published by the Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association. January February 1954. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared with permission of the Ontario Forest Industries Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text